Chapter 36 Hotan Rose
The weather is good today, the sky is blue and cloudless.—
Cai Hongming walked for a while and immediately threw the idea that the most distinctive snack here was kebabs, pilaf rice, and rice sausages into the sky.
He felt that everything here was very distinctive and full of charming ethnic customs. Although there were ethnic minorities in Gulang, the atmosphere was definitely not as strong as here.
While walking and looking, he found that someone was selling roasted eggs and roast duck eggs. The Uyghur vendors wrapped the eggs and duck eggs in soil, and then put them in a homemade oven to roast them. The eggs became cooked in a while, and a faint egg fragrance drifted out of the roasted soil, and the greedy people swallowed their saliva.
Although it felt good, Cai Hongming and others did not come forward to try it. Even if you eat eggs at home, you can eat eggs here, which is too unstyle.
There was a roasted pumpkin next to it. The pumpkin was curled up and spit out aromas. Cai Hongming and others had never eaten this thing, and Shi Wan'er didn't. So they bought some to taste it. The taste was still pumpkin, but the method of making it was different. Cai Hongming felt that he was losing money after eating it. The taste of this broken pumpkin was not worth the money at all.
Going further forward, there is a stall selling kebabs. I haven't eaten it for a long time. I smelled it a little greedy.
Cai Hongming walked over and planned to buy a few skewers to try the taste, but was pulled away by Shi Wan'er.
When I left the stall selling mutton skewers, I realized that it was his second uncle's friend who asked them to leave. He said that the mutton skewers at that stall were not delicious and expensive, so he slaughtered them, such unfamiliar foreigners. Akibig called the guy who came to lead the way, Juma. He was also a Tajikian and often wandered around the market, so he was very familiar with it.
After walking for a while, Juma recommended a stall of kebabs to them, saying that they were delicious and cheap.
Cai Hongming bought a few skewers to try, and the taste was really good, so let everyone try it. For a moment, everyone ate the corners of their mouths, and when they left, they were holding a skewer and biting leisurely. Not far from selling kewers, there was a barbecue bun on the side of the road. The boss was skillful in his technique. He wrapped a bun every second and then baked it on a homemade oven. It was cooked in a short while, and a scent of meat came out.
Cai Hongming had never eaten this thing. He bought some and tasted it with everyone.
Well... the taste is so good. The skin is thin and the filling is fresh. With a slight bite, the thick soup inside will flow out. Take a sip and it tastes so fresh that it can swallow your tongue into your stomach.
Then, there were several stalls selling baked naan, and there were also snacks such as noodles, lungs, goat belly and other snacks beside the baking naan. Seeing something that they had never eaten before, Cai Hongming bought some and tried it one by one. After a while, their stomachs were full and supported. Shi Wan'er touched her slightly bulging belly, frowned, and complained angrily that Cai Hongming asked her to eat too much. What if she gained weight this time?
Cai Hongming rolled his eyes when he heard this. When he was eating thin-skinned baked buns, he didn't know who said it was delicious, and he even snatched it from him.
However, women have always been known for being unreasonable and willful, and they dare not speak back, so as not to call for a storm-like blow. Sometimes men are really in trouble, but at this time, just think about the happy time you enjoy at night, you will forget all these worries.
Walking past the food-selling place, they came to the street selling goods.
The most popular shops on the street are Hotan silk and carpets with a strong national atmosphere. Cai Hongming liked it very much, so he discussed with Shi Wan'er to buy some when he went back to the floor. In response, Shi Wan'er expressed no objection, and even came forward with the owner to ask about the carpet patterns. If Cai Hongming hadn't pulled her away in time, she would have bargained with others. From this point, it can be proved that shopping with women is indeed a terrible thing.
In addition to selling silk carpets, the shops here also sell handicrafts with ethnic characteristics.
When he walked over and came to the end, Cai Hongming found two Uyghur people sitting there holding a bizarre wooden wine pot two meters tall, holding a bizarre-shaped wooden wine pot in the flowers. I don’t know what he was doing?
Cai Hongming didn't understand it, so he went up to ask. He knew a little Uyghur language, and it was not a problem to communicate with Uyghur people. After asking, he realized that they were selling rose wine. He had also drunk rose wine, and he didn't know how the two of them sold, so he planned to buy it and have a look.
When the Uyghurs who were originally sitting on the ground heard that he was going to buy wine, they immediately stood up, enthusiastically took out a small bowl from the side, and carefully poured out a bowl of wine from the wine pot for him.
The rose wine is mellow and fragrant, with a rich rose fragrance, and a scent that leaves a scent. Cai Hongming asked Shi Wan'er and Ji Dong to drink it, and he had made up his mind that the things he brought back must include rose wine produced in Hotan.
In fact, Hotan not only produces jade, but also produces roses.
In Hotan, rose cultivation has a history of more than two thousand years.
Roses have always been regarded as the emblem of love. It is said that in Greek mythology, when Venus, the goddess who controls love and beauty was born, the gods created this rose that represents love and beauty. People have always believed that roses come from the West. In fact, roses are not Western flowers, and their hometown is China. Roses are available in most parts of my country and there are many varieties. However, in terms of the quality of "rose", the wide-thorn roses belonging to Hotan are the most.
Wide thorn rose, commonly known as "pink rose".
On the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, there are many pink roses wild. Pink roses only bloom once a year. Because they grow in the desert and are watered by the melting snow water from Kunlun Mountain, they have different qualities from other roses. Their fragrance is pure, rich and natural. In Hotan, every time the rose blooms in May, locals will pick the wild roses back, either make them into flower tea, rose sauce, or make them into wine and drink.
This natural rose flower tea is gentle in nature and is said to relieve emotions, replenish blood and qi, eliminate fatigue, and improve physical fitness. It has a conditioning effect on the liver and stomach, and has the effect of beautifying the skin. Drinking regularly can remove dark spots on the skin and make the skin whiter and natural.
The rose wine it makes has a natural flavor, which is completely different from the wine made of roses sold on the market.
After drinking rose wine, Cai Hongming and others continued to move forward.
After a walk around, they found that there were a wide range of items sold inside, whether it was cuisine with local characteristics, or various famous drinks, dried fruits, medicinal supplements, gold and stone carvings, ceramic lacquerware and famous department stores from all over the country. Of course, there are also many tourism products, such as Hetian jade, Hetian silk, Hetian carpet, rose wine, Hetian flower hat, ethnic medicine, ethnic knife and so on.
Cai Hongming and others had to stay here for a few days, so they didn't buy anything. They just wrote down what they wanted to buy in their hearts and came to buy it when they were about to go back.
After a day off, I have to go up the mountain to dig jade tomorrow, and I can't have anything in my hands. Therefore, Cai Hongming asked the horse to take them to the largest outdoor supplies store in the city. Because many people dream of getting rich overnight, they all went to the mountain to pick jade, which required some outdoor supplies, so a large number of outdoor supplies stores were born in Hotan.
This time, Cai Hongming wanted to dig while playing. It was considered luck to be able to dig, but it didn't matter if he didn't.
So I bought a lot of equipment like going out for a picnic, such as tents, sleeping bags, folding pots, folding chairs, etc., and bought food for people and animals in the market for a few days. It seemed that I really planned to stay in the mountains for a few days.
After they moved the things back, Akibig was stunned. What's going on? Are you really planning to settle down in the mountains? (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster! u
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