woke up groggily, it was already dawn, and it was Liu Tangzi, secretary of the Pingyuan County Commission for Discipline Inspection, who knocked on the door early and came in, who came to invite Qi Tianxiang to breakfast. [Ran^Text^Library] []

After last night's tossing, the meal was naturally delayed, and I was groggy all night, and I was really hungry at the moment, and I felt that my stomach was rumbling.

"Come in, please." Qi Tianxiang changed his gloom from last night, and hurriedly let Liu Tangzi into the room and let him sit down on the sofa, "You sit down first, and I'll be fine right away." While washing up quickly, he said in a loud voice: "I'll just eat some of it later." ”

After yesterday's changes, the atmosphere at the moment is a little delicate, and there are some indescribable embarrassments in the embarrassment, as if yesterday's events were real and accurate, like a scar clearly lying between the two.

"Where, you are polite, this is what we should do, usually you can't be invited, it's easy to come, it's not what you should do with the friendship of the landlord." Liu Tangzi said repeatedly, and also skillfully resolved the embarrassing atmosphere. The words are pertinent and emotional, and they are reasonable, "Our Discipline Inspection Commission is quite good, and there are few people who usually come down." For other units, especially the government, it is a basic job and one of the basic requirements for the leaders of the units to welcome and send them off. Our plain is neither an old area, nor near the sea, which counties and cities with scenic spots, are overcrowded in the peak season, meetings, research, a set of did not go, and a set of a set, the hotel can not receive. The day's work doesn't start in the hotel restaurant, and the evening ends at the wine table. Nothing can be done but that. When a leader comes, he must be accompanied by the leader of the corresponding unit, and he will be accompanied throughout the process. If you don't accompany, you don't pay attention to it, you don't pay attention to it, you don't pay attention to it, The province is better, basically the county is in charge of the leader of the main escort, the department leader deputy escort, regardless of the level and position, as long as it is a higher-level organ, they can not afford to offend. Isn't there such a saying, work is to invite guests to dinner, which means that the key to doing a good job is not to invite guests, or to eat, and if the work is not done in place, it must be a problem with the invitation and the food. ”

"I don't believe that if you go to the hotel restaurant for a while, you can basically see the heads of the county party committee, office, and bureau." Seeing that Qi Tianxiang had finished washing, Liu Tangzi hurriedly stood up and said, "But let's not eat in the hotel today, I'll take you to eat our plain's special snack - minced meat and sand." ”

Qi Tianxiang can't help but admire Liu Tangzi's old way and shrewdness, with last night's incident, now he Qi Tianxiang must have become the center of public opinion and the best joke, where there are officials, there must be discussion and dissemination, and as he said, the hotel restaurant is the most concentrated place in the county, and at this moment may be the time when the spread is in full swing, Qi Tianxiang's appearance is undoubtedly self-inflicted, although not everyone knows Qi Tianxiang, but the spread is not interesting because it is related, and it is more fun if it is irrelevant or not understood.

After hurriedly washing up, Qi Tianxiang followed Liu Tangzi out of the door, looking at the small tricks as he walked. Qi Tianxiang had lived here when he came before, and he was very satisfied with Xiaozhao's environment. The county hotel is located opposite the county party committee, it used to be called the county party committee guest house, it is said that it is the mansion of the emperor after the former Qing Dynasty a university scholar retired to retreat, the courtyard enters the courtyard three times, the hall, the family temple, the garden have everything, the plaque of the royal reward is still hanging high, so far from the hotel into the small trick of the three into the lintel is still impressively hung with the Guangxu Emperor's personal inscription of the "pillar of the country" golden plaque, the small bridge rockery in the garden, there is no lack of Si'en Pavilion, the bridge of Yijun, the plaque and the inscription of the Zhishi Mountain.

Later, the courtyard was inhabited by a warlord of the Kuomintang for a long time, after the liberation of the county party committee, the government once worked here, because the water surface of the garden was too large, the filling of water was too laborious, so the three houses were simply changed to small, according to the terrain side by side to build three rows of bungalows, for the county leaders at that time to live, the second into the outside of the family temple was demolished, and a number of rows of bungalows were built, and together with the hall of the first entry, it became the office of the county party committee and the county government. Later, the county party committee and government chose a new site and moved to the opposite office building, all the organs were changed into guest houses, and later the guest house was rebuilt, and the five-storey hotel was built outside the three entrances, and the three entrances were also renovated and renovated, becoming the hotel in the hotel, following the previous customary name, also called Xiaozhao, but than the previous hotel, both the environment and the facilities are much better. Therefore, the distinguished guests from the provinces, cities or the central government all live here to show dignity and specialize in reception, and basically are not open to the society. However, in recent years, with the implementation of the self-financing mechanism of hotels, in order to make up for the shortfall in operation, when there is no superior leader to live, some businessmen or bosses from other places are also arranged from time to time.

