Chapter 212: Face
When it comes to eating roast duck, it's a joke. Hong Yanwu would never really be so disgusting to Su Jin.
In addition, considering that the big restaurant is crowded, noisy, and expensive, Hong Yanwu is afraid that Zhenbian Jiangong and Su Jin will be even more embarrassed and can't let go. He simply approached and led everyone to the "Xinguang Restaurant" three or four hundred meters away.
This state-run restaurant is not on the main road, but is located at the corner of "Nanheng East Street" and "Zhuchao Street". Diagonally opposite is the "Mishi Hutong" that hides the former residence of Kang Youwei, and through this alley is the "Luomashi Street" that leads to the entrance of the vegetable market and the top of the lively "Luomashi Street".
In addition, the nearby residents are all poor people in the south, so they have no habit of going to restaurants at all. That is, when there are guests at home, adults will tell their children, "Go to the restaurant on the street to get some wine, buy a plate of pig's head meat, don't lose the money."
Therefore, it is a bit of a "wine aroma is also afraid of deep alleys".
Although the scale is okay, there are so many tables or so, and the chef's skills are not bad, he can fry a few specialty dishes, but the business has never been prosperous.
But because of this, the food is affordable, the environment is clean, and it is the doorstep, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan came to invite Bian Jiangong and Su Jin's guests, which is exactly the most suitable.
And this restaurant has an additional benefit, that is, when Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan used to work at the vegetable station, they often came to visit and used it as a canteen. They are very familiar with the waiters and chefs here.
There is definitely face here, you can drink as many nights as you want, and no one will bombard you and no one will catch up.
No, don't say anything else, as soon as Hong Yanwu pushed the door, the people inside greeted him.
"Oh, who is this, rare! Sit down, I'll bring you a pot of tea first. A little bit of a little bit of lightness?"
The first to say hello was a male waiter who ran the hall, surnamed Cui. Immediately after, the eldest sister who opened the ticket sat behind the ticket counter and was also poorly amused.
"Hey, Xiao Wu and Quanzi, I haven't been here for a while! What's the matter, your mouth is high? You can't even look down on our master's craftsmanship?"
Hong Yanwu hurriedly responded.
"Stop! Really let the master hear, grab two more handfuls of salt in the dish, count yours as mine, big sister, you just need to accumulate virtue in your mouth, next month Caishikou Cinema will stage "Tongbai Hero", I guarantee that you have two middle seats in eight rows......"
The woman smiled and was silent.
followed Hong Yanwu to touch his pocket, and took the initiative to greet the waiter who was looking for a teapot in the distance, "Xiao Cui, continue!"
"Whoosh!" a whole box of "friendship" flew through the parabola.
Needless to say, this package of "friendship" is naturally Director Wei's contribution.
The waiter named "Xiao Cui" took the cigarette in his hand and was very surprised.
It seems that the eldest sister is right, your mouth is high, and the smoke has been upgraded!"
After saying this, this kid stopped making tea. took the cigarette and went to the master to share the cigarette.
It's really early today, and there are no other people in the restaurant. Hong Yanwu didn't issue a ticket either, and led the others to sit down directly.
After a while, not only did "Xiao Cui" bring a pot of hot tea and teacups, but the master also showed up.
This is a middle-aged cook in his little forty. The surname is Lu, chubby face, quite tall and strong, like a small shadow wall. He also held a box of "Evergrande" with two cents and nine cents in his hand, and came over to give them a circle of cigarettes first, and after lighting each other, the master really reported the situation.
"I'll hide it from you, things haven't been very good these days. I'm just going to have half a fan of pork, a little chicken, and a little shrimp that is fresh. There are a few catties of beef and mutton, but the color is beginning to turn black, and the hairtail is not good, it is fine and smelly, you have to listen to me, don't order the cattle, sheep and fish. What's the matter, man, what are you going to eat......
This scene fell in the eyes of Bian Jiangong and Su Jin, which made both of them secretly speechless.
They really didn't expect Hong Yanwu to be so familiar here, just like in their own home, with such a big face.
Under normal circumstances, the service staff have nostrils facing the sky, and it is even more difficult to see a smile than to climb to the sky. It's normal to ignore it for half a day, where can I make you tea and pour water, and take the initiative to greet you?
