Chapter 123: The living cannot be suffocated to death
"Okay, let me share one with you. You hurry up and cook. I'm starving." Zhou Xiaoli is very smart. She knows that Hong Tao can cook. Although there is no food at home, she is sure that Hong Tao can still think of a way.
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"That's right, just stand aside and learn. This is a family secret. It's passed from male to female. I'm giving you an advantage today because you left me two eggs." Hong Tao
While taking out the bag of flour, he continued to take advantage.
"What are you doing with bread flour? Do you know how to bake bread?" Zhou Xiaoli seemed to understand something when she saw him taking out the flour.
"Whoever wants to eat that crap, just learn from it." Hong Tao knows how to bake a piece of bread.
After 20 minutes of busy work, a steaming pot of noodles was finally ready again. This time the noodles were much more fragrant than the ones at noon, because with the oil, you can stir-fry them in the pot, at least you don't need to boil them in white water.
There were also two poached eggs in the nest.
"It's good to be able to cook. I didn't expect that a bag of bread flour could make something so delicious. You might as well open a Chinese restaurant here. There are many Chinese restaurants here, but I don't think they are as delicious as yours.
"Zhou Xiaoli ate up a large bowl of noodles, then leaned on the sofa with her belly in her hands, watching TV while suggesting to Hong Tao who was washing dishes in the kitchen.
"It's not impossible, as long as you agree to cook with me, I'll cook and you wash the dishes!" Hong Tao ate quickly, but Zhou Xiaoli neither cleared the table nor washed the dishes after eating, so all the work fell on him
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"..." Zhou Xiaoli fell silent, obviously she was in the wrong.
After the meal, the two of them sat on the sofa and watched TV stupidly. There was only one Chinese TV station here, called Canadian Chinese TV. In addition to news, there were reports about the life and work of local Chinese in Canada, as well as
There are some such as houses for rent and sale,
Recruitment information. Zhou Xiaoli said that you can apply for a Chinese set-top box, and then pay more than 20 Canadian dollars per month to receive dozens of Chinese domestic channels. However, this requires application, and don’t even think about it these days.
, because the local area will be on holiday soon.
At this point, Hong Tao realized that today should be December 22nd, and Christmas would be coming soon. Hong Tao seemed to have seen a few Christmas trees at the airport, but he didn't pay attention at the time.
"Is your place busy for the holidays?"
"It's lively. There will be a parade of Santa Claus, there will be performances in the City Hall Square, and the products in the shopping mall are on sale. Everyone is on holiday until after the New Year. But I can't accompany you these two days. I will go to the company tomorrow to pick up the workers and
Let's deal with the union affairs. You can stay on your own for two days and I will do it as soon as possible." Zhou Xiaoli lay on Hong Tao's lap and stretched.
"It's okay, you go and do your work. I have a map. With a map in hand, I can travel all over the world. And when I get here, I am no longer mute or deaf. I am also a master who can speak English. It is difficult to watch TV, but with the map
It's no problem to ask for directions." Hong Tao was full of confidence.
"I'm not afraid that you will get lost. There is more than 20 kilometers from here to the city, and you can't drive. There are no buses here, and there are no taxis. If you have to go into the city, you can only call a taxi to pick you up.
, but the fare is very expensive." Zhou Xiaoli spread her hands.
"Then there's no way to go out except driving?" Hong Tao felt that something was wrong.
"It seems like this. If it's summer, you can go there by bike, but now it's winter and it's still snowing heavily. I think you should stay at home. How about you go to the company with me?"
"What kind of shabby place you live in is not as good as the countryside in Beijing. There is a long-distance bus in the countryside. I will go out with you tomorrow. You drop me in the city center, and then pick me up when you get off work.
"Are there any obvious buildings there? Let's arrange a time to meet. I don't believe that a living person can choke to death." Hong Tao was a little helpless. He thought it would be so fun here, but now he can't even see anyone. He's alone.
Staying in this house for a day? Isn’t this going to jail?
"Just relax for a while. I'm not worried about you wandering around the city alone for a day." Zhou Xiaoli rejected Hong Tao's proposal.
