Chapter 8: Verbal War
Cantonese cuisine, originated in Guangdong, originated in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty and flourished in the Republic of China, is known for its exquisite and diverse materials and complex workmanship, and is known as the "umami of food" in Chinese cuisine.
Moreover, it is the most influential overseas school of Chinese cuisine, how big is it? It is said that in most overseas countries, as long as the Chinese food pipe is mentioned, it almost refers to Cantonese cuisine. As a result, there is a peculiar phenomenon that foreigners only have "Guangdong" but do not know that there is "China".
Therefore, for hundreds of years, Cantonese cuisine has dominated Lingnan with its own advantages and characteristics, taking root overseas and rising rapidly. It has become one of the four classical Chinese cuisines that rose the latest but developed the fastest!
Because Wuling is the iconic mountain and river vein of Guangdong, the Cantonese chefs with background inheritance will carry the pride of Lingnan people, "take the mountain as the temple", and call themselves to burn incense in the "Wuling Temple"!
But in China, especially in the north, the situation of this Wuling Temple is not so beautiful.
Domestically, Cantonese cuisine rose slightly later because of its strong regionality, which limited its expansion, and its sphere of influence was basically controlled in the Liangguang Taiwan region south of Wuling. In addition to restaurants in major cities across the country that specialize in Cantonese cuisine, few can enter the homes of ordinary people like Sichuan cuisine and Shandong cuisine.
But what I never expected was that in this seemingly very casual, ordinary "high-speed service station restaurant", I could actually meet the "abbot" of Wuling Temple.
This trip to Lunan is really full of adventures.
Therefore, when I heard this white-headed old man ask me, "Is it an eagle or a tiger, why are you wandering", I was really a little stage frightened, and I didn't answer for a while.
After all, this is the first time I've ever encountered such a scene of a dozen cooks confronting me.
Also because of my "stage fright", the white-haired old man and I stared at each other for a long time without speaking.
The old man didn't understand what I meant, so after looking at me for a while, he asked the middle-aged boss next to him stupidly: "Wangcai!" Didn't you say that this person is a temple of the five internal organs and can speak the language of fireworks? Why didn't he speak? ”
I'll go! It turns out that this middle-aged boss is called Wangcai? Why did the parents give people a whole dog name? It's not biological, is it?!
Hearing this, Momiji and I couldn't hold back, and we all laughed. made the middle-aged boss's face very unbearable.
Momiji was even more interesting, she actually waved her hand and said to the old man and Wangcai: "I'm sorry! There are so many divergent thoughts! You go ahead ......"
With this short episode, I suddenly recovered from the atmosphere of stage fright just now.
Besides, this old man opened a black shop to rip off customers, what is there to fear.
So, I adjusted my mentality, and responded to the old man with a smile: "Old abbot! We are not eagles, nor tigers, but finches passing by, wandering south. ”
My words made the white-haired old man smile comfortably.
The so-called eagle refers to the patrol officer passing by, and the so-called tiger refers to the local quarantine officer. I replied that we were birds, and told him that we were no threat, just ordinary people.
But even if it's an ordinary person, he can't sell us food from a black shop, right? There are more than 500 fried noodles, and I feel itchy at the root of my teeth when I think about it.
When the old man saw that we were not on an errand, he immediately said to me, "Little brother doesn't know the plate, why scare the monkey!" ”
When I heard his words, my face pulled down, and the excitement of meeting my colleagues before disappeared.
This old thing really isn't a good guy!
The so-called unknown plate means that we don't look long and don't look at the price marked, because in the past, the menu price was placed on the plate and given to the diners.
Therefore, in the Huogong language, the meaning of the unclear plate is that the price is given but not seen, and the customer is blamed for his own eyes.
And the sentence "Why scare the monkey" is even more of a threat that the old man has no fear.
The reason why they compare themselves with the monkey is not that they are modest, but that they have the same temperament as the monkey, and they are not easy to mess with.
What kind of temperament is the monkey? In the wild, if a person dares to scare a monkey, he will drive the monkey into a tree the first time, but never a second time.
Because the monkey is clever, if you dare to scare him a second time, the monkey will see through the nature of people who will not go up the tree, so that instead of being afraid of you, they will also smash the branches down, and the bold will fight back, which is a full hooligan character!
