Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan looked at each other. They were surprised that Gu Zheng had heard their conversation, but they still nodded at the same time.
This was also an unexpected gain. Although it was still uncertain, at least it was a source of information. Gu Zheng already wanted to try it since it was even more delicious than the restaurant just now.
The taste of the restaurant just now was actually not that bad. It was just that the ingredients limited their taste. Without good ingredients, it was not easy to become the best of its kind. Although this kind of snack was not like those century-old brands that were hard to surpass without ordinary ingredients, it had to be at least second-grade.
Ordinary ingredients were not easy to find, but second-grade ingredients could still be found. At the snack festival, Gu Zheng had seen more than one kind of second-grade ingredients. During the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition, there were even more second-grade ingredients.
This showed that the use of second-grade ingredients was still very widespread. At that time, Gu Zheng's first test required all ingredients to be above second-grade, but he still managed to complete it.
Gu Zheng had a slight smile on his face. Since there was a clue, he had to try it. There was no punishment for this test, but there was also a time limit. If he couldn't complete it within the time limit, he would also fail the test.
And no matter what, it was worth Gu Zheng's trip to make the noodles that were even more delicious than the restaurant just now.
"Then can you tell me the specific location of this Le Family Snacks? I really want to try it." Gu Zheng didn't beat around the bush and straightforwardly explained his intention.
Hearing this, Zhao Pingchuan's eyes lit up.
Qi Song County was east of Huan City, while Ze Qiu County was west of Huan City. If Gu Zheng wanted to go to Qi Song County, he had to pass through Huan City. Moreover, it was getting late. Even if he rushed to Qi Song County without stopping, it would still be midnight.
They could take this opportunity to invite Gu Zheng to their house. After watching Gu Zheng's live broadcast at the Hangzhou Gourmet Competition, Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan couldn't stop thinking about the food made by Gu Zheng.
Regardless of whether it was the extremely fragrant chicken blood soup or the incredible Golden Dragon Soars in the Sky Egg-Fried Rice, just the thought of it filled his stomach.
Of course, Zhao Pingchuan didn't want to miss such a good opportunity. He quickly nodded to Gu Zheng and said, "Of course, my hometown is Qi Song County. I'm very familiar with that place. If Master Gu Zheng wants to go, I can lead the way."
"You don't have to bother. I have a car. I can go there myself."
Gu Zheng thought about it for a moment and felt that it would be too much of a bother to them, so he did not agree.
"It's no trouble at all. We drove here as well, and it just so happens that we're going back to Huan City. It's on the way. Besides, Qi Song County is a small place, and the location of Le Family Snacks is also very remote. Most people wouldn't be able to find it even if they went there. "
Zhao Pingchuan added. At the same time, he kept winking at his brother, asking him to persuade Gu Zheng.
Zhao Pingshan noticed his brother's eyes and came back to his senses. He understood his brother's intention and quickly said, "Yes, Master Gu Zheng. My brother is right. If you go alone, it will take you a long time to find it. Why don't you take us with you? It will save you the trouble of going in circles."
Gu Zheng hesitated for a moment. The brothers were right, but he had just rejected their invitation. Now that he asked them to lead the way, Gu Zheng felt a little embarrassed.
Seeing Gu Zheng's hesitation, Zhao Pingchuan did not care at all. He continued to persuade him, "Master Gu Zheng, you don't know, but other than the noodles and flat food, Le Family Snacks also has a few snacks that are very authentic. However, we know that it's delicious, but we don't know where else to eat it. You can take us with you and give us a review of Le Family Snacks' food. It can also be considered as broadening our knowledge."
Seeing that the brothers were so sincere, Gu Zheng no longer refused. He went back and settled the payment with the driver. Only then did he follow Zhao Pingchuan and his brother to the place where they parked their car.
Although they were dressed very ordinary, the car they drove was not cheap. It was a silver-white Jaguar JX. In China, it was at least 700,000 to 800,000 yuan. It could be considered a luxury car.
On the way to Huan City, Gu Zheng learned that the two brothers had opened a car shop together. The main agent was Jaguar cars. It could be said that all the Jaguar cars in Huan City were bought from their 4S shop.
Because the car shop was now managed by a professional manager, the two brothers had a lot of free time. When they had nothing to do, they often traveled to the surrounding cities and tasted delicious food everywhere. The two of them were also pure foodies and had eaten a lot of delicious food.
