Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 387 Wild Ancient Tea Trees

The group arrived behind the thatched hut, where there was a patch of weeds. Not far away, there was a fenced-off courtyard.

There were even weeds in their own yard. Apart from Chu Mingzhou, Su Nuannuan and the others who came from the countryside looked at Gao Xiaolan with puzzlement.

Gao Xiaolan smiled somewhat awkwardly and said.

"Neither Tie Tou nor I can do heavy work, and Xiao Yun is too young, so this land will just be abandoned."

As the village head, Bai Dashan usually helped Bai Tietou's family. However, he hadn't visited Bai Tietou's house many times and naturally had no idea that his brother was living in such dire straits.

He shook his head and sighed.

"Sigh, I should have taken Tie Tou to the hospital when he broke his leg."

Bai Tietou broke his leg because he didn't watch the path carefully while walking on the mountain road and fell down.

He's alright, just his leg is broken.

Bai Tietou's family initially thought things would get better in a few days.

However, they didn't expect that while his leg had healed, he was also left lame. As the breadwinner of the family, Bai Tietou was essentially crippled. He spent his days listlessly lying on his large bed at home.

If it weren't for Gao Xiaolan holding things together, this family would have fallen apart.

Not wanting to offend Su Nuannuan and the others, Gao Xiaolan and Bai Dashan quickly changed the subject to tea seedlings.

Gao Xiaolan pointed to a corner in the backyard and said.

"Comrade Su, those are my family's tea seedlings. They just sprouted this year. Do you need them?"

Following Gao Xiaolan's pointing finger, Su Nuannuan saw a lush tea tree. Beside it, several small seedlings had sprouted. These were clearly new shoots that had grown this year.

Everyone's attention was on the tea seedlings, except for Su Nuannuan and Chu Mingzhou, whose eyes were fixed on the lush tea tree.

Chu Mingzhou specializes in the study of traditional Chinese medicine and has a deep understanding of plants.

He recognized the tea tree in front of him at a glance; it was a century-old wild tea tree.

In her previous life, Su Nuannuan loved drinking tea and learned a lot about it. She had even seen photos of wild ancient tea trees online.

It's not exactly the same as the one in front of me, but it's about 80-90% similar.

Su Nuannuan asked Chu Mingzhou, who was standing next to her.

"Is this a wild ancient tea tree?"

Chu Mingzhou nodded, then approached the tea tree, touched the leaves, and examined them closely. He then circled the tea tree. Finally, he came to Su Nuannuan's side and said...

"It is still a century-old wild ancient tea tree."

Instantly, Su Nuannuan's gaze towards Gao Xiaolan changed.

Su Nuannuan realized she had been too modest. This family wasn't just wasting resources; they were clearly unaware of their own hidden treasure.

Meeting Su Nuannuan's regretful gaze, Gao Xiaolan felt a chill run down her spine.

She also overheard Su Nuannuan and Chu Mingzhou's conversation.

However, Gao Xiaolan did not understand the content of their conversation.

However, she recognized Su Nuannuan's gaze. Su Nuannuan had looked at her like that when she took out the box.

Soon, Gao Xiaolan realized that the tree in front of her was no ordinary tree!
Gao Xiaolan wasn't shy, so she asked the easy-going Su Nuannuan.

"Comrade Su, is there a problem with this tea tree?"

Su Nuannuan clicked her tongue twice and sighed.

"There's a problem, a big problem. Do you know what variety this tea tree is?"

Gao Xiaolan shook her head, while Bai Dashan looked at the tea tree surrounded by weeds in the yard with a probing gaze. Based on Su Nuannuan and Chu Mingzhou's earlier behavior, he understood that his cousin's tea tree was no ordinary tree.

Su Nuannuan shook her head and sighed.

This immediately made Gao Xiaolan and Bai Dashan anxious.

The tea tree belonged to someone, and Su Nuannuan didn't hide it and told them directly.

