"Mom and Dad, I'm back. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Liu Mang jumped out of the car and walked towards a villa in front of him.

This villa complex is located in the southeast district of Jiangdong City, close to Luoyan Lake, with excellent location and beautiful scenery, and is the best villa area in Jiangdong City.

The villa arranged by Li Ruonan for Liu Mang's parents is in the innermost part of the community, this retro Western-style small building.

"Mangmang, you're back. Liu Mang's mother walked out of the building with a spatula in her hand.

"Mom, where is my dad?" asked Liu Mang strangely.

"That old man is now square dancing with a bunch of old ladies in the park all day, how do you know how to go home. When Liu Mang's father was mentioned, Liu Mang's mother was very angry.

"Uh......"

"Man, you're here too, come in, I just happened to be cooking, and I'm going to start eating soon. Seeing Li Ruonan coming from behind, Liu Mang's mother was surprised.

"Yes, auntie. Li Ruonan smiled sweetly.

But at this moment, her mobile phone rang: "What? You call the police first, and I will rush over immediately." ”

"Auntie, my company has something to do, so I won't eat here. ”

"What's wrong?" Hearing Li Ruonan say that he was going to call the police, Liu Mang asked out loud.

"The main store of the Four Seasons Pavilion has been stolen. ”

"Ah, what did you steal?"

"The abalone, which had been in the lobby when we opened, was swept away by a manager who had been fired. Money is a small thing, but the ingredients are no longer easy to find. ”

"I see, you go deal with it first. Liu Mang nodded: "Xiao Wu, you drive her down." ”

"Well, okay. Li Ruonan walked towards the parking lot: "By the way, Liu Mang, in the room where you live, there is a gift from me, remember to see it later." ”

"Gifts?"

After Li Ruonan left, Liu Mang walked into the villa and came to his room.

His room was on the second floor, and when he wasn't there, his mother had cleaned up and laid out brand new sheets and bedding.

In the corner of the room, a black sandalwood cabinet with a bow tied with a ribbon was placed on it.

"This should be the gift Li Ruonan said. Liu Mang walked over curiously.

The cabinet made of sandalwood is half a person high, and the relief carving of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum is carved on it with the technique of yang carving, and the carving knows that it comes from the master's handwriting.

The entire cabinet was integrated, and he couldn't find a place to open it, so Liu Mang pulled off the red ribbon on it. After thinking about it, he pressed it on the raised circular Tai Chi pattern in the middle of the cabinet.

"Let's click!"

Square drawers pop up on the front of the cabinet, filled with kitchen utensils.

There are more than a dozen knives alone, Chinese-style boning knives, Japanese-style tuna knives, and small skin scrapers......

Not only that, but there are also various pots at the bottom of the cabinet. Chinese wok, Western-style frying pan...... There is even a fine porcelain urn and a bronze tripod with a simple shape.

Liu Mang casually pulled out a traditional Chinese-style slicing knife.

The body of the knife is layered with beautiful moire, and when you gently stroke the blade with your hand, there is a slight tingling sensation.

"This is a Damascus blade?" Liu Mang was shocked.

That's a big deal.

This famous blade, which originated in ancient India and was made of Uzi steel, once killed the Napoleonic army that invaded Egypt and retreated one after another, and established a great reputation.

However, with the decline in the mining of Uzi steel, this type of knife has become almost extinct, and every forged sword is a favorite at auction, let alone used to forge Chinese-style kitchen knives.

Liu Mang tore off a piece of hair, pointed the blade of the knife upwards, and then lifted his hair up and blew it gently.

The hair immediately broke in two silently and slipped off the knife.

Blowing hair breakage, this is the real blowing hair breakage.

Li Ruonan's gift was really sent to his heart, which made Liu Mangda reluctant to refuse.

He's like a kid who gets a new toy. Touch left and right, and you can't put it down.

"Liu Mang, do you like my gift?" At this time, Li Ruonan called.

"Like... Very much. ”

"That's good. Li Ruonan giggled on the other end of the phone.

"By the way, have you recovered the lost abalone in the Four Seasons Pavilion?"

"No, now I have called the police and launched a relationship to look for it, but there is still no clue. Li Ruonan's tone was very anxious.

"The lobby manager's wife is from Hong Kong, and he must have shipped the abalone out of the mainland, and there is little hope of getting it back. ”

"It's just a few abalones, can't you buy them with your financial resources?" asked Liu Mang a little strangely.

"What do you call a few abalones, there are hundreds, and all of them are wild abalones! It was collected by the old man of my family with a little bit of hard work and placed in the lobby of the restaurant to support the façade, and now you want to buy it, and there is nowhere to buy it!"

