Zhou Wenzhong smiled and greeted the dozens of people in front of him warmly one by one.
"Where's the Ma Imam?"
"They've already eaten and just left the door. I'll probably be back soon. Why don't you go sit inside the store and wait."
"Okay. You can eat."
"Have you eaten, Master Zhou?"
"I'm not hungry. I just took the time to stuff a couple of steamed buns into my mouth, which was enough for two bites."
"Okay then, if someone else comes to work for you later, where will we find you?"
"Just ask Ma Erbao and ask him to inform me."
"Eh."
Zhou Wenzhong cupped his fists and cupped his hands to bid farewell to everyone, then walked into the ethnic goods store.
The entire store covers an area of about 40 square meters, and there are no salespersons.
A slogan is written on the wall: Long live the great national unity.
Under the glass counter are various prayer hats of different sizes, as well as women's scarves, headscarves, and high-end products with tassels. There are also some enamel jars with Arabic characters printed on them, green blankets, and straw hats for sale.
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Just as he was about to sit down and rest for a while, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
"Imam Ma is back."
"Well. You came to see me for something?"
"What's that? It's just a little thing. Sit down and talk about it first."
"No need to beat around the bush, just say it directly if you have something to say."
"Didn't Ma Erbao tell you? I'll call him over to you, Ma Erbao."
"Ah! I remembered it. I was busy and forgot about it just now. I will do it for you now."
"I'm not in a hurry here. You can do it whenever you have time. Since I don't have anything to do on weekdays, it would be nice to come and sit here every now and then and listen to your teachings."
"Okay, okay, don't point your fingers at me. Wait! What's your name?"
"Zhou Wenzhong."
"Which one is loyal?"
"The word "loyalty" with a heart underneath."
"A member of the group?"
"member."
"Where does your family live?"
"No. 95 Nanluogu Lane."
"Well, you are under the management of Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office, just wait."
Imam Ma shook his head, walked into the counter, took out a piece of paper, unscrewed the pen, and began to fill in the letter of introduction.
supreme directive
Never forget class struggle
Letter of introduction (stub)
Beijing City Introduction No. 32
I would like to introduce: Comrade Zhou Wenzhong (league member). Your predecessor is at: (Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office).
Please contact us at that time.
Sincerely
Revolutionary salute!
(Valid until March 31, 1960.)
Ma Chengyan
"Ka... Ka!" Stamped twice in place of the date and name.
"The letter of introduction is ready. Bring me your household registration book."
"Eh."
Zhou Wenzhong took the khaki-colored letter of introduction, obediently took out the household registration book from his arms, and handed it over with both hands.
After opening it, Imam Ma stamped the special seal for ethnic minorities in the column with Zhou Wenzhong's name.
"Take it and pay attention to the date on it. Don't be late."
"Thank you, Imam Ma."
"What can you do and what can't be done? Ask Ma Erbao, I won't say much. If you are free every Friday, remember to come to the temple to pray at 4:30 in the morning. You just cooked
Behind the shack, you can brew the big and small Wusi. When the time comes, you can use the iron kettle to get the water."
"Don't worry. I will keep it in mind. Come when you have time! You are busy, I will go and take a look behind you."
"Wait a moment, I have two more sentences for you."
"You say."
"I've stamped your household registration book, but I didn't fill in the ethnic group. Do you know why?"
"Well, this word has to be written by someone from the subdistrict office, and writing it on the seal and stamping it are two different concepts. From another perspective, it also prevents anyone from making fakes. What's the procedure? Whoever does the work will do it.
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"That's right! That's right! You should think about it carefully. Once the word in the ethnic column is changed, you won't be able to arrange distribution nearby when you go to the countryside. Don't regret it then."
"It's okay. Thank you."
Imam Ma sighed, opened the door of the counter, and took out a prayer hat and an enamel jar.
"I'll give you these two things. It can be considered as the person I'm doing something for today, and I want to apologize to you."
"Eh! That's a long way to go."
"Take it, you have to be considerate and considerate of them. There is really nothing we can do about the marriage that has been arranged a long time ago. Everyone knows that this year is a year of famine, so I have prepared so many things in a hurry, and it will be difficult for you to cook.
Come on. Don't be angry with them. You should say it or not, but the food you cook is quite delicious."
