Siheyuan starts from a good life

"Xiao Jiang is here!"

Not long after the wine and food were served, Xu Huizhen and Cai Quanwu came to the tavern.

After serving food and wine to Jiang Yan and the others, Zhao Yali slipped out of the tavern. Jiang Yan knew that she would inform Xu Huizhen and the others.

Originally, there was a door in the tavern that was connected to the back. After the tavern became a public-private partnership, Xu Huizhen found someone to seal the door. They came through the main entrance.

Jiang Yan quickly stood up when he heard Xu Huizhen greeting him.

"Auntie, it's been a while since I've been here, so come and take a look."

"Yes, you really won't be here for a while. What have you been busy with recently?" Xu Huizhen asked casually.

However, Jiang Yan didn't answer his question and just smiled apologetically at her.

Seeing that Jiang Yan didn't answer, the smart Xu Huizhen immediately understood what Jiang Yan had done and didn't say anything, and smiled apologetically at Jiang Yan.

"Sirui and the others didn't come." Xu Huizhen looked at the people who followed Jiang Yan today and asked.

"No, she has not come back from a business trip. When she comes back, I will bring her over to see you." Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"Okay, bring her over when the time comes. I haven't seen him for a long time. I miss him very much. Jingli asked her about her sister-in-law two days ago!"

After saying this, she turned to Zhao Yali, who was settling the accounts at the counter, and said, "Yali, Xiao Jiang's account tonight is on me."

"Okay, I understand Huizhen." Zhao Yali responded loudly.

"Auntie, no need. I'm inviting someone to drink tonight, so no need."

"Why are you so polite to my aunt? Listen to me and it's my fault." Xu Huizhen looked at Jiang Yan and said angrily.

Seeing Xu Huizhen's somewhat sullen expression, Jiang Yan could only agree with a wry smile.

"Okay, you and Mr. Niu chat while I greet the guests first and go home for dinner when you are free."

"Master Niu, you drink this." Xu Huizhen stood up and said hello to Master Niu, then walked directly to the counter.

"This is what Huizhen does no matter how she does business." Mr. Niu gave a thumbs up after speaking.

"Huizhen has the highest reputation in our area. When anyone mentions Huizhen, she would not give a thumbs up. This person is impeccable as a person."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan understood. No wonder Xu Huizhen directly became the director of the neighborhood committee in the later stages of the TV series. This emotional family has a mass base.

At this time, Master Niu suddenly changed his tone and asked Jiang Yan.

"Man, do you know why everyone likes to drink in this tavern?"

"It's lively here and you can hear a lot of interesting things. It's the best way to pass the time."

Jiang Yan was right. This era was not the era before him. The nightlife had just started at twelve o'clock. There was no TV in this era, and radios were a rarity. There was basically no entertainment at night, so he went to bed early at night.

"Yes, not entirely right." Mr. Niu smiled when he heard Jiang Yan's answer.

Then he thought to himself and said: "Our BJ's taverns can be roughly divided into white taverns and yellow taverns in terms of the type of wine they sell. From the Ming and Qing dynasties to the early years of the Republic of China, our Sijiu City served as the imperial capital. There were many southerners who came to the capital to work as officials or do business. In order to relieve their homesickness, the most popular drink was rice wine. In fact, in the capital at that time, there were already Western yellow wine (produced in Shanxi) and southern yellow wine (produced in Shaoxing). ), Jinghuang wine (locally produced in BJ).”

"So the yellow taverns in Sijiu City at that time were born from this. They were generally decorated in a quaint and elegant style, with Eight Immortals tables and seats. Most of the guests were middle- and upper-class citizens who were neatly dressed and spoke politely. But by Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty Around the middle of the 19th century, the number of pornographic taverns in the city had gradually declined, and the number was decreasing day by day."

After Mr. Niu said this, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He picked up peanuts one by one and ate them while watching Jiang Yan wait for him to finish before speaking again.

"Although this rice wine is good, for us northerners or people from the middle and lower classes, what we like most is the strong, cheap Baigan Shaojiu. It is also commonly known as "Shaodaozi" by the people in the capital."

