Xianyuan Farm

The weather in China was gradually getting hotter. When Gu Hongyu walked out of the Novosibirsk Airport platform, he could not feel the sunshine of early summer, but felt like he had returned to winter.

Although this little chill was nothing to him, in order to prevent others from seeing that he was different, he pretended to take out a thick coat from his suitcase and wrapped it around his body.

After several hours of flying, although he had eaten on the plane, Gu Hongyu still felt his stomach growling. The taxi drivers who walked out of the airport basically spoke some simple English or Chinese. When they asked Gu Hongyu where he wanted to go in these two languages, Gu Hongyu unexpectedly spoke a very fluent Russian.

"Oh, sir, I didn't expect you to speak Russian so well. It's an honor to serve you. Where do you want to go?"

The taxi driver who talked to Gu Hongyu was a middle-aged man. He had all the characteristics of a Russian, with a thick beard on his face and a very burly figure. After opening the door for Gu Hongyu and sitting in the cab, the whole taxi shook. Gu Hongyu was in silence for this car. If it was driven by such a person for a long time, its life would be shortened by a few years.

Thinking of this, Gu Hongyu smiled slightly: "Where is there a place to eat nearby? In addition..."

While speaking, Gu Hongyu took out the blueprint and pointed to the ice lake that the old monster had identified and said: "Excuse me, do you know this place?"

"Eating is very simple. There is a small town not far away. I will take you there. There are many Russian-specific delicacies. Of course, there are also restaurants run by you Chinese people. The food there is also delicious, but unfortunately, the price is very expensive. We can't eat there for a long time when we drive a taxi." This strong man was unexpectedly a chatterbox. Gu Hongyu asked a short sentence, and this guy started to ask questions.

But when he saw the ice lake that Gu Hongyu pointed out on the map, he said excitedly: "Oh my God, are you here for the things in the ice lake? I advise you not to go there. It's too dangerous. Several lives have been lost there. I'm sure it will be blocked by the police soon."

Gu Hongyu was curious now, and he asked: "What's wrong, this ice lake is very wrong."

"Yes, sir, let me tell you, although the weather here is very cold all year round, many lakes will thaw in summer, but that ice lake will not. People can only hear the sound of water flowing under the lake on the ice surface, but they can't see any water flow."

"And there have been some absurd rumors here before, saying that there are a group of monsters living in the ice layer of this ice lake, but that was decades ago. Since I can remember, this ice lake has been peaceful. Who knew that recently there would be monsters crawling out of the ice lake to attack humans."

"Monster, have you seen what a monster looks like?" Gu Hongyu asked.

The sturdy driver shook his head: "No, the news broadcast all the addresses where the attacks took place, and the victims didn't even have any relics."

"Has everyone never seen the monster? If you haven't seen the guys who attacked people, how do you judge that they were done by monsters?" Gu Hongyu really wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"I don't know about that. If you want to know more, it's best to go to the bar in the town where you will go later. There are many well-informed people there, but I still advise you not to go to the Ice Lake." The middle-aged driver said kindly.

While talking, the outline of a row of buildings appeared in Gu Hongyu's sight.

This is indeed a small town. For a town with a population of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, the scale of the buildings in this town can accommodate at most 5,000 people.

Most of these buildings are Russian style, and Chinese elements are also indispensable, especially the banners and signs hanging outside several shops, which made Gu Hongyu look very friendly.

But after walking in, Gu Hongyu found that it was actually selling dog meat under the guise of sheep.

It looked like a Chinese restaurant. The accountants and waiters were all Russians. But since we were here, we might as well try some Russian dishes.

"Sir, what would you like to order?" The waiter asked in a stuttering Chinese language, looking at Gu Hongyu, who was obviously Chinese.

Is Chinese popular here? How come everyone knows a few words of Chinese?

Gu Hongyu still said to the other party in Russian: "What special dishes do you have here? Give me a few!"

"Excuse me, sir, do you want Russian dishes or Chinese dishes?" the waiter asked again.

"Two dishes from both countries?" Gu Hongyu smiled at the other party, and the other party would smile to show understanding.

But soon Gu Hongyu's face was full of regret. He didn't know much about Russian dishes before, so there was no need to say more. Anyway, it was just one word: unpalatable. The Chinese dishes were vinegar-fried potato shreds and tomato egg soup. Gu Hongyu said that he had never eaten such unpalatable Chinese dishes.

Perhaps to accommodate the Russians, Chinese cuisine has completely changed when it was introduced here. The vinegar and potato shreds in front of him have become vinegar-soaked potato shreds, without any refreshing and tender taste. The tomato egg drop soup looks good in color, but the tomatoes are not peeled or fried first. The soup is neither thick nor light, which is totally unacceptable to Gu Hongyu.

What’s even more annoying is that Gu Hongyu’s meal time is not meal time at this moment. The waiter has been standing not far from him. After watching Gu Hongyu try a few bites, he asked: “Sir, is this taste good? We hired a top chef from China. We cook the most authentic Chinese food in this town.”

This made Gu Hongyu speechless. In the end, between the Russian pastries and the Chinese vinegar potato shreds and tomato egg soup, Gu Hongyu resolutely chose those pastries. Looking at the waiter’s eyes expecting his comments, he said with all his strength: “Well, they are not bad, but my main purpose of coming here this time is to taste Russian dishes.”

After waiting for the waiter to leave with a smile, Gu Hongyu hurriedly took out his mobile phone and pretended to be anxious and said: “What did you say? Wait for me at the old place now. OK, I’ll be there soon.”

Then he gave the other party an apologetic expression: “Will the waiter pay the bill?”

“Sir, our store has newly launched unfinished dishes that can be packed. Do you want to take them away?” The waiter asked enthusiastically.

Gu Hongyu waved his hand quickly: "No, I have something urgent to do now, and others are waiting!"

"That's a pity." The waiter said a specific amount, and Gu Hongyu handed it to the other party without even asking for the extra money and hurriedly fled the restaurant.

Unable to bear it.

Finally, Gu Hongyu found a hotel, locked himself in the room and went directly to Xianyuan Space, which solved the problem of hunger. To be continued.

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