National Tide 1980

The taxi driver Xiao Hao left.

Instead of being frightened and embarrassed, he left with satisfaction and thanks from others.

Although there are too many mysteries in today's incident, Xiao Hao was also curious about what was going on and wanted to find out.

But he is not stupid after all. One thing he at least understands is that two people who have not seen each other for many years are reunited.

Since we haven't seen each other for many years, we will definitely have a lot to say when we meet.

And it can be seen that the relationship between the two old people must have been extraordinary back then. So obviously, this was a party with special meaning.

In addition, today is such a special day, and it is really inappropriate for him to get involved as an outsider.

So he doesn't need to know anything else.

For him, being able to accomplish such a great and good thing today is the biggest gain.

This is enough for him to feel joy and happiness from the bottom of his heart that he has unintentionally helped others.

So he very wisely did not go into the courtyard with the old lady, but actively stayed away in front of the fully opened iron gate leading to Ma's garden.

I asked the old lady knowingly and knowingly if she still wanted to use the car in the afternoon.

If I need a car, when can I pick her up?

This kind of knowing how to advance and retreat, and knowing how to act in a measured manner won the favor of the mother and son.

At this time, I heard Kang Shude said that he had a car here, so he didn't need to bother the driver anymore.

In addition to thanking Xiao Hao and asking her son to pay the fare, the old lady also gave him a red envelope sealed in advance.

And this time Xiao Hao couldn't refuse. "Don't get me wrong, Xiao Hao, this is not for you, it's money for your children. I'm really embarrassed to ask you to come out of the car during the Chinese New Year. And today It’s also thanks to you that I can find a home. No matter what, I should thank you very much. I don’t have much money, so just use it to buy some candies for your children. Go back and have a good New Year. Our mother will be here in a few days. The two of you need to charter a car, so you’ll have to work harder.”

As a result, Xiao Hao accepted it happily.

After driving out of the alley, the curious Hao opened the red envelope and was shocked.

Because even though this red envelope is thin, there is only one banknote in it, but the denomination is really not small!

Not five yuan, not ten yuan, not even RMB.

It was a fifty-fifty green note.

Good guy! Beautiful knife! Converted to RMB, it’s four hundred yuan!

This is equivalent to the cost of chartering a car for a day.

Isn’t there something beautiful about this little Hao?

I really met a rich man. A hair on his head is thicker than his thigh.

What is this called?

This means good people are rewarded.

When he thought about the old lady's wish that she would still be pregnant in two days, he almost trembled with excitement.

So he originally planned to go home right away, but changed his mind halfway and drove to the busy place again.

He wants to buy a roast duck, two pounds of pastries and two pounds of high-end candies to take home.

I also want to tell my parents, relatives, wives and children about this dramatic episode today.

This year has been truly extraordinary!

interesting!

So interesting!

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As for Kang Shude and the fourth lady of the Jiang family, they met and recognized each other.

Later, accompanied by their nephews and descendants, they walked into the Ma family garden and the places where they spent their youth and youth together many years ago.

But the drama of this day is destined to continue.

Because don't forget, Ning Weimin and his party are still halfway on the road, rushing towards Ma's Garden.

But to be honest, even though he had already returned to the capital, since he heard that he was going to Weijia Hutong instead of Shan'er Hutong, this kid actually felt uneasy and was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

The real feeling is a bit like a primary school student who cheated and got 100% in the test.

When I thought of meeting Master in Ma's Garden without so many neighbors, Master no longer had any emotional scruples.

If you want to close the door, doesn't that mean you can scold him whenever you want and hit him whenever you want?

Ning Weimin felt a little nervous.

What he fears most is that the old man will get angry again. If it happens again like the last time when the father and son had the most violent quarrel, it will be really difficult to deal with it.

So on the way, he deliberately asked Luo Guangliang to take a detour and visit Wangfujing.

The purpose was that Ning Weimin wanted to go to Fengshengong at the north gate of Dong'an Market to buy Kang Shude's favorite dessert - fried butter cake.

In addition, Fengsheng Gong's cheese is also very good, and the level of double-skinned milk and cheese is no worse than that of Cheese Wei.

And due to the special characteristics of the era, the inheritance of Cheese Wei is still in a state of discontinuity. The descendants of Cheese Wei still don’t know which factory they screw in.

In addition, the raw materials of dairy products are also greatly restricted, so it is really not that easy to find cheese in the capital.

