When I arrived at Shifan East Road in Quancheng, it would be a pity if I didn't eat Malatang once.

In 2003, Wenhua East Road, opposite the Normal University, from the gate of the Normal University, to the east to Wei 2nd Road, this piece is a lively commercial street, clothes, stationery, Internet cafes, small restaurants, open-air barbecue Malatang, etc., everything.

Most of the roads in Quancheng are named after the latitude and longitude lines, but this naming is different from the direction of latitude and longitude on the globe. On the globe, the line pointing north and south is the meridian line, and the line pointing to the east and west is the latitude line, and the longitude and latitude road of Quancheng is the longitude and latitude road in the east-west direction, and the longitude and latitude road in the north-south direction are the latitude and a certain road. As for the specific reason, the people of Old Springs can tell you the story for a long time.

Quancheng is also a very ancient city with a profound cultural heritage, and Cao Cao used to be a cadre here. There are also many historical celebrities in Quancheng, Bian Que is from Changqing, Li Qingzhao is from Zhangqiu, Qin Qiong is from Quancheng, Xin Qiji and Qin Qiong are fellow villagers. There are statues of celebrities in Quancheng on the Thousand Buddha Mountain, and walking down the stone road seems to make people fall into the long river of history.

However, the biggest problem of any old city is that the urban planning is unreasonable, the supporting facilities are not uniform, and the population is large and dirty.

Lao She once wrote "Winter in Quancheng", which is surrounded by hills, and only a little mouth is exposed in the north, as if Quancheng is placed in the cradle.

The low-lying terrain of Quancheng makes it easy to get waterlogged in the summer, and the drainage can't keep up.

However, the only missing part of the north is the Yellow River. The Yellow River is an above-ground river, and the water from Quancheng cannot be expected to be discharged into the Yellow River.

Surrounded by mountains, Lao She also said that this spring city, in winter, there is almost no wind, and the weather has always been so sunny, how good.

However, after 2006, as the output of Quancheng Iron and Steel Plant suddenly became the sixth largest steel plant in the country, the environment of Quancheng suddenly fell to a higher level.

In the summer, Wang Shaodong once went to the Quancheng Iron and Steel Plant, and the strong smell of choking was really unbearable.

And Quancheng, because it is in Woertou, this smell circulates throughout the city and cannot be discharged, and the problem is getting more and more serious.

Later, in 2013, the Qilu Provincial State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission declared the merger of Quancheng Iron and Steel Plant and Luzhong Iron and Steel Plant, two of the top ten large iron and steel enterprises in the country, to establish Qilu Iron and Steel Plant.

After the merger of the two factories, the next step was to design the relocation of factory workers, which was quite complex and the process was also very long. The old workers in Quancheng and Luzhong Gangcheng have been living in the local area for three generations, and the house cannot be moved, so they can only sell it. In a place like Quancheng, where there is a large floating population, it is not a big deal to move 20,000 or 30,000 people and sell thousands of commercial houses, and it will not do much to curb the rise in housing prices. But for Gangcheng County, then the problem is big.

The Luzhong Iron and Steel Plant was on par with the Quancheng Iron and Steel Plant, with more than 40,000 employees each, and then the relocation to the new plant at the seaside port was carried out in batches, with the first batch of about 10,000 people. These 10,000 people have launched thousands of houses to the market in Gangcheng County, and then the housing prices in Gangcheng County have fallen again and again. Even in 2017, the price of a house with small property rights was less than 1,000 yuan per square meter, which is not difficult to buy a house for an average monthly salary of 5,000 yuan.

After Wang Shaodong parked the car on the campus of Qilu Normal University, he took Wang Meina to the Malatang Gate opposite the Normal University.

In 2003, barbecue was quite cheap, lamb skewers cost two cents a skewer, draft beer cost two yuan a large glass, and the authentic spring water brewed Baotu Spring draft beer tasted very good.

I don't know if Wang Shaodong is used to drinking the draft beer in Quancheng or how to drop it, but in Luzhong City, he feels that there is no taste at all.

Wang Shaodong and Wang Meina first ordered two fried bananas in a spicy hot shop behind the bus stop, and then walked towards Shifan East Road while eating.

Wang Shaodong never thought that this banana could also be fried and eaten, this is how the people of Quancheng do it, fry the banana and smear it with tomato sauce, not to mention, it tastes really good.

When you take a bite of a hot banana, you feel comfortable.

