Those old Beijing gifts in Shichahai

I was deeply impressed by a scene in Shichahai: Zhuang Zhibin said to outsiders that you just moved into this yard. In order to get familiar with everyone and let them know you, you should actually invite everyone to sit and talk with you. A foreigner is basically an expert in Beijing. As soon as he heard the news, he understood at once. Later, he found an opportunity to invite Zhuang Zhibin's family to a restaurant for a small gathering, to taste authentic foreign food and how to eat western food. It is polite for the owner to invite a big meal at home, which is the standard of state banquet. To say that this foreigner is really delicious, if ordinary people were not neighbors with such people, there would never be such a family dinner as a state banquet.

As a result, outsiders and Zhuang Zhibin's family gradually became familiar with each other.

Don't underestimate Zhuang Zhibin's idea of going out to provide for the aged. Really not Zhuang Zhibin sophisticated. This is actually a gift to communicate with Beijingers.

Please note that the word is not "Li Er". This "gift" is politeness and propriety. It means politeness and etiquette in dealing with people.

Speaking of gifts from old Beijing, it reminds me of one thing.

When I was young, I was introduced by my neighbors, southerners. Know that I am a native of Beijing. So in the words of his colleagues, you should be very careful when you go to Beijing, because there are many people in Beijing.

I didn't quite understand this sentence, and then I gradually understood that the so-called "many things" are many gifts. The so-called courtesy is much, so there is a saying: it is not surprising to be polite to people. It means polite people, even if some go too far and speak too politely, in most cases, people will not blame them.

Speaking of gifts from Beijingers, there are really many.

You have a gift for eating, and you have a gift for treating people.

When we were young, when we were eating, many times, our family didn't teach us how to do it, but it was the result of listening.

Then there will be more guests and gifts.

Zhuang Zhibin told foreigners that the gift was exquisite. What should you do? If you don't do it, your neighbors will misunderstand who you are, look down on your neighbors, have skeletons in your closet, or have other speculations. In short, it is best to say hello to the new neighbors, or go to their homes and bring some snacks or something acceptable to the neighbors, such as tea. Or invite a meal and let the neighbors come home. In a word, what old Beijingers pay attention to is that everyone's life is peaceful, that is, harmonious. As for how to build a car behind closed doors, it is your own business, and no one cares.

The courtesy of Beijingers is also politeness, which is actually passed down from Beijing's past history. These heritages are all explicit. In fact, there is still a lot of inheritance. We should study slowly, study slowly, and spare no effort to pass it on to our generation, so as to make our Beijing more livable and harmonious, and to combine tradition and modernity more perfectly.

The above pictures are all from the internet!