舅舅是个嗜辣的人,他可以默不作声地消灭一碗切碎的小米辣,只要一点儿陈醋和盐来调味;或者用油辣椒把一碗清汤面变成红汤面;又或者把烤串在辣椒碟子中深深地蘸两下。每每这时,外婆就会在旁边忍不住地唠叨:“吃那么多辣椒,胃都烧坏了。”还好,在我目击的这三十年里,舅舅的胃从来没有坏过,但是外婆的唠叨也从来没有停止过。后来,我连年在云贵川的山沟里面活动,辣椒也成了不可或缺的调味料。试想一下,在云蒸雾绕的山沟里 Uncle is a spicy person, he can silently destroy a bowl of chopped millet spicy, as long as a little vinegar and salt to season; or oil bowl of broth to turn a bowl of red noodles into soup; or the skewers Dip deep in pepper plate. Whenever this time, the grandmother will be unable to nagging beside: “eat so many peppers, the stomach is burned.” Fortunately, in my thirty years witnessed, my uncle’s stomach has never been worse , But grandmother nagging never stopped. Later, I year after year activities in the ravines of Yunnan and Guizhou, pepper has become an indispensable seasoning. Imagine, in the cloud steaming fog around the valley