Jin Yutong

Chapter 8 It Feels So Good to Be Rich (This chapter is free)

In the antique business, of course, the more friends the better, Chen Ran can see that Gao Qiang has a wide range of avenues, if you make friends, you may be able to use them at some time in the future, not to mention that Zhou Jianyun dares to be so arrogant, he naturally has some strength in his hand , if the other party uses despicable means to deal with him, he can also let the high force balance him.

On the other hand, Gao Qiang also thinks that Chen Ran is a good friend. His eyes are vicious, and he can see Chen Ran's living conditions at a glance. Obviously, the more he is like this, the more valuable he is.

"It's only [-], I've made you my friend!" Gao Qiang smiled at Chen Ran, "But I haven't had dinner yet, so you have to treat me."

Although the money hadn't arrived yet, Chen Ran gained confidence and nodded readily.

At the gate of the Antique City, there is an Industrial and Commercial Bank. Gao Qiang did not bring any cash, and the two of them transferred the money directly. When the money was transferred, she was still the female salesperson who despised Chen Ran. A lot, but also let her know that this sum of money is a one-off "sex".

After the transfer, Chen Ran thought that he would treat Gao Qiang to dinner later. He had just made a lot of money, so he couldn't be stingy, so he directly withdrew 5000 yuan.

Stepping out of the bank's gate, Chen Ran changed from being penniless to having 5000 yuan in cash in his pocket and [-] yuan in his bank card.

This is the first time Chen Ran has so much money!

The taste in it is indescribable... And at this moment, Chen Ran's mentality also changed unknowingly, the whole person seemed to be so much more energetic suddenly, and after leaving the door, he couldn't help but look up. Started to take a deep breath.

Feeling the short-term changes in his body, Chen Ran couldn't help feeling slightly in his heart, it feels so good to be rich!

Chen Ran is not particular about eating, but if he wants to invite Gao Qiang to dinner, this meal cannot be casual, let the other party choose the place, and Gao Qiang is not polite, he took Chen Ran to the antique city... According to Ran's memory, apart from a snack street, there doesn't seem to be any restaurants in the antique city, but since he said to let Gao Qiang choose a place, he didn't say much.

The two walked side by side, Gao Qiang kept telling Chen Ran interesting stories about the antique business, and Chen Ran nodded from time to time. When the two came to the innermost street of the antique city, both sides had changed. They are very familiar, although Gao Qiang can't be called a brother, but Gao Qiang is also very casual, as if he has been a friend for many years.

"Xiaoran, today I will take you to a good place, but when you get to the ground, don't talk too much, the master has a weird temper, and if you mess with others, we won't be able to eat this meal." When it was a tea shop, Gao Qiang stopped and explained to Chen Ran.

Although Chen Ran was puzzled, he didn't ask any more questions. He just nodded. The antique industry is all about antiques. Chen Ran has heard a lot about the strange temper of some old antiques, so it's not surprising.

"See, you haven't been to this place, have you? In fact, let me tell you that there are basically no good things in the shops outside this antique city in Zhongdu. The good things are all in these alleys." After another ten minutes of walking Domi, Gao Qiang pointed to one of the alleys and said to Chen Ran.

Chen Ran looked up, and saw a big red door with a vacant cover at the entrance of the alley, which was a bit quaint and had the feeling of a mansion gate, and there was a "2" in the middle of the top of the big red door.Seeing Gao Qiang sneaking in through the crack of the door, Chen Ran also followed.

After entering, I saw a very deep alley. Since the sky was already dark, I couldn't see the end at a glance. The alley was not wide, but it was very high, as if there were city walls on both sides, and the walls were also old. There is no decoration on the walls, not even windows, except that each house has a gate.And there are two big red lanterns hanging at the door of each house, emitting a faint light.

Walking in it is like walking in a deep palace. If you come here for the first time, you will undoubtedly be shocked by its grandeur and simplicity, and Chen Ran is no exception. Of course, you can't see anything from Chen Ran's appearance. Yes, this also made Gao Qianggao, who had been secretly observing Chen Ran, take a look.

There were many people coming and going on the street outside, but there was no one in the alley.

"This alley is No. [-] Hutong, No. [-] tea, No. [-] porcelain, No. [-] calligraphy and painting, and No. [-] stone." Gao Qiang introduced it to Chen Ran while walking, and Chen Ran looked towards the open gates on both sides. , Sure enough, they all sell tea.

After walking for more than [-] meters, there was a fork in the road. Gao Qiang led Chen Ran to turn left and entered another alley. This alley is not for selling things, but for people to live in. The houses seem to be courtyards. of.

Chen Ran has worked in the antique city for a year, but he never thought that there is such a place hidden in the antique city.

The place to eat is in one of these courtyard houses, and there is no name. Even when I enter the courtyard, no one greets me. There is a light bulb hanging in the courtyard, and I can see all kinds of vegetables and grapes.

Passing through the grape trellis, there are three stone tables. At this moment, a person is sitting on one of the stone tables. There is a purple sand tea set on the table, which seems to be making tea.

The sitting person noticed someone coming in, so he raised his head, saw Gao Qiang, and laughed: "Xiaoqiang, I haven't seen you for a long time, your grandpa is going to celebrate his birthday, why are you still running here, but today you are I'm late!"

