After making a wish, financial freedom

Chapter 153 Going to Nana's Hometown
During the meal, Zheng Kun said that he was the one who worked the hardest, and Li Zhuo smiled and said:
"Don't be sad, when you buy a house, I'll cook for you once, and I will work hard without complaining!"

Zheng Kun didn't eat any rice, and said with a smile:

"Brother Zhuo, don't draw big cakes for me, I think you may not know how to cook."

Li Zhuo laughed loudly and said:
"You underestimate people, I still know how to scramble eggs with tomatoes and stir-fry shredded potatoes."

Nana smiled and said:

"When we go out to play, we will buy handicrafts for you."

Zheng Kun nodded again and again:

"Hey, thank you, I think this is very good."

At the dinner table, Nana said that she had almost dealt with the matter at hand, so she made an appointment with Li Zhuo to take him around Thailand.

……

The next morning, Nana came to him early and took him for a tour in Bangkok.

As the capital of Thailand, Bangkok's tourism resources are top-notch in the whole of Thailand.

They first went to the car dealership. Nana originally planned to rent a Nissan car for traveling in Bangkok.

Li Zhuo's new car has not yet completed the formalities, so he can only rent one for use.

Li Zhuo didn't ask her to pay, and chose a Mercedes-Benz gle450 himself. This SUV is quite suitable for driving in Thailand.

After all, Thailand has a small area, only 51 square kilometers, and you can go anywhere with a car in this area.

Nana drove the car and drove him to the Grand Palace first, which is where the rulers of the Siamese dynasty lived.

The architectural style is a combination of Thai style and Western style, the building is magnificent, and there are strong Buddhist styles everywhere.

And I like to decorate the pillars and spires with gold leaf, which looks resplendent and magnificent.

Thailand is very hot this month. The girl was afraid of the sun, so she wore a thick white coat, a pair of jeans on her legs, and a pair of white flat shoes on her feet.

Although she was dressed plainly, she appeared to be in excellent shape and beautiful.

No matter where she goes, she is the object of everyone's attention.

That is to say, she is taller, maybe taller than most Thai men, and this has dissuaded many people.

After seeing this, they rented a set of traditional Thai clothes for men and women at a Thai clothing store called Tha Maharaj next to the Grand Palace.

The upper body of Thai clothes is quite gorgeous and beautiful, decorated with tassels, and the lower body is actually wrapped with a piece of loincloth, which they call "trip tail mantle", both men and women.

Nana's trip tail is relatively long, from the waist down to the knees, it looks colorful and beautiful.

Afterwards, the two took a boat to the Temple of Arun, which was built in memory of the Chinese emperor Zheng Xin in Thai history, also known as the Temple of King Arun.

Its style is a group of white towers formed by inlaying millions of ceramic pieces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. One main tower is equipped with four auxiliary towers. It has a strong Chinese atmosphere and a literary style.

The two of them stood under the tower, and many people around them raised their mobile phones to take pictures of them.

People around are saying:
"It's so beautiful, it seems to have restored the most beautiful Thai clothes in the Ayutthaya Dynasty in the history of Thailand."

Even the staff came running over to take pictures and ask if they could have them printed on the brochure.

Li Zhuo explained with a smile:
"I'm not Thai. I wear Thai clothes for taking pictures. You can decide for yourself."

Hearing that Li Zhuo is not from Thailand, the staff couldn't help feeling a little sorry.

The photos are great, but mostly unusable.

After leaving here, Nana took Li Zhuo to visit the Erawan Buddha again.

This Buddha is very famous in Thailand. It is located in the downtown area, at the intersection of Ratchadamri Road and Phloen chit Road in the center of Erawan. There is a five-star hotel and a large shopping mall nearby.

This Buddha is said to be due to many accidents during the construction of the hotel, resulting in the loss of many workers, and finally had to invite people to ward off evil spirits, and finally built this four-faced Buddhist altar.

Every year, a large number of tourists come to visit it. This place is especially popular with Hong Kong people. Many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars will come here to make wishes. This is related to the strong superstitious atmosphere in Hong Kong.