Not to mention that the chef also came out to smoke politely, reported the situation to them so casually, and took the initiative to ask them what they wanted to eat.
It's clear that they're being treated here is over-spec. It's all for the face of Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan.
Otherwise, if this is not the case, if they come alone, they are afraid that if they want to eat something, they will have to nod their heads to these restaurant people in turn.
Of course, this is inseparable from Hong Yanwu's generosity. Other people's cigarettes are one or two, but this kid is good, and the "friendship" of five cents and four boxes is gone. didn't blink an eyelid, and promised someone else's movie ticket.
So logically speaking, it makes sense. Who doesn't like to deal with generous, cheerful people? If someone takes your advantage, how can they not be affectionate to you?
Well, it's good to be rich! It's free and easy and face-saving, everyone laughs, and the flowers bloom......
And just when Bian Jiangong and Su Jin were thinking nonsense, they heard Hong Yanwu start to greet them.
"Two brothers, don't be restrained. Say, what do you want to eat? As long as there is something here, I can take care of it! It doesn't have to be written on the wall, just need the restaurant to have the materials to make it! This master Lu has no dishes that he can't cook......
These words are in place, not only showing the importance of Bian Jiangong and Su Jin, but also praising the master. Suddenly the fat cook's eyes narrowed.
Su Jin hurriedly said, "You're welcome, you're welcome, I'm casual." ”
Bian Jiangong also said, "I'm also casual!"
But immediately after, he made a very incisive addition. "Actually, it's just pork. When we came back from Inner Mongolia, we ate beef and mutton in the pastoral area for many months, and we were hungry for pork. Even if you eat steamed buns with lard, it is a great blessing......"
These few sentences made the master laugh at once. "Then I can't just fool you with the oil......"
Hong Yanwu also smiled, and simply overstepped his behalf. I ordered eight hot dishes: "Muxi Meat", "Slippery Pork Slices", "Dry Croquettes", "Sweet and Sour Tenderloin", "Braised Pork Ribs", "Fried Chicken with Sauce", "Stir-fried Shrimp", and "Soft Fried Shrimp".
Regardless of Bian Jiangong and Su Jin, the more they listened, the more surprised they became, and they even said don't ask for more. Master Lu took a sip, threw a big towel, and went to the kitchen with a cigarette in his mouth.
followed Hong Yanwu to hand Xiao Cui a piece of "Great Unity", and asked him for a bottle of two pots, and "Xiao Cui" also followed.
These two people look like they are willing to be instructed.
This couldn't help but make Bian Jiangong and Su Jin sigh with emotion.
Bian Jiangong touched the scene, and even expressed his envy very bluntly.
"Xiao Wu, you're too polite. Hey, yes! Don't look at the temporary workers, we're not the same. I heard that not only did the foreign bank return your money, but the old house was also returned to you. Or you kid is blessed, you don't expect the salary of temporary workers at all, otherwise you can only draw through the 'Beihai', and you can't even afford the box of 'Xiangshan'. Not to mention 'friendship'......"
Su Jin didn't sound like a word, so he stopped him with words.
"You're too much if you don't drink! You live to smoke, isn't it pitiful?"
How do you know that people are poor and short-minded, and horses are thin and long-haired. Although Su Jin wants to lift the side to make contributions, but the side construction works have to go down the slope.
"What's wrong with the poorness? As long as I can come and pack 'Big Front Gate' and half a liter of loose beer every day, I'll have enough for ...... whole life."
As he was speaking of this, he heard a "stinging" sound in the back kitchen, followed by a continuous, piercing stir-fry sound. Obviously, Master Lu has already started to practice.
Bian Jiangong and Su Jin couldn't help but be attracted by this voice. When they looked up, there was a faint fire flickering in the back kitchen, and this scene almost represented a kind of heavenly happiness for them.
After a while, a plate of "Sauce Fried Chicken" and "Pork Slices" were served first.
Hong Yanwu hurriedly unscrewed the wine, and while pouring wine for a few people, Zhang Luo asked everyone to eat it while it was hot. Bian Jiangong and Su Jin couldn't care about anything else, and they filled up with chopsticks together.
In this anger, Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan didn't move their chopsticks, but the two dishes were half gone.
Wait until you touch a glass of wine. Bian Jiangong, who had initially relieved his hunger, continued.
