Chapter 169: Green Vegetables Are Good
As early as the end of the Ming Dynasty, Shibapu was built in the west gate of Guangzhou, and Thirteen Factories were opened, making it the only trading port for China's foreign trade. It attracted a large number of Fujian merchants to settle here, thus promoting the prosperity of this urban-rural fringe area, and gradually became the commercial center of Nanhai County and even the entire GD Province.

At that time, many wealthy businessmen built a large number of "luxury houses" in the Xiguan area, which are now called "Xiguan mansions". Xiguan mansions are tall and bright, with exquisite decorations, brick and wood structures, blue bricks and stone feet. They are full of the architectural features and old style of Lingnan ancient dwellings, and are a treasure of Guangzhou's traditional architecture.

In this era, the most famous Xiguan mansions are "Liang Zi Zheng Mansion" located at No. 18 Baoyuan North Street, Deng Gongbao Mansion on Duobao Road and Zhong Family Garden in the middle of Baohua Road, but unfortunately these famous gardens and mansions no longer exist for various reasons. With the changes of the times, the original Xiguan mansions are few and far between, and local residents are basically not allowed to visit.

Zhang Yunqi and his group strolled along the ancient Baoyuan North Street. The weeping willows on both sides of the bluestone road were lush and green. The July sun in Guangzhou was warm but not hot. Chu Jian followed Zhang Yunqi and listened to him talk about the surrounding historical sites and places. He couldn't help asking: "How do you know all this?"

Zhang Yunqi laughed: "It's not in these knowledge books, right?"

I laughed when I first met you: "No matter how many books you read, you can never become an enlightened person. You have to walk the path of life."

That morning, Zhang Yunqi and his party walked a long way in Xiguan. Since they had already finished the final exams, they forgot about their grades and the class placement for the next semester. Everyone had a great time, especially the three little idiots Wang Xiaokai, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Yang Wei. They were smiling and joking all the way, making the whole trip full of fun. Ji Ling happened to have a camera with him, and he clamored to take all kinds of stupid photos at every scenic spot, thinking that he was more handsome than Andy Lau.

When Chu Jian met Ji Ling and Chun Lan, they kept talking all the way. The quiet Chu Jian was rarely so happy. Not only did he laugh loudly, he even made a cute funny expression when taking a photo with Zhang Yunqi.

After taking the photos, Chu Jian asked Ji Ling: "When can I get the photos?"

Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I will get the photos developed right after I get home, and then I will give them to you."

We had lunch at Xiaxiajiu in Xiguan.

More than 1400 years ago, the Indian monk Bodhidharma traveled to China to preach and landed at Xiguan Xiajiu Road, so Xiajiu Road is also called Xilai Chudi. He also established Xilai Temple, founded Chinese Zen Buddhism and Shaolin Temple in Songshan, and achieved the reputation of Xiguan Commercial Corridor, one of the top ten tourist attractions in Guangzhou.

Today, Shangxiajiu is one of the most prosperous commercial pedestrian streets in China. Not to mention the food, it is definitely one of the symbols of Guangzhou cuisine. The saying "Food in Guangzhou, flavor in Xiguan" comes from this place.

Zhang Yunqi chose Ou Chengji, a time-honored restaurant in Shangxiajiu, and had shrimp wonton noodles and boat porridge, which are the favorites of girls like Ji Ling who have a light taste.

In the afternoon, we strolled along Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street, and in the evening, we took a luxury cruise to see the night view of the Pearl River. The next day, we climbed Baiyun Mountain, which is known as the most beautiful mountain in Guangzhou, went to Yuexiu Park to see Zhenhai Tower, and burned incense and worshipped at the Big Buddha Temple.

Burning incense and worshiping Buddha are rounds of three people. Zhang Yunqi, his sister Chunlan and Chujian are in a group. When it is their turn, Zhang Yunqi kowtowed three times respectfully in front of the golden Buddha and then made a wish.

