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Preface
As a travel blogger, when winter comes, my first instinct is to pack my bags and go to the Northeast for a snowball fight.
It just so happened that a colleague of mine from Guangxi also wanted to have a fun, so the two of us in the south hit it off and decided to go north together to experience the romance of the ice and snow capital.
Although it was not the first time I had been to the Northeast, after a whole year of separation, I had healed my scars again and forgot about the pain, and I set off with only a thick down jacket and autumn clothes and pants.
A week later, I came back with a trembling accent with a colleague who said that the difference between the north and the south was too great!
What is the difference between the Northeast and the South? If we go there to play, what should we southerners prepare for in advance?
Chill the soul
When I was on the plane, I was still talking and laughing with my colleagues, making classic jokes about the cold from the north and south, until the moment I got off the plane, we were like a TV series that pressed the pause button, and we couldn't make any sound.
The cold chilled our words in our throats, and then we tightened the zipper to the top and put on our hats.
Fortunately, I wasn't too stupid, so I asked my colleague to buy gloves in advance, put them in my backpack, and then took them out and put them on, but I still couldn't warm them up for a while.
My colleague said that when I used to read the book, the north wind cut on the face like a knife, and I thought it was an exaggerated description, but I didn't expect the author to be a realist.
Because the northeast is relatively dry, there is not much moisture mixed in the wind, the wind in the south is called "blowing", and the wind in the north is called "beating".
As a southerner with "delicate" skin, a colleague admits that at that moment he had the idea of not staying in a hotel for a week.
Of course, this idea of a colleague is impossible to realize, after all, he went out with a travel blogger, no matter how difficult the conditions, he has to face it.
Not to mention that this cold wind is like a knife, even if there is a real knife in the sky, I have to pull him to take a photo.
But fortunately, the northeast indoor is still very warm, the city's heating and dry weather suddenly make people relax, which is much more comfortable than the wet and cold indoor in the south.
We got our wish to see the snow in the Northeast, and we reluctantly saw the slippery ground in the Northeast.
Of course, the streets of Tohoku are not so dangerous, and the staff will be diligent every day to clear the snow and ice from the road before everyone gets up.
In order to let my colleague feel the original winter experience in Northeast China, I took him to the Songhua River.
It was the first time for my colleague to see such a thick frozen water, and if I hadn't said that it was the Songhua River, he would have thought that this was some kind of wide road.
The trees on both sides of the river are full of rime I don't know what kind of tree it is, my friends saw the novelty and took pictures.
No wonder he was excited, I was shocked when I first came, I had seen this wonderful natural phenomenon in textbooks before, and I always thought it was incredible, how could there be ice and snow hanging on the branches like leaves?
It's still cold, but it's not that cold when you play.
I rubbed snowballs with my colleagues and smashed each other, and also took a video to send to Moments, but a friend of mine in the north commented that we were playing too delicately, and asked me to go to him next time, and he invited me to eat a big one.
I hurriedly replied to him that no, no, my small body is really unbearable.
An accent that hits the heart
People in the Northeast are very enthusiastic, this is the truth, I took a taxi with my colleagues, and the driver heard that we were southerners, and they were excited to introduce us to the interesting attractions here.
Basically, you can talk all the way, and you can talk about it all the way.
If the two of us are tired of playing and have a bad face, the driver thinks that we are in a bad mood, and can also tell us some strange things by the way, talk about the philosophy of life, and try to enlighten the two of us.
The owner of the B&B is also a kind person, seeing that we are thinly dressed, and took the initiative to ask us if we want to wear his clothes.
Every night when he went back, if he happened to run into him, he would ask if he was having fun and if he had any trouble, in short, he would have to say a few more words.
Entrusted to the clothes of the owner of the B&B, my colleague originally spoke with a Guangxi accent, but after chatting for a few days, this accent has a bit of a northeast flavor, and it feels easier to understand what he is saying.
I always feel that Northeasterners have their own sense of humor, but they are not the kind of chat style that likes to use Internet hot memes to make jokes.
Chatting with them is also a very comfortable experience, compared to some people who like to communicate around the bush, Northeast people speak more directly and candidly.
Even talking about gossip behind their backs, they feel that they are as interesting as a talk show, and they are righteous and awe-inspiring.
Most people in the Northeast are more extroverted and generous, and it is very comfortable to buy things here.
Especially the downstairs commissary, because it is all family-run, so I often like to wipe customers with zero or something.
It is said that the market in Tohoku is very cheap and abundant, and I was fascinated by it, but I have never had a chance to experience it.
After going to the Northeast, I learned that the Spring Festival Gala sketches were still convergent.
They talk very interestingly on weekdays, and the words are full of baggage, and after chatting for a few hours, they are in a very good mood.
But then I thought about it and thought that the people of the Northeast spoke very interestingly, and it was because of their dialect.
The same sentence is not the same as saying it in Northeast dialect, even if it is a simple question sentence, you will find their tone particularly funny.
Straight to the heart of happiness
The happiest thing about going to the Northeast is probably being able to eat a lot, and people like me, who don't like to get up early for breakfast, can't help but set an alarm clock to eat something after coming to the Northeast.
There are many kinds of breakfast in the Northeast, in addition to the common fried dough sticks and soy milk, there are also porridge, tofu brain, ramen, etc., and of course, there are various kinds of pastries, which are great no matter how you go together.
And most of the prices are relatively low, there were rumors before that 100 yuan can feed 30 people, although it is a rumor, but it can also be seen that it is really cheap.
The porridge boiled from Northeast rice is quite warm to drink, in their words, it is called "big rice porridge", especially suitable for breakfast companions such as some pickles and salted duck eggs in Northeast China.
Coming to such a bowl of porridge in the morning, from the mouth to the stomach, ironing all the way is incomparable, and it feels very smooth all day.
My colleague likes to order a bowl of soup in the morning, it has meat and taste, and in his words, it is energetic to eat and go out to play.
Every meal in the Northeast is very comfortable, no matter which city you go to, the best and most authentic taste has to be those "fly houses" that only locals know.
I asked the owner of the B&B with my colleague where it was more delicious, but the boss waved his hand and said that the visitor was a guest, and directly invited us to rub it.
We couldn't push left or right, so we had to follow him to a hot shop.
The owner of the B&B said that this is a mom-and-pop shop, the husband's craftsmanship is particularly good, and the guests are retained, and the daughter-in-law has a loud voice and does things quickly, and the store is always full of laughter.
Most of the recipes are local dishes from the Northeast, such as pork stewed vermicelli, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and so on.
The owner of the B&B said that these dishes were not these dishes in the Northeast for decades earlier.
I asked curiously why the menu had changed, and the owner explained that those dishes used to be steamed bear paws and the like, which would have become protected animals for a long time, and they could not be killed or eaten.
The portion of the dish was quite sufficient, and the table was full, and when I heard that we were from out of town, the owner of the restaurant came to touch a glass with us and gave us a plate of appetizers.
The food is really delicious, the meat stew is very delicious, I ate and drank with my colleagues quite satisfied that night, but the amount of alcohol was a little small, and soon I couldn't drink, and when I went back, the two of us slept unconscious in the back seat of the car.
epilogue
I always felt that it was difficult for a southerner to survive in the Northeast for a long time, but my colleagues and I didn't hate it, which is why I was there last year and wanted to go again this year.
People may want to change places to see the scenery after staying in one place for a long time, but for me, this place in the Northeast is always full of attractions.
This year's trip was also full of harvest, and I went to a lot of places I hadn't been to before, but the Northeast is too big, and I can't finish it in just a few days.
I think next winter, I should still pack my things and go to the Northeast again, who told the south not to snow!