"How's that, I'm full of emotion!" Liu Tangzi looked at Qi Tianxiang and kept looking at the environment and layout of the small move, and said meaningfully: "If you want to talk, you want to talk, but the weather is cold and autumn!" ”

Qi Tianxiang was amused by Liu Tangzi's words, shook his head and smiled, "How can it be so serious, I just feel that this is really a good yard!" ”

"yes." Liu Tangzi echoed, "In the past, the house, one look at the feng shui, the second look at the environment, the north-south layout, there must be an east-west modification, the two sides of the central axis must be plump, and the central axis can not be through to the end, the so-called twists and turns, access has changed, combined with this courtyard, the door across the street is not public, the two sides of the circle do not seek to hear, the song is surrounded by the lake, the layout is exquisite, the practice is exquisite, the practice is exquisite, upright and generous. How can we fully know the wisdom of the ancients! ”

"It seems that you know Feng Shui very well, which day will I learn from you." Qi Tianxiang knew that this Liu Tangzi was full of knowledge, some of whom were in the stream, and some of whom were not. But he is an interesting person, which is one of the reasons why Qi Tianxiang came to the plains, listening to his nonsense, it is really relaxing and nourishing.

"What am I, there are many people who are obsessed with feng shui in the plains, you will know it slowly" Liu Tangzi smiled mysteriously and pointed to the door on the side of the street and said: "Now people don't pay attention to these anymore, as long as they make money, they can do anything, you see that this small street is not long, but there are more than a dozen wreath shroud shops on both sides of the street, and there is a trend of increase." There is always a strange feeling when I walk by every day, praying for the deceased and saying goodbye is an industry that accumulates virtue and does good, but the storefronts that come and go one after another do not seem to mean charity. This also involves the vulgarity of making money from the dead, in the past, this kind of industry that hurt the vulture was not willing to do, it was the bottom of the lower nine streams, and witches, prostitutes, gods, shaved heads, drummers, plays, called flowers, etc., the so-called: the family has three rooms, not a funeral man. In the past, it was the most lowly livelihood, just to make ends meet, but now it has become a business to be engaged in, and it cannot but be said to be the sorrow of society. ”

Qi Tianxiang didn't dig any further, although he felt that Liu Tangzi had something to say, but now didn't seem to be the time to say it.

As they spoke, the two walked to a street front door and stopped, the door face was not big, but it was only a small place inside, only a few tables could be placed, and a few small tables were scattered on the street outside. It's time to go to work and school, and there are a lot of people sitting inside and outside, burying their heads in eating. The plaque hanging above the lintel is antique, it seems that it has been some years, it has been a little dirty and dull, but the four gilded characters of "minced meat wears sand" are clearly legible, and the italic characters are decent, strong and powerful.

Liu Tangzi motioned for Qi Tianxiang to sit down at a small table on the side of the street, went to buy breakfast by himself, and after bringing them up one by one, he saw that Qi Tianxiang was still looking at the plaque on the lintel, and said: "Don't underestimate this, the former president of the Republic of China wrote it himself." ”

Listening to the words, Qi Tianxiang took a closer look, and really saw the signature of the braided president in the lower right corner, and immediately thought that he knew that the legendary president was originally from Pingyuan County, and he also knew some of his actions, but the words were written so thick and vigorously that he couldn't think of it. Retracting his gaze, Qi Tianxiang shook his head with a smile and did not speak.

"Isn't it a little strange, how can such a small face have such a famous signboard? And how can such a conservative and unbridled person have such a good hand? Liu Tangzi clearly saw Qi Tianxiang's questions and puzzlement, "Actually, it's simple, the ancestor of this shop is the chef of the president, and he has been with him for decades, and the handsome man with braids likes the taste of the food in his hometown, especially the bite of 'minced meat wearing sand'." The old gentleman of this family is old and wants to go back to his hometown, and the handsome man can't send it, so he gave him this plaque, which is equivalent to a protective umbrella, and it is equivalent to a professional title certificate that is now in use. Liu Tangzi diligently let Qi Tianxiang eat, and then said: "Calligraphy, as the quintessence of the country, has been the face of literati and ink writers for thousands of years, but it seems that it has nothing to do with Wen Ruqi, Emperor Zhao Ji did not do well, a thin gold body is unique in the world, and no one has been invincible so far; Yan Zhenqing has been in a nest all her life, but Yan's stele is full of spirit; Tang Bohu is a playboy, but there is no trace of arrogance in the famous calligraphy that has been left behind. There are also Qin Guan and Xin Qiji, which don't seem to correspond to conduct, I think it's the book's temperament, that is, he is open-minded, and he can't write a good hand, which really has little to do with his conduct, Wang Jingwei can be regarded as a big traitor, but who dares to say that Liu Kai is not a boutique. ”

Qi Tianxiang nodded again and again at Liu Tangzi's argument, although it was a bit far-fetched, but it was true, and he really couldn't talk about heroes by words, he had seen President Yuan's inscription in Anhui, which momentum was extraordinary, at least not the so-called thief of the country should have.

