Why are Nanjing people called radishes?

Once upon a time, there were so-called "three more" in Nanjing, that is, there were many donkeys, many gods with big feet, and many hualing platforms in Danding. "Sanduo" does not include many radishes. But Nanjing's radish can be said to be a specialty that is inferior to other places. It's huge, sweet and solid. Nanjing people love to eat radishes, and they don't deny it. A typical example is Ye Lingfeng, a famous modern writer. He is from Nanjing and has written many articles, but all of them refer to Nanjing people. What kind of human code is contained here? In a sense, this probably refers to the simplicity of Nanjing people; But in another sense, it may also refer to the Mu Na and stupidity of Nanjing people. . It is said that there is a folklore in Nanjing. In the past, landlords charged tenants rent and laughed at them as "big radishes" growing in the fields. When this story spread, Nanjing people got this nickname. This nickname, if understood from the front, is a compliment. Gu Jieyuan, an Amin scholar, said in Hakka Dialect: "The customs in the south are the most mellow." This inspector Liu is from Nanjing and speaks Nanjing dialect. This language is not very good now except for the old Nanjing people in the south of the city. At that time, we all thought that Liu Ziyun was a "Lickitung" and had a bad impression. "I once read the book" Beijing Dialect "written by Yao Ying during the Republic of China, focusing on anecdotes about Nanjing. One of the words describing an old lady in Nanjing shows the flavor of Nanjing dialect incisively and vividly: "you are such a harmful dead girl!" Last time you were a dead girl, you really did a lot of harm. I don't know anything about what to choose "pot cover" (national generation) and "bowl cover" Who knows to choose Zhang San and Li Si? Now there is a new trick, and it is necessary to choose "donkey tail" (legislator). What the hell! "If you say this quip in old Nanjing, it will make people laugh. In the book "Beijing Dialect", the author also wrote that a Nanjing native was at a loss when he saw the police, just waiting for training, and called him "a rustic Nanjing native". Is this a visual interpretation of Nanjing Radish? In fact, Nanjing people's "reality" and their "timidity" are opposites and complementary. An aggressive and condescending Nanjing person may instantly become a pool of mud and a bear. I saw it with my own eyes. Chen Kangqi of A Qing Dynasty recorded in Volume I of "The First Pen of Moon Hee before Lang Dynasty" that during the Xianfeng period, the Taiping Army marched from Wuchang to Nanjing, and it was sweeping all the way. And "Jinling is surrounded by dragons and tigers. In less than half a year, it was photographed by Yifengmen Mine. The thief was supposed to be a fake capital, and he couldn't stop it for more than ten years. Liuhe county, Jiangsu province, a secluded city by the river, is alone among thieves, fighting martial law in hundreds of battles and repeatedly destroying opera bandits. Therefore, there are rumors that "paper paste Nanjing City, iron casting Liuhe County". Liuhe county is a small county, which is now under the jurisdiction of Nanjing. The small Liuhe County is actually "cast of iron", but the open Nanjing City is "papery". Of course, there are various reasons why we can't study them in detail, but the difference of human nature cannot but be one of many reasons. There have always been two sayings about Nanjing people: "smoke water in the Six Dynasties" and "Nanjing radish". The former means a state of leisure, and the wind in the forest is peaceful and contented, and does not compete with the world. The latter is a completely different situation. Few people talk about these two different natures of Nanjing people together. A few years ago, Zhejiang People's Publishing House published Ye's book Nanjing People, including an article called Six Dynasties People and Nanjing Radish. This seems to be the first time to talk about the two personalities of Nanjing people in an article, trying to find out what is the connection between them. There is a funny anecdote in the article, which needs to be relayed first: after the Anti-Japanese War, Nanjing recruited city flowers, and some people mentioned plum blossoms, some people mentioned begonia, and some people mentioned cherry blossoms, each holding its own opinion and unable to agree. Suddenly it was suggested that the representative of Nanjing was not a flower, but a "big radish"! I don't know what the result will be, but I think there is probably no result. The view of "Nanjing Radish" in the book is this: Many people can't help shaking their heads when talking about the stupidity of Nanjing people, and they call Nanjing a radish. Nanjing radish doesn't matter whether it is praised or criticized. It is a documentary. Radish is the best way to describe Nanjing people. People in Nanjing will never be smart. No one can tell where this allusion came from. Although it has been verified that there are indeed big radishes in Nanjing in history, from the perspective of eating, what Nanjing people like to eat, no matter in the past or now, is very small radishes. The author thinks that "Nanjing radish" is a mockery of Nanjing people. Because the results of the public opinion survey conducted in Nanjing show that most people think that "Nanjing radish" means "simplicity", "enthusiasm" and "conservatism". In other words, "Nanjing radish" means "sincerity". In fact, that is to say, most people think that "Nanjing radish" is a title that praises more and belittles less. The author further pointed out: "Nanjing radish, in a sense, is a remnant of the spirit of the Six Dynasties, that is, the so-called" diners and bartenders have smoke and water from the Six Dynasties. " Free and sloppy, doing things in no hurry, this leisure is left by the ancestors. " He thinks that "Nanjing radish" is a bit slow in many things: it can't be said that Nanjing people are indifferent to money, and no one will hold a grudge against money. It can only be said that Nanjing is a city that is unlikely to seize opportunities. In this city, there are more people who are not very good at seizing opportunities. I hope Nanjing people don't get angry when they see this. However, if they get angry so easily, they are not "big radishes".