The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

Poor Brother Jiu, borrowing money for a while is fun, and paying back the money to the crematorium!

Elder Fourteen was really speechless: "Then how do you plan to pay back the money?"

Brother Jiu said pitifully: "I never thought about it..."

Brother Fourteen is so angry, don't mention it.

"What about the money you made from doing business? Save it up and return it?"

"Business, business, buying and selling, all the money I earn is put into it, not to mention, some money is spent...you don't understand." The ninth elder brother knows that the fourteenth elder brother is kind, but he also has his own. Myna wants to be ambitious, but he can't do without money: "Besides, I opened a bank bank."

Big Macs like Sihai Bank and Liancheng Bank, Brother Jiu can't play well for the time being.

But it is still possible to open a wealth-collecting bank by yourself, and the cash for your own business is also stored in the bank. This bank is actually a money bank.

"Then I will lend you 10 taels of silver, whether it is black or white, are you willing?" Brother Fourteen wanted Brother Nine to understand what he meant.

Ninth elder brother looked at fourteenth elder brother very displeasedly: "I said old fourteenth, how did I offend you, brother, you came here early in the morning to ask some questions that frustrate me."

As a debtor, Brother Jiu is not conscious at all, but he is not in a good mood to be asked this kind of question early in the morning.

I didn't even eat, so I was full.

The two brothers blushed and broke up unhappy.

The fourteenth elder brother paid by mistake out of good intentions, feeling so aggrieved in his heart, he couldn't help but left angrily.

He didn't want to go back to Baylor Mansion, so he took the small bottle and eight Mongolian guards and ran to the outer city.

"Master, why did you come to the outer city?" Xiao Pingzi didn't quite understand, the inner city was more prosperous than the outer city.

"The outer city is lively." The fourteenth elder brother is dressed in ordinary clothes today, but he is still very conspicuous when walking in the outer city. At first glance, he looks like a young man from a wealthy family.

He was accompanied by a frail boy.

But the eight guards behind him were not easy at first glance. Everyone knew that such a person was not easy to mess with.

Similarly, some merchants began to yell loudly, intending to attract this young man to come, but unfortunately, Elder Fourteen did not want to buy anything for the time being.

But he didn't eat in the morning, and came to the outer city again, hungry: "Find a place to eat."

"This place... there is an old Qi's restaurant in front of it, it's okay." Xiao Pingzi will go out with a few good friends to find delicious food when he is usually resting. What a minion.

Following Lord Fourteen, Xiao Pingzi is no longer the thin and thin eunuch at the beginning. Now he is tall, a little fat, and looks very good.

This is the result of drinking milk with their master.

Among the eunuchs in the palace, there are few tall ones around Brother Fourteen.

"What old Qi's restaurant are you going to? Just go over there." Elder Fourteen pointed: "I think there are fried liver and spicy soup over there, which are very good."

"Master, over there...there are places for the lower Liba people to eat, you... how messy is it over there?" In fact, what the little bottle wants to say is, how dirty it is!

It's still messy, and there are everyone.

What is their identity?where to eat?

Usually they don't go, because most people don't think highly of eunuchs, even if they are a coolie, they may despise them.

Moreover, most of the stall owners are itinerant vendors. If they are here today, they may go there tomorrow. The last time he bought a chess piece to eat on fire, he had diarrhea.

If I eat my stomach badly, I'll be done with shit.

But if Grandpa eats his stomach badly, he will be lightly hit by a board.

"It's not chaotic, it's just right, these are all human beings, they all eat well, why can't you?" In his previous life, he did not eat less from roadside stalls, and now there is no waste oil, Sudan red, absolutely natural Green food, although the roadside is a dirt road, it is clean. After all, the capital city is at the foot of the emperor, and the outer city is also very clean.

Speaking of it, the Qing Dynasty is still a powerful country, and it has not been lonely.

Therefore, the spirits of the people are different, and the cries for selling deep-fried dough sticks and pancakes are very loud. Who makes their business expensive? Those who can afford to open the stalls are all businessmen with basic money.

Fourteenth elder brother took people to sit in front of a fried liver stall. There were ten people in their group, and there were only three tables for them to sit. The Mongolian guards were generous and took up space.

There are four people at one table, they sit at two tables, the little bottle serves the fourteenth master alone, and one master and one servant sit at one table.

