When Li Xiaoyuan heard Han Li's question, he first returned the money she asked for from her family to Han Li, and said a lot of words of thanks.

Next, Li Xiaoyuan began to tell about his hardships and sufferings in Handan City in recent years. What saline land has a low harvest, some plots do not even have the slightest harvest, how difficult she is there, etc.

However, those plots that can not grow crops have a kind of wild vegetables called Suaeda grass can be eaten, it is best to eat when the seedlings are young, blanch once or several times when they are old, control the water and cool it down with garlic paste It is also good, the locals call Suaeda grass "life-saving grass".

(Suaeda grass: also known as yellow cabbage, Suaeda saeda, Huangxi cabbage, yellow mustache, etc., it is a typical saline-alkali indicator plant, and it is also a pioneer plant that develops from land to coast.)

Because it is extremely rich in nutrition, it has a certain effect on a variety of sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, obesity, diabetes, has a good regulatory effect on human organ function, has the effect of anti-cancer, anti-aging, and increases the body's immunity. ）

For these, Han Li just echoed a few sentences from time to time, and he didn't want to say too many words at all, because everyone's days came like this, and the difference was only because of the different places where they cut the line, each with its own difficulties.

However, if it is said that their group of people really did not catch up with the good times, if they went to the countryside a year later, even if they did not find a relationship, there was a high probability that they would be assigned to the periphery of Sijiu City, and if they looked for a relationship, it was not impossible to directly arrange them in Shijingshan, Tongzhou, and even the fourth ring in the future.

At that time, it was a bit of an exaggeration to go home once a day, but it was absolutely no problem to come back once a week, stay directly with the family when the farm was not working, and you could also help the family do some trivial things, and even find some odd jobs near home, which was not much different from those who worked in the suburbs.

When Li Xiaoyuan was still complaining to Han Li, He Mi had already tidied up his clothes and cleaned up the bed, and walked over with Qi Zhaodi, who had just come back from shopping, the three of them had already met last time, and they sat down to chat with them after helping to add water.

He Mi's appearance made Li Xiaoyuan embarrassed to say any more, so he shifted the topic to Han Li.

"Han Li, I heard that you are not only at the deputy department level now, but you have also become the vice president of the local county hospital? This is unique among our classmates, including those who stay in Sijiu City to work, and no one can catch up with you. ”

"Hehe, I'm just a little lucky, I did what I could, and the leader's appreciation happened to take this step, but it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that I surpassed everyone.

There is an old saying in Sijiu City that if you don't know the official until you are in the imperial city, you don't know the official small, and here a branch on the tree hits ten people, including nine department-level cadres. ”

"Han Li, you are too modest, anyway, I don't think any of our classmates can compare to you, you have to give me an old classmate a hand if you have a chance in the future."

"I don't dare to say that we will take care of each other and make progress together in the future."

Of course, Han Li would not satisfy Li Xiaoyuan by saying this, her original intention was to let Han Li pull herself after returning to the city, but He Mi and Qi Zhaodi were sitting next to her, so she couldn't say a lot of words.

Han Li also saw at this time that Li Xiaoyuan's visit to the house this time was probably not simply to repay the money, but to sell miserably and pull the relationship was the main thing, so no matter what she said later, Han Li always said some ambiguous things here.

Han Li's two blows were nothing if they were placed in front of the old fritters in those offices, but there was still no problem in dealing with Li Xiaoyuan, and in the end, he didn't promise her anything, and let her leave her home happily.

After sending Li Xiaoyuan out of the street, He Mi joked beside him.

"Your classmate named Li Xiaoyuan is quite interesting, as a girl, in front of a boy who has never dealt with much before, and has not seen him for several years, complaining like this?"

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? ”

"I guess she's trying to get your attention and get your sympathy, and next time she has the chance, I'm sure she'll ask for your help."

"Next time? Next time we go back to Shanghe Village, three or four thousand miles away from the place where she went to the countryside, I don't know anyone there, she asked me to help at most borrow money to tide over the difficulties like last year, and when I go home, won't I pay it back, as a fellow villager and classmate, it is nothing to help this little bit within my ability, unless she is the kind of person who borrows money and does not pay it back like Qi Ruying. ”

He Mi didn't seem to have anything wrong with hearing Han Li say this, the two of them were three or four thousand miles apart, except for borrowing money, it didn't seem to be of much help, even if that Li Xiaoyuan really had other things to do, it was more convenient to find the family in Sijiu City, it was unreasonable to find Han Li, a classmate, and this was also a stupid hat's behavior of seeking the near and far.

