The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 259 Chifeng
Chifeng City, one of the nine prefecture-level cities in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is located in the southeast of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at the junction of the three provinces of Mongolia, Hebei and Liaoning, and borders Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province in the southeast. Huali is Naiman Banner.

It adjoins Chengde City of Hebei Province in the southwest, Tongliao City of Inner Mongolia in the east, and Xilin Gol League in the northwest.With a permanent population of 1 million, it is the No.[-] largest city in Inner Mongolia and the central city in the eastern part of Inner Mongolia.

Chifeng means Red Mountain, Ulan Hada in Mongolian, and is named after the reddish-brown mountain in the northeast of the city.

In [-], Chifeng came under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, and in [-] it was reassigned to Inner Mongolia.

Minister Zhao Laozhao, who we are familiar with, has been working here since he came down from the army. Because of his straightforward character, he offended many people, and was later transferred to Hohhot to become the Minister of the Armed Forces.

The relative Zhou Xiaomei mentioned was her second aunt's cousin Wan Jun, who was also a soldier. Three years ago, he was transferred to the deputy regiment level and became a section chief in the government.

Her second aunt's home is in Beipiao, close to her home, and the two families often walk around.Cousin Wanjun served as a soldier in Chifeng, and stayed at Cheng's home in Nacheng. He rarely came back, and he rarely met Zhou Xiaomei.

This year, when Zhou Xiaomei went back to her hometown to pick up her parents, it happened that Wan Jun also went home to visit her parents. The two families had a meal together, and only then did they get in touch.

It was already afternoon when Zhou Xiaomei and Wang Shulan arrived in Chifeng. They arrived at the hotel first, and they happened to be with Mr. Xiang, and told them the details of the hanging knife plaque.

The street where the hotel is located is a bustling street with many pedestrians. At the beginning of the year, a knife plaque in a store was blown off by a strong wind and killed a person. For safety, the municipal government stipulated that no knife plaques should be hung on the entire street in April, and all of them should be removed.

Of course, the merchants are unwilling to dismantle it, and the knife and plaque are conspicuous, especially at night, when the lights are on, they can be seen from a long distance.In addition, it is only stipulated that this street is not allowed to hang knife plaques, and other streets are allowed, so they are psychologically unbalanced, so they dawdle and refuse to remove them.

This matter belongs to the urban management. When the urban management forced the demolition, it was resisted by the merchants, which almost caused a fight. If the demolition was not completed, it was suspended.

In May, the municipal government issued a new policy to turn this street into a street of Mongolian culture. Not only the plaques had to be demolished, but even the lampposts had to be replaced with ones that looked like Mongolian flagpoles.All merchants are required to have a uniform color and plaque style on their facades, and the municipal government will make unified renovations. Merchants do not need to spend money, but they must cooperate.

Wang Shulan came to talk about the storefront in March, and started renovations in mid-April. At that time, she did not receive a notice that no knife plaques were allowed.When Mr. Xiang was preparing to put on a face a few days ago, the urban management came to inform him of the matter.In this way, Ah Qiao's style could not be reflected, Mr. Xiang couldn't make the decision, so he called Wang Shulan and Zhou Xiaomei.

"If this is the case, every family will not be the same." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"It's almost the same, but the name of the store is different." Mr. Xiang smiled wryly.

Wang Shulan didn't speak, but looked towards the street.

Scaffolding has already started to be erected on the other side of the street, and green protective nets have been hung up, and they are advancing here.

"This is a government action, unified, and has nothing to do with urban management—" Wang Shulan said, looking helpless.

"In this case, the door face will save money, but it is not distinctive - rely on the inside installed first, if the door face is installed first, it will have to be dismantled now." Mr. Xiang said with some luck.

Wang Shulan looked at the hot pot restaurant next to it. The size of the hot pot restaurant was about the same as that of the dumpling restaurant. On the first and second floors, the decoration was quite distinctive and antique.

Aqiao's appearance is pretty and pretty, which can form a contrast with the hot pot restaurant, so it should be very eye-catching.It's just that the whole street is being remodeled now. I don't know if it can be installed according to the design plan. If not, it will be ordinary.

It's annoying.

Although the meat of the bun is not on the folds, but who doesn't rub rouge on the face?
Wang Shulan pointed to the hotpot restaurant and asked, "Can't the door of his house be demolished?"

"No, but the plaques must be unified." Mr. Xiang said.

"Oh——" Wang Shulan nodded thoughtfully, and asked again: "If the plaque of our house is qualified, can the second floor be decorated according to the original design in appearance?"

"This—" Mr. Xiang said hesitantly, "It should be fine."

Zhou Xiaomei heard what Wang Shulan meant, looked at the hot pot restaurant, then looked at her own store, and said, "I think it's okay, the second floor will not affect the overall effect."

Wang Shulan frowned, thinking that it would be better not to pretend that the effect could not be achieved, so she asked again: "It is stipulated that the walls have a uniform color and the plaques are uniform. Isn't there no requirement to pretend?"