The stall owner is also well-informed, and the people in Beijing are also more knowledgeable than those in other places: "What do you want to eat?"

"Give them two bowls of fried liver first, then four deep-fried dough sticks and two fried pancakes for each of them." Elder Fourteen pointed to the Mongolian guards: "If it's not enough, add more. I want a bowl of fried liver here. Hu spicy soup, half of each, and two fried pancakes."

"Ours is the same as the master's, hot spicy soup with fried liver!" Batu, one of the Mongolian guards, yelled loudly: "Give me five pancakes."

"Okay!" The stall owner went out with a smile on his face.

This is a big deal.

It just so happened that the breakfast time was past at this time, and they were not too busy. The Fourteenth Master's order came out immediately, half a bowl of fried liver and half a bowl of Hu spicy soup. The next door to this fried liver stall sells Hu spicy soup. On the other side is a stand of soybean juice, coke rings, and fried dough sticks.

This is a gathering place for early stalls.

This way of eating has always existed, otherwise everyone would not have joined together to set up a stall.

Simply put, the stall owner who sells fried liver is two brothers who sell Hu spicy soup. The fried liver is served in a pot here, and the Hu spicy soup is also out there. Pretty good.

Compared with the ones in the mansion, there is a little more smoke and fire.

The fourteenth elder brother's food was quite delicious, and he felt good after taking a bite of the small bottle: "Master, the taste is not bad, but the ingredients are not as good as those in the house."

"What is the mansion like? This is a place where people do business, can it be the same as the mansion." Brother Fourteen was amused by the little bottle's words.

A group of people had a good meal, and a scholar came here. The scholar was dressed a bit shabby, and there was no room for him after he came!

Because there are only three tables in this stall, and when buying and selling early, many of them are common people and coolies who come to eat, and they just take the bowl and squat at the base of the wall next to them to eat.

There was no other way, the scholar had no choice but to share a table with Brother Fourteen and Xiao Pingzi.

"Excuse me, both of you." The man saluted, and then sat down on the table indifferently.

Although the fourteenth elder brother looked like a wealthy young man, he didn't look down on him: "No trouble, whatever, this table is not exclusive to us, hehe..."

After finishing talking, he took a sip of the contents of the bowl and seemed to enjoy it.

The little bottle also learned from the master, and decided to eat like this from now on.

The scholar also wanted a bowl of fried liver, but took a piece of oil-free leavened bread, broke it and put it in a bowl to eat slowly.

Oil-free bread is a relatively cheap food.

With a bowl of fried liver, it can fill your stomach.

It seems that this scholar doesn't have much money by his side.

But when the man ate, his manner was refined, not reckless, and he seemed well-bred.

Brother Fourteen looked at him curiously.

This man was about twenty years old, tall and slender, a little thin, with a sallow face, but his eyes were clear and energetic, and he had an unyielding spirit.

He wore a long gown, which was a little pale after washing, and a pair of half-new shoes under his feet. Although it was summer, there was a faint mint fragrance on his body, which was refreshing.

The scholars who were scrutinized by Shisi were not annoyed, they still ate their breakfast, Shisi pushed the pancakes they asked for towards him: "My servant and I have big eyes and small stomachs, so we ordered a lot of pancakes but it was a bit overwhelming Alright, brother, can you help me?"

The scholar looked up at him: "OK."

The speaking voice is also pleasant, and not delicate and artificial.

After finishing my piece of oil-free bread, I picked up a piece of fried cake and started to eat slowly.

The little bottle has served Fourteenth Lord for ten years, and one look at Fourteenth Master's appearance tells him that he is interested in people, so he immediately took the scholar's bowl: "Master, the little one eats the same food as Master Fourteen. Half a bowl of fried liver and half a bowl of Hu spicy soup is very tasty, let me give you a bowl to try, our grandpa treats you!"

After speaking, no one could refuse, so I went to ask for another bowl, half a bowl of Hu spicy soup, and half a bowl of fried liver.

Put chopped green onion, minced garlic and coriander, and put it back: "Try it!"

"Okay, thank you." This person is indeed not hypocritical, he seems to be a well-educated person when he eats, and he is not a poor student.

What made Fourteenth Master curious was how did he do this? He was a bit down and out!

