Chapter 217 Harbin
When passing by a food store, Xia Zhizhi said to Yang Yingxu, "You stay here and watch the bicycle. I'll go in and buy something."
Yang Yingxu nodded obediently.
Xia Zhizhi went in carrying the backpack and came out soon.
Yang Yingxu took the basket, which was heavy. He opened the cloth and saw two big pieces of meat. His eyes lit up and he asked Xia Zhizhi, "Comrade Xia, can I go to the grocery store to see if I can buy some other side dishes?"
This small grocery store didn't have anything to sell. She went in just to find a place for the meat. She said, "Let's ride forward to the big grocery store in front. We can also go shopping in the department store while we're at it."
When they entered the grocery store, Xia Zhizhi was very generous. She bought whatever Yang Yingxu wanted, after all, it was all cooked for her.
Although there are not many ingredients to choose from at the moment.
But Yang Yingxu was still very happy. No matter how few varieties there were, he could always buy new dishes that they didn't have in stock. What chef wouldn't be interested in ingredients?
After shopping at the grocery store, the two went to the department store.
Xia Zhizhi didn't have anything to buy, this trip was purely to give benefits to employees.
Yang Yingxu walked around but didn't say a word.
Xia Zhizhi suggested that he choose two sets of clothes and shoes. He was a beauty-conscious person, but all his better clothes had been taken away. After all, fabrics were precious at that time.
He didn't have many clothes, and the seasons would change in a few days. He might not be able to wear his thin cotton jacket anymore, so he would have to get two sets of clothes for spring and autumn.
Just think of it as giving him work clothes.
Yang Yingxu bought two pairs of shoes. He didn't like any of the clothes. He looked at her pitifully and begged, "Xia Zhiqing, can you buy me some fabric so I can make them myself when I get home?"
Xia Zhizhi waved her hand and it was accurate.
But she didn't pay for it. Instead, she said, "If you want to make it yourself, I have some fabric in my box. You can go back and pick some."
The two of them had lunch at a state-owned hotel. The chef today was probably an apprentice, and the food wasn't as good as the last time Xia Zhizhi came.
Yang Yingxu also thought it was just so-so, and sighed in his heart that this was no wonder that the court monopolized the industry, and even with such a terrible taste, it still attracted so many customers.
Customers spend money to eat this stuff, and we still have to flatter them with nice words. Who can we go to for justice?
After dinner, the two rode their bicycles back to the educated youth site.
I've said a long time ago that I'll treat everyone to a delicious meal after the bonuses are distributed.
Xia Zhizhi kept her word and put ten kilograms of beef and ten kilograms of pork in the basket.
After asking Xia Zhizhi for her opinion, Yang Yingxu cut about four pounds of fish from each group to use for cooking.
The rest is chopped into stuffing and prepared to be made into sauce.
Let Tang Mingli cut the mushrooms first, it’s quick to cut.
While Tang Mingli was making the mushroom sauce, he was chopping the meat.
After the mushroom sauce is ready, the pork stuffing is also ready, and then we start to cook the meat sauce. After the meat sauce is ready, the beef stuffing is also ready, and then we start to cook the beef sauce.
Only at this time did Yang Yingxu like Tang Mingli a little.
Although he is a little clumsy, he is very strong and the stuffing he chops is very even.
All afternoon long, their place was filled with a fragrant smell.
The flavors of oil + chili + sauce + mushrooms + meat mixed together are unbelievable.
The sauce is rich, spicy and delicious.
The sky of the entire educated youth site was made of meat sauce.
The smell is so strong that it makes people salivate.
Xia Zhizhi didn't know if she was kicked in the head by a donkey, but she was generous for once and scooped a bowl of meat sauce to share with another group of educated youth: "Here, this is the sauce made from the meat bought with the bonus we got from catching enemy spies. You guys can try it too."
Xia Zhizhi doesn't like particularly salty sauces, so Yang Yingxu naturally made sauces according to her taste. The taste of these three sauces is moderately salty and they are delicious when mixed with noodles, rice, or steamed buns.
After boiling the sauce, Yang Yingxu started to prepare dinner.
Xia Zhizhi once inadvertently mentioned to him that she wanted to eat stewed beef with tomatoes.
After saying this, Xia Zhizhi probably forgot about it, but as a most caring little cutie, he naturally kept it in his heart.
There are no tomatoes for sale in the Northeast this season, but he went to the grocery store today and bought a can of ketchup!
If you make do with it, you can also make a tomato-flavored beef stew.
In the evening, Xia Zhizhi had beef stewed with tomatoes. She scooped a large spoonful of it and poured it over rice, then ate it happily.
The next day, Yang Yingxu made almond meat again.
He made it according to Xia Zhizhi's instructions. The taste was a little different from what he had gotten from Da Chong before, but it was also delicious.
Look, so sweet and cute, how can anyone not like him.
That made not only Xia Zhizhi happy.
Yang Yingxu was also very happy.
His master was extremely powerful, trusting and doting on him. Following such a master, he felt that he was extremely safe in this chaotic world and that his future was promising.
The only thing that made him unhappy was that Lin Wenxi always helped him with chores during work hours.
But she said she would not listen and told him to just do it if she wanted to. It wasn't him who asked her to do it anyway. If she wanted to use this as an excuse to say something irrelevant in the future, he would not admit it.
Xia Zhizhi spent a few days leisurely at the educated youth center, and then Peng Minya came to find her and told her that the selection results were out.
To be fair, everyone drew lots, half went to Jiamu City and half went to Harbin.
The weather was getting warmer now, and she was happy to go out, so she left her friends at the educated youth center and went to Harbin with the students.
Ten Northeasterners who were living a useless life sat in front of her and chattered for several hours.
Forget about that feeling...
After getting off the train, Xia Zhizhi separated from them, using the excuse that she had other urgent tasks to attend to.
Give them the contact address of the gathering point of the Harbin Blindness Elimination Team, and encourage them to work hard and do a good job, so as to achieve good results and set an example for their compatriots across the country!
After tricking the guy away, she found a deserted corner and took Ah Ju out.
Russian-style buildings can be seen everywhere in Harbin. There are dozens of churches alone. However, most of them have been demolished and only their shells are left. Some are even worse, as they have been directly demolished and their bricks have been taken away.
But compared to many cities, it does have a profound foundation and a strong exotic atmosphere. If you ignore the faces of the people on the street and only look at the buildings, you might even wonder if this place is in a foreign country.
70 Years of Harbin
Xia Zhizhi and Aju strolled slowly along Dazhi Street.
There are tall trees on both sides of the road, and new buds have just sprouted. One can imagine how pleasant it will be to stroll under the shade of the trees when the trees are lush in summer.
The two of them strolled all the way to Central Avenue, the road surface of which was paved with blocks of granite, which contrasted with the European-style buildings next to it.
Although it is a bit desolate now due to the environment, you can still feel the strong sense of historical romance when walking in it.
The two strolled from Central Avenue to the bank of the Songhua River.
The weather is still cold now, so not many people go down to play in the water. But it will be very lively in summer, and some good swimmers will even try to swim across the Songhua River.