money trouble

Chapter 145 Eighteen Longjing Trees (First Order 1010)

Early the next morning, the three of Wu Qian began to pack their things after breakfast.

"Butler Wu, I'll help you check out later. If you have one night's money left, you can go back the same way. Also, let me ask you, is there a hotel with a similar environment in Shanghai?"

After staying by the West Lake for two nights, Wu Qian has already fallen in love with this kind of atmosphere between mountains and rivers. No matter how good a hotel in a steel-concrete metropolis is, there is no environment between mountains and rivers that makes people feel comfortable. The air here is full of Aura, while the air in the city is full of exhaust fumes.

"Mr. Wu, if you like this kind of environment, I don't know if you have heard of Aman Hotel." Butler Wu said with a smile.

"I know, when I came to Hangzhou, I made the choice from Fayun Aman and here, but now I'm going to Shanghai." Wu Qian said a little puzzled.

"That's right, let me tell you, Aman has a total of four hotels in Tianchao, and Shanghai also has them." Butler Wu said.

Butler Wu made an introduction for Wu Qian. As a butler of a top luxury hotel, he needs to dabble in a very wide range of knowledge to be competent.

"Yihe, Fayun, Dayan, and Yangyun, Aman has four hotels in Tianchao, respectively in Beijing, Hangzhou, Lijiang, and Shanghai. The hotel in Shanghai is Aman Yangyun. The four hotels have the same Style, but the difference in details is very large.

Since you are going to Shanghai, let me briefly tell you about Aman Yangyun. When Aman Yangyun was built, it was a sensation in the hotel industry of China. It is the fourth hotel of Aman Group in China. The largest Aman hotel in the world.It is also the most expensive hotel in China, costing more than 30 billion yuan.

All the residences in the hotel are ancient Huizhou houses in Ming and Qing Dynasties. 37 sets of ancient houses and more than 1000 old camphor trees are the soul of Aman Yangyun.The three of you can consider staying in the ancient house suite, which is about the same size as the presidential mansion here, and the environment is quiet and fascinating..."

Butler Wu talked about everything, and Wu Qian then asked a few more details and directly decided to book the ancient residence suite of Aman Yangyun.

After finishing the settlement of the trip to Shanghai, Wu Qian thought of something and asked, "Butler Wu, I drank a pot of tea on the boat yesterday. It is said to be Longjing from Ming Dynasty. I don't know where I bought it."

Wu Qian didn't know how to taste tea, but he was very clear about whether he felt comfortable after drinking it. He liked the elegant and fresh taste very much, and he fell in love with that feeling immediately.

"Hehe, Mr. Wu is so generous that he knows about Mingqian Longjing tea. Let me tell you the truth. The hotel has a small amount of 'Eighteen Trees' Longjing tea. You may be a little unfamiliar with the name 'Eighteen Trees'.

'Eighteen trees' are the direct descendants of the group that Qianlong saw when he was visiting the lake. After transplanting in the middle, the grafting has maintained the taste of 200 years ago. The current output is only about two taels a year, which is very, very rare on the market. "

While speaking, Butler Wu pointed out two fingers, with a faint look on his face, as if he was proud of the fact that the West Lake Four Seasons Hotel can keep a small number of "Eighteen Trees".

Wu Qian took a breath after listening to Butler Wu's words. What is the most expensive thing, of course, is the most expensive thing. The annual output is only 100 grams, and it takes four or five grams to make a pot. Ten or twenty The jug drank up a year's output, which is staggering.Moreover, this amount is divided among the people who love Longjing in the whole celestial dynasty, which is really too rare.

"Will it be true? How much can be sold?" Wu Qian didn't believe that the hotel would sell all of such rare tea, and because it was so rare, the authenticity was also doubtful.

Butler Wu smiled and said, "Is it true? You can ask an expert to appraise it, or you can find a channel to buy some of the best Longjing tea on the market, and compare it together. Not much, I can sell you up to 35 grams, and the price is 8."

If it weren't for the fact that he and Wu Qian had a good chat, Steward Wu would never have revealed this kind of news to the guests. The "Eighteen Trees" would not worry about selling them at all, and the auction price for a catty easily exceeded one million, so they would still grab them outside. want to.

"Ha, it's much more expensive than gold!" Wu Qian said with a smile, gold is only about 1 per gram, and this "Eighteen Longjing Tea" costs more than 300 per gram.There is no need to refund the price directly, and leave with 1 grams of tea.

This kind of price is simply not affordable for ordinary people. A month's salary is almost enough to make a pot, and maybe you have to make less water, otherwise it will be so weak that you can't drink it.

On the way to Cullinan, the capital city, Xiong Yali, who was sitting in the back seat, looked at a very simple tin can in her hand, which was only a little bigger than a toothpick holder, and what was inside was the "Eighteen" which was seven or eight times more expensive than gold. Longjing tea".

"Wu Pangpang, do you think you should hire a tea artisan later? With Xinxin and I's technology for this tea, if the water temperature is not controlled well, it's really a waste of money. I can't forgive myself." Xiong Yali said.

After all, Xiong Yali put the tea pot in the central armrest box where the red wine was stored in the back row.

When Wu Qian and Steward Wu traded tea before, the two women did not follow him. Later, when Wu Qian mentioned the price of the tea, the two women were really shocked. They wondered if Wu Qian had been fooled. , and they checked online, and if it was real "Eighteen Longjing Tea", the price was not exaggerated at all.

"It's an exaggeration to say that, you can make it if you master the basics." Wu Qian said with a smile.

All the way eastward, as time went by, the sun gradually climbed higher and the temperature also rose. The high speed was steaming, and the car was cool and comfortable.The journey from Hangzhou to Shanghai is only more than 2 kilometers away, and in less than [-] hours, Wu Qian and the others have already approached Aman Yangyun.

Aman Yangyun is located in Maqiao Town, the "Land of Dragon's Back" in Shanghai. This area belongs to Minhang area, and even many locals are very unfamiliar with it.The entrances of Aman hotels all over the world have one thing in common, that is, they are so hidden from the world that you will miss them if you are not careful.

It took Wu Qian a lot of effort to find the way. When driving through the forest path, he saw the mist rising from a distance, like a fairyland, which was really amazing.

I drove the car to the parking lot in front of the hotel lobby and parked it. You can see the gray brick and gray tile horse head wall. You need to walk through a corridor full of ceremonies to enter the building. Everything looks old. The feeling of traveling through the times is better than taking a boat. Staying at the Four Seasons Hotel at West Lake is even better, as if you have returned to an ancient dynasty in an instant.

When the three of Wu Qian entered the hotel lobby, a strong woody fragrance wafted through their nostrils. When they calmed down, they saw a huge wooden hollow entrance, all four sides were custom-made by hand from 100% golden nanmu, and the workmanship was extremely exquisite.

Jinsinan, a precious wood, was the favorite material used by emperors to build palaces and mausoleums in ancient times, because it will not change color and decay after thousands of years, and it is the lightest of all woods.Golden nanmu not only has the characteristic of anti-corruption, but also has a natural fragrance that cannot be bitten by water, cannot be nested by ants, is not cold in winter, not hot in summer, and refreshing.

(End of this chapter)