Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country

Chapter 730: Chapter 632: Snowball Fights and Bathhouses—The Cozy Life in the Northeast (Part 2)

Wang Fan really hadn’t had much experience with snowball fights before, so on the way to the snowball battle, he started asking about things to watch out for.

Zhou Ruoqing said, "I think you just have to dodge the snowballs, right?"

Liu Hehe immediately retorted, "That won’t do. Ruqing, what you’re talking about is only suitable for people from outside. In our Northeast, playing like that, you’d have a new grave every three seconds."

"Huh?"

Wang Fan, Zhuo Qianqian, and Zhou Ruoqing looked at Liu Hehe with some surprise.

Liu Hehe nodded vigorously, "Believe me, snowball fights in the Northeast are completely different from those elsewhere. Others are just playing, but in the Northeast, it’s like war in the snow. It’s a war without the smoke. The core of a snowball fight is the fight, not the snow."

Liu Zhaofeng seriously added, "Based on my over ten years of snowball fighting experience, there are four things to keep in mind: First, don’t tuck your clothes into your pants, don’t tuck your pant legs into your socks, keep an eye on your collar, and if you have a scarf, tie it tight, even a dead knot if necessary.

Second, it’s better to do a split standing up than to fall in the snow. Otherwise, you’ll enjoy a local burial package from at least ten people.

Third, if you do fall, make sure to roll and crawl back up. Don’t play dead; getting a new grave every three seconds isn’t a joke.

Fourth, if you really can’t get up, make sure to grab onto your pants. This is especially important, remember it well."

Zhuo Qianqian was shocked hearing this: "Oh my, are snowball fights really this intense here? We have a lot of snow too, but at most, we just throw snowballs at each other."

Liu Hehe said, "Here, snowball fights are divided into the following steps: First, long-range mutual bombardment with indiscriminate attacks, with small groups engaging in close combat. Second, it escalates into hand-to-hand combat, using all the skills you know, from boxing and wrestling to judo. Everything is a weapon, from dustpans and iron basins to shovels and big sticks."

Liu Zhaofeng added again, "During this time, you have to keep an eye on all directions and ears on the surroundings. Some sneaky folks like to pull assassination tactics, and don’t expect the bystanders to help you; they’re ready to finish you off and bury you in snow as soon as you fall."

Wang Fan said with a wry smile, "The way you describe it, I’m starting to not want to go. Is it too late to back out now?"

"You gotta experience new things in life!"

The destination was the school playground of Liu Hehe and her brother. The snow on the field was about thirty centimeters thick. When they arrived, a few people were already warming up using snowballs as weapons.

Some of them seemed to know Liu Zhaofeng and threw a few snowballs at him when they saw him.

Liu Zhaofeng was holding a short iron shovel and, seeing the snowballs coming, smashed them one by one like he was playing baseball.

"Whoa, what the heck?"

Seeing Liu Zhaofeng deal with it so easily, the guys throwing the snowballs were very surprised.

Liu Zhaofeng himself was very proud; he felt that he was in top form today. The trajectory of those flying snowballs was unusually clear, and he was confident he could take them down one by one.

"Is that all you got?"

"Whoa, he’s showing off? Brothers, let’s get him!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a barrage of snowballs came flying at him.

"You’re showing off, huh? Your cooldown’s over, isn’t it?"

"Hit him, being awesome is fine, but showing off will get you smashed!"

Liu Hehe and Wang Fan reacted quickly, grabbing Zhou Ruoqing and Zhuo Qianqian and darting to the side. Even so, they got hit by a few snowballs.

This wave of attack seemed to signal the start of the battle, and in an instant, chaos broke out completely.

Zhou Ruoqing felt like her eyes were opened wide; they used to think of a snow clamp as an ultimate weapon in snowball fights, but these people were using basins to cover others!

And she finally understood why others played snowball fights, but people from the Northeast waged war in the snow.

The entire battlefield was shrouded in flying snow powder, snowballs whistling past her ears, sometimes mixed with chunks of ice...

