Chapter 348: Nine thousand yuan a catty
The jade shop run by a Chinese American mentioned by Rose is actually not large, with an area of only thirty or forty square meters, but the contents are very small and exquisite.
The Chinese boss is a man in his forties and fifties, who seems to be kind and kind, and is easy to get close to.
Because Liu Fei was eager to find out the truth, after seeing the boss, he exchanged a few words of greeting, and then directly took off the obsidian Pixiu pendant he was wearing around his neck and handed it to him, asking about its origin.
The boss looked at it carefully and said with a smile: "Isn't this a gift I gave to Miss Rose's mother? Nothing special, I bought it in bulk from the manufacturer, and I have a lot of it here, exactly like you." ”
After speaking, he took Liu Fei to a corner, and then pointed to the dozen or so obsidian Pixiu pendants placed there.
Liu Fei picked one up and compared it with him, and after confirming that it was exactly the same, there was no difference, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Neither Rose nor Liang Jingyan knew what he was investigating, so they both asked.
Liu Fei said: "It's nothing, I just think this obsidian Pixiu pendant is very good-looking, quite special, so I want to see how they came from." ”
Liang Jingyan shook her head and said, "Do you think we will believe it? You will soon be babbling all day long like my grandfather! With people like you, it is really tormenting!"
"And you're coming along?"
"I'd love to!"
"Hahaha......" Rose said with a silver bell-like laugh, "You two really quarrel without saying three words, it's really funny." ”
Liu Fei shrugged his shoulders and said again: "The eight characters don't match!"
The owner of the jade shop said happily: "I am still very happy to be able to see you young people in the United States! Since you have come to ask about this pendant, then I will show off it and say a few more words!"
Liu Fei hurriedly said: "But it's okay to say!"
The boss said: "Pixiu (píxiū), in our Huaxia, it is as famous as dragons, phoenixes, turtles, and unicorns, and it is one of the five great beasts. Legend has it that it has a body like a tiger and a leopard, a dragon-like head and tail, a color of gold and jade, two wings on its shoulders but cannot be spread, and it has a horn on its head that leans back. ”
After a pause, he continued: "Pixiu has a mouth but no anus, can swallow everything without leaking, only in and out, so it is regarded as a divine beast that beckons wealth and treasure, and you businessmen like this kind of jade and ornaments the most!"
Liang Jingyan said: "How did I hear that Pixiu is very similar to the current giant panda, or rather, the giant panda?"
The boss laughed and said, "It's true, but I don't think it's possible!"
Liang Jingyan said: "My grandfather also said that it was impossible! I just said a word in front of him unintentionally before, and he reprimanded me very seriously. In addition, he made a model himself, which is similar to what you just said. ”
"So powerful?"
"Small!"
Liang Jingyan was struggling, Liu Fei suddenly grabbed her arm, and said very excitedly: "Your grandfather made a model of Pixiu? Why didn't you say it earlier?"
Liang Jingyan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "How do I know that you are so curious about this? You must have heard of the nine sons of the dragon, right? My grandfather made all the models of the nine of them according to the records of ancient books, they look lifelike, especially spectacular, I will take you to see them next time!"
When Rose heard this, she said curiously: "Who is your grandfather?
Liang Jingyan realized that if she said any further, she would be exposed, and hurriedly said: "It's just an old craftsman who likes to delve into these sideways! Okay, there's nothing else, right? Why don't we go around?"
"Wait!"
After Liu Fei thought about it, he bought two directly, and then asked the boss to pack them and take them away.
The three of them left the jade shop, walked around for a few hours and returned to the villa, and early the next morning, Liu Fei said goodbye to Henry and Lanny, and then set off for China with Liang Jingyan.
Back in Phoenix City, Liang Jingyan directly stretched out her hand in front of him.
Liu Fei said: "What are you doing?"
Liang Jingyan immediately complained: "I am also the one who accompanied you in birth and death this time, you bought so many pendants, give me one and die?"
"You didn't say it earlier! This is not a rare thing, I thought you didn't like it!"
"But you seem to have treasured them, or you might give me the one around your neck?"
"You want to be beautiful!"
Liu Fei directly gave her a new one, and then put the other one away, the reason why he bought two was actually for comparison, he wanted to see if this type of pendant would produce this strange reaction.
Although he also knew that it was unlikely, if he didn't compare, he wouldn't be reconciled.
Back at home, the scorpion saw that both of them were fine, and said with a sigh of relief: "Liang Da Woman, this time you let you take the risk for me, thank you for your kindness!"
Liang Jingyan waved her hand very boldly and said, "It's okay, anyway, someone will help you pay back this favor!"
After speaking, she looked at Liu Fei with a smile.
Liu Fei didn't know what tricks she wanted to play, shook his head, and asked the scorpion about the details of the suicide of the former Yunding Pharmaceutical Company employee, and then rushed to the police station with him to understand and investigate the situation.
After three days, not only did there be no progress on their side, but even on the Ghost Fox's side, which couldn't help but make them feel big.
After a few more days, the scorpion was abused by Liang Jingyan every day and had no confidence, and there was no progress here, so he went back to the capital to practice hard.
Liu Fei shifted his focus back and began to catch the first batch of farmed sea cucumbers.
When Liang Jingyan and Liu Yulian saw that all the sea cucumbers they caught had been scratched, they were a little puzzled and asked Liu Fei one after another.
