Chapter 23 Dining out at the Imperial Hotel

Author: Runchao Cigarettes

Chapter 23 Dining out at the Imperial Hotel

Yang Yukun went to pick up Xu Jingping in the alley next door, and they were waiting for Han Chunming and Uncle Guan at the entrance of the alley.

After rendezvous.

The four of them went directly to the Imperial Hotel and entered Tan's Restaurant.

The dishes are all served.

As the elder, Uncle Guan was the first to use chopsticks.

"I haven't eaten it for more than ten years, and the taste is still the same. It hasn't changed at all."

"It's really delicious, Xiaokun, Jingping, you two should use chopsticks too."

"Brother Xiao Wu is treating me to a treat. There's no need to be polite to him. Come on and eat."

"tasty."

"Disciple, boy, girl, do you know the origin of this Tan family dish?"

Yang Yukun smiled and said, "I really don't know. Why don't you tell us about it so that we juniors can gain some insights."

"Disciple, please give me some wine."

"Okay."

Han Chunming filled the wine for the master.

After a glass of wine, Uncle Guan talked about the origin of Tan's dishes.

"Does Tan Zongjun know?"

Several people shook their heads in cooperation and said, "I don't know."

"This man is from Nanhai County in southern Guangdong. In the 13th year of Tongzhi's reign, he passed the first and second imperial examinations and entered the Hanlin Academy as an official. He later oversaw schools in Sichuan and Shu, and later served as deputy examiner in Jiangnan."

"This person has loved delicacies all his life, and he is also hospitable to friends. He often holds gatherings in the West Garden at home, supervises the cooking personally, and cooks, cooks, dragons and steams phoenixes."

"He and his son ate deliberately and paid a lot of money to hire famous chefs from the imperial capital to acquire their cooking skills. They combined southern Cantonese cuisine with imperial cuisine to create their own style. This is Tan's cuisine."

Uncle Guan was having a drink and eating delicious food, while telling stories to Yang Yukun and others.

He is an old man from the Imperial Capital and knows much more than the average person about the old stories that happened in the alleys of the Imperial Capital.

I think back then, he was still a regular customer of Tan's cuisine.

At first, Tan's cuisine was just a family dish. Later, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Tan's family also gradually declined.

If you are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, you will definitely not be used to eating steamed buns and sweet potatoes all at once.

In order to maintain a comfortable life, Tan Zongjun's son secretly hosted family banquets, and Tan's cuisine spread to society through such family banquets.

In 1949, several chefs from the Tan family moved out of Tan's house and started running Tan's cuisine in Guozi Lane.

In 1954, it joined the public-private partnership and Tanjiacai moved from Guozi Lane to Enchengju, Xidan.

In 1958, the general manager personally arranged for Tan's cuisine to be located on the west seventh floor of the Imperial Hotel.

The last time he had Tan's food was at Enchengju in Xidan.

Speaking of which, he and Ms. Ling Rou of the Tan family have known each other for a long time.

It's just that I haven't seen Miss Tan for many years since she went on business in 1949.

"Xu Jingping, are you full?"

"full."

"That's good."

When Uncle Guan was talking about the history of Tan's cuisine, although Yang Yukun was also listening, he did not stop holding the chopsticks in his hands.

He was not interested in the origin of Tan's cuisine.

However, among the several Tan family chefs that Uncle Guan mentioned, Yang Yukun heard a familiar name. This person's name was He Daqing.

In his previous life, he had watched a TV series called Siheyuan, in which there was such a character.

If he remembered correctly, He Daqing had a son named He Yuzhu who worked at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill and was a master chef in the canteen of the steel rolling mill.

When we turn around, we can go to the steel rolling mill.

Don’t the protagonists in many period dramas like to start their own business by opening a restaurant?

A few years later, when the policy was relaxed to allow individuals to work, he also went to get an individual license, opened a restaurant, and passed on He Yuzhu, the Tan family cuisine, and the Sichuan cuisine master was hired from the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to cook.

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"Grandpa Jiumen Admiral is very satisfied with this meal. Disciple, when will you bring me to eat here again?"

After coming out of the Royal Capital Hotel, Uncle Guan still had an afterthought on his face.

They said he was a heavy drinker.

In fact, he is also a gourmet when it comes to food.

Today's meal was indeed delicious for him and very much to his liking.

"Master, how can we do things like going out to restaurants every day? This disciple's wallet can't bear it."

In ordinary state-owned restaurants, you can eat well for just one or two yuan.

Today's meal cost Han Chunming more than thirty yuan, a month's salary of an ordinary worker.

It's okay to come here twice a year to satisfy your cravings, but most people can't stand it if they come here often.

"Uncle Guan, Xiaowu brother, you go back first, I'll get a haircut."

"It's such a cold day, why are you cutting it? It's not cold?"

"Habit."

"Okay, then master and I will leave first."

"Slow down."

His hair has grown longer, and Yang Yukun plans to get a haircut along the way.

In his previous life, he didn't really like to have long hair and would cut it once a month.

The group of four separated at the entrance of the Imperial Hotel. Han Chunming took his master back to the front building first, while Yang Yukun and Xu Jingping went to Silian Hairdressing Shop to get a haircut.

After coming out of the barber shop, the cold wind howled over the top of his head, which was indeed a bit cool. Xu Jingping smiled and put his cotton hat on Yang Yukun's head.

"No, just wear it."

General Yang Yukun put the cotton hat back on Xu Jingping's head. This was not the first time for him to have short hair, he had long been used to it.

Moreover, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has a strong temper.

With his current physical condition, it would be no problem for him to swim twice in the moat today.

"Yang Yukun, it's snowing again."

"Get off."

"How about we go skating in Beihai Park next Sunday?"

"Sure, I'll let you see what the Little Prince on Ice is when the time comes."

After getting a haircut, Yang Yukun took Xu Jingping to the Qianmen Building on his bicycle.

On the way back, small snowflakes started to fall in the sky, and then they became heavier and heavier.

By the time the two of them returned to the alley, it had turned into heavy snow.

Yang Yukun parked his bicycle in front of Xu Jingping's house and said with a smile, "Miss Xu Er, we're home, it's time to get off the car."

"Xiao Kunzi, do you want to go inside and sit down and warm yourself by the fire before going back?"

"It's getting dark, so I won't go in. Ask my parents how they are doing for me."

"Xiao Kunzi, you can retreat."

"Okay."

Yang Yukun hummed a little song and hurried back to the courtyard. In the distance, he saw two figures standing in the alley at the entrance of the courtyard, bathing in the heavy snow.

When I got closer, I saw that they were Han Chunming and Su Meng.

"Brother Xiaowu, Sister Su Meng, what are you two doing now? Why don't you go back to the house to talk about something? It's snowing so heavily, aren't you two cold?"

"came back."

Han Chunming said hello to Yang Yukun. Can you not be cold?

While they were warming themselves by the fire at home, Su Meng suddenly called him out and told him that she had something to tell him.

As a result, I stood in the alley for more than ten minutes without saying a word.

"Okay, I won't disturb you two anymore, I'm going back to the house first."

Yang Yukun looked at the two of them and pushed the bicycle into the yard.

It’s snowy and I don’t know what the two of them are doing?

The two of them haven't spoken to each other for a long time. They usually don't see each other when they meet face to face. Why did they get involved again?

Are they planning to freeze to death and become a pair of desperate mandarin ducks?

never mind.

It's better not to get involved in the affairs between these two people.
Chapter completed!