Return To 1977 Chapter 125: Return happily
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The "Judequan" roast duck of the 1970s is by no means the deceptive electric roast duck of later generations. It is still made from the "Beijing stuffed duck" at the foot of Yuquan Mountain and roasted in a jujube wood hanging oven.
So he really lived up to Hong Yanwu’s diligent introduction, and he really lived up to his reputation. The sliced duck skin is so crispy and brown that it melts in your mouth and is irresistibly fragrant. The hot pancakes are rolled together with roast duck sauce, scallions and roast duck. It is simply delicious.
In the following time, everyone drank happily and shook their cheeks again and again. There was not a single bit left of the two roast ducks, and they all went into everyone's stomach.
"Xiaobaizi" ate the most happily, eating six rolls of duck. In the end, his belly was so round that he lay half-way on the chair and couldn't move.
But just like this, he still has endless aftertaste. He kept mumbling, "It would be enjoyable if I could eat roast duck every day. I'm afraid that once I become the emperor, my good life will end like this."
After hearing this, Hong Yanwu immediately answered and joked. "If you want to be the emperor, it will be easy. In the future, won't you just open your own business?"
And the sunshine will be bright. As soon as I heard this, "Xiaobaizi" really started to think freely.
"If that's the case, I'll have one at noon and one at night. I'll have something light in the morning, just the 'duck fat custard'..."
Such silly remarks naturally aroused everyone's laughter. Su Xiu couldn't help but say, "Then you are not a capitalist yet? But be careful of the working class coming to settle accounts with you."
But a joke is a joke, and if you don’t believe it, you don’t believe it. Those who were present at that time never imagined that when the time entered the 1990s, "Xiaobaizi" would actually become the owner of a roast duck restaurant, and the brand name would be "Duck Emperor".
And because there are branches all over the capital and business is extremely prosperous, the brand of another famous roast duck restaurant that should have appeared in the same era has completely disappeared.
Unfortunately, by that time, the reborn "Xiaobaizi" no longer took roast duck seriously. He only ordered one once in a while to "reminisce about the bitter and sweet", remembering the first time he had roast duck with Hong Yanwu.
Good food goes with good wine. At this meal, everyone not only ate well, but also drank happily.
Not only Hong Yanwu, Chen Liquan and Song Guofu drank the entire bottle of "Wuliangye". The bottles of beer and a bottle of "Osmanthus Chen" were also listed by several other people.
At the end of the day, Song Guofu was still a little unfinished and decided to have another bottle.
But when Hong Yanwu saw Master Meng yawning and Hong Yanru and Su Xiu blushing from drinking, he shook his head and refused.
"As the saying goes, drinking without being drunk is the best. Being lustful without being messy is a hero. Don't take ill-gotten wealth. Be patient and let others take care of themselves. 'Big preserved fruit', you see Master Meng has been tired for a day, It's the first time my sister and Xiu'er have drank so much. You'll have to send Fang Ting home soon, so let's light up the firecrackers. If you want to drink, we'll have plenty of opportunities. ”
Song Guofu was a good-tempered man. Seeing that Hong Yanwu was really unwilling and what he said made sense, he stopped forcing it.
But by now, after a day of contact, their relationship has reached a point where they can be called casually, and they can indeed be regarded as friends. So he just smiled and said, "Okay, Xiao Wu, we've agreed, you can come find me when you have time. Building 1, Pingyuanli, Unit 201."
Hong Yanwu smiled slightly and remembered the address in his heart. "Definitely."
At this point, no one said anything more, just packed up their things and prepared to leave. Unexpectedly, it was time to say goodbye, and Hong Yanwu actually gave everyone another surprise - he made twelve duck racks from the kitchen at once.
The so-called duck frame is the skeleton of a duck. When eating roast duck in a roast duck restaurant, if the customer buys a whole roast duck, then according to the rules, the duck rack should also be given to the customer to take away.
In fact, because the chef slices the roast duck, he only selects the most essential and easy-to-cut local slices. Therefore, there is often a lot of bone-in meat left on the duck rack. This kind of meat is the most fragrant and is very nutritious when you take it home and make soup.
But in those days, ordinary people rarely had the opportunity to eat roast duck, and even if they occasionally tasted it, they didn't understand the rules of taking back the duck rack. As for those who often eat, this kind of situation is basically an official banquet, and it really doesn't look good to carry two duck racks back after eating.
So in this way, as many roast ducks as sold in the "Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant", there are basically as many duck racks left, and naturally all the waiters and chefs have become "foreign". (In native language, it refers to eating leftovers or using leftovers. At first, "Yangluo'er" only referred to foreign goods, but later it was used in general.)
For this reason, the hotel has also issued a policy that duck racks can be taken away. However, considering the situation of the people at that time, once it is widely advertised, I am afraid that this little duck will soon be in short supply. Therefore, for the sake of internal interests, this rule was kept secret. Only family members of internal employees and a few people know the inside story, and they often come to get some benefits.
As for Hong Yanwu, he would not forget to ask for his own duck rack when he left. Unexpectedly, the waiter said that the duck rack he wanted to have was only fifty cents each.