The two of them were like a couple on the side of the road, talking and laughing and coming to Shifan East Road.

This road used to be a business card of Quancheng, and there were all kinds of small shops on both sides, all kinds of things, but later I heard that these two sides were rectified, all demolished, and planted holly.

Around the Normal University, the floating population is particularly large, and the annual college entrance examination physical education student examination, art student examination, college entrance examination marking, etc., are all carried out in Qilu Normal University. However, if it weren't for that strong down-to-earth taste, Wang Shaodong felt that this Spring City was really not a Spring City.

When they walked to Shida East Road, Wang Shaodong and Wang Meina's bananas were finished, and then Wang Shaodong saw the small shop at the corner of Shida East Road, and immediately his stomach gurgled.

"Come to Quancheng, don't have a barbecue, that's not good, go, girl, the taste of this shop is definitely not wrong. ”

In 2003, a string of vegetables cost a dime, a string of mutton skewers cost two cents, a person asked for twenty strings of vegetables, twenty skewers of mutton skewers, and then a three-cent barbecue, and drank a large glass of authentic Baotu Spring draft beer, then tonight will be full.

The two of them came after eating, and it was only three hours later, and they were not hungry, but the taste of the barbecue was so tempting that the two of them couldn't help it, so they moved their appetite.

After entering the store, Wang Shaodong almost didn't say the old rules, a big cup of draft beer, a plate of peanuts and edamame, and ten strings of cabbage...... He is too familiar with this place, and this is where the casual meal is eaten. Every year in June, on the east road of Shida, there are many graduates who pass by in a hurry, and some of them have left and have not come back for more than ten years, twenty years or even a lifetime.

There are some places that you have been to before, and there are some places that you have encountered, but in the end, only memories remain.

Wang Shaodong pretended to be a newcomer and asked this and that, and finally asked for two large cups of draft beer, a plate of peanuts and edamame, ten strings of cabbage, ten strings of enoki mushrooms, ten strings of chicken crutches and ten strings of mutton skewers.

Coming to eat on Shifan East Road is not only for eating, but also to see the scenery.

The scenery of the city is the people, the buildings, and the life on the road.

Everyone has their own life, joys, sorrows, and sorrows, passing by themselves, looking at them, guessing the story, Wang Shaodong is never tired of it.

Unexpectedly, Wang Meina also likes to drink draft beer, which made Wang Shaodong feel quite surprised.

There are women who drink alcohol, in his previous life, one of Wang Shaodong's college classmates was still a class cadre in their class, and people drink beer like drinking cold water, and they are never drunk.

"Girl, do you know, what are the famous signature snacks in this spring city?"

Wang Meina took a big sip of draft beer, said it straight, looked at Wang Shaodong with a smile and said: "Brother, if you ask this question, it won't be difficult for me, our spring city, what kind of oil swirl, straw bale buns, rice and dry rice, meat and barbecue we eat now, are all famous." ”

When Wang Shaodong heard this, this didn't stump him, and he was a little surprised to look at Wang Meina, whose cheeks were a little crimson because of drinking: "Oh, I look down on you, sister, I know a lot." ”

"Of course, my aunt is from Quancheng. ”

"Your aunt?"

"My sister-in-law sells clothes in Ginza. ”

Wang Shaodong nodded, the Ginza of Quancheng was originally a Quancheng Department Store, and later after the restructuring of the supply and marketing cooperative, it was also renamed Ginza Supermarket. Ginza supermarkets have since grown well and have opened branches in many parts of the country.

Ginza is on the side of Quancheng Square, there is still a certain distance from where Wang Shaodong and they are now, and if you take a taxi, it will cost about six yuan.

"By the way, after eating the barbecue later, let's go to Quancheng Square to have a look, shall we?"

"Go to my aunt?"

"You can do it if you want. ”

"No, don't go, my aunt knows that I ran out with you, and she will definitely arrest me and hand me over to my mother. ”

The lamb skewers ordered by Wang Shaodong were delivered, and then Wang Shaodong hurriedly put the lamb skewers on the small oven and continued to roast. The lamb skewers baked by the boss are somewhat raw, and it is easy to have diarrhea after eating.

In 2003, there was no need to worry about replacing lamb with pork, because in 2003, the price of mutton was lower than pork. Not to mention raw meat, cooked mutton was only ten yuan a pound in 2003, and cooked pig's head meat cost fifteen or sixteen yuan a pound.

