Hu Jiaojiao ate with relish, and suddenly she remembered something, shook her head and said to the shopkeeper: "By the way, shopkeeper, what are the eighteen monsters of Yunnan you just said, I don't understand it at all?" After the hurried passers-by left a short footprint in this magical land and left, the strange anecdotes and strange customs they heard and witnessed gradually spread, and were often crowned with strange words, and thus spread the sayings of Yunnan Eighteen Strange, Yunnan Twenty-eight Strange, Yunnan Eighty-one Strange, etc. Therefore, the so-called Eighteen Monsters of Yunnan are actually some unique and even strange phenomena or lifestyles produced by Yunnan's unique geographical location, folk customs and folk customs. There are many versions of the Eighteen Monsters in Yunnan, some of which have slowly disappeared, some are still preserved, and some are exaggerated. Eighteen Monsters in Yunnan slipped smoothly - whether you say strange or not, there are eighteen monsters in Yunnan. Four bamboo rats in a sack, broad beans and peanuts are sold; the pocket pony is more capable, and he falls in love again with a doll on his back; he wears clothes in the same way in all seasons, and he can produce good melons and vegetables all year round; he takes off his straw hat as a pot lid, and three mosquitoes are a dish; the stones grow outside the cloudy sky, and it rains here and there to dry; eggs are sold on grass strings, and the train is not as fast as the car; the little monk can fall in love, and he does not say singing and dancing; grasshoppers are used as appetizers, and bamboo tubes are used as hookahs; flowers bloom undefeated in all seasons, and his toes are exposed all year round.

Garfield shook his head and said, "Uncle, explain in detail, we are still confused and can't hear clearly."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, young people, it's in a hurry, in fact, I don't think I can pay off these eighteen strange, the first strange is that eggs are sold on grass strings: the local villagers in order to facilitate the buyer to carry the purchased eggs, and not to be damaged, they use bamboo strips or wheat straw sticking eggshells to weave, each is separated, ten for a string, can be hung on the wall, when you want to eat, you can eat a few and take a few." The second strange, take off the hat as a pot lid: Yunnan bamboo forest more, so many utensils are made of bamboo, and the pot lid is similar to the hat in the mainland, but the top is slightly smaller, easy to grasp, and use this as a pot lid, breathable and insulated, and the rice made is more fragrant. The third monster, three mosquitoes and a dish: The weather in many areas of Yunnan is relatively hot, and there are endless mosquitoes and flies all year round, especially the mosquitoes in the wild and livestock pens are relatively large, so it is an exaggeration to say that three mosquitoes are a dish. Fourth, the torch can be used as a hookah: the tobacco pouch used by the locals to smoke is very similar to the blowtorch in the mainland, but the blowtorch is blown outward, and it is inhaled, and the smoke is filtered by water, which can reduce the concentration of tar and make the taste more cool and mellow. The fifth monster, tsampa is called bait: Yunnan produces big rice, very fragrant and glutinous, after steaming and beating the rice, kneaded into a long strip of semi-finished products, can be fried and eaten, boiled and eaten, steamed and eaten, the color is as white as snow, like the white rice cake made in the mainland, the local is called the bait block. Sixth, falling in love with a doll: The local ethnic minorities look forward to the prosperity of the people, and the daughter-in-law will return to the door a few days after the marriage, and then go back to the in-law's house to get together with her husband when she has a doll, and start to really fall in love. Seventh strange, four seasons clothing wearing: Yunnan climate is changeable, summer is not hot, winter is not cold, the temperature difference between day and night is larger, it can be said that it is hot and cold transient, the four seasons clothing can be seen everywhere on the street, long, short, thick, thin, colorful, colorful. The eighth monster, grasshoppers can be used as appetizers: people in many areas of Yunnan have a hobby of eating insects, turning pests into delicacies and insects into deliciousness, so grasshoppers and locusts have become delicious appetizers because they are crispy and fragrant after frying. The ninth strange, the girl is called the old lady: in some areas of Yunnan, the accent is not distinguished, and calling the girl actually refers to the girl and the mother, and the girl and the mother are