During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, what kind of "big car shop" was popular in the Northeast?

The basic definition of "big car shop"

There is actually a basic definition of "big car shop", that is, "big car shop" even if it is for the boss who drives the car and a place for horses to rest. In this place you can not only order food and eat, but also sleep in Datongpu. However, the horses' fodder needs to be brought on their own vehicles. Generally, there are large car shops in towns and villages near roads.

From a functional point of view, the large car shop where people eat and horses feed can be completely understood as today's highway rest stops, which are mainly places to rest for people who travel long distances. But in fact, the difference between the development of big car shops and today's highway rest stops is quite big - due to the specific historical background of the Republic of China and the unique regional characteristics of the Northeast, the definition of big car shops has become complicated. In the end, To put it simply, it is just a mixed bag, with everyone there. When there are more people, there will be a world, and when there are a world, there will be a unique culture. The Origin of Big Car Shop: Big Car

What is the origin of this big car shop? In fact, it has something to do with the history of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. At that time, the Qing Dynasty rose in the Northeast, so it regarded the Northeast as its own "Longxing Land". Out of selfish motives, no Han people were allowed to stay in the Northeast to carry out military affairs. Farming the land, thinking that if he can no longer survive in the pass, he can return to the northeast and seek a chance to make a comeback.

But when the Qing Dynasty was founded, they never dreamed that they would encounter a major change that had not been seen in a thousand years, and they abdicated directly to the revolutionaries. After the establishment of the Republic of China, the prohibitions of the Qing Dynasty were naturally invalidated. Under this situation, various Han farmers who entered Guandong dragged their families and families to the northeast. In addition, the black soil in the Northeast was indeed very fertile, so a large number of people from Shandong who could not survive wanted to look for opportunities in the Northeast.

Stills of Breaking into Guandong

However, since the Northeast has been blocked by the Qing government for many years, the roads have long been unusable. If there is no better transportation, relocation by manpower is simply a waste of time. Not happy to find. So, what if we use the wheelbarrow most commonly used by farmers in Guan Nei?

The wheelbarrow is inconvenient

It is also not possible, because the structure of the wheelbarrow is not actually suitable for the special landforms and environments of the Northeast - such as frozen soil and thin mud. Only "big trucks" can move around the boundaries of the Northeast. What is a "big car"?

The so-called cart is an animal-drawn cart with two long axles. It consists of a double-pole shaft, a flat body and a wooden flower wheel (an iron-wood pole supports the outer ring of the wheel). It is also erected around the Get on the board. Horses can pull it, mules can pull it, and even donkeys can make do if it doesn't work. In most cases, the number of animals pulling a cart was not very limited.

Typical cart

The driver of a cart is commonly known as the "car boss". The "car boss" is a human being, and it is impossible for a human being to go without food for 24 hours. Drink, so the smart escapees cleverly set up a place on the roadside specifically for these "car owners" to rest and eat. Of course, the animals pulling the carts are no exception. They can all drink at these special places on the roadside. Provided "big car shop" for rest.

Some people may ask, why do I have to live in it? Isn’t this money wasted? Isn’t it enough to set up a tent in the wild and bring some dry food or buy some “packed dry food”? Don’t worry, just read on and think about whether you want to save the money. Touching temperatures and rampant banditry

Don’t think that the world will be peaceful in the Republic of China. This is a big mistake. In fact, to be honest, in a sense, the chaos in the Republic of China was much worse than that in the late Qing Dynasty. There are a large number of bandits and thieves in various places in the Northeast. Of course, these people in the Northeast are collectively called bandits.

If these people see that you are alone, do you still want to set up a tent to protect yourself? Don’t forget, the Northeast was a lawless land at that time, bandits and beards were everywhere, and everyone was on the run. Those who were timid would not try their luck at all, and those who were weak would have died on the road long ago, so those who passed by Anyone can commit murder and steal goods, and your death will be in vain. Don't expect the police of the Republic of China to find you - the police of the Republic of China don't dare to leave alone in the wild outside the city.

As for the temperature, it’s even more terrible. If it’s okay in the pass, you can just park in a leeward place, spread out your bedding and endure it for a night, but in the Northeast this kind of behavior is courting death. If you have paid attention to the weather forecast, you should know a little bit. It is normal operation to stay at more than minus 20 degrees. How about sleeping outside for a night and setting up a tent? I probably froze to death the next day.

But if you live in a "big car shop", basically don't worry too much about these things. First of all, humans are essentially social creatures. The more people there are, the more energetic they will be. , ordinary petty thieves don't dare to come over to make trouble at all. As for the larger gangsters, they don't have to come over to make trouble - after all, they are all fleeing from the big car shop, so why don't they ask for money? The poor guy who lives his life? Robbers also want to save face, and they don't want to be embarrassed.

