September 14, 1986 is a Sunday.
This day has been dark and gloomy since the morning, rainy and windy, and the temperature has dropped by five to six degrees.
The roads are slippery and sparsely populated, and you can feel your breath coming when you talk.
No matter how you look at it, this is not considered good weather.
But I have to say that this is indeed a good day.
Because this day was precisely the day when Ning Weimin planned to rectify the name of Huaxia Food, so he made an appointment with Kang Shude and Zhang Dashao in advance, saying that he would take Alain Delon to the store.
Weather like this is of course the most suitable for drinking.
It will surely make the wine and food prepared by the two old men even more delicious.
In addition, it must be mentioned that the reason why the two old men originally decided to set Sunday was because this day was the day with the fewest people in the "big wine tank".
You know, most of the drinkers in the store are retired elderly people. Who wouldn't want to stay at home and eat at the same table with their children?
In addition, the capital has a tradition of "going on a cloudy day" since ancient times, which refers to people who can't go out to work on cloudy and rainy days and have to stay at home to find troubles.
Wouldn’t it be an even better coincidence?
On a planned Sunday, plus an unplanned rainy day, the store will never be too busy.
It also gave the two old men enough energy to entertain the French star, tease him, and chat with him.
Secondly, on days like this, for Ning Weimin, there are also few worries.
Come to think of it, even the people in the capital themselves would say that there was a time when "alleys were clean of mud and ponds, and you walked close to the wall."
Naturally, Catherine Deneuve, a beauty who loves cleanliness the most, is unwilling to go out and will stay in the Great Wall Hotel.
In this way, there is one less foreign woman for Ning Weimin to deal with. He can just deal with Alain Delon without any worries, which will save him a lot of worry.
Alain Delon, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to mind the rainy streets and bad weather.
He is naturally restless and still has the qualities of a prodigal at this age. He is afraid that if he has nothing to do, he will get sick from boredom.
He was extremely excited about the opportunity to follow Ning Weimin to see a "Chinese bar" that he thought did not exist.
As a result, the people of Ningwei didn't even bother to spit. As soon as they heard that the bad weather would not affect their travel plans, they happily responded and said, "I like rain in the capital, but it's too dry here. , it’s good to have some moisture in the air, and you can feel some of the pleasant feeling of the southern tropical climate. Let’s go out for an hour or two and have a few drinks. Don’t worry, I’ve been there too. From Algeria. Even if the drinks and food you recommend to me are terrible, I won’t make fun of you.”
So, everything comes together, it’s called complementing each other.
The agreed time that day was noon, and it was almost eleven o'clock when Ning Weimin and Alain Delon went out.
Due to the wet and cold weather, Ning Weimin also wanted to take a sip, so he did not drive. Instead, he and Alain Delon got into a "hanghuo" taxi in front of the hotel.
But they didn't expect that the driver who pulled them was not only talkative, but also had very bad eyes.
I actually recognized Alain Delon in the rearview mirror of the car.
This is getting a little annoying.
Because along the way, the driver not only babbled a lot of useless compliments and asked for Alain Delon's autograph, but he was also too excited and chatted all the way, and it was obvious that his attention was no longer on driving. On.
As a result, because of lack of concentration, the driver who was talking about running on the train ran two red lights in succession. When passing Chang'an Street, he even applied an emergency brake and almost hit pedestrians rushing in the rain.
Fortunately, nothing happened. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for Alain Delon to avoid negative news if he had caused a traffic accident on such a road. It would undoubtedly be a public relations crisis that could damage his reputation.
Ning Weimin was so angry that he had to use his trump card. He threatened the driver that if he didn't drive well, he would not be given foreign exchange coupons for the fare.
This is how I caught this kid.
But it has to be said that once you really arrive at the intersection of Yangmeishu Xiejie, which has been known for centuries of literature and art.
There is a drizzle of rain falling in the sky, and there are almost no pedestrians in the alley.
Among the mottled shadows of trees and houses, the street scene is like being hidden in an ink painting.
Alain Delon's mood was a little ruined, but as Ning Weimin got out of the car and walked into the alley holding an umbrella, he immediately became happy again.
He couldn't help but said, "It's really interesting here. The Chinese flavor is so strong. This is the capital I want to see."
Yes, everything here is similar to the West. The world is different, too oriental.
The houses, shops, courtyard walls, and trees here all convey the ancient charm of the capital, which not only makes people think about the ancient charm, but is also very real.
Because this place is not the grand and poetic high-end family in the north, but an atmosphere full of ordinary people's lives and human fireworks.
A hutong like this has human emotions, not aloofness.
Even if there are no vendors here today, there are no usual sounds of shouting for various foods, the sound of iron clips for shaving hair, the sound of horns sharpening scissors and knives, and the sound of iron sickles selling needles and thread.
But you can still see the couplets in front of the door, the flowers and plants grown, benches, bamboo carts, clotheslines, these objects and details of ordinary people's daily life, allowing people to experience it through another kind of body, without any trace of it. Feel the distance and appreciate the folk customs of the Beijing Hutongs.
The immersive tourism that foreigners really like is to take the roads that locals often take, go to the shops they often visit, and breathe in the unique atmosphere of life here.
If you come to Beijing, living in a Western-style hotel environment would be an extremely boring choice.
A guy like this guy came all the way from France. Apart from making money, his most interesting thing is to experience the exotic atmosphere.
