After dinner, return to the hotel.
I simply washed myself.
go to bed.
"I'm going to visit Saburo's house in Shibuya tomorrow. Do I want to bring some gifts?" Bai Yulan asked.
"I definitely have to bring gifts. In fact, I also have a headache. If I go to his office, I can go there empty-handed. It's no problem. It's my first time to visit his home, so I have to bring some gifts." Zhou Sen said.
"Then do you know what Saburo Shibuya likes?" Bai Yulan asked, tilting her head.
"I'm really not sure about this. I'll call Xiaoye later and ask him. He should know." Zhou Sen said, "These are all small details. Even if what we give them is not what they like, it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't violate any taboos."
"Well, you're right. We don't know what he likes. Even if the gift is not to his liking, we can't blame us..."
Zhou Sen stretched out his hand to extinguish the bedside table lamp, turned over and pressed Bai Yulan under him.
"Don't make trouble..."
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"Xiao Sen, there is a Ding Feng restaurant in Xinjing, which is named after our Bingcheng old Ding Feng restaurant. Our "Sen" restaurant was just founded, so its reputation is definitely not as good as others. Moreover, it has been almost thirty years since it was founded. It has good reputation and good reputation. , those are all loud..." Bai Yulan was washing up early in the morning, looking at Zhou Sen who had just gotten up and said.
"That's easy to do. Let's go explore this Dingfeng Reality today." Zhou Sen said as he made the bed.
Ding Feng is such an old store, basically just ask a local to find out where it is.
Zhou Sen called a carriage, and a group of four people took the carriage to the Xinjing Business District where Ding Fengzhen was located, which was also the busiest commercial street.
If "Sen" Ji wants to open a branch in Xinjing, this is undoubtedly the best choice.
But where the "Forest" will eventually be opened still needs to be inspected to select a suitable location and a suitable house.
After wandering all the way, I finally saw the "Ding Feng Zhen" signboard at the intersection of Main Road and Fourth Road.
Ding Feng really operates like a workshop, that is, a store in front and a workshop in the back, which is different from "Sen" Ji.
"Sen" is based on the freshly baked and freshly made method, which is basically made on the same day and sold on the same day, while "Dingfengzhen" mainly sells finished products. Of course, some are freshly made, but there are relatively few products on that day.
For example, products such as glutinous rice balls and moon cakes cannot be made and sold immediately, because this kind of food is basically needed for festivals and the demand is very large. It must be produced in advance, otherwise, there will not be enough to sell.
"Sen" also makes mooncakes, but they only make fresh meat. They make them on the spot and sell them on the spot. They are basically sold out overnight.
Moon cakes only account for a small share.
The core of Dingfengzhen is "authenticity", which pays attention to workmanship and ingredients, and is meticulous and not sloppy.
The real boss of Ding Feng, whose surname is Wang, is now passed down to his son-in-law. Under the high-pressure rule and exploitation of the Japanese, the business is naturally not as good as before.
Food is the most important thing for the people. Under the puppet rule of the Japanese, the Puppet Manchukuo implemented a food monopoly system. Naturally, it was very difficult for enterprises engaged in food processing and sales. If the rationing system is introduced in the future, it will become more and more difficult. The harder it is.
Without raw materials, delicious pastries cannot be produced.
There are actually "Sen" records of this kind of dilemma, but he has a way to get the raw materials, but for people who fail to join the Japanese and puppets, that won't work.
Moreover, food will become increasingly scarce in the future, with more people and less food, and it will become increasingly difficult.
Dingfengzhen has fewer and fewer pastry categories, and the quantity and quality are not as good as before. There is nothing we can do about it. Who said the quality of the raw materials is getting worse and worse, and it is becoming more and more difficult to buy?
Not only Ding Feng Zhen, the quality of all pastry shops on the market is declining, and ordinary people also know what is going on.
"I've tasted Dingfeng's real mung bean cake before, but it doesn't taste like this..." Zhou Sen paid for a few pieces of mung bean cake. Bai Yulan reached out and took a piece and tasted it. She couldn't help but frown. The taste was better than what she had before. Much worse than what I’ve eaten.
When the real guy from Dingfeng who weighed them heard this, it was embarrassing.
"Sister Lan, this ice polygonum flower is good. It is made of honey and no sugar. It is sweet but not greasy and delicious!" Axiang said.
"This young lady has good eyesight. She can tell at a glance that our Polygonum flowers are honey-candy cores." The two guys flattered each other.
"Are there any glutinous rice balls with sesame filling? We would like to buy some and cook them as a midnight snack." Zhou Sen asked.
"Yes, yes, sir, how much do you want?"
"It doesn't take much, just give us two pounds." Zhou Sen ordered.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
"Well, give us some Shaqima. This is your store's signature, it's okay if you have more." Bai Yulan added immediately.
Zhou Sen and the others picked some fried cakes and old-fashioned chicken cakes. These are the real signature cakes of Dingfeng. There are many kinds of cakes. They bought seven or eight varieties, which weighed more than ten kilograms in total.
These can only be regarded as casual snacks. If you want to eat them as a staple food, you will really get tired of them, and glutinous rice balls are no exception.
