Chapter 50 postscript

"Old Glutton Essay" will be published by Sanlian Bookstore soon.As an essay on diet, it is included in the group of books in the Tripitaka, which is both joyful and apprehensive. If readers still find it readable, that is the greatest gratification. It is a great honor for senior Chengji Huang to write the preface for this book.Ji Lao read the whole book from the beginning to the end, and thought it was very interesting, and it aroused a lot of memories of the past. Ji Lao modestly said that he added some "seasoning" to it, but I thought it was really a deep-seated talk.In addition, Ji Lao also corrected several fallacies in the book.I remember that day when I went to get the preface, he told me that "Hua Palace" was opened after "New Moon", and it was at the original site of "New Moon", not at the same time.If I make corrections in the manuscript, the preface can be deleted.After I came back, I thought about it over and over again, and I still kept both the mistakes in the article and the original appearance of Ji Lao’s preface.In doing so, one is out of respect for the predecessors, and the other is to make readers see the gap in knowledge between the later learners and the seniors.By the way, I would like to say a few more words. There are many anecdotal articles nowadays. Most of the content is copied or heard, and it is inevitable to spread falsehoods and spread falsehoods.In the writing of "Old Glutton Essays", although I took this as a warning and was extra cautious, there were still mistakes similar to the opening time of "New Moon" and "Hua Palace" and the origin of the title "Box Dish".Therefore, keeping the original text and Ji Lao's right and wrong, as a reference, can always be used as a lesson, and I would like to encourage readers.

At the same time, I would like to express my gratitude to senior Chang'an for his willingness to sign this book.