Everyone only knows that Emperor Taizong dotes on ladies-in-waiting, but he doesn't know or have any intention of knowing how litchi produced in the south came to Chang 'an all the way. The storage of fresh litchi is no longer a problem today, and the escort of science and technology has become accustomed to it. However, in the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago, how did the wise ancients keep fresh? Inspired by his friends' daily feelings, Ma Boyong spent eleven days completing The Longest Day in Chang 'an's companion piece Chang 'an Litchi.
Based on the history of poetry, Chang 'an, Lingnan and Guangzhou are the main areas, with litchi as the guide. Teacher Ma uses his original background, knowledge of hydrology and mountains and rivers, and his own thoughts and ideas. The story is tense and exciting, full of twists and turns, and the meaning is still unfinished.
Reading Mr. Ma's works, we can always read great legends from the little people he wrote, reproduce the prosperous Tang Dynasty truly from the perspective of the little people, and re-establish social customs. From the perspective of Li Shande, a grass-roots official, Chang 'an Litchi examines every major event in the history books, and finds that it is extremely trivial to really promote things, the division of functions and pots and pans between departments, the large-scale resource mobilization and coordination that consumes huge financial resources and energy, and the saturation of grass-roots officials' work can be imagined, and it is also necessary to deal with the complexity and subtlety of human nature. Seeing the social evolution at that time from small people and understanding some historical records can make us think more intuitively.
Look at Li Shande, Han Cheng, Du Simei, A Tong, Yang, He Luguang, Zhao Xinning, Su Liang and Gao Lishi. In the novel, we can see thousands of faces in the social workplace, a corner in the workplace, contradictions in interpersonal communication, cruelty of intrigue, filth and decay under power. The work of making a living and the truth adhered to in the heart are always in the game, and entanglement, distress, collusion and self-reconciliation are constantly staged.
I like the food part of the novel very much. Teacher Ma is definitely a proper foodie in this life. Gourmets can eat and cook. Relying on the regional characteristics and background, Chang 'an's pasta, stewed sheep tail, jujube cake, fish and silver carp, Hu cake, sheep soup, sheep oil cake, green plums, wine, chestnut rice soup and meat porridge, steamed ginkgo, laver wine, green pickles, fresh mangoes, roasted frogs and roasted snakes all have Lingnan characteristics. Although the diets in the north and the south are different, the genes that people of all ethnic groups in China can eat and drink are engraved in their bones. A good novelist is good at telling stories, and you are also good at crying after a few strokes. The teacher records food with the lens, and Mr. Ma is the best in food novels.
Litchi in Chang 'an is more delicate and soft than the longest day in fifteen days in Chang 'an, Beijing.
Watch the news and prepare to shoot a TV series. This spring and summer is a good time to watch a drama and eat litchi.
(Note: All pictures are taken from the Internet)