The live broadcast life of Lao Linzi in Northeast China

Chapter 204
"Indeed, the Northeast has less water but a lot of land. There are often droughts and less rain, so the demand for rainwater is more than other regions. Because of this, the Northeast seems to pay more attention to this festival than other regions. In the words of the old man, it is to ask the dragon god to bless the world, make people and animals safe, and the grains will be plentiful."

Studio.

"Damn, I didn't expect that I guessed it right!"

"Is it really related to this?"

"I found that the ancients seemed to believe in the creature dragon!"

"No, didn't the emperors at that time wear dragon robes?"

"That's right, there are also twelve zodiac signs. Don't you all say that other animals in the twelve zodiac signs exist, and the self-owned dragon is something that everyone has never seen before?"

"Yes, yes, there was a post on the Internet specifically about this matter, saying that it's not that dragons don't exist, they just became extinct like the dinosaurs before, or they were so powerful that people couldn't find them when they were hidden."

"Anchor, do you believe that there are dragons in this world?"

Li Yuan thought for a while, and then couldn't help but smile wryly.

"I found that you guys are more and more fond of asking me about this kind of fantasy question, and each question is more tricky than once."

Studio.

"Haha, who told the anchor that you know so many things!"

"Young man of the Li family knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom. If we don't ask you, who should we ask?"

"That's right, anchor, don't be modest, tell me your point of view?"

"If the anchor says that dragons really exist, I think I will probably believe it..."

Li Yuan said with a smile: "I really don't know about this issue, but the relationship between dragons and weather has been very close since ancient times."

"In "Shuowen", there are clouds and dragons, which can be quiet or bright, thin or giant, short or long, ascending to the sky at the vernal equinox, and diving into the abyss at the autumnal equinox. This is about the changes related to the astrology of the Eastern Canglong .”

"In the ancient celestial phenomena, the positions of the sun, moon and stars in the sky are divided into 28 constellations. The four phenomena are the Eastern Canglong, the Western White Tiger, the Southern Suzaku, and the Northern Xuanwu."

"The seven constellations of Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Kei among the 28 constellations form a dragon-shaped astrology, which is the so-called Eastern Canglong."

"Among them, Jiaoxu is the dragon's horn, Kangsu is the throat, Disu is the dragon's claw, and Xinsu represents the dragon's heart, and Weisu and Jisu represent the dragon's tail."

"Among these meteorological legends, the word 'dragon' is indispensable for Xieshu. This may...be the reason why February [-] is so closely related to dragons."

Studio.

"Did the ancients describe dragons so clearly?"

"February [-] seems to be inseparable from the word dragon everywhere. Cutting hair is called shaving the dragon's head, and eating dumplings is called eating dragon."

"We call eating noodles on February [-] called eating dragon beard noodles!"

"Our pancakes are called dragon scales! But the word for dumplings is different from yours, it's called eating dragon teeth!"

"It seems to be related to the body parts of the dragon!"

"It really is!"

In the live broadcast room, the conversation was very cheerful, and Li Yuan, who was chatting with everyone, twirled the rolling pin quickly in his hand, and within a short while, a huge dough cake was already rolled out on the table.

He picked up a handful of flour with his right hand, spread it quickly and evenly on the dough, rolled up the dough with his right hand, and with only a light force, the dough quickly rolled together.

After trimming the edges, Li Yuan picked up the kitchen knife and started cutting the noodles.

Studio.

"By the way, anchor, you haven't said what customs you have there."

"Yes, yes, we chatted vigorously. What are the customs in the Northeast?"

"It must have something to do with the noodles. Didn't a friend from the northeast say just now that they want to eat noodles and pork head meat!"

"what about others?"

He quickly cut the noodles and put them into the boiling pot beside him.

Gently flipping it with a strainer, the noodles that Li Yuan cooked in the morning were gently scattered in the pot, and on the table in the house, there was a bowl of egg stew that had been prepared a long time ago. It was steaming.

After several months, Li Yuan's cooking skills have become more and more proficient.

In addition to being quick and quick, there is a sense of a master who is more leisurely and unhurried in his gestures. Not to mention the taste, just the smooth and flowing movements are already a strange enjoyment.

It took about 15 minutes for the noodles to be put into the pot before they were taken out by Li Yuan.

Because it is hand-rolled noodles, the hardness is much stronger than that bought back on weekdays, so the time to cook the noodles will take a while.

After the water boiled, Li Yuan poured cold water into the pot for two more times before taking out the noodles. The cold water put aside was too cold, and then poured into a bowl.

A bowl of homemade hand-rolled noodles is ready in this way.

But the whole process of making noodles took less than half an hour.

Put the noodles on the table, put some egg marinade on it, and eat it in one bite, it is quite delicious.

Li Yuan: "The customs in Northeast China are actually not much different from what everyone said and guessed. The first one is that you see eating noodles now."

"However, we are also particular about the noodles we eat, that is, we must eat the hand-rubbed noodles made by the farmers themselves, which is commonly known as Dingmen stick."

Studio.

"A door stick? What does that mean?"

"That's an interesting name! Is it blocking the door of your own house to prevent others from entering?"

"Why do you want to knock on the door?"

"The door stick, this is the first time I've heard of this name!"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "The so-called top door, of course, does not mean that everyone can't get in, but it means to resist the evil spirits, those filthy things can't get in, and it means to bless this year's peace."

Studio.

"That's similar to ours! We eat dumplings in the morning here."

"We don't have too many restrictions on what to eat in the morning, but we have to scatter plant ash early in the morning, and we have to scatter it all the way by the river and well until it reaches the water tank of our own house. side."

"What is this for?"

"Scattering plant ash? This is really the first time I've heard of it!"

"Don't you know? This is the meaning of asking for good weather! It means wanting to bring water to one's own home, which means letting the Dragon King rain down on one's own fields!"

"What about eating pork head meat? Is this also a custom?"

Li Yuan: "Of course, this is also one of our local customs."

"I don't know if you have heard of the dish of grilled pork face? In fact, this so-called grilled pig face is the authentic dish eaten on February [-] in Northeast China."

"As for the tradition of eating pig's head meat, there is still a story..."

"It is rumored that after Wang Zhongling pacified Bashu, he felt hungry and unbearably hungry. At this time, he entered a small temple in a village, and happened to meet a drunk monk at this time."

(End of this chapter)