After Nana got off the car, she went to worship. Li Zhuo didn't believe in this thing, but since she came, she also burned a stick of incense, but she didn't make a wish.

From here, they drove to Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.

Located on the outskirts of Bangkok, it is unique in that it is a market, but this market is all done in boats on the water.

This market is very lively, with a large number of Western and Chinese tourists visiting and experiencing it.

The two of them chartered a boat, and the boatman started the boat and started to move forward. On the way, they first encountered a boat full of various fruits.

There are mangoes, lychees, bananas, pineapples, etc. on the boat, some of which have been cut into slices.

Nana bought a bag of raw mango slices and handed the first slice to Li Zhuo.

Yes, sour and very appetizing.

The next boat sells Thai rice rolls, and there are four flavors in total.

Thai, Chinese and English are written for each flavor.

As long as you say you don't want to eat, you are not allowed to say you don't understand.

Both of them are hungry now, Li Zhuo asked for a stuffed bamboo shoot, while Nana asked for a stuffed rice fruit.

The price is not expensive, but to be honest, the quantity is very small, there are only a few, and it can only fill the stomach.

On the next boat was a beautiful woman with a sweet smile who took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Li Zhuo.

Li Zhuo finally asked for a bottle of wheat juice (beer).

Beer is not allowed to be sold in the market, so it can only be juice.

After Nana saw it, she just smiled and didn't speak.

Li Zhuo cheekily handed her the wheat juice.

Nana refused and said with a smile:
"I still have to drive, you'd better enjoy it alone."

The next boat was a seller of baked bananas.

Many of them are things that Li Zhuo has never seen before, and he is interested in trying everything.

So I ordered one. Thai-style grilled bananas are very distinctive. They are first baked with the skin, then peeled, flattened with a wooden board, then cut into small pieces and put in a carton, and finally topped with coconut syrup.

The price is not expensive, 10 yuan a piece. After roasting, the taste of the banana is more intense and chewy, not the kind of taste we usually eat.

The next boat still sells bananas, but in a different way, they are fried bananas.

Process the bananas into balls, wrap them in flour and fry them in hot oil, and the big sister who sells them gives him an extra fried turtle egg.

It's a sin, if this stuff is eaten in China, he will have to go to jail.

Li Zhuo was hesitating whether to eat or not, Nana squeezed one and started to eat, saying:
"Don't worry, it's not a real turtle egg, it's made of sweet potatoes and taro."

Next, I ran into a boat selling coconut milk...

In short, along the way, Li Zhuo ate a lot in the boat.

The people here are generally friendly and greet guests as soon as they see them.

Moreover, as long as they are older sellers, they basically know some Chinese, can introduce their products in fluent Chinese, tell you that the food is delicious, and they can also tell you what is not delicious and does not cost money.

After visiting the floating market, Nana took him to Khao San Road Night Market that night.

This night market not only has a lot of snacks, but it is also the busiest bar street in Bangkok.

The two of them ate too much in the floating market in the afternoon, so they ordered coconut smoothie to relieve their hunger.

Then I tried horse killing chicken in the open air on the side of the road.

Don't get me wrong, these hot-blooded staff are all 50-[-]-year-old aunts with strong fingers, and the massage is really relaxing.

There are a lot of white people here, and these party creatures are all sitting on the open-air seats of various bars, drinking and listening to music.

The environment is a bit noisy, and the open-air bar almost blocks the whole street.

Nana took him to the food stalls that Thai people like to go to. In the end, both of them held plastic bowls with fried skewers and grilled squid in their hands, and ate them while walking.

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On the second day, after Nana asked him, she drove from Bangkok and headed north to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.

Fortunately, Chiang Mai, the basic attractions are temples, but I don’t feel much after seeing too many temples. Instead, it is a night zoo that is impressive.

The temples in Chiang Rai are different. The White Temple, Blue Temple, and Black Temple here are all very distinctive. Pure white, golden blue and dark, the three-color temples really give people an extraordinary feeling.

It is indeed a country of Buddhism. Buddhism and monks have a high status in Thailand. 95% of the people in Thailand believe in Buddhism. There are so many temples in the country that there may be more than [-]. Even today, there is a tradition that boys need to become a monk for a year when they are young.

