Chapter 155 Chang'an Restaurant
"Let's go, Uncle, I'll treat you to a nice meal today. You've already taken the trouble during this time." Li Wen pulled Director Sun and walked to the bus nearby.
"Why don't we take the bus to have a meal? Isn't there a restaurant next to this unit?" Curator Sun asked doubtfully.
"I asked you to have a good meal today, so I must go to a good place. Uncle Sun, where do you think the food is best in Chang'an City?" Li Wen said with a smile.
"Of course it's Chang'an Restaurant! That place is high-end." Before Director Sun could speak, the citizens waiting for the bus had already spoken.
"Haha, this comrade is right, just go to Chang'an Restaurant for a good meal." Li Wen smiled and nodded.
"What! Going to Chang'an Restaurant? You have money to burn, right?"
"That place, I went to have a meal with the army leaders once in 1949. Good guy, one meal cost me a month's salary." Director Sun beside him was furious.
Chang'an Restaurant can be regarded as the signature hotel in Qin Province. It was built during the Republic of China. It is an internationally renowned hotel and a national-level protected unit.
Chang'an Restaurant is famous for its Qin cuisine. Since the establishment of the restaurant, the folk song "Eastern bells and western drums, blue dragons and white tigers, hot coriander soup, Chang'an Restaurant" has been spread throughout the world.
Since the Republic of China, countless domestic and foreign leaders and celebrities have visited here. The world-famous Peace Banquet was held here.
"Uncle Sun, I haven't been to Chang'an Restaurant yet! I just saw in newspapers and magazines that leaders often invite foreign guests here. Since I'm here today, I must go and see it."
"An ordinary banquet at Chang'an Restaurant costs more than 20 yuan. But the food there is really good. A meal for the two of you should be enough for 10 yuan." The uncles waiting for the bus at the side said.
He spoke.
"Let's go, Uncle Sun. Eating is the second most important thing. The most important thing is to experience the atmosphere of eating at Chang'an Restaurant. It's a great experience. I'll treat you and I promise you won't have to pay for it." Li Wen joked with a smile.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. You guys have already said this. If I don't go, I won't appreciate you anymore." Director Sun also felt itchy when he heard that he was going to Chang'an Restaurant for dinner.
Didi, the bus just arrived at the stop, and people began to crowd around and get on the bus.
This bus is no different from what Li Wen saw at the county bus station. They both have a large reactor on the back. The only good thing is that it is relatively new.
At this time, the buses all had special toll collectors to sell tickets. Li Wen didn't know where to get off at Chang'an Restaurant, so he asked the conductor.
The conductors of this era really serve the people, and their attitudes are much better than those of the staff after the 1970s.
The conductor told Li Wen that he would get off at a certain stop on Dongjie Street. A ticket cost six cents, so Li Wen paid for two.
"Come in behind, there's still room in the back!" the conductor shouted, a jargon that has remained unchanged for generations to come.
Although the tickets are not cheap these days, there are too few people to hold the car! So the carriage is packed to the brim.
After four or five stops, the bus continued to stop. When Li Wen heard the conductor announcing the stop, he quickly pushed the crowd and Director Sun to get off the bus through the back door.
After getting off the car, he definitely didn't arrive at the entrance of the hotel. Li Wen asked Director Sun, but he was also confused and said that he hadn't been to the provincial capital for many years and didn't know.
Li Wen was speechless. If you knew it, there would be a ghost. Although he didn't know the specific place, he knew the history.
Chang'an Restaurant moved once in the late 1950s, from West Street to East Street.
Li Wen ran to the supply and marketing store on the roadside and asked the salesperson, and then he knew the specific location of the hotel.
"Is this Chang'an Restaurant?" Li Wen asked with emotion when they came to a row of bungalows.
Li Wen was also a poor man in later generations and had never eaten at Chang'an Restaurant, but he had seen Chang'an Restaurant newly built by the fourth generation.
That good guy can only be described in three words: "tall".
At this time, the Xi'an restaurant was a row of bungalows. The two of them went in and found a seat to sit down. Li Wen did not let Director Sun order for fear that his hands would shake.
Li Wen ordered a gourd chicken and warm shredded kidneys, as well as a tripe soup. The main dish was called pot stickers. Finally, he stopped ordering under the repeated scolding of Director Sun.
I came to the front desk and paid for it, which was more than 8 yuan in total. I also asked for three kilograms of meat stamps and two kilograms of food stamps. Curator Sun on the side looked at him and clucked his tongue.
"You have a little money in your hand and you're in a panic. It would be great if you can save up this money to buy you a house in the provincial capital and get a wife." At the table, Director Sun kept scolding Li Wen.
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"Uncle, thanks to you helping me block those people who are looking for me during this period, I can be safe. If it were someone else, I wouldn't invite him! So just feel free to eat, it's all my thanks to you.
"Li Wen said with a smile.ωωw..net
The dishes were served relatively quickly. Within twenty minutes, several dishes and soups were served one after another.
"I didn't expect to be able to eat this gourd chicken again after more than ten years. The skin is crispy and the meat is tender. It is so delicious." Director Sun took a chicken leg and ate it.
Because when the chicken is placed on the plate, the breasts are upward and the chicken is scooped up with hands to form a gourd shape, hence the name gourd chicken.
First boiled, then steamed, and finally fried. An authentic gourd chicken takes almost 4 hours from start to finish.
The gourd chicken that Li Wen ate was steamed in advance, so if anyone needs it, just fry it.
Although it can be considered a type of fried chicken, it can be said to be inferior to the so-called Western fried chicken of later generations.
Warm shredded waist is a typical low-end ingredient used to cook high-end dishes. The resulting dish is crispy and tender, with the aroma of ginger, garlic and Sichuan pepper complementing each other, making it rich in taste, refreshing and refreshing.
Because Li Wen was used to eating various dishes from later generations, he was not particularly interested in these. Instead, he liked pot stickers very much.
What Li Wen wants today is meat-filled pot stickers with scallions added to them to remove the fishy smell and relieve greasiness. It tastes great. Moreover, it is both satisfying and filling for northerners who like to eat pasta.
After sitting on the bus for a long time, Wen was already so hungry that his stomach growled. He was holding pot stickers in one hand and chicken in the other. He was eating so much. After eating two big pot stickers in a row, Li Wen slowed down.
Taste slowly.
Both of them were very satisfied with the meal. Director Sun was satisfied that he had not eaten such a good meal in a long time.
Li Wen was satisfied that the pot stickers were filling and the spicy and sour tripe soup was comfortable to drink. Each had its own satisfaction.
"Uncle Sun, these meat-filled pot stickers are even more delicious than Roujiamo!" Li Wen drank the last bit of tripe soup, held his belly and burped and said with a smile.
"Yes! The fried gourd chicken is also charred on the outside and tender on the inside. It's so delicious. I was so greedy that I chewed all the bones." Director Sun was also lying on the stool with Ge You, obviously this meal impressed him.
Very satisfied.
At this time, there were no more dishes on the table, and there were still five pot stickers, the staple food. Li Wen got up and asked the staff to buy a dozen more, and then wrapped the pot stickers with a piece of yellow paper.
"Uncle Sun, take all these pot stickers with you when you go home in the afternoon and give them to your grandson to try." Li Wen smiled and handed the wrapped pot stickers to Director Sun.
"No wonder the guard always said that you are going to cause trouble, you..." Director Sun pointed at Li Wen with a smile.
Chapter completed!