When a person encounters a problem that is difficult to solve, what is the best solution?
That is to ask someone with rich experience for advice, or someone you think is capable.
Just as Sun Ce told his younger brother Sun Quan before his death, if you are not sure about internal affairs, you can ask Zhang Zhao, and if you are not sure about foreign affairs, you can ask Zhou Yu.
No matter what happened to Ning Weimin, if he couldn't figure it out, he would of course have to consult his master Kang Shude.
This has almost become an instinct for him to rely on when he travels to this life.
It is also a kind of spiritual comfort that can comfort orphans.
It is a kind of happiness.
So because of the location problem, he only worried about it for two or three days, and then gave up without hesitation.
Of course, if you want something from someone, you have to express it.
What's more, the old man had a violent attack on him in the first two days.
Complaining that he wouldn't buy me a drink.
So this time, Ning Weimin made a call and asked Huang Xinyuan from the Sugar Industry, Tobacco and Liquor Company to get some "Nanhuang Chenshao" from their internal channels and give it to the old man.
To be honest, high-quality Nanhuang wine is no longer as rare as it used to be.
Since 1981, when Beijing opened its wine market to outsiders, various wineries have brought their own wines to Beijing to expand the market.
And it just so happens that recently, the director of Jimo Yellow Wine Factory brought the factory's old wine to Beijing for activities. He was banqueting guests, giving gifts everywhere, and promoting his products.
Therefore, Huang Xinyuan was not embarrassed at all, and not only happily obtained Ning Weimin's Shaoxing Yuanhong from Liang Xiaotan for fifteen years according to his needs.
He also gave him two jars of Jimo old wine for free, which was regarded as a facilitator for the favor.
You know, although the Jimo old wine belongs to the "Shandong yellow" that Kang Shude doesn't like much.
But this wine has a long history, dating back to the Warring States Period, and has been praised by several generations of emperors.
In addition, the packaging of the two jars of wine is very exquisite, and it is actually shaped like two dragons spitting beads. It looks like a high-end product at first glance.
When Ning Weimin went to get the wine, he knew that the taste of this wine must be very good, and it should be far better than ordinary Nanhuang wine.
So now he will have dignity when he goes home.
Sure enough, when Kang Shude saw that his apprentice had brought him so much high-grade rice wine, the total amount was ten liters.
I was so happy that I couldn't hide my wrinkles, and I didn't dislike the fact that Jimo old wine was "Shandong yellow". I praised Ning Weimin for his thoughtfulness.
In this way, when giving advice to his apprentice, the old man was particularly motivated and seemed to be full of conversation.
"Well, let me talk to you again today. But before I say it, I have to ask you something. Do you know that when we talk on weekdays, when people talk about going out to eat, why do they always say 'go to a restaurant'?"
Instead of getting straight to the point, the old man asked a question that seemed completely unrelated to Ning Weimin's troubles.
Needless to say, Ning Weimin was a little confused when he heard the emphasis on the pronunciation of the word "下".
First, he really didn't know the answer.
Secondly, I couldn't understand why Master wanted to go through this circle, so I could only shake my head.
The old man smiled slightly with an air of "I knew it".
Only then did the teaching mode officially start, and the conversation started completely.
"Our Beijing dialect is very particular. Almost every word has a clear distinction and cannot be used incorrectly. Take honorific names as an example. The word 'you' should be called 'you' with the heart added, and the word 'he' should be called 'he' with the heart added.
'湹', 'you' to 'you', 'them' to '怹they', all have a correspondence."
"Then it's the same when describing a place to go. For example, if you say 'go' to somewhere, it has a solemn and formal meaning. Going to school, work, Chang'an Street, this is fine. If you want to say 'go',
There's a sense of equality and relaxation. It's like going to the park, to the store, or to the cinema."
"By analogy, let's talk about the word '下' in 'go to a restaurant'. Then it becomes clear, right? This is actually similar to 'Qianlong went to Jiangnan'. It means to promote one's identity, which can reflect
It comes from people’s psychological state.”
"Of course there is an exception, and that is when the customer mentions the specific name of the store. To show respect for the store and his own modesty, he will say that he wants to go to Xiaochang Chen, go to Fried Ganzhao, go to Xiamiju, go to Xinmin Restaurant, etc.
Go to Menzhang Alley..."
Ning Weimin suddenly realized and couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey, this is really what happened. If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have thought about it. It seems that our Beijing dialect is really particular, and the details are enough for people to ponder. But... you said this
What does Duan'er have to do with me? I'm asking you about the location of the restaurant?"
