Spring scenery is beautiful, chengdu on the west the city of old Chengdu folk-custom of outskirt. Drink follow a bottle of wine, corners of the mouth leaves the lingering fragrance that has flesh of a cook again, gentleman of wood of water of Feng of the member that the province makes association, literary history expert Mr Wang Dawei walks into building of the tea in the city, two " old Chengdu " you one character, I one language, to the story of old Chengdu of begin lecturing of numerous tea guest, the Chengdu old cafes before recollecting half many century.
Civilian tea shop and " overwork tea "
1935, chengdu sells most of fire " Xin Xinxin hears a newspaper " carry, chengdu has 600 thousand population at that time, share 667 street, greatly small tea shop has on 1000; among them, the tea shop of well-known name has 599. That is to say, average every street has a tea to spread at least.
The old tea shop in those days is civilian changes tea shop mostly, wooden desk, bamboo chair, build bowl tea, cupreous crock. Chengdu person drinks tea, cultured is " recreational " 2 words. Do not hit mahjong, do not talk pragmatic, it is OK that common people has been in charge of him. Boiled water is maintained commonly in 4 minutes of money 1 bowl, plain boiled water is cheaper, 2 minutes of money 1 bowl. Arrived to go up century 60 time, chengdu person popularity is drunk " 3 flowers " , 6 minutes of money 1 bowl, this price is maintained all the time on century 80 time. In addition, tea guest can take tea oneself, that receives money of plain boiled water only.
Tall gentleman of old tea guest is recollected, hot weather of the three ten-day periods of the hot season, pull 3 rounds, sell the population issueing force of dish thirsty, through tea the shop should cry on one times only: Hold shadow extraction high to whiz treasure? " can refuse without the person for certain, tea guest can build dip to build boiled water with teacup immediately, drive express to give him.
Speak of old tea to spread grand occasion, wang Dawei remain fresh in one's memory of 72 years old. The tea shop that Chengdu can sell on 1000 bowls of tea everyday at that time has 3, namely " hall of Hua Hua tea " , " amusement " and " wash river " . Shop of these 3 tea can sell a 3000 bowl boiled water everyday almost, all day tea guest is like the cloud, come-and-go is like shuttle.
This kind of flourishing situation that old Chengdu tea spreads, last to go up all the time century 5, at the beginning of 60 time. To 1965, chengdu old tea spreads rapid atrophy, reduced many 400.
"Eat tell tea " with " listen to the Warring States "
"Ear is suitable " year Mr Feng Shuimu, the functional reduce of old cafes: ? of rapid of Qiang of ち hey popularizes culture history knowledge, communicate information.
Safeguard neighborhood harmonious, it is to pass " eat tell tea " means comes true. If appeared neighborhood dispute, or the both sides of deal was troubled by contradiction, do how? Below this kind of circumstance, the person that party can look for local sainted commonly comes judge the rights and wrongs. At this moment, sainted person can say: White? tells a truth to tea shop! White? tells a truth to tea shop!!
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