Xue Weihai was depressed. When he heard Song Kai scolding Nie Lingling, he felt it was inappropriate. No matter what, Nie Lingling was a woman.

However, Xue Weihai naturally could not have imagined that Nie Lingdang, who had lived in the Turks since childhood, had a much thicker face than a Tang Dynasty woman. When she heard Song Kai scold her, Nie Lingdang picked up the feather duster on the counter and waved it towards Song Kai.

"Don't do it! A gentleman doesn't do it!" Song Kai hurriedly dodged, and Xue Weihai also retreated in panic.

"Auntie is a woman, not a gentleman!" Nie Lingding said, and hit Song Kai twice with a feather duster in his hand. "If you dare to scold me again, you will chop your head!"

Song Kai had no choice but to surrender and made up his mind that when he learned martial arts in the future, he would definitely press Nie Lingling to the ground and slap her ass hard.

Xue Weihai widened his eyes, not knowing where this shrew came from. He pulled Song Kai up and said, "Song Lang, let's go and see the tea."

"That's right, Mr. Xue, let's go. Good men don't fight with women, and good people don't fight with dogs," Song Kai and Xue Weihai hurriedly left.

"And you are the dog!" Nie Lingdang learned Song Kai's oral words, put down the feather duster, and excitedly wrote down the money for the banquet in the account book.

Money is such a good thing!

Outside the store, Xue Weihai patted the feathers on his shoulder and muttered: "Song Kai, where did you call the shopkeeper? It's so fierce."

"I...oh, it's better not to mention it. I'm doing my own fault and can't live. Look, I gave me this little pocket money and told me to save money." Song Kai shook his wallet depressedly, which was filled with copper coins.

"Hahahaha," Zhou Ce laughed, "It turns out that Mr. Xue and Song Lang have no choice but to do anything about it."

The three of them walked towards the city pier as they spoke.

Suzhou has developed rivers and rivers are crisscrossed, so the docks in the city are naturally very busy.

Zhou Ce waved to a black-peng boat not far away.

The boat swayed and approached, Xue Weihai stepped up first, and Song Kai and Zhou Ce also jumped up.

There were two men in blue on the boat who didn't speak. One sat at the bow of the boat and the other sat at the stern to support the oar. Song Kai and the other entered the shed, which contained a small table, wooden stool, and a simple stove.

Song Kai glanced at the two boatmen and was a little confused. These two people were not as dark as ordinary boatmen.

However, since it has been arranged long ago, there is no need to doubt the other party's identity. According to Song Kai's guess, these two people are more like the guards of Xue Weihai and Zhou Ce.

Song Kai was even more suspicious of Xue Weihai's identity. This old man was obviously not an ordinary person, but if he was a high-ranking official, he was too leisurely every day.

The hull shook, followed the main road of the river and quickly turned to a long river. The checkpoint was not far from the long river. After leaving the checkpoint, it was outside the city.

The thick earthen walls extend far away with the mottled marks of time.

This was the first time Song Kai had left the city since he was reborn. He sat on the side of the boat and stared at the surrounding scenery in a daze.

The boat swayed out of the city, followed the moat and turned to a magnificent river. The bank was covered with grass, woods, and lush. In the distance, you could see the villages and rice fields, which were a bit magnificent and desolate.

After a moment, laughter came from the shore, accompanied by laughter, the sound of "bang bang bang" smashing clothes.

Song Kai turned his head and saw a group of women standing on the bluestone slabs by the river washing clothes. Their faces turned yellow and their clothes were even more ragged. Even though they were a little far away, Song Kai could still see that their hair was a bit rough.

These people smiled, and two other women looked at the boat.

Song Kai's heart suddenly hurt, and tears actually gushed out of his eyes.

I quickly wiped off my tears and breathed in big mouthfuls.

Although Song Kai has been in this world for more than a week, he always observes and lives with the attitude of players and outsiders. He opened an inn not to make money, wrote poems not to be famous, he wanted to marry Liu Yuchan, not to love, he liked his current life and enjoyed the comfort of the present, but when he really left the city and saw these simple farmers, Song Kai suddenly understood the cruelty and reality of life.

This is the real world, and Song Kai is completely a member of this world.

When he was just reborn, even if he was hungry, his chest was pressed against his back, Song Kai didn't feel bitter. He just thought it was fun. He could make a lot of money by turning his hands. He could recite a poem casually and win applause.

However, he had no way to change the world and change the days of the poor in this world.

Outside the city is the life of most people, and most people's lives are in a difficult situation. They are ignorant, have never read books, and do not know what freedom is and what life is. Under the oppression of life, they live hardship like an old cow for the rest of their lives.

Sighed a long time.

He reached out and rubbed his cheeks, and Song Kai smiled bitterly, mocking himself: I didn’t expect you to have a compassionate heart, it’s so ridiculous.

In fact, this is not considered compassion. As a young man in the 21st century, although he is in a difficult life, he is at least full and warm in food and clothing. When he suddenly sees the cruel side of life, he will inevitably feel sad and uncomfortable.

Thinking about things in a mess, Song Kai shook his head and simply closed his eyes, just smelling the uncontaminated river wind.

