Chapter Seventy-Four: Historical Perspective

The five yuan was really not spent in vain, Hong Yanwu and "Sugar Heart" didn't say a few words, and the waiter at the door told them that they could go in and eat.

So in the eyes of many hot-blooded young people, ignorant teenagers, or sneaky and embarrassed, or pretending to be dignified, "Sugar Heart" accompanied Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan into the brass gate together.

But when this rose-like shadow disappears, it seems to take away all the fragrance. Immediately, there were several uncontrollable, listless, and reluctant laments outside the door.

When Hong Yanwu heard it, he couldn't help laughing, and squeezed his eyes at "Sugar Heart" several times. That means you're charismatic.

"Sugar Heart" glanced at him as if he was resentful, but did not speak.

As for Chen Liquan, he didn't care about the amusement of these two people's "eyebrows and eyebrows", and he was completely attracted by the splendid decoration in the foyer.

When he was in Bincheng, although he was very familiar with the small Russian-style western-style house, it was only a concession house after all, and it could not compare with this kind of state-level palace-level building.

There are no seven-metre-high marble columns, no richly gilded chandeliers, and no such opulent, intricately carved sculptures and embellishments.

Ordinary children like him living in small bungalows have touched the same feelings as nobles like never before, and the visual impact is naturally extraordinary.

But what I didn't expect was that after walking through the foyer and turning left and stepping up the steps, I really entered a palace-like world.

As soon as you push the door, you can see that under the carved backlit ceiling, there are four large bronze pillars standing in the center like the main backbone.

There is also a rockery pool in front of the hall, which spews out fine droplets of water from time to time.

Drink! Not to mention that Chen Liquan was stunned, "Sugar Heart" couldn't take his eyes off it, and even the well-informed Hong Yanwu was a little surprised.

In fact, he is not for this level of decoration, the key is that the dining scene is called a big!

In the nearly 1,000-square-meter lobby with full lights, hundreds of square tables and long tables are full of people, except for a small number of intellectuals. Almost everywhere you can see national defense green, tussah silk military uniforms, and sea soul shirts.

In the midst of the crowd of people, pushing cups and changing lamps, the waiters are constantly pushing carts to deliver food, and their attitude is the gentleness and politeness that are most lacking in this era.

The tableware is also quite exquisite, and the cans of stuffed beef and stuffed chicken are bowled with a kind of globe-like utensils, and even a few slices of bread are served on a very regular plate.

The cutlery and teacup holders are all silver-plated with water, glowing softly in the light......

All of this is in stark contrast to all the "earth" restaurants in the capital at that time. And this unique atmosphere of the times will never be able to be completely restored in future film and television dramas.

It's really much more vivid than the scene deduced in the movie "Sunny Day", this is a complete real-time presentation!

At this glance, Hong Yanwu, Chen Liquan and "Sugar Heart" all felt that the trip was worthwhile. They were all interested, and they couldn't wait to take a few quick steps, wanting to follow the waiter to take their seats early.

It's just that life is like this, there is a good side, there is a bad side, and good things and bad things are mixed together. It's not just good or bad.

Don't look at the dining environment of "Old Moer" is so "tall". However, the problem of customer quality mentioned above also exists objectively, and it is just highlighted at this time.

The waiter led Hong Yanwu to a small side table in a corner. Unfortunately, there was a large and improvised long table next to it, surrounded by 20 young men and women, all of whom were either wearing military shirts or trousers, and at first glance they were the children of the army compound.

And they've probably been drinking for a while, and their behavior is quite eye-catching.

A few of them spoke loudly, a few of them had red faces, and all men were either holding them in their hands or holding a cigarette in their mouths, and they were ruffian, completely showing a drunken state of having drunk three rounds.

Hong Yanwu glanced at the past and knew that these people did not have few "fuel-efficient lamps", and they were in the most trouble-prone state. Both disgusted and a little worried.

Sure enough, as he imagined, all the men in this guy, as soon as they saw "Sugar Heart", they were clinking glasses and talking while swallowing clouds and spitting fog, but suddenly they fell silent one by one, and they began to squeeze their eyebrows.

Then, just as "Sugar Heart" passed by, several boys suddenly whistled at the same time.

No, this provocative meaning is too obvious. I hope that "Sugar Heart" can look at them with disgust. Just one look at them and you'll be able to talk. It's completely the old routine of "patting the mother-in-law".

But "Sugar Heart" may be smart, or she may be experienced, and she behaves unusually wisely, without any reaction, as if she didn't hear, she walked to her table and sat down with her back to them. They weren't given a chance at all.

On the contrary, Chen Liquan was a little unaccustomed to it, and couldn't help but glance back at them when he sat down.

But just at this glance, there was a follow-up.

A kid blurted out, "What do you see, where is the 'criminal photo', which of you are here?"

Hong Yanwu knows that this is the rhythm of finding fault and picking provocations!

If he wants to go to the "Jianghu incision" together, I'm afraid he will have to play with his arms in the corners outside. Even if you beat these boys and get out of the fire, the rice will be disturbed. I did it when I was sick.

So according to what he had thought about a long time ago, he didn't say anything, and only reasoned.

