The related deeds of Zhujiajiao Apo Zongzi

Zongzi is one of the main specialties in Zhujiajiao ancient town. The zongzi here is different from other places. They are all slender heads and tied up with straw. Shortly after the opening of the ancient town, many tourists found an old woman in the ancient town and her special zongzi, which became famous for a time. Today, the grandmother has passed away, but the "grandmother zongzi" has stayed, and there are even 18 special "grandmother zongzi" shops in the ancient town. One of the shops not only sold more than ten times as much as other shops, but even competed in dislocation, creating its own brand on the basis of "Grandma Zongzi", further continuing the legend of that old grandmother.

Sheng Lingfang, who is in her forties, is not too old, but she is also an "old Zhujiajiao". This "daughter of an ancient town" who was born and raised in Zhujiajiao since childhood is familiar with almost every corner of Zhujiajiao. As an adult, Sheng Lingfang never left Zhujiajiao. It can be said that after graduating from Zhujiajiao Shijie Middle School, Sheng Lingfang has witnessed the protection and development of the ancient town for more than 1 years and the earth-shaking changes that followed. Backed by the ancient town, she also broke out her own "Zongzi" career.

In fact, Sheng Lingfang has experienced ups and downs for more than 1 years. After graduating from junior high school, she first worked as an apprentice in Zhujiajiao Micro Motor Factory for four years, then worked in Dianhu Guest House in Zhujiajiao, and worked as a foreman in Shenxiang Jinhu Hotel for two years ten years later. In 1999, the development of the ancient town aroused her entrepreneurial enthusiasm. In the spring of that year, she rented a storefront under the two ancient ginkgo trees in the ancient town and opened a snack shop. Two years later, her dessert shop began to specialize in making zongzi.

At that time, she invited her sister's mother-in-law into the shop. At first, she just wanted the old man who had wrapped zongzi for most of her life to be a contemporary spokesperson for her "grandmother zongzi". But unexpectedly, the old man's craftsmanship is amazing. She is a native of Nanxiang Village, Zhujiajiao, and her name is Wu Apo. When she arrived at the store, she was already in her early 7s, but her body was still strong. From the wrapping and burning of zongzi to the materials and formula, Wu Apo has her own set. Soon, the zongzi made by Wu Apo made consumers truly feel the "innocence" of Zhujiajiao zongzi: so fragrant, so waxy and so delicious.

On the basis of Wu Apo's formula, Sheng Lingfang made bold innovations. According to the taste of modern people, she made timely modifications to strictly control the proportion of lean meat and fat in the dumpling stuffing. When cooking, in order to make the dumplings really waxy but not rotten, she insisted on cooking them in cold water, and each pot of dumplings must be cooked for 8 hours. She also insisted on injecting her own characteristics into the brand, and launched the brand of "Ginkgo tree granny Zongzi", and her reputation is getting louder and louder. In 24, a zongzi merchant in the urban area found Sheng Lingfang and wanted to wholesale her zongzi. First, she put in one clip (8 in each clip) and two clips, and later she even put in 1, a day. Because of the large amount of food, the businessman came up with the idea of keeping fertilizer and water from flowing out and starting his own factory to wrap zongzi, which was quickly put into action. After more than a year, the factory finally closed down, because the dumplings made in the factory lost the unique flavor of "Ginkgo tree granny dumplings". He finally found Sheng Lingfang again and asked for her zongzi again. From the beginning of the business, only a few were sold every day, and now thousands can be sold every day at the peak. The small zongzi made the daughter of Guzhen Sheng Lingfang gain a success and joy.