I had lunch at the old man's house at noon. [`Novel`] It was a few simple dishes, fried bacon, a plate of sausages, and then some fresh vegetables. The soup was fish soup made of yellow pepper dices.
Every dish tastes very good, especially the fish soup, which is simply delicious.
"You two little friends, my family rarely cooks meat dishes, are you used to it?" the old man asked with a smile.
I smiled and said: "It's very good. In fact, the most delicious thing is home-cooked food like this. Old man, your fish seems to be wild. Can you still buy fish like this now?" [
The old man smiled and said: "Xiao Feng, I really belong to you. I don't know how many good things you have eaten with your mouth, but you actually knew that this fish was wild when you took the first bite."
I knew what he meant: he was saying that we used too much public funds to eat and drink. I laughed hastily and said: "Old man, it is difficult for officials nowadays to eat such things unless they go to remote mountains.
I once went to a place where there were a lot of wild fish..." At this point, I suddenly thought of Shangguan Qin, and a sting suddenly appeared in my heart, "This fish tastes delicious, and the whole body is...
It’s yellow, and the meat near the bones doesn’t have a trace of muddy smell. So I judge it must be wild fish.”
The old man also laughed, "I don't mean anything else. But the problem of eating and drinking with public funds is indeed very serious now, and there is nothing we can do about it. The most important part of Chinese culture is eating, and no country in the world can compare with it in this regard."
We Chinese. After many years of summarizing, I feel that the characteristics of our country’s food culture can be roughly summarized as follows: diverse flavors, different seasons, emphasis on beauty, and emphasis on fun. Today, the culture of eating has transcended the eating itself and gained a more profound
Social significance. Through exchanges between China and the West, our food culture has emerged with new characteristics of the times. For example, it pays attention to color, aroma, taste, appearance, and nutrition. This is a kind of progress of the times. The practice of ten bowls and eight plates has been
Reform is also very gratifying. However, I think that Chinese food culture should have a solid fulcrum when it collides with the cultures of other countries around the world, so that it can be improved and developed in the process of learning from the strengths of others and maintain its everlasting vitality. I
I feel that this fulcrum is the outstanding traditional cultural characteristics, which is the basic connotation of Chinese food culture that needs to be explored. Therefore, the investigation of the basic connotation of Chinese food culture will not only help deepen the theory of food culture, but also help Chinese food culture occupy the world market.
It also has far-reaching positive significance. I believe that Chinese food culture, in terms of its deep connotation, can be summarized into four words: exquisiteness, beauty, emotion and etiquette. These four words reflect the quality of food and aesthetics in the process of eating activities.
The unique cultural connotations contained in experience, emotional activities, social functions, etc. also reflect the close connection between food culture and China’s excellent traditional culture. Jing is a summary of the inherent quality of Chinese food culture. Confucius once said: Eat without getting tired of Jing.
The food is never tired of detail. This reflects the ancestors’ awareness of fine food. Of course, this may only be limited to certain aristocratic classes. However, as a cultural spirit, this awareness of fine food is becoming more and more widespread and profound.
Penetrate and implement into the entire process of dietary activities. The selection of ingredients, cooking, compatibility and even the dietary environment all embody the word "fine". Beauty embodies the aesthetic characteristics of dietary culture. One of the important reasons why Chinese cuisine can conquer the world is
It lies in its beauty. This beauty refers to the perfect unity of the form and content of Chinese dietary activities, and the aesthetic pleasure and spiritual enjoyment it brings to people. The first is the beautiful taste. Mr. Sun Yat-sen said: If you are not good at discerning taste, you will
The art of cooking is not good, and the appreciation of taste is regarded as the first importance of cooking.
After he left, I called Zhong Feng and asked, "Is it convenient for you to talk?"
She smiled and said, "What's the inconvenience for me? That's what you said!"
I also laughed, "Zhong Feng, are you free this Saturday?"
She smiled and asked me: "What? You want to treat me to dinner?"
I immediately laughed, "You just own a restaurant, what's the point of me treating you to dinner?"
She smiled and said: "If you invite me, the meaning will be different. Don't you think so?"
I laughed "haha" and then said to her: "Zhong Feng, I won't joke with you anymore. Now, since you are free on the weekend, I invite you to come to Shangjiang. Let's go to a place, I guarantee you will like it."
