Chapter 203: Visiting Liang Laohan
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Stunned, Niu Huan and a few guards hurriedly followed.
Entering Jingdezhen, it was very lively, there were many shops selling porcelain on both sides of the road, and people on the street came and went, speaking accents from all over the world, and obviously most of them came here to buy porcelain. On the side of the road, there were many porters with poles and ropes waiting to find work, and there were also some people who did not carry a pole or rope but had shabby clothes and smoky faces, which showed that they were working in the kiln.
Looking at these people, Niu Huan remembered his previous situation, compared with the current days, and couldn't help but glance at Zhao Guohua who was walking in front, and strengthened his determination to follow him to the end.
Everyone walked and watched, and walked to the door of a restaurant called "Jiaweiju", and saw that there were many people eating inside, and the environment was clean and tidy, "Let's go." Go in and eat. With that, Zhao Guohua walked in with Niu Huan and others.
"Guest, welcome to our store." A shopkeeper greeted him with a smile on his face.
I walked into the restaurant, looked at the people eating, and saw that there were no empty tables, so I couldn't help frowning. Seeing this, the shopkeeper looked at Zhao Guohua, Niu Huan and the others, and knew that these people were not ordinary guests, so he bowed down and said with a smile on his face: "Guest officer, there is a seat upstairs, which is suitable for the identity of several guest officers." ā
Hearing that there was Ya sitting upstairs, Zhao Guohua frowned and said with a smile: "In this case, lead the way in front of the head." ā
"Great!" The shopkeeper said, and took Zhao Guohua and the others upstairs.
I went up to the second floor, turned left, walked about 20 steps, and arrived at the door of a room
Zhao Guohua and others also followed.
The house is fifteen square meters in size, the windows are bright and clean, the light is bright, the floor is as bright as new, the walls are snow-white, there are several ink landscape paintings hanging on it, a large round table is bright, there is a porcelain vase on the table, there are a few unknown flowers inserted in it, the flowers exude an elegant fragrance, and the street side is a large window, standing in front of the window can overlook the flow of people and cars on the street.
"Not bad! Not bad! This room is nice. Zhao Guohua praised with satisfaction.
After listening to Zhao Guohua's words, the shopkeeper was very happy in his heart, knowing that he could have a reward of fifty copper coins today. Because the owner of the restaurant said that as long as the guys in the store can recommend the guests to the private seat for dinner, every time the recommendation is successful, they can get a reward of fifty copper coins. Fifty copper coins were worth three days' wages
"Guest, what do you want to eat?" The shopkeeper asked diligently.
"If you have anything to eat here, I'll hear it. Eat satisfied. Zhao Guohua said with a smile
Hearing this, the shopkeeper was even more happy, and he said in a colorful voice: "If you want to talk about our food in Jingdezhen, the most famous dish is the dish "Simmered Chicken in Porcelain Clay", which has a complete chicken body, attractive color, tender chicken, crispy and fragrant, and no ingrown teeth. After the tender chicken is removed and the belly is broken, the chicken belly is filled with minced pork and ginger, green onion, sesame oil, salt and other condiments, and then wrapped with lotus leaves, and then the Shaoxing old wine is poured into the porcelain clay, mixed well, and finally the tender chicken and lotus leaves are wrapped in the porcelain clay containing wine, and the chicken is buried in the slag of the hot kiln that has just been opened, and it can be taken out after simmering for about ten hours. Peel off the porcelain clay and lotus leaves, and serve. The chicken simmered in this special way is full of strange aroma and crispy chicken bones. The second in this row is kaolin simmered pork, which is a famous dish in Jingdezhen, wrapped in kaolin porcelain clay and lotus leaves, and simmered and grilled over charcoal, with a strong fragrance and delicious taste. Third in this row is ......"
"Shopkeeper, don't say any more, all ten dishes are served, and the money is easy to say." Zhao Guohua commanded.
"Okay! Good! Guest, wait a minute. The shopkeeper happily went out to shout for food.
The dishes were served quickly, and after a while, a table of delicacies with all colors and aromas was set up in the room, and the wine was bamboo leaf green wine, which Zhao Guohua specially ordered.
"This is porcelain clay stewed chicken, kaolin simmered meat, Jingdeban chicken, catfish boiled bean chong, Leping dog meat, bitter oak tofu, plum dried vegetables button meat, steamed pork ribs in bean drums, sake lees fish, steamed red carp in purets, stewed Wushan chicken, spring bamboo shoots three cups of chicken." The shopkeeper introduced the same.
Zhao Guohua listened with great interest to the shopkeeper's introduction of the name of the dish, and when he heard the three-cup chicken with spring bamboo shoots, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Shop, what does this three-cup chicken mean?" ā
The shopkeeper said with a smile: "The three-cup chicken is made with a glass of lard, soy sauce, sweet wine or cooking wine, and simmered with charcoal fire at the same time as the clean chicken. Authentic and attractive. ā
"Mom, this dish is so good, I've never smelled such a fragrant dish, it smells so fragrant, I can't eat my tongue when I eat it." Niu Huan said with a smile.
