Chapter 595: The Desires of the Mouth and Belly

Even though Baifeng said this, Xuanyuan was still not very at ease. After all, Qibo was very important to the Xuanyuan Tribe, and Xuanyuan could not take this risk. What's more, the treatment Huaxia could provide to Qibo would certainly be better than the Xuanyuan Tribe, because Huaxia lacked nothing.

Xuanyuan asked for Qibo's opinion, but Qibo just waved his hand and said nothing, because some things still had to be discussed in private.

Seeing that this matter had not been settled, Baifeng said, "Then let's go back first. It's been a long time now, let's go back and have lunch together, then you can go and rest for a while, and we can discuss other matters in the afternoon, how about that?"

Xuanyuan nodded in agreement.

Huaxia did not have a dedicated reception hall; mainly because there were quite a few people dining together, it could only be arranged temporarily in the conference room, and only the conference room had such a large table.

The people from the Phylum of the Secretariat followed by Baifeng's side, ready to arrange the next steps according to Baifeng's words at any time, so by the time Baifeng and the others walked slowly to the conference room, tableware had already been set up inside.

Xuanyuan sat back in his original seat and then began to study the tableware in front of him: a cyan-white bowl and plate, a pair of exquisite wooden chopsticks, and a glass teacup.

Baifeng had seen most of these, but when he saw Huaxia's porcelain again, he still couldn't help but like it, especially that smooth, moist texture, which was different from the monotonous, rigid red of pottery, or the black patterns on red.

After everyone was seated, the well-trained maids began, one by one, to put tea leaves into everyone's teacups, then tossed in a few wolfberries and a date with a slightly roasted skin.

A small piece of maltose was also added to the cups of the Xuanyuan Tribe people, just for fear that they wouldn't be used to the taste, but after adding sugar, the slight astringency of the tea leaves would be covered up.

The moment the scented tea was put into the cups, the fragrance of flowers had already drifted throughout the entire conference room. Afterward, a group of maids began to pour boiling water from gourds into the teacups. The moment the tea leaves met the boiling water, the floral fragrance was immediately activated. Xuanyuan was somewhat intoxicated by the fragrance, but shock followed immediately after.

This was tea leaves, and tea leaves did not have this kind of fragrance, but why could Huaxia make tea leaves have a fragrance, and furthermore, it looked much better than the tea leaves he had seen before.

Behind almost every guest stood a maid. A short while after the boiling water was added, they stepped forward to stir the tea with a small spoon, mainly to let the sugar dissolve.

Most of the people from Huaxia had pure tea leaves; some would add wild wolfberries or dates or something, but Baifeng preferred pure tea.

After waiting for the tea to cool down a little, Baifeng raised his hand to invite the guests opposite to have tea, and he also picked up his teacup, blew on it slightly, and took a small sip.

None of the people from the Xuanyuan Tribe were afraid of the heat; they drank very naturally and quite elegantly. They had originally been somewhat resistant to drinking tea, after all, they knew very well what tea tasted like. However, the moment the tea entered their mouths, their eyes lit up. There was no bitterness or astringency, or rather it was very faint, replaced by sweetness, floral fragrance, and the special aroma of dates, making them unable to resist taking another sip.

Xuanyuan was very puzzled: "Why are tea leaves just tree leaves in our Xuanyuan Tribe, but in your hands, they have become, become so good-tasting?"

Baifeng smiled and said: "This is the human pursuit of the desires of the mouth and belly. Just like people like to eat cooked meat, there must be a part of the reason that cooked is better than raw. Tea leaves are good things, but only after being properly processed will they become treasures like this. For this sip of tea, our Huaxia has spent many, many years."

After taking another sip, Xuanyuan asked: "What price is needed to exchange for the method of making tea leaves?"

Baifeng shook his head: "No, I don't think this can be exchanged, because you also know that our Huaxia does not produce tea. In order to ensure that our Huaxia can have a sufficient quantity and cheap tea leaves, the production method must be kept in our hands."

"However, if you also like tea leaves, we can conduct more trade on the matter of tea leaves."

Xuanyuan glanced at the tea in his cup and asked curiously: "What kind of trade?"

Baifeng knew that Xuanyuan already had an idea, so his plan would have a better chance.

"Actually, tea trees can also be planted. Your Xuanyuan Tribe has wild tea trees, which shows that you are very suitable for planting tea. Then you can completely find some tea tree seedlings and plant them on those barren mountains where no one lives and no crops are grown. After a few years when they grow up, you can harvest them in a concentrated manner just like grain."

"And you don't have to worry about it being useless. Our Huaxia only fears that there isn't enough of it. Your Xuanyuan Tribe produces tea, and our Huaxia processes tea. We will trade for tea leaves from your hands at the current price. We will drink the processed tea ourselves, and if you also want some, we can naturally trade the finished product with you."

As soon as Changxian heard this, he retorted: "This is impossible. You take the things we produce ourselves at a low price and then give them back to us at a high price. Isn't this treating our Xuanyuan Tribe like fools?"

Baifeng did not speak, but Chou asked back directly: "Does it not cost money to process tea leaves? Pottery is also fired from mud, why is pottery so much more expensive than mud? Bronze is also made from stones, why don't you treat bronze as stones when trading?"

Changxian was left speechless by Chou's retort; the main point was that what Chou said was very reasonable.

Xuanyuan asked about the matter he cared about: "Increasing the value is certain. It must be very difficult to turn a leaf into this, but how much more expensive should this price be?"

Baifeng raised his hand, summoned the servant behind him to his side, whispered a few words, and then the servant left immediately.

Baifeng explained to Xuanyuan: "I asked him to get some tea leaves, and you will know once you see them."

Xuanyuan nodded and continued to wait, but the tea in his cup was basically at the bottom. After he put the cup down, the maid immediately stepped forward to refill it for Xuanyuan.

Because the arrangement was relatively rushed, and Baifeng also attached importance to it, the lunch was prepared very carefully, which also resulted in more time being spent. Now the food was still in the pots in the kitchen.

Soon the servant brought a wooden box and handed it to Baifeng. After Baifeng opened it and took a look, he pushed it to the middle of the conference table, letting the people of the Xuanyuan Tribe see it, and inside were tea leaves of different qualities.