Speaking of Le Family Snacks in Qi Song County, it was really an accident that they found this snack shop.
At that time, Zhao Pingchuan had to go back to his hometown because of an urgent matter. However, when he reached Qi Song County, his car suddenly broke down. While waiting for the tow truck to come, he went to a roadside snack shop to rest. He also ordered a bowl of noodles and flat food.
Who would have thought that it was that seemingly ordinary bowl of noodles and flat food that seemed to be full of magic in his mouth? It calmed him, who was extremely anxious when his car broke down.
That bowl of noodles and flat food was the best bowl of noodles and flat food he had ever eaten in his life.
After that, every time he returned to his hometown in Qi Song County, he would go to this snack shop to order a bowl of noodles and flat food. His brother, Zhao Pingshan, also became one of the regular customers of this snack shop.
However, Qi Song County was a poor place after all. This Le Family Snack Shop was located in a remote area. No matter how good the food was, it was not famous. Every time the two brothers went to eat, there was basically no one in the shop.
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan had indeed rushed to Ze Qiu County after seeing Deep Sea Shark's food review of the snack shop in Ze Qiu County. However, there was also a reason for them to be somewhat unconvinced.
According to Hai Kuangsha's description in the gourmet review, only this snack bar in Ze Qiu County could make gourmet food that was better than the Shaxian snack bar. However, in their opinion, the Yue Family snack bar in Qi Song County made gourmet food that was better than the Shaxian snack bar in Zong County.
Seeing that the two brothers were full of praise for Le Family Snack Shop in Qi Song County, Gu Zheng became more and more interested.
Gu Zheng was not worried about the culinary skills. He just wanted to find out what ingredients the owner of Le Family Snack Shop used to make noodles and flat food that was better than the snack shop in Ze Qiu County.
Sitting in the car, Gu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "By the way, since you guys often go there to eat, have you asked the owner of that restaurant what ingredients they use?"
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan shook their heads. The two of them used to eat there often, but they had never asked such questions.
Seeing that they did not know, Gu Zheng did not ask anymore. Anyway, he would know everything when he found Le Family Snack Shop in Qi Song County and tried it.
That night, Gu Zheng fulfilled Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan's wishes and stayed at their house.
The two of them really wanted to taste Gu Zheng's Egg-Fried Rice and were willing to pay a high price. They only wanted Gu Zheng to fulfill their wish of being a foodie. In the past few months, Gu Zheng had stored up some immortal rice, so he made them a real Egg-Fried Rice, Golden Dragon in the Sky, to thank them for the information they provided.
The next morning, Gu Zheng finally arrived at Qi Song County under the lead of Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan. He found the Le Family Snack Shop that they had mentioned.
"Old Hu, we are here again. Same old rules, Mixed Noodles and Flat Food, three bowls!"
Zhao Pingchuan was obviously a regular here. Before he even entered the shop, he was already shouting loudly.
"Okay!"
After a while, a dark-skinned young man walked out of the shop. He looked a little shy and was at most in his twenties. He carried three bowls of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food and placed them on the table in front of Zhao Pingchuan and Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng quickly tasted a mouthful. Then, he frowned and could not move his chopsticks anymore.
"Noodles, self-grown food, traditional stone-grinding and sticky powder processing, second-grade ingredient."
"Flat Food, self-grown pork, second-grade ingredient."
After taking a bite, Gu Zheng had already learned the grade of the ingredients of this bowl of Mixed Noodle Biscuit.
This small shop looked ordinary, but the grade of the ingredients that could be used was much higher than that of the snack shop in Ze Qiu County.
This time, the weapon spirit directly told him the origin of the ingredients. He did not expect this shop to also be a seed. Gu Zheng found that many of the second-grade ingredients were self-grown, or planted and cultivated by people nearby. Due to the special nature of the second-grade ingredients, they could not be planted and cultivated on a large scale like ordinary ingredients. Almost all of them were cultivated on a small scale.
The eggs that Gu Zheng bought, the sesame oil, the rice cake that he had eaten, and the Xiaosong Noodle Restaurant in Hangzhou were all like this. This shop was no exception.
Although this bowl of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food did not use the best alpine wheat or Iberian black pork, the taste of the ingredients was extraordinary, which surprised Gu Zheng very much. However, it was just the taste of the ingredients.
