Chapter 40 Chapter Ten Nine Difficulties

Since the Tang Dynasty, people have been trying to find the Valley of the King of Tea, but all failed.I always feel that this matter is very strange. Tanggong Mountain is not a very large mountain range, and it is unlikely that no one has discovered it for thousands of years.Tea has always been grown on Tanggong Mountain. If the tea king walks in and out, how can the tea growers turn a blind eye.These signs were all confusing, until I saw the poem on the teapot and the rainbow after the heavy rain, I finally thought of one thing, or saw through a psychological trick. In the case of the Fohai Demon's House, I have experienced many deceptions. Some rumors are lies fabricated by people with intentions, in order to cover up some ulterior secrets.The Valley of the King of Tea is hidden in Tanggong Mountain. This is already a legend that tea people believe to be true, and it is more reliable than the Buddha Sea Demon House.However, why so many people, even after so many years, no one found it? Could it be that the tea king also used psychological tricks-the Tea King Valley is not in Tanggong Mountain at all.

After Zhao Shuai listened to my analysis, he said thoughtfully: "Your words are very reasonable, but the Valley of the King of Tea is not in Tanggong Mountain, where would it be? The sky is big, and the earth is big, where do we find it?" Looking at the rainbow on the green tea slope, I wiped off the sweat from my face and said to Zhao Shuai: "Didn't I just say that it is at the end of the rainbow, but it is not the rainbow in the sky, but the one on the ground!" I expected that Zhao Shuai would not understand, so I immediately walked down the tea slope with him, walked through the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain, and returned to the main street of Dingshu Town.Zhao Shuai was worried that Shopkeeper Wu would go back on his word and wanted to take back the Tianqingni teapot, so he asked all the way why he ran back again.I asked Zhao Shuai to think back, do you remember the tea tray holding the azure clay teapot, and there is an ancient map of the tea plantation area on the tea tray?Zhao Shuai misunderstood that I wanted to buy a tea tray, so he immediately shook his head and said that the tea tray was a parallel import, and no one picked it up when it fell in the garbage dump, and he must not buy a waste product out of his pocket.

I also like Tianqing clay teapots very much, so I also don't want shopkeeper Wu to go back again, so I ran to the street and stood there.The reason why I mentioned the tea tray is that the tea tray was most likely made of an antique, and the ancient map was of course copied.There is an ancient tea road on the map, shaped like a rainbow, winding from one mountain to another. At that time, I almost thought it was a rainbow. Later, shopkeeper Wu said that it was not a rainbow, but an ancient road. no longer exists. Now that I am back on the street, I just want to take the next bus to leave Dingshu Town, because the Tea King Valley is not near here at all.I plan to go back to the town and look up the ancient map of Yixing from the Tang Dynasty to find out which mountain to which mountain the rainbow-like winding ancient road leads from.If my guess is correct, one of them must be Tang Gongsan, and the other mountain is where the Tea King Valley is located.These clues can be found in the historical sites on Tanggong Mountain, but unfortunately everyone has fallen into psychological tricks. After all, Tea King Valley has become a common knowledge in Tanggong Mountain.If I jumped out and said that the Valley of the King of Tea is not in Tanggong Mountain, then the other tea people would definitely laugh out loud, or beat me to death with sticks.

Before I finished speaking, the car came, and Zhao Shuai pushed and kicked me into the car.Come and go quickly, we just left Dingshu Town, but we are one step closer to Tea King Valley.It was evening when I returned to the town, and after a lot of twists and turns, I finally got an ancient map of Yixing from the Tang Dynasty.The ancient map really has a rainbow-shaped ancient road. The starting point of the ancient road is Tanggong Mountain, and the end point is Mingling Mountain in Zhangzhu Town. The highest mountain in southern Jiangsu is Mingling. The highest peak, Huangtading, is more than 600 meters above sea level. Although it is much higher than the mountains in western China, it has a wide variety of plant species, and it is not at all faster than the mountains in the southwest.It's a pity that the ancient map we got is similar to the map in the textbook, and it is not detailed at all. We don't know which direction the ancient road leads to Mingling Mountain.Mingling occupies a large area, and the disappearing ancient road can lead to any place. If you can’t find the end of that ancient road, you probably won’t be able to find Tea King Valley either.There are more than ten villages and towns in Zhangzhu Town, so we can't inquire about them one by one. I'm afraid Liao Laoer will take a step before he finds the ancient road.

Zhao Shuai and I stayed in the county town for another night, and after wandering around a few places, we finally found an old teacher who had collected detailed ancient maps.The ancient road changes frequently, but in the Tang Dynasty, there was only one ancient road extending from Tanggong Mountain to Mingling, and the end of that ancient road was near the current Lingxia Village.We thanked the old teacher in a hurry, and quickly went to Lingxia Village by car, and at the same time wondered whether this trip would be in vain. Lingxia Village is a village in Zhangzhu Town. When we were about to arrive, we saw a sea of ​​bamboos dancing in the wind.According to the old teacher, human beings have been living in Lingxia Village for nearly two thousand years, and talking about its history cannot be done overnight.Lingxia Village is also a kingdom of plants. In addition to the green bamboos all over the mountain, there are also rich forest resources. Among them, there are many famous trees such as ginkgo, elm, and hackberry that are more than 100 years old.The villagers are used to firewood for firewood on the mountain, but they respect the ancient and famous trees and never wantonly harm them.

