Food: Random stalls, customers chase me all over the country

Chapter 635 - Snowball Fights and Bathhouses: A Comfortable Life in Northeast China
"It's definitely delicious, but it's not that delicious."

Liu Hehe continued to cut the squash while chatting with Zhou Ruoqing: "Brother Wang's cooking skills are so high that the taste of our Northeastern cuisine has also risen. But Sister Qing, I still advise you to eat less at noon, because the dinner is the highlight, hehehe."

Zhou Ruoqing was a little surprised: "Can I go too?"

Liu Hehe said as a matter of course: "Why not? You are an employee too."

Zhou Ruoqing said awkwardly: "You two don't want wages, but I do want wages, which is different."

Liu Zhaofeng said hurriedly: "It's the same. Although we both said we don't want wages, Brother Wang still forces it on us every day."

Zhou Ruoqing smiled and said, "So, I can have a special meal tonight, too?"

"Of course I can. By the way, Sister Qing, are you free this afternoon? We've made plans with some friends to have a snowball fight. Would you like to join us and experience our Northeastern snowball fight culture?"

It snowed heavily all night last night, and even now it is still snowing in spots. It would be a waste not to have a snowball fight in this kind of weather. In Liu Hehe's opinion, only powder snow is called snow.

Zhou Ruoqing was obviously very interested in this proposal: "I'm fine, but will Boss Wang let us go?"

Liu Zhaofeng explained: "We close at 10pm, and it's like this every day. Brother Wang cooks from 2am to pm, and the two of them will follow."

"Okay, count me in. I've had snowball fights in the capital, and I'm pretty good at making snowballs."

After Zhou Ruoqing finished speaking, she continued to happily deal with her big harvest, little knowing that snowball fights in Northeast China were completely different from what she understood.

Although there was still light snow falling, Erbin's snow removal efficiency was very high and there was basically no snow on the main roads, so it did not affect travel much.

The direct consequence of this was that the queue in front of Wang Fan’s store became longer and longer.

Wang Fan's iron spoon was almost smoking from swinging, but it still couldn't keep up with the master's speed.

Wang Fan himself was a little puzzled. Today's efficiency was no lower than yesterday's. With the number of people today and this efficiency, the line should have gradually become shorter. Why was it getting longer instead?

Is there another wave of new little princesses arriving?

He was half right.

There is indeed a large group of new people arriving, but they are not little princesses from the south, but people from the Northeast!
The people who came two days ago were local people from Erbin, but today is different. Many people from sister cities and even sister provinces have come!

"Today I have to try out the amazing Northeastern cuisine I've been eating for half my life."

"Those people are so exaggerated and claim to be so serious. I want to see how serious they are."

"I came here because of its reputation. I've been eating Northeastern cuisine all my life, and now it suddenly seems so high-end. I want to try it."

"Hey, where did you come from, brother?"

"I'm from Tieling. Where are you from, buddy?"

"I'm Siping."

"I'm Changchun, can I sit at a table for a whole mouth?"

"Just estimate the amount yourself. Just do it as you like. Don't overdo it. It's cold now, and it would be bad if something happens later."

"This guy is really thoughtful. There are always discussions online about which is colder, the north or the south. It makes me want to laugh. "Freezing to death in the south is just an adjective at best, but here it's a real thing."

"It's our turn now. Let's find a place to try it and see if it's really that weird."

Wang Fan's food-making ability has long been well-known, but some people have been eating Northeastern cuisine all their lives and have little acceptance of food from other places. However, recently Wang Fan has been cooking Northeastern cuisine, and with the unremitting promotion of those diners who have eaten it, the result is what we have today.

This big bowl of great harvest does not require bright colors, does not focus on exquisite plating, and the various ingredients do not have precise sizes. The overall highlight is one characteristic - it is delicious with rice!
The color, the combination, and the softness make it so delicious that the only thing I want to do after seeing it is to eat it with rice.

"My dear mother, please don't tell me. Please don't tell me."

"It's indeed more fragrant than others, no wonder so many people praise it online."

"It's really worth the trip. Just for this meal, it's worth the price of admission."

"It smells so good. The ribs smell good, and the side dishes smell good too. And they all have that pure aroma. You can tell there aren't any toppings when you eat them. I have a hard time satisfying my palate."

My second uncle couldn't help but serve himself a big bowl.

Top half a bowl of rice with a full layer of vegetables, pour two spoonfuls of soup on it, and place a juicy scallion on the side.

