Rejecting Qinghua Baoyan, I became a military officer

Chapter 481 Drifting on the River!

A meal for both the guest and the host.

If Xu Ye hadn't paid the bill in advance, he would definitely not have been able to compete with them in the end.

Unless extraordinary measures are used.

For example, suppression by force.

But, why would a meal cost so much?

“People in the Northeast are really enthusiastic!”

Looking at the trunk that was almost full of gifts, Xu Ye felt a little emotional.

These gifts, of course, are local specialties for the Spring Festival sent by Wang Xueyi and others!

"Squad leader, if you want this thing from us again, our family will be so embarrassed!"

The next day, early in the morning, they arrived at Li Dabao's house. When Xu Ye suggested moving the things in the car to his house, Li Dabao looked embarrassed.

He listens to the squad leader!
But, this time it really won’t work.

Xu Ye helped him and his family so much, and brought a lot of valuable gifts when he came. Now that he has taken these things that others gave to Xu Ye, what has become of his family?
"Monitor, even if I agree, my mother won't agree."

"Besides, these past two days, my mother has been asking someone to get something rare for you!"

Seeing that Xu Ye was still trying to persuade him, Li Dabao spoke immediately.

"No, don't!"

Hearing this, Xu Ye quickly waved his hands.

"These things are enough to give me a headache. Tell Auntie that I appreciate your kindness, but please don't touch those rare things."

Those rare things in Northeast China are really rare!

Or they are expensive, such as old mountain ginseng.

Or it’s illegal!
There is no way. With the development of the times, most of the rare things in the past have become protected.

However, the enforcement of issues such as cognition is not very strict.

As long as you don't make a big fuss about it, even if you do it secretly, the people won't report it and the officials won't investigate it.

It is not like in later generations, where people would be sentenced for taking a bird or cutting down a tree.

But, these are all about ordinary people. Xu Ye is a soldier and must be strict with himself.

Rather than making things awkward for both parties later, it is better to make it clear at the beginning.

"I told you, it's useless!"

Understanding Xu Ye's meaning, Li Dabao said helplessly, "But, squad leader, don't worry, these are not illegal things!"

"I don't want anything!"

"I'm telling you, if that's the case, I'll leave early!"

With a stern expression, Xu Ye "threatened" in a serious tone.

"Anyway, your family's affairs are settled, so I can leave with peace of mind."

"Monitor, can't I just go and talk to my mom?"

Upon hearing what Xu Ye said, Li Dabao panicked and hurriedly made an assurance.

If Xu Ye leaves without spending the New Year at his home, it will be a lifelong regret for Li Dabao.

Apart from his parents, Xu Ye is definitely the best person to him in his entire life.

The New Year is coming soon, there is no way I can let Xu Ye leave just because of this!
"Okay, then we have a deal." Xu Ye nodded with satisfaction.

Then he pointed at the things in the trunk and said, "It's just that your family doesn't want these things, I can't just throw them away, right?"

There was a director and two team leaders, and the gifts they gave were not valuable.

But, it’s not cheap either.

Therefore, Xu Ye still wanted Li Dabao to move back home.

Although Li Dabao's family conditions are not bad, they are not very good either.

Especially after Li's father met with an accident, they are now orphans and a widow. Any help is appreciated. These things are of no use to him.

For Xu Ye, whether it is things that money can buy or things that money cannot buy, as long as he is willing to spend some time coupons, he can exchange them.

In reality, most things are not expensive. The main feature is that they are sold at cost price, with no messy premiums!

Not to mention, Xu Ye himself is very rich, with several houses, a considerable salary, and royalties.

There are hundreds of millions of dollars of wealth in the system space.

It is difficult for Xu Ye to value these material possessions!

"Squad leader, how about sending it to the company commander and your friends?"

"These are all long-lasting Northeastern specialties and our local specialties. They are very representative!"

Seeing that the squad leader had not given up, Li Dabao thought for a moment and quickly reminded him.

He just took a look at the things and found that they were all local specialties that could be stored. Obviously, the person who sent them had the same intention.

"Oh, you reminded me!"

Hearing this, Xu Ye also reacted and praised with a smile.

As a person involved in the matter, Xu Ye was trapped in the trap of habitual thinking.

In other words, some habits developed in the previous life have not been completely changed.

Take local specialties for example, who would buy them and carry them back from traveling?
Most people are accustomed to buying directly online, or buying locally and having it shipped directly back.

