A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot

  Chapter 51 Gui Street

"this…"

  Wu Kaiyuan was a little hesitant: "The food we eat may be greasy and have a strong taste. Usually it is hot pot, Sichuan food, lamb scorpion or something."

   "That's the best!"

  Liu Yifei smiled and said, "I'm from Jiangcheng, Hubei Province, and I can eat spicy food very well."

  Wu Kaiyuan was a little surprised: "Don't you have any taboos?"

   "No need." Liu Yifei waved her hand, "I can eat anything!"

   "Okay, let's chat."

   Li Yi smiled and praised.

  Liu Yifei's eyes lit up: "You can speak Jiangcheng dialect?"

   "A little bit, not much." Li Yi replied with a smile.

  In the imperial dining room, there are people from all over the world, and every place has a dialect. Li Yi can learn a few words after staying for a long time.

"sharp."

  Liu Yifei praised: "I can understand, but I can't speak."

  Wu Kaiyuan asked Li Yi curiously, "What did you mean by that sentence?"

  Li Yi explained: "It's very chatty, it means very capable, not procrastinating, and very straightforward."

   "Oh! That's true! Yifei is really quite chatty."

  Wu Kaiyuan laughed and said, "That's good! If that's the case, then let's welcome Yifei to join us for dinner!"

"welcome!"

  The surrounding staff cheered and were very excited.

   "Li Yi, are you coming too?"

  Liu Yifei invited Li Yi.

"Can."

  Li Yi did not refuse.

  With Liu Yifei joining the dinner, everyone has no mood to work.

   Cleaned up hastily, explained to the workers the place for rectification, and everyone left the studio.

   After going out and getting on the bus of the program group, everyone headed towards Guijie Street.

  Gui Street is the most famous food street in Beijing.

  There are nearly 200 restaurants on the street less than 1.5 kilometers away.

  When everyone from the program group came to Guijie Street, it was already meal time. Not to mention the huge crowds on the street, there were also long queues in front of the restaurants.

  Walking through the crowd, the outstanding Liu Yifei attracted countless attention.

  Many passers-by recognized her, but few came forward to ask for autographs or group photos.

  Most people are still relatively conservative in character, and they don't dare to approach them easily.

  However, I still have the courage to stand far away and take out my mobile phone to take a few photos.

   Along the way, after seeing Liu Yifei, many passers-by froze in astonishment as if they had been hit with a sap, and then hurriedly took out their mobile phones and took pictures of her.

   Liu Yifei did not wear a mask or sunglasses.

   She didn't care about the photos taken by the mobile phone one by one.

  When you see it, you will take the initiative to smile and wave, and say hello.

  Li Yi walked not far from her, and was photographed with many profiles.

   But he is also the one who started the live broadcast by himself, and he doesn't care about it.

  Liu Yifei walked all the way, looked around, and asked curiously: "Why is this street called Guijie?"

"Well…"

  Wu Kaiyuan scratched his head in doubt: "Isn't it always called Guijie?"

   A staff member behind explained: "It seems that it was called Ghost Street because it used to be a ghost market. Later, it was changed to Guijie Street because ghosts didn't sound good."

  Hearing this, Li Yi shook his head slightly.

  Liu Yifei happened to look at him, saw him shaking his head, and asked curiously: "Li Yi, is what she said wrong?"

  Li Yi smiled: "That's right, that's not right."

   "Is it right or not? Are you playing charades?"

  Liu Yifei was amused by him.

  Li Yi explained: "There were only two ghost markets in the ancient capital, the north and the south, and the south city was in Dongxiao City outside Chongwen Gate, which is now Dongxiao City.

  Beishi was first located along the northeast riverside of Deshengmen Bridge, and later changed to Duanjia Hutong in the northwest corner of Houhai. "

  Hearing Li Yi's explanation, Wu Kaiyuan was a little surprised: "Aren't you from Yangcheng? How do you know so much about Beijing?"

   "Read more books."

  Li Yi smiled, then raised his finger to a huge bronze Bogui at the entrance of the street, and explained: "Gui is a utensil for holding food in ancient China, popular from Shang Dynasty to Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and it is a symbolic utensil of Chinese bronze civilization.

  In banquets, it is often matched with a tripod, which is a symbol of status and power.

  That's why there was a saying in ancient times that 'the son of heaven uses nine tripods and eight gui'.

  It means that the food for the emperor's banquet should be served in Jiuding and Bagui.

  Below the Son of Heaven, it will decrease step by step.

  The feudal lords have seven tripods and six guis, the officials have five tripods and four guis, the Yuan scholars have three tripods and two guis, and the lowest level has only one tripod but no guis.

  Of course, ordinary people eat neither tripod nor gui.

  So, if we understand it literally, this street is named Guijie, which means to eliminate class restrictions and treat visitors equally. "

   "That's it! This is the first time I know."

  Liu Yifei seems to understand but half understands.

   "Normally, most people don't care about these things, only us cooks can study this kind of stuff." Li Yi joked.

   "It feels quite interesting."

  Liu Yifei tilted her head: "This is also the cultural inheritance left by the ancestors!"

  Wu Kaiyuan looked at the huge bronze Bo Gui and sighed, "Is this big guy worth a lot of money?"

   "It is a modern imitation, but the cost is not low."

  Li Yi glanced at the female staff member, then explained: "But it's true that it was changed from Ghost Street.

  This street was originally called Dongzhimen Inner Street, but the locals in Beijing are used to calling it Dongnei Street.

   This is an old street. The Dongzhimen overpass we just came over, and a little further west is the former Dongzhimen.

  Dongzhimen already existed in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was called Chongrenmen at that time.

  During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the wood needed for various buildings in the capital was generally transported to Tongzhou through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and then transported into the capital through Dongzhimen, so the folks also called it wooden door.

  Dongzhimen Inner Street has been lined with shops since the Ming and Qing dynasties.

   But it became famous in modern times in the late 1980s.

   At that time, there was a 24-hour restaurant on this street for the first time.

  At that time, there were almost no all-night restaurants in the capital.

  Later, people followed the ancient meaning of ghost market for doing business at night, and named it Ghost Street.

   Later, it was changed to Guijie Street. "

  Hearing Li Yi's explanation, the staff lady suddenly realized: "So it is! I always thought it was because this was a former ghost market."

   "There has never been a ghost market here."

  Li Yi shook his head, then said with a smile: "However, it's interesting to say that in the 1980s, there were various stores here, but they all lost money, and even the state-owned department stores had to close their doors.

   Only the catering business has gained a firm foothold here.

  At that time, there was basically no business here during the day, but at night, there was a lot of traffic. "

"why?"

   Liu Yifei was puzzled.

   "Because there is no business during the day, the catering owner can only stay open until night!"

  Li Yi smiled and said: "At that time, there was no place to eat supper in the capital, so it gradually became popular here."

   "How do you know everything?"

  Liu Yifei was amazed, and then asked curiously: "Then do you know what is the best food here?"

   "You don't need to ask me this, they should all know."

  Li Yi looked at everyone in the program group.

  Wu Kaiyuan and the others answered in unison: "Spicy crayfish!"

  (end of this chapter)