Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 152: Spiritual Fruit Platter, Peach Gum Beauty and Stealing Fragrance
In the next few days, Li Xiang drove the three girls to various tea factories for field visits, selected suitable suppliers, and signed some contracts. A lot of video materials were also collected.

The purchase amount spent in the past few days alone has reached 7 to 8 million yuan, and there will be a large number of orders in the future.

Tea will be one of Li Xiang’s main businesses in the next few years. The profit is really too huge, and this is when he has the price advantage and provides benefits to his fans.

For example, the quality of a certain small can of tea cannot be compared with this one, but it is sold at a very high price. A small can of tea contains only 4 grams, and a pack of 10 cans can be sold for 500 yuan, and a pack of 20 cans can be sold for 1000 yuan, which is equivalent to more than yuan per kilogram!

The other party advertised that there were 8 masters who fry tea by hand. Later, some netizens calculated based on their output that each person worked 365 days a year, and fry an average of 1466 kilograms of fresh tea leaves every day. And the top-level tea girls, who fry tea purely by hand, would be amazing if they could fry to kilograms of fresh leaves a day.

Taking West Lake Longjing as an example, the production process is complicated and the requirements are strict. It takes more than ten kilograms of fresh leaves a day, and it is quite good to produce four or five kilograms of dry tea.

The funniest thing is that those eight masters are all corporate executives.

Therefore, it is inevitable that it will be questioned by consumers.

Later, the company was forced to apologize, and changed “做” to “作”, saying that “this 作 is not that 做”.

But so what? They have already made a lot of money.

Li Xiang sells it so cheaply, the top quality high mountain tea is only 1200 yuan per pound.

Grandma Li Xiang also picked some wild green tea on the shallow hillside, not much, and after working hard for a few days, she only got more than five kilograms of fresh leaves.

Of course, I don’t do this all day long. Instead, after lunch, if the weather is good, I go out to pick some, come back very early, and then fry them in an iron pan myself. In the end, I harvest about one pound and two ounces of dry tea leaves.

This kind of early spring green tea usually produces one pound of dry tea from four or five pounds of green leaves.

There were no special tools, and the skill of tea frying was also self-taught, so the tea leaves didn't look very good, but Li Xiang made a cup of it and it tasted really good. However, due to the origin, the quality was still much worse than the high mountain tea of that tea factory.

Li Xiang told her not to go there again, because it was too dangerous. If she fell or sprained her ankle, it would not be worth it. His grandson had already started a tea business by purchasing large quantities of tea, so why would he care about a pound or two of wild tea?

Picking tea leaves is actually very laborious. If a novice who has never picked tea leaves before goes up the mountain for the first time, he will be exhausted and may pick two or three kilograms of fresh leaves. He may even sprain his ankle or his waist. In the worst case, he may even roll down the mountain.

For skilled tea pickers, the amount they pick is not that large when it comes to picking early spring green or black tea. They usually pick 5 to 10 kilograms of fresh leaves a day. But if it is Pu'er tea, the amount is much larger, almost to kilograms a day.

This is because good green tea and black tea have one bud and one leaf, or a few have one bud and two leaves, which are relatively small and tender, while Pu'er tea has two or three leaves, and the leaves are larger and rougher in appearance.

Pu'er tea is known for its durability and becomes more fragrant as it ages, whereas green tea usually emphasizes freshness and is divided into "before the Ming Dynasty", "after the Ming Dynasty" and "after the rain". Green tea is mainly picked for its tender buds and tips, and has a refreshing and sweet taste. It will become bland after being brewed once or twice.

There are slight differences between black tea and green tea. Although they can clearly distinguish between before and after the rain, the production process of black tea is different from that of green tea, including withering, rolling, fermentation and other steps. Good craftsmanship can make up for the gap between before and after the rain. It still depends on personal preference.

In the past, black tea was only divided into new tea, old tea, or spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea, etc., but later on, as it became too complicated, more varieties were created.

As for those that use tea picking machines directly, "wooooooo~", and cut a large piece of tea at a time, they are used to make tea extracts, tea drinks, tea bags, etc.

Li Xiang later made a landscape out of the tea table, "fixed it up", and asked Yao Yao to draw some pictures on it, and then carved it. In the end, it looked pretty good. Now he put it in the yard, brewed a pot of new tea, and leisurely enjoyed the spring sunshine.

When the end of the world comes in a few years, there will no longer be such precious and free sunshine. Many people will regret not cherishing it at the time and just thinking it was ordinary.

