There is really no Bai Suzhen under Qingcheng Mountain!

The Nine Old Caves of Qingcheng Mountain is a place full of magical legends from ancient times to the present.

It has many legends, and the situation in the cave is even more bizarre.

For thousands of years, it has been both the immortal cave of Taoism and the bodhisattva dojo of Buddhism.

A legend has it that the Bodhisattva once bathed the elephant in the elephant bathing pond not far from this cave, and then rode the elephant up the mountain;

It is also said that the Bodhisattva actually rode an elephant here to ascend to heaven.

The name of the Nine Old Caves originates from a magical legend: the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, came from afar to ask the Tianzhen Emperor from afar, and happened to meet the nine old people who lived in this cave, named Tianying, Tianren, Tianzhu, Tianxin, Tianfowl, Tianfu, Tianchong, Tianrui, Tianpeng, asked about age, where did the nine old immortals remember clearly? I only remember that they had picked up stones for Nuwa Niangniang when they were young, and it seemed that they were not shallow.

Nine old cave from the outside, the entrance of the cave is triangular, from the hole to the outside, the outline of the cave is just like an old road statue, do you say magic is not magical?

You look at the surroundings of this cave: the green vines are coiled, the miscellaneous trees are flying flowers, the white clouds are flying on the top, the fog is rising below, the sky outside the cave is clear, the cool breeze is blowing in the cave, and the Nine Old Immortal Mansion is really mysterious and legendary.

It is rumored that this is also Zhao Gongming, the god of wealth in "Fengshen List", who has been enjoying the fireworks in the world here since when.

There is also a legend in Qingcheng Mountain:

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Heavenly Master Zhang Ling came to the Qingcheng Mountain in Xishu to create the road, and the Qingcheng Mountain at this time was a world where demons were rampant.

In order to promote the Great Dao, Zhang Tianshi was determined to eradicate the devil and save the civilians from fire and water. At that time, Qingcheng Mountain was led by eight ghost commanders, and of course Zhang Ling was not allowed to open an altar in the mountain to set up a religion, repeatedly provoke incidents, and make waves to harm the people.

Zhang Tianshi was determined to punish these harmful spirits and eliminate them for the people.

One day, Zhang Tianshi drew the mountain with a red brush, and drew a deep ditch with a depth of 13 zhang and a width of 30 zhang in the mountain, which was called "throwing pen groove".

From then on, ghosts and demons could not pass "people are in the sun, ghosts are dark, the six ghost kings are returned to Beiyan, and the eight ghosts are in the Western Regions".

In this way, Qingcheng Mountain has been beautiful since then, and the flowers and birds are singing.

Although Zhang Tianshi's righteous path won a great victory, the demons would not be willing to withdraw from Qingcheng Mountain, and they gritted their teeth in the shadows, vainly waiting for an opportunity to put Zhang Tianshi to death.

One day, when Zhang Tianshi was practicing by the Haitang Creek, suddenly lightning and thunder roared, the sky was dark, and a huge rock flew from the sky and smashed into the top of Zhang Tianshi's head.

Zhang Tianshi knew that the ghosts and demons were doing evil, he unhurriedly pulled out the sword to slash hard, the sword light passed, the boulder was split into three pieces, and fell and stacked on the side of the mountain stream, this is the remains of the Heavenly Master's demon subjugation - Mishima Stone, Mishima Stone is also known as "Test Sword Stone".

Xinxuan Daoist said these stories, and Lu Zheng was full of expectations.

In the end, the head of the Xinxuan Dao smiled and added: "Don't inquire about the Nine Old Caves, it is one of the Cave Heaven Blessed Lands I have sent."

Come back later, come in the summer!"

Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, too, it's really a little cold in winter, the average temperature here is four or five degrees lower than that in the city, and it's best to come here in summer to escape the heat!

In summer, you can walk on straw sandals and shuttle on the stone steps at all levels, which is not only non-slippery, but also can swim into the mountain stream!

That stream is cold and biting in summer!

It's definitely a holy product to beat the heat!

Since there is no Bai Suzhen at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, what is there?

Old bacon!

It's a shame that Lu Zheng came in winter.

