Chapter 332: The troops have not yet moved, but the food and fodder have already been sent

Capital city.

Tsinghua University.

In a male dormitory, Deng Yunsong was organizing the first gathering of the dormitory. He looked at his five roommates and said, "Brothers, National Day is coming soon. We have been in school for a while and have not gone out to play together. How about we take advantage of this day of celebration to go out and play together?"

Zuo Chuanfeng from Henan was the first to respond: "I agree. After all, I have come to Beijing. If I don't go out and have fun when I have time, when I go home for the Spring Festival, my fellow villagers will ask me what Beijing is like, and I won't know how to answer them."

Qiu Yongnian from Fujian said with a smile: "I also agree with Yunsong's proposal. We both come from border areas, so if we have the chance, we must go out and have fun and broaden our horizons."

Yu Zhenping from Sichuan smiled and said, "I have no objection."

Tan Chuandao from Zhejiang said: "I agree too."

Hua Haiyang from Shaanxi hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said, "I agree."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Deng Yunsong happily discussed with them: "So where do you think it would be better to go? To see the magnificence of the Great Wall, or to experience the splendor of the Forbidden City? Or to appreciate the magnificence of Tiananmen Square?"

Zuo Chuanfeng said excitedly: "I suggested climbing the Great Wall. The Chairman said that one is not a true man if he has not climbed the Great Wall. I have really longed to climb the Great Wall for a long time!"

Tan Chuan said: "We do have to go to the Great Wall, but we won't be able to see the most beautiful scenery of the Great Wall at this time. I heard from the elders that the snow scenery of the Great Wall is the most beautiful."

Deng Yunsong nodded and said, "Tan Chuan is right. A few years ago, my second brother climbed the Great Wall with a group of his classmates when it snowed in winter. He said that the snow scene at that time was indeed very beautiful."

Qiu Yongnian asked in surprise: "Yunsong, is your second brother also studying in the capital?"

Deng Yunsong smiled and replied, "My second brother is from Peking University next door."

When these words were spoken, the five roommates from different provinces in the dormitory were all shocked.

As roommates, they all knew that Deng Yunsong's college entrance examination score was the first in Guangxi's science. Now he has a brother who is from Peking University. Aren't these two brothers too awesome? Yu Zhenping couldn't help asking, "Yunsong, is your second brother still studying, or has he graduated and started working?"

Deng Yunsong said: "He graduated and started working last year!"

Hua Haiyang praised with admiration: "Yunsong, you brothers are really amazing!"

The other roommates also praised them highly. One of the brothers was admitted to Tsinghua University, while the other was admitted to Peking University. This kind of thing would be a legend no matter where it happened.

As soon as this news came out, Deng Yunsong became even more important in the hearts of his five roommates.

Deng Yunsong smiled and said, "We have strayed from the topic. Let's get back to the topic. If we don't go to the Great Wall now, where would be a good place to go?"

Zuo Chuanfeng said: "If you don't go to the Great Wall, you can go to Tiananmen Square or the Forbidden City, since they are not far away."

Qiu Yongnian said: "Then let's go to all of them. They are all well-known places."

Tan Chuan said: "If you are sure you want to go to these two places, then ask local classmates. Otherwise, you will be stupid and don't understand anything. You may be confused after a long time."

Deng Yunsong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've already asked my second brother, I'll be responsible for leading the way then."

Hua Haiyang said openly: "Yunsong, I don't have your financial conditions, I don't know how to calculate the cost of going out to play?"

Although we have not been together for a long time, everyone has some idea of ​​the financial strength of the six people in the dormitory.

At present, Hua Haiyang's financial situation is indeed the worst in the dormitory. After receiving the subsidy from school every month, he has to send part of it back home, leaving only part for living expenses. If the expenses for going out to play are too high, he cannot afford it.

Next, those who have better conditions than Hua Haiyang are Qiu Yongnian and Zuo Chuanfeng.

Qiu Yongnian was born in a fisherman's family. His living conditions were not very good, but not as bad as Hua Haiyang's family. Anyway, he could keep his university subsidy for himself instead of sending it home, so as long as he didn't spend it lavishly, it would be enough.

Zuo Chuanfeng's parents are workers, and his family conditions may be a little better than Qiu Yongnian's. He also uses the university subsidy himself and does not have to send it home.

Next up is Yu Zhenhua. According to him, his father is a township leader and his mother is a middle school teacher. His family conditions are much better than Zuo Chuanfeng and Qiu Yongnian. Not only can he use the subsidies for his own use, but his family can also provide some financial support when needed. This is considered very good.

At the top are Deng Yunsong and Tan Chuan. Both of them claim that their families are in business and they seem to have no shortage of money for their daily expenses. However, no one knows who has better financial strength as there has been no serious comparison.

