What are the cultural stories about yellow rice wine?

Wang Huizhi is the fifth son of Wang Xizhi. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, scholars advocated binge drinking, and so did Wang Huizhi. Therefore, he soon gave up Guangdong and retired to Yin Shan. One night when it snowed heavily, he woke up and ordered his family to open the door to drink. While drinking, he looked at the distance, only to see a piece of white, "white everywhere." "Because of hesitation", I recited Zuo Si's poem "Introduction" and suddenly thought of the famous contemporary Dai Kui. Dai Kui is Diane's way. According to the Book of Jin, he was "little learned, good at talking, good at writing articles, able to play the piano, painting and calligraphy, and skillful in other arts", "unhappy in the world, he often entertained himself with piano books" and "moved to Huiji County (now Sheng County). Yinshan and Shanxian are far apart, with 100 miles upstream. Wang Huizhi took a boat overnight, and it took him a day to reach Dai Kui's home. But at this moment, he suddenly stopped. He didn't come in, but turned back. Someone asked him, why didn't you come to me after all your hard work? He said frankly, "I came here to eat and drink, but now I am exhausted and have no interest." Why do I have to see Dai Kui? " This is the story of "Visiting Dai on a Snowy Night" that has been circulating for thousands of years.

Mr. Baima Lake and Shaoxing Old Wine

Xia Gaizun, Liu Dongyu, Zhu Ziqing, Zhu Guangqian and other famous people in Baima Lake had the habit of "drinking together" when they were in chunhui middle school. They don't like white wine and only drink Shaoxing old wine. Later, these celebrities went to Shanghai one after another to establish "Lida Academy", and they still inherited the habit of "gathering wine" by Baima Lake. After the opening of Ming Kai Bookstore, the "Ming Kai Reception" was simply set up, and the conditions for joining the club were defined: you must have the ability to drink five kilograms of Shaoxing rice at a time before you can join the club. At that time, Feng Zikai, Ye Shengtao and Zhang, the owner of Zhenghe Bookstore, all met the membership requirements and were elected. This cocktail party is held once a week, and many matters such as drafting, editing, publishing and exhibition are reached at this cocktail party.

On one occasion, Feng Zikai's student Qian Jun wanted to join the club, but he could only drink three and a half pounds of Shaoxing wine. Boss Zhang simply disagreed, but the old man kindly advised: "Your initiative to ask for membership is worth encouraging, and the scale can be slightly relaxed. Make a 30% discount! " In the voice of people urging them to strive for the standard, Qian Jun finally broke into the meeting place and lived up to expectations. He will soon be able to drink five kilograms of Shaoxing wine.

According to Mr. Bai Ma Hu, a literary and art personage in Taiwan Province Province, Feng Zikai went to Taiwan Province Province on 1948 and held a solo exhibition with bookstore owner Zhang in Taipei Zhongshan Hall. The writer Xie Bingying suggested that he settle in Taiwan Province province. Feng Zikai said, "Taiwan Province is wonderful. It is really a beautiful treasure island, with spring-like seasons and strong humanistic feelings. Just the lack of a condition is the main reason why I can't settle down. " Xie Bingying asked, "What conditions?" Feng Zikai only replied in one sentence: "There is no Shaoxing wine!" It attracted a burst of laughter from people around.

This is no joke, because in the early days of Taiwan's recovery, with Chen Yi's Zhejiang and Jiangsu gangs going to Taiwan Province Island, out of the need of dinner and life, several far-sighted Shaoxing wine brewers began to produce Shaoxing old wine in Taiwan Province Province, filling the gap that Taiwan Province Province did not produce Shaoxing old wine. But the quality is too poor. How bad is it? According to Mr. Chen Xing's recollection, Feng Zikai could not bear not to drink Shaoxing wine soon after he arrived in Taiwan Province Province, so he wrote to Hu Zhijun, a student in Shanghai, saying that everything was fine in Taiwan Province Province, but "the only fly in the ointment is that the wine here is too bad to be catchy." Hu Zhijun got the message and immediately bought two jars of Shaoxing "Huadiao" wine in Shanghai, which was sent to Taiwan Province Province with the ship. This coke broke the teacher, so Feng Zikai hosted a banquet in Taibei, which made old friends and new acquaintances in Baima Lake, Taiwan Province Province addicted to alcohol. This wine story is still a much-told story for people who live in Taiwan Province Province and are related to Baima Lake.

Cai Yuanpei: Wine is a must for every meal.

Cai Yuanpei, a famous educator in modern times, was born and raised in Shaoxing. He was deeply impressed by Shaoxing wine and had a preference for it.

According to his friend's memory, although he has worked in other places for decades, he has always maintained the living habits and hobbies he developed in his hometown since childhood. He likes Shaoxing wine and must drink it every meal. Every year, he asks his relatives and friends to buy several jars of Shaoxing wine, ready to go home to drink or treat. In addition to Shaoxing wine, Cai Yuanpei's snacks are mostly Shaoxing specialties, such as dried vegetables and thousand-mold tablets. On holidays, he also asked his relatives and friends to mail him Shaoxing new year's goods such as sauced duck, grooved chicken and dried fish. Even the hip flask he usually uses is an iron hip flask brought by Shaoxing. It is round inside and outside, with a sandwich inside, which can hold hot water and warm wine when it is cold.

