Chapter 120: The Precious White Truffle
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When the Maybach 62S ridden by Ma Xiong and Ma Zhiming's father and son slowly drove into the Repulse Bay Road mansion, Xia Ruofei was playing with Huanhuan in the garden. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Huanhuan sat on the swing, and Xia Ruofei pushed the swing behind.
The swing swings higher and higher, and Huanhuan keeps giggling.
Tian Huixin stood aside and looked at the scene in front of her, a knowing smile appeared on her face.
Xia Ruofei saw the Maybach drive to the front of the building and stopped, so he held the swing and said to Huanhuan: "Huanhuan, your grandfather is back, let's go over!"
"Oh......" Huanhuan said with a slight pout.
She was having a good time, and suddenly she was not allowed to play, so she was still a little unhappy.
Xia Ruofei laughed, went around to the front and picked up Huanhuan, and walked to the front of the building.
At this time, Ma Xiong and Ma Zhiming had also gotten out of the car and walked over here.
"Mr. Xia, the grace of saving your life is unforgettable!" Ma Xiong stretched out his hand to Xia Ruofei from afar.
Xia Ruofei hugged Huanhuan with one hand, shook Ma Xiong with the other, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Ma is fine." ”
Then, Xia Ruofei reached out and gently pinched Huanhuan's little face, and said, "Huanhuan, call grandpa." ”
Ma Xiong also looked at Huanhuan with a little nervousness.
Huanhuan now is no longer the autistic girl she used to be, her eyes are smart, and after looking at Ma Xiong, she quickly exclaimed in a milky voice: "Hello grandpa!"
Ma Xiong was very relieved, and said in a loud voice: "Good, good, good! Good granddaughter ......"
This business tycoon was no different from an ordinary old man at this time, his eyes were even a little red, and he was also excited to see that his precious granddaughter had now recovered.
Seeing this, Ma Zhiming hurriedly said: "Daddy, pay attention to controlling your emotions, you can be too excited......
Ma Xiong said disapprerovingly: "What is Mr. Xia afraid of here?"
Ma Zhiming and Tian Huixin couldn't help laughing when they heard it.
Isn't it? With a miracle doctor like Xia Ruofei here, he is not afraid of anything that happens.
Ma Xiong then said: "Besides, you have also seen the results of today's examination, not only the brain has completely recovered its health, but also the blood pressure problem has been effectively controlled, and I am now very healthy!"
The culprit of cerebral hemorrhage is Ma Xiong's high blood pressure, and Xia Ruofei's dose of medicine yesterday not only solved all his brain damage, congestion and other problems, but also greatly alleviated the symptoms of high blood pressure.
"Yes, Xia Sheng's medical skills are really amazing!" Ma Zhiming sighed, "Xia Sheng, if you treat Huanhuan, we owe you a great favor, and now that you have saved my father's life, I don't know how to thank you......"
Xia Ruofei smiled faintly and said, "Needless to say politely, didn't you pay the consultation fee?"
Ma Zhiming hurriedly said: "Xia Sheng, that's just a little bit of our care, it's not worth mentioning compared to your great kindness!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and didn't answer again - the reason why he treated Huanhuan was completely out of love for this cute little girl, and this time he agreed to come to Hong Kong, of course, it does not rule out that the Ma family can help him in his career in the future, but more importantly, it seems that because Ma Xiong is Huanhuan's grandfather, and Lu You begged again.
Ma Xiong spent a lot of time in the hospital examination, so everyone sat and chatted in the garden for a while, and then it was time for dinner.
This was Ma Xiong's first meal after returning home, and Xia Ruofei was there, so it was very grand.
Ma Xiong's wife has passed away, so the people who eat are Ma Xiong, Ma Zhiming and his wife, Huanhuan and Xia Ruofei.
In the spacious dining room, there is a long dining table, on which a set of exquisite sterling silver cutlery is neatly arranged, and after everyone is seated, the butler directs the servants to start serving.
The first dish to come up is the ordinary-looking pasta.
The maid pushes the cart briskly and sets a bowl of pasta in front of everyone.
Then, a white man in a white chef's uniform and a top hat walked up with a plate containing a layer of rice on which were placed two goose egg-sized things that looked about the size of potatoes.
As soon as this plate was served, Xia Ruofei immediately smelled a rich but indescribable fragrance, which seemed to have the fragrance of earth and the fragrance of tree roots.
Ma Xiong said with a smile: "Mr. Xia, I just photographed these two pieces of white truffles two days ago, and I got sick before I could eat them, so I will invite you to enjoy them today." ”
After speaking, Ma Xiong gestured to the white chef, and the chef immediately came to Xia Ruofei's side with a plate, he put the plate down gently, picked up a piece of truffle from the plate, and then took out something that looked a little like a bottle opener and a little like a planer.
The chef skillfully shaved off pieces of paper-thin white truffles and covered them directly on Xia Ruofei's pasta.
Close contact, the unique aroma is even stronger, and the shaved white truffle has a marble-like texture on the face, which looks very beautiful.
Soon the chef added slices of white truffle to everyone's plate.
However, because the truffles cut down by the special tool were very thin, not even a single truffle was used.
Ma Xiong picked up the plate and took a deep sniff of the rich fragrance, revealing a very intoxicated look.
This Ma Xiong is also an old gourmet, for the aspect of food is very particular, he smiled and said: "Xia Sheng, this white truffle is known as the white gold on the table, in Europe and the United States it and caviar, fat foie gras has become the three treasures! These two pieces are from the Italian Alba region of the fine white truffle, three days ago I spent 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot, and then directly airlifted over, from the collection to the present no more than four days, now is the best time to eat, you taste it!"
Xia Ruofei couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, these two "potatoes" actually cost 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, which was really too extravagant.
Xia Ruofei tasted it, I don't know how to describe this taste in words, the taste is naturally very delicious, the aroma is also very unique, with the clear, fragrant Italian white wine Altavilla Della Corte, there is an indescribable unique flavor.
"Mr. Ma, this white truffle is so valuable?" Xia Ruofei said, "Can you tell me more about it?"
Ma Xiong laughed and said: "The price of white truffles is at least 3,000 US dollars per pound, and the price of this high-quality white truffle from the Alba region is even more priceless, and the auction price even reaches tens of thousands of US dollars a pound, and the heavier the weight of the single white truffle, the higher the unit price, the reason for such a high price is very simple, the flavor is unique, the yield is scarce, and it cannot be cultivated artificially!"
After listening to Ma Xiong's gushing introduction, Xia Ruofei knew that this truffle was a kind of mushroom plant that grew in the soil under oak or beech trees, because it was extremely demanding on humidity, climate, tree species, soil, etc., so it basically could not be artificially cultivated, and could only be found by "truffle hunters" with specially trained hunting dogs, so the price has been high.
Truffles have always been the darling of European and American tables, and countless people flock to its charming fragrance, and the demand is great every year. The white truffle is the most precious variety of truffles, even in good years, the world's white truffle production is only about 3 tons, so the price can be imagined.
In fact, truffles and cordyceps have a striking similarity, they are both the result of fungal transformation, both are representatives of expensive and luxurious natural nourishment, and both have excellent functional performance. So there is a saying: the East eats cordyceps, and the West chews truffles.
Listening to Ma Xiong's words, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but feel excited: This top-notch ingredient has a head!
Others can't cultivate it artificially, but he can!(To be continued.) )