Nantang Old Street in Spring

Nantang Old Street is the "grandma's house" in Ningbo people's memory.

Beside the street is the quietly flowing Nantang River, without a ripple on the river. Nantang Bridge lies quietly on the river, and the green moss and polished bridge deck tell the vicissitudes of time. There are rows of shops on both sides of the two-meter-wide stone road. There are high and low, fat and thin, but they are all white walls and blue tiles, wood carving doors and windows, red lanterns hanging in front of the door ... Walking into the old street, it seems to be a gourmet paradise, full and soft jiaozi; Fat, white and bright buns; Crispy spring rolls are so thin that even the green leaves and light brown meat inside are faintly visible. ...

Although Nantang Old Street is full of people from morning till night, the most lively thing is at night. People are walking in the street filled with attractive fragrance, looking sideways at the signs of shops on both sides, squeezing out from the crowd from time to time and stopping in front of their favorite shops. Despite a busy day, the businessmen's enthusiasm has not diminished at all, and they are desperately shouting. Some people in the street also use retro clothes to attract business. An old woman was carrying a popsicle box, which I only heard from my grandparents. The box is covered with cotton and there is a small quilt inside. The baby popsicle is lying in the quilt. Pass two yuan, and grandma takes out one. Wow, she's still cold. An old man in a robe, hat and costume is selling marshmallows now, which attracts many children to watch.

Late at night, the crowd slowly dispersed, and the boss closed the shop door one after another. Nantang Old Street regained its tranquility and fell into a deep sleep, waiting for a new day. ...