Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

(The book is half-closed, please read it and cherish it.)

6:10 pm, Zhuxia Building, second floor, Yu box.

The sellers that Li Zihang invited and the old man were all in place.

The delicious dishes were served one by one. The people ate and chatted. When the atmosphere was about right, the seller started to speak directly about the price.

"Master Li, let's finish talking about this matter first, then eat. Otherwise, the taste of this wine will change in your mouth."

The old man: "That's right, then please, Mr. Jin, take out your treasure and let me take a look. If the item is right, we can continue the discussion. What do you say?"

Mr. Jin: “That’s right.” After saying that, he opened the package beside him and took out a square brocade box.

Inside the box, what catches the eye is a piece of mutton-fat white jade carved in the shape of a giant phoenix.

The seller carefully brought the Sky-Watching Roaring Monkey figurine to the old man.

The eyes of several people nearby also followed the movement of this object.

Under the light, the white jade is emitting a soft glow, and the delicate and moist pores of the jade can be seen clearly.

The old man took a magnifying glass and carefully observed every part of the Wang Tianhou ornament.

In order to increase the price, the sellers listed the origin and advantages of the products one by one.

"Master Li, I'm sure you know that when Liulichang was under the control of the Japanese army, they were collecting Chinese antiques everywhere."

The old man continued the appraisal without being affected.

"And this statue of Wang Tianhou is the treasure that the last emperor brought out of the palace. Back then, the devils used the last emperor as a puppet and imprisoned him. They also began to covet the treasures around him."

"This statue of Wang Tianhou was also something the devils were determined to get at that time."

In order to protect these national treasures and prevent them from falling into the hands of the Japanese.

The chief eunuch beside the emperor thought of a way to secretly sell all kinds of treasures.

"Once, the chief eunuch of the emperor's side went to Liulichang to sell some things. He met the owner of an antique shop in Liulichang."

"Then the steward took the shopkeeper to see the emperor."

"The emperor and the shopkeeper got along quite well. So he asked the butler to give him a batch of treasures for safekeeping."

"According to the emperor's intention at the time, he could not keep these treasures left by his ancestors."

"Let the destined person guard it for him. As long as the things don't fall into the hands of the devils, even if they can't keep them and smash them, they can't be snatched away by the devils."

"Later, the emperor went to Manchuria. The devils failed to get the treasure they wanted, so they began to use various means to get close to the emperor's people to find out the whereabouts of the treasure."

"Later, the Japanese found out the whereabouts of this treasure and found the shopkeeper."

"And threatened his family and children to make him hand over the things."

"That gentleman wanted to protect his family, but he also didn't want the national treasure to fall into the hands of the devils. So he came up with an idea."

"So the gentleman, while dealing with the Japanese, found a piece of material of the same grade and had a new Wang Tianhou carved out of it."

"But the Japanese are not pushovers. They have experts around them. In order to deceive them and get their family back, he came up with a plan to sacrifice himself and put an end to it all."

"On the day of the exchange, after his family was safe, he smashed the new Skyward Hoar to pieces. In the end, he also lost his life."

The old man put down the magnifying glass in his hand and said, "The material is right, and the carving technique is old. The style is right, the shape is right, and the words are right."

"Let me ask you one more question. Are you planning to go abroad?"

Mr. Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Mr. Li, you are also an old hand. And you hold a high position. Some secrets must have escaped your eyes."

"I guess you can guess my origin from my last name. To be honest, the country is not very friendly to people like us now. I plan to go abroad to hide. I don't want to end up like my fellow tribesmen and spend the rest of my life in prison."

After a moment's thought, the old man said, "Mr. Jin, since you are planning to go abroad, I think you still have some things. If you want to sell them to me, I will buy them for you. As long as the things are right."

While they were talking about the price, the third uncle in the yard also started to play his tricks.

Yan Fugui's family, who had their doors open for dinner, saw Sha Zhu coming back with his lunch box, humming a little tune, shaking his head. He rolled his eyes, holding his half-bottle of Xifeng wine, and tried to get close to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu: "Hey, Uncle San, what are you going to do today?"

Yan Fugui: "What are you doing? It's been a while since we last talked. I came to check on you today."

Sha Zhu: "Come on, I think you are thinking about my lunch box."

Yan Fugui: "Let's go in and talk. It's not appropriate to stand in the yard."

Sha Zhu: "Let's go!" After a while, the two of them arrived at Sha Zhu's house and sat at the wine table.

