Iceland, the land of fire and ice.

As the name suggests, Iceland is an island country, located at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean, in the north temperate zone, with an area of 13,000 square kilometers, similar to the size of Jiangsu or Zhejiang in China. In terms of population, it is more than 300,000 people, not to mention compared with China, even compared with European countries, its population density is also very small.

Reykjavík, where Chen Song's flight arrived, has a relatively high population density, with a total of 110,000, accounting for more than one-third of the country's population, and there is a large satellite town near it, with a population of 50,000, which adds up to more than half of the country's population.

Recalling the introduction to Reykjavik, he was guided through customs by airport staff, and then he was taken to the VIP lounge by airport staff.

"Ma'am, shouldn't I leave the airport?" Chen Song asked in stumbling English.

Iceland's official language is Icelandic, but because U.S. troops were stationed on the island during World War II, most Icelanders can speak good American English.

In addition, Iceland does not deal with the British, and in order to facilitate quarrels, Icelanders are more interested in English.

The flight attendant smiled politely and said, "Sir, someone is waiting for you." ”

Chen Song patted his forehead and probably guessed what was going on, and Tigelsson told him that someone would come to pick him up at the airport, and it was an old man named Bruce Tover, an old white gentleman in good spirits.

Niu Feng gave him a house, the previous owner of this house was Tigelsson, and now there is no one in it, and Bruce Tover and his wife live in it, and they are responsible for cleaning up and taking care of the house.

Tigelsson had also talked to him about the two old men before, they were considered housekeepers, and if Chen Song didn't want to live with them, he could fire the two.

When I arrived at the VIP waiting room, there was a burly old gentleman waiting.

The old gentleman's beard was white, and the white beard on his face was shortly trimmed and neat, which matched his ruddy complexion and sharp eyes, making him look very stylish.

The two looked at each other, and the old gentleman immediately said in good Mandarin: "Mr. Chen Song, it's an honor to meet you, you have worked hard all the way." ”

Chen Song was shocked, he first shook hands with the old gentleman, and then asked, "Do you know Chinese?"

The old gentleman smiled and said, "Yes, I have been learning Chinese since Mr. Tigelsson's assets were acquired by businessmen of your country seven years ago." ”

Speaking of this, he smiled a little bitterly: "When I am old, my memory is declining, my energy is declining, and my learning is not good." ”

Chen Song shook his hand vigorously and said, "It's really humble, what you said is very good." ”

He was very surprised in his heart, before he came, he was most worried that he could not communicate with the locals in broken English, and once thought of asking a translator, but he did not expect that the old man had already learned Chinese.

At this moment, he sighed quite a lot, what is professional? This is professional! Tigelson's assets were acquired by Niu Feng, and the housekeeper immediately began to learn Chinese, and his consciousness is really high! In China, he is definitely an old party member!

Bruce wanted to help him with the backpack, but Chen Song politely refused: "Just a few clothes, Mr. Tofford, you don't need to be so polite." ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey, sir. Bruce teased his Chinese, "You don't need to call me Mr. Topher, my friends call me Bruce, I guess you call me that." ”

Chen Song is not a reserved person, Bruce knows Chinese, and has lived in Iceland all his life, so he plans to continue to hire the couple as housekeepers to help him through the embarrassing period of his first arrival in Iceland.

In addition, Bruce was very careful, and immediately handed him a cup of hot drink, and he took a sip of hot soy milk, and the old man also bothered, which made him very satisfied.

After picking him up, the two left the airport.

On the way, Chen Song took a deep breath and said, "Before I came, I thought Iceland was very cold, but it turns out that it is not cold here. ”

Bruce laughs: "The average temperature in this season is below zero, which is not warm, but in the summer it is comfortable, the average temperature in Iceland is 10 degrees, and the daylight hours are very long, which is very suitable for outdoor sports." ”

Chen Song nodded and looked at the sky, and said regretfully: "It's a pity that it's cloudy today and the weather is not good, otherwise when the plane landed earlier, I really wanted to overlook Iceland, it must be very beautiful." ”

Bruce said, "I'll give you a local slang phrase, and if you don't like the weather at this moment, then wait another five minutes." ”

After a few minutes, it was getting darker and darker, and snow was falling.

Chen Song looked at the old man with a confused expression, and the old man said calmly: "Now, do you like the weather a little bit at that moment just now?"

The two did not leave, and after waiting for a while, the sky improved again, and there was faint sunlight showing its horns.

Chen Songdale: "The weather here is really unpredictable. ”

Bruce smiled and said, "Two hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three." ”

Chen Song didn't understand: "What?"

Bruce said, "Two hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three, this is my newly learned Chinese Internet term, which means laughter, isn't it?"

Chen Song: "23333?"

He explained the meaning of the string of numbers, and this time the two of them really laughed.

