The protagonist of the photo is obviously Capet himself, and although he looks younger in the photo than he is now, Xiao Ping is sure that he will not be mistaken.

Capet is pictured in short-sleeved shorts, a bowler sunhat, and a machete and pistol around his waist. He was surrounded by a group of dark-skinned indigenous Africans, both men and women, who wore almost nothing, and the light-skinned Capet stood out.

Behind Capet were a few rudimentary thatched huts, not even windows. Further afield are the endless savannah, similar to the image Xiao Pingli has seen on TV, and there is no doubt that it is the African savannah.

Of course, these images were not what surprised Xiao Ping. What really surprised him was the object in front of Capet. It was a shelf made of straighter branches, and on this shelf, a swarthy human skull was sitting!

It was not uncommon for indigenous tribes in Africa to have a human skull, and what really surprised Xiao Ping was that the color and texture of the skull looked very similar to the divine bones he had seen before.

Zhilu said that this may be the clue to find the divine bone, Xiao Ping didn't care about the rudeness, and picked up the photo first: "Mr. Cape, the person in the photo is you, right?"

Capet stamped his signature on the place, then glanced at the photo and said, "That's right, I took it a few years ago when I was looking for local spices in Africa." ”

Xiao Ping said with a smile: "When I came, I heard Pierre tell me about your deeds, and you died in search of local seasonings to explore all over the world, your persistent attitude is really admirable!"

Capet, who is almost tired of complimenting him, would have been tired of hearing it for a long time, if someone else had said so. At most, he smiled slightly, and a few modest words were even fooled. But right now, Xiao Ping, who has cultivated the best saffron, has such a high opinion of Capet. It also made him a little proud.

"I don't have any other merits, that is, I am more persistent. Capet touched his mustache. Quite smugly: "Take this photo, for example." At that time, I heard that there were several nomadic tribes in the East African highlands near Lake Victoria who used a local plant as a spice, and I immediately decided to investigate. ”

At this point, Capet paused and slowly recalled: "Many people told me that the local environment was harsh, and that it was not worth it to go deep into the heart of Africa for a spice that only a few thousand people used. But none of them convinced me, and I set off anyway with simple equipment and a guide. ”

Xiao Ping lost no time in praising it: "Your courage is admirable. ”

Capet smiled and nodded, "After I set off, I found out that the local environment is beyond imagination. We struggled to find a local nomadic tribe. As you can see in the photo, this tribe is very primitive. But they're friendly. I used the medicine I carried with me to save the seriously ill children of my tribe and gain their trust, and finally figured out the secret of the spice they used. I'm going to write all of these things into my new book, hoping to inject something fresh into the industry. ”

Xiao Ping was the opportunity for Capet to mention that tribe, and at this time he pretended to be surprised and said: "Do you say that this tribe is still friendly? I saw that they kept human skulls, and thought they were the legendary murderous headhunters, it was really unexpected." ”

Speaking of this, Capet also showed a puzzled look, shook his head lightly, and said, "No, this is a very friendly tribe, and that skull is just a sacred relic for them." Not the spoils of conflict with other tribes. But...... I thought the skull was extraordinary, and it's still a little strange in retrospect. ”

Hearing that Capet finally got to the point, Xiao Ping hurriedly asked, "Is this skull really magical?"

"It's hard to describe. Capet frowned, "I have a degree in archaeology from the University of Paris, so I can tell at a glance that the skull is not a modern thing." It should be at least thousands of years old. But it doesn't look like a fossil, that dark brown color...... It's more like bones being roasted at high temperatures.

As far as I know, it is necessary to give human bones this color. At least 1,000 degrees Celsius. However, the local tribe is still using drilled wood for fire, and it is impossible to create such a high temperature. This has always puzzled me. And that skull gave me strange feelings, like ......"

At this point, Capet paused. Consider what words you would use to describe how you felt at the time.

Seeing Capet's embarrassed appearance, Xiao Ping couldn't help but interject: "Do you feel that this bone seems to be still alive and full of vitality?"

"Yes, that's how it feels!" Capet agreed with Xiao Ping's statement, then looked at him in amazement and asked, "Mr. Xiao, have you also been to that tribe?"

Xiao Ping shook his head and said: "Of course not, but I have seen similar bones elsewhere, so I said this, but I didn't expect that I was really right." I don't know where the tribe that Mr. Cape is talking about? ”

Capet shook his head and said, "It's a nomadic tribe, they usually don't have a fixed home, I just know that they basically operate in the northwest of Lake Victoria, and it depends on luck to find them." ”

So far, Xiao Ping has been basically sure that the skull that Capet saw in the African tribe is likely to be a god bone. Although no one knew the specific location of the tribe in Ludao, let alone whether they still had this divine bone, Xiao Ping was already overjoyed.

