deltrittennovels Chapter 262 Shot and Hot Pot
Chapter 262 Shot and Hot Pot
Chapter 262 Shot and Hot Pot
This pile of fur is obviously not placed here randomly, because the outer layer of the fur has been carefully wrapped with more than one layer of plastic film, which seems to be for long-term preservation
But for some reason, the owners of these things finally gave up the contents of the entire warehouse, and finally even let the warehouse enter the warehouse auction process.
After counting, Liang En found that there were more than 70 skins in this pile, including three bear skins, seven fox skins and twenty chapter otter skins. The rest were some deer skins, and all the leather had been processed.
"These furs are definitely not cheap, but it is not an easy thing to sell." After sorting all the furs and loading them into the car, Liang En asked Pierce, "So is the person you know here reliable? "
"Don't worry, this person has an old relationship with our family. He is a high-end tailor who mainly provides various customized clothing for the local high society, and these high-quality furs are exactly what he needs." Pierce told Liang En explained. "
So the other party will 100% give us a good price. For example, it is absolutely no problem to sell this pile of furs for [-] to [-] US dollars, but the exact amount depends on his final appraisal of these furs. "
"As for these two sewing machines, I can also sell a dozen wooden models and the fabrics, but it's not bad if they add up to seven or eight hundred dollars."
"It's enough." Liang En nodded in satisfaction. "After all, this auction is just an extra action for us, and getting such a large income has actually exceeded expectations."
For Liang En, although participating in the warehouse auction this time was a cover for the real action, he had to seriously participate in this event even if it was a cover for his character.
After finishing the cleaning work, they went directly to Flushing, which also belongs to the Queens borough. This is an old area in New York. When New York was still New Amsterdam, this area already existed in the form of a village.
It used to be an area where British immigrants lived, but after the independence of the United States, many companies and famous entertainment companies started here.Even the two World's Fairs held in New York were held in this area.
However, when the No. 20 subway in New York City opened to traffic in the late 80s and early 90s, a large number of Asians moved here, and even now it has become a Chinatown that surpasses the old Manhattan Chinatown and is the second largest Chinatown in the United States.
And Liang En and the others came here partly because the tailor lived in this area, so they planned to deliver the goods directly to their door.On the other hand, it is planning to eat an authentic Chinese meal as a celebration.
Compared with Chinatown in Manhattan, the immigrants in Flushing are mainly new immigrants.Therefore, many Chinese restaurants here sell very authentic Chinese food, rather than Chinese food that has been modified to suit the tastes of local people.
The plan to sell those furs went very smoothly, because the furs were relatively well preserved, and the sewing tools that Liang En and the others had obtained before were useful to the other party, so the other party offered a price of 6 US dollars for these things.
"Why did the other party buy those two old sewing machines?" Joan of Arc asked a little puzzled on the way to the nearby garbage disposal plant with the pile of rags.
"Because there is a sewing machine of the same model in that shop itself, but after a long time of use, a lot of the structure has been worn out, so the other party bought the two sewing machines that may not be usable mainly for their own sewing machine. Get some spare parts."
As Liang En said, he felt the good luck of today in his heart. After all, there are not many people who are willing to pay for this old model sewing machine, and this private tailor is one of the few people.
For these tailors who make custom clothes for the rich, they are not workers in charge of mass production, but closer to artists. Therefore, they do not pursue efficiency in production tools, but only seek their own convenience.
That's why the tailor just now bought the old sewing machine of the same model as his own sewing machine as a spare part for his current sewing machine.
Of course, this is also because the tailor is well-paid and has enough money to be self-willed.For example, Liang En fell in love with a nice navy blue suit from him, but after asking, he found out that not only would it cost $18000 to order one, but he would have to wait a month.
Soon after dumping the trash they had cleared out of the warehouse at the recycling station, they ate their lunch at a hot pot restaurant in Flushing called Xiang Tianxia.
This place is supposed to be one of the best in the area because they waited 8 minutes outside for a table even though it was past lunch time.
The hot pot in this place is very authentic Chinese style, and even the pot is the kind of big pot that everyone cooks together instead of a small pot for each person, which does not conform to the Western habit of sharing meals.
Fortunately, among Liang En and his group, Liang En and Fan Meng are both Chinese, while Pierce and Joan of Arc are always running around because of work, and they are not particularly particular. In addition, everyone is acquaintances, so they are more used to this. A way to eat.
Because Fan Meng prefers spicy food, Liang En and the others naturally chose the most traditional mandarin duck pot.It was only after eating all the food that Liang En discovered that Joan of Arc seemed to like that spicy pot too.
"Actually, I prefer these foods with a lot of spices." Joan of Arc said after seeing Liang En staring at herself. "Compared with the place where I stayed before, the food here obviously has more spices and the food is better."
The era of Joan of Arc was before the great voyages, so European spices had to be shipped all the way from the Middle East at that time, and the prices were raised layer by layer by the Indians, Egyptians, Ottomans, Venetians or Genoese.
And in this process of non-stop changing hands, the price of spices naturally skyrocketed like a rocket, even so high that even small nobles could only eat it occasionally.
For example, Joan of Arc was already one of the top senior officers in the French army at that time, but because she was on the front line, she didn't eat food with spices a few times.
But on the few occasions she was served, the pepper and cardamom flavors made a deep impression on her.So after coming here and finding that the spices are very cheap, I naturally tend to eat them with heavy flavors.
This is one of the series of differences caused by the different times, and for this reason, one of the important purposes of Joan of Arc and Liang En staying outside for so long before meeting was to instill in their minds the daily real learning to use .
According to Joan of Arc, it was almost equivalent to overthrowing her previous habits of more than ten years, and she had to learn everything from scratch.
Take eating as an example. She used to cut the food into appropriate sizes with a knife when she was sitting at the dining table, and then grabbed the food with the middle finger, index finger and thumb. She only learned to use a fork after she came here.
Just when everyone was filling their stomachs and preparing to go back to the hotel, Liang En received a text message from the organizer of the port warehouse auction on his mobile phone, informing them that three of the warehouses they auctioned before had successfully won the bid.
After comparing the numbers, Liang En found that he and Pierce each won a warehouse, and the third warehouse was jointly purchased by them. In short, this seems to be a very good result.
(End of this chapter)