portable space

In a hurry, and because this place is far away from the town, there is no big preparation. Lunch is all local dishes, and the main course is a big rooster that has just been slaughtered and made into spicy chicken. It seems that the host has a lot of money.

After a lot of thought, these dishes are not expensive, but they are exquisite.

Unlike at home, several people can't let go. At least Zhang Taiping and Wang Laoqiang seem to have eaten the most, but neither of them is full. The same is true for several other people. Since Wang Gui has to drive, so

He didn't drink, and the other people only tasted it.

After the meal, they sat together and asked in detail what should be paid attention to when building a pig house, and recorded it in the notebook. Zhang Taiping took a camera and took some photos of the inside of the pig house. When he left, he asked for wild boar from Xue Qunwu.

Zaizi's phone number.

Using the long journey as an excuse, Xue Qunwu did not try to persuade him to stay. Instead, he pulled Wang Gui aside and talked alone for a while. As for what he was talking about, no one knew, and in fact no one was interested in knowing.

After the car drove out of the village and onto the road again, Wang Gui asked: "Where are we going now? Or go back directly?"

Everyone else focused their attention on Zhang Taiping, with the obvious intention of letting him make a decision.

Zhang Taiping replied: "It's only after twelve o'clock now. I can go back at four or five o'clock in the afternoon to keep up. It's still early. Since I came here, I went to the county town and didn't visit any places of interest. But in the end

At least go and eat the special food here and buy some things to take back, after all, it’s not easy to go out once.”

Old Man Qian nodded and said, "It's good to go and have a look around, I haven't been here for many years."

With Zhang Taiping talking to Old Man Qian, the others naturally had no objection. They came out today just to wander around. So the car drove towards the county seat.

Hu County is more prosperous than Lantian County, but not as prosperous as Chang'an.

The specialty of Lantian County is the nationally famous Lantian Jade. Although Chang'an does not have any particularly famous specialty, its rich historical heritage can also be talked about. They don't know much about Hu County, and it seems that there is no famous specialty, and

There seem to be many specialties, such as "Huxian Soft Noodles" and kiwi fruit, which are famous in the north, especially in Shaanxi, as well as several cultural landscapes.

We found a place to park the car on the roadside, and it was a sight to see a few big men walking on the bustling street. Not to mention Wang Gui's strength, the burly figures of Zhang Taiping and Wang Laoqiang alone were shocking enough.

They are human beings, so wherever they go, people stay away from them, as if they are a group of vicious people.

Now that I have discovered that this is not an option, I feel like I am being looked at like a monkey.

Zhang Taiping said: "It's not a big deal for seven big men to come shopping. Let's go around separately. We can just meet here at a certain time."

Old Man Qian nodded and said, "Okay, let's meet here at two o'clock or three o'clock at most."

Wang Peng said: "I'll go with my eldest brother."

Wang Min also said: "I'll just go with Lao Qiang. I haven't been here before and I'm not familiar with the place." He usually gets along quite close to Wang Lao Qiang without saying anything.

Wang Bajin ended up with Old Man Qian. Wang Gui was the only one, but he was very familiar with this place, so naturally he didn't need to worry about whether he got lost.

When a group of people are together, every time they go to a store, everyone must go in, and only Zhang Taiping occasionally buys something. The others just want to take a look, and it doesn't look like it.

Customers, waiters or bosses in the store all look at everyone with strange and wary eyes, as if they are on guard against thieves, which is really annoying.

Now, there are only two people, Zhang Taiping and Wang Peng. Although Zhang Taiping's figure can still surprise people, he lacks that weird and vigilant gaze.

Originally, Zhang Taiping wanted to go shopping alone, because that way he could find a deserted place to put all the things in the space after buying, without having to carry a lot of bags, but now he has

With Wang Peng by his side, he could only carry things into his hands. However, Wang Peng knew the opportunity and took the initiative to help carry many bags.

First, I bought a lot of decorations for the sedan chair and packed them all in a big plastic bag. Then I went to a jade shop.

Wang Peng asked: "Brother, are you going to buy jade?"

Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "Well, buy some small jade pieces."

"Brother, why don't you go to Lantian County to buy it? I heard people say that there is a place that specializes in selling jade. There are several streets full of jade shops, and the jade is also authentic." It was rare for Wang Peng to know so much.

Zhang Taiping shook his head and said: "That's what I said before. I don't know how much of the jade there is real now, and because of its reputation, it's much more expensive than other places. Besides, it's not about buying high-quality jade."

