Chapter 450 Yangcheng
After bidding farewell to Han Youran, Xia Zhizhi took Aju and headed south.
She is not in a hurry. If she gets tired of riding on the bus or comes across a city that interests her, she will get off the bus to try some local specialties and visit some local attractions. If she finds a place interesting, she will stay for two more days.
Nowadays, the city landscape that is very bustling and prosperous to most people is actually uninteresting to Xia Zhizhi. If she comes across some ancient buildings that have not been destroyed, she would be interested in staying to take a closer look and take some photos.
People, probably, just can't sit idle. Because of the limited job positions, the guards originally had nothing to do at home. They were all young people, so they always had to find a place to vent their excess energy, which indeed caused a lot of losses.
Due to the rise of anti-blindness groups across the country, most of these members were detained, the intensity of the fighting was much milder than before, and many ancient buildings and trees were preserved.
When passing by some famous rivers, mountains, lakes and rivers, Xia Zhizhi would also go with Aju to take a look.
The development of scenic spots is limited these days, and it is quite tiring to go up mountains and down rivers. Fortunately, she has space and can go into battle lightly. In addition, her military strength is here, so she is not too worried about encountering wild beasts or bad guys.
When you are in the wilderness, you can hide in space when the weather is bad, and you can camp when the weather is good and you feel like it.
We stopped at various places along the way and arrived in Guangzhou in late March of the lunar calendar.
When she was in Mudanjiang, she couldn't even take off her cotton jacket in this season. She took off her clothes as she walked. By the time she arrived in Guangzhou, she could already wear a little skirt.
When I got off the train, it was just after 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the hottest time of the day. The sun was scorching the ground and waves of heat were blowing towards me.
In the past few years since she traveled through time, she has been staying in the north during the summer, and this is the first time she has felt this temperature.
Coming out of the train station, the streets were full of people wearing short-sleeved vests. The scorching sun made it hard for her to open her eyes. She used her backpack as protection and took out a sun hat and put it on.
In Guangzhou, due to the climate, people have darker skin and more delicate figures.
Xia Zhizhi is now 1.65 meters tall. In that era, she is a little girl, and this height is considered tall even in the north.
These days, there is no wave of migrant workers heading south to work, and most of the people walking on the street are locals. Looking around, she can see the tops of most of the women's heads.
Looking at the heads full of dense hair, Xia Zhizhi and Ah Ju muttered, "Look, these days, people are generally malnourished, and most people still use wood ash to wash their hair, but hair loss is rare."
Ah Ju nodded and said, "You have more hair than them."
Both of them are tall and fair, and well-dressed. They stand out in the crowd. When they walk on the street, people often turn their heads to look at them.
Xia Zhizhi also heard people gossiping that she looked like a bamboo pole and that it would be difficult for a girl that tall to find a partner.
She turned around and nodded to the two gossipy older sisters, expressing her agreement with their opinions.
It's really hard for her to find a partner in her situation.
When the two saw the person involved in the gossip was caught, they ran away quickly.
There was nothing to see near the train station at the moment, and the sun was shining brightly, so Xia Zhizhi planned to check in at the hotel first.
The best hotel in Guangzhou right now is called Oriental Hotel. When it was first built it was called Guangzhou Hotel, but now it has been renamed.
The Oriental Hotel is the first five-star hotel in the country and also the best hotel in Guangzhou at the moment. When she has no choice, she can make do with it. She can choose, of course she wants to stay in a good hotel.
The Oriental Hotel is only three miles away from the train station on foot, a distance of 1.5 kilometers, which is not far to walk there. If she really wanted to be lazy at other times, it would be more convenient to walk than to take the bus because the weather is hot and there are many people on the bus.
They were very nimble and arrived at the place in 20 minutes. They went to the front desk with Ah Ju and booked two ordinary rooms.
Xia Zhizhi is a leader's family member. If she used her own identity, she could stay in a better room. She just wanted to see what the hotel was like and didn't have any particularly high requirements for what room to stay in, so she naturally wouldn't reveal her own information.
After checking in, it was still early and not time for dinner, but the sun was not that hot, so she took Ah Ju out for a walk.
There is a big difference between Guangzhou and other cities. First of all, the weather is hot, so everyone wears cool clothes.
Secondly, the catering industry is more developed than in other cities. Apart from the teahouses and hotels that fill the streets, there are also special snake shops in some small alleys. The snakes are placed in wire cages in front of the shops. When someone places an order, the chef will catch and kill the snakes on the spot, with the main focus on freshness.
Xia Zhizhi passed by a street and saw two snake shops. In the cages at the door of the shops, colorful snakes were entangled with each other. The density was so high that most girls from other places would scream and run away in panic.
It has local characteristics, the snake soup is delicious and the meat is tender. If you are brave enough, you can try it.
Xia Zhizhi had naturally eaten snake soup before, and it tasted good, but if there were other options, she would not be very interested in it.
I passed the snake shop without looking around. The sun gradually moved westward and a cool breeze blew, which felt quite comfortable.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, she found a nearby restaurant. There was a sign at the door saying "A Century-Old Restaurant". It was still early, but there were quite a few diners inside. One could tell at a glance that the food must be delicious.
Xia Zhizhi ordered Wenchang Chicken and Eight Treasure King Duck, with some stir-fried vegetables. People in Guangzhou have many different ways of cooking chicken and duck, and their skills are pretty good. These two are the signature dishes of this restaurant, so the taste is naturally good.
After dinner, she and Aju strolled towards the hotel.
As the sky gets darker, the number of pedestrians on the road remains the same.
The biggest difference between here and the north at night is that in the north, there are basically no people on the streets as soon as night falls, but here people still stroll around as usual, and it seems that the weather doesn't affect anything.
The accommodation conditions of the Oriental Hotel are among the best in the country, but she still returned to the space.
After washing up in the room, I had a good sleep without even staying in bed. I got up early the next morning, dressed up beautifully, found a famous local teahouse, and took Ah Ju to have morning tea.
The teahouse culture in Guangzhou has a long history. Those with money go to high-rise buildings, while those without money go to underground hooligans. Drinking tea in a teahouse is one of the great pleasures in the life of Guangzhou people.
Xia Zhizhi ordered a pot of tea and ordered shrimp and red rice sausage, steamed abalone, bean curd rolls, steamed chicken feet with eight-treasure sauce, and other signature dishes of the store.
Seeing that the two of them ordered so much, people kindly reminded them.
Although most people would be satisfied with two or three things, Xia Zhizhi is a glutton and she eats a lot by herself.