In the twilight of Fengjie, the silhouette of the black mountains surrounded the brightly lit county, as if the air-conditioner blowing to the crowd of people walking in a hurry. I walked down the street and my legs were shaking, but after being pulled into a hot pot restaurant by a warm Fengjie friend, a cold heart gradually warmed up and settled down.
The square table early stewed on the face of a large hot pot, dishes piled high, each person in front of a large sea bowl, all than the southern exquisite small plate bowl, looks so cool, more strange is the bowl held half a bowl of condiments, recognized coriander, hot sauce, curd, etc., there are many I do not name, condiments, the richness of the long eye. There are two female guests in the future, according to their husband who came early said in the hair wash, to wait a little while. I am very jealous of eating haggis, I heard a sheep's head, sheep's hooves, sheep's belly, sheep intestines, sheep's heart, sheep's lungs, sheep's liver, I feel uncomfortable, the thought of a mouth full of goat stench on the ......, alas, the guest as the host, because this is their hospitality to the honored guests of the favorite dishes, it is said to eat do not want to go. Not long ago, two female guests dressed to come, everyone on the table on the enthusiasm to eat. First scooped up a ladle of hot soup into the bowl, stirred with chopsticks, a refreshing aroma rushed nose, only to feel the stomach in the movement, mouth and tongue. I lightly sip, just like the meat flavor, because I do not put much hot sauce, but also light and delicious, a mouthful of down, there was a hot air from the belly up and down, so comfortable, strangely enough, there is not a trace of let me hate the smell of lamb. Enthusiastic hosts keep adding sheep's hooves, sheep belly, eat in the mouth, fat but not greasy, fresh soup, material, appetizing. Just see Fengjie's two female guests eat side plus spicy sauce, a bowl of soup suddenly red oil, eat hot. They even took off their coats, a layer of fine fragrant sweat densely covered in their rosy face.
The words on the table with the pleasant to eat and more up, drink, we have not come to the first of the constraints, talk about current politics, talk about life, the East is rich, the West is poor, nothing to talk about. A quiet lady chatting up is a spicy tone, said don't look at the rich rich, they drive a million BMW, sports car, we also drive. They also want to eat this haggis hot pot, we can afford to eat the people, what's the big deal. See me bury my head to eat, without a smug question, not bad, cold time to eat this, it will make you feel as if you are in the belly of a small stove like, warm as spring, from hand to foot are warm. Said and from the dustpan to add the pot of vegetables, the side under the side of the enthusiastic introduction, this is our unique moldy soybean residue, only to see her pour a plate of tofu block-like things into the hot pot, and then the thick soup immersed in the honeycomb-shaped soybean residue, like a sponge softened into a spatula. Clip on a piece into the mouth, there is a faint taste of mold, because of the sheep juice soup immersed in the taste of long and fragrant, I quickly ate a number of pieces, the master and picked up a smooth smooth bright wide powder, let me guess what powder, said I have not eaten, I said it is the rice flour, camas flour, mung bean flour, did not guess the right way, it turned out to be water chestnut flour. I really haven't eaten this one before, and it is said to be the one that clears fire and relieves dryness. I don't know how much I've eaten between laughs, but I feel my body is boiling with blood, and my abdomen is bloated.
The main guest of honor, about the feeling of satiety, it is proposed to stroll around the night market. I'm not sure if I've ever been in a position to do that. Fengjie City at night is actually colorful, colorful lights jet rotation, the street Fengjie women dressed in fashionable, walk up the road in the wind, but the men are very gentlemanly close behind, or carry bags or arm in arm, compared to the tall Fengjie women, the men have grown up to be very modest, very gentle.
It turned out that this is the new county after the dam storage, completely different from the previous countryside like the county, so many years have not been here in the field of travelers are really surprised, I am more interested in enjoying this modern city surrounded by mountains. In a slip of specialty stores, a variety of big city fashion brands are available, mostly for women's favorite such as Red Sleeve, Ai Lien, Elena, Aigle, Godi, Ming Shiyuan, and even clothes Lak ......, hangers a wide range of, see I doubt walking in the bustling streets of the metropolis, the feeling that it is a fashionable city parachuted in here. Accompany me shopping a lady is very dressy, head is in the hair store carefully done, fine volume pulled into a bun, don't have a shiny crystal clip, a narrow waist short jacket is also decorated with shiny ornaments. Foot high-heeled deep boots sprinkled with small rhinestones, in the strange street lights look very spiritual, through the female charm. From time to time, she took a glance at me, asked me what brand of a tweed jacket, how much money, I was speechless, because I never care about the brand, only feel appropriate to buy, a hear the price is not high, I can not help but flash out of the eyes of the light of complacency. I was terrified to admire, thinking that the beauty but Fengjie women ah!
Unconsciously came to the square, a slip of stone chairs sitting in a lot of winter coats, wearing winter hats of the elderly, some of them are sitting quietly, as if immersed in the memories, some talk to each other about family life. It is strange how they are not afraid of the cold, we are very close to sit in a pile. Unlike other city squares, here rarely see fitness dance, they just sit, enjoying the city's night scenery and the crowd. These old men with crane hair are like a symbol of the long history of this place, but they seem to have nothing to do with the clamor around them. As Eileen Chang said in Love in a Fallen City, "They are singing away from the board, unable to keep up with the huqin of life."
Accompanied by the enthusiastic Fengjie people, I bought beef jerky, squash, fermented bean curd, hot sauce and other specialties, and introduced them to buy the lovely big fresh oranges at a very favorable price, which can be said to be a full return.
Unconsciously late at night, inconvenient to disturb the hospitality of Fengjie people, dragging a tired and satisfied goodbye to the Fengjie night market, a fashionable, cool Fengjie City so into the dream, long swung not to go.