As soon as Hong Yanwu finished his work, he turned around and remembered that his father was here.
Since Quanzi had been entrusted to take care of him every afternoon, he asked Quanzi.
"Is everything okay there, old man? How is the cleaning going?"
Chen Liquan thought about his answer.
"It's almost done. If you want me to see it, you just need to buy wine. Later, we need to be able to send a truck to Dabeiyao (Beijing Brewery General Factory - Red Star Brand), or Niulanshan (Niulanshan Winery -
—Hua Deng Pai) Just help me with a trip and that’ll be fine.”
This matter is easy to handle, so Hong Yanwu nodded.
But I didn't expect that the situation mentioned below by Chen Liquan was really evil.
"By the way, yesterday, there was something new. I don't know why, but the old man insisted on asking me to lead people to dig a big hole in the middle of the house. The ground was good, but four big round holes were dug out. I came to work.
, when I wanted to ask, the old man had already gone home. Xiao Wu, do you know why this is?"
Hong Yanwu didn't understand either. He thought about it for a long time and had no idea.
Shaking his head, he asked again.
"Has the name of the tavern been decided yet? According to the rules of our Hong family, does the old man have another 'Yan' residence?"
Unexpectedly, this time it was even more unexpected.
Quanzi actually said, "There is no brand name, and the old man doesn't seem to be planning to put up a sign. I asked if I wanted to make one, but the old man stopped me. Later, the old man wrote the four words 'Have a casual drink' in his own hand and posted it on the
It’s on the door frame, there’s not even a door plaque…”
Ah? This? This is pretty good!
But the problem is, the old man is not a stingy person, but a real expert.
Why can't you save money on this?
After hearing this, Hong Yanwu became more and more puzzled.
At this moment, after hearing their conversation, Shui Qing also intervened.
"Xiao Wu, look at you, you gave dad 20,000 yuan and didn't care about anything else. You all pointed at Quanzi to help dad. Isn't this inappropriate? Don't say that your elder brother and sister-in-law always go over to take care of you. The first two
Oh my God, Master Zhang even made a special trip there. I think since we are free now, we should go there quickly and see if there is anything we can do to help besides sending a car to buy wine. Don’t let the old man take the initiative.
, I feel uncomfortable."
This made sense, so without further delay that afternoon, Hong Yanwu and Shui Qing rushed to Hong Lucheng's tavern as soon as they got off work.
On the contrary, Chen Liquan's sidecar motorcycle failed to start, and he had to find an experienced driver in the factory to help repair it.
He was delayed that day and did not go.
Speaking of which, we have to mention the location of this pub again.
Even though it was the first time for Hong Yanwu and Shui Qing to go there, they would never turn around because the place was so easy to find.
What Hong Lucheng was interested in was the seven bungalows at the east entrance of the "Wanshou West Palace" that were originally used as warehouses and tool rooms by workers of the "Garden Bureau".
As soon as people arrive at the park gate, they are already at the place, so there is no chance of making a mistake.
The biggest advantage of this house is that it is close to home. It is only five or six hundred meters away from Furuli Guanyin Temple.
The old man goes back and forth every day, and he is never tired. It is equivalent to the doorstep of his home.
In addition, there is another very important thing, that is, the rent is very cheap.
If calculated according to the commercial rental prices stipulated by the state at that time, the worst location was 3.08 yuan per square meter.
So based on a room of 15 square meters, the seven rooms should be worth 300 yuan.
But Hong Lu rented all these houses for a total of only one hundred yuan a month, and the lease contract lasted for ten years.
I have to ask why it is so appropriate.
This must be said because the private economy had not yet developed at that time.
Since most self-employed businesses are still in the development stage of renting stalls, foreign businessmen have not yet begun to come to Beijing, and the supply of decent houses is far from being in short supply.
Moreover, this area is not a lively commercial district, and it is still populated by poor people.
Even if the Garden Bureau wants to rent out this house, it is difficult to find a landlord.
Secondly, as mentioned earlier, the old man opened this business for the convenience of the people, so he got strong support from the streets.
The streets and neighborhood committees come forward to negotiate, and for the reason of serving the people, the "Garden Bureau" has to sell some face.
As for the third one, this "Wanshou West Palace" is still a free park.
The "Garden Bureau" thought this was just a hole where money was poured into for free, and it never paid any attention to it.
