Chapter 92 ·Tea Shop

The Tang family's ancestral home is Huai'an, Jiangsu. During the Guangxu period, there was a flood in Jiangsu, and the people were displaced. In order to seek refuge, the Tang family took their family to Hangzhou to seek refuge with a relative in the family, and later settled here. The Tang family are very happy.

Being able to endure hardships and stand hard work, he soon saved a small amount of money, bought a family property and an orchard, and later bought a large tea plantation. The family business was very prosperous.

Hangzhou has a pleasant climate, which is most suitable for the growth of citrus and bayberry. During the harvest season, you can smell the fruity aroma coming from the Tang family orchard from a long distance away. The Yuqian Longjing, which is abundant in Hangzhou, has been famous in the early years.

Being included in the ranks of tributes, it was difficult for non-royal nobles to enjoy it. The Tang family formed a team and worked diligently to manage the family business. It didn't take long for them to gain some fame, and they opened a shop. The days were prosperous and getting better and better.

However, when the business was good, conflicts and disputes also followed. When Mrs. Tang's father-in-law came to this generation, the conflicts became increasingly intensified, and the two brothers fought fiercely, even to the point of fighting each other with swords and guns. At that time,

Tang Lao'an was afraid that the situation would eventually get out of hand and the brothers would kill each other, so they had to make the decision with tears in their eyes to divide the family. The eldest brother was given the orchard and two shops, the tea garden was given to the second house, and the shop was only given to one.

between.

The theory given by Tang Lao'an people at that time was that the mother followed the eldest son, and she would definitely live with the eldest son, and the eldest son would be responsible for her death in the future, so she needed to add more eldest sons.

The second roommate suffered a loss in the separation of the family, but he immediately agreed without saying anything. However, because of the deep rift between the elder roommate and the second roommate regarding the separation, the quarrel was particularly unpleasant. They did not interact with each other for a long time, and some strangers

The merchants didn't even know that the eldest brother and the second brother were brothers in the past, which shows how cold they are.

By the time of Tang Songzhou's grandfather's generation, the relationship between the second wife and the eldest brother had eased a lot, and they moved around more frequently than before. It happened to coincide with the change of dynasties, and the world was turbulent. The old man who was the eldest brother at that time was stable but lacked courage.

As a person, it was okay to guard the stall in front of me, but the far-reaching light was far inferior to that of Tang Songzhou's grandfather. The old man of the second house had a unique vision and saw the right opportunity to spread the tea business. The second house took off smoothly. Not only did the business expand to other places, but also to the West Lake.

Bian bought a small shop, and his reputation and strength immediately surpassed that of Changfang.

By the time of Tang Songzhou's father's generation, the fruits produced in the orchard of Tang's family were no longer as delicious as in the early years, and they were on the verge of decline. Today's eldest son, Tang Chongzhou, is eager for quick success and quick gains. He wants to do anything to make money.

What, but nothing can be done in the long run. I often lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds, but in the end I don’t even get the sesame seeds. If it weren’t for the long family’s wealth, I would have been tormented by the unreliable Tang Chongzhou in the past few years.

Dispersed.

The second brother of the Tang family is doing business step by step. Because of his reputation as an honest man, the business has been stable over the years. Although he is not rich, there are no big ups and downs. Tang Songzhou is not greedy, as long as he can support his family.

With enough food and clothing, he was satisfied.

Therefore, he has not dared to slack off in these years. No matter it is windy or rainy, he will patrol back and forth between the two shops. Occasionally, when he has free time, he will go to the tea garden to see the growth of the tea leaves. Huang often said that he is as busy as a top.

There are only a few days a year when you can stay at home safely.

There was little business in the store at the moment, and he was checking accounts with the shopkeeper.

The two shopkeepers hired by the Tang family's two shops are both old men who have been with the Tang family for a long time. They are not only honest and reliable, but also very loyal. The Tang family is polite to others, not to mention making things difficult and blaming them. During these years of working in the Tang family, they have said many unpleasant things. I haven't heard any curse words. The shopkeeper and the waiter are very grateful for this and are particularly attentive to the things in the store. This is also a street where other people's shops cannot sell tea and can only keep it unsalable, while the Tang family's business has always been All good reasons.

