The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2045 Text

Chapter 1981

During the first dog days of summer, people like to eat dumplings, and we can make some arrangements according to folk traditions.

The first dog days is the first of the three dog days. It is the hot and humid stage of summer. The total number of dog days may be as long as 40 days. At this time, people have a poor appetite and their appetite decreases. In ancient times, dumplings were considered to be the best food. Dumplings symbolize peace and prosperity, and are a festival food for reunion and auspiciousness. Eating dumplings and noodles can help people get through the hottest stage of summer. At that time, the products are abundant and the families have surplus food. Therefore, there is a folk saying that eating dumplings in the first dog days can relieve cravings.

There are graphic displays in the shopping programs of large supermarkets, which also promote that dumplings should be eaten at that time. There are discount coupons for dumplings and some other commodities with a certain amount of purchase. Of course, people will buy dumplings, and even buy the more expensive quick-frozen dumplings on purpose. They will do their shopping before the arrival of the first dog days of summer.

I bought a bag of Tianyuan Douwang, two cans of canned herbal tea, two packs of shrimp and three-fresh dumplings, a box of chocolate mousse ice cream, a box of thirty free-range eggs on the shopping app, and exchanged them for a cup of strawberry cereal crispy flavored yogurt.

I was able to get a yogurt that was equivalent to a gift during this shopping trip, which was already pretty good. The shopping process at the big supermarkets is not like the year before last, when there were always gift activities. I guess some of the gift products are more limited in time and quantity, and are not easy to come across. Even the coupons for discounts on purchases over a certain amount have been reduced from 12 yuan per order to 10 yuan. There are often coupons for discounts on certain products. After paying the amount, it will be delivered in about an hour. If it is not busy, the deliveryman may deliver the goods to your home in 30 to 40 minutes. The delivery speed is not bad. Because in many cases, the delivery is faster, which is also an advantage in the competition with some online shopping malls. The common products in big supermarkets are authentic, and they are still attractive when there are discounts and promotions.

The shrimp dumplings I bought this time are relatively expensive products, the original price is 30 or 40 yuan, and the quantity is not much, only about 600 grams. Some high-end quick-frozen dumplings are less than one pound, and the original price is 40 yuan. Some restaurants' pure handmade dumplings are also about the same price. This price is not low. Unlike some corn and pork dumplings in large supermarkets, which are more than one kilogram and the original price is only over 30 yuan, they can be much cheaper at special prices. If there is a special discount, it may be only more than 20 yuan. The quality is also up to standard. I have bought it several times this year and many times in previous years. I think the quality is okay.

Some restaurants make dumplings and wrap them on site to ensure freshness. I have seen it in the lobby of some restaurants before. There are chefs making dumplings on site. There is a large bowl of dumpling fillings and the dumplings are wrapped with dumpling skins. This will take some time and require waiting, but some customers are willing to wait. Even if the price of some dumplings made on site is higher, they are willing to spend more money. They think that dumplings made on site are not as good as quick-frozen dumplings and frozen dumplings. Some restaurants have colorful dumplings, made with vegetable juice and noodles, and the dumpling fillings are also quite rich. Although the price is higher, the quality is good. Some dumplings with seafood fillings are expensive. If the materials are exquisite, they may not be 1,800 per pound, but a small plate. In the self-service dumpling restaurant with 30 or 40 yuan per person, some dumplings are also made on site and kept in the freezer for freshness. There are also many stir-fried dishes and cold dishes to choose from in the store. The food is up to standard. Think about the price, it is really affordable. It’s a pity that the author didn’t find such a low-priced buffet where he lives. A few days ago, I went to take a bath and scrub my body, and came back by bus. I passed by a self-service hot pot restaurant, which cost 99 yuan per person. I heard from the merchant that they could give a little discount at noon, and charge 10 yuan less. I thought the price was not low, so I didn't eat there, but went to the Northern Restaurant to eat elbow rice, plus a refrigerated drink, which cost more than 50 yuan. For example, there is a rotating hot pot over there at the roast duck shop, which costs less than 40 yuan per person. I have been there before. If you want to eat beef and mutton, you have to pay extra to order, but the meatballs, meat strips, fruits, vegetables, lucky bags, etc. in the store are also good, and you can eat as much as you want. The store also has sesame sauce for dipping. The local weather temperature in October is gradually decreasing, and you can eat hot soup pot, but the rotating self-service hot pot shop is gone, and it has been replaced by another store. Looking at the nearby stores, there are roast duck hamburgers and secret meat sandwiches being promoted. Chinese hamburgers have become popular in recent years. Some Chinese dishes are sandwiched with hamburger buns. Some of the flavors are quite good. Some brands want to open thousands of stores, and it is said that the market value will exceed 100 billion. You can look at some stores in the future. As long as the price is right, you can go there many times to eat. A few days ago, the author went to the steamed bun shop he often went to for dinner. He ordered three beef buns, three leek buns, a small bowl of special mutton soup, and a bottle of iced black tea. It cost nearly 40 yuan. The business area of ​​that small shop is smaller than the snack shops in the market, but the food tastes good, but some of the food is priced high. I asked the male clerk how many wontons were in the twelve-yuan fresh meat wonton in the store? The male clerk said he had never paid attention to this question. He asked the fat female clerk wearing gold jewelry and found out that there were only six. The female clerk said that because their wontons are relatively large, only six are put in a large bowl. The mutton soup in that store is authentic, but the bowl is very small. The special price is 9.9 yuan, which is more affordable than the same amount of fried liver in the store at 16 yuan per bowl. The prices of the food in that small shop are mostly not low, but because the food tastes good, many people go there to eat and buy goods. It is said that many chain stores have been opened in the local area. I ordered six buns and a small bowl of mutton soup for dinner that day. I ate them all, but I still felt that it was not enough, but I didn’t want to spend extra money. I drank the free millet porridge in the store, had some pickles, and the store’s Laba garlic was available. The taste was okay. After dinner, I went to the fruit store next door and bought processed purple grapes for five yuan a box. A male clerk knew that I always wanted special products. I came to the store many times to choose affordable fruits. He said that some bananas were also five yuan. I went to check the price. It was less than four yuan per catty. If weighed, it was only six or seven yuan, but I bought it anyway. It was okay to be a little cheaper. I saw the light red grapefruit flesh, some in boxes, and some whole grapefruits. I asked how many yuan per catty of grapefruit? The male clerk said it was more than 20 yuan per pound. When I heard the price, I was surprised and asked why it was so expensive? Grapefruit only costs a few yuan. The male clerk said that the store has common grapefruits, and some varieties are different. I saw the packaged Sunshine Rose green grapes, which were only 9 yuan per pound. This is quite good. I asked why the green grapes are so cheap? I saw a box of green grapes in the supermarket, which was 13 or 14 yuan on sale. The male clerk said that the store has many varieties of Sunshine Rose, and that area has the lowest price of grapes in the store, so I bought a bunch. The quality of the fruit I bought is slightly better than similar products in the morning market. I originally wanted to go to a northern restaurant to eat pork elbow rice that day, but if I eat it continuously, I will get tired of it. I went to a steamed bun shop and a fruit shop, and spent more than 60 yuan in total, which was not less than the budget.

