When Ingrid was busy reviewing and had no time to pay attention to Han Qi, he took the time to visit Iceland.
Now that both paintings have been completed, Delgladis, a girl who is familiar with Han Qi's painting methods, has oiled and preserved them. The two paintings will be handed over for use by mid-June. Naturally, he has time to travel around.
Reykjavik, Iceland.
The streets of Reykjavik are the liveliest in summer. They just celebrated a festival called first day of summer a dozen days ago. Translated into Chinese, it can be called the first day of summer. This is the most important festival in Iceland.
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The polar night that lasts for an entire country for a season is very unbearable. Only a small number of people in the world can feel the oppression of not being able to see the sun.
Therefore, Iceland is also one of the few countries in the world that celebrates the arrival of summer with major festivals.
Not long after the festival, Icelanders were still in a festive atmosphere. The faces of the elderly and children were filled with happy smiles. The children were running on the streets where the snow had not yet melted. The elderly were walking slowly in either fashionable or traditional costumes.
Standing and basking in the sun.
Han Qi came here carrying a very simple bag. He didn’t even bring a change of clothes, just his baby camera and mobile phone.
Of course, a passport is indispensable when traveling outside.
He came here to find someone, an old man named Kevin.
The one who gave Han Qi a tree house.
Iceland is the place that attaches the most importance to ecological protection in the world. This kind of protection even has a kind of morbidity. For example, the small tree that Han Qi knew was blocked by the road was actually one he saw in Iceland. He really didn't understand why he had to go around it.
That tree.
Anyway, he is just a layman and may not have the opportunity to feel the gifts that nature brings to mankind.
He had contacted Kevin once before coming here, and Han Qi wanted to invite him as his helper to jointly build the Elsk Central Island.
He has been thinking these past few days, since he can't cut down trees to build the Chinese garden in his heart, then what about building an elven garden with forests next to each other?
Although this will not make Han Qi's obsession come true, if he can build a different kind of scenic spot and it becomes popular, he himself will not be said to be an architectural designer with only one work. And he will use this place
To show his strength, there may not be a suitable open space for Han Qi to show off his talents in the future.
There was no other way. He couldn't risk being reported by cutting down nearly one-third of the island's forests.
Not to mention that he and Ingrid are not married yet, even if they are married, it will not work. Forcibly doing so may result in numerous reports, impeachment, and even people with extreme emotions rushing into the palace with a gun and tug Han Qi.
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And Kevin is the best helper he can think of.
Kevin's father has been researching tree houses all his life, and before his death, he gave Kevin a huge white oak hotel. While preserving the existing environment, he created a huge tree house that will not deteriorate for decades.
Kevin's wife who passed away was a very good wood panel painter. Han Qi saw the works she left when he was staying in a hotel. They were paintings that even Han Qi was amazed by. How can you get such a wife?
Father, Han Qi doesn't believe that Kevin is just an ordinary old man who knows nothing and has been guarding the tree house for decades.
Protection is real, ordinary may not be.
So Han Qi made an appointment to meet him today.
Han Qi now has money, and it is cash. He can renovate the tree house and reopen the business. The income from several paintings and works of the past two years and books has given him close to a small target of euros in the Norwegian bank.
Now that we can't make any big moves against Elsk, the money will be of no use for the time being.
The interest is enough to decorate the tree house.
And if Han Qi's current thinking is to use local materials for most buildings and use wood purchased from other places to build houses, it won't cost much.
After arriving in Iceland, Han Qi called Kevin again.
"Mr. Kevin?"
"Han, have you arrived in Iceland?"
"Yes, I'm at the entrance of the cathedral now."
Reykjavik is a small place, and there are no particularly tall or conspicuous buildings in the entire city. The dozens of meters high tower top of the cathedral makes it the center of Reykjavik.
The central sign of the church. If anyone who lives here wants to meet someone, they can usually meet near the cathedral.
Han Qi also called Kevin only after arriving here.
"You came here so fast. I thought it would take you a day or two to come from Norway." Han Qi heard the sound of cars driving on his side, and he could also hear the cars playing the songs of the old jazz band.
Sure enough, Kevin was in the car at this time, and he said: "I'm still on my way home. It may take me tonight to get to Reykjavik. Can we meet tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow? Okay."
