Yuan Zhou knew that the Nine Chain Rings and the Immortal Plucking Beans were both representatives of magic tricks. To put it bluntly, Nine Chain Rings was a trick of nine iron rings. It seemed to be a single ring, but in the performance, it was sometimes three rings and sometimes nine rings. Even if it was face to face, no flaws could be seen.
After the last entertainer finished his performance, a beautiful announcer dressed in a cheongsam went on the stage.
"Next is today's magic trick performance. Please enjoy." The announcer said in both Chinese and English.
Under the introduction of the announcer, Master Deng, the folk entertainer who would perform magic tricks today, went on the stage.
Master Deng seemed to be in his forties. He looked ordinary and was dressed in a cyan gown. As soon as he went on the stage, he handed the nine iron rings to the audience.
"Come on. Everyone, let's see if there's anything special about these iron rings," Master Deng said.
There were several teahouses like this in Tianxiang Street. The fees were the same as the concert. The seats in the front were more expensive. Of course, the teahouse was not big, so there were only seven rows of seats.
A pot of tea and several plates of dried fruits were served in the teahouse. There was only one kind of tea, which was mainly for watching the entertainer's performance on the stage. Therefore, it was called listening to books.
And drinking tea meant tasting tea in a private room. It was said that there were two kinds of good tea in the teahouse. Of course, Yuan Zhou didn't need them.
The tea fee for listening to books was divided into three levels: 388, 288, and 188 RMB. Because Yuan Zhou wanted to get some inspiration, he chose 388 RMB and sat in the first row.
388 RMB was not cheap. If it were two years ago, he would definitely be reluctant. Of course, now Yuan Zhou was also a little nervous. But now he gradually understood a sentence his mother used to say, "You don't need to be rich, but you need to be rich."
Being rich didn't need to be extravagant, but you could pay for the hospitalization expenses when your relatives were sick. You could choose to take a taxi instead of taking the crowded bus after working overtime after a tiring day.
You didn't need to be rich, but you must be rich. You could have other choices. In fact, most people were working hard for this goal. Because Yuan Zhou sat in the first row, he happened to get an iron ring handed to him by Master Deng.
Yuan Zhou first carefully looked at Master Deng's hands. They were not as slender and good-looking as he had imagined. Instead, the joints were wide and rough. After looking at Master Deng's hands, Yuan Zhou began to look at the iron rings in his hands.
As for the other customers who received the iron rings, they immediately looked at it. Some of them knocked on the iron rings twice, and some even directly put the rings into their mouths.
"No problem." Yuan Zhou looked at it and directly returned the iron ring to Master Deng.
Anyway, there was no problem with the iron rings. Master Deng held the nine iron rings in his hands and asked for two rounds of applause before the performance began. The tea guests also gave him face and applauded warmly every time. Finally, after the second round of applause, the performance began.
The first ring was connected to the second ring, and the second ring was connected to the third ring. Master Deng pulled it to the right, and the three iron rings were separated. Before he could praise how amazing it was, the six rings on his left hand were connected to each other again.
The speed of Master Deng's hands, coupled with some hints of his movements, was too much for the eyes to take in.
Although Yuan Zhou had never learned any magic tricks, his hand speed was still very fast. His eyes, which were sharper than those of ordinary people, were even more powerful. However, he couldn't find any flaws. The only thing he could see was that Master Deng would use the method of shaking the ring to attract the attention of the audience. Then, he would use his other hand to complete an even more magical trick.
The nine rings also had several patterns, such as begonia, hydrangea, flower basket, and black gauze hat. Except for the black gauze hat, Master Deng performed all the other patterns in front of Yuan Zhou. Every time he performed, he could attract applause and cheers.
When Master Deng's performance ended, Yuan Zhou also took action. He stood up and followed Master Deng to the backstage.
At the door, there was a striking slogan, "No Entry for Non-Staff". However, in order to ask what he wanted, Yuan Zhou still took a deep breath and directly began to knock on the door.
"Sorry for the sudden disturbance. I have something urgent to consult Master Deng. Can I come in?"
Maybe very few people would do that. Therefore, after a long silence in the room, a low male voice said, "Please come in."
Yuan Zhou entered the room and closed the door lightly. He saw Master Deng, who had performed the magic trick just now, sitting on a chair and taking a rest.
"Young man, what's the matter?" Master Deng asked first.
"Sorry to disturb you, Master Deng." Yuan Zhou first said politely.
"Since you still want to come in, it means you really have something to tell me. Go ahead, young man." The smile on Master Deng's face wasn't as much as when he was on the stage, but it was still very gentle.
"Here's the thing. I want to consult you about a magic trick." Yuan Zhou said.
"Are you a magic trick learner?" Master Deng knitted his brows and looked at Yuan Zhou.
"No. I'm a chef." Yuan Zhou shook his head.
"Chef?" Master Deng didn't look good.
That was true. When Yuan Zhou first said he wanted to consult him about a magic trick, Master Deng naturally thought that Yuan Zhou was a magic trick learner. But later, he said he was a chef. It felt like he was teasing him.
"Here's the thing. I need to restore a lost dish called Three Fragrance to the Ocean. There's a requirement for the dish that the beans of three colors must be placed separately at the last moment. I think there might be some tricks involved. That's why I came to consult you about the magic trick." Seeing Master Deng's expression turn bad, Yuan Zhou immediately explained the reason.
"A lost dish? Judging from your young age, have you finished your apprenticeship?" Master Deng's expression became a little better, but he still didn't say it directly. Instead, he looked at Yuan Zhou and asked.
In Master Deng's opinion, restoring a lost dish was a little tempting. After all, there were more ancient magic tricks that had been lost. Such a motivated person was needed to restore them.
However, it wasn't easy to restore a lost dish. That was why Master Deng asked that.
"In terms of culinary skills, I still have a long way to go. I'm still working hard." Yuan Zhou answered earnestly.
"Master Deng, I forgot to introduce myself just now. My name is Yuan Zhou. I have a small restaurant on Taoxi Road. Come to my restaurant for a meal when you're free. It's my treat." Before Master Deng said anything, Yuan Zhou suddenly remembered that he hadn't introduced himself at all. Therefore, he added the introduction.
"Yuan Zhou of Taoxi Road?" Master Deng looked at Yuan Zhou's appearance carefully. As if he had confirmed something, he nodded his head.
"Yes. Remember to come to my restaurant when you're free. I'll treat you to a meal." Yuan Zhou said generously.
"If it's you, you can restore the lost dish." Master Deng wasn't interested in eating. Instead, he muttered.
Before Yuan Zhou answered, Master Deng continued, "I've never heard of the bean separating skill of Three Fragrance to the Ocean. I'm good at it and I just performed it on the stage."
"Um." Yuan Zhou nodded his head and continued to listen.
"But I can tell Boss Yuan that it's impossible to achieve such an effect with pure skill." Master Deng said.
"Do you mean it's impossible to separate the beans by hand?" Yuan Zhou asked.
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