At night, on Heihe Street, there is a street lamp on both sides of the street, illuminating the street like white porcelain.
There were few pedestrians on the street and they were all in a hurry, with a whistling north wind blowing from time to time.
Heihe Central Street is a famous street in Heihe. It is straight and long, so it is said to be a ten-mile long street.
This street was not paved until 1985, which was two years later than the hardened road surface after the depression.
Almost all of Heihe's famous buildings are located on this street, such as the famous Erbaisanbai and Wang Su Cinema, which are located on both sides of Shili Street. Of course, another time-honored restaurant is also on this street.
Heihe Hotel is where Wan Feng and his friends are going today.
Although the Central Avenue, known as the Ten-Mile-Long Street, has a loud name, it is actually just that in Wan Feng's eyes.
Wan Feng said that Heihe has not yet become powerful and prosperous, and he did not mean to belittle Heihe at all.
There are a few two-story buildings scattered on both sides of the avenue, and the rest are mud houses where ordinary people live.
To put it bluntly, Heihe's buildings are not as many as Jiangwei's.
Although the tallest building in Jiangwei is only three stories high, its number is much larger than that of Heihe.
There are five buildings in Nan Dawan alone, and Han Guang’s security building is four stories high. There are even more buildings in Wahou. Not only is the entire market a two-story building, but even the parking lot is a two-story building.
If the building area of Wahou Market alone is brought to Heihe, it would be enough to surpass all the high-rise buildings in Heihe.
At that time, Heihe only had one seven-story building and one five-story building, and the rest were all two-story buildings.
Heihe Hotel is a two-story building like this. Apart from the sign hanging in front of the door, it is not much different from other buildings.
When Wan Feng and his group arrived here, it was not long before eight o'clock.
Wan Feng asked the rest of the people to go to the second floor, while he stood in front of the hotel waiting for people.
A little after eight o'clock, a Beijing 212 jeep stopped in front of the Heihe Hotel.
Don't get me wrong, although the person who got out of the car is a very prestigious person in Heihe, this jeep is not his private car.
At that time, the most common taxis on Heihe Street were not Lada and Volga, nor Xiali and Daihatsu, but this 212 jeep.
The starting fare is five yuan, which is unaffordable for most people. This is also the reason why there are not many taxis in Heihe.
Two people got off the car, both wearing woolen coats from the Soviet Union and top hats.
This is the most popular clothing style for Heihe men this winter. Eight out of ten men on the street dress like this.
One of these two people is Qu Yang, and the other is the deputy director named Zheng from the public security system who is about to be promoted and has met Wan Feng once.
"Teacher Qu, Uncle Zheng, are you here?"
The last time Wan Feng was introduced to Zheng Chaoyang by Qu Yang, he was calling him Qu Yang's student, so Wan Feng still uses this title now.
Originally Qu Yang was also his teacher.
Zheng Chaoyang nodded to Wan Feng.
Wan Feng gestured to invite the two to the upper floor of the Heihe Hotel.
At this time of year, there are almost no people in the restaurant, and even if there are, there are only three or two people.
The entire second floor was booked by Wan Feng, and it was full of his people.
"These people are my colleagues who work with me in my trading company."
Wan Feng gave a brief introduction, and Zheng Chaoyang probably couldn't remember it.
He just briefly mentioned his own people but did not introduce who Zheng Chaoyang was.
The party started when everyone was present.
In fact, the people on Wan Feng's side have not arrived yet. There is still one person who has not come. He will probably appear here in an hour.
There were ten people from Wan Feng's side, plus Zheng Chaoyang and Qu Yang, a total of twelve people, sitting at two tables.
Zheng Chaoyang, Qu Yang, Wan Feng, Yang Jianguo and Li Yong sat in one seat, and the rest sat in the second seat.
While waiting for the food to be served, Wan Feng lit a cigarette for Zheng Chaoyang and Qu Yang respectively.
"Xiao Wan, how is the trade with the Soviet Union going?" Zheng Chaoyang asked after taking a puff of cigarette.
After Wan Feng threw down two thousand yuan when he and Qu Yang went to Zheng Chaoyang's house for the first time, he secretly went to Zheng Chaoyang's house again when he was leaving for home at the end of the year.
Zheng Chaoyang was not at home at the time, and Wan Feng was received by Zheng Chaoyang's wife.
Wan Feng put down another three thousand yuan. With these things as a foundation, Zheng Chaoyang's attitude towards Wan Feng would naturally not be bad.
"Thanks to the country's favorable policies, I'm able to earn a living here with these brothers. Alas! But it's not easy either. There are too many distractions from all sides."
"Oh? There's such a thing. National policy has given it the all-clear, and the local government is also strongly supporting border trade. Logically, there shouldn't be any obstacles, right?"
The lack of constraints at the national level does not mean that there will be no other interference.
Wan Feng was about to say something when the waiter started serving the dishes, and the topic was delayed here.
The most famous dishes of Heihe Restaurant were served one by one.
It's a bit like a dream to eat seafood here. The seafood is at most the worthless pollack, which is not a real seafood because it lives in two parts of water.
But here you can enjoy all kinds of wild delicacies.
Pheasants and flying dragons in the sky are common, and rabbits and roe deer running on the ground are not uncommon either, but being able to catch bear paws is truly extraordinary.
Bears have become a national first-class protected animal, and hunting them is strictly prohibited.
"Is this edible?" Zheng Chaoyang was confused when he saw the bear paw. How did this thing come out?
"They come from there, traded openly and honestly, not illegally. Basically, all the protected animals you see in our restaurant come from there, and they have border inspection permits."
The restaurant chef even came over to add an explanation.
Only then did Zheng Chaoyang feel relieved.
There are sixteen dishes, ten of which are wild delicacies. Although there are no seafood, there are plenty of river delicacies. Even the most famous salmon in Longjiang is served.
The wine is naturally Moutai, 12 yuan a bottle, four bottles per table.
Wan Feng also poured a glass of white wine today.
He didn't pour the wine just because it was Moutai. He had to drink some on this occasion.
The dishes were served and the wine was poured. Wan Feng raised his glass: "Uncle Zheng! Teacher! I invited you two here today for no other reason than that I just returned from abroad. Teacher and Uncle Zheng have helped us a lot over the past year, so this dinner is a thank you dinner. Let's take a sip first and then we can talk while we eat. Brothers, raise your glasses!"
The first glass should naturally be drunk in one gulp. It doesn’t seem like a big deal to drink a glass of one or two liang of wine.
One drink.
"Uncle Zheng, please eat your food, teacher. Try this Soviet bear paw and see what it tastes like. Don't laugh at me, this is the first time I've seen what a bear paw looks like."
"Today I not only saw it but also tasted it." Qu Yang joked.
People at the table were eating and drinking, chatting about some interesting things happening around them, and before they knew it, three rounds of drinks had passed.
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