After Xiang Jin deleted her chat messages with Yan Chen, she sent another message to Ouyang Bo for the next day.
"Are you sleeping?"
Ouyang Bo soon replied to him, "Not yet, why are you still up so late?"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm studying. I just chatted with Yan Chen for a while and I want to tell you something. Do you think you want to join us?"
"Well, what's the matter? Tell me!"
Xiang Jin said, "Isn't it the current Asian economic crisis? It has now affected our country, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Recently, many people who invested in and bought houses in the mainland have been selling off their properties. We here in Shanghai have many Hong Kong people selling."
Ouyang Bo quickly chased after him, "What's going on? Are you planning to sell too?"
Xiang Jin said, "After I finish telling you, we won't throw it away. At present, very few people in our mainland are affected. By then, this money may have depreciated to a certain extent. It is also the original one hundred yuan."
You buy ten of the same thing, but you may only buy eight in the future.
That is to say, the money is not worth much in the bank, so the few of us thought of investing in other things.
At present, we have decided to stock up on some liquor, and when it is stored for a few years, ten, or twenty years, the price will definitely increase."
Ouyang Bo and Yan Chen had the same idea, "You are allergic to alcohol, how dare you hoard liquor?"
Xiang Jin said, "Then why are you so afraid? It's sealed and not open. Besides, I won't touch it. What's so scary about it?"
Then her brother asked her, "What kind of wine do you want to stock up on?"
Xiang Jin said, "Maotai and Wuliangchun, both of which have been falling in price recently, and these two wines can be regarded as high-end wines in our country's liquor industry.
Let me tell you that Maotai liquor is basically the official liquor of our country’s political, business and military sectors, so it’s definitely a good idea to stock up on this.
Han Che has already stocked up nearly fifty boxes of liquor, 60% of which is Maotai, and Wuliangye accounts for 20%.
As the saying goes, wine lasts longer. The longer the wine is stored, the more expensive it becomes. You see, all the more expensive wines on the market are older wines.
Now the money stored in the bank is only worth that amount and will not generate much profit, so it is better to use it to invest in something safer.
So I have already discussed it with Yan Chen just now. We also make some investments like this. Do you think you should also buy some wine and store it? But don’t publicize this to others. Let’s do it quietly ourselves.
By the time there are more people hoarding it, the price of this wine will go up."
Ouyang Bo said, "But I've hoarded it, where can I put it? It's not convenient for us to put these at home."
Xiang Jin said, "It can be placed in our melon orchard. Didn't my aunt and Grandpa Zeng recently build two houses with one floor and one roof?"
You buy it, put it in the room upstairs, and then ask your aunt and others to find someone to dig a cellar in one of the rooms, saying it is used to store sweet potatoes.
Oh, by the way, I forgot that we grow yams at home. These yams need to be dug in pits to store them. When the time comes, you can have someone dig one in our house, as long as your family members don’t tell you.
, who knew we still had wine hidden in that melon orchard?”
Ouyang Bo said, "Hey, that's a good idea! So do you plan to save a lot?"
Xiang Jin said, "It depends on the situation. Currently, the five-star Maotai in the world, the 53-degree one, has twelve bottles in a box, and its price is 315 to 320 yuan.
A bottle of 52-degree Wuliangye costs no more than 305 yuan per bottle. You see how much money you can use to store it."
Ouyang Bo said, "In recent months, from my own fruit and vegetable shop, plus the share from the melon and fruit field, I have had 110,000 to 20,000 yuan, but I still plan to pay you back at the end of the year.
"
Xiang Jin said, "I'm not in a hurry to use money to force you to pay back. You can wait for a while on my debt. It's the same if you pay me back later. The key is whether you are willing to make this investment. If you are not willing, then
Forget it, but I also
I’m telling you this because we are brothers and sisters. Otherwise, I wouldn’t tell you this. If I make money in the future, don’t blame me for not taking you with me, huh? Don’t say this.
Come on! I don’t recognize it!”