Qi Tianxiang agrees with Liu Tangzi's opinion, but disagrees with the food he talks about. The so-called minced meat wears sand, in fact, it is just Henan's oil tea with minced meat, and the perfect nest cake is just steamed with meat filling in the pastry, but it has such a nice name.

"It looks average, but it's not simple." Qi Tianxiang's expression couldn't hide Liu Tangzi's eyes, "This seemingly simple soup is a beef soup that has been simmered slowly for more than ten hours, plus pea noodles that are slow-fried with beef bone marrow oil, and then add sesame seeds, peanuts, jujube slices, and lotus seeds after grinding, put in the cooked beef grains when they are almost ripe, and then simmer them for more than three hours. Liu Tangzi said solemnly, pointing to the nest cake and said: "This nest cake is to reconcile the leaven noodles, wake up for a few hours, and then add a certain proportion of raw noodles, wake up for a few hours, and then live into a agent, roll it out into long strips, put in the sauce meat and green onions mixed with the filling, roll it up layer by layer, steam it in the basket, and the strong fragrance is its biggest feature." Then he changed his relaxed tone and said: "Chinese diet, not the main meal, just breakfast, Shanxi's knife-cut noodles, Shaanxi's oily noodles, Wuhan's hot dry noodles, Chongqing's small noodles, Lanzhou's ramen, Tianjin's pancake fruit, Baoding's donkey meat fire, as well as the northwest haggis soup, Beijing's fried liver belly, soybean juice flatbread fritters, as well as your hometown's Hu spicy soup fried buns, and even the most ordinary soybean milk tofu brain, as well as Jinan's beans, are ever-changing, different from each other, but the only thing that is the same is the simplicity of the material, Close to the lives of the people. A bowl of noodles and a bowl of porridge are simply the source of energy for the common people, especially the laborers who work hard, in the morning, that is, they must be able to bear the time and be able to afford to eat. After all, big fish and big meat are not consumed by coolies, at least they will not be consumed when they get up in the morning and have no effort, no income, even if it is mutton soup, it is just the focus on the broth, and it is enough to drink some broth, even if there is no broth to drink, it must be fried food, so that you can get more energy. Minced meat wears the sand to satisfy the cravings of meat, as well as the nourishment of oil, which can be said to be both, which is also the helplessness of the agrarian society, but also the wisdom of the people. ”

"Folk things are precipitated by time and tradition, although the essence of agricultural civilization is not completely suitable for today's rhythm of life, but the desire to be close to people, be kind to people, reunion and beauty is always worth upholding." Qi Tianxiang said meaningfully: "Sage Yun: Knowing etiquette with enough food and clothing means that after eating and drinking enough, it is time to have a higher pursuit, but unfortunately the sage sees the first half and can't see the second half." Because people never have a time to eat and drink, the etiquette can only be the moon in the sky, which looks beautiful. ”

"I don't mean to treat you slowly, I just want you to taste the folk food of the plains, and you may not be able to eat it if you want to." As he spoke, Liu Tangzi's expression became serious, and he asked slowly, "What are you going to do in the morning?" ”

"What's going on?" Qi Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, he really didn't know what to do down, he was uninvited, not embarrassed, and with last night's incident, he was really embarrassed, facing Liu Tangzi's gaze, Qi Tianxiang smiled and said: "Go back to the hotel, savor your high theory, especially the food culture." ”

"Back to the hotel?" Liu Tangzi also couldn't react a little, hesitated for a moment, and said firmly: "I think it's better to go to the organ, meet with the comrades, such a big leader is coming, hide as if there is something unseemly, hold a symposium, talk about the situation, how about it?" ”

Qi Tianxiang and Liu Tangzi walked to the hotel, thinking about Liu Tangzi's last sentence "It is a boil that always has to come out", and felt that they should respond positively.

Boils always have to come out, but what will come out? And how can it be developed.

Qi Tianxiang didn't know, he didn't have time to retreat to think about what to do, so he could only go on