"It's all for the big guys to show their face and try to create novel styles. I can't ask for these things in vain if you give them to me. I have 5 yuan here which is donated to the temple. You must accept it for them, and the temple's finances will definitely be improved."
I’m nervous. Whenever someone encounters a problem, they have to ask the temple to come forward. Even if it means buying two wotou to eat, it’s still considered a part of my heart.”
"The temple is not at the level you said it is yet! Take the money back!"
"this……"
"How many more times do you want me to say this?"
"Do you think this is okay? The 5 yuan is what I used to buy the spoon."
"The one who cooks?"
"Um."
"Haha~ That thing is old. After the liberation, when the pawn shop threw things away, I don't know who picked it up again. It used to sell fried jelly or something for Kang Kang buns, if it hadn't been during the steel smelting two years ago.
After digging it out, I almost forgot about it. Anyway, no one has used it for so many years. If you can use it, just take it away. But! If someone needs a cook in the future, if you dare not
If you come, I will go to your house and arrest you."
"Haha~ No way!"
"Okay, okay, take your things and money back. Let's go."
"Hey, thank you. Let's go."
"let's go."
Zhou Wenzhong put the money into his cotton-padded jacket, took the things and left.
"Brother Zhong, where did you go just now?"
"I've gone through the formalities and it's all done. Aren't you full yet?"
Ma Erbao holds a round fish cake in both hands.
"Haha~ I still want to eat when I'm full. This is the roundest one I've ever made, so of course I have to enjoy it myself. I made more than 20 plates of that pot of small fish. There were only 8 tables in total, and there were only 8 tables left.
I gave them all the food. Do you want to eat it?"
"I don't want to eat it because I find it too fishy."
Ma Erbao smelled the small fish and said, "It's not fishy!"
"Eat it by yourself. The spoon will be available soon. Imam Ma gave it to me just now."
"Okay, I've used up all the suet anyway."
"You used it all up?"
"To tell you the truth, I drank 2 small spoons."
"Awesome, just wait and have diarrhea."
"I'm also happy to have diarrhea. Brother Zhong, I left some good things for you."
"What?"
Ma Erbao looked around and took out a newspaper bag from his pocket like a thief. When he opened it, he found a white square of about 8 centimeters.
"Isn't this suet?"
"Hmm~ Use it for cooking when you go home, or wipe it on your lips and hands to save any cuts. I'll give you half of it."
"You have a lot of people at home, so keep it for yourself."
"I know these things, but you can't see them. The 7 yuan you earned today is enough to buy a lot of stick oil."
"Don't make me cough. Have you let the sauce cool?"
"Um."
Zhou Wenzhong touched the edge of the spatula and asked, "Do you still want the mutton fat in this? If you want it, quickly grab a wotou and scrape it off."
"They are just eating fish, no one cares."
"Okay, I'll go first. Don't forget about the lunch party the day after tomorrow. Save some room for delicious food."
"knew."
"You will know that your diarrhea is severe tonight. You don't need to drink medicine. Just eat two sorghum noodles. Sorghum noodles can astringent the intestines and stop diarrhea."
"I was eating fish when I said such disgusting words."
"Let's go!"
Zhou Wenzhong picked up the lid and closed it, picked up the nearly 30 kilograms of spaghetti in front of him with both hands and ran away.
"Slow down."
"knew!"
I ran out of the mosque all the way, breathing heavily, and quickly put my things in the space while no one was paying attention. I stood at the intersection of Niujie Street and waited for the bus. It didn’t matter if it wasn’t a bus stop. I just waved my hand and they would stop! Just buy a ticket.
25 minutes later, Zhou Wenzhong spent 2 cents and got off the bus at Dashilan after 5 stops.
Restaurants in the capital arose in the late Qing Dynasty. In order to conceal their identity, they were secretly invested by the Eight Banners disciples and hired hard-working and hard-working Shandong people to run them. Such Manchu-Chinese cooperative restaurants were all opened in downtown areas, and their names were auspicious and elegant.
, the courtyard is clean and tranquil, the tables and chairs are antique and magnificent.
In the past, these restaurants were known as the "Eight Buildings", "Eight Halls", "Eight Great Spring" and "Eight Great Residences". The famous "Eight Buildings" in order were Dongxing Building (Cuihua Building) and Taifeng Building.
