Chapter 1152

The old capital is a city with a lot of cultural heritage and historical heritage. If the Yan State in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are included, this is also the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. Looking at the entire history of the country, here is also a remarkable achievement.

For a place to become the capital of a country, it must have its important places.

As far as the old capital is concerned, the most important thing in the Ming Dynasty was its strategic location. It used to be the first line to resist the nomadic invasion from the north. In the Qing Dynasty, this place became an important pass for the Manchus to guard their retreat from the Longxing Land outside the pass. If the world changes, the royal family of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties can calmly retreat outside the pass from here.

In modern times, the importance of the old capital is more reflected in the cultural aspect and traditional political meaning.

Otherwise, the voices of the three towns of Hankou were quite loud when the capital was established.

Of course, as a city with a history of thousands of years, the old capital naturally has many famous delicacies. And these delicacies are widely known all over the country with the dissemination and promotion of various film and television dramas.

For example, there are several famous century-old shops in Qianmen Street.

Like the famous Quanjude Roast Duck, this duck restaurant is well-known, how many Chinese people want to come here to find out.

There is also Duyiyi’s Shaomai, which was originally called Dushi. It is said that Emperor Qianlong, who stayed everywhere except the palace all day, was hungry in the middle of the night and found the store when he came out to look for food. It should be said that Lord Qianlong is also working hard, not going to the south of the Yangtze River all day long to have all kinds of weird love stories with Xia Yuhe, Chun Yuhe, Autumn Yuhe, and Dong Yuhe.

Or, like a superman, he traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers of the motherland, ate hundreds of thousands of snacks, and left his name and pen and ink.

You said that you are hungry in the middle of the night, and he can't order takeaway in the palace. Meituan and Are you hungry are also beyond the delivery area. There was no other way, Lord Qianlong could only wake up in the middle of the night, get dressed and go for a walk on Qianmen Street. While strolling, I saw a supper stall on Qianmen Street. What they sell is siu mai and sliced ​​soup, and many people eat it. Qianlong had supper with those coolies, brickworkers, kiln burners, and those who had just finished whoring.

Wipe your mouth after eating, the emperor usually does not bring money when he goes out. So, Qianlong planned to eat free food. I asked the shopkeeper what your name is, and the shopkeeper said, "It's called Unique Place."

After pondering for a while, Qianlong said: "It's not good to be called alone, and you can't be alone in business. Let me see how you can change the name to one place. It's all in one place."

Upon hearing this, the owner said, "Hey, it's a good name, sir."

"Okay, get the name, it's worth the money for the meal. I'll go first, take a walk home to digest food." Qianlong patted his belly that was propped up by eating three cages of mutton siu mai.

"Sir, you can't do this. There are three cages of mutton and siu mai. If you don't pay me, I will lose my business tonight." The shopkeeper dragged Qianlong away.

Qianlong saw that it was impossible to leave, I have to go to court tomorrow, I have to go back to sleep early, otherwise I will be late for work tomorrow.

Qianlong had no choice but to say, "Well, I'm giving you a dish. What do you think if you use this dish to pay for your meal?"

"Sir, do you know how to cook?" The owner looked at Qianlong, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the owner can cook.

Qianlong slapped his thigh: "Give me the word [呀]. Do you know what is called squirrel fish? Do you know that is called frozen rice candy? Do you know what is pot cover noodles? They are all invented by my father. Let’s open it, and I will give it to you." Show your hand!"

After all, Qianlong picked up the seasonal Chinese cabbage and cut it into sections, poured the sesame paste with 2:8 soy sauce water, added sugar and Zhenjiang vinegar to the boiled sesame paste, and stirred it evenly up. Then put the Chinese cabbage with the sesame paste, let the cabbage be fully covered with the sesame paste, and then put it on the plate, and sprinkle the sesame seeds evenly after the plate.

The owner carefully picked up a piece and tasted it, hey! The taste is good, sour and sweet, with the crispness of Chinese cabbage. Sesame paste is very boring, but the sweet and sour sesame paste with cabbage is only fragrant but not greasy. This tastes good.

The shopkeeper turned his head to praise Qianlong, looked left and right? Eh? What about Qianlong people?

It turned out that Lord Qianlong took advantage of the shopkeeper's time to eat the cabbage and ran away quickly.

Later, when Qianlong went to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to heaven, the people of the imperial city knelt down and saw him off on the street. The owner of the small stall was also kneeling on the side of the road. After kneeling for a long time, he wanted to lift his neck. This neck just happened to see Qianlong who was on the ground.

"Hey! It's not that I didn't pay for my three cages of mutton and siu mai... woo~ woo~ woo~"

Before he finished speaking, he was covered by the person next to him.

"Don't talk nonsense. That's Lord Qianlong."

"But he didn't pay me for eating my mutton siu mai."

"Hey, when did Lord Qianlong give money? Didn't he never give money when he went to my shop to eat buns?"

"I didn't even give you my fried liver."

"I didn't even give you any porcelain."

"I didn't even give you my shoes."

"I didn't even give you my clothes."

A group of small shop owners kneeling next to them, such as Neiliansheng, Rong Fuxiang, Tianxingju, etc., all said that this is the norm. It is normal for the emperor not to give money for meals.

The boss of this place is out of balance.

"If you don't have money, then it's a loss."

"You are stupid. Did Lord Qianlong leave anything with you? Such as calligraphy, calligraphy and painting, fans, poems and so on. Although it is true that his writing is not very good, but at least it is His Majesty who left behind Yes, it can be used as a means to attract customers."

The owner of Duyiyi thought for a while: "I left a store name. I used to call it Duyiyi, but he changed it to Duyiyi. I also left a dish, sesame sauce with cabbage."

The owner of the shop next to him slapped his hands: "Come on, brother. Wherever I go to make a plaque, I will write it all. I will give you a sign written by Qianlong's imperial pen. You can also change the name of the cabbage mixed with sesame sauce, so it is called Qianlong cabbage."

The boss of Duyiyi hesitated when he heard this: "Is this ... okay? Are you afraid of breaking taboos?"

"Hey~ What a taboo. He doesn't pay for meals, so we should use his name. Look at how many brands related to him there are in Sijiu City."

The boss of the first place counted with his fingers, hey, it seems to be true. The footsteps of Lord Qianlong eating free food have spread all over the forty-nine cities.

From then on, this place was regarded as having a relationship with Lord Qianlong. It's a pity that Quanjude, which opened in the capital, was born a hundred years late, and failed to let Lord Qianlong come to eat ducks in vain.

Otherwise, you can also have a plaque inscribed by the imperial pen on "The Best Duck in the World" and hang it at the door.

Zhang Tong would like to thank you for the duck. After all, it is strange to go to the duck shop alone. I have never eaten this one, so try it.

Lao Zhang was not too polite, and ordered a signature mutton siu mai, an old capital fried enema, and a Qianlong cabbage that was said to be left behind by Qianlong.

After all, it is the old capital to play, eat some snacks to pad your stomach, and you can taste other flavors later.

It doesn't matter if you don't taste it, it's a shock.

This century-old shop really deserves its reputation... It's unpalatable!

PS: Another chapter will be updated tonight. Now hurry up to make dinner, my wife is very hungry, and it is another day of busy feeding for Xiaozi. In the afternoon, I fed 60ml of milk, and a sip was not wasted, and it all spit on my face.