Fengshenggong is one of the few places that can provide this kind of thing.

For this reason, Ning Weimin, who deliberately wanted to please his master, naturally wanted to buy more and take them back as a convenience.

While showing his filial piety and flattering him, he might also be able to make the master think about some friendship by taking a bath together, then his affairs would be easier to talk about.

But the result was that God did not fulfill one's wishes.

Who would have thought that in just over half a year, Fengsheng Gong, which was originally located at the north gate of Dong'an Market, would be gone and nowhere to be found.

Ning Weimin and Luo Guangliang inquired separately and found out what was going on.

Unfortunately, Dong'an Market has now become Dong'an Shopping Mall. Since the shopping mall leaders require all businesses to be autonomous, all "non-locals" have been cleared out within a time limit.

As a result, not only Fengsheng Gong disappeared, but several good restaurants also moved away.

It has to be said that the city is evolving too fast, and sometimes it can give people a hard time.

Therefore, loss is inevitable, and Ning Weimin reluctantly recalls the taste of Fengsheng Gong.

Having failed to achieve his goal, he was like an unlucky guy who had lost his money and returned to Ma's Garden feeling awkward.

And because of such a delay on the road, I was originally able to arrive before lunch, but was delayed for half an hour.

By the time they arrived at the field and entered the garden, it was already past noon.

After hanging the big iron gate, Luo Guangliang drove the car to the entrance of the small courtyard where Kang Shude lived.

At this moment, as expected, Matsumoto Keiko's eyes were completely shocked by this mansion hidden in the urban alley and the top private garden in the capital.

After getting off the bus, Keiko Matsumoto was attracted by the couplets, flower beds, fish tanks and trees and stopped.

This is not surprising. For example, it is like an ordinary person following a partner back to his hometown and suddenly discovering that the place where they live is no less than the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, Yu Garden in Shanghai, or Prince Gong's Mansion in Beijing.

It's not just about the large area. The key lies in the art of landscaping and the structure of the building. Not only are there flowers, birds, fish, insects, flowers, trees and rocks, but there are also fountains and artificially excavated pools.

Who is not surprised by this? You have to take a good look at it for a while.

But in this case, it would naturally take a lot of extra time to get in.

When Ning Weimin actually walked into the small courtyard, he looked at the watch on his wrist. It was already half past twelve, and he felt even more confused.

He thought that the old man was probably starving because he was waiting for him.

If this mood is not good, it is even harder to say that he will have a good face.

Maybe when you meet, you have to give him a lesson and give yourself a show of strength.

For this reason, he really regretted that he should not have been smart enough to go to Wangfujing today, which was just a waste of time.

However, things in this world are always unexpected.

The group of them came in together with their luggage. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard laughter coming from the main hall of the north room.

Why does everyone in the room seem to be in a high mood?

They continued walking into the house, and when they finally opened the door, Ning Weimin and the others were surprised to find that there was a foreigner.

In the hall of the north room, not only Kang Shude, Zhang Dashao, and Xiao Tao were all there, but there were also two strange guests in unusual clothes who looked like a mother and son.

Let’s talk about the old lady first. She looks to be over fifty years old, but her appearance is very good.

That straight forehead, straight nose, thin white teeth, curved thin eyebrows, and bright eyes.

Not only can it make people forget the years, but it can also completely imagine that the person must have been a very beautiful woman when she was young.

What's even more rare is her elegant temperament and decent attire.

She was wearing a cyan soft satin full-sleeved cheongsam, with three-quarter-wide knurled brocade trim on the edges, collar, and cuffs.

On top of the cheongsam, there is also a green turban vest.

On her feet were a pair of black leather soft-soled shoes.

Although dressed in plain colors, everything is classy and elegant.

The light purple-brown silk scarf tied around the neck and the flesh-colored coral brooch on the chest look like a ripple under the refraction of the sun, adding a touch of liveliness.

That kind of pure and clear charm gives the old lady a kind beauty and a ladylike demeanor.

And her black jade-dyed hair is coiled on the back of her neck, describing the vicissitudes of the past.

But not completely conservative.

The pair of large gray-blue sunglasses on her head also show her sense of style and fashion that keeps pace with the times.

As for the person sitting next to the old lady, it was a middle-aged man.

Judging from his appearance, he looks to be in his thirties.

He has a fair face, a tall figure and a handsome appearance.

