Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 391 An extra room
"The founder of Quanjude is not from Lu, but from HS City, Hebei Province. Didn't you know? He was a chicken and duck vendor at the time. He was selling raw chickens and ducks in Qianmen Meat Market Street. Later, he bought this store. I started selling roasted chickens and ducks in a hanging oven and gradually developed.”

Several people were surprised when they heard this. A hawker selling chickens and ducks? Quanjude?
"So, don't look down on traffickers and lackeys. Maybe one of them will become a great person in the future. This person should not be judged by his appearance."

"Don't just educate us. Hurry up and continue."

A few people were listening with interest, but Zhu Xuefeng turned on the education mode. They were very dissatisfied, but Xia Yuhong interrupted directly, so Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to bid farewell to the education career and continued.

"I was going too far. This roast duck actually originated in the Jinling and Suzhou and Hangzhou areas. It probably became famous during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the Southern Song Dynasty, roast duck became a famous product in Lin'an's "market food" and was deeply loved by scholar-bureaucrats."

"So the roast duck in Beijing also comes from the south? We haven't heard of any famous roast duck restaurants in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Jinling."

"This is a long story. The technology of roast duck was further developed during the Yuan Dynasty, especially the formation of braised oven roast duck and hanging oven roast duck."

"You haven't told me yet, how come it has spread to the capital and is so famous?"

Xia Yuhong listened very carefully and couldn't help but remind him.

"The capital of the Ming Dynasty was first built in Jinling. You should know this."

"You two should be stricter tomorrow. Don't let them know this time beforehand. They are still young."

"I know, I'm afraid that it will mess up their mood and prevent them from studying and living normally, right? I've said it several times, but you don't even think about us. You can only keep it in your heart for such a big thing. Do you think it's uncomfortable? Uncomfortable.”

"Go on, go on, I have to go get some sleep."

"Senior brother, you know so much. It seems that I have to find time to read some books, otherwise I won't know anything."

Xia Yuhong didn't think too much about it. Lin Na emphasized that this place was only a few steps away from home.

"Xiao Hong, I'll take you home to rest first, and then I'll take Nana off."

Then he turned around and asked, "Xue Song Xuemei should be back too. Take them both with you tomorrow and let's go shopping together. You have to come."

"Don't give yourself too much gold. I am a relative of the emperor, Zhu. You are a pig that cannot be fattened. You will not gain any weight even if you eat so much."

This was a family shopping trip, and it was a no-brainer not to go. Although the two of them had not yet agreed on a place, Zhu Xuefeng could only bite the bullet and agree.

A big meal paired with a meal of gourmet culture puts everyone in a good mood.

"Okay, okay, but there's probably nothing interesting to see in this temple fair. It's the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, so what else can there be?"

"Yanzi, look after your home, I'll see them off."

"No, her home is far away, so I don't need to send her off. You can just send her off."

"There is a rich water system there, and many ducks are raised there. In addition to roast duck, there are also famous salted ducks, duck with salted duck sauce, duck fat pancakes, duck blood vermicelli, etc. It can be seen that eating ducks is very traditional in the Jinling area. As for the capital, That’s all because of our old Zhu family.”

"With the royal background, this roast duck soared to the sky. After many improvements, the Beijing roast duck has been passed down to this day. As for Suzhou, Hangzhou and Jinling, the ones there have gradually declined."

"It has to be given away. With such a heavy bag, I have to ask him to help you carry it back. By the way, Xiaohong, do you have any plans for tomorrow? Otherwise, let's go for a walk. We won't even look at it during the New Year."

Xia Yuhong grabbed someone's ear, and Zhu Xuefeng had no choice but to push it away. He was too careless about his image as a man. Yanzi was still there, and what he represented in Guoming was the old Zhu family, okay?

"I have a medicine that can forget your memory. If you take one pill, you can forget about the past month. Do you want to try it?"

Liang Yan yawned and returned to the room. Zhu Xuefeng and others carried their bags and pushed out the scooters they had put away before going out.

"Yes, this roast duck was passed down from the Ming Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, roast duck had become a delicacy in the palace cuisine. After Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, moved the capital, the roast duck technology was also introduced to the capital, and gradually became a traditional delicacy in the capital area."

Several people suddenly understood that roast duck should have been introduced to the capital in the Ming Dynasty.

Xia Yuhong thought it was true and waved her hands repeatedly, "I won't try. Whoever wants to try can try."

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng and Lin Na both laughing, they realized they had been deceived and punched them angrily.

"You know how to bully me, right? Sister Na does the same, and she's still watching the jokes."

"Who lied to you? It's true. If you can't stand it, let's take one to prevent you from feeling uncomfortable."

How could Xia Yuhong be fooled again and stop paying attention to Zhu Xuefeng's tricks.

