In any case, a person who came to work in the commune for the first time knew that there was an ancient stone pavilion in Shiting Village, and came to see it, whether it was sincere or false, but I was not a little surprised, because it was the first time I heard outsiders mention that she cared about her, and wanted to pay close homage to her another day. It would have been best if this outsider had asked me to be his guide, because before he had climbed the mountain, I would have been able to satisfy his desire to see in fluent language.

About 80 meters in the southwest of Shiting Village, there is an independent hill, the mountain is not as high as half of the mountain behind the village, there is the appearance of a 34 or 5-storey building, there is a stone pavilion at the highest point of the top of the mountain, it looks like a big eagle is about to spread its wings and fly high from a distance. It is said that the stone pavilion is more than 300 years old, and although it is old and covered with mosses, it is still very strong.

There is an ancient fortress on the lower edge of the stone pavilion, which is made of large stones that have only been roughly processed, the wall is half a meter thick, one meter five meters high, the whole is circular, and the diameter is about 45 meters; The ancient base is like a big stone hoop, and if the stone pavilion is counted, it is like a crown, and it is worn on the forehead of the hill. But when it was repaired and what it did, no one in the village knows. I remember my father saying, "That's a wall of history." ”

The hill with the stone pavilion is the same as the mountain behind the village, the trees are also lush, the wrens are skillful, the flowers and plants are clustered, and the herons are attracted to build nests, however, the two mountains are full of small trees, and the big ones are only the thickness of the bowl mouth. Before, there were many big trees in these two mountains, and the huge ones needed five great men and strong men to hug them, but during the period of great iron and steel, all of them were cut down and burned to leap in. The villagers secretly felt sad and sorry for it, but then everyone realized that these old trees would wait for a hundred years and a thousand years, in order to have this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and besides, the small trees on the mountain will grow into big trees in a few decades.

"Daddy, I'm back." As soon as I entered the house, I reported loudly and couldn't help but sigh: "You are stewing yellow beef, the aroma of the room is so beautiful!" ”

"Oh," said the father, who came out of the kitchen with a yellowed thread-bound book, humorously, "the one who can see the fragrance has returned?" Our beef hasn't been stewed 'beautiful' yet. ”

I laughed twice, and shrewdly justified myself, because I was moved, I said the word "Miao" into the word "Li", and then asked curiously: "Does the book you read have a taste?" ”

"There are many," the father replied without hesitation: "Smelling it has the fragrance of ink, reading it has the smell of 'spring and autumn', and tasting it has the smell of 'human feelings'." ”

"Daddy," I thought for a moment and asked, "What does 'Spring and Autumn' taste like?" Is it a 'natural' taste? ”

"Well, there should be some, otherwise, how can it be worthy of the left pass of the Spring and Autumn Period. Of course, the deepest is the 'human touch', but according to your current understanding, you can only put the spinning top and kite in place first, and hurry up to do your homework. After the father finished speaking, he went into the kitchen again to check the stew on the fire.

I didn't have too much homework, and perhaps I couldn't resist the temptation of beef stew, so I did it faster than usual, and I stopped writing after just over an hour. I walked out of the study and called Daddy twice, but there was no response, but when I saw that the meal was all ready, I quickly went into the kitchen to fetch water, wash my hands and face, and took out two sets of dishes and chopsticks from the kitchen cabinet and put them on the small dining table in the hall. The dishes on the table are the same as in the morning, two dishes and one soup, a plate of cold roasted green peppers and tomatoes, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, and a large bowl of beef stew. At this time, my father came in from outside, holding a small handful of coriander that had just been picked from the ground, and said with a smile: "The movement is quite neat, and the dishes and chopsticks are all set." Oh, don't open the lid of the soup bowl just yet, and when I wash and cut the coriander, the beef broth won't taste good without it. ”

"Daddy, let me do it, you rest for a while!" As I spoke, I stepped forward to take the coriander, and my father told me to wash it, cut it into short sections, and bring it to me on a saucer with a spoon. After a while, I came to the table with the chopped coriander, and my father lifted the lid of the soup bowl and motioned for me to pour all the coriander into it. Don't hold the rice in the bowl first, and we'll drink the soup later, to be precise, to taste the delicious beef soup. ”

"Put this coriander," I asked incredulously, "and the beef broth will be delicious?" ”

"Strange to me," said my father, smiling and in the tone of a gourmet, "you have to be patient with beef stew, which is the finishing touch of a two-hour simmer, otherwise it would be a very ordinary bowl of broth." Of course, compared with ordinary and uncommon broths, the nutrients have not increased or decreased, but the taste is far from the same. ”

"Really?" I couldn't refute my father directly, so I said in a roundabout way: "I think the ingredients of this soup should be changed, but I don't know if coriander is nutritious or not, I want to ask if you have to be so particular about eating stew?" ”

"Well, it's going to be defensive, okay." My father patted me on the head and happily told me that as long as it is a dish, there is a way to make and eat it, not just stews. In order to make the time pass faster, I found a topic and continued: "Then why do you usually eat it when it is ready and served on the table?" ”

"Usually there is a lot of work to do, and it is necessary to simplify the procedures; Of course, the country's economy is still underdeveloped, material enjoyment is lacking, and the conditions for paying attention to it are not yet ripe, but according to the recent development trend, there will be a great improvement in the next few years. When my father finished speaking, he lifted the lid of the big soup bowl, held up a small soup spoon and motioned for me to hand over the bowl to receive the soup, and said, "Taste a small bowl first and see how about it?" ”

"Wow," I tasted and exclaimed, "Daddy, this soup is the best soup I've ever had!" ”

"What's so good? The two exclamations don't reflect the slightest bit of goodness. My father also took a small bite and seemed to be quite satisfied.

"To be good," I said, shaking my head after a quick brain search, "this soup is so good, but I don't know how to describe it." ”

"Then try to use a comparative method." Father was inspired.

"Ha, why didn't I think of it, this soup is like drinking crucian carp soup, it is fragrant when you drink it, and it is like drinking bacon soup, even the whole throat is full of fragrance, but this fragrance is thicker and more elegant, like clouds floating in the mind, but it is difficult to catch." I happily depicted it.

"I can't describe it, but I said so much in one breath. The dish pays attention to the three words "color and fragrance", "color" is to make people look at it can not only arouse their appetite but also have a sense of beauty, "fragrance" is to make people smell both to stimulate the nerves and feel intoxicated, "taste" is to make people chew both to train the lips and tongue and comfort the heart; color is visible and can be described as "beautiful". ”

"Hey," I smirked. "Do you remember what I said earlier, 'beautiful scent'?"

My father looked at me and admonished me in an easy-going and somewhat serious tone: "Not only do I remember, but I also want to remind you that people are most likely to get lost in the beauty of 'color', get carried away under the intoxication of 'fragrance', and not be satisfied after the nourishment of 'taste'!" ”