The noodles and dough wrappers made from the wheat that they grew by themselves through the traditional stone mill were barely different from the noodles and dough wrappers made from the best alpine wheat. Additionally, they could even taste the fragrance of the alpine wheat from the pork, which made the taste of the flatbread stuffing and noodles more uniform.
If Gu Zheng did not guess wrong, the pork used to make the filling was not only the domestic pig raised by the owner of this snack shop, but also the feed used to feed the domestic pig was made from the wheat that they grew themselves. Therefore, the pork filling could reach such a grade.
The ingredients of the noodles and flat food were of high grade, which met the test conditions. However … the overall taste of this bowl of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food was even worse than that of the snack shop in Ze Qiu County.
First of all, the ratio of peanut butter and chili sauce was not right, which led to the taste of the ingredients suppressing the fragrance of the noodles. Secondly, the control of the fire when the noodles were cooked was not good, which led to the uneven degree of heating of each noodle. Some noodles were well cooked, while some were not. The taste of the noodles was seriously affected when one bite of the noodles.
Lastly, the flat food. If the chopsticks pinched the noodles with a little force, they would break the wrappers. This meant that the flat food was cooked for too long, which led to the wrappers being a little soft.
Relying on the advantage of the ingredients, the taste of this bowl of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food was acceptable. However, for a person like Gu Zheng who constantly strived for perfection, this bowl of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food could at most be regarded as something to fill the stomach. It could not be regarded as a delicacy at all.
This taste was not even comparable to the Mixed Noodles and Flat Food made by the snack shop in Ze Qiu County. It was too different from what the brothers Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan had boasted before.
If the Zhao brothers were not lying to him, then it could only mean that the Mixed Noodles and Flat Food they had eaten before and today's Mixed Noodles and Flat Food were not made by the same person at all.
Gu Zheng raised his head and looked at Zhao Pingchuan and his brother. The two of them were still eating, but their expressions were not right in the process of eating. They did not have the sense of enjoyment of having their taste buds satisfied. Instead, their brows were slightly furrowed.
It seemed that even they had tasted that this bowl of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food was not the taste they had eaten before. Sighing softly, Gu Zheng knew that he should have guessed correctly.
With the quality of the ingredients, even an ordinary chef would not make such a bad dish. Therefore, Gu Zheng guessed that there was a problem with the few servings they had ordered. It was not the original chef, but it was very likely that it was made by a novice or someone who did not know how to cook.
After all, this Lejia Snacks was a roadside snack shop in Qi Song County. It was very simple, so it was normal for someone else to replace the chef when the chef was not there. Let alone here, even in Gu Zheng's chicken blood soup shop, if Gao Changhe really had something to do, someone else would take over. Gao Changhe was not an iron man who was there 365 days a year. He also needed to rest.
"Master Gu Zheng, why are you not eating?"
Zhao Pingshan ate two more mouthfuls. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Gu Zheng had only eaten one mouthful before putting down his chopsticks. He could not help but stop as well.
"The Mixed Noodles and Flat Food you had in this snack shop before, has it always tasted like this?" Gu Zheng asked rhetorically.
"It seems to be a little different from before. It is better than before." Zhao Pingshan nodded and could not help but put down his chopsticks.
"This taste is different!"
When Zhao Pingchuan heard that, he picked up another mouthful of noodles with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth to taste it carefully. The more he ate, the more he felt that something was wrong.
He had praised this snack shop's Mixed Noodles and Flat Food to the skies previously. It was also because of this that Gu Zheng changed his mind and came to Huan City with them. However, the taste now was not worthy of their previous praise at all.
"Master Gu Zheng, please wait for a moment. I'll go ask about the situation."
Afraid that Gu Zheng would misunderstand and think that he was lying to him, Zhao Pingchuan quickly looked at the young man who served them the noodles and asked, "What's wrong with your father today? The Mixed Noodles and Flat Food doesn't taste right. Go, help me ask him to come out."
"My … my father isn't here. It's … it's just me and my mother in the shop."
The tanned young man looked relaxed before, but when he saw that Gu Zheng and Zhao Pingchuan had stopped eating, he immediately became nervous and stuttered.
"Your father isn't here? Then these noodles … "
"They're made by my mother."
Zhao Pingchuan was stunned for a moment. Then, he found the reason why the Mixed Noodles and Flat Food tasted wrong. He quickly turned to Gu Zheng and explained, "Master Gu Zheng, this isn't the Mixed Noodles and Flat Food we had when we came here. They were all made by the owner of this snack shop, who is this kid's father. I don't know what's wrong with him today, but he's not in the shop."
