A Blessed Daughter

  Chapter 245 Fan Chengxu's Careful Thoughts

  After delivering the dried sweet potatoes to the villagers, Wei Ruo took Xiumei to the winery.

  Wei Ruo brought some refreshing pickled plums to everyone.

  The work in the brewery is much harder than other small workshops. A lot of it is manual work, and they have to face the hot boiler all day long.

   At this time, eating something dry and sticky like dried sweet potatoes is naturally hard to swallow, and crisp plums are more suitable.

   Several people gnawed on the plums while thanking Wei Ruo.

   "Boss, you are really kind to us!"

   "Boss, don't worry, we will make wine as soon as possible!"

   "That's right, we will brew wine as soon as possible to let the owner earn money!"

  The more they talked, the more excited they became, and then they stopped eating plums, and returned to their posts one after another, continuing to work.

  Wei Ruo smiled, and then inspected the brewery, checking every link to ensure that there were no mistakes.

  After inspecting the work progress of the brewery, Wei Ruo set off back to Fucheng, visited the Braised Meat Shop and Sibaozhai, and then went to Zuixianju.

  Because Fan Chengxu sent someone to send a letter to her, saying that he needed to find her.

  Wei Ruo stepped into the door of Zuixianju, and was warmly welcomed in by Xiao Er, and then was taken to the private box exclusively for Fan Chengxu in the corner of the second floor.

   "Mr. Xu, please wait a moment. I will inform you when I'm young."

  Wei Ruo nodded, and then sat down at the window seat.

  Xiumei stood behind Wei Ruo, and asked Wei Ruo in a low voice: "Miss, what do you think Boss Fan will do when he finds you?"

   "It's probably related to making money." Wei Ruo guessed.

   After working together during this period, Wei Ruo feels that Fan Chengxu is an out-and-out businessman who loves money, and what makes him worry about it is mostly related to money.

   "The servant is worried, maybe Boss Fan is doing it for Zhu..."

  After Wei Ruo told Xiumei her conjecture last time, Xiumei began to feel a little scared, so that now that Fan Chengxu invites her, Xiumei can't help but think about it.

   "It's unlikely." Wei Ruo's intuition told her so.

  And if it really has something to do with that person, she can't hide even if she wants to.

  So Wei Ruo agreed after only thinking for a while after receiving the news.

  Wei Ruo only waited for a while, and then Fan Chengxu came. She wears a blue brocade robe and never leaves her hand with a folding fan.

  Fan Chengxu greeted Wei Ruo with a smile as soon as he entered the door: "Mr. Xu, long time no see."

   "Boss Fan." Wei Ruo stood up to greet him.

   "Young Master Xu, please sit down, you are welcome." Fan Chengxu sat down on the seat opposite Wei Ruo, and then poured tea for Wei Ruo, "This is the new Longjing tea this year, Young Master Xu, try it."

  Wei Ruo didn't do anything, but asked: "Is there something important that Boss Fan asked me for?"

  Fan Chengxu smiled: "It's not important, just chatting with Mr. Xu. By the way, I heard that Mr. Xu recently sold a lot of late rice seeds?"

  Wei Ruo nodded: "It is true."

   The disturbance of this matter is not too big, and it is not too small, Fan Chengxu will know that it is normal.

   "Where did Mr. Xu's rice seeds come from? I don't know why there are such good rice seeds." Fan Chengxu asked.

   "It came from Huzhou Prefecture, and the people there have been planting it for two years, but it hasn't been extended to Taizhou Prefecture yet." Wei Ruo explained.

  Fan Chengxu smiled: "It seems that I am not well-informed enough, and my business acumen is not developed enough, so I failed to catch up."

   "Boss Fan is overrated. If Boss Fan says he has no business acumen, then no one in the entire Taizhou Prefecture dares to say that he knows how to do business." Wei Ruo said.

   "I also heard that Mr. Xu has recently purchased a lot of sandy land that no one wants, and is he planning to plant crops on the sandy land?" Fan Chengxu asked again.

   "It's true. If you try something, you may not succeed. I hope Boss Fan won't laugh at you." Wei Ruo replied.

   "In addition, I also heard that the wheat on Mr. Xu's Zhuangzi is about to mature, and according to the growth trend, there will be a good harvest." Fan Chengxu said again.

   "With Boss Fan's auspicious words, I also hope for a good harvest." Wei Ruo replied.

   "It seems that Mr. Xu is not only an excellent businessman, but also very proficient in farming." Fan Chengxu commented.

  Wei Ruo just smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and quietly took a sip of the freshly brewed Longjing tea, waiting for Fan Chengxu's follow-up.

  Fan Chengxu definitely didn't come to her just to compliment her. As for the purpose, let him speak slowly.

   Immediately afterwards, Fan Chengxu pointed to the Longjing tea on the table and said: "Mr. Xu, do you know how much this Longjing tea sells for a catty?"

  Wei Ruo looked at it and said, "Is it before tomorrow, before the rain or after?"

   "Mr. Xu is knowledgeable." Fan Chengxu said with a smile, "This is before the rain, what do you think of Mr. Xu?"

   "The taste is fresh and strong, and the shape is straight and beautiful, which is the top grade." Wei Ruo commented.

  If it was made before the Ming Dynasty, it is even more cherished and regarded as a treasure. However, before the Ming Dynasty, tea leaves generally would not flow into the market, and most of them would be taken by local officials as tribute to the palace.

  Fan Chengxu asked again: "Then Mr. Xu, do you know how much silver one or two to buy for the Longjing before the rain?"

   "Although I have never bought it, I have heard that it is expensive. Depending on the quality of the product, it costs anywhere from ten taels to fifty taels of silver." Wei Ruo replied.

   "Not bad, Mr. Xu is really knowledgeable. When I bought this crop, the price was one tael of tea and thirty taels of silver." Fan Chengxu laughed.

  Fan Chengxu looked at Wei Ruo with an unabated smile on his face, and a pair of fox-like eyes showed a sly light.

   "Boss Fan didn't come to me just to praise my business acumen and test my ability to appreciate tea, right?" Wei Ruo said.

   "I don't know if Mr. Xu, who is proficient in farming, has done any research on planting tea? Do you know how to make the tea on the tea tree grow better and make the tea have a good color and fragrance?"

  Fan Chengxu finally brought the topic to the main topic.

   "Boss Fan has a tea garden?" Wei Ruo asked.

   "Yes, I have two tea gardens in Taizhou Prefecture, covering an area of ​​more than 100 mu." Fan Chengxu replied.

  Hearing the words, Wei Ruo suddenly understood, and guessed the general situation.

  Tea is a profitable industry, and Fan Chengxu wants to get involved. But his tea garden doesn't seem to be very good, and recently he heard something about her, so he guessed that she might be able to help him, so he wanted to cooperate with her.

   To be honest, tea is really attractive to Wei Ruo, but Wei Ruo himself doesn't have such great ability to do it.

  The initial investment in tea is very large. Tea trees cannot grow well in one or two years, and the follow-up costs are also high.

  The most important point is the issue of sales.

  Ordinary people don’t drink tea, and ordinary families, such as Xiaowei’s Mansion, will only drink some ordinary tea.

   People like Fan Chengxu don’t come to Longjing to drink much before soaking in the rain. These people are either rich or expensive, and they will not easily change tea and purchase channels.

  (end of this chapter)