Ouyang Bo hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, why don't you want to? You are studying economics, Yan Chen is also studying economics, and Han Che is also studying accounting. Since the three of you have chosen to make such an investment, it must be
There is nothing wrong with it, okay, then I will choose to invest 50,000 yuan in this."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay, due to transportation reasons, I suggest you arrange the money for your aunt or grandpa and let them collect the wine from us when they are free.
I'll call my mother tomorrow and ask her to collect some for me in our city when she's free, and then take them to the melon and fruit field for storage."
Ouyang Bo responded, "Okay! Then I will also call my aunt tomorrow."
"Well, tomorrow I will mail you a few pairs of those insoles, the ones I told you about last time. They have already arrived. Will you be careful to check them then?"
"Oh, okay, then you can mail it over. It's really a bit cold here. I usually don't dare to sit at the desk below for too long while reading, because my feet will get cold if I sit for a long time, so we will get cold if we don't stay for long.
Bring books and homework to the bed to read and complete.”
"Okay, that's it, go to sleep, and delete the chat messages between us."
"Know!"
The next day, after breakfast, Xiang Jin packed her things and went home, and Lin Zi looked at her with a look of reluctance.
Xiang Jin stopped, then hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Are you busy today? If not, just follow me out?"
Lin Zi nodded immediately, "Okay, okay, I'm fine, I'm fine!"
After Xiang Jin quickly packed up his things, the two of them carried their own backpacks and left the dormitory building. Xiang Jin first went to the mailroom to mail the things, and then the two of them left the school.
After leaving the school gate, Xiang Jin led Lin Zi directly back to their home. The moment Xiang Jin opened the door to their room, Lin Zi's eyes were full of surprise and shock, "Wow, Xiang Jin, this is your relative.
This house is so beautiful, isn’t it?”
Xiang Jin invited her into the room, then closed the door and took out slippers for her to change into.
Lin Zi replaced.
Xiang Jin asked, "Is it beautiful? I think it's okay."
Lin Zi looked at her with an exaggerated expression and said, "How can this be so good? It's simply decorated very exquisitely and luxuriously, right?"
Xiang Jin rolled his eyes at her speechlessly, "Could it be that you misunderstood the words "exquisite and luxurious"? This is obviously a relatively ordinary decoration. I don't think you have ever seen real exquisiteness and luxury.
, look at any of the restaurants or eateries outside, as long as they are of a higher quality, they are much better decorated than this one. The better ones are decorated according to the flow of small bridges in the future."
Lin Zi waved his hand and said, "That one is different. That one's main purpose is to present an elegance and atmosphere, so that the guests can feel a comfortable and relaxed dining environment. Yours is a home, so I think it's pretty good."
Oh, why do you feel like your relatives don’t live here? You see, the sofa, TV and air conditioner are all covered with cloth."
Xiang Jin lied and said, "Ah, our relatives have immigrated overseas. Aren't I studying here? Our relatives said that they would let me live in this house and help them take care of it."
But I think it’s too troublesome to live here, so it’s more convenient to live on campus, so I come back occasionally to clean up, and hang out laundry here.”
Lin Zi nodded, "Well, it's true that one person lives in such a big house. If you live here every day, you often have to clean it. It is indeed more laborious to clean it by yourself. Oh, what are your relatives doing?
Why don’t you rent out the house or sell it?”
Xiang Jin continued to talk nonsense, "You also know that no matter where we go or how far we go, there is always a feeling of returning to the roots of the fallen leaves engraved in our bones. If they sell the house, they will have nothing to do in the country."
home, so they didn’t buy the house.
Also, our relative has a strong mysophobia. He would not be worried if he rented the house to others. Their family is not short of money, so why rent the house to others? "
Lin Zi nodded, "Oh, that's it?!"
Xiang Jin said, "Yes!"
Lin Zi then asked, "What do your relatives do?"
Xiang Jin said, "I don't know exactly what a small business is."
Lin Zi said, "Very good, very good! I wish I could have such an apartment in Shanghai."
Xiang Jin said, half seriously and half jokingly, "Can you ask your parents to buy you a set here? Your family is rich anyway, and didn't you say you would develop here in the future? That's just right.
ah!"