, Zhimei Building, Hongxing Building, Zhengyang Building, Qingyun Building, Xinfeng Building and Chunhua Building.
Except for Dongxing Tower in Dong'anmen, Qingyun Tower in Yindingqiao, and Anfu Tower in Wangfujing, the rest are located in the prosperous Qianmen Dashilan area.
Other travelers like to eat roast duck, boiled mutton, and Lao Mo.
Zhou Wenzhong was not interested in these restaurants, so he lit a cigarette and blew out the tobacco in his mouth twice.
"Huh... You are so sick! Only ghosts eat these things. Even if we traveled back to 1988, no one would rush to eat these. If you want to eat them, you have to be ruthless. Eat some of the specialties of this era."
Zhou Wenzhong walked into the [Taifeng Building] hotel with his legs up.
"Are there bear paws?"
"No."
He didn't even ask the second question, turned around and left towards [Zhengyang Tower].
15 minutes later……
"Are there bear paws?"
The male waiter looked at Zhou Wenzhong.
Zhou Wenzhong took out 50 yuan from his pocket and shook it.
"Are there bear paws?"
"Yes, when will you eat it? You have to make it 3 hours in advance."
"On the 28th of the lunar calendar, it's 12 o'clock sharp."
"There's enough time. How do you want to eat? Sit down and let's talk."
After Zhou Wenzhong sat down, he poured himself a glass of water. Hotel waiters in this era were not responsible for pouring water. He also handed the waiter a cigarette.
Zhou Wenzhong twirled the tea cup and asked: "What level of chef did it make?"
"The day after tomorrow...the day after tomorrow is Master Feng's class, a level 3 master."
"That's enough, how can I sell the bear paw cloud pieces?"
"14 yuan."
"Want a meat ticket?"
"Haha~ Comrade, you are really good at joking. What kind of meat does the blind bear want? This thing is not raised by humans. There are no votes for anything that is not planned."
"Bear paw Yun Pian, instead of Yun Pian (ham), replace it with bacon slices or mutton slices, and put it in a new pot, can you do it?"
"Haha~ Just say that there are gays from other ethnic groups! It's 16 yuan if you can do it."
"Good guy, the more you talk about it, the more expensive it becomes. Let's have another blessing like the East China Sea. What's the price?"
"It's 8 yuan. I'll help you change the stock into chicken soup, and replace the stick bones in it with beef bones."
"Is there a tiger whip?"
"You have to go to the drug store to buy this stuff."
"Where's Deertail?"
"You also have to go to the drug store to buy it. These kind of things have to be checked by the drug store first, and you also have to go to the drug store to buy deer fetuses."
"The drug store is really cool."
"Hey~ Why don't you tell me! Those who sell pills are awesome! Even the tiger bones belong to the drug store."
"Can't you go to the zoo and make a reservation? I looked at the two big tigers inside and they are so thin that I can hardly stand up."
"Comrade, as long as it dies, the first place it goes to is always the drug store. And the blind bear. Last time I saw the blind bear in the zoo with a bamboo tube inserted into his body. I heard it was to extract the bear's bile."
"Do you think this is okay? I will leave you 5 yuan. When the big tiger in the zoo dies one day, your hotel will sell me the four tusks in its mouth. Anyway, the tiger meat belongs to your hotel.
OK?"
The male waiter smoked a cigarette and glanced at Zhou Wenzhong from time to time. It took nearly a minute before he spoke.
"Eight yuan, a fang is 2 yuan. If I take it to the countryside, I can sell it for 2.5 yuan."
"Male or female? So expensive!"
"Sir, do you want it now? I'll get it for you. They're all sitting in the kitchen."
"Yes. This is so easy."
"You give me the food money first, and I'll write you a note. You can come directly at noon on the 28th of the lunar calendar. Don't lose the note."
"OK."
Zhou Wenzhong handed over the money and found that he still had 58 yuan, 30 cents and 1 cent from his total net worth.
"It's a prick... take the list, I'll tell you again, don't let it get lost."
"knew."
"Comrade, please go out now. Turn right and then turn right again. There is an alley. Go to the end and you will find the entrance to our kitchen. I will wait for you there."
"good."
Zhou Wenzhong drank the water from the cup, opened the cotton curtain and walked over.