Chapter 20 Memory of Haidian

A few days ago at a classmate's house, I ran into several middle school classmates unexpectedly. Some of them hadn't heard from each other for 40 years. .Zhang Kuiyi, who lived in the residence, was Shaodong of the Haidian Yufeng Hotel in the west of Beijing. He came to Taiwan as soon as Taiwan was recovered. Because of the monopoly of alcohol in Taiwan, he had to switch to leather business.At that time, the two seagoing vessels Zhongxing and Huahao traveled regularly between Shanghai and Taiwan, so they successively brought over a hundred dozen of homemade fine wine "Lotus White". "Lotus White" is cherished only when there is money and no place to buy it in Taiwan.Now that old friends are reunited, Haidian is the place where we traveled together in childhood, and we can drink the famous Haidian lotus white together, which is more precious than eating delicacies from mountains and seas.Since the drink is Haidian Lianhua Bai, the topic naturally comes to Haidian.

Although there are Jinshan Park, Taimiao, Sanhai, and the Palace Museum to play in Beiping City, but those palaces and gardens, Yuqing and Jinque, after seeing too much, I feel that there is no bamboo pool, long Yang Yingzang, and Manchuan wildness. pleasing to the eye.So when the spring is shining or the autumn is clear, Haidian, the only big town on the outskirts of Beiping, becomes a good place for us to dance and sing. Haidian is also called Haidian because of the lakes. Although it is a small place, there is no one who does not know the old Beijing.As soon as you leave Xizhimen from Beiping, there are all asphalt roads, and the driveways lined with bluestone slabs on both sides are specially designed for heavy vehicles.There are peach willows and pines beside the road, connected by green clouds, and there is an indescribable green field shampoo.It is sixteen miles from Beiping to Haidian Street, so when we went to Haidian for an outing, we either rode bicycles or rode donkeys.Sometimes everyone coaxed together, took a bus from Xizhimen, spent more than ten dollars per person, talked and laughed, and arrived in Haidian in a short while.

Haidian is a large town with 3,000 residents. During the heyday of the Kangxi and Qiang Dynasties in the Qing Dynasty, because it was close to the Old Summer Palace and the Changchun Garden, which were famous gardens and resorts, princes, beizi, and famous officials and grand ministers looked for land to build gardens because of the convenience of the garden.Introduce springs to dig pools, and self-operate Tuqiu.When Empress Dowager Cixi came to power, the Summer Palace was expanded to serve as a summer resort, and every summer people had to enter the garden to rest from the summer heat, so Haidian became the center of the imperial palace.Tourists who go to Xishan, Xiangshan Yuquan, and Cuiwei Mountain for sightseeing are the only way to go, so Haidian is not only a semi-urbanized town, but also has a strong royal atmosphere!After the founding of the Republic of China, the Haidian market was deserted for a long time, and Yenching University began to build a school in Haidian again.Gathering the five elements and eight works of business and learning in a township, because of the complex religious beliefs of the local people, Sanskrit chanting in temples, preaching and reciting poems by the Salvation Army in the Gospel Church, and prayer services in mosques, all of which have increased the local prosperity. The number of shops in the city is not well-prepared here.Take the postal service as an example. Originally, one postal agency in the town was enough. Later, it was expanded to three branches, and it felt that it was overwhelmed by the shortage of manpower!

