To Xiao Ping's surprise, Pierre received the phone call and first shouted to him: "Dear Xiao, I wish you a happy Spring Festival, Wishing you prosperity!"

"I also wish you good health and all the best!" Xiao Ping first said two words of blessing, and then couldn't help but ask curiously: "Pierre, you French also celebrate the Spring Festival? Shouldn't you celebrate Christmas?"

Pierre smiled on the other end of the phone: "You have an old Chinese saying called 'follow the customs of the locals', since I have come to China, of course I have to celebrate the Spring Festival." ”

Xiao Ping felt a little sorry for disturbing Pierre's holiday, but since the call had already been made, he simply asked directly: "Pierre, I have something to discuss with you about truffles." ”

"You still want to buy truffles?" said the Frenchman, who was a little annoyed, "I'm sorry my friend, but the truffle production has fluctuated a little lately, and even I haven't bought fresh truffles for a long time, so I'm afraid I can't help it." ”

As soon as he heard Pierre's words, Xiao Ping was happy, and immediately smiled and said: "I'm not looking for you to buy truffles, but want to sell truffles, are you interested?"

"Selling truffles?" said Pierre, suspiciously, "Isn't it truffles from Yunnan Province?" ”

Truffles are also produced in some areas of Yunnan Province in the southwest, but they are very different from French or Italian truffles in terms of appearance and taste. These truffles are also cheap and no problem to fool the uninitiated, but an expert chef like Pierre would never use them.

Xiao Ping said dissatisfiedly: "Pierre, I treat you as a friend, how can I sell you truffles in Yunnan Province?

Of course, Pierre was able to accept such a suggestion, and quickly asked on the other end of the phone: "This is the best, can you come tomorrow?"

Anyway, Xiao Ping was fine, and immediately promised him: "Okay, see you in your restaurant tomorrow!"

The next day, Xiao Ping put the two kinds of truffles into two large buckets, closed the lids tightly and went to the provincial capital. At this time, the peak of the Spring Festival has passed, there are almost no people on the train, Xiao Ping does not have to worry about the two large barrels have nowhere to put them, and he arrived at Raffles Western Restaurant smoothly.

Pierre is worried about truffles being out of stock. In a high-end restaurant like Raffles, truffles are a common ingredient. In recent times, there have been many disappointed customers who wish to taste the delicious taste of truffles, which will have a big impact on the reputation of the restaurant in the long run. So Pierre waited in the restaurant early, and when he saw Xiao Ping, the French was even more smiling, and hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Dear Xiao, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for most of the day." ”

"You're in such a hurry, I'll take the first train. Xiao Ping smiled at Pierre: "Go to your office and show you the truffles I brought." ”

"Good. Pierre agreed, then looked at the two large barrels that Xiao Ping was carrying and asked tentatively: "...... in these two buckets?" It's all truffles?"

"Then you will know. Xiao Ping sold it first, and carried the bucket into Pierre's office. His mysterious appearance aroused the curiosity of the French, and he hurriedly followed.

In front of Pierre, Xiao Ping opened the lid of one of the buckets and said, "See for yourself!"

Pierre only glanced into the bucket and immediately showed a look of surprise. He didn't bother to ask Xiao Ping's opinion, so he picked up a piece of truffle and looked at it carefully, and after a while, he put it under his high nose to take a deep breath, and his face was full of intoxication. Pierre then took out a few more truffles and examined them for their appearance and smell, and the more truffles he saw, the more excited he became, until at last his nose turned red with excitement, as if he were going to have a heart attack at any moment. …,

The appearance of the French made Xiao Ping a little worried, in case this guy really had something, he couldn't tell it clearly if he was full of mouths. So Xiao Ping hurriedly snatched the truffle from Pierre's hand, looked at him with a smile and asked, "How is it, what is the quality of my truffle?"

"This ...... It's the best truffle and it's very fresh!" Pierre is a famous chef who can easily tell the difference between good and bad truffles. However, there was a bigger problem that bothered the French, he looked at Xiao Ping in a daze and asked: "Such high-quality truffles will not even be produced in France, where did you get them?"

"It's a trade secret, my friend!" Xiao Ping smiled smugly at Pierre, and then got to the point: "You can say if you want these truffles!"

"Yes, of course!" Pierre nodded hurriedly, but immediately said with a bitter face, "But there are too many large vats, and I don't need so many black truffles." ”

Xiao Ping said: "Who said that there are all black truffles here? There is only one bucket of black truffles." ”

Pierre hurriedly asked, "And what's in the other bucket?"

Xiao Ping grinned at the Frenchman, and his smile was somewhat similar to the Mona Lisa's mysterious smile. While Pierre was still a little confused, Xiao Ping had already opened the lid of another vat and motioned for Pierre to come and see it himself.

When the Frenchman saw the contents of the barrel clearly, he was so surprised that he involuntarily held his breath, and after a long moment he exclaimed in disbelief: "God, this is a white truffle!"

Just like a fan of wealth saw gold, Pierre almost threw himself to the edge of the bucket, carefully examined the contents of it, and after a long while, he turned around and stared straight at Xiao Ping and said, "They are all high-quality white truffles, and they are all so big, this ...... It's a miracle!"

Because he was so excited, the French man was already crying when he spoke, and even his eyes were a little red. Xiao Ping really couldn't see a big man like this, and looked at Pierre with disdain: "Look at your talents, aren't they just more than two hundred catties of truffles, as for being excited like this?

"These are all excellent white truffles!" Pierre was very dissatisfied with Xiao Ping's indifferent attitude, and said excitedly with a piece of white truffle: "Do you know the truth? Even in the best truffle producing areas in Italy, the best white truffles that can be found in a year are only a few hundred kilograms! It is really ...... to see so many excellent white truffles at the same time. It's so exciting!"

Hearing Pierre say this, Xiao Ping felt that he really didn't take these truffles seriously. However, for Xiao Ping, these truffles came easily, and of course he would not be so excited that Pierre burst into tears, but was more concerned about whether there was a market. So before Pierre finished sighing, Xiao Ping couldn't help but say: "Don't get excited, tell me if you want these truffles!"

"I can ask for half of the black truffle. The Frenchman said seriously: "I can't ask for a single piece of white truffle!"