Chapter 9: Exquisite White Hair

  The visitor was Big Sister Zhuge Ying.

  Zhuge Ying married Kuai Qi, who is currently the governor of Fangling. The two families didn't have much contact usually, Zhuge Jun followed Zhuge Liang to visit his elder sister's house a few times, but his brother-in-law's attitude was quite cold. So later on, there wasn't much contact for a long time, and it was only occasionally that his elder sister would send some things over.

  It's not that his brother-in-law is so selfish, but actually the main reason is Zhuge Liang.

  Zhuge Liang often recited the "Liāng Fù Yīn" and compared himself to Guan Zhong (a politician and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period) and Yue Yi (a prominent military general of the Warring States period). At that time, people did not think much of him, only his good friends Xu Shu, Cui Zhouping, Meng Jian, and Shi Tao believed in his abilities.

  Kuai Qi saw that Zhuge Liang's family was not very wealthy, and had kindly recommended him to go out and serve as an official. Zhuge Liang naturally refused. Therefore, Kuai Qi thought he was too proud and didn't take him seriously. Zhuge Liang would not go to see his face. So they came and went less often.

  The elder sister heard that Zhuge Liang had become an official under Liu Bei, although Liu Bei's power was still small at the time. She felt happy that her younger brother had found a stable job. Recently, she heard that the soap that was in short supply on the market was produced by her younger brother's family. Her own family also ran a business, but it wasn't doing well. She wanted to see if she could get some goods from her younger brother and also miss him, so she made this trip.

  As for his elder sister, Zhuge Jun was still quite close to her. Seeing that his brother-in-law hadn't come, he was still happy in his heart.

  He and Huang Yueying warmly entertained his sister, and the family chatted about each other's daily life for half a day. Zhuge Ying was very happy to see her brother's family so prosperous, and praised them for being good at managing their household.

  Finally, Zhuge Ying said with a half-joking tone: "Younger siblings, you have good things and don't think about your older sister. Your older sister's life is not easy now, relying only on your brother-in-law's meager salary, I'm almost starving to death. You guys need to help support your older sister."

  Zhuge Jun smiled and asked: "Elder sister, what are your thoughts? Just say it."

  Zhuge said, "My sister's family is also doing some business now, but they don't have much experience. They're just selling ordinary goods and can't make much money. Your soap is a hot commodity, can you 'arrange' some for my sister to help with household expenses?"

  Zhuge said: "Soap is probably not going to work out, it's already been 'handed over' to Ershu's uncle to run."

  Zhuge Ying thought to himself: "We're all relatives, but he's only thinking of others." His face showed a hint of displeasure.

  Zhuge saw her face and knew what she was thinking. Haha, laughing, said: "Sister, don't worry, you usually care about Xiaojun the most, how can I not think of you?"

  Zhuge Ying immediately became excited and said: "What good things are you thinking of, elder sister?"

  Zhu Ge held up his teacup and asked her: "Have you drunk this tea? How does it taste?"

  Zhuge Ying didn't pay much attention to this matter, and was somewhat unclear about it. But Li Fulin, the steward who came with her, suddenly lit up and interjected: "Is this tea produced by you?"

  During the Han Dynasty, tea production technology was very low, mainly producing "sun-dried" tea, which had poor quality. Drinking tea also required boiling tea, with color, fragrance and taste all inferior to pan-fried tea.

  Longzhong is rich in tea production. Longzhong tea belongs to green tea and was named as a national famous tea later.

  Longjing tea currently has two varieties: Qing and Cui Feng. High-end Qing and Cui Feng are made from tender young leaves, with meticulous processing. The first step in processing is to kill the green, after which the leaves are cooled by blowing air to maintain their bright green color. After moderate rubbing and twisting, they are then pan-fried again, and after being removed from the pan, they are once again cooled by blowing air. Finally, they are dried in a wok. For more chapters, please visit. Cui Feng-type green tea is shaped into straight lines after the second frying, using manual techniques such as rubbing, rolling, and pressing on a specially designed shaping roasting pan, and then roasted dry.

