Eat all the water

The night is particularly sultry. Midnight snack is more tacky.

The shadow of street lamps, several steel sheds and a row of grills are all in the noise of street lamps and streets. Handfuls of kebabs sizzle, and in the rising smoke, they induce bursts of meat fragrance. Wangwang's charcoal fire, like a flame, ignited the passion of summer night.

"Life is like a dream, and it's fun." A dish of salted edamame, a dish of sauce-fried snail and a string have become the best partners of draft beer, and I don't know how many people are fascinated.

Steamed raw yak, razor clam, roasted eggplant and leek buds, tray-packed crayfish, garlic paste, thirteen spices, braised and steamed, all of which cater to the tastes of diners.

Busy shops before and after shouting, or figures walking or sitting quietly, are mixed with hot air. People are hungry, or go to the next game, and they will naturally walk in here.

When people have dinner, the first thing they think of is to go to the river.

Divide water on the bridge, turn right to the Blue Sky Hotel, and the snack street is worthy of the name. Ye Ji BBQ, Revolutionary Yunjin, Gaolaozhuang and Yaxing BBQ are linked together. Opposite are "Laosan Hotel" and "Northeast Barbecue", and the table is also beside it.

In the sunset, barbecue grills, side dishes, tables, stools and chopsticks quietly occupied the sidewalk. Barbecue skewers, hot pot, fried dumplings, and help me look at the menu. The circle of friends has become smaller, beer has started, and the fireworks at night have dispersed.

The town is small and there are many familiar faces. In the past days, people were very busy, raising a glass at the dinner table and making a fuss, which enlivened the secular feelings of one party.

Snack Street starts from here, along binjiang road, and extends to Colorful, then turn right to Yuan's Barbecue on Paper opposite Nanmen Avenue Rural Commercial Bank. The lights were dim all the way, including dried vermicelli under the big tree, good stove, Zhu Da lobster, Artu barbecue, Wanzhou grilled fish, Three Kingdoms grilled fish, and the upgraded "irritable", "Ji Min menu" and "seven old hot pot sauce" for supper.

Long iron ladle "crash" two, the bottom of the pot with a bowl of rice crust Friedvermicelli came out. Three or four iron pots fired at the same time, frying rice cakes, fried noodles and eggs. When the guests here give the order, they stir fry in the pot over there, which contains shredded cantaloupe, shredded pork, Chinese cabbage, dried bean curd and any seasonings. Everyone is scrambling for "dry powder under the big tree", the whole word is "fast", and the dry powder smells like "crispy rice". When business is good, bosses always work with bare arms, stand up, put a towel on their shoulders and wipe their sweat at any time.

Open a bottle of beer, add a spicy duck head, some chicken feet and have a sweaty midnight snack, so I sent it away.

With the habit of "eating casually at noon" and "not drinking at noon" gradually formed, there are fewer and fewer Chinese food guests under the epidemic, and restaurants in small towns have also changed their business methods and found another way to try to break through the tight encirclement and create a more profitable space and atmosphere.

The boss of "Ji Min" has been in business for more than 20 years, and this chef, who focuses on farm dishes, has embarked on the road of midnight snack again. "There are only a few individual tables at noon, and there is no business." He slumped into a white chair and spit out smoke rings. "Shift work, work harder and have a look." Chef Fei's Baotou fish, pickled fish, osmanthus fish, native chicken and crayfish always make people feel a little nostalgic, and their popularity is all saved with all their efforts.

The "burning" next door has taken supper as the main position. The crayfish and all kinds of spicy strips here have won the favor of many customers, so it is natural to be busy until the early hours of the morning.

The "Barbecue on Paper in Yuan Dynasty" across the road is very popular with young people. In addition to the exclusive "self-help snack", drinks and beverages are free to drink in summer shops. Also engaged in "graduation season, group price" and "schoolmasters, look over" small marketing. Middle school students enjoy half price at the beginning of Yuan Dynasty. If your score exceeds 400 points, you will enjoy the extra value of 50 yuan/person. In addition, some new products are often produced, such as hot and sour lotus root slices, which are appetizers in summer. These products are limited in supply and are introduced at early adopter prices, which are affordable. In summer snacks, the store launched some profit promotion activities, which were welcomed by customers, and it was logical to "turn over the table".

