Chapter 9: Specialty Food of Beijing - Douzhi



The next morning, Jia Dongsheng woke up early.

Seeing that it was already dawn outside, he didn't continue sleeping, but started getting dressed and prepared to go out for some exercise.

Physical exercise is very necessary in any era. After all, the body is the capital of revolution.

"Dongsheng, why are you up so early?"

Perhaps because the noise of putting on clothes was a little loud, Qin Huairu opened her misty eyes and asked Jia Dongsheng.

"Sister-in-law, you should sleep a little longer. I'm going out for a walk."

"oh."

Qin Huairu also knew that she was still lying in bed, and it was not appropriate for her to put on clothes in front of Jia Dongsheng. She responded and closed her eyes again. It was unclear whether she was sleeping or just squinting.

Jia Dongsheng smiled and walked out.

It should be around five o'clock now, and there are not many people in the yard.

Jia Dongsheng stretched his body and then performed the movements according to the standards of the Five Animal Exercises.

The Five Animal Exercises is an ancient martial art created by the legendary doctor Hua Tuo based on the five animals: tiger, deer, bear, ape, and bird.

Among them, tiger, bear, and ape are all offensive methods, deer are dodging methods, and birds are light-weight techniques similar to Qinggong.

It can be said that as long as you practice the Five Animal Exercises well, you will have no shortcomings in close combat.

The original body had practiced the Five Animal Exercises for ten years. According to the standards of ancient martial arts, he had already reached the peak of dark energy. If he continued to persevere, it would be natural for him to break through to the transformation energy.

I have to say that it made sense for the old Chinese doctor to give up Jia Dongxu and insist on taking Jia Dongsheng as his apprentice.

In ten years, Jia Dongsheng not only mastered the medical skills, but also reached the level of mastery in the Five Animal Exercises and antique appraisal. It is impossible to say that he has no talent.

This also indirectly illustrates the vision of the old Chinese medicine practitioner when choosing his apprentice.

After practicing for about forty minutes, Jia Dongsheng started to walk outside.

"Ah, I'm not used to not having a watch."

Jia Dongsheng sighed inwardly: "It seems that I need to get a watch and a bicycle, otherwise it will be inconvenient to go out."

Plus, I was researching a job yesterday, so there’s quite a lot to do.

When we arrived at the front yard, a man who looked to be in his forties was opening the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.

"You are the second son of the old Jia family, right?"

"Yes, I am. You are?" Jia Dongsheng knew who the man in front of him was. He was wearing glasses with the legs tied with tape. He was the calculating king of the Siheyuan, Yan Fugui.

"I'm Yan Fugui, do you remember me?"

Yan Fugui smiled and said, "Before you went out to learn skills, you once ate at my place."

"Uncle Yan, do you still remember this?"

Jia Dongsheng couldn't help laughing out loud. Yan Fugui was indeed a stingy old man. He could still remember something that happened ten years ago. Jia Dongsheng couldn't help but admire him in his heart.

"How could I not remember? Over the years, if you ask around, you're the only one in our yard who has eaten my food."

What he said was absolutely correct. Yan Fugui was a calculating person, but he didn't have a big picture. He calculated a lot, but he only calculated things in his own family and things outside, and he only took small advantages. He didn't have any big plans.

This also means that he does not take advantage of other families in the yard, but if others want to take advantage of him, that is impossible.

Over the years, no one in the yard could eat a bowl of rice at Yan Fugui's house. Only Jia Dongsheng was shameless enough to eat a meal at Yan's house, and this was recorded for more than ten years.

"Uncle Yan, since you said that, I have to arrange a meal for you. I just got back. Once I settle down, I'll go out and see if I can get something delicious. I'll treat you to a meal. How about that?"

Jia Dongsheng's words made Yan Fugui very happy. He could get a return treat. No matter what he ate, as long as he could get a free meal, he would be making a profit.

Yan Fugui's motto is: If you have enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, you will be poor, but if you don't plan well, you will be poor.

In his opinion, being able to get a free meal was a big win.

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for your return invitation." Yan Fugui said with a smile.

"No problem, just wait."

After chatting with Yan Fugui for a few words, Jia Dongsheng left the yard and strolled on the street.

There are no tall buildings filling the streets of Beijing today, let alone traffic jams, and there are not even many bicycles.

In addition, Jia Dongsheng got up early, so there were not many pedestrians on the street.

As Jia Dongsheng walked, he felt the scenery of the 1960s: the messy streets, the uneven buildings of various types, and the slogans on the walls from time to time that were in line with this era.

Everything was so real, and it made Jia Dongsheng realize that he had really traveled through time.

"Well, now that we are here, we should make the best of it and live well."

He sighed secretly, then his nose twitched, and a strange fragrance came into his nose.

“Is this the aroma of soy milk?”

When talking about the characteristics of Sijiucheng, we have to mention douzhi, which is a delicious drink that can only be tasted in Sijiucheng. Of course, people who don't like to drink it can only feel that the douzhi does not emit fragrance, but a smell of泔水.

However, Jia Dongsheng preferred drinking douzhi in his previous life. Now that he has traveled through time, he must try the douzhi of the 1960s. How is the taste different from that of later generations?

"Boss, a bowl of soy milk and five buns."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Arriving at a bun shop, where the aroma of soy milk wafted, Jia Dongsheng asked expectantly, "Boss, are the buns meat or vegetarian?"

"Hey, you're the boss. Where can you get meat these days? I just want some buns. Do you want any more?"

"Yes, come up."

"Okay."

As he was speaking, five buns and a bowl of soy milk were placed on the table.

Jia Dongsheng was not polite and drank a mouthful of soy milk happily. The smell of泔水 was so delicious that it could be described in one word: delicious!

"You know what, the buns taste pretty good."

I took a bite of the bun, the filling was made of cabbage. Although it was not as greasy as the meat bun, it was still very delicious and made me salivate.

"Yes, it's delicious."

Jia Dongsheng gave a relatively high evaluation, and then in no time, he finished five big buns and a bowl of soy milk.

"Boss, can I take this soy milk away?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I just packed it with some small things. If you want to take it away, you can bring your own things to pack it."

"Forget it, just help me get fifteen buns."

Based on the size of the buns, Jia Dongsheng calculated the appetite of several people in his family, took the bag of fifteen buns, and walked towards the courtyard.

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