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She said in a curious tone, "Oh? Where? Tell me first."
I immediately said to her in a low voice and with a mysterious tone: "The two of us have been to that mountain before... Zhong Feng, it turns out that there really is a temple there. In the early Ming Dynasty,
It’s time. And the incense is very popular.”
She immediately said "Ah" softly, and after a moment of silence, she asked me, "Really? You won't lie to me, will you?"
I said: "Why should I lie to you? For this matter, I specifically asked an expert who is very knowledgeable in this field. I will go to that place specifically on Saturday and also invited that expert.
Let's go together. That's why I made this call to you."
She hurriedly said: "I'll come. Saturday, right? I'll come on Friday night and stay at your place. Is that okay?"
I was shocked by her words, "No. No one is allowed to go where I live except my secretary and driver, especially lesbians."
She asked in surprise: "You still have guards? Why do they care so much?"
I couldn't laugh or cry at once, "Is it possible for someone of my level to have guards? I didn't allow it myself. Shangjiang City is too small. If you are not careful, some things will be spread out, and it will change. Zhong Feng, you Zhou Zhou
Arrive at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, it won’t take long to get there from the provincial capital.”
She sighed and said: "Actually, you are not as free as before. That's fine, I will come on Saturday."
That's how things were settled.
Li Qian called me on Friday afternoon, "Mayor Feng, I have gone to work in Shangjiang. The bureau has arranged a dormitory for me."
I smiled and said, "Okay. Just do it well."
She asked me: "Are you still going up to the mountain on Saturday? Didn't you say you were going to shoot that night? Have you canceled it? Hehe! I haven't played with a gun in a long time and I really want to go."[
I thought about it and said, "You can go too. Come to the city hall at eight o'clock on Saturday morning. We will have breakfast together and then set off."
She said happily, "That's great."
I arrived at the city hall on time at eight o'clock on Saturday morning. Zhong Feng called me at 7:30 in the morning and told me that she had already left.
Li Qian has arrived and she greeted me with a smile.
There were already three off-road vehicles parked in front of the city hall gate. They were all Toyotas. Li Wenwu also arrived. He said to me: "Mayor Feng, I have brought all the materials for the picnic."
I pointed at him and said with a smile: "You are really a good housekeeper."
He smiled and said: "I will definitely do whatever the leader arranges."
Not long after, Zhong Feng arrived. She drove her own car, a white BMW. Today she was wearing a casual sportswear and looked very energetic.
I introduced Li Wenwu and Li Qian to her. Then I said: "Let's go, let's have breakfast." Then I told Li Wenwu, "You contact Political Commissar Liu of the Military Division. We will leave the city in an hour."
Meet at the intersection. By the way, ask the driver to pick up some Director Fan from the municipal government office."
In fact, it no longer matters whether Director Fan is going or not, because Mr. Liu, who knows more about that period of history, is here. But thinking that I had already invited him that day, I thought it would be better to bring him along. Old comrades often
Relatively stingy and easily offended.
He nodded and made a phone call. I took Zhong Feng and Li Qian to the dining hall and called Minister Wu at the same time, "Minister Wu, we'll have breakfast right away. Let's pick up the old man together later."
He said: "Okay. I will be at your city hall soon, and I will also come to your place for breakfast. Mayor Feng, you won't welcome me, right?"
I laughed, "How could that happen? I'll just ask you."
He smiled and said: "You really have to treat me, I don't have your meal card."
When we arrived at the canteen, Li Qian and the driver went to prepare porridge, steamed buns, and other things. Zhong Feng looked at Li Qian and asked me in a low voice: "What is her relationship with you?"
I knew she would ask me this question, what kind of jealousy do women like to have? I said: "I used to hire a private security guard at home, but I don't need it now, so I arranged for her to work in our public security bureau.
.”
She immediately laughed and said, "You are so kind-hearted."
I smiled bitterly, "I used to be an armed police officer. It would be a shame to become a security guard."
She smiled and said nothing.
At this time, Minister Wu came, together with his driver.
I introduced him to Zhong Feng. Then I said: "She is my friend. The reason why I pay attention to that temple is because she once told me an experience. It was a very magical experience. Zhong Feng, please tell Minister Wu
Tell me."
