Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1745 Strolling. Return.
Tall white birches, clear blue sky, a gentle breeze, and magnolias blooming on the hillside.

Spring in the North, ah, spring has arrived in the North.

The remaining snow melts, a babbling brook flows, a log bridge lies across the water, and tender buds sprout on the larch trees.

Springtime in the North, ah... at this moment, two people share one towel.
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No matter how exciting the situation was, the location and time did not allow them to be too greedy, so they stopped after a little over two hours.

Next, guided by Fu Weihong, the three of them arrived at a restaurant frequented by teachers and students of Changchun Film Studio.

This restaurant usually caters mostly to teachers and students of Changchun Film Studio, school leaders, studio leaders, and actors from all walks of life.

Although actors' salaries were not high during this period, actors with average fame and short working hours could only earn about 30 or 40 yuan a month. Even actors like Liu Xiaoqing, who were quite well-known among audiences nationwide, only earned a little over 50 yuan a month.

From this perspective, the profession of actor seems glamorous, but their wages are actually about the same as those of ordinary workers.

However, actors don't just receive a fixed salary.

At that time, actors from some art troupes would often receive invitations from local governments or organizations to perform in public. Generally, a role would earn two yuan per performance, and the more famous the actor, the more money he would receive.

It is said that in 83, Liu Xiaoqing and many others received a performance invitation from Hebei Province, the "City of Idioms," one of the "Eighteen Arhats" of the steel industry.

Liu Xiaoqing initially rejected the offer of 50 yuan per performance, but after three days, she agreed to the price of 150 yuan per performance.

At the time, Liu Xiaoqing was invited along with singers Wang, Xie, and Su from the arts and literature circles, and crosstalk performers Jiang, Li, and Tang.

During the "City of Idioms" event, Liu Xiaoqing performed a total of 24 shows. At a rate of 50 yuan per show, she received 3600 yuan in compensation when she left.

That was 3600 yuan in the early 1980s, equivalent to two and a half years' salary for Han Li.

Therefore, a salary is just a salary, and a payslip is only seen by a large majority of people.

Changchun Film Studio has many actors whose fame is no less than Liu Xiaoqing's, and some are even more famous than her.

Whether these actors come to Changchun Film Studio to maintain relationships with school leaders and teachers, or to participate in filming or dubbing, they mostly choose this restaurant.

Therefore, this restaurant is different from other places; it is not too limited by the availability of ingredients.

In short, this restaurant has a large stock of ingredients, and the variety is quite comprehensive.

Getting back to the point, Han Li made a lot of money today, and on the way there he told Fu Weihong that he wasn't short of money and that she should take the lead when ordering food.

Fu Weihong didn't stand on ceremony with Han Li. She ordered all her favorite dishes, as well as the restaurant's signature dishes.

Among them are sweet and sour pork, rich white meat and blood sausage, hearty braised pork ribs, smooth and creamy red bean paste, chewy and flavorful pork belly, and crisp and non-greasy shredded pig's trotters.

Of course, there's also the Fu sisters' favorite tender stir-fried liver tips, and the spinach and pork liver soup, a rare treat in winter.

The chef at this restaurant is quite skilled; the dishes he makes all taste very good, and Han Li and his group are quite satisfied with their meal.

After dinner, Han Li accompanied the Fu sisters for a stroll on the street for a while.

However, in the end, the Fu sisters still stayed in the school dormitory, and Han Li also slept in that hotel.

The next morning, Han Li and the other two ate large wontons and smoked meat pancakes on the street.

Next up was shopping time. This time, however, it wasn't about visiting the orchid shops, but rather exploring some of the city's well-known stores. As always, Han Li had made money here, so he wanted to contribute to the local economy, and also buy the Fu sisters some things they liked.

The first store at the intersection of Da Ma Road and Xi Si Ma Road was originally called "Tai Fa He".

[Expanded in 88, it later became part of Dingfengzhen.]

The second store on Xinfa Road was originally called "Baoshan Foreign Firm".

[It was renamed Changbaishan Department Store in 84, and later renamed Zhongxing Building and Eurasia New Development.]

The third store at the intersection of Xinfa Road and Dajing Road was originally called "Qiulin Company".

[It was reinstated as Qiulin Company in 85, but was shut down and disappeared after development and renovation in 93.]

The Fourth Store on Dongfeng Street was established 53 years ago.

[It was renamed Auto City Department Store in 85, and later became the first listed company in the area, the Eurasia Group.]

The Fifth Store on Renmin Street was originally called "Little Red Dot Sanzhongjing Department Store".

[In 51, the Changchun State-run Canteen reopened, and in 52 it became the Fifth Store, later renamed the Department Store, which it remains to this day.]

To be honest, Han Li originally planned to just browse around two stores and stop once the two sisters found something they liked.

However, Han Li forgot that women are very strange creatures. No matter what era they live in, or whether they have enough money in their pockets, they never feel tired when they go shopping.

Han Li followed the Fu sisters, starting around 9 a.m. and continuing until after 3 p.m.

Even so, Fu Weihong said that today's visit was somewhat like a whirlwind tour, as she didn't get to visit many places in those shops.

However, when they arrived at the restaurant for dinner, the Fu sisters started complaining of being tired.

The sisters brought their own exhaustion upon themselves, and Han Li only offered a few words of comfort and concern, without intending to give them a massage to soothe their tired muscles and bones.

Only in this way can they learn their lesson, and Han Li will suffer less when he goes shopping with them next time.

Because we were tired, we ate very simply and quickly tonight. After dinner, everyone went back to their respective sleeping spots.

Today is the day Han Li and the other two part ways; this was agreed upon before they came to Spring City in the North.

Therefore, the three of them went to the train station after having breakfast.

Han Li bought train tickets for the Fu sisters to return to Bingcheng, saw them off at the platform, and talked with them for a long time with reluctance.

The Fu sisters reluctantly entered the carriage only when they had to board the train.

Finally, Han Li left the platform only after watching the train start, leave, and disappear from sight.

However, Han Li did not intend to take the train back to Beijing. He left the train station directly from the platform and went to a nearby shop to buy some local specialties.

After buying his things, Han Li boarded a bus at the roadside bus stop heading towards Changchun Airport.
(End of this chapter)