It’s not easy to eat more meat these days. So when he heard that there was such a good thing at no cost, Hong Yanwu paid five yuan and bought ten more in line with the principle of "don't take advantage of the **** when you have an advantage".
Back then, every household didn’t have a refrigerator, so of course Hong Yanwu couldn’t eat it if he bought so many duck racks. His purpose is actually to share the benefits, everyone who came today will have a share. In addition, he is also thinking about the neighbors in the east courtyard.
And his "wise and powerful" decision was immediately heartily welcomed by everyone. Except for Fang Ting, who was afraid of "losing face" (a dialect that means losing face) and refused to accept it, everyone else accepted it happily. Song Guofu asked for one, and Master Meng took two.
As for "Xiao Baizi", because of his family's situation, Hong Yanwu not only gave them two duck racks, but also selected a lunch box of his favorite "diced duck with green pepper" from the few meat dishes he planned to take home. Give it to him, and let him take it home to give it to his old man and his sister. Because of this, "Little Baizi" was so moved that she could not speak, and her eye circles turned red again.
In this way, after the duck racks were assigned, everyone walked out of the "Beijing Roast Duck Restaurant" with numerous oil paper cattail bags in hand. And this sumptuous dinner left a very deep impression on everyone who was satisfied with it. Especially "Xiao Baizi", Hong Yanru and Su Xiu, they can always think of the excitement and joy of this roast duck for a long time.
When he went back, Hong Yanwu considered that there were many people and he was afraid of dirtying the director's car, so he declined Song Guofu's invitation and stopped using Master Meng's car. Instead, he took the other people and chose to take the bus home.
But he didn't expect that during this short meal today, he had already left a great impression on the director's driver, Master Meng. While driving back, Master Meng still maintained considerable interest and chatted with Song Guofu about his situation.
"Guofu, your friend named Xiaowu is really good. He knows how to advance and retreat, is polite, not only talkative, but also funny. He looks younger than you, but he is considerate in all aspects, and he is very good at dealing with people. He has a way. If he hadn't said that his family used to run a restaurant, I would have thought he was a 'capitalist roader' ("capitalist roader" is the abbreviation, and the full name is "the people in power who take the capitalist road", which refers to the movement "He is the child of a leading cadre who was defeated for committing adultery. This kid is going to enter the officialdom, and he will probably be able to hold an official position in the future..."
"I also think he is a good person. He is a friend, loyal, and knows everything. I used to think he could fight? But Master Meng, you didn't see him today. He beat nine people each. That's a lot of fun..."
"Haha, it's all up to me. If I hadn't sprained my ankle, I wouldn't have let you be bullied by bad boys. Fortunately, you still have such a friend, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain to Bureau Song. . In fact, if you think about it this way, I have to thank him. I really didn’t expect that this guy is a talented person in both civil and military fields.”
"What? Master Meng, don't think too highly of him. In fact, he doesn't even have a formal job, what future can he have?" Fang Ting suddenly interjected, and she didn't know why. He wasn't very happy to hear others praise Hong Yanwu.
"I don't have a job, hey, it doesn't really matter. As long as I have connections and my friends are willing to help, sometimes, it's just a matter of words..."
Master Meng smiled and glanced at the rearview mirror in the car. He nodded calmly, taking the opportunity to help Hong Yanwu.
Sure enough, Song Guofu's expression changed, as if he had thought of something.
But at this moment, Fang Ting stepped in again as if she didn't want to see Hong Yanwu.
She said rather disdainfully, "It's useless to have help. That kid came back from Chadian, and just because of the fight, he even lost his household registration in the capital. If you want to find a job, let's solve the household registration problem first... ”
When Master Meng heard this, he couldn't say anything else. Just say haha and pass by.
But Fang Ting didn’t know what illness she had, so she kept talking about it, and started to scold Hong Yanwu, saying that this guy didn’t feel bad for spending other people’s money, and that he didn’t take advantage enough. Today, he was using Song Guofu’s money as a favor, and he was eating and drinking. He bought good cigarettes and good wine in return, and took Song Guofu as the wrongdoer. From now on, Song Guofu must be careful about Hong Yanwu, and don’t let this kid take advantage of him and get addicted to it."
And just when Master Meng and Song Guofu were very embarrassed and frowned, she refused to let him go and asked Song Guofu how much money he spent.
What neither Fang Ting nor Master Meng expected was that Song Guofu became anxious when he heard this, and instead gave them an absolutely unexpected answer.
"It's Hong Yanwu's money today. This meal is more than forty. I originally wanted to pay for it, but he refused to let me go. He also told me that making friends cannot be maintained by spending money alone. That would be just fair-weather friends... …”
As soon as these words came out. Fang Ting and Master Meng couldn't help being surprised.
But on the contrary, for a while, no one spoke in the car.
The three of them looked out the car window and looked at the road illuminated by the street lights, falling into an unusually silent atmosphere. Although at this time, they were all thinking about the same person, they each had different feelings in their hearts.