Although he looks ordinary in his clothes, just a well-fitting suit, he has a pair of handsome and lively eyes behind his glasses.

When you look at him, you will immediately feel a kind and frank comfort.

In short, this old man, a young man, a woman and a man, give people the impression that they are extraordinary.

Ning Weimin walked in and soon noticed that the large round coffee table was filled with various tea snacks, pastries and fruits.

Not only were they rich, but they were all the good things that his master Kang Shude liked the most.

Just from the level of hospitality that he devoted himself to, Ning Weimin could guess that the two people in front of him were definitely not ordinary guests.

He took the initiative to show his kindness and nodded to the mother and son, and greeted them very politely, "How are you two?"

Unexpectedly, Kang Shude opened his mouth and said, "Wei Min, come here quickly to see the ceremony. They are not outsiders. This is your aunt from the Jiang family. And this one, that is the son of your aunt from the Jiang family. His surname is Shen. You have to Call me cousin."

This immediately pushed Ning Weimin into a fog, and he couldn't recover for a long time.

My heart said, where can this go?

When did this old man have such a family of relatives again?

But no matter how confusing it is, politeness is indispensable.

Just after he called people in a proper manner according to his master's instructions.

Fortunately, the old man also gave him a more detailed introduction, and then he knew the reason.

This aunt who fell from the sky used to live in the courtyard next door.

She was none other than Kang Shude's neighbor when he was a boy, and now the fourth young lady of the Jiang family who often made him look at the Moon Gate of the Jiang family in a daze.

She was the lady who organized the "God Worshiping Meeting", invented the Sophora Flower Lazy Dragon, Cream Chestnut Powder, and grew up with Mr. Song's son and daughter.

He was also the legendary figure who financed Li Li's opening of Kishline in Dong'an Market.

This fourth lady of the Jiang family left the capital before it was liberated.

She first followed her father, who was studying abroad, to a Hong Kong city to seek refuge with relatives and friends, and then moved to the United States.

After so many years, this was the first time I took my son with me to return to the motherland and revisit the old places.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I came back today, I met Kang Shude again at the gate of Ma's Garden.

At this time, Ning Weimin only felt that life was more bizarre than this.

There was no coincidence like this. To him, it sounded like a dream.

But then again, from another perspective, he shouldn't underestimate himself, because the feeling he brought to his aunt and cousin was actually similar.

These two people had learned a lot about Ning Weimin from Kang Shude's ears.

In addition to knowing that he was Kang Shude's apprentice, he opened the best palace restaurant in the capital, and had already extended his business to Tokyo, Japan.

He also knew that he was discussing marriage with a Japanese female star, which put Kang Shude in a difficult situation.

Especially at this moment, seeing Ning Weimin coming back with Matsumoto Keiko.

Seeing Ning Weimin's majestic appearance again, he really showed his talent.

The Japanese star he fell in love with was well-deserved, and he was actually so beautiful in real life.

In their eyes, Ning Weimin became a unique and special person, and they would not take him lightly.

So after everyone got to know each other, Ning Weimin's cheap cousin took the initiative to chat with him.

"Actually, my mother and I are determined to promote authentic Chinese food, and we also opened a Shandong cuisine restaurant in New York called Huaixiangju. But I am ashamed to say that the acceptance rate among foreigners is not high. Especially in the United States, whether it is serious Chinese food It’s hard to find both raw materials and highly skilled Shandong cuisine chefs. In our restaurant, the old chef resigned when he was old, and now the restaurant has become more and more indifferent. I heard that the restaurant you opened in Tokyo is doing very well, and The dishes on the menu are not modified Chinese food, they are authentic palace dishes, and the grade is also very high. I am deeply impressed by this, and I am also a little ashamed. If possible, can you give me some advice? I am eager. The land needs expert guidance."

Such politeness and modesty prompted Ning Weimin to say that he couldn't afford it.

He claimed that there was no need to be polite, that peer exchanges were beneficial to each other and that he was welcome.

I am also very curious and interested in the business environment of Chinese restaurants in the United States.

If necessary, he is willing to help, and together we can save the American tongue that can only taste ketchup.

Let Americans also know the true taste of Chinese food, not General Tso's chicken and chop suey.

In this way, the two people meeting for the first time easily found a suitable topic for each other.

And because Ning Weimin's language was humorous, it also made everyone in the audience laugh. (End of chapter)