Nana asked him:

"Is it pretty? How does it feel?"

"It's really beautiful, it's not in vain." Li Zhuo nodded.

One of the benefits of believing in Buddhism for all is that the people have a relatively high sense of happiness and are not xenophobic. Out of the 7000 million population in Thailand, almost [-] million are Chinese. It is the only Southeast Asian country that has not had a Chinese anti-Chinese movement.

Relatively speaking, it is relatively mild, but it also has disadvantages, that is, the lack of enterprising spirit of people leads to the failure of economic development.

It is estimated that it will be surpassed economically by Vietnam in a few years.

As for the Celestial Dynasty, there have been three large-scale destructions of Buddhas in history. The enterprising spirit and ambition of the Celestial Dynasty people cannot be conquered by Buddhism alone.

This is one reason why China can develop so rapidly today, and it is also the reason why in Southeast Asia today, as long as the number of ethnic Chinese reaches a certain number, they can generally dominate the country's economic lifeline.

Continuous progress and continuous struggle have made this nation one of the centers of ancient civilizations and one of the most successful nations in the world.

Therefore, the prosperity of Buddhism has its gains and losses.

Li Zhuo is just ignorant and somewhat aware of this, but it is not clear. Anyway, he likes a relatively friendly Thai nation.

The two then went to the handmade market in Chiang Rai and bought various handicrafts.

Including a knit sun hat embroidered with little tabby cats for Moss, and an owl pendant for Zheng Kun, which symbolizes auspiciousness and health.

Li Zhuo went to a silver jewelry stall, which mainly sold small ornaments of various shapes, such as silver ornaments in the shape of wallets, elephants, ginkgo leaves, flower petals, etc., all of which were designed and made by the stall owner himself.

Li Zhuo picked out seven or eight kinds of accessories that he thought were beautiful, and gave them to Nana.

It can be seen that she likes this exquisitely designed and beautifully made jewelry, and thank you repeatedly.

And hung the crescent-shaped silver ornaments on her small backpack, and put away the others carefully.

Li Zhuo thinks that nana is quite simple. The backpack is an unknown brand in Thailand, and it is estimated to be only a few hundred baht. The cosmetics are all bought in small shops, and she cherishes a few cheap silver accessories.

Such a beautiful girl should have something good, Li Zhuo said:

"Thank you for accompanying me out to play, how about this, when I return to Bangkok, I will buy some bags and clothes for you."

Nana shook her head and smiled:

"No need, didn't you just give me a lot of silver ornaments? That's enough..."

According to the plan, they will turn around and visit various provinces in southern Thailand. Phuket and other places are also tourist attractions.

At this moment Li Zhuo suddenly asked:

"I remember your hometown is here too? What's it called? Is there anything interesting?"

Nana replied:
"It's called Chaiyaphum, and the main city is called Chaiyaphum. It's not here, but it's not far away. It's in the northeast of Thailand. If you want to talk about interesting things, we are famous for its flower fields, where the best tulips are produced. The natural landscape Yes, there are fewer places of interest..."

"Then go to your hometown and have a look, and it can bring some tourism income to your local area."

Nana smiled and said:

"Okay, then I'll take you to my hometown."

Driving all the way, Li Zhuo felt that the northeastern part of Thailand was relatively poor, a bit like the countryside in the interior.

In addition to the road repairs, the residential buildings on the roadside feel relatively simple, and there are many wooden and iron house-style houses.

The difference is that the vegetation here is very lush, and many roadside houses are hidden among tall trees and shrubs.

Two hours later, they arrived at Chaiyaphum, the central city of Chaiyaphum province.

It is a bit exaggerated to say that it is a city, because there are only about 2 residents in the entire city.

Therefore, calling it a county seat feels a little inappropriate, and calling it a town is fine.

Nana was worried that he would not eat well, so she stopped the car in front of a Chinese restaurant in Chaiyapon.

Looking at the red signboard hanging in the restaurant, and the style of decorating the store with red satin and lanterns, one can tell that it must be run by an old Chinese.

What's more interesting is that a lot of posters from the period of the Republic of China are used on the walls of its house, and there is a feeling of returning to that time in a trance.

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