Chapter 272 - Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Selling Red Tea 1 (1/2)

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Selling Red Tea 1

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“It does smell quite good indeed, and it’s vastly different from the scent of green tea.” Shopkeeper Shen felt the novelty.

“Go, bring over a pot of spring water, I wish to personally taste this tea,” Fan Chengxu anticipated the taste eagerly.

Shopkeeper Shen quickly instructed the attendant to brew some spring water for Fan Chengxu.

Fan Chengxu used the same method as for brewing green tea, steeped a cup of black tea. As its name implies, the tea had a reddish -brown color.

This color made people somewhat uneasy, appearing somewhat like a cup of green tea left overnight.

Fan Chengxu raised the cup, but Shopkeeper Shen stopped him before he could bring it to his mouth: “Sir, let me try it first.”

Shopkeeper Shen was somewhat concerned that this kind of tea might upset the stomach.

“You don’t need to, I’ll do it myself.” Fan Chengxu didn’t listen to Shopkeeper Shen. He brought the cup to his lips and took a sip.

Shopkeeper Shen looked at Fan Chengxu anxiously, seeing his eyebrows tightly knitted, which made him extremely worried.

After a long while, Fan Chengxu’s eyebrows softened, and a smile formed at the corner of his mouth, “Interesting, really interesting.”

“Sir, this tea…”

“This tea is very different from green tea. Its flavor is softer, it lacks the freshness of green tea but has a bit more sweetness,” Fan Chengxu commented.

-Sir, do you think this tea tastes better than the tea we usually drink?” Shopkeeper Shen asked.

“Not necessarily, each has its own merit.”

“Then, Sir, shall we continue to process the tea leaves harvested over the past few days according to Young Master Xu’s instructions, make them into fermented tea?” Shopkeeper Shen queried.

“Keep going. Selling the current tea leaves as green tea is at a loss. If we make this kind of tea, there might still be a profit. If we are gambling, let us be thorough about it, and not hesitate,” Fan Chengxu said.

“Yes, sir,” Shopkeeper Shen responded.

“Furthermore, starting from tomorrow, sell black tea in the Tea Pavilion, and claim that it has health benefits and can invigorate the body,” Fan Chengxu instructed.

Whether black tea has these health benefits, Fan Chengxu didn’t know, but that didn t hinder him from promoting it as such.

“Yes Sir,” Shopkeeper Shen answered, “By the way sir, the seventh prince and Lord Lu are in the Tea Pavilion right now. They have captured a spy and given him a good beating.”

“Leave him be, we can’t get rid of this big shot anytime soon. We just need to manage our own things well and try to satisfy his demands to avoid offending him,” Fan Chengxu didn’t have any other choices, his uncle’s side had already sent him dozens of letters urging him, his mind was filled with headaches.

As long as Chu Lan didn’t specifically ask to see him, he’ll try as much as possible to avoid him. He had better spend this time discussing business with Xu Heyou, it was more enjoyable and interesting.

And as for the spy, it didn’t bear any relevance to him at all. He had no intention of participating in these matters since he had no plans to enter the official bureaucracy.

“Yes Sir.”

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After the launch of the new black tea at the Yusheng Tea Pavilion, many tea lovers were attracted to taste it, generating a split in opinions.