On weekdays, there is almost no one to maintain it.
Garden workers are afraid of the trees dying from drought only in the summer, so they just water them with no time at all.
But in this case, those houses are for nothing.
Often no one knows when a house leaks, and the windows are often smashed by naughty children.
It wasn't until someone came to take a look and found that everything in the house was ruined that he could ask his superiors for instructions and find someone to repair the house.
But repairing it is useless, because the next time it comes, it will probably be broken again.
Anyway, let's put it this way, not only does the "Garden and Garden Bureau" pay water bills in vain every year, but the losses caused by poor house maintenance are even greater.
So for them, as long as they can collect some rent, it is already a good thing.
At least the house will definitely not break down so frequently, and the water bill will be paid out this year, right?
Who can have hindsight and think about what will happen in the future?
Not to mention a ten-year contract, I am willing to sign it even for twenty or thirty years.
As a result, Hong Lucheng naturally took advantage of it.
According to Hong Yanwu, his father is already in an invincible position.
Because even if the business really goes bad, you can still get your money back when the economy picks up and you sublet the house to others.
But even so, just being close to home and having low rent still cannot summarize all the benefits of this house.
As soon as Hong Yanwu arrived here, he looked at it carefully.
He really felt that the old man had a unique vision and was very accurate in choosing a house.
Because no matter whether it is the land boundary, the environment, or the facilities of the house itself, there is nothing inappropriate.
If you don’t believe it, just look.
First of all, this row of houses faces the road to the east and is next to the park entrance on the right.
Diagonally opposite the "Pingyuanli" alley entrance, there is a small grocery store and a breakfast shop on the high steps.
Not to mention that there are a lot of people coming and going here on weekdays. It is also convenient to buy some food, some tobacco, alcohol, and some odds and ends.
Secondly, the west side of this row of houses is in the park.
Not only facing a lawn, there is also a hawthorn forest further away.
You need to open a door and set up some fenced tables and chairs. In the summer, it becomes a natural open-air garden.
How beautiful would it be to sit outside, drink wine, and look at the scenery without the dust and smoke?
Last but not least, it's because this room is used by gardeners.
Although it may seem crude, it was still irrigated by running water, with both upstream and downstream water, and the "well" in charge of the main sluice was right in front of us.
There is even a built-in pool on the outer wall next to it.
To put it bluntly, when the water supply in this house is not cut off, the gardening bureau still pays the water bill.
Whether it is the daily life of the guys or water in the kitchen, everything is extremely convenient.
But having said that, all good things are good, but there is one thing. The decoration of this room is too crude.
From the outside of the house, it seems that the old man has done nothing else except replacing the doors and windows.
Even the cracked cement outside the wall has not been repaired, just like the row houses where ordinary residents live.
Just like what Chen Liquan said, this tavern actually has no signboard or font size.
On the wooden door in front of the tavern, I saw a red and black lettering saying "Have a drink at your leisure".
Doesn't this look like a business shop?
Hey, there is something interesting though.
That is, under the eaves on the right side of the main entrance of the tavern, there is a very eye-catching red object hung on a wire.
When the wind blows, it swells and spins around from time to time.
What the hell is this? Chen Liquan didn’t mention it either.
Hong Yanwu and Shui Qing walked over together out of curiosity.
When the two of them saw it clearly, they couldn't help laughing.
Ganqing is a large wine gourd with a crooked mouth and red paint, tied with a piece of red cloth, and two characters - "Hong Ji" - are engraved on it.
"The old man is very talented. Where did you find this thing? Is this meant to sing "Night Run"? Hey, you said, a big gun is placed at the door. Doesn't it make people look at it and think it is Lin Chong?
Drinking inside."
Shui Qing smiled at Hong Yanwu's poorness, but he was also afraid that the people in the house would hear it and make the old man unhappy.
Stop him quickly.
"Don't talk nonsense. I think Dad did a good job with this advertisement. It's so interesting! Who said the pub has no name? I think it's better to just call it Red Gourd. Not to mention it's auspicious, and it sounds homophonic, just like our Hong family's business."
At this time, Hong Yanwu's eyes lit up and he praised sincerely.
"Hey, what you said makes sense. Red (Hong) Gourd? It's vivid, easy to remember, and creative! Well, I'll look for Daguo Preserved and register it later..."