Seeing Ning Weimin looking confused, the old man wished he could give him a "brain adze".
"You are eating crabs alive. You are confused and impatient. Why don't you think about it? Why do you never say 'go to a restaurant, go to a restaurant' but always say 'go to a restaurant' or 'go to a restaurant'?"
"Ouch!" Ning Weimin blinked, "You mean..."
The old man didn't bother to wait for his apprentice to ask, so he simply told the answer directly.
"I mean, eating is not a humble thing. The reason why the wording is different is of course mainly because in the past it was called 'zhuangguan' or 'qinxing', but now it is called 'catering industry', and it has to be divided into three, six and nine levels."
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"There are high ones and there are low ones, and there are big ones and there are small ones. Not to mention each has its own business characteristics. From the name, you can tell that the high and low grades are like Tang, Lou, Ju, Zhai, Hao, Ji.
.In the past, people could tell what the occasion was, what clothes to wear, and what style to behave when they went there just by hearing where they were eating.”
"The same goes for people who do business. If you want to choose a suitable place for business, of course you have to understand the differences and then consider the location according to your own conditions. You can't just be a
Silly Bangchui, isn’t that true?”
Ning Weimin now found some excitement and quickly poured a cup of tea for his master.
"Master, you are absolutely right. Otherwise, ginger is still spicier than old. Then take a sip first and then tell me slowly."
Kang Shude also felt proud now. He took a sip, touched his mouth with a radiant face, and began to talk eloquently.
"So, let's go from simple to complex. Let's first talk about what is the smallest business stall among all places to eat. What is it? A food stall. There are two types of them, one is fixed and the other is mobile.
of."
"In the past, Sheephead Horse, Tea Soup Chen, Cut Cake King, Small Intestine Chen, Wonton Hou, Pie Zhou, Bean Juice Ding, Cheese Wei, and Tofu Nao'erbai were all fixed food stalls. They were all in the market all year round.
We have fixed places to operate in temple fairs and on the streets. We continue to improve our skills and gradually retain more and more repeat customers, so we have gained such a great reputation and built a brand."
"Those who do not have a fixed place and are just mobile are not part of the mainstream. They cannot build their own brand and often walk around the streets to make a living. Many of them can only earn some hard-earned money at night. For example, those who sell hard noodle cakes
, those who bake sweet potatoes, those who sell smoked fish, those who sell donkey meat, they are all like this."
"Anyway, let's put it this way, whether it is fixed or mobile, this is the level of folk snacks. It can be operated without a house, a pick, a cart, or even a small box on your back and a basket on your arm. It belongs to the lowest level of snacks.
It’s time to buy and sell the house.”
"If there is a larger and better business unit than a restaurant, it is a restaurant. This is still a level of service to the working people, because most of them are chain stores (front stores and back stores, or store owners) run by the same family.
It doesn’t matter) or it’s a mom-and-pop shop. The business content is just daily meals, and they also receive scattered customers.”
"Of course, due to different sizes of houses and different levels of craftsmanship, restaurants naturally vary in size. Small restaurants are mostly just a front room, and the shop is narrow and can only accommodate a few dining tables. Some stoves can only be set outside the door.
.Such a small shop specializes in pasta, fried cakes, fried noodles, steamed buns, dumplings, pies, braised pancakes, screw rolls, etc. The only dishes to go with wine are cold cuts, such as pineapples, peanuts, tripe, pork liver, pig ears, and tofu.
Silk and so on."
"Although the business area of a medium-sized restaurant is larger, it does not have a stove at the door. Compared with a small restaurant, the biggest difference is that it has a dedicated kitchen and cooking. Although the number of cooking dishes is usually not large.
, usually just stir-fry shredded pork, sauté the liver tips, stir-fry three kinds of vegetables, add yellow cabbage, vinegared cabbage and so on. There are only two kinds of soup: hot and sour soup and fruit soup, especially the vegetable taste is quite salty and strong, just for rice.
But the staple food can include a few more soup noodles, fried noodles with soybean paste, braised noodles, as well as boiled dumplings and wontons.”
(Fruit soup is also called egg drop soup. Since the Ming Dynasty, people in the capital have tabooed the name of eggs because of the domineering eunuchs.)
"The larger restaurants are more fully equipped, and the halls are a little wider. Although the furniture is rough, with white stubble tables and chairs, coarse porcelain dishes, and bamboo chopsticks. But half of them can have large tables, which can seat ten or eight people at the same time.
