Return To 1977 Chapter 313: Eat Western food

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Tang Xin'er's invitation seemed very sincere. On a hot day, she went to the Liujiayao warehouse where flies were everywhere, melon rinds and rotten vegetable leaves were everywhere. .

It is up to you to choose what is right for you in the capital, and what is suitable for you cannot be made do with. It feels like spending a lot of money, and it has the meaning of using money as money.

Hong Yanwu knew that she wanted something, so of course he would not be polite.

When he thought about it, on a hot day, except for fresh seafood, no food was in season, but in this era, it just didn't happen.

Let’s just eat Western food.

When Chen Liquan came here, he always wanted to try the Western food in the restaurant. He had promised it several times, but due to one or other reasons, he was never able to make the trip. This was just a chance to satisfy his buddy's wish.

Secondly, Chinese restaurants have a strong smell in summer. They smell like mop, rag, and sour beer, which is really off-putting. On the contrary, the Western restaurant has an elegant and clean environment, which is suitable for talking.

Speaking of the capital in 1978, since the "Dongan Market" had long been transformed into the "Dongfeng Market", the "peace" (German and French style) and "Japanese style" (as the name suggests, Japanese style) were gone. Therefore, there were only three formal Western restaurants in such a large capital at that time.

The "Jingcheng Hotel" is not open to the public. It only entertains government officials and foreign friends, and the access is strictly controlled. Therefore, there are only two other restaurants open to the public that ordinary people can patronize.

One is the "Xinqiao Hotel" located at the northwest corner of the Chongwenmen intersection, and the other is the "Jingcheng Exhibition Hall Restaurant" located at No. 135 Xiwai Street, on the west side of the Jingcheng Exhibition Hall.

The dining environment of these two Western restaurants is relatively sophisticated. Although they once sold fried noodles during the climax of the "Destroy the Four Olds", they quickly restored the supply of Western food and maintained the old style. There is style.

Of course, as far as specific situations are concerned, there are still many differences between them.

"Xinqiao Hotel" operates French-style Western food, and its decoration features imitate French luxury style.

Western oil paintings hang on the walls, and the dining table is covered with a snow-white tablecloth, with exquisite table cards and a glass salt and pepper shaker placed on it. The chairs are also soft chairs with springs, and the seat cushions and backrests are covered with beige cloth.

People in Beijing usually refer to this place as "Xinqiao'er" for short.

The "Beijing Exhibition Hall Restaurant" operates Russian-style Western food. It is an affiliated restaurant of the Beijing Exhibition Hall built with Soviet aid in the 1950s.

Because the Beijing Exhibition Hall was originally called the Soviet Exhibition Hall, the restaurant was first called the "Moscow Restaurant". The current name was actually changed after the relationship between our country and the Soviet Union deteriorated.

However, people were used to calling him by his previous name and it was difficult to change his name, so they simply called him "Old Mo'er". Fortunately, after entering the 1980s, this restaurant restored its original name, and finally it did not fall into a situation that was completely inconsistent with its name.

The composition of the diners here has another characteristic. Due to its location close to Liuli Bridge, except for a small number of people who have studied in the Soviet Union, most of them are military families from military compounds.

To be honest, in terms of the conditions of the restaurant itself, "Lao Mo'er" is much better than "Xin Qiao'er" in terms of hardware and software.

First of all, the building here was designed by the Central Design Institute of the Soviet Union, with a luxurious, elegant and magnificent style.

Waxed floors, sky-high steel windows, velvet curtains, gorgeous chandeliers, dark green bronze columns with cute owl reliefs. All this is full of strong Russian sentiment.

Secondly, due to its distinct political nature, the security level here is relatively high.

The people on duty here are all "internal security" personnel transferred from the Communist Party of China, and they even bring submachine guns to guard the basement. Many years later, they became unique guards who left their posts in the name of retired cadres

In addition, the treatment of the staff here is also extraordinary. Since the 1950s, leather shoes, material trousers, hair wax and shoe polish have been distributed here, and the waitresses also distribute perfume.

In special times, this place, together with the embassy in China, even became one of the few units receiving "special supply". Even during the ******** period, the supply was not reduced at all.

To sum up, in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, "Lao Mo'er", as the most representative red western restaurant of the times, was deeply loved by those "veterans" wearing green and yellow military uniforms. It is highly praised by people and has become a holy place for them to witness their youthful years.

In those days, these people just mentioned "Old Mo'er" as if greeting a noble and close friend, inadvertently showing a special kind of pride and complacency.

So much so that in many film and television literary works about the "movement" period created by the children of these troops, "Old Mo'er" was the most important prop and scene.

It's a pity that neither political attributes nor high-level facilities and supplies can replace the importance of humanistic culture in terms of enjoyment.

As far as the actual situation at that time is concerned, probably because of the busy location in the LC district and the high level of customers, the "Xin Qiao'er" did outnumber the "Old Mo'er", and that was where the "share" of the capital was. The largest western restaurant.

