Chapter 11 Park

Li Dongmei was unwilling to give up: "Then I won't cook for you, can't you just say that? Who would know?"

"Oh, my dear mother, you are too realistic. You don't understand the twists and turns here. Who is Lu Weiguang? He works in the Public Security Bureau. You can tell whether he is true or false at a glance. If we lie to him about this, how can he be sincere to us?"

Eggs at this time are not particularly expensive. The price fluctuates a bit every month, but it's only about 50 or 60 cents per pound. They are supplied with tickets. Eggs are small now, and there are eight or nine eggs in a pound. Even if Xia Zhizhi eats one every day, it will only cost two yuan a month, so it's not unaffordable.

The problem is that their family only has one pound of eggs per month. After they finish eating them, they can only buy them at high prices. If they are lucky, they can find farmers carrying them into the city and sell them for 80 or 90 cents each, but such opportunities are rare. The usual price on the black market is twice as expensive, and people who live a decent life really can't bear to spend money like that.

Li Dongmei was brainwashed for a while, but for the sake of her family's future, she gritted her teeth and agreed. It would only be less than half a year anyway.

No matter how heartbroken Xia Ruhai and Li Dongmei were, Xia Zhizhi didn't care. She happily went to the state-owned hotel to have another breakfast, packed her lunch, and then went to school to greet everyone's astonished gazes.

During class, I swim in the ocean of knowledge. After class, I chat with my deskmate about clothes and hair. After dinner, I come home and become a big boss. Life is so comfortable.

Although I haven't gained much weight in the past few days, my complexion has improved visibly.

After a few days of love's education, she now has all the miscellaneous daily necessities such as quilts, pillowcases, towels, enamel mugs, toothbrushes, etc.

When she was in a good mood, she would be kind enough to give some advice on how to dress up. The foundation was there, and there was not enough cosmetics for her to perform her magic. There were some in the space, but she would not give them to others. Xia Lanlan only had so many clothes, and it was just like that.

On Friday, I made an appointment with Li Ling to go to the movies together on the weekend.

On Saturday, the two sisters set out early in the morning. They first went to a state-owned hotel for breakfast, and then went to a food store to buy two bags of salted dates and soda. The soda was 0.18 yuan per bottle, and the salted dates were 0.4 cents per bag. Then they bought movie tickets at 0.25 yuan each. They watched the movie "Yang Naiwu and Xiaobaicai".

The theater was not very big, the seats were small, and the air didn't smell very good, but for Xia Zhizhi, who had experienced the end of the world, these were not big problems. Black and white images with snowflakes were projected on the screen, accompanied by occasional noises in the soundtrack, and accompanied by the sobs and curses from the audience, she watched with great interest.

It was her first time watching this movie, and it was impossible for her to cry. Li Ling was different from her. She was a genuine naive girl. She cried so hard that Xia Zhizhi took out a hand towel that she bought for fifty cents and used it to wipe her nose.

After watching the movie, Li Ling looked at the handkerchief a little embarrassedly: "I'll buy you another one, and keep this one for me. Your handkerchief smells really good."

"Really? Haha." Xia Zhizhi laughed and changed the subject: "It's still early, let's go to Tianhe Park. I haven't been there yet."

"Okay, let's take the bus. I haven't been there this year either, but I heard the ticket price this year is one cent cheaper than last year." Li Ling knew the city better than she did. She knew which state-owned restaurants had the best food, which cinemas had new movies the fastest, and what fun things there were.

"This is my first time taking a bus." This was the truth. She had taken one before she traveled through time, but that was a lifetime ago and didn't count.

While waiting for the bus, Li Ling told her at the platform which bus to take and where to get on and where to get off. Xia Zhizhi took note of it in case she needed it later.

"Here we go." Seeing the bus coming from a distance, Li Ling pulled her and squeezed over. The ticket was not expensive, only three cents a ticket. They found a seat and sat down. The weather was neither too cold nor too hot at the moment, so they opened the window to let in the sun and the breeze, which felt pretty good.

The journey was not too far, but the car was not driving fast. It took almost an hour with stopping and starting. It was almost noon when we arrived, and neither of us planned to go to the hotel for dinner.

At Li Ling's strong recommendation, each person spent 5 cents to buy a sesame cake and bought two bottles of soda, which they put in their backpacks. After drinking the soda, they returned the bottles.

Li Ling had been to the park several times. I took her to buy tickets in a familiar way. As expected, the price had dropped. It was 6 cents last year and 5 cents this year. She was instantly delighted, as if she had picked up a great bargain.

Tianhe Park has only been open for a few years. It is said that it was built by a certain official who returned to his hometown after retirement. It has everything, including hills, streams, ponds, and corridors. The yard was too large to be divided, so the government planned it and turned it into a park.

Li Ling took her for a stroll along the corridor. The garden was well maintained, the scenery was beautiful, elegant and delicate, and most importantly, there were not many people inside.

Those who are willing to spend money to visit the park at this time are all those who have eaten and have free time. There are not many such people. Occasionally, you can meet a couple on a date. Everyone is relatively reserved and whispers, so the sightseeing experience is still very good, but it’s a pity that there is no camera.

Of course, there is a camera in Xia Zhizhi's space, but she can't use it openly now.

The two of them passed a corner of a corridor, at which there was a small house. Xia Zhizhi guessed that it was the place where the young ladies and gentlemen prepared tea when they visited the garden.

Most of the houses in the park yard were locked. This was the first one I came across with its door open, so of course I had to go in and take a look. I walked around the house, but found that the tables, chairs, benches and other things inside had been moved away long ago, so the house was empty.

The ground was paved with large stone slabs. When passing the corner, Xia Zhizhi tapped the stone slab with her foot. It seemed empty, but not quite.

After walking around for a long time, Li Ling felt a little tired. She touched her rosy cheeks and said, "Let's eat some cakes and drink some soda here and take a rest."

Xia Zhizhi naturally agreed, and the two of them sat on the armrests of the corridor outside the small house, swinging their feet and eating sesame cakes. The sesame cakes they bought were salty, and although they were cold now, they were still crispy and delicious.

Li Ling said proudly: "I told you that you would love this cake!"

Xia Zhizhi looked at her arrogant expression and felt that it was somewhat adorable. She coaxed her, "It doesn't matter who recommended it. If it catches the eye of our Commissioner Li, how could it be bad?"

"Of course!" Li Ling took a bite of the cake happily and responded, "You are making fun of me!"