Return To 1977 Chapter 493: 口福

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In fact, summer in the capital has a restless side, but it also has a refreshing side.

This is because Beijing is a place with four distinct seasons, and people pay attention to the seasons. There is a set of rules for what to eat and what to wear throughout the year, and they must not be messed up.

There is a word in the old capital called "spending summer". If I elaborate on it, the content is too rich.

Of course, some people may think it is too trivial and think these things are meaningless. Paying attention to these and managing these are far less important than work, study, and housework. It would be a huge waste if you spend all your time and energy on this.

But in fact this theory is biased. Because everything is multifaceted and nothing is absolute. All this must be determined by each person's own conditions and mentality.

For a person who is constantly troubled, has a troubled career, and has uneasy family affairs, these things may be superfluous or even annoying.

On the contrary, for a person who has no worries about food and drink, a smooth job, and a harmonious family, this in turn is a kind of fun in life.

For example, in the summer when my neck is sweating, I also have a lot of free time every day. But there are those educated youths on the street who don’t have enough money in their pockets to buy a bottle of soda and don’t know where they will be in the future. Compared with Hong Yanwu, who already wants a house, money, a wife, and friends, the taste they feel is definitely different.

As the saying goes, a calm mind will naturally cool down.

If it is purely based on Hong Yanwu's personal experience, then the summer in the capital is really lovely.

First of all, the Beijing suburbs have water, mountains, lakes and hills, and the terrain is complex and diverse. There are abundant resources of all kinds of fresh goods in many varieties.

It's a pity that the output has been limited. And during the decade of the "movement", these things were basically isolated from the market.

But things are getting better now. Now that there is a farmer's market, all fresh produce from the suburbs of Beijing seems to have a big public stage.

Whether it is melons, plums, peaches, or water chestnuts and fresh lotus roots, they all have the opportunity to stand out. Although there are still few things, the high price sets a certain threshold, and Hong Yanwu can be willing to pay and know well. The owner of the goods enjoys a great deal.

Look, white apricots, almonds, peaches, red plums, jade plums, red plums, fragrant fruits, "champagne berries" and "tiger-drawn carts" are coming continuously.

These are truly "homemade" goods or "mountain goods". Every kind of fruit is brought to the farmer's market by the villagers at the foot of the mountain, carrying long baskets on their backs.

Despite the gaudiness and variety, older Beijing residents can tell at a glance whether it comes from Qingshan in the west or the north.

(Note: Fragrant fruit: Because of its clear and far-reaching fragrance, it is also known as hawthorn, fragrant fruit, and mango pear. Its scientific name is quince. But this thing is not the same thing as the 'quince' that can be used to make preserves in the capital. Because the old The quince that people in Beijing refer to is actually Altai hawthorn, also known as Huangguo hawthorn. This pronunciation comes from the transliteration of the Manchu word "sour and sweet". It was first called "Wenpu" or "Wenpu", and later became quince. Quince. Many people today don’t know that almost all online articles are false. Some even confuse quinces with tiger carts and champagne.)

(Note: Champagne: also called sour benzine, fragrant fruit. Smaller than apples, purple-red when ripe, with a sweet and sour taste. It is a hybrid between apple and sand fruit, slightly astringent. It has a rich aroma.)

(Note: Hu La Che: sweet betel is commonly known as. Also known as tiger benzine, tiger benzine. The fruit shape is slightly larger than sour betel, cylindrical, sweet, similar to the taste of colorful apples, with a bright side on the sunny side. Blush. Also fragrant)

Pears, dates, and grapes all come out late, but people in the capital are very proud of their jujubes, gourd dates, white pears, and milk grapes. These local varieties have a unique beauty and will not be ignored even if they arrive late.

Even every year, several neighbors of Guanyin East Courtyard feel like they can tell the autumn with just one leaf when they see the "Yingluo jujube" ripening in front of Hong's house. While people are sharing sweet snacks, they should also prepare to dry their bedding or wash their cotton-padded clothes and trousers.

Speaking of the most delicious season, it happens to be the hottest time. Because in addition to fruits, there are also river delicacies such as lotus root, water chestnut, chicken head rice, lotus seed, and various melons!

The capital has always produced good melons. There are many good melon fields in the Dahongmen area of ​​Yongding Gate in the south, outside Shaguo Gate, and in Shunyi and Shahe in the north. Unlike now, only Daxing's "Jingxin" and "Hangxing" watermelons are famous.

At this time, there were many types of watermelons in the suburbs of Beijing.

"Thrush", "Black Devil", "Big Three Whites", "Green Three Whites", "Huapi Melon", "Jinpi Melon", "Pillow Melon", "Black Jump Jiner", " "Six Dao Jin'er" and so on.