There used to be a saying in Beijing, "It takes three lifetimes to learn how to eat, and five lifetimes how to learn how to dress." This makes sense.

Because the guests who go to "Xinqiaoer" are all those who have received foreign education and experienced foreign culture, and are now called "returnees". The exquisiteness, meticulousness, and taste of these people are not comparable to those of the descendants of "military generals" who just pulled their legs out of the mud and only know how to shout and drink.

This also determines that the whole "Xinqiao'er" has the most petty bourgeois sentiment. It feels different as soon as you enter the door. The guests all have their own style, chew slowly, speak softly, and even the music is light and graceful. No song title.

In short, compared with the "Xinqiao'er" where the overall dining atmosphere is warm, elegant and unique, Dongkan's noisy "Old Mo'er" who is shouting and drinking, and the gluttonous "Old Mo'er" can be seen everywhere, looks more like a military commander The cafeteria, the so-called "clear ocean but solid earth", is much lower in level.

Taking into account the transportation distance, there is no need to guess where Hong Yanwu will choose to go.

But something unexpected happened. After Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan met "Tang Xin'er" at the door of "Xin Qiao'er" at six o'clock in the evening, while they were chatting and walking to the restaurant, the lights suddenly went out. From the outside, the entire hotel building is dark.

After asking again, the people at the hotel said that the power supply department had already informed me today that the restaurant had closed early.

No way, this is a common thing in this era. The city has insufficient power supply and frequent power outages.

In this case, the original plan will definitely not work, and the location must be changed. Now if you want to eat Western food again, "Lao Mo'er" has become the only choice.

To be honest, Hong Yanwu was not willing to go to "Lao Mo'er".

He really hates the children of the compound, let alone going to a place where the children of the military compound, the most territorially aware, gather.

Those people have always regarded "Old Mo'er" as a taboo, and they wonder what they would look like to ordinary people like them.

However, even though he thinks so himself, he cannot help but consider others.

Chen Liquan came here in high spirits today, and it can be seen that he has been yearning for the Western meal in the evening. And since he had written "blank checks" many times before, Hong Yanwu couldn't bear to dampen Chen Liquan's interest this time.

In addition, "Tang Xin'er" was also very curious and said that she had never been there herself and expressed that she wanted to experience the luxurious life of the "academy school".

In this case, both of them want to go, and Hong Yanwu can't be stubborn. When I think about it again, it’s actually just a meal.

I went to the corner to wait for a while, then left after eating. Spend money to pay bills, don’t hire anyone, don’t mess with anyone, you can’t single them out, right?

Times have changed after all. The "academic faction" has to be reasonable, right? You won't be able to hit people casually with an armed belt like before, right?

Yes, in the end Hong Yanwu nodded, and the three of them finally reached an agreement and set off for "Lao Mo".

To hurry up, they got off the nearest subway station.

There was only one subway line in this period, from Beijing Railway Station to Pingguoyuan Station. The fare was 10 cents. This was the first subway line in the country.

The three of them spent 30 cents extravagantly to sit comfortably on Nanlishi Road, and then boarded the "114" bus. Not to mention it was really fast, it wasn’t even seven o’clock when we arrived at our destination.

But it was useless to hurry up. There were so many people eating at "Lao Mo'er" that there were even twenty tables lined up.

Masters who are really familiar with the situation, they usually start early in the morning, visit the zoo first, come out at around ten o'clock, and wait for the call at the door of the restaurant. For dinner, you need to queue up in front of the restaurant before four o'clock.

But fortunately, Hong Yanwu and "Tang Xin'er" are two people with very clever minds. They had a tacit understanding with just one glance, and they went to negotiate with the person in front of them.

Within five minutes of chatting, the two of them exchanged their "number" from the hands of three young men from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who were second in line at the time, for a price of five yuan.

After the transaction was completed, Hong Yanwu even joked about "sugar heart".

"Sisters, we made a mistake. Look at the appearance of those three boys, you are dumbfounded. They kept asking about which compound you are from and trying to trick you. I It seems that you have to do this alone, let alone get the number without spending any money. Are these guys going to give you a free meal?"

But "Tang Xin'er" snorted softly upon hearing this.

"Do you think I'm stupid? Without you, I discussed it with someone who had a female companion. You should understand that this is not an advantage, it's an annoyance. I have nothing to talk to on the street and there are so many people chatting with me. . Like flies, you can't hide away. Fortunately, there is such a thing as a mask in the world..."

"I'm convinced, you really know how to praise yourself in every way. We should be honored, right? Such a cool girl takes the initiative to invite you to dinner, who has such a blessing..."

"Hey, don't believe it, I almost never invite men to dinner, only a few of them. I even invited you twice, you are really the first one..."

Looking at what he said, Hong Yanwu couldn't even think about whether he was "beautiful in his heart" or not. When a woman feels a man's pulse, it is indeed accurate.