It's still early for dinner, so Chen Jiaqian naturally accompanied Chen Xing there.
“There have been more Chinese people coming to Iceland during this period.”
"Ahem, really."
Chen Xing, who was wearing a mask, replied with a dry smile.
Of course he knows why more people come to Iceland.
Since the release of my last video, fans have come to Reykjavik one after another. Some of them came to Reykjavik after watching Chen Xing’s video and thought it was very beautiful. They wanted to come and see if Iceland is really that 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 off-season and peak season. The peak season in Iceland is from March to August, but now except for a Christmas holiday in December, it is inconvenient to go to any tourist attractions.
For example, the famous Diamond Beach in Iceland has special tour groups in the summer, and you can go to the north of Iceland to see it at a very low price.
If I want to go now, I can only rent a car and drive back and forth for 12 hours in the dark.
I don’t think anyone would want to do this.
So, if there are really people who feel disappointed after coming to Iceland, Chen Xing can only apologize.
However, the polar night also has its benefits.
There is a place called Geysir Geysir near Iceland. This scenic spot will eject a stream of high-pressure water from the ground from time to time. It will spray two or three times about every eight minutes. The water column is as high as 20 meters, which is very spectacular.<
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If you come here in the summer, all the cameras will capture are people, and there may not necessarily be a good place for you to take photos.
But it’s different now.
Chen Xing went there a few days ago. It was a night train reservation and I went to take a picture under the stars.
Chen Xing can only say that this photo is extremely beautiful.
If you can take photos, then this place is definitely a must-visit place when traveling during the polar night. Just this photo will make you feel that your trip is worthwhile and you will become the most handsome guy in your circle of friends.
He had met several fans who recognized him on the street before, and he also recommended this attraction to these people.
Then he put on a mask just like in China.
It is normal to wear a mask in Iceland during this season. The weather is too cold, and there are snowstorms from time to time. It is very warm if you have a heater at home or in the hotel, but you still need to bring a hat, mask, and scarf when you go out.
It took about ten minutes to walk to the place.
There are many customers in the shops along the street. While receiving the fellow villagers who cannot speak Icelandic, the aunt also introduces the local ghosts how to install the Kongming Lantern.
I asked her to tell me what is easy to install here.
Isn’t it possible to figure it out as soon as you take it apart and take a look?
As soon as the news about Chen Xing placing Kongming lanterns on the black beach broke out on the Internet in Iceland, people came to her every day to buy Kongming lanterns. The more than 100 stocks she had prepared before were sold out in two or three days, and they have been replenished continuously in the past month.
Six shipments.
There have been so many Chinese people coming recently, it’s really overwhelming.
The aunt was still sharp-eyed, and in her busy schedule she saw Chen Xing and Chen Jiaqian walking over. She was about to shout, but Chen Xing quickly made a gesture to silence them.
Yes, let’s not talk about Chen Xing, a big Internet celebrity, but Chen Jiaqian, a little girl, is relatively famous on the Internet.
It’s better not to call them by their names.
So the greeting turned into a very restrained one: "Here you are? What do you want to buy?"
Chen Xing smiled and said, "When I came here last time, I saw that you were selling mutton soup seasoning packets. 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 until today."
My aunt is from southern Fujian, and my uncle is from the same province as Chen Xing.
People all over the country have their own ideas about what to eat on the Winter Solstice.
Northerners say "winter solstice dumplings and summer solstice noodles", and southerners say "Winter solstice is the sweetness of mother eating glutinous rice balls and growing a year older", but this is not absolute. For example, Dongshan, Sichuan and other places like to eat mutton soup.
Drinking a few mouthfuls of mutton soup in the cold winter will warm your whole body.
Chen Xing occasionally comes here to improve the food recently, so he knows that seasoning bags are 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, my uncle also uses the seasoning of Jianyang mutton soup, and the taste is similar. I will make it today and treat you to a meal." p>
It’s true that he’s not very good at cooking, but it’s very easy when he has the seasoning packets.
Just like cooking instant noodles, you only need to wait half an hour longer.
He has seen his mother do it at home, so 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, "Don't you like eating glutinous rice balls?"