"Oh, I see. ”

The world often says double-headed abalone and three-headed abalone. But many people don't know that this head is a way of measurement, and the approximate weight of one head is one Sima Jin (about 0.6 kg).

Two evenly sized dried abalones weigh one catty together, which is the second-class double-headed abalone.

As for the three-headed abalone, four-headed abalone, and five-headed abalone...... And so on.

Abalone is the first of the eight treasures of the sea, and it has been the top ingredient for paying tribute to the royal family in all dynasties.

"Hanshu Wang Mang's Biography" records that the emperor of the new dynasty in the late Western Han Dynasty Wang Mang was hungry for abalone, especially when he was "worried and did not eat", he would drink wine and eat abalone. When Cao Zhi of the Eastern Han Dynasty mourned his father, he also mentioned that Cao Cao liked to eat abalone during his lifetime.

Ancient times are extremely rare, let alone today. Abalone can only grow one or two pieces of meat in the sea a year, and it takes at least seventeen or eighteen catties of fresh abalone to dry one, how many years does it take?

And most importantly, the more high-end the restaurant, the more you need these top-quality ingredients.

It's like the upstairs hall occupied by Luo Badao now, where there is a rockery made of top-grade sea tiger wings. As soon as the guests came, they were dumbfounded, and those who knew how to do it were amazed.

No wonder Li Ruonan is in such a hurry. The loss of these abalone is equivalent to an ancient restaurant, and people steal the imperial signboard inscribed by the emperor himself.

"Is there no other way?"

"Well, now I'm left with all my might to find a replacement. Li Ruonan sighed lightly.

"But some of the top ingredients have already been scavenged by restaurants all over the world, where will they go to find them for a while? Without these things to support the scene, Four Seasons Pavilion will definitely become a laughing stock for peers and gourmets. ”

"Don't worry, let me figure it out. ”

"Okay, we'll talk later, I'll get busy first. Li Ruonan hung up the phone.

She didn't take Liu Mang's words to heart at all, and felt that Liu Mang was comforting her. Where can an ordinary chef find these top-notch ingredients?

Liu Mang thought for a while and dialed the phone number of Wuyan: "Xiao Wu, where are you? Hurry back, I have something for you to do." ”

Liu Mang put down the phone, walked downstairs and took a big bucket, and immediately entered the space.

In the small pond by the space lake, the Tai Sui is soaking in the water intact.

Liu Mang cut off a small piece and threw it into the pool, believing that with the effect of this space spring, it won't be long before this smaller Tai Sui will grow again.

And the other big one, Liu Mang put it in a bucket and proposed the space, ready to give it to Li Ruonan.

This lump of things that even Qin Shi Huang can't find is rarer than a bun.

After a while, Wuyan ran in sweating profusely: "Boss, what are you looking for me?"

"Send this bucket of things to Li Ruonan, she is in a hurry. ”

"What is this?konjac tofu?" Five-Eyes poked with his hand curiously.

After soaking in the water of the space for a while, this Tai Sui not only grew a lot, but also changed its color to a translucent milky white, like a fine mutton fat white jade.

Tai Sui is also graded, generally yellow and white are the best, but like Liu Mang, who is so large in volume and white as jade, it is estimated that many people have never heard of it.

In other words, if Liu Mang offers 100 million now, maybe someone will rush to buy it.

After all, money is not a rare thing, and there are many rich people. But rare things are not something that can be seen casually. In particular, the effect of this kind of medicine is exaggerated countless times, making people think that eating it can aphrodisiac and immortality.

"This is Tai Sui. ”

"What is Tai Sui, where did you get that, boss?" asked Five-Eyes strangely.

"Leave this alone, send her over quickly. ”

"Okay, I'll go right away. Five-Eyes quickly left with the vat.

Not long after, Li Ruonan's phone call came, and there was surprise in his voice that couldn't be concealed.

"Liu Mang, where did you find Tai Sui? ”

"Uh, I bought it when I went to the mountains to catch the market, will it work for you?"

"Yes! Of course it works! This must be unique in the country! In terms of scenes, let's see if there is any other one that can compare to my Four Seasons Pavilion in the future!"

"Well, it would be nice to be useful to you. ”

"Liu Mang..."Li Ruonan on the other end of the phone hesitated: "Do you know how much this piece of Tai Sui can be sold for?"

"Probably know. Liu Mang replied truthfully.

"Then you didn't hesitate to give it to me?"

"This... You helped me so much, and today you gave me kitchen utensils, I don't know how to thank you. This is also my gift to you. ”

"You're always there when I need it most. Li Ruonan chuckled: "Liu Mang, it's a pleasure to meet you......"