travel starts with photography

It was still early for dinner, so Chen Jiaqian naturally accompanied Chen Xing all the way there.

"The number of Chinese people coming to Iceland has increased during this time."

"Ahem, is that right?"

Chen Xing, who was wearing a mask, smiled back.

Of course he knew why more people came to Iceland.

Since the release of my last video, fans have come to Reykjavik one after another. Some of them have watched Chen Xing’s video and thought it was very beautiful. They want to come and see if Iceland is really so beautiful. passers-by.

But for this group of people, Chen Xing can only say sorry.

The scenery in Iceland is indeed beautiful, but it is polar night now.

A tourist attraction is divided into low season and peak season. The peak season in Iceland is from March to August, but now in December, except for a Christmas, it is inconvenient to go to any scenic spot.

For example, the famous Diamond Beach in Iceland has a special tour group in summer, and you can go to the north of Iceland at a very low price.

If you want to go now, you can only rent a car by yourself and drive back and forth for 12 hours in the dark.

Probably no one would want to do that.

So, if there are really people who feel disappointed after coming to Iceland, Chen Xing can only apologize.

However, polar night also has the benefits of polar night.

There is a place called Geysir Geyser near Iceland. This scenic spot will spew out a beam of high-pressure water from the ground from time to time, about two or three times every 8 minutes. The water column is as high as 20 meters, which is very spectacular.

If you come here in summer, the camera will only capture people, and there may not be a good place for you to take pictures.

But it's different now.

A few days ago, Chen Xing went there once. It was a night train with an appointment, and he went to take a photo under the starlight.

Chen Xing can only say that this photo is extremely beautiful.

If you can take pictures, then this place is definitely a must-visit place when you travel during the polar night. Just this one photo will make you feel that the trip is worthwhile and you will become the most beautiful boy in your circle of friends.

He also met a few fans who recognized him on the street before, and he also recommended this attraction to these people.

Then he put on a mask like he did in China.

It is also normal to wear a mask in Iceland during this season. The weather is too cold, and there is a snowstorm from time to time. The heating at home or in the hotel is very warm, but you still need to bring a hat, mask, and scarf when you go out.

It took about 10 minutes to get there.

There are quite a lot of customers in the shops along the street. While receiving fellow villagers who can't speak Icelandic, my aunt also introduces how to install Kongming lanterns to the local ghosts.

Ask her to tell me, what is there to install.

Don't you just take it apart and take a look?
As soon as the news about Chen Xing putting up Kongming lanterns on the black sand beach broke out on the Internet in Iceland, people came to her to buy Kongming lanterns every day.The more than 100 stocks I prepared before were sold out in two or three days, and the stock has been replenished six times in a row this month.

A lot of Chinese people have come here recently, really, they are all too busy.

Auntie was still sharp-eyed, she saw Chen Xing and Chen Jiaqian walking over in her busy schedule, she was about to shout, but Chen Xing quickly made a silent movement.

That's right, let's not talk about Chen Xing, a big Internet celebrity, but the little girl Chen Jiaqian is quite famous on the Internet.

Just don't call them by their first names.

So the greeting changed to a very restrained voice: "Here you are? Want to buy something?"

Chen Xing said with a smile: "When I came last time, I saw that you had mutton soup seasoning packets for sale. I'll buy one."

The aunt suddenly thought of something, and suddenly realized: "Yes, according to the lunar calendar, today is also the winter solstice. No wonder the old man told me this morning to eat mutton soup at night. You Sichuan Province loves to eat this."

My aunt is from southern Fujian, and my uncle is from the same province as Chen Xing.

What to eat on the winter solstice, people all over the country have their own particulars.

Northerners say "winter solstice dumplings and summer solstice noodles", and southerners say "winter solstice is the sweetness that mothers eat glutinous rice balls and grow one year older", but this is not absolute. For example, Dongshan, Sichuan Province and other places like to eat mutton soup. Drink a few sips of mutton soup in the cold winter, and the whole body will be warm.

Chen Xing occasionally came here to improve the food recently, so he knew that seasoning packets were sold here.

When the aunt went to get it, Chen Xing said to Jiaqian:
"The mutton soup in our hometown is very famous. Although you can't taste the flavor of our hometown here, uncle also uses the seasoning of Jianyang mutton soup. The taste is similar. I will treat you to a meal today."

He is really not very good at cooking, but cooking is very simple with the seasoning package.

