Chapter 38 Encounter(1/2)
It was Saturday, May 17th.
It was quite hot every day.
Kang Shude is in the day shift.
Ning Weimin was not idle at home alone, so he washed clothes all morning.
At noon, he was so tired that his back was sore and his hands were cramped. He was too lazy to heat up the leftover food and became greedy again.
So he walked out of the house alone, trying to save trouble outside.
There is a rumor in the capital that covers the bustling and downtown areas in the capital.
It is called "In front of the Dongsi Xidan Gu Tower, the Dashi Fence in the front gate of Wangfujing, and the small door frame alley in the sky".
The small door frame alley has such a famous name, and it is also mixed in it, relying on snacks.
In fact, even the door frame alley, including the one, two, and three Langfang connected to him, were almost all occupied by the snack bar.
What are the local flavors that are popular among Beijing people, and the taste is authentic.
It is definitely not the so-called Beijing tourism check-in holy places later.
What are the things that are sold for "outsiders are confused by one-stop" such as "outsiders are confused by one-stop"?
So when Ning Weimin walked on the road to Benmenfu Hutong, he was thinking about it.
Should I come to some meat pie to drink porridge? Or should I just stir-fry the pancakes and garlic?
The meat pie looks annoying, and the fried cakes are a bit too vegetarian.
So I finally decided to just take a meal and burn it with a fire in Ruibin Building in Door Frame Alley.
The fire is a unique pastry in Ruibin Building, Beijing.
Its tastes similar to a pot sticker, but has different shapes.
Because its long strips are folded in half when picked up with chopsticks, it is similar to the ancient bags on the shoulders, so it is called "Piece Fire".
The most famous signature snack in Ruibin Tower is the pork and green onion stuffing and fire-burning.
The uniqueness is not only the aroma of the filling, but the key is that the heat of the fried oil is amazing.
The master of Ruibin Tower can make the color golden and burnt fragrance everywhere, but it is not blurry or black at all.
Ning Weimin felt that he was going to serve a few liang, so he just sat in a cold dish and drank some loose beer.
That is definitely satisfying and refreshing.
But unfortunately, no matter how well you think, it is one thing, but whether it can be realized is another.
Maybe I've been hitting something dirty recently.
Ning Weimin's work was not satisfactory, and even such a small wish could not be realized.
As soon as he arrived at the place, he found that all the alleys that were not generous were silted.
I don’t know how many people stretched their heads to watch the fun in Ruibin Building.
At the restaurant ticket counter where the crowd was focusing, it was Bian Jiangong, the second son of the neighbor's house, who was having a quarrel with the people in Ruibin Building.
"...What are you talking about? You can buy a bowl of beer and a dish. If you don't buy it, you will leave. What's the point of being a fool?"
The waiter in the restaurant seemed extremely impatient.
But Bian Jiangong was very arrogant and insisted on striving for justice.
"Hey, why? It's been published in the newspaper. I said I'm not allowed to do this. Why are you still like this?"
"If you post a newspaper, you can buy it with the newspaper, and that's how we are here."
"You said it's lightweight. How much does a bowl of loose beer cost? How much does a dish cost? Who can afford to sell it with you like this?"
"If you can't afford to drink, don't drink it. Tap water is cheap, go 'tick-up your tail.'. Beer supply is insufficient, and it's not a day or two. Don't make trouble, okay?"
"Why are you doing this? If you talk to me like this, I will sue you."
"Say me? OK, let's go and he will come back. Go quickly. Go..."
It was a coincidence that Bian Jiangong was like Master Luo in the yard a few days ago, and he was also anxious about buying beer.
But the difference is that Master Luo was angry that the restaurant privately raised the price and added two cents.
When we arrived at Bian Jiangong, the situation was obviously worse.
Judging from this, because of the shortage, restaurants no longer sell beer.
If a customer wants to drink, he must sell a dish.
But then again, the restaurant also has its own difficulties, and the person who is responsible for issuing the invoice is also helpless.
Because this is the contradiction caused by mismatch in market supply and demand, and the inevitable result of not being able to relax commodity prices at once.
No one can do anything about it.
When it comes to beer, the old people in Beijing didn’t like it from the beginning, and they had a long adaptation process to this thing.
For example, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, except for a few people from a superior family, ordinary citizens in the capital were very resistant to the taste of beer.
Not only do most people cannot taste its fragrance and killing power, they also call it "decoction" and "horse urine".
Later in the early 1960s, because the price of loose beer was cheap, it quenched thirst than soda popsicles.
This makes people force themselves to change their tastes because they are short of money, and never accept them and gradually accept them.
As a result, it became out of control when it got used to it, because in essence, sprinkled beer is still an addictive product.
As a result, the 1970s became the golden age of consumption growth of "scattered beer".
In this way, the people in the capital began to fall in love with it, and then became a "supervisor" that was rushing to it.
However, although more and more people drink, the production of beer has not increased accordingly.
Soon, people found that "scattered beer" on the market became increasingly difficult to buy.
The price has also increased from 2 cents per liter, 2 cents per liter, 4 cents per liter, and 5 cents per liter, and has risen to the current 50 cents per liter.
By this summer, almost all the old and young men in the capital have regarded making a hot pot and "scattered beer" as an indispensable enjoyment for summer vacation.
But at this time, there were still only two old breweries in Beijing with outdated equipment.
One is a "five-star brewery" transformed by national capital "Shuanghesheng".
One is the "Beijing Brewery" that was changed by the Japanese "Maijiu Co., Ltd." in the past.
Even if these two breweries operate at full capacity, they can only produce less than 3,000 tons of beer in a month.
If calculated based on the population of more than 4 million in Beijing at that time, each person would have less than one bottle per month.
But even this is the case, it cannot be put into the market.
Because most of the beer produced is sold to collaborative units and has not entered the market.
Another part is dedicated to supplying special commercial systems, large hotels and government guesthouses.
In fact, the beer that ordinary consumers can buy is less than 100 tons per month.
Most of these 100 tons are bulk beer.
Think about it, how big is this hole.
Based on three thousand tons, one person can count less than one bottle per month.
Not to mention one hundred tons, it can’t even get a wine cup.
So this year has become the most tight beer supply in Beijing in history.
Then, in the summer, where supply is already tightening, it is of course time for supply and demand contradictions to break out this year and it reaches its peak.
How scarce is beer in Beijing this year?
Although there are people holding thermoses and plastic buckets around 10 a.m. every day, they are eagerly looking forward to the arrival of cars that deliver beer.
But it’s a waste of time for the people to wait, and there is no sign of beer in the side food store.
These days, the "130" cans are being pulled apart, and it is impossible to drive on the street.
Because as soon as it goes to the streets, it becomes the hunting target of the people.
The car is driving in the front, and a long bicycle pedal can be chased by a large number of people behind it.
Of course, although you can sometimes catch up to the unloading site, it will be too far away.
What’s even more unlucky is that I often have an empty can after chasing for a long time and I have no wine at all.
If you want to say the only place where you can be sure to buy "scattered beer", is the only restaurant.
But not every restaurant is available, it depends on the public relations skills and strategies of their respective leaders.
Even if you get it, it is not for the people. You have to rely on this thing to find Qi'er in the catering industry, otherwise who would have to spend this effort for no reason?
Therefore, restaurants of all sizes and large cities in Beijing posted unwritten regulations - "Buy half a liter of beer and sell a plate of dishes."
Look, it's just such a thing, no one can solve it.
To be continued...