Seeing the environment of Lingxia Village, I immediately felt that the Valley of the King of Tea is here. Although there are not as many teas as there are in Tanggong Mountain, no one said that the Valley of the King of Tea must grow tea.When Zhao Shuai saw the bamboos, he thought, if they are processed, it must be a big deal, and this trip really paid off.When the car was driving, it rained again, and a rainbow of seven colors was erected in the sky.Coincidentally, one end of the rainbow actually fell in the mountains next to Lingxia Village, which made us all jump up excitedly. I don’t know if we found the right way. Not long after we got out of the car, we wanted to ask the old people in the village if they had found any ancient monuments in the mountains.When the villagers saw outsiders walking in, they all cast curious eyes. It is estimated that outsiders do not come here often.This is also a good sign, because there are few outsiders, it means that the only people who found the clues of Tea King Valley may be me and Zhao Shuai.

After we entered the village, we were chased by a dog for a short distance. Later, Zhao Shuai picked up a stone and injured the dog, and the dog ran away with its tail between its legs.I stopped to catch my breath in embarrassment, and told Zhao Shuai not to smash it, the dog had already run away.Who knew that before I finished speaking, I was attracted by a purple hut in the corner, and I was amazed when I saw it clearly. There is a plaque on the purple hut, which is exquisite in workmanship. On the plaque is written in red paint: Hongyu Xiaodian.Zhao Shuai and I looked at each other, thinking how damn lucky this time, I didn't expect to find the small purple sand pot shop opened by Jiang Hongyu by such a coincidence.Liao Lao Er met Jiang Langzhong many years ago, and Jiang Langzhong's granddaughter is Jiang Hongyu.It's a pity that Liao Laoer only knew about this person, but he didn't know the exact location of the Hongyu shop, so he couldn't give us directions.Zhao Shuai and I thought we didn't have enough time, so we didn't plan to find Jiang Hongyu at all.In fact, this is not the only reason, another reason is that women are troubled, and she does not necessarily know more than us.Zhao Shuai and I were hesitant to say hello to Jiang Hongyu, but we saw a woman in white walking from the end of the village. After a closer look, the woman was actually Mu Qingxiang.

Zhao Shuai and I were dumbfounded. We didn't expect to meet Mu Qingxiang in Lingxia Village. In this way, Tea King Valley must be nearby.That day in Qingdao, we chased Mu Qingxiang away, I don’t know how many times I regretted it, so I hurried forward, fearing that this elusive woman would fly away again.Mu Qingxiang seemed to be waiting for us on purpose, so she walked towards us without avoiding it. Mu Qingxiang walked over calmly, and said at the first sentence: "You are finally here, I have been waiting for a long time." "You knew we were coming?" I was surprised, but I wondered in my heart if this woman was really a god, and she could count so accurately.

Zhao Shuai was more honest than me, so he immediately asked, "Since you can figure out that we will come, why don't you just go to the end and tell us where the Tea King Valley is?" Mu Qingxiang shook her head, and said lightly: "I don't know the exact location of Tea King Valley, I only know that it is nearby, so I will go to Qingdao to find you, I hope you will find it with me." "Then how do you know that we will come? Can you tell the truth, prophet?" I asked impatiently. Mu Qingxiang said unhurriedly: "There is such a good thing! You will definitely come, because Liao Er Er doesn't want to die, and you don't want to die, not to mention so many things that happened in the past are related to you. I believe you will find Here, it’s just a lot later than I thought, it’s a pity.”

I was surprised, this woman can reason, but why is it a pity, we came a few days late, which is considered very fast.Who told her not to make it clear earlier, but to play tricks, can't she finish what she has to say at once?But it's also our fault. We drove Mu Qingxiang away at that time, but we couldn't find her no matter what. Zhao Shuai asked curiously: "Why do you say it's a pity, did someone find the Tea King Valley first?" "No." Mu Qingxiang sighed softly, "It's Jiang Hongyu you are looking for, she is almost dead." "Dead soon?" Zhao Shuai and I said in unison.

People in the village stared at us, so I felt embarrassed and asked Mu Qingxiang what was going on.It turned out that Jiang Hongyu had opened a small shop here for six years. Although the villagers did not understand why she opened a shop here, because opening a shop here was undoubtedly asking for a dead end. After all, the villagers were unlikely to buy such expensive teapots.Jiang Hongyu didn't seem to care much about the success of the business, and even opened the small shop next to a dilapidated earthen house, which seemed out of place with the village.The small earthen house will also break ground recently to build a small factory, and the small red jade shop will also be demolished. Zhao Shuai and I looked at the Hongyu shop, and sure enough, someone was already doing preliminary work, preparing to demolish the small earthen house, and the Hongyu shop would be the next to suffer.Now that the owner is dying, it is useless to keep the house.I can't help but feel sorry for Jiang Hongyu, but I have a vague feeling that Jiang Hongyu opened the shop here on purpose, because she also comprehended the ancient poem: The king of tea is at the end of the bridge in the hidden valley, and the purple air comes from the east to thousands of stars. Mu Qingxiang told me that Jiang Hongyu ran to the mountains again three days ago, but she was found passed out outside the village in the evening.Although no wounds could be seen on Jiang Hongyu's body, she was already dying and could not even open her eyes.When Mu Qingxiang found this place, Jiang Hongyu happened to be in a coma, so she couldn't find any grandchildren.No one ever knew what Jiang Hongyu was doing in the mountains, so no one knew why Jiang Hongyu became like this. The old man who found her said that Jiang Hongyu was holding two pieces of fresh white tea leaves tightly in her hands, muttering in her mouth that she found it, found it, and then groaned two words indistinctly—nine difficulties.