Walking into Songhe Tower, the wall representing honor is covered with photos of stars from all walks of life who have come to check in.
Basically, celebrities who come to Soochow will regard Songhe Tower as their first stop.
But there was one photo that left Ye Gui with black lines all over his head.
"Wori, what is this!"
He was stunned for a moment and then laughed wildly. It turned out that a star who often played the role of emperor actually took out his own emperor costume and took a photo with the boss.
The most amazing thing is that the photo has been made old - "Qianlong came here for a visit!" (I have never been to Songhe Tower, I made it up, I only walked around the door and couldn't afford to go!)
"Holy shit, hahahahaha, it's absolutely amazing!"
“I’m impressed by Huang Ama’s look!”
"Just tell me if it's Qianlong!"
"It's so funny, these people are really talented!"
Everyone who saw this photo burst out laughing.
Ye Gui explained: "Songhe Tower was founded by the Xu family in Xuanmiao Temple in Dongwu in the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. It ran a noodle shop and sold food. During the Guangxu period, the food business was booming, and the business volume exceeded that of noodles. By 1918,
Due to poor management, the restaurant was on the verge of bankruptcy. Later, Tianhexiang store owner Zhang Wenbing took the lead in leasing the store in the form of a joint stock partnership and renamed it Hutchison Songhe Tower."
"Everyone knows that Qianlong liked to go to the south of the Yangtze River, and many stories happened in Songhe Tower. There is even a scene in Soochow Storytelling where Qianlong caused trouble in Songhe Tower!" www.bǐqυgetν.℃ǒm
"But the most popular legend is that when Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River for the fourth time, he changed his name to Gao Tianci, took two bodyguards with him and wore green hats, walked into the Songhe Tower, and saw the ingot fish jumping happily on the altar, which was the sacrificial carp.
I thought it looked very good, so I wanted to catch it and eat it."
"But at that time, the fish was a sacrificial offering to worship the gods, but because it was difficult to accept the sacred order, the official discussed it with the chef and came up with a plan."
"The head of the fish was taken to look like a rat, and the first word of Songhe Tower means pine. The fish was cooked into the shape of a squirrel, and later it was changed into mandarin fish to avoid the sin of killing the sacred fish. After eating it, Qianlong was full of praise. From then on, Songhe Tower
The squirrel fish is famous all over the world.”
"Now this squirrel fish is still one of Songhelou's signature dishes. We also had squirrel fish in Zhonghai before, but the taste of Zhonghai's squirrel fish is a little different from the taste of Songhelou's squirrel fish. Let's eat it later.
I’ll tell you!”
After Ye Gui finished speaking, a middle-aged man came over while applauding: "As expected of the God of Cookery, the history of Songhe Tower seems to have come alive under your words!"
"Hello, Mr. Zhang, long time no see!"
This middle-aged, slightly balding man is the chairman of Songhelou and Zhang Qiang, the great-grandson of Zhang Wenbing. (I made it up too, no disrespect intended!)
"Master God of Cookery, it has been several years since we last saw each other, it must have been ten years!"
Zhang Qiang said fondly.
"Yes, it's been ten years. It must have been here that I defeated Master Jiang!"
Ye Gui explained: "It's like this. Didn't I want to be certified as the best chef in Daxia, so I had to beat the first person in the eight major cuisines, so I competed here with Master Jiang and a group of Master Jiang's apprentices.
A game!"
Zhang Qiang thought of that scene and said, "You must be the God of Cookery because you are young. You can't sleep after cooking for twenty-four hours, so Master Jiang is convinced!"
"It's all in the past!"
Ye Gui waved his hand, with some hidden merit and fame in it.
"This time I brought a group of water friends here to disturb you. Didn't I delay your business?" Ye Gui asked.
"Of course not. It's our honor for you all to come to Songhe Tower. We happen to be holding the Crab King Contest. Lord Cook, why don't you be the special judge!"
No wonder it’s so lively!
Ye Gui remembers that the current season is when crabs are at their most plump.
The cream is so yellow!
Otherwise, if the crabs hibernate for a while, there will really be nothing left.
"Are they Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs?" Ye Gui asked curiously.
"That's right, it's jointly organized by Yangcheng Lake hairy crab farmers and Taihu crab farmers. They both want to prove that their crabs are the best!"
"That's a good relationship. Let's go and see it. The Crab King Tournament is very rare!"
Ye Gui greeted the water friends and went upstairs together.
Sure enough, the third floor was filled with signboards and posters. In addition to the crabs from Yangcheng Lake and Taihu Lake, there were also many crabs participating in the competition.
Even manufacturers have started activities.
Ye Gui looked at the hairy crabs placed in the cage and exclaimed: "Let me go, this crab must be five taels long. You see, it is as big as my palm!"
He directly picked up the crab shell and made a gesture with his palm.
"It's really solid, and this crab is a male. The hair inside the big claws is very clean, and the shell on the belly is also very white. The shell on the back doesn't have so many pits. It should come from a lake with good water quality!"
The salesperson was shocked and said quickly: "Sir, you really know the goods, why don't you buy some! We are doing an event now, buy eight and get two free, only 300!"
The average is thirty-one!
It’s not expensive for this size and the price!
"Okay, here are twelve copies, each of you can take one!"
Well, I just bought it and gave it to water friends!
This card surface is directly filled up.
But on the stage in the middle, two crab farmers were bringing their own crabs.
This is the highlight of this Crab King Competition!