Chapter 216: Five Virtues Jade Plate
For the rest of the day, Zhang Cheng continued to open an unobstructed faction at home - this is also the daily routine of American tyrants. According to Zhang Cheng, we should respect American culture and follow local customs......
The next day, Zhang Cheng drove the SUV to James's new home - as a newcomer whose family can't drive, the James family still has a lot to buy.
When he came this time, Zhang Cheng brought some vegetable seeds from home, which were originally prepared for the automatic vegetable greenhouse, and he took some of the same. Chinese newcomers in the United States sometimes find that many of the dishes in American supermarkets have never been seen or eaten at all, and naturally they will not buy and eat indiscriminately.
Not to mention that living in an upscale community in the countryside takes dozens of minutes to drive to a Chinese supermarket in the city, so it is customary for everyone to start growing vegetables in their rooftop gardens or around their houses.
Some people say that even if the Chinese who grew up in the city have a full level of talent for growing vegetables in the United States, in fact, it is forced by the small-scale farmer's thinking and the environment. In China, there is no supermarket selling vegetables at the entrance of any community.
When he arrived at James's house, Zhang Cheng learned that Uncle Daqing called the driver of the hotel in the morning and picked him up to work (playing cards), leaving his aunt to clean up at home, Xiaojing and Xiaoying were forced by their aunt to watch TV in the house to learn English.
Although these two have been learning English in China for nearly ten years, American English and London English are different, and the difference is about the same as the difference between Tangshan English and Tieling English - the accent of this English will inevitably be changed every time it goes to a place, and what Indian English, American English, Canadian English, Japanese English, etc., in this world now sounds difficult even to serious Britons.
Zhang Cheng put down the vegetable seeds and asked, "Auntie, what do you want to buy?" β
The aunt said: "There are still a lot to buy, and the shopkeeper of my house said to bring some back in the evening, well, that's right." Yesterday, Xiaojing and Xiaoying said that the family is so big, and there are two big dogs that are missing the door. I think so. Your Uncle Daqing also agreed, saying that there is time to wait for you to come, and let you take the two girls to pick the dog. β
As soon as the aunt's words fell, the Jingying sisters in the house, who were learning English, rushed out with apples in their mouths. Chewing an apple, he said vaguely: "Pick the dog, pick the dog." β
Auntie: "You go back after eating, your ears are quite long, and the environment is not clear here, so you want to run out to play." Mako, is there anything to pay attention to when going out here? β
Zhang Cheng stretched out two fingers: "Pay attention to two points, first, the police in the United States are now nicknamed hooks." I've heard of fishing enforcement, it's all here. So you must not pick up the small bargain. Second, be utmost vigilant against strangers.
I will tell you two things, the first is that a guy drove on the road and met a cheap smartphone for half the price. In China, this is at most a liar using toys to deceive people, and in the United States, this cliff is a police fishing. It's illegal to buy stolen goods here, and you say you don't know, but the judge said that what is half the market price is not stolen goods. One sentence and one quasi.
The second is to be aware of strangers, especially airports, stations, customs. There used to be a girl with a kind heart. At the station, I saw an old man with a lot of luggage and asked him if he wanted help, but the old man asked her to take a box and wait for him to be given to the car. When the result is passed. The police opened the inspection box and found that it was full of white flour. People are dirty, go to jail.
This is all a very classic fishing law enforcement in the United States. Therefore, as long as you regard the Yankees who you don't know and have no interests with you as your enemies, it is very good for yourself. β
The aunt's eyes were straight, and she couldn't help but say, "The American police are so bad!" β
Zhang Cheng: "It's mainly the federal police, and the local patrol officers don't look down and don't look up, and they often have a good relationship." For the federal police, how can they be promoted and raised if they don't solve a few big cases?
