Chapter 209 Is it so delicious?

Chapter 209 Is it so delicious?

At six o'clock in the evening, at the entrance of Harbin Central Street.

The sun had just set, and the sky was gradually getting darker. Central Street became a bit dreamlike against the backdrop of the various neon lights on the buildings and the shop signs.

“It’s so lively and beautiful here!”

Sunny held Huang Xu's hand and looked at the flow of people in front of her and the exotic buildings with neon lights on Central Street, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.

Huang Xu looked at Sunny's shocked look, with a proud smile on his face, lowered his head and said to her:

"Yeah, it's just because the Ice Sculpture Festival here is over and there are fewer people. Otherwise, the flow of people here should be several times what it is now."

"How few people? How many times more?"

Sunny pointed in surprise at the endless flow of people in front of her. Apparently she couldn't imagine what it would be like to have many times more people than now concentrated on this pedestrian street.

And not only her, but Jessica, who was standing next to them at this time, also felt that Huang Xu's words were a bit exaggerated and a little unbelievable.

Huang Xu naturally saw their disbelief, so he asked them:

"Do you know how big the Harbin city we are coming to is?"

"How big?"

Sunny and Zheng Xiuyan looked at each other in confusion at this time. They didn't expect Huang Xu to ask this question. Although they didn't understand Huang Xu's thoughts, Sunny continued to cooperate with Huang Xu, shook her head and said:

"I don't know, but judging from the high-speed train I took when I got off and the time it took to take a taxi after getting off the station, this city should be quite big."

"Not small, right?"

Huang Xu looked down at Sunny and Jessica beside her, and then softly said an answer that stunned them on the spot.

"The area of ​​Harbin is 53,100 square kilometers, which is equivalent to 87.7 Seoul and more than half of South Korea."

"Omo."

When sunny and Zheng Xiuyan heard the news, they were immediately shocked by the numbers from Huang Xu's mouth, and then froze in place.

Obviously, this number actually exceeded their imagination.

They couldn't imagine that the area of ​​a city was nearly ninety times the size of Seoul, or even larger than half of South Korea.

How can they accept this?

Therefore, after being stunned, Sunny felt that she still couldn't believe it, so she raised her head and looked at Huang Xu.

"Is this real? Is it really that big?"

"For sure, Harbin is one of the largest cities in China."

"Can you count?"

Zheng Xiuyan's brain was running rapidly at this time. When she heard Huang Xu's words, she immediately reacted and looked at Huang Xu.

"Is there any city in China bigger than here?"

"You are very sharp!"

Seeing Zheng Xiuyan who had already reacted, Huang Xu couldn't help but praise her.

Faced with Huang Xu's compliment, Jessica did not show a happy expression on her face, but continued to ask:

"In other words, is there really a city in China bigger than here?"

"Yes, there is."

Huang Xu nodded and did not change the topic this time. He directly told what he knew.

"As far as I know, the largest city in China is probably a mountain city in the south. I can't remember its specific area, but the area under its jurisdiction seems to be more than 130 times that of Seoul."
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"More than one hundred and thirty times?"

"Yes, that's about the number. I remember many people were joking, saying that if it were to expand a little more, the area under its jurisdiction would be larger than South Korea."

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After listening to Huang Xu's words, Sunny and Jessica felt bad.

The education they received before told them that South Korea is one of the few developed countries in the world and a very powerful country.

As the capital, Seoul is also one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities.

But whether it is today's high-speed rail or the area issue mentioned by Huang Xu, it is proven at all times that South Korea may not be as powerful as imagined.

Moreover, their experiences in the past two years also told them that the information they received since childhood was somewhat different from reality.

They didn't feel this way when they were in China before.

Although they later talked about performing overseas, time was very tight at that time and they were not able to visit the local area properly.

Even if it is time for rest, most of them will go to the United States or Europe.

Therefore, I just had a brief understanding and did not explore it in detail.

They had never thought that China, which in their previous impressions or in the information they received, should be very backward, could actually have such a big city, and whether it was technology, people's income, or even living standards, they were no better than China. Korea is worse.

The most important thing is that they suddenly remembered the map of South Korea from their school days and the huge area of ​​South Korea, and now they felt a little blushing.

After all, on that map, South Korea covers a large area, while China's area is not very eye-catching.

I originally thought that although the map was exaggerated, it should still have a certain basis in reality.

As a result, Huang Xu now told them that South Korea covers a very small area, and even some of the larger cities in China are almost the size of South Korea.

