This is also one of the reasons why children respond so enthusiastically every time they come to the island. They can catch as much seafood as they want, and there are also a wide variety of fruits. Even in winter, there are many kinds of vegetables, so they don’t have to eat radishes and cabbages all day long.
When passing by the door of a supply and marketing cooperative, Xu Manman saw a basket of tangerines, which is one of her favorite fruits in winter, so she immediately walked up to ask.
The salesperson smiled and spoke in broken Mandarin, saying, "You're really lucky. These were just shipped from Gui City this morning. They said they were picked right from the tree. They're very fresh, small and easy to peel, and they taste very sweet."
Of course Xu Manman knew how it tasted. Every Chinese New Year in her previous life, her parents would buy baskets of it for home, and she would eat one bite at a time, and they would finish a whole plate in no time.
I took Chen Ming to buy 5 kilograms of food at once and put them in a large net bag. Because the food was small and I was afraid that the seams in the net bag would leak out, the salesperson thoughtfully put some waste newspapers on the ground.
As soon as she carried it out the door, Xu Manman peeled two of them, stuffed one into Chen Ming's mouth, and ate the other one herself.
Xu Manman savored the sweet juice bursting out of her mouth, squinted her eyes in satisfaction, and called Xiaojin in her mind, saying that she also wanted to plant two tangerine trees on the farm. Oh, Wogan and Huangdigan are also delicious. They are not available in the country now, but that doesn't stop her from asking Xiaojin to plant them in the space.
Anyway, they have all been planted, including mandarin oranges, navel oranges, pomeloes, pomeloes, four-season pomeloes, and red-heart pomeloes.
Before, she only planted some fruits that she particularly liked. She never liked ordinary oranges, so she never thought about it. The fruits planted in the space were those she often ate.
Now that I’m eating sugar oranges, I realize it’s not that I don’t like them, but that I’ve never eaten good ones.
So he checked for omissions and made a series of lists for Xiao Jin, listing all the fruits he could think of but had not yet planted in the space.
When the two finally saw the antique double-eaved hexagonal pavilion on the north bank of the Yongjiang Bridge, the net bag in Chen Ming's hand became at least one-third lighter.
In fact, this is just a small pavilion, which is famous because the great man swam in the river in winter here. And because of this, Xu Manman discovered that there are quite a few winter swimming enthusiasts in Ning City.
Although the sun is quite strong today, the temperature is still not high. Although Xu Manman and Chen Ming are not wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, they are wearing thick coats and sweaters.
Walking along the river, I saw many people swimming in the water wearing only swimsuits, and some even with their bare chests.
Even though he considered himself young and strong, Xu Manman was still trembling as he watched on the shore. However, Chen Ming next to him looked eager to try.
"It's said that winter swimming has many benefits for the body. Even great men would go swimming in winter when they caught a cold, saying it can fight poison with poison."
Xu Manman quickly spoke up to dispel the thought in her head, "Cousin, you are not poisonous now, so you don't need to attack. Besides, great people have been doing this sport for a long time. If you jump down suddenly, it will be very uncomfortable if you catch a cold."
Chen Ming nodded and said nothing more, but he was thinking that they had to travel in the next two days. It would be troublesome if he caught a cold and infected his cousin. It should be feasible to let his eldest brother take them there when they arrived on the island.
The two walked along the river for a while. The trails along the river are still relatively primitive, but the scenery is beautiful. There is also a famous bridge on the side, which serves as an important transportation route between the north and south banks and crosses the river.
Not far from the winter swimming pavilion is a pier that is still in use. Although the bridge has replaced some of its functions, there are still many people coming and going here.
It had long been out of use in Xu Manman's previous life, and the entire area was built into a square. Coming here this time can be regarded as witnessing history.
Instead of continuing to walk along the river, we walked into the alley opposite the pier. The narrow bluestone road and brick and wood structures were all Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings full of Lingnan style, making people feel as if they had entered the old era.
If she remembered correctly, this area was also demolished due to the old city renovation project during her time.
The alley is several hundred meters long and you reach the end in an instant, as if you have suddenly returned to reality from the old times. As one of the more important commercial streets in Ning City, it goes without saying that it is bustling here.
After walking for so long, they were indeed a little tired, so the brother and sister found a noodle restaurant nearby. Xu Manman ordered a bowl of 200g Laoyou rice noodles, and Chen Ming ordered a bowl of 300g Guilin rice noodles. At that time, there were not as many side dishes as in later generations, but there were still fried eggs.
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