Chapter 97: It’s not a call from an old sweetheart. What is he guilty of?
Zhang Rong's expression became more solemn when he saw how big these two pearls were. He just took off his gloves and put them on again.
He first picked up the golden one and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the brighter his eyes became: "The flame pattern formed the shape of a deer?"
Jiang Xia smiled and nodded.
"Good guy! This is no longer a pearl, it is a treasure!"
Jiang Xia: "Brother Zhang, look at this white one again."
Zhang Rong put it down For that golden pearl, I went to get the white pearl that the orangutan sea chrysanthemum clam opened.
"Camellia?" He looked at Jiang Xia in disbelief.
“Brother Zhang has a good eye.”
Damn! What's the fate of this couple? Originally, most of the pearls in that pack were very good pearls, which were extremely rare!
There are actually two such the best of the best!
"Where did you two big guys get it? I'll go get it another day!"
Zhou Chenglei glanced at Jiang Xia: "Jiang Xia picked it up on the beach after the typhoon."
“Brothers and sisters are so lucky!”
Jiang Xia smiled: “It’s just a coincidence.”
“No, I will go to your place after the next typhoon. Try your luck."
Jiang Xia: "You are welcome at any time, maybe Brother Zhang will pick up an even better pearl."
"Haha...I appreciate your words! It can go to auction. I'll send it to an auction in Hong Kong or abroad. It's estimated to be no less than a thousand yuan. Fortunately, you didn't destroy the shell. It's even more valuable if you sell it with the conch shell. Collectors like to collect these.”
Jiang Xia: “I saw that these two conch shells were so big and quite beautiful. I kept them after looking at them for some years. I also know that some collectors like to collect them. I'm just wondering if I can sell these for money."
"My brothers and sisters are very knowledgeable. There are indeed people who like to collect conch shells. I will give you two thousand yuan for these two pearls, and I will sell them for as much as you want. How much. Just wait for me.”
Zhang Rong went to the room behind the office, took out three stacks of large unity from the safe, pulled out two, and then walked out.
Just then the office phone rang.
Zhang Rong said to the two of them: "Sorry, I'll answer the phone first."
Zhou Chenglei: "It's okay, you answer."
Zhang Rong picked up the phone: " Hello."
A cheerful male voice came from the other end of the phone: "Second brother, I booked a train ticket today and will see you in two days. I will arrive at the station at five o'clock the day after tomorrow. Remember to get to the train. Pick me up at the station."
Zhang Rong frowned: "Why are you here for a few days?"
"I was ordered to give something to my captain."
"What are you sending? Captain Zhou is here. Do you want to say a few words to him?"
Zhang Rui on the other end was surprised when he heard this: "Why is the captain here with you?" Then! Let him answer the phone!”
The excited voice was so loud that Jiang Xia heard it, and she looked at Zhou Chenglei.
Zhou Chenglei didn’t hear it.
Zhang Rong handed the phone to Zhou Chenglei: "That guy Zhang Rui said he wanted to find you."
Zhou Chenglei stretched out his left hand to take the phone, put it in his left ear and listened: "Hello."
"Captain, why are you at my second brother's place?"
"Selling pearls."
The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, seemingly surprised, and then spoke. Voice: "Ask him to give you a higher price. He is going to charge you less. I tell my grandpa to beat him!"
Zhou Chenglei did not reply to him: "What's the matter?"
"It's your grain household relations and file information. I will send it to you. The train will arrive tomorrow night and the day after tomorrow. I will go to the village to find you then."
Hearing this, Zhou Chenglei subconsciously covered the microphone, He also glanced at Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia didn't hear it and looked at him confused.
Zhou Chenglei subconsciously turned sideways, keeping the other end of the phone away from Jiang Xia without leaving a trace, and replied to the person on the other end of the phone: "I know, you don't have to go to the village to find me, I'll come to my second brother when the time comes. I'm looking for you here."
Jiang Xia: "..."
No, is there a man on the other end of the phone?
It’s not like we were old friends, so what is he guilty of?
The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what to say. Jiang Xia heard Zhou Chenglei say something else: "See if you can buy me two sets of diving suits, one for a man and one for a woman... I'll see you then."
