Qi Tianxiang's words made Yao Bingxin feel deeply surprised, but he also felt very pleased, so he looked at Qi Tianxiang and said sincerely: "You can evaluate and treat that period of history like this, those people, it shows that your vision and vision are different." Putting aside political factors, I personally feel that there should be a correct and fair evaluation of that period of history, because this is the existence of a generation at a specific historical stage, and erasing that period of history will also erase the sense of existence of a generation. ”

Yao Bingxin seemed to feel that such a statement was still a bit serious, so he smiled and said: "History returns to history, reality returns to reality, I still revisit my own history." ”

"Just now we were still in the northeast, and now we are about to come to the south, because the 'boiled shrimp', 'taro button meat', 'assorted winter melon cup' and 'Hakka stuffed tofu' have clearly brought me to the hometown of Cantonese cuisine, where the years of working can be said to be a few years of physical and mental exercise. Not only feel the joy of development and progress, but also due to the blind pursuit of economic development and progress, the old debt of the environment and ecology is still the bottleneck of which region to upgrade. ”

Yao Bingxin didn't follow the topic too much, but turned to a witty smile and said: "Let's just talk about Hakka stuffed tofu, there used to be jokes!" Once to the grassroots research, lunch missed the meal, because in the afternoon to continue the research, so I hurried to the restaurant, the dishes have been put on the table, no politeness to eat directly, knowing that this stuffed tofu is a bit famous, but a bite down, not only hot teeth, tofu box soup splashed everywhere, making a mess. ”

Yao Bingxin spoke, picked up a tofu box and gently put it on the plate in front of him, carefully removed the lid on the tofu box with chopsticks, revealing the contents inside, and explained to everyone in detail: "This stuffed tofu is a classic dish of the Hakka people, and the legend is that it was followed by the Hakka people who migrated all the way from Henan to the south, and with the footsteps of migration, it is said that the tofu production process was also brought to the south. ”

"Hakka stuffed tofu, pay attention to the real material, first of all, this tofu should be pure brine, soft and hard. If the tofu is too soft to form, the tofu box will be difficult to function, and the tofu that is too hard will be difficult to achieve harmony and unity with the ingredients inside, which will also destroy the essence of the unity of the inside and the outside of the dish. Yao Bingxin is very interested, not only seriously demonstrating with everyone, but also explaining more carefully, "The content in the tofu box generally has eight kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, shrimp and scallops are naturally needless to say, ham and diced chicken are also essential, and there are all kinds of mushrooms and seasonal vegetables, which are organically matched together, fried first and then simmered, and then put into the tofu box, and stuffed with broth in a pan, which basically takes more than an hour to complete." When eating, the tofu is soft and glutinous, and the eight treasures are fragrant, reaching the point of being superb, which is a beautiful enjoyment! ”

Qi Tianxiang seemed to be infected by Yao Bingxin's explanation, and responded with a smile: "After you said this, we all have enjoyed it without eating, and everyone has tasted it, don't live up to Minister Yao's introduction." ”

Seeing that everyone was embarrassed to do it first, Qi Tianxiang waited for the Hakka stuffed tofu dish to be transferred to him, carefully picked up a piece and put it on his plate, also carefully uncovered the lid of the tofu, and ate it with relish, and then said with emotion: "An inconspicuous home-cooked dish can be passed down, and continues the traditional production process, cooking techniques, presented in its original flavor, and goes to the whole country, it seems to be accidental, but in fact there is an inevitable reason." My understanding is that whether it is the inheritance of culture or the circulation of dishes that carry cultural connotations, it embodies the hard work and spirit of the inheritors, not only to win the reputation of fine workmanship, but also to have cultural symbols in it. ”

"That's right! Cultural symbols often exist with the help of materialized signs, not only books and historical relics, but also more with the food that the people like to see. Yao Bingxin was very interested in Qi Tianxiang's emotion, unconsciously picked up the wine glass and touched the glass with Qi Tianxiang, and after drinking all the wine in the cup, he looked around at everyone with a slight smile and said: "Talking and eating, everyone should not be idle, lest it be like a meeting, I talked to Governor Qi, you listened carefully, and as a result, a table of good dishes was wasted." ”

Yao Bingxin seemed to be very proud of his humor and humor, facing everyone's echoing smile, and then said: "Chinese culture is broad and profound, and the food culture is even more vast, the history of 5,000 years of civilization has come over, and the integration of national culture has enriched the connotation of civilization, and how many national cultures have been inherited and spread through food. Don't talk about the eight major cuisines, let's just say that the well-known Lanzhou ramen, Tianjin Goubuli buns, and Xi'an mutton steamed buns, which are not the symbols of a city or region. ”

