Although the Hong family prepared Chinese food for Luo Tian, Hong Luo believed that since he came to Manila, he would definitely try the local specialty food. He had made up his mind and took Luo Tian for a walk after a night's rest.
Luo Tian was also trying to touch here to see what treasures they could find and what leaks they could find. As soon as the two of them decided to reach a consensus, they immediately went to bed early after dinner.
Early the next morning, the two of them got up early and were about to set off. They just happened to run into Xu Hongsheng and were about to leave. Xu Hongsheng's driver was driving at the door. When he saw two young people coming down, Xu Hongsheng said, "I think you still have it.
I'm going to sleep, I don't plan to wake you up."
"Uncle Xu, are you leaving now?"
"Oh, if you are in a bad mood, I'm embarrassed to bother you. Besides, the Longevity Bowl has been obtained, and the company still has a lot of things to deal with. I'll say goodbye first. Let's talk about it next time, Luo Tian
, We will have a date later." Xu Hongsheng turned to Luo Tian and bowed to Luo Tian in a pure Chinese style to say goodbye.
Seeing Xu Hongsheng's car disappearing from sight, Hong Luo also took Luo Tian out. Hong Luo's car was imported from Germany. Hong Luo said: "I'll take you around the main attractions in the city first. If you see it,
If you are interested, tell me any time and I will stop."
When I went out to several places, Luo Tian saw many Chinese faces. Although I had known that there were many Chinese here, the number still made Luo Tian feel amazing.
"The local Chinese are relatively wealthy in the Philippines. While local Chinese make themselves rich, they also make Filipinos live a better life. The local manufacturing industry in the Philippines is backward, and most of the electrical appliances used by Filipinos are exported by China in the past. But it is made in China.
There is not a good impression in the Philippines. It is generally thought that the quality is not good, but because it is cheap, most people buy Chinese products. The economic status of local Chinese in the Philippines is unparalleled, and some Filipinos even joke that we are being criticized by Spain.
People occupied it for 400 years, followed by Japan, then the United States, and now China,” said Hong Luo.
"Where is this serious?" Luo Tian said with a smile. Through the car window, he suddenly saw a shop not far away in front of him full of people, like tourists, queuing up to buy something: "Hong Luo, that
What does a store do?”
"It's a Luzon cigar shop, one of the most popular shops for tourists," said Hong Luo. "Do you know much about cigars?"
"I don't smoke, I only know that the Chinese name of the cigar has a lot to do with a Chinese celebrity." Luo Tian said: "Poet Xu Zhimo, you definitely don't know this."
Hong Luo was a little angry, but he still admitted: "I really don't know."
"In the autumn of 1924, Xu Zhimo, who had just completed the divorce procedures with his first wife Zhang Youyi from Berlin, Germany, returned to Shanghai. On the weekend, he invited Mr. Tagore, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, to a private club. Tagore is loyal.
Cigar, while the two shared the fog, Tagore asked Xu Zhimo: 'do you have a name for cigar in chinese? (Did you give the cigar a Chinese name?)' Xu Zhimo replied: 'cigar'
It is as white as snow, and the tobacco rolls like eggplant, it is called a cigar!' So there is a good name for cigars, which is a combination of shape and meaning."
Luo Tian said: "In addition to this, I also know what the most expensive cigar in the world is. In the Havana Hall in Harlem, the Netherlands, you can buy the most expensive cigar in the world. This one is decorated with the Chigar brand diamond chain.
Cigars, each price is 4,500 euros, and 10 pieces are sold in a box."
"In fact, the reason why this kind of cigar is expensive is the brand value and the broken diamonds inlaid on it. In terms of original cigars, they are always the most valuable cigars produced in Cuba." Hongluo said: "Each piece costs about $471 per piece.
, and only sold in the whole box, each box of 40 pieces, is pure and without any fancy cigars. The cigars produced in Cuba are the best among cigars, but the quality of Luzon cigars is also good, and they are much cheaper than Cuban cigars, so they are also very
Being sought after, just look at the people who are queuing up now.”
It’s rare to have this opportunity, and Luo Tian became interested: “You are quite researched. Let me tell me how to choose cigars. However, there are too many people today…”
"It's easy. The owner of this store is a Chinese. I'm familiar with it. Let's go." Hong Luo parked the car on the side of the road, took Luo Tian into the cigar shop, went straight into the boss's office, and greeted Lao Song.
The boss generously brought a box of cigars in front of the two of them.
The box where the cigar is placed is not an ordinary cardboard box, but a cedar wooden box. Hong Luo said: "Put the cigar in a cedar wooden box, the cigar will continue to mature this season. In the process of maturity, the quality of the cigar is
The more you change, the better the taste is, the more intense it is, so now the best cigars will be packed with cedar wooden boxes.”
Hongluo opened the cedar wooden box, and there were twelve cigars inside: "This one is hardcover, with a small quantity, but high quality. Look, the colors of these twelve cigars are exactly the same. Generally speaking, if the colors of the whole box are different
If it is too big, the taste will be relatively poor. Light brown tobacco leaves will make the cigar spicy, black tobacco leaves will add sweetness to the cigar, and the others will be in between. This box is full of black tobacco leaves."
This was the first time Luo Tian saw a cigar. He was very interested and wrote down Hong Luo's words word by word. Hong Luo picked up a cigar and said: "Look, the coat coat outside should be complete and healthy.
The luster of the wrapper is dry and fragile, and it will make the taste rough and spicy. We can also smell it to see if its fragrance is strong. Come on, Luo Tian, you smell it."
Luo Tian put his nose in front of the cigar, smelled it, and nodded immediately: "What a rich fragrance, this must be a top-notch product."
The unmarked flattery made the boss who stood aside happy. He nodded repeatedly and said in unstandard Mandarin: "The Hong family is our big customer, and we have always provided the best products."
"Also, high-quality cigars should not be too hard or too soft. If the veins of the coat are too vertical and horizontal, it means that there is a problem with the quality control of the tobacco factory and it is not suitable to buy it. Eggplant experience is the main factor affecting the flavor of the cigar.
Experience: The darker the cigar, the richer it is, and the taste may be sweeter, because dark wrappers contain more sugar."
As he said that, Hong Luo suddenly had a big finger and a index finger pressing the cigar gently. Luo Tian didn't hear any sound: "No sound."
"It's right to have no sound." Hong Luo smiled and said, "If you squeeze like this and there is a sound, it means that the cigar is too dry. A cigar that is really fresh and well-preserved can be replied even if you press both sides of the cigar until it is deep.
It's the same."
"What is this thing?" Luo Tian felt like a country bumpkin today, and he didn't know anything. He saw a box of wood chips about the same size as the box.