In the Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan was in an official position and was demoted to Yan 'an as a company commander because of power rape.
Yan 'an is located at the junction of Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia Dynasty. The two countries have been fighting for years, talking while playing, and there is no peace all the time.
In Yan 'an, the yellow sand is rolling all day, not to mention that the crops are not growing well and it is difficult to draw water, not to mention the constant harassment of the enemy. When Fan Zhongyan took office in Yan 'an, he took four big bags with him, which others thought were the company commander's four-season clothes. In fact, Fan Zhongyan is a man of heart. The four bags are filled with vegetables, beans, pens, ink, paper, inkstones and books.
As soon as Fan Zhongyan arrived in Yan 'an, he mobilized soldiers to open up wasteland for farming, sowed his own seeds in the loess, tried to kill the enemy and gathered the farmers scattered in the ravine. Today's Ansai and Taiping villages were established at that time.
Everything comes to him who waits, and Master Fan takes the lead. After two years of hard work, not only the border defense has been consolidated, but the people's lives have also gradually improved, and Xixia never dared to act rashly again.
This year, it is the time when cattle and sheep are fat and millet is yellow. The Lord of Xixia sent a letter to Lord Fan, proposing to visit the newly-built pagoda in Yan 'an. In the letter, I specifically stated that I will bring dry food and will never disturb the people. Adult Fan is very welcome to visit Xixia. He just took this opportunity to mend fences with Xixia, and wrote back to welcome him.
When the Lord of Xixia kingdom visited Yan 'an, the whole city was decorated with lights and decorations, and Adult Fan went out to meet him personally.
The guests went into town without even taking a sip of tea. Master Fan went to the camp outside the city to pay a return visit. He saw cooking in the tent. Besides mutton and beef, there is a big piece of green vegetables. I didn't know it was the favorite wild vegetable of Xixia people until I asked.
Master Fan talked about his favorite broad bean when he was chatting with the Lord of Xixia Kingdom, saying that broad bean was planted in the south of the Yangtze River, and now it can be planted in Yan 'an. Green broad beans are tender, smooth and delicious, while old broad beans can be fried and eaten. Xixia kingdom immediately asked to see what broad beans looked like.
The Lord looked at the broad bean and wanted to eat it, but he had something to say in advance, so it was not convenient to say it. Master Fan saw through each other's thoughts and immediately asked his men to bring a bucket of broad bean petals. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty likes wild vegetables, and Ben Shuai likes broad beans. In order to combine your hobbies with mine, why not combine two things in one dish and see how they taste? " The Lord of Xixia was overjoyed: Lord Meng Fan won't stop, please try!
Master Fan asked his men to burn wild vegetables with broad bean petals, which was full of fragrance. When eating, Xixia kingdom was full of praise: wonderful, it can be called the first dish in the world! Master Fan said: Such a good dish is a combination of Han and Fan, so it tastes delicious! Emperor Xixia said happily: this is a combination of two good things, and the Han family will live a happy life if they live in harmony!
Master Fan has been guarding Yan 'an for many years, and the border is peaceful. Xixia surrendered to DaSong. Later, because of his advanced age, Fan Zhongyan returned to Suzhou to spend his old age and brought back wild vegetables. Nowadays, broad beans and wild vegetables are widely planted in rural areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. When people eat mustard bean soup, they think of Fan Zhongyan.