It's like cooking instant noodles, at worst, wait half an hour longer.

He has seen his mother make it at home, and it is not difficult for him to reproduce it.

"So this is the surprise you were talking about?" Chen Jiaqian said with a smile, and then said, "Do you not like eating glutinous rice balls?"

"I like it, but wouldn't it be better to eat mutton soup and have a rest before eating glutinous rice balls?"

"..."

Well, she really doesn't understand how much a man eats.

Chen Xing is going to the supermarket to buy some mutton. Most of the sheep in Iceland are sheep, unlike domestic goats. The difference between goats and sheep is that the meat of goats is harder and the smell is stronger, but Chen Xing has not eaten them until now. Mutton soup made from sheep.

Just as he was about to leave with Chen Jiaqian, Chen Xing saw his aunt walking out of the shop and chasing after her, carrying two bags in her hand.

"Xiao Chen, Xiao... Two Xiao Chens, haha, take this back and eat together."

Inside the two bags, one is chopped mutton, and the other bag is filled with mutton bones, which are used to make soup. Chen Xing saw his mother make it, otherwise he must be wondering why his aunt gave him some meat There were no lamb bones.

Chen Xing was also polite, took it over and said, "I still want to go to the supermarket to buy it, thank you, auntie."

"My old man prepared a lot today. I originally wanted to ask Xiao Chen to eat with you, but you can go to Jiaqian's side. It's better for you two young people to chat for a day."

She had a smile on her face, as if she saw two juniors she liked walking together.

Chen Xing will definitely cry out for being wronged.

He likes girls who are younger and have a student temperament, and sister Jiaqian is 32 this year, and the two of them are really pure siblings.

Chen Jiaqian was also very embarrassed, and explained: "I just thought that Chen Xing would return to China in two days, so I invited him to come as a guest during today's winter solstice, and eat some glutinous rice balls I made myself."

"I see."

"I have a boyfriend!"

The aunt waved her hand: "Ghosts are unreliable, but we are the ones who are safe."

When Chen Jiaqian was leaving, she was still a little embarrassed, she wondered if she shouldn't have invited Chen Xing to the house as a guest?After all, it's true that my boyfriend doesn't come back often.

But it's normal to think about it.

There are few people in Iceland, but the relationship between people is very close. It is indeed a very rare and common thing to invite someone to have a meal at home when everyone is free. There is no need to be so nervous. What's the matter?
What a mess.

However, Chen Xing still looks quite mature, not at all like someone who is only 20 years old.

As for what Chen Xing thinks about what happened just now.

His mentality has not changed at all.

I have done my own thing well, so what is there to worry about when I go to my sister's house for dinner?
Carrying a bunch of ingredients, she walked for a few minutes to the residential area of ​​Reykjavik. Chen Jiaqian has been living here since she moved out of the small house she rented on the main street. There is a ladder next to the unit that leads directly to the door of the home.

Chen Xing also found this design very interesting.

There are a total of four floors of the house, the first, second, third and fourth floors can all be walked up from the front stairs, but the second floor of all houses, the two units near the edge, have a separate staircase that can be opened from the side, leading directly to the kitchen of the room .

When going up the ladder, Chen Jiaqian reminded: "Sometimes the stairs may be icy and slippery. Hold on to the railing and be careful."

"Yes." Chen Xing agreed.

Chen Xing walked up the stairs with the ladder, and looked back when she was waiting for the door to open, and there was a snow field behind, two housewives were chatting, and a child was lying in the snow and playing.

Chen Jiaqian said: "Very happy, isn't it?"

"Very skinny." Chen Xing replied.

"Boys have to be naughty to be smart. This is what my mother told me. You are so smart. I believe you must have been naughty when you were young." Chen Jiaqian said.

Chen Xing shrugged his shoulders and did not answer.

You were right.

Click.

The door opened, and there was a very oriental stove. Chen Xing also saw a rice cooker.

"Oh, rice cooker, I haven't seen this thing since I went abroad."

Even when she often eats in France, Hedwig always uses a soup pot to make rice for Chen Xing... To be honest, Chen Xing still likes rice made in a soup pot, or domestic drained rice is also delicious. That unique feeling.

It's as if some program is missing, and the taste is not right.

"I brought this from home. If no one brought a rice cooker to Iceland like me, then I think it is the only one in the world. It is the farthest rice cooker. I used to use it by myself. "

Chen Jiaqian smiled when she thought of the story about her rice cooker.