Lin Zi waved his hand, "It's better not to say goodbye now. There is an economic crisis going on right now. Have you heard that many Hong Kong bosses are selling off their properties in the mainland? Look at how miserable the economic crisis was in those days.
, so if I buy a house now, what will I do if I lose money later?”
Xiang Jin nodded, "That's true!"
Lin Zi nodded, "Oh, just wait and see! How many rooms does your relative's house have in total?"
Xiang Jin said, "Three!"
"Oh, it's good. It's really good. Look at how well the space is laid out. The lighting is good, the floor is glossy, and the color of the furniture matches the decoration style of the house.
It matches well and is a very refreshing and atmospheric combination.”
Xiang Jin was a bit dumbfounded, "This is the first time you see it, so of course you will think everything is good. Once you see more outside, you will gradually feel that it is average.
You sit down for a while. You want to watch TV. The remote control is in the drawer under the coffee table. You can take it yourself. I will put the dirty clothes I brought back in the washing machine to clean them."
"Okay, go and do your business and leave me alone!"
After Xiang Jin washed the clothes in the washing machine, he directly fetched a basin of water, then took out a handkerchief and began to wipe the furniture at home and clean it up.
When Lin Zi saw it, he came to help her clean up.
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay. Just take your seat and I'll do it myself. It'll be quick."
Lin Zi was also stubborn, "It's okay, I don't have much interest in watching TV anyway. Sitting here is boring. I can clean it up faster with you."
Xiang Jin was not polite, "Okay! Thank you then?"
"Oh, you are so polite to say that!"
So the two of them packed up together. Xiang Jin left the task of wiping the tables, chairs and benches to her, while she went to mop the floor.
The two of them worked very quickly. It took Xiang Jin and the others just over half an hour to clean up the house.
"Would you like some water? I'll heat some up?" Xiang Jin asked.
Lin Zi shook his head, "No, I'm not thirsty."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay then, I'll treat you to something delicious later."
"OK!"
The two of them laughed, and then Xiang Jin asked, "Does your family only grow medicinal materials and also open a pharmacy?"
Lin Zi shook his head, "No, our family only grows ginseng and raises a few sika deer."
"Harvesting deer antler?"
"Yeah, but our deer are still relatively small. They are only a little over two years old. They haven't produced velvet yet, and they have only grown antlers. Their antlers will not branch until they are three years old, and they will grow to two.
They can only be harvested when they are cross.”
"Oh, I understand," Xiang Jin suddenly understood, then asked, "How many deer do you have at home?"
Lin Zi said, "Ours is not that big, there are only about 120 of them, including 50 female deer and more than 70 male deer. We have several breeding companies with a scale of more than 500 deer."
Well, deer antler has also been declining in recent years, but the price is still better than the price of growing ginseng."
Xiang Jin said, "It's good. I think your parents are both very capable people and have great ideas."
Lin Zi raised his head suddenly, "Really, do you really think so?"
Xiang Jin said, "Of course, why should I tell lies?"
Lin Zi said, "But they don't think so. Privately, they always say that my parents are uneducated country bumpkins who suddenly got rich. Even if they put on dragon robes, they are not princes. I know that they actually look down on our family."
, and I always feel that my words smell like Northeastern people."
Xiang Jin said, "You don't care if others think highly of you, as long as you think highly of yourself, that's all.
The only reason they say that to you is because they can't eat the grapes and say they are sour, you know?
What age are we in now, and we still have the mentality of an iron rice bowl? We are all looking for jobs by ourselves when we come out this year.
Even great men have said that it doesn’t matter whether a black cat or a white cat is a good cat as long as it catches mice. Similarly, it doesn’t matter whether he is educated or uneducated, whether his education is high or low, as long as a person has a flexible mind, he can make a fortune and lead the world.
If a family can live a good life, they are very capable and amazing!
Let me ask you, do you also look down on your parents in that way? Do you also think that their low education embarrasses you outside?"
Lin Zi shook his head violently, "Of course not. I have always thought that my parents are quite capable and amazing."
