The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 1958 Text

Chapter 1894

The author continued to talk about the things leisurely. Anyway, the time in Shenghui Temple will be longer this year, and the plot here will proceed slowly.

The summer in my hometown is comfortable, with more rain and frequent heavy rain. Sometimes the heavy rain is too fast and too much, and there will be rain and fog, as if smoke is coming out. But the winter there is too long, and the other seasons are occupied. Unlike the local area, the four seasons are distinct, and you can feel the relatively complete changes of the four seasons, and see the gradual evolution of the climate and environment in each stage of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Although the local summer is extremely hot and long, it also occupies some time in spring and autumn, but generally not too much, and there is a sense of balance in the four seasons. The local winter is not that cold, and there is snow. Spring is comfortable, and the days of March and April in the world are full of poetry. Summer is hot, but the natural scenery is prosperous. Autumn is getting cooler, and the golden September and silver October are refreshing. The alternation of each season has a gradual change process, which is in line with the stable and solemn pattern and situation of the local area. This is quite good, and there is a sense of distinct four seasons. The individual time of the four seasons is relatively balanced and stable, and it corresponds to the solar terms more accurately.

Many local people may go to other places to travel or live during the hottest season, but they may come back often during other seasons. This place is one of the places with the most tourist attractions in the whole north. No matter how hot the sun is, many tourists will still go out and sightsee. Although the author has not traveled much in recent years, he knows that summer vacation is the peak season for tourism, and some scenic spots will be very busy.

During the peak tourist season, there are often lively scenes with people bustling around and people coming and going. Tourists are chatting, eating, drinking, having fun, shopping everywhere, and there is a strong sense of life.

The author is now thinking of some things in the past and would like to talk about some of the past. Some things have been mentioned in the previous chapters of the Star Lotus story, but I still want to talk about them again.

I used to go to the sales window outside the door of the old and famous roast duck restaurant in the local ancient street and line up to buy duck racks. At that time, I was in my twenties, which was the best time of youth. In the summer, because of the summer vacation, there are many tourists, so many scenic spots and stores have very good business. The roast duck restaurant in the ancient street will promote duck skeletons and sell duck racks outside the store. The number of braised duck hearts and duck livers is limited and may not be available, but duck skeletons are available. At that place, at the cheapest time, you can buy three roast duck racks for twenty yuan. In the past few years, the price has risen to fifteen yuan each, and there is always no stock, so the store uses them for itself.

This spring, the author sent his family to the train station, which is not far from the ancient street area, so he went to the ancient street for a walk. He saw some tourists walking with their luggage in a password box, walking around the famous local pedestrian street, and then taking their luggage to the train station to take a train.

When I went there, the store didn't have duck racks for sale. The clerk said he didn't know if they would be available in the summer. There were freshly roasted ducks at the sales counter, but the price was still very high. The plastic-wrapped gift boxes cost more than 100 yuan, and the total amount of sweet noodle sauce and noodles was only more than one kilogram. They were factory-produced cooked food products, available in large supermarkets and online shopping malls. The same product could be cheaper during promotions, perhaps by dozens of yuan, depending on whether there were any promotions.

In the summer of this year, the author may go to the ancient street attractions to have a look, maybe there will be more promotional products, this is possible. Because the author has enough living expenses in recent years, the roast duck restaurant in the suburbs sells roast duck racks, which are eight yuan each, which is already the cheapest food in that restaurant, so I haven't been to the restaurant in the ancient street to buy roast duck racks for several years. That area is quite far from the suburbs, and it takes three or four hours to go back and forth.

I remember that at that time, around 10 a.m., duck racks were sold at the window of the building outside the big hotel, but they were all frozen. If you wanted to eat the ones roasted that day, you had to wait in line at noon or in the afternoon in the summer. You would be limited to two duck racks, and you might not be able to buy them even if you wanted to. The quantity was limited, and they would be sold out after they were sold out. If you queued up in the back row, you might not be able to buy the duck racks left over from the roasting that day. Frozen ones were available, because there were too many customers who went to that big hotel to eat in those years, so there were hundreds of duck racks in surplus, and there was no worry about sales. Some customers would buy the goods, and they had to queue up. I heard some old men and women say that their children thought the food tasted good, so they wanted to eat it and urged them to buy the goods. They might go there and stand in line for an hour, and then take a bus home, which took time. It was really not easy to buy something. Some middle-aged and elderly customers did not want duck racks, but wanted to buy marinated products, but there were only a few plastic bags of goods, first come first served, and no one could find them again. They would not be able to find them on any day. Not only were the restaurant dishes popular, but some of the foods sold separately were also in short supply. The store has five-spice sauce duck, but the quantity is relatively small, and the quality is different from that of roast duck. Before the author went to work, he often went to that place. If there was stock, he would buy a lot of duck skeletons. On the one hand, it was because the remaining roast duck fat skin was delicious and it was already the most authentic roast duck. On the other hand, it was because the price was very cheap. At that time, a roast duck cost 200 yuan. I wanted to buy it but couldn't afford it. The three duck skeletons on sale in the store were only 20 yuan. If the merchant had a lot of stock and unlimited purchases, he might buy six, nine, or twelve frozen skeletons. After returning home, he would tear off the roast duck fat skin and eat it with sweet noodle sauce. It was a low-end way of eating, but it had some high-end taste. Perhaps it was to find joy in suffering, and in the ordinary, you can also find some decent ways to experience some things. At that time, I thought the roast duck fat skin tasted very good. Even now, the fat skin of the fruit wood roast duck skeleton is also very fragrant.

Now thinking back, the taste in my memory is still quite good, maybe it has the effect of memory bonus. Even if I use the same items, I still feel that they are not as good as in my memory.

At that time, I was young and didn’t have much spare money, but I was healthy and strong. I weighed 210 pounds or more, but not as fat as I am now. I took the subway and the bus and spent so much time, not only to buy those things, but also to enjoy more air conditioning and reduce the summer heat, because sometimes in the summer, the house may be more stuffy than the outside. The local subway and bus cars have air conditioning to cool down, which is very good. After returning home, I watched movies and TV series and ate a large plate of roast duck fat skin covered with sweet noodle sauce. It was so fragrant and satisfying. The weather was very hot, and the frozen food I bought had thawed after a few hours. Authentic food cannot be compared with the sauce duck in the big supermarket or the beer roast duck in the small shop. It may not reach the height of the best food in the world. There are thousands of delicious dishes, but the authentic roast duck roasted with fruit wood, the fatter the better, the hot and crispy skin fat with authentic sweet noodle sauce, with or without pancakes and chopped green onions, is already a famous delicacy that is eaten first in the local area. If the quality is not really good, how can so many customers spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to eat in the hotel lobby? At that time, there was a line waiting to eat in the outdoor space of the hotel. Later, the author went to work and got a job in office property management. The family's fortune finally improved. Not only did he have a salary every month, but his family also gave him some living allowance. If he did not lose weight, he could go to a buffet or restaurant several times a month. Gradually, his financial situation improved. However, he still felt that a set of roast duck at more than 200 yuan was too expensive. If he went there, he would still buy duck racks to see what else he could buy.

  In the future, I may miss some things from that period. Although there were misfortunes and sadness, it’s all over. The experience was valuable and meaningful. The author understands the experience of ordinary life very well.