Chapter 320: The Wedding of a Local Tyrant

When I walked out of the desert, I was already in Tunisia, which is a magical country, half sea, half desert.

The blue and white town is located in a wealthy area of the capital Tunis City, on the coastal hills, where all the walls are painted white, and the windows and doors are painted blue, a bit like the blue and white town of Santoniri, Greece.

The local residents are exceptionally friendly, sometimes simple eye collision, in exchange for the other party's sincere smile, the heart can't help but warm, mainly there are few people, it is easy to meet a foreigner, can you not smile?

Three or five friends sat on the spacious terrace, facing the sea, watching the waves crash on the beach. Walking through the town, bouquets of roses cross the wall, and the mood is as colorful as the blooming roses all the way.

In the evening, the pink sea and sky line, the whole town changed from a fresh girl to a gentle woman. Such a sunset calms down the impetuous heart.

There are many beautiful little shops in the old town, selling carpets, textiles, porcelain, and jewelry, all of which are colorful without exception. Tonight, I lived in a century-old mansion on the top of a hilltop, and on the top of the tower of the mosque in the distance, there was an occasional prayer sound, bringing everyone into the long-awaited Arab world.

The master studied in the UK in his early years, traveled to 54 countries, and is also a well-informed fierce man. The living room has a great view and there is a short staircase after entering the door. The door was planted with jasmine, and those green vine teeth with many small white flowers climbed along the wall to the living room window to reach the balcony.

Every time I go home, the elegant jasmine fragrance in the breeze comes to my nose, and the heat of my body fades away. The furnishings are sophisticated and elegant, directly opposite the entrance, there is a reading bar, and an old-fashioned record player, old and elegant.

At the back left of the hall, next to the book bar, there is a long corridor that connects the kitchen to the room. The total length of the corridor is about 15 meters, and the other side of the corridor wall is the room, so the room of the old house is also very large and long.

There is a door in the middle that leads to the balcony. Directly opposite the balcony is a vast ocean view, with jasmine flowers on the right, and a mosque tower in the distance. On the right-hand side of the balcony there is access to the two rooms of the house. Between the two rooms, there is a common cloakroom.

When I go to bed at night, I open the dream window of my room and sprinkle the small bedside cabinet with freshly picked jasmine flowers, and the sea breeze blows into my sleep with their fragrance.

The most special thing is that I actually met a local wedding, the woman's family is rich and powerful in the local area, and directly invited a famous singer and band, the bride first changed into a beautiful traditional costume, danced on the dance floor, and the ladies began to dance around the bride.

An hour later, the bride changes into a second outfit and continues to dance. In the enthusiastic dance, some *** women who usually seem conservative on the street and wrap themselves up strictly, it turns out that their smiles and dancing postures have the infectious power to hit the heart.

Then the bride wears a traditional wedding dress, a wedding dress full of gold, a pair of gold-encrusted high heels, and a gold-colored veil, and is slowly brought into the stage by the family.

The woman stood on the stage, draped in a veil, and danced to the music. After the veil was removed, the elders came to the stage one by one and gave the woman a red envelope, and the white coins were placed on the top of the bride's head, and in many cases even checks.

At 11 p.m., several luxury cars drove into the venue, and it felt like an Oscar ceremony. The bride and groom in modern wedding dresses and suits walk along the red carpet, through the venue, and onto the wedding stage. Then there was a grand ball, and everyone present danced to the music until two o'clock in the morning.

In SC Johnson's eyes, there are only two things:

Dance and show off your wealth!

Take a guided tour to Matmatta, located in the southeast of Tunisia, a rugged mountainous area of loess and gravel, with neither lush forests nor verdant meadows, but a spectacular hill, canyon and valley floor, presenting a barren and desolate beauty like outer space.

Star Wars used it as a filming location for alien disco scenes, and it was exposed to direct sunlight for a long time, and it was affected by the Sahara Desert, and the temperature was very high. The clever Berbers carved caves as houses, forming underground villages with a comfortable environment and no influence from the climate in all seasons.

Walking into the cave, the upper and lower floors are divided into two layers, most of which have doors and no windows, and each floor has a different function. On the lower floor are bedrooms, workshops, kitchens, and storage rooms. The upper floor is a warehouse for storing grain, which must be accessed by climbing a rope.

I looked up and saw that the entrance of the cave was painted with a fish and a hand pattern, which is said to be a talisman of the Berber people, the fish pattern represents auspiciousness, and the hand pattern represents peace, which is similar to our door god.

Johnson was curious to say that he had lived in an invincible sea view room, an aurora tree house, and a real cave for the first time.

Follow the locals to make money and find something called the Desert Rose. In fact, it is a crystalline body that grows in the low-lying part of the desert, or a kind of ore.

Because the shape is very similar to a blooming rose, pieces of natural condensation and bonding together, completely formed by natural growth and development, some desert roses still have scattered fine sand, inlaid in the middle of the petals, silently blooming in the Gobi.

Don't underestimate these roses, they have a high status in the hearts of young men and women. It is a custom in North African countries to show love to your sweetheart with a desert rose in your hand. Legend has it that if anyone can pick priceless desert roses, they will be able to marry their beautiful sweethearts smoothly into their homes, and they will no longer worry about expensive bride prices.

Olive trees are abundant in the area, especially the Arabian olive tree, with a strong canopy, a long ripening cycle and a fragrant olive fruit. The most famous is the harissa sauce, which is mainly made with Serrano red peppers, and then mixed with garlic and coriander.

It looks very red, the entrance is not very spicy, and it will feel slightly irritating on the tongue, but it will not burn the stomach, and the flavor is unique.

The staple dish is a fried triangle cake, which looks like a large fried dumpling, and the golden color is appetizing. The crispy crust is very chewy and has a unique flavor after being fried.

Use a knife and fork to cut the filling in the middle. The first time I ate it, I really didn't have any experience, and I just saw the half-cooked egg yolk flowing into the plate.

Legend has it that when the mother of a Tunisian girl first met her future son-in-law, she would fry Brik wrapped in a flowing egg yolk for him to eat. If the yolk is not left on the plate when the man eats it, he can marry the bride.

The national dish is called Kuscus, in addition to the shrimp, fish, mutton, a large, fried oily green pepper lying on the yellow, this green has become the highlight of the whole dish.

The green peppers are not spicy, and the texture is braised in oil, so Johnson picks up a spoon and tastes the wheat stewed in turmeric, garlic and onion, which is soft in the mouth, somewhat close to the taste of millet.

Fried green peppers are a Berber specialty, and turmeric is the country's favorite spice for its slightly spicy taste, which repels the cold and prevents high blood pressure.

Needless to say, the freshness of the mutton, the sheep you see along the way are all free-range, and there is no smell in the mouth. Roast lamb is a must, the restaurant will grill fresh lamb with green peppers and tomatoes, which is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, and the aroma is overflowing.