Gu Zheng had already guessed that this might be the reason. He shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.
He came here to look for delicious food. The fact that the ingredients here were up to standard was already beyond his expectations. Since the real chef wasn't here, he could wait for the chef to come back.
Seeing that Gu Zheng wasn't angry, Zhao Pingchuan heaved a sigh of relief. He quickly asked the young man, "Then where did your father go? When will he be back?"
"I don't know. My father didn't tell me." The young man shook his head. He didn't know either.
"Mr. Zhao, are you here to patronize our business again?"
At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing an apron came out of the snack shop and took the initiative to greet Zhao Pingchuan.
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan were her regular customers. Every time they came back, they would come to eat a bowl of Mixed Noodles and Flat Food. They were quite familiar with each other. However, she had never seen Gu Zheng before.
Zhao Pingchuan would occasionally bring a few friends to eat in their shop, so the lady boss didn't pay much attention to Gu Zheng. Seeing that the Mixed Noodles and Flat Food on the table in front of them hadn't been touched, she immediately understood what was going on. She smiled embarrassedly and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry. My old man isn't here today, and I don't cook as well as my old man. Please make do with it."
"If it were any other day, we would make do with it. But today, it's not just us two brothers." Zhao Pingchuan smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter to us, but the master who came with us today is a very great gourmet. He specially came to taste your old man's cooking. Where did he go? Hurry up and call him back! "
"Yes, sister-in-law, my brother didn't lie to you. This is Master Gu Zheng. He just won the first place in the Hangzhou Food Competition some time ago!" Zhao Pingshan also began to shout. He was afraid that the proprietress would neglect Gu Zheng, so he deliberately said, "Don't you always complain that this little shop doesn't make any money? As long as the things you make can catch the eye of Master Gu Zheng, he can casually praise you and your business will improve. Even people from far away in the capital will come over."
"So good!"
The lady boss was shocked. She didn't expect that Gu Zheng, who was ignored by her, was so good. And judging from the attitude of Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan, this Gu Zheng seemed to be more powerful than them.
"It may be exaggerated to say that it's in the capital, but there should be a lot of people near Huan City, such as Shen City, who will come to taste it." Gu Zheng said casually. He was not only a good chef, but also a food critic. The food reviews he wrote were read by more people in Shen City.
And after the Food Competition in Hangzhou, Gu Zheng's food review articles had been very popular on the Internet. There were netizens who loved food all over the country. Maybe there were people like Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingchuan, who couldn't help but rush to taste the food review articles.
"That's great." The lady boss was a little happy and immediately said, "It's okay. If you are not in a hurry, just wait for a while. Someone came to buy our land today. My old man went back to discuss the price with them. He will be back in the evening. I will ask him to make some bowls for you."
"Sell land? What land? "Zhao Pingchuan was stunned and asked curiously.
"It's all because of our family's ten mu of land." Speaking of this, the Lady Boss also frowned and sighed.
"Why do you want to sell the land?" Zhao Pingchuan was also curious. He still remembered that he had heard from the owner of this restaurant that their family had dozens of acres of land. It was not big, but it had been passed down from generation to generation. The rice and noodles that their family ate could be said to depend on the harvest of that land.
"It's because of our son." The lady boss sighed, glanced at the young man standing beside her, and then said, "When he was in school in Shen City, he had a girlfriend. Now it's time to talk about marriage. But the girl was a child in the city. She didn't want to marry to a remote place like Qi Song County, so she put forward a condition. She had to pay at least a down payment to buy a house in Shen City. We thought about it. The house price in Shen City is so expensive. Even if it's just a down payment, we can't afford it. So we have no choice. My old man thought that if we can't afford it, we can sell the land. In this way, the down payment is almost enough. "
"Mom, don't talk about it." Hearing this, the young man lowered his head even more. Obviously, he didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"That's enough, kid. Don't feel burdened. You are the only child in our family. As long as you get along well with the girl and live your life well, don't mention selling the land. If it's not enough, we can sell this restaurant as well." The lady boss looked at the young man with doting eyes. She went over and touched his head, telling him not to feel too burdened.
