Chapter 60 Target: Di’an Bridge
Huoshao is a common traditional snack in the old capital.
When making, fill the filling with dough sheets, fold up two sides, leave the other two sides unsealed, put it in a pan and fry until golden brown, then remove from the pan and serve. It tastes best if eaten hot.
The finished product is golden in color, fragrant and delicious when burned.
And because of its long shape, it is similar to the ancient 衡袢 carried on the shoulders, so it is called 衡袢火火.
It may be that Su Mu spent the money Su Yingjun planned to buy fishing gear first, or it may be that Su Yingjun learned that his younger brother had a decent income and no debts for carts, so he was much more arrogant this time.
In the end, the food stamps were almost not enough, so Su Mu took the initiative to collect four taels.
Most of the pots of rice cakes are divided into two packages, and there is also a mention of sesame tofu.
The packaging is also very interesting.
First, it was wrapped with lotus leaves, then a layer of kraft paper was added to the outside, and finally it was tied with horse lilies, something similar to straw.
The large green lotus leaves used for packaging are fresh lotus leaves picked from garden lakes such as Yuanmingyuan, Shichahai, and Jishuitan.
Initially, large areas of lotus roots were planted in these places. In addition to being used for viewing, food and medical purposes by the royal court, part of the lotus leaves were used for folk food.
Including Yueshengzhai and Tianfuhao's sauced mutton and sauced elbow meat, they are now wrapped in lotus leaves and tied with horse lotus leaves.
When you eat it at home, it not only smells like meat, but also smells like lotus.
However, because the production of lotus leaves has been in short supply in recent years, some stores cannot pick suitable large lotus leaves, so they use wood paper instead.
As for the kraft paper outside, not all customers would give a copy of the package. Su Yingjun really bought too much.
It is indeed a big customer.
In fact, before last year, in addition to kraft paper, merchants also had something more suitable for packaging called "cattail bags".
In fact, it is a packaging box woven from cattail grass growing in rivers, ponds, etc.
Put the purchased food into a soft and clean cattail bag, cover it with a piece of red paper with the merchant's name printed on it, and tie it with a paper string. It is beautiful and affordable.
The "cattail bags" in Beijing are mostly woven from the strong cattail produced in Baiyangdian, Baoding, Hebei. The cattail is flexible and strong, and it can be used to package food without rotting or spoiling for many days.
However, due to policy reasons last year, almost all those villages stopped engaging in small-scale production, and the supply of cattail bags was completely cut off.
Coming out of the Daochao Huoshao canteen again, Su Yingjun was riding a bicycle. Su Mu behind him had two sets of bag fishing gear diagonally straddling his shoulders. He was carrying Daochao Huoshao and Ma Tofu in each hand.
This posture does not look like going fishing.
"Brother, we don't have a bucket yet. If we catch a fish, where can we put it?"
Su Yingjun pondered for a while while riding his bike.
"Let's talk about it if we can really catch it."
He didn't consider that Su Mu couldn't carry an extra bucket, or he could burn the bag and hang it on the handlebar, or put it in the bucket and carry it together.
Su Yingjun's main consideration was whether the two of him could really catch fish.
If you don't have this ability, there will be no point in using buckets or buckets.
As for Maza, neither brother has thought about it yet.
Riding all the way from Pingan Street to Nanluo intersection, I saw pedestrians passing by.
On rest days, workers who have been busy all week also come out to spend the weekend.
There were obviously more people on the streets than before.
"Brother, do you have more work to do on this rest day?"
Now that Su Yingjun knew Su Mu's income, he started to care about it anytime and anywhere.
He really didn't expect that the more humble a tricycle driver in a lifting company, his income would be almost the same as his own.
He did not doubt his younger brother Su Mu's words at all.
Not only did he feel that he understood Su Mu's temperament during this period, but there was really no need to lie.
"RMB [-] cents. In fact, the reason why I was able to make more money some time ago is that one is from Xiaoshi and the other is from the wine shop."
Once a lie is told, more lies are needed to make up for the previous lies.
Su Mu regretted it a little, but when it came to his golden finger, Su Mu would definitely not be able to pick it can only continue to be perfunctory.
This is a white lie.
After a while, the two of them saw someone fishing next to the river.
There are many people in the capital who are fond of fishing and who regard fishing as a livelihood.
More than a dozen people were sitting side by side by the river, some holding fishing rods in their hands, some leaning on the ground, some fishing, some old, some in their prime, and some well-dressed, obviously intellectuals...
Some were sitting in meditation with their eyes lowered, silently staring at the floating water on the river. There were also three or two who were close by, laughing and chatting.
Maybe for some people, whether or not they catch fish is secondary. The main thing is to have an excuse to connect with friends, talk about things together, and relax.
"Hey, little brother, we still need two horses."
"When you get to the place, take a look first and find some rocks and bricks to make do with it. If it doesn't work, just sit on the ground."
Su Mu replied nonchalantly.
A fisherman who has not even prepared a bucket is not worthy of thinking about Mazar.
Su Yingjun in front pursed his lips, thinking to himself that he would wait and see.
If he hadn't been impulsive and risked his money just now, he would have really wanted to go in and buy two when he passed by a department store.
Who says only women like shopping? Su Yingjun is obviously the type who is addicted to shopping.
This river is the Jade River.
It was called Tonghui River in the Yuan Dynasty, but now it is more like a small ditch due to disrepair.
On the edge of the river bend starting from Dongbula Bridge and ending at Wanning Bridge, the two brothers rode past and saw at least twenty or thirty people fishing.
The total distance is less than 500 meters. At a glance, there are people every few steps apart.
It was overcrowded.
Su Yingjun felt more confident.
"If you ask me, there are more fishermen here than there are fish in the river, don't you think so, little brother?"
"Well, I guess at our level, there's really no need to buy a bucket..."
"Haha. Practice first, maybe you will get lucky."
Su Yingjun was inexplicably feeling lucky about his luck.
This may be the good expectation that novice fishermen have before entering the fishing industry.
Su Mu sighed silently.
A rough shout came from not far away.
"I said you two are really serious. The sun is already so high, so you guys are here!"
It's Gao Xiang.
It is located on the west side of Wanning Bridge.
Wanning Bridge, also known as Back Gate Bridge and Di'an Bridge, is an ancient bridge located outside Di'anmen of Beijing, near Shichahai, and on the central axis of Beijing.
It was first built in the 22nd year of Yuan Dynasty (1285).
Quite old.
This is also the place Gao Xiang suggested after talking about fishing in the bathhouse yesterday.
Maybe among the group of people yesterday, only Gao Xiang was really keen on this matter, while the rest were casual.
It's just that Su Mu mentioned this matter after drinking, and everyone probably agreed.
It was already getting dark now, and for many fishing enthusiasts, it was already a late shift.
If you are not active in fishing, there will be problems in everything you do.
(End of this chapter)