Yan Fugui looked at the food in the lunch box with envy: "Not bad, Shazhu. Your meal is good. Stir-fried beef with green onions."

Sha Zhu said impatiently, "Come on, Uncle San, quickly pour your half bottle of wine. We can talk while we eat. You can be my drinking buddy."

Yan Fugui took a bite of the beef and said, "It's good. It tastes as good as the one next door at Li's."

Sha Zhu said proudly: "That's right, and it doesn't matter who cooked it. That's not right! When have you ever eaten the food next door?"

Yan Fugui looked at someone with contempt and said, "I just had lunch today. What's the matter? I'm going to eat next door. Do I need to report to you?"

Sha Zhu: "Virtuous, I eat here often. I'm not as cocky as you are."

Yan Fugui: "You are so lucky. You have your thighs tied. But you are a big shot now. You are very good at what you wear, use and eat."

Sha Zhu said with a smug look on his face: "It depends on who you compare it with. Compared with you poor people, I am a pie in the sky. Compared with the people next door, I am just an ordinary citizen."

The third uncle said disdainfully: "I praised you a few words, and you even gasped. But to be honest, you have changed. I haven't seen you and Xu Damao quarreling in the past six months."

Sha Zhu said with even more disdain: "As for him, is he worthy? I am a regular employee of the company, earning more than 30 yuan a month. I live in two rooms. He follows his father to show movies, not even an apprentice. He lives with his parents and sisters. There is nothing about him that is worth me arguing with him."

"When two armies fight, they must be evenly matched. A one-sided game is meaningless. Don't you agree with this, Third Master?"

Yan Fugui: "Okay, Shazhu, you are now showing off your literary talent. You have made progress."

The topic changed, and the third uncle began to talk about the Li family's food. "I want to ask you about your food. Let's not talk about other things. The food next door is not worse than that in the restaurant. You are a chef. Can you tell me the tricks of this? I will also let my wife learn from you."

Sha Zhu looked the uncle up and down and said, "You should take a rest. It's useless to talk to you."

The third uncle knew the answer well and said, "It doesn't matter if it's useless. Just consider it as a chance to learn something new. Tell me~"

After Shazhu finished a glass of wine, he said, "Then I will let you, Third Uncle, broaden your horizons."

"Let's put the other stuff aside for now. Do you know how many types of cooking oil they use?"

Yan Fugui: “How many?”

Sha Zhu: "Soybean oil, sesame oil, chicken oil, rapeseed oil, lard, sesame oil."

“Do you know what chicken fat and sesame oil are?”

The third uncle shook his head and said he didn't know.

Sha Zhu gestured with chopsticks and said, "Chicken fat is made from the fat in the stomach of an old hen."

"Sesame oil! Take green onions, shallots, onions, shallots, celery, coriander, and carrots. Fry them in soybean oil over low heat until they are dry. Then remove the waste. Just imagine how fragrant the dish will be if you put half a spoonful of it in when cooking."

The third uncle said in shock: "Is it so complicated?"

Sha Zhu: "Complicated? The complicated part is still to come?"

"And the seasonings for their cooking. You guys never feel reluctant to buy MSG when you cook, right? They don't use MSG. And they think it's unhealthy."

"What do people use to enhance the flavor of cooking? They use fresh bamboo shoots, Alpinia fasciata, Hericium erinaceus, shiitake mushrooms, morels, and dried scallops. Ten pounds of water are boiled together to make one pound of soup. Then the soup is used to add some flavor to cooking."

"Also, for the abalone sauce, use old hens, pig's trotters, pig skin, large bones, chicken feet, spare ribs, scallops, and abalone to boil together. Use 30 kilograms of water and 10 kilograms of ingredients to boil into kilograms of thick soup, and then add soy sauce to add color."

"Also, they use more than a dozen spices and herbs, dry them, grind them into powder and mix them together. You said, with these spices, you can stir-fry a handful of leaves and make it delicious."

"That's all I have to say. It will be useless if I say more."

At this time, the third uncle was so shocked that his mouth opened wide. "Wow, this is so extravagant. Today really opened my eyes."

Sha Zhu also said with some sigh: "Have you opened your eyes? There are many more to come. Honey can be used as sugar. Various sauces. Pork chop sauce, chive sauce, seafood sauce, sesame sauce, bean paste. There are many more."

"You, even though you are a teacher, you know nothing about the things in the kitchen."