Return To 1977 Chapter 499: Baotian’er
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In fact, the scenery here is very beautiful with mountains on its back and water on its side, surrounded by verandas. There is indeed something special about dining.
Whether you are sitting in "Yilantang" or "Daoningzhai" to eat. You can look north to the lake, cruise ships, Wulong Pavilion and Xiaoxitian, and your eyes will be filled with splendor.
So Hong Yanwu and the others were completely willing to spend money to be slaughtered and treated the same as foreigners.
Usually they order meat dishes such as "catch and stir-fry" and vegetarian dishes such as "mushrooms and cabbage sum", and then eat "minced pork pancakes", "pea yellow", "aiwowo", etc. with "hazelnut sauce". Palace snacks like "kidney bean rolls". After that, after eating and drinking, you can go to "Beihai Park" in a leisurely way.
If they are particularly interested, they can also imitate the artistic conception of the song "Let's Swing the Oars", rent a boat and go boating on the lake, pick lotus flowers and lotus pods, and see lake ducks and water birds.
Or just find a secluded place by the lake, chatting, playing cards, and having a lost sleep under the weeping willows with the lake breeze blowing.
A hot afternoon can easily pass by.
As for "Zhongshan Park", although there are teahouses on all sides, the "Laijin Yuxuan" in the east is the most famous.
How famous is this place? Some people say it was the State Council during the Republic of China.
Although this is a joke, it is not an exaggeration. Because if there is one place in the capital city during the Republic of China where celebrities from all fields have left their footprints, then it is "Laijin Yuxuan".
The president, prime minister, ministers-general, deputy ministers and other military and political figures of the Republic of China, as well as countless figures in the cultural, financial and industrial circles, almost all of them who have been to the capital have come to Jinyuxuan.
Zhang Henshui wrote "The Cause of Laughter" here, and Lu Xun also translated "Little John" here.
If you ask them what they love, it’s nothing more than the environment here.
The teahouse of "Laijin Yuxuan" is unique in style. This place is very close to the front door and covers a large area. There is a shed in the front and a shop in the back.
Next to the canopy are ancient locust trees, along with carved beams and painted buildings, reflecting the blue sky in the distance and the red wall in the distance. There is always a gentle breeze. Not only is it a good place to escape the heat, but it is also the best place to see flowers, listen to cicadas, enjoy the cool air, and talk at night.
For decades, there have been teahouses, rattan tables and rattan chairs under the iron canopy in front, basically maintaining the same layout.
But it has to be said that today's dishes are really not as exquisite as in the past when Chinese and Western food were alternately served. In addition to beer and soda, you can only buy cold dishes such as sausage platters, cucumbers, and preserved eggs.
Fortunately, the most famous "winter vegetable buns" have finally been preserved.
The fillings in this kind of steamed buns are cooked meat fillings and winter vegetables, which are slightly sweet. The dough is also well-frozen and not wrinkled, just like a steamed bun. Just for this bite, there are many tourists who come here specifically to buy it.
Actually, to be honest, although this aspect is a bit regretful, it is precisely because of this that the consumption of "Laijin Yuxuan" is very close to the people at this time.
Two cents for a pot of incense tablets, and four free small plates for takeout. You can also borrow newspapers and magazines, which is very considerate and basically everyone can afford it.
But ordinary people just don't go. Besides being reluctant to part with the two cents, they are also shackled by their concepts and always feel that it is not the place they should go.
So Hong Yanwu and the others were able to catch him comfortably.
Usually, they look down on the simple dishes at "Lai Jin Yu Xuan". Before coming, they often have to go to the "Quan Su Zhai" in Wangfujing to queue up to buy some "Vegetarian Mix" and "Vegetarian Chicken", and then go to " Puwufang" to buy some sauce duck and barbecued pork. Then he came back with a few cattail bags.
At "Laijin Yuxuan" they only have cold beer, cucumbers, preserved eggs and steamed buns with winter vegetables. Then I sat under the shade of a tree, opened the cattail bag, drank cold beer, and treated this place like a food stall.
They will not leave until the meal is over. After clearing the table, I took some newspapers and leaned back on the big wicker chair.
At this time, the red sun is scorching, the locust trees are covered with shadows, and no whispers can be heard, but the cicadas are chirping "rustle", which comes with a strong force, and the waves of sound waves can make people float up.
It won’t be long before everyone will squint their eyes and fall asleep.
When I woke up, I felt energetic and thirsty. At this time, you need a pot of tea, which is the real time to drink tea and read the newspaper.
By the time I finished reading the books and newspapers, I had almost finished drinking tea. Maybe after walking around in the park, we can go back home.
Buy your food before the rush hour to avoid queuing. After arriving home, Hong Yanwu and "Tang Xin'er" must first pull up the roller blinds that were put down in the east wing during the day. Then take a shower and cool down.
There is no rush for dinner. The two of them usually cook it together while chatting and joking.
When there is shade under the Western Wall, they will move in bamboo chairs and small tables, turn on the radio, and sit together to eat the home-cooked meals that every household makes.
"Stand out yellow vegetables", "shoot cucumbers", "explode pickled old melons", "mix tofu with spring onions", put a piece of bought pancake on it and drink some mung bean soup.
Or maybe it’s the packaged “winter vegetable steamed buns” paired with the “cilantro and winter melon soup”.
There is nothing to fault, no matter how simple and ordinary the food is, this feeling of living at home is what Hong Yanwu and "Tang Xin'er" like.
After meals, Hong Yanwu would often pick up household items and water the flowers and plants in the yard because the weather was too hot. After finishing this work, no matter whether it was dark or not, he and "Tangxin'er" would not go into the house, but would still enjoy the coolness in the courtyard until late at night.
To be honest, although there is nothing to do, this kind of leisure is what Hong Yanwu likes most. There is also a lot of fun.
For example, sitting in the courtyard, listening to the chirping of the insects "Kaspidor" and "Golden Bell", and watching the bats flying very low.
For another example, I watched "Tang Xin'er" pound the nail polish with alum and dye her nails red one by one.
Or maybe he would tell one or two indifferent jokes that made "Tang Xin'er" cover her mouth and laugh.
Or watch "Tang Xin'er" weave a delicate little flower basket from the locust flowers on the locust tree outside.
And when night falls, the scene in the small courtyard is really beautiful.
The shadows of the flowers in the melon shed were replaced by the watery moonlight. A little starlight shines in the melon leaves. They were all fireflies, just like stars falling from the sky.
Although there is no wind at all in the hottest season, the hostas under the wall are still proudly blooming, and the fragrance still comes from the night.
At this time, "Tang Xin'er" is also the most beautiful, her arms gently shaking the fan, and her exposed ankles are dyed brightly by the moonlight.
If he couldn't help being emotional, Hong Yanwu would pick off a hosta flower and put it in "Tang Xin'er's" hair.
Unfortunately, "Tang Xin'er" didn't appreciate it, so he took it off, smelled it, and put it on the table.
"Don't waste my flowers, let alone bring them at night. Who do you think I am?"
Hong Yanwu could only apologize, "What are you talking about? It's not tuberose, it's hosta..."
Suddenly he remembered something and couldn't help but touch "Tang Xin'er"'s belly.
"By the way, wife, how are you doing recently? Do you feel anything? My Teacher Chang and Teacher Gu gave birth to a big fat boy. I thought, we are better than them at our age. , everyone is fighting for their breath, we can’t lose to them..."
"No! What are you thinking..."
Although "Tang Xin'er" blushed with shame, she would not push away Hong Yanwu's hand rubbing her belly.
Because becoming a mother is also a woman’s vague expectation...