Deng Yunsong smiled and replied, "Don't worry about the cost. Just pay for the bus fare and I'll arrange the rest."

Tan Chuan replied: "How can this be so embarrassing? I'll do my part!"

Yu Zhenping said: "Yes, let's all contribute. We can't let Yunsong bear the burden alone."

Deng Yunsong waved his hands and said, "Brothers, we are all still students. Apart from receiving subsidies from the school, we have no other income. Everyone's family conditions are different. I am relatively lucky. My family conditions are not bad. The cost of going out to play is nothing to me, so there is no need for you to be polite to me. We still have a few years to get along. If you want to contribute, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Hua Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, then I won't be polite to you!"

The other roommates didn't say anything more after hearing this. Just like Deng Yunsong said, they would help out again when they had the chance in the future.

So, it was settled!

…

My youngest daughter will graduate from high school next year. Based on her current academic performance, it is unlikely that she will continue her studies.

Next, if nothing unexpected happens, the younger daughter will start following the path arranged by Deng Shirong and open a hot pot restaurant.

Although the people of Guangdong and Guangxi cannot compare with those in other provinces in eating spicy food, later generations have proved that spicy hot pot still has a very large market in Guangdong and Guangxi. The appeal of this thing is really amazing.

My youngest daughter’s hotpot restaurant definitely serves spicy hotpot.

To make spicy hot pot, dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns and Pixian bean paste are essential seasonings.

Deng Shirong is a good cook, so he naturally understands that seasonings made from different places, even if they are the same thing, will have very different tastes.

Take dried chilies for example. The taste of the dried chilies produced locally in Guangxi is far inferior to those produced in Sichuan.

Pixian Douban, known as the "soul of Sichuan cuisine", is a very important seasoning for making spicy hot pot.

The selection of these seasonings is closely related to the taste of the hot pot restaurant, so Deng Shirong naturally has to pay attention to it.

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be prepared before troops move out. Deng Shirong felt it necessary to make a trip to Sichuan and Chongqing to purchase or reserve a batch of Pixian bean paste in advance, and if possible, establish a long-term cooperative relationship with them.

Originally, there was plenty of Pixian Douban, and there was no need to buy or reserve it in advance. However, the Pixian Douban that Deng Shirong was going to purchase did not want industrially produced ones, but only those produced using traditional techniques.

Because the Pixian bean paste produced using traditional techniques has a much stronger taste than industrially produced ones.

However, the amount of Pixian Douban produced using traditional techniques is small, and the production cycle of this thing is long. If you don’t make a reservation in advance, you may not be able to buy it on the spur of the moment.

At the same time, he was looking for a group of Sichuan chefs with superb cooking skills. Once his youngest daughter's hot pot restaurant opened, he would poach them with high salaries.

Thinking of this, Deng Shirong, who had nothing to do, took a bus to Nanning, and then took a train from Nanning to Chengdu, Sichuan.

…

Chengdu has been known as the "Land of Abundance" since ancient times. It is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, the birthplace of ancient Shu civilization, and the best tourist city in China. The Jinsha Ruins in the area have a history of 3,000 years. Shun said, "It took one year to build a village, two years to build a town, and three years to build Chengdu", so it was named Chengdu.

Chengdu is a rare ancient city that has continued to prosper from ancient times to the modern times. During the Western Han Dynasty, Chengdu was the second largest city in the country, and during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was one of the five capitals in the country.

During the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu and Yangzhou became the two most economically prosperous cities in the country. At that time, they were known as "Yangzhou first and Yizhou second", with Yangzhou first and Yizhou second. Yizhou at that time was basically the area of ​​present-day Chengdu.

In the Song Dynasty, Chengdu, together with Hangzhou, became the most prosperous cities of the time, and its population exceeded one million.

Until later generations, Chengdu, as a first-tier city, still ranks high.

In later generations, when people mention the city of Chengdu, there are only two things that come to mind for many people: hot pot and beautiful women.

After Deng Shirong arrived in Chengdu, he walked around and found that hot pot restaurants had begun to pop up on the streets of Chengdu at that time.

As he was hungry, Deng Shirong went to a hot pot restaurant called "Rebenjing Hot Pot Restaurant Business Hall".

The hot pot restaurant is not very big, and it is dinner time at night, so business is booming. The open space in front of the restaurant is also filled with tables and chairs, and diners are eating hot pot while chatting with friends and family.

As shown in the picture below: Deng Shirong just approached and he smelled an extremely intoxicating fragrance. He had only smelled such a fragrance in his previous life, and this was the first time he smelled it after his rebirth.

Because there were so many diners, the waiters were very busy and naturally the service was not very adequate. Deng Shirong secretly kept this in mind and decided to hire more waiters when his younger daughter's hot pot restaurant opened so that every diner could enjoy the best service.

