Chapter 25 Chance Encounter
Roasted food that is fragrant and oily is placed on the tableware, and a few chopped green onions are sprinkled to stimulate the aroma of the food.
There was also fried rice noodles with pork that I had never seen before. Even the banquets held during palace festivals were not as delicious as the ones on the table.
These bamboo sticks are of the same thickness, smooth and have no barbs at all. There are such good iron sticks, but they are just thrown away after use?
Isn’t it a bit wasteful? It takes a lot of effort to make this thing?
Liu Zheng swallowed. Shopkeeper Shen was so generous and prepared it for him.
"Your Highness, do you want me to try the poison first?" Zhong Jing looked at Li Heng's portion of food.
"No need, if Miss Shen wants to harm me, there's no need to go to such trouble." Li Heng picked up a bunch of beef and started eating.
Liu Zheng couldn't wait to pick up the milk tea he had been thinking about for a long time, and followed Li Heng's example, inserting the straw into it.
"This seems to be different from the one His Highness brought back last time?"
Crystal clear color, sweet and sour, fruity aroma mixed with the rich flavor of tea base, it tastes better than the most popular drink in Beijing!
"Shopkeeper Shen said it is passion fruit tea, which is more relieving."
Zhong Jing answered in a low voice, and when he saw Liu Zheng's actions, he quickly said, "Hey, you've already eaten two oysters, leave some for me!"
The shell of this thing looks ugly, but I didn’t expect the meat to be so fresh and sweet.
The shells that he could eat in the past were all smoked and dried, with an average taste and a fishy smell. This was the first time he knew that fresh shellfish could be so delicious.
There is also this fried rice noodle, which is also very fragrant.
Daqi also has kebabs, but they only add some simple seasonings to remove the fishy smell, and there is no such thing as chili. The grilled meat is incomparable to the ones on the table.
Zhong Jing and Liu Zheng, who ate chili peppers for the first time, sighed, this thing is really magical,
Eating it felt like being beaten, and my mouth turned red, but I felt it was so delicious that I couldn't stop.
A mouthful of grilled skewers and a mouthful of fruit tea. Not to mention how comfortable the taste was. The food prepared by Shen You was quickly swept away.
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The morning sun fell on the yard. Shen You rarely got up early and took the newly purchased showerhead to water the plants in the yard.
She planned to go shopping in the antique market in front of her. She wanted to sleep until noon and order takeout like before, because many stalls in the past were closed.
I ordered soup dumplings and a bowl of sweet soy milk from a small shop at the entrance of the alley. After eating, I happened to catch up with the busiest time of the market.
The Antique Street not only sells antiques, but also cultural relics, various nostalgic items and stones.
The archway is full of stalls like this, and many people like to visit in this atmosphere.
Shen You looked at the stall with open walnuts for a long time. The stall next door was selling bronze swords.
"This is the sword of King Goujian of Yue. Yes, the other one is in the museum. It can be placed at home to stabilize the house. It costs 100,000 yuan."
"50 yuan."
"Deal!"
There was no smile on the buyer's face when he paid. He made a loss. I should say 25 yuan.
As soon as he walked away, the boss immediately took out the same thing from the sack and put it on the table again.
Although there were a lot of handicrafts produced last week, here are the real ones.
Shen You saw a diamond from the late Qing Dynasty. It was made of copper. All the green spots on it had fallen off, and the color had become severely oxidized.
There are many objects like this on the market, and smaller ones can be purchased for a few hundred yuan.
The stall owner asked for 20,000 yuan.
Shen You shook his head and left, but when he turned around, he met Xu Jiayan, "Why are you here?"
"Go to the shop in front to read the rubbings of ancient books." Xu Jiayan raised his glasses with a smile on his face.
Shen You understood that he was doing research on ancient books.
"I just wanted to say hello to you, but I didn't bother you when I saw you were looking at something. Is that Cui Dianzi real?"
"Yeah." Shen You nodded, "But for me, Dian Cui has no repair value."
"Kingfisher feathers cannot be used now. Silk and parrot feathers can be repaired. It takes too much time and eyes."
If you can still try the silver ones, jewelry like this is only passed down from family and has special meaning, so it's not bad for repairing. Xu Jiayan couldn't deny it, "Since we have met, why not have a meal together at noon?"
Shen You looked at him doubtfully, "It's only nine o'clock."
Not long after she finished breakfast, she had lunch?
Xu Jiayan looked away embarrassedly and coughed twice, "Is it a little early and it will be almost done by the time you finish shopping, or do you have other things to do? You can eat next time."
"That's not true." Shen You thought for a while, "That's okay, there is a good store nearby."
I just took this opportunity to thank him for his help in finding ancient anti-epidemic methods last time,
Xu Jiayan smiled warmly, "Okay, then I'll come find you in a minute, about an hour later."
After making an appointment, the two of them went in different directions.
Shen You looked around but didn't find anything suitable. Finally, she went to an ancient handmade incense shop and bought some incense, planning to put it in incense balls.
The incense is truly handmade, without technology or hard work, and is not cheap. It is sold by the gram.
Slightly better agarwood costs hundreds for ten grams, and more expensive ones cost thousands. Top-quality incense is not displayed outside.
Shen You also bought a sandalwood bracelet and spent thousands in the store.
I thought, if such a delicate fragrance ball is paired with a bad incense, it will be a waste of natural resources.
After coming out with the paper bag, Xu Jiayan's things were done. They walked around the antique street for a while, and it was almost lunch time, so they stopped by the place to eat.
They came to a Chinese restaurant with good decoration and food. The big customers from Antique Street usually came here.
During the meal, Shen You and Xu Jiayan chatted about antique appraisal and auction. Xu Jiayan looked at the serious look on the face of the person opposite and smiled helplessly.
He had long wanted to invite her to dinner, but he had never found a reason or how to ask her.
It was not easy to meet him today, but it seemed like we were talking about business.
"You can also go to the auction house to buy antiques in private?" Shen You asked.
"As long as you come from the right place, there will be no problem." Xu Jiayan chuckled, "I sometimes go to help the family look at things."
Shen You nodded. No wonder he knew so much about several famous auctions in the country and knew when and where they were held.
Now she knows it in her mind.
It's not easy to ask people with whom you have dealings with these things.
She has a good relationship with Boss Huo, but if she asks too many questions, others will find out her background and think she is a novice who doesn't understand anything.
This kind of person is regarded as a fool in the antique circle. Because of their own interests, there will be people around to trap them.
It is not uncommon for people to be cheated by partners of more than ten years in antique streets. Some time ago, there were cases where genuine items at home were replaced with fake items at unknown times, and the investigation is still ongoing.
After finishing the meal, when Shen You went to scan the QR code to pay, she was told that the table had already been paid.
She looked at Xu Jiayan with questioning eyes.
"It's my first time to have dinner together," Xu Jiayan said with a smile.
After paying everything, Shen You could only say, "Then I'll pay the bill next time."
"Okay."
The two of them walked out together. Xu Jiayan seemed to remember something and asked,
"I heard that there was a robbery here? I didn't get it and I was beaten by nearby residents."
Shen You was silent for a moment.
"Yes, I was the one who was robbed."
Before, she was the mysterious collector in Jiangcheng's hot news, Ms. Shen You, but now she has become a young woman who was attacked by gangsters.
"." Xu Jiayan was stunned for a moment, then said worriedly, "Are you okay? Otherwise, I'll send you back."
"No need, it's not far in broad daylight." Shen You refused.
She doesn't like bothering others very much.
(End of chapter)