In the area of my hometown, the processing conditions were limited in the old days, and every household in the village was popular to mill wheat kernels, mill grain rice, and mill noodles. Every summer, every family likes to drink a soup, that is, wheat kernel soup.
Speaking of Mai Rentang, it is said that Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor, ran all the way to avoid Wang Mang's new government pursuit and killing, hiding, and I don't know how long he ran to a small village. On this day, the weather was hot, hungry and hungry, faltering, tired of walking, sitting on the stones by the side of the path to rest. Raising his hand to make a distant move, looking into the distance, he saw a family a few miles away, there was smoke from the chimney, at this time Liu Xiu was hungry, and his heart was secretly happy, so he quickened his pace and set off.
In the area of my hometown, the processing conditions were limited in the old days, and every household in the village was popular to mill wheat kernels, mill grain rice, and mill noodles. Every summer, every family likes to drink a soup, that is, wheat kernel soup.
Speaking of Mai Rentang, it is said that Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor, ran all the way to avoid Wang Mang's new government pursuit and killing, hiding, and I don't know how long he ran to a small village. On this day, the weather was hot, hungry and hungry, faltering, tired of walking, sitting on the stones by the side of the path to rest. Raising his hand to make a distant move, looking into the distance, he saw a family a few miles away, there was smoke from the chimney, at this time Liu Xiu was hungry, and his heart was secretly happy, so he quickened his pace and set off.
It's too late, it's fast, three steps and two steps, to this house. Not long after knocking on the firewood door, the small door of the firewood courtyard opened, and out came an old woman, about 60 years old. Liu Xiu explained her intentions, the old woman saw that Liu Xiu's clothes were worn out, and her straw shoes were worn, but her face was beautiful, there was a bit of nobility between her eyebrows, her nose was straight and her mouth was square, her ear beads were round, she was more than eight feet tall, and she was carrying a coarse cloth pocket, humble and courteous, not like a villain, so she let Liu Xiu into the small courtyard to rest.
The old woman asked Liu Xiu to go to the stone well platform at home to wash with well water and let him enter the hut. Ask where Liu Xiu's hometown is? Why are you here? Liu Xiu, because he was hiding from Wang Mang's pursuit and killing, did not tell the truth, saying that his parents died at a young age, and he did not want to fall into the middle of the family, so he asked for food for a living, and went to his relatives to seek a way to survive. The old woman saw that Liu Xiu was polite and said the truth, but did not add cross-examination in detail. Seeing that Liu Xiu was hungry and hungry, the old woman brought freshly made wheat kernel soup and flapjacks from her stove to eat with Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu did not push at this time, he was weak, seeing the soup like seeing the life-saving soup of the gods, three mouthfuls and two bites, with this flapjack, drink and eat it all in a while. The old woman saw that the young man was not lightly hungry, so she brought another bowl, Liu Xiu did not push, and the second bowl was also drunk. At this time, Liu Xiu was energetic and energetic, like a seedling after rain, full of energy. When the old woman saw that the young man did not seem to be full, she returned to the stove and brought the third bowl of wheat kernel soup to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu was too hungry and drank the third bowl. Liu Xiu secretly thought, at this time, the food and soup are full, I can't stay for a long time, and when I ascend the throne in the future, I will thank the old man generously. So he took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to the old woman, saying that if there was a great hardship, and he became rich after surrendering, he would come to repay it, and bowed down and bowed to the thanks. The old woman took the jade pei in her hand, stunned, and did not know how to be good. At this time, Liu Xiu got up to bid farewell to the old woman, and instantly disappeared into the village.
For many years, Liu Xiu rode an ox to fight in Wancheng, fought Kunyang, and set the capital Luoyang. Da Deng's throne, every time he misses the taste of that wheat kernel soup. Therefore, the whole country recruited famous cooks to enter the palace to be the imperial chefs, cooking gourmet food and the imperial meal Mai Ren soup. After the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu tasted it, he did not have the taste of wheat kernel soup of that year, so he hacked and killed an unknown number of court cooks. The poor and unknown imperial chef lost his life because of a bowl of wheat kernel soup.
On this day, Emperor Guangwu came down to the dynasty, thinking of the old woman who used to make wheat kernel soup, so he ordered the palace to send a servant to the people to visit the old woman in private. After visiting, the messenger learned that the old woman had been dead for many years. So the son of the family followed the messenger to the palace, met with the emperor of the long live of the dynasty, presented the jade pei entrusted by the old woman on her deathbed, and personally cooked wheat kernel soup for the emperor. Liu Xiu took the jade pei and couldn't help but think back to the teary-eyed mother-in-law back then. After tasting the wheat kernel soup, Banzai Ye asked: This soup does not have the clear, sweet, sweet and fragrant that he drank back then? The old woman's son replied: Long live your position today, honored by thousands of people under the whole world, enjoy delicious food every day, and taste the sea every day, where can you taste the taste of the wheat kernel soup that you slept in the rough and hungry at noon? Therefore, the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu suddenly repented and made the old woman the Lady of the Command, and her son and descendants inherited the throne and remained in the palace to serve as an attendant. The small village was named Mai Rendian at that time, and Mai Zidian (now belongs to the place name of Sheqi County and Tanghe County), and the story of Wang Mang and Liu Xiu is still circulating in his hometown.
To make wheat kernel soup, first rinse the milled wheat kernels (i.e. peeled kernels) and soak for two hours. Boil water in a pot, add wheat kernels, peanut rice. After simmering for two hours on high heat, the wheat kernels bloom, the rice grains are full, the soup is slightly reddish, and there is a light fragrance of wheat and peanut kernels. Put a bowl, taste it lightly, sweet to relieve the heat, sweet and fragrant to quench thirst, can't help but chew it carefully. When you think about it, this wheat soup is also a delicacy that Banzai Ye tasted back then.
A bowl of Mai Ren soup tells the story of how many generations of Nanyang people have passed down the praise of Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu; a bowl of wheat kernel soup, which has been a delicacy with a history of more than 1,800 years; A bowl of wheat kernel soup carries this many vicissitudes and thick Nanyang local culture.