In this way, everyone has a "tired" land. But the vegetation growing there, the rivers flowing there, the attitudes and lifestyles of people there, you are reluctant to leave.
Like plum blossoms, Liuhe people never tire of listening to them; Like camellia oleifera, Liuhe people never tire of eating it.
It is said that the plum blossoms in Liuhe are cold and cold. I have an appointment with my wife and children, and my wife has an appointment with friends. When the cold comes, I will drive to enjoy it. I thought it would only take half a day to enjoy the plum blossom, so I decided to take a walk in Luhe Village in the morning.
I asked my wife, "So many people, what do you want for lunch? Find a gear in Beizhong? "
The wife smiled: "If you go to Liuhe and don't eat camellia, is there something missing?"
The children and I also laughed.
Some questions don't need answering at all.
I have eaten camellia oleifera many times in Liuhe.
Just bought a car that year. A colleague who has a close relationship with me, and a female friend Lu He talked about marriage and had a good chat. Colleagues invited me to accompany them to the woman's house, and I was duty-bound. During that time, I went to Liuhe three times with him.
Colleagues are immersed in the joy of getting married. For me, besides sharing their happiness, it is more important to eat the most authentic Liuhe Camellia oil tea three times.
My hometown also has the habit of smashing tea, just called "salty tea". The method is simple, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Therefore, I always thought that there was little difference between Liuhe Camellia, that is, the tea that villagers drank when chatting. But when my colleague's mother-in-law brought me a big cup of tea soup, I blamed myself for being shallow more than once.
Tea soup looks thick and green, and its fragrance is attractive and exciting.
Vegetables, beans, peanuts, fried rice, popcorn and chopsticks were served one after another. The host first takes a bowl of vegetables, then scoops soup from the cooked rice into the bowl, then adds peanuts, fried rice, popcorn and other ingredients into the bowl and sends the bowl to my colleagues and me.
A steaming bowl of camellia oleifera was also placed in front of others. My colleagues and I just kept tasting, but no one moved chopsticks. Even children just put their hands on the table regularly. I thought, this may be a way to entertain guests. It is a courtesy and a cultivation to let the guests eat first.
I picked up the bowl and ate it. Only then did I know that this tea soup has the taste of grass, slightly bitter, and the coolness of mint makes people relaxed and happy. That green vegetable is not simple either. At that time, I simply calculated that there should be six or seven varieties of Chinese cabbage, beans and cabbage. Take a spoonful and put it in your mouth to chew. The fragrance of green vegetables and the crispness of fried rice and peanuts are generated at the same time, and its taste is endless.
The host family advised me to eat more, and at the same time gave me some tea soup from time to time, which was very enthusiastic. I couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food and ate it all. Don't cover your hands with the bowl until your stomach really can't hold on.
The host family is very happy. It seems to be some ethnic minorities. The more we eat, the more we respect them.
The host family asked about the local conditions and customs of my hometown, knowing that it was similar to the oil tea in Liuhe, but not the same. And talked to me about the past of Camellia oleifera.
According to the host family, a long time ago, most Liuhe people were not rich. In order to do farm work in a hurry every day, adults naturally don't pay attention to color, smell and taste. So I mashed herbs and tea leaves and boiled them into soup. Stir-fry all kinds of vegetables and add them to the soup. In this way, we can eat rice, vegetables and soup. Not only fills the stomach, but also benefits the stomach.
I don't know if the host's statement is right or wrong, but the special food in many places is more like the natural characteristics of the local people from its origin and living habits.
I have eaten camellia oleifera several times in other places in Liuhe. The side dishes are slightly different, but the taste is basically the same, and the store is just as simple and simple.
This time I went to Liuhe to enjoy plum blossoms, and a group of people had lunch in Beizhong. Planting agarwood in Beizhong Village has also become a large-scale industry, and agarwood chicken has also become a special food. So, we ordered an oil tea first, and then an agarwood chicken.
The shopkeeper foolishly told me: kill this chicken now, it may take a little longer. Are you sure you want one?
I thought to myself: many shops outside would not tell you this as long as you placed an order and paid at that time, so as not to make less money. Thinking like this in my heart, I feel a little more intimate with the owner's big brother: "Nothing, just order one, we will eat slowly."
The shopkeeper's eldest brother repeatedly promised to kill the chicken. After a while, he came in and told his wife to serve us camellia oil first and not to be hungry. When the chicken is killed and the ingredients such as agarwood are cooked in the pressure cooker, the owner's eldest brother comes to ask us if there is enough camellia oleifera, so we can add more without extra charge.
After a while, the slowly cooked agarwood chicken was finally ready. It's delicious, even soup. I also drank three bowls.
We ate slowly, were full and had a good time.
The agarwood chicken is delicious, but the oil tea in Liuhe impressed me the most.
If green vegetables are for life and Chinese medicine is for health, then I like Liuhe Camellia, not because it tastes good, nor because it has a long history, but because a bowl of Camellia, with fried rice and peanuts on it, is soft and warm for life and cultivation!