Our Stories

Valuable Experience

Yan Yueqin

The paste food of Ningxia is very good but Ningxia paste food restaurant is seldom found outside. That is why I chose the subject.

One Saturday, my students and I came to Pinluo night bazaar to interview the vendors. They were busy in preparing the paste food skillfully. We have never seen how they made the paste food.

It was cold, but the vendors were sweating. We knew not only how to make the paste food but also learned their positive attitude toward life.

At the beginning, we wanted to interview a famous Jiaozi restaurant, but the boss refused to answer any questions. We came across a lot of difficulties during building collecting material and building the web. In other some people's minds, we were wasting money and time, but we believe the activity was a valuable experience for all of us, especially beneficial for the students.


Surviving Way

Gao Cong

I was told by my mother that when they were children, most families did not have enough food. My grandpa thought of an idea of saving the food and not making his children hungry. He boiled a small bowl of rice till swelling and added some noodles. It was enough for the three meals a day. I feel they led a hard life at that time, but they could think of ways to go through with their intelligence.


Friction

Lv Dongzhi

Li and Zhang have been good friends since primary school. Zhang opened a paste food restaurant last year. For the good cooking and management, the business was running briskly. In busy time Zhang often asked Li to help her. Then Li learned how to cook and she also opened a paste food restaurant next to Zhang’s. Later Li's restaurant became more welcomed by the customers but Zhang’s became stagnant. Then Zhang had a terrible quarrel with Li. But Li later came to Zhang to apologize and Zhang also felt sorry for what she had done and proposed to improve the management and the food together. Gradually, their restaurants both become thriving.