"Go to Ayan for dinner." Mr. Lin paged me. He is one of the few friends who can let me have dinner. "The halogen goods and crayfish there are good." Many people have mentioned this small shop on Jiulong Road, which started from selling pot-stewed vegetables. Braised beef, braised duck, braised chicken feet, pig ears, crayfish and raw yak are all famous there, and they are sold short every day. It's getting hot and some goods have been marinated, so we can cook supper.

There are not many people in the small streets here, and it is very quiet. There is a small table in front of the store, plus a salted edamame, fried screws and some simple snacks, which is enough to satisfy the small wish of sitting and having a few drinks.

Brother Jian likes to manage the "small yellow croaker" business. The owner of the "Chuanfu Hot Pot" army on the second floor of Nanmen Supermarket has been doing barbecues for several years in addition to taking care of the endogenous accidents in the store. The platform on the second floor is empty, just at the exit of the cinema and supermarket, so you can see it clearly. Get a big barbecue grill and set two or three tables, and you can start. In addition to the old guests, there are also many movies attracted by "small yellow croaker" and the smell of meat. Crispy "small yellow croaker", all kinds of barbecues and kebabs are like a set of tongue-tip combination boxing, which is perfect for serving.

Qingyun Road between Mobile Company and Bank of China can also be called Snack Street. The business of "Old Neighborhood", "Gemacai" and "Haoshihui" is booming, and it often closes at two or three in the morning.

"Old Neighborhood" focuses on noodle restaurant business and also accepts cooking orders. There is also a private room on the second floor. Brine chicken and pickled fish are very popular here.

"Ge Ma Cuisine" focuses on barbecue, and the operating room and restaurant are separated, so there is still a lot of space. Roasted pig's trotters, sausage buns and stinky tofu are very popular, and the take-away volume of Meituan is not small.

"Good food" includes spicy braised duck, raw fried chicken and fish with Chinese sauerkraut, pickled beans, salted edamame and dried green pepper, and braised Quzhou duck head and chicken feet. The chef's skill of simmering on low fire and collecting juice on high fire naturally makes the stewed pig brain and tofu fish taste delicious. The "gourmet club" will take care of the tastes of the guests, and the dishes are also rich.

The midnight snack in town is far more than that. In the spring and summer of 2020, under the epidemic situation, the economy of the town was also hit hard. Many breakfast shops have also turned their attention to the midnight snack business. Opposite Konka Hospital, Xiaoman Noodle Restaurant at Wenhua Road will also be lit up at night, which not only has noodle jiaozi business, but also introduces various snacks, stir-fried dishes and braised dishes to welcome guests, so that old customers can remember and bring more guests. Vu Thang ancient street is also a good place to eat supper.

"Last night, the rain was sparse and the wind was urgent. I slept soundly and didn't drink." The small wine at the corner of the ordinary alley in the town is naturally the most pyrotechnic.

So, must you pay attention to supper?

Some people keep healthy and lose weight, and resolutely don't eat. Some people just have preferences, regardless.

Sometimes, what you eat is very important. Sometimes, it really doesn't matter what you eat.

It's always good to find a place to have dinner. If you don't like it, you can not go. If you think about it, make an appointment to enjoy love and freedom.

After dinner, I walked along the "midnight snack road map" drawn in my mind. At night, I felt uneasy, and I took a photo secretly after continuous shooting. In fact, there are small surprises and small concerns. After all, under the epidemic, it will take time to recover from the midnight snack.

One side of the soil, one side of the people, one side of the diners.

Night is expensive, and dinner is not cheap. Those hearty and sweaty nights, mixed with appetite and feelings, are lively and endless, nourishing the livelihood of the town.

And the sound of time, at that moment, will always be engraved in the night of Fenshui River.