MY NAME IS DAISY - NOT A BAD DUCK
21. Tea Plantation
The plantation is crowded with workers who finished picking tea shoots. Daisy wanders the empty route so as not to disturb the workers. The workers who saw Daisy nodded their heads and smiled, Daisy replied. Some of the senior workers were initially shocked because they thought that the one who came was Madam Bella. Because Daisy is very similar to her mother. But the foreman immediately informs them that the new director is Miss Daisy, daughter of Madame Bella.
"It turns out she's Miss Daisy. Aah is beautiful just like mistress Bella" muttered a woman who had worked there for ten years.
"At that time Miss Daisy was a child. Now it's a very beautiful adult girl" whispered the others full of admiration.
The tea pickers had already started their work before sunrise. Currently they bring the pickle to the place of the servant.
Benvollio tea plantations are the most expensive producer of white tea or white tea among all types of tea.
White Tea or White Tea is a tea leaf that is not preserved and oxidized to produce tea that contains less caffeine than other types of tea. Moreover, the light color and aroma make this tea very suitable to be enjoyed in all atmosphere and easily accepted by all ages.
This white tea is picked from selected tea leaf buds and picked at a certain time, which is before the sunrise. The goal is to maintain the shape and quality of tea leaves to stay fresh, processed by the process of panning or claying on that day. The process is also done by natural methods. Only through the weaving and drying with the help of wind and sunshine of the mountains as soon as the plucking process is carried out. Without undergoing the process of oxidation/fermentation or grinding so as not to damage the actual shape of the tea and the content of anti-oxidants and other useful substances is maintained properly.
White tea is still the best and most expensive tea. And in the country of Lotus it turns out that only Benvollio plantations that produce white tea. Because initially this tea only existed in China and Taiwan.
Daisy's been studying this for the past few days. Of the several types of tea produced, white tea is the mainstay product of their plantations.
"I heard, the price of tea produced by Benvollio plantation is the most expensive with the best quality, Miss" Gabriella spoke while accompanying Daisy to walk towards the place of the servant.
"White tea is yes. White tea is currently the most expensive tea. And we're the only Lotus state" Daisy said.
"If for green tea and black tea we are also the best quality, but the price is still the same as other plantations" continued Daisy.
"White Tea is made from very young and unblooming leaves of Camellia sinensis. It should also be taken carefully. The young plucked shoots were still draped in silvery-white fine hair like velvet"
"When it dries it will turn white. White Tea is also processed naturally with a steward for seventy-two hours. It's also what makes it expensive" Daisy continued with a fluffy smile. He felt the calmness and happiness of seeing the expanse of tea with the aroma of tea leaves that were still wet and the air was very cool.
"I just heard it now, Miss" Gabriella is not a tea connoisseur. He only knew tea was a brownish-colored drink. Or green tea that is efficacious to make a slim body. He rarely drinks tea. I prefer coffee to tea.
"White Tea is indeed a type of tea that still sounds foreign, especially when compared to the popularity of black tea and green tea. Because this tea is still the rarest type of tea in the world"
"The "high price makes White Tea sometimes used as a symbol of one's social status. And because of the high price also that causes not many people to consume it so that it is less popular in the community" Daisy continued her speech.
He suddenly came up with an idea to develop a Benvollio tea plantation. It might be interesting if he opened a kind of agro-tourism for tourists. Introduce a wide variety of teas and also the process to produce different types of tea to everyone.
"Waaah. It turns out my future wife is really smart" Maxi's voice is right behind Daisy's. Make the series of ideas in his mind stop.
Daisy looked at me immediately. Maxi looked at him confused.
"Aren't you and Grandpa meeting with a prospective client this morning, Max?"ask Daisy. He noticed the clothes Maxi was wearing. Suits sweaters and jeans with sneakers on his legs.
"Meeting was changed to two o'clock in the afternoon" Maxi replied.
"So...Grandpa let me accompany you around the tea garden. Are you willing to accompany me?" Maxi teases Daisy.
"Hmmmh, with pleasure Mr. Maxi" Daisy said with a sweet smile.
"Let's come with me to see the tea making process. Because the tea shoots are finished picking" Daisy asked.
"Miss, the great lord changed the lunch spot to the city center. Not at the villa. And the visit to the Viorella factory was changed to be2sok in the morning" Gabriela said after a notification came in on her phone.
"No problem, Miss. Let's just follow Grandpa's instructions" Daisy said.
"Miss is also asked to attend during meetings with prospective clients. Because this is Fiorella's project" Gabriella said.
"Good, Miss. Just put it on the schedule. I'm always ready" Daisy nodded to Gabriella.
"Our guests are prospective distributors of tea drinks and fruit packaging produced by Fiorella to be marketed in the UK" said Maxi.
"Actually our prospective partner is the owner of the waterpark in this Amber city. He said his family had been here for a year. It's just that the person did have some time to leave for England. Because there are some companies there that he must take care of"
"He had arrived from England last night, but this morning he had a minor injury while riding. So now we're going to Alecio's hospital downtown"
"At your hospital" Maxi continued. Makes Daisy remember that she also has a schedule to visit there in the next few days.
"Makanya Grandpa suggested meeting her downtown only" Maxi explained.
"At first grandfather suggested to be postponed tomorrow. But according to his assistant, our guest is still asking today for only minor injuries"
Daisy digested Maxi's words and immediately remembered the horseman she saw this morning. Was that man the guest Maxi was referring to?, Daisy thought.
Didn't Clarissa think she was the owner of a waterpark in Amber?. It is likely that the guest who will meet them later in the afternoon is the horseman earlier. Thought Daisy again.
Could it be that when he rode this morning, he was injured? Because last Daisy saw her horse did look agitated and neighing a bit hard. From her voice, it was like she was in pain. Maybe the horse fell while running, and that's what caused the man to be injured.
"Benvollio Plantation is one of the leading tea producers in Lotus country. And the only producer of white tea that has been successfully exported to several countries in Europe" Maxi said when they arrived at the tea shade. The garden manager rushed over to them and let them into the waiting room full of large wooden trays.
"Actually the white tea harvest here has not been able to meet market demand in Europe. Hopefully in the future we can expand the land to the east which is still empty" said Daisy.
"You can do it, Daisy" Maxi cheered.
"I believe you can make your family business more advanced" Maxi continued.
"Thank you, Max" said Daisy.
Maxi nods.
They went around the room and greeted the officers there.
After about two hours of walking around. They finally arrived at a garden full of flowers. There are a few gazebos there. As a child when Grandpa was still there, the park was often used for tea parties Grandpa guests.
Now the idea goes back to Daisy's head. This garden will be part of the agrosiwata. Tourists can enjoy a variety of teas and learn the art of drinking tea.
That way, in addition to introducing tea-drinking culture to the wider community in Lotus country, he could also help to make the city of Amber better known. So that it can help improve the economy of the city of Amber.
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