"In-laws, let's go to the restaurant for a quick snack at noon." After chatting for a while, Father Zhang invited.
"In-laws, don't bother me so much. Let's just eat something at home."
"No trouble, no trouble. We don't have much food at home. It's just outside not far from the intersection. Let's have something to eat and you guys can have a good rest in the afternoon.
Let's have a nice drink tonight." Father Zhang said with a smile.
"Okay, we brothers will definitely have a drink tonight." Huang Baosheng agreed with a smile.
The land of Sichuan and Chongqing is also a province that consumes a lot of alcohol.
When people from Sichuan and Chongqing meet people from Shandong, it can be said that they will meet good talents and meet their opponents in chess.
Zhang Junping went into the house and called Mother Zhang, Mother Huang, and Huang Xue, who was blushing. He also called his brother-in-law and sister-in-law who were watching the sky boredly in the yard.
Go out to eat together.
The so-called "just pick it up and eat it" is really not a polite way of saying it.
Mainly, in this era, there are no famous big hotels nearby, but there are a few relatively exquisite small ones.
They are all hotels established after the original state-owned hotels were contracted by private parties.
Zhang Junping has eaten here before. The restaurant is not big, but the owner is very good at doing business. The decoration in the restaurant is also elegant. The most important thing is that the taste is very good.
Some people may say that on the other side of Shichahai you can go to Qingyun Building, which is one of the eight buildings.
When many people mention BJ's century-old restaurant, they will naturally think of the eight buildings: Dongxing Building (Cuihua Building), Taifeng Building, Zhimei Building, Hongxing Building, Zhengyang Building, Qingyun Building, Xinfeng Building and Chun Building.
Hualou.
There is Qingyun Building inside the Eighth Building, but few people know that in fact, the Eighth Building basically inherited the heritage of Qingyun Building and was founded.
However, it is only 1983, and Qingyun Building has not yet reopened. The store in front is still a paper shop, and the courtyard behind is a residence.
Zhang Junping is still friends with the owner of this mounting shop and often asks him to frame calligraphy and paintings.
Even though he knew that this was the former site of Qingyun Building and that this store was more suitable for opening a restaurant, the boss was still unwilling to change his career.
What the older generation of craftsmen pay attention to is that every other line is like a mountain, and there is no profit in every other line.
Due to historical reasons, few of the Eighth Buildings are currently open, and the others are still closed indefinitely.
Even if it opened later, it had nothing to do with the original owner. It was the descendants who took the opportunity to take over the store and reopen it on the old site, borrowing the name of the original Eighth Building.
"Uncle Huang, Aunt Huang, this store may not be big, but the master chef here is not simple.
I used to be a chef in a cotton spinning factory, and I cooked for senior leaders for several years. I am very good at Sichuan cuisine. Huang Xue and I often come here for toothpaste." Zhang Junping introduced with a smile.
"Xiao Zhang, you took the trouble!" Huang Baosheng and Huang's mother were both touched and thanked them.
This son-in-law is really considerate. He was worried that their daughter would not be used to other cuisines, so she specifically found this Sichuan restaurant.
"Old Zhao, I promised you before that we will have a family dinner today.
Let you, Chef Chu, bring out all your skills, just Sichuan cuisine and Shandong cuisine." Zhang Junping went to the boss and explained.
Chef Chu's cooking skills are among the best in the entire Four-Nine Cities, but his temper is too bad.
The owner of the restaurant, Zhao Wenlong, saved his life during a special period. In order to repay his kindness, he came to work as a chef in his small restaurant.
"Master Zhang, just please do me a favor!"
"I said, Lao Zhao, can we say goodbye to Master Zhang? It sounds awkward to me." Zhang Junping protested with a smile.
He often came here to eat with Huang Xue, and they became friends with the boss here after going back and forth.
After all, in this era, although the restaurant business is not bad due to the sudden liberalization, there are really very few customers like Zhang Junping who are willing to eat.
Including Chef Chu, who also likes to deal with Zhang Junping.
Because Zhang Junping likes to eat, as long as Chef Chu says he can make the dishes, no matter how expensive, Zhang Junping is willing to eat them.
Because Zhang Junping had greeted the restaurant owner in advance, the food was served quickly.
Chef Chu also showed all his skills. As soon as Zhang Junping and his family sat down, the proprietress and waiter of the restaurant brought eight cold dishes.
Zhang Junping opened the Moutai he had brought, poured wine for his father-in-law and Zhang's father, and then poured wine for Zhang's mother, Huang's mother and Huang Xue.
As for himself, he drank drinks with his brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
"Oh! This is my son who doesn't follow me and doesn't even drink." Zhang's father was afraid that Huang Baosheng would blame him, so he explained specifically.
"I think it's quite good. I like this about Xiao Zhang. He doesn't drink or smoke. There are too few men like him." Huang Mu said with a smile.
"My dear, I know that when you came to my house last year, you didn't even drink. This is a good thing." Huang Baosheng also said.
While talking, two more hot dishes were served, and not long after, two more hot dishes were served.
"In-laws, welcome to BJ, and congratulate us on becoming relatives from now on.
I'm just an old farmer, I don't know how to talk, everything is in the wine, let's have a drink!" Father Zhang picked up the wine glass and said something about drinking.
"My parents-in-law, thank you and my mother-in-law for your warm hospitality. My daughter has caused you trouble in BJ. Please take care of her. I am here to express my gratitude."
Zhang's father and Huang Baosheng are both people who like to drink. They are both involved in officialdom. They have many topics in common, and their drinking is quite opportunistic.
Village cadres are also cadres, and they also pursue official careers.
They said they would have a simple snack for lunch and a good drink in the evening, but as soon as the two of them started chatting, they couldn't stop talking.
From around 11 o'clock, I drank until around 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
It was finally proved that people from Sichuan and Chongqing are not as good as people from Shandong when it comes to drinking.
Zhang Junping carried Zhang's father, and his two brothers-in-law carried Huang Baosheng back home.
"My mother-in-law, this old man in my family doesn't know how to handle wine when he sees it. Look at my father-in-law's drinking." Mother Zhang apologized to Mother Huang repeatedly.
"My in-laws are all the same. My family also drinks it every day. They are all happy today. I also drank a lot." Huang Mu took Zhang Mu's hand and said with a smile.
Just like Huang Mu said, they both drank a lot and their faces were red.
Zhang Junping and Huang Xue were busy cleaning up the east and west rooms and arranged for their parents to rest in the room.
After returning to the main room, Zhang Junping sat down on the chair. Seeing Huang Xue still busy, he said with a smile: "Miss Huang, please go in and rest for a while!"
"Okay! Call me when your parents get up later!" Huang Xue also drank a lot of wine at noon and was a little dizzy. After hearing Zhang Junping's words, she didn't object and went into the house obediently.
rest.
"Brother-in-law, is there anything fun at your house?" Brother-in-law came to Zhang Junping and asked.
"Fun?" Zhang Junping was thinking about what fun things he had at home. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he remembered the things he brought back from Xiangjiang. He said with a smile: "There really is some, I'll get it for you!"