In this way, it is not difficult to understand in a word, the monkey refers to themselves, "scare the monkey" means that I am calling them, in fact, I have no ability, but if I am scared again, it will cause a commotion.
I connected all the words, and naturally I knew that this bastard old man was completely tactfully threatening me.
The most important thing is that he is a little too thick-skinned, right? It's okay to open a black shop without hanging lanterns, but I still beat it upside down, saying that we don't understand the rules, don't look at the signs, and dare to scare them as a group of "monkeys".
It's too arrogant, it's unbearable!
Seeing the virtue of the old guy, I don't care what the size of the generation, men, women and children, at least the decline in this "fire language", mine to get back!
So, I held back my anger and smiled slightly: "The people who recite scriptures in my master's temple are afraid that there will be no lights at the door?" Be careful to go out of the water, the house can't stand the fire! ”
I said this to clearly threaten him, he, who doesn't hang a lantern to open a black shop, be careful that the anger in my heart burns him!
The old man smiled faintly, shook his head slightly, and said, "The tree has big roots and deep roots, and the soil is moist!" ”
"Oops?!" I was stunned.
This meaning is obvious, that is, people "have people above", and it is clear that they are not afraid of us.
When things get to this point, it's no different from meeting the enemy!
I now completely understand what kind of nonsense like "friendship in the same temple, the four temples are connected with incense", it is all a liar in front of interests and face!
Since he's not afraid, then I'm even more afraid, come on!
While talking, he and I completely tore our faces, and the two sides looked at each other in front of others, and began a "war of words" between you and me, swords and swords!
The old man said, "I'll eat mutton and share your soup." Take it when you see it. ”
I immediately replied: "There are no sheep in the fish, be careful of the knife cut!" ”
"Children don't sell face?"
"Give me your li!"
"Is it made of a thin quilt?"
"It's all from the temple, don't pull out an incense."
“…… There is a system"
"You're my two-legged sheep!"
"Thin-skinned small rice balls, not sweet."
"Don't you go out?"
The old man said, "I'm in a wheelchair...... It is a thin-skinned dumpling. ”
When he said this, I was completely furious!
I slammed the table hard.
After a "snap", I got up angrily.
Seeing the posture, Wang Yi immediately stepped forward and stood behind me.
The disciples and grandchildren behind the old thing also brushed and took out the machetes hidden in the cuffs.
The old man is not alarmed, and I am not afraid of danger.
The two sides are at a stalemate!
Finally, I pointed to the bottom of my feet and said to the old man, "Don't forget! Here...... The source of food! ”
My last sentence finally poked at the sore spot of the white-haired old man!
The old man leaned on the wheelchair, his white hair moved slightly, not angry but mighty, and waved his hand to the apprentice behind him: "Wangcai, these are our new friends, add two more dishes, open a bottle of wine...... I'm in for a treat. ”
As soon as I heard him say this, my heart immediately blossomed.
This old guy really confessed.
Afterwards, Wang Roar asked me, why did this old guy answer the whole process like a stream, and his momentum was like a rainbow, but when I said the last sentence, he immediately became impotent? He also bought us two dishes, which meant reconciliation. What does the last phrase mean?
I told him that my last sentence was not a fire slogan, but a "reminder", I was reminding him not to forget the home and away games, and it was no good for him to provoke me in Shandong.
The so-called "source of food" that I talked to the bad old man refers to Shandong Ludi in the cook's business.
Because Lu cuisine is the earliest in the formation of the "system" among the four major cuisines in China, and is closely related to the "Zhou Rite" and "Mean", it is called the "Gift of Food" and the title of China's "original cuisine".
Because of this, the chefs all respectfully call Shandong cuisine "the source of food", and Ludi Shandong is called "the source of food".
Knowing these premises, it is not difficult to understand my "reminder".
I'm telling the old man, I'm a chef of Lu cuisine, and you are opening a restaurant in Ludi, this is my home field, and it is no good to offend me. For the rest, he thought about it himself.
Actually, what is my background? I say this purely to scare and scare people by using the "earthly energy" of Ludi.
But I have a feeling that this cunning guy will be fooled. Because this kind of old slippery head is often very thoughtful about things, and he is a typical "Ling Xia to help" face, he can desperately threaten a cook in the same temple, but he must not dare to risk offending the entire Confucius Temple, even if this risk is only hypothetical.