If you ask them to catch the robbers and drug lords, the robbers will use machine guns to attack them, is that easy to catch? The real drug lords who do not have automatic weapons or even heavy firepower. It's not easy to catch, and it's even more dangerous than catching robbers. So for some bad cops who are thoughtful and self-motivated, fishing law enforcement is the safest and fastest. β
The aunt also thought about it: "Yes." There's no bad guy. Just pay attention, you hear me. Don't talk to strangers. β
Sister Jingying: "If we just want to speak, we have to be able to understand it first." β
Zhang Cheng got up: "Let's go." β
As soon as they finished eating the apples in their hands, the Jingying sisters grabbed two apples in their hands, and the aunt scolded: "Put it down, how can you eat in someone else's car?" β
Zhang Cheng: "It's okay, it's okay, I can eat in the car, and there is a refrigerator and wine cabinet." β
The final result was that the Jingying sisters put down an apple: "The apples here are delicious, I can't help it." β
Zhang Cheng said: "It's not that there are no good apples in China, but the good ones are taken to Japan and South Korea to exchange foreign currency, and the rest are either picking the remaining defective products or fake." Occasionally, there are good ones in the supermarket, not enough to grab......"
Sister Jingying was not interested in this topic, and asked, "My dad said that you are very good at business, and the Jews admire it, do you have any experience?" I heard that you are still in school, how can you be busy? β
Zhang Cheng: "I'm investing and playing in the United States, and the rest is left to the manager to take care of, and then look at the account books, in fact, my lawyers and accountants read more, and they say no problem, no problem."
Regarding doing business, what does that sentence say, it is very difficult for you to make a million with 10,000 yuan, but it is very simple for you to make 10 million with 100 million yuan. I just do what they say, diversify my investments and spread my money across a lot of industries so that I can always make money.
In the first half of this year, we acquired a four-star resort hotel, and in the second half of the year, I plan to buy a cosmetics company with my mentor using the new patented technology we have mastered, and the new technology we have mastered will definitely make money before more advanced technology appears.
As for going to school, my tutors have become my partners, so it really doesn't matter if I go to class or not. β
For the Jingying sisters, who were still participating in the review of various college entrance examinations in the third year of high school a few days ago, if they could play for a while one day, it would be really a fairy-like day.
As soon as they heard the word play Jingying, the sisters hurriedly asked, "What's so fun here?" β
Zhang Cheng: "It's nothing more than fishing, horseback riding, hunting, driving and traveling, opening a paiduì, bathing in hot springs in winter, spring and autumn, and going to sea on a cruise ship in summer." If you are tired of playing on the ground, you can also fly a plane to the sky, and there are a lot of private airports in the United States.
The rest is to eat, we Chinese. You also know that if there is a condition, we pay attention to eating, do not get tired of eating, and our taste buds have evolved to twice as many as foreigners, and we can taste the taste that foreigners do not know. The United States is a country of immigrants here. You can taste dishes from all over the world. β
While chatting, the car arrived at the pet store in Reno. After Zhang Cheng entered the store, he said to the shopping guide: "We want to buy two pet dogs." Don't be a small dog, be able to watch the home, be loyal and reliable to the owner. β
The shopping guide thought for a moment and led three people to a row of cages: "How are Alaskan dogs?" There are several four-and-a-half-week Alaskan dogs, large working dogs, sled dogs, hunting dogs. Loyalty to their owners is absolutely fine, and the Scyths used to treat them as family. Although it looks a bit like a husky, it definitely doesn't have the hip-hop character of a husky. β
Zhang Cheng: "Puppies won't be afraid of people, right?" β
The shopping guide opened the two cages and took out two puppies from the cages and handed them to the Jingying sisters to hold and try, while saying, "No." The puppies here are fed by a different breeder every day, that is, a person will wear a different color of clothing every time he feeds them. And the puppies and some pets in the store are often taken home by different clerks for the night to adapt to the unfamiliar environment. β
Sure enough, the Jingying sisters and the two puppies teased for a while and became acquainted, and then took the bottle and fed it a few more times, almost treating the two of them as mothers, snuggling in their arms and looking at the new owner.
Zhang Cheng: "It seems that there are only these two. β
Shopping guide: "Five hundred dollars a piece." β
"Cheap." Zhang Cheng said that he was about to go to the front desk to swipe the card to checkout, and found that there was a white juvenile snow fox in a cage looking at him with blank eyes, the little pink nose looked very good, and the lonely and poignant eyes were even more difficult to refuse, and more importantly, the fox was still a good fox in China's fairy tales: "How to sell this fox?" β
The shopping guide took a look at the cage: "Three-month-old snow fox." Six hundred dollars. β
Zhang Cheng: "Take it out." β
The shopping guide opened the cage and took the snow fox to Zhang Cheng, who used the aura to wash the snow fox in the body. Putting the snow fox on his shoulder, the snow fox rubbed Zhang Cheng's cheek very spiritually to show his intimacy.