Xiang Jin said, "Well, look how capable your parents are. They are involved in ginseng, velvet antlers, and that urala grass. They are all involved in the three treasures of the Northeast. They usually go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, fungus, and beat hazelnuts and pine nuts.
How awesome is that? It feels like they have never stopped and have been creating wealth for you.
In today's era, it's not that being rich is shameful, but being poor makes people look down upon you even more, you know? So, don't care about what others think, the key is what you want to think.
In fact, everyone should be respected, you know? Whether they are farmers farming, senior white-collar workers in offices, or leaders of government departments.
Because they are all excellent workers, just because their types of work are different.
If our country needs to function, we need people from all walks of life, including scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, all are indispensable. So you can't just apply for civil servants and become officials, right? If they are all officials, who will be your subordinates?
?Pass your instructions and policies on, and then who will implement them?
Then we can’t just go out and work as workers and just produce products every day. What should we do if these and other products pile up like mountains and cannot be consumed? Then we must have our businessmen to promote the circulation of goods in the market.
Then it’s not enough to just have commodities, workers, and government officials. As the saying goes, people regard reality as heaven. If we don’t have farmers growing food for us, what will we eat? Eat soil and air?
Maybe some people say that we can use money to buy from abroad, but what if they suddenly stop selling to you? Or what if this year’s economic crisis is like this? Inflation, overnight, or within a few hours,
Your money has shrunk by more than half and is worthless. How much food and daily necessities can you buy with the little money you have?
Therefore, we still have to rely on our own people to provide us with grain and food. In any era and in any country, farmers are the cornerstone of a nation and a country. Farmers are the foundation of our country's peace of mind.
Therefore, as long as they are hard-working, kind and brave farmers, they are lovely and respectable people. Only those who are lazy and idle all day long are unreasonable, like to stir up trouble and make irresponsible remarks.
Abominable and shameful!”
After hearing what she said, Lin Zi felt extremely excited. The eyes he looked at her were particularly admiring and eager. He gave her a big hug and rushed towards her, "Xiang Jin, you are simply amazing."
It's so right, you are really different from them, I really like you so much," she said and wanted to kiss Xiang Jin.
Xiang Jin stretched out his hand and placed it directly on her chin, then froze her next move, "Oh, little girl, you must not like me. I have a boyfriend, and our Mr. Yan
That's a jealous person. If he knows that you have undue thoughts about me, he won't give you any good consequences."
Lin Zi rolled her eyes angrily, "What are you talking about? I am a woman, a woman, and my sexual orientation is normal. Your boyfriend is too much. Even girls are on guard!"
Xiang Jin joked, "I'm also wary of the boys around him?"
Lin Zi looked extremely surprised, "No, you two are so... so... oh, I don't even know how to describe it."
Xiang Jin looked at her with a smile on his face, as if we are like this, what can you do to me?
Lin Zi said, "Okay, I can't do anything to you, and I can't do anything to your boyfriend, so that should be okay, right?"
Xiang Jin nodded without comment.
After Lin Zi let go of her, he took two steps back to put some distance between her and then looked at her with a smile on his face, "Is your boyfriend really a jealous person?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yeah, and he's still a jealous person."
"Ah? Then why are you still with him?"
Xiang Jin said, "Because I like him, and I'm also a jealous person. A jealous person and a jealous person, what a great match, it's a perfect match!"
Lin Zi rolled his eyes at her again, "Speechless!"
Then Xiang Jin gossiped about her, "Hey, do you have someone you like?"
Lin Zi shook his head, "No! At that time, I only wanted to get into a good university, and then find a good job in the future, and then bring my parents to me to take care of them in their old age. You don't know where we are?"
How much snow there is in winter, and how much it accumulates
It is common for the door to be more than one meter high, and the door is often blocked by the snow outside the next morning. It takes a long time to push it open. It is very inconvenient to travel. It is often necessary to walk to
When I went outside, most of my legs were buried."
Xiang Jin nodded, "I know, I've seen it on TV before. It should be getting colder over there now, right?"
Lin Zi said, "Well, it's snowed a few times over there, what about your side?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's also cold over there. It hasn't started snowing yet this year. There have been several autumn rains and one sleet."
