22. Kowloon Cup
"Second fool, borrow this thing to play with my brother for a few days, you can go home." Chen Zhong thought he was stupid and hid the things directly in his pocket.
"No," the second fool's face tense, and he reached out to grab the cup in his hand, "Mine, give it back to me!" Give it back! ”
"Eh, why are you so stingy, it's not like I won't pay you back, just borrow it for a few days." Chen Zhong pushed him hard, he didn't expect this fool to have so much strength, really, isn't such a treasure a waste in the hands of a fool?
"You're a bad person! Villain! I'll hit you, hit you! The second fool said as he squatted down and picked up the stone and threw it at him.
Chen Zhong was already holding back a breath of anger in his heart, but at this time he was beaten by a fool again, and suddenly his temper attacked, he raised his foot and kicked the other party's head hard, the two fools tilted their bodies, their heads hit the big stones, and the blood-red color suddenly splashed, and his legs were stretched, his hands were paralyzed, and he immediately lost his breath.
"Two stupid, two stupid?" Chen Zhong shook him, and seeing that the other party had no reaction, he couldn't help but panic, "I didn't do it, I didn't do it, I don't know anything, I don't know." ”
He muttered to himself, put the drinking utensils in his arms, and hurriedly pushed the bicycle and left in a panic.
When he returned home, his wife and son were asleep, Chen Zhong carefully went to the yard to fetch a basin of well water, he washed his face, his mood gradually calmed down, took out the wine utensils from his arms, and simply put it in the washing water to wash.
By the moonlight, he carefully looked at this thing, the jade is exquisite and clear, the tentacles are warm, the whole cup body is hovering nine lifelike dragons, one of the dragon's head probes into the bottom of the cup, the tail is bent, forming a cup handle shape, and the other eight dragons are in pairs, or straight into the sky, or swim to the bottom of the sea, the four dragon heads with their heads up stretch into the mouth of the cup, and the form of drinking water is vivid and vivid.
Chen Zhong didn't know what age it was, but just by virtue of this simple and vigorous shape and exquisite texture, he knew that such an antiquity must be priceless!
Look at the nine dragons carved on it, it must be something used by the emperor in ancient times, this time it is really a treasure!
Chen Zhong became excited, completely forgetting about the murder by mistake, he hurriedly entered the house, put the Jiulong Cup at the bottom of the cupboard, took the lock and locked it tightly, and pulled it uneasily, before going back to sleep satisfied.
Early the next morning, his wife Zhang Yanxia cried and made a fuss when she learned that he had lost the food stamps and cloth stamps, but when she was pulled to the cupboard by Chen Zhong, opened the lock and took out the Kowloon Cup, she was immediately silenced.
Chen Zhong briefly told her about last night's incident, the husband and wife looked at each other, and each knew that this treasure had to be hidden, and now the country prohibits the sale of cultural relics, and it is not good if it is reported by others.
After all, the living expenses of the whole family can be pinned on it.
With such a tricky thing in their hands, the couple couldn't take care of a few pieces of land at home, so they sneaked into the city that day, ready to go to the underground cultural relics market to inquire about the price.
A white-haired gentleman with reading glasses listened to their description, and asked the location of the Nine Dragons Cup, and then fell into deep thought, "You'd better bring it here tomorrow, I have to see it for myself to know, if it is really a Ming royal jade, then the price is, tsk ・・・・・・."
After hearing this, the couple was so excited that they couldn't speak, and went back with joy, it seems that the one at home is really a treasure・・・・・・
After passing a meat stall at the entrance of the village, Chen Zhong specially bought two catties of pork, and his wife did not stop him. The man who sold the pork smiled and handed him the meat, and told him about the morning by the way, "Oh, you know what, the second fool in the village died, and he was found today, saying that he tripped and fell on a stone at night, and his family didn't care, but it's really pitiful・・・・・・"
Chen Zhong's expression was a little unnatural, but when he heard that no one cared, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, it was okay to die, there was no need to worry about the matter of the Nine Dragon Cup being discovered.
After carrying two catties of meat, Chen Zhong and his wife returned home, and the first thing they did was to look at the Jiulong Cup locked in the cupboard, but as soon as they arrived in the kitchen, the two looked at the bottom of the empty cabinet and were stunned.
"What's going on? A burglar in the house? Chen Zhong rummaged through the cabinet several times, but still didn't find it, and suddenly felt that his strength had been drained, and he sat down on the ground in frustration.
Zhang Yanxia was about to scold, when she suddenly heard the sound of Ding Lingdang in the yard, and the two of them had their eyes lit up and hurriedly ran out.
The person in the yard was none other than his son Chen Qi, who was playing with a Kowloon cup scooping water, looking very happy.
Chen Zhong was angry and happy, rushed over and slapped him, "You stinky boy, you don't know that things at home can't be moved casually!" Get back in the house! ”
Chen Zhong's strength was great, Chen Qi's face was swollen to a high level, he glared at him aggrieved and resentful, and reluctantly left the courtyard.
