"So you have whole grains at home?"
In the main room, Lin Xiao looked at the dark green cold noodles on the table and breathed a sigh of relief.
This is the normal meal for a normal family. The previous meals really scared Lin Xiao. Even the leaders in the city wouldn’t dare to eat like this!
"This is Korean cold noodles, made from buckwheat. Try it, it's delicious."
Yang Xiaoxiao explained from the side.
Every time she eats something new and delicious, the little girl will always ask questions about it, and want to know exactly what it is made of and how it is cooked. This shows her respect for food.
"North Korean specialty? I've never tasted it before."
Lin Xiao picked up some noodles with chopsticks and took a mouthful of them.
"Yeah, it's really delicious. It's icy cold and has a crispier texture than white noodles. It's refreshing and cools you down in the summer."
Eating cold noodles in summer and hot pot in winter, no one can refuse.
After lunch, everyone went back to their rooms for a nap. After waking up, Yang Xiaoxiao went to school with her friends, leaving the three adults with nothing to do.
"How about we play chess?"
Yang Baiyi suggested.
"I don't know how to play chess, and there's no time for me to learn it in the army.
Why don't we go to the educated youth compound and see if there's anything we can help with."
Lin Xiao is an active person and he thinks reading or playing chess are things to do after retirement.
"If you want to go, go ahead. I forgot to tell Xiaoxiao about it at noon. I'll wait for her to finish school and take her with me."
Lin Wanru was reading a book quietly on the side.
"Alright then. I'll take Comrade Lin Xiao there first."
Yang Baiyi also noticed that maybe because he was used to collective life in the army, Lin Xiao developed a personality that particularly liked lively atmosphere.
In the scorching summer heat, the two came to the educated youth compound, which was a busy scene at that time.
The big wild boar was placed on the door panel, and several male educated youth were surrounding the door panel, shaving the wild boar's hair with a grunting sound.
Yang Baiyi looked up and saw that, as expected, only a door frame was left of the room he used to live in.
Normally, the door panel is just a door panel. In the past, when the table was not made, the door panel served as a dining table. Now it has become a chopping board for slaughtering pigs.
Chopping Board: I just endured everything silently.
"Comrade Baiyi, you're here? This must be Wanru's brother, Comrade Lin Xiao, right?"
As soon as he saw Yang Baiyi coming in, Han Fei quickly put down the work in his hands and went to greet him.
"Yes, I'm Lin Xiao. Hello, nice to meet you."
Lin Xiao shook hands with Han Fei.
Yang Baiyi introduced each of the educated youth to Lin Xiao, and everyone greeted Lin Xiao enthusiastically.
"Comrade Lin Xiao, just watch from the side. There are so many of us here, you don't have to do anything."
"Yeah, look, there's no room for everyone here to stand. If you come over, there'll be even less room to move around."
Lin Xiao rolled up his sleeves and was about to help, but was stopped by everyone.
"Comrade Lin Xiao, if you really can't stay idle, tell us about the current situation in Luoshui City."
Since you come from your hometown, you should know about the things in your hometown.
Will the winter plum blossoms bloom in front of the beautiful window tomorrow?
On weekdays, everyone gets together happily and doesn’t think anything is a big deal, but suddenly someone comes from their hometown and everyone wants to know the news about Luoshui City.
"You've asked the right person. I served in the Northern Frontier for six years and just returned to Luoshui City at the beginning of the month.
When I returned to Naked Car’s hometown, the first thing I did was to travel around Luoshui City, looking for the taste of my childhood.
What do you want to know? Just ask, and I’ll tell you.”
During the six years that Lin Xiao has been in northern Xinjiang, he has often dreamed of his hometown and relatives, and he understands everyone's feelings.
"Comrade Lin Xiao, is the snack shop in front of No. 2 Middle School still doing well? Have you ever tried their beef soup?"
He Yingying lives near No. 2 Middle School, and her parents are both teachers there.
Although the snack shop in front of No. 2 Middle School was renamed the State-owned Restaurant after the reorganization, the residents nearby are still used to calling it the snack shop.
"Drink it, drink it, the ingredients are still very solid, beef soup is 30 cents a bowl, beef offal is 20 cents a bowl, thick and thick, and it comes with a sesame seed bun."
The beef soup restaurant in front of No. 2 Middle School has been passed down for many years and is favored by the citizens of Luoshui.
Lin Xiao missed that taste even in his dreams. After returning to Luoshui City, of course he had to go and try it as soon as possible.
"Comrade Lin Xiao, have you ever been to the cinema to watch a movie? Are there many people watching the movie?"
Dong Yiming's father was a projectionist in a cinema. Dong Yiming can be said to have grown up in the cinema since he was a child, and he rarely went there until he went to school.
"There are so many people watching the movie, especially on weekends, the line can stretch two miles.
I just passed by the entrance. The military base has its own screening room, and soldiers are given movie tickets every month. There is no need to go outside to watch movies. "
"Comrade Lin Xiao, is the Longmen Grottoes open to the public now? Have the reassigned staff been recalled?"
Fan Jin's father was originally a staff member of the Longmen Grottoes Management Office. Due to special reasons, the scenic area was closed and his father was transferred to work elsewhere.
Over the past year, Fan Jin never dared to ask this question when writing letters home, because it was a pain in his father's heart.
"Not yet. The local government is still quite cautious about this, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to reopen in the short term."
The grottoes are all carved with Buddhas. Opening the scenic area is promoting superstition. In today's world, no leader would dare to do that.
"What a beautiful historical site! It's a shame it's been through so much."
Fan Jin sighed and felt a little depressed.
During the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Longmen Grottoes were royal grottoes where the royal family prayed and offered sacrifices.
After the passage of time and the destruction by Japanese pirates and cultural relics dealers, only one in ten of the stone statues remains.
With these few people taking the lead, the people who were originally a little embarrassed started asking about the situation near their homes. These were the places that impressed them the most and were the homes they missed the most.
As long as Lin Xiao knew, he would tell them everything he knew and describe it to them in detail, trying his best to relieve everyone's homesickness.
The educated youth had only been away from home for a year, and in fact their hometown had not changed at all, being almost the same as when they left, but everyone listened with great interest.
"Okay, the pig has been shaved clean. Who's going to open it up?"
Zhang Hui wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Because wild boars often rub against trees, their skin is as strong as armor and their hair is like steel needles, making them particularly difficult to handle.
"Let me do it."
Cui Jinfa volunteered.
When Yang Baiyi was still living in the educated youth compound, in order to make life easier for himself, he specially taught Cui Jinfa how to skin and bone. Cui Jinfa had received the true teachings.
"Don't cut too deep, or the fan bone will get stuck, try to go around it.
A little shallower, the wild boar's belly isn't that thick, and you'll damage its internal organs if you cut it that hard."
Yang Baiyi provided technical guidance on the side.
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