Shopper guide: "Hey, she likes you." β
Zhang Cheng: "This is fate, we bought it together." β
Swiped the card, got the health files of the three little guys and threw them in the car, which also recorded what vaccines the little ones had received, and it was okay to lose them, anyway, the pet store still has files.
After getting in the car, the Jingying sisters asked, "Where are you going now?" Okay, we're not in a hurry to go back. It's okay to go back in the afternoon. β
Zhang Cheng: "The Chinese supermarket is going to be there once. Otherwise, Lao Gan Ma, Wang Zhihe, and Chen Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Sesame Sauce, and Sichuan Pepper have nowhere to buy. Now, let's go to my uncle's hotel and take a look around. Uncle is still there watching. At noon, you can simply eat at the hotel, which is definitely a five-star enjoyment from the service to the facilities. Now we are waiting for the hotel association to give me a star.
You guys think about what to eat first, and I'll make a reservation. To explain, the Japanese and French cuisine in the hotel are the most authentic, and the Mexican food and Chinese food can only be said to be edible, but it is difficult to say that they are authentic. β
Sister Jingying discussed: "We don't know each other, it's better for you to call the shots." β
Zhang Cheng picked up the phone and made a call to the hotel, before saying to the Jingying sisters: "It's booked, go to a French restaurant to eat Japanese sushi." Because of the overfishing in the past, tuna has become less and less in recent years, and the price of sushi has been rising, and this Japanese sushi has become more expensive. Even in the United States, going to a top restaurant to eat sushi has become a face-saving thing. I decided to stay in the French restaurant because the environment is a little better, there are chairs and pianists to play, and the hotel's Japanese restaurant only has tatami mats. β
Yingying asked, "Isn't French food delicious?" β
Zhang Cheng: "Although everyone says that it is very authentic French food, in fact, it is just like that, at least I can't eat any difference between foie gras and chicken liver." Matsutake mushrooms taste good, but not often.
For the rest, French food is not as good as Italian food in Europe - at least Marco Polo brought pies and noodles back to Europe. Eating French food is eating that mood and service, the dish itself, well, as far as I know, the diet level of the previous French kings has not surpassed Cixi's. β
Jingjing: "It's impossible for anyone to surpass Cixi, well, the master who eats more than a hundred dishes at one time......"
Zhang Cheng: "Cixi is the reincarnation of a sow, and she can't eat more than 100 dishes at a time, most of them are pretentious Cixi eats them, and the people below eat them separately." However, Cixi is indeed delicious, and I remember that many local specialties were commended by Cixi. β
For a while, the topic shifted to Cixi again. Speaking of which, when I went to the BRICS Hotel, I had already talked about Sun Dianying, a Lux in Xieling.
The car stopped outside, and Zhang Cheng said to the two splendid buildings: "This is our Golden Brick Hotel." It's a bit of a clichΓ© name, but we can't expect the Yankees to come up with something too elegant or connotative. β
In the parking lot, Zhang Cheng recruited a security guard and tipped him for $100 to watch the two dogs and the fox in the car.
When I entered the Golden Brick Hotel, I didn't go to the restaurant first, but let people take it to see James, who is the father of the Jingying sisters, Uncle Daqing. At the time of the meeting, as the director and director of the BRICS Hotel, James was giving a lecture to the managers of the casino department: "Our future BRICS Hotel Casino is to gamble fairly, unless thousands of gamblers are caught on the spot, no matter how many guests win." Guests should be allowed to come and go freely, and it is strictly forbidden to harass and solicit customers by phone, which will only make guests disgusted. Ads can be delivered in moderation, but don't be bombarded. β
One manager asked, "What about federal anti-money laundering ......?"
James said categorically: "If there is a gambler who says that I came to the casino to launder money, of course we have to call the police." β
The managers suddenly realized that it was business as usual. There is no way around it, American casinos are often the most popular underground money banks, and no casino wants to lose this financial source. Although the federal police give a list of money launderers and photos every quarter - silicone masks and hair dye are cheap these days, and it's good to pretend you can't see them.