  The quality characteristics of stir-fried green tea are: the shape is tight and compact, with a bright green color; the aroma is high and the taste is thick, with a sweet aftertaste. Cuifeng has the characteristics of straight shape, emerald green with visible hairs; clear and bright soup color, refreshing and lasting fragrance, fresh and sweet taste.

  Especially Longjing White Tea has a special 'color': the shape is silvery and slightly flat, with white hairs on its body, shining green and bright, fragrant and delicate, lasting for a long time, the tea soup is clear and bright, the taste is fresh and sweet.

  A few days ago, Zhuge Jun had already replicated the Longzhong tea. As for how to sell it, Huang Yueying suggested that one guest should not bother two masters, and simply "hand over" the business to her uncle. Zhuge Jun thought that eggs should not be put in one basket, and separate sales would be more stable. She agreed with this opinion.

  Zhuge detailedly introduced the characteristics of Longzhong tea to Li Guan's family, and Li Guan's family was overjoyed.

  Because big sister's business is too small, after discussing with her, it was decided to 'hand over' to her and second sister's house for joint operation. Book.ha.ha.novel.network first time update

  After coming to Er Jie, she was also very happy and agreed with Da Jie to buy grain and weapons for her younger brother.

  After signing the sales contract, they stayed at Zhuge's house for a day. The two sisters left with a box of soap each.

  Xuchang Chancellor's Mansion. Cao Cao picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and felt the fragrance and freshness lingering in his mouth. He couldn't help but look into the bowl, seeing that the tea leaves were thin and flat, with a silver-green color. The soup was also silver-green. He had never seen anything like it before. So he asked the attendant: "What is this tea called, and where does it come from?"

  "The servant bowed and replied: 'This tea was purchased from Jingzhou, it's called White Downy. For more chapters please visit. It is said to be invented by a person named Zhuge Liang.'" (Zhuge was worried that someone would steal the production technique, so he attributed all techniques to Zhuge Liang, anyway no one dared to go to Liu Bei and steal from Zhuge Liang.)

  Cao Cao's interest was piqued, he had heard of Zhuge Liang's great name many times before, but he had not yet met him and did not know the extent of his abilities. He knew Xu Shu's talents, and it was said that Zhuge Liang was even more brilliant than Xu Shu. The fact that he could create such excellent tea leaves at least showed that Zhuge Liang had some skill in this area. It was rumored that he had joined Liu Bei, who was destined to be eliminated, so he would inevitably cross paths with Zhuge Liang as well. Thinking of this, he ordered his attendant to summon Xun Yu to discuss the matter of conquering Liu Bei.

  Zhuge Liang saw Li Si, finished reading Huang Yueying's family letter, ordered his subordinates to settle the refugees, wrote a reply and handed it over to Li Si to take back.

  In the Liu Bei group, his days are still not going well, mainly because Liu Bei is too good to him, talking with him day and night, and trusting him more. Unconsciously neglecting the early followers of Liu Bei, making Zhuge Liang suffer from jealousy, and the most prominent ones are Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who often coldly ridicule and mock Zhuge Liang.

  Zhuge Liang was a great politician, with a broad mind and heart, not calculating with them. However, he also felt somewhat depressed in his heart, as he had no place to show off his talents now, and could not establish prestige in the Liu Bei group, so he could only wait patiently for opportunities.

  On this day, Liu Bei gathered everyone to discuss the problem of food. Xinye was borrowed by Liu Biao from Cao Cao, but he feared that Liu Bei would take advantage of it and only provided him with 2,000 people's rations. Recently, Liu Bei had settled a large number of refugees, and the land in Xinye was small, and also had to support Liu Bei's army, so food was extremely tight.

  Liu Bei looked at the people in the tent, and everyone was somewhat embarrassed. Zhang Fei deliberately said: "Why is this matter so difficult? Military advisor Zhuge has great talent, he will have a way to solve it." Everyone's eyes turned to Zhuge Liang.

  Just as Zhuge Liang was about to speak, someone outside the tent reported.

  Liu Bei asked as he came in: "What's the matter?"

  The little school report said: "Report to the master, someone outside the city has sent a large batch of grain."

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