After sending Song Shuxi back to the hotel, Wei Jianguo went out to look for the black market.
After wandering around the city these days, he quickly found the location of the black market.
In order not to cause unnecessary trouble, he changed his state and disguised himself so that people who were not very familiar with him would not be able to tell.
Arriving at the black market, Wei Jianguo paid 20 cents for an entrance fee and went in to buy things.
The black market has everything.
Wei Jianguo bought everything according to the list Song Shuqian wrote yesterday.
The scale of the transaction attracted the attention of the black market boss.
Wei Jianguo was professional and it took him some time to get rid of the people who followed him.
After walking around outside for another round, we returned to the hotel.
In the hotel, Song Shuxi slept soundly. Her sleep quality has been particularly good recently, and she basically falls asleep as soon as she touches the pillow.
Wei Jianguo quietly picked up the things on the ground and divided everything into two parts, one part was put into the magic gourd, and the other part was sent back to the troops.
When Song Shuqian woke up, she saw Wei Jianguo holding a book and reading it seriously.
"What time is it?"
"Wake up, it's eleven o'clock, are you hungry?"
"I'm hungry. Let's go shopping in the department store after dinner."
"no problem"
In just a few words, Wei Jianguo had helped Song Shuxi up and helped her put on her clothes.
Song Shuqian washed her face and felt refreshed.
The two went out together, and Wei Jianguo took her through many twists and turns until they arrived at an inconspicuous house. After knocking rhythmically a few times, a middle-aged aunt opened the door, glanced at the two of them, and said, "My eldest nephew and his wife are here, come in quickly."
Wei Jianguo responded as he took Song Shuqian in.
Song Shuxi was confused the whole time. What was going on? Who was I? Where was I?
After entering the door, the aunt took them to a room with two tables.
"What would you like to eat?" asked Auntie.
Wei Jianguo saw that his wife had come back to her senses and asked her to look up at the small blackboard, which listed the dishes that could be ordered today.
"One white meat blood sausage, one stewed fish, one portion of braised meat, a bowl of rice, one and a half pounds of dumplings, and please pack two pork elbows and two smoked chickens for me." Song Shuxi's generosity shocks people wherever she goes.
After the aunt left, Wei Jianguo told Song Shuxi that this shop was secretly run by a private person and only accepted business introduced by acquaintances.
The knock on the door just now was a secret signal.
They cook whatever vegetables they buy every day.
Song Shuqian was amazed that in this day and age there were still people who dared to do business privately.
After a while, the aunt who opened the door just now came back. She wiped the pork elbow and smoked chicken off the small blackboard with a wet rag. It seems that the only two today were taken away by me.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, all the dishes were served.
Song Shuqian’s goal is to stew fish.
The fish meat is firm, has fewer bones, and tastes better than sea fish. The tofu in the fish has absorbed enough soup. The fragrance bursts in your mouth when you take a bite. Song Shuqian couldn't stop eating one mouthful after another.
There is also a small amount of vermicelli in the fish, which is also delicious.
She ate a whole portion of stewed fish by herself, and Song Shuqian felt like her stomach was about to burst.
Wei Jianguo, who is not a picky eater, follows Song Shuxi in eating like this every day and has become a picky eater.
This meal took deliciousness to a new level.
They left through another door of the courtyard.
When I came out, I was right near the Second Department Store.
Harbin Second Department Store is a three-story European-style building. The first floor sells snacks, cakes, and daily necessities, the second floor sells clothes, fabrics, and cultural supplies, and the third floor is for large items such as watches, radios, and bicycles.
Song Shuqian looked around carefully, trying to find something unique to Harbin, but there was nothing.
It's the same as other department stores.
It was a pleasant surprise to find two colors that were not available before at the paint counter.
After leaving, Song Shuqian was still a little unresponsive.
"Jianguo, don't you think this situation is abnormal? I've been to the department stores in Jinling, Huludao, and now Harbin. The things they sell are all similar. But these three cities are far apart, and their climates and living habits are different. Logically, the things they sell should have more or less regional characteristics."
Wei Jianguo had never been to a department store before and didn't know what these sayings meant.
