Liu Shuihan left, Fang Monan waved his hand to let the waiter in the box step down, got up and opened half of the window of the box, and the scenery of the entire lake area was in full view. "Sure enough, the scenery is beautiful!"

The water of the lake is hot due to the geothermal heat, and the color is blue because of the minerals contained in the water, which is really very blue, and it is by no means close to blue. The mud at the bottom of the lake is white because the water is located on top of the limestone, which also makes the shore look like white sand. The land around the lake is black or green, and the green is moss. Since it is winter, the heat from the lake water quickly dissipates into the air, bringing a large area of water vapor with it. It is really "clouds steaming and cloudy", which is the best description of the blue hot spring lake.

There are no plants growing around the lake due to the high temperatures, but in the distance, the bamboo forests are quiet, and you can hear the rustle of snowflakes falling on the bamboo leaves.

Bamboo is evergreen all year round, in fact, bamboo leaves also fall off in winter, but they will not fall like other deciduous trees.

Bamboo, pine and plum blossoms are the three auspicious plants in winter in China, collectively known as the "Three Friends of the Cold", and the ancient literati and writers often used to sing bamboo and painting bamboo for fun. The snow is white, and the bamboo is still standing in green in the bitter cold.

"There's a lot of bamboo here." Grandma sipped tea ceremony.

"Mom, this is still in the city, you go to the mountains to see, the mountains are full of bamboo, I have seen it." Fang's mother continued, "Gu You: I'd rather eat without meat than live without bamboo. There is a saying that no meat makes people thin, and no bamboo makes people vulgar. In rural areas, bamboo is more closely related to the lives of ordinary people, and every family grows bamboo. ”

Fang's mother said with a smile. "This is still these years of cultivation sound accumulation to pick up, here Nanzhu legend has a history of 5,000 years, as early as the Qing Dynasty Kangxi years here there are 'bamboo shadow toad clean, Guiying has afterglow', 'the moon comes to the window to write bamboo, the wind through the comb Quan's verses. From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China, Nanzhu has spread all over the territory. During the First Great Revolution, Nanzhu contributed to the revolution. After the failure of the Beiyang warlords in the north, they retreated to the north to defend here, because of the flood season, the depth of the West River on the periphery of the city made it very difficult for the Northern Expeditionary Army to attack the city. At this time, the people in the city used Nanzhu to nail hundreds of bamboo rows. erection of pontoon bridges; Deliver rice with water in bamboo tubes; Straw sandals were made with bamboo shoot shells and sent to the Northern Expeditionary Army; Carrying bamboo stretchers to grab the wounded. In 1938, the Japanese invaded the area. The bamboo forests in the northwestern part of the territory have been destroyed due to the railway and highway routes, and the surviving bamboo forests are mainly distributed in the low mountainous areas of the southeast and southwest. But now! It's finally recovered. ”

"Bamboo is a treasure all over the body." Fang Menan nodded.

Fang's mother took a sip of tea and said. "Nanzhu is the fastest growing. The material is the best. The bamboo species with the most uses, the largest economic value and the largest planting area. It takes 60 years to restore a 60-foot-tall tree, while a 60-foot bamboo can regenerate in only 59 days. ”

"This bamboo shoot can be eaten, the material of bamboo is tough and elastic, and it is widely used in construction, agriculture, furniture making and daily necessities. Whips, roots, stems, branches, seeds, etc. have extremely high processing value. One of them is to use it as a decoration material to make Nanzhu furniture. "Fang's mother is talking about it.

"Mom, you haven't worked hard!" Fang Menan winked mischievously and teased.

"Huh...... To tell you the truth, your dad came up with the idea, and I just helped find the information. Fang's mother smiled and said, "But not yet, this is a long-term development plan, now!" The first is to find out the bottom line, and the second is that some places have to close mountains to cultivate forests and repair the environmental damage caused by the massive logging of bamboo forests in recent years, so now we have to find a new way out. Fang's mother's brows furrowed.

"You can't cut down bamboo, don't you have bamboo shoots! In particular, the nutritional value of winter bamboo shoots is the highest value, winter bamboo shoots are the bamboo shoots developed by the underground stem side buds of Nanzhu before and after the beginning of autumn, because they are still unearthed at the end of the year, the bamboo shoots are young and tender, and it is a dish that people like to eat very much. Harvesting winter bamboo shoots affects the reproduction of bamboo, but reasonable digging can not only ensure the normal growth of bamboo, but also increase economic income and meet consumer demand. Fang Monan rubbed the cup along the road, "Of course, deep processing, the added value is great." ”

"Is it possible to make a fuss on the hot springs too? I think the geothermal resources here are very rich! Fang Menan rubbed his chin lightly with his index finger and said, "This was once a Japanese-occupied area, so there should be Japanese-style buildings or hot springs, and this year the country is not going to implement weekends!" It is completely possible to make a fuss about the holiday economy, which is located at the junction of three provinces, and the location is unique! ”

"The junction of the three provinces is the easiest place to become the zone of the three irregularities." Grandma said in a word.