Han Qi will just go back to Norway at the end of the month. During this period, he has nothing to do in the palace. He has finished two oil paintings and Ingrid is busy studying and has no time to pay attention to him.
If he wanted to make money, he actually had two orders for oil paintings.
But he is too tired. The past two months have been the most tiring for Han Qi since graduation. Anyway, he is not planning to paint new works this year. When Ingrid is admitted to college in the second half of the year, he plans to find a
Countries that don't have hot summers have a good rest for a few months.
A traveler must behave like a traveler. Han Qi has never publicly stated that his main occupation is a painter.
He always said it was a part-time job.
Since the person you made an appointment has not arrived, let’s take a tour of this famous city first.
When it comes to travel in Northern Europe, Iceland is undoubtedly a better place than Norway. Before Han Qi became Ingrid’s fiancé, the proportion of domestic people traveling to Iceland was 70% more than that of Norway, that is,
If one hundred people go to Norway, one hundred and seventeen people will come to Iceland.
This ratio is very exaggerated, but it also shows that Iceland is a better tourist city than Norway.
Han Qi looked around. There were streets on both sides. He knew that there was a road that went straight to the square and a road that led straight to the sea.
A cold wave that seemed to have escaped from winter suddenly hit the street in front of the cathedral, blowing past Han Qi's ears. This made him shrink his neck and walked into a restaurant called ódyr notue verslun in front of him.
clothing store.
The title is in Icelandic. Although Han Qi knows a few greeting words used by Icelanders when meeting, he does not recognize these words. However, even a person with a few hundred degrees of myopia should be able to tell what kind of store it is from the display inside the store.
This is a small traditional clothing store with Icelandic sweaters, filled with clothes.
Iceland has free heating all year round. As soon as Han Qi walked in, he felt warm all over and rubbed his hands.
He didn't know that the spring in Iceland was colder than in Norway, so he only wore the sweatshirt he had recently worn in Norway. Obviously such thin clothes were not very suitable in Iceland. The sea breeze from the Arctic Ocean blew the city standing on the seaside, giving this
Cool down on the volcano-filled island.
Yes, volcano.
Iceland is an island country with many volcanoes and frequent geological events. Sounds a bit familiar, right? China’s neighbors are also such a country, but the difference between Iceland and them is that although there are many hot springs in Iceland, they are not usable.
At the same time, Iceland is also the best producer of woolen sweaters in the world. Han Qi has bought many expensive sweaters, and their raw materials all have the words "from Iceland".
"Hello, is anyone here?" Han Qi said something in Icelandic.
The English penetration rate in Iceland is pretty good, but there are still many people who don't speak English. Han Qi prayed in his heart that he would not meet a boss who couldn't speak English.
At this time, the boss also heard Han Qi's voice and poked his head out of the pile of clothes.
Valley death
"I'm here!" she said.
This is a woman about thirty years old, with freckles on her face but very mature woman's style, wearing a Christmas-style thick sweater, there is still sweat on her cheeks... She was looking for something just now, and she has been looking for most of the day.
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"Is this a clothing store?" Han Qi changed to English.
"Clothes? Well... yes, a clothing store here." The woman said. Her English was very poor, probably not as good as a Chinese college student, but as a clothing store owner, clothing was obviously in her English vocabulary list.
"That's great, I need enough to buy a piece of clothing." After Han Qi finished speaking, he started choosing.
He doesn't need anyone to speak and give instructions next to him. His eyesight can see how these clothes look on him.
"Buy? No, you can't buy."
The boss frowned, thinking about how to explain to Han Qi that the clothes here were all second-hand, because she saw that Han Qi was well-dressed and did not want to be someone who would buy second-hand clothes.
The title of this store is very clear.
ódyr notue verslun
low price second hand store
You won’t let me buy it? Why? I think the clothes here are very beautiful and good. Is it discrimination?
Han Qi looked at her with a puzzled expression... He hated discrimination the most.
"This is a second-hand clothing store." She tried her best to explain to Han Qi in English.
Of course she won't discriminate, and in her opinion, Han Qi is quite handsome, and he is very similar to the Prince of Norway that he saw in the news recently. This makes the boss naturally have a good impression of the customer in front of him, but here
Most of the things are second-hand goods that have been used by others.
Although it looks quite new.
