Born in Sichuan Gorge and raised in Wuyang City, Fang Yu has an extraordinary passion for food under the influence of two great food places.

Fang Yu's hunger could not be suppressed as soon as he came up, and he took the bus and went straight to the largest farmers' market in the vicinity to find the right chili pepper to make "spicy fish".

Fang Yu was interested in chili peppers, and the flavor chopsticks immediately became energetic. Along the way, it told Fang Yu about the varieties in the Shudu area and even the entire Sichuan Gorge Province, and also told a little story about chili peppers by the way

It is said that during the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, the five tiger generals of Shu Han, led their troops to win a great victory, and the division returned to the dynasty to camp the troops in Dongshan on the outskirts of the Shu capital, and raised troops and horses.

It was the height of summer, and most of the officers and men in the army felt unwell due to the humid air, and even contracted rheumatism. Zhang Fei hurriedly ordered the medical officer to treat him, but the sick soldiers still did not improve, and the people's hearts fluctuated for a while, and their morale was low.

Zhang Fei was stirred up by this sudden illness, and circled around the tent, at a loss.

That afternoon, Zhang Fei, who had gone out for inspection, returned to the tent, and the hot weather and annoying illnesses made Zhang Fei feel a little sleepy, and he couldn't help but lean on the desk and take a nap.

In the haze, Zhang Fei saw an old man walking into the big tent, with a childish face and a radiant look, and a basket on his shoulder, which was filled with bright red and translucent sea peppers.

The old man said to Zhang Fei that as long as he asked people to wash and boil these sea peppers, and then give them to the soldiers suffering from dampness and fever, they could be dehumidified and dispel the disease within a few days. After saying that, the old man left.

Zhang Fei wanted to chase out the door, but unexpectedly, he stumbled and woke up from his slumber, and when he opened his eyes, he saw a load of red light shining in front of him. Zhang Fei, who had obtained the treasure, was busy asking people to quickly take some sea peppers and fry them into fresh soup for the sick soldiers.

It didn't take long for the sick soldier to recover. So, Zhang Fei, who was overjoyed, immediately asked someone to give the remaining sea pepper to the locals for planting. Later, the Dongshan area became the best pepper producing area in Sichuan Gorge Province.

Of course, this story sounds interesting, but it can only be used to prove that chili peppers can be used in medicine, and the authenticity does not stand up to scrutiny.

Chili pepper is a foreign product, it was originally the favorite of the South American natives, and it was introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty.

Chili peppers do not come to China as food or condiments, but as ornamental flowers.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a book of "Grass Flower Spectrum" that recorded a kind of grass flower from abroad, called "pepper", which is actually chili.

The Chinese officially used chili peppers as vegetables, and it is recorded that it was probably in the middle of the Manchu Dynasty.

Hearing this, Fang Yu couldn't help but ask Wei Zhen strangely: "Didn't the people of Shu eat spicy food before?" ”

Wei Zhen glanced at him, "Isn't ginger spicy?" What's more, the ancient Shu people's favorite was Sichuan pepper, so in the past, Sichuan pepper was called Sichuan pepper. In addition, there is a traditional Chinese medicine --- dogwood is also spicy. ”

"Is it a dogwood that 'has one less person in the dogwood', and that can be eaten."

"The one on the plug is Dogwood, which can also be eaten, but it is generally used in medicine, and the taste is not very good, and it is a little sour. The cooking is dogwood, which was originally called 'spicy'. ”

"Oh..."Fang Yu thought thoughtfully, "That means that the ancient Shu people also liked to eat spicy food, and the chili pepper was also the first thing the Shu people started eating." ”

Wei Zhen smiled: "You can still draw inferences, but it's a pity that you answered wrong." The first to eat chili peppers was precisely the 'Xiajiang people' who were despised by the Shu people, that is, people from several provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and this is the reason why chili peppers are called sea peppers, and it was transmitted from the coast to the inland. ”

"This can be regarded as a rising posture, let's go and ask where to sell 'Dongshan Sea Pepper'."

"In the market, you can't say that you want to buy 'Dongshan Sea Pepper', and people will know that you are a layman when they hear it."