With a well-developed logistics system, many times the goods arrive before people even get home.

Now, there should be no such concern.

Maybe he has returned to Chuncheng and the things haven’t arrived yet!

"Let's go, tell Auntie and we'll go mail the things." Xu Ye waved his hand.

Even after meeting Dabao’s mother, Xu Ye did not give up.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, Dabao's mother interrupted him and refused it firmly.

When she heard her son say he wanted to send something to Chuncheng, Dabao’s mother insisted on taking a bunch of prepared things and asking him to send them over together.

With the reason given, Xu Ye had no way of refusing.

The things in Xu Ye’s car are Xu Ye’s thoughts, and these things are little gifts from their family.

After all, Gao Jianjun and James Wan also helped their family.

Xu Ye had no way to refute this.

"Okay, let's go back!"

More than an hour later, the two finally came out of the post office.

Although the post office has various shortcomings, it is very convenient that it does not close for holiday even though the Chinese New Year is approaching.

"Sergeant, where are we going?" Li Dabao asked as he started the car.

"not going home?"

Xu Ye asked back.

"Everything is almost done. My mother specifically instructed me to take you around the area in the next two days so that you can experience the scenery of our Northeast." Li Dabao explained with a smile.

The squad leader has come to the Northeast with great difficulty, and now that he has finished dealing with his family affairs, he can't just go back without doing anything, right?
"Okay, I'll leave it to you today!" Xu Ye did not refuse.

Jiamusi is far behind Erbin, but small cities also have their advantages.

At least, it's not that crowded.

"Um, squad leader, actually, actually I haven't really had much fun."

Hearing this, Li Dabao scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

Although he was a native of Jiamusi, he was either too young or always in school, so he has no memory of traveling around the area.

As for going to places like zoos and parks, Li Dabao is familiar with them, but it seems inappropriate!

Jiamusi is not familiar to most Chinese people. Few people know that Jiamusi is actually a border city. The Fyuan City under its jurisdiction is the easternmost city in Longguo. It has the easternmost observation deck in Longguo - Dongji Pavilion.

The Dongji Pavilion Observation Deck is 226.5 meters above sea level and is an excellent place to watch the sunrise.

When the first ray of sunlight shines on the top of the Dongji Pavilion, the beautiful scenery of the entire Fyuan City, Heilongjiang River and Russia's Far East can be seen.

There are also famous places such as Heixiazi Island here.

However, although this place belongs to Jiamusi, the straight-line distance from Jiamusi City, where they are, is more than 400 kilometers! This season is obviously not suitable.

"Then let's go out of the city and take a look at the Songhua River!" Xu Ye said casually.

In the Northeast, for Xu Ye, as long as he saw the magnificence of the frozen earth, mountains and rivers, he basically had no regrets.

On the night of rescuing Da Hu Niu and Xiao Lao Hu, Xu Ye had already seen the snowy mountains and forests. In the past few days, he also experienced the winter life of the people in Northeast China. It would be worthwhile to see the frozen river again.

As for some commercial attractions, didn’t you see enough of them in your previous life?

"That's fine, we can drive the car directly onto the river now!"

Li Dabao wanted to say what was so good about it, but after realizing it, he quickly changed his words.

Jiamusi City was at its coldest at the end of January, with the ice layer of the nearby Songhua River reaching two meters thick. Not to mention their off-road vehicle, even the infantry fighting vehicles of the Sixth Steel Company would have no problem driving up there.

"Captain, how about trying ice fishing?"

After the car started, Li Dabao followed up with the suggestion.

What's the point of just going there to see the wind blowing on the Songhua River and finding a piece of frozen ice to get off the car?

"Ice fishing?"

Xu Ye was somewhat tempted.

In his previous life, he had watched many videos of ice fishing.

As long as you are lucky and there are schools of fish near the ice, you don't have to worry about coming up empty-handed.

Of course, Xu Ye is not a fisherman.

But, men, more or less, have some interest in activities like fishing and hunting.

Xu Ye is no exception!

"That's right, it's ice fishing, squad leader, let me tell you..."

Seeing that Xu Ye was somewhat interested, Li Dabao suddenly became excited and began to tell him the story incessantly.

Obviously, Li Dabao has had this experience.

"Captain, if you want to give it a try, I'll go borrow some equipment from someone?"

Finally, Li Dabao said with some reluctance.