called the old lady, so you ask the girl and he says the old lady, and the old lady is what the mainlanders call the aunt. The Naxi people in Lijiang are headed by old women, who are responsible for housework and are particularly hard-working, so they are respected by everyone. Tenth strange, monks can fall in love: Yunnan borders several Southeast Asian countries that believe in Buddhism, and the men of these Buddhist countries go to the temple to be a monk just like the mainland to go to school or study or serve in the military, and then they can also get married and have children. Eleventh strange, the old lady climbs the mountain faster than the monkey: Yunnan has many high mountains and deep valleys, the local women have been industrious since childhood, climbing mountains and mountains, farming and chopping firewood are accustomed to it, so they have cultivated a vigorous body and foot strength, seventy or eighty-year-old people often climb the mountain as if walking on the ground. The twelfth strange, the back of the new shoes to make a piece: ethnic minority women behind the embroidered shoes, with cloth skillfully made shoes, embroidered on the carefully decorated. It is not only beautiful but also has the practical value of retaining ash and mud. The thirteenth monster, the toes are outside all the year round: Yunnan is full of lofty mountains and mountains, the road is more inconvenient, and there will be more foot sweat when climbing and running, so it is made into shallow shallow shoes, exposing the toes, and can feel cooler. The fourteenth monster and the doll are all brought by men: it has become fashionable for men to love their wives and children here, and they abound on the streets. The fifteenth strange, peanuts and broad beans are sold in piles: In the old days, the people of Yunnan Province were pure and kind, and they liked to barter and shamefully trade goods, so peanuts and broad beans and other items were sold in piles, and people's hearts were like that. The sixteenth strange, it rains here and there is sunburning: this sentence is used to describe the special geographical location of Yunnan and the changeable climate of ten miles of different days. Ten miles apart, there will be different weather scenes, and the two sides of the same mountain are also sunny on one side and rainy on the other. The cold air from the east is blocked in the Wumeng Mountains between Yunnan and Guizhou, and it is difficult for the front to enter Yunnan, making Yunnan spring all year round. The seventeenth monster, four bamboo rats and a sack: there are many bamboo forests in the mountainous areas, and there are lush bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoot-eating rats are more fat and have a very different shape from house mice. Treating guests with such mountain treasures is really a race against chickens and geese. The eighteenth strange bamboo tube is sold as a pot for cooking rice: it is an ancient custom to use a pot for cooking rice, but in Xishuangbanna and other areas, people can often see bamboo tube rice cooked in a bamboo tube instead of a pot, which is cylindrical and wrapped in a layer of white bamboo pulp on the outside, and has a pleasant fragrance. There are also a few strange things that milk is made into fans to sell: located in Dali Eryuan Dengchuan Bazi on the shore of Erhai Lake at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, produces a kind of fan-shaped curd flakes with milk through special technology, commonly known as milk fans, and is the favorite food of thousands of households in Yunnan. Cross-bridge rice noodles are loved by everyone - Yunnan cross-bridge rice noodles are white in rice, the ingredients are exquisite, the meat and vegetables are matched with each other, oily but not greasy, delicious and delicious, suitable for all ages. The piping hot chicken soup is served with raw meat, lettuce and rice milk to make up Yunnan's most famous flavor, cross-bridge rice noodles. Straw hat as pot lid - straw hat is a craft that all ethnic groups in Yunnan are particularly good at, and straw chairs, straw piers and straw curtains, pot lids and hats can be seen everywhere. Outsiders are dazzled by the world of straw weaving, and it is strange to mistake a straw hat with a similar shape for a pot lid. Marble heads are sold as paintings - marble is delicate, smooth and moist, and the pattern is bright. Marbles with exquisite compositions and colors are called natural stone paintings, which have a high artistic appreciation value and are sold as stone paintings.

The shopkeeper was full of energy, and said freely for a long time, we finally understood and understood some Yunnan customs and customs, and it was better to follow the local customs.