After Li Hongzhang was in his middle and later years, his status and salary reached their peak. Every day he was crowded with guests, and he was often drunk with delicacies.

Seeing this, his mentor Xu Ziling joked, "Old man, when I was born in the countryside, eating a few meals of meat a year was considered a luxury and a major sin. Now I see adults eating too much delicacies and feeling depressed. I don't know how to convict them." ?”. Li smiled bitterly, "Good food does not mean that it is rare or expensive. It makes me open up my appetite and eat it happily. It is delicious." Xu Ziling said, "Do you really mean this?" !" Xu Ziling was overjoyed: "Just wait patiently," and then led the boy out of Li's house.

When Xu Ziling returned to the mansion and told his wife about the conversation she had just had with Li Hongzhang, Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry, that rare book of herbs must be yours."

Mrs. Xu is not from Luzhou. In her early years, she was often homesick for her family and neglected food and drinks, causing her to become emaciated. She was always kind and generous to others, and was very popular among the people in the house. The housekeeper's wife, the cook Sun, was much closer to her because she was similar in age. Seeing his wife was losing weight day by day, Sun felt distressed, so she found the best glutinous rice and made her own unique rice. The secret recipe was to make a plate of fried rice by herself. This plate of fried rice was full of grains, crystal clear, and rich in fragrance. It finally whetted Xu's appetite. The exquisite taste made Xu say that she couldn't eat such delicious food even in Jiangnan, her hometown. From then on, whenever Mrs. Xu felt homesick, Mrs. Sun would cook her a plate of homemade roasted seeds and nuts in different ways, and Mrs. Xu gradually became cheerful and plump.

Mrs. Xu carefully selected a few plates that she thought had the best taste, and brought them back to Li's house for Xu Ziling. Li Hongzhang didn't think so at first, but after trying them, his index finger was really excited, and he tasted them one by one. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Teacher, if you don't bully me"! Xu Ziling said proudly: "Don't forget my original copy of Baicao." Li Hongzhang smiled and said: "It belongs to the teacher! Where did the teacher find the delicious food? If he bought it, which store and where is it? I will ask the maid to come back later. "I've been here for a long time." Xu said, "The cook in the house made her own delicious food." Li Hongzhang was surprised: "The teacher's family is really talented. Why don't you open a store?"

The news reached Sun. In his ears, Mrs. Sun's heart moved. The master and his wife had always been kind to them. At least they and her husband had saved some money. Although it was not rich, it should be enough to run a family. Why not do something while your hands and feet were still quick? So after getting the consent of his master and his wife, he found a shop at the entrance of the alley and planned to make a living by speculating on seeds. However, Xu Ziling died during this period, and the Xu family was heartbroken every day. The Sun family could not bear to leave, and finally stayed in the Xu Mansion to be with the Xu family. The facade has also been put on hold.

Many years after Xu Ziling passed away, Xu finally passed away sadly. The Xu Mansion also declined day by day, and due to the turmoil in the late Qing Dynasty, the Sun family moved many times. In order to make ends meet, the Sun family sold the storefront at the entrance of the alley at a low price, and started a speculation business using her unique secret skills. Because both storefronts were associated with the alley, they were named "Luzhou Alley".