Early morning, Donghuayuan Town, Huailai County, Hebei.
Outside a tea wholesaler facing the street, Old Wang bent down and opened the roller shutter.
The owner of the coffee shop next door happened to be opening up as well.
The two exchanged greetings with a smile.
"Opening this early, Old Wang?"
"Haha, you're not exactly late yourself."
After raising the shutter, Old Wang pushed open the glass door behind it, then went inside and switched on the lights.
The tea shop was fairly small, with all kinds of tea tins lining its shelves.
The stairs to the second floor were behind the counter, with several cardboard boxes bearing recipients' addresses sitting at the foot of them.
Old Wang returned to the counter and brewed himself a cup of jasmine tea.
Then he picked it up and sipped it slowly.
Yet he frowned with every sip, as though he wasn't much of a tea drinker.
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the entrance.
"Boss, I'm looking for some tea."
A middle-aged man with a Taiyuan accent walked in, smiling.
Old Wang set down his cup and stood to greet him with a smile.
"What kind of tea are you looking for?"
"Got any Huoshan Yellow Tea?"
Old Wang frowned and asked,
"Oh? Not many people around here drink that."
"Ah, can't help it. I came back with my wife to visit her family, and I've been craving a cup."
"Oh, which family is your wife from?"
"The Lius in Taishizhuang. Have you got any, boss?"
Old Wang thought about the Liu family in Taishizhuang, then said with a smile,
"So you're the Lius' son-in-law. Yes, it's over there."
He pointed at a row of low shelves beside the glass door.
The middle-aged man walked over and bent down to look for