Liu Ming smiled and opened the door of the small truck. Where did this family get such an old-fashioned small truck? Li Han was curious as to where this guy got it, but the wooden compartment blended well with the environment. "Auntie, you can take the car."
The truck is not big and can only seat one person.
Zhang Xiuying wanted the two little guys to sit, but Dudu and Bao Bao were very interested in riding in the carriage, so they shouted to their father to get in the car. "Mom, it's okay, I'll watch the two little guys." Li Han smiled and put the luggage in.
In the carriage, I glanced at Liu Ming angrily. This guy must have done it on purpose.
Sitting in the wooden carriage, the unique contemporary feel of the truck and the noise caused by the shaking are not difficult to accept. Along the winding road through the vineyards and up the gentle slope, Napa's terrain is a bit strange, like a plain but quite undulating.
, like a mountain without a peak.
The pickup truck was moving slowly, with a slight breeze blowing, carrying the fragrance of flowers. The climate here is typical of the Mediterranean, with a mild climate. Sunny weather, sunshine, blue sky and white clouds, vineyards, undulating roads, tug-of-war pickup trucks, and little flowers on the roadside.
Dudu and Bao Bao lay on their backs in the car and took Polaroid photos of the roadside scenery. Compared with the dry yellow and red soil of Montana, it was much more beautiful here. Along the path, they came to a gentle spot in the middle of the hillside, and Liu Ming stopped the pickup truck.
Li Han jumped out of the car and hugged the two little princesses. Both Li Han and his mother Zhang Xiuying were a little stunned by the building in front of them. "Han, it's not bad." Liu Ming was quite proud, and Li Han was speechless. "This
Isn’t it a courtyard house?”
"Yes, Auntie, come in and take a rest."
Liu Ming took the luggage with a smile and invited Zhang Xiuying to go into the house to rest. Li Han and Baobao followed him in carrying large and small bags. It turned out to be a complete courtyard with three entrances. The first entrance was from the front of the hanging flower gate.
In the narrow courtyard where the main house lives, the second courtyard is composed of wing rooms, main rooms, and verandahs. There can also be a wing room next to the main room and wing rooms. The third courtyard is the back room behind the main room, and the wing room is opened on the east side of the main room.
A door connects the second and third entrances.
Li Han was a little speechless. This guy was really willing to do it. "This yard must have cost a lot of money." "Han, you don't understand this. It's rare to have a good place and build a yard you like. How much money should you pay?
money."
Liu Ming touched Li Han as he spoke. "Let me tell you, I specially transported the materials here from China, and it took a lot of effort." It took more than three years to build the yard. He was really patient, Liu Ming said.
Find a place where you can take a vacation.
It was built this year, and several surrounding vineyards were purchased and rebuilt into a larger winery. It's pretty good now. "Auntie, you live in the north room. Han, you live in the west wing. Dudu and Baobao, where do you want to live?
Tell uncle.
The whole yard is quite big, according to Chinese tradition. Dudu and Baobao belong to the daughter and want to live in the backyard, but the two little guys don't feel at ease just living in the backyard. "Just live with me," the mother said.
That's when we decided. The upper room was already quite big.
It was the first time for the two little guys to see a house like a courtyard house. They ran around along the corridor, selected a room here, and dragged a small box to see the room. Mom took care of the two little guys, while Li Han and Liu Ming came to the living room.
The teapots, tables and chairs here are all based on the furnishings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. "This set of tables and chairs is pretty good, isn't it? I spent more than one million dollars?" "U.S. dollars?" "Of course." Liu Ming nodded matter-of-factly.
Li Han rolled his eyes. This man is really good at spending money. "Han, you are not right. I tell you that being rich does not mean how much money you can make, but how much money you will spend. This money is spent." That's what rich people should do if they are tasteful, otherwise they would be tycoons."
"I'd better be a nouveau riche first."
Li Han took the tea cup and turned it over. "Don't tell me that this is Kang Qian's blue and white." "You dare to think that this thing was imitated in the late Qing Dynasty. The old man did have a few sets, but it's a pity that I don't have the ability to get it."
Liu Ming still felt a little regretful. He was a real guy, but the decorations were quite respectable.
It was imitated in the late Qing Dynasty. It was also a royal item, and the price was not cheap. "The tea is good tea, and the cup is a good cup, but the water is a little worse." "Don't tell me, the tea tastes really different when brewed with spring water from your farm. , I’ll bring some over next time.”
"No, that thing will taste bad the next day."
Li Han's space spring water loses its strange effects within a day after leaving the space. Of course, it is not difficult to use this kind of strange effect and preserve it. Traditional Chinese medicine beer, orchid, and medicinal soup are ready-made examples. Even if the space spring water fails, it has six molecules. The water is 13% more water than ordinary water, it is a high-end product.
Liu Ming was very regretful and said, "Forget it, if I have time, I can go to your place and drink it myself." "But I don't have much tea left." Li Han took a sip of tea and looked at Liu Ming with a smile. This week, you have to show off your skin, drink tea, and give me tea leaves."
"I don't want it yet. Do you think I am as free as you?"
Li Han put down the teacup, boiled water, and made tea. This job requires some effort. There are few mistakes. If the temperature is not properly controlled, the tea will taste different. "Okay, I'm still wrong." Just when Li Han was about to speak, Dudu and Bao Bao ran in. The two little guys ran out of Polaroids and photo paper and came to find their father to change them. "Okay, don't run away, let's go, let's let uncle take us for a walk."
