latelenovela Chapter 1054 Strolling the streets and eating braised pork offal
Chapter 1054 Strolling the streets and eating braised pork offal
That afternoon, Wen San'er arrived at the Lin residence in a cart.
They were stopped from a distance by the staff of the auxiliary management bureau in charge of the inspection.
He spoke politely, but his inspection was meticulous; he almost made Wen San'er take off his clothes.
Wen San'er wasn't angry at all, and reached out his hand to cooperate.
He thought to himself, "So many important people want to come here for inspection, but they don't even have the chance!"
Good heavens, being able to stay one night in the Lin family's back room means I, Wen San'er, am now a master!
Upon arriving at the gate of the mansion, Wen San'er carefully bowed to the gatekeeper and said, "Sir, Director Niu sent me. He said that Master Lin needs a car tomorrow and asked me to wait for him."
The doorman was very polite. "Oh, is this Wen San'er? Director Niu has already given instructions. Please come with me."
It is said that even a seventh-rank official can enter the prime minister's gate. So, what rank must the gatekeeper of the Lin family be?
They even address you as "you" (formal)!
Wen San'er felt that his life had been worthwhile.
The gatekeeper was also puzzled. Master Lin needed a car, and the mansion had all kinds of cars, whether they were from America, England, or Japan. Why did he have to find a rickshaw puller?
He led Wen San'er in through the side door, first put the rickshaw away, and then took him to the back room.
The Lin family mansion is truly unique. In an ordinary wealthy household, three or five rooms in the back-sitting rooms would be considered quite impressive. But the Lin family has a large number of servants. The back-sitting rooms for guards, servants, gatekeepers, and tea servers alone number in the dozens, leaving Wen San'er dumbfounded.
The gatekeeper opened the door and said to Wen San'er, "No one lives in this room regularly. People come occasionally, so please keep an eye out. The bedding is clean, there's a kettle in the corner, and a teapot and teacups on the table. In the evening, the tea room staff will bring you hot water to wash up. For dinner, you can go to the dining hall in the east courtyard, or you can tell me and I'll have someone bring it over. The place to wash your hands is in the small room on the south wall of the east courtyard, so don't go to the wrong one."
Wen San looked inside and saw, good heavens, the floor was covered with blue bricks, there was a large wardrobe against the wall, an eight-immortal table with two chairs in the middle of the room, paper and pens on the table, and a light bulb hanging from the ceiling.
There was a bed against the south wall, with a silk quilt and a silk mattress, clean and tidy!
This is a reverse-facing room?! This is even better than where the car factory manager lives!
Wen San'er thanked the gatekeeper and went into the room. He looked at himself and then at the clean bed. He was too embarrassed to sit down, so he sat down on a chair first.
Then he couldn't help but stand up, wander around the room a few times, and tug on the light cord.
The light came on and off, then came off and on again, and Wen San'er let out a silly chuckle.
When it got dark, Wen San'er carefully found his way to the east courtyard and had a meal there.
There's meat in it!
Wen San'er ate four large steamed buns made from two kinds of flour, ordered two dishes, and drank two large bowls of sweet potato soup in one go. He felt so full that he could hardly walk!
That evening, after washing his face, hands, and feet, arranging a towel, and wiping his body, Wen San'er dared to lie down in bed.
At first, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He didn't know how long it took before he finally fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Wen San'er suddenly woke up and immediately prepared to go out to drive.
When I got to the door, I realized that I didn't need to drive today; I was waiting for Director Niu to call me.
"Hey, I really am destined to be a workaholic. Well, I'll enjoy myself a little longer."
I rolled onto the bed and took another nap. This silk-covered, cotton-lined quilt is so nice—soft and warm. Sleeping in it feels like...
"Boom boom boom!"
"Master Wen, are you up yet?"
Wen San'er quickly tidied his clothes and went to open the door.
The waiter came and said, "Master Wen, we noticed you didn't go to the canteen this morning, so we brought you some food. We don't have anything too fancy, just two bowls of fried liver and four sesame seed cakes. Is that enough for you?"
Wen San'er really didn't know what to say, and said with shame, "Look, this, oh dear, I'm so sorry to have troubled you so much!"
The waiter smiled and said, "Don't mention it, it's just a small favor."
Back inside, Wen San'er pondered as he ate breakfast.
These days, nobody cares about anyone else. It's not that people are cold-hearted and don't want to help, but everyone is just trying to make a living!
If they were old neighbors, they might have a good relationship and help each other out, but Wen San'er was just a cart puller and had no relation to the servants of the Lin family. They had no reason to curry favor with him, but they were concerned about whether he had eaten breakfast and even brought it to him personally!
This incident reveals the atmosphere and lifestyle of the Lin family.
"Ah, Master Lin is benevolent and righteous, and so are all the people in the Lin family!"
He was absolutely right. Those who could stay in the Lin family were all carefully selected by Niu San'er. They came from respectable families and were upright people. They ate and lived well. Although the master was strict, he never mistreated anyone. As time went on, the atmosphere naturally improved, without the sordid things that happened in other mansions.
Around 8 a.m., Director Niu came to call Wen San'er.
"Wen San'er, prepare the car, Master Lin is about to leave!"
Wen San'er felt full of energy and went to get his car, but Niu San'er smiled and said, "Don't bother with your car, there's one right outside, go take a look!"
Upon arriving at the gate of the mansion, they saw a brand-new West Fortune rickshaw parked there. The bottom was shiny black, the seat was ivory white, and there were floor mats on the ground. The handlebars were made of good wood, straight, slender, tough and soft, with two carbide lamps hanging on them.
When the sunlight shines on them, the spokes glitter!
Good heavens, this is the car of my dreams!
After a while, Lin Ze came out dressed in a long robe, and Wen San'er quickly bowed.
Lin Ze got into the car and instructed, "Wen San'er, first pick someone up at the restaurant, then go to that braised pork stall from last time, what's it called again?"
"Master Lin, to answer your question, it's Yang Laohei. This Yang Laohei is dark-skinned, but he makes excellent braised pork. We're sworn brothers, one year..."
Seeing the sights and sounds of Beiping along the way and listening to Wen San'er's ramblings was a relaxing experience. In the future, hiring a car and a tour guide would cost a lot more.
Picking up Okamura Tadamasa, this guy was still yawning; it was clear he'd been up to a lot of work last night.
"Big brother, what are we going to eat?"
"Braised pork offal".
"Lu Zhu?"
"Braised pork offal is a local specialty."
When they arrived at Yang Laohei's stall, Wen San'er sidled up to him again, "Old Yang, what's up? Look who I brought, Master Lin! You don't know, I stayed at Master Lin's house yesterday, what kind of relationship do we have? He didn't know what to eat this morning, so I said, let's have braised pork offal! My brother Yang Laohei, his braised pork offal is absolutely amazing!"
Yang Laohei listened to his boasting with a smile, thinking to himself that someone had come to his door last night, bringing all sorts of ingredients, and even the plates, bowls, and spoons were brand new. He immediately guessed that it was Master Lin coming to eat!
Before long, the braised pork was served, with plenty of minced garlic and cilantro. And let me tell you, in the chilly morning, a bowl of this warmed me up from head to toe!