The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

This time Zhang Nan didn’t bring a woman, all the core bodyguards, which made Charlize Theron very unhappy, because she was going to have a vacation in a few days, and Zhang Nan didn’t take her to such a fun place in Austria. .

"She ignores you this morning?"

On the plane, Boss Guan was flipping through several aerial photos while chatting with Zhang Nan on the opposite side of the sofa.

"It will be fine in a few days. Let her go to the Caribbean and promise to forget all her enemies."

Upon hearing this, Guan Xingquan shook his head, "You have offended her miserably this time, and you didn't even give a reason for the past."

Xiao Nizi is going, Zhang Nan said that she is going to do important things and can't take her...

Xiao Nizi was very upset, feeling that Ellen's brother had not treated her well, and she didn't say why.

"It's tiring to keep secrets. Charlie's head is not stupid. Even if you follow us for two more turns over there, you will probably know that we are not traveling there.

It's better not to bring..."

After chatting, each find a place to sleep. The Boeing 767 flies directly to Salzburg from New York, which takes a lot of time.

Thanks to the rotation direction of the earth, the plane arrived at Salzburg International Airport before dark.

Six cars of various colors are waiting, rented in advance, this time there is no exaggerated pomp, low-key is king.

As for private jets, after a few hours of refueling and rest, they will be flown back to the United States by a spare crew: the plane is so big, there are not many places at Salzburg Airport to keep you from leaving, and you can’t spend money!

Lake St. Wolfgang is only 20 kilometers away, and it will be there in half an hour. It is not a high-end hotel, but a "large" family hotel with more than ten rooms.

The location is good, in the small town of St. Wolfgang, but not by the lake, but on the back of the town.

Very pure Austrian architecture, said to be an old house built in the 1890s. On the third floor, after several repairs, Zhang Nan walking into the old house can see the historical relics of the last century, as well as many styles from the era before World War II.

My room is on the second floor, with a bedroom plus a small bathroom. The bedroom is connected to the balcony, very narrow, with wooden railings.

Fortunately, the basic structure of the balcony should be reinforced concrete. I don't know if it was built for the first time a hundred years ago, or it was changed when it was repaired later. It looks very strong anyway.

Standing on the balcony, you can see most of the small town and Lake St. Wolfgang with a height difference of about 20 meters.

Like other glacial lakes near the German-Austrian border, St. Wolfgang Lake is also a long strip. The width of the lake in front of you is only about five to six hundred meters. On the opposite side is a smaller town called Arbor.

Farther away, there are mountains, typical characteristics of the Alps: valley bottoms and lakes are almost surrounded by mountains on three sides, leaving only a small exit.

However, this mountain is not as high as Berchtesgaden, which is dozens of kilometers away. Many peaks over there are casually more than two thousand meters above sea level, and here are basically between 1,200 and 1,400 meters.

As for the altitude of the town, it is about 600 meters above zero, so the surrounding mountains are still a bit high.

There is also a small balcony next to Zhang Nan, so he can move forward, and Guan Xingquan is seen coming out with a telescope.

Seeing Zhang Nan also looking at the scenery, Guan Xingquan said, "Are Basilon and the others live on the other side."

He was referring to Arbor.

"It should be, just don't hit it."

"It doesn't matter if you run into it, can someone else control you?"

Zhang Nan shrugged and went back to the room.

After six o'clock in the evening, it was time for dinner. The restaurant on the first floor can also accommodate more than 20 people.

This family hotel is run by a middle-aged couple and their son, as well as an hired female helper.

When booking a room before, Zhang Nan and the group also said that they would order food, which is basically the service that family hotels here have.

For the first meal, according to the previous experience in Austria, all the special dishes in the hotel are on offer, but a special reminder: less dessert and cream.

Austrian desserts are famous, but according to the usual serving habits, there are too many desserts, especially for Zhang Nan.

Long table, very good dinner: the wine is a local brand, and there are many contiguous vineyards near and on the slopes behind the town.

Grilled pork ribs is a specialty of most of Austria, and it is also known as "the most suitable western food for the taste of Chinese people", which is also indispensable.

In general restaurants, two customers and one grilled pork ribs are served on a wooden tray. The meat is fragrant, not to mention the taste, it will make you appetite.

The guys are all too big, so you don’t need to split a pork chop between two people. If you choose this one as the staple food, you will get a big piece, but if you can’t eat it, you can bring it back to your room as a supper.

However, depending on your good appetites, you shouldn't worry about it being left, as Alyosha and his ilk might not be enough.

In terms of the degree of interest in pork in the European continent, if the Germans are ranked first, the Austrians are estimated to be second. Whoever allows them to be next to each other is inextricably linked to history and ethnic issues. .