Fang Yu touched his nose and asked suspiciously, "Then what do you want to say?" ”

"There are three or four kinds of 'Dongshan sea pepper', among which the best one is called 'Erjingtiao'. This pepper is not only beautiful in appearance because it is slender and red, but it also has a different spicy taste from ordinary peppers. It is characterized by being slightly spicy and fragrant, and is the best raw material for Shudu cuisine. ”

Wei Zhen paused and continued: "And the 'Erjingtiao' we are going to buy is the 'Erjingtiao' planted on Shuangliu Muma Mountain at an altitude of 400 meters. That's the real high-grade sea pepper. Calculate that this season is on the market, and you should be able to buy it if you look carefully in the market. ”

Fang Yu and Wei Zhen talked and walked to the farmers' market, there are really many varieties of vegetables in this market, cucumbers, bitter gourds, beans, lettuce, peppers, ginger, garlic, cauliflower, cabbage, white radish, carrots, lotus white, green cabbage, there are forty or fifty kinds of forest and forest, colorful, second to best, basically can be made kimchi good things.

Fang Yu worked hard under the guidance of the flavor chopstick, and bought two large baskets of various vegetables in one go, plus a few fresh crucian carp with intact scales. Fang Yu paid a deposit and asked the stall owner in the market to deliver it to his small building according to the address in a moment.

After shopping, Fang Yu felt a little anxious, so he found the public toilet in the corner of the market, dodged some unspeakable mosaics, and pinched his nose to make it easier.

After releasing the pressure, Fang Yu hurriedly escaped from the public toilet, and when he walked out, he caught a glimpse of three guys dressed in a rather non-mainstream manner, with a ** smile on their faces, walking around a girl to the alley by the market.

The girl was wearing a goose-yellow sundress, with long straight black hair, a small nose slightly cocked, and a beautiful and lovely one. The three non-mainstream hairstyles are all dyed, blue, white, red... Is this a flaunt of freedom, equality, and fraternity?

Fang Yu felt that this girl's painting style was completely incompatible with those non-mainstream, which was a bit weird. Although he will not find fault because of the disagreement of the parents, he still subconsciously turns his attention to that group of people.

It may be that during this period of time, his skills have increased greatly, and his ear power has also increased a lot, and he vaguely heard one of the people in the group say: "The girl who went back to Jinhe Road last time...... It's a good thing to be ruined by the surname Liu, next time...... Let's have fun together......"

Fang Yu stopped and tried to listen, but unfortunately the group of people had already walked away and couldn't hear what they were saying.

As soon as Fang Yu and Wei Zhen communicated slightly, they decided to follow and see if that group of guys was the same group of people who harassed Xiaoxiao last time.

The group of people walked very fast, but fortunately, Fang Yu was now very sense, and after turning two alleys, he finally heard the voice of the group of people floating from around the corner.

The male voice who spoke just now: "Was that one good last time?" ”

A cold female voice: "It's hard to use!" Nothing at all... I don't like stuff that smells... It's even more uncomfortable to put it in... Can't you get something real? ”

Another male voice said, "Hmm... Let's change to lemon flavor next time."

A cold female voice: "It's not this problem... It's too big to swallow..."

The first male voice: "Well, that's a problem... Too small for fun... I'll teach you... Start with a gentle bite from the edge... Suck hard... Liquid out... Swallow it."

The third male voice: "Take your time... Just get used to it. ”

Fang Yu's heart moved when he heard this, is this the situation of Shenma? I saw that the girl was quite innocent just now, and the topic was so exciting. Should I go up and watch, or should I watch?

Fang Yu was hesitating, and then heard the male voice from before: "Jinhe Road is not good... Liu Zhenqiang found out that he would..."

Well...... Knowing Lao Liu, he is still haunting Jinhe Road, it seems that nine times out of ten it is these guys, Fang Yu's heart is on fire when he listens. Listening to Lin Xiaoxiao last time, Fang Yu was afraid for a while, if it wasn't for Lao Liu's help, God knows what would have happened.

Fang Yu had the intention to teach those guys a lesson, but there were a lot of people on the other side, so don't go up aggressively, and it would be funny if it turned out to be easy.

Wei Zhen was quite a little energetic to see the excitement and was not afraid of big things, and jumped out to encourage Fang Yu: "Please, brother, what are you afraid of, you have also practiced the ancient 'Five Fowl Opera' for so long, such a good opportunity for actual combat, hurry up." ”

Fang Yu was still a little undecided, and suddenly heard a scream.

The frightened female voice said: "Don't come, go, go away." ”

The male voice full of laughter: "Don't be afraid, I'm afraid when I'm so young, and I won't scare you to death when I'm big." ”

Fang Yu was taken aback, wasn't it okay just now, why was he suddenly about to move? While that girl may not be a serious person, she can't let these bastards just do it.

Anyway, sooner or later, I'm going to have to do a fight with these guys, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and the uncle is out today.

Pay attention to it, as soon as Fang Yu gritted his teeth, he rushed out from the corner with a 'whoosh'.