Every family had its own difficulties. Seeing this, Zhao Pingchuan didn't say anything more. He chatted with the lady boss for a while, then turned to look at Gu Zheng and asked, "Master Gu Zheng, the owner of this restaurant will be back in the evening. Why don't we come again in the evening? After all, Huan City is close to here. Why don't we take you to other places in Huan City in the afternoon? "
Knowing that the owner had something to do, Gu Zheng had no choice but to come again in the evening.
However, just as Gu Zheng and Zhao Pingchuan were about to leave, the roar of a tractor came from afar. Followed by a puff of black smoke, an old-fashioned tractor stopped in front of the restaurant.
On the tractor, a dark-skinned middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face hurriedly jumped down. Just as he was about to enter the restaurant, he saw Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingchuan.
"Isn't this Mr. Zhao? You came to my house to eat noodles again." He was stunned for a moment, then he forced a smile and said, "I'm really sorry. I have something to do today. I'll make noodles for you another day."
After that, he didn't wait for Zhao Pingchuan's reply and ran into the restaurant.
"This man!"
Zhao Pingchuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He turned to Gu Zheng and introduced, "This man is the owner of Le Jia Snack Bar. His surname is Hu. We all call him Old Man Hu. The noodles we ate before were made by him personally. "
"He's in such a hurry. Did something happen?" Gu Zheng nodded her head and looked into the restaurant curiously.
"I don't know. I'll ask him when he comes out." Zhao Pingchuan was familiar with Old Man Hu, so he planned to ask him later.
Not only them, even the lady boss was very surprised to see Old Man Hu come back, "You came back at this time? Did you sell out the land? "
"I didn't bring my ID card. How can I sign the contract and sell the land? So I came back to get my ID card." Old Man Hu entered the restaurant and rummaged through the cabinets. It turned out that he came back to get his ID card.
"Look at you. Selling land is such a big deal, but you didn't bring your ID card. The ID card is behind the photo frame of our business license. I'll go get it for you. "The lady boss helped him find his ID card quickly and complained.
"Ai, I've never sold land before." Waiting for his wife to get his ID card, Old Man Hu finally had time to take a breather.
"Here you are." The lady boss found his ID card and handed it to Old Man Hu. Then she asked, "How much can the land be sold for? Is it enough to pay the down payment for Xiao Le's house in Shen Cheng?"
"It's really strange. Today, that group of people followed me to check the land. They only bought the wheat planted in our land and didn't want anything else. The price was the same as the price of buying the land."
"How could that be?"
The lady boss suddenly opened her eyes wide. She couldn't believe there was such a thing in the world.
Old Man Hu also didn't understand what that group of people wanted to do. But in a flash, he suddenly thought of Zhao Pingchuan he met outside the restaurant just now. He slapped his thigh and ran out of the restaurant with his ID card.
Gu Zheng was still talking with Zhao Pingchuan when he saw Old Man Hu run out with sweat all over his head. He asked, "Boss Zhao, you are a person from a big city and have seen the world. Let me ask you something. Have you ever seen someone who doesn't want the land and only buys the crops planted in the land? "
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan had the same reaction as the lady boss. They couldn't believe it when they heard about it.
But Gu Zheng couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
"Old Man Hu, don't tell me you don't know about the gold planted in your land?" Zhao Pingchuan made fun of Old Man Hu.
"My land has been planted with the same kind of wheat since my grandfather's generation. It has never changed. How can it be planted with gold? I'm afraid of being cheated, so I thought of asking you. "
Old Man Hu shook his head. He had lived for most of his life, but it was the first time he saw someone only buy the crops planted in the land with the money to buy the land. This matter was too strange. He was also afraid of being cheated, so he deliberately came out to ask Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingchuan.
"We haven't encountered such a thing. When you trade with them later, pay attention to the money. Anyway, as long as the money is transferred to your card, they have nothing to cheat you."
Zhao Pingchuan saw that Old Man Hu still cared about this matter, so he didn't tease him anymore. He gave a very pertinent suggestion.
"That makes sense, but I just feel a little uneasy. If you say that our family's land is worth a few hundred thousand quick money, I would believe that. But the crops in the land are worth a few hundred thousand quick money. No matter how I think about it, I just feel uneasy." Old man Hu was an honest man. This kind of pie falling from the sky didn't make him feel very happy.
If he didn't figure out the reason, he couldn't feel at ease.