"How many years has it been used?" Chen Xing asked.

"Two or three years? Do you want to eat today?"

Originally, she wanted to eat glutinous rice balls, but Chen Xing wanted to show her skills and make mutton soup.

She also misses the taste of domestic broth a little bit. Iceland is indeed a bit cold, and a bowl of mutton soup should be very comfortable.

"Yes."

How can I eat mutton soup with rice?

It is to wrap the mutton in the seasoning, and then eat it with this rice.

Although he is not very good at cooking, he is very good at seasoning. He is proficient in the ratio of various seasonings. He remembers exactly what seasoning and how much is delicious.

Chen Jiaqian felt more and more wrong.

Didn't she invite Chen Xing to eat glutinous rice balls at home?
Chen Xing asked where all the kitchen utensils and salt and monosodium glutamate in Jiaqian's house were, and then pushed Chen Jiaqian out, taking control of the restaurant by himself.

I don't know why, but suddenly I want to cook.

Wash the already clean bones again, and then blanch the mutton. The mutton looks a bit like a semi-finished product. You only need to put the mutton in the soup once it is ready to eat after the soup is cooked.

Originally, it was only cut at noon today, and it was put away for dinner, and it would not spoil in the afternoon.

Then boil the blanched bones with the seasoning packet.

Chen Xing has seen those mutton soup shops cook soup before. The seasonings are put down in order, but Chen Xing has never learned it and doesn’t know the order. Now there is a seasoning package to solve the problem at once, even if the taste is not bad. too far.

Simmer the soup for at least an hour.

Bring to a boil first, then simmer over low heat.

After simply doing these few steps, Chen Xing came out of the kitchen satisfied, thinking that he would be able to eat the mutton soup he made in an hour, I am really amazing.

At this time, Chen Jiaqian had just turned on the TV, and she couldn't even find the channel she wanted to watch.

"Are you ready?"

"alright."

How long has it been?
Chen Jiaqian couldn't sit still anymore, took off the pillow from her body, and walked into the kitchen wearing slippers. Now her clay pot was burning on the stove, and the soup inside was almost overflowing.

"You can't put so much water in soup."

Chen Jiaqian thought to herself, it's good that she came in to take a look, otherwise, when the pot of soup boiled, the water would definitely gush down.

She hurried to get a spoon and scooped out a little.

She didn't put the lid back on until the water in the pot was still two centimeters away from overflowing.

Chen Xing said: "I don't think people who make mutton soup cover it."

"It doesn't matter if it's covered or not, but it's easier to boil if it's covered, and the aroma is easier to force out... Have you ever been in a kitchen?"

"Fortunately, I also cook a la carte occasionally."

"It's strange..."

She knew at a glance that Chen Xing was not a person who often went to the kitchen, but just now he heard that he cut things quite fast, and the sound of the kitchen knife hitting the cutting board was very pleasant.She can't do it, she has to cut slowly, for fear of cutting.

After knowing Chen Xing's true level, Chen Jiaqian took a closer look at the kitchen.

There seems to be nothing else.

At this time, Chen Xing took out two bowls to put the dipping sauce in, and asked casually, "Is my brother-in-law coming back to eat today? Shall I prepare an extra dipping dish?"

"Don't call him brother-in-law, it sounds ugly. If you meet you in the future, just call him by his name."

There are not so many titles among foreign relatives. Sometimes children call their father by his first name.

Chen Jiaqian still couldn't forget her glutinous rice balls. She took them out of the refrigerator and looked at the pottery pot. She thought that the glutinous rice balls would have to be cooked in an iron pot for a while, otherwise the taste would be tainted and it would not taste good.

Compared to Chen Xing, who is half-baked in the kitchen, she is the real proficient.

He was originally a delicious person, but when he came to Iceland, he didn't have any delicious food, so he had to cook it himself.

And Iceland's restaurants are too expensive, especially Chinese restaurants.

Chen Xing lived here for a short period of time and could go to restaurants every day, but she couldn't eat like this when she lived here for a long time, and her financial situation was not good during that time.So I like to buy ingredients from the supermarket and make them myself.

Auntie can buy seasonings such as soy sauce, which is convenient for cooking Chinese food at home.

After the water boiled, turn to a small fire, and the hearts of both of them were relieved.

All seems to be going well. (end of this chapter)