"Excuse me, everyone. We're not from any of them, we're here to eat. There's really no place for us, can we sit here?

This is said so politely that even the waiter can't look at it. She unceremoniously told the gang to ask them to pay attention to unity and not make trouble.

The waiters here are not afraid of the "courtyard faction", since the "movement", this place has once become a serious disaster area for public security, and later, in order to maintain order, in addition to regular security, there are also permanent police.

If there are any drunken troublemakers, they can be directly sent to the "bureau", and under strict crackdown and control, the trend of provocation and brawl will soon be stopped.

Although these young people have such and such relationships behind them, and they will be released within a few days of being caught, it is inevitable that they will be punished inside, and they will be beaten by their own father outside, which still has a great deterrent effect.

So in this way, the other side was short of words and knew that it was powerful, so it was silent, and a wave of small conflicts and crises was successfully resolved.

When all three of them are seated, the first thing to do, of course, is to look through the menu on the table.

The rules here are actually similar to those of modern fast-food chains, where the waiter can order food on their behalf, but still have to pay upfront.

Hong Yanwu knew that Chen Liquan and "Sugar Xin'er" were both curious, and they had to watch it for a while, so he politely told the waiter waiting on the side, asking her to go and get busy first, and then call her when she was good for a while.

And when the waiter happily left, he picked up a menu himself. With great interest, with the eyes of reading historical documents, Xianzai carefully read it.

The details are as follows.

Cold:

Assorted cold snacks - 1.20 yuan, prawn salad - 3.40 yuan, crab salad - 2.9 yuan, meat assorted salad - 0.70 yuan, tomato salad (current price) yuan, tomato sauce sardines - 1.00 yuan, cold ham - 1.20 yuan, cold beef - 0.90 yuan, cold sour fish - 1.30 yuan, semi-smoked** - 0.60 yuan, hard smoked ** - 0.70 yuan, cheese - 1.00 yuan, pickled cucumber - 0.35 yuan, butter - 0.20 yuan, jam - 0.15 yuan, bread (1 tael) - 0.06 yuan

Soups:

Assorted beetroot soup - 0.55 yuan, capital beetroot soup - 0.77 yuan, clear soup egg - 0.50 yuan, clear soup mushrooms - 0.60 yuan, clear soup chicken shredded ham - 0.65 yuan, creamy chicken fillet mushrooms - 0.90 yuan, creamy chicken offal soup - 0.65 yuan, cream crab broth - 1.65 yuan, creamy prawn soup - 2.00 yuan, mixed meat soup - 0.90 yuan, creamy tomato soup - 0.55 yuan

Hot dishes

Braised prawns in oil - 3.20 yuan, fried fish - 1.10 yuan, cream grilled fish - 1.90 yuan, cream grilled mixed mix - 1.60 yuan, fried beef fillet side dish - 1.20 yuan, curry beef - 1.30 yuan, ground beef steak egg - 1.40 yuan, braised mutton - 1.40 yuan, French tonkatsu - 1.60 yuan, three fresh stuffed pork rolls - 1.80 yuan, fried small mud sausage side dish - 0.80 yuan, fried pork tenderloin skewers side dish - 1.70 yuan, home-style meatloaf side dish - 0.95 yuan, Meng Linge chicken - 2.50 yuan, roast chicken with side dishes - 0.95 yuan, stewed chicken - 1.90 yuan, mushroom scrambled eggs - 1.20, roast pork side dish - 1.00 yuan, red braised beef - 1.30 yuan, assorted egg fried rice (three taels) - 0.70 yuan, rice (1 tael) - 0.03 yuan

Dim Sum Drinks:

Pineapple in syrup - 0.80 yuan, lychee in syrup - 0.80 yuan, red cherry in syrup - 1.20 yuan, ice cream chocolate shaosi - 0.50 yuan, cream cake - 0.25 yuan, layer crisp dim sum - 0.30 yuan, coffee - 0.40 yuan, black tea - 0.15 yuan, cold coffee - 0.40 yuan, iced coffee with ice cream - 0.60

It should be said that the Western food menu in front of me is quite simple. The folded pages are not in English, there are no pictures or any text descriptions, and they are very local.

Just from the name of the dish, it can be seen that the localization has been very serious, and there is no possibility of producing authentic Russian cuisine.

Relatively speaking, the "Lao Mo" patronized by Hong Yanwu after his career in his previous life seems to be closer to pure Western food.

At least, when he went to "Old Moer", some of the current dishes were mutated into names such as "mimosa salad", "Russian-style cold sour fish" and "Kiev-style butter chicken roll", which seemed more exotic. There are also well-known Russian specialties such as vodka and caviar that can be consumed.

At the same time, for some reason, he made a special discovery.

The most sentimental signature dish, "Braised Beef in Cans", cannot be found on this menu, and the only similar ones are "Braised Mutton" and "Braised Chicken".

From this point of view, I am afraid that those who swear to boast about how they were in "Old Moer" back then still have a lot of water injection in their words.

Either you don't visit very often, or you come here later. Otherwise, you won't get the name of such an important dish wrong.

From this point of view, the truth that has been covered up in history is really unknown.

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