Chapter 37 Fengze Garden

Although He Daqing spoke firmly, He Yuzhu still saw a trace of regret on his face.
So he smiled and asked,

"Dad, I see you are very pleased with the White Widow.
Is she really that good looking?"

"Of course not!
That face, that figure,

Just as he said this, the old rogue He Daqing finally realized who he was talking to. He quickly put away his obscene expression and said "Pooh" twice.

"Why am I talking to a little kid like you who hasn't even grown all his hair yet?
Hurry up and do your own thing!

After lunch, let's go to the bathhouse to take a bath.

By the way, I will tell the neighbors about the results of today's person-hunting, and ask them to help me find someone well.
At least I have to find someone who is similar to the White Widow.

Otherwise I will feel uncomfortable!"

Seeing that He Daqing's spirit had even improved after meeting the White Widow, He Yuzhu didn't know what to say to him, so he smiled and replied,
"Dad, if that's the case, then you'll have to wait!"

After coming back from the bathhouse, the clothes and sheets hung under the eaves were already dry. After dinner, He Yuzhu put away the clothes and started to make the bed.
At night, I moved into the front yard with my sister.
He Yushui was so happy that he jumped up and down, and was so excited that he almost couldn't sleep at night.

Day 2,
He Yuzhu got up early to pack up.
He Daqing went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables early in the morning as usual.

After preparing lunch for the deaf old lady, he took the brother and sister out to Shichahai on time to take the tram to Fengzeyuan to work.

He Yuzhu carried He Yushui on his back and walked towards the tram station in the morning sun.
While feeling that Sha Zhu is really lucky,
The apprentices who came to learn the craft at Fengze Garden had to get up before dawn every day to start working, and they had to work until nine or ten in the evening, when there were few people on the street, and then they could close the shop and go to bed.
But he could follow He Daqing and, like the chef, arrive a few hours later and leave two hours earlier every day.

Of course, this is not without disadvantages.
Other apprentices have different lengths of apprenticeship.
Every month, you can get 1/3 to half of the tips from the lottery, which can be used to buy clothes, shoes and daily expenses.

And he didn't have a dime.

Arriving at Shichahai Tram Station,
At this time, the crowds of people who get up early to go to work have become sparse.

Not far away, the Drum Tower stands tall at the end of the street, and in the morning light it seems covered with a golden veil.

The father and his two sons were chatting with the neighbors while waiting for the tram.
With the sound of "ding ding ding", the tram heading to the outer city slowly drove into the station as usual.

The tram moves forward along a fixed route.
Arriving at Pinganli Station,
At this time, countless water carriers lined up in long queues, pushing water carts along Xizhimen and Xinjiekou Streets towards various urban areas.

The water in the water truck was not the well water that ordinary people used, but the spring water specially transported from Yuquan Mountain outside Xizhimen.

As the imperial spring water in the Ming and Qing dynasties,
Since the demise of the Qing Dynasty, these spring waters have flowed into the public and become a standard feature of a small number of upper-class people and high-end places in Beijing.

The tram passed through Xisi Archway and arrived at Gangwashi Station near Fuchengmen.
Here, countless merchants and workers lead camel caravans and drive donkey carts to transport coal to various urban areas.

Beyond the Imperial City,

The tram slowly stopped in front of Tiananmen Square. Since He Yuzhu was riding the city-circling tram, he had to get off here.

Carrying He Yushui on his back, he walked south through Zhonghua Gate and arrived at Xijiaomin Lane.

Xijiaominxiang at this time is very different from what I saw yesterday.
Quite a number of merchants and gentry lined up here, waiting for the bank to open and get their exchange number plates.
However, due to the scarcity of license plates,
Even for some weird reasons, the license plate may not be issued on that day.
Most of them would return empty-handed. After passing through the front gate, the father and his two sons arrived at the familiar outer city.

As the most prosperous commercial district in the whole of Beijing, Zhengyangmen Street is extremely lively.

On the busy streets, the bustling pedestrians, fat-headed and big-eared men, rosy-faced rich ladies, sitting in the rickshaws stopped by the skinny drivers, hurried by proudly and leisurely;

The owners and waiters of various grain stores and grocery stores carried all kinds of goods for customers.

Every time this happens,
He Yushui, who usually stays indoors, always seems unusually excited.

On his brother's back, he kept looking around and chattering about the people and things that interested him.

Of course, in addition to the normal shops and customers doing business,

A prosperous place like Zhengyangmen is bound to breed its dark side.
Patrolmen from different departments and thugs from different gangs walked around the streets in a show of force, collecting gifts from street vendors from time to time, and stuffing fruits and cakes into their mouths.
If the stall owner showed any sign of wrongness in his expression, he would inevitably be beaten.

Following the bustling crowds of pedestrians to the intersection of Zhengyangmen Street and Zhushikou Street, turning west, we soon arrived at Fengze Garden at the junction of Zhushikou and Meishi Street.

At this time, the front of Fengze Garden was also very lively.
Zhu Yongchang, a water carrier, and several of his companions were carrying water from Yuquan Mountain, well water, river water and other sources according to their different categories and uses.
Carry the water into Fengze Garden and store it in the designated location.

After greeting the water bearers with a smile, the father and son walked into Fengze Garden.
Then he greeted Luan Xuetang, the shopkeeper of Zeyuan, who was counting the accounts at the counter with pen, ink and abacus.

Luan Xuetang looked up at He Daqing and his son and smiled, then frowned and lowered his head, as if he had encountered some troubles.

He Daqing asked casually,

"Boss, are you in trouble?"

As for He Yuzhu, a young apprentice, he had no right to speak until the shopkeeper opened his mouth.

Hearing He Daqing's question, Luan Xuetang raised his head and sighed.
"It's not about the gold yuan coupons.

Master He, I wonder if you have taken leave these days.
Since the exchange of gold yuan notes began on the 23rd, our Fengze Garden's business has been unusually good.
Those who usually don't want to come to eat also came here.
Two or three people can order a large table of dishes for just ten or so gold yuan coupons.”

Hearing this, He Daqing was also a little surprised.
"This is a good thing, boss. You are not happy when business is good!"

"What's good?

If you knew the specific situation of our Fengze Garden these days, you would not say that.

In recent days, the number of customers dining here has doubled. The environment has become noisy and the customers have complaints.
Also, the consumption of food is not normal.
Ingredients such as bird's nests, shark fins, sea cucumbers, and abalone are consumed very quickly, but Boss Ma and his suppliers reported that they were running out of stock.
You said I could be happy! "

As the largest restaurant in Beijing, Fengzeyuan has always served the upper class in Beijing.

In addition to the unique dishes, the service and environment are outstanding.
He Daqing can understand why guests are dissatisfied with the deterioration of the dining environment.
But the supply of food left him a little confused.

(End of this chapter)