Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

At noon, the leaders had a fish banquet. This rare big fish made Sha Zhu use all his special skills to cook it, including chopped pepper fish head, spicy fried fish bones, sweet and sour fish fillet, three-shred fish rolls, braised fish tail, and a fish soup appetizer. The main course was also cleverly made, glutinous rice, pork and fish rice balls, the taste was amazing.

Even though Deputy Director Ye and Li Huaide are both knowledgeable foodies, they have broadened their horizons today.

Good food goes well with good wine. After drinking a bottle of Fenjiu, Deputy Director Ye's face turned red and he drank a little too much. Li Huaide saw that the time had come. Don't drink him under the table again, otherwise all his work today would be in vain.

"Old Ye, do you think that batch of pork before the Spring Festival can be allocated on time? All the employees in our factory are eagerly waiting for it. As long as you help our factory this time, I will definitely ask Sha Zhu to prepare a table of delicious dishes like this for you after the New Year. At that time, I will risk my life to accompany you and guarantee that you will drink well."

Dear readers who love drinking, you will definitely know that when a person drinks too much, his brain is clear at first, but his body is not flexible. When his mind becomes confused further, he dares to say anything.

"Old Li, what you said is nothing. With our relationship as brothers, I can get you any meat you want, not to mention pork. Let me tell you, the director of the meat processing plant will be arriving soon. By then, I will have the final say, except for the secretary. If you need meat, just come to me and I will get it for you."

When Li Huaide heard this, he wondered if there was such a thing? If he didn't seize the other party before he got promoted, wouldn't he be a fool?

"Old Ye, you're right. Given our relationship, it's a bit redundant to say all this. Come and have another drink. I'll fill it up for you. You must eat and drink well when you come to my place."

Another half an hour passed, and the three leaders of the meat processing plant finally lay down. This is the advantage of the geographical location. The logistics department may not have anything else, but there are really many people who can drink.

Li Huaide, with a flushed face, was laughing happily while holding the note signed by Deputy Director Ye. Today's drink was worth it, as the logistics department's mission before the New Year was finally completed.

But there is one thing I have to remember. I just promised Old Ye to treat him to a dinner after the New Year. It would be embarrassing if we don't have this big fish by then. I have to ask Li Lianjie to find out if that guy named Zhao Shanhe can still get this big fish.

"Ah."

Zhao Shanhe, who was checking the small warehouse, rubbed his nose, thinking, cursing, and worrying, who is talking about me?

He was quite satisfied with this small warehouse. It was a small yard with three houses inside. It was impossible to live in it, as the factory still had to use it to store things in the summer. However, it was enough space to store fish.

After locking my door, I went straight to the Xinhua Bookstore in Wangfujing.

Fishing? Why fish when there is already a warehouse? Wouldn’t it be more convenient to take it directly from the small world?

As for someone asking me where I fished, there are many places, not just the parks in the city. I will just say that I fished from the Yongding River and the Wenyu River. Is there anyone who can stop me?

Wangfujing in Old Beijing was originally just an unknown small village. It became lively after Kublai Khan established his capital here. In the Ming Dynasty, ten royal palaces were built here. It became prosperous during the Qing Dynasty, with many stalls and shops on both sides of the street. During the Beiyang government period, the street was divided into three sections. Only the southern section was called Wangfujing Street because of a sweet water well. However, later this street became the main commercial area of ​​Old Beijing, so people gradually called the entire street Wangfujing.

Zhao Shanhe rode his bike into Wangfujing. Along the way were all time-honored brands, including Donglaishun, Cuihualou, Department Store, Shengxifu, and the Sijiucheng Hotel at the southernmost entrance.

When I arrived at the Xinhua Bookstore, there were quite a few people there even though it was Monday. I walked around and bought three newly published copies of "Dream of Spring in Nanjing" for a total of 3 yuan. I heard that this book specifically portrays bald heads in a vilified light and is very popular.

9毛5一本的《敌后武工队》，2毛1一本的《保尔柯察金》，1毛2一本的《营业员孙芳芝》，8分一本的《雨伞回家》.......

Finally, he hesitated for a long time in front of "War and Peace". The book was too expensive, 11 yuan for one book and 5 yuan for a set of 4 books. In the end, Zhao Shanhe decided to buy it. Only 46 sets of the first edition of this book were printed. After reading it, he could throw it in his small world and take it out when he was old. It would be considered an antique.

He took a pile of books to check out, thinking he could win the favor of the pretty salesperson, but she looked at him like a fool. Come to think of it, people buy books one by one these days. How many people buy a whole pile like him?

After leaving Xinhua Bookstore, it was inconvenient to put the books into the small world due to the coming and going of people, so I took out a rope and tied all the books to the rear rack of the bike, then rode leisurely towards Dazhalan.

When passing by Qianmen, he saw pork elbows being sold at the door of Tianfuhao, which made him drool. Don’t think that the pork elbows at Tianfuhao are cheap these days. This thing was a super luxury for ordinary people until before the reform and opening up. An pork elbow cost more than 10 yuan. How many ordinary people could afford it?

I bought two vegetarian fried triangles at Duyichu. Maybe because they needed to be fried, they were more expensive than steamed buns, at 1 cents each.

Take a bite, you'll find the filling is very particular, with steamed buns, carrots, coriander, chopped green onions and sesame seeds. This is an authentic snack for the people of old Beijing. I guess Lou Bancheng's family would put sea cucumbers, abalone, shrimps and minced meat in it. Same food, different taste. This is the class gap. Otherwise, why did their family suffer such bad luck in the end?

This thing has a crispy outer skin and fragrant fillings. Readers who are traveling to the old city can go and try it. It seems to be sold for 6 yuan each now.

After eating a few bites while riding his bike, Zhao Shanhe found himself at the destination of this trip, Zhang Yiyuan, not far away. He suddenly remembered this incident. To collect livestock cubs in the countryside, it was not enough to have only cigarettes and alcohol. He also had to prepare some tea. In case he met a village chief who loved drinking tea, giving the right gift was better than anything else.

At that time, tea had not yet been classified as a second-class national commodity (it started in 1959), but high-grade tea was exported in exchange for foreign exchange, and the best tea ordinary people could buy was only high-grade broken tea.

Zhao Shanhe thought that since he was already here, he bought 10 kilograms of tea and spent 30 yuan. The salesperson who sold him tea must have thought that he was a spendthrift. But who would have known that two years later, tea would only be available during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, and only one or two taels per household! (Those living alone were provided with 10 grams each with a "Personal Purchase Certificate")

I bought 10 yuan worth of pickles at the Liubiju old store in Dashilan, including pickled garlic, cooked dumplings, sesame seeds, and pickled cucumbers. These things may look insignificant, but they are actually more expensive than meat. And quite a few people buy them, otherwise how can it be called a time-honored brand.