"Brother~"

A crisp and sweet cry, not as coquettish as Yao Yao's, nor as reserved as Zhao Xueqing's, but with a bit more agility and playfulness. It was Jiang Caier's holiday!

"Come and have some tea!" Li Xiang turned around and waved.

"OKK!" Jiang Caier came jumping and skipping with joy, bringing with her a refreshing body fragrance that was even better than the scent of tea.

"OK is OK, why is it OKK?"

"Humph, you didn't even wait for me when you set up the banquet. I didn't even get to eat at your banquet!"

"What's so delicious about that buffet? I'll cook for you later and make you some side dishes. I've gotten pretty good at making green tea shrimps recently, so I'll let you taste my cooking skills later."

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it." Jiang Caier picked up the teacup, took a sip, and praised, "This tea is pretty good."

"Of course. It's the best high mountain tea, the kind that grows at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, and there are not many of them." Li Xiang told her about his field trips to the tea factory and tea mountains in the past few days. Jiang Caier narrowed her eyes when she heard it, and she looked like she really wanted to go with him.

Li Xiang said, "You should study hard. When you go to college and have holidays, you can follow me around."

"Brother, take me to visit your newly renovated house!" Jiang Caier asked.

So Li Xiang took her there and showed her the rooms one by one.

"It's quite nice and tasteful, but I feel like you didn't choose it. Oh my god, there's ylang-ylang oil aromatherapy in the bedroom? Brother, what on earth do you want to do?" Jiang Caier picked up the bottles of essential oil and candles, put them under her nose and sniffed them, staring at Li Xiang with burning eyes.

I thought to myself, luckily I have watched "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and know what this is.

"They were all gifts from others. There are also some air fryers, juicers and so on, a lot of them. Come on, I'll take you to have a look, and take any you like." Li Xiang quickly changed the subject and pulled her to the storage room.

"Humph."

Jiang Caier didn’t know if it was because of the scent of ylang-ylang essential oil or because Li Xiang was holding her hand, but she felt her body was slightly warm.

Grandma went out to visit friends and relatives, and there were only the two of them in the huge house. Sometimes, when the door was closed, there was a bit of ambiguity between them.

"I like this Doraemon." Jiang Caier took a fancy to a small and very cute air fryer with the shape of Doraemon. Li Xiang helped her pack it in a bag and told her to take it back when she returned.

Of course Jiang Caier was not polite to him. If someone else gave her something, Jiang Caier would refuse it or insist on not accepting it, but with Li Xiang, she felt there was no need to be pretentious.

The two returned to the backyard to continue drinking tea. Li Xiang helped her check her cultivation status and answered some questions. Jiang Caier's foundation was very solid, so she could try a higher-grade spiritual fruit. Li Xiang took out two crystal kiwis and handed them to Jiang Caier. "Wow, what a beautiful fruit. This is a real kiwi."

"Eat quickly."

"Feed me!" Jiang Caier pouted.

"Hey you hell, how about I peel it for you and then cut it on a plate?" Li Xiang said and went to the kitchen to get a plate and a fruit knife.

In fact, the main reason was that Jiang Caier was still studying and was a high school student. Li Xiang was afraid of disturbing her "desire to study", otherwise there might be more intimate actions.

In fact, Jiang Caier has now established her "memory palace", so it is difficult for her studies to be greatly affected no matter what.

There were several couples in their class who would sneak out for a walk during evening study. One couple obviously had no "sense of boundaries" and would sneak to the roof of the teaching building after evening study and was discovered by classmates several times.

The classmates discussed privately that the two people must have crossed the red line, but it was unknown to what extent.

After turning off the lights at night, several girls in the dormitory would discuss this topic, and Jiang Caier would sometimes join in. When everyone talked about it, they were actually quite envious.

After all, they are all girls of 17 or 18 years old, all of them are graceful and elegant, and have long reached adulthood, and their consciousness in that aspect has been awakened.

Li Xiang sliced two fourth-level kiwi spiritual fruits. The flesh was crystal clear and emerald, just like the finest glass-type imperial green, and dotted with some red, lustrous small berries like rubies. He brought them out on a white jade porcelain plate with a shiny silver fork on the side. This fruit platter, made entirely of spiritual herbs, looked very beautiful. It was placed on the stone tea table and sparkled in the sunlight.

"I need to take a picture first!" Jiang Caier took out her phone with a smile, thinking that her brother really dotes on her, she must take a picture to commemorate this. Of course, she also needs to post it on WeChat Moments.

After she posted the photo on WeChat Moments, many people asked her, "Where did you buy the kiwis? Why are they so pretty?"