Dining. There are a few more varieties of stir-fry dishes than at a medium-sized restaurant, but not too much. The main difference is that there are many varieties of staple food. There are not only pancakes, steamed buns, flower rolls, lazy dragons, noodles, steamed buns, dumplings, wontons, pies, and pot stickers.
, pan-fried buns, sesame cakes, fire roasts, porridge, and even tea soup.”
"In addition, in terms of business model and store space, noodle shops, steamed bun shops, sesame cake shops, porridge shops, fried goods shops, and box shops selling cooked meat should also fall into the category of rice shops. So in this mid- to low-end category
At the level of business, almost all trading names are based on 'Hao' and 'Kee'. Like Zhang Kee Restaurant, Li Kee Restaurant, Tianfuhao, Baikui Laohao, all selling Shaomai in one place.
, Quan Su Liu, who sells vegetarian dishes, and Pu Wufang, who moved from Shanghai to Beijing, are all at this level..."
Kang Shude was talking eloquently, but Ning Weimin couldn't help but scream.
"No way, old man, you said that Tianfu Hao, Du Yichu and Bai Kui are also small restaurants? Such famous time-honored restaurants..."
And his doubt immediately made the old man unhappy.
The old man blew his beard and stared, angry.
"What are you talking about? It's rare to see something strange! Let me tell you, it's famous, but it's different from the way of business and the level of quality. Don't the Beijing snacks I just mentioned have no reputation? Which one is not a time-honored brand? Should it be a rice stall or a rice restaurant?
A stall."
"Baikui has a special feature. It started as a mutton shop and was built little by little. But the name of the restaurant it became is 'Dongguangshun'. People in the capital don't recognize it, because
Baikui's roasted mutton is famous, so it has always been called 'Baikui', but the brand name 'Dongguangshun' has gradually been forgotten."
"To put it bluntly, the same is true for Biianfang and Judequan. They both started from small shops that did not sell chicken and duck on the table and later became restaurants. How do you know the real rare things? I
If I tell you, it will shock you! The current cheap shop is completely fake. It is fake and real, replacing the real one. Do you believe it or not?"
These words were really shocking, and as expected, Ning Weimin almost jumped up from his chair.
"Ah? Master, are you kidding me?"
"Look, you don't believe it, right? If you don't believe it, just ask the older people in the capital. Everyone knows that the real old store of Diianfang is in Mishi Alley. Later, it suddenly popped up because the business was so popular that it attracted people's covetousness.
Seven or eight other stores imitated it. These stores not only poached people from Bianyifang, but also replaced the word "yi" in "Bianyifang" with the word "yi" in "meaning" in order to make the fake look like the real thing. In the end, they still
It really happened. The authentic old Mishi Hutong store closed down, and several stores opened by the apprentices merged after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and today's Bianyifang was born."
The old man calmly revealed the past events of those years, and the smile on his lips could no longer be concealed.
For no other reason than to have the addiction of crushing raw melons and eggs with knowledge and age.
Take a good look at this apprentice with his mouth wide open, like a "toad spitting honey".
This is also a joy.
(Old news about Baikui's old shop and Biianfang comes from Wang Yongbin's "The Old Shop Famous in the Capital", based on the memories of old employees of Biianfang, cooking technician Su Dehai and others)
PS: The legality of the word "you" has always been a controversial issue in Chinese. Some book friends always use this issue to find fault. In fact, whether it is correct or not, it is a professional issue for linguists. Yes
This novel is not important, because academic issues only represent right and wrong, but it proves that this is a phenomenon that exists in life, otherwise there would be no controversy.
The indisputable fact is that "you" has been widely used in the lives of Beijingers since the 1930s, and the word also appeared in the works of many writers at that time. Until the 1990s, the use of "you"
The frequency has only begun to decrease year by year. And the usage of "湹" and "怀人" has disappeared from the lives of Beijingers even earlier.
This is probably related to the fact that people in the new society have accelerated pace and mobility, and need to simplify red tape.
The purpose of this book is actually to try to conform to the more real historical situation and living environment, so it is very appropriate to use "you". If those "academic experts" have opinions, it is simply like asking people to only use the official
Language conversations and writing in print. It is ridiculous to deny that people's spoken language and handwriting are as ridiculous in life. Is it just because crime is illegal that we don't admit that this is a part of real life?
This issue is specifically clarified here, and we ask the university scholars not to be picky before expressing relevant academic opinions.