Zhong Feng shook his head and said, "It's hard to say whether it's that place or not. And I think that thing is too strange. Others won't believe it if I tell it."
Minister Wu smiled and said: "Your matter has attracted the attention of our Mayor Feng, and I really want to hear it. By the way, I have been to your restaurant recently, and it is very good. I never expected that I would meet here today.
What a pleasure it is to meet the owner of that restaurant."
Zhong Feng suddenly became happy, "Minister Wu has been to my newly opened restaurant? That's great. Minister Wu, please give me your opinion."
Minister Wu smiled and said: "What do I have to say? I'm from a small place. After going to your restaurant that day, I was like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. To be honest, the creativity of your restaurant is beyond what ordinary people can do.
You can tell. I’m really impressed.”
I was also surprised: local officials like Minister Wu knew about her place, and I don’t know how good the business there is now! I immediately asked Zhong Fengdao: "Is the business of your restaurant really booming?"
Zhong Feng smiled and said: "Anyway, you have to book a week in advance. But you are an exception. Haha! Minister Wu will be an exception in the future. I reserve one or two tables every day to take care of special relationships."
I couldn't help but sigh: "Zhong Feng, when a restaurant opens to your level, it's the ultimate. So, you have to really like anything from the bottom of your heart. That way there's nothing bad you can do."
Zhong Feng smiled and said: "Thank you for your praise."
Minister Wu also smiled and said: "I have heard a saying that in our country, as long as a person likes a certain job or a certain thing, he will definitely succeed as long as he persists for more than five years. Unless it is this person
His character is particularly bad.”
I smiled and said, "That's right. I've heard this sentence before."
In fact, the original sentence of that sentence is extended from this sentence: If you find the right career, every personality can be successful.
In fact, each of us has strengths and weaknesses in character. People who blindly make up for character shortcomings can only make themselves ordinary. But people who give full play to their character strengths can make themselves outstanding. There is a question here: Why are we diligent?
Still can't succeed at work? Almost half of the people in the world are engaged in jobs that are incompatible with their personalities. Although they are diligent and hardworking, although they are not afraid of hardships and perseverance, mediocrity is like a lingering nightmare.
, are still with them, and their footsteps are still on the road to success.
Why does this happen? Because they are walking in the opposite direction. The harder they work on this road, the further away success will be from them. Because they deviate from their own nature, their mission and their destination.
.Every person who comes to this world, God not only gives him a mission and destination, but also gives him a corresponding character. Following his own character, he can find his own path to success. On the contrary, abandoning
People gifted by God are destined to be mediocre, and they are destined to regret their lives because of their mediocrity.
God has high hopes for everyone. If he gives others such a nature, he will definitely give you such a nature. If he allows others to succeed on this road, he will definitely let you succeed on another road. God has given
People's different personalities allow each of us to fulfill different missions. This is destiny. And only those who understand destiny can like and accept their own personalities, and can create their own unique life.
Everyone has their own personality, and each personality has its own profession. Some people are good at this profession, some are good at that profession, and some people wander around all day long. What they are good at is what they do.
No matter what kind of personality we have, each of us should accept it and find a career that suits us according to this personality. Only when the career conforms to our own nature can we shoulder the mission given by God and open the door to success.
The door. You must know that the key to success for every personality lies in whether the personality has chosen the right career and whether the person has found the right position.
In our reality, this is often the case: people with personalities suitable for teaching are suffering in the business world, while natural businessmen sit on wooden chairs in offices. People who should be galloping on the battlefield become silent lawyers, while those who should be
The people who make the paper in Luoyang expensive are working hard all day long for the position of director. This is an upside-down world, and an upside-down world contains an upside-down life. An upside-down life is bleak and dark, without a glimmer of hope.
Therefore, finding the right career direction and then having the perseverance to stick to it is the path to success. Love and persistence are the path to success for Zhong Feng.
After breakfast, we first went to pick up the old man. The old man heard that we were going to that mountain and came specially to pick him up. He happily agreed.
Outside the city, we met up with Political Commissar Liu and went up the mountain together. In fact, I felt a little uneasy: Is this the same place Zhong Feng and I went to last time?
When the motorcade stopped at the foot of a mountain, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It was indeed here. This was where Zhong Feng and I went up the mountain.
Zhong Feng was also looking at me, and I noticed that there was something called mixed feelings in her eyes.
