Chapter 934 West Suburb Park

Han Li turned over and held her hand while listening to Hao Hongmin and whispered.

"It's okay, I'm here now. When we get there, tell me in detail about your aunt and the old house."

Hao Hongmin nodded gently after hearing this. She also knew that the space in this turtle car was too small, and even whispering in her ear would be heard by the driver in front. She could only patiently change the topic to the restaurant they were going to.

Hao Hongmin's family conditions were very good, but she was born at the wrong time. When she could remember everything, the famous restaurants in Shanghai were basically out of her reach.

But in the most difficult days, whenever she couldn't bear it, Hao Hongmin's mother Hao Jing would hold her daughter and tell her about those famous restaurants and famous dishes, using this beautiful way of looking at plums to quench thirst and drawing cakes to fill hunger to give them more hope to persevere.

One of them is the place where Hao Hongmin is going to take Han Li today, (Dexing Restaurant), which was once known as the "birthplace of Shanghai local cuisine".

[Dexing Restaurant and Dexing Noodle House are not the same thing. We will only talk about Dexing Restaurant this time. ]

Dexing Restaurant was founded in the late years of the former pseudo-dynasty. It was first opened in Xiaodongmen (near the intersection of Renmin Road and Fangbang Middle Road today). Later, the boss surnamed Wan took over and moved the store to Minhang Road, Yanghang Street. It mainly sells soybean soup, shredded pork and tofu soup, bacon and bean curd leaves, fried meat and tofu and other home-cooked dishes of that period.

(The Minhang Road, Yanghang Street here is not the Minhang Road in Hongkou, but the old name of Yangshuo Road and Zhenru Road in the old Nanshi. Now Yangshuo Road and Zhenru Road no longer exist.)

It was not easy to run a restaurant in the turbulent era. Dexing Restaurant was sold several times and was handed over to Wu * Ying.

Boss Wu is a capable person. After a series of renovations and diversions, this originally low-end small restaurant quickly became a high-end local restaurant.

The downstairs serves popular dishes, and the upstairs elegant seats serve fine dishes. Because the glutinous rice bowls cooked by the head chef are quite famous, Huang Jin* and Du* Sheng, the most influential people in Shanghai at that time, were attracted here.

(For the big guys outside Shanghai, glutinous rice bowls are made by cutting pig tongues, pig lungs, pig stomachs, pig large intestines, and pig feet into small pieces, putting them into a casserole or bowl, adding white soup, fragrant glutinous rice stew and other seasonings, and sealing the bowl mouth with mud. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and simmer for half an hour. Before serving, sprinkle a handful of green leaves and pour a spoonful of glutinous rice stew on it. You can also add some mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots and other ingredients according to your personal taste.)

It is impossible to find out what dishes Huang Jin* likes, but it is said that Du* Sheng’s two favorite dishes in his life are glutinous rice bowls and stir-fried circles. As long as they are well made, he will run over to taste them every few days.

With the support of these two people, Dexingguan’s status in Shanghai has risen sharply, but its foundation is still not very stable.

So several chefs of Dexing Restaurant jointly launched a dish of shrimp and black sea cucumber, which is particularly suitable for the taste of Shanghai people. Once launched, it became a must-order dish for customers who come here to eat, and also made Dexing Restaurant's position more stable.

In 1958, Dexing Restaurant moved to the downtown area of ​​Dongmen Road to expand its business. At that time, there were a lot of visitors, and many business and political celebrities came to taste and support it.

In the later years, Dexing Restaurant closed down.

It was not until this year (1978) that Dexing Restaurant reopened, but its name became [Shanghai Dexing Restaurant].

Why did Hao Hongmin know so clearly? It was mainly because her mother often talked about these things.

Why did Hao Jingshi know so clearly? It was because small businessmen like Hao Jianghe had to look at the faces of Huang Jin* and * Sheng to eat. If you don’t even know what the other party likes to eat, then you are still a fart.