"In previous years, when did it usually start snowing over there?" Lin Zi asked again.
Xiang Jin said, "Mid to late October."
Lin Zi said, "It's similar to our Northeast. It also started snowing at that time in our Northeast."
Xiang Jin said, "The snow in our northwest region is not as dense and heavy as yours in the northeast. We may only get a few snows in the whole winter, and our snow melts easily.
But because our northwest area is affected by the Siberian cold current, it is colder than your northeast. Although your northeast also has an average temperature of several degrees below zero, you are close to the Pacific Ocean and affected by the Pacific warm current, it is not that cold.
The first gust of wind that blows in the winter here is almost life-threatening, it feels like the wind is blowing into the joints of your bones.”
Lin Zi nodded, "Well, it's cold outside where we are, but it's still warm when we get back inside, because we have a heater or a stove in the winter."
Xiang Jinjiu said, "In our area, some areas in the city have heating, but the countryside does not. Therefore, the countryside is very cold. There are only two ways to keep warm in the countryside. One is to wear thicker clothes, and the other is to keep warm.
Just set up a big firewood pot to warm up the fire."
"It seems like it's still going to be a little colder over there, huh?"
With a "ding" sound, the clothes in the washing machine were washed. The two stopped chatting and walked over to Xiang Jin to dry the clothes.
After the clothes were dried, Xiang Jin raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was only half past ten, so he said to Lin Zi, "Come on, let's go out for a while."
"good!"
The two grabbed their backpacks and walked out of the room, locking the door to Jin's room.
Lin Zi asked, "Aren't you going to take those clothes with you?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's still early now. Let's go shopping for a while and pick it up when we come back in the afternoon."
"Oh, okay! Then where should we go?"
Xiang Jin asked, "Is there anything you want to buy?"
Lin Zi shook his head, "No!"
Then Xiang Jin asked again, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"
Lin Zi said, "Isn't it still early?"
Xiang Jin said, "First tell me what you want to eat for lunch, and we'll go shopping in that direction first. When the time comes, we can choose a nearby place to eat."
Lin Zi thought for a moment and then said, "It seems like everything is fine!"
Xiang Jin sighed, "Oh, forget it, I'll take you there then."
"Yeah, yeah, okay, okay," Lin Zi nodded fiercely, and then asked, "Then where should we go next?"
Xiang Jin said, "Nanjing Road, there is a store selling shredded rabbit there. The spicy roasted rabbit, five-spice roasted rabbit, and the spicy rabbit head are all very delicious. Let's go shopping there. Wait a minute.
When we get hungry after shopping, let’s buy a rabbit and roast it there.”
"Okay, okay, the one you recommended must be delicious!" Lin Zi nodded her head.
Since they were not in a hurry, the two of them directly chose to take the bus to that place.
In the car, Lin Zi asked Xiang Jin, "Xiang Jin, are there many people growing vegetables in greenhouses over there?"
Xiang Jinjiu said, "There should be more. Our municipal government has been vigorously developing the rural economy in the past two years, so farmers are encouraged to plant greenhouse vegetables and fruit trees, as well as some applicable Chinese medicinal materials. There is also the development of
Animal husbandry.
Our area is divided into areas for planting and breeding. Not all families are busy planting crops and raising livestock. They are all divided according to the local adaptability."
Lin Zi said, "Oh, then your city government is quite capable, huh?"
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay. We must also respond to the call of our superiors and the motherland. To vigorously develop the country's economy, not only the cities must take action, but our rural areas must also take action, so that the people's living standards can be effectively improved."
Improvement, this is the exact words of our municipal party committee leader."
"Well, that's good. So what's going on with what you found there now?" Lin Zi then asked.
Xiang Jin thought for a while and said, "It has begun to take shape and scale. Anyway, the cultivation of agricultural products has almost taken shape, and many of them have already opened up markets outside the province and are being sold outside the province.
If fruit saplings are planted, they are expected to bear fruit within three to five years. Medicinal materials basically have a one or two year growth cycle. Animal husbandry should also gradually achieve results within one or two years.
In return.”
