The Pentium Era - South to North

"Mr. Zhang, look, this is called cabbage rice. Isn't it easy to understand? But if you go to the countryside near Ding'an and talk about cabbage rice, many people won't understand. In Ding'an, this is called cabbage rice."

As he spoke, Lao Qi turned the chopsticks in his hand over, dipped them in wine, wrote the character "糒" on the table, and said to them:

" bèi, this word is pronounced bèi, and the word "糒" is rarely used, but it is very old. It is found in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", "The life of a man has a rest, and he eats dry rice." This is the rice, and dry rice is dry food. In the dialects of Lingnan and Hainan, many ancient sounds and characters that are no longer used have been retained and are still used. There are many ancient sounds in Qiong Opera.

"In our Ding'an dialect, rice wrapped in vegetables is called Cai Zong. If you say Bao Cai Zong, everyone will know what you are talking about. In our Ding'an, there is a difference between Bao and Bao. Bao refers to packing large items. , Bao refers to something that is wrapped in a very small volume, so we won’t call it Bao Cai Zong, we will only call it Bao Cai Zong.”

Zhang Xiangbei said with a smile: "You Ding'an people are still more accurate. We Hangcheng people wrap fried dough sticks in spring rolls. We call it braised with green onions instead of braised with green onions. In fact, it is more accurate to wrap fried dough sticks."

Xiang Nan asked: "President Qi, does that mean that when the buns arrive in Ding'an, they should be called Baozi?"

Everyone laughed, and Lao Qi said: "Baozi is not called Baozi, but here, those wrapped in flour and rice flour are called Zongzi. We call the cakes in the north Zongzi."

As he spoke, he used chopsticks to write the word "粿" on the table.

Zhang Xiangbei nodded and said, we in Hangzhou are also called Kuehzi, but it refers to the smaller cakes, and the larger ones are still called cakes. For example, Qingming Kueh is not called Qingming cake, oh, that’s not right, it’s just such a big noodle. We also have cakes called wheat cakes, which is very confusing.

Zhang Xiangbei gestured with his hands as he spoke.

Lao Qi said with a smile: "The difference is really big, and there is also the word 'rice'. There is still a difference between 'rice' and '糒' spoken by Ding'an people. '糒' still retains the ancient meaning, which means dry rice. And the meaning of 'rice' is a bit broader. Rice includes dry rice and porridge. Don't misunderstand, the porridge of Ding'an people is called rice porridge, but it is not 'porridge' in Mandarin or what you northerners call porridge."

Zhang Xiangbei and Xiangnan both laughed. It was the first time that they were called northerners. In Hangcheng, Hangcheng people can always think of themselves as southerners, but from the perspective of Hainanese, it doesn’t matter. Wrong, in their view, all people outside Hainan Island are northerners or mainland boys and girls.

Xiang Nan asked: "President Qi, what do you Ding'an people call porridge?"

"It's called porridge." Lao Qi said, "But the porridge people in Ding'an refer to is the kind of porridge that has been boiled for a long time and is very thick and mushy, and has the shape of rice paste. People in Lingnan call it 'rice oil'. Rice porridge or rice porridge refers to freshly cooked rice. The grains of rice are very distinct and can be dry or thin. The thinner ones are called rice porridge or porridge, and only the very dry ones are called rice porridge."

"This is your precision again." Zhang Xiangbei said.

Lao Qi continued: "Ding'an people talk about going to Xiantun to eat duck rice dumplings and Dingcheng to eat chicken rice dumplings. They must be talking about eating dry rice, which includes chicken and duck. They are vegetables, and many of them refer to dry rice made into rice cakes. 'Tou' or '糒真', which is rice balls.

"Ding'an people have the custom of not going out on the third day of the Lunar New Year and eating vegetable rice dumplings together with the whole family. It is very lively when eating vegetable rice dumplings. They first prepare rice dumplings, which is dry rice. Now that there are refrigerators, the dry rice has to be frozen in the refrigerator. , frozen into pieces one by one.