After laughing, Bruce continued the previous topic: "Yes, the weather in Iceland changes quickly, and it's dawn when your plane lands, so it's not very bright. ”

As he spoke, he added: "It's mid-January, and the sunrise time is 11 o'clock in the morning, and the sunset is about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. ”

Chen Song patted his forehead: "Forget about this." ”

Talking about the time, Bruce asked again: "Mr. Chen, how are you doing now? Are you tired from flying all the way? If you feel tired, let's take a break in Reykjavik first, and if you are curious about your property, you can go directly to Liuying Town." ”

There are many properties in Tigelsong, and Niu Fengsheng and Chen Song's house is located in the small town of Liuying, which is located about 140 kilometers southeast of Reykjavík.

Two days ago, after Chen Song researched Icelandic real estate, he learned that Niu Feng gave him a house not out of generosity, but to get rid of a negative equity.

Compared with the income of local people, the housing price in Iceland is not high, the most expensive city center of Reykjavík is 5,000 US dollars per square meter, but the local per capita GDP is 70,000 US dollars, and the house is not shared, which can be accepted by the locals.

Housing prices are lower on the outskirts of the city, and in a small town like Liuying Town, where there are few people, the house is almost worthless, there is no market, and no one will go to that kind of small place to buy a house.

The reason why Tigelsson bought that house in Liuying Town is because more than 10 years ago, Iceland was engaged in the financial industry, and the economy exploded pathologically.

Later, the subprime mortgage crisis broke out in the United States, and the Icelandic banking industry and government went bankrupt.

Niu Feng helped him deal with the asset trouble, and his assets in Iceland were transferred to Niu Feng, who as the world's top richest man, did not take these worthless assets in his eyes at all, so he gave them to Chen Song.

After listening to Bruce's words, Chen Song asked, "How do we get to Liuying Town?"

"You can use both a car and a plane, but you didn't get a view of Iceland before, so I proposed to fly. ”

As soon as he heard that he was on a plane again, Chen Song became energetic: "I'm not tired, let's not stop in Reykjavik, I'm from a big city, the city is boring, I'll go to the bathroom, let's go home!"

He vaguely saw the smiling little stewardess again, this time it was a blonde, blue-eyed and white-skinned Icelandic girl.

Bruce took him to a public restroom outside the airport, which was a bit shabby, apparently not a short period of time.

Just when a flight landed, there were many people in the toilet, Chen Song finally found a pit, but when he saw that the door was still broken, the latch inside collapsed.

He had no choice but to settle.

However, the toilet in Iceland has a large space for repair, and for convenience, the toilet door is not pushed in like in China, but pulled out, so he has to squat in the pit while pulling the toilet door with his hands.

He was gritting his teeth and fighting when there was a pull at the door, and someone shouted outside.

Chen Song estimated that this was Icelandic, and he didn't know Icelandic, so he wondered how to answer someone in English: Here?Someone-here?It's-here?

As a result, the people outside were grumpy, and a strong force suddenly appeared on the door, Chen Song subconsciously pulled the doorknob closer, but the toilet floor was smooth, and he was dragged out with the door and people......

Outside, there was an Icelandic man who looked like a bodybuilder, and he was dumbfounded when he saw this scene, and turned to leave.

Chen Song couldn't stay any longer, he walked out with a gloomy face and washed his hands, and then went to find Bruce.

Bruce was laughing with the person next to him, and Chen Song reluctantly smiled, "What are you talking about?"

Seeing him come out, Bruce said goodbye to the man, and then said, "An interesting thing happened in the toilet just now, there was a guy who didn't know why he was lying on the toilet door, and then a big guy forced the toilet door and dragged him out. ”

Chen Song's face turned blue: "I didn't lie on the toilet door, I just squatted on the ground and pulled the doorknob with my hands!"

Bruce: o((⊙_⊙))o

I am most afraid of the sudden silence of the air.

Just as a taxi passed by, Bruce waved down.

After getting into the car, Chen Song reacted: "Didn't we take a plane back?

Bruce said, "Strictly speaking, we're in a rotorcraft, don't you want to see the sights? ”

The taxi stopped after a while, and a row of flying machines appeared in front of Chen Song.

This thing is a bit like a helicopter, with an oval cabin, a propeller on the top and a back, and three wheels on the bottom.

There is only one driver for the three jumpers, and a dry old man with no front teeth in his face.

Bruce smiled and asked, "Surprised?"

Chen Song said in a trembling heart: "This time I took a plane, it was different from what I thought." ”

The rotary-wing aircraft is not the same thing as a helicopter, it is really a flying triple jumper, and this cargo takes off not by the propeller to start a direct flight, but by the engine to run forward, and the three jumpers have a posture.

However, it is fast and can walk in a straight line in the air, which is extremely time-saving.

The other is that it has a good view, because it does not fly high, and Chen Song can perfectly overlook the scenery of the land.

As the sun rises, the coastline of Iceland is full of rivers and lakes, and the fierce waves crash against the reefs.

Then, a great river flowed into the ocean, and the sun shone on the water, beating like thousands of golden scales.

Across the surging river, there are colorful tundra appeared, ravines stretched like snakes, from time to time there are quiet and peaceful small villages and towns scattered on it, houses are dotted, and the smoke of noon cooking curls up, which has a quiet temperament.

Another big river appeared, and another town popped up, and Bruce exclaimed, "That's the Marka River, see? This town by the river is Liuying, welcome home, Mr. Chen!"