"No wonder it's wild mushrooms, you can smell how fresh they are!" At the same time, Yang Hongye was sighing, looking at the mushrooms rolling up and down in the clay pot, unable to find any descriptive words.
After all, she was too strapped for cash to even splurge on four or five dozen-per-pound mushrooms from the supermarket to try something fresh, having never tasted such plump and tender mushrooms, how could she describe the exact taste and texture?
Jiang Yuan felt a bit complicated as he watched the clay pot.
Isn't this too extravagant?
He was probably the legendary mountain pig that doesn't appreciate fine grain, thinking the mushrooms he picked from Wilderness Game were all top-notch, but he didn't have any real concept of how "good" they were.
While making the soup, he thought, since it doesn't cost money, it's all picked by himself, just put enough of everything to have a feast and enjoy!
Who could have thought the aromas of the mushrooms cooked in the clay pot not only weren't overshadowed by the chicken soup but actually blended to create a richer taste, filling the whole kitchen with the mushroom fragrance?
If it were just with Yang Hongye, that'd be fine, since she couldn't recognize the goods, but she had to invite a genuine rich second-generation—someone who eats fruits worth hundreds per pound, smokes premium cigarettes, and drinks Maotai!
He surely has tasted high-end stuff, and if he asks about transportation, price, etc., he would have no clue and blush shamefully from lying...
"Knock, knock!"
Just as the fire was turned off, a leisurely knocking sound came, Yang Hongye hummed a tune, and swayed her ponytail as she went to open the door.
Jiang Yuan took a deep breath to suppress his guilty conscience. Even if he could fiddle something out from a game with gold fingers, without making much contribution, if he could produce a lot of minerals, oil, etc., he'd directly hand himself over to the country for economic development's sake.
Busy busy, to flip fruits for money seems best to stay low-key.
"Beauty Yang, have some good food without forgetting to invite me, judging by the quality of today's mushroom pot, come on, did Old Li persuade you into buying some jade? Let me take a look, if it's adhesive-filled I'll help you return it!"
When Yang Hongye opened the door to express welcome, the aroma intensified, making Chuci, who loves mushrooms, eager and pledged with a pat on his chest.
"What are you talking about?" She couldn't help being startled, then realized and giggled: "Old Li indeed keeps recommending fortune agate to me, but I'm not buying anything that expensive! I don't know the field, and if I spend thousands to buy fakes without appreciation potential, wouldn't it kill me with distress?"
Letting people in and closing the door, Yang Hongye spoke swiftly and clearly introducing, "Come, let me introduce. This is Jiang Yuan, the roommate of my roommate's brother - we were a foursome pair in a rented house, then the siblings returned home leaving the two of us. I invited you today to appreciate good food!"
She spoke swiftly and succinctly making brief introductions to the two, then busily moved food out from the kitchen.
"Come, let me help serve the soup!" Effortless and friendly, Chuci washed his hands and squeezed into the kitchen, looking at the still-rolling mushrooms in the clay pot, clucked praises: "Though sliced and cooked, it's still clear these mushrooms are treasures, worth appreciating!"
Jiang Yuan felt a little touched inside, definitely knowledgeable!
Luckily Chuci was quite tactful, helping to serve the dishes and grab chopsticks, smoothly shifting the topic to casual chat.
Yang Hongye specially prepared a bottle of red wine, these days' cherries alone can earn nearly twenty thousand, if the informed rich second generation would direct a bit, open up the big strawberry market in a few days, it'll be another fortune!
With Jiang Yuan's mushroom pot, properly entertain the Little God of Wealth, and seek help in appraising any uncertain new goods in the future.
The three sat, opened the red wine, Chuci praised the mushroom pot's deliciousness with a bright smile, yet he was inwardly bleeding!
Clearly, the food handler didn't understand the value of wild mushrooms, merely glancing at the "remnants" could reveal the original mushrooms' fine appearance, dried mushroom, matsutake, black truffle, chicken conge… any single one is a rare delicacy, yet each is chopped and cooked into a pot!