People in the Twenties are not only ordering one staple food. Randy and Linman like beef as their staple food, and there are also choices here.

However, because it is not a big hotel and the staff is limited, there are only three kinds of staple foods to choose from every day, so that the kitchen is not too late.

Randy chose a few steaks, but they are very different from the common steaks in the United States!

Because steaks are often available, fried steaks are not often available!

Others grill steaks, but Austrians like deep-fried steaks, which can be regarded as a special national dish of Austria.

It's not using adult beef, but a selection of three-month-old veal, which is breaded and deep-fried. Coupled with the special pickled salad here, looking at Randy’s eating likes, I guess it tastes good.

The grilled pork chop selected by Zhang Nan came first. Afterwards, you will see the last staple food ordered by Zach: Tonkatsu, which is bigger than the face, is not the long strip of pork chops in front of Zhang Nan, but round. .

There are also grilled sausages with almost thick arms on the table. Because this time the guest has covered the entire hotel, the grilled sausages are all on the whole, and there are knives on the long wooden plates, and they want to eat them and cut them by themselves.

"Boss, I feel that the Austrians' diet seems to be thicker than that of the Germans."

It’s Lin Ming who is talking. This is a complimentary complaint, because in West Germany, this Chinese buddy has soup to choose from for dinner, but on the menu of this hotel, in addition to a creamy soup, other There is no soup.

Although the hotel has a history of a hundred years, there are still many old photos and two old oil paintings on the walls of the restaurant, but because the steak is deep-fried, there is no soup to match it, although it tastes good, it just gives a little bit. The feeling of eating in Uncle Ken's fast food restaurant.

Zhang Nan hasn't spoken yet, Guan Laodao: "Eat yours, some of them will be good. I guess I will have to eat some dry food tomorrow!"

Lin Ming chuckled, burying his head in dealing with the pork chop in front of him.

This is not a training center in the Philippines. Looking for something, it is probably the same as in Berchtesgaden. Don't even think about the hot lunch at noon.

Zhang Nan also criticized the Austrian diet: Chinese cuisine is the world's first, and German cuisine can be considered the first in Europe, because German cuisine is known for its finesse.

"...Austrian food is not good, the person I look at here likes meat more than Randy!"

The big innocent man lay down his gun, but it didn't matter. After seeing the almost endless variety of delicacies that the boss chefs could make, Zhang Nan's bodyguards were convinced.

As for the ten guys from "United Force", they have been mixed up in the training camp and the cafeteria of the headquarters. It has long been known that the richness of the variety of Huaxia dishes is astounding!

Huaxia cuisine has a lot of heavy oil and heavy salt. Many Americans think it is unhealthy, but in fact, the fried foods that ordinary Americans often eat are called garbage.

And contractors will never complain about the intake of too much salt in the diet. The so-called scientific diet is prepared for people sitting in the office, and contractors who often need to train and perform tasks should still take in “scientific standards”. Salt, then you have to often turn into soft-footed shrimp!

The Austrians are carnivores, and there are few vegetables in the entire menu. Today, only vegetable salad and overwater broccoli are served. Fortunately, Zhang Nan brought some sauced radishes, otherwise he would be so tired after a meal.

...

Early the next morning, the "united forces" contractors were left behind, and the others drove three cars eastward.

Not far away, pull over and park within one kilometer.

On the right is Lake St. Wolfgang, and on the left is the mountain.

Along the road two to three hundred meters of slopes are vineyards, followed by woods.

The mountain was two hundred meters above the lake, and a group of people abandoned their car and walked on one of the small intersections.

I saw the map when I was in the car, and the small lake was on the other side of the hill: there was no name on the tourist map, just a tiny piece of water with annotations.

Randy and Linman acted as "pioneers," waiting for a group of people to cross the path between the two vineyards. Before reaching the woods, they saw the broken street sign that Basilon said: an old one was erected on the side of the road. On the concrete pillar, it looks a little old: Lake Swaqinbach.

"Enamel, look at the thickness, this street sign should be something before the 1950s."

It was Zach who was talking, and everyone was impressed: Amazing, I have been with the boss for two years, I can even see this!

A few are "respectful."

This trip is when tourists come to see, the mentality of the people in this congregation is relatively relaxed. Moreover, it is well-known in the world for its good security. The bodyguards do not need to be highly alert like in the United States, as long as they maintain a basic professional standard.

Zhang Nan said: "Awesome! I don't know the age difference for this enamel brand, cow!"

Zach looked at everyone's reaction and knew that even the boss had misunderstood a bit.