Tang Songzhou remembered the accounts clearly one by one. Tang Songzhou flipped through them briefly, closed the account book, and asked the shopkeeper, "Have the two accounts of Jiashan and Pinghu Lake not been cleared yet?"

The shopkeeper shook his head in embarrassment, "A few days ago, Jiashan shopkeeper Sun and Hepinghuwang wrote a letter specifically, saying that the two payments on hand have not been returned yet, and the funds are temporarily unable to be transferred. I would like to discuss with the boss to see if we can We can't delay it for a few days. It's a coincidence that someone is coming to your home, but I never found a chance to tell you." As he spoke, he bent down to find the letter.

Tang Songzhou waved his hand to him, "Don't look for it. These two families have not been friends with us for a day or two. Shopkeeper Wang from Pinghu has already purchased tea from our family when my father was still alive. He has always been Nothing went wrong at all. Nowadays, it’s hard to do business in every business. It’s not a problem to delay it for ten days and a half. If they really can’t get it, they would rather not take it out than rush it. Not only will they be forced to do nothing, but they will also be injured. Many years of old friendship.”

The shopkeeper had worked beside Tang Songzhou for most of his life and knew him best. After listening to his words, he smiled and nodded in agreement.

When I had nothing to do, the shopkeeper mentioned autumn tea picking again.

Ordinary tea trees are usually only harvested in spring and autumn a year. Picking too frequently will not only cause great damage to the tea trees, but also the taste of the picked tea is not good. For rare varieties like Longjing, only spring tea is harvested, and autumn is used for tea trees to rest. Only in this way can the quality of the tea be guaranteed to be first-class. Longjing tea trees are relatively expensive, so it is very troublesome to take care of them, and they are not easy to survive. In bad years, too much or too little rain can easily kill them. There are only about twenty Longjing tea trees in the Tang family tea garden. The tea output is not high, so sometimes when families need to give gifts, they have to go outside to purchase them.

Tea picking is a top priority for the tea shop. Tang Songzhou was seriously exchanging opinions with the shopkeeper when he heard footsteps coming from outside. He thought it was business and hurriedly came out with the shopkeeper.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be Tang Xuexuan and his party.

Tang Songzhou was a little surprised. Looking at the unhappy faces of each of these young people, he immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly called them all to sit in the patio behind the store.

The Tang family's shop is in the shape of a slender strip. Although the shop front is not big, there is a small courtyard and two wing rooms behind it. On weekdays, the shopkeeper and his waiters live in the wing rooms. The yard is paved with stone bricks, and there is a wall outside the wall. A century-old willow tree poked half of its head out, just enough to shade the small courtyard.

The shopkeeper suddenly saw so many people coming, and hurriedly asked the waiter to make tea and water, while he moved stools and found chairs. He was very busy. But there were still not enough stools. Fortunately, Tang's shop has been here for many years, and there are many neighbors. They were all familiar with it, so the shopkeeper smiled and borrowed some stools, finally giving these young masters and ladies a place to sit.

Seeing that he was sweating profusely from his work, Tang Xuexuan said distressedly, "Everyone just squeezes in and sits together. Don't be too busy on such a hot day."

Anyone would be happy to have his kindness noticed. The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not tired. I'm used to being busy."

Tang Songzhou asked impatiently before the tea was served, "What's going on? Did something happen to you?"

"Uncle, please don't be anxious. Sit down and listen to us tell you carefully." Dong Yuluo was afraid that he would be anxious, so he asked him to sit down first and then winked at Tang Xuexuan.

Tang Xueru explained to his father in detail what had just happened on the edge of the West Lake word for word, but he still cleverly concealed the scene where Tang Xueru made a fuss with the stick. Tang Songzhou usually treated Tang Xueru very well. Tang Xuexuan was so strict that he was afraid that he would be angry with his sister.

Tang Songzhou almost fell off the bench and sat on the ground after listening to half of it. When Tang Xuexuan finished speaking, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked in disbelief, "What? That scum of the Jiang family actually blocked Rong Xuan's way in the street. , and you still want to force someone to leave?"

Tang Xuexuan nodded seriously.

Tang Songzhou didn't have time to think about it and looked at Bai Rongxuan with concern, "Rongxuan, how are you? Are you injured?"
Chapter completed!