"Then we have to build a big stove, set up a big iron pot, put the glutinous rice cakes and more than 20 kinds of seasonings into the pot and stir-fry them. After the stir-frying, more than ten or dozens of people from the whole family will gather together and wrap them in vegetable leaves to eat. When holding it with both hands, it not only means that the family wealth is not exposed, but also means that the whole family is reunited.

"In the past, rapeseed was made with rapeseed leaves, but now it has been changed to lettuce leaves. First, because rapeseed leaves have a bit of a strong taste and are not available all year round, while lettuce is available all year round."

Zhang Xiangbei smiled and said: "This is very similar to how northerners make dumplings together during the New Year and holidays. We basically don't make dumplings. We eat New Year's Eve dinner and we don't make dumplings during the holidays."

"You northerners don't make dumplings for the holidays?" Lao Qi asked.

"Okay, compared to you, we are northerners. However, people south of the Yangtze River or Huaihe River are generally called southerners. Southerners don't make dumplings. Maybe it's because CCTV is in Beijing. It's often shown on TV. This makes people think that everyone in China eats dumplings during the Chinese New Year. When we celebrate the Chinese New Year, if we have guests over, if you invite them to eat dumplings, they will probably be beaten.

"You will be thought that you are too shabby and look down on others. You always need more than a dozen dishes of chicken, duck, and fish to be considered a treat. If CCTV were in Shanghai, I guess they wouldn't be offering dumplings for everything. The world will think that Chinese people don’t eat dumplings at all. The fact is that half of the people in China don’t like to eat dumplings, and there is no custom of making dumplings during festivals.

"In our city of Hangzhou, dumplings are just like noodles. They are something we eat occasionally at home. They are very casual. No one would treat guests with dumplings and noodles. You said, when Chinese people talk about dumplings, they are not delicious. Dumplings are no more comfortable than lying down. Is this misleading of public opinion?"

Zhang Xiangbei said, everyone started laughing, and looking at it, no one at this table really liked eating dumplings, and no one would treat guests to dumplings during the festival.

Lao Qi smiled and said, "That's right, we don't eat dumplings either. We Ding'an people like to say, 'Hey! Brother, come to my room to make vegetable rice dumplings today.' That's a very high treat standard."

Everyone was chatting and laughing. While they were joking, Zhang Xiangbei and Xiangnan were both holding rice wrapped in vegetables. They thought they were too full and would not be able to eat anymore. They didn’t expect that they would eat such a big rice wrapped in vegetables while they were joking. After eating it, the rice dumplings tasted really good.

"I learned it. I can do this myself when I go back." Zhang Xiangbei said.

After eating, Lao Qi took them to visit a breeding farm more than ten miles away from here. This breeding farm is in a ravine, with more than 1,000 acres of mountainous land, and raises more than 100 young cattle.

Zhang Xiangbei saw that the young cattle here were very small, about half the size of Tajima black cattle, and their meat yield was definitely not as good as that of Tajima cattle.

The feeding method here is mainly free-range. The boss proudly told Zhang Xiangbei that the cattle here are let out at seven in the morning and come back at six in the evening. They are not fattened in confinement or fed with feed, so that the cattle can have some fun. Adequate exercise time will ensure that the beef will be firm and the fiber will be tender.

Zhang Xiangbei listened, silent in his heart. He wanted to say that the way you raise people is no different from the way people raised them a thousand years ago. It sounds nice, but he doesn't know that it is actually the most primitive and backward thing. breeding methods.

He thought of what he had seen at his home in Laoqiao, and understood the reason why excessive exercise would make the beef here free of snowflakes and frost. This method of breeding and even breeding has been followed, so that the cattle here have never grown in size. The big reason is that the improvement of breeds is an all-round improvement and cannot be cynical.

Feed is not a scourge. I don’t know when it started. There is a popular saying in China that whether it is pigs, sheep, cattle, chickens or ducks, feeding feed seems to be unhealthy. This is really a big misunderstanding. They don’t know feed. Is it made from corn and soybean meal? And the main feed for cattle is actually dry grass?