As soon as you enter Haidian Main Street, you will first see two large ponds. Because the jade springs are flowing and twisting, and the clear springs, stones, and lakes are condensed. Such a soft and beautiful landscape immediately refreshes the mind and refreshes the mind.Haidian's specialty is a kind of red fragrant rice. The cold spring is soaked in jade and the soil is fertile.It is a pity that the output is not much, and it was listed as a tribute in the Qing Dynasty, and all of them were selected into the inner court for enjoyment.It wasn't until the tenth year of the Republic of China that people could taste the red fragrant rice, a specialty of Haidian, which was much more expensive than ordinary rice.Haidian is rich in lotus root, so there is a special white dry called lotus white in the pot. No one knows how to make it, but it is sweet and moist, and the throat is not dry, and there is a sweet fragrance in the mouth.Because the output is not much, it is not sold all over the country like Kweichow Moutai and Luzhou Daqu, which are well-known both at home and abroad, but friends who like to drink two cups will always take two bottles of lotus white to taste when they pass through Haidian.There are two soy sauce gardens, "Wanshun" and "Tiancheng" pickles, which are also very popular among urban residents. The pickles they make are salty and sweet, sweet and fresh. Around the Qingming Festival, when carrots are on the market, they can be dipped in small carrots. Served with wine in yellow noodle sauce, the sea is cool and crispy.

In the south of Haidian Zhengjie Road, there is a Erhun shop called Yushengxuan. There are two red lacquered archways at the entrance, with high eaves and teeth. Long.The courtyard is spacious and more grand than ordinary restaurants.When the Empress Dowager Galeries Lafayette visited the Summer Palace in Qing Dynasty, she always had to dine at the Yusheng Pavilion, and all the car and book books of all her followers could be placed in the Dachang Courtyard.Yushengxuan has a few good hands in red and white cases. His family bakes a nest of silk clear oil cakes, which are crisp but not burnt, moist but not oily, which is better than several Dashan restaurants in the city.When Mr. Wu Leichuan, the president of Yanda University, was in charge of school affairs, he was afraid of traveling far, especially going to the city to entertain guests.When meeting friends Huiran from far away, or meeting at Yushengxuan for snacks, a few strong clear oil cakes are always indispensable.Although he is from Hangzhou, he has lived in Beiping for a long time and is quite good at food. He thinks that the clear pancakes made by Yushengxuan are more authentic than those baked by Zhimeizhai and Taifenglou.

The author's ancestral tomb is located in Liulitun, west of Beijing. In the past, whenever Qingming went to the grave to sweep the grave, it was always at Yushengxuan.I think his family's "over-oiled pork" and "soiled duck strips" are very good.The ducks for stewed duck strips are fed by themselves. They drink famous springs in the tributaries of Yuquan and eat live food all day long. Naturally, the meat is tender and smoother than the artificially stuffed ducks. In addition, the ducks are stuffed with lotus white head. How can the restaurants in Beijing hold a candle to it!

There is a royal garden on the west slope of Haidian, which is the villa of Wang Huaiqing, the commander of the infantry army. garden.The main hall of the garden is called Yihai Hall, and the rocks in the northwest corner stand straight. On it is a small building called Songliao, and there is a banner with the word "Qingya" written by the Empress Dowager Ming Su.Looking from a distance from the tower, you can see the round arches of the corridors and corridors of the Qingguan Qiongshi on Longevity Hill. "Scenery of the Imperial Capital" said: "In the garden, there are several miles of water, hundreds of rocks, thousands of trees, thousands of bamboos, and hundreds of millions of flowers." I want to see how deep, vast, majestic and beautiful Tianchi was back then.However, after hundreds of years of vicissitudes, the old pavilions can still be found.Therefore, some elegant people always go to the Wang Family Garden to pay their respects when they pass by Haidian.

There is an Eight Banners Guild Hall on the north slope, which is the place where the ministers and ministers rested. The corridor is beautiful and quiet.There is a fish pond in the garden, a secluded spring to bathe in jade, and a reflection in the stream, where you can fish. It happens that there are big silver carps that are fatter and tenderer than the commercially available fish.The guild hall belongs to the flag property and is guarded by De Ye, a former junior military officer in the Qing Dynasty. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter the park casually.Although De Ye is a sentry officer, he is very elegant and cheerful. Not only can he play the flute well, but he is also very good at playing both northern and southern tunes.The president of Tsinghua University, Zhou Jimei, Shou Kangxian and Qiao Zi, would come to be De Ye's guest from time to time to listen to songs.Lord De likes to eat the roasted mutton of Yueshengzhai, we sometimes bring some roasted lamb to drink with Lord De, so we are also very popular guests of Lord De!

