Chapter 599 The most unforgettable thing is the water of my hometown

When Walter opened the container, everyone was in disbelief: "Is this... beer?"

Inside the container were silver-white metal beer barrels, but no one believed that there was really beer inside: this was domestically produced 'Qindao Beer' fresh beer, how could anyone be so bored as to ship this stuff from the other side of the world to Germany?

German beer is world-famous, and you brought beer from China? What's your train of thought?

Xiao Peng nodded and said, "That's right! It's beer! You know, Walter and Khedira are both German. They keep bragging about how delicious their beer is in front of me, but I just can't get used to it! He said that our beer is called 'light beer' here! Tell me, is our beer light?"

"light!"

"It's so bland! I feel like this German beer doesn't taste the same as the beer we have back home!"

“I wasn’t used to it at first, but once I got used to it, German beer is really delicious!”

"..." Xiao Peng's face was filled with gloom. "Hey! What are you talking about? Is our country's beer really that weak?"

This time, the following statement was changed: "Not bland! Not bland at all!"

"Hey, doesn't your conscience hurt when you say that?"

"What do you know? Which would you choose, a pang of conscience or a pang of wallet?"

"Not bland! Not bland at all!"

Xiao Peng pretended not to hear their discussion. He coughed twice and said, "They say 'the water of home is the most unforgettable.' You've traveled halfway around the world and suffered with me at sea. It hurts my heart to see you. So I contacted China to airfreight a batch of fresh beer over here. Since it's fresh beer, it has to be 'fresh,' right? I'm telling you, this beer in front of you has been on the production line for no more than 48 hours. This is the fastest speed I've tried my best. I hope you can understand even if the taste is a little affected!"

Everyone gasped. Shipping all that beer from China in 48 hours? That included air freight, road transport, and transshipment. How much the hell was that going to cost?

You might as well give us this money as a bonus!

Xiao Peng waved to Khedira and Kassin, and the other two containers were opened. These two containers did not contain beer, but various Chinese snacks.

"The people on our ship come from all over the country, and the tastes of each place are different. I also want to prepare some pig-killing dishes, sweet and sour pork, leek boxes, swan eggs, stewed mutton offal with mixed noodles, sugar-coated pancakes to make roujiamo, cat ears and donkey meat hot bread for brothers from all over the country, as well as dandan noodles, intestines noodles, silk dumplings, lotus leaf rice cakes. Cross-bridge wontons, millet cakes, Wenchang chicken, fried rice noodles, double skin milk, Buddha jumps over the wall, rice cakes, fried stinky tofu, orange chicken, stewed shrimp with shredded radish, lion head, walnut jelly, mouth-watering chicken, braised meatballs, honey three-knife, bangbang chicken, pineapple buns, oyster omelet... But I really can't do it. You should eat those things when you go home. Now, everyone, just drink some "hometown water" and eat some snacks to relieve the homesickness!" Xiao Peng said.

The people on the boat were stunned at first, and then cheered.

Although these things definitely didn't make them happier than giving them bonuses directly, it was clear that Xiao Peng was really thoughtful! It was definitely lucky to have such a boss!

Xiao Peng looked at them and said, "What are you still doing here? Move! Let me be frank, don't drink when you're on duty. You can drink as much as you want when you're not on duty, but drink as much as you can. It's okay to waste this stuff, but don't blame me if someone gets drunk and gets into trouble!"

"Don't worry! When have people on our ship ever had a drinking habit?" Hua Chong was the first to respond, carrying two buckets of beer and walking towards his room.

Veteran sailors are often known for their constant cigarettes and wine. Whenever they have something to do, they enjoy a drink. This is due to the sheer boredom and poor living conditions at sea. The constant exposure to the sun, wind, and tossing and turning is incredibly dreary. Xiao Peng gave them video game consoles, hoping they'd find a way to pass the time, but they didn't appreciate it. What's so fun about video game consoles? Is it the cigarettes or the wine?

Especially, what Xiao Peng brought was 'Qindao Fresh Beer', which is really good stuff!

Now in China, beer brands such as "Qindao Beer", "Snow Beer", "Harbin Beer", "Daliangshan Beer", "Pearl River Beer", "Yanjing Beer", "Suntory Beer", "Zizhulin Beer", "Venus Beer", "Shancheng Beer", and "Pearl River Beer" are all scrambling to grab market share, but as early as twenty years ago, "Qindao Beer" was definitely the leader.

Before China joined the WTO, it was difficult for Chinese products to be exported, and it was extremely difficult for foreigners to buy well-known Chinese brands. However, at that time, there weren't many famous products, and Qindao Beer was the most famous.

There's an uncle in Xiaopeng Village who sailed the ocean, sailing to Southeast Asia in the 1990s. Back then, every crew member on board would undoubtedly have two bundles of Qindao Beer in their carry-on luggage. Back then, beer didn't come in boxes like it does today; instead, it was tied together with plastic rope, in bundles of ten bottles.

They brought beer not to drink on the boat but for other purposes.

At that time, whenever a ship flying the Chinese flag arrived at a Southeast Asian port, there would always be a group of people standing at the port. These people were local brokers and middlemen holding signs wanting to buy supplies from the ship.

There are only two things they need, one is 'Yellow Vcd' (don't expect those brokers to know much English, you have to understand the meaning of this word yourself), and the other is 'Qindao Beer'.

Back then, Qindao Beer was accepted as currency in many parts of Southeast Asia. Two bottles of Qindao Beer could be exchanged for over ten kilograms of crabs! Sailors who wanted to explore the local port city could simply hail a taxi, drive around for half a day, and pay with a bottle of Qindao Beer.

The best part is that you can also use this thing to find girls: take two bottles of beer to find a girl, drink one bottle with her to cheer her up, and give the other bottle of beer to her as money.

Of course, such good days are gone with China's accession to the WTO.

Watching them moving things around, Xiao Peng shouted, "Hua Chong, after you've divided the things up, take your men and throw these three empty containers into the sea!"

"Throw it away?" Hua Chong was stunned: "Isn't this rented?"

"It's taking up space on the boat!" Xiao Peng said, "How much is the rent? I can afford to pay for this little rent! Just throw it into the sea!"

"This will let people know that it's not environmentally friendly, right?" Chen Cheng said on the side.

"What do you know? These containers will become natural fish reefs! Listen to me, just throw them away!"