Caoxixue

On March 17, the first year of Guangxu's reign, in the rain on Shanghai's Fourth Avenue, Xie Zheng'an walked out of the gate of Yihe Matheson carrying two baskets of spring tea that was priced at 40% off. When the bank pressed for debt, Tong Shunyuan took advantage of the situation and robbed him. The foreign bank comprador told him: Huizhou leaves are not worthy of being sold through the door of Shanghai. He didn't argue, and turned back to Caoxi - using a green pot that had been rusted for three generations, starting from the first pot of waste tea, he regained his skills bit by bit. From a pot of orchid incense in Caoxi to a signboard in Shanghai; from being blocked by foreign companies, to connecting tea merchants from three provinces to build their own markets; from following other people's rules, to asking the world to price according to his standards - he has only done one thing in his life: let the Chinese people's own tea take its place. (This book is based on the real deeds of Xie Zhengan, the founder of Xieyu Tea House.)