It's like this, but I don't know why, He Mi always feels that something is wrong with this person named Li Xiaoyuan.

After getting off work in the evening, Han Li said hello to his family and called Yu Daqiang and a few neighbors who had a good relationship to go to the restaurant for a drink.

Since he went out early, when he came back, his family gathered in his parents' house to listen to the radio and chat.

After Han Li came back, Yun Yingying gave him a basin of washing water, and after washing it, he came to his parents' house, and everyone talked for a while about how to spend tomorrow's fifth day.

"Breaking Five" doesn't go to relatives here in Sijiu City, and no one walks around at friends' houses, and most of the things are shouted outside the door.

Most of the young people chose to go to the streets in groups, and Han's mother also specially mentioned He Mi and Qi Zhaodi, asking them not to stay at home all day, and if they didn't want to go, let Han Li and their brothers and sisters accompany them.

Second Sister Han and Little Sister Han still have to go to work, and they have asked for leave a lot in the past few days, so Han Li has taken on this task, as for whether Yun Yingying can go tomorrow, this will only be decided after the two sisters arrive at the unit.

After everyone finished talking about this matter, Han Li thought for a moment and said something that he was not happy about.

"Dad, Mom, tomorrow's 'Breaking Five' is barely the end of the New Year, I now have a public position, so there is no way to stay at home like in previous years until Shanghe Village is about to spring ploughing and then go back.

Whether it's for work or the various relationships during the New Year, I have to rush back there as soon as possible, so I plan to leave in the next three or two days. ”

Yun Yingying and He Mi's side had already greeted Han Li in advance, and after listening to this, Han's father paused for a while and nodded in agreement, although Han's mother also agreed, but she nagged for a while.

"It's not good to be a petty official with sesame mung beans for a year, if it's close to home, it's still so far away from the northeast, son, did you say that this thing is okay?"

"Mom, this matter has been inquired about, you also know that the work in Sijiu City is a radish and a pit, it is not generally difficult to find, and it is even more difficult to find a good government unit, rather than letting your son find a factory to go to work, then we might as well wait patiently for a good opportunity, otherwise this deputy section level will not be in vain."

"I still don't know this, I can't help your father with those government agencies, and you don't take it seriously all day long, you must have a snack and ask a few more times, you know?"

"Knowing Mom, I promise that as long as there is a similar position, I will definitely return to Sijiu City and return to work with you as soon as possible."

"Don't patronize yourself, if you have a suitable unit, remember to let Xiaomi and Xiaomei come back, if the money is not enough, I will go with your father."

"I'm keeping an eye on them all."

"Godmother." X2

DING Sinian. Ren Yinyue. Gengxu Day, the fifth day of the first lunar month, the 22nd day of the second month of the solar calendar.

After Han Li's family let off firecrackers, retrieved new soil, and ate dumplings in the morning, everyone went to work.

However, Second Sister Han and Little Sister Han both left with Han's mother's task today, that is, to buy more specialties from Sijiu City.

Except for the good pastries and pickles that were prepared for Aunt Liu's family, the others were all used to let Han Li move around, so there was no need to spend too much unjust money.

Therefore, Han's mother specially instructed the two of them to buy things that don't matter if they are delicious or not, as long as they are cheap items that look good on the outside and have the name of Sijiu City.

Since today is "breaking five", Yun Jingjing didn't go home to call her sister to work when she got up early.

After Han Li had breakfast, he and Yun Yingying rode bicycles with He Mi and Qi Zhaodi across Shichahai to the Dongcheng District Labor Bureau near Nanertiao Orange Hutong in Nanluoguxiang.

Yun Yingying went inside to find her sister, and the two sisters asked the leader for leave together, and the five people and three bicycles began to wander around Sijiu City.

They didn't buy anything, today is to play, shopping, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, Wangfujing Street, Dashilar, overpass, Tianmen Square, Zhengyangmen, Dongfeng Market, Dongjiaomin Lane around around.

When it was almost time for lunch, Han Li thought that He Mi and Qi Xiaomei hadn't eaten roast duck yet, so he proposed to eat roast duck, and said that he hadn't eaten it for several years.

Naturally, they would not object to Han Li's proposal, so a group of five people came to the Qianmen branch of Quanjude.

The slightly smaller roast duck cost eight yuan a piece, the slightly larger one cost ten yuan a piece, and Han Li asked for two large ones.

Han Li considered that the roast duck would have to wait for a while, so he ordered another spicy dice, a mushu pork, and a few bottles of Arctic Ocean soda, and waited, chatting, and waiting while eating.