It’s good jade, just buy a few pieces of jade that can make a crisp and sweet sound when struck. I bought them on the way to save myself from running away later.”

The owner of the jade shop is a young woman wearing a cheongsam who looks quite elegant. When the two of them entered, they were sipping hot tea in front of the counter.

Seeing the two people come in, the female boss came out from behind the counter. Although the two people were not dressed like people who could afford jade. Zhang Taiping usually doesn't pay much attention to dressing. As long as the clothes fit well and are comfortable, it will be fine.

He is even wearing a pair of slim cloth shoes made by Cai Yazhi. No matter how he looks, he looks like a country bumpkin from that ravine. Fortunately, he is tall and has a calm temperament, which makes people dare not look down on him.

Wang Peng was dressed up like a dog by Zhuang Yu, but that kid always had a bit of a ruffian in him, and he was not a peaceful and serious young man no matter how he looked at it.

The female boss did not judge people by their appearance. Even though the county had determined that these two people were probably idiots who came in to take a look, she still gave them a cup of tea with a smile on her face.

After Wang Peng took the tea, he raised his head and drank it down. Zhang Taiping sniffed it naturally, then took a sip and stopped drinking more.

The female boss's eyes flickered. Although the big man in front of her looked vulgar, from his natural reaction when drinking tea just now and his calm demeanor, he could tell that he was not an ordinary person. She felt that her judgment was somewhat wrong.

Then he smiled and asked, "Do you two gentlemen appreciate jade?"

"Of course I came in to see the jade." Wang Peng waved his hand and said, quite like a big boss.

This made Zhang Taiping grin. The female boss just smiled and followed the two of them without saying a word.

Zhang Taiping looked inside for a while and found that the quality of the jade inside was actually quite good. There were very few fakes, and there were even several pieces that were considered top-grade, worth hundreds of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Although the price was not high among jade items.

The price is high, but it is not easy to have such a thing in such a remote small county.

And now that she can be displayed here blatantly without fear of trouble, it is enough to show that this woman's courage and background are not simple, at least in the small county of Hu County.

Seeing that Zhang Taiping was watching without saying anything, Wang Peng stopped talking and instead touched the jade items in the shop and looked at that one.

"How much does this cost?" Wang Peng asked, pointing to the white rabbit among the twelve zodiac signs.

"Two thousand yuan." The female boss replied with a smile.

"Two thousand yuan? Such a small piece of jade is so expensive? Isn't it a scam?" Wang Peng asked three questions in a row.

The female boss was still smiling, making no excuses or explaining anything.

Wang Peng thought for a while and finally put it aside. He thought it was not worth spending two thousand yuan to buy such a small piece of jade, even though it could be used as a souvenir.

Zhang Taiping also looked over, and immediately understood why Wang Peng asked about this piece of jade. This year is the Year of the Tiger, and after the New Year, it will be the Year of the Rabbit, and his child will be born not long after the New Year. Maybe he

I wanted to buy this little white rabbit-shaped jade pendant as a gift for my child.

Well. Although he and Zhang Taiping had been hanging out for a few years in the past few years and spent money without restraint, but after all, they were born in the mountains and were not real dandies, and their lavishness was very limited. It cost thousands of dollars to buy a piece like this.

In his eyes, jade, which is almost like a stone, is still a bit difficult to make.

After looking at the items in the store for a while, Zhang Taiping didn't have the slightest intention to buy, he just admired them purely. Judging from the carving of the jade, it was not made by one person, and the heat was also uneven.

Although Zhang Taiping and the two showed no intention to buy, the female boss still stayed with them patiently.

After roughly scanning everything in the store, Zhang Taiping asked: "Are there any jade pendants or jade blocks in the store that are of the lowest quality or that have not been polished and carved?"

"The one with the worst quality?" Apparently the female boss was also puzzled by Zhang Taiping's request, because when others came to buy jade, they always chose the ones with good quality.

"Not bad." Zhang Taiping cherished words like gold.

The female boss thought for a moment and said, "Please wait a moment." Then she made a phone call.

Not long after, a young man pulled out a small cart from the house with a wooden box on it. After placing the wooden box on the ground, he went inside again.

The female boss opened the wooden box and said: "These are all discarded jade pendants or scraps left over from carving other things. Sir, let's see if they can be used."

Zhang Taiping looked at it, but it was all filled with waste materials. Generally speaking, things can no longer be carved. Of course, it depends on who is using it. But if it is placed in Zhang Taiping's hands, it does not mean that waste cannot be turned into treasure.

