Chapter 615: Returning in Defeat

Anyway, he was not in a hurry for such a day, so Jin Muchen drove and took Sister Tao to find a hotel in the city center, and then the two of them began to look for food on the street.

Chao@ Prefecture is also a famous food town even in eastern Guangdong Province, although this city has a lot of ancient, criticized bad habits, but when it comes to food, everyone has to give their local food, a thumbs up.

Under the guidance of the locals, the two found the most lively night market street in the area, which was already the beginning of the lights, and the nightlife here had just begun in this very slow pace of life.

The two found a stall, Jin Muchen doesn't speak Cantonese very well, but this happens to be Sister Tao's strength.

Soon the two ordered a casserole porridge, a Chao@Zhou rice noodles, plus a plate of Chao@Zhou big fish ball porridge, anti-sand taro and other various special snacks on the table.

The two of them began to eat beer, and they were very happy to eat.

When Jin Muchen was in the United States, he also frequented the restaurants opened by early immigrants from eastern Guangdong, and often went to where to have morning tea, so he was familiar with Cantonese snacks.

But after eating the snacks here, he understood that the Cantonese food he ate in those Chinese restaurants in the United States was all fake, all of them were garbage, and compared with the authentic Cantonese food here, there was no comparison at all.

The refreshments in those Cantonese restaurants in the United States are basically the kind of varieties that have been improved, and here is called an original taste.

"Eastern Guangdong cuisine, especially Chao@zhou cuisine, has its own characteristics, and they are particularly particular about ingredients. What to cook the meals. All pay attention to an original taste. So the specialties here, even in Xiangjiang, are very popular......"

Sister Tao knows a lot about these, and while eating, she explained to Jin Muchen some history of Chao@zhou cuisine, and Jin Muchen listened to it with relish.

While eating and chatting at this meal, the two of them ate very happily, and there was no pressure in this way. It's also very interesting to enjoy the food and learn about the history and customs of a city.

A meal was eaten until ten o'clock, and Jin Muchen's appetite completely calmed Sister Tao.

Sister Tao has been getting along with Jin Muchen for the past few days, and she is familiar with him, so she didn't pretend to be fake in front of him, and she also let go of her belly to eat when she ate, but even so, it was just a bowl of porridge. A portion of rice rolls goes down, and it's full.

But Jin Muchen killed the remaining two pots of porridge alone. Plus a portion of rice rolls, plus a few other sample snacks, of which a few were added at the end because of the lack of portions.

His amount of food not only scared Sister Tao, but even the owner of the food stall was dumbfounded, although he said that those who opened restaurants were not afraid of pot-bellied people, but he didn't want anyone to die in his own store because he ate too much.

Fortunately, Jin Muchen finished eating and drinking all the way, talking and laughing freely, and finally he was able to laugh and go out to drive, such a strange man, but he surprised the boss of this food stall enough, and from then on, he had an extra concept in his mind, northerners are very good at eating!

"I finally understand why you grew so big!"

As soon as she got in the car, Sister Tao laughed and teased Jin Muchen and said, while Jin Muchen smiled and said secretly in her heart, Lao Tzu just ate seven points full, if it weren't for the fear of scaring you, Lao Tzu alone could eat all the things in that store.

Back to the hotel, the two of them rested peacefully, nothing to say all night, the next morning, the two got up, had breakfast in the hotel, and then went straight to a counterfeiting shop she knew before according to the address pointed out by Sister Tao.

“…… The fake porcelain here in Chao@zhou is very famous, you must know that in the past China, when it comes to porcelain, people will think of Jingdezhen, but what is Jingdezhen? It was a famous porcelain capital, and it was a place dedicated to the Imperial Ouchi porcelain firing. The porcelain produced there is generally exclusively for the use of the Imperial Palace, and is rarely used by the people. Most of the porcelain produced by some local kilns is also high-quality, and the price is also very expensive, which was used by some landlords and wealthy households at that time, and ordinary people could not afford to use it at all. Because of this, many porcelain firing factories have been built all over the country for civilian use, including the Bijiashan kiln factory in Chaozhou. The porcelain fired here is known for its white color and light and strong fetal quality, and was very popular in eastern Guangdong during the Qing Dynasty. Many wealthy local families like to use the products of the Beacon Hill Kiln Factory. In this way, the Beacon Hill Kiln Factory has become more and more famous......"

Jin Muchen drove the car, and Sister Tao began to introduce him to the history of porcelain firing in this Chao@zhou, and when she said this, Jin Muchen knew that 100 years ago, there was not only Jingdezhen in China, where porcelain was produced, but also the Bijiashan Kiln Factory in eastern Guangdong.

