Chapter 51 Guijie

Author: round head and round belly

Chapter 51 Guijie

"this……"

Wu Kaiyuan hesitated: "The food we eat may be greasy and tastes strong, usually hot pot, Sichuan cuisine, sheep and scorpion, etc."

"That's best!"

Liu Yifei smiled and said: "I am from Jiangcheng, Hubei Province, and I can eat spicy food very much."

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

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

"Okay, it's quite a chat."

Li Yi smiled and praised.

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up: "Can you speak Jiangcheng dialect?"

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

In the imperial dining room, there were people from all over the world, and every place had a dialect. Li Yi had been here for a long time, and he could learn a few words.

"sharp."

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

Wu Kaiyuan asked Li Yi curiously: "What do you mean by what you just said?"

Li Yi explained: "Man Liao Pai means very capable, not procrastinating, and very refreshing."

"Oh! That's true! Yifei is indeed quite a talker."

Wu Kaiyuan laughed and said: "Okay! In that case, we welcome Yifei to join us for dinner!"

"welcome!"

The surrounding staff cheered and were excited.

"Li Yi, are you coming too?"

Liu Yifei invited Li Yi.

"Can."

Li Yi did not refuse.

With Liu Yifei joining us for dinner, no one had any intention of working anymore.

After hastily tidying up, we explained to the workers the areas for rectification, and everyone left the set.

After going out and getting on the program team's bus, everyone headed towards Guijie Street.

Guijie is the most famous food street in Beijing.

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

When everyone from the program team came to Guijie Street, it was already lunch time. Not only was the street crowded with people, but there were also long queues in front of the restaurants.

Walking through the crowds, Liu Yifei's outstanding appearance attracted countless eyeballs.

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

Most people are relatively conservative in character and do not dare to come up to talk easily.

But I still have the courage to stand far away and take out my phone to take some photos.

Along the way, when many passers-by saw Liu Yifei, they were stunned for a moment as if they had been slapped, and then they hurriedly took out their mobile phones and took pictures of her.

Liu Yifei did not wear a mask or sunglasses.

She didn't care at all when she was being photographed by her mobile phone one after another.

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

Li Yi walked not far away from her and was photographed in many profile photos.

But he is also the one who runs his own live broadcast, and he doesn't care about it.

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

"Well…"

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

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

Hearing this, Li Yi shook his head slightly.

Liu Yifei happened to look towards him and saw him shaking his head, so she curiously asked: "Li Yi, is she right?"

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

"What do you mean by right or wrong? Are you playing riddles?"

Liu Yifei was amused by him.

Li Yi explained: "In ancient times, there were only two ghost markets in the capital, the north and the south. The south market was in the east small market outside Chongwenmen, which is now Dongxiao City.

The North Market was first located along the river northeast of Deshengmen Bridge, and later it was located at 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 come you know the capital so well?"

"Read more books."

Li Yi smiled, then raised his finger to point to a huge bronze Gui at the street entrance, and explained: "The Gui is an ancient Chinese utensil for holding food. It was popular from the Shang Dynasty to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is a symbolic utensil of China's bronze civilization.

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

Therefore, in ancient times, there was a saying that "the emperor uses nine cauldrons and eight gui".

This means that the food for the emperor’s banquet must be served in Jiuding and Bagui.

From the emperor down, the number decreases step by step.

The princes have seven tripods and six guis, the great officials have five tripods and four guis, the Yuanshi have three tripods and two guis, and the lowest level has only one tripod and no gui.

Of course, ordinary people have neither a tripod nor a Gui to eat.

Therefore, if we understand it literally, the name of this street Guijie means to eliminate class restrictions and treat all visitors equally."

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

Liu Yifei seemed to understand but not quite.

"Normally, most people don't care about this. Only we 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 our ancestors!"

Wu Kaiyuan looked at the huge bronze Bo Gui and sighed: "This big guy is probably worth a lot of money, right?"

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

Li Yi glanced at the female staff member and explained: "But it is correct to say that it was adapted from a ghost street.

This street was originally called Dongzhimen Nei Street, but locals in Beijing are accustomed 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, when it was called Chongrenmen.

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 it was also called wooden door among the people.

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

However, 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. This place was the first to become popular, so it became very popular and prosperous.

Later, people named this place Ghost Street based on the meaning of the ghost market where business was done at night in ancient times.

Later, it was changed to Guijie Street."

Hearing Li Yi's explanation, the staff member suddenly realized: "So that's it! I always thought it was because this was a ghost market in the past."

"There has never been a ghost market here."

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

Only the catering business has gained a 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 restaurant owner has no choice but to stay open until night!"

Li Yi smiled and said: "At that time, there were no places for late-night snacks in the capital, so this place gradually became popular."

"How come you know everything?"

Liu Yifei was amazed and then asked curiously: "Then do you know what is the most delicious here?"

"Don't ask me about this, they should all know."

Li Yi looked at everyone in the program group.

Wu Kaiyuan and the others answered in unison without even thinking about it: "Spicy crayfish!"
Chapter completed!