Chapter 263 – Trying to Ignore Chu Lan

“Well, didn’t study for a few years.” Wei Ruo replied, “I’m not the material for studying, otherwise I would have taken the exam to get a merit.”

“But Mr. Xu’s medical skills are so high.”

“Knowing the names of the medicines, everything else was taught by Master himself.” Wei Ruo replied.

The implication is that I can’t read medical books, so I can only write prescriptions and recognize a few common words.

“In that case it will have to be me who will write on his behalf.” Fan Chengxu didn’t think there was anything wrong with it, all people have strengths and weaknesses, Xu Heyu already had multiple strengths, having this one shortcoming wasn’t a big deal.

If he really had to know everything, he’d find it too rare instead.

So Wei Ruo started dictating and Fan Chengxu started doing the writing.

“When the tea leaves have been aired for two hours and dried until half-dry, they are kneaded and rolled into strips, a process that takes about a quarter to two quarters of an hour. The twisted tea leaves are then put into a bamboo basket, covered with a wet cloth, and placed on a bowl of water. This process is the fermentation of the tea leaves.”

Fan Chengxu took note of them one by one, while being curious about what Wei Ruo had described.

Chu Lan listened with equal interest from the side, a shallow smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.

Wei Ruo continued, “Afterwards, the tea leaves will be dried, just use the baking jar that the people of Taizhou Prefecture use to dry bamboo shoots. After drying, it can be put into containers.”

Although what Wei Ruo said was simple, for Fan Cheng Xu and Chu Lan who had seen tea leaves handled this way, what she said was full of novelty.

After listening to what Wei Ruo said, Fan Chengxu asked Wei Ruo some more detailed questions.

“Mr. Xu, one of the items in the process you described just now was baking, I wonder what the fire level for this baking should be?” Fan Chengxu asked.

“Slow baking over a small fire is best, the drying process needs to be slow, do not be hasty, to avoid scorching of the tea leaves, affecting the taste.” Wei Ruo replied.

“I wonder if Mr. Xu can teach me in detail about this kneading technique, otherwise I’m afraid that the people in my tea garden won’t do a good enough job.”

“Then I’ll trouble Boss Fan to call a few tea-making workers with good memory and quick learning to come over for a trip in a while, and I’ll demonstrate with them.”

“No problem.” Wei Ruo promised.

The two of them talked happily, leaving Chu Lan out in the cold.

Wei Ruo, who was seriously discussing the issue with Fan Chengxu, was significantly more relaxed than when she first faced Chu Lan.

Chu Lan looked at Wei Ruo’s side face, remembering the time when he was seriously injured and lived in the other party’s manor, and at that time, he also had this kind of relaxed and casual conversation with himself.

He didn’t know why he missed that time together, when it was clear that it was his lowest and hardest time.

After confirming the details, Fan Chengxu put down his pen and said to Wei Ruo, “Regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, the fact that Mr. Xu was able to phase out such a set of methods for handling tea leaves really surprised me as well.”

“Boss Fan is too kind, this method is not something I came up with either, it was taught to me by an old crone I met once upon a time.” Wei Ruo replied.

“Oh? I see, it seems that there is no shortage of people with great talent that Mr. Xu has met in the past.” Fan Chengxu said.

Xu Heyu’s medical skills are so good, his master must also be a high level person.

“Boss Fan is flattering, I’m just a country village boy, and the people I’ve met must not be able to compare to the people around Boss Fan.” Wei Ruo hurriedly said modestly.

Fan Chengxu said, “You don’t have to be so modest, you see that Mr. Zhu admires you as much as I do.”

Chu Lan said, “When Mr. Xu’s fermented tea is made, I wonder if I’ll have the honor of asking for a cup to drink?”

No fortunately.

Wei Ruo replied in his mind.

“Mr. Zhu is Boss Fan’s honored guest and can come to Boss Fan’s place to drink at any time.” Wei Ruo replied.

Both she and Fan Chengxu have a share of this tea, so if you want to drink it, just find Fan Chengxu, why ask her.

“Uh-huh.” Chu Lan answered.

Fan Chengxu’s heart, however, was snickering, it was really interesting that this Xu Heyu could make the high-minded and proud seventh prince so defeated.

Not long, Shen shopkeeper brought two tea workers over, Wei Ruo personally hands to the two demonstrated the kneading process, the two are skilled tea workers, soon mastered the doorway.

After making sure that the two had learned, Wei Ruo did not stay long and excused himself from the two on the pretext that he still had things to do in the manor.

“I’ll see Mr. Xu off.” Fan Chengxu said.

“There’s no need, Boss Fan still has Mr. Zhu, his honored guest, and should stay behind to accompany his honored guest, so just have Boss Shen send me down the mountain.” Wei Ruo excused himself.

“I happen to be planning to walk around a bit, so join Boss Fan in sending you down the mountain.”

Chu Lan stood up when he finished speaking.

Seeing this, Fan Chengxu could only follow Chu Lan’s words and say, “Yes, Brother Zongyue has been bored out of his mind in my small mountainous courtyard these past few days, so it’s a good time to walk around.”

Wei Ruo couldn’t open her mouth to refuse, so she didn’t say anything else.

So he let the two of them accompany him down the mountain.

On the way Wei Ruo looked at the surrounding scenery and tried to avoid continuing to talk to Chu Lan or having eye contact.

Luckily, although Chu Lan was annoying, he wasn’t a man of many words and didn’t catch her asking questions.

Several people walked together to the foot of the mountain, and the carriage that had sent Wei Ruo here was parked here.

Wei Ruo said goodbye to the two of them and then got on the carriage, and the driver who sent Wei Ruo here once again drove Wei Ruo away from Yu Sheng Tea Garden.

Only after the carriage had traveled some distance did Xiu Mei, who was sitting inside the carriage, let out a long breath of relief.

“The party scared me to death, I stayed by the side of the young lady and my hands were sweating.”

“Until he leaves Taizhou Province, none of our dealings with Boss Fan will be in person.” Wei Ruo said.

Xiu Mei nodded her head like garlic, “That’s good! Can’t meet up with him again, it’s too dangerous!”

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On the first day of May, Wei Ruo received an invitation from Miss Xu Yaojun from the Xu family, the other party invited her to watch the dragon boat race on the fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.

Last year’s Dragon Boat Wei Ruo was spent in Xingshan County, Xingshan County holiday although there will also be some ceremonies, but there is no dragon boat to see.

In contrast, the Dragon Boat Festival in Taizhou Prefecture is quite a bit more lively, and a dragon boat race is held every year, and this year is naturally no exception.

“Miss, why did this Miss Yaojun invite you? You are not familiar with her, you only met her once last time when Mrs. Xu invited all the ladies and misses of the families to embark on a trek.” Xiu Mei was a little curious and a little worried.

The Xu family is not familiar with their young lady, but she is familiar with the second young lady! I’m afraid they’ve got something bad in mind.

“Who knows what this girl is thinking.” Wei Ruo couldn’t say.

“Miss, do you want to go then?” Xiu Mei asked.

“Don’t go, don’t go if you can.” Wei Ruo naturally didn’t want to get together for this kind of hustle and bustle.

From the day she returned to the school captain’s residence, she had been avoiding too much interaction with these ladies of the world as much as possible.

Wei Ruo decided to put off Xu Yaogun’s invitation, so he planned to have Xiu Mei run to the Tong Zhi Mansion the next day to pass on a message.

In the evening, when the people were having dinner together, Wei Yi Chen also appeared.