Not saying the mushroom pot is bad, regular mushrooms eaten this way are for rich flavors, but with the perfect fresh premium mushrooms cooked in full, it's truly a waste of good materials.
"Let's not drink yet, drinking dulls the taste buds. To savor food must assure no extraneous influence, only then can taste the authentic flavor." Chuci refused the suggestion to have a drink first, with eager eyes fixed on the mushroom pot.
Never tried such a variety of premium mushrooms cooked in a pot, he wants to see what sparks could fly out, whether the aroma fusion and texture would elevate.
"Oh, then I'll taste it before eating." Jiang Yuan realized, quickly rose to fetch a long-plate from the kitchen, with two water-dotted Wilderness large strawberries on top.
This time he smartened up, good stuff needs packaging and ceremonial sense, last time just used a plastic bag to pack big cherries for Yang Hongye, if she didn't recognize it'd miss the chance to strike rich. So since inviting a tall wealthy man to appraise, at least plate them for better appearance.
"What's this? Isn't it mushroom tasting?" Chuci saw the large strawberries brought to the table, surprised and a bit puzzled.
His social disposition plus living environment and job reasons, usually before others speak, he could guess most accurately, surprised by today's unorthodox moves from Yang Hongye and Jiang Yuan, missing every guess, so left deeper impressions of this mushroom pot.
"Taste these strawberries compared to those hundreds per pound you usually eat, what's the difference?" Yang Hongye looked at him eagerly, faces filled with expectations;
Jiang Yuan was also a bit tense, concerned whether they could sell for profit and how much, not very confident in the Wilderness large strawberries that even he hasn't dared taste yet.
Ultimately, however delicious it might be, it's just a strawberry, is it really worth spending dozens to buy one?
The two strawberries on the plate were perfectly shaped and proportionate, each about sixty grams, considered super large fruit, clearly not the renowned Gilbarde knockoff, yet surpassing the size of cream strawberries.
Chuci was a bit puzzled, could it be a new variety?
He knew living in a second-tier city and not a professional gourmet couldn't have seen or eaten everything, at best a bit more knowledgeable than Yang Hongye and them, so without overthinking, took a fragrant large strawberry to bite and eat.
Delicious juice exploded between lips and teeth, the sweet freshness wrapped with a slight sour, the unique soft juicy fine refreshing texture of strawberries made the mouth water, eager for more!
"What breed of strawberries is this?" Chuci bit off the remaining half, eyes on fire from the fulfilled taste buds' exquisite fragrance: "How's it sold? Let me take ten pounds first!"
Jiang Yuan hazily said: "It's… cream large strawberries? I'm not sure too and this price is quite expensive, not definite and uncertain hence letting you assure quality. Currently just sampling these for taste, acquisition would take a few days."
In Wilderness Game, strawberries mature every four days, if fighting harder most of the time in-game, reality achievements could harvest daily.
But he isn't willing to risk it for strawberries, being ambiguous to push to later reaping safely, not rushing.
Safeguarding premium high-end goods, minimal quantity, having no import-export packaging info, Chuci slightly pondered, understanding the scenario. No more than Jiang Yuan lucky enough to meet someone willing to lend a hand, yet apparent relations haven't reached that level of trade.
Also perhaps lacking financial capacity, currently unable to handle large-scale high-end business, since spending money and joining circles practice guidance hand-in-hand, these days even biological parents might not be willing.
Dishing out little quantity from big high-end stock, selling step depends all on personal skill, if businesses can start friendships worth cultivating, it's being a benevolent mentor; if Jiang Yuan has stock but couldn't find sales routes, shows struggling to join circles, no need to over-assist.
"Indeed high-end premium goods, irrelevant whether in shape or rich taste, color surpassed my purchases entirely." Chuci self-thought over, slender bony fingers tapping on the table reminding: "But to sell high-priced, packaging and circling correctly must learn, I can give a suggestion."