Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 171
Constantinople is a city at the crossroads of European and Asian civilizations, so there are many attractions and delicacies from different civilizations in this city.

Due to religious reasons, various alcoholic beverages are not very popular in this area.Instead, there are various teas and juice drinks.

Both the appearance and the taste of these drinks are quite desirable. If there are any shortcomings, it can only be said that the Turks love sugar too much, and it may even be a bit excessive in the eyes of outsiders.

On the one hand, this is because the Turks put a lot of sugar in their snacks. On the other hand, it is because the local climate is suitable for fruit growth, so the local fruit itself has a relatively high sugar content.

This also led to the fact that even though the United Kingdom, where Liang En and the others lived all the year round, was famous for putting sugar in all kinds of desserts, compared with the dessert drinks of the Turks, the desserts and drinks of the British were obviously not sweet enough.

Whether the famous Turkish barbecue is delicious or not depends on the level of the chef. Liang En has eaten very delicious barbecue in Constantinople, and he has also eaten the kind of dry and firewood, with a taste like sprinkled with spices. Something like wood.

Of course, for Liang En and the others, the most important thing is not to eat, drink and take pictures of famous scenic spots, but to find all kinds of things full of long history in this historic city.

So after spending two days walking through some important scenic spots in the city, Liang En and the three of them headed straight to the Grand Bazaar in the city center.

This indoor bazaar located in the core of the old city of Constantinople can be said to be the largest indoor bazaar in the world, covering an area of ​​more than 30 square meters, with more than 60 streets and more than 4000 large and small shops. .

According to the introduction Liang En and the others read in the hotel travel brochure, this Grand Bazaar receives more than 20 tourists from all over the world every day, and it is considered the most famous tourist attraction in Turkey.

However, this core business district was not built for tourism. In 1461, the basic part of this large indoor business district was built and put into use, mainly for local people to trade.

At the beginning, the main transactions here were some daily necessities.But with the relocation of the Ottoman capital and the restoration of commercial routes, the types of things sold in this market have also become more and more diverse.

Now, this huge market concentrates all kinds of Turkish specialties, from carpets to leather clothes, to jewelry, as well as ceramic crafts, lamps, spices, tea and so on.

Naturally, all kinds of ancient gadgets are also part of the thousands of goods sold in the Grand Bazar, but it is a test of the buyer's eyesight to find a good one.

After visiting two antique shops, Liang En and the others felt a little disappointed.Because these shops either offer high prices, or something is obviously wrong.But then again, this can be regarded as a common problem of shops in tourist areas all over the world.

"Phnickel imitation silver, brass plated with gold, all kinds of ceramics and bronzes that don't look as old as the red velvet underneath." Fan Meng muttered softly after walking out of another store.

"At least you bought something." Liang En, who was empty-handed, glanced at a large plate under Fan Meng's arm and said, although there are not many good things worth buying in this kind of place, it doesn't mean that there is nothing.

For example, because the copper plate is relatively old, there is a layer of not-so-thick patina on it. As a result, the owner thought it was a machine that was the same as other items in his store and sold it to Pierce, but in fact it was a handmade one. Forged copper plate.

Walking along this street selling all kinds of second-hand goods, Liang En finally stopped at the entrance of a shop that looked small and dark.

Different from the beautifully decorated shops that Liang En and the others had seen before, this shop looked messy, and the shelves on both sides were full of various documents and books.

Surprisingly, the owner's English level is about zero.Fortunately, the languages ​​Liang En mastered included Turkish, so he was able to communicate with the shopkeeper.

"How do you - um - sell these written materials?" Liang En asked the shopkeeper.

"The various volumes of books on the shelf behind me need to be negotiated separately. As for the things on the shelves on both sides, I have prices listed below, which are one dollar for three books, one dollar for one book, and three dollars for each book. One and ten dollars a piece."

Because Liang En now speaks Turkish, the businessman's attitude has improved a lot, at least it is no longer the expression of indifference just now, and he even offered to introduce a few words.

"Most of the things sold in my store are selected from the content eliminated by various libraries and archives, while the other part is the things I carefully collected."

"Let me have a look." Liang En said as he walked into the shop alone, then carefully avoided the piles of things on the ground, came to the center of the shop and began to look at the things on the shelves.

Liang En only believed 1/3 of the story told by the shopkeeper. After all, each of these antique dealers was a generation of eloquent lotus flowers, and they were considered conscientious merchants if they could adulterate the truth with lies.

After a brief look, Liang En found that at least half of the documents in the cabinets around him seemed to be really old things, but many of the exquisite books on the shelf behind the antique dealer looked a little strange.

Obviously, this is a game of fishing for big fish with a long line, that is, most of the cheap things in the store are real, but it is hard to say about the expensive things.

After a brief inquiry, Liang En confirmed his guess.The cheapest of the books on his back cost more than 1 US dollars, and the most expensive even dared to ask for 10 US dollars.

You must know that the per capita annual income of Turks is only about 1 US dollars, so the pile of old books wrapped in leather can be said to be sky-high.

Faced with the things that almost filled the room, Liang En naturally didn't have the energy to rummage through them. Instead, he used a [Detection (N)] card.Thanks to the small enough area of ​​this shop, one card can completely cover it.

Surprisingly, the most historic item in the room was not in the pile of hardcover books on the back wall of the store, but on the shelf with the three-dollar books hanging on it.

Following that ray of light, Liang En found that the thing emitting light was a handmade notebook on the shelf.The reason for emphasizing pure handwork is that this book looks like a bunch of papers of different sizes glued together.

After pretending to stand in front of the cabinet and look around, Liang En took out the notebook, only to find that it was written in old-fashioned Turkish like Arabic, not the new-style Turkish written in Latin.

After briefly checking the book, Liang En found that the book seemed to be tens or hundreds of pages thick, and what was recorded in it was about how to make various dairy products.

There are several recipes for cheese, cream and yogurt detailed in these sections.It belongs to the one that can be operated directly after reading it.

But the strange thing is that Liang En searched through the whole book and couldn't find the author of this note. He only saw the word Topkapi Palace appearing abruptly in a corner of the last sheet.

(End of this chapter)