Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

Not long after Yang Yongjun left, Xu Damao and his wife arrived.

"Ping An, brother is here!"

Xu Damao never thought that moving could be so easy, and he was in a very good mood.

"Brother Damao, Yu Haitang, you can visit at will."

Since the luggage has already arrived at the gate of the courtyard, it is much easier to move it.

Besides, it was still early, so Niu Ping'an was not going to ask Xu Damao for help.

“Don’t worry, move the things into the yard first.

It's so annoying to put it at the door!"

Xu Damao is quite self-aware and still remembers that he is here to do hard labor for Niu Ping'an today.

“That’s fine too!

We can't cook at home this afternoon, so I'll ask Brother Damao to eat out."

Since Xu Damao is so sensible, Niu Ping'an is not someone who can just do the dirty work.

"Then I'm going to give you a good meal. Let's go eat Shandong cuisine."

Xu Damao knew that Niu Ping'an was not short of money, so he didn't be polite to him.

"OK!

I remember that the most famous Shandong cuisine is Fengzeyuan, right? "

Niu Ping'an has hardly ever eaten Shandong cuisine, but he has heard of the reputation of Fengzeyuan.

It is one of the most famous Shandong cuisine restaurants in the city and is well-known in Beijing. Like Cuihualou, Tongheju and other restaurants, it serves authentic Shandong-style dishes.

During the Republic of China period, it was a gathering place for dignitaries and celebrities.

After liberation, it was also the place where national leaders often entertained foreign dignitaries and distinguished guests.

The working class and ordinary people generally cannot afford to patronize this place.

"Yeah, it's a long-standing brand."

Xu Damao is good at eating, drinking and having fun.

"Then let's go over and taste it at noon."

In that case, Niu Ping'an decided to go and taste it at noon.

With the addition of Xu Damao and his wife, the efficiency of moving things became much higher.

After moving the luggage, Niu Pingan and Qin Jingru were busy packing on their own.

The children went back to their rooms to play with their belongings.

Xu Damao and his wife were also visiting around.

"Ping An, your new home looks really nice!

It would be even more perfect if there was a fish pond!

I’m so envious! "

The yard was not big, and Xu Damao finished the tour quickly, with an uncontrollable look of envy on his face.

A spacious and comfortable courtyard, a bright and clean kitchen, and a bright and shining bathroom..

Even the well-informed Xu Damao couldn't help but feel a little envious.

The environment of a large courtyard and a small courtyard is simply incomparable.

"Da Mao, how about we make one too?"

Compared to Xu Damao, Yu Haitang was even more envious.

Isn’t this kind of living environment exactly what she is pursuing?

In my spare time, I would put a lounge chair in the yard, pick up a foreign book, make a cup of coffee, and bask in the sun.

That kind of comfortable and peaceful scene is really desirable.

"Well, it's not impossible!"

Xu Damao was also somewhat tempted.

After Niu Ping'an's family moved out of the courtyard, Xu Damao became even more lonely.

Thinking about the environment of the courtyard house again, Xu Damao also felt a little disgusted.

"Brother Damao, if you want to buy a yard, you have to hurry up, the price is still very reasonable now.

If you delay any longer, the price may go up!"

Since Xu Damao had an idea, Niu Ping'an kindly reminded him.

Money matters were not his concern.

"Hey, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, brother.

My husband and I haven't saved much money after working for so many years.

I don’t have a lot of money right now, so it will take some time before I can move to a new yard.”

Xu Damao and Yu Haitang are both people who have high pursuits in life and usually spend money lavishly without restraint.

It's normal not to have much money saved.

But this does not mean that Xu Damao has no money.

But it takes time to convert what you have into money.

Niu Ping'an knew that Xu Damao had made a lot of money during the time he was in power.

Although he was later forced to step down, a lot of the gains were taken back.

But Xu Damao was a very cunning person, and he knew very well the principle that a cunning rabbit has three burrows.

There is still a lot of wealth on hand.

"Uncle Xu only has you as his son, and you're still short of money?"