Before he finished speaking, when he saw Chen Ran, he was taken aback for a moment, then nodded to Chen Ran, and said with a smile: "Little brother, it turned out to be you!"

Chen Ran also nodded. This old man was the old man he met yesterday when he was buying ceramic pots. If he hadn't intervened, the old birthday pendant sold to Gao Qiang should have been taken by this old man.

Gao Qiang was surprised that the old man knew Chen Ran, but he didn't say anything. After sitting down at one of the stone tables, he smiled at the old man: "Old Bai, you are leisurely, I just know the time It must be late, but my brother is here for the first time, and he can’t taste Sanweifang, so it’s not bad to eat chestnut rice.”

Bai Lao glanced at Chen Ran, nodded with a smile, and lowered his head to make tea.

On this side, Gao Qiang also introduced the characteristics of this place to Chen Ran, but it was the chef of this house, that is, the owner, whose surname was Miao. Everyone called him Master Miao. His family had been cooks for generations. It has a very long history. If you want to trace it back, it can be traced back to the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

During the Kangxi period, one of the ancestors of the Miao family was brought into the palace by Kangxi, who visited privately in Weifu, and shined in the palace. Since then, the Miao family has become a family of royal chefs, and generations of Miao family children have entered the palace.

It is said that Master Miao's grandfather also worked as a cook for Mr. Sun Yat-sen, but after the death of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, Master Miao's grandfather took his family back to the ancestral homeland of Central Plains and lived in seclusion.

In the 90s, Master Miao was favored by an old general and was invited to Yuquan Mountain in the capital.

Since the early days of liberation, Yuquan Mountain has always been an important residence for the leaders of the party and the country. Both Deng Gong, Liu Shuai and Ye Shuai lived here for a long time. After many revolutionaries of the older generation retired, they basically rested here.

However, this master Miao seems to have been injured for some reason, and his right leg was limped, and then he returned to his ancestral home.

Eating at Master Miao's place is not an easy task. First of all, strangers are not accepted unless brought by acquaintances. In addition, Master Miao only cooks three kinds of dishes, mandarin fish soup, braised pig's trotters, and vinegared cabbage.

Three very common dishes, but there are countless people scrambling to eat these three very common dishes. According to Gao Qiang, the master collectors in the entire antique city basically eat here.

However, it is not something that can be eaten with money. First of all, it must be pleasing to the eyes of Master Miao. In addition, Master Miao only cooks three times a day, and each person only has three opportunities per month, and people come, but they are no longer cooking. Well, you can't leave yet, so just eat rice, of course, this is also an opportunity.

The conditions are very harsh, but if you like to eat or not, no one dares to play tricks here.

While Gao Qiang was talking to Chen Ran, Chen Ran saw an old man coming out of the house. The old man was over 50 years old, wearing a tunic suit and a hat that almost covered his eyes. The room was very clean, holding a tray in his hand with two porcelain bowls on it, he limped towards Gao Qiang and Chen Ran.

Gao Qiang, who was talking to Chen Ran in a low voice, followed Chen Ran's gaze, and immediately shut up as if a mouse saw a cat, and his posture was extremely correct, and he even pulled Chen Ran down , indicating to Chen Ran not to look around.

Chen Ran hurriedly looked down at the stone table.

With a bang, the tray was placed on the stone table, and a somewhat hoarse voice came: "There is no food, let's make do with it."

"Hehe, Master Miao, I'm here to eat the chestnut rice you made." Gao Qiang put a bowl in front of Chen Ran with a smile, and put another bowl in front of himself, then pointed at Chen Ran and said to Master Miao. Said: "Master Miao, this is a brother I just met, if he comes over in the future, please take care of him."

Chen Ran raised his head and looked at Master Miao. Master Miao raised the brim of his hat with his right hand, revealing a pair of eyes, and also looked at Chen Ran.The two looked at each other, Chen Ran nodded, then quickly lowered his head, while Master Miao was slightly taken aback, frowned, fell silent for a while, covered his eyes with the brim of his hat, and turned around limping away.

"Try this chestnut rice. After you eat it, you will never... never eat rice from other places again." Gao Qiang greeted Chen Ran, then lowered his head impatiently, and picked it up in his mouth with his chopsticks.

Chen Ran felt a little weird. He came here just to eat a bowl of rice, but then he didn't think so. He didn't know how to make this chestnut rice. It tasted fragrant but not strong. When he ate it, it was not sweet at all. But after eating it slowly in the mouth, it was full of sweetness. Although it was not as exaggerated as Gao Qiang said, Chen Ran felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Not mentioning Master Miao's other three dishes, just relying on chestnut rice, Chen Ran felt that if Master Miao opened a restaurant, it would be extremely popular.

Unknowingly, most of the bowl of rice was settled by Chen Ran, and at this moment, there was a sudden snap, and the two people who lowered their heads immediately heard: "There are still two pig's trotters left. Eat it, both of you."

When Chen Ran looked up, he only saw Master Miao's back... He turned his head to look at Gao Qiang again, only to find that Gao Qiang was stunned, looking at the two pig's trotters on the table in surprise, while Elder Bai sitting on the other side also looked at Master Miao's back with astonishment...