This made it difficult for both of them to accept it, and they even felt that their worldview was somewhat shattered.

However, Huang Xu was not surprised by the shock of the two people.

According to his understanding of Koreans, they will immediately question something they cannot understand, or when they receive news that is beyond their imagination.

Is this thing true or false?

Of course, many people from other countries also have this situation, and they will also have doubts when encountering some information that they do not understand for the first time.

But they will not lie like Koreans. Even if the evidence is put in front of them, they will not believe what others say.

But Sunny and Jessica were not like this. After a brief shock, they slowly accepted the incident.

First of all, it was impossible for Huang Xu to deceive them, and there was no need for him to deceive himself.

Secondly, none of this information is confidential. You only need to search online to know whether it is true or false. Huang Xu has no possibility of deceiving them.

Therefore, after being shocked for a while, they returned to normal, and then followed Huang Xu, joining the flow of people and walking into Central Street, ready to appreciate this Harbin City, which covers an area of ​​more than 80 Seoul. , the most prosperous pedestrian street.

But after entering, Sunny unconsciously held Huang Xu's hand, and Jessica also held Sunny's hand tightly.

Because this is Northeast China, it is one of the regions with the highest average height in China.

Although the average height of Koreans is not low, the average height of men reaches 174.2 cm, and the average height of women also reaches 162 cm.

But Sunny's height is only 1.55 meters, and although Jessica has reached the average height of Korean women, she has only just reached the standard.

The height of the two of them, after joining the crowd, was almost the lowest among the group. Once there were more people, the two of them could only see the backs of the people around them.

But let alone them, even Huang Xu was stunned for a moment after he suddenly entered.

As an adult male with a height of over 1.8 meters, he is considered to be one of the taller people in most situations, not to mention standing out from the crowd.

But after entering here, his height became a bit "ordinary".

Because the people around him are relatively tall, most of the men are around 1.8 meters tall, and many of them look taller than Huang Xu.

This made Huang Xu reach out and hold Sunny's little hand after entering, and held it tightly, for fear of accidentally breaking it apart.

Although they are adults, they do not speak Chinese, and they rarely travel by themselves, so Huang Xu is also afraid of getting separated from them in the crowd and then disappearing in the crowd.

So the three of them started strolling hand in hand on Central Street.

Their first stop after entering was the must-have check-in point on Central Street: Sophia Cathedral.

This is a Byzantine-style Orthodox church that has been built for over a hundred years.

Of course, this place is no longer used as a church. The interior of the building is now the Harbin Museum of Architecture and Art.

However, they came here not to pray or anything, but to take photos and check in.

This church, built over a hundred years ago, has become a well-known check-in spot with its unique architectural style.

Anyone who comes here will almost always take a few photos here as a souvenir.

Naturally, Huang Xu and Sunny will not miss it either.

Then the three of them took several sets of photos around the cathedral.

There are photos of the three of them together, as well as photos of Huang Xu and Sunny, but most of them are photos taken by Huang Xu of Sunny and Jessica.

Some time ago, Huang Xu bought a camera and also learned some photography skills. Although he did not bring a camera with him when he returned to China this time, the photography skills he learned have already been put into his mind.

Therefore, even though he only has one mobile phone now, he can still take photos with good results.

Of course, the main reason is that it is relatively easy to shoot here. As long as you learn the composition, you can get good results.

It is precisely because of this that Jessica and Sunny became interested in taking photos after seeing the results that Huang Xu took with his mobile phone.

I don’t know if it’s because of women’s nature, or if it’s because of their professional requirements as idols.

In short, after seeing the photos taken by Huang Xu, the two of them couldn't stop.

After pulling Huang Xu and taking more than a thousand photos, both of their stomachs sent out signals, and they finally stopped.

After taking these photos, if Huang Xu hadn't been short of money and bought a mobile phone with enough memory, they might not be able to fit in them.

However, after finishing the shooting, the two people who were in high spirits just now fell into a state of exhaustion, feeling tired and hungry.

No way, they both still had the same meal they had when they woke up in the morning. At noon, they only ate a little box lunch and some snacks on the high-speed train, and then they persisted until now.

If they were not excited about taking pictures just now, then they would have been hungry just now.

Huang Xu looked at the two people who were exhausted and could not stand straight and said. "You guys go sit on the chairs here first, and I'll buy you something to cushion you first."

"Okay, okay, then go faster."

"Understood! Don't run around, you two. If you have anything to do, call me, okay?"

