Chapter 927 926 [Foot-Picking Old Li]

The river in the Zigong proverb "King in the east of the river, plum in the west of the river" is called the Fuxi River. It flows southeast and merges into the Tuojiang River. You can go all the way to Guanghan by taking the Tuojiang River. This is the traditional salt transportation route in central Sichuan. The water transportation system formed by Fuxi River and Tuojiang River is also called "little river" by Sichuan cuisine circles.

Sichuan cuisine is divided into three systems, namely the "Shanghe Gang" represented by Chengdu, the "Xiahe Gang" represented by Chongqing, and the "Xiaohe Gang" represented by Zigong. Boiled fish, boiled beef, boiled meat slices...the real birthplace of these "boiled" series of dishes is Zigong.

Zigong's "Xiaohe Gang" Sichuan cuisine is divided into three branches: Yanshang cuisine, Yangong cuisine and Huiguan cuisine.

Yangong cuisine, as the name suggests, is eaten by workers. It uses common ingredients and is simple to make, and is in line with the public's taste and economic affordability.

The guild hall dishes are all-inclusive and are brought by businessmen from the south to the north. They combine the strengths of various major cuisines and add the local characteristics of Zigong.

Salt merchant dishes, that would be terrifying. The "Huobianzi Beef" we mentioned before is a salt merchant's dish. The taste is secondary, it must be of high quality, and it has the aura of rich people.

In ancient times, salt merchants liked to fight for wealth, such as "Pig's Blood", which is an ordinary dish. The salt merchants must feed the pigs with precious medicinal materials such as Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng, and then hang the pigs up to fill them with piping hot porridge. This porridge is also very particular, with complicated processes and strange ingredients. These are just the prelude. When the pig's esophagus is blistered by the porridge, the blood blisters are punctured to make pig blood material, and then stir-fried into dishes using various unique processes.

There is a famous dish in Zigong called "Diving Frog", which is also a salt merchant dish. The traditional method is not harmful at all. First, the secret sauce is applied to the inside of the wooden box, then the frogs that have been intensively raised for several days are put in, the box is covered, and the frogs are allowed to jump for a few months before being taken out. Due to the sauce, the frog not only did not rot after death, but retained a certain amount of moisture, was full of rich aroma, and had strong meat texture. It was used as raw material and then carefully cooked.

Well, the author has never eaten these things.

The only "diving frog" I ever tasted has become a "boiled frog" in the 21st century. It's hard to imagine what it tastes like in the traditional way.

Zhou Hexuan didn't get a full meal, Wang Deqian actually treated him to bean curd rice, which was a typical salt worker's dish and not at all the spirit of a big salt merchant.

Not going to Shuguang Middle School for the time being, Zhou Hexuan took a boat south to Fushun. There was a place called "Zhulin Bay" near Dengguan, which was the secluded place of Li Zongwu, the leader of Houhei.

Several dilapidated mixed bamboo, wood and earth buildings have a typical style of Ming and Qing folk houses in southwest China.

Li Zongwu was wearing a dirty long robe, leaning on a bamboo chair with peanuts and soju next to him. While reading, he picked his feet, occasionally picked up peanuts, and drank happily with sorghum wine.

The old wife came over with a stern face, threw a piece of clean clothes on him, and shouted: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat! Change your clothes quickly. I haven't taken off a long gown that I wore for two months. I threw it away yesterday." It's in the laundry tub, why do you pick it up and wear it again?"

Li Zongwu chuckled and said, "I'm afraid that my wife will be tired from doing laundry."

The old wife said angrily: "My nose is only affected, and my clothes are all stained!"

"Take it off right away, take it off right away, madam, calm down." Li Zongwu quickly stood up and took off his clothes.

"The Twelve Classics on Fear of Hens" is an important part of Houheiology. Li Zongwu said: "Only when you are afraid of your hens can you become a noble person, and only when you are afraid of your hens can you be a hero. Being afraid of your hen is the provincial quintessence of Sichuan and should also become the national quintessence of China. Whether it is to unify the whole country or to settle on one side, only those who are afraid of their wives can do it."

In Li Zongwu's theoretical system, henpecking is combined with anti-Japanese resistance. Qi Jiguang was a famous general who fought against the Japanese, but Qi Jiguang was also afraid of his wife - his hands were funny.

The old wife took the dirty clothes and asked, "It took a long time for your book to be published. There is no money left for the house."

Li Zongwu said quickly: "Come on, come on, we are preparing to print."

"Quick ass," the old wife revealed mercilessly, "the central government's wanted documents for you have been sent to the county, who dares to print your book? Don't read and write articles every day, hurry up and find a school to teach. . You used to be the principal in the county middle school (Guo Xiaosi’s alma mater, Fushun No. 2 Middle School). Now you can always go back and be a teacher, and teaching is more glorious than writing articles for you.”

Li Zongwu patiently explained: "Madam, what are you talking about? I was a professor at Sichuan University, how could I go back to the county middle school to be a teacher? Even if I was willing to be a teacher, the principal wouldn't dare to take it. The principal's brain must be It hurts so much, and there is no suitable position for me. If I become a vice principal, school director, etc., it will be difficult for me to be the principal, and my colleagues will not be happy, and I will just make everyone suffer."

The old wife said: "Yes, yes, you can see clearly that I am a fool."

Li Zongwu added: "Besides, teaching can only teach one generation, but my writing can influence thousands of generations."

The old wife sneered and said sarcastically: "I know that you are the leader of Houhei. You can be sacrificed to eat cold pig head meat in Houhei Temple in the future."

Li Zongwu smiled apologetically and said: "Madam, I have seen thousands of miles, and I admire you."

"All I do is dream all day long, and I'm too lazy to tell you." The old wife complained and went to do the laundry.

"well!"

Li Zongwu sighed in a low voice. He had a thorough understanding of the officialdom and was unwilling to join the others, so there was no official career at all. "Hou Hei Xue" has been published as a single volume, which has a great negative impact. He has been perfecting the theory of Hou Hei for the past two years and writing "instructions" for Hou Hei Xue. He hopes that everyone will not use this knowledge wrongly.

Li Zongwu also engaged in education to save the country, and he was beaten up by conservative students for promoting educational reforms. He had also made revolutions. When Li Zongwu was ranked first in the county examination and won the honorary title in the science normal class in the provincial capital, he went to join the Tongmenghui and participated in the assassination of Sichuan Governor Zhao Erfeng and was almost wanted.

But now, Li Zongwu has completely fallen into ideological confusion, and it is not a good thing to see society too clearly.

The old wife was washing clothes by the river when she suddenly saw a boat approaching. Someone on the bow asked, "Excuse me, where is Mr. Li Zongwu's home?"

The old wife raised her head and asked, "What are you doing with Shiquan? I am his mother-in-law."

Zhou Hexuan asked Sun Yongzhen to bring the gift: "Hello, sister-in-law, I am a friend of Brother Li, and I came here specially to visit."

The old wife hurriedly wiped her hands and said with a smile: "Please, please quickly." She turned around and shouted, "Li Shiquan, you have a little brother here!"

Li Zongwu came out wearing cloth shoes: "Which little brother?"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and clasped his fists as he approached: "Brother Zongwu, long time no see!"

Nan Huaijin and Qian Ji also said, "Mr. Li, we are here to see you."

"Hey, it's you guys," Li Zongwu was overjoyed and shouted, "Madam, come back quickly to kill the chicken, don't wash your clothes!"