"That's true. Oh right, Master Gu Zheng, what do you think?" Zhao Pingchuan also couldn't figure out the crux of the matter. He could only look at Gu Zheng and listen to Gu Zheng's opinion.
Gu Zheng frowned and thought for a while. He suddenly laughed and said, "Maybe, Old Man Hu's land really is gold."
"Master Gu Zheng, don't make fun of me."
Zhao Pingchuan thought that Gu Zheng was making fun of him and laughed bitterly.
"I'm not joking. If it's a dozen mu of alpine wheat, not to mention the price of a dozen mu of land, even if it's ten times the price, it's completely reasonable."
Gu Zheng shook his head. He wasn't joking.
In fact, at the very beginning, when Gu Zheng heard that this family wanted to buy land, he didn't think much about it. But when Old Man Hu told him about the situation of the person who bought the land, he realized that the crops planted in Old Man Hu's land were not ordinary crops.
After thinking about it carefully, he knew that the reason why Old Man Hu's Le Jia Snack Bar's mixed noodles and flatbread was so delicious, other than superb cooking skills, the most important thing was the ingredients. Previously, the weapon spirit had also identified that their family's ingredients were all grown, ground, and processed noodles and flatbread. Needless to say, the raw material used to make the noodles was the wheat planted in their land.
The grinding tools at Old Man Hu's house were definitely not very fine, but even so, they were able to make noodles and flatbread that reached the level of second-grade ingredients. It was conceivable that the crops planted in his land were not ordinary.
If they were really very rare crops, then the price would naturally not be cheap. Perhaps the person who bought them with the money used to buy the land would still make a profit.
"We can't guess anything just by guessing here. Why don't we go to Old Man Hu's land and take a look? Maybe we can find out why those people only bought crops and not land."
Thinking of this, Gu Zheng took the initiative to make a suggestion.
Zhao Pingshan and Zhao Pingchuan were very curious. Seeing that Gu Zheng also proposed to go and take a look, of course, they had no objections.
"This is?"
Old Man Hu knew the Zhao brothers, but he didn't know Gu Zheng. The Zhao brothers were famous big bosses in Huan City. A person who could make them treat him with respect was definitely not simple. Therefore, Old Man Hu was also very polite to Gu Zheng. He asked cautiously, "This is?"
"This is Master Gu Zheng. He is also the first winner of the Hangzhou Food Competition. Didn't you hear that we recommended your mixed noodles and flatbread? He specially came to taste it. Master Gu Zheng knows much more than us. Maybe he knows why the people who bought your land only want crops and not land. "
Zhao Pingchuan forgot that Old Man Hu didn't know Gu Zheng. He quickly introduced Gu Zheng's identity.
"So it's Master Gu Zheng."
Old Man Hu heard and immediately showed an envious look on his face. Although he was only a snack bar owner, when he was young and worked outside, he also dreamed of participating in the Food Competition. Unfortunately, his talent was limited. He could make snacks and so on, but if he really wanted to make a big meal, then he couldn't handle it at all.
After knowing Gu Zheng's identity, Old Man Hu was relieved. In his opinion, as a professional top chef, Gu Zheng must be experienced and knowledgeable. If he took him with him, maybe he could really know why those people only bought crops and not land.
In his eyes, the person who could get the first place of the Food Competition in Hangzhou was already a top professional. He was the existence that he looked up to.
"Then let's take my tractor together. It's not easy to walk in the field. The tractor is faster."
After letting the Zhao brothers and Gu Zheng sit in his tractor, Old Man Hu didn't waste any more time and drove to the dozens of acres of land of his family.
Old Man Hu's family land was at the edge of Qisong County, close to Qisong Mountain. They could see the dozens of acres of land if they walked less than two or three miles north of his restaurant.
Their family land was actually very easy to recognize because the edge of the land was a river. The river of the river just happened to be in a "U" shape, and the dozens of acres of land of his family were in the bend.
When they arrived, there were more than ten people around the long line at the edge of the field. Most of these people were wearing gray robes and were pointing at the crops in the field. Their faces were also very excited.
Behind this group of people, there was only a middle-aged man in a black suit. He was probably in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He looked very energetic.
He didn't care much about the crops in the field. Instead, he kept staring at the road. When he saw Old Man Hu's tractor, his face had a little more smile.
The rumbling sound of the tractor was heard all the way. Old Man Hu drove in front of them and stopped.