"Okay, your own child, you are willing to fight so hard." Zhang Yanxia muttered, and she didn't blame Chen Zhong too much, after all, she was also worried just now.
"If the child doesn't □□, he won't be able to learn badly in the future!" Chen Zhong posed as the head of the family, and suddenly there was a smell of wine from the end of his nose, fragrant and fragrant, and the smell was fragrant, "Where does this smell of wine come from?" ”
Zhang Yanxia also smelled it, and pointed to the Nine Dragons Cup in Chen Zhong's hand, "There is wine in it." ”
Chen Zhong took a sip of the Kowloon Cup, the cool liquid was mellow and gloomy when it first entered his throat, and after swallowing it, it was elegant and soft, and he licked his lips, only to feel that his mouth was fragrant and the aftertaste was endless.
He was secretly surprised, "Where did this kid get the wine, it tastes so good?" Just now he saw the child scooped up from a basin of water, and it was ordinary well water.
"Could it be that-" Chen Zhong's eyes must have thought of something, he drank all the wine in the cup in one go, and scooped some water from the basin with the Nine Dragons Cup and put it on the small wooden bench.
His wife understood what he meant, and followed him to squat aside to observe the Nine Dragons Cup, and sure enough, after a minute or two, the liquid in the cup changed color slightly, showing a pale yellow color, as if sprinkled with gold dust. The aroma of the wine gradually overflows, fragrant, mellow and soft, with a refreshing taste.
"Found a treasure, found a treasure!" Chen Zhong muttered a little demonically, he thought that this antiquity was just priceless, but he didn't expect it to have such an effect, which can turn ordinary water into fine wine!
He thought about it, and thought that he had planned to sell it and get a sum of money, but now that he had discovered its magic, it would be a pity to just sell it!
Chen Zhong pondered for a while, and when he told his wife about the idea of opening a winery, she agreed.
With the support of his wife, Chen Zhong simply got up, he filled the big water tank at home with water, and put the Jiulong cup at the bottom of the water tank, maybe there was too much water, the two waited for more than an hour, scooped up a scoop of water and drank it, only a very light wine taste, the taste was not very good.
Chen Zhong touched his chin, "It seems that it takes a lot of time for this cup to turn so much water into wine, so let's start with a small business first, the reputation has accumulated enough, and we can make a lot of money by relying on the brand!" ”
The wife agreed, saying, "This wine tastes so good, no one can compete with us!" ”
The couple smiled heartily and each dreamed of making a fortune.
The economy of the 80s was a period of transition from a planned economy to a market economy, and people still needed food stamps, cloth stamps, and other things to buy things, and their consumption power was not high.
Chen Zhong found that it would take two or three days to turn a jar of water into wine, but a jar of wine was enough for them to sell for a week. He erected a sign in front of his house and placed his stall at the door, which attracted many people with its fragrant and sweet smell. The neighbors who usually knew each other were surprised how he suddenly had the skill of making wine, but he only had a red eye.
In the past month, Chen Zhong ran a few wineries, basically touched the bottom of the neighborhood, the wine produced by these wineries is simply tasteless compared with his own, coupled with the gradual development of the economy in recent years, people are not so tight on money, willing to buy good wine as gifts or drink it themselves, Chen Zhong's business is slowly booming. After that, he raised the price a few times, but found that he didn't lose much of the number of customers, so he set the price at a higher position, and he made a lot of money for a while, and his fame became bigger and bigger.
Lying on the bed at night, Chen Zhong touched his stomach and discussed with his wife: "We can't keep setting up a stall, the scale of this business has to be expanded, I think, hire a few guys to sell wine for us, we will be responsible for winemaking, the matter of Jiulong Cup can be kept secret, specially make a winemaking room, add a lock, only the two of us can go in, others asked, just say that the family secret recipe is secret, if it is known by outsiders, our plan to make a fortune will be in vain." ”
His wife patted him on the shoulder and said softly, "You are in charge, I will listen to you whatever you say." ”
Since the family's economic conditions have improved, Chen Zhong has found that his wife's temper has become much gentler, the contradictions between the two have also decreased, and life seems to be developing in a prosperous direction.
They sent their son to a junior high school in the city, and of course, they paid a lot of extra money, but this money is nothing to them now.
Taking advantage of the current policy, Chen Zhong made several trips to the village committee and the industrial and commercial bureau, and quickly got the certificate to run the factory. The village knew that there were no disadvantages to opening a factory, and that he could collect a lot of money every year, so he happily enclosed a piece of land for him to build a factory.
Chen Zhong now has little money, so he has built a simple small factory to produce and package wine, and once it is ready, it will be shipped to the town and shops in the city.
He also gave the wine a special name, Chen's Kowloon Wine.
After the business expanded, the speed of Jiulong Cup liquor could not keep up, Chen Zhong thought of a way to buy the wine of other wineries at a low price, and then mixed it into the wine made by Jiulong Cup, so that although the taste was not as good as the original, it also threw other wineries out of a few streets, not to mention the fame, this small difference was not noticed by many people.