"Instead of going to the temple fair tomorrow, let's go to Wangfujing. We haven't been there for a while. We'll visit Dong'an Market and the department store. It happens that the two little guys are learning foreign languages. We can also go to the foreign language bookstore and have those fried cakes. "

Lin Na burst out laughing and said, "I didn't expect that Xiaohong, an adult like this, would still miss this one. Let's go to Wangfujing. I happen to want to take a look too. Let's go to the photo studio to take a picture together."

Of course Xia Yuhong agreed. It would be very meaningful if the two of them took a photo together with the three brothers and sisters of the Zhu family.

It was sent to Xia Yuhong's house soon. Lao Xia and the others should be at work.

"Xiao Feng, you go see Sister Na off. There's no one at home, so I can just catch up on some sleep. I'm really tired from running around with you these days. Sister Na, we agreed that we'll go to the big yard to wait for him tomorrow morning. ”

After seeing off Xia Yuhong and sending Lin Na home, Zhu Xuefeng suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask.

"Nana, how is the medicine your mother researched last time? Is there any progress?"

Lin Na rolled her eyes at Zhu Xuefeng angrily.

"My mother asked you to come to our house several times, and you made all kinds of excuses. Now I thought about it and asked. They studied it and said they figured out the ingredients. They couldn't make a pill, so they could only make a medicine. Soup, it turns out it can’t achieve that kind of medical effect. It’s probably about 30% effective, but it’s a little stronger than ordinary medicine. It’s already been reported, but there’s no news yet.”

It is estimated that the difference in the efficacy of the medicine lies in the process of alchemy. As for the principle, Zhu Xuefeng does not understand it. Maybe, it may be that the alchemy can stimulate the effect of the medicine more. Not everyone can make alchemy. Even if they can, it is difficult to ensure success. Master Yang does. Yes, but what I have practiced is far behind. Alchemy is really a unique skill of our ancestors, and it is not so easy to understand.

"You have to help me carry my bag back later, but you can't favor one."

Lin Na smiled evilly behind her. Zhu Xuefeng knew that she was forcing him to come in to meet her parents, but he had no choice but to go to the door shamelessly.

"Of course, I haven't paid New Year greetings to my uncle and aunt yet, and by the way, I haven't gone to my godmother's house yet. How about you go shopping tomorrow and I go to see my godmother." "You can go first, we'll wait for you. It’s not like I have to spend a whole day shopping. Besides, I’ve visited Jiesha, Pagang, Fusang, and Xiangjiang. I’ve prepared a lot of gifts to buy. I really don’t have much to see, I just want to see the excitement.”

It’s not that there isn’t much to see in Wangfujing, but there is quite a lot to see, especially many time-honored brands, where you can find everything you need to eat, drink, play, and use. As a saying goes, you should also look for it in Wangfujing. If not, don’t run around blindly anywhere in the country, there certainly won’t be any.

There are also department stores, which are unique in the country. The candy sellers are so skilled that they don’t need to weigh them, they just grab them with their hands. You tell me, how many of them must be sold to develop such a skill.

There are also many shops that have moved famous shops directly from other places. Who said this is the capital? The Silian Barber Shop is an example. Many people may not know it. They only know that this shop has good craftsmanship and slightly cheaper prices. higher.

In fact, this shop was established in 1956. The barbers inside are the barbers from the four most famous barber shops in Shanghai: "Ziluolan", "Huaxin", "Xiangming" and "Yunshang", so it is called "Silian". ", which means the union of the four families.

When he arrived at Lin Na's house, he was very lucky. Professor Lin and Teacher Xu were not at home, and Zhu Xuefeng looked regretful.

"What a coincidence. Your parents are not at home either. Come on when you have time. I also have to go back and see my brothers and sisters. See you tomorrow."

"Also, as we go, I finally see through you."

Zhu Xuefeng got on the scooter with a smile, "It's too late to regret it. Let's go. We will gather in the courtyard tomorrow. If I'm not here, just wait until I do. I have to go out and try to come back as early as possible."

...

In addition to the children playing and some aunts, the men were all busy outside in the big yard. The sun was good today, and there were a lot of ropes scattered around the yard, supported by a few bamboo poles and wooden sticks, to dry quilts and mattresses.

Zhu Xuefeng pushed the cart carefully back and forth, and saw the third aunt turning over the mattress and beating it with a bamboo stick. There was a cloud of dust.

"Third aunt, you are making quite a lot of noise. It's such a winter, and all the mattresses at home are turned out."

"Hey, Xiaofeng, it's not surprising that the sun is shining brightly today. Take it out and pat it. I heard that you went to study in a factory in another place. You just came back. You haven't been at home during the New Year."

"Well, we ran quite far and won't be able to come back. You are busy now. I will go home and take a look at these two little things. You can take these snacks. This is a specialty of Yunnan Province. You can try it."

