Return To 1977 Chapter 346: 氤氲
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The first time Hong Yanwu’s parents met was in the late autumn of 1936. At that time, the lotus flowers in Shichahai had long withered, but the fragrance of golden osmanthus in Dongyue Temple was still strong.
On the same day, Shou Jingfang asked Hong Lu to listen to the afternoon play. Since it was still early, he suggested going to Longfu Temple to go bird-watching during the "red bird season" (commonly known as autumn is the peak season for bird markets). city.
At that time, the time and place of the bird market in the capital were not fixed, and were mostly attached to temple fairs. The bird markets took turns starting from the third day of the lunar calendar every month.
The third day of the lunar month is Tutu Temple, the fourth day is Flower Market, the fifth and sixth day is Baita Temple, the seventh and eighth day is Huguo Temple (commonly known as the West Temple), the ninth and tenth day is Longfu Temple (commonly known as the East Temple) , the following is analogous to the thirteenth, twenty-third, fourteenth, twenty-fourth and other days. Among them, the bird market at Longfu Temple was the most prosperous. Later, it was extended by two days on the first and second days of the lunar month, and there was no longer a missing day in January.
Of course Hong Lucheng knew Shou Jingfang's unique hobby in toys, and he was afraid that if he didn't go with him, he would complain for several days, so he readily agreed.
Unexpectedly, the two of them hired two rickshaws and just walked to the west entrance of (Nv Nai) Zi's Mansion when black clouds suddenly floated over their heads. Amidst the lightning and thunder, it rained heavily in an instant.
It was raining and windy, and the whole street turned completely white in an instant. The felt awning that came with the rickshaw couldn't even cover it.
Since God is so disrespectful, let alone the bird market, I definitely won’t have time to visit. Hong Lucheng and Shou Jingfang would have been soaked in water.
Fortunately, Hong Lucheng got wise in his anxiety and remembered that his "Jinlan Zhai" was nearby, so he quickly ordered the two cars to go west to Donghua Gate.
In addition, the two coachmen were really running in the white rain without hesitation. This prevented them from getting completely soaked.
I gave the two coachmen twice the fare. As soon as they entered the shop, Shou Jingfang praised Hong Lucheng for his intelligence.
Because if you really go to another place to take shelter from the rain, let’s not talk about it until it’s too late. Even if you arrive, you will just take shelter from the rain, but "Jinlanzhai" is different. This is a good place to eat and drink.
For the shopkeeper of "Jin Lanzhai", the arrival of the young master of the young master and the eldest son of the Shou family is tantamount to the presence of two superstars. Naturally, he must be warmly entertained and fawned over.
The shopkeeper not only greeted the waiters and quickly brought tea, but also lit a fire in front of the hall to dry clothes for the two of them. In addition, he also asked the oven manager at the back to make two special contributions as soon as possible.
That is the pastry shop only owned by the Hong family, and only regular customers can enjoy a kind of pastry - "Eight Treasures Urn Stove".
The name of the "Eight Treasures Cylinder Stove" sounds quite bluffing, but to put it bluntly, it may disappoint many people. Because it is actually a filling-free round cake made by reassembling confectionery residues.
However, it does have its own unique features that make it the "Eight Treasures".
Having mentioned this, we have to talk about the traditional pastry shops in Beijing. The Hong family sells all Manchu-style pastries, which are very different from Southern-style and Western-style pastries.
The Manchu people call dim sum "祽饽", and the dumpling shop is also called "Dazi Dumpling Shop". There are Saqima, Baiguohua cake, hibiscus milk cake, fine small dumplings, puff pastry, cream Wuta, this kind of "Dazi pastry", mostly uses honey, ghee, cream and various nuts.
So it is precisely because of the fusion of these various and high-quality scraps that the fired food will be long-lasting, soft, delicious, and extremely sweet.
Especially for a newly-baked hot-plate stove, the fragrance can be smelled a mile away, so there are many people who "dismount after smelling the fragrance" and those who are introduced to the door by the fragrance.
But the Hong family’s pastry shop doesn’t sell this kind of thing. Free gifts are given to those who come specifically and regular customers who catch up. By chance, you can eat it for free, but you can't buy it even if you want to.
The Hong family's intention is very clear. It is not for anything else but to gain popularity at the expense of small profits. As a result, these dim sum dregs, which were originally worthless, not only promoted the reputation of the Hong family's business, but also won the lasting favor of many new and old customers.
Of course, with their status as Hong Lucheng and Shou Jingfang, they have special conveniences for this kind of good fortune. Arrive at any time, be available at any time. Not within limits. How else could it be said that it was a private business?
But no one expected that just when Hong Lucheng and Shou Jingfang took a sip of hot tea and were baking clothes around the stove. It happened that two more women came in outside the door and were quite embarrassed by the rain.
One is a 28-year-old girl with beautiful appearance wearing foreign student clothes, and the other is a middle-aged woman in her thirties or forties. From the looks of it, you can tell that they are a lady and her maid.
Sure enough, the maid greeted the shopkeeper. It was said that they came out of Zhongshan Park and caught up with the rain on the way home. Who would have thought that their car broke down halfway again and they had no choice but to come in to take shelter from the rain. I would like to ask the shopkeeper to make a cup of hot tea for their lady.