Director Fan was in the first car in front giving directions, and the old man was in the car that Minister Wu was riding in. This can't be wrong.
The military division dispatched two off-road vehicles, followed by five or six low-level officers. I found that in addition to guns and ammunition, they also brought picnic tools.
Political Commissar Liu smiled and said to me: "It's a good idea to bring two sets so that you can cook faster when the time comes."
Li Wenwu also called several logistics staff from the municipal government office, whose job was to move things.
I couldn't help but sigh: Such a small thing actually used so much manpower. But I was secretly pleased: after all, we were not just out for fun today.
We started going up the mountain. I quietly told Li Qian, "Go take care of the old man."
She agreed without hesitation. I found that I also regarded her as a warrior and did not consider her character.
After climbing up the mountain for about two or three kilometers, I suddenly became out of breath. Minister Wu was also the same. I looked at the people carrying boxes and things walking in front of me, and I looked at Mr. Liu who was in high spirits.
Ji Buxu was walking ahead, and I couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Zhong Feng smiled next to me, "You still let people take care of others. I think you are the one who needs to be taken care of the most!"
I couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I'm old and my health is failing."
She smiled even louder and said, "You, you obviously lack exercise." Then she stopped and gave me a hand. She waited until the people in front of her slowly moved away before she asked me in a low voice: "You
Tell me, have you had sex with any women recently? Otherwise, why are you so weak?"
I hurriedly said: "No, really not! I haven't done anything like that for a long time."
She looked at me strangely, "Don't you want to?"
I smiled bitterly and said, "I'm so busy every day that I almost forgot about things like that."
She couldn't stop laughing immediately, "Only a ghost would believe what you say."
I continued walking up and said to her: "Zhong Feng, it seems that you are different from other people. You can actually perceive the messages left by the ancients. This shows that you are very close to Buddha, so in this way
Don’t say such things again where you are.”
She said: "Feng Xiao, I think it's really strange. Are there really gods and Buddhas in this world?"
I shook my head and said: "There are too many mysterious things in this world, and many things can be explained according to the current level of science and technology. But I think the dream you had can be explained. That place used to be a temple, and there used to be many
Pilgrims go there to burn incense and worship Buddha, thus forming a magnetic field, and you receive the information stored in that magnetic field at the right place and at the right time."
She said disapprovingly: "What kind of explanation is this?"
I said: "In a ravine in my hometown, it is said that every time there is thunder and heavy rain, you can hear the sound of gunfire and the screams of people. Later someone explained that in the 1950s,
There was a battle at that place when the People's Liberation Army fought with bandits there, and hundreds of bandits died there. It happened to be a thunderstorm at that time, so the magnetic field of the rocks in that place recorded the scene at that time.
All kinds of sounds, and every time it thunders and rains, it just restores the situation at that time."
She said: "The situation I encountered is different. I told you."
In fact, I didn't believe what I just said, because that explanation was too pale. I said, "Yes. Maybe there really are gods and Buddhas in this world. So we should be more in awe."
She was silent for a moment and ran up quickly.
Just now we were just walking slowly upward, and we were talking at the same time, so it was a kind of rest. At this time, when I found that I was already at the end, I suddenly became anxious, so I ran upwards quickly.
After all, I am a leader, and being too embarrassed will make people laugh.
But when I ran upward for a certain distance, I felt that I could no longer run, because I felt that my breathing and heartbeat rates had reached the extreme, and the muscles in my legs were also sore.
Zhong Feng, however, was still running slowly up the stairs not far in front of me, her back fading away.
I slowed down with a wry smile, thinking in my mind: It is best not to have that kind of relationship with this woman. Once it happens, she will be casual with you, and many things will be considered a right by her.
Any gratitude, politeness, etc. will be forgotten by her, because everything like that will be replaced by the relationship between the two people.
Her back had disappeared. When I slowly walked to the place where her back disappeared, I discovered that there was a flat road ahead. She was sitting on the ladder at the end of the flat road, waiting for me. She was smiling at me.
I walked up to her, and she pointed to the side, "You should sit down for a while. You are such a real person. I thought this would make you faster, but you are still so slow."
I shook my head and said, "I can't walk anymore. I really can't walk anymore."