"There are more bandits recently."

"I heard that there were heavy rains across the Yellow River and the estuary of the Yellow River broke the dam."

"Hey, the rice in our Jiangnan is rich. Unfortunately, those merchants raised the market price and the court could not provide too much gold and silver to buy grain to provide disaster relief."

"Mr. Xue, don't worry too much."

"I'm old, I just hope to complete the last thing, so I'll just retire completely."

"Ha... the rice is growing better this year."

"That's true, it's just that the tax is too heavy. It seems that Yang Jian is hoarding food."

"What should I do?"

"He is suspicious by nature. Although he is strategy, he is not brave enough and cannot be generous. This is the focus of this day and is still in Chang'an."

"Xue Gongmingjian."

“…”

Song Kai leaned on the shed, listening to the intermittent conversation between Xue Weihai and Zhou Ce, he couldn't understand it very well. The smell of the river wind really smelled good...

After about an hour, the river water became more and more urgent, and after a while, the black-sailed boat swayed into the lake.

It's Taihu Lake.

At this time, the area of ​​Taihu Lake was much larger than that of later generations. There were green green mountains by the lake, like a fairyland on earth. There were fishermen casting nets on the lake, and the phosphorescence was shaking on the lake surface under the sun.

Song Kai couldn't help but stand up. The beautiful scenery was so shocking and heartbreaking.

Xue Weihai also walked out, pointed to a not far away, and said, "Look, there is a manor there, which is where tea is sold."

From a distance, Song Kai could see several simple wooden sheds among the trees and bushes.

You can vaguely see people busy.

It is probably known to everyone in the future that the tea produced around Taihu Lake is actually more purer than Longjing. Many Taihu teas are also sold in Longjing tea. As for Taihu Green Bamboo Tea, the name is not very big.

Seeing the tea garden on the mountain, Song Kai felt relieved. The tea produced here was slightly fried with green, and the taste was absolutely good.

The black-sailed boat shook for a while and then arrived at a simple wooden stake. A man in green tied the boat. Song Kai and the other five got off the boat and walked along the path into the woods together.

"It's Mr. Xue who is here."

"Mr. Xue hasn't come for a while."

Two middle-aged men passing by greeted Xue Weihai. It was obvious that he was a regular visitor here.

Song Kaize looked around at this paradise, and simple fences separated the manor. There were mulberry trees planted in the manor, and in the distance were tea gardens, and in addition to other trees were planted.

There are about a dozen people in the manor, both men and women, and two children are playing.

Xue Weihai walked straight in. Not far away was a simple greenhouse, and behind the shed were several houses.

Before he reached the door of the house, an old man bowed his waist and greeted him.

"Mr. Xue, you are here," the man was quite respectful to Xue Weihai.

Xue Weihai nodded, "I want to buy some tea, but I don't know if it's the season."

The old man had a hunched back and looked very kind, "It's time to come in and sit."

Song Kai and Zhou Ce walked in, but two men in green stayed at the door.

"This friend knows a little about tea making techniques, so I'll take him here to see it," Xue Weihai was not polite and directly called out the purpose of his visit.

Song Kai nodded, bowed to the old man, and said, "Brother-in-law, I want to take a look at the tea garden here and the process of making tea, which is convenient?"

The old man narrowed his eyes and looked at Song Kai, and said, "Of course it's OK, but, this gentleman, you have to understand that the best craftsmanship is actually to keep the original flavor."

Obviously, the old man didn't believe that Song Kai could know how to make tea. In his opinion, any tedious craftsmanship would only damage the charm of the tea flavor.

Xue Weihai just smiled and didn't say anything.

Song Kai chuckled and said, "Brother-in-law, but sometimes a little creativity and processing can remove the drought and preserve the essence."

The old man shook his head, "I'll just have someone take you there to see."

As he said that, the old man got up, arrived at the door, and called out, "Qingniang! Qingniang, come here."

Soon, a girl in her thirteen or fourteen years old wearing a blue cloth skirt ran over.

"Grandpa Ge, what's the matter?" The girl looked soaked, which may be because she lived in this kind of tea garden mulberry forest for a long time, and she looked spotless.

"You go and take this gentleman around the tea garden," the old man sat down again.

Song Kai greeted Xue Weihai and Old Man Ge, and then arrived at the door.

"Langjun, let's go here," Qingniang lowered her head, pointed to the path behind the house, then lowered her hands and stood up, obviously trying to let Song Kai walk in front.

Old Man Ge poured a cup of tea himself, "Mr. Xue, who is this man?"

Ge Shou was naturally strange. Judging from the relationship between Song Kai and Xue Weihai just now, the two of them were like peer-to-peer friends. There were not many people who were so young and could argue with Xue Weihai as peer-to-peer friends.

Xue Weihai just smiled, waved his hand, and said, "I am a newly met young friend. He is quite interesting. He has some talent in his heart, but he doesn't like merit and doesn't like fame. Haha, it's quite a taste for me."

Ge Shou was slightly surprised, but few people were praised by Xue Weihai.
Chapter completed!