Chapter 418 Drinking hot coffee

  Dai Ying took Ding Mu to the coffee shop on the top floor of the National Expo. This coffee shop is newly opened by the National Museum. It is very high-grade. It can overlook the panorama of the Forbidden City. The view is very good, so the price is quite high, but Ding Mu doesn’t care about money at all. Anyway, if it’s just consumption, his money has already been spent It's not over.

Ding Mu is also welcome, picked up the menu and began to read: "Blue Mountain Coffee, French Finger Puffs, Strawberry Yogurt Chestnut Cake, Tuna Sandwich, Roast Sausage, Chocolate Mousse, Matcha Yellow Peach Cake, Opera House Cake, Ham Sandwich, chicken sandwich, dark chocolate mousse cake, white chocolate Cointreau mousse cake…”

  The lady who read the order was stunned, Ding Mu said: "Remember, miss."

  The lady was taken aback, and said, "Ah, do you want all of these? I thought you were reading the menu."

  Ding Mu hehe said: "Is there anyone who jumps and reads the menu? All of these."

   "Sorry, I didn't write it down, please read it again... Oh, no, please order it again, I'm really sorry." The lady who took the order was wearing a plaid apron, embarrassed.

Ding Mu put the menu together and said, "Miss, I remember everything. Blue Mountain Coffee, French Finger Puff, Strawberry Yogurt Chestnut Cake, Tuna Sandwich, Roasted Sausage, Chocolate Mousse, Matcha Yellow Peach Cake , Opera House Cake, Ham Sandwich, Chicken Chop Sandwich, Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake, White Chocolate Cointreau Mousse Cake…”

  Dai Ying knew Ding Mu, so she naturally knew that Ding Mu had a lot of money. But seeing how extravagant he was, he still frowned slightly and said, "Oh, don't order so much, we won't be able to finish it later."

  Ding Mu said: "It's rare that I like this place. It's above the top of the Forbidden City. It's not easy to eat once. If you can't finish eating, I will pack it for you to take away."

  Dai Ying heard what Ding Mu said, and she didn't stand apart from this first-time acquaintance at all. Before eating dessert, Dai Ying's heart became sweet. Her salary usually can't afford it here. After all, a cup of coffee costs more than 200.

  The two of them ate and drank Blue Mountain coffee, and Ding Mu said, "Dai Ying, do you know the particularity of this Blue Mountain coffee?"

  Dai Ying is the lecturer, but her knowledge still doesn't cover this, so she shook her head and said, "I know Blue Mountain Coffee is from Jamaica, but I really don't know what to pay attention to."

Ding Mu said: "Actually, I only know a little bit. No matter what crops are planted, the natural climate is the most critical factor. The blue mountain, weather, geological structure and terrain together provide an ideal place for growing coffee. The ridge that runs through Jamaica extends to the east of the island, and the Blue Mountains are as high as 2,100 meters. The weather is cool, foggy, and frequent precipitation, which is reconciled with the rich soil and rain.

  From top to bottom in terms of quality: NO.1, NO.2, NO.3 and PB, PB is round beans. According to CIB standards, only the coffee planted above 666 meters above sea level is called Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, and the coffee below 666 meters is Alpine coffee. This coffee is Blue Mountain No. 3 coffee. It is said that No. 1 is directly supplied to the royal family, and No. 2 is basically monopolized by Dongying. It is already rare for us to drink authentic No. 3 coffee. The cost of this cup is 50 yuan. However, in fact, I have never drank No. 1 coffee. If there is a chance, let's go to taste No. 1 coffee together. "

   "Okay. It's a deal." Dai Ying liked Ding Mu's words very much, not because she was also a commentator, but because Ding Mu gave her a thread to contact later.

  Ding Mu smiled, took a few more sips of this unknown coffee, and asked, "I said, are you very busy as a professional lecturer?"

Dai Ying shook her head and said, "Actually, it's not very busy. We only need to speak twice a day. We only need to speak four days a week, and there are only eight lectures in total. As long as the workload is completed, we have a lot of other time. , very free. But doing this job really requires a strong knowledge reserve, so we usually spend time reading books and constantly updating our knowledge when we are in the unit. Especially sometimes there are big leaders to visit, or there are temporary The exhibition will be busy, because there are more things to prepare.”

  Ding Mu nodded and said, "Sounds good, you only have to work four days a week. I feel like I never have Saturdays and Sundays."

Dai Ying said with a smile: "Public institutions, the salary is not high, that is, the benefits are not bad, and lunch is only one yuan. Basically, it is a symbolic fee. If I have a chance, I will take you to our staff restaurant once. In fact, it is quite delicious, there are many types of meals, and it only costs 15 yuan to bring people to eat."

  Ding Mu smiled, noncommittal. Because his personality is not seeking the best, but seeking the most expensive, he will not eat this kind of 15 yuan lunch.

  However, what Dai Ying said next really caught his attention, and he felt that the 15 yuan work meal was still worth eating.

   "A lot of old experts, old researchers and our curator eat everything here. So the food is still very good."

  The word "old expert" suddenly attracted Ding Mu's attention, because he now has a batch of very precious cultural relics in his hand, so he wants to discuss and learn from old experts!

  Ding Mu asked casually: "Dai Ying, let me ask you something. Who is your curator? Is he the biggest expert? What does he mainly research?"

  When Ding Mu asked about the curator, Dai Ying frowned subconsciously, and there was a hint of incomprehensible color in her eyes, as if she didn't like the curator very much.

  However, she still answered Ding Mu's question: "Our curator's name is Shen Gongwang. He is a calligrapher. He must have made some achievements in painting."

  Ding Mu had never heard of the curator calligrapher at all, so he reluctantly said: "Oh, I am really ignorant. This is the first time I have heard of the curator Shen Gongwang."

At this time, Dai Ying's eyes showed a trace of disdain, which was obviously not aimed at Ding Mu, but at Shen Gongwang. She said: "In the near future, our curator will be famous. Yes, now he often holds his own calligraphy and painting exhibitions in Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island. He has held 38 exhibitions in a row and sold a lot of calligraphy and painting. The sale is 15,100 square feet. Well, it seems that he has made a lot of money Where's the money?"

  When Ding Mu heard Dai Ying's words, she completely understood what she meant. She must have looked down on the curator who organized an art exhibition for her. So, he asked seriously: "Dai Ying, let me ask you something again? Let's not talk about this matter, and I will never spread it. I am just curious. What do you think of you, Director Shen? His What kind of level can this calligraphic attainment reach? It is even possible to hold thirty-eight art exhibitions in a row."

"Huh. Is his calligraphy? It's not bad, at least he is a famous master. Well, it costs about 100 yuan to 150 yuan per square foot, which is about this level. If it exceeds it, it will be expensive. As for his paintings Son... Dai Ying directly gave a very vulgar example, "You took off your pants, dipped in the ink, and sat on the rice paper, basically at this level. "

   "Pfft." Ding Mu took a sip of hot coffee and couldn't spit it out. This Dai Ying's derogation of him has almost reached the extreme. Does this curator Shen have such a dish? It seems that there is something else in it, not just a low level.

  (end of this chapter)