Zhou Chenglei didn't want to say too much, so he hung up the phone after saying a few words.
The person on the other end of the phone is still covered!
He hasn’t finished speaking yet!
Zhou Chenglei put down the phone and was still worried and said to Zhang Rong: "Zhang Rui is here the day after tomorrow. Ask him to wait for me at your place and I will come to see him."
Zhang Rong: "Okay."
Zhang Rong put the money in front of Jiang Xia: "Brothers and sisters, this is 2,800 yuan. When the time comes, I will give you the remaining money after selling those pearls. But time It may take a little longer. We are not in a hurry. We will sell it slowly and get a good price."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Zhang. It's up to you." Jiang Xia stuffed the money into the bag.
Zhang Rong glanced at his watch, and it was almost 12 o'clock before he knew it. He said to the couple: "Let's go, it's rare to come to my place, let's go to eat."
Zhou Chenglei didn't If they refuse, Zhang Rong has done them a great favor, and they should treat him to a meal, and Jiang Xia should be hungry.
Zhou Chenglei said he would go to a state-owned hotel. Jiang Xia seemed to have a special liking for state-owned hotels. They and Zhou's father also made an appointment to wait at the state-owned hotel.
Zhang Rong got tired of eating in state-owned restaurants, so he suggested going to a newly opened restaurant.
Jiang Xia had already experienced state-owned restaurants, so he said: "Shall we pick up dad and try the newly opened restaurant?"
Let's see how the catering industry is now.
Zhou Chenglei naturally listened to her: "Okay."
So the three of them went to pick up Zhou's father outside the state-owned hotel, and then went to another newly opened restaurant.
After the reform and opening up, two restaurants were opened in the city. They went to a recently opened Xinfeng Restaurant.
It’s time to eat. There are not many people in the restaurant. After all, it is the city center. There are not many private restaurants now. The hall is almost full. Jiang Xia knows that the catering industry also began to develop in this era. By September It developed even more rapidly in the 1990s.
Jiang Xia thinks that when she gets rich, she can open a restaurant. After all, there is less competition now, and there is no shortage of people in the city who have money but nothing to spend it on.
Zhang Rong asked for a private room.
Zhang Rong asked Zhou's father to order, but Zhou's father refused: "I can eat whatever I want, you can order."
He asked Jiang Xia to order: "Brothers and sisters, see what you want to eat. What, the chef of this restaurant was just hired from Beijing, and the roast duck is very good."
Jiang Xia ordered a Peking duck and a pickled cabbage vermicelli meatball, and then asked them to order.
Zhou Chenglei ordered American ginseng and black-bone chicken soup for Jiang Xia to drink, and asked Zhang Rong to order it.
Zhang Rong also ordered braised sea cucumber, mushroom and chicken nuggets, shredded pork and stir-fried bamboo shoots, squirrel mandarin fish and garlic cabbage, a total of six dishes and one soup.
During the meal, Zhou Chenglei and Zhang Rong were talking, sharing their views on reform and opening up, and their predictions about the world. Zhang Rong would not ignore Jiang Xia and Zhou's father, and would say a few words to them from time to time.
I just watched Zhou Chenglei pick vegetables for Jiang Xia from time to time during the meal. Jiang Xia probably didn’t like chicken skin, so he took the chicken skin she bit off and ate it. Jiang Xia didn’t like to eat the food, so he took a bite and frowned slightly. , when he saw her frowning, he handed the bowl over and asked her to give him the food.
Zhang Rong felt full after not eating much at all!
Father Zhou thought happily, the pearl must have sold for a good price.
Both and host enjoy the meal together.
After dinner, Zhou Chenglei paid, saying that it was a wedding banquet for him when they got married, which made Zhang Rong feel embarrassed to compete with him.
The total cost of eating so many dishes was about 10 yuan, which seemed to be a good deal. However, Jiang Xia turned around and thought that her current salary was only about 30 or 40 yuan a month, and she didn't think it was a good deal anymore.
After eating and saying goodbye to Zhang Rong, the three of them went straight to the shipyard.
The doorman of the shipyard also recognized Zhou Chenglei and Jiang Xia. They were such good-looking couples. He smiled and said, "Oh, you guys are good to come! There is a big bargain today!"
< br>(End of this chapter)