There is only one male in the Xu family, so logically all of Xu Fugui's property should be left to Xu Damao.

Xu Fugui is not a simple person either, and his ability to make money is no worse than Xu Damao's.

Niu Ping'an dared to guarantee that Xu Fugui definitely had a large sum of money on hand.

"That's the old couple's retirement money, I'm embarrassed to ask for it!"

"Just buy a yard and bring Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu over to live with us. It will be convenient to take care of them, right?"

"Let's see..."

Every family has its own problems. Since Xu Damao was hesitant, Niu Ping'an couldn't say anything more.

As for lending money to Xu Damao, Niu Ping'an would never ask for it.

A few thousand dollars is not a small amount of money, and he has other uses for his money!

...

At around half past ten, Niu Ping'an and his group locked the yard and went out.

Led by Xu Damao, they headed towards Fengze Garden.

Fengze Garden is located on the north side of Zhushikou West Street outside Qianmen, adjacent to Qianmen Commercial Street.

It took more than half an hour to ride there.

The Shandong cuisine served at Fengzeyuan is mainly composed of Jinan flavor and Jiaodong flavor.

The characteristics of the dishes are “clear, fresh, fragrant, crispy and tender”, especially the freshness.

Shark's fin in casserole, dried shark's fin, fried black sea cucumber with scallions, and fried large crucian carp are all famous dishes here.

There is a saying that "after eating Fengzeyuan, you have tasted all Shandong cuisine" and "wear Nei Liansheng shoes and eat Fengzeyuan vegetables".

His specialty is stir-frying, roasting, deep-frying, braising, sautéing and steaming.

Fengze Garden has always been a gathering place for famous chefs. After 1949, many new chefs have emerged. Their signature dishes are diverse and their skills are the best in other cities.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Fengze Garden was one of the important venues for state leaders to hold official banquets and entertain foreign guests.

Fengze Garden is famous not only in Beijing, but also overseas.

During the special period, the plaque of "Fengzeyuan Restaurant" was smashed and thrown into the garbage dump as "Four Olds";

The documents and recipes recording the flavors of Shandong cuisine were burned;

Even many precious silverware, porcelain and hardwood furniture were smashed and destroyed.

Finally, Fengze Garden was also converted into a "public restaurant", forcing a large number of famous chefs to make pancakes, steam steamed buns, and roll noodles and sell them on the street.

Later, "Massive Restaurant" was changed to "Chunfeng Restaurant".

Finally, in order to cope with hosting foreign affairs events, Fengzeyuan Restaurant restored its old name.

The story is full of twists and turns.

Quite legendary.

Niu Ping'an and his friends asked for a large private room, sat down at a large round table, then picked up the menu and started ordering food.

Fengzeyuan is indeed one of the top restaurants in the city, and its menu is extremely exquisite.

In the end, each dish was written down by the waiter.

The cold dishes include tripe, crystal pork elbow, salted duck, old vinegar stingray, candied dates with rock sugar, and cold seasonal vegetables;

The hot dishes include dry-fried meatballs, sea cucumber with scallions, dry-fried yellow croaker, nine-turn pork intestines, stir-fried chicken with walnut kernels, three mushrooms in abalone sauce, and Chinese cabbage with shiitake mushrooms. The last dish is braised prawns and mullet egg soup.

These are all classic dishes of Fengze Garden.

Since you are going to eat, you should eat to your heart's content.

Not only that, Niu Ping'an also ordered a bottle of Fenjiu.

Almost all the dishes are delicious in appearance, fragrance, taste and shape, and are all prepared by famous chefs.

Niu Ping'an and his companions ate with relish and enjoyed the meal very much.

The dishes on the large round table were eaten up cleanly, and everyone was full and satisfied.

After calculating the bill, it turned out to be only 32.5 yuan.

Niu Ping'an felt that the money was well spent. He spent more than 30 yuan on a large banquet in a private room of a famous restaurant in the city.

In later times, this meal would probably cost at least two or three thousand yuan.

However, for ordinary people, this is also a considerable expense, equivalent to one month's salary.