Chapter 246

Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan looked at each other. They were surprised that Gu Zheng heard their conversation just now, but they nodded together.

This is also an unexpected harvest. Although it's not sure, it's at least a source of information. It's more delicious than the small shop just now. Gu Zheng already wants to try it.

In fact, the taste of the small shop just now is not particularly bad, but the ingredients limit their taste. Without good ingredients, it is not easy to become the best food of the same kind. Although this kind of snack is not like those century old brands, it is difficult to surpass without ordinary ingredients, but it should at least reach second-class.

Ordinary grade ingredients are hard to find, and inferior ingredients can still be found. There were more than one kind of inferior ingredients in the snack festival in ancient times. There were many inferior ingredients in the last Hangzhou food competition.

This shows that the use of inferior ingredients is still very extensive. At the beginning, Gu Zheng said, "this is really great." the landlady was a little happy and immediately said, "it's all right. If you're not in a hurry, just wait a minute. Today someone came to buy our land. My old man went back to discuss the price with them and is expected to come back in the evening. I'll ask him to make some bowls for you."

"Sell land? Sell what land?" Zhao Pingchuan was stunned and asked curiously.

"It's not our family's more than ten acres of land." when talking about this, the landlady also frowned and sighed.

"What's a good place to sell?" Zhao Pingshan was also curious. He remembered that he had heard the owner of the store say that their family had more than ten mu of land, which was not big, but it was handed down from generation to generation. It can be said that the rice noodles they ate depended on the harvest of that land.

"It's not because of our boy." the landlady sighed, glanced at the young man standing next to her, and then said: "When he went to school in Shencheng, he had a partner, and now it's time to talk about marriage. But the girl is a child in the city and doesn't want to marry in a remote place like Qisong County, so he made a condition that he should pay at least a down payment to buy a house in Shencheng. The old couple agreed that the house price in Shencheng is so expensive, even if it's so expensive It's just that we can't take out the down payment. There's really no way. My old man thought that if he couldn't, he would sell the land. In this way, the down payment will almost come out. "

"Mom, stop talking." the young man heard this, his head lowered, and obviously didn't want to talk more about it.

"Come on, son, you don't have a burden. You're the only one in our family. You just have to get along well with other girls and live a good life. Don't say selling land. If it's not enough, we'll pay for the small shop." the landlady looked at the young man with doting eyes and touched his head to make him less burden.

Every family has a difficult Sutra to read. Seeing this reason, Zhao Pingchuan didn't say much. He chatted with the landlady again. He looked back at Gu Zheng and asked, "master Gu Zheng, the owner of this store doesn't come back until evening. Otherwise, we'll come again at night. Anyway, the city is close to here. Why don't we take you to other places around the city during this afternoon? "

Knowing that someone else has something to do, Gu Zheng can't help it. He can only come back in the evening.

But just as the brothers Gu Zheng and Zhao Pingchuan were about to leave, a roar of tractors came from afar. With a black smoke, an old tractor stopped at the door of the shop.

On the tractor, a dark middle-aged man with pleated face jumped down in a hurry. When he was about to enter the store, he saw Zhao Pingchuan and them.

"Isn't this boss Zhao? You've come to my house to eat noodles again." he was stunned for a while, then squeezed a smiling face and said, "I'm really sorry. I have something to do today. I'll make noodles for you myself another day."

With that, he ran into the shop without waiting for Zhao Pingchuan to reply.

"This man!"

Zhao Pingchuan was so embarrassed that he turned around and introduced to the guzheng: "this man is the boss of the Lejia snack bar. His surname is Hu. We all call him old man Hu. He made the noodles and flat food we had before."

"What happened to him in such a hurry?" guzheng nodded and looked curiously into the shop.

"I don't know. I'll ask him when he comes out." Zhao Pingchuan is familiar with old man Hu and plans to ask him later.

Not only them, but also the landlady was surprised to see old man Hu coming back: "are you back at this time? The land is sold out?"

"I didn't get my ID card. How can I sign a contract to sell land? I'll come back and get my ID card." old man Hu went into the shop and rummaged around. It turned out that he came back specially to get his ID card.

"Tell me about you. You don't have your ID card for such a big land sale. The ID card is placed behind the photo frame of our business license, and I'll get it for you now." the landlady quickly helped him find out his identity without complaining about him.

"Hey, I haven't sold land before." waiting for his wife to get his ID card, old man Hu finally had time to catch his breath.

"Here you are." the landlady found out her ID card, handed it to old man Hu and asked, "how much can the ten acres of land be sold at last, enough to pay our Xiaole a down payment in Shencheng?"

"It's strange to say that today, those people followed me to our field. They only bought the wheat planted in our field. They didn't want anything else, and the price was the same as that of the land."