When she first met Zhang Yunqi, she saw how pious he was, so she kowtowed three times respectfully. After leaving the room, she whispered to Zhang Yunqi, "What wish did you make?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "It's nothing. I just need to have a good body, good grades, make more money, and make everyone around me happy, including you."

When she first saw me, she blushed and said nothing.

Zhang Yunqi asked: "What wish did you make?"

Chu Jian pursed her lips and said: "Can I not tell you now?"

Zhang Yunqi asked again: "When are you going to tell me?" Chu Jian's face turned even redder: "I need to think about it."

Zhang Yunqi said with a smile.

This girl is also very cute when she is not so serious.

On the third day, Zhang Yunqi ended his trip to Guangzhou and decided to go to Xiangshan to do some business. He had admired Hu Zhibiao of Aiduo VCD for a long time.

There were too many people, so Wang Guibing hired a small bus to go to Xiangshan. Everyone pulled a brand new suitcase, which contained large and small bags of fashionable goods bought at Shangxiajiu. Zhang Yunqi paid the bill.

When traveling, everyone actually brought some money in their pockets, but except Ji Ling and Chunlan, everyone was from ordinary families with limited financial resources. On the first night in Guangzhou, Yang Wei found that the money in his pocket was not enough to stay in the White Swan Hotel for one night.

Although he knew that Zhang Yunqi was quite rich, he only had a rough idea of ​​it. After a few days of playing around, he finally realized how rich this good friend who was very low-key in school was.

Except for Zhang Yunqi himself and Chu Jian who did not buy anything, the remaining seven people had a shopping limit of 2,000 yuan each, which came to 14,000 yuan. Adding food, drink, housing and entertainment, Yang Wei calculated in his mind that the expenses would not be less than 25,000 yuan, which was the total salary of his father in six years of work.

I don’t know why, but Yang Wei suddenly felt that a new chapter had begun in his ordinary life. His grades were not very good, and he was not very old, only seventeen years old, but he also knew the level of the people in his circle, which to a certain extent determined his own level.

Wang Xiaokai was much more straightforward and frank. He served Zhang Yunqi tea, water, bags and stinky feet on the way. If Zhang Yunqi's soap fell, he would bend down to pick it up without hesitation. In short, any shameless thing that others saw was nothing in front of him. Zhang Yunqi wondered if spending so much money was a bit of a tarnish on the pure hearts and fighting friendship of the little fools in high school.

On the bus to Xiangshan, Zhang Yunqi thought for a while and told a story about his personal experience of running a restaurant in his previous life, of course with some changes to the format.

He said: "Last year, one night, I was eating at a small restaurant on Xinlin Road and met a young couple who were also eating there. They must have just finished work and looked very tired. The boy wanted to order a braised pork with rice for 4 yuan, but the girl insisted that two servings of vegetables for 2 yuan would be enough. The couple argued for a long time, and finally the girl threw 4 yuan to the store owner, the money for two servings of vegetables, and pushed the boy away from the counter."

Ji Ling was startled and asked: "No more?"

"And more." Zhang Yunqi continued: "After a while, the boy came over again, took out two coins from his pocket, handed them to the store owner and said: Give my wife a portion of braised pork, I'll just eat vegetables."

After Zhang Yunqi finished speaking, Ji Ling held her delicate chin with both hands and sighed: "This man is really warm-hearted."

Chunlan said: "It's rare to see a man like this, right?"

Wang Xiaokai said: "So, you women should use this as a standard when looking for a husband in the future, it's reliable."

Wang Guibing, who was old and used to the ways of the world, couldn't help laughing when he heard what they said: "First, warmth can't be eaten; second, there are men like this everywhere. Really; third, I advise you three girls, if the other party's financial conditions can only allow you to live a life where you can't even afford a plate of braised pork, it is worth discussing whether to get married."

　Finally updated, resumed normal updates, and strived to update once a day. Sorry for the update a while ago!

　　
　
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