After dinner, we meet by chance, it's not bad to spend a few copper coins, I want to go back, and I have to go shopping on the [-]th, the two of them thought that they would not have much hope of seeing each other in the future.

There is no exchange of names, so they are separated.

This is the first time the two met, but soon, they met again!

After the fourteenth elder brother had eaten and drank enough, he was not in a hurry to go back. After the man left, he was almost finished eating here. The small bottle went to settle the bill, but someone came to eat again. This time it was a few coolies. The big man felt that he couldn't sit with your son's fourteenth elder brother, and he didn't intend to find a seat. He directly ordered fried liver pancakes, brought them to the side, and squatted on the ground to eat together.

These people not only brought their own bowls, but also brought food.

Someone opened a jar, and the Mongolian guards frowned immediately because they had good noses.

Because the jar, or rather, the smell in the jar, is so delicious!

The stall owner was used to it, so he didn't respond, but the small bottle didn't work!

He smoked it by himself and it didn't taste good, but what about their father?

They don't even like incense, let alone the smell.

"Hey hey!" Little Bottle couldn't help pointing at them unhappily: "What smells so good?"

Xiao Pingzi came out with the fourteenth elder brother. Although he was dressed in a low-key manner, he was much better than ordinary people. If it weren't for his young age and being a eunuch, he would be no worse than the young master of the landlord's family.

The coolies were terrified, and hurriedly closed the lid. The stall owner smiled and said, "It's something that the poor eat, and it's smoking the young master."

The little bottle was not happy, but Elder Fourteen followed the smell to a few coolies: "What are you eating?"

This smell, this little jar, why is it so familiar?

The coolies were all terrified, they couldn't afford to mess with this young master in the capital.

Fortunately, Zhao Da, who took the lead, was courageous: "Returning to the young master, this is the pickles we bought ourselves, and the taste is a bit strong."

As he spoke, he moved his pickle jar to his side.

Elder Fourteen stretched out his hand with bright eyes, and pulled over the jar of pickles.

Coolies: "...???"

Brother Fourteen opened the jar of pickles, and inside was a familiar thing, small cubes, with a strong smell.

"Master?" The little bottle was almost smoked.

Brother Fourteen took a pair of clean chopsticks, dipped them in some vegetable soup, and even tasted it!

The little bottle's face changed: "Master!"

That voice almost broke his throat.

The Mongolian guards also stared wide-eyed, rough guys like them couldn't stand such a strong taste, and the Fourteenth Lord actually got that taste!

Not only did you feel the smell, but you even opened it and tasted it?

It's not very good to look at if it's gray, and it has that smell, can it really be eaten?

Fourteenth Master clicked his mouth: "Where did you buy this pickle?"

Zhao Da swallowed his saliva: "The little ones bought it from Tong Yihou in Nanjiangyuan, because the quantity is large and cheap. Although the taste is not good, it is indeed appetizing, not dirty."

"Nanjiangyuan? Tongyihou?" Elder Fourteen was stunned: "Isn't it Wang Zhihe?"

"No, their boss's surname is Wang. I don't know what his name is. Tongyihou is a company that specializes in selling pickles, and also does wholesale. Nanjiangyuan is the place to do this." Zhao Da saw that the young man was kind, and he didn't When people beat and scold them, they become more courageous: "In addition to this stinky tofu, there are other pickled dishes that are also good, but the main ones are sauced tofu, dried tofu and eight-treasure vegetables."

Eight-treasure vegetables are more expensive, and sauced tofu is cheaper.

There is also this kind of stinky tofu, which is salty and appetizing.

Brother Fourteen thought for a while: "Little bottle, give them two taels of silver each, and take us to the place where you bought this vegetable."

He originally thought that Wang Zhi and stinky tofu were only created in the late Qing Dynasty, but now it seems that he is narrow-minded, this thing should have become famous only in the late Qing Dynasty.

Because at the end of the Qing Dynasty, stinky tofu was introduced to the imperial dining room and became a daily side dish of the Empress Dowager Cixi.Empress Dowager Cixi didn't like the name of stinky tofu, so she named it "Qingfang", which doubled the value of Wang Zhihe stinky tofu and became famous all over the world.

Brother Fourteen knows that the founder is Wang Zhihe, but he is really not clear about his age.

On the contrary, these seven or eight coolies are happy, and they can get two taels of silver for leading the way. This is pie in the sky!