According to legend, when Qianlong came to Luxi County, Xiangxi, he had eaten in this shop named Zhang. The shop is in a remote place, and it is dusk, so there is no food to cook. The shopkeeper had to kill his old hen, take out the crispy rice that had been dried and collected for famine, and pour the marinade cooked in chicken soup on the fried crispy rice. There was a loud noise in the shop, and the crispy rice was fragrant. It is rare in the world to taste it carefully and even praise it for its crispy and delicious taste.
When Qianlong asked what this dish was, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "My Lord doesn't know. This dish is called' Thunder on the Flat Land'. " Ganlong nodded and praised: "Boss, this dish is the first in Jiangnan."
After eating, Qianlong's interest did not decrease, and he asked, "Was that shop once famous?" The shopkeeper replied, "The small shop in Shan Ye has no name!" Ganlong glanced at the basket on the ground and said with a smile, "The store will not be anonymous for such a good dish, so it is called' basket picker'.