Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

After the landlord left, Li Qingshan showed the house deed and land deed to his brother.

When Li Qingshan saw his name written on the document, he immediately smiled foolishly.

Li Qingfeng couldn't bear to watch his brother's silly look, so he took the land deed and the house deed and put them away first, and told his brother that he would give them to him when he came of age.

After hearing this, Li Qingshan nodded excitedly.

Li Qingfeng saw that it was almost noon and time for lunch, so he said to Liu Zhi, "Sixth Brother, you have been busy all morning. Now it is just in time for lunch. Let's go out and find a place to eat something."

Liu Zhi felt a little hungry, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay! The three of us can just find a place to eat."

After saying this, Li Qingfeng and the other two left the Housing Management Department.

Walking on the street, Li Qingfeng didn't know where to eat, so after handing Liu Zhi a cigarette, he asked, "Sixth brother, we two brothers have just arrived in the city, and we don't know where to eat. How about you find a better place?"

When Liu Zhi heard this, he smiled and said, "Brother, the famous buildings in Sijiu City are the "Eight Buildings", which are Zhengyang Building, Taifeng Building, Xinfeng Building, Wande Building, Yuebin Building, Qingyun Building, Dongxing Building and Huiyuan Building."

"Most of these eight restaurants serve Shandong cuisine, with some serving Beijing-style Sichuan and Zhejiang cuisine."

"Each of these 'eight buildings' basically has its own signature dishes. Go try them when you have time."

"Of course, there's also the mutton from Donglaishun in Old Beijing, and the roast duck from Quanjude and Bianyifang, but we're not going there today. There's no duck there even if we go. Not many people eat duck these days, so we have to make an order now to get it."

After hearing this, Li Qingfeng asked in surprise: "Sixth brother, is it true?"

"Of course it's true."

Liu Zhi, with a cigarette in his mouth, looked around and saw that there were no people around, so he whispered, "Now the city is ruled by the devils. Who would eat and drink lavishly outside? Only those well-connected capitalists, the second devils, and the traitors would do that."

"Most of the rich people will hire a chef to cook for them at home. These people are very smart!" He curled his lips after saying this.

"If the Japanese and traitors knew that someone was feasting outside, they would come to the house and rob it within the next day or that night."

Li Qingfeng asked again: "Sixth brother, are we going to search the house openly?"

Liu Zhi glanced at Li Qingfeng, who was still young and didn't understand the dangers of society, so he said, "Brother, these people followed the Japanese and acted tyrannically. When they plundered, they just made up a reason."

"For example, if there are anti-Japanese elements in your family, these are ready-made excuses, and they are used to using them."

"Brother, let me tell you, you and your brother should be careful when you are outside. If you really offend those people, don't blame me for not warning you two."

Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "Got it, Sixth Brother, thank you for reminding us of this, we will be careful."

Li Qingshan next to him was also listening attentively, and nodded in agreement when he heard what his elder brother said.

Liu Zhi led the two men through many twists and turns and came to the door of a small restaurant. He said to the two brothers, "Brothers, don't underestimate this restaurant because it is small. The chef here came from the palace, and the dishes he cooks are simply amazing."

After that, he led Li Qingfeng and the other person inside, shouting, "Old Na, come out to greet the guests."

After the three of them sat down, they saw a man in his 4s or 50s walking out. Seeing that it was Liu Zhihe and the other two, they didn't know him, so they said unhappily, "Little Liu, you have nothing to do, why are you teasing your uncle?"

Liu Zhi smiled and handed Na Quanfu a cigarette, then said, "Aren't you my uncle?" He took out a kerosene lighter and lit a cigarette for Na Quanfu: "Uncle, I brought people here to take care of your business."

Quanfu looked at Liu Zhi in surprise, thinking that this guy would not be brought here to eat if he was not suitable for the job. It seemed that these two guys had something. After coming to his senses, he asked Liu Zhi, "Sun Zei (zei sound), what do you want to eat?"

Liu Zhi smiled and said, "Man, just give me something you are good at."

"Wait." Quanfu said and went straight into the kitchen.

Liu Zhi sat back in his chair, shaking his head, and said to Li Qingfeng and Li Qingshan: "Brothers, I have known that man since childhood. He is a good person. Although he often has a stern face, he is used to it in the palace. He has been like this since he left the palace. He is usually kind and helpful."

Li Qingfeng nodded and said, "This is a form of self-protection! After all, it's not good to smile every day in the palace."

Liu Zhi said, "Brother, you are right. What kind of place is the palace? It is where the emperor lives. How can he not keep a straight face when facing intrigues all day long?"

Li Qingfeng nodded and responded, "Yes."

Li Qingshan was listening to their conversation while waiting for the food to be served.

After a while, Quanfu came out with a plate of food, put it on the table, and went straight into the kitchen without saying a word.

When Liu Zhi saw that it was pickled vegetables and tofu, he asked, "Do you know what this dish is? Is there any allegorical saying about it?"

The two brothers shook their heads at the same time and said in unison: "I don't know."

Liu Zhi said: "The second sentence of this idiom of "pickled vegetables and tofu" is: salt comes first, which means that the pickled vegetables are already very salty when they are cooked with tofu, so there is no need to add more salt."

“It’s like stating the conditions or rules before doing something.”

Before Liu Zhi finished speaking, Quanfu brought out another dish and a plate of steamed buns. Seeing Liu Zhi's expression, he knew what he was doing: "Sun thief, you are fiddling with things again."

Liu Zhi smiled and said nothing.

"First-class Lion's Head." After saying the name of the dish, Quanfu went straight back to the kitchen.

At this time, Li Qingfeng seemed to have discovered something, so he asked Liu Zhi: "Sixth brother, is the chef the only one in this shop?"

Liu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes! He is the only old man in the store." Then he stood up and took a bottle of Lotus Liquor, two wine cups and three pairs of chopsticks from the counter.

Li Qingfeng took the white wine, poured it into two wine glasses for quite a while, then said, "Sixth brother, let's eat first or the food will get cold soon." After that, he distributed the chopsticks, and went to the cupboard to get three bowls and three small spoons.

Liu Zhi didn't hesitate and picked up the chopsticks to eat.

My younger brother Li Qingshan just lowered his head and ate the steamed buns.

Li Qingfeng picked up the chopsticks and picked up a lion's head and started eating. He almost hurt his tongue with one bite. It was so delicious. No wonder the two of them didn't say anything and just kept eating.

As the three of them drank and ate, all the dishes made by Quanfu were served.

There were four dishes and one soup in total. The dishes were first-class lion head, pickled vegetable rolled tofu, fried tripe shreds, fish fillet in wine, and stewed cabbage. The soup was egg drop soup, and there was also a plate of 8 steamed buns.