Practice has shown that Wang Zheyi's black belly will not be weakened by half a point because Renouf paid for the ferry ticket.

From the United Kingdom to Peru, it takes more than 20 days to sail across the Atlantic Ocean, through the Guò Panama Canal, and then along the west coast of South America, a journey of nearly 6,000 nautical miles. Renuf and the others got on the ship with the mentality of taking a cruise ship, who would have thought that the ship would not provide them with meals. Jin Bingquan built yì They prepared instant food, and when they said this, the ship was already offshore, and the sea was vast, so where could Renouf buy instant noodles?

In desperation, Renouf had no choice but to negotiate with Jin Bingquan again, asking to join forces on the ship and dine with the crew and Wang Zheyi. Jin Bingquan first shook his head like a rattle, and did not agree to live or die, until Renuf put on a resolute look of "no food, rather than die", Jin Bingquan reluctantly agreed to provide them with food, but Renouf and they had to pay $50 per person a day for meals.

"This is clearly blackmail!" Renuf's retinue, Oberhardt, almost jumped when he learned of the price. 50 US dollars is almost enough to eat for a week, Jin Bingquan is obviously taking advantage of the fire to rob. The Board of Trade arranged for them to come out to do things, and the expenses were fully covered, and the money spent now is equivalent to money in their own pockets, so it's no wonder that Oberhardt is not distressed.

Renouf grimaced: "It's just that we didn't expect this to happen in advance, otherwise we should have asked the committee to give instructions directly to the Nice company and ask them to provide us with tickets and food." ”

"I've never seen a company belittle us so much, haven't they thought about offending the EU Trade Commission?" Another of Renuf's retinue, Arsen, also shouted.

Renuf gritted his teeth and said: "These Chinese are deliberately trying to embarrass us, and they want us to retreat so that they can have the opportunity to smuggle these equipment back to China." We can't fall for them, and no matter how much trouble there is, we have to hold on to these devices. ”

"Actually...... I don't think we need to go to Peru with them. This is all old equipment, even if the Chinese want to transport them back to China, what is the impact? Oberhardt muttered under his breath.

"This is not okay, this is a strict restriction on exports to China in Batumi." Renouf said sternly to Oberhardt.

Oberhardt said: "I know, but Batumi has been dissolved, and as far as I know. There are a lot of businesses in Europe that are secretly violating Batumi's rules. They disguise sensitive equipment as ordinary equipment and export it to Russia and China, and the only effect of these regulations in Batumi is to allow these enterprises to add 30% to the quotation. ”

"These are the scum of Europeans." "They are pumping advanced technology to our enemies that will one day become weapons for the Russians and Chinese to attack Europe." ”

"Maybe." Oberhardt shrugged his shoulders, unwilling to argue with Renouf any longer. For his part, Oberhardt does not see any conflict of interest between China and Europe, let alone the ability to threaten Europe. In order for the Chinese not to have access to these outdated so-called sensitive equipment. He had to live on such a freighter and spend $50 a day to eat, which was something he didn't like. However, Renuf was his boss, and since Renuf was bent on going his own way, he could not stop him.

Jin Bingquan was a trustworthy person, and after collecting the meal fee from Renuf and the others, he really sent someone on time to inform them that they had gone to eat. Renouf as he stepped into the dining room. nodded with satisfaction, because he saw that Wang Zheyi and the others were also dining there. The lunch that Jin Bingquan prepared for Renuf was no different from Wang Zheyi.

"What kind of dish is this?"

Carrying the tray to the bar, Renuf was stunned. There are three large vegetable basins in front of him, and there is a layer of red dried chili peppers floating on the surface of the vegetables in each vegetable pot, and the choking spicy smell can be smelled from a distance of one meter, so that Renuf and the others can't help but have to sneeze.

"This is a large plate of chicken in the Western Regions, and this is boiled fish. This is a dry sautéed bean, the rice is enough, give me your plate. "The chef in charge of the dispersion spoke fluent English, but the names of a few dishes could not be translated, so they had to be translated literally.

"Is this chili?" Renouf looked at the vegetable bowl with trepidation. Asked. He usually eats a little spicy food, but this is the first time he's seen a dish like this full of red peppers. He couldn't imagine how it was possible to eat such a dish.

"This is the chili pepper we brought out from China, and if it weren't for the sake of entertaining you distinguished guests, I would be reluctant to put so much of it. You smell it, how fragrant this pepper is, don't talk about eating, smelling it makes people appetite. The chef said, taking a deep breath and looking intoxicated.