"How could this happen?"

The landlady suddenly widened her eyes and couldn't believe there was such a thing in the world.

Old man Hu didn't understand what the group wanted to do, but in a flash, he suddenly thought of Zhao Pingchuan who met outside the shop just now, slapped his thigh and ran out of the shop with his ID card.

Gu Zheng was still talking to Zhao Pingchuan. He saw old man Hu running out in sweat. He opened his mouth and asked, "boss Zhao, you are from a big city and have seen the world. Let me ask you. Have you ever seen someone who doesn't just buy the crops planted in the field?"

The reaction of Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan brothers was similar to that of the landlady. It was incredible to hear about it at first.

But Gu Zheng on one side could not help frowning when he heard this.

"Old man Hu, you don't have any gold in your field, but you don't know?" Zhao Pingchuan teased old man Hu.

"My family's land is the kind of wheat from my grandfather's generation. It has never changed. How can I grow gold? I'm not afraid of being cheated, so I want to ask you."

Old man Hu shook his head again and again. He lived most of his life. It was the first time he saw someone spend money on buying land and only buy the crops planted in the land. It was so strange that he was afraid of meeting a liar, so he came out to ask the Zhao Pingchuan brothers.

"We have never met such a thing. When you trade with them, pay attention to the money. Anyway, as long as the money hits your card in the end, they have nothing to cheat you."

Seeing that old man Hu still valued it, Zhao Pingchuan stopped teasing him and gave him a pertinent suggestion.

"This is the truth, but I just feel a little uneasy. I believe that our land is worth hundreds of thousands of fast money, but the crops planted in the field sell hundreds of thousands. How can I think and feel uneasy." old man Hu is an honest man, and he doesn't feel much happy about the pie falling from the sky.

Without knowing the reason, he couldn't be down-to-earth.

"That's right, master Gu Zheng, what do you think?" Zhao Pingchuan also couldn't understand the key, so he had to look at Gu Zheng and listen. Gu Zheng didn't have any ideas.

Gu Zheng frowned and thought for a while. He suddenly smiled and said, "maybe old man Hu's family planted really gold."

"Master Gu Zheng, don't make fun of me."

Zhao Pingchuan thought that Gu Zheng was making fun of himself and smiled bitterly.

"I'm not kidding. If you sell more than ten mu of Alpine wheat, let alone the price of more than ten mu of land, it's perfectly reasonable to turn it ten times."

Gu Zheng shook his head. He wasn't kidding again.

In fact, at the beginning, Gu Zheng didn't think much when he heard that the family wanted to buy land, but when old man Hu said about the man who bought the land, he realized that the crops planted in old man Hu's field were by no means ordinary crops.

If you think about it carefully, you will know that the reason why the noodles and flat food in the Lejia snack shop opened by old man Hu is so delicious is that in addition to his superb cooking skills, the most important thing is the ingredients. Qiling has also identified that the ingredients of their family are noodles and flat food grown and processed by themselves. Needless to say, the raw material for processing and supporting noodles is the wheat planted in his family's field.

The milling tools in old man Hu's house will certainly not be too fine, but even in this way, they can be made into noodles and pasta with inferior ingredients. It can be imagined that the crops planted in his field will never be ordinary.

If it is really a very rare crop, the price will never be cheap. Maybe it will be profitable for the man to buy it only with the money to buy the land.

"You can't guess anything just here. Why don't we go to old man Hu's field and have a look? Maybe we can know why those people only buy crops instead of land."

Thinking of this, Gu Zheng offered a suggestion.

Zhao Pingshan and Zhao Pingchuan themselves were very curious. Seeing Gu Zheng, they also proposed to go and have a look together. Of course, they had no opinion.

"Who is this?"

Old man Hu knows the Zhao Pingchuan brothers, but he doesn't know Gu Zheng. Zhao Pingchuan and his brothers are famous bosses around the city. It's certainly not easy for them to treat people with such respect. Therefore, old man Hu was also very polite to Gu Zheng and asked carefully, "who is this?"

"This is master Gu Zheng, who is also the first winner of the Hangzhou food competition. I came here to taste the noodles and flat food we recommended you to make. Master Gu Zheng knows a lot more than us. Maybe he knows why people who buy your land only want crops instead of land."

Zhao Pingchuan forgot that old man Hu didn't know Gu Zheng, so he quickly introduced Gu Zheng's identity.

"It's master Gu Zheng."

When old man Hu heard this, his face immediately showed envy. Although he is only a snack bar owner, when he worked outside when he was young, he also dreamed of participating in a food competition. Unfortunately, his talent is limited and he can make snacks. If he really wants to make a big meal, he can't cope at all.