After saying this, Hong Lucheng stood up and agreed without waiting for the shopkeeper's reply. This is the consistent principle of the Hong family's business. Harmony brings wealth, and people's popularity comes first.
And before the tea was served, Hong Lucheng gave up his chair and invited the lady to sit near the fire to warm up.
The young lady was a little shy at first, but she couldn't help but the loyal servant tried to persuade her again and again, fearing that she would be ill and unable to explain herself when she returned home. Hong Lucheng was kind again, so he declined several times, and finally came over with a blushing face.
But when she sat closer and loosened the wet braid from her head, Hong Lucheng's heart jumped violently uncontrollably.
Because the lady’s long thick braid hangs down to her heels. The thick black hair set off the young lady's shy face, making her look like a peach blossom stained with dew.
The glass hazy with water vapor, the aroma of the freshly baked "Eight Treasures Stove", and the lady's delicate figure, a long braid, are full of "looking at Penglai in the distance, half covered by clouds, half covered by haze" artistic conception. It also made a picture with ancient and warm colors appear in his mind.
Although he couldn't look directly at her due to politeness and the differences between men and women, he still felt an uncontrollable attraction.
He suddenly understood something in his heart: if a woman's profile is beautiful, then she can be considered a real beauty.
The profile of this lady is very beautiful.
On this day, Hong Lucheng's subsequent behavior was somewhat abnormal.
He was originally able to answer questions and was very good at building relationships with customers, but he kept talking and would only let the "eight-treasure cylinder stove". He actually stumbled over his words and acted clumsily, as if he was a different person. It doesn't match his fair face, slim body, and beautiful appearance.
And I have to say that girls are very sensitive. The young lady seemed to sense something. She glanced at his face and instantly turned red.
Then she tasted a piece with great reluctance, thanked her politely, and then turned away embarrassedly. Through the glass, I just watched the rain on the street causing blisters on the street, and the water under the eaves flowed into a line.
As for the other people in the room, the shopkeeper was concentrating on checking the accounts. Shou Jingfang and the servant girl were all focused on the food, chewing away in confusion.
It didn’t take long for the two plates of “Eight Treasures Stove” to enter their stomachs.
When the rain stopped and the sky cleared, the lady bought two boxes of hibiscus cakes and saqima from the shop to take away as a reward for the hospitality.
But in addition to the two foreign dollars, she also left Hong Lucheng with the feeling of lovesickness that "will ruin a lifetime and make you haggard, only for a few evenings."
The young lady’s beautiful face was something that Hong Lucheng would never forget. For a long time, he almost always wrote words similar to “Pure as pure as a chrysanthemum in nine autumns.”
I don’t know how many paintings I have painted with a background of vapor glass. In front of the glass there is the back of a beautiful woman. Of course, there are also three or two sand fruits or a sleeping cat, and even a twisted diseased plum.
From then on, he, who had always been immersed in family business, became uneasy and began to go to Zhongshan Park and "Jinlan Zhai" frequently.
When he arrived at the shop and asked a few questions about the business, he would just sit in front of the glass window and look at the street scene, often drinking a cup of tea into water. Looking at the "eight treasures stove" on the plate, I was stunned.
He didn’t know what was wrong with him or what to do. He just felt that other than this, it was even more difficult to understand the annoyance in his heart...
In fact, he himself knows very well that in this era where most personal marriages are only approved by parents, it is almost impossible for one to decide the fate of marriage.
But it was this chance encounter, an unexpected coincidence, that made him desire his first desire for the opposite sex.
The longing and longing he had never experienced before made him begin to believe in the saying "a thousand miles of marriage is tied by a thread", which prompted him to start looking for that lady with a kind of stubborn persistence.
Only relying on the hope of good luck and without knowing any relevant information about the young lady, he hoped that Yue Lao could tie the red thread between him and the young lady.
However, maybe fate is really destined. Who will be in the same family as whom has already been arranged by fate. Hong Lucheng's immature hope actually changed because of his persistence.
As time passed, the shopkeeper of "Jin Lan Zhai" couldn't stand it anymore.
Seeing Shaodong's family getting thinner and gloomier, he actually understood why. So, I told the truth in private. He told Hong Lucheng the identity of the young lady, Wanyan Yunlin, the eldest lady of the East Mansion of Wanyan's family in Banmuyuan.
She also said that her father has passed away and now she only has a widowed mother and one brother. Although they are close relatives of Wanyan Lixian's family in Xifu, they don't move around very much.
Because the old lady Guarjia, the head of the family, was born in a noble family, she was always decisive and clear in doing things. Her self-esteem and self-confidence were full of violence and authority. She was not easy to communicate with, and the family tradition was extremely strict.
The shopkeeper's original intention was actually to say that the gap between the two families was too big. The Tianhuang noble family originally despised merchants, and now there was a barrier to the Hong family's attachment to the new rich. It would be difficult for the two families to become in-laws no matter what. He thought that he could make the young master's family change their minds, so he gave up on this idea.
But Hong Lu accepted it. Although he had some worries in his heart, he couldn't help but feel helpless. On the contrary, he was extremely happy to know the whereabouts of Yi Ren, and then he made up his mind to try his best to take the initiative and fight for his own happiness.
In this way, love at first sight, which seems a bit cliché nowadays but is quite real, really became a lifelong opportunity for Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin to hold hands.