The third time we entered the courtyard, it was considered to be a real courtyard courtyard. We couldn't usually live in it in the past, so we met abroad and we had to take a stroll. "Okay, uncle will take you for a stroll."
Liu Ming asked the tea set to be cleaned, put it away, got up, took Li Han, Baobao, and Dudu out of the living room.
Beyond the living room, there are bedrooms and study rooms on the left and right, as well as two small wing rooms, the east and west wing rooms on the left and right. There is a corridor beside the wing room, leading to the backyard. Relatively speaking, the design of Liu Ming's backyard is different from that of the ancients. It is not as good as the middle courtyard, with many flowers and plants planted.
Liu Ming was quite proud and said with a smile. "I am improving from four to three, combining the garden and the courtyard. Although the construction specifications of the quadrangle have been changed a bit, the architectural style is really not much different from the ancients. The third courtyard is nearly 3,500 yuan." Square meters, the total number of rooms is more than 40.
After walking all the way, Li Han couldn't help but sigh, this is where a rich man should live. When he returned to the front yard, the two villains were rubbing their legs. It was really not easy to visit each room. " Han, are you interested in building one?"
"I'd better forget it."
Li Han doesn't have so much money to spoil. After visiting such a big courtyard, the cost will definitely be indispensable. "Han, you don't understand this. It's not difficult to earn back the money spent in this courtyard. In recent years, domestic tourism has been booming, and Na The climate, scenery, food and wine here in Pagoda are among the best in the world, with millions of tourists visiting every year.”
"You mean, you plan to open this place to the outside world."
Liu Ming shook his head slightly. "I have no such plan, but if some partners and friends come over to discuss business, it would not be very interesting to come here to talk while on vacation." "That's true." Good wine, delicious food, and such luxury
If you enjoy the room and enjoy it, whoever is Liu Ming's partner will also feel comfortable and save face.
Liu Ming smiled. "You see, it's not a bad thing to have time to learn to enjoy." "That's true, but it also requires hard work. Let's not talk about this. I don't see any red wine here. You
This is a winery, why don't you take me to see it?"
"There's no rush. You have plenty of time. Just follow my arrangements when you get here. Dudu, baby, tell uncle, do you want to have some snacks first?" Liu Ming smiled and bent down to ask the two little guys. There was no need to ask this.
, Dudu and Baobao nodded vigorously, running all the way down, very tired.
"Han, I'll prepare some snacks for Auntie to try together."
Liu Ming hired a chef here, and as expected, it was not covered. There was a round table in the middle. "You didn't invite a pastry chef for a special trip, did you?" There are at least twenty kinds of snacks here, and Li Han actually knows a few of them.
A famous spot in Beijing.
"Of course, auntie, try the flower cake." Flower cake is also called chestnut cake. It is named after steamed glutinous rice filled with whole chestnuts. There is also a kind of chestnut cake, which is made with chestnut puree as the main ingredient.
of.
It is made by peeling raw chestnuts, steaming them until mashed, and then mashing them into puree. Spread one portion as the bottom layer, then spread a layer of Beijing cake slices, then use another portion to spread it evenly on the Beijing cake slices, and then spread a layer of Chengsha stuffing.
, the last chestnut puree is spread on the top layer, and the Beijing cake slices cut into small rhombus shapes and thin green plum shreds are used to form a pattern on the top, which becomes the top, middle and bottom yellow, with red and brown in the middle.
The chestnut cake is layered. When eating, pour the sugar juice made from white sugar and sugar-osmanthus on top.
This stuff fits the scene well. It has just passed the Double Ninth Festival, but Dudu and Baobao seem to like bean cakes. Bean flour cakes are also called donkey rolling. Li Han tasted one, and it tasted really good. No wonder it was Liu
Ming just boasted that the dim sum here tastes great. This guy really knows how to enjoy it. He has hired chefs and pastry chefs in the country. No wonder it is not inferior to Michelin stars, for Li Han and Zhang Xiuying's family.
Chinese food and Chinese snacks are several times better than Western food. I feel extra points for the delicious taste. "Han, you're welcome." Liu Ming specially made these for Li Han's family, including milk roll wrappers, Shaqima, harvest cakes, and kidney bean rolls.
, pea yellow, open smile, butter fried cake and so on.
The two little guys, Dudu and Baobao, were very happy. They tried this and that. If Li Han hadn't stopped them, their bellies might have been bulging, and there was no need to arrange lunch. "Liu Ming, you've taken the trouble."
So many dim sum must have been arranged in advance. Liu Ming smiled naively. "Auntie, it's not a big deal. I just invited the dim sum chef some time ago. You can try this again." "Okay, okay." Zhang Xiuying saw the dim sum, which was beautiful and delicate.
, he said while eating. "When you have time, ask a chef to learn how to make it. If you have children at home, it is convenient for you to make it yourself."
"Auntie, that's right."
Li Han knew that these snacks looked simple, but it was not easy to learn. "Liu Ming, let's have snacks now. It's still early, so we can't wait for lunch. I can bring Dudu and the others to play."
Zhang Xiuying glared at Li Han. This kid, Liu Ming, didn't care. They were familiar with Li Han, and the two of them rarely talked politely. "Originally, we arranged a helicopter and planned to go shopping, but I saw that the hot air balloon was good, so I changed it to a hot air balloon.
, how about it, I will take you to sit and walk around in a while."
