A grocery store? Can you drink alcohol in that kind of place?
Of course you can.
It is also a public consumption place for ordinary people. Most people today are familiar with bars introduced from Western society. I am afraid they are not familiar with the local pubs that were popular in our past.
To be honest, if we look for factors that stimulate the pursuit of girls and petty bourgeoisie besides admiration for foreigners, and purely from the perspective of drinking and chatting, our pubs are probably more affordable, more interesting, and more humane than Western-style pubs.
The evolution of taverns in the capital is of course a long process. The history of brewing and drinking here can be traced back to the Qin Dynasty. The technology of rice wine was perfected in the Jin Dynasty, and it was also at that time that the wine industry opened its exclusive rights to the private sector.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the king was most addicted to alcohol. Not only did he carve the "Dushan Jade Sea" that could store more than 30 stones of wine and place it in the "Guanghan Palace", he also created a highly distilled liquor. This kind of liquor was known as
It is called "sweat wine", which means sweating, and is commonly known as "shao knives" among the people.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the wine industry in the capital became more prosperous, and it has always been honored as "the hometown of wine, and the capital is the best". There are many famous wines with unique formulas in the palace and among the people. For example, "Mandianxiang" brewed by Yuntai
It’s Ouchi Goshu.
Later, during the Republic of China, all industries were withered, but drinking was still popular. At that time, the hotels in Peiping were divided into three types: official hotels, yellow hotels, and Beijing hotels.
Guan Hotel operates wholesale business.
Since the liquor here has been taxed, the quality is guaranteed. Among them, the shochu brewed by "Yuxing Shaoguo" (today's Daxing Liquor) in Haizijiao, known as "Nanlu Shaojiu", is famous and profitable. However, in the late Republic of China, due to food shortages
Due to the shortage, official hotels closed down one after another.
Yellow rice wine shop specializes in selling rice wine.
There are five types of Jingshi yellow wine. Nan yellow wine (Shaoxing yellow wine), Nei yellow wine (Qing palace brewing method), Jing yellow wine (local yellow wine), imitation yellow wine (imitation Shaoxing wine), and western yellow wine (Shanxi yellow wine). Their business methods are like Shaoxing "
"Xianheng Hotel" is just the same.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the capital was once dominated by rice wine. Even "Maotai" and "Fenjiu" were squeezed out of the formal banquet by "Centennial Huadiao" and "Yuanniu Privet".
However, after the capital moved south, the yellow hotels lost their main customer base and their business was slow. After the Japanese army invaded Peiping, they all closed down.
As for the Jing Hotel, it is a hotel that mainly sells liquor, as well as rice wine and dew wine.
This kind of hotel has flexible business, diverse and controllable business contents, and the most tenacious vitality. According to different scales and methods, it can be divided into pubs, small hotels (wine shops), wine stalls (wine seats), large wine tanks, medicine shops, etc.
.Among them, the "Big Wine Tank" is the most representative, the most famous, and the most prosperous.
This kind of shop is affordable and often uses wine vats as wooden tables as tables, making it unique and interesting. It also has a wide variety of drinks, seasonal wines and dishes, and serves staple food. In winter, it also sells fried mutton and stewed yellow croaker. It can be said that it is a common people's place that combines eating, drinking and entertainment.
paradise.
The patrons are all repeat customers all year round, and there are many from the upper class of society. Once the drinks are hot, you can chat even without eating. When the lights are on, it is much more lively than a Western-style bar.
However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the supply of materials was always tight. Moreover, going to pubs every day became a manifestation of bad living habits and backward thinking, and more and more people looked down upon it. Naturally, the business of Beijing hotels became increasingly sluggish. So starting from the shop owner, he took the initiative to
The process of changing from large to small, from complex to frugal began.
During this period, in addition to some taverns being upgraded to well-known restaurants, the "big wine tanks" with the most comprehensive range of operations were transformed into "taverns" that only sold a few wines and vegetables, or turned into tobacco and alcohol grocery stores.
Casual manual laborers eke out a living.
Although there was a period of relaxation in the 1950s and 1960s, with the arrival of the "public-private partnership" and the "three-year natural disasters", the "movement" became increasingly fragmented. So far, the vitality of this kind of tavern has come to an end.
.Only one still exists on Nanheng Street near Hong’s house.
To put it bluntly, in fact, the main reason for the demise of "taverns" is that in the hard and simple era, non-staple food stores could completely cover their entire business.
For example, non-staple food stores with larger stores often have a few tables inside the store for convenience, and then set up some well-managed specialty wines and food, so there is no need for anything else.
Therefore, during this period, non-staple food shops were taverns where "you can drink whatever you want".
The drinkers who come here are rarely strangers passing by by chance. Most of them are nearby residents or people who work nearby. Most of them are over forty or fifty years old. There are very few young people like Hong Yanwu.
The salesperson and the drinker, or the drinker and the drinker, are mostly familiar with each other, so the tavern is often filled with a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.
The biggest difference from the old taverns is that the opening hours are no longer late, and there is no longer the bustling scene in the tavern after dark.
Let’s say that at about ten o’clock in the morning on February 14, 1980, Hong Yanwu and Song Guofu returned to Zixin Road together, stomped the snow under their feet separately, opened the heavy door curtain and got into the grocery store.
There were very few people in the grocery store at that time. There was only a figure sitting on the table by the window, drinking alone. There were not even many customers.
This is because everyone has already bought all the things they should buy for the festival, otherwise they might be gone by now. And before the festival, every household is busy with trivial matters, so the regular drinkers will naturally stop coming.
