“Furthermore, in the past, tea leaves did not grow in such good condition. Now, every tea leaf is extremely plump with a very good color. What's even more impressive is the ability to control pests very well, so the yield of the final product is also very high. With more growth and less damage, the overall output is much higher than in ancient times.”
“In recent years, the breeding strategy for tea leaves has been like this: the higher the yield, the better; the more perfect the appearance, the better; the stronger the resistance to pests, the better. Coupled with fertilizers and pesticides, the output efficiency per unit area has naturally increased exponentially.”
At this point, Vera then added, “However, although the yield and product rate have increased using this direction to continuously cultivate new varieties, the taste of tea leaves is actually declining. If there is a chance in the future, we can try to cultivate new varieties in the opposite direction to see if we can bring back the taste of the tea leaves from the past. But the premise is to first find good seedlings, and what I mean by good seedlings is as many as possible to inherit the genes of the tea trees from the past, not the varieties that have not been improved by technology.”
Charlie nodded and said, “Aren't we going to Banna as well? We should be able to find the Mother of Pu'er Tea’s descendants at the place it grew up, right?”
Vera couldn't help but feel a little excited as she said, “That's what I'm thinking too. When I was in Banna back then, I taught local tea farmers how to use the Mother of Pu’er Tea for grafting and breeding. I just don't know if after all these years, there are still people locally continuing to breed descendants of the Mother of Pu'er Tea. If we can find them this time in Banna, I'll bring some back and cultivate them here.”
As the two chatted while walking, they got closer and closer to the peak of the mountain.
As they approached the huge tea tree, Vera became even more excited.
Although it had been more than three hundred years, she still recognized this tea tree.
When Charlie saw her body trembling slightly, he couldn't help but ask her, “Is this the place?”

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