The Jiang family started out in the tea business and gained a worldwide reputation. Wuyi Mountain was once the Jiang family's largest tea-growing area, where "the mountains are winding and the peaks are surrounded by water". The climate and geology are very suitable for tea growth, and the fine tea produced here is famous all over the world.
However, the Min Yue area is very closed and backward. It is difficult to grow crops in the mountains, the population is sparse, the people are tough, the roads are rugged, transportation is inconvenient, and there are even miasma and poisonous insects from time to time, making it difficult to enter and exit. It is actually quite difficult to run a tea business here.
Although Blake Harrison and his companions were lucky along the way and did not encounter any tribes or bandits who blocked their way to rob them, when they left Jiangsu and Zhejiang and entered northern Fujian, they encountered rugged mountain roads and a warm and humid climate. It rained from time to time, and the roads were muddy and dangerous. Even Ethan Bennett felt that the weather was bad and the journey was difficult, and he was puzzled as to why Blake Harrison, who was used to a life of luxury, would have to suffer so much in the middle of summer.
They traveled for six or seven days before arriving in the Wuyi Mountain area. They found a private house at the foot of the mountain to rest for a day, and the next day they found a local guide to lead the way up the mountain. Since horse-drawn carriages were inconvenient to travel, they basically had to rely on walking.
Blake Harrison seemed to be unable to adapt to the climate here. He vomited several times since he arrived. Even though Ethan Bennett gave him warm medicine every day, his complexion became paler day by day and he looked very haggard.
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