The indigo factory was the location of the firearms camp in the former Qing Dynasty, and nine out of ten residents of the indigo factory were related to the soldiers of the firearms camp.It is said that the indigo factory was the first area where the Qing army entered the customs and camped, and the so-called garrison system came about later.The flag soldiers of the indigo factory live together as a tribe, so their speech, actions, clothing, and daily life are a little different from those of the flag people living in the city.As soon as the real old Peiping heard the words, he could tell that the indigo factory was in the flag.In the early years of the Republic of China, there were row upon row of barracks, and there were still remnants of the old battlements of the shooting range.In the more than ten years of the Republic of China, all the barracks collapsed and gradually changed into simple civilian houses.However, if a pigeon breeder in Peiping wants to find some empty pigeon whistles, he must go to the indigo factory and ask for advice from the pigeon whistle Zhao's family!Pigeon Whistle Mr. Zhao, the Pigeon Whistle of the Zhao family, also came from the Firearms Camp in his early years. Because he likes to raise pigeons, he thought carefully to make some unique pigeon whistles.Generally, pigeon whistles are rolled into a round paper tube with hard, thin and elastic paper, and a piece of paper is placed on each side, leaving a small hole in the middle. The size and depth of the hole can distinguish the level of craftsmanship.Tighten the whistle to the base of the pigeon's tail, and when it is blown against the wind, it will naturally make a loud and clear sound of flying into the air.Because Mr. Zhao is willing to work hard on the research and spare no expense on the pigeon whistle, the ones he made are much more delicate than the ones on the market, and the sound is more melodious, clear and strong, with clear transitions.The materials used are originally the playing cards used by Dousuohu. The playing cards are produced in Ningbo, with a layer of oil wax on them. They can be used to make whistles to hit far. The disadvantage is that the playing cards are slightly wider, and the whistles are made to be larger. Pigeons can fly only when they are tethered. The playing cards made by the Integrity Office are made of porcelain paper that is smooth, not prone to burrs, tough and light.At that time, there was a Shaodong from Tongrentang Lejia, who was also a famous pigeon breeder. He once sent pigeons to the indigo factory to ask Mr. Zhao to make two colorful whistles.People don’t accept the money. In the end, Pigeon Whistle Lao Zhao asked Lejia to send a few catties of millet. On the morning of the third day, he gave away porridge at the door to help the poor. Everyone in the indigo factory knew what kind of number one Mr. Zhao was.Now Taiwan also pays attention to raising pigeons. It is said that there is a so-called Pigeon Racing Association with more than 20,000 members. It holds five rounds of competitions every year, and the high gambling costs are simply appalling.Compared with the past, Yixing, vulgar and elegant are not the same.

The new campus built by Yenching University in Haidian is emerald-carved, with double eaves and four hanging halls.The great poet Wang Guowei described the night scene of Yanda as jade pillars and smoke, Lingtai shining on the moon, which is not only realistic but also appropriate. The students of Yanda are relatively rich and European.Even the school servants of the Beigonglou sisters can hum a few foreign songs!Therefore, even the Haidian market has a little foreign flavor, especially in October when Weiming Lake freezes over in mid-winter. When the ice skating rink opens, the ice mirror is as clear as jade, and men and women intertwine, dancing and skating together. The dragon, floating like a drunk butterfly, and the fragrance of new clothes, are intertwined into fun.Compared with the noisy and chaotic crowds in the Beihai skating rinks in the park in the city, it is much more brilliant.

I have been in Taiwan for decades, as long as I have been to Haidian friends, when everyone mentions Haidian, there is a kind of lingering heart song, eyes closed and meditation, that kind of wildness of lotus leaves, flowers and waves. Got it while sleeping.