Over the next few days, Qiao Qingtai had originally planned to take Chu Chen around Jiangcheng's major attractions. However, after touring the nearby area for just one day, Qiao Qingtai received some news and suspended the rest of the itinerary.
The off-road vehicle carried Chu Chen and the others toward their destination. On the way, Qiao Qingtai said with a smile, "Little Chu, you came at just the right time. Usually, unless something is good, Chen Liujin doesn't even bother introducing it. Maybe we'll have an unexpected harvest today."
Chu Chen nodded with a smile, then asked curiously, "Old Qiao, why is this person called Chen Liujin?"
Qiao Qingtai laughed. "It's because that fellow can eat. Normally, eating three jin of rice in one meal is nothing unusual for him. The most he's ever eaten was six jin of rice in one sitting. That's how everyone gave him this nickname."
"Six jin?!" Chu Chen and the other two were all incredulous. Six jin of rice was no small amount. For people with small appetites, merely looking at it might be enough to fill them up.
Chu Chen asked, "Could he have some kind of illness?"
Qiao Qingtai said with a smile, "He went to the hospital. The doctor said he had hyperphagia, but treatment didn't have much effect. Since he didn't feel uncomfortable otherwise, he stopped treating it."
Chu Chen smiled. "Then he must spend quite a lot just on food."
"Definitely. Almost all the money that fellow earns goes toward eating."
Qiao Qingtai smiled. "But precisely because of that, his commission is a little higher than other people's, and you also have to provide him with a meal. Still, everything he introduces is good stuff, so it's quite worthwhile when you do the math."
Chu Chen chuckled. "As long