First day off from work
Sunday, 5 June 2005
Time flies, we have been in the village for 5 days, however, there is no big difference of being week day and week-end here, for the farmers are very busy during the harvest season.
However, as we are the guests, Mr. Cheong and Mr. Chu, offer to take us to see yellow river and the museum of the famous secretary of the communist party – Chiu Yuelu, originally, we plan to go the Kai fen to buy books, however, the weather forecasts that it is going to rain, and the flea market for books will not be opened, as a result, at last, we accept Mr. Cheong ‘s offer, go out to see something about the town.
We have 9 people, and we go by a van, we also go to see the museum, and learn a little bit about the development of LK, there are not many people visit the museum, though it is Sunday.
We have lunch in a local small restaurant, which is opened by a village people , we have plenty of food, beef, lamb, vegetables, fish.. and the special noodles. After lunch, on way home, we call the Auntie Chiu of the other villages, and she insisted that we should drop by her house to have a tea; However, she tells us that she is on the way home, as a result, we wait in front of her house for a while.
During the time, we need to use the rest room, and we have no choice, but walk across the road and go to the hospital. Therefor, we get the chance to visit this children hospital, it is big and clean.
Auntie Chiu is a very influential lady over there, her son is the district CEO of an international car compamy, she has been in HK for sometimes to receive medical treatment when she was very sick, but now she is fully recovered.
She has a western style house in LK, she is over 70, but very healthy, she organizes a group of elderly people to handmake some Chinese cultural handwork, 12 horoscope, and all the income go to the benefit of the senior citizens' club, each item cost about 4-5 yuen, and a set is 50 yuen.
Wu buy 4 sets while I buy 2 items, by the time when we leave, Auntie Chiu contacts the local reporters, and she ask them to make some promotional pictures for Wu to bring back to US for advertising.
It is time consuming, we spend a lot of time waiting, and not long, it is almost dinner time, as result, we have dinner in the food court area of the street, we had barbecue lamb soup and dumplings, they are very delicious.
During the dinner time, I sit next to Ms. Chiu, and I have the chance to learn about the traditional and cultural activities of the villages, she likes art work very much, however, she starts one year of university education and decided to stay home, she said she likes being freelance and traveling whenever she likes.
On the way home, there is a little problem on the van. At the end, it is fixed and we arrive home safely.
It starts raining, but the guys need to give computer lesson, for the farmer students are waiting in the Co-Opt office.
The weather gets cooler, the boys can't come home until midnight.
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