Perhaps in order to enhance the credibility of his words, Yao Bingxin pointed to the roast duck in front of him and said: "Peking duck, this is the landmark food of the city of Beijing. But when it comes to the famous food of old Beijing, what people talk about is 'Beijing roast duck', 'bean juice coke ring' and other foods, which are completely different from the 'Manchu and Han full banquets' of the imperial city culture, which are rooted in the folk old Beijing culture, and there are a few people who can eat the royal Manchu and Han full banquets, but these folk foods have fed generations of Beijingers. ”

Speaking of which. Yao Bingxin seemed to be happy, so he smiled and said to Qi Tianxiang: "This meal has become my explanation, and they are all dishes that arouse my feelings and associations, I am satisfied, and everyone is disappointed." ”

"Minister Yao is polite when he says this, he came to Hehai Province after a tiring saddle horse, and came to Guishui County, we have a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, and we can not let you be disappointed, which is our greatest satisfaction." Qi Tianxiang's interest was undiminished, he looked at Yao Bingxin and said with a smile: "Actually, everyone here knows that there are not many dishes that can be eaten with a feeling no matter how classic they are." The difficulty of the stomach and intestines is one reason, and the lack of characteristics and interest makes eating even more a burden, and the result of socializing is that there is not much food to eat, but not to drink less. Everyone wants to have a bowl of millet porridge for dinner, which warms the stomach and also maintains health care, but how many people may do it? ”

Yao Bingxin looked at Qi Tianxiang happily, picked up the wine glass in response to his invitation, and after drinking the wine in the glass, he also said with emotion: "What you said is good, the daily social interaction, said that it is for work, but how much work needs to be eaten and drunk, and which major thing can be decided after drinking, it is also a high-sounding excuse, the purpose is still to eat and drink, or to socialize with public funds." If you don't eat it, it's a burden, it's a dilemma! ”

Yao Bingxin spoke, seeing that Qi Tianxiang did not respond, he looked at Wang Tongjun opposite, and asked gently: "Speaking of food culture, Guishui County, as a mountainous county rich in products, must also have special food!" County Magistrate Xiaowang might as well talk about it. ”

Wang Tongjun didn't expect Yao Bingxin to ask him directly, he couldn't help but be a little nervous, he couldn't help but look at Qi Tianxiang, and after getting the encouragement of Qi Tianxiang's gentle eyes, he looked at Yao Bingxin cautiously and said: "Our Guishui County is a deep mountainous area, mainly relying on some mountain goods, wild mushrooms, fungus, bracken, and some wild nuts are very famous, and they are also things that the people in the mountains often eat on weekdays. In the past, there were a lot of wild boars and pheasants in the mountains, as well as raccoon cats, otter rabbits, hedgehogs, badgers, etc., and the farmers in the mountains did not regard these as any good things. ”

Wang Tongjun replied to Yao Bingxin's question, seriously thinking about what special dishes there were, but he couldn't think of anything to boast about, so he said honestly: "The diet of the people in the mountains is mainly based on eating saturated and full stomachs, and there are few dishes made separately, and there is really no famous diet." ”

Qi Tianxiang saw Wang Tongjun's embarrassed appearance, and reminded him with a slight smile: "Why is there no famous food, the chowder we ate in the canteen of Pingba Township at noon is not a famous food that is both delicious and nourishing?" And compared to this table full of plates and plates, there are not only eight treasures in the chowder, but also ten treasures, so let the restaurant prepare one at noon tomorrow, and invite Minister Yao and the VIPs from Beijing to taste and evaluate. ”

"Well, I'll have a good mouth tomorrow." Yao Bingxin knew that Qi Tianxiang was relieving Wang Tongjun from the siege, so he responded with a smile, but he quickly recovered his composure, and said tentatively to Qi Tianxiang: "We all ate and ate, and we said it, is it over!" It's been a busy day, so let's rest early! ”

Hearing Yao Bingxin say this, Qi Tianxiang also readily agreed, but he still looked at everyone thoughtfully, especially Jia Gongzi, who was sitting next to Zhou Tong, observing everyone's reactions, and seeing that everyone had no other reactions, he smiled and said to Yao Bingxin: "Since everyone has no objections, let's go here!" If we don't eat well, or drink well, we still have time tomorrow. ”

Looking at Yao Bingxin's satisfied expression, Qi Tianxiang felt that his well-arranged reception banquet had achieved its goal, and the only way to make Yao Bingxin happy, or to let him relax, was to let him have an immersive feeling, and the sense of place and identity of food and dishes could play such a role.

Now it seems that the effect is surprisingly good, and it has also achieved the original purpose, that is, only eating, not talking about work, not involving disaster relief and accident handling, so that Yao Bingxin can relax and integrate in, and pave the way for the following inspection and investigation.

This is what Qi Tianxiang wants, and it is estimated that it is also what Yao Bingxin expects.