Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

Ma Hongwei pointed at the other person with his finger, then tossed his head and said, "Come on, Weiwei, let's go have a big meal!"

"What kind of fancy meal are we having?"

Xia Weiwei pointed to the roasted duck legs in front of her and said, "How about we buy two roasted duck legs to eat?"

"Why are you eating roast duck legs? It's not like you've never had roast duck before!"

Ma Hongwei said with a smile, "I'll take you to an interesting place tonight."

"Where?"

Xia Weiwei was puzzled.

Ma Hongwei smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll find out when we get there!"

"Let's not waste it!"

Xia Weiwei tugged at the other person's clothes; she didn't want to spend all of their money.

"You forgot, I also get a cut."

Ma Hongwei grinned and said, "I made quite a bit of money today!"

He just did a calculation on his phone.

After deducting personal income tax, calculated at 5%, he will receive 173077.1 yuan from this deal.

This figure is almost close to his total income over the previous three years.

And this is only what he can earn from one deal.

Ma Hongwei is already very satisfied.

Having made money, he naturally planned to treat Xia Weiwei well.

Ma Hongwei drove to the vicinity of Yuanlin Scenic Area in Beiguan District.

He didn't come here to worship Yuan Shikai silver dollars; he came here to have a meal.

Ma Hongwei saw on Douyin that a new restaurant called Fengshen Yuyan opened in Ancheng this year.

This restaurant and the Zhao Du Li Yan restaurant in Handan are run by the same team.

Previously, Zhao Du Li Yan's imitation of Handan walking had been trending on social media, and Ma Hongwei was reluctant to leave.

Now that I'm making money and have beautiful women around me, I naturally want to experience it.

After all, girls generally prefer pretty girls.

They happen to be in Ancheng right now, so we can just go there directly.

In fact, before coming to Ancheng, Ma Hongwei had already booked two single seats in the inner circle of the dinner party on Meituan.

The discounted price is 378 yuan, which includes nine programs and nine dishes. If you add the nine-square grid, it becomes ten dishes.

As soon as you drive to that area, you can see people dressed in ancient costumes from the Yin-Shang period directing parking.

The restaurant is located in a vermilion-colored building, replicating the architectural style of the Yin and Shang dynasties. The hostesses on both sides of the entrance are also dressed in ancient costumes in the Yin and Shang style.

"Distinguished guest, please come in!"

Upon seeing the newcomers, the young women gestured for them to enter.

"here it is?"

Xia Weiwei was somewhat puzzled.

"This is a restaurant with the main theme of the Yin-Shang Dynasty."

Ma Hongwei explained, "This is a traditional Chinese banquet that has become very popular in recent years. It allows you to experience an ancient banquet. Many cities across the country have this kind of banquet. Ancheng is based on the Yin-Shang culture, so it is based on the Yin-Shang culture. You can watch a show while you eat."

"I'll take you to the Yin Ruins Museum tomorrow or sometime later."

If they hadn't arrived so late today, they could have gone today; the new site of the Yin Ruins Museum is located nearby.

Upon entering the gate, the interior is decorated in an ancient style, with golden oracle bone script patterns all around, as well as bronze tripods, golden goblets and jade cups and other ornaments.

There was a young lady in ancient costume playing music on the guzheng next to her.

Further in, there is a bronze dragon and a series of majestic statues.

Right now, many people are inside, looking around and taking photos.

"Wow!"

Xia Weiwei exclaimed, "The decor here is so luxurious! A meal here must be very expensive!"

Her family was considered wealthy during the Republic of China era, but they had never been to such a "high-class" place before.

In Xia Weiwei's opinion, even the Six Nations Hotel couldn't compare to this place.

After all, the Six Nations Hotel was just run by nouveau riche foreigners; in terms of true luxury, how could it compare to the Chinese?

Didn't you see that even US President Trump went to the Great Hall of the People, and afterwards he wanted to build an even bigger one every day?

Even high-ranking U.S. officials were full of praise for the decoration on the top of the Great Hall of the People.

Ma Hongwei said, "It's not too expensive, maybe three or four hundred per person!"

"Wouldn't that mean 800 for two people?"

Xia Weiwei said with a touch of heartache, "This is too much!"

In her view, this was about one-fifth the size of a mobile phone, equivalent to more than 300 kilograms of rice and noodles.

"Isn't the point of making money to spend it?"

Ma Hongwei said, "If you don't spend money, and I don't spend money, who will contribute to the GDP?"

In the past, when only industrial output was considered, these were not included.

However, nowadays it is calculated based on GDP, and every time they consume, it is included in the GDP.

Led by a young woman in ancient costume, the two entered the banquet.

Inside the banquet hall, rows of tables and chairs are arranged in a circular layout.

The two went to the front row, where tableware such as gold goblets, jade cups, plates, and spoons were laid out on the table.

The shapes of these tableware items are exactly the same as those of the utensils unearthed from Yinxu.

In addition, there is a gray-green spool.

"Please sit down!"

Ma Hongwei said with a smile, "These two are our seats."

Xia Weiwei looked around curiously, and when she saw many people taking photos with their mobile phones, she also took out her phone and started taking pictures to remember the moment.

"What is this?"

Xia Weiwei picked up the scroll with a puzzled look.

"That's today's performance program and menu!"

Ma Hongwei said, "Actually, the program and the dishes are fixed. People come here mainly to watch the program, and eating is secondary."

"Hello, handsome guy/beautiful lady!"

Suddenly, a young woman in traditional Chinese clothing knelt down in front of their table, a professional smile on her face, and asked, "Do you two have any dietary restrictions?"

Ma Hongwei said, "As long as it's not too spicy, it's fine."

Xia Weiwei responded, "I don't have any dietary restrictions."

The young lady nodded slightly and asked, "What would you two like to drink? Soft drinks or fruit wine?"

Ma Hongwei said, "Let's have some drinks, I still have to drive!"

"Okay, I'll pour you your drinks right away!"

The young lady brought the beverage and poured it into a vessel shaped like the Fu Hao Owl Zun.

Soon, the banquet began, the main lights were turned off, and the hall became dim.

A series of multicolored beams of light appeared and converged in the center, and a golden cauldron slowly rose up.

One by one, actors dressed in ancient costumes walked off the stage and onto the field.

The first act, from the beginning of the Investiture of the Gods to the origin of the story – "The Drunken Dance of King Zhou – The Black Bird Carrying a Treasure" – uses dance to depict the debauchery of King Zhou of Shang.

Xia Weiwei had probably never seen a program like this before, and she watched it with great interest.

As the first program ended, the lady in ancient costume served the first dish—stewed pigeon soup.

Ma Hongwei tasted it and said that the taste wasn't particularly amazing, but it was still pretty good, and it wasn't a pre-made dish.

The second program is "Lutai Rainbow Robe - Nine-Tailed Fragrance", which tells the story of King Zhou welcoming guests on the terrace.

……

Emerging from the Investiture of the Gods banquet, Xia Weiwei exclaimed excitedly, "I never imagined that you people here could have so many different ways to prepare a meal."

She paused, then added, "It's just that the price is a bit high."

A meal she eats here is equivalent to two months' wages for an ordinary worker in the Republic of China era.

"As long as you're happy!"

Ma Hongwei thought to himself, "Pretty men do provide emotional value; no wonder girls like pretty men!"