"It's useful, but you don't know the price?" Zhang Taiping said.

This put the female boss in a bit of a dilemma. These things had never been sold before. Now in a hurry, I don’t know what kind of attitude Zhang Taiping has, so it’s hard to set a price.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Twenty yuan a piece."

"Twenty yuan a piece? Why don't you go grab the money? You can't do anything with this thing, and you still have to pay such a high price." In Wang Peng's opinion, this is no different from useless rocks.

The female boss did not bargain with Wang Peng for a replacement, but looked directly at Zhang Taiping.

Zhang Taiping waved his hand to quiet Wang Peng, and then said: "Okay, then twenty yuan a piece."

In fact, the reason why he readily agreed without bargaining for a replacement piece was not because he was a big fat sheep and was willing to be slaughtered, but because these jade pieces may be considered waste in the eyes of others and cannot be reused, but in his eyes they still have value.

Yes, especially some good-quality jade scraps, after being carefully carved, the price will increase dozens or hundreds of times. It is not a problem.

The main reason is that the jade curtain on the sedan needs this kind of broken jade. If the jade stored in the space is too valuable, even a small piece can buy all the broken jade in the box.

, which quality of jade is used to decorate the sedan chair, it is guaranteed that the wealth and silk will attract people's hearts, and something will happen when the sedan chair is rented out.

After the price was agreed upon, the female boss said cheerfully: "Then let me choose first." She didn't worry about what Zhang Taiping did with the jade scraps, since she had already made a profit.

Zhang Taiping and Wang Peng started to select. They rummaged through the box and picked out more than two hundred and nearly three hundred yuan. Zhang Taiping put it directly in the snakeskin bag held under his armpit.

When paying the bill, Zhang Taiping said: "Bring over the little white rabbit just now."

The female boss responded with a smile.

After paying the money, Zhang Taiping handed the little white rabbit to Wang Peng.

Wang Peng responded and quickly waved his hand and said: "I can't have this, it's too expensive."

Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "It's not for you, but for your unborn nephew or niece."

"You can't do this..."

"Just take it if I tell you to. Where's all the nonsense?" Zhang Taiping frowned and scolded.

Seeing that Zhang Taiping was getting angry, Wang Peng took the little white rabbit and put it in his pocket.

It wasn't until the two of them walked out of the jade shop that the female boss realized that she had made a mistake. This big man was a vulgar man from the countryside. He was obviously a very rich man, otherwise he wouldn't have given away thousands of dollars in gifts.

Go out without even blinking an eye.

The two walked to the street and looked at the time. It was not yet two o'clock.

Wang Peng asked: "Brother, where are you going now?" Anyway, he had no purpose.

Zhang Taiping said: "Let's go eat some food first, I'm a little hungry."

"Then let's go eat. I'm already hungry."

The two of them did not go into those restaurants, but into a noodle shop. Huxian's specialty noodle, "Huxian Soft Noodles".

Logically speaking, this time has already passed the dining time, but the small noodle shop is still crowded. The two of them don't want to run away to find another restaurant, so they squeeze in. Fortunately, most other people have already served noodles, so

The two of them didn't wait long.

A big bowl of noodles per person, a cold vegetable platter, and a bottle of beer per person.

The characteristic of Huxian soft noodles is the word "soft", but the strange thing is that it is constant. It is about the same width as trousers noodles, not that long. It is topped with tomato and egg juice and leek scrambled eggs, plus a spoonful of pickled soybeans.

What people are satisfied with is a lot of lean meat.

Maybe he was hungry, maybe it was really good. Wang Peng praised it while eating, "Not bad!"

After eating and drinking enough, one person asked for a bowl of noodle soup. Drinking the same soup as you eat noodles is good for digestion and stomach. This is the wisdom left by the older generation.

After leaving the noodle shop, Wang Peng asked again: "Where are we going now?"

Zhang Taiping said: "I heard that the kiwi fruit in Hu County is famous throughout the country. Let's see if we can get some saplings back and plant them in the orchard so that they can pop their mouths in the future."

"Yeah, okay!" Wang Peng naturally had no objection.

But just after taking a few steps, Zhang Taiping's phone rang. After he answered the call, his face darkened.

ps: Although I knew I couldn’t squeeze into the top fifteen for flowers, I still didn’t want to give up, so I shouted at the top of my lungs here again: Please give me flowers!!!