The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 360 Black Tea

In the middle of the night, Zheng's shrill screams and cries for help scared away countless birds.

Flames shot up into the sky. The maids had to smash half of the wall to rescue the burned Zheng. They then hurriedly put out the fire and turned back to look for the culprit, only to find that Gong Xuan had disappeared.

Half of the group tied up the carriage and took Zheng to see a doctor. Zheng's burns were severe and all her hair was burned off. It was beyond the ability of the old woman in the family temple who had some medical skills to treat her, so they had to go to the city to find a doctor.

Half of the people were holding torches and searching along the ridges of the fields for the escaped Gong Xuan.

When the news reached the Duke's Mansion, Shi Yao had already left the mansion early, accompanied by Jiang Miao, to find a broker to rent a house for Ji Yun and buy a maid to serve her.

Shi Mingchen didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, but when he heard the noise, he followed them out and insisted on staying with them, and couldn't be driven away.

He left only after he met Xie Jibai at the dental clinic.

Shi Mingchen couldn't stand up straight in front of the Xie family. When he learned that he had married a concubine in his first life and demoted his wife to a concubine in his second life, he felt even more ashamed. He could never stand up straight in his life.

Xie Jibai breathed a sigh of relief as he didn't have to deal with him or force himself to be nice to him.

With his help, renting a house and hiring a person were quickly done.

At noon, Shi Yao invited them to dinner. After dinner, she saw that it was still early and said, "We talked about tea last time. Let's go to a tea shop. I haven't been to a tea shop yet."

Jiang Miao and Xie Jibai didn't say anything. After taking a rest, they took her to the largest tea shop in the capital.

West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Lu'an Guapian, Taiping Houkui, Maojian, Yulu, Zhuyeqing, Yinhao, Xueya, Queshe, Jingting Green Snow, Lushan Yunwu, Jinling Yuhua...

In addition to these well-known teas, there are many names she has never heard of, such as: Xiazhou Bifeng, Quxiang Silk Mian, Yuexi Cuilan, Tianmu Qingding, Mengding Ganlu, Guzhu Zisun, Wuyuan Mingmei, Langya Haiqing, Yongchuan Xiu Ya...

In addition, there are various types of scented tea.

Shi Yao was very interested and looked at them one by one. Xie Jibai introduced them to her: "Based on the production method, tea leaves can be roughly divided into four categories: stir-fried green tea, baked green tea, sun-dried green tea, and steamed green tea. According to the picking season, it can be divided into spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea, and winter tea. Spring tea can be divided into Mingqian tea and Yuqian tea."

The three of them stood in the middle of the spacious teahouse. Jiang Miao asked with a smile, "How do you feel, cousin?"

Shi Yao took a deep breath, the aroma of tea filled her nose, she felt relaxed and happy, she looked around and said with a smile: "Smelling the aroma of tea makes me feel refreshed! The capital city is indeed prosperous, tea from all over the world can be found here. At a glance, it's all green... huh?"

Jiang Miao asked: "What's wrong?"

Shi Yao narrowed her eyes and looked around. Indeed, it was lush green here.

Aside from scented tea, tea leaves only come in green color.

"No black tea?"

Xie Jibai asked with interest: "What kind of tea is black tea?"

Shi Yao's heart skipped a beat and her ears became deaf for a moment. She could no longer hear the noisy voices. In just a moment, her five senses returned to normal.

She thought about it and realized that, indeed, she was not a tea lover. Although she drank tea every day, she had never noticed that she had not drunk black tea in recent years.

She asked hurriedly: "Even you don't know black tea?"

Xie Jibai shook his head and said with a smile, "Where have you tasted or heard of this, Second Miss? Why don't you tell me? I'll go find out. I've only tasted green tea leaves and scented tea, and have never heard of black tea."

Shi Yao nodded slightly and said vaguely, "I forgot too. I'll tell you when I remember it." Then she added, "If you see it, please bring me some to try. I haven't had this tea for a long time and I miss it a little."

"Okay, I'll definitely bring you some if I see one." Xie Jibai agreed, then called a guide who was about thirteen or fourteen years old and rewarded him with a dime.

The young man took them to visit tea shops and talked eloquently about each type of tea.

Shi Yao was brainstorming, frantically recalling information about black tea from her previous life.

Unfortunately, she is not a tea lover. The most common black tea she has ever drunk is brown sugar ginger tea, and black tea drinks, the kind that cost a few dollars a bottle.

So many years have passed that many things have become blurred.

However, she did remember that the most famous tea in India was called Earl Grey tea. Could it be that black tea was popular in Europe in ancient times?

In order to offset the outflow of silver due to imported tea, Great Britain began to grow tea crazily and fight against tea dumping after colonizing India.

Having achieved this, one can imagine how profitable tea is.

Shi Yao pinched her palms quickly to stop herself from thinking too much.

If you want to make money, the prerequisite is to make black tea.

How is black tea made?

Does black tea have a longer shelf life?

Has anyone developed black tea yet?

After visiting the tea shop, the three of them each bought some tea and prepared to go home.

Shi Yao found an opportunity and whispered to Xie Jibai, "Master Xie, can you do me another favor?"

Xie Jibai bowed without hesitation and said, "I will obey the young lady's order."

Shi Yao covered her lips and coughed, "It's just a small matter, no need to be so serious. There is a village called Shangyang in the east of the city. There is a family in the village. The man's name is Mo Jingyu, a scholar. His wife's surname is He, and they have an only girl.

This scholar had done a favor to my friend. Recently, my friend heard that he had offended someone, but he himself did not know that someone was trying to harm them. He hoped that they could leave the village and move to another place, preferably as far away as possible.

Xie Jibai's eyelids twitched, and without asking any more questions, he lowered his voice and asked, "Is the person he offended very important?"

"Very big. However, that person is temporarily unable to take revenge on the Mo family. It would be best if it can be done within three to five days."

Xie Jibai glanced at her silently, then nodded in agreement: "I'll ask someone to do it as soon as possible."

"Don't expose yourself."

"clear."

Shi Yao was surprised that Xie Jibai could agree to this. He really was a very capable person.

Xie Jibai saw her eyes suddenly glowing and sparkling, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Cough! Cough cough!" Jiang Miao jumped off his horse, coughed loudly twice, and smiled softly, "Cousin, we're here."

Shi Yao got off the carriage and invited them into her house for dinner.

Xie Jibai glanced inside and saw that the servants of the Duke's Mansion were in a hurry and looked panicked, so he declined and went back with Jiang Miao.

Shi Yao also noticed the servant's expression, but didn't think much of it.

Is there ever a day when the Duke's Mansion isn't in chaos?

The other day, the Duke of Zhenguo suddenly fell ill and was unable to attend court, so he asked for sick leave from the court. The people in the palace were uneasy and there was some chaos.

She went straight to her nephews' classroom and sat for a while. When the teacher finished the class, she grabbed Shi Yunfan, pulled him aside, and said with a smile, "I've done something for you. Is there any reward?"

She made Shi Mingzhu and Gong Xuan reborn. Both of them had a grudge against Shi Yunfan in their previous lives. So they went to remind him that night and only mentioned that Shi Mingzhu was reborn again.

Shi Yunfan gave her this task.

She was completely confused and didn't understand what was going on, but she still asked Xie Jibai for help.

Obviously, the Mo family had offended Shi Mingzhu in the previous life and was very important to Shi Yunfan, so Shi Yunfan asked her for support.