"I like it, but wouldn't it be better to take a break after eating the mutton soup and then eat glutinous rice balls?"
"..."
Well, she really doesn’t know much about men’s appetites.
Chen Xing is going to the supermarket to buy some mutton. Most of the sheep in Iceland are sheep. Unlike domestic goats, which are more common, the difference between goats and sheep is that the meat of goats is harder and has a stronger smell. However, Chen Xing has not eaten it yet.
Mutton soup made from sheep.
Just as he was about to leave with Chen Jiaqian, Chen Xing saw his aunt walking out of the store and chased after her, carrying two bags in her hands.
"Xiao Chen, Xiao...two Xiao Chen, haha, take this back and eat together."
Inside the two bags, one contained chopped mutton, and the other bag contained mutton bones, which were used to make soup. Chen Xing had seen his mother make it, otherwise he would have wondered why his aunt gave him some meat.
There are no sheep bones.
Chen Xing was not polite and took over and said: "I also want to go to the supermarket to buy some. Thank you, auntie."
"My old man has prepared a lot today. I originally wanted to ask Xiao Chen to eat with you, but you can go to Jiaqian's place. You two young people can spend the day chatting better."
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The smile on her face was as if she saw two juniors she liked walking together.
Chen Xing will definitely cry out for injustice.
He likes younger girls with a more student-like temperament, and Sister Jiaqian is 32 this year. The two of them really have a pure sister-sister relationship.
Chen Jiaqian was also very embarrassed and explained: "I just thought that Chen Xing would be returning to China in two days, so I took advantage of today's winter solstice to invite him to be a guest and eat some glutinous rice balls made by me."
"I understand, I understand."
"I have a boyfriend!"
The aunt waved her hand: "The ghost guy is unreliable, but our own people are more reliable."
When Chen Jiaqian left, she was still a little embarrassed, wondering if she shouldn't invite Chen Xing to her home? After all, her boyfriend didn't come back often.
But if you think about it carefully, it’s normal.
There are few people in Iceland, but the relationship between people is very close. It is indeed a very common thing to invite people to your home for a meal when everyone is fine. There is no need to be so nervous. What's the point?
What a mess.
However, Chen Xing still looks quite mature, not like a 20-year-old at all.
As for what Chen Xing thinks about what happened just now.
His mentality has not changed at all.
If you behave upright, why should you worry about going to your sister’s house for dinner?
Carrying a pile of ingredients, she walked for a few more minutes to the residential area of Reykjavik. Chen Jiaqian had been living here since she moved out of the small house she rented on the main street. The floor was not high. On the second floor, from
The ladder next to the unit can lead directly to the door of the home.
Chen Xing also found this design very interesting.
There are four floors of houses in total, and the first, second, third, and fourth floors can all be walked up from the front stairs, but the second floor of all houses, and 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.
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When going up the ladder, Chen Jiaqian reminded: "The stairs are sometimes icy and may slip. Hold on to the railing and be careful."
"Yeah." Chen Xing agreed.
Chen Xing held the ladder and walked upstairs. When he was waiting for her to open the door, he looked back and saw a snowy field behind him. Two housewives were chatting and children were lying and playing in the snow.
Chen Jiaqian said: "Very happy, right?"
"Very naughty." Chen Xing replied.
"Boys have to be naughty to be smart. This is what my mother told me. If 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.
I guess you're right.
Click.
The door opened, and what came into view was a very oriental-style 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 cook rice for Chen Xing... To be honest, Chen Xing still likes the rice cooked in a soup pot, or the domestic drained rice is also delicious. Although the rice cooker is more convenient, it is not
That unique feeling.
It's like if there is a missing program, the taste is not right.
"I brought this from home. If no one else brings a rice cooker to Iceland like me, then I think it is the only rice cooker in the world that has traveled the furthest. I used to use it alone.
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Chen Jiaqian smiled as she thought about her rice cooker story.
"How many years have you been using it?" Chen Xing asked.
"It's been two or three years, right? Do you want to eat today?"
She originally wanted to eat glutinous rice balls, but she didn't expect that Chen Xing wanted to show off his skills by making mutton soup.