Well, if nothing unexpected happens, Li Dabao definitely has the potential to become a fisherman in the future.

"Okay then, let's go ice fishing."

Xu Ye did not refuse, nodded and said, "But, would it be troublesome to borrow equipment? Let's just go to a fishing tackle shop and buy it!"

In the past few days, Xu Ye has gained a better understanding of Li Dabao's family situation.

There are relatives, but not many!
Li Dabao was just a "child" before, how many connections could he have?

So, it’s better to just buy it.

Now he is not like those fishermen he met, who have complete equipment.

Power tools, tents, stoves…

This isn't ice fishing, it's like a vacation!

Of course, due to the environment, the gains are often not proportional to the efforts.

But, fishing!
It’s more about the fishing than the fish!
If you catch a big one, you will definitely get lost and can't find your way home, probably because you are too happy.

"Monitor"

Li Dabao just opened his mouth when Xu Ye interrupted him, "Buy it first, and talk later if you can't buy it!"

"it is good!"

Li Dabao didn't insist either.

Jiamusi City is close to the Songhua River, so fishing tackle shops are a must there.

Even though Chinese New Year was approaching, after about ten minutes they still found a fishing tackle shop that was still open.

Although celebrating the Chinese New Year is important, making money is more important.

In recent years, a large number of people in Northeast China, especially in cities, have had a hard time.

"thank you boss!"

Without much delay, the two of them quickly bought what they needed.

"Let's go ice fishing!" Li Dabao said excitedly.

Over the past year, Li Dabao, who had just graduated from campus, had experienced a lot.

Under his silent appearance, many people forget that he is still a big child.

"Let's have a competition later. If you win, I'll give you a big red envelope!"

Li Dabao's happy look made Xu Ye feel relieved, and he laughed.

"Squad leader, just wait and see. I can't compare to you in other aspects, but when it comes to fishing, I'm very experienced!" Li Dabao was eager to try.

It was not for the big red envelope that Xu Ye mentioned, but to defeat Xu Ye once.

Although, he had complete faith in Xu Ye.

But, occasionally winning against Xu Ye is also a very happy thing.

However, Li Dabao forgot that no one, including him, had ever won a competition.

Not even once!

Of course, Xu Ye’s deliberate letting on doesn’t count.

"Hehe, don't be so confident!" Xu Ye reminded with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Dabao subconsciously shrank his neck, and a feeling of being dominated surged into his heart.

But the words had already been said, and Li Dabao could only bite the bullet and say, "Squad leader, you have to have confidence in a child who grew up by the river."

"Then I'll wait and see!" Xu Ye said with a smile.

lose?
As long as he doesn't leave after fishing for a while, the longer he fishes, the greater his chances of winning.

In his previous life, he had also fished. Once he successfully mastered the fishing skill, Xu Ye would never lose as long as he wanted.

If you don’t have enough skills, make up for it with hard work!
However, it seems unnecessary, so let Li Dabao celebrate the New Year happily!
It was obvious that Li Dabao was very familiar with the Songhua River in winter. He found a place where he could cross the river bank and drive the car onto the river.

"Wow, there are a lot of people!"

The car drove onto the frozen river surface. Looking at the people playing in groups of three or four on the river, Xu Ye felt that he had come to the right place.

"Squad leader, let's find a place with few people and experience drifting on the ice first, shall we?"

Compared to Xu Ye's surprise, Li Dabao was used to it and suggested with some excitement.

In previous years, Li Dabao was always the one looking at the cars with envy.

Now that he has the chance, he naturally doesn't want to let it go.

"is it safe?"

Xu Ye confirmed it again.

Although, within sight, the entire Songhua River was frozen.

But, it’s okay for people, but what about cars?

In his previous life, Xu Ye had seen many news reports about people driving out to surf on frozen waters and then getting into accidents.

Xu Ye doesn't want to be the protagonist of such news.

"Absolutely no problem!"

Li Dabao assured loudly, "Squad leader, look over there!"

With their backs to Xu Ye, several off-road vehicles similar to theirs were reveling wildly on the ice in the distance.

"Okay, go ahead and play with it first!"

Seeing that the cars were fine in the middle of the river, Xu Ye felt relieved.

Still, he reminded: "However, you still need to pay attention to safety and do things within your ability!"

Drifting on ice seems to be a lot easier technically.

But is it really so?

(End of this chapter)