In the long years when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he walked to a remote village one day, and he walked into a peasant house hungry in civilian clothes. The old lady of the family did not realize the special status of the guest in front of her, but regarded him as an ordinary traveler, and entertained him with simple chaff and wild vegetable soup. After Qianlong tasted it, he felt that it was extremely delicious, so he talked with the old woman very happily, and even called him a godmother, and praised: "Godmother's craftsmanship is really a delicacy in the world!" ”
On the southern patrol road, the boat sailed to the sea**, and was suddenly hindered by a strong wind, and the minister told him that this was an aquarium to ask for a reward. Emperor Qianlong ordered them to meet again in sixty years.
After returning to Beijing, although the imperial dining room was full of delicacies, Qianlong always missed the chaff and wild vegetable soup made by his godmother, and no matter how the imperial chefs cooked, they could not replicate the familiar taste. Because they could not satisfy Qianlong's appetite, many chefs lost their lives.
When it was the turn of a chef in the imperial dining room to prepare a meal for Qianlong, his face was full of sadness, worried that he would follow in the footsteps of his predecessors. At this time, his wife had an idea and taught him a saying: "When you are hungry, chaff is sweeter than honey, and when you are full, honey has no sweet fragrance." ”
Sure enough, when Qianlong tasted the dishes carefully prepared by the chef, he still said that it was not as delicious as what his godmother made. The chef calmly replied: "Long live the time of hunger when I went south, so I feel that the food cooked by my godmother is very sweet." As the saying goes, 'When you are hungry, chaff is as sweet as honey, and when you are full, honey is not sweet'. ”
This sentence touched Qianlong, and he instantly understood the deep meaning, that is, the influence of mood and environment on taste cannot be ignored. As a result, Qianlong not only did not blame the chef, but praised his wisdom, and realized the true meaning of life - the beauty of life often lies in the mood and experience, rather than the accumulation of external materials.
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