"Captain Niu, you have to be careful later, don't become dumb after eating." A guard said solemnly.
"How is it possible to be dumb after eating a meal, unless the dish is poisonous. Shopkeeper, is your food poisonous? Niu Huan asked with a smile.
"Nope! No! Absolutely nothing. I can vouch for it with my head. The shopkeeper said repeatedly.
The guard smiled and said, "I'm not saying that this dish is poisonous, but I'm afraid that you will eat your tongue and become dumb." He burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha........." Zhao Guohua also laughed when he heard it.
After eating and drinking, seeing that everyone was burping with satisfaction, Zhao Guohua said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, calculate the account." ā
"Guest officer, the meal and wine are a total of eight taels and six dollars of silver." The shopkeeper said with a smile on his face.
Zhao Guohua took out two pieces of silver of five taels and said, "Find one tael, and reward the rest to you."
"Thank you, guest! Thank you, guest! The shopkeeper was very happy, and said that today is really lucky, the boss has fifty copper coins, and this guest officer has a reward of four coins of silver, which is six hundred Wen, and today he earned six hundred and fifty Wen in one day, which is equivalent to two months' wages, and when he goes back at night, his wife does not have to kiss his two people.
He hurried downstairs to find the money and send it into the room.
Holding a tael of silver, Zhao Guohua looked at the shopkeeper, and suddenly had an idea in his heart, he asked with a smile: "Shopkeeper, listening to the accent, you are also a native of Jingdezhen." ā
"Yes. The villain has lived in Jingdezhen for several generations. The shopkeeper said respectfully.
Zhao Guohua asked politely: "What is the store's surname?" Who else is in the house? ā
"Don't dare. The villain's surname is Liang Mingxi. There is a poor wife, a son and a daughter, as well as an old mother and an old father. The shopkeeper said.
"Liang shopkeeper, I see that you are also a sincere person, I want to ask you something, can you." Zhao Guohua said.
Liang Xi, the shopkeeper, looked at Zhao Guohua and saw that he had a kind face, so he said, "I don't know what the guest officer asked?" ā
Looking at him with a smile, Zhao Guohua said: "I want to buy a kiln-fired porcelain, I don't know if it's okay?" ā
Hearing this, Liang Xi was silent and thought carefully for a while, and then said: "But yes, it's just that a good kiln is difficult to buy, and the price is extremely high, and if you buy an ordinary kiln, you won't make much money." ā
Zhao Guohua nodded and said, "I don't know what Brother Liang means by a good kiln?" ā
Hearing him call himself a brother, Liang Xi's heart was hot, and he said: "A good kiln is that the soil near the kiln is of good quality, and the porcelain fired is of good quality and can be bought at a price." ā
"How much does it cost to buy a good kiln?" Zhao Guohua asked.
"No less than 300,000 taels of silver." Liang Xi casually said the price
"Shhh Niu Huan and the others gasped when they heard this, in their hearts, 300,000 taels of silver was a silver mountain. But in Zhao Guohua's ears, it really deserves this price, good goods are not cheap, cheap is not good, there is no doubt about it.
Looking at Liang Xi, Zhao Guohua asked, "How can Brother Liang know so much about the price of a good kiln?" ā
"Because my father helped people burn kilns when he was young, and he even helped people buy kilns last year, I know the price of good kilns." Liang Xi said.
Hearing that Liang Xi's father was an old potter, Zhao Guohua couldn't help but feel happy, so he smiled and said: "Brother Liang Xi, my name is Zhao Guohua, can you introduce your father to me, I want his old man to help me buy a good kiln, after the matter is completed, I will not treat your father and son badly." ā
After hesitating for a moment, Liang Xi said: "It's not difficult, it's just that the villain is still at work now, and he can't get out." ā
"It doesn't matter. We'll help you take a leave of absence. Zhao Guohua said
Liang Xi said: "No, it's hard for our boss to speak." ā
Zhao Guohua took a waist card from his waist, handed it to Niu Huan, and said, "You go to the hotel shopkeeper and ask for a day off for Brother Liang." ā
"Yes." Niu Huan bowed and said, and then walked down with a guard.
After a while, a fat man followed Niu Huan and the others up, and when he saw Zhao Guohua, he hurriedly bowed down with a smile on his face and said: "Hou Cai, the shopkeeper of "Jiaweiju", has seen a few guest officials, and after speaking, he turned to Liang Xi and said: "Liang Xi, if you have something at home, go first." I'll arrange for someone else to do your work. ā
Listening to the boss's words, Liang Xi was stunned for a moment, knowing that it must be that the identities of Zhao Guohua and others were not ordinary, otherwise, Hou Cai would not be so easy to speak. So he said, "A few of you are waiting for me outside the restaurant, and I will come out to look for you after I have handed over the work at hand." ā
"Okay. Brother Liang, we will go out and wait for you. With that, Zhao Guohua took Niu Huan and the others downstairs.
Seeing these people leaving, the hotel owner asked, "Liang Xi, when did you have a fourth-grade officer in your family?" ā