The hotel's cold storage was unlike a home freezer; it could hold not just a thousand catties of meat, but even more.
However, there were still many ingredients prepared by the hotel inside, so Guo Xuyang directly found a corner to place the beef and mutton.
Two hind legs of lamb were put out, weighing three to four hundred catties with bone and meat.
One hind leg of beef was released, weighing about seven to eight hundred catties.
The venison was already deboned, with about a hundred catties put out.
Tiger bones were released, two leg bones.
Each tiger bone was over a person tall, which astonished Jiang Qixin.
"Where did you go, you kid? To some giant country? How did you get all this stuff?"
"I risked my life to catch them. Manager Jiang, when you get back, you have to put in a good word for me with your boss." Guo Xuyang said with a smile.
"You're just spouting nonsense," Jiang Qixin chided with a laugh.
"But this tiger bone is indeed huge. Forget bottles, even a thermos might not be big enough to soak it."
"You can't put too much of this in; it'll cost you your life," Guo Xuyang cautioned.
"You've tried it?"
"No. If you don't believe me, go try it yourself. Don't blame me later for not warning you beforehand."
"I got it, alright? Let's go, we'll have another good drink tonight."
"Aren't you going to cut it?" Guo Xuyang asked.
"We'll arrange for someone to cut it tomorrow. We can't let you do this kind of work, brother," Jiang Qixin said.
"Then what about mine? I've been waiting for a long time," Pi Xiaoqian protested.
"You go ask Yangzi. This is Yangzi's gift to me, there's none for you," Jiang Qixin replied.
"Yangzi, if Manager Jiang doesn't give it to me, will you?"
"Why should I? You drove the car but slept the whole way like a lord. No way," Guo Xuyang said deliberately.
"Didn't I tell you? When we go back, you don't need to worry about anything; I'll drive back by myself," Pi Xiaoqian patted his chest vigorously.
"Then we'll talk about it when we get back. Besides, you're too young, you don't need this at all. Your wife is even pregnant, so you should use even less," Guo Xuyang said.
"I'll soak it first and drink it in three years. People say the longer the medicinal wine is soaked, the better its efficacy."
"That's nonsense. By then, the wine flavor will be gone. This medicinal wine should be drunk within a month of soaking. However, you shouldn't drink it all at once. Drink half and leave half, then refill the wine. This cycle will ensure the efficacy of the medicinal wine."
"If you say so, you'll turn into a drunkard."
"Who told you to drink so much? While medicinal wine is good, you can't overindulge. At most, drink an ounce. For an adult, is an ounce of medicinal wine still considered alcohol? Some people are particular and usually use a three-qian small wine cup. Except for the morning, a cup at noon and a cup at night will relax your muscles and blood, and beautify your complexion."
"Dads still need to beautify their complexion? You're talking nonsense," Pi Xiaoqian scoffed.
"You don't understand this, do you? Everyone desires beauty. Why can't dads beautify their complexions? If dads didn't need to beautify their complexions, who would men's spas be earning money from? Didn't you notice when we went downstairs? Manager Jiang even took a shower and had a facial massage before going out."
"You're just bragging, bringing me into it," Jiang Qixin chided with a smile.
"Weren't you patting your face after your shower just to relax your facial muscles? I'm not lying," Guo Xuyang said.
"You have your logic. Is there anything else good? If so, give me some too," Jiang Qixin said noncommittally, smiling.
"Nothing else. By the way, did Xia Li transfer the funds to you?"
"She did. This is a great harvest," Jiang Qixin replied.
"It's okay. But there aren't many rough stones left in the warehouse; I need to get more from the Myanmar store."
"How much funding do you need? I'll provide what I can," Jiang Qixin said.
"Not much is needed; it's already been set aside."
"When are you planning to go?"
"If nothing comes up tomorrow, I'll head back. I'll visit the Myanmar store early the day after tomorrow."
"Aren't you staying a couple more days? Not going to Panjiayuan?"
"Wu Bing is there, so I won't go. If you don't trust them, don't use them; I trust they'll do a good job."
"Then let's drink a little less tonight to avoid delaying things."
"It's fine, the two of us will drink, and Fatty can just watch. He's driving tomorrow anyway," Guo Xuyang said with a smile.
"Then let's go," Jiang Qixin said, closing the cold storage door.
The three of them had to take a taxi because their car was parked at the restaurant where they were having lunch.
"Driver, find a barbecue stall," Jiang Qixin told the driver in the taxi.
"Alright, let's go."
Unexpectedly, the driver took them to the Sanlitun Cat Paw Barbecue restaurant.
"Sir, we're here," the driver said, parking the car.
"Here? Didn't I ask you to find a barbecue stall?" Pi Xiaoqian said.
"The barbecue here is good, and you'll thank me after you eat," the driver said.
"The boss must give you a lot of kickbacks, right?"
"What are you talking about? If you don't want to eat here, I can take you somewhere else."
"Forget it, let's just eat here. My brother is being careless; please don't be angry." Jiang Qixin quickly said.
"Let's go in and try it, see how it is?" Guo Xuyang said, getting out of the car.
"He definitely got a kickback from the store, otherwise why would he bring us here?" Pi Xiaoqian grumbled incessantly after getting out of the car.
"This marketing method is very common nowadays. If you give drivers a few hundred a month, you can indirectly bring traffic to the store, so why not do it? If you were running a restaurant, you'd be willing to do this. Moreover, this barbecue restaurant is really good; I've been here a few times," Jiang Qixin said as they entered.
"You didn't get a kickback from the store either?" Guo Xuyang said with a smile.
"No kickbacks, but they did waive the odd change."
"You don't mean rounding up, do you?" Pi Xiaoqian said.
"Do you think everyone is an unscrupulous merchant? Those people will eventually be screwed over by themselves. They pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons, only doing things that are not worth the gain," Jiang Qixin said.
"What do you want to eat? Order for yourselves. I haven't touched the dividends Yangzi mentioned earlier."
"So stingy? You're only inviting us for barbecue with all that dividend?" Guo Xuyang said.
"Be content; it's good enough that I can treat you. If my boss hadn't given me leave this afternoon, I would only have been able to treat you at noon."
"What do you mean?"
"Although things were mostly wrapped up a while ago, there are still many follow-up matters to handle. If my boss hadn't granted me leave this noon, I would have returned already. How could I dare to drink so much at noon?" Jiang Qixin said.
"When will it end?"
"That depends on the boss's wishes. It will only truly end when everything is dealt with."
"My suggestion is to kill them and be done with it," Guo Xuyang said.
"No wonder the boss criticized me; you really said too much. Some things are not as simple as killing them; there are too many repercussions."
"Even if I wanted to take it back, I can't."
"Don't think too much about it. It's said, but it doesn't mean it will be done according to what you say. What do you want to eat? Order for yourselves." Jiang Qixin said, handing the menu to the two of them.