Some are white, some are green, some are black, and some are yellow, white flesh with white flesh, yellow flesh with black flesh, red flesh with black flesh, golden flesh with red flesh, or they are integrated, or they have clear skin and skin.

Similarly, the types of cantaloupes are no less different than watermelons, and their names are more vivid and interesting.

"White Sheep Horn Honey" and "Green Horn" are named after their shape, "Han Sanbai", "Dashui White", "White Gourd Crispy", "Lantern Red" are named after their color. "Han Jin Peng", and "Ha Toad Su", which earned the nickname "Old Man's Joy" because of its strong mouth, and because of its chewy texture, are often interpreted in the opposite way and misunderstood. He is the "monkey face" of "Old Man Le".

To be honest, in Hong Yanwu's opinion, the summer heat in the capital has been reduced by at least one-third by these fresh products.

Make a large bowl of ice, covered with tender lotus leaves, with various river freshness on the leaves, along with cantaloupe, fresh walnuts, and fresh almonds. It is the best dish to go with wine.

As for watermelon, which has the highest water content, it can also dilute water and remove diseases. Soak it with cold water and eat it in summer to refresh your mind.

But although watermelon is beautiful, it has to be inferior to cantaloupe in terms of fragrance. Moreover, cantaloupe can be cut and served on the table, or you can chew it with your hands, which is much more convenient than eating watermelon.

But cantaloupe is also bad. It can hurt the stomach and cause diarrhea, so people with weak spleen and stomach cannot enjoy it.

Of course, the most interesting ones are the fruits with their rich fragrance.

Put a few of the fragrant fruits, champagne, and tiger carts indoors to fill the house with fragrance, and the smell is long-lasting. You can even put it in your closet to use as a scent.

After just one night, the clothes you take out will be fragrant enough to cover up the smell of sweat during the day.

I really have to say, if we don’t consider the issue of production, compared with today. This year's summer seasonal fruits are more interesting and fun, and they can better show the charm of summer.

Yes, at this time of year, meals will always be simpler due to the hot weather, but these fresh products can more than make up for the loss in meat.

"Tang Xin'er" has stated to Hong Yanwu more than once, "It's so hot that I don't want to eat anything. I just want to eat an ice bowl and mung bean porridge..."

Hong Jun also made rhetoric similar to that of Sun Dasheng at home. "If you want to eat three hundred peaches a day, even if you don't eat, I will do it!"

This doesn't make anyone feel aggrieved. Although it seems a bit bland, there are "salted peas", "boiled peanuts" and "boiled edamame" to spice up the taste.

If possible, go to a non-staple food store to cut some garlic sausage, vermicelli sausage, some boneless meat, or have a bowl of sesame sauce noodles or fried noodles, which will completely soothe your tongue and leave you with no regrets.

What what? Some people say you have to have money!

That's not necessarily the case. Because even people from poor families can still try cheap and plentiful fruits. In a way, there were more choices than there are today.

Can’t afford watermelon and cantaloupe? It doesn't matter, there are also Sugua and Laoyanggua. Although these two melons have no sweet taste, they can only be used to quench thirst. But if you eat it as a cold drink, it also has a refreshing taste that makes people enjoy the melon season.

Can’t afford an ice bowl? That doesn't matter. In the Gaoliang River, Shichahai, and Tongzi River, there are plenty of wild water chestnuts, lotus roots, and chicken head rice. As long as you can swim, adults and children can go into the water and get it themselves.

Taking a step back, there are still non-staple food stores to support the situation.

Because of the centralized listing, cucumbers and tomatoes in grocery stores have become cheaper and cheaper after the "Zhongfu", and you can often buy a bunch of them for just a few cents. When it comes time to pull out the rice seedlings at the end, you can buy them in baskets. This is enough to satisfy the needs of children and the working class.

In short, Hong Yanwu’s biggest feeling is that the capital city in summer is already comparable to Huaguo Mountain. It is not difficult to rely on this land and water to support the immortals who only eat fresh fruits but not fire food.

But at this point, there was a key point that he couldn't figure out. With so many dazzling varieties of melons and fruits with unique tastes, why will they disappear in the future?

Not to mention anything else, it's the "Yingluo Zao" tree in their yard. The jujube is also known as "the eagle does not fall", which means that the yield is so high that even the eagle has difficulty finding a place to set its feet. Moreover, the dates are crisp and sweet, with a large head of water that will break if dropped on the ground. The taste is excellent.

But he forgot which year it was after the demolition, and there was news in the newspaper that a botanist was spending 200,000 yuan to search for this kind of jujube tree. But later on, no one received this bonus, and it should have become completely extinct.

This has deprived the people of the capital of such great happiness.