C74 Black Tea of Xishan
He Linqing could not bear the old Daoist Priest's constant urging to stay and stayed in the monastery for an extra day. Before he left, he transferred the bank card Tang Jianyuan gave to him to the old Daoist Priest. He hoped to help the old Daoist restore the monastery and improve the Master and disciple's lives.
The old Daoist Priest was originally a free and easy going person, so he was not polite and happily accepted the gift.
The next day, at dawn, He Linqing woke up and set out for the village of Lu. The little Daoist was reluctant to part with him. After two days of interaction, he was extremely impressed by He Linqing's chivalrous nature and insisted on sending him off.
A few hundred meters away, He Linqing persuaded the young Daoist to return to the temple. The mountain path was truly difficult, and he did not want to see the little Daoist suffer with him.
"I will finally see you off. Hurry up and go back. When you're free, I'll go visit the old master and you at the Taoist temple."
After hearing this, the little Daoist happily turned his head.
He turned and waved goodbye. Then he turned to look at the Daoist Canon of the Western Mountain. He vaguely saw the old Daoist looking at the direction he left in.
For a moment, He Lin Qing was moved. She was truly a benevolent old man. Then, she waved goodbye to the Western Mountain Monastery.
The mountain road became harder and harder to walk. However, the higher you go, the cooler the weather becomes. The temperature at the foot of the mountain in summer was at least 35 degrees, but it was only about 20 degrees.
The higher he went, the more West Mountain Tea he found. This season's wild tea was even better than the pre-Ming jade-like spring. Estimates are due to unique climatic conditions.
Seeing this, He Lin Qing was even more certain of his thoughts. He was more confident about the future of Black Tea in the West Mountains. After a short rest, they continued onward.
After more than three hours of trekking, he finally saw the scattered houses on the ridge. Unlike the pink wall of Deva who lived in the south of the mountain, the houses here were all made of local materials and made of stone. He Lin Qing quickened her pace as she ran along the mountain ridge in the direction of the stone house.
This was the highest elevation natural village on the West Mountain Island — — Lu Jia Village. There were only more than 30 families in the village, with a total population of less than 200. The number of people who lived in the village all year round was even less than that of a hundred people. The young people had gone out to work, and the children had followed them out to school. Most of those who remained in the village were elderly people.
As there weren't many people around, it was easy for He Linqing to find out about Lu Chuqui's family. He heard that the person who came was He Lin Qing. Lu Chuankui was overjoyed. He knew that this person was the person who had helped Grandma Jiang, so he hurriedly invited He Linqing into his house.
"Thank you so much, Big Sis Jiang. Thank you for taking care of her. Otherwise, her life would have been too miserable." Lu Chuankui said that Big Sis Jiang was his distant cousin. She was an old woman who sold flowers and jade at the ancient town of Su Cheng.
"Uncle Lu, don't say that. I didn't do anything." He Lin Qing replied.
To He Linqing, 1 million is not even a drop in the bucket. However, to Grandmother Jiang's family, that was an astronomical sum. It was a sum that saved his life." People like Grandma Jiang and Uncle Lu would be grateful to you for the rest of their lives if you gave them a little help when they were in a difficult situation.
He Liqing saw that although Lu Chuqui was not rich, he had a clean and tidy home and knew that he was a hardworking villager. "How many people are there in your family, Uncle Lu?" How are your days? "
Lu Chuankui said, "The five of us live ordinary lives. Right now, only my wife and I live in the village."
"What about the rest of the family?"
Lu Chuqui said helplessly, "My son, daughter-in-law, they all work outside. My grandson is also attending school outside. It's inconvenient to travel in the village, and they also earned some money. They left very early, so there's nothing they can do about it. "
Lu Chuqui's wife poured a bowl of tea for He Linqing and said, "Young man, have some water." Then, he glared at Lu Chuqui, "You old man, why are you telling this to the guests?"
Seeing how upset Lu Po was, He Linjing knew that Lu Li was probably missing his grandson.
Lu Chuankui said embarrassedly, "Sigh! He was old and missed his grandson a lot. Little He, drink your tea. In our remote mountain area, there's nothing good to treat you with.
He Linqing chuckled, "Uncle Lu, you're too kind."
"Then I picked up the tea bowl and took a big gulp." "Yes, this tea is pretty good. It's even more fragrant than the tea we had at Grandma Jiang's house."
"Little He, you must be joking. It's just an ordinary wild tea. Not a good thing. If you like it, then drink more. We have a lot of it here, but I'm afraid you won't get used to it! "
"Uncle Lu, I came to the Lu Family Village this time to get to know our village's wild tea."
"What's there to understand? We don't have anything else here, and wild tea like this can be found everywhere in the mountains."
"Such good tea leaves, why don't you sell it outside?" Has any company come to see them before? "
"You don't have to say. A few years ago, there seemed to be a boss with the surname Wang who came to investigate."
"And the result?"
"This Boss Wang seems to dislike this kind of wild tea that is dark and inky. He doesn't look good and is afraid that he won't be able to sell it for a good price. In the end, he doesn't come again."
"Is the Boss Wang you're talking about called Wang He?"
"Right, right, I think he's called Wang He."
That's right, he thought to himself. Wang He must have despised the investment in the development of wild tea in the Lu Family Village. It was enough for him to make a living just by repairing the mountain path. Besides, wild tea didn't necessarily have a future.
He Lin Qing was secretly glad that Wang He didn't try hard to develop this wild tea, which gave her an opportunity to enter the tea market. It seems that the eyes and the mind of a man are the key to success.
Having thought this through, He Linqing said to Lu Chuankui, "Uncle Lu, my Gobi Group wants to develop the Lu Family Village's wild tea. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Lu ChuanKui smiled and thought to himself, "This Director Little He, sometimes his thoughts are a little unreliable. In the past, there's already a company that has seen it. They say that this kind of wild tea isn't worth much, yet Director He just wants to try it. There's no place to spend it!"
Thinking of this, Lu Chuqui took two long puffs at the smoke bag in his hands, reminding He Lin Qing, "Little He, it's not that I don't support you." As you've seen on your way here, it is unrealistic to come to Lu Jia Village to explore the wild tea leaves. There isn't even a proper way up the mountain. "
"Uncle Lu, you don't have to worry about this. The Hanhai Group can fund the road up the mountain."
"Little He, I'm not the one who gave you the cold water, you have to think this through. Even if Lu Xiu could get it, would this dark wild tea be sold? "If I can't sell it, then I'll be letting you down, and Big Sis Jiang will be doing the same."
He Lin Qing was right when she thought about it. There was no need for him to make a decision now. He would have to wait for a few days for the investigation.
Then he said, "Uncle Lu, I want to look around the mountain. Can I trouble you to stay here for the next few days? "
Lu Chuqui was overjoyed, "Little He, what kind of words are those? I can't be overjoyed to be able to live in my house. You can stay as long as you want. "