Hao Hongmei had always wanted to come after hearing that Dexing Restaurant had reopened, but she didn't have much money and didn't have the chance to come because of her busy studies. This time Han Li's coming just made her fulfill her wish.

Han Li and Hao Hongmin talked all the way to Dexing Restaurant, which had just opened this year. However, what made them feel a little regretful was that there were no zuobotou and shrimp and black cucumber in the dishes served today.

The two could only follow the dishes served today on the menu. Hao Hongmin knew that Han Li had a big appetite, so she said quietly before ordering.

"Han Li, the dishes here in Shanghai are very small. The same dishes here are only half of those in the Northeast. We should order a few more dishes later."

Han Li nodded to show that he understood. According to the menu, he ordered white-cut chicken, steamed pork with rice flour, pickled mustard and pork slices, fried salted hairtail, braised winter melon, braised green vegetables, four braised lion heads, and finally a bean sprout and shredded pork soup. For the main course, he ordered the more famous "two-sided yellow" in the restaurant.

(Both sides are fried until golden brown, then take them out of the pot and put them on a plate, then pour the toppings and marinade on them. When the noodles absorb enough sauce, they taste good.)

When ordering, Han Li found that the dishes in Shanghai were not bad in terms of quantity, but only in terms of price.

Meat dishes were only 1.2 cents, which was 4 cents cheaper than those in Sijiu City. Vegetarian dishes were 3 to 5 cents per serving, which was 4 cents cheaper than those in Sijiu City. Hairtail was 8 cents per serving, which was nearly 10 cents cheaper than those in Sijiu City. Only the white-cut chicken was 1.5 yuan, which Han Li didn't know if it was expensive.

When paying, Hao Hongmin rushed to pay, and Han Li was not polite to him, because although he had money and national food coupons, he didn't have Shanghai's local meat coupons, so he couldn't pay even if he wanted to.

During the meal, Hao Hongmin talked about her family's recent situation. The house problem was only one of them. The most important thing was her mother Hao Jingshi.

Hao Hongmin had originally calmed down, but she recently heard from somewhere that a family in Shanghai had successfully gone to Hong Kong, and when they sent back a letter, they said that they were living very well there.

For example, the wages were a hundred times that of Shanghai, and all kinds of new clothes and various materials could be bought as long as there was money, etc. This news once again made Hao Jingshi think about going to Hong Kong to find Hao Jianghe.

Regarding that Hao Hongmin's ancestral home was on Duolun Road, according to the news from her mother, it was precisely because the family was on this road that Hao Jianghe had some relationship with the advanced intellectuals at the time, which also allowed their family to spend the initial period safely.

However, what Han Li was most concerned about was not this, but the current situation of Hao Hongmin's ancestral home. If it was regarded as a slum, he would not be able to help her get it back cleanly during the more than ten days he stayed in Shanghai. Even with the face of Li Lao's son, it would not be easy to do.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief after asking. Fortunately, Hao Hongmin's ancestral home did not become a slum, but was taken over by the local street office as a cultural and publicity center.

It is much easier to deal with public affairs, and if you are lucky, you can get it done in two or three days.

Han Li also talked about his recent situation. After Hao Hongmin learned that he was summoned by that person, her two big eyes, which were originally very bright, became even brighter.

Maybe the arrival of her man made Hao Hongmin feel relieved. After dinner, she did not rush to pull Han Li to comfort her mother and deal with the house. She asked when she walked out of the restaurant.

"Han Li, are you tired? If not, I will take you to visit Shanghai."

"How can I be tired to see you? If the location is not inappropriate, I would have eaten you up."

Han Li's words reminded Hao Hongmin of those nights in Shanghe Village, those times.

This reminded Hao Hongmin, who was originally planning to take Han Li to shopping malls and department stores, of a place, and she said with some anticipation in her voice.

"There are currently two most popular places in Shanghai. One is the Bund, but there are a lot of people there. The other is Xijiao Park, where there are many animals to see, the scenery is great, the place is large, there are many trees and flowers, and today is not Sunday, so there are not many people in the park."