However, there is no need to be as exaggerated as Haidilao in later generations. It is enough to provide better service than other hotpot restaurants.

After struggling for more than forty minutes, Deng Shirong finally had his first spicy hotpot since arriving in Chengdu.

The taste is really good, no wonder this hot pot restaurant is so popular.

Of course, the price is also quite expensive. He spent more than 20 yuan on this hot pot meal alone. If he went out to eat with his family or a few friends, it would cost 40 or 50 yuan at least, which is indeed a high consumption in this era.

The prices are so high, but the business is still so good. This proves that hot pot is really attractive. Letting the younger daughter run a chain of hot pot restaurants is definitely the right approach. As for whether she can succeed, it depends on her management ability.

For the same business, some people can make it bigger and stronger, some can only maintain it, and some can even close it down. It all depends on personal ability.

Anyway, he has already provided the best conditions for his little daughter. If she still can't do it, then don't bother. Just stay at home and be a little rich second-generation.

After eating hotpot, it was already late, so Deng Shirong asked the locals and found a high-end hotel to stay in.

…

In Pi County, there are two most famous brands of bean paste. One is "Yifenghe", which invented bean paste, and the other is its competitor "Yuanfengyuan". During the Republic of China period, these two sauce factories each had a drying area of ​​nearly 10 acres, 25,000 vats, nearly 40 craftsmen, and an annual output of about 400,000 kilograms of bean paste. The scale was already very spectacular.

In recent years, with the rapid development of Sichuan cuisine, the demand for Pixian Douban in the catering industry and ordinary people has been increasing, which has forced Pixian Douban manufacturers to adopt industrialized production to increase the output of Pixian Douban.

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These two major sauce factories are no exception. If they do not engage in industrial production but use traditional techniques, their output will not be able to keep up and they will not be able to develop.

The first place Deng Shirong went to was Yifenghe Sauce Factory, the founder of bean paste. After explaining his purpose, he met the head of Yifenghe.

The founder of Yifenghe was named Chen, and the people who are in charge of the soy sauce factory today are descendants of the Chen family.

The two sides met and exchanged a few pleasantries. Deng Shirong then explained his purpose and said, "Boss Chen, I came here mainly to ask your sauce garden to help me make a batch of high-quality bean paste using traditional techniques. I wonder if your sauce garden can accept my commission?"

The descendant of the Chen family was a little surprised when he heard this. Instead of answering, he asked, "Boss Deng, I want to ask first, how many batches do you mean?"

Deng Shirong said: "I want as much as your sauce factory can make."

The descendant of the Chen family was slightly surprised. This business was really big. He immediately said, "Boss Deng, we can accept your commission, but there is one thing we need to explain in advance. The high-quality bean paste produced by traditional craftsmanship not only has a long production cycle, but also is relatively complicated and requires a lot of manpower. The price will definitely be much higher than that of industrially produced bean paste."

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "I understand this, but I wonder how long the production cycle will take?"

A descendant of the Chen family said: "It takes at least a year. If you want to make the best quality bean paste, it may take three to five years."

Deng Shirong thought for a while and said, "Boss Chen, how about this? I want the bean paste from these time periods, whether it's one year, three years, or five years. We can sign the contract first, and I'll pay the deposit as much as I should, and then I'll come to pick up the goods when the time is up."

The descendants of the Chen family said, "Of course."

Although the bean paste produced by sauce factories is now industrialized, their traditional skills are still there. It’s just that the bean paste made by traditional skills is not as cost-effective as that produced industrially, so in the past few years it has only been brewed on a small scale.

Nowadays, since there are bosses willing to purchase goods at high prices, there is no reason not to do this business.

So, the two sides began to negotiate the purchase price.

In the end, the price of bean paste with a fermentation cycle of one year was 0.16 yuan/jin, the price of bean paste with a fermentation cycle of three years was 0.22 yuan/jin, and the price of bean paste with a fermentation cycle of five years was 0.28 yuan/jin. These prices were nothing to Deng Shirong, so he readily agreed.

After the two parties signed the contract, Deng Shirong paid a deposit of 5,000 yuan in advance.

After everything was settled, Deng Shirong said goodbye and left.

…

Although the main purpose of this trip had been achieved, Deng Shirong had no plans to go back immediately. Instead, he toured Chengdu and then went to Chongqing, the birthplace of spicy hot pot.

During this period, Deng Shirong had hotpot at least a dozen times, all in different hotpot restaurants. Some tasted good, while others were relatively ordinary, but there was no bad one because he only chose the more popular hotpot restaurants.

He made a note of the hotpot restaurants that tasted better, so that he could poach their customers when necessary.

After visiting both places, Deng Shirong boarded the train back to Nanning.