She also misses the taste of domestic broth. Iceland is indeed a bit cold, so drinking a bowl of mutton soup should be very comfortable.
"Yes."
How to eat mutton soup with rice?
Just wrap the mutton in the seasoning, and then eat it to make it delicious.
Although he is not very good at cooking, he is very good at seasoning. He is proficient in the ratios of various seasonings, and he remembers exactly what seasonings and how much should be used to taste delicious.
Chen Jiaqian feels more and more something is wrong.
Didn’t she invite Chen Xing to her home to eat glutinous rice balls?
Chen Xing asked where the various kitchen utensils and salt and MSG in Jiaqian's home were, then pushed Chen Jiaqian out and took control of the restaurant by himself.
I don’t know why, but I suddenly want to cook.
Wash the already clean bones again, and then blanch them. The mutton is no longer needed. The mutton looks a bit like a semi-finished product. You only need to pass the mutton in the soup once after the soup is cooked and you can eat it. p>
I originally cut it at noon today and left it to prepare for dinner in the evening, so it wouldn’t go bad in the afternoon.
Then cook the blanched bones and seasoning packets together.
Chen Xing had seen those mutton soup shops making soup before. There was a sequence in which the seasonings were put down. However, Chen Xing had never learned this and didn’t know the order. Now there are seasoning packets that solve the problem in one go. Even if the taste is a little different, it will not be bad.
Too far.
The soup should simmer for at least an hour.
Bring to a boil over high heat first, then simmer over low heat.
After simply following these few steps, Chen Xing came out of the kitchen with satisfaction, thinking that he would be able to eat the mutton soup he made in an hour. I am really awesome.
At this time, Chen Jiaqian had just turned on the TV and couldn't even find the channel she wanted to watch.
"Are you ready?"
"Yeah."
How long has it been?
Chen Jiaqian couldn't sit still anymore, so she took off the pillow from her body and walked into the kitchen in her slippers. Now her earthenware pot was burning on the stove, and the soup in it was so full that it almost overflowed.
"You can't put so much water in making soup."
Chen Jiaqian thought to herself that it was a good thing she came in to take a look, otherwise as soon as the pot of soup boiled, the water would surely gurgling down.
She quickly went to get a spoon and scooped some out.
It wasn't until the water in the pot was still more than two centimeters away from overflowing that she safely closed the lid.
Chen Xing said: "I think people who make mutton soup don't cover the lid."
"It doesn't matter whether it's covered or not, but it's easier to boil if it's covered, and it's easier to force out the aroma... Have you never been in the kitchen?"
"Fortunately, I also cook occasionally."
"That's weird..."
She knew at a glance that Chen Xing was not someone who often went to the kitchen, but just now she heard that he was cutting things very fast, and the sound of the kitchen knife hitting the cutting board was very nice. She couldn't do that, so she had to cut slowly.
Afraid of cutting my hands.
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, and asked smoothly: "Will my brother-in-law come back to eat today? Can I prepare an extra dipping plate?"
"Don't call him brother-in-law, it's weird. If I meet you in the future, just call him by his first name."
Foreign relatives don’t have that many names for each other. Sometimes children call their dad by his first name.
Chen Jiaqian still couldn't forget her glutinous rice balls, so she took them out of the refrigerator and looked at them, then looked at the pottery pot, and thought that the glutinous rice balls would have to be cooked in an iron pot, otherwise the smell would be transferred and not delicious.
Compared to Chen Xing, who is a dabbler in the kitchen, she is the real proficient one.
I am a foodie, but when I came to Iceland and there was nothing delicious, I had to cook it myself.
Moreover, the cost of restaurants in Iceland is too high, especially Chinese restaurants.
Chen Xing can eat out every day when she comes to live here for a short period of time, but she cannot eat like this if she lives here for a long time. Her financial situation was not good during that time. So she likes to buy ingredients from the supermarket and make her own meals.
You can buy soy sauce and other seasonings from Auntie’s place, which is convenient for cooking Chinese food at home.
After the water boiled, turn to low heat, and both of them felt relieved.