"This tea tree is a wild ancient tea tree, and the tea leaves on it can be made into Pu'er tea, which is a top-quality tea. Moreover, your tea tree is a hundred years old, and selling it for more than ten yuan per tael is not expensive."

No matter how much was said before, Gao Xiaolan and Bai Dashan were completely confused. However, they both understood the last two sentences.

The tea leaves from this tea tree are very expensive!

Instantly, Gao Xiaolan and Bai Dashan's eyes lit up with surprise as they looked at the tea trees. Su Nuannuan shook her head, thinking to herself.

If she hadn't come today, these wild ancient tea trees and the ancestral tea-making techniques would probably have been lost.

Su Nuannuan didn't believe that the Bai family would really keep the books inside the golden nanmu wood as their elders had said.

Actually, it's strange.

Wild ancient tea trees usually grow in deep mountains and forests, and Su Nuannuan did not expect to see one in the Bai family's yard.

Gao Xiaolan and Bai Dashan calmed their excited hearts.

Then, Gao Xiaolan bowed to Su Nuannuan and said.

"Comrade Su, thank you for telling me so much today."

Actually, Su Nuannuan didn't need to say so much. She could have easily taken advantage of Gao Xiaolan and Bai Dashan's ignorance and tricked them into revealing the tea-making recipe and the ancient tea trees.

However, Su Nuannuan still told Gao Xiaolan about it, which made Gao Xiaolan very grateful to Su Nuannuan.

Since her husband became lame, she has come to deeply understand the hardships of life. With no one to work in the family, yet two mouths to feed, Gao Xiaolan was on the verge of collapse.

Fortunately, life has been kind to her. Today, she really hit the jackpot.

Through her conversation with Su Nuannuan, Gao Xiaolan also learned that the leaves from the tea trees in their village could be processed and exchanged for money.

More importantly, her family has a secret recipe for making tea.

Not to mention, we've also discovered that we have our most precious tea tree in the yard. Today, we've really struck gold.

Upon seeing this, Su Nuannuan quickly reached out to help the other person up and said.

"This was left by your ancestors, so you should thank them as well."

Su Nuannuan guessed that this wild ancient tea tree was also transplanted by the Bai family elders. Or perhaps, the Bai family had settled near the wild ancient tea tree before.

Gao Xiaolan blushed with excitement and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes. I'll buy some incense and paper money tomorrow to burn for our ancestors."

Su Nuannuan smiled and nodded.

Then, she pointed to the tea seedlings next to the ancient tea tree and said.

"May I take two tea seedlings with me?"

Worried that Gao Xiaolan would be reluctant to part with her, Su Nuannuan continued to explain.

“These are from wild ancient tea trees, and their quality is better than that of ordinary tea seedlings. I can trade them for grain and…”

As Su Nuannuan spoke, she made a finger-rubbing motion for Gao Xiaolan behind everyone's back.

Gao Xiaolan was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what she meant. She smiled and shook her head, saying...

"No need. You can have all these tea seedlings."

Gao Xiaolan was genuinely grateful to Su Nuannuan. She didn't feel any reluctance at all about parting with those tea seedlings.

Su Nuannuan smiled and said to Xiong Li and Xi Lun.

"Li Ge, Xi Lun Ge, please help dig up two saplings, and be careful not to damage the tea trees next to them."

Xiong Li and Xi Lun nodded, found shovels and spades, and started working.

After Su Nuannuan finished speaking, she took Gao Xiaolan's hand and went back to the front yard.

She handed all the things she had brought to Gao Xiaolan and said.

"These tea seedlings are very good. We don't want to take your things for free. We hope you will accept them."

Chu Mingzhou nodded and handed the sack in his hand to Gao Xiaolan, adding a comment as he did so.

"We won't suffer any losses."

Gao Xiaolan wanted to refuse, but Bai Dashan stopped her.

Compared to the simple and honest Gao Xiaolan, Bai Dashan is more cunning.

The Gao Xiaolan family still relies on this grain to make a living, so it's better to accept it. They can always return it later when things improve.

(End of this chapter)