After getting off the tractor, Old Man Hu didn't care about those people in gray robes. After getting off the tractor, he hurried to the front of the man in the suit. He habitually rubbed his hands and greeted him embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry to have made you wait for so long."
The man in the suit waved his hand and didn't care about these small things. His eyes stayed on Gu Zheng.
When Gu Zheng got off the tractor, he didn't care about anyone. He walked to the ridge of the field and squatted down to look at the wheat in the field.
A light breeze blew, causing the wheat to rustle. A faintly discernible rice fragrance came with the breeze.
"Weapon Spirit, what kind of wheat is this?"
Gu Zheng couldn't tell what kind of wheat it was, so he simply left the task of identifying it to the Weapon Spirit.
Soon, the Weapon Spirit's voice sounded in his mind.
"Ancient Zhancheng Wheat, a crop that is comparable to Alpine Wheat. It is now extinct."
"Are you lying to me? I know Zhancheng Wheat. Where is it extinct? " Gu Zheng obviously knew about Zhancheng Wheat. This wheat was also known as Zhenla Wheat. Its origin was in Zhancheng, in the south-central part of Vietnam. Thus, it was named after Zhancheng. The biggest characteristic of this wheat was its high yield, early maturity, drought resistance, strong adaptability, and short production cycle. Since the Song Dynasty, it was quickly spread in many areas.
Zhancheng was a very special place. Although it was in the subtropics, both rice and wheat could be grown there. Moreover, both were good. Zhancheng Rice was also a famous variety.
"I'm talking about Ancient Zhancheng Wheat, not the Zhancheng Wheat you know now. The current Zhancheng Wheat is a new type of rice that was cultivated through cross-breeding. It can no longer be called Zhancheng Wheat. "
Seeing that Gu Zheng didn't believe his words, the Weapon Spirit carefully explained the difference between the current Zhancheng Wheat and Ancient Zhancheng Wheat.
The current Zhancheng Wheat, after a long period of development, had been continuously improved. This allowed it to display its high yield, early maturity, drought resistance, adaptability, and short production cycle. But at the same time, this kind of improvement also caused the Zhancheng Wheat to be no different from ordinary wheat.
The real Ancient Zhancheng Wheat had the soft and glutinous characteristics of the Jiangbei wheat, as well as the strong and sweet characteristics of the Northeastern wheat. The flour that was ground into was slightly yellow in color. This was because it contained a large amount of vitamin B and other nutrients. The quality of the ingredients was comparable to Alpine Wheat.
As for whether Alpine Wheat, which was known as the gold of rice, or Ancient Zhancheng Wheat, was more suitable to be used as a gourmet ingredient, there was no conclusion now.
This was because Ancient Zhancheng Wheat had gone extinct. Only Alpine Wheat was still planted in small amounts.
After listening to the Weapon Spirit's explanation, Gu Zheng was stunned for a few seconds. Then, he was shocked.
It turned out that there was such a big difference. It was no wonder that someone would spend the price of buying land to buy rice seeds in this area.
As long as the Ancient Zhancheng Wheat was transplanted properly, it could be like the immortal rice in Gu Zheng's Chaotic Space. It would be inexhaustible.
This business, to be precise, was a huge profit for that person.
Finally understanding the reason, Gu Zheng couldn't help but raise his head and look at the man in the suit who was facing Old Man Hu.
Coincidentally, the man in the suit was also sizing up Gu Zheng. The two of them looked at each other and Gu Zheng nodded at him in a friendly manner.
In his heart, Gu Zheng still admired the other party. The reason why he could tell that the wheat sprouts in Old Man Hu's land were Ancient Zhancheng Wheat was because of the Weapon Spirit's appraisal ability. However, the other party obviously found it by accident and bought all the Ancient Zhancheng Wheat in this field without saying anything.
However, Gu Zheng's friendly gesture didn't make the man in the suit relax his vigilance. He looked at Gu Zheng with a gaze full of vigilance.
"Master Gu Zheng, did you find out why those people only bought the crops in this field and not the land?"
Zhao Pingchuan looked at the wheat in this field for a long time and couldn't find any difference between the wheat in this field and normal wheat. He only saw that Gu Zheng seemed to have some idea and asked curiously.
"Yes, I think I know why they did this." Gu Zheng also retracted his gaze from Old Man Hu and the man in the suit and nodded.
"It's true, Master Gu Zheng, you saw through it!"