Take a bite of pork ribs, a bite of green onion, and a mouthful of rice soaked in soup. It’s so delicious that it almost makes your head burst open.

The fried chicken shop owner swallowed hard and said with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Second Uncle, it's not that I don't allow you to eat in my shop, but you should at least consider my feelings, right? You're almost making me cry with greed."

Second uncle chuckled: "You want to eat too? Then I'll give you half. I haven't even touched this half yet."

The fried chicken shop owner's eyes lit up instantly: "That's great, Uncle, wait a minute, I'll get the bowl, and then I'll fry two more chicken cutlets. I still have some fried chicken here, how about we have a couple more bites?"

"Just take a full mouthful. Anyway, I don't have to worry about it with this guy here."

Second Uncle is enjoying his current life very much. When he was in the capital, there seemed to be an invisible wall between people, which made people unconsciously keep a certain distance. In the Northeast, there is no such concern at all.

……

"Are there any precautions for having a snowball fight?"

Wang Fan had never played snowball fights before, so he started asking about precautions on the way to play.

Zhou Ruoqing said, "Isn't it just a matter of dodging some snowballs?"

Liu Hehe immediately retorted: "That won't work. Sister Qing, the kind you're talking about is only suitable for people from other places. In our Northeast, playing snowballs like this for three seconds will result in an extra grave."

"what?"

Wang Fan, Zhuo Qianqian and Zhou Ruoqing looked at Liu Hehe in surprise.

Liu Hehe nodded vigorously: "Believe me, snowball fights in the Northeast are completely different from those in other places. Others play snowball fights, but in the Northeast, we fight in the snow. This is a war without the smoke of gunpowder. The core of a snowball fight is the fighting, not the snow."

Liu Zhaofeng added seriously: "Based on my experience of more than ten years of snowball fights, there are four points that you must remember. First, don't tuck your clothes into your pants, don't tuck your pants into your socks, take care of your collar, and if you have a scarf, it's best to tie it tightly, and you can tie it with a knot if necessary.

Second, it is better to do the splits while standing than to fall down in the snow, otherwise you will be buried on the spot like at least 10 people.

Third, if you fall, you must get up as fast as you can. Don't play dead. A new grave every three seconds is no joke. Fourth, if you really can't get up, be sure to grab your pants. This is extremely important, remember it.

Zhuo Qianqian was shocked when she heard this: "My goodness, boss, are you guys so natural at having snowball fights? We had a lot of snow there too, but at most we just took snowballs and threw them."

Liu Hehe said, "Here we have a snowball fight, which is divided into the following steps. First, there's long-range indiscriminate shooting, with small groups engaging in close-quarters skirmishes. Second, there's full-scale hand-to-hand combat, using everything from Sanda, judo, wrestling, freestyle, and the eighteen martial arts. Dustpans, iron basins, shovels, and crutches are all handy weapons."

Liu Zhaofeng added, "You must also be vigilant and alert. Some treacherous people like to assassinate people. Also, don't expect the onlookers to help you. They are always ready to kill you and bury you in the snow."

Wang Fan said with a helpless smile, "What you said makes me not want to go anymore. Is it too late to leave now?"

“You have to try new things!”

Their destination was the school playground of Liu Hehe and his sister. The snow on the playground was thirty centimeters thick. When they arrived, several people were already using snowballs as weapons to warm up.

Some of them must have known Liu Zhaofeng, and they threw snowballs at him when they saw him.

Liu Zhaofeng was holding a short shovel in his hand. Seeing the snowballs flying towards him, he smashed four snowballs one by one like playing baseball.

"Ouch, what the fuck?"

The guys who were throwing snowballs were very surprised to see Liu Zhaofeng handle it so easily.

Liu Zhaofeng himself was also very proud. He felt that he was in very good shape today. The trajectories of the flying snowballs were extremely clear, and he was confident that he could shoot them down one by one.

"That's it, that's it?"

"Fuck, he's still getting cocky? Brothers, kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a barrage of snowballs flew towards him.

"I'm calling you Piao, your E isn't on cooldown yet, right?"

"Smash him to death. It's okay to be awesome, but anyone pretending to be awesome will be beaten to death!"

Liu Hehe and Wang Fan reacted quickly, one grabbed Zhou Ruoqing and the other grabbed Zhuo Qianqian and quickly dodged to the side, but they were both hit by several snowballs.

This wave of offensive was like a clarion call for attack, and the melee broke out in an instant.