The third aunt said with a smile. "That's not going to happen." Seeing Zhu Xuefeng carrying a small paper bag and handing it over, he quickly reached out and took it, "Hey, I'll take it, I'll take it, don't drop it."

When the two children heard the commotion, they also ran out. The second child helped the elder brother unload the big and small packages with a happy look on his face. The younger sister took off the last small package and pouted.

"Brother, you still know how to come back. Today is the ninth day of the Lunar New Year."

"Isn't there something wrong? There are arrangements from above. It's okay if you don't go. It's better than sister Yuyu doing military training at school during the winter vacation."

"That person also went home for the Spring Festival. Brother, your bag is too heavy. What is it all about?"

Zhu Xuefeng reached out and took it off his little sister and carried it up. "These are all gifts for you. Let's see them when we get home."

Xiao Shitian was not at home, and the house had not changed much. It was still the same as it was prepared years ago. The table was still covered with the leftovers from lunch for the two of them. Zhu Xuefeng opened the basket and found a pot of stewed white meat with pickled cabbage and vermicelli, and a stir-fried pickled cabbage dumpling.

"Why are there no fresh vegetables at all? It's all cabbage. Are there no fresh vegetables at home?"

"We just came back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and there are only three kinds of newly distributed vegetables. I want to wait for my eldest brother to come back and eat them together."

Seeing that the two waiters in the kitchen had distributed a lot of vegetables using the old method, but were reluctant to eat them, Zhu Xuefeng felt quite uncomfortable and held his little sister in his arms.

"Brother is very happy, but there is no need to save it for him in the future. You two are growing taller. Second brother, remember, don't keep any fresh vegetables. Besides, Da Ya and the others will definitely have a lot, so it's really unnecessary."

"How have you been these days? Let me tell you."

The two children hurriedly chattered to their elder brother one by one about their experience of going home for the holidays. Generally speaking, everything was fine. The second uncle and sister-in-law’s family had a good harvest this year. The fish farm was built in the steel rolling mill in the name of co-construction with the steel rolling mill. With the help of Lao Zhang, a walking tractor was sent over and several large ponds were improved.

After successfully hatching the first batch in the autumn, I have barely mastered the hatching technology. Now there are estimated to be more than 3,000 large and small fry, and there are more than a dozen large adult fish, which I am reluctant to sell.

The harvest at home is also better than last year. Each family received more than 20 yuan for the chickens raised by the team, which is much better than last year.

"Divide everything you brought back."

The two children nodded, "They've all been divided. The second uncle and the third aunt also said, don't do this next time. We also raise pigs at home now, so there is no shortage of meat."

The eldest brother prepared a lot of things. Each family prepared fifteen kilograms of pork alone. There was no other way, so Niucun sent a whole one. Zhu Xuefeng couldn't refuse, so he finally bought half one and gave some to his godmother and Coach Gao. In addition, Half of it was shared by the entire hospital, but every household had a share, and each family had about three kilograms, which is quite good.

The two families don't have to worry about feed for raising pigs. Director Zhang always helps bring some feed when he goes to buy fish. Zhu Xuefeng doesn't have any other backdoors, so it's not difficult to get some feed.

"Brother, there are two more things. One is that Uncle Zou came the day after you left. He..."

With that said, the second brother went to the eldest brother's room to get the house deed. Zhu Xuefeng took it, took a look at it, and asked in surprise, "What's going on? How come Uncle Zou's house is in our name?"

The second brother was hesitant, and the younger sister carefully helped explain. It took a while before Zhu Xuefeng understood.

Uncle Zou and his wife should have come back to change their household registration, and then went to join their son. However, Uncle Zou had an extra thought. He first moved his account to Lao Zhu's house, merged the household, and then paid the house payment himself and converted it into a private house. In this way, Zhu The deed of the house was changed to the current one with three wing rooms and a side room, and finally the two people's household registrations were moved.

Looking at the house deed, I was a little speechless. The year before last, three people had been targeted for three rooms. Now the city is very nervous about housing, and many people are queuing up. Inexplicably, I have three wing rooms and a side room.

"Uncle Zou also paid for the house?"

It sounded like the eldest brother was dissatisfied, and the second eldest brother didn't dare to look into his eyes, "Uncle Zou didn't tell us. He asked for the book and went to finish it before telling me. After I found out, I had to pay him the rent."

Uncle Zou was playing a trick. Zhu Xuefeng didn't have a temper and sighed.

"Oh, that's it for now, let's leave it at that."

"Uncle Zou said that the house over there is still connected to the heating here. It would be more suitable to live together. It would be more troublesome for others to move in."

Uncle Zou did have good intentions, and before leaving at the end, he still wanted to help, but his own house did not lack such a side room, and where were the three large courtyards.

(End of this chapter)