人人都知道,粽子是楚人为保全屈原遗体,吸引蛟龙来吃“素”而创制的。 而湖州的“诸老大粽子”,则是为赌客设计的。据说旧时湖州人富庶,暮则以麻将消夜,赢者买宵夜以饷输者。有诸老大者,于戌时挑一担粽子出门,在街头巷尾叫卖:“火腿粽子！”那火腿实际上是精肉加烧酒。赌室的窗子打开了,吊下了一只篮子,内有几文钱。诸老大收下钱,放几子粽子进去, Everyone knows that the dumplings are made by the Chu people for preserving the body of Quyuan and attracting the dragon to eat “vegetarian”. Huzhou’s “big boss dumplings”, it is designed for gamblers. It is said that the old rich in Huzhou, Ma twilight at night, the winner to buy supper to pay the losers. There are the boss, pick a dumpling in Xu Xu go out, selling in the streets: “Ham dumplings!” That ham is actually fine meat plus shochu. The window in the gambling room was opened, a basket was hoisted, and there was money in it. Boss accept the money, put a few dumplings into it,