"No." Mr. Xiang replied.

"That's easy." Wang Shulan nodded, looked at her watch subconsciously, and found that it was already five o'clock, and said, "Don't study, let's go and eat." Then she said to Zhou Xiaomei: "Call your cousin, Let's call together."

The famous snacks on Chifeng Street are paired sandwiches, and the Chengnan paired sandwich shop is recognized as the "leader" of paired snacks by Chifeng people.

The sandwich is a special delicacy in Chifeng, which originated from "Zhizi Biscuit".Use a certain proportion of oil and water to knead the noodles, rub the outside with millet noodles, coat with ghee, bake until cooked, with bacon inside, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, the taste is extremely delicious.

According to legend, in the early years, Su Wenyu, Su Debiao, father and son from Hebei, were forced to make a living, went to Chifeng Street to do business, and made a living selling sesame seed cakes.Later, the father and son were inspired by the hometown snack "Donkey Meat Huo Shao", and they came up with the idea of ​​making and selling meat-stuffed biscuits.

The Su family has a unique recipe for making bacon. After research and development, they produced a unique flavored meat-stuffed biscuit, which was named "Double Folder". Since then, this special snack has been born in Chifeng.

The Su family opened the first pair of sandwich shops on Chifeng Street, named "Fushenglong".Before [-], Fushenglong's business was very good. Later, the Northeast was occupied and forced to close down. It resumed business in [-].

Fushenglong's pair of clips has become the signature of Chifeng. Many people who go to Chifeng for business and sightseeing will take some back with them when they leave, and their reputation spread far and wide.After liberation, Fushenglong was restructured and became today's "Fuxing Building".

On the basis of inheriting Fushenglong's centuries-old traditional craftsmanship, Fuxinglou has developed three series of pairs of folders that are nutritious, healthy, delicious and fashionable, including seafood, vegetables and jams, pushing Chifeng pairs into a new era. The level of development.

In 13, as the only participating brand in Inner Mongolia, Fuxinglou Duijia stood out in the No.[-] Chef Festival, and was recognized as "China's Famous Dish" by the China Cuisine Association.

Which one is better, Fuxinglou's pairing or Chengnan pairing?To be honest, each has its own merits.

Su's father and son developed the pair, Fushenglong developed the pair, and Fuxinglou and Chengnan carried forward the pair.

Wang Shulan, Zhou Xiaomei, and Mr. Xiang came to Fuxing Building first. The three of them ordered good dishes and sandwiches. After waiting for a while, Zhou Xiaomei's cousin Wan Jun arrived.

Wan Jun is 45 years old, tall and tall, with piercing eyes.Because of his military background, he is very masculine, exuding the breath of a mature man all over his body.

Such a man is undoubtedly very attractive to women.

After Zhou Xiaomei introduced her cousin to Wang Shulan and Mr. Xiang, the four sat down again.

"You guys came just in time. If I were two days late, I would have gone to the countryside." Wan Jun said.

"Going to the countryside?" Zhou Xiaomei asked curiously, "Are you still going to the countryside?"

"Isn't it about the first secretary now? I am an instructor and a party member in the army, and I have caught up. Also, I don't want to sit in an office, so I asked for it." Wan Jun said.

"Does my sister-in-law agree?" Zhou Xiaomei asked.

"Agreed, she is the mayor of Lao Niutuo and my first secretary, just right." Wan Jun laughed after finishing speaking.

"You two live in the same town?" Zhou Xiaomei asked.

"No, I'll go to Jinshan, Harqin, and her neighbor." Wan Jun said.

During the talking time, the food and wine were served, and the four of them ate and chatted, and soon they chatted to the restaurant.Zhou Xiaomei talked about what happened in the renovation, and Wan Jun expressed his opinion with emotion after listening, saying that he knew about building a Mongolian language street, and from a personal point of view, he did not agree with it.

Coincidentally, the person in charge of this matter is familiar with him and is an old friend, so he called Wang Shulan and the others on the spot to ask what they wanted to ask, and the answer he got was that as long as the plaque and the color of the wall were up to standard, they could pretend nothing else, but they could not occupy the road. , Hanging knife plaque.

In addition, you have to install it yourself, and the municipal government is responsible for supervision.

That's great, it's exactly what Wang Shulan and Zhou Xiaomei wanted.

"When I came out in the morning, I told Xiaomei that I could meet a noble person today, and everything went well. I really did. Secretary Wan, I would like to toast you." Wang Shulan raised her glass happily.

"What nobleman? I didn't help either." Wan Jun smiled and said, "I'll join you when your restaurant opens, and I'll book your dinner."

"You will be the first to be notified when the time comes." Wang Shulan said.

"If you have anything to do in Chifeng, just call. If you can't help me with other things, you still know a few people." Wan Jun said as the host.

"There will be no trouble." Wang Shulan said.

So the two clinked glasses happily.

(End of this chapter)