"Hey, by the way, there is Lao Zhou. It's okay if Xiao Zhou doesn't agree. I'll go find Lao Zhou. His phone number is there. I'll call him now." Hong Tao suddenly remembered that he didn't know someone on the plane.
Zhou Dajiang, he has no job here, so he can't go to work with his wife, and their family lives in the city.
"Hello, hello, it's my sister-in-law. I'm looking for Zhou Dajiang. We met on the plane. My surname is Hong." The call got through quickly. It was a woman who answered the phone. She used English at first, but when she heard that Hong Tao
His accent has also changed to Chinese.
"Oh, we met at the airport. Our old man Zhou mentioned you guys and wanted to thank you for taking care of him on the plane. Wait a minute, I'll call him." The woman said a few polite words and put down the phone.
"Hey, brother, how are you doing now?" After a while, a man's voice came from the phone again.
"Hey, Brother Zhou, it's really boring here. You can't even see anyone here. I can't even go around the city if I want to. We can't drive here. There aren't even buses here." Hong Taoke
I found someone to complain to.
"My wife said that your Nagada is a high-end community with small villas, which are beautiful. Why do you say it is so miserable?" Zhou Dajiang didn't believe it.
"I'm a high-end guy. I can't even find a taxi. Brother Zhou, are you free tomorrow? Let's go for a walk on the street. I'll treat you to something delicious. My boss doesn't trust me going out alone.
"Hong Tao directly put forward his own ideas.
"It has to be. My wife is going to the laboratory tomorrow, and she plans to leave me alone at home. What's the point of me just sitting in the house? I'm also thinking about how I can go out and have a look. It's just right.
, you should always look for me, you have the address, it doesn't matter what time it is, I don't dare to leave the house now." When Zhou Dajiang heard Hong Tao's suggestion, he immediately agreed, and the sound of slapping his thigh came from the phone.
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"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow morning. I'll call you when I get there."
"Hahahaha, we have a friend. Tomorrow we will go on a day trip to Toronto! Eat delicious food and drink spicy food!" Hong Tao put down the phone and leaned in front of Zhou Xiaoli's face, showing off proudly.
"Tch, two bastards got together, and you are going to cry." Zhou Xiaoli looked helpless.
Neither of them slept much that night, probably because of the jet lag. They woke up and fell asleep for a while, and finally made it to the morning in a daze.
Forget about breakfast, there was still some bottom left in the bag of bread flour, so Zhou Xiaoli put on a professional skirt, then put on a coat, and walked out of the front door with Hong Tao with half of her legs bare.
Zhou Xiaoli's house looks like a fairy tale from the front. The pointed roof, the wooden walls, and the thick snow on the roof make it look like Cinderella's hometown in the novel. But you can't look to the side.
To the left of the house is a covered parking space, where a silver Mitsubishi Jeep is parked. This should be Zhou Xiaoli's car.
There were still very few people and cars on the highway, so few that you could barely touch them. It was almost a kilometer away from Zhou Xiaoli's home to the entrance of the highway. Hong Tao only saw two people and one car. Those two people were cleaning workers.
, was driving a snowplow truck to plow snow on the road in a residential area.
"By the way, have you brought any money? I only have more than 1,000 Canadian dollars here, and the rest are all US dollars. I'm afraid I won't have enough, so lend me some." Hong Tao was dressed like a bear, and he put on another down jacket.
The vest didn't feel too warm, but he had nothing to wear, so he could only endure it and go to the city first, and then see if there were any suitable clothes in the mall.
"You use this card first. The password is my home phone number in reverse. Don't buy things randomly. There are discounts everywhere these days. You will easily suffer if you don't understand." Zhou Xiaoli took out a credit card from her bag and handed it to Hong Tao.
"Understood. I'm just walking around. I can at most buy some thick clothes to wear. It's too cold here. Yes, I also need to buy a pair of shoes. I'll also buy some Chinese food when I come back. It's better to have seasonings." Hong Tao put the card away.