As soon as the winter solstice passed, the locals began to kill New Year's pigs and make bacon. Since ancient times, bacon has been judged by the place of origin, and the bacon in Shu is red like fire and has a strong aroma.

However, the meat of the winter solstice is not resistant to preservation and will stink! This is the wisdom of life left by the ancestors.

Lu Zheng heard from the locals that the bacon pigs that were raised to eat could not be fed for many years, so they had to be fed all the cornmeal and fresh pigweed, and they were regularly stocked for a few days.

At the end of the year, the pig has about 300 catties, after killing the pig, the meat will be cut into pieces, feel the hardness of the meat by hand, if the meat is soft, it should not be used to make bacon.

After the meat is selected, add salt and peppercorns to marinate, the amount depends on the feel, generally 100 catties of meat plus about 3 catties of salt.

After marinating, smoke with local cypress or pine for more than 15 days, and then dry naturally when the bacon becomes black and charcoal-colored.

During the smoking process, the flame must be kept at a certain distance from the meat, about three or four meters away, and the smoke should not be too big, otherwise you will feel the smell of smoke in your mouth.

The appearance of the meat is smoked to golden black, the layers are distinct, the skin of the meat is golden yellow, and it must have a luster, the appearance of the lean meat is black and red, and the cut is rose-colored, which means that the smoking is successful.

It can be washed directly with warm water, steamed directly and cut into thin slices, the fat meat is fat but not greasy, the fragrance is rich, the lips and teeth are fragrant, and the lean meat is chewy!

It can be added to water to cook, and after being taken out, it is directly stir-fried and then added with green peppers or garlic sprouts, which is fragrant but not greasy, suitable for rice!

If bacon can't make your taste buds fully feel the breath of nature, then have another wild vegetable quiche!

With dairy wine, this thing seems to be born with bacon!

Before leaving, Lu Zheng asked the scum Hui to bring some bacon back, so that Old Man Lu and several other old men could taste this delicacy!

Because he will participate in the auction of the Huanhuaxi plot tomorrow, Lu Zheng can't continue to go to Baishui Dujiangyan today.

After more than an hour of bumps, he finally arrived on time at about 6 p.m.

Xia Yong had already made a pot of bowl chicken and was waiting in his shop.

When you first hear its name, don't you think it's very novel? "Bowl and bowl" is actually a clay pot, and the outside of the bowl is painted with red and yellow porcelain dragon patterns.

Lu Zheng took a look, and it turned out that the boneless chicken slices were mixed with various seasonings, and then put them in a pottery bowl.

Its cold dressing method is deeply rooted in the essence of Sichuan cuisine, and the color is umami and delicious.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but grab one with his hand and taste it, it was spicy and refreshing, and it was so good!

Xia Yong scratched his head embarrassedly, and said with an embarrassed smile: "If you are hungry, eat first, and I'll go and bring the other one over immediately!" He put the bowl and chicken on the dining table in the hall of the West Wing, and ran away.

It's okay if he ran away, Lu Zheng wasn't really hungry, he was attracted by the tempting color of the bowl chicken, and he couldn't help but taste it!

Wait~ Is there another, so hearty?

Lu Zheng thought to himself: I ate skewers a few days ago, and you won't give me this again today, right?

Lu Zheng just picked up the second piece of chicken with chopsticks, and before he could reach his mouth, Xia Yong came over with a basin in a hurry.

The pot is red and bright, and it is spicy at first glance.

There's ginger, there's lotus root, and what kind of meat?

Lu Zheng looked at the scum Hui suspiciously, and then looked at Xia Yong.

The former's head shook like a rattle, and the latter smiled mysteriously, conjuring a bottle of Baigai Tuopai qujiu like magic, quickly pouring three glasses with a cup, first respectfully serving Lu Zheng to his side, and then serving a glass to the scum Hui.

He smiled and said, "This is the dry pot rabbit I made." "This pair of white wine couldn't be better.

Lu Zheng put the chicken slices in his bowl, and couldn't wait to put a rabbit cube in his mouth and taste it carefully.

Huh~ Said that the good product, how can it be lost without tasting it!

Melt in your mouth, wonderful!