Twenty-year tea vendor's metamorphosis: one passionate soul was battered by life, becoming a swindler he himself despised.

Selling tea is a perpetual beating by life.

Just entering the tea industry, full of passion, straightforward conscience and credibility.

But after having experienced life's hardships, even though they always talk about being honest and moral, as for whether the tea is real or not, it no longer matters anyway, because most people can't tell the difference.

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Skilled tea seller skills

Talking with Mr. Zhou in his store, they met a customer who came to buy tea.

Finally I've seen for myself what all the hype is about - the legendary tea seller's skill. It's truly awe-inspiring.

A forty-year-old tea-drinker stepped in and said:

Just started drinking tea and bought some from online as I wasn't familiar with different brands. Didn't like the taste, so tried it in a physical store instead. If I don't like the one I try here either, I won't be surprised if you ask me to buy more. But if I do, I will definitely purchase!

Boss Zhou suddenly looked like a sly businessperson and said: "You can buy tea online too, but it all depends on luck. What kind of tea do you usually drink?"

Friends of tea say: those who like Lincang prefer a slightly sweet tea.

The old boss quickly patted his chest and assured him: "Lingcang tea, you've really found the right one." So he poured a pot of Lingcang.

After carefully observing the tea guest's hand movements, his eyes suddenly became sharp and he knew for sure that this was a true tea connoisseur, who had already been overcome by the fragrance of the tea.

Then, let's chat about the old days, youth and hometown scenery, after two cups of tea, Mr. Zhou suddenly said: I'm on good terms with you, I have a 1,000-year-old tree from Iceland, I'll give you one cup to try.

So the old boss of Zhong took one of the Icelandic stallions from Lao Yang and assured himself with a bang on his flat chest that: You can't buy such horses in any ordinary store, I'm not exaggerating, just try it out.

The boss poured out the tea leaves, handed her a gongda cup and said: "Take a sniff, there's pure honey fragrance and orchid fragrance."

The tea aficionado placed his cup under his nose, inhaled deeply and exclaimed: "The fragrance of the orchid is rich and pure, untainted by any adulterants. Let me drink it in and see how the notes develop."

The boss nodded and complimented him with a thumbs up, saying: "You're still so young and already very knowledgeable about tea. Most people who have that level of knowledge are in their 60s."

The boss changed skills, good tea, let those who understand tea let the tea guests experience it themselves and said: Try this tea's taste, throat sound, and the feeling of forming a tea soup.

A tea guest drank several cups in a row and said: "The tea is like fluff gathered into a lump floating on top of the teeth, smooth flow, low bitterness, and there's a throatful note after brewing, after drinking the forehead and back are slightly sweaty. This one tastes about the same as the old trees from Iceland's elder villages I've had before." How much does this cost?

Mr. Zhou, a cunning businessman, changed his face instantly from 0% to 100%, saying: "You truly know tea! This tea is an old tree in the remote village of Iceland in 2020. I give you 13,000 yuan per kilogram. To be honest, the raw materials are worth 10,000 yuan.

The tea trader immediately retorted: I am also very quick on my feet, 10,000 yuan for one kilogram.

The old boss's heart was simply jumping with joy, but he still pretended to be extremely unwilling and said: Brother, if you don't mind, I can sell you another kilogram of something else for 12,000 yuan. As for this tea, I'm running low on stock. Selling at the cost price would make me lose money.

The tea addict also said on camera: "I really want to buy it, you don't sell it then I'll go and look for the tea farmer in the live streaming room."

Just as the tea guest was about to leave, Manager Zhou showed a more cunning side, completely unmoved by the guest's departure or otherwise. It seemed that only when the guest spoke up with great enthusiasm and displayed his deep affection for this particular brand of tea did he feel a sense of satisfaction.

The tea guest had just turned his back and saw that Mr. Zhou was not leaving him, so he turned around and added: Want to add 1,000 yuan.

The boss quickly said: Good, good, I'm selling it to you. Take care of the business later. I still have a genuine Gu Xiaoguo here. My blood is short, and I'll give you half a slice to take back and drink. Later, please take care of the business.

So they quickly made a deal.

After the tea customers left, Mr. Zhou turned to Old Yang and said: "How much of the Icelandic Ice Block you have left from 2020? Can you help me get another 5 kilograms?"