When snowballs as big as heads started to appear, she realized she seemed to be getting closer to the opposing side.

"The Northeast-South Alliance split into two teams, attacking from both sides of the soccer field. The Northeast-North Alliance didn’t strategize this time and clearly suffered a major drawback in this wave of attack!"

"The Northeast-South Infantry Regiment charged fearlessly and has already penetrated the heart of the Northeast-North Alliance’s base!"

"It’s an ambush! This was actually a trick by the Northeast-North Alliance, and the Southern team charging into the camp has been encircled!"

"Left front kick, right whip leg, Ultraman flying kick! Southern Princess’s secret weapon! The entire Southern infantry regiment has fallen, and the Northern team brings out shovels and ancestral washbasins to quickly bury them!"

"The Northeast-North Alliance annihilated the Southern infantry regiment, achieving a great victory in this battle!"

Zhuo Qianqian somehow found a microphone and did a live war commentary.

The passionate and spirited narration, coupled with the flying snowflakes, really created a blood-boiling atmosphere.

By the time Wang Fan and the others returned, their faces had turned red, and their hair and eyelashes were frosted over with ice.

Liu Hehe swaggered like a victorious general, while Wang Fan and Liu Zhaofeng were equally pleased, being the triumphant Northern team.

Liu Hehe enthusiastically patted Zhuo Qianqian on the shoulder, "Qianqian, your commentary was awesome. In the past, we just played some energetic music; none of it got the blood pumping like your commentary."

Wang Fan also smiled and complimented, "Truly a top student covering all subjects. This commentary was professional level stuff."

Zhuo Qianqian chuckled, "Of course, look who I learned from."

But when she saw Zhou Ruoqing, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Ruqing, you really have bad luck."

Zhou Ruoqing looked at Liu Hehe with a tearful smile, "Didn’t they say Northeast girls are too sweet to open a bottle cap? You just tossed me out like a secret weapon!"

"Uh..."

Liu Hehe was very embarrassed, "Usually that’s true, but the atmosphere got to me, and with the adrenaline rush, the strength just surged up. Sorry, sorry, I’ll treat you to a bath later—on me!"

Wang Fan gave a thumbs up and praised, "A woman as strong as a man! Even though Ruqing is a bit light, she’s still over eighty pounds. You just tossed her out like that, and that throw took down six or seven people. This win owes a lot to you."

The mighty appearance of this sweet Northeastern girl seemed god-like, truly leaving Wang Fan stunned, his praise was genuinely heartfelt.

After two hours of snowball fighting, sweating profusely, going for a soak in the bathhouse now seemed like a perfectly wonderful choice.

As the team leader, Wang Fan naturally took responsibility for buying the tickets, arranging for a full set package.

Exposing themselves so openly in front of others, even though they were all women, made Zhuo Qianqian and Zhou Ruoqing a bit uneasy.

A large bath towel was continuously wrapped around them, only taking it off with blushing faces when necessary to get in the bath.

Liu Hehe, behaving like a rogue, exclaimed, "Wow, Ruqing, you’re really hiding something impressive. Wow, I never imagined Qianqian would be even more so. Wang, you’re really lucky."

Zhou Ruoqing tentatively put her foot into the pool, and as soon as she touched the water, she withdrew it lightning-fast with a shriek, "Ah, the water’s biting!"

Liu Hehe chuckled, "This pool is 39 degrees. Indeed, it’s a bit hot. Just take your time to get used to it."

Wang Fan and Liu Zhaofeng were already soaking in their pool. The warm water covering their entire bodies gave an indescribable sense of relaxation.

It’s just that when the old attendant nearly scrubbed a layer of skin off him, it was a bit awkward.

He bathed regularly and couldn’t understand how so much grime was scrubbed off.

But after the scrub, he truly felt different, especially around the knees, feeling polished.

No wonder Uncle couldn’t bear to leave here; life in the Northeast was truly leisurely. Although the economic development wasn’t great, the happiness index was much higher than in some economically developed provinces.