Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 19 Tonight?

The Dong family's tea garden is not only filled with tea trees, there is also a manor in a quiet environment.

Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen were both here for the first time.

When they saw the manor for the first time, they both exclaimed: "What a big manor!"

The manager of the tea garden respectfully invited everyone in and introduced the situation of the tea garden.

...Zhu Xiuyuan and his party had a feast to welcome the wind, then took a shower and washed themselves, completely relieved from the fatigue of the journey.

Then, Zhu Xiuyuan, the housekeeper, and the tea garden manager gathered in the living room.

Let’s start discussing business.

Dong Shuzhen, surrounded by everyone, wandered around the manor...

in the living room.

“Good tea!”

The tea garden steward tasted the new tea and couldn't help but be surprised and praised it loudly.

"Guye is really a god. This new tea is not only far better than the previous tea porridge. It is also very convenient to fry and brew. The old slave spent half his life in the tea garden and loved tea for the rest of his life. It is only today that he understands the true meaning of tea." ..."

The tea garden steward actually worshiped directly.

"The steward is absurd."

Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head helplessly.

I heard a lot of such compliments in Dong's tea house, and my ears almost felt cocoons.

But he can't blame others for worshiping him, right?

"Get up quickly. We are here to pick and purchase tea. If this matter is not resolved, no matter how good the tea is, it will not be able to bring benefits to the Dong family." Zhu Xiuyuan supported him with both hands.

"Yes, uncle!"

The tea garden steward quickly got up.

How could he not know about the difficulties in the tea house?

His daily job is to provide fresh tea to the tea houses in Jiangzhou City.

For more than ten days, the fleet transporting tea has almost stopped...

"Butler, please tell me the situation." Zhu Xiuyuan ordered.

"Okay uncle, the situation is like this..." The housekeeper nodded and stated the purpose of coming here.

"Well... if you only need to pick the tender tea tips, it will be easier than before. This is easy, so my uncle and the housekeeper can rest assured."

"It's just... I'm afraid my uncle will have to pay a personal visit to Mrs. Yan before the acquisition can be completed." The tea garden manager said after thinking for a while.

"Who is this mother-in-law?" Zhu Xiuyuan asked.

"Uncle, my mother-in-law's tea garden is the largest one nearby, and all the tea gardens are headed by her. If we talk to her about this matter, we will get twice the result with half the effort." said the tea garden manager.

"Okay...but it's too late today. Let's set off again tomorrow morning." Zhu Xiuyuan nodded.

"Um...Uncle, I still have a question..." the tea garden steward said tentatively.

"What's the matter? But it doesn't matter."

"The old slave was thinking that in the past, when picking tea leaves, as long as the tea leaves were not very old, it was enough. If only the tips of the young shoots are needed in the future, many young leaves will be left. Can these young leaves be exchanged for Mrs. Yan in exchange for the tips of the young shoots? ?Because these young leaves can also be pressed into tea cakes according to the previous method." The tea garden steward said tentatively.

"Wonderful!" Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "This is a good method, and it will save a lot of costs. When I go back, I will definitely ask for credit for you, haha."

"Not bad!" The butler also praised.

"Old slave, thank you, uncle, and thank you, steward!" The tea garden steward was overjoyed and handed over his hand repeatedly.

In the living room, the three of them discussed in detail about picking tea, visiting Mrs. Yan, possible problems, and various details.

It wasn't until it was getting dark that a mature and feasible plan was discussed.

...On the other side, Dong Shuzhen was enjoying herself surrounded by everyone.

There were many muddy roads in the tea garden, and her embroidered shoes and skirt were covered with mud.

However, Xia Wu prepared many sets of changes of clothes. After bathing and changing clothes again, she was a clean little lady in Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes again.

"Madam, did you have fun today?"

After dinner, in the living room of an independent courtyard, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen sat chatting.

"Have fun, have fun, I never thought that you can plant so many small tea trees, row by row, so interesting..."

Dong Shuzhen is as happy as an innocent child...

By the way, she was just a child.

But wearing ancient costumes and makeup, it is easy for people to misunderstand her age.

It is entirely possible to regard fourteen or fifteen years old as seventeen or eighteen years old.

It is not unreasonable for ancient women to marry so early.

"I was in the tea garden today. I played hide-and-seek, chased butterflies, and helped the tea farmers pick tea..."

Dong Shuzhen used Bai Shengsheng's fingers to count the games she played today.

Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth when he heard her talking about these little things.

He found it very interesting to stay with her, perhaps, this is innocence and fun!

Suddenly, Dong Shuzhen's face darkened and she sighed: "Hey, but there is also a slight fly in the ointment."

"Oh, what's the flaw?" Zhu Xiuyuan was curious.

"It's my husband, you don't even play with me, so of course you have a fly in the ointment."

As Dong Shuzhen said this, she couldn't help but pick up Zhu Xiuyuan's hand and shook it: "Husband, would you like to go out with me to play tomorrow, okay, okay..."

The corner of Zhu Xiuyuan's mouth grinned, and goosebumps rose suddenly.

He couldn't stand Dong Shuzhen's coquettish tone and her expectant, pitiful eyes, and at the same time he felt secretly happy.

On the surface, he seemed helpless: "Okay, I'll go out with you tomorrow."

Xia Wu and Qiu Wen, the two maids who were waiting at the side, looked at each other and smiled when they saw that the second young lady and her uncle were getting along so harmoniously.

Only when the family is harmonious can everything prosper!

After chatting for a while, everyone went back to their rooms to go to bed.

Qiu Wen naturally followed Zhu Xiuyuan.

After serving Zhu Xiuyuan, she changed her clothes and folded the quilt, then exited the room and went to sleep in the next room.

In Dong Shuzhen's room, the two masters and servants, Dong Shuzhen and Xia Wu, fell into a tangled state.

"Miss, how about...tonight?"

Xia Wu held her young lady's hand and sat on the bed together with a strange look on her face as she glanced at her uncle's room next door.

"But...but..."

Dong Shuzhen felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her heart was pounding like a deer.

She held Xia Wu's hand in turn and whispered, "But I'm not ready yet! Wu'er, didn't you say... that your husband would take the initiative?"

"Yes, that's what Haruyuki-nee said! She said this kind of thing... As a man, he would take the initiative."

Xia Wu's eyes rolled wildly, and at the same time, her eyes were full of doubts.

"But why...my uncle doesn't come to the lady's room?"

(End of this chapter)