At this time, the service attitude is the same, but after the roast duck is roasted, the duck chef will come to the guest with the waiter, and slice the oily roast duck on the spot in front of you, each roast duck is 108 pieces, and finally take the duck rack away to boil the soup.

However, for a whole and whole guest like Han Li, these duck stock and thin-crust dough cakes are all free, but the green onions and sauce have to pay 2 cents per serving, and the sesame cakes also need to pay extra.

If you only need half a roast duck, each bowl of duck stock will cost 4 to 6 cents, and the thin dough cakes, green onions, and sauces will also need to pay extra, so it is not cost-effective to buy half a roast duck, but this is the rule in the store, which is also a disguised promotion of consumption, so that everyone can buy a whole roast duck.

However, a whole roast duck costs more than ten yuan, and for this era of about 30 yuan per capita, a roast duck is one-third of their salary, and this price is unaffordable for most people.

So when they are hungry for roast duck, most of them cook cakes, cut green onions, and mix the sauce at home in advance, and then come here to buy half a roast duck and go back.

If there are many people at home, add some water, add some salt, and throw in a handful of chopped green onions.

The reason why Han Li understood so clearly was because most of their family used to eat roast duck like this, but the meat in front of him was the most, and the soup in the bowl was also the original soup.

When Master Pian Duck came to Han Li's table, Qi Zhaodi's eyes began to light up as he looked at the knife work, if He Mi hadn't pulled her, Qi Zhaodi's head would have almost reached under this Pian Duck Master's knife.

After lunch, Qi Zhaodi's eyes kept looking into other people's hanging stoves.

When he sat on the bicycle, Han Li saw that Qi Zhaodi's thoughts hadn't come back yet, so he spoke.

"Little sister has come back to her senses, stop thinking about roast duck, what you have to do now is to study hard, these things have time to ponder slowly."

"Brother Han, but I like stir-frying and cooking."

"I like this and wait for the opportunity to help you find a good master, but roast duck is really not for you."

"Why?"

Why? This sentence stopped Han Li, but he immediately thought of a joke that Lao Guo teased Lao Yu.

"Why? Let me tell you, there was once a person who wanted to go to a roast duck restaurant to learn the craft, and when there was no master willing to help, he went in and did the work of peeling onions and garlic for eight years, and for eight years, he was not even allowed to get close to the real kitchen and hanging stove. ”

When Han Li said this, Qi Zhaodi was already stunned, she had never thought that it would be so difficult to learn to cook, and when she was a little depressed, Yun Jingjing was talking beside her.

"This craft is a person's ability to eat, and it is not easy to pass on under normal circumstances, but Qi Xiaomei, you don't have to worry, I used to like stir-frying, and with the help of my father, I learned some from a Lu cuisine master in pieces, and the words of teaching people are a bit misleading, but if you really like to cook, I will talk to this master when I have time, let's pay a little more and see if the other party can teach you directly."

In the afternoon, Jingshan Park can not enter, Beihai and Shichahai ice skating is not attractive to those of them who have been in the Northeast for several years, and it is a little too late to go to the Summer Palace and a little too early to go home, at this time Yun Jingjing said next to him.

"I heard that last year the zoo added African lions, Chilean flamingos, American beavers, Siamese crocodiles, Central American tapirs, Caribbean manatees, Malayan tapirs, gorillas, etc., why don't we go again this year?"

If you don't have a place to go, it's not bad to go and see new animal breeds, so Yun Jingjing's proposal was immediately responded to by everyone.

When Han Li and his group were happily shuttling through the zoo, Li Xiaoyuan didn't notice that his sister had wet her diaper in time when she was looking at her sister at home, and the wet diaper on a cold day directly made her sister have a fever.

After finding out, Li Xiaoyuan was so frightened that she hurriedly sent her sister to the hospital where her mother worked, even if her sister was fine, she was scolded by her mother in front of so many people in the hospital, and she ran to the street to relax in a fit of anger.

At this time, Li Xiaoyuan, who was walking on the street, was thinking about her visit to Han Li's house yesterday, but the more she thought about it, the more wrong she became, and in the end, she completely came back to her senses.

When he found Han Li yesterday, he didn't seem to get anything except to pay back the money and said a lot of nonsense, and in the end, Han Li didn't seem to agree to anything, and after he came back, he was ruthlessly beautiful for a night.

Li Xiaoyuan thought of this, and her heart, which had been scolded by her mother, was even more unhappy.

(End of chapter)