Lin Zi then asked, "What kind of fruit trees do you plant and what kind of livestock do you raise there?"
Xiang Jinjiu said, "The main fruit trees are apple trees, pear trees, jujube trees, pomegranate trees and cherry trees.
Animal husbandry mainly involves pigs, chickens, cattle and sheep, but most people still raise pigs and chickens. Few people raise cattle and sheep. There are also a few who raise rabbits, because raising cattle and sheep requires a large investment. You
Even if you spend a few tens of thousands or ten thousand dollars, you won't be able to raise a few animals.
There are not many people who can afford tens of thousands of dollars at once, so many people cannot afford to invest in that. Even if the government provides them with interest-free loans, many people are not willing to do so.
I took out a loan because I was afraid that I would be depleted and unable to pay back the debt.
Pigs and chickens are the traditional breeding animals in our area. Everyone is familiar with these. The current price of piglets in our area is generally 300 to 500 yuan a head.
The cost of chickens is only a few cents to one yuan, so many families here raise more than ten pigs and dozens, hundreds, or two hundred chickens and ducks."
"Oh, so? How much money can they make in a year?"
Xiang Jin thought for a while, "The price of pork has increased a bit in the past two years. A pig weighing 300 kilograms can be sold for about 2,000 yuan. After excluding the cost, at least one pig can earn 1,000 yuan.
In addition to the chickens and ducks they raise, ordinary people can have
A net income of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. If the scale of breeding is slightly larger, the net profit income can reach about 50,000 yuan a year. This depends on everyone’s original investment and your courage.
Whether it’s big or not, and whether you’re diligent or not.”
Lin Zi nodded, "Well, that's right!"
After a while, the car arrived at the stop, and then the two people got off.
Looking at the bustling market, the crowded crowds, and the rows of shops, Lin Zi couldn't help but feel a little moved. He pulled Xiang Jin and said, "Xiang Jin, let's go shopping on the pedestrian street?"
Xiang Jin glanced not far away and saw people shoulder to shoulder, so he said, "Are there many people there?"
Lin Zi kept urging and begging, "Oh, go, go, go and have a look. I want to buy something there."
Xiang Jin said, "Didn't you say you have nothing to buy?"
Lin Zi said, "I suddenly remembered that I still need to buy some things. I want to bring some things back to my parents and grandparents. Although it is still a little early for the holiday, in fact, if you calculate carefully, it will be quite fast.
, you see we can only go out once a week on the weekend, so there are only a few times in total, so we happen to be here today, so let’s bring some first.”
Xiang Jin said, "Then what do you want to bring back to your parents and grandparents?"
Lin Zi said, "I don't know yet. Let's go and have a look first. If you find something suitable, buy it."
Xiang Jin said, "Okay!" Then the two of them walked towards the pedestrian street.
In the end, Xiang Jin accompanied her and bought a lot of clothes there, such as down jackets, scarves, and gloves. Looking at the seven or eight large and small bags, Xiang Jin couldn't help but ask, "Hey, you guys
Don’t people over there like to wear mink coats? Why do you still buy these down jackets? And these gloves and scarves, aren’t they also standard winter wear over there?”
Lin Zi said, "This is different. This is something bought in Shanghai. It is very modern and fashionable. My parents and grandparents wear it with dignity. Look at how beautiful the style of this dress is.
, look at how light and soft this scarf is, it feels comfortable to touch."
Seeing that she was very satisfied with the things she bought, she joked, "Why, your mink coats are not so popular?"
Lin Zi said, "It's popular, it's still very popular. People over there still like to buy mink coats."
Xiang Jin continued to joke, "It feels like your place is full of rich people!"
Lin Zi said, "Actually, that's not the case. The main reason is that it's too cold in the winter where we live. Wearing ordinary cotton clothes doesn't have much of a thermal effect, so we still have to wear clothes made of animal fur.
Of course, this mink coat is still quite a luxury item in our place, just like those people who had big brothers with brick heads in the past few years.
Although our area is said to produce mink furs, due to excessive hunting in the past, we actually don’t have many mink furs to produce there anymore. Many mink fur coats are still trafficked there from these coastal cities.