Without waiting for Zhao Pingchuan to speak, Zhao Pingshan who was learning from Gu Zheng squatting on the ridge and carefully observing the wheat sprouts exclaimed. He suddenly stood up and looked at Gu Zheng and said, "What is so magical about this wheat that it can be compared to the value of this land?"
"I don't know if you've heard of Ancient Zhancheng Wheat?"
Gu Zheng smiled and asked back.
Zhao Pingchuan and his brother shook their heads. If they were to find a car and let them distinguish what brand and what price it was, it would be a walk in the park. However, to ask them about the crops in the field, it would be difficult.
Gu Zheng didn't keep them in suspense. Seeing them shake their heads, he repeated the appraisal result of the Ancient Zhancheng Wheat from the Weapon Spirit.
"It can't be, even if it's the Ancient Zhancheng Wheat, it wouldn't be sold at such a high price. Qi Song County is not a prosperous county. Even the land in the county is not worth much. The price of one mu is only thirty to forty thousand yuan. Does that mean that one mu of Ancient Zhancheng Wheat is worth thirty to forty thousand yuan? "
"How is this wheat sprouts? It's clearly gold!"
Even some cash crops would not be sold at such a high price for one mu of land, unless garlic was used during the hype period. However, even then, it would not be so expensive. Therefore, Zhao Pingchuan and his brother immediately exclaimed. Both of them could not believe it.
"Otherwise, why do you think the price of a dish in a really good restaurant, such as a three-star Michelin restaurant, would be so expensive? The most important cost is invisible, such as the choice of ingredients." Gu Zheng sighed softly and shrugged his shoulders.
Even if they did not believe it, it was the truth.
In fact, it was not difficult to understand. The more delicious the ingredients were, the harder it was to obtain, and the price would continue to rise. As the saying goes, the rarer something is, the more expensive it is. In the beginning, alpine wheat was very cheap, only a little more expensive than ordinary rice seeds. However, because alpine wheat was not easy to grow and had strict requirements for the growing environment and climate, the production decreased year by year. This caused the price to rise step by step, and finally, it was called the gold of rice.
Take this Ancient Zhancheng Wheat as an example. If there were only this dozen mu of Ancient Zhancheng Wheat in the world, once its value was discovered, the price would immediately increase. At that time, not to mention the price of one mu of land, even ten mu of land might not be able to exchange for one mu of Ancient Zhancheng Wheat seeds.
However, Ancient Zhancheng Wheat was not as delicate as alpine wheat. It had the characteristics of high yield, drought resistance, and adaptability. It was destined to be easy to popularize.
As long as one was willing to invest manpower and financial resources, and there was a suitable place, after a period of time, this dozen mu of Ancient Zhancheng Wheat could become a hundred mu, or even a thousand mu. However, it would be difficult to increase more. Inferior ingredients were not so easy to take care of. If there were more, it might not be able to manage it. Moreover, if there were too many wheat seeds planted together, under the influence of various factors, it might even lower the quality of the ingredients.
"That's true …"
Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan looked at each other and quickly understood the logic behind it. Only then did they put away their expressions of disbelief. Zhao Pingshan even looked at Old Man Hu enviously. A hint of jealousy rose in his heart as he muttered, "Sigh, Old Man Hu is really lucky. He has been guarding his family's land for so long, and finally, a treasure has appeared."
"You can't say that. In Old Man Hu's hands, this Ancient Zhancheng Wheat is just a normal wheat. It's not worth much. However, in the eyes of someone like Master Gu Zheng who knows the value of goods, it is worth tens of thousands of gold. "
Zhao Pingchuan and his younger brother had different thoughts. Although they were envious of Old Man Hu's luck, they were not jealous.
"Brother Zhao is right. Good things like this can only be maximized in the hands of someone who knows how to use them." Gu Zheng smiled and said to Zhao Pingshan, "Actually, to ordinary people, wheat's greatest use is as food. It is only because everyone's lives are better now, and we have a higher desire for food, that these ingredients have become more expensive."
While Gu Zheng was conversing with Zhao Pingchuan and his brother, on the other side, Old Man Hu and the man in the suit seemed to have encountered some problems when they were discussing the sale of the land.
Old Man Hu, who had been smiling and waiting for the contract to be signed, was now hesitating. His expression was hesitant, as if he could not make up his mind. No one knew what he was troubled about.
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