"Don't you have any other dishes besides these?" Renouf asked.

"No, you see, Captain Jin and Mr. Wang are all eating this." The cook gestured to the table next to him and said to Renuf.

Renuf turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw a dry Chinese eating with a smile, and their mouths were snoring, obviously spicy, but none of them showed uncomfortable expressions, on the contrary, they all looked very enjoyed.

"I'm sorry, I'm not used to this kind of dish." Renouf suppressed the anger in his heart. He knew that this was another way for the Chinese to toss them, knowing that they Europeans could not eat chili peppers, but they wanted to make the dish extremely spicy. He can't protest this kind of thing, because people Chinese also eat these dishes, since people can eat them, why can't you eat them?

"I hope to be able to serve us some dishes that don't contain chili peppers." Renouf said to the cook.

"Oops, that's all that's left." The chef said, out of nowhere, he found two large bags of mustard pimples, all of which were fist-sized mustard lumps, "This is the treasure that our captain treasures, and this is the most delicious thing when we have no appetite for eating at sea." For the sake of the face of your international friends, I will give you half of it. ”

"How do you eat this?" Oberhardt asked, looking at the yellow and green mustard pimples.

"Cut a qiē and you can eat it, you wait, I'll cut it for you right away." The chef was a warm-hearted person, and as he spoke, he turned out the cutting board and kitchen knife, and cut out a plate of mustard slices for them with a few clicks.

Oberhardt stretched out his hand boldly, took a piece of mustard and put it in his mouth, chewed it a few bites, and his eyes lit up at once: "Crooked Richgood, Crooked Richgood, it tastes really good." ”

"Of course, our captain said, you are distinguished guests, can we fool you with bad things?" The chef replied triumphantly.

With a plate of mustard slices, Renuf and the others finished their lunch. As he walked out of the restaurant, Oberhardt kept thanking the chef and asking where he could buy this delicious mustard, and it seemed that he really liked the taste.

Renuf remained silent until the three of them returned to their shared cabin that Renuf asked Oberhardt, "Do you think this lunch is hearty?" ”

"Abundance is naturally not enough." "But it's quite chic, I've always heard that Chinese are very good at cooking all kinds of food, and I think that even ordinary pickles can be so delicious." ”

"If you were to eat this pickled vegetable every day for 20 days without any other accompaniment, would you still think it was delicious?" Renouf asked.

"20 days?" Oberhardt was stunned, "Mr. Renuf, are you saying that the Chinese will only let us eat this in the next 20 days?" ”

"What do you think?" Renouf sneered, he knew very well that such a dish at noon today was definitely not accidental. Wang Zheyi can do it once, and he can continue to do it. Thinking that he was going to eat mustard for 20 days in a row, and that he would not even see a piece of meat, Renuf almost planned to start a hunger strike.

Oberhardt and Arsain were somewhat skeptical of Renuf's words, but the facts of the following days told them that Renuf might not be able to do anything else, and that he was absolutely authoritative in predicting the bad intentions of the Chinese. I don't know if the chef on the Merrill is a Sichuan chef or a Hunan chef, all in all, there is no dish he makes that does not put chili peppers, and once he puts it, it is a thick layer, which is prohibitive.

After eating mustard and rice for a few days, Oberhardt couldn't resist the temptation of chicken, so he asked for a so-called "Kung Pao Chicken", but after only one bite, he was so spicy that he ran around the house, and he couldn't wait to hold a dry powder fire extinguisher and spray it a few times in his mouth.

"I protest!" Renuf finally got anxious, he rushed to Jin Bingquan, made a big thunderbolt, and strongly asked the kitchen to provide them with dishes without chili. Jin Bingquan listened patiently to his story, and then called the chef over in front of him and reproached: "You guys are too disagreeable, how can you make Sichuan cuisine at every meal?" You let Xiao Zhang cook the next meal, he is from southern Anhui, and his taste is light, which is in line with the eating habits of foreign friends. ”

"I understand, let Xiao Zhang cook the next meal." The chef agreed.

"No chili peppers guaranteed?" Renouf asked for confirmation uneasily.

"No peppers guaranteed!" The chef patted his chest and said.

When it was time to eat, Renuf and his party ran to the restaurant without anyone being informed. As soon as the people entered the door, they were smoked by a strange smell, and for the rest of the day, they stopped complaining about the food, because they vomited all the meat and vegetables.

There were indeed no chili peppers in that meal, and the Anhui chef prepared ...... Deep-fried stinky tofu. (To be continued......)