She smiled and said: "That's because you don't persist. Look at your Minister Wu, he probably rarely exercises on weekdays, but he has been insisting on following everyone forward."
I sat next to her, sweating like rain, "No. I really can't walk. We have to build a road up the mountain in the future, otherwise there will be very few people going there. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer people in the city.
They are willing to exercise, most of them are like me."
She asked me in surprise: "Why build a road?"
I said: "Zhong Feng, I have an idea to rebuild that temple. And I hope you can invest in this project. As for why, I don't need to say more, right?"
She was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I am willing to do this. I was also talking about transferring the Nanyuan Restaurant."
Now it was my turn to be surprised, "Why? Are you short of money? If you are short of money, I can lend it to you. The main reason is that it is not convenient for me to make such an investment in this place."
But she shook her head and said: "It's not about money... let's go, let's continue going up the mountain. If you fall too far behind, you will be laughed at by them, and some people will gossip about you."
I immediately felt that she seemed to have something difficult to say. Suddenly I remembered what Tong Yao told me last time, and I couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that she has really been being used by Lin Yi?
But I immediately felt that that was unlikely. In any case, Zhong Feng had no reason to betray me. She had already died once and would not betray her conscience for money or other things. She shouldn't.
It will be like that.
After resting for a while, I felt much more relaxed, and Zhong Feng didn't walk very fast. She started to tell me about the last time we came here, and I also started to recall the scene when we came here together.
Later she asked me: "How much will it cost to rebuild that temple and build the road?"
I said: "Highways should be our local supporting facilities. Such a project can only be a cooperation between you and our local government. We will establish the project and you can participate in the investment as an investor. In the future, you will participate in the profit distribution."
She shook her head and said: "I will not consider the issue of profit. I am willing to donate a sum of money to allow you to rebuild this project. I believe that there are gods and Buddhas protecting me, so I am willing to do such a thing."
I understand her mentality very well, "In this case, it's your own volition. You can pay as much money as you want."
She said: "I want to raise funds, provide most of the funds myself, and then raise part of the funds. The incident I once encountered can convince many people to contribute money."
I thought this was a good idea, "Let's do it. I'll pay half a million when the time comes. But my name can't appear on the donation list."
She immediately laughed, "Okay. Actually, it doesn't matter whether the name appears or not. The key is to have that kind of piety in your heart."
An idea suddenly occurred to me, "Zhong Feng, I think that in the future our government can allocate a piece of land for you around that temple, and you can build a hotel or something there."
But she immediately shook her head and said: "Don't do it. Don't build any hotels or restaurants around the temple. It's a blasphemy to the gods and Buddhas. Moreover, the feng shui is also very bad, and business will be very bad."
I asked in surprise: "Why do you say that?"
She said: "Actually, many people don't understand. What is a temple? It is where the Buddha's office is located. There will be many evil spirits gathered outside the temple, so the yin energy around the temple is particularly heavy. People who really understand Feng Shui will not go there.
If you buy a house in a community near a temple in the city, people who live in such places will either have bad luck or often get sick."
I immediately laughed, "So there is such a saying. Why haven't I heard of it?"
She said: "It's true. I have a sister who bought a house near the temple. One day I went to her place to play and stayed at her house at night. As a result, I had a nightmare all night, and later I was pressed into bed by a ghost.
At that time, I was awake and my eyes were open. I saw three vague people standing next to my bed. They seemed to be pointing and poking at me. But it scared me.
Later, I asked a Feng Shui master and he told me that the temple is a very yin place, and the owner of the house must not have a very prosperous fortune, so he cannot compete with the yin energy of the temple, because under the influence of the yin energy of the temple, there will be
The house was restless and people were in danger of illness and death. Later I asked my sister and she also said that she often had nightmares. Later she sold the house there. Feng Xiao, if you don’t believe it, go back to the provincial capital.
Later, I went to take a look at the residents near the temple. Many of them hung Bagua mirrors outdoors in the direction of the temple to ward off evil spirits. It is said that in ancient times, iron pots were hung, and in ancient times it was required to use
It was a used iron pot with the bottom facing the direction of the temple. But that thing was too ugly, so modern people replaced it with a Bagua mirror."
Her words suddenly made me feel excited all over my body. Maybe it was because her words were too scary, or maybe it was the effect of the mountain breeze.