Fish Head Tofu and the Allusions of Emperor Qianlong The Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty visited Jiangnan many times to show his diligence and love for the people. This year, he came to Hangzhou for a cruise. One morning, on a whim, he quietly boarded Wu Shan to visit incognito. It happened that the weather was not beautiful, and it rained cats and dogs near noon. Gan Long was soaked to the skin like a drowned rat. He had no choice but to run under the eaves of a family in the mountains. Who knows, it rained like a note, and it kept raining. Gan Long was hungry and cold, so he had to go into the house and beg his master for something to eat. The owner of this family is Wang. When he saw that the guest was flustered in the rain, he warmly entertained Gan Long, but his family was poor and unprepared, so he couldn't come up with anything decent. He went to the garden in the rain to pull out some spinach and made a bowl of fried tofu with spinach. Looking around, I made a fish head tofu with a fish head and a piece of tofu. After the dishes were served, the two dishes were bright in color and fragrant, which was unprecedented in the palace. As the saying goes, "Those who are palatable are fragrant." Gan Long is hungry and cold at this time. These two dishes really suit him. He took a sip, which was delicious and satisfying. After dinner, after the rain cleared, Qianlong asked the owner's name and left.

It is said that after the emperor returned to Beijing, he asked the chef to cook these two dishes many times. However, no matter how hard the chef tried, he never caught up with Wang Xiaoer's cooking.

Later, Gan Long came to Hangzhou again, thinking of the last rain and the salary of a meal in Wang Xiaoer. He called Wang Xiaoer, and after asking four questions, he asked how life was going. At that time, Wang Xiaoer was unemployed, living in poverty and living on loans. So, I answered truthfully: "It's getting worse every year." Qianlong listened and said, "You are a good cook. Why don't you open your own restaurant? " So Wang Xiaoer opened a restaurant, namely "Wang Runxing Restaurant" in Hangzhou. At that time, Qianlong also named Wang Xiaoer "the son of imperial grain". And write these three words in my own hand. Wang Xiaoer hung the plaque of "Huang Faner" high in the shop.

This matter-spread, people rushed to "Wang Runxing Restaurant" for dinner. Wang Xiaoer put a lot of effort into the dish of fish head and tofu. Soon, "Wang Runxing" became famous in Hangzhou, and Wang Xiaoer's business was booming. Other officials saw it and rushed to learn how to make fish head tofu. As a result, Lai Yue became more and more refined and finally became a famous dish in Daokang Prefecture.