One day at noon, I made dumplings, cut red sausage, and watermelon, but didn’t cook any other dishes. At that time, we ate in the living room, and there was also a fan blowing. Since we didn’t buy a new fan, the old fan was still usable. My family used the original vertical tower fan, and the tower fan with water cooling function was for my bedroom. I was more selfish, and what I bought was what I bought. I bought the water-cooled tower fan for more than 100 yuan, which was not expensive. I would occasionally turn on the water cooling function, which was somewhat helpful.

I think there are some small shrimps in each dumpling, and the quality is OK. My family thinks that kind of dumplings are not bad, but the quality of large dumplings made by yourself is better. You can also buy shrimp dumplings. During the Chinese New Year, I picked out the shrimp meat from the fresh shrimp and bought more than two pounds of good quality pork as stuffing. I added a lot of peanut oil. The raw material cost of the large dumplings was 100 yuan, so the quality was naturally good. Maybe my family can still make large dumplings next spring or sometime, but even if I buy ready-made dumpling skins in the market, I have to mix the stuffing and wrap the dumplings, which is also very troublesome.

I stewed the beans with pork. Because the weather was hot, I bought more than a pound of pork, but didn't buy more meat. At that time, pork in the market was more than 20 yuan per pound. I heard from the merchants that the pork they sold was of good quality, so the price was a bit higher. Only when there were discounts in large supermarkets could the price be relatively affordable.

In early July of this year, my family bought a small smart pressure cooker in an online shopping mall. It is a brand product of a small country. It is not an imported original but a locally manufactured product. However, it has product standards and is a regular product.

A few decades ago, my family bought a rice cooker of that brand. We bought it in the south and spent several thousand yuan. The price was so expensive that it could be said that it was the total salary of an ordinary person for several months or even half a year at that time. Because my family had been in the clothing business for more than ten years and had several clothing stores, we still had some cash before we lost our stocks. Twenty years ago, I bought a large rear-projection TV of that brand and spent more than 20,000 yuan. According to today's calculations, it is equivalent to more than 100,000 yuan, which is a very expensive large appliance. It would have been better to invest in gold and other precious metals. This year's gold price has reached 600 to 700 yuan per gram, which is ten times the gold price decades ago. In the past thousand years, countries around the world have recognized real gold and silver, which is real wealth.

The large rear-projection TV that was so expensive back then is now worth only a few hundred yuan. The price is pitifully low. Something weighing dozens of kilograms is only worth a few meals at an ordinary restaurant. But if you come across a collectible, you might pay more. I still put that large rear-projection TV in my living room and it is still usable. I miss it a little.

  Some items are of good quality and can be used for many more years, so they are worth preserving and may be kept.