19 17 years, after Hu Shi returned from studying in the United States, he served as Professor Peking University and editor-in-chief of New Youth. A year later, in May of 19 18, Lu Xun published the diary of a madman, the first vernacular short story in the history of modern literature in China, and began his novel writing career. In Lu Xun's own words, it is "I can't stop from now on, and every time I write something like a novel, I will perfunctory my friends' entrustment." "
At that time, Lu Xun worked in the Ministry of Education and lived in Shaoxing Guild Hall, located at No.7, South Half Hutong, outside Xuanwu Gate, Beijing. 19 12, Lu Xun, as a young drifter from the North, came to Shaoxing Guild Hall as his first stop in Beijing. This residence is seven years. Coincidentally, Zhou Fuqing, Lu Xun's grandfather, was also named Hanlin in Shaoxing Guild Hall.
Before the publication of Diary of a Madman, Lu Xun was also one of the editorial boards of New Youth, so he should know the editor Hu Shi. Having published such an influential work this time, Lu Xun intentionally thanked Hu Shi and came up with the idea of inviting him to dinner.
Where is the best place to eat? Lu Xun is a standard foodie. He "wandered around and ate" in Beijing. He ate 65 famous restaurants with surnames. This time, in order to show sincerity, Lu Xun invited him to Shaoxing Hall where he lived.
Shaoxing Club was built in 1826, formerly known as Yangshan Huiji Club. It mainly received juren from Yin Shan and Huiji counties who came to Beijing to take the exam, and later changed to Shaoxing Hall. The place here is quiet, but you can cook very authentic Shaoxing food. Lu Xun likes eating here very much. He can live in Shaoxing Guild Hall for seven years at a time, and it is impossible to live without considering food.
On this day, Hu Shi happily came to keep the appointment. Two people sat down in Shaoxing guild hall, waiting for serving. The first course is a special dish of Jiangsu and Zhejiang-dried plum meat. The pork belly with skin, pickled dried plum and other ingredients are selected and stewed with slow fire for a long time. It tastes refreshing and not greasy, smooth and delicious. Hu Shi likes this dish very much, but he is puzzled by the pepper in the braised pork of this dried plum dish.
As we all know, braised pork with dried plum vegetables generally does not put pepper. Obviously, Lu Xun did it on purpose. Hu Shi didn't quite understand, so he asked Lu Xun, "As far as I know, people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces like sweet food but don't like spicy food, but Mr. Wang seems to be an exception?"
Lu Xun replied: "Shaoxing people really don't like Chili." Lu Xun is the only one who likes to eat Chili. I use it to solve my difficulties. " In the dead of night, it's cold and sleepy, so I pick a pepper, divide it into several sections and chew it in my mouth. It's just that when they chew, their foreheads sweat, they feel weak and sleepy, so they hold a book and read it again. Mr. Yizhi (Hu Shi) can give it a try. "
Hu Shi laughed.
Lu Xun/kloc-left his hometown at the age of 0/7, and has traveled all over the country for more than 20 years, and his footprints have traveled across oceans to Japan. During this period, although he missed Shaoxing food in his hometown, he still wrote them into literary works, such as yellow wine, fennel beans, salted bamboo shoots, mushrooms, brown rice, fried beans, soju, peanuts, smoked fish heads, water chestnuts, arhat beans, water bamboo, cantaloupe and so on. But in fact, he is more and more obsessed with the northern diet and likes heavy oil, spicy food and melons. So, finally, he can eat dried peppers raw to keep out the cold.
Of course, there is also a saying that Hu Shi's hometown is Jixi, Anhui Province, and Huizhou cuisine originated from Huizhou Prefecture in the Southern Song Dynasty. The food is salty and spicy, and Anhui people can also eat Chili. Lu Xun put peppers in braised pork with dried plum vegetables, apparently to take care of Hu Shi's appetite. On this level of meaning, how can Lu Xun say it himself?
By the way, after Lu Xun invited Hu Shi to dinner, Hu Shi "came without disturbing" and invited Lu Xun to have a meal in Dongxing Building near Peking University. Dongxinglou is a famous restaurant in Beijing, which is known as the first of the eight buildings in Beijing. This meal, even spent Hu Shi a lot of money?