Cai Yuanpei drinks every day. A friend said that he always drinks at every meal, but he is very temperate and never gets drunk. He usually pours it himself and drinks it himself, usually with two meals for the old four. The food is an ordinary home-cooked dish. He chews slowly and drinks less. On 1939, when Mr. Liu Haili visited him, he asked him if he wanted to drink every meal. Cai Yuanpei, 72, did not deny it. He told Liu Haili frankly. "Never mind, people can't help but feel sorry for themselves when they are old. This habit is hard to get rid of. I drink very little and have never been drunk. "

Cai Yuanpei is a great scholar, easy-going and gentle. He always treats people with humility and kindness. When giving a banquet, he pays attention to drinking etiquette. No matter men, women and children propose a toast to him, he will raise a glass in return. Once, one of his students accompanied Cai Yuanpei to Ningbo and stayed at a friend's house named Shi in Huanggong 'ao, Xiangshan. Historians are warm and thoughtful, and the master knows Cai Yuanpei's good wine well. Besides wine for lunch and dinner, there are also plenty of tables and drinks for breakfast. The student also loves wine, but he doesn't have the habit of drinking morning wine, so he pours his glass on the dining table to show that he doesn't drink morning wine. Afterwards, Cai Yuanpei told him that it was not good to do so and did not conform to the etiquette of the wine table. If you don't drink the host's full cup and leave it there, people will know that you don't drink morning wine and won't force you, but pouring the cup is disrespectful to the host. This is very enlightening for students. In the future, whenever others propose a toast to him, he will pay attention to etiquette and respond modestly like his teacher Cai Yuanpei.

Lu Xun: Talking about wine in the world.

Mr. Lu Xun's hometown is Shaoxing, so he naturally has special feelings for Shaoxing wine. Therefore, although Mr. Lu Xun is not addicted to alcohol, he often drinks, or makes friends and chats about alcohol. Or pour yourself a drink to express your feelings.

19 10, when Lu Xun was the superintendent of the middle school attached to Shaoxing, he often went to Taisheng Hotel to drink after school. Because the hotel is near the river, it has its own Wu Peng boat, and there are many kinds of crucian carp in the cabin. People look down from the window in the elegant room, and the crucian carp, carp and mackerel are vivid and clear at a glance. When they order food, they grab it, cook it and serve it. Fresh fish tastes delicious and unforgettable. At that time, Lu Xun's favorite seafood was steamed crucian carp. He always orders this dish when entertaining friends. Of course, Mr. Lu Xun sometimes uses wine with dried fish, sauced duck and diced chicken. He especially likes ham. 19 12 Xu Shoushang, a good friend of Lu Xun, specially asked someone to buy him wine accessories such as dried fish, sauced duck and rotten chicken from this hotel. Lu Xun was quite moved by this. Lu Xun has a famous poem "Zichao": "Want to cover from Huagai? Don't dare to turn over until you meet it. A broken hat covers the downtown, and a leaky boat carries wine. Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers, Head-bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children. Hiding in the small building was unified, and Xia Chunqiu took care of him in winter. " At the end of the poem, there is a postscript: "Duff rewards rice, idle people pump oil, and steal half a couplet to make it even, so that Mr. Yazi can correct it." It turned out that 1932, 1010.5, Yu Dafu jokingly said to him, "Have you worked hard these days?" Lu Xun said with a smile: "Yesterday, I thought of two words: look at a thousand fingers coldly and bow your head as a willing ox." I can't find a few decent sentences anymore. "Duff said," It seems that you haven't taken off your canopy yet! " Lu Xun said happily, "after listening to your words, I have two more sentences, which can form a small poem!" " "Lu Xun's Diary 10 June 12 Diary: Afternoon is a banner of Liu Yazi's book, and this banner is the self-mockery on it.

Mr. Lu Xun has many drinking poems and articles, especially the article "The Relationship between Wei and Jin Manners and Articles and Medicinal Liquor", which expounds the role of wine in the creation and psychology of the seven sages of bamboo forest in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and discusses the merits and demerits of wine, sometimes showing its sharpness, focusing on the present, criticizing the disadvantages of the times and being astute. As for Lu Xun's novels, nine times out of ten they are about wine. It can be said that the Xianheng Hotel, which is booming now, is all because of the light of Mr. Lu Xun's masterpiece. Of course, Xianheng Hotel provides an important environment for Lu Xun's novels. Mr. Lu Xun's Kong Yiji is based on his neighbor, alcoholic scholar "Meng Fuzi". In addition, there are many works by Lu Xun, such as Diary of a Madman, The True Story of Ah Q, In a Restaurant, Hometown and Blessing. People and things are all described by wine, or people write wine by things, which makes the mellow flavor of Shao wine drift from time to time in Lu Xun's works, and brought it to that specific atmosphere in the 1920s, adding some attractive charm to people. It can be said that Mr. Lu Xun did not have a profound experience of Shaoxing wine and Shaoxing wine customs, and could not paint such a vivid and realistic wine town custom map.