After listening to Song Shuxi, I felt that what she said made a lot of sense.
But, given the current environment, there is nothing they can do.
Just when I was thinking about how to comfort Song Shuxi, I saw that she was fine and continued to look at the scenery heartlessly.
Wei Jianguo...
Song Shuqian saw his reaction, moved a little closer and said, "History is not written by one person. I am just an average person in terms of talent and ability, and I don't have any lofty ambitions. I just want to guard my own little piece of land and live a good life.
I'll just talk to you about those things. Just think of it as my daily complaint. "
Wei Jianguo did not think that his wife was a loser. On the contrary, he thought that she was very good. She always knew what kind of life she wanted and was willing to work hard for it.
On the way back, they passed by a Xinhua Bookstore. They went in and looked around casually, but didn't find anything of interest.
After coming out, Song Shuqian complained again, "There are so many books in history, so many useful books, but I haven't read any of them. There are also books from foreign countries, and those foreign books can be translated and read by everyone, but I haven't read any of them either.
Isn't this a policy of keeping the people ignorant? I don’t want ordinary people to read and study because I’m afraid they will suddenly grow brains. "
Wei Jianguo looked at his angry young wife and found her cute.
He himself did not realize that Song Shuqian's daily little complaints turned him from a soldier who followed orders into a general who could think independently and knew how to make choices.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, why do I feel like I haven't visited anything?"
Song Shuqian felt that this was different from the trip she had imagined.
"Then think about where else you haven't been. We still have time now, so let's go and have a look."
Song Shuqian counted on her fingers and found that there were actually no tourist attractions in Harbin.
As she was thinking, Song Shuxi discovered that there was a place they had missed, Shiyitang, a famous medical clinic in Harbin.
Its Angong Niuhuang Pills, Bear Oil and Tiger Bone Paste, and Deer Antler Glue are all very good Chinese patent medicines.
"Jianguo, let's go together and buy some medicine," Song Shuxi said, pulling Wei Jianguo away.
Song Shuqian took two steps and found that she was standing still. She couldn't move, absolutely couldn't move. "Why aren't you moving?"
"Wife, what's wrong with you?" Wei Jianguo looked nervous and looked at Song Shuxi carefully, trying to find out where she was sick.
Only then did Song Shuqian realize that she had not made herself clear.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not sick. Shiyitang is a time-honored brand in Harbin. For a time-honored brand like this to survive, it must have its own strengths. Their Angong Niuhuang Pills and Bear Oil Tiger Bone Paste are both very famous medicines. We can buy some and take them back in case of emergency."
Wei Jianguo thought about how Song Shuqian looked when she was hoarding Ganoderma lucidum, and he understood.
Rich families will make preparations in advance, while poor families will not seek medical treatment unless they have no other choice.
The two walked all the way to Shiyitang, and Song Shuqian told him that if you are prepared, you will succeed, while if you are not, you will fail.
When we arrived at Shiyitang, it was just a small pharmacy with a very inconspicuous storefront.
When Song Shuxi and the others went in, they saw an old doctor sitting in the clinic. His attitude towards them was very nice, at least better than the waiters in the department store.
"You two, we can't treat patients here right now, we only sell medicine."
"Boss, we are here to buy medicine. We have long heard of Shiyitang's Angong Niuhuang Pills and would like to buy some to take back in case of emergency."
"Oh, I dare not call you shopkeeper. My last name is Su, so you can call me Comrade Su. How many bottles of Angong Niuhuang Pills do you want?"
"Comrade Su, do you need a ticket to buy medicine? To be honest, I don't have many tickets on me, and I want a lot more."
“No need for tickets to buy medicine”
"Then I want 10 bottles of Angong Niuhuang Pills, 10 boxes of bear oil and tiger bone ointment, and 10 boxes of deer glue. If you have any beauty products or products that nourish the yin and moisten the lungs, give me some too."
Upon seeing this generous offer, the shopkeeper was delighted and enthusiastically recommended some beauty products.
Song Shuqian bought them all in large quantities, "Comrade Su, please leave me your address, I will contact you if I need it later."
"Okay, just send the letter to this address."
Wei Jianguo once again witnessed his wife's generosity.
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