When Old Yang heard that, his blood pressure shot up instantly. Although he didn't have much stock, there was nothing to do but harden one's head and sell it to him at 4000 yuan per kilogram.

The same tea leaves, next door Mr. Zhou made one kilogram 6,500, Mr. Yang made one kilogram 300 yuan.

This is what they call: without comparison, beauty can't be brought out.

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Selling tea has turned into despising oneself

After returning home, Old Yang had a bit of trouble sleeping.

My friends told me that tea old driver Zhou boss sold tea for over 10 years ago, and it was also very nostalgic.

That year, Xiao Zhou sold tea when a piece of tea leaves would earn several dozen yuan. And moreover, the tea packaging is almost not calculated, sent directly.

The young Zhou said: Even if selling tea makes little money, it is rich and happy in this way.

However, time is still the most effective thing after all.

As the years went by, Xiao Zhou became a husband and later a father. The old Wang was left with only selling tea to make a living. In life's beatings, he finally became that sentence "the tea seller, who said true words?"

Tea that costs 100 yuan is sold at 300 yuan, and I still have a conscience. Glacial fjord salt from Iceland, which costs 4500 yuan per kilogram, is sold at 11,000 yuan per kilogram. And I thought the market was chaotic enough to buy such good tea already wasn't bad......

In short, as far as life is concerned, tea leaves have tormented me a thousand times in the past, but I treated them like my first love, Xiao Zhou, and they've become old and oily, full of formulas.

Perhaps, when night is deep and quiet, Mr. Zhou will also think of that tea-deep love in the past years.

But every month's housing loan, car loan, employee salary, kid's tuition and tutorial classes, even the wife doing a beauty treatment, all rely on one packet of tea leaves.

In front of life, Mr. Zhou is living with all his might. This whole effort seems to contain no scruples, especially in an industry where tea and quality have no standards.

In conclusion:

It's been a year since I made my Toutiao account in last September.

I originally liked writing, wanted to write about wine, but there was really not much to say about it, then by coincidence I liked tea, so I chose to write about tea. Unintentionally, many tea enthusiasts asked me questions about tea, and I ended up going into the business of selling tea.

Today, Lao Yang is just like Lao Zhou back then, selling tea, never cheating any of the tea friends. The same kind of tea leaves are sold by others at 56% off, some even cheaper, and after adding an average profit margin of 6%, they sell it. Good teas are also like this, such as Iceland's unique dwarf tree tea, retails for over 4000...

At home there are a lot of wine, and when meeting clients who like wine, send it at once.

Other people sell their own tea at a high price, that's the ability of the tea boss, will pretend not to see it, can't interfere with other people's interests. But still sells it at its original price.

In short, selling tea is okay as long as you don't lose money; if you occasionally make a loss, it's fine as long as you're happy.

Selling tea to make some pocket money, selling it or not is okay. Daring to be so laid back is because you're over 20 years old and have no life pressure.

At home there's not much to ask for. You get tens of thousands in pocket money every month. Just don't cause any trouble at home, that's all.

But still there's a little fear. Afraid that one day, the house would be all gone because of myself. Back then, without any other means to make a living, I could only sell tea and have become too familiar with it.

Some tea enthusiasts said: when I see you, from now on, I will buy tea with you, and hope that you can stick to it well. When hearing these words, I was very happy, only dared to answer: I will.

When I say it, I'm not sure if I'll still be the same person in 20 years. Ten years ago, I even told a female classmate I was close to that we'd be friends for life based on our current relationship.

Even if it's not for a lifetime, 10 years later today, attending a friend's wedding and sitting together again can only smile at each other, reminisce about past youth stories, and then no longer be able to find common topics.

After we parted ways, I was even a bit scared of seeing her again. Seeing each other only made me miss it more, the more we met, the more awkward it became.

That kind of pure relationship may exist. However, both of them have been integrated into different groups and become different people.

They were once as close as could be; now they are like strangers in a strange land. This was never what either wanted, but it is an irrefutable fact nonetheless.

Selling tea is much the same. Someday in the future you may find yourself hating people like you do today.

In front of time, all promises that were sworn solemnly, seem pale and powerless.

But on the path of holding fast one's original intention, being able to persist for an extra day will have a good tomorrow.