Last Saturday, I went to China Lantern World to watch the Lantern Festival.

Last year, the venue of the Lantern Festival was moved to the vicinity of the expressway, and the area was much wider than the old venue in the city park before. We walked inside with my uncle and aunt for more than four hours, but we didn't get there properly, so we couldn't finish a cursory tour.

There are many light groups with colorful themes, such as fairy tales, hundreds of family names, childhood memories after 7181, ice piers ... and many high-tech projects, but they don't have the beautiful feeling as a child, so just watch the excitement and feel the festive atmosphere. Maybe I'm not so surprised now that I've seen more.

When we went, we were worried that the queue time would be too late, so we just ate apples and compressed biscuits, and didn't have dinner. I was thinking of going out to eat local rabbits after watching the lantern festival. My uncle vetoed this proposal and told us to hurry back. We were hungry until 12 o'clock in the evening.

after my return trip, I chose an obscure booth among the dim light food stalls outside the hotel. The stall owner is a woman in her 31 s and 41 s, less than 1.6 meters tall, fat and thin. Seeing that we are worried about her ingredients and simple environment, she smiles brightly and confidently says that the water and ingredients are fresh, clean and hygienic.

My husband said that it was far from the trash can, and the external environment was better than that of another big booth. So we sat down on a low and narrow stool, and the table was small, so four people would worry about bumping their heads when eating at the same time. We ordered gouache and noodles, and I ordered a bowl of vegetarian gouache, thinking about this booth and this environment, just eat something casually to deal with it.

In the cold wind in the middle of the night, the tired picture of us waiting for hot food was a little particularly beautiful. I took out my mobile phone to take pictures, and the light was too dim to take pictures clearly, but the feeling was very real.

Here comes the plain water powder. I can't see clearly how many vermicelli there are in the simple bowl, and I can't see clearly what seasonings there are. It's very warm in my hand, smelling the faint fragrance of pea tip and pepper, and I tried to take a bite.

I fell in love at the first bite! It's amazing. This is the taste that my mother took me to eat at the entrance of the vegetable market when I was a child in my hometown. It's spicy, sweet, sour, soft and delicious, and the proportion of each seasoning is just right. You can't help but admire it when you eat it.

The store in my hometown is on the side of the road. It is not big. There are two or three square dining tables with long benches in it. There is also a tree in the center of the house. The crown of the tree is outside the roof, and the trunk that is not very straight seems to support the whole simple roof. When it rains, it still leaks, which will wet the ground. The wall inside is built on the edge of a wide drainage channel, covered with wood and bamboo sticks, and passes through the bamboo sticks.

Business in small shops is always so good that there are often no seats. It is common to eat standing with bowls. A bowl of gouache and a bowl of bean jelly is a necessary program for me to accompany my mother to the market every week, which is also the real reason why I am happy to go to the market.

At that time, a bowl of delicious food with more than two yuan was considered a luxury. At that time, the salary was only about 1,111 yuan. My hometown was small, and people came and went as acquaintances. I often ate a few dollars myself and paid more for acquaintances. Sometimes when I go to the store and see many acquaintances in it, I have to swallow my saliva and give up the idea of going in to enjoy delicious food. My mother often says that the poor have a few rice, and the conditions are limited. I am embarrassed not to treat acquaintances, and I don't have enough money to spend. If now, I will be very happy to treat you. It is no longer the time to calculate the money to live. The salary is already four figures. A few dollars to buy a delicious meal to share with others is worth the money.

the spicy taste that makes my mouth water and my lips and teeth smell fragrant has been deeply branded in my heart and I will never forget it. But now I dare not think of it easily, because the shop in my hometown has been moved for many years, and many people have heard that it was moved to Deyang or Jianyang. I even want to learn from my teacher and pass on this delicious food, but I failed to put it into action after all.

"Sit down, what would you like to eat?" The proprietress greeted the newly arrived diners heartily. My thoughts returned to this bowl of plain gouache in my hand. I ate it seriously. Finally, I picked up the bowl and drank all the soup, even saying it was delicious. The proprietress said with a smile that people often order a bowl and a second bowl. If it weren't for the late night and tired to go to bed early, I could really have another bowl.

I used to watch a TV series, in which people said that they wanted to eat something from their hometown, so badly that they cried. I was still young, and I didn't understand it very well. I always thought it was so delicious. An adult cried when he wanted to eat.

I understand a little now. The delicious food in your hometown, the past time, the people who accompanied you ... Some can meet again, and some will never meet again.