After James finished speaking, Zhang Cheng said, "James." Recently, all hotels in Reno are preparing to jointly host the International Mahjong Grand Prix......"
James: "I've heard that you two are here too, just right." Eat lunch before leaving. I also brought back some of the things I bought in the morning. However, I have never played mahjong of international standards, I will only play Northeast mahjong and Japanese mahjong rules, and Japanese mahjong rules are still learned on the Japanese mahjong game machine in the casino. β
Zhang Cheng: "Listen to me, international rules are not so difficult to learn, even if they are difficult to memorize, they can be more difficult than the medical master's degree." James, I want you to play as the representative of our BRICS hotel, and it will be better if you win the championship. In my opinion, the prize money for the Grand Prix winner is at least $1 million. β
James: "How do you know?" β
Zhang Cheng: "Because I, as the chairman of the BRICS Hotel, I am going to donate 1 million US dollars to sponsor the International Mahjong Grand Prix. I can pull the final here to be held. It's a huge boost to the prestige of our BRICS Hotel and the advertising campaign. β
James: "But mahjong is a thing that has a lot of luck. The monitor is staring at the automatic shuffle, and it is very difficult to get out of the thousand. β
"Nobody lets you win by a thousand. Take this bag and you win a championship back. Zhang Cheng said as he took out a jade plate carved from jasper from his pocket and handed it to James.
The front and back of the jade plaque are engraved in Chinese characters and English: every gamble must win, the God of Gambling Supreme, these two sentences. This is the work of Zhang Cheng after he personally opened the light -- Zhang Cheng's so-called consecration is not to collect the power of faith of believers. Instead, the power of faith deposited on the banknote is transferred to the jade plate.
In this way, the jade plaque with the power of faith completes the consecration work, which is concise and effective. Compared with Zhang Cheng's previous means of stimulating the power of faith on the banknote, the power of faith will last longer after being transferred to the jade plate. And when the power of faith on the jade plate is used up, only the power of resentment remains, and the jade card will suddenly shatter to warn the protector.
This protector effect is also the natural effect of jade with five virtues, and it is precisely because jade has five virtues: benevolence, righteousness, bravery, and wisdom. In ancient times, people with conditions hung a piece of jade on their bodies, and the more ancient ones that did not leave written records were also used for sacrifices. Cultivators like Zhang Cheng also commonly use jade to make array weapons, and collecting jade is even more daily.
James looked at the jade plate: "It's obviously not Chow Yun-fat's, where did it come from?" Does it really work? β
Zhang Cheng: "This is a light opening, you will know if it works or not, remember not to win your own casino money." β
James: "I'm baptized, I'm a Catholic, isn't it appropriate to take something that is consecrated by a pagan?" β
Zhang Cheng: "Don't worry, this is the Christian saint Prophet and the Son of the Holy Son and consecrated." β
James: "I really didn't know that the Christian saint Prophet Holy Son could speak Chinese. β
Zhang Cheng: "If you know Chinese, if you don't believe it, you can ask the priest." β
James: "Well, I'll ask next time I go to church." I went to play baccarat or Texas Hold'em. You guys, lunch ......"
Zhang Cheng: "We have already booked three seats for lunch. β
James: "Okay, I'm going to eat a buffet when I'm hungry." β
While waiting for sushi time at a French restaurant, Jingjing asked, "Will Dad win?" β
Zhang Cheng: "Then you have to win." β
Yingying: "After eating sushi, let's go see Dad." β
Zhang Cheng: "No problem, but you two are not allowed to serve at the table." Because I am not old enough. β
This is also afraid that Uncle Daqing's family will all be gamblers at the gambling table.
Jingying looked disdainful: "Cut." Not uncommon. β
Zhang Cheng: "Originally, I wanted to find a place with few people for you to try slot machines, but it's not rare." β
Sister Jingying immediately changed her face: "Brother, brother." We were wrong. Take us for a while. β
As he spoke, a boatload of sushi was carried up by two waiters.
The Crystal Sisters looked at the beautiful sushi boat: "Wow. β
Zhang Cheng picked up a sea urchin sushi: "The Japanese are delicate and not good at communication and integration into society, and they are not as extensive as American cowboys, but the Japanese pay attention to small things and details, come, try it." (To be continued)
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