…

Nanning.

Architectural Design Institute.

Deng Shirong was looking at the decoration design renderings of Wuyue Square given to him by President Huang.

Let’s talk about the decoration of the exterior wall first. The decoration provided by the Architectural Design Institute is to inlay the most fashionable and popular large-area glass mosaics of that era, and partially inlay marble. Although the effect cannot be compared with later generations, it is indeed considered high-end in that era.

As for the supermarket decoration on the first floor, the architect had seen the Yongjia Supermarket in Bobai County, so he made certain innovations based on this decoration. Judging from the renderings, the prototype of future supermarket decoration has been formed.

The decoration of the hot pot restaurant on the second floor was mainly based on Deng Shirong's opinions, and the overall layout is very reasonable.

In particular, the design of each table and chair is completely ahead of this era, using the built-in hot pot table of later generations, which is not only safer but also more beautiful.

Of course, there are still safety risks in using gas cylinders. Although induction cookers are available at this time, they are not yet popular, and the versions cannot be compared with those of later generations. Therefore, the current design is still based on gas cylinders. Let's wait until after 2000 to replace the equipment! As for safety issues, as long as the boss pays attention and checks frequently, safety accidents can naturally be reduced to a minimum.

There are currently no plans to renovate the third and fourth floors, but the luxury house decoration on the fifth floor was designed personally by Dean Huang. After his last communication with Deng Shirong, he knew his requirements clearly. The renderings that have been produced now make Deng Shirong very satisfied.

It truly takes traditional culture as the core element and presents it with modern design concepts.

Deng Shirong was more and more satisfied with it and praised: "President Huang, I am very satisfied with your design. I have only one request, that is, the wood used for the decoration of the fifth floor of Wuyue Plaza should still be Hainan Huanghuali, red sandalwood, and golden nanmu."

Dean Huang knew that this big customer had a special liking for these three types of wood. Hearing him say this, he readily responded, "Of course there is no problem with that."

Deng Shirong said, "As for the first and second floors, Dean Huang, you can decide on the wood used. I only have one requirement, and that is that it must be strong and durable."

Dean Huang smiled and said, "No problem, Boss Deng, please rest assured that we will do as you ask."

Deng Shirong nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "President Huang, can you please calculate the overall price?"

Dean Huang already had the answer in mind, and smiled and said, "The overall price is 3.28 million."

Deng Shirong was not surprised to hear this. The total area of ​​the seven floors of the Ye Deng Community was only 4,480 square meters, and it would cost 2 million to renovate it. The area of ​​the first floor of Wuyue Plaza was as high as 3,000 square meters. Now they have to renovate the first, second and fifth floors, which is 9,000 square meters. In addition, the decoration of the exterior wall is also a large amount of money. It is normal to spend so much money in total.

In other words, the decoration of the first and second floors is relatively simple, otherwise the money would be too much.

It has to be said that no matter now or in the future, decoration is a bottomless pit. If it is a simple decoration, a few hundred thousand dollars will be more than enough, but once the decoration is more elaborate, any amount of money can be spent.

After knowing the price, Deng Shirong asked, "President Huang, does your architectural design institute have enough construction workers?"

Dean Huang smiled and said, "Boss Deng, don't worry about this. Our institute's business covers the entire autonomous region, and we have sufficient construction workers. Moreover, you are a major customer of our design institute, so we will definitely give priority to you in the allocation of construction workers."

Deng Shirong said, "That's good. I hope that while ensuring the quality of the renovation, you can speed up the renovation of Wuyue Square. You can even suspend the renovation of Deng's Community in the county town. Give priority to the renovation of Wuyue Square and try to finish it before the New Year's Day next year. Is that okay?"

Dean Huang nodded and said, "No problem. If the renovation of the Ye Deng Community is not urgent, I can transfer the staff back and go all out to renovate Wuyue Square. I guarantee that it will be completed before the New Year's Day next year."

Next, the two talked in detail about some details of the decoration.

After everything was made clear, Deng Shirong signed a decoration contract with the Architectural Design Institute and prepaid part of the decoration funds.

"President Huang, I'll be working hard on you guys from now on!"

"Boss Deng, you're too polite. This is what we should do."

Deng Shirong stood up and said with a smile: "Then I'll leave first."

Dean Huang also stood up and said, "Boss Deng, it's getting late. I'll treat you. Let's go have a meal together, shall we?"

Deng Shirong declined politely, "Thank you, Dean Huang. I won't eat this meal. I have to go back to Bobai soon. I'll treat you to dinner next time I come."

Dean Huang said a few polite words, but when he saw that Deng Shirong really had no intention of staying for dinner, he gave up: "Well, goodbye, Boss Deng, I won't see you off!"

"goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

(End of this chapter)