2022-07-06
? My hometown Qishan County has a long history. It not only has a fundamental relationship with the longest Zhou Dynasty in history, but also gave birth to the foundation of China's philosophical Zhouyi and medical Huangdi Neijing.
? Of course, people now claim to be foodies. This is a so-called new era that often regards the enjoyment on the tip of the tongue as daily life, and there is not much to say about the history accumulated by Qishan for more than 3,000 years. Someone once said that we are not only good at destroying the old world, but also good at building a new one. As far as the construction of Qishan County is concerned, the present construction is far from reaching the county style in my mind. Today, there are only two gatehouses left in the pedestrian street, but the gatehouses are still carved with beams and paintings, which takes a lot of aesthetic effort.
? In the history of Qishan county, a thousand-year-old county, there were four doors, each with a title. My father talked about the glory of the county gatehouse many times before his death. In the past, the splendid East Gate was crowned with "Chaoyang" to welcome the sunrise, while the simple South Gate was crowned with "Enriching the People", indicating that there were many descendants after entering the city. In ancient China, it is obvious that the south of the county seat should be mostly residential! The solemn inscription "Huaizhai" on the west gate means that Zhou people should remember their ancestors. The Zhaizhou State in Gongliu was Zhai in ancient Chinese, and then moved from Xunyi and Bin County to Qi State to avoid the harm of the Northern Emperor (Bin State House was not established until the Tang Dynasty, and after Zhou people settled in Qishan, it laid a solid foundation for the destruction of merchants. The inscription on the North Gate.
? In addition, outside the east and west gates of Qishan County, there are two gates, East Shaomen and West Shaomen. In the east and west gates, there is an archway. There is no "hometown of Duke Zhou" in the east archway and no "hometown of King Wen" in the west archway. The hometown of Duke Zhou is said by later generations to commemorate Duke Zhou's loyalty to the Zhou Dynasty.
? Now the Duke of Zhou Temple in the northwest of the county is still worthy of worship by the descendants of Zhou, so I was given two pseudonyms, one is the descendant of Duke of Zhou, and Professor Yang Zongke, the president of the University of Political Science and Law who had something to do with me at that time, told me that as soon as I saw this name, I knew it was you, and the other pseudonym was Secret.
Qishan is a treasure trove of geomantic omen of Zhou people, and it is also the seat of Zhou people's imperial clan. It is natural to pay more attention to food than other places. However, the Qishan minced meat noodles eaten by Zhou people are definitely not peppers, because peppers were introduced to China from abroad after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and began to go north from Guangdong. Before the Ming Dynasty, Qishan people had never seen peppers, which is easily reminiscent of the fact that there are no peppers in the noodles of Sao Zi in Fufeng County today. Can you think that the noodles with minced meat in Fufeng County have persisted?
? As for wheat, it is not a crop in China. More than 9,000 years ago, wheat was discovered in present-day Palestinian Jericho and Gaza. Wheat is an out-and-out alien species, and later passed through Xinjiang, Gansu and Shaanxi. Therefore, the history of making pasta in Xinjiang and Gansu is definitely much longer than that in Shaanxi. This is acknowledged by most people who have eaten noodles in Kashgar and Dunhuang. It's just that Qishan people make noodles into Qishan minced meat noodles, which reflects their attitude of loving life.
During the investigation by Baoji Public Security Bureau, I took several subordinates and invited them to a simple hometown restaurant to eat authentic Qishan noodles with minced meat. They also brought vinegar, which is the soul of Qishan minced meat noodles. The time I spent in my hometown adds up to less than 20 years. Whenever I go home, my mother always cooks noodles by herself. When she cooks minced meat soup for me, she calls me to ask where I have been. Whether in my sister's house or relatives' house, there is a pleasant smell, which actually injects energy into my work after leaving home and makes me a lone ranger every day. Who says that people who eat banquets are heroes, and those who can cook minced meat noodles are also heroes in life!
? Now I am luckier than many classmates, because my mother is always willing to make soup for me! Personally, I am most proud that my eldest daughter made Qishan minced meat noodles under the guidance of my primary school and completed a food culture inheritance. Now she works in Shanghai, carving the memory of Qishan noodles and minced meat in her heart, and embodying the dedication of Duke Zhou in her works. During the period of centralized isolation due to the epidemic, she also participated in the online teaching business competition organized by the local education department, and achieved corresponding results with her unremitting struggle. This minced meat noodle is not free!