mtl008 Chapter 54 took a fancy to the paper bag
Chapter 54 took a fancy to the paper bag
"Why are you here again?" Tian Tian asked instinctively.
Lu Tao quickly pulled her aside, "Sweetie, it was Mother who shot and injured Manager Shen, he..."
She looked at the egg pancake in her hand, "He just wanted some food..."
"Whatever you do, don't say anything later..."
She lowered her voice, "There were so many servants who brought him here..."
"He's probably not just a small shopkeeper; we can't afford to offend someone like that."
Tian Tian remembered Zhou Shao from this morning; he was Shen Zhian's adopted son.
Shen Zhian acted almost without hesitation, without even questioning, and immediately ordered his adopted son to be escorted to the authorities.
This shows that Shen Zhiwen is not as simple and honest as he appears; in reality, he is ruthless and decisive!
So Lu Tao is right, these kinds of people...they can't afford to offend them.
Upon seeing Tian Tian, Shen Zhian stood up. "Miss Tian is back."
He was quite embarrassed.
Back in the county, his servants still went to Fulai Restaurant to get food to go.
He used to really enjoy the shrimp and bean curd rolls at Fu Lai Restaurant, especially the deep-fried kind.
The surface is crisp, while the inside is filled with fresh, tender, and bouncy shrimp meat.
During his ten-day stay in Baishi County, he ate almost every day and every meal without fail.
But today...
He lost interest.
Of course, the bean curd skin and shrimp rolls at Fu Lai Restaurant are as crispy and tender as ever.
It was the egg pancakes and steamed buns he had been longing to eat at the Lu family's place.
The egg pancake smelled delicious, and the sauce inside was perfectly balanced between sweet and sour.
The steamed buns have a soft and springy texture, and the meat filling is delicious...
It's even tastier than the shrimp and bean curd rolls.
In the late afternoon, when his servants asked him what he wanted to eat for dinner, he couldn't wait to rush to Qingliu Village.
"Sorry, I was just craving these egg pancakes..."
Shen Zhian had seen a lot of people, and although he had only spent a short time with the Lu family, he could tell that the most stubborn person in the family was the second daughter, Tian Tian.
Lady Lu was gentle and kind, but she possessed a strong inner resilience; otherwise, a woman like her could not have raised three children alone.
The eldest daughter, Tian Xiang, was very similar in temperament to Madam Lu. She also acted like an elder sister, protecting the second daughter and her younger brother.
The second daughter, Tian Tian, has a strong personality and is very opinionated; she is likely to make most of the decisions in the family.
As for the youngest boy, he couldn't speak and looked timid, but he knew how to protect the second daughter.
And there's also Liu Shi and Daya, whom I met yesterday.
They also followed Tian Tian's lead.
“This egg pancake is just a country dish, I didn’t expect Manager Shen to like it.” Tian Tian sat down with a smile. “My mother accidentally injured Manager Shen first. Before Manager Shen recovers, he can come over anytime he wants a bite of this.”
Shen Zhian looked up, this meant... he couldn't come once he recovered.
This is also...
This family of four includes three widows...
Yes, Shen Zhian has already had someone investigate Tian Tian's family situation.
Lu's husband died after the New Year; Tian Xiang's husband died in early summer; Tian Tian... died a little over a month after getting married...
Tian Jinghe is mute.
This one...
His gaze toward Lady Lu held even greater admiration.
This family has had it so tough. It's really not easy for Lu Shi, a woman all by herself.
Because the family consisted of four people, three of whom were widows, they were even more careful about maintaining proper separation between men and women.
It is said that there is much gossip and trouble around a widow's door.
He brought a lot of people with him when he came today, just to confuse the situation.
The carriage came and went, and no one knew he had stayed behind.
But his coming here for egg pancakes is secondary; the important thing is... that bag.
He tried it when he got back to the inn.
That paper bag was really useful. He tested it with water, and the water droplets rolled off directly without wetting the tea leaves inside.
Shen Zhian finished his dinner first and waited for the dishes to be cleared before starting to talk about business.
"Actually... I have another matter to discuss with you today."
He took out a paper bag. "I want to buy some of these bags."
"Mr. Shen is in the tea business and wants to buy some paper bags to package his tea."
He had already folded the paper bag in his hand.
He folded the paper bag into a cuboid following the creases, saying, "This paper bag is just right for holding tea."
He gestured at the final sealing point, saying, "Just apply some paste here and it'll be sealed."
"Wrap it in another layer of oil paper..."
This perfectly solves the problems of tea getting contaminated with tung oil smell and becoming damp during transportation.
"How much do you want?"
"The more the better!" Shen Zhian replied.
His tea plantations are scattered throughout Daqi, with large-scale production yielding seven to eight thousand catties of tea at a time, and small-scale production yielding just over a thousand catties of tea at a time.
Moreover, tea is available around Qingming Festival, after the Beginning of Summer, after the Beginning of Autumn, and after the Beginning of Winter each year.
Among them, tea harvested around the Qingming Festival is considered the best.
The tea leaves from the other three seasons are slightly inferior.
However, spring tea is tender, summer tea is light and slightly bitter, autumn tea has a mellow flavor, and winter tea has a bitter taste, each with its own characteristics.
Sales have been very good.
Therefore, he needs a lot of bags.
"But these bags... are very troublesome to make..." Tian Tian looked troubled; she had previously sold them for ten coins each...
But Shen Zhian uses it to wrap tea leaves, and tea leaves are not cheap, so how could the paper bags for wrapping tea leaves be cheap?
"Twenty coins each!" Tian Tian felt she was asking for the moon, considering they only cost a few cents each when bought from the system.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhian immediately made the decision, "Okay, no problem."
"how much do you have?"
Tian Tian was embarrassed. Had she lowered the price?
"How many do you want? As many as you want!"
"Then let's start with three thousand." Shen Zhian held up three fingers.
The autumn tea harvest is already underway, and we don't have time to distribute these bags.
It can only be used as winter tea.
Winter tea is harvested in winter when the weather is cold and the tea trees grow slowly, so the amount harvested is relatively small.
If you select the best quality tea from these winter teas, the quantity will be even smaller.
So three thousand paper bags are enough.
"But before the spring tea harvest next year, that is, before Qingming Festival, I need 10,000 paper bags!"
Tian Tian nodded, "No problem!"
"I wonder how long Manager Shen will stay in Baishi County?"
Shen Zhian glanced at Madam Lu; the matter of finding tea plantations didn't actually require his personal involvement.
But he had previously valued his nephew Zhou Shao and wanted to mentor him, which is why he personally brought him to Baishi County to inspect the mountains...
Unexpectedly, Zhou Shao turned out to be an ingrate who actually tried to kill him and seize his property!
It was also because of Zhou Shao's matter that he thought things through.
Nephews and nieces are closer than one's own son.
He is in his prime and is not incapable of having children; he simply does not wish to compromise.
now...
"I will stay in Baishi County until next spring."
"However, it would be best if these paper bags could be delivered within a month."