"Xiao Wu, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I'm really a bit out of luck right now. Originally, I wanted to say that I would ask you back when I had money. But to tell you the truth, I don't even dare to brag about this cow now......"
"It's not my brother complaining to you. I really didn't expect that the day of returning to the city would be too different from what I thought. It's not just work, it's awkward everywhere. The key is that even my family's attitude towards me has changed......"
"You just say sleep. The wooden bed is really not as comfortable for me as sleeping on the clay kang covered with big felt. Not only did I have to take off my shoes and put on a pillow like cotton, but I wasn't used to it, so I put on my own clothes. I didn't expect my mother to look at it unpleasantly, so she had to pull me into this habit. He said that my clothes were dirty, and that my head slept with my clothes pillowed every day, and that I was going to get sick. But in Inner Mongolia, not only was my clothes pillowed, but my face was also facing the sheep dung plate. I haven't been sick, so it's not a fool's errand. My mother always thought I was sick, and I was forced to go to my brother's bathhouse every day to take a bath, but the old lady could still smell the smell of mutton, and she snorted when she saw me. It's all weird......"
"And eating. I'm so good at eating. One meal is equivalent to a day's worth of food for my parents, and if I go on family leave, no one will say anything. But after a long time, where did we get so many food stamps at home? I understand, my parents are bleeding from my heart when they see me eating it. I had to cut the amount of food in half automatically. But hunger is hunger. Man is not made of iron. It's okay to endure one meal, but two or three meals, my stomach can't stand it......"
"Plus, we're used to being in the open. The first few days were fine, but after a long time, I felt that the capital was too noisy. I was very aggrieved, and my heart was empty. I'm especially afraid to go to Wangfujing, Dashilar, and Xidan. So many faces, so many pairs of eyes, black and oppressive, always reminds me of the criticism meeting in the past! You know me, with a loud voice. If you are bored and panicked, you will inevitably sigh loudly and roar. Just want to get a little more oxygen. But my dad annoyed me about this, saying that I was 'making noise', and that if I had a loud voice, I would be able to win the donkey. I made him a cup of tea and put a little more tea leaves. Oh, the old man has fallen on me for all this, saying that I have degenerated into a savage and can't even make tea......"
"In fact, I know in my heart that this is because I am not leaving, unlike in the past, when I lived for a few days for a short time, it will become a long-term drag on my family in the future. So what can be tolerated can't be tolerated, who can not dislike it? If you don't say it, I'll do it even like a dog watching the porridge pot every day. If nothing else, just to pay for the family's food......"
"As for society, I have no status, and I have become a poor and earthy hillbilly. I don't even know how to buy anything, I don't queue up several times at the same time. I don't know those new gadgets, and when I go to buy things in any store, I am regarded as an old man and disliked by everyone. It's the same every time I take the bus, I am always treated as a foreigner by the conductor, and I check my ticket over and over again. After encountering this situation a few times, I never wanted to ride in the car again. Fortunately, we are used to walking on the grassland, and wherever we go, we are all "Yabugaer" ......"
(Note: Abugair, Mongolian, means walking.) )
These words are really full of bleakness and loneliness. Hong Yanwu wanted to persuade two sentences when he heard it.
But at this time, Su Jin interjected, don't look at his work so badly, he thinks about it quite clearly.
"Make meritorious contributions, and you will be content. In fact, the two of us are really good, no one can do any work? At least Aunt Bian will help. I still try to take care of the streets, and I won't be stunned. Do you know that Baozhong and Ryoko, who came back with us, are extremely immoral on the other side of the street, and they are purely confused and deceived. Yes, they were assigned a job, but the specific whereabouts were not clear, and they only vaguely said that it was the Beijing Public Utility Bureau. Baozhong and Liangzi are very happy, and they should take a bite. Then go to the study class, study the works of great leaders and the deeds of advanced people, and then inspire repeatedly. In short, you must let yourself express your position, 'do whatever the leader tells you to do', 'only the job can pick people, not people pick jobs' and so on. Then the mystery suddenly revealed, the crematorium! It happened to be the time when everyone's heads were hot, and no one could change their words for a while, so they had to go! You say, is it wrong......
The three people present were all shocked by the result.
Hey, that's a trick...... It's enough to lose!