Riding the wind of rebirth

"Xingyuanlu" is a collection of recipes collected by Li Huanan, the father of Li Tiaoyuan, in the Qianlong period. It consists of two volumes, with detailed contents and detailed descriptions. There are 120 kinds of cooking, brewing, cakes, snacks, processing, beverages, preservation, etc. in the official records. Among them, there are many methods of processing delicacies such as bear's paw, deer tendon, bird's nest, shark's fin, and abalone, as well as methods of processing ham, sauced meat, salted duck, and wind-style chicken. "

"This can almost be regarded as the 'ancestor of recipes' of my Sichuan cuisine, and it also marks that my Sichuan cuisine has the typical characteristics of official banquet dishes and government dishes from the very beginning."

Zhou Zhi nodded again and again, the old Liu family has a profound heritage, it seems that there is indeed something.

"Actually, before this, there was a book called "Sui Hua Ji Li Pu", a book about the scenery of Shu capital compiled by the people of the Yuan Dynasty; there are many dishes recorded in it."

"After that, there were "Tufenglu" and "Zhongfeilu". In the anthology of Li Jieren in the Republic of China, many dishes were recorded. Restaurant famous menu "..."

"Wait, old man." Zhou Zhi immediately raised his hand after taking his notes, "There's Sichuan food in BJ's restaurant?"

"Of course." The old man couldn't stop talking: "There are more than 150 dishes, all of which are representative of the government's cuisine."

Well, the old man seems to be more contemptuous of the rivers and lakes of the Xiahe Gang, and he always talks about official banquets and palaces. This regional blackness is also deeply ingrained.

But this does not prevent Zhou Zhi from discussing with the old man with great interest. The meal took a little longer. After the main meal, the old man asked Manager Fei to drink with him and chatted with Zhou Zhi all afternoon about the peanuts and Mianzhu Daqu. .

Finally, the old man gave Zhou Zhi a list of books: "Food Instructions", "Qing Jialu", "Taiping Yulan·Diet Department", "Zhongfeilu", "Qingyilu: Diet Part", plus "Yi Ya's Will", "Xing Yuan Lu", after reading these ancient books, it should be a good one."

The harvest of this trip was beyond Zhou Zhi's expectation. In his mind, it was even more gratifying than buying that weird big porcelain vase, which is worth studying.

"Today is the right time. Listening to the old man's words is better than reading ten years of books." Putting away the notebook, Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "But then again, old man, I don't think the second brother's hobby of cooking can't be blamed on him." , I see this root, but it is still on your old man!"

Third Master Liu sighed: "Actually, with Teacher Fei's care, my father and I don't have to worry about food and clothing until today. It's just... this man is getting old, and he always has something in his heart."

"I see that this courtyard is not there. In fact, no one wants to live in it." Liu Sanye said: "But this is the ancestral hall of the old Liu family, so someone must take care of it?"

"My idea is to buy this ancestral hall and then repair it to restore it to how it was when I was a child."

Speaking of this, Mr. Liu sighed again: "But it will cost a lot of money, so I have to tie Erwa here and mess around with these things together."

Zhou Zhi nodded silently. It should be said that the old man's decision is not bad. If he really wants to buy this old courtyard and repair it, it will be worth a lot of money in 20 years.

So he said: "This idea is actually very good. I think the back of the ancestral hall is the sacrificial room and residence, and the front is the courtyard of the guild hall. But now it is too messy, and even the drainage is affected."

"If it can be restored, the front part of the guild hall can be changed into a teahouse or a restaurant for the second brother to manage. It's good for you to enjoy the blessings in the backyard all the time. The second brother's skill of twice-cooked pork is considered to be experienced. With this dish, the business is not good. No."

"I just don't know whether to wait for that day..." The third master's eyes fell to the courtyard outside.

"Uh, it's getting late." Manager Fei said, "These goods are pretty good this time. The porcelain, calligraphy and paintings are all mine, but I won't accept these small items. There are still plenty in the art warehouse."

"Here is a total of 8000 yuan, Erba, take it for your grandpa."

The remaining small items are mostly ink pad boxes, snuff bottles, loose beads, bronze mirrors and silver hairpins, etc. They are indeed good things, but the prices are indeed average today.

"Grandpa, you have to take care of these things, I'll take them." Zhou Zhi chatted with the third master all afternoon, feeling that the two had similar temperaments, and wanted to help.

"If you like the elbow, then it's one thousand and five." The third master said lightly.

The price is actually quite high, but Zhou Zhi didn't care too much: "That's fine, Uncle Fei, I'm going to trouble you again."

Manager Fei knew that the baby was not short of money, so he gave the money without talking too much.

"Old man, take care of yourself." Zhou Zhi took Third Master Liu's hand and patted the back of his skinny hand: "If my parents let me come out next holiday, I will definitely come and visit you."

"Your accent is from Jiazhou? That's a long way."

The Jiazhou accent is quite similar to the Jiachuan accent, and this is where people in Central Sichuan often get it wrong.

"Haha, old man, I'm from Jiachuan. Manzhou is next to the Yangtze River in Yuzhou, which is farther than Jiazhou." Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. I'm young and I can run."

"Then come if you have the chance. It's hard to find a young man who can read scriptures and play. Third Master, I am very happy today." Liu Sanye nodded with a smile: "Then the second child quickly give the things to Teacher Fei and Put your elbows on the car, so be careful."

"Let's go together, have you prepared enough waste newspapers?" Zhou Zhi asked quickly.

After everything was properly placed in the car, the two said goodbye to Second Brother Liu and were about to leave, but they saw Third Master Liu coming to the gate trembling again: "Mr. Fei, Elbow, stay here, there is still something to discuss."

Zhou Zhi and Manager Fei looked at each other, and walked over again: "Old man, do you have any orders?"

"Come with me." Liu Sanye didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the ancestral hall.

Everyone went back to the place where they had just eaten, and Mr. Liu ordered Erwa: "Go and remove the flower board beside my bed, there is a box inside, take that box out."

Erwa went, and after a while, she brought back a big black wooden box.

The wooden box doesn't seem to be heavy, so there shouldn't be any heavy objects inside.

Third Master Liu put his withered hands on the box, and sighed softly: "I have to persuade you today, I think it makes sense, the younger generations have their own ideas, this is a good thing, not a bad thing."

"This box contains items passed down by my ancestors. Mr. Fei has known each other for a long time, so let's make a one-buy price, 5 yuan."

"Well, I'll take a look." Manager Fei began to touch his white gloves, and seeing Mr. Liu's solemn words, he also became serious: "If the things are suitable, 5 yuan is fine."

When Manager Fei put his hand on the box, Mr. Liu did not let go of his hand, but shook his head slightly.

"What do you mean, San Ye?" Manager Fei couldn't help being confused. The rule of antique shops is that they don't handle the goods. Now that San Ye is like this, he can't look at it.

"Blind Gu." Zhou Zhi saw the doorway on the side, and asked cautiously: "Third Lord, is that what you mean?"

"Elbow really understands the old rules..." The third master's smile was a bit bitter: "It's better that your fourth cousin taught you well..."