Liu Fei said: "Sea cucumbers have autolytic properties! Once they leave the seawater, they will produce an autolytic enzyme in their bodies, which can dissolve themselves into a watery liquid within six to seven hours! So after catching them, they should be cleaned up as soon as possible, otherwise they will dissolve themselves without a trace, so won't I cry without tears?"
Xiao Hanhan, who was eating snacks, blinked twice and said with big eyes: "It's amazing!"
Liu Fei touched her head and said: "What's even more amazing, do you know how they escape when they encounter a sneak attack by natural enemies in the sea?
"Huh...... It's disgusting, can its internal organs grow back?"
"Of course you can, and they can split a sea cucumber in half and throw it into the sea, and after a few months, each section can grow into a complete sea cucumber!
"Ah, self-cutting?"
"That's right, it's just to 'cut' yourself in half, make a few small clones, and then grow into a complete one, isn't it awesome! The two points I mentioned are only part of their magical abilities. You can go back and have a good look at the information. ”
Liu Yulian slowed down for a while and said: "I remember when you just returned to Liujia Village and caught these 'sea cucumbers', you said that it is as famous as ginseng, bird's nest, shark fin, etc., and it is one of the eight treasures in the world.
Liu Fei smiled slightly: "Don't you see that I spent nearly 100,000 yuan to buy a microwave sea cucumber drying equipment, which is to process fresh sea cucumbers into dried sea cucumbers! In our south, breeding sea cucumbers generally use this floating cage breeding method, so that sea cucumbers grow fast and are very clean, but this also causes them to be left with skin after removing their internal organs!"
Speaking of this, he changed his words and said: "But you have also seen that these sea cucumbers I raised are big and weigh, under normal circumstances, it takes thirty catties of fresh sea cucumbers to be processed into one catty of dried sea cucumbers, but these I raise, fifteen to twenty catties can be processed into one catty of dried sea cucumbers." And I looked at the experts, and the quality of these sea cucumbers I raised is even better than the wild ones, so the price must be high!"
Liang Jingyan said: "I have eaten this thing, it itself is tasteless, so what kind of flavor it makes in the end depends on the chef's performance, of course, it is also a test of the chef's level! I remember that our family bought it at that time, it was a very good quality, it seemed to be more than 8,000 yuan a catty, and my uncle bought ten ......catties in one go."
"Ahem, ahem...... Ahem, ahem!"
Hearing this, Liu Yulian suddenly coughed violently, and then looked at her dumbfounded: "It turns out that your family is a big local tyrant, you are really rich! Sister, can you lend me a million? I am very poor!"
Liang Jingyan laughed dryly and said, "It's still ...... It's okay......"
Liu Fei couldn't listen to it anymore, but thinking of the unfathomable strength of their family, it was probably commonplace to buy such a luxury thing, so he coughed lightly and said, "At the price that your family bought, you can't buy mine!"
Liang Jingyan was shocked and said, "Isn't it, our family bought it in a century-old pharmacy, and the price is already very high......
Liu Fei said: "If this is the case, the sea cucumbers you bought are estimated to have grown for at least five or six years, although mine looks short, but the quality is better than five or six years long, don't give me nine thousand yuan a catty, no one wants to buy it!"
As soon as she heard this, Liang Jingyan covered her chest with her hands and almost vomited blood.
Liu Yulian stayed where she was, Xiao Hanhan still had a snack in her mouth, and she was so shocked that she forgot to bite it......
Nine thousand yuan a pound!
That's crazy, isn't it?
Can it really be sold?
Liu Fei looked at their expressions one by one, shook his head and said, "It is possible for the excellent dried sea cucumber to be sold for more than 9,000, I am already merciful!"
This is still merciful......
Liang Jingyan suddenly had the urge to pick up the soles of his shoes and slap him to death. No wonder everyone says that Haimingshan is a black store, this is not a black store, what is a black store!
Liu Yulian pointed at Liu Fei and said, "If you can sell it at this price, I ...... I'll make a promise to you!"
Han Han glanced at her with disdain and said, "Sister Yulian, haven't you been in a position for hundreds of times?
"You little devil!"
Liu Yulian raised her hand and was about to hit her, but Han Han quickly hid behind Liu Fei.
Liu Fei smiled and said: "I'll set this price, they will buy it, if they don't buy it, I'll use it for themselves, it's so capricious!"
Liang Jingyan immediately said: "You're not afraid that you will die if you eat too much yanghuo?"
Thinking that sea cucumber is a great tonic and has the effect of aphrodisiac and impotence, Liu Fei pointed at Liang Jingyan with a smile, I really don't know what to say......
A week later, the first batch of sea cucumbers was all processed, Liu Fei announced the sale information, and on the same day, the managers of more than 40 hotels or pharmacies came to Haimingshan to buy them.
When he said the price of 9,000 yuan a catty, it did make many people vomit blood, but there were still many connoisseurs among them, and after repeatedly studying the real thing for a while, several of them not only accepted the price very happily, but also took the initiative to ask to sign an exclusive supply contract.
While they were in contention, seven or eight more hotels or pharmacies joined the competition, and for a time the yard turned into a vegetable market.
Liu Fei, who was standing on the side, didn't say anything, just looked at it with a smile, this feeling was also very refreshing.
However, suddenly, his mobile phone rang, and after connecting it, he only heard An Yingjie say happily: "Mr. Liu, great joy!
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