Impression of Feng Jie

I always look up when I board the dock in Fengjie. Rows of buildings are built on the mountain, a street that is not very wide is uphill, and houses are built on the slope, which gives me a surprise like the Eiffel Tower. In late autumn, the huge navel orange welcomes foreigners with attractive orange lining. The street snack bar is steaming hot, and the huge hot pot braves the fragrant white gas in the middle of the square table. The hospitable Fengjie people have reserved seats for us and welcomed us with their most distinctive mutton offal hot pot.

In Fengjie at dusk, the silhouette of Montenegro surrounds this brightly lit small county town and blows like air conditioner to people who are in a hurry. I walked in the street, my legs kept shaking, but after being dragged into a hot pot restaurant by enthusiastic Fengjie friends, my frozen heart gradually warmed up and settled down.

A hot pot the size of a washbasin is stewed on the table of the Eight Immortals, and the dishes are piled high. There is a sea bowl in front of everyone, which is not as refreshing as the exquisite small dish bowl in the south. What's even more strange is that the bowl contains half a bowl of spices, including coriander, hot sauce, fermented bean curd, and many things I don't know. The richness of spices is eye-catching. There are two female guests coming. According to their husbands who came early, they were washing their hair. It will take some time. I don't eat much mutton offal. I feel uncomfortable when I hear that there are sheep heads, sheep feet, sheep bellies, sheep intestines, sheep hearts, sheep lungs and sheep livers, and I feel uncomfortable when I think of the smell of mutton in my mouth ... Alas, I look at the guests, because this is their favorite dish for entertaining guests. It is said that I don't want to leave after eating. Soon, two female guests came dressed up, and everyone ate enthusiastically at the table. First scoop a ladle of hot soup into a bowl, stir it with chopsticks, and a fragrant smell comes to the nose. I only feel my stomach moving and my tongue producing saliva. I took a sip and it was delicious, because I didn't put too much hot sauce, but it was also light and delicious. I just took a sip, and there was a hot air flowing up and down from my stomach, which was so comfortable. Strangely, there is no mutton smell that bothers me. The enthusiastic host kept adding sheep's hoof and tripe to my mouth, which was fat but not greasy. The delicious soup and seasoning made my appetite big. I saw two female guests in Fengjie eating and adding hot sauce, and a bowl of clear soup was suddenly red, oily and warm. They even took off their coats and covered their rosy faces with a thin layer of sweat.

The words on the table also increase with the pleasure of eating. Among the flowers, everyone lost the formality of talking about current politics and life. The host is rich, the west is poor, and we talk about everything. A quiet lady spoke in a provocative tone, saying that although rich people have money, they drive millions of BMW sports cars, and so do we. They also want to eat this mutton offal hot pot, which we ordinary people can afford. What's the big deal? Seeing me burying my head in eating, I proudly asked, it's not bad. Eating this will make you feel like there is a small stove in your stomach, warm as spring, warm from hand to foot. As she spoke, she added vegetables from the dustpan and enthusiastically introduced it below. This is our unique moldy bean dregs. I saw that she poured a plate of bean curd into the hot pot, and suddenly the thick soup was soaked in the honeycomb bean dregs and became soft as a sponge. When I put a piece in my mouth, it smells a little musty. Because of the sheep juice soup, it tastes long and fragrant. I quickly ate several pieces, and the host provoked a smooth and shiny wide powder, which made me guess what powder it was. I said rice flour, yam flour and mung bean flour, but I didn't guess correctly. It turned out to be water chestnut powder. I really haven't eaten this. It is said that it can clear the fire and dry it. I don't know how much I ate when I was joking. I feel my blood boiling and my abdomen bulging.

The host and guests are full of joy and feel full, so they suggest going to the night market. Our group walked slowly along the street. In the evening, Fengjie City becomes colorful, and colorful lanterns spray water and spin. The Fengjie girls in the street are dressed in fashion and walk in a hurry. However, the men followed them very gently, either carrying bags or holding arms. Compared with tall Fengjie girls, men are very modest and gentle.

It turns out that this is the new county town after the dam impounded, which is completely different from the previous rural county town, and really surprises foreign tourists who have not come for many years. I appreciate this modern city surrounded by mountains with great interest. In the specialty stores, there are all kinds of fashion brands in big cities, most of which are loved by women, such as tea, Aileen, Elena, Iger, brother, the famous poet Yuan, and even clothes hangers ... Walking on the busy streets of big cities, I wonder which fashionable city parachuted here. A lady who accompanied me shopping was very picky about clothes. Her hair was carefully taken care of in the hair salon, rolled into a bun, pinned to a shiny crystal clip, and a short coat with a narrow waist was dotted with shiny ornaments. High-heeled boots are covered with small rhinestones, which are very energetic under the strange street lights, revealing the charm of women. From time to time, she pointed her eyes at me and asked me what brand a tweed was and how much it cost. I was speechless at the moment, because I never cared about the brand and only bought it when I thought it was appropriate. When the price is not high, my eyes can not help shining with pride. I admire with trepidation, thinking that beauty is nothing more than an upright woman!

Unconsciously came to the square, there were many old people wearing winter coats and hats, sitting on a stone chair. Some of them sit quietly, as if immersed in memories, while others are talking about their families. Strangely, they are not afraid of the cold, and everyone is very affectionate and crowded together. Unlike other city squares, there are very few people dancing fitness dance here. They just sit and enjoy the night view of the city and the people coming and going. These old people, like a sign, prove that there is a long history here, but it seems to have nothing to do with the noise around them. As Zhang Ailing said in Love in a Fallen City, "They can't keep up with the huqin of life when singing."

Accompanied by enthusiastic people, I bought beef jerky, mustard tuber, fermented bean curd, hot sauce and other specialties. Under their introduction, I bought a lovely big fresh orange at a very favorable price, which was really a feast.

Unconsciously, it is late at night, so it is inconvenient to disturb the hospitable Fengjie people and bid farewell to Fengjie night market with tired and satisfied steps. A fashionable and refreshing Fengjie city has just entered the dream and can't be waved away for a long time.