Later, with the arrival of foreign devils, the fame of the Jiashan kiln factory also attracted the attention of those white-skinned ghost animals. Later, the Jiashan kiln factory also received a lot of orders from the West, at that time, the porcelain here in Chao@zhou was not small, and even in Yangcheng, many people began to like to use their porcelain. However, later, because of the war, the Bijiashan kiln factory began to gradually decay, and it did not flourish until after the liberation. Later, after the establishment of the TG regime, the Chao@ state and municipal governments organized the opening of the Bijiashan kiln factory, but at that time, the porcelain produced here was mainly ordinary porcelain, which was exclusively for ordinary people. However, the porcelain factory here soon fell into decline again, for the reason I think you should have heard of it, because of the big pot of rice. At that time, after the reform and opening up of the mainland, the Beacon Hill kiln factory quickly declined and fell into disrepair, and then the factory was shut down, and many workers lost their jobs. However, since then, there have been many skilled workers who have begun to figure out how to find a shortcut to make a fortune, so the burning of fake antique porcelain has become a trend. In the 80s, it became a famous base for firing fake antique porcelain, of course, at that time, the exclusive market for the fake porcelain they fired was mainly Xiangjiang, and then spread from Xiangjiang to the European and American markets, it is not an exaggeration to say that at that time, almost 75% of the Chinese porcelain auctioned in the European and American markets, as long as it was fake, was produced here......

Sister Tao said this, Jin Muchen really didn't know before, but hearing her say this time can be regarded as an eye-opener.

"This time, we went here mainly to meet a more famous master back then, to see if we could collect a few high-quality imitation works from his hands."

Sister Tao's words made Jin Muchen understand the main purpose of their trip.

Under the guidance of Sister Tao, he drove the car around the streets and alleys, and soon drove the car to the old @ city @ district, and then stopped at the gate of a house.

The courtyard of this family, from the outside, you can know that the scale is not small, the courtyard walls are two meters high, the vermilion iron gate, but it is already a little mottled.

Sister Tao knocked on the iron door outside the door, and it took a long time for someone to shout from inside: "Side? ”

“XCVBNNMN”

Sister Tao replied a Cantonese sentence outside the courtyard, Jin Muchen was confused, and then a middle-aged woman in her thirties opened the courtyard door.

Then the two stood at the door, chatting in Cantonese, and chatted for about half an hour before Sister Tao finished chatting with the woman, and then turned around with a disappointed face and took Jin Muchen into the car together.

In fact, just by looking at her face, Jin Muchen knew that this time it seemed that she was going to return empty-handed, and her hopes were disappointed.

Since no one was found, there was no point in continuing to be here, Jin Muchen drove Sister Tao back to the hotel and checked out, and then drove directly to Shengang and rushed back.

"What the hell is going on? Is the person you're looking for not there? ”

Jin Muchen saw that Sister Tao was sullen all the way, so he asked.

"Hey! Not to mention, the old master Mai I am looking for died five years ago. ”

"Huh?"

This news surprised Jin Muchen very much, it seems that Sister Tao's path is going to be blocked this time.

"You're saying the master counterfeiter is dead?"

"Yes! Died of a heart attack. ”

"Then people like him usually have heirs! For example, in a place like Chao@zhou, he will definitely pass on his skills to his children! And didn't you also say that at that time, Chao@ Zhou did a good job, but he was not the only one, if you can't find him, then go find someone else! ”

Jin Muchen casually comforted Sister Tao, but Sister Tao smiled bitterly and shook her head.

"You're right, Master Mai's skills have indeed been passed on to his son, and his son has learned really well. But a few years ago, he saw that other people made ice @ poison @ very profitable, so he learned that people also made that thing, and the result was to make some money, but during the Chinese New Year this year, he was served by the police, and now he is still waiting for the verdict in the detention center. As for the other masters you mentioned, the results are almost the same as this Master Mai's son, who has been watching that thing make money quickly in the past few years, and has learned to make that thing, and now they are all arrested by the police. Ay! It seems that the skills of the Beacon Hill kiln factory here are about to come to an end! ”

The information obtained from Sister Tao's mouth made Jin Muchen a little speechless for a while, he really didn't expect the result to be like this.

Then it seems that there is no hope for Chao@ Zhou, where can Sister Tao go next?

Just when he had this question in mind, Sister Tao suddenly became happy: "You don't have to worry, although it won't work here, but China is so big, we still have a lot of places to go." (To be continued.) )