Knowing Gu Zheng's identity, old man Hu is relieved. In his opinion, Gu Zheng, as a professional top chef, must be knowledgeable and take him with him. Maybe he can really know why people only buy crops but not land.

In his eyes, the person who can get the first place in the Hangzhou food competition is already the top professional level and the existence he looks up to.

"Let's take my tractor together. It's hard to walk in the field, but the tractor is faster."

Let the Zhao Pingchuan brothers and Gu Zheng get on their own tractor. Old man Hu no longer wastes time and drives towards his more than ten mu of land.

Old man Hu's home is on the edge of Qisong County, close to Qisong mountain. You can see more than ten mu of land within two or three miles north of his shop.

In fact, their land is easy to recognize, because the edge of this land is an inland river, and the river channel of the inland river happens to be a "U" bend, which is his family's more than ten mu of land.

When they arrived, a dozen people were surrounded by long lines on the edge of the field. Most of them were wearing gray robes, pointing at the crops in the field, and their faces were also very excited.

Behind this group, there was only a middle-aged man in a black suit, probably in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, who looked very energetic.

He didn't care much about the crops in the field. Instead, he kept staring at this side of the road until he saw old man Hu's tractor.

The roaring tractor sounded all the way. Old man Hu drove in front of them before he stopped.

After getting off the bus, old man Hu didn't pay attention to those people in gray robes. When he got off the tractor, he hurried to the man in suit, habitually rubbed his hands and said hello with embarrassment: "I'm really sorry to have kept you waiting so long."

The suit man waved his hand and didn't care about these small things. His eyes stayed on Gu Zheng.

As soon as Gu Zheng got off the bus, no one paid any attention. He went to the ridge and squatted down to look at the wheat planted in the field.

The light wind blew and rustled the ears of wheat, and a faint smell of rice came with the breeze.

"Tool spirit, what is this wheat?"

Gu Zheng couldn't tell what kind of wheat it was, so he simply handed over the identification to Qi Ling.

Soon, the sound of the spirit sounded in his heart.

"Ancient Zhancheng wheat, a crop comparable to alpine wheat, has now disappeared."

"You lied to me? I know where Zhancheng wheat disappeared." Gu Zheng certainly knew that Zhancheng wheat, also known as Zhenla wheat, originated in Zhancheng in central and southern Vietnam, so it was named Zhancheng. This kind of wheat is characterized by high yield, early maturity, drought resistance, strong adaptability and short production cycle. Since the Song Dynasty was introduced into China, it was quickly popularized in many areas.

Zhancheng is a special place. Although it is located in the subtropical zone, rice and wheat can be planted, and both are good. Zhancheng rice is also a famous variety.

"I'm talking about ancient Zhancheng wheat, not the kind of Zhancheng wheat you know now. Now Zhancheng wheat is a new kind of rice bred by hybridization the day after tomorrow. It can't be called Zhancheng wheat."

Seeing that Gu Zheng didn't believe his words, Qi Ling carefully explained to him the difference between current Zhancheng Mai and ancient Zhancheng Mai.

Now Zhancheng wheat, after long-term development, people have constantly improved and planted, making it more able to display its advantages of high yield, early maturity, drought resistance, strong adaptability, short production cycle and so on. But at the same time, such improvement also makes Zhancheng wheat no different from ordinary wheat varieties.

The real ancient Zhancheng wheat not only has the characteristics of soft and waxy wheat in Jiangbei, but also has the characteristics of strong and sweet wheat in Northeast China. It is ground into flour with yellow color, which is precisely because it contains a large number of vitamin B and other nutritional elements, and the food material grade is comparable to alpine wheat.

As for whether Gaoshan wheat, known as the gold in rice, is more suitable for food raw materials or ancient Zhancheng wheat, there is no final conclusion.

Because now the ancient Zhancheng wheat has disappeared, only a small amount of Alpine wheat is still planted.

After hearing the explanation of Qi Ling, Gu Zheng was stunned for a few seconds, followed by shock.

It turns out that there is such a big difference. No wonder someone will spend the price of buying land to buy this piece of rice.

As long as these ten mu of ancient city wheat are transplanted properly, they can be inexhaustible like immortal rice in the ancient flood and wasteland space.

The man made a lot of money in this business, to be exact.

Finally understand the reason, Gu Zheng couldn't help raising his head and looking at the man in suit who was facing old man Hu.

Just then, the man in the suit was also looking at Gu Zheng. The two looked at each other. Gu Zheng nodded at him friendly.

In my heart, Gu Zheng still admires each other. The reason why he could see that the wheat seedlings planted in old man Hu's field were ancient Zhancheng wheat was also based on the identification ability of the instrument spirit, but the other party obviously found it by accident and bought all the ancient Zhancheng wheat in the field without saying a word.