Nowadays, online shopping is so convenient. Many people buy clothes and put them aside without wearing them, or they don’t want to wear them after wearing them once. She won’t accept the old ones with marks.
"second hand?"
Han Qi understood.
I see, but the clothes here are indeed very beautiful. It is precisely because she can buy clothes that many people buy but don’t wear, so the clothes here are loose and diverse. No matter how picky you are, you can always find something here.
Two very satisfying items.
He thought about it, and it seemed that there was no need to care. It was just second-hand, and the person wearing the clothes was not suffering from any disease.
Han Qi told the boss that he understood and continued to look at the clothes.
Hearing what Han Qi said, the female boss finally smiled at the customers. She wanted to introduce her hand-knitted sweaters to Han Qi, but she thought that Han Qi was a foreigner and did not understand Icelandic.
He said nothing and let Han Qi see by himself.
Han Qi picked at her sweaters.
This is the most famous thick-thread sweater in Iceland. Although they say thick thread, it is actually made of very fine wool to be woven into thick threads. It feels very comfortable and does not have the scratchy feel of inferior sweaters.
It's as soft as stroking the fur of a British shorthair.
"That's it." Han Qi said.
Although this dress is not very fashionable to the outside world, it depends on who is wearing it. Han Qi likes more traditional dress. Some time ago, he was running around in Tibetan clothes.
As long as you have good looks, you will look good in anything you wear.
"Really? Do you think this dress looks better?" The female boss was ecstatic.
She has a total of eight works from the time she graduated from school to now. It has been more than half a year. Seeing that winter is coming to an end, she has not sold any of them. But now this good-looking foreigner found her own as soon as she came in.
Works, isn’t this just about people’s vision?
"How much?"
The English of this sentence is so simple that anyone with education can understand it.
The boss shook his head crazily: "No, no, I won't charge you. I made this dress myself. I'm very, very, very happy that you like it and I gave it to you."
"What?"
"Give it to you!"
The happy look on her face couldn't be concealed. She took the clothes Han Qi picked out and ran happily to find the packaging. Although she was a woman close to thirty years old, her expression at this moment was the same as that of an eighteen-year-old girl.
Han Qi lay on the cashier counter and watched her busy.
Tsk, she’s pretty. Are you married?
The woman suddenly raised her head and asked, "You haven't tried it yet? Oh, yes, you can't speak our language." She took out the clothes again and gestured for Han Qi to put them on.
Han Qi looked around, walked into the changing area, took off his sweatshirt, and put on a sweater with colorful lines that looked like an Icelander. If he put on a woolen hat, it would really look like an Icelander.
People.
In other words, the herders living around Iceland.
Han Qi took a photo, she is indeed beautiful and she should be wearing warmer clothes.
The female boss also had brilliant eyes. She wanted to communicate with Han Qi but had no way. Suddenly, she thought of the translation software on her mobile phone. She took it out and typed on the phone, and then said to Han Qi:
"The clothes you are wearing were knitted by myself. They are so beautiful and beautiful. I don't charge you for this clothes, but can I have a request? Can you let me take a picture of you?
You are the first customer to buy the clothes I make."
Han Qi finished reading the words on her phone and looked at her again.
He didn't seem to recognize himself.
Han Qi also took out his mobile phone to find the translation interface between English and Icelandic, and typed: "Do you want my photo to hang on the wall?"
"No, I just want to keep a souvenir."
The first customer to wear the clothes she knitted by herself. Look, how meaningful this is.
Han Qi suddenly smiled, and a gentle smile appeared on the Asian's soft face, which made the female boss feel like a big sister. She lowered her head slightly and did not look at Han Qi's face. She typed on her mobile phone and said: "If you don't want to
, forget it, of course I will still give you the clothes for free."
"No need." Han Qi shook his head, "I am willing to be your first model. I hope more people will see the photos of me wearing sweaters and choose to buy the clothes you make, because it is really beautiful. You are a very good model."
A talented and discerning fashion designer.”
Han Qi left a photo with her here, and he also took a photo of the store with his SLR.
It’s a surprise, I recommend it to my fans.
Han Qi asked about the price of clothes in this store. It was definitely the cheapest that Han Qi had seen in the whole of Northern Europe. Some clothes were even less expensive than a meal in Iceland. Anyone who travels should be able to afford it.