Zhou Ruoqing felt like she had really opened her eyes. In the past, using a snow tongs to play snowball fights was considered a magical tool, but now people were just using a basin to hit their bodies!
And she finally understood why others played snowball fights while people from Northeast China fought on the snow.

The entire battlefield was shrouded in a cloud of dusty snow. Snowballs whistled past my ears, occasionally mixed with a few lumps of ice...

When snowballs as big as human heads began to appear, she knew that she seemed to be getting closer and closer to the person opposite her.

"The Northeastern and Southern United team split into two formations, launching attacks from both sides of the football field. The Northeastern and Northern United team didn't have a clear strategy, and they obviously suffered a great loss in this wave of attacks!"

"The Northeastern Southern Division's infantry regiment bravely advanced and has already penetrated the Northeastern Northern Division's headquarters!"

"There's an ambush! The Northeastern Northern League was actually trying to lure the enemy in. The Southern League, who rushed into the camp, were surrounded!"

"Left kick, right whip kick, ultra-flying kick! The Southern Little Princess uses hidden weapons! The Southern League's infantry regiments all fell down, and the Northern League took out shovels and ancestral washbasins to quickly bury them!"

"The Northeastern Northern Regiment completely wiped out the Southern Regiment's infantry regiment, achieving a resounding victory in this battle!"

Zhuo Qianqian didn't know where she got a microphone from, but she actually gave a live commentary on the war version.

The passionate and exciting voices, coupled with the snow flakes flying all over the sky, really make people feel excited.

When Wang Fan and his companions came back, their faces had turned red, and their hair and eyelashes were covered with ice.

Liu Hehe was as arrogant as a victorious general. Wang Fan and Liu Zhaofeng also had happy faces. They were the victorious Northern League.

Liu Hehe excitedly patted Zhuo Qianqian on the shoulder: "Qianqian's commentary is great. In previous years, they just played some exciting music, but it was nowhere near as exciting as Qianqian's commentary."

Wang Fan also smiled and praised: "As expected of a top university student with knowledge of all subjects, this explanation is at a professional level."

Zhuo Qianqian chuckled: "Of course, don't you see who you learned it from?"

But when she saw Zhou Ruoqing, she couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Sister Qing, you are so unlucky."

Zhou Ruoqing looked at Liu Hehe with tears in her eyes: "What happened to the agreement that you guys from Northeast Sweetie couldn't unscrew the bottle cap? You just threw me out like a hidden weapon!"

"Forehead……"

Liu Hehe was very embarrassed: "This is indeed impossible to open on normal days, but the atmosphere has become so heated, and the adrenaline has exploded, so the strength has increased. Sorry, sorry, I'll treat you to a bath later, and the cost will be on me!"

Wang Fan gave her a thumbs up and praised, "Women are just as good as men! Sister Qing may be a little thinner, but she still weighs over 80 pounds. You threw them as fast as you said. You knocked down six or seven of them with just one blow. You deserve the credit for winning this time."

Wang Fan was really stunned by the look of this sweet girl from Northeast China just now, as if she was possessed by the god of war. Her words came completely from the heart.

After playing snowball fights for two hours and working up a sweat, going to the bathhouse to soak in a bath and scrub your skin would definitely be the perfect choice.

As the boss, Wang Fan naturally took the responsibility of buying tickets and arranged the full package directly.

Zhuo Qianqian and Zhou Ruoqing still felt a little uncomfortable showing their naked bodies in front of others, even though they were all women.

She always wrapped herself in a large bath towel, and only put it aside with a flushed face when she had to take it off to take a bath.

Liu Hehe exclaimed in amazement like a female gangster: "Wow, Sister Qing is so talented, wow, I didn't expect Qianqian to be even more talented, Brother Wang is so lucky."

Zhou Ruoqing tentatively put her feet in the pool, and the moment they entered the water, she pulled them back in a flash, exclaiming, "Ah, this pool bites!"

Liu Hehe chuckled and said, "This pool is 39 degrees Celsius, the temperature is indeed a bit higher, just take your time to get used to it."

Wang Fan and Liu Zhaofeng were also soaking in the pool. The warm water soaked their whole bodies, giving them an indescribable sense of relaxation.

Even when the old man almost rubbed a layer of shell off him, he was a little embarrassed.

He takes a bath regularly, so he couldn't figure out how he could rub out so much mud.

But it does feel different after rubbing, especially the knees, which feel like they have been polished.

No wonder my second uncle is reluctant to leave here. Life in the Northeast is really comfortable. Although the economic development is not very good, the happiness index is much higher than that of some economically developed provinces.

(End of this chapter)