However, Gu Zheng's friendly gesture did not let the man in the suit relax his vigilance. His eyes looking at Gu Zheng were still full of vigilance.

"Master Gu Zheng, have you found out the reason why those people only buy the crops in this field instead of the land?"

Zhao Pingchuan looked for a long time and didn't find any difference between the wheat in the field and ordinary wheat. He just saw that Gu Zheng seemed to have eyebrows and eyes and asked curiously.

"Well, I probably know why they did this." Gu Zheng also withdrew his eyes from old man Hu and the man in suit and nodded.

"Really, master Gu Zheng, you can see!"

Without waiting for Zhao Pingchuan to speak, Zhao Pingshan, who squatted on the ridge and carefully observed the wheat seedlings in the field, suddenly stood up, looked at Gu Zheng and said, "what magical place is this wheat that can compare with the value of this land?"

"I don't know if you've heard of ancient Zhancheng Mai?"

Gu Zheng smiled and asked.

Zhao Pingchuan and his Brothers shook their heads. If they found a car and asked their brothers to distinguish what brand and price it was, they would have to ask them about the crops in the field.

Gu Zheng didn't sell off. Seeing them shaking their heads, he repeated the appraisal results of Qiling about ancient Zhancheng wheat just now.

"No, even the Zhancheng wheat handed down in ancient times would not be sold so expensive? Qisong county is not a developed county, or the land in the county is worthless. The price of 30000 or 40000 yuan per mu is equal to that of 30000 or 40000 yuan per mu?"

"This is wheat seedling, which is clearly gold!"

Even planting some cash crops, there is no such high price for an acre of land. Unless the garlic in the hype period is cruel, it is not so expensive, so the Zhao Pingchuan brothers immediately shouted after listening, and they both couldn't believe it.

"Otherwise, what do you think is the price of a good restaurant, such as the Michelin 3-star hotel? Why is the price of a dish so expensive? The most important cost is in the invisible place, such as the choice of the ingredients." Gu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and shrugged his shoulders.

Even if they don't believe it anymore, that's the truth.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that the more delicious ingredients are, the more difficult it is to obtain, the price will continue to rise. It is the so-called thing that rarity is more expensive. In the earliest days, alpine wheat was also very cheap, only a little more expensive than ordinary rice. But because Alpine wheat is not easy to grow and has strict requirements on the growth environment and climate conditions, the output decreases year by year, the price is fried step by step, and finally got the title of gold in rice.

Take the current ten mu of ancient Zhancheng wheat as an example. If there are only ten mu of ancient Zhancheng wheat in the world, once its value is found, the price will be copied up immediately. At that time, let alone the price of one mu of land, even ten mu of land may not be able to change the material for one mu of ancient Zhancheng wheat seed.

However, the ancient Zhancheng wheat, after all, is not as delicate as the alpine wheat, with the characteristics of high yield, drought tolerance and strong adaptability, which is destined to be easily popularized.

As long as we are willing to invest in human and financial resources and have a suitable place, after a period of time, these more than ten mu of ancient Zhancheng wheat is likely to become 100 mu, or even thousands of mu. However, it is difficult to take care of more. Second-class ingredients are not so easy to take care of. No matter how much, it is likely that we will not be able to manage. Moreover, too many wheat varieties together may reduce the quality of ingredients under the influence of various factors.

"That's also..."

Zhao Pingchuan and Zhao Pingshan looked at each other and soon figured out the truth. Only then did they put away the expression they couldn't believe before. Zhao Pingshan also looked at old man Hu with envy. A trace of jealousy rose in his heart and muttered, "Hey, old man Hu, this is really good luck. He has been guarding their land and finally got a baby."

"It can't be said that the ancient Zhancheng wheat is in the hands of old man Hu. It's just ordinary wheat. It's not worth a lot of money. But it's worth thousands of gold in the eyes of people who know goods like master Gu Zheng."

Zhao Pingchuan and his brother have different ideas. Although they envy old man Hu's luck, they are not jealous.

"Brother Zhao is right. A good thing like this can only be put into the hands of people who understand it. Gu Zheng smiled and said to Zhao Pingshan:" in fact, for ordinary people, the biggest role of wheat is to serve as food, that is, we all live well now and have a higher pursuit of food, which will make these ingredients expensive. "

Gu Zheng is talking with brother Zhao Pingchuan here. On the other side, old man Hu and man in suit discuss the land sale. It seems that something is wrong.

Old man Hu, who was just smiling and waiting to sign the sales contract, hesitated. He looked hesitant and couldn't make up his mind. He didn't know what he was embarrassed.