"What are those little red fruits? They look delicious!"

Jiang Caier just replied with a smiley face, thinking to herself, where can I buy this? This is all my brother’s love for me, and money can’t buy it.

If my brother keeps feeding me like this, I guess I won’t be able to suppress myself soon and will break through to the second level!

The peach tree that Li Xiang had transplanted back from the Hailuogou primeval forest was now completely alive. Not only did it sprout new buds, but it also subsequently produced many beautiful peach blossoms.

Because of the "injury", the peach tree now secreted a lot of peach gum. When Jiang Caier saw this, she took the empty plate used after eating the spiritual fruit, washed and dried it, and went to collect the peach gum.

Li Xiang also came over to help her.

Peach gum is a good thing, it is good for beauty and skin care, usually picked in March and April, the most in May and June. Peach gum at this time is the best quality, and although the output is the highest in July and August in summer, there is a lot of rain in summer, and peach gum will become black after being soaked in rain, so it can only be used for industrial use.

It can also be picked in autumn from September to October, but it is also a relatively late stage and the quality is not as good as in spring.

The two of them collected a large plate of peach gum and carefully picked out the impurities inside. After refined, the peach gum became as crystal clear as gems, just like the tears of a beauty, also known as peach blossom tears.

"My mother likes this the most. Desserts stewed with this are very delicious. I will take it back and give it to my mother." Jiang Caier said.

She naturally didn't need it. She had practiced breathing techniques and eaten so many spiritual fruits that she had already become extremely beautiful, a state that was difficult to describe in words. Even if Luo Feifei, who was known as the "little fairy", came, she would probably be overshadowed by her and be slightly inferior in appearance.

That's because Luo Feifei has not yet stepped into the realm of transcendence. If Luo Feifei also becomes a transcendent, eats spiritual fruits, and practices breathing techniques, then the two women will compete with each other for beauty, and it will be hard to say who will have a higher appearance and who will have a lower appearance.

When Jiang Caier was on vacation, she would naturally stay at Li Xiang's house whenever she had free time, doing homework, reading, practicing martial arts, playing the flute, and occasionally doing farm work with Li Xiang, planting vegetables, and taking some photos of the pastoral fun, making her classmates in the city very envious.

When I was in school, every day felt so long, but the holidays always passed quickly and before I could have enough fun, it was time to go back to school.

This time, Li Xiang had a car, so he drove her directly in his SUV. They no longer had to squeeze into the city bus and go back and forth like before.

"Take this pocket money and spend it." When getting off the bus, Li Xiang stuffed another two thousand yuan into her pocket.

"I really don't want it. I haven't used up the money you gave me last time." Jiang Caier stuffed the money back into Li Xiang's hand and explained with a smile, "I sit in the classroom from morning to night every day. Where do I have the time and place to spend money? It's inconvenient to carry too much money with me."

"Then I'll save it for you." Li Xiang smiled. In fact, he was too poor when he was in college, and his life was quite hard. He also thought that girls should be raised in wealth so that they can resist temptation more easily.

"Brother, I'm leaving now!" Jiang Caier waved her hand and dragged her suitcase towards the school gate. After walking a few steps, she looked back and saw Li Xiang's car still parked on the side of the road with the window open, watching her go.

She looked around, something moved her mind, she dropped the box and trotted back.

"What's wrong? Did you forget to bring something?" Li Xiang asked, then turned around to look for it.

"No need to look for it. I haven't forgotten it." Outside the car window, Jiang Caier said nervously, her voice trembling slightly.

Li Xiang was surprised and wondered what happened. He turned around and immediately, a pair of gentle red lips were imprinted on his face.

Li Xiang froze, thinking, this girl is too bold, right in front of the school gate.

Two blushes appeared on Jiang Caier's pretty face. She was very shy. She turned around and ran, carrying her box into the school.

In fact, her super brain had already figured it out and chose the angle just right. There were people nearby, but they could only see the back of her head and could not see her lightly stealing fragrance.

"This is someone's first kiss, and you actually want a girl to take the initiative. Brother, you're going too far."

"Ylang-ylang essential oil aromatherapy? Humph, even if you don't tell me, I know who sent it. It's either Vixen or Green Tea."

The reason why Jiang Caier took such a risky move this time was, firstly, she could not restrain herself from the emotions, and secondly, there were too many girls around Li Xiang now, especially Yao Yao, who was very seductive and should be a greater threat than Zhao Xueqing. She felt that if she did not settle the relationship soon, she and her brother would be separated for a long time, and if the crystal was stolen, it would be a big loss!
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