If you want raw meat, mutton is only about five yuan, and if you are pork, it is about seven or eight yuan, so a fool will use pork to pass it off as mutton.

The price of mutton rose very suddenly, from about ten yuan a pound to fifty yuan a pound within a year, and then fell back to forty-five yuan a pound and then stabilized for a long time.

The reason why lamb kebabs are cheap is because lamb is cheap. A pound of mutton can be skewered for more than 30 yuan, and if it is sold for two cents a bunch, it can also be sold for seven yuan, and it is very easy to earn two or three yuan.

Like this barbecue restaurant at the corner of Shifan East Road, it is very easy to sell sixty or seventy catties of mutton a day, and it is also very easy to earn more than 100 yuan from mutton alone. Coupled with other things, such a small shop can earn four or five hundred yuan a day. After deducting the low labor and expensive rent, the boss can have almost 300 yuan left a day, and it is easy to earn more than 10,000 yuan a month.

"Let's go see the Musical Fountain. ”

Wang Shaodong held the glass wine glass, the draft beer foam in it was very pure, and the aroma was very strong when he took a sip.

"Okay, brother, let's finish drinking. ”

Goo Dong Dong Dong draft beer should be drunk in a big gulp, otherwise it won't taste like that.

The two of them drank in the small shop for an hour, then patted their butts, checked out and left. Coming out of Shifan East Road, Wang Shaodong casually stopped a taxi on Wenhua Road, and then came to Quancheng Square.

After drinking some draft beer, it was dark again, and Wang Shaodong had no plans to drive.

I have to find a place to sleep and rest tonight, Wang Shaodong has already made arrangements, that is, Netmap Internet City, a well-known Internet café chain store in Quancheng.

The VIP private room in the network city is still very powerful, needless to say, there is a bed for people to rest, and it is said that the inside is still very clean.

In his previous life, Wang Shaodong often traveled a long way, went to the Nettu Network City on Weier Road to participate in the CS competition every morning, and when he was lucky, he won a prize, and there was a ten-yuan Internet fee recharge, which was really more glorious for him than winning a scholarship.

Wang Shaodong and Wang Meina got off the car at the main gate of Quancheng Guangcheng, the two of them walked side by side, listening to the sound that was getting closer and louder, Wang Shaodong was a little anxious to speed up, but he found that Wang Meina's footsteps next to him didn't seem to be so fast, so he subconsciously grabbed her hand and said: "Let's go, let's hurry up and see the music fountain, it's going to stop when it's late." ”

The musical fountain at night has a lighting effect, which is much more beautiful to watch than during the day.

Wang Shaodong has been to Quancheng Square several times, but this is the first time to come at night.

Holding Wang Meina's hand, standing at a suitable distance, looking at the huge water beads spraying up and the accompanying shocking music, Wang Shaodong couldn't help but say: "It's so beautiful!

Wang Meina was startled by Wang Shaodong's hand at first, but when she walked to the edge of the musical fountain, looking at such a spectacular and beautiful musical fountain, Wang Meina was also a little excited.

"Wow, that's great. ”

Many people around were holding cameras and taking pictures over there. In 2003, the camera function of mobile phones was not so powerful, and the camera was still an important equipment for travel. Generally speaking, those who take pictures with cameras are either photography enthusiasts or tourists.

Quancheng tourism, Quancheng Square is also an important tourism project, from Quancheng Square to the west two or three miles of road is Daming Lake, in addition to Baotu Spring is also in this generation, it is a line. In 2016, all of these places were abolished and opened to the public.

The two of them stood on the edge of the musical fountain in Quancheng Square, holding hands, shoulder to shoulder, sighing at the shocking effect of the scene, but they didn't notice at all that there was a person next to them, quietly walking over.

"Hey!"

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly behind Wang Shaodong, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly looked back.

"I look like you from afar, or really you, hahaha, when will Boss Wang have time to come to our Spring City to play?"

Wang Shaodong smiled, he shouted behind him just now to scare him, it was none other than his high school classmate, the president of their class, Han Kang, who usually had a good relationship with him. Next to Han Kang, there was a little girl who was a bird. The girl was only one meter five in size, she held Han Kang's arm, looked at Wang Shaodong with a smile, and waited for Han Kang's introduction.

However, Wang Shaodong's heart was a little embarrassed, this girl was not Han Kang's wife later.

However, how to say it, it is also a foreign acquaintance, and Wang Shaodong is also very happy.

"I didn't expect to see you here!"