The performance of the old slippery head next was exactly what I expected.
After the old slippery apprentices and grandchildren were completely gone, the old thing was left alone.
He suddenly changed his face, smiled and said politely to me: "This little brother! If you don't know each other, my apprentice was present just now, so it is inevitable to take into account some face-saving problems...... How offended! ~”
Although the old thing has a bad heart, he is in good spirits and speaks very mellowly, and I see that everyone has gone down the steps, and I am not good at it.
Certainly, I was calling him.
So, I also replied, "Where's the word!" When you go out, you are all strangers, and you still expect the old-timers to follow suit! ”
The old thing's face was black and white, and he nodded at me in understanding.
Subsequently, the middle-aged boss named Wangcai first took a bottle of Erguotou, drank a small cup of each of us respectfully, and watched it with a smile.
That's like a "Shiba dog skewer"!
After the old man waited for us to have wine, he picked up the wine glass, pointed to Wangcai beside him, and said with a smile: "The contemptible surname is Lei Mingren, Ren is the benevolence of benevolence and righteousness, this is my nephew Lei Wangcai, everyone misunderstood, after drinking this glass of wine, we are brothers from now on, and the same door in the temple of the five organs still has to help each other!" ”
At that time, when I heard the names of this uncle and nephew, I was stupid.
One is called Lei Ren, and the other is called Wangcai, this name is really good for my parents. Regardless of whether others feel thunderous or not, I feel thunderous anyway.
But even though I thought so in my heart, I didn't want to say anything in person, so I couldn't help but smile, touched the cup with Lei Ren and Wangcai, and introduced Wang Roar and Red Leaves to them. The two sides know each other.
After we drank it all, Lei Ren put down the wine glass in his hand, wisped his white beard, and pretended to ask me naturally, "I don't know where the little brother is taught?" What is the purpose of going out this time? ”
Lei Ren's words were obviously probing my tone, but I had nothing to fear.
After all, I am from the Confucius Temple, although I have not had a master-apprentice ceremony with the old squad leader, it is also a professional class.
has confidence, are you still afraid that his interrogation of the Wuling Temple will not succeed?
At that time, I replied to him with a smile: "Well, my master is also the 'abbot' of Lunan, and it is a coincidence that we came out this time and were going to Lunan 'Shirengu' to visit my old ...... Master. ”
"What?" When Lei Ren heard Shi Rengu's three words, his face changed suddenly.
Listening to my words, Lei Ren, an old thing, suddenly radiated two golden rays of light in his eyes!
"Lunan! Shi Rengu ......" Lei Ren's eyes widened as he spoke, and he suddenly grabbed my arm.
He asked me urgently, "Your master...... Is it surnamed Zhao! ”
Lei Ren's words made me blind at that time, but my old squad leader is indeed Zhao! Although I didn't know what was going on, I still nodded and said, "My master...... Surname Zhao! Surname Zhao! ”
"Oops! It turned out to be after the family! ”
Lei Ren suddenly became very excited, and his attitude towards me took a 180-degree turn. It's unnatural for me to look at it directly.
I even felt ...... It can't be that my old squad leader has something to do with this old thing, right?!
Otherwise...... What does it mean that he is holding my hand? Afraid I'll run away?
But just when I was thinking nonsense, this Lei Renlei old-timer did something that made us even more terrifying!
He actually "soared"! Got up from the wheelchair.
At that time, my legs and stomach were scared.
How big of a festival does my old squad leader have with him to make a disabled person angry again?
But just when I was thinking nonsense, the old man Lei "didn't forgive" the truth to me.
He told me: "Shirengu Zhaojialou! I know too well! That's a must-have in Lunan during the Republic of China! I think about the story of Zhao Qingshan and Old Man Zhao winning glory for the country, and the Japanese devils in Jinan Mansion Wuweiju 'Piling Fighting Vegetables' and 'Ox Head Summoning Spirits', but the five visceral temples are legends that everyone knows and everyone knows! ”
Lei Ren's words completely thundered me at that time.
The key question is...... How come I've never heard the old squad leader tell me about "Pi Ling Dou Cai" and "Ox Head Conjuring Spirits", he won't recognize the wrong person, right?
Moreover, how did Lei Ren of Wuling Temple know the old stories and inheritances in these Confucius Temples?