It is worth mentioning that the big car shop will heat you up on the earthen stove, provide you with enough fodder for the livestock, and have a waiter to guard the yard at night. The price is very negotiable, and the car owner who drives the car is very good. There is no reason for people to be stingy and say they don't like it, unless it's the kind of Grandet who doesn't even risk his life.

The food in the big car shop and the culture of Jianghu

The food in the big car shop is just like that. I checked the information and found that it is nothing more than corn flour pancakes and some mixed flour steamed buns and condiments. It’s just pickles, radish soup, and pickled cabbage soup. Only those with a round belly would eat it. My grandpa made steamed buns for me once when he was still alive. It was really not good. But my grandpa taught me that they didn’t have enough to eat at that time, and this steamed bun was already a delicacy in the world.

Modern people are eating up all the steamed buns

Of course, because they only receive passers-by, the flow of people in large car shops will become very mixed over time. Passers-by and bandits sometimes visit. After all, bandits also have to visit places. If they target a passer-by, ordinary bandits will not dare to attack them without knowing their details.

Afterwards, due to the flow of people from all walks of life, the big car shop gradually turned into a treasure place for all kinds of people to meet and exchange information. It has become a term that appears frequently in movies and TV dramas of the Republic of China - but the big car shops in those TV dramas are a bit too luxurious. Not only do they have a separate courtyard, but they also have delicious food and even several bottles of wine. It's simply It's like a joke.

The big car shop is like a joke

But one thing is true. The owners who can open big car shops in the TV series are basically the big bosses from all over the country. This is indeed the case. In the past, those who opened big car shops had to have some connections, and they were quite arrogant. Because of this protective umbrella, many other small shops also like to open next to the big car shop. Small shops, taverns, blacksmiths, carpenters, hemp rope shops, and mountain goods shops all gather here. Slowly Villages and towns with big car shops as the core were formed. Typical ones include Wafangdian and Pulandian in Dalian, both of which developed from large car shops. Adobe house, pine beams, Datong shop across the north and south

Of course, what is the purpose of opening a big car shop? It’s not just to get rich, it’s impossible to say it’s for charity, so the cost must be very high. Not only is it impossible to want luxurious decoration, but it’s also impossible to have a single-door house - adobe house, pine beams, North and South Hengzhuang Datongpu. Regardless of gender, young or old, if you want to rest, you can lie down on Datong Shop!

"Adobe houses, pine beams, wide open roofs from north to south", this sentence is really catchy, and to be honest, pampered people will definitely not be able to stand it, but it is still the same sentence, the Republic of China Can the low-class escapees in troubled times also be regarded as "human beings"? Even survival is already very difficult. It is completely unreasonable for you to put artistic demands on them.

The smallest resources protect the most people, which is what these "big car shops" pursued in the Republic of China. By the way, they can also make more money to support their families by saving costs. If you have enough firewood, heat the kang and throw a few benches along the bottom. Once dozens of people lie down on the kang, the man who runs the big car shop can start keeping vigil. Summary: The Romance of the Republic of China - The Two Heavens of Ice and Fire

The era of the Republic of China was actually quite complicated, and its upper limit was indeed quite high. Talents of all kinds could be found, and there were all kinds of romantic love stories. , the privacy of all the bullshit scholars is there - even scientific research talents can be found, but, the lower limit is really low, I don’t know how many people are struggling for a bite of food just like the low-level people who live in a big car shop , try to survive.

Xu Zhimo

The complexity of the Republic of China is actually the complexity of China all the time. The scholars of that era were still so romantic, and they had no problem going to university and then studying abroad. After school, it is very common to take flights, trains and ferries. As for accommodation, there are residential houses, hostels and hotels. There is always one suitable for him. Just like most of us today, we will not make it difficult for ourselves in these aspects. .

Some people in the Western Jin Dynasty said, "Why not eat minced meat?" The same was true in the Republic of China. The suffering and experiences of those at the bottom were actually not suffering in the eyes of the people at the bottom. It was just daily life. Those who Hypocritical literati and scholars are engaged in messy relationships while noisily talking about this movement and other propositions. It is impossible for the people at the bottom to be interested in knowing, and there are no channels to know.

The feasting and entertainment on Shanghai Beach was the result of the Republic of China, a large car shop where men and women lived together on the roadside in the Northeast, and he was also in the Republic of China. It depends on where you want to look. By the way, in the history of the Republic of China, the latter played a large role.