Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 225: The Cart Inn

Car owners have high incomes and strong spending power, and are willing to spend money on food, drink and entertainment.

For the inn, these were the parents who provided them with food and clothing. Everyone in the inn had to be respectful and not dare to slack off in the slightest.

So, there is such a saying, Che Huzi entering the store is better than the county magistrate.

Gold trading refers to fortune-telling and divination, while Han trading refers to buying medicine on the ground, which can be further subdivided into several types.

Chiluanzi refers to storytellers and opera singers, while daguazi refers to performers who perform acrobatics for a living.

The rope carrier refers to the peddler who carries eight-strand ropes and the brazer who carries hard eight-strand ropes.

The people in the prime minister's mansion are referring to the beggar who sings and dances while begging for food.

These people are all from the outside world, they don’t have a fixed place to stay, and usually choose to stay in a big inn.

It can even be said that these people spend most of their time in the carriage shop throughout the year.

Of course, the most special ones are the bandits who hibernate in winter.

Most gangs in Northeast China do not have their own pavilions. After winter comes, the gangs divide the money and then find a place to hibernate, waiting to gather again in the spring of the following year.

The head manager, the four pillars and others of Lan Tou Shui Hai (extremely rich), with large sums of money in their pockets, can go to some big market towns to spend the winter and enjoy life.

Those gangsters either went home or found a big inn to stay there for the winter.

Therefore, the big inn in Northeast China is a bizarre little society where all kinds of people live and all kinds of things happen.

If you come to the inn for the first time, you will be warmly received as long as you say thank you to the owner for his hard work.

The Chen brothers were familiar with the route and led everyone to Zhao's store.

Before he even reached the store door, Chen Yunhan made a whip flower with the whip in his hand, and a crisp sound exploded in the air.

Immediately afterwards, a young man was seen running out of the gate of Zhao's store.

"Oh, Shopkeeper Chen, it's you. When I heard the whip noise just now, I guessed it was you."

"You are the one with sharp ears. You heard it as soon as I cracked the whip." Chen Yunhan laughed when he heard it.

The guys in Zhao's store are all very smart.

The coachman who came to Zhao's inn didn't need to shout when he arrived at the door. He just needed to whip the "flower whip" and the guys in the inn would be able to tell where the person was from and who he was.

"Thank you for the compliment, Shopkeeper Chen. You've worked hard along the way."

The young man smiled and saluted, then stepped forward to take the reins and whip from Chen Yunhan, and then shouted into the courtyard, "Guests are coming, tie up the horses."

A few more people ran out of the yard and helped drive the horse sleigh into the yard, unload the sleigh, tie up the horses, and feed hay.

When the innkeeper heard the noise, he hurried out and bowed to the Chen brothers.

"Hey, I haven't seen you two shopkeepers for a while. Thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you for your hard work, Manager Zhao." Chen Yunzhe and Chen Yunhan bowed in return.

It's hard work to meet each other, it must be Jianghu.

"This is our uncle, Manager Liu, and this is my brother, Manager Qu."

It is not popular to call someone "boss" these days, so when people go out, most people call the person in charge "shopkeeper".

"Hey, old shopkeeper, shopkeeper Qu, thank you for your hard work.

Come in, please. The kang has been heated for a long time. Come on and have a rest. I will ask someone to prepare the food. It will be ready in no time. "

Shopkeeper Zhao bowed quickly and led everyone into the main room.

The main house was a long row of tube-shaped rooms. Opposite the kang was a wooden stove. The boy was holding a wooden stove and constantly pounding it into the stove, which was burning very hot.

There were about ten men sitting or lying on the big kang, some of them were smoking, some were looking at small cards, some were playing Pai Gow, and it was a noisy scene.

Since Qu Shaoyang and his group were large, the shopkeeper specially arranged them to sit in an empty place at the east end.

The boy outside arranged the sled and the goods, picked up the big black teapot from the stove, and poured boiling hot tea into the big bowl. Qu Shaoyang and others took off their coats and shoes and lay down on the kang.

The kang was very hot. When I lay on it, I felt my lower back warm and it was very comfortable.

The west wing of the inn is a single room and warehouse, and the east wing is the kitchen.

At this time, the chef wearing an apron was serving out the greasy pork stewed with vermicelli.

The inn is different from the restaurant. What it emphasizes is affordability. The pork stewed with vermicelli is served directly in a bowl.

On another stove, chicken stewed with mushrooms was bubbling, and the aroma wafted out with the hot steam.

The master chef called out to a young apprentice who quickly took out the pork belly from the sauerkraut pot and cut it into thin slices on the chopping board.

The sauerkraut was also served in a bowl. There was some sauerkraut soup left at the bottom of the pot. The cut blood sausage was put into the soup to let it simmer for a while, then it was served out and poured on the sauerkraut.

The cut meat is also placed on the sauerkraut, and the sauerkraut, white meat and blood sausage dish is ready.

In the casserole, put shrimps, scallops, etc. as the soup base, and then put the chopped cabbage on top.

Put the tofu on the top, scoop a spoonful of oil, add some salt for seasoning, and simmer for a while, and the cabbage and tofu are ready.

The pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms was open, and there was a circle of two-grain dough pancakes stuck to the edge of the pot.

A woman in her forties, wearing flowery clothes, was shoveling the pancakes off one by one with a shovel.

The bottom of the pancake was golden brown and crispy with a hint of oil, and you could tell at a glance that it was very delicious.

"Shi Tou, go and shout, dinner is ready." The chef instructed a young waiter to go to the main room to inform the guests to prepare for dinner.

When the waiter shouted, the people who were playing cards and betting on money hurriedly put away their gambling tools.

A few waiters came in and put the table on the kang, and then they brought in pots of steaming hot dishes, the aroma of which hit the nose.

There are four dishes, not many in number, but they are quite affordable, and all are served in bowls and pots.

The staple food includes not only pancakes, but also white sorghum rice and rhubarb rice. You can eat whatever you want.

The sorghum wine brewed in a local pot was heated to warm. The waiter filled each person's cup with wine before leaving.

"Come on, come on, everyone, eat as much as you want.

You have worked hard on this journey, let's have a good meal tonight and reward yourself."

Qu Shaoyang picked up the wine glass and toasted everyone.

"Thank you, Boss. You've worked hard too." The others also raised their glasses and said in unison.

The liquor made from pure grains has a high alcohol content but doesn't make you drunk. After taking a sip, the heat rushes straight to your heart, just enough to dispel the remaining coldness in your body. After taking a sip, I quickly put some food into my mouth.

The chicken stewed with mushrooms is cooked to perfection, the chicken is firm but not dry, and just the right amount of softness. The more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes.

The sauerkraut, pork and blood sausage were cooked to the perfect temperature and were so tender that you could easily eat them in one bite.

The white meat is cut thinly and it shakes when you pick it up. Dip it in some garlic sauce and chili oil and put it in your mouth. It is so delicious.

"Okay, big brother and second brother, you two are good at finding a place. This restaurant may not look very impressive, but the food is really good."

Qu Shaoyang said while chewing the meat.

"That's true. We go back and forth many times a year and always stop by his house.

This Zhao's store is very attentive from top to bottom."

What is important in a big inn is that there is no shortage of ingredients in the trough, no shortage of wine in the cabinet, and no shortage of fire under the kang.

You have to know that these car owners are not short of money and have hot tempers. If you fail to take care of one of them, they will turn the table over.

The Zhao family store has become so successful, so it must have real skills.

(End of this chapter)