Chapter 8 From the variety show "Three Hundred and Sixty Lines: Hotel Industry" to the Chicken Feather Shop

The variety shows on TV stations now include bridge dramas and short dramas, all of which are full of tricks. Among them, I appreciate "Three Hundred and Sixty Lines" the most because it has depth and connotation. Although it is sometimes hard and funny, a little I think it's vulgar, but it's big and small, and it's not enough to be sick. On November 15th, the "Three Hundred and Sixty Lines" program introduced the hotel industry, from luxurious tourist hotels to fire houses with sleeping shops. This kind of lowest-level lodging place, Beijingers call it a chicken feather shop, is a kind of Beijing Specialty product, most people have never seen it, or even heard of it.

One year I went to Xiangshan to do business, and it was already dark to drive back from Xiangshan. I was afraid that it would be closed outside Xizhimen (in the early years, the gates of Beiping were closed after the second watch, and they would not reopen until the fifth watch).Unexpectedly, after passing Haidian, the mule cart suddenly cut off its axis. When it arrived at Xizhimen, it was already locked and locked, unable to enter the city, so we had to find a hotel outside Xizhimen to rest.I was bored at night, so I took a stroll on the street to see the night view, and found that there were a few houses with adobe walls and single-tile tiles close to the root of the city. People cook noodles with a strainer), Ganqing is the famous chicken feather shop Hanako Hotel.

Driven by curiosity, I ventured into it for a tour.Since it is a special residence for beggars, there is naturally no equipment in the house. Except for a dirt road in the middle, the whole house is covered with straw on both sides, the grass is covered with chicken feathers, and the roof is hung with cork full of chicken feathers. frame.When it was time to go to bed, the lodgers lay down in rows on both sides, with their heads not even to their feet, and then lowered the frame hanging from the roof to cover everyone's bodies.The small house is densely populated, and the upper and lower bunks are covered with chicken feathers. Apart from the smell of sweat and fumes, it is also quite warm.There is a briquette stove at the door of the house (I dare not move it in, for fear of burning the chicken feathers), if the beggars beg for leftovers, they can warm them up and eat them.The chicken feather shop also takes into account the hunger of the residents. Every night, it always cooks a pot of steaming thick thick porridge, steamed buns, sticky pots, and supplies them to the lodgers to buy them to satisfy their hunger. Quite a few (it is said that business is booming in winter, and the colder the business, the more prosperous it is. In summer, Hanako likes to sleep in the open, and no one likes to live in chicken feather shops).

It can be said that the owners of the chicken feather shop are all local hooligans. In addition to running the chicken feather shop, they also sell gambling games, and also sell pancakes, casserole, charcoal and other utensils.The shawl is made of old cloth strips and shredded cotton, which is no longer than knee-width and can cover the shoulders. In winter, it is too cold in Beijing, and the beggars' clothes are thin and torn. Put on a piece of clothing to keep out the cold.Beijingers often jokingly say that he is wearing a piece of clothing, which is to mock him for being a beggar.Nine out of ten beggars are lazy by nature and enjoy drinking and making money.The chicken feather shop opened a gamble, that is, it is what they like. As long as the flowers have a little income, they want to drive away the old sheep. There is no penny left, so I have to make a temporary bet on the piece I wear on my body. Betting on some bets is just for fun!

Some people say that the chicken feather shop outside Fucheng Gate and in the southeast corner of the flower market is the most luxurious. The former is near the white house, and the latter is next to the Tuozi River. Come and join in the fun.However, there are rules in the chicken feather shop, men and women are separated from each other, and there should be no confusion. If you want to have fun, you have to find another place to rest. There is no special room in the chicken feather shop.In South Shanghai, near Shiliupu, Zhabei Tianxian Nunnery and the north, there are extremely low-end hotels similar to chicken feather shops, with wooden beds one after another, packed like sardines, and you have to pay extra for bedding. There is a lot of mischief and mischief, cheating and stealing often make troubles, even the newly debuted Hanako dare not seek rest, the dirty and dirty situation is even more terrifying than what is described in "Three Hundred and Sixty Lines"!This kind of chicken feather store fire house was the scene of the previous century, and it is not known how it is now.