Before parting, Sangshen and Buling made a promise to go to the Overseas Chinese Remittance Store the next day. They said it had lots of interesting things and was even bigger than a department store. Buling readily agreed.
When going out to have fun, who cares about money?
So, early in the morning, Sangshen took Buling and Liang Boda to have a traditional Beijing breakfast: douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) and jiaoquan (fried dough rings).
Bu Ling had heard of douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) in her previous life and was prepared, so she took a sip without batting an eye. But Liang Boda was in trouble; after just one sip, his face scrunched up in disgust.
If saving food weren't ingrained in my bones, I would have vomited long ago.
Finally, despite how unpalatable it was, he maintained his mask of pain and finished his portion.
That mulberry kid did it on purpose; he just wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
On this day, Liang Boda and Bu Ling, two country bumpkins, had their eyes opened wide at the Friendship Store.
Friendship Store, also known as Overseas Chinese Remittance Store, was used to entertain foreign friends.
However, many of the items were more for show than practical use, and the three of them essentially just browsed around. In the end, it was Sangshen who bought some canned meat, chocolate, biscuits, and other snacks and insisted on giving them to Buling.
You need remittance coupons to buy things here. Knowing that I was taking my little black girl to the remittance store today, he kept urging his grandpa to borrow coupons, so we could shop to our hearts' content.
On the third floor, Bu Ling saw a magnificent canopy bed, larger than her room in the courtyard house, exquisitely carved and painted. The price was also quite high, a whopping eight thousand yuan.
This was eight thousand dollars in the 1970s; very few people could actually afford it.
She admired the bed for a while, then left reluctantly, determined to buy it when she had the money.
This is practically a work of art.
Sangshen noticed and remembered Xiao Hei Niu's affection.
On the fifth day, Sangshen rented two bicycles for the two of them and drove through the streets and alleys of Kyoto.
Day 6...
The three of them only ended their trip to Kyoto after Buyi was declared fit to be discharged from the hospital.
November is almost over, and the weather is getting colder. It's time for Buling and the others to pack up and prepare to return to Gu County.
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