564. Chaozhu, whose worth has doubled (seeking a monthly pass)
Among Canadian cities, Ottawa has the most typical British style.
While Qin Shiou was driving along the Lido Canal, a Royal Mounted Police, wearing a red tunic and a black tube-shaped military cap, stopped him and told him that there was a pedestrian street in front of him, and sports cars and off-road vehicles were not allowed to enter.
In this way, Qin Shiou turned the car and found a fast food restaurant to eat while waiting for Little Black.
Qin Shiou ordered two pork belly rice, one large and one small, and some snacks such as roasted scallops and cheese cakes. When the handsome waiter came to deliver the meal, he asked with a smile: "Are you here to play?"
"Yes." Qin Shiou nodded.
The waiter immediately started selling the restaurant’s wine: “Then you must try our baby-duck wine, it tastes great. If you come to Ottawa and don’t taste baby-duck, it’s like – it’s a pity to ask, what is your country?”
"China."
"Okay, that's like you're in China but haven't climbed the Great Wall. It's just that regret."
Qin Shiou laughed as he listened to the waiter's words, and he spread his hands and said, "Man, I really want to taste this glass of wine, but you know, I'm here in a car and can't drink."
The waiter smiled and said, "I won't instigate you to commit crimes, but in fact, you're over-considered. Baby-duck is a pre-dinner wine. You'll drive after a drink. Even if the RCMP finds out, you won't say anything because they like 'black-and-tackle'."
Powell laughed when he heard his words, but Qin Shiou didn't understand what was funny about it.
Powell had wandered in Ontario and knew all these things well. He explained to him: "'baby-duck' was once the name of sticky sparkling wine. Ontario people like to drink it and think it is a good wine. Later, a very famous wine taster said: If the police drink a baby-duck, they will be completely awake after walking through a street. Those who are sober can catch bad people."
"Yes, baby-duck is 'black-and-tackle'. After you drink it, you will be the police." The waiter added with a smile.
Qin Shiou thought about it. Little Black came over immediately, and it would be fine if he didn't drive. He said, "Okay, man, I was convinced by you. Please give me a 'baby-duck'."
Ontario wines are very famous throughout Canada. Apart from here, wines in other places are treated as jokes by the international wine industry.
Qin Shiou ordered Riesling white wine, which was expensive, and just one cup was worth the meal between him and Powell.
But he enjoys high-quality service at a high price. The glass of Riesling white wine he ordered has a fragrant and slightly sour taste, a fresh, soft and warm taste, and the wine taste is not heavy at all. No wonder the waiter said it was the best pre-dinner wine.
Qin Shiou tasted it, and Little Black arrived. After sitting down, he sniffed the glass of white wine that had been drinking halfway through, and smiled and said, "You are quite good at enjoying it. You must have checked this restaurant before you come, right? Its baby-duck is quite famous in Ottawa. Give me some too."
"Don't, I can't drive after drinking, you have to drive later." Qin Shiou said quickly. Canada's transportation law is very strict. It is not a matter of deducting points when catching drunk driving, but not to touch the car within a year.
Little Black waved his hand indifferently and said, "Is baby-duck also considered wine? No, it is soda. I can still drive to Graebel to get a prize if I drink a bottle."
After drinking, Qin Shiou left a 20-yuan tip and left with Xiao Black. The latter had arranged for him the hotel he stayed at, a five-star hotel called 'b&b'.
This hotel is a luxurious Victorian modern building. The top-notch rooms are decorated in six different countries, including Florentine style, Indian style, and so on. Of course, Qin Shiou lives in an ancient Chinese style room.
People who are more familiar with Qin Shiou know his personality of enjoyment, and they are very particular about arranging food and accommodation for him.
"I originally wanted to take you to Inn, one of the oldest inns in Ottawa. It was founded in the 18th century and has hanging ceilings and wooden floors, which are also very comfortable. But after choosing, I think this ancient Chinese room may be more suitable for your temper." Xiao Black explained.
Qin Shiou asked how much the price was, and Xiao Black smiled and said, "Just earned 10 million with you just now. When you arrived in Ottawa, how could I let you spend money?"
After resting in the hotel, Qin Shiou and Powell went to the mall in the evening, bought some snacks and watched the TV. The next day, Little Black asked someone to pick them up and went to the auction site.
Qin Shiou was not interested in those porcelain, calligraphy, paintings, statues, decorations, etc. He just wanted to see his red coral beads.
The beads were placed in the middle position to the left of the exhibition hall, which shows that the value of this auction item should be quite high.
But Qin Shiou was not sure, because there was a very bad oil painting in the middle of the exhibition hall of the most expensive art booth. He just applied yellow, orange and red dyes on a tart cloth. In his opinion, this thing was worth two yuan, and it could be used as a rag for washing.
In this way, since the most expensive works of art are like this, the value of the court beads placed next to it should be even lower, right?
Of course, Qin Shiou has seen a big scene now and knows that artwork cannot judge people by appearance, so he will not foolishly characterize the oil painting.
Billy also came to the auction as the nominal owner of the Chosun Pearl, but he arrived that day and didn't know what happened to his home.
After arriving at the scene, he found Qin Shiou, pointed at Chaozhu and whispered proudly: "Look, I'm not bad, right?"
It's really not bad. Qin Shiou just saw it. The court beads were polished and no longer dull. A layer of patina appeared on the surface. I suddenly felt that this thing had been played with for a long time.
In addition, a poem was written on the big bead in the center of the bead. Qin Shiou studied it for a while but couldn't understand it, so he picked up the introduction page next to it and started reading it.
This is a big deal. According to the introduction page, this court bead was worn by a commander of the fifth battalion of the Nine Gates Infantry Police during the Xianfeng period 150 years ago, and its value is immeasurable.
The commander of the Fifth Battalion of the Nine Gates Infantry was an important official position in the Qing Dynasty. Now he is Mao Weilong's boss, the director of the Kyoto Public Security Bureau. He is a first-class official and the court bead he wore was a red coral-like orb.
The first-rank official who was used by Billy was named Jiang Linzhao. He was a fellow villager in Shandong Province. He started his career with military merits and was once one of the main generals in the fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The poem on the court bead is called "The light cover is weak and the horse runs, and Yuheng works hard to wing". Yuheng is the name of this Admiral Jiang. He took this poem and asked a very famous sculptor at that time to carve it on the court bead for him. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!