, so wearing mink is still quite expensive over there.
Many people live frugally throughout the year just to save some money so they can buy a warm mink coat at the beginning of winter."
Xiang Jin nodded, "Hey, this mink can be farmed. Is there anyone breeding it over there?"
Lin Zi said, "It didn't happen before. People used to plant Chinese herbal medicines such as ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum. But in recent years, because more and more people have planted them, some people have started to switch to breeding. Some people are raising minks.
But there are not many of them, the main ones are sika deer and cattle raising, of course, we raise beef cattle there, and we also grow mushrooms and fungus."
Xiang Jin said, "Your Northeast is a large land with a sparse population and rich products. Most of it is fertile black soil. It is actually very good for developing agriculture."
Lin Zi nodded, "Yes! The only bad thing is that it's too cold in winter. We don't use refrigerators in winter here. We just put things outside and they will freeze into ice pimples in a while."
Xiang Jin said, "I know this. It is said that the dumplings you make in the winter are spread directly outside, and they are frozen to a hard texture for you in a few minutes.
Also, the pigs, cattle and sheep you slaughter, and the fish you salvage from the lake are rarely made into cured meats. They are dug directly in a snow pit outside, or put in a large tank, and then
Those meat products are buried directly in the snow pit, or kept fresh in the big vat. It is said that they can be stored for more than half a year without going bad."
Lin Zi nodded, "Yes, it is indeed like that, so the refrigerator we have there is only used for a few months in the beginning of summer, and is not used at all in winter."
Xiang Jin smiled and said, "Then you will save a lot of electricity bills a year."
Lin Zi said, "That's true!"
Xiang Jin raised his wrist and glanced at the time, then said, "Okay, let's go, I'll take you somewhere to eat."
"Where is it? Is it the place that sells hand-torn rabbits?" Lin Zi asked.
Xiang Jin said, "No, there is a Sichuan and Hunan restaurant nearby. Let's buy shredded rabbit later. Then we can just pack two rabbit legs."
"Oh, okay."
The two of them carried large and small bags and walked for about twenty minutes. Xiang Jin and the others arrived at Han Che's restaurant.
The business of Han Che's restaurant was very good. When they arrived, the hall was already full of people.
Xiang Jin didn't see Han Che or his second uncle for the time being. There were only service staff greeting guests in the hall, but everyone had a good service attitude.
Seeing her coming, two waiters were startled, and then a waiter greeted them enthusiastically and politely with a recipe book in his hand, "Miss Xiang, are you here?"
Lin Zi was surprised for a while. Although he had doubts, he didn't ask immediately.
Xiang Jin nodded at her, "Well, are there any small private rooms for two people?"
The waiter said, "Yes, and there are two more, please." He then led them in front.
After the two of them sat down in the box, the other party handed over the thick cookbook she was holding and said, "You two, this is the menu!"
Xiang Jin nodded, then took the menu and handed it to Lin Zi, "You order it."
Lin Zi was a little surprised and said uncertainly, "You really want me to order it?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Ah, you can order whatever you want."
"Okay, what should I order?" Lin Zi took the menu, then raised the corner of his mouth, and then opened it to read. After looking at the menus, he said, "It's done, I think they are all delicious.
What should I do if I don’t know which dish to order?”
"Then you can't order them all. If you order them all, you won't be able to finish them all and it will be a waste. Let's come back next time or in the future." Xiang Jin directly took the menu back from her hand and handed it back to the waiter beside her, and then
I just reported a few dish names directly.
The waiter wrote it down, and then said to the two of them with a smile on her face, "Okay, please wait a moment, I will make arrangements." After that, she politely withdrew.
After the service staff left, Lin Zi looked at the small cubicle, and then said to Xiang Jin, "Hey, Xiang Jin, is the environment here nice?"
"Um!"
Lin Zi then said, "Hey, Xiang Jin, are you familiar with this place? The waiters even know you!"
Xiang Jin said, "Well, because I often come here to eat!"
"Oh, no wonder, it seems that the food here is to your liking?!"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, yes, it suits my taste very much!"