After looking at the two of them, confessing again, and seeing them nodding, Huang Xu turned around to buy some snacks, preparing to deal with them first.

Some people may say, aren’t there many good restaurants on Central Street?

Why not take them directly to the store to eat, but let them wait here?

Huang Xu also wanted to take them to these shops to eat, but who made Sunny insist on going to barbecue!

And Huang Xu didn't know where she got the information from, so she had to go to some roadside barbecue shops or even wild barbecue stalls, saying that only this kind of barbecue was the most authentic.

He couldn't defeat Sunny, and Jessica was also interested in these things, so Huang Xu could only follow Sunny's arrangements.

The current flow of people on Central Street is not particularly large. It only took Huang Xu more than ten minutes to return to the two of them with a large bag of things.

Looking at the two people who were already shivering and huddled together for warmth, Huang Xu was also a little helpless.

Although it is already April, spring is already blooming in many places in China. Even some cities in the south have already entered the summer and turned on the steamer mode.

But this is Harbin in the northeast. Although it is not the coldest province, it is still in the middle.

Although the temperature here is now above freezing, the highest temperature has only reached around ten degrees.

Especially now that night has fallen, and Sunny and Jessica don't wear much, they are already freezing and hugging each other to keep each other warm.

"Come on, let's drink some hot coffee to warm yourself up."

"Thank you!"

After taking the hot coffee handed over by Huang Xu and taking a few sips, the two of them slowly felt their body temperatures rise. They felt a little better and regained a little bit of their physical strength.

So Sunny looked directly at the bag in Huang Xu's hand.

"What did you buy to eat?"

"A little sausage and red sausage, and some bacon, and then I bought some fruit."

Seeing the two people who were already a little hungry, Huang Xu quickly took out all the things he had just bought for them.

But what Huang Xu didn't expect was that they were not very interested in the braised sausages they bought, but were very interested in the large box of strawberries.

So the two of them drank the strawberries and sausages with coffee and enjoyed them happily while looking at Huang Xu's doubtful eyes.

Before going to Korea before, Huang Xu always felt that fruits in Korea were very rare, or that there were basically no fruits produced.

Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with this matter, but it is not so absolute.

Take strawberries as an example. South Korea is also an important strawberry growing and exporting country in the world. Since the last century, they have introduced many Japanese strawberry varieties from Japan and then planted them in their own country.

They even seize the names of Japanese strawberry varieties and register trademarks in the world first, which has a great impact on Japanese agriculture.

At the same time, they have also cultivated many local varieties, such as "Christmas" and "Meixiang" strawberry varieties, which also have a certain status in the world strawberry market.

Of course, now their industries have gradually been caught up or surpassed by domestic ones.

After all, compared to their small territory, Chinese owners have a wider land and can produce more fruits.

It’s just that it developed relatively late.

However, according to Huang Xu's memory, even if the domestic development is relatively late, it will gradually catch up with them or even surpass them in a few years.

These are all digressions. What really makes Huang Xu curious is why Sunny and Jessica Jung are so interested in strawberries.

Although the price of strawberries in South Korea is relatively expensive, compared to the income of several people, this little money is nothing?

However, Huang Xu did not ask about his doubts, but watched the two of them show off their strawberries and enjoy Harbin's specialty red sausage.

Because he remembered a documentary segment he had seen in his previous life.

It seemed that when they were celebrating their manager's birthday backstage, they showed off all the strawberries on the manager's birthday cake after singing the congratulatory song.

"Maybe they prefer eating strawberries."

After the two of them ate for a while, Huang Xu reached out to stop them from continuing to eat.

"Okay, let's just eat a little to cushion ourselves. We have to have barbecue later!"

"Yes, yes, there will be a barbecue later. Don't be too full."

Sunny originally had some objections to Huang Xu for stopping her from continuing to eat. When she heard Huang Xu say that there was also a barbecue, her dissatisfaction disappeared immediately.

After all, the suggestion to go to barbecue today was made by myself.

Last night, although she also tasted the barbecue brought back by Huang Xu and Zheng Xiuyan, how could those barbecues that were already a little cold taste as good as freshly grilled ones.

Now that they had eaten something and rested for such a long time, the two of them had recovered, so they took their respective bags and set off towards the destination they checked yesterday.

Half an hour later, the three of them arrived at a barbecue stall far away on Central Street.

The night barbecue mentioned here is actually an open-air barbecue night market, but it is commonly known as wild barbecue here.