Zhang Xiangbei really wanted to tell the boss that in fact, the two most popular beefs in the world now, whether they are Japanese Kobe Wagyu or Australian Wagyu, are raised in captivity and fed with feed and hay, as well as beer. And wine.

Zhang Xiangbei said nothing. He knew that it would be inappropriate for him to say such words here.

Saying goodbye to Lao Qi and A Hua, the three of them drove to Haicheng, Zhang Xiangbei and Xiang Nan. The few times they came to Hainan, they always went directly to Sanya. They went back to Hangzhou from Sanya. Xiang Nan had not been to Hainan yet. Zhang Xiangbei stayed in Haicheng for two nights when he and Xiao Wu came last time, but they both left early and returned late.

That time they came to Haicheng, they stayed at the Mingguang HNA Hotel. The hotel was very nice, but the surrounding environment was shabby and it was far from the city center. After the two of them took a shower and walked out, there was nothing to see around, so they had better go back. Went to the executive lounge upstairs in the hotel to drink tea and surf the Internet.

This time, Zhang Xiangbei said he would not stay at Mingguang HNA. Bao Tianbin said, would the Hilton Hotel be okay?

"Is it far from the city? We just want to live in the city and be able to go shopping without driving." Zhang Xiangbei said.

"By the way, Mr. Bao, is there still Wanghai Tower?" Xiang Nan asked.

"Are you talking about the previous one or the current Wanghai International Plaza?" Bao Tianbin asked.

Xiang Nan thought for a moment and said, "It should be from before."

"No more, it has been demolished. That place is now Wanghai International Shopping Center, the best department store in Haicheng. The hotel is gone. The current Wanghai Tower is just a small hotel next to it for dining."

Bao Tianbin said, and Xiang Nan sighed in disappointment. When she was a child, she heard someone say that Wanghai Tower was designed by Zhang Chen. It was said that it caused a sensation at the time, so she wanted to go and see it.

Bao Tianbin scratched his head and said to Zhang Xiangbei with some embarrassment: "Except for Mingguang HNA, all the five-star hotels in Haicheng are far from the city. They are either on Haidian Island or on the west coast."

"It doesn't have to be a five-star hotel, it just needs to be clean." Zhang Xiangbei said, "We are not that particular."

"Then go to the New Oslok Hotel. It's just behind the Pearl Plaza, next to the Wanghai International Plaza I mentioned. The lobby of that hotel is a bit small, but the room is pretty good."

"Okay, let's book this hotel." After Bao Tianbin finished speaking, Zhang Xiangbei shouted to Xiangnan before he could say anything.

Bao Tianbin immediately booked an executive suite for them at the New Oslok Hotel.

The New Oslok Hotel is located on a slope next to Wanghai International Plaza. In front is the DC Computer City, and on the left is the parking lot behind the Pearl Plaza. The parking lot of the hotel is very small. After getting off the car and walking into the hotel lobby, the lobby is also It's small, but looks clean.

When they arrived at the hotel, it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon. After completing the check-in procedures at the front desk, Bao Tianbin was about to send them upstairs. Zhang Xiangbei stopped him and told him, "You can go back and spend time with your wife and children." Don't worry about us when it comes to eating. Let's take a rest first, then get up and go out to eat some.

Bao Tianbin said yes, there are a lot of places to eat upstairs at Wanghai International, and the coconut chicken at the Longquan Hotel opposite is also good. If you like spicy food, there are a few hot pot restaurants on Daying Road behind you. If you want to eat seafood and barbecue, go to From here, go out to Haixiu Road and turn left. Not far away, next to Xinyuan Hot Spring Hotel, there is a street full of barbecues...

Bao Tianbin kept talking, Zhang Xiangbei smiled and chased him: "You should leave quickly. If we can't even find food, we deserve to starve to death."

Bao Tianbin laughed.

Zhang Xiangbei sent Bao Tianbin out, and Bao Tianbin gave Zhang Xiangbei the car key. Zhang Xiangbei said, "It's better that you drive away. We won't drive. We will walk around when we get up."

The two made an appointment. Bao Tianbin came here to pick them up at nine o'clock the next morning, and then they went to Qiongzhong together.

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