"You two carry your things back first, while Yu Lan and I go for a walk alone." Zhou Sen ordered, "Of course you can go out for a walk after you put your things back, but you must be two people, not alone. "
"Yes." Axiang was obviously reluctant, but she also knew that Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan wanted to live in a world of two and did not want to bring two oil bottles.
Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan came to the largest department store in Xinjing, the Taifa Department Store on Commercial Road.
This is a joint venture built by the Chinese Yifahe and others. It is a landmark building in the Sima Road commercial port area. It has European and American architectural styles, with 30% above ground and some four floors, including towers.
After entering through the gate, there are many counters inside with a dazzling array of products, which is not much better than Qiulin Department Store and "Tong" Ji in Bingcheng.
This Western New Year is approaching the Lunar New Year, so there are still a lot of people coming to buy goods. Most of the people shopping here are Chinese.
The cosmetics counter on the first floor.
There are both domestically produced rouge, gouache, etc., as well as imported ones from abroad, some from Japan, and relatively few from Europe and the United States. There are also some domestic skin care brands in Guan. There are quite a few to choose from, but I just didn’t see them. That kind of luxury brand.
"Xiaosen, do you want to call and ask?"
"Yeah." Zhou Sen nodded. There are public phones in department stores. It doesn't take much to make a call.
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"Ono-kun, it's me, Zhou Sen." Zhou Sen was lucky enough to dial the number and the call was connected quickly.
"Oh, Mr. Zhou Sen, what's going on?"
"Aren't you going to be a guest at Shibuya-sensei's house tonight? I can't go there empty-handed, so I just want to ask you what Shibuya-sensei likes, as well as his wife and son-in-law?"
"Zhou Sen-kun, Chief Shibuya doesn't like others giving gifts. I can't answer your question." Ono said hurriedly.
"I am not meeting Teacher Shibuya as a subordinate now, but as a student. It is very impolite for a student to meet a teacher and leave empty-handed." Zhou Sen explained.
"I'm telling you now, I'm afraid you won't be able to buy it. So, go to a sake shop on Naniwa Dori and buy two bottles of Kiku Masamune. Chief Shibuya's favorite is this brand of sake. As for Madam, Madam I like silk, especially pink..." As Ono's aide-de-camp, he has worked beside Saburo Shibuya for many years, so he naturally has a clear understanding of the preferences of Saburo Shibuya's family.
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Ono." Zhou Sen got the information he wanted, so he naturally wanted to say thank you.
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"How's it going? Is there any result?"
"Go to the second floor first and pick out a piece of satin, preferably pink," Zhou Sen said.
"Oh, I'm good at this." Bai Yulan nodded. As a woman, she naturally knows best when it comes to choosing silk and satin materials, not to mention that she has been in this industry before.
Just as they were about to go to the second floor, they passed by a lighter counter. Zhou Sen stopped and walked over.
"What's wrong, didn't I buy a lighter for you?"
"I plan to buy a small gift for Xiaoye. I have to express it when someone gives me such important information." Zhou Sen explained, "I think other than this is more appropriate to give a man a gift, other things are not appropriate. .”
Bai Yulan nodded. It is true. It is not that there is no other choice for giving a man away, but for people who are not close to each other, it is best to start with small things at the beginning, and then go on slowly.
A lighter is a small object. It is a very practical thing for men, and every time it is used, it reminds him of him.
This is much better than spending money on a gift only to be thrown in a corner and never remembered.
In addition to meeting the other person's preferences, giving gifts must also maximize the usefulness of the gift, otherwise it will lose its meaning. (Use relationships)
Zhou Sen chose a lighter with a matte finish and asked the price. It was 38 yen, which was not too expensive, but not cheap either.
I paid for it and asked the salesperson to put it in a gift box.
I accompanied Bai Yulan to the second floor and went directly to the counter selling silk and satin. Silk and satin are relatively expensive materials. Ordinary people may not be able to own a piece of satin clothing in their lifetime. Therefore, there are many customers in the silk and satin area, but few people buy.
"Sir, madam, we have just received a batch of high-quality Suzhou and Hangzhou silk..." Zhou Sen and Bai Yulan walked over hand in hand, and a shopping guide came forward to greet them.
Bai Yulan had also seen it before. How could she let the shopping guide fool her? She took a fancy to the one and got it directly.
Once you touch it, you will know exactly where it was produced, what kind of pigments were used, and what the quality is. It is very difficult to buy the best silk in Xinjing in a short period of time. After all, you are not familiar with the place.
But it is still very easy to pick out the best silk and the one with the most suitable color from these silks.
The silk was also wrapped in a gift box.
Now that you're here, it wouldn't be in vain if you didn't go to the third floor to take a look. The third floor is mainly for hardware products and leather goods.
These two people lacked interest. If they wanted to buy leather goods, they might as well go back. The leather goods in Bingcheng were the best and cheapest in the entire Northeast.
"Let's go have a meal first. After the meal, I will walk with you and go shopping..." Zhou Sen waved his hand and held Bai Yulan's hand, and walked out of Taifahe Department Store with the silk gift box he just bought in one hand. .
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