By the time they arrived here, it was already nine o'clock in the evening, and this time was also the busiest time of the night market.

Looking at the lively and busy night market stalls, especially the various skewers in the freezer, being grilled on the charcoal grill in front of the barbecue master, accompanied by the sprinkling of various spices, exuding bursts of rich aroma.

Sunny looked at the scene full of fireworks in front of her, took a deep breath, and then asked Jessica next to her:

"Wow, did you eat the same thing yesterday?"

"No."

Jessica smelled the aroma of barbecue and shook her head to deny Sunny's words. What she and Huang Xu ate yesterday was somewhat similar to Korean barbecue. The meat was fried on the iron plate.

It’s just that the meat used here is more and better, and the seasoning pays more attention to the original flavor of the meat than in Korea.

But the barbecue here is completely different from what I had yesterday. The barbecue here is to grill the meat directly on the red-hot charcoal.

And the seasonings that the chef sprinkles on the skewers become more intense over the open fire.

Smelling this fragrance, her mouth began to secrete saliva, and her stomach, which had just eaten, also sent out another signal.

Not only them, but Huang Xu was also stimulated by the smell at this time, so without hesitation, he led the two of them to select various skewers.

There was a dazzling array of meat skewers such as meat tendons, swallow wings, heart tubes, beef hearts, tendons, chicken feet, and yellow croaker. Huang Xu directly took a few skewers of each, preparing for the two of them to taste another barbecue style in the Northeast. .

Of course, in addition to these, Huang Xu also ordered two skewers of fresh beef kidneys that are the specialty here.

In the past, when Huang Xu ate roasted kidneys in his hometown, he basically ate lamb kidneys and had never seen beef kidneys.

However, he had seen various Northeastern food bloggers recommending this kind of fresh beef kidney on various short videos.

So after seeing that there was also fresh beef tenderloin here, I naturally wanted to try it.

But what Huang Xu didn't expect was that after the beef kidneys were served, Sunny became interested in the freshly roasted kidneys.

"Huang Xu, what is this?"

"Um, this is beef kidney."

Huang Xu looked at the beef kidney pointed by Sunny, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face.

As one of the countries that has also been deeply assimilated by Chinese culture, South Korea naturally knows many things that are unique to Chinese culture.

For example: what to eat, what supplements to take.

So when she heard Huang Xu say that she was pointing at roast beef loin, she was a little embarrassed and quickly put down her finger.

But when she put down her finger, Jessica next to her became interested, looked at the two of them with interest, and then whispered to Sunny.

"What? Does Huang Xu still need to make up for this situation?"

She now has a deeper understanding of Huang Xu's physical condition than before.

Not to mention the strong muscles that Huang Xu had seen when he was in the hotel, but from the sounds he heard these two nights, he knew that Huang Xu should not be lacking in these things.

Didn’t you look at Sunny and didn’t have the energy to go to dinner yesterday?

Why do I need to add this now?

When Sunny heard Jessica's voice, she had no intention of replying. Instead, she lowered her head lower and focused entirely on the skewers in her hands.

Huang Xu also heard Zheng Xiuyan's words at this time, and did not reply. Instead, he quickly picked up the roasted beef loin, preparing to destroy this first.

Otherwise, it would be a bit embarrassing to have this thing here.

But after entering the roasted beef loin, Huang Xu's eyes widened.

In the past, when he saw those bloggers eating roasted beef tenderloin, Huang Xu didn't think it was very delicious.

I think their exaggerated performance is just to make the video more topical and let more people see it. The taste should be similar to that of lamb kidneys.

But after entering, Huang Xu knew that he was wrong, and he still had some preconceptions about this.

This roasted beef kidney is completely different from the lamb kidneys I have eaten before. There is almost no fishy smell. The outer ring is wrapped in thick butter, which is especially fragrant after roasting.

After sprinkled with barbecue seasoning, it tastes particularly good.

Even among these skewers, the taste is one of the best.

Therefore, he only took a few bites to finish off the large skewer of roasted beef tenderloin in his hand.

Just when he reached for the second string, he was stopped by Sunny.

Although she lowered her head just now, she saw Huang Xu's expression and how delicious he had just eaten, and she immediately became interested in roasted beef kidneys.

Based on her understanding of Huang Xu, she knew how picky he was about food, so what would it taste like if he ate it so deliciously?

So he asked Huang Xu directly:

“Is it that delicious?”

After the revision, there are 300 more words. These are free.

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