"What my mother said is that the security problem in the three areas is really a headache, I checked the archives, in the sixties and seventies, there were villagers in the adjacent areas of the three provinces over the border, water and other contradictions and disputes quarrel and even fight. In order to fight for territory, the masses at the junction of the three provinces had the largest armed fight, with more than 3,000 participants, and finally caused three deaths and more than 20 injuries. Later, with the compromise and concession of the two sides, the contradiction was alleviated to a certain extent. Although the relationship between the two sides is not as tense as in previous years, like enemies, no one pays attention to anyone when they meet, but it is not much better. "Mother Fang can see her relatives, and after holding it for a long time, she finally found a breakthrough.

"It's easy! Joint prevention and management of the three provinces. Xiong Baochun said.

"How can it be that easy?" Fang Monan shook his head and said, "The disputes between the three people are sometimes unclear, not to mention this kind of three-regardless zone, it involves a wide range of things, it's not bad if you don't shirk!" ”

"Alas! Who's to say it isn't! Fang's mother let out a long breath and said. Let's not talk about this trouble, let's eat first. ”

As soon as Fang's mother's voice fell, the dishes came up one by one like flowing water, Fang's mother waved her hand to let people retreat, and her own people didn't need waiters to wait.

The dishes are exquisite, fragrant and whet your appetite.

Fang's mother introduced, "This steamed three yuan, that is, steamed meat balls, steamed tofu balls, and steamed pearl balls, is said to have originated in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. ”

"It has strong folk characteristics, baby full moon, wedding and funeral events, birthdays, birthday celebrations and other essential main dishes at banquets." Fang Monan picked it up and put it in his mouth, "Hmm! Tofu is round, white in color and pure in taste, soft and tender, fragrant and refreshing. ”

"This glutinous rice ball, white and crystalline, soft and glutinous, fresh and tender, mellow and refreshing." Grandma said.

"It's an eel!" Vera said after tasting it.

"Vera's tongue is very good!" Fang Menan praised.

Her compliments made Vera smile on her face, blooming like a spring flower, and a beautiful woman smiled beautifully.

"This is steamed eel, which is said to be 2,000 years old, and when the fish is steamed, the skin is treated with boiling oil to form some bubbles. It tastes smooth and refreshing, fresh and appetizing, and has an endless aftertaste. Fang's mother said that she used public chopsticks to clip a piece of it to grandma and Fang Monan and put it on a small plate!

When Fang's mother just wanted to clip Xiong Baochun and Vera, the two of them bowed and said, "No, we don't have to come by ourselves." ”

"It's all your own people here, you're welcome!" Fang's mother smiled.

"We're not going to be kind." Xiong Baochun said.

Fang's mother introduced while eating, "This is a roasted Sanhe, which is made of refined fish balls, meat cakes, meat balls, plus magnolia slices, black fungus, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate, lard and other seasonings by braised wine.

There are three kinds of one dish, the color is gorgeous, the taste is different, and the quality is soft and fresh. Fish balls are made of fish-like fish meat, minced green onion and ginger, monosodium glutamate, refined salt, egg white, starch, and cooked with water; The meat cake is diced pork with minced fish, salted water, minced green onion and ginger, refined salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, starch and even, spread on the tofu skin and steamed; The meatballs are diced pork with minced fish, diced water chestnuts, minced green onion and ginger, pepper, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, and are fried in sesame oil. ”

"Mom, you're studying what to eat here." Fang Monan looked at her as if she was a treasure.

"Didn't Nannan say that tasting the most characteristic local cuisine is the best way to get to know an unfamiliar place." Fang's mother teased.

Fang Monan said unashamedly, "I'm not wrong! Every culture or local custom is reflected in its food, so tasting food can help you make friends and understand local history, politics and religion. ”

"She's making excuses for foodies." Grandma unceremoniously pierced her masquerade.

"Huh...... Thank you for complimenting, it's good to be a foodie for the rest of your life. Fang Monan was proud of this and said, "There is only food in the world of foodies, if you are simple, the world will be simple!" People's hearts are much simpler! ”

The four of them nodded thoughtfully, and now they just have too many thoughts.

"Do foodies need to have brains? Of course not, a mouth is enough! Xiong Baochun said quite Zen.

"This leather eel is golden and transparent in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and sour, and mellow in taste." Fang Monan said and took over from his mother, and put a big piece of fish meat on Fang's mother's plate.

"Speaking of eating, I think you call it second in our family, no one dares to call it first, and then I'll leave it to you." Fang's mother said with a smile, automatically 'abdicating to make way for Xian'.

Fang Monan introduced them one by one, "This is sunflower tofu, which is improved on Yipin tofu, cut into strips with egg skin and pasted on the tofu, and inlaid with green cabbage leaves next to it, similar to sunflowers, so it is named 'sunflower tofu'." ”

"It's really like it." Grandma laughed.

And this braised wild duck is known for its big, fatty meat and fresh taste. It is better to use the duck as raw materials. Cut the whole duck into 40 small pieces, fry the dried blood water in the pot, take it out into another pot after it is shed, put in ginger, garlic, soy sauce, refined salt, etc., simmer the duck meat with water until it is eight ripe, put the white sugar and burn it until it can be drawn, put it out of the pot and serve it on the plate, sprinkle with chopped green onion and pepper. The color of this dish is yellow and bright, the cooking is fine, the fire skill is emphasized, the meat is fatty and tender, crispy, sweet and refreshing. ”

Fang's mother stuffed a piece of duck meat into Fang Monan's mouth, swallowed it, raised her eyebrows and said, "Hmm! It tastes great! (To be continued......)

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