But I was very proud: the boss didn't know everything.

"Hey" smiled, Zach said as he walked: "My father worked in an enamel factory for 30 years, from assembly line worker to workshop director until the enamel factory closed down.

At that time, it was not easy for a person of my skin color to get a manager's salary. He was self-taught, and there were many books and samples related to enamel making at home.

My father was just thinking about it. When I was reading, I would treat those books as idle books. When I was young, I didn't go to the enamel factory to hang around because the boss was good, and my family members could go to the cafeteria to spend money to eat, which was cheap.

It can be said that I grew up in an enamel factory.

The craftsmanship of the enamel street signs and house numbers looks similar, but in fact the quality before the 1950s is far better than the current ones. "

When Zach said this, Zhang Nan interjected: "Why?"

"cost.

The bulk products of the enamel factory are generally washbasins, tea cups, and bowls. Street signs and house numbers depend on orders. Those who ate before the 1950s were either porcelain or enamel. The advantage of enamel was that it could be used for a long time after falling off the enamel layer.

However, enamel products didn't seem to be popular after the 1950s, and it was almost impossible to sell them ten years ago, and the factory where my dad was working was ruined.

I remember when I was young, my dad was always studying how to save production costs, and the result was that things became thinner and thinner.

For example, if a washbasin weighs three pounds like the thickness of the street sign just now, the one produced ten years ago will only weigh two pounds. "

Hearing this, Alyosha joked: "Just cut corners, profiteers!"

"If you don't do that, you can't do it. Enamel is a bargain. There are more and more new materials in the past 30 years.

I still have a few enamel bowls and cups that were more than 30 years ago in my house. The strong ones can kill people, but even if they are so strong, how much can they sell now? ..."

Zhang Nan knows that the earlier the enamel is, the stronger it is, but it is not clear how the age is divided: the collection of this thing is too narrow, and almost no one plays it.

The enamel products of the special period in the previous life were collected by some people, but they were just for fun. For Zhang Nan, there were only three items in the collection that belonged to the enamel products, which were two house plates and a street sign.

Collecting house numbers, this can be regarded as an important item in the collection of enamel products, and the three items owned by Zhang Nan can be said to be the earliest house numbers and street signs in the collection world of Yuan County in his hometown.

This person has a lot of bad habits. For example, he often ignores things that are too familiar: Zhang Nan's aunt, Zhang Hui's parents live in a township, on the old street in the middle of the big village where the township government is located.

Not to mention a few decades ago, even now in 1989, that old street is quite lively, because not only the people in the village will pass, this old street is actually the only way for several villages to go to the county and district.

Said to be a street, it is only three or four meters wide, with two-story residential buildings connected to each other on both sides.

Except for the aunt’s house, which was a two-story building rebuilt in the early 1970s, the other houses are basically brick-timbered houses from the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China: on the first floor are shops on the side of the street, and the kitchen and dining hall in the interior~www.readwn .com ~ Residents on the second floor.

Zhang Nan was very familiar with it when he was young, and never paid much attention to it. Fortunately, he was a little interested in some old Taimen nearby.

When I grow up, it is relatively rare to go there. Around 2009, I went to visit my aunt, because my aunt was 80 years old, and Zhang Nan sent a gift to visit.

It turned out that I hadn't been there for a few years, and the row of old houses opposite the aunt's house was half down. One of them still had a wall gone, which looked weird.

When the person got old, the familiar houses on the opposite side also collapsed. I felt a little emotional. I walked and recalled some things from many years ago: playing with my childhood friends in these old houses on the old street.

"This one used to belong to Qiuping's family. This section should belong to Xiaobaihua's family. Before this half fell down, it should have been repairing clocks and shoes..."

Then Zhang Nan saw a blue enamel doorplate on the door lintel of the half-down house: I had seen it hundreds or even hundreds of times before, but I never thought it was special.

But this time I discovered its difference: No. 28, Nianbadu Street, Fourth District, Yan County.

This is the house number before the War of Resistance against Japan, and this recording method has existed for two years in the history of Yanxian County: from 1935 to 1937.

How did Zhang Nan know?

County Records.

If you want to play antiques, you must be familiar with history. If you want to play antiques in a certain area, you must be familiar with all kinds of local chronicles.

The house number is like new, and the years don't seem to leave much mark on it.

The house has long been unoccupied, and it is half down, and Zhang Nan is not welcome.

Go to the aunt's house to bring a stool, climb up and carefully pry the house number down.

When my uncle came out to see, Zhang Nan was prying someone's house number card, so he asked about the situation.

"This house number is useful?"

"Useful, expensive, and commemorative value."