After all, Xiao Ping's main purpose today is to let Capet identify the saffron, and it is already an unexpected joy to be able to get the clues of the divine bones. Xiao Ping firmly believes in the principle that you can't be too greedy, and being able to have such a harvest has made him satisfied.

There are still a lot of things that Xiao Ping needs to deal with at the moment, and it is impossible for him to let go of everything and rely on such limited clues to go to Africa to find the divine bones. But when the time is right, Xiao Ping will definitely try his luck in Africa.

So Xiao Ping didn't show the slightest look of disappointment, but said to Capet happily: "I'll just ask casually, and I may go to see it if I have the opportunity in the future." There is an old Chinese saying that 'everything follows fate', and there are some things that cannot be forced. ”

Pierre translated the meaning of "everything is fate" to Capet in French, and the seasoning experts agreed. Seeing that Xiao Ping carefully put away the certificate he wrote and planned to leave, Capel said to him hesitantly: "Mr. Xiao, there is something I want to discuss with you. ”

Xiao Ping had a very good impression of Capet, and hurriedly said politely: "Please speak!"

"That...... Can you give me a few grams of crocus to study and keep as a specimen?" Cape looked a little embarrassed when he said this, and then added, "Of course, I can also pay for it." ”

Looking at Cape's embarrassed appearance, Xiao Ping couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Capet, you are too polite, of course there is no problem with this little thing." ”

Xiao Ping opened the box as he spoke, and casually took a bunch of crocallows and gave it to Capet, "Are these enough?"

Seeing that the pile of crocallows was almost fifty grams, the overjoyed Capel nodded again and again: "That's enough...... No, no, much!"

"It doesn't matter, they're lucky to have these crocloves in the hands of an expert like you. Xiao Ping smiled: "Only you know how to appreciate them best, don't you?"

Since Xiao Ping said so, Capet was no longer polite, and asked the housekeeper to find a special container to save the saffron, and then personally sent Xiao Ping and Pierre to the door.

When Xiao Ping and Pierre returned to the car, the Frenchman immediately began to complain: "Xiao, you are so generous, why did you send so many saffron flowers to Capet at once?"

"People have helped us so much, this little saffron should be regarded as a thank you gift. Xiao Ping said disappreliantly: "And Capet only opened his mouth after signing the declaration, which shows that his character is really good, and I am willing to make friends with such a person." ”

"That's right. Pierre said distressedly: "But when you come like this, you will give away thousands of euros." ”

Looking at the Frenchman's painful face, Xiao Ping couldn't help but ask him, "Speaking of which, how are you going to price these saffrons?"

"The price of the top crocus on the European market is around forty euros per gram. Pierre had already done his investigation, and at this point he was confident: "Monsieur Capet has praised our crocuses so much, and has issued an appraisal statement, I think three hundred euros per gram is not too much, right?"

Xiao Ping was surprised: "Three hundred euros per gram? This price is much more expensive than gold, are you sure there will be no problem?"

Pierre smiled: "Don't worry, those high-end restaurants will definitely flock to it, and when the time comes, our saffron will definitely be in short supply like other goods!"

Seeing that Pierre was so confident, Xiao Ping nodded and said: "The production of saffron is not high, I will not provide it to other partners in Europe, and the markets in Europe and West Asia will all be taken care of by the French branch." ”

This was of course good news for Pierre, who immediately said yes in a hurry.

Back at the company's headquarters on the outskirts of Paris, Pierre immediately began selling crocflowers. In fact, it was exactly as he expected, and the high-end restaurants were all very interested when they learned that the Holy Pot brand had launched saffron again. Especially after seeing the quality of these crocuses and seeing the declaration signed and stamped by Capet, many customers immediately said that they wanted to buy crocus.

As for the price of 320 euros per gram offered by Pierre, no one paid attention to it at all. For these high-end restaurants, the quality of the food and the brand effect are the most important, and it is not a matter of spending a little more for this.

Xiao Ping stayed in Paris for another two days, and saw that the sales of crocus were as prosperous as Pierre said, so he returned to China with confidence. A few days ago, the students of the tea garden called Xiao Ping and told him that the tea trees in the tea garden had grown new shoots and it was time to pick. This is the first time that the Xianhu Tea Garden has picked tea, and Xiao Ping must rush back to preside over the overall situation. (To be continued......)