1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Old man, is this your last stone?" Chen Tiezhu asked suddenly.

The old dragon king who was smoking a water pipe was stunned, looked at him seriously, and nodded, "Chu Liang is right, you have a sharp eye."

Zhou Fengxia was dumbfounded. What kind of riddle is this? Why did he get more confused the more he listened?

"The materials on the shelf are not good materials. They are also what I left when I was playing with stones over the years." The old dragon king continued.

"Some of them look good, but I cut them down. Some of them I still can't figure out. But for me now, it's not important anymore."

"It took me three years to slowly cut this stone table. It's also a special material. It feels like the jade inside is less than two fingers deep, and there may be streaks on the back."

"It has been here for nearly ten years, and you are the first person to see it. Just don't cause too much trouble at the public auction this time."

Chen Tiezhu smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, we just make a little money. And I don't play this often, at most I just do it when I feel like it."

The old dragon king's meaning is very clear, he has recognized his strength. This is a warning to him not to be too greedy.

This is also a very kind warning, because many troubles are caused by greed.

If he hadn't recognized Chen Tiezhu, he wouldn't have said so much.

Chu Liang turned his head and looked at Chen Tiezhu, feeling a little disappointed.

Because he had seen this table for so many years, he didn't even know there was such a situation here. And what about Chen Tiezhu? He saw it so accurately just today.

The gap between him and Chen Tiezhu is really not a little bit.

"Brother Chen, does that mean that we can't do it too big this time?" Zhou Fengxia asked in a low voice.

"It's not like that. You can do whatever you want in the first few times. Just pay more attention in the future." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"As we said, you can't always rely on gambling on stones to make profits. You have to win in a stable way, and you still have to focus on collecting materials in the future."

"Although the profit will be less, it's better to be stable. Doing business is actually about seeking stability, so that you can make it a time-honored brand and pass it on to your children in the future."

Hearing his words, Zhou Fengxia was also happy.

It can be said that the person in charge is confused. If it were usual, he could also figure it out.

"Okay, let's eat. We're missing some ingredients, mainly because we're worried you're too hungry."

At this time, Chu Liang came over with a big hot pot.

"Wow... Dad, why is this different from our hot pot?" Doudou asked in surprise.

"Hahaha, this is the specialty of Uncle Chu Liang. Their pots are not made of brass, but clay. Is this an earthen pot?" Chen Tiezhu asked with a smile.

"Yeah, but we're really running out of time. Tomorrow, I'll make you the most authentic one." Chu Liang said with a smile.

"It takes a lot of time to prepare ingredients in an authentic earthen pot, and you have to stew them carefully. Only after stewing for more than two or three hours can the dishes really taste good."

"It's still too late. I only put some vegetables and meatballs. I'll just have a bite tonight. By the way, this ham is not ordinary. It's Xuanwei old ham, which is a bit old."

"It's too rich. This old ham alone is hard to come by." Chen Tiezhu said hurriedly.

"It's nothing. This thing is meant to be eaten. Are you all hungry? Let's eat quickly." The old dragon king said with a smile.

Then he picked up the wooden spoon and personally served a small bowl to Doudou.

Doudou leaned over the edge of the bowl and sniffed, "It smells good. Thank you, grandpa."

"This tastes really good. The soup has been cooked for a long time." Chen Tiezhu said after taking a sip of the soup.

"This is made with pork bones and chicken. Today's pot lacks cooked meat, bubble skin and egg rolls. Let's prepare some tomorrow. Anyway, I can't eat enough in the earthen pot." Chu Liang said with a smile.

"This thing is definitely more time-consuming than our ordinary hot pot. Just look at the arrangement of your dishes. They are all layered, unlike us throwing them all in at once." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Dad, the soup is delicious, better than the soup in our hot pot." Doudou, who also drank a sip of the soup, said.

"Then you should eat more. This is also specially prepared for you by Uncle Chu Liang. Didn't you see that there is so much meat?" Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

Doudou nodded obediently and stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth.

"Doudou, try this ham again. It tastes better than what we eat during the day." Chu LiangAs he said that, he pushed the plate of Xuanwei ham in front of the little guy.

"Thank you, Uncle Chu Liang."

After the little guy thanked politely, he picked up a piece and took a bite.

After eating, the little guy frowned. He swallowed the food in his mouth and took another big bite. He looked very beautiful.

"How is it?" Chen Tiezhu asked the little guy teasingly.

"Fragrant, sweet, not salty, delicious." Doudou said happily, and picked up another piece by the way.

This attitude is very obvious, this thing is really delicious.

Chen Tiezhu also picked up a piece and tasted it carefully.

The fresh, crisp, crunchy, tender and fragrant taste is really well-deserved.

"Sure enough, some delicacies can only be eaten locally." Chen Tiezhu said with emotion.

"Dad, why is this meat so fragrant?" Doudou asked curiously.

"Because the climate here is good, we can't make such ham at home." Chen Tiezhu said.

Doudou frowned, and although he didn't understand, he nodded his head seriously.

This is a typical case of pretending to understand, but when it comes to the little guy, it's nothing but cute.

After all, the old dragon king is old, so he ate with him for a while and then went back to his room to rest.

"Brother Chu Liang, is there something else about the ornaments that the old man gave Doudou?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

Chu Liang nodded, "He is an old friend of my uncle. My uncle had warned him several times not to get lost in gambling on stones. But he didn't listen to the advice and went bankrupt after borrowing some money."

"If it was just like that, it wouldn't be a big deal. Later, he wanted to gamble again, so he went to the casino and lost a lot of money again. The people in the casino didn't care about that. They detained him for a few days and later sent people to his house to take away everything they could. His son was also beaten."

"It was also because of this incident that his daughter-in-law had a miscarriage. After he knew about it, he went crazy and fell to his death from the mountain a few months later."

"Ah..., gambling is a word that hurts people a lot." Zhou Fengxia sighed.

"Who says it's not." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"To be honest, we are also gamblers, but we are not so deeply involved. There are countless examples like this, but there are still people who keep rushing in. This is human nature, and it is the most unpredictable."

His words were also recognized by the two people. It was indeed true.

But this was just a small sigh. Next, we still have to eat the earthen pot and ham seriously.

It is indeed a rare delicacy. You can tell by looking at the way Chen Tiezhu and Doudou eat.