"At that time, liquor taverns in the capital could be roughly divided into large taverns, medium sized taverns, small taverns, and wine stalls in terms of scale."

"You also know that these big pubs are commonly known as "restaurants." As the name suggests, they are large in scale, high-grade, and expensive. They are usually located on both sides of bustling streets or main thoroughfares. They sell all kinds of famous wines. The guests who come here are all rich or noble. People who come here to spend money mainly want to highlight their status and place. What matters is face, and drinking comes second. "

"Compared with large pubs, this medium-sized pub is smaller in scale, and most of the guests are literati. Therefore, the cultural taste in this type of pub is higher."

There are the most pubs of this type in our Sijiu Cities, such as Siyixing (Siyixing is the collective name for "Yixing" pubs in the four directions of east, west, south and north). "

"Mr. Liu Biju, do you know this?" Jiang Yan was listening with great interest, and unexpectedly heard Master Niu ask him.

"I know! He is a pickle seller and is quite famous." Jiang Yan said a little confused.

Hearing Jiang Yan's answer, Mr. Niu smiled, and then said: "At first, Liubiju was a medium-sized tavern like Siyixing. Later, due to changes in business content, Liubiju changed to a pickle specialty store. They were then The identity of the pub was forgotten.”

Hearing this, Jiang Yan opened his eyes wide. It's my turn in the relationship!

Mr. Niu ignored Jiang Yan's surprise and continued: "This tavern is also called a small wine shop. Their characteristic is that they are small everywhere, usually just a front door, with at most two or three tables and tables in the room. There are a few benches. People who come here to drink are usually "regular customers" who live nearby, or customers passing by to catch up and rest."

"To say that the tavern with the most old-fashioned flavor on the roadside in our Sijiu City is the "big wine tank" commonly known by the people. It flourished in the Qing Dynasty and flourished in the early Republic of China. This type of tavern has many shops. It's not big, with two or three bays at most. There are seven or eight tables in the house, and as few as three or five. These tables are all large wine vats buried a quarter underground, and the mouths of the vats are all covered with red or There are two black semicircles with matching wooden large vat covers. There are several benches around them. The wine vat and the large vat cover can be regarded as a drinking table. The drinkers sit on the vat and drink to their fullest. . The way of selling wine in big wine tanks is also different from today. They sell wine by "one", one is a cup, and a cup is two taels. The wine glasses are all made of tin, and later they were replaced by porcelain cups. After drinking one, come again One. When you leave, settle the accounts by the glass."

After Mr. Niu said this, he pointed to the place next to the counter of the tavern and said, "Man, do you see it? That's the big wine tank."

After hearing what Master Niu said, Jiang Yan looked in the direction of his finger. There were several half-buried buckets on the right side of the counter with lids made of wood. There were several people drinking and chatting there. This description basically told Master Niu. The same.

"Man, since we are drinking, there is always food to go with the wine. Anyone who has some money will also have a small plate. Those who really don't have money don't necessarily just drink. There are tricks for those who don't have money. In the early days, The tavern does not sell hot dishes, let alone rice. It is a place for "pure drinking". At best, it sells some cold dishes to go with wine. The side dishes to go with wine are mainly cold meat. For wealthy drinkers, the dishes to go with wine are The variety is really rich. Such as pork head meat, soy sauce beef, dry-fried small yellow croaker, garlic sausage/powder sausage, pork skin jelly, cucumber, cold shredded tofu, tofu mixed with green onion, boiled/fried peanuts, flowering beans, pickled radish Skins, etc. are all common. The cold meats sold are all homemade."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Niu smiled at Jiang Yan and said, "For those drinkers who are tight on money, they will bring a bag of peanuts or a cucumber. And the poorest drinkers, just bring an iron The scene of Ding Ding drinking is definitely a scene in our Sijiucheng tavern. To be more particular, pour some soy sauce or vinegar into a small plate, dip Ding Ding into some "material" first, and then drink it with white wine , you can really taste the sweet taste. The way to eat pebbles is similar to iron nails. When you don’t eat them, wash them carefully and carefully wrap them in paper or a special small cloth bag. The son of big salt grains is wine, and this can occasionally be done See."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan also burst into laughter. This strange and strange thing could only be heard in a tavern.