So needless to say, when you go deep into this alley, you will see with your own eyes a few minutes later that small shop without a signboard or store name. It only attracts the drinkers on the street and the big gourd with crooked red paint on the porch. Alain Delon was even more satisfied with the "Chinese Bar" in the guise.
Because whether it is the few drinkers in the store looking at the rain on the street or chatting and drinking.
Or maybe it’s the pattern of using wine vats as tables in the shop to entertain drinkers, and the special style full of antique style.
This was something that a crooked man from France couldn't even imagine in his dreams, and he immediately felt enlightened.
To be honest, he has been to many foreign bars, but where can he sit next to the wine vat and drink from the vat, where can he find it?
The big wine vat is basically something native to the capital.
Not to mention searching all over the country, even if I go abroad, I am afraid I will never find such a special wine shop again. Especially as times have changed, the 1950s and 1960s experienced a period of difficulty in the supply of liquor.
Even in Beijing today, large wine tanks like this have long since withdrawn from the stage of history.
If Kang Shude hadn’t been obsessed with the past, he always wanted to find something familiar.
If the old man hadn't opened such a "big wine tank" to relieve his boredom, this unique and down-to-earth wine shop format in the capital would have been able to reappear in the world.
Even today's young people in Beijing may not have the opportunity to see this special form of wine shop where their grandfathers and fathers' generation liked to spend time.
To put it bluntly, this big wine tank is probably the only one in the world today.
Isn't this rare enough?
Full of curiosity and sighing, Alain Delon followed Ning Weimin into the store.
This is even better, because as soon as they came in and closed their umbrellas, they immediately attracted attention and made the store lively.
Indeed, on this special day today, there are not many customers in the big wine tank, but the problem is that the atmosphere of wine shops in Beijing is unique.
Speaking of which, although liquor shops in the capital and bars in the West are both social places for recreation and drinking places for people to chat, they are very different from each other.
No matter how lively the conversation is in a Western bar, it only happens between friends and acquaintances. Most of the strangers are men and women seducing each other after seeing each other.
Even strangers who are occasionally frustrated can sit at the bar, chat with each other and comfort each other.
That is also caused by loneliness, it is one-on-one, and it is an accidental phenomenon.
It will never be like a big wine vat. Even if guests at different tables meet here for the first time, they only need to have one end of their own wine glass and some dishes to go with the wine.
There will be no distinction between each other, no gaps, mountains to the south and the sea to the north, in the sky and on the earth, everyone can talk together.
It is still unimaginable for those Westerners who always emphasize boundary distance and care about personal freedom that the guests in the big wine vat can be so lively, harmonious, friendly, cordial and humorous.
In fact, when the three or five drinkers sitting in the shop saw that there was a foreigner here today, they couldn't help but get moved and started shouting and teasing.
"Ouch, here comes the pink face! What kind of day are we today?"
"Foreigners also drink? How evil!"
"Look at what you said As my son said, if you don’t know how to smoke and drink, you will come to this world in vain. Foreigners are also human beings, why are they so bad?”
"Yes, that's right. Shopkeeper, please say hello, you have a foreign friend coming to this small shop..."
To be honest, this kind of joking and boring person does seem to be... A little loud, a little rude, a little defiant.
But men are informal.
Not to mention that during his stay in the capital, Alain Delon has become accustomed to China's special view of foreigners, especially foreign stars.
When he came today, Ning Weimin had already told Alain Delon that it was a civilian wine shop, and he was mentally prepared to be interrupted.
In addition, these drinkers are all older, and almost all of them are not the audience of "Zorro" and "Black Tulip". They have probably never even watched these two movies.
So no one recognized Alain Delon and only regarded him as an ordinary foreigner.
This actually makes Alain Delon, who worries about fame every day, feel more relaxed.
In fact, for a man like Alain Delon, who comes from a lower-class background and works as a street hustler, he only feels a natural affinity with the market atmosphere in such a tavern, and it reminds him of the places where he hung out when he was young.
When he took another look at the wine shop, it was really interesting. There were wine warmers, porcelain cups, and wine and dishes on the table, which he had never seen before.
So there is no revulsion, only intimacy and surprise.
Standing in front of the counter, he actually spoke in Beijing dialect with no distinction to four tones. In the style of a French gentleman, he raised his hands to the few people inside who had just yelled like he was treating his most loyal movie fans. He said hello and gave the most friendly and humble response.
"Hello everyone. I'm here to drink too, excuse me."
I have to say that this sentence was a surprise to everyone. The old men who were blushing after drinking first said He was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened.
"Hey, you can speak our language? This is rare..."
"Oh, are you familiar with Chinese culture? You speak Chinese very well..."
"Hello, hello, please sit down, please have a seat..."
A few enthusiastic responses , which also made Alain Delon smile immediately.
However, at this moment, the most unexpected situation occurred.
Kang Shude, who had been sitting behind the counter for a long time, stood up, coughed twice, and came forward to solicit customers.
The old man nodded gracefully and let Alain Delon and Ning Weimin go in together.
The key is that during this process, he mumbled a lot of foreign words, but only Alain Delon understood him.
And I was very happy to talk to him.
This scene is absolutely astonishing.
Not to mention that the drinkers once again found it strange and shouted that they were surprised. Even Ning Weimin was dumbfounded.
"Master, you...how do you know French?"
Taking a moment, Ning Weimin interrupted and asked.
"Is this new? I have been in the business of the French Barracks in Dongjiaominxiang for several years. Don't make such a fuss, as if you have never seen the market before."
Okay, the old man is calm and relaxed. He really has the demeanor of a sweeping monk.