This was exactly what Hong Yanwu and Song Guofu wanted. They entered the room and went straight to the counter. Because it was the first time for them to drink here, out of the novelty, the two of them were thinking about which drinks and dishes to order through the glass while talking to the salesperson.
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But who would have thought that at this moment, a hand suddenly patted Hong Yanwu's back, startling him. At the same time, there was a shout. "Ouch! Why did I meet you here?"
As a result, when he turned around, Hong Yanwu was stunned for a long time before he recognized Zhang Baocheng. Well, I bet it was him who was sitting there drinking just now.
In fact, this is not to blame for Hong Yan's poor eyesight. Zhang Baocheng did not wear a police uniform during his break today. In addition, this kid's face was already pale from drinking.
He walked over slowly, smiling stupidly. He looked a little abnormal, quite different from his usual smart and shrewd self.
But before Hong Yanwu could ask questions, Zhang Baocheng had already revealed his worries.
"Just in time, you're here. Let's have some more drinks and have sex... Why? Because I'm as unlucky as you. Don't mention it..."
Following Zhang Baocheng, he pulled Hong Yanwu closer and lowered his voice. "My partner, as you have seen, she clearly kicked me off! Hey, she thinks that I am a small-time police officer with no future, no culture, and no future! What do you think of her?
What kind of ideological consciousness is this? She thinks she is pretty good. Doesn’t she know a staff? Her uncle, the director, was the reason why she was transferred to the Cultural Palace. What’s the matter..."
Well, I dare you to love another one here! If you want to say it is clever, there is no such clever way to do it. I am talking nonsense today!
Hong Yanwu raised his head and looked at Song Guofu. They wanted to laugh but couldn't. There was nothing else, so they could only pull Zhang Baocheng to sit back on the table.
Song Guofu and Zhang Baocheng met at Chang Xianzhang's wedding. Although they were not familiar with each other, the more they were like this, the less shameful they were. He took the initiative to talk about his own affairs and quietly cooked "twice-cooked pork" again.
This is really the right approach. Zhang Baocheng's mood is not only much better. In the same situation, he has also easily shortened the psychological distance between several people. The three of them really had to drink together.
So soon, Hong Yanwu and Song Guofu bought wine and vegetables.
There are three grades of liquor in grocery stores: 8 cents, 13 cents and 17 cents.
Of course Hong Yanwu wants the best, 17 cents, 2 taels per person. They are all put in a particularly thick white porcelain cup. Then he can also put these glasses of wine in an iron box on the briquette heating stove in the center of the store.
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The box noodles are empty circles, which can be used to put wine glasses in. There is hot water in the iron box, and it only takes a while for the hot steam mixed with the aroma of wine to float out. This was unique to wine shops in those days.
smell.
The other thing is food and wine. Of course, there will not be cold dishes like noodles and cucumbers that need to be processed in non-staple food stores. What is available now are various kinds of enema (from the cheapest rice sausage to Cantonese sausage), pork chops and a kind of sausage called "
"Vegetarian Shrimp" soy products. There are plates on the counter, which contain marinated chicken, salted duck eggs, Cantonese sausage, etc. that have been placed in advance.
Hong Yanwu also ordered a little of everything, setting up a full table.
And this was not enough. As the saying goes, there is no separation between tobacco and alcohol. After Hong Yanwu finished smoking, he had to buy a pack. After looking at it, he fell in love with the domestic cigars with aluminum tubes on the counter.
When he was about to pay, he remembered Zhang Baocheng's stinky partner who forced him to quit smoking. He deliberately pointed at the cigar and asked him, "How about a strong one? Do you want to smoke?"
Zhang Baogong answered without hesitation. "Ah! Who the hell can control me now? My brother is free!"
In this way, the meal ended up being a lively affair, and it was so novel that even the sales clerks were dumbfounded as they gained some knowledge.
What is that scene like?
The salesperson has seen people who suck nails while drinking, has seen people who can eat a salted duck egg with wine for a week, and has seen people who go around drinking with customers with half a glass of cold water, but I have never seen someone do this.
The master of many wines and dishes.
Moreover, these boys later ordered a bottle of green plum wine and a bottle of rose wine, and actually mixed them with white wine to drink. They claimed that it was some kind of foreign "cocktail".
The most absolute thing is that everyone also learned the cigar in the movie. The little smoke rissed and the fingers were shooped.
It's unprecedented.
Hey! Eating, drinking, smoking, chatting and watching the snow! It’s so satisfying!
Indeed, the three of them drank until two o'clock in the afternoon. Finally, they were too drunk and took the comfort of hugging each other to keep warm and went home.
At this moment, the sun shining on the snow makes it hard to keep your eyes open. Hong Yanwu is looking forward to one thing. He goes back to sleep and takes a nap first. When he wakes up, the day will be almost over. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and everything will be over.
Everything will be fine.
It's just a pity that there is evil everywhere today, and he still underestimated the determination and skill of Destiny to tease people.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the west courtyard, he noticed a jeep parked outside the courtyard. Then as soon as he entered the house, as expected, Yang Weifan came. This guy was smoking a cigarette, drinking tea and talking to Chen Liquan who had got off work.
Seeing him this time was like meeting a relative. As soon as I threw away the cigarette and put down the tea cup, I jumped up from the chair.
"Xiao Wu, brother, this is a bad year, hurry up! Please give me an idea!"
Unexpectedly, Yang Weifan was so excited. Hong Yanwu felt it and said casually, feeling dizzy.
"You? What's wrong with you? You won't let Zhou Manna kick you too..."
Unexpectedly, these words almost made Yang Weifan cry.
"If only that were the case! I...I'm in a big fucking trouble...I and her...that..."