Organic Farm Author: Farmer is flying

Chapter 104: The First Day's Itinerary

After discussing the itinerary, the three of them went downstairs and asked the hotel lobby to help call a taxi. On the way, Tagawa asked the taxi driver if he would like to take them for a full day, visiting the two universities and the city. The driver was a middle-aged black man, he didn't seem to have encountered such a passenger, thought about it, and said: "This costs 200 dollars a day, and I won't pull guests anymore this day, which is equivalent to the cost of a chartered car, plus the cost of my tour guide, and you have to provide me with lunch at noon, I don't have high requirements, just a hamburger and a glass of Coke." ”

Tian Chuan had no opinion and said to the driver, "Okay, man, that's it." We don't need you to do much, just show us the famous sights on the way and drop us off. Then you can wait for us somewhere, and when we're done, we'll contact you to go to the next attraction. Is that okay?"

The black driver said, "OK, deal." Get acquainted, you can call me Joe. Tian Chuan said: "I am Tian Chuan, this is Xu Jingyi, this is Xiaohui." Which university do we go to first?"

Joe spent the morning taking them on a tour of two famous universities, where they could only take a general look at the scenery of the school, chat with a few students, look at the introduction of the school, and ask for something similar to the admissions brochure before leaving. Tian Chuan can know from the memories of his previous life that Xu Jingyi finally went to the United States to study for an MBA, and the specific school can't remember the same, as if it was not a famous school. Now it can be seen from her attitude that she has not changed her mind about coming to the United States to study. "Since she must go to the United States to study, let's help her find a better university. Tagawa thought secretly.

Chicago's two prestigious universities are both famous for their science and engineering disciplines, and Tian Chuan estimated that Xu Jingyi didn't like it too much, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. He thought that when he made his next stop in New York, he would take her to take a good look at Columbia University, and then add another stop to Boston, Massachusetts, to see the famous Harvard University, which is almost the best institution of higher learning in the United States for its management majors.

After a quick lunch-style lunch at Northwestern University, Joe drove them around two of the more famous architectural landscapes in the city, and after Tagawa rejected the shopping mall and pedestrian street, he took them to the Art Museum of Chicago, where Tagawa had visited once. They spent more than two hours walking casually through the art museum, and then came out, without looking at it carefully.

After leaving the museum, Tian Chuan pointed to the gallery where he had bought Fu Baoshi's paintings and Kang Youwei's calligraphy, and told the two of them the story. As a result, Xu Jingyi had to take Tian Chuan to visit those galleries, saying that she would also try to see if she could buy cheap rare paintings like Tian Chuan.

I visited several galleries in succession, but I didn't see anything worth buying. Eventually, they entered the same gallery where Tagawa had bought famous paintings. The boss seemed to have an impression of Tagawa, and when he saw Tagawa, he greeted him warmly, and Tagawa responded to him enthusiastically. When I looked at the wall, the rest of the paintings I had picked out were still hanging on the wall. Tian Chuan asked, "Aren't there any new Chinese paintings?" If there are new ones, you can show them to me. ”

The boss said, "There are no new ones. Aren't Chinese paintings more valuable the older they get? You see, these Chinese paintings are very old, at least 50 years old, and they are not worth collecting?"

Tagawa said, "The older you get, the better, but you have to look comfortable on your own, don't you? As he spoke, he looked at the other paintings in the shop.

Unlike other galleries, nearly half of the paintings on the walls are from some period of age, and there aren't many new artists. Tagawa was curious about this. He looked at the paintings on the wall and carefully experienced the techniques and artistic conceptions shown in the paintings. Now he is also a semi-professional who has a certain understanding of various paintings, and can basically tell the difference between good and bad paintings. Many of the older oil paintings on the wall are the work of some practice or unknown painters, and there are very few fine works. Many paintings do not have signatures, so judging the provenance and value of a painting requires a lot of professional knowledge.

In the end, Tagawa did not find a valuable painting, and with some regret, he was about to leave the gallery, and the dinner time he had booked was approaching, even if he went to the restaurant to eat, it was best not to be late for the scheduled time, otherwise it would give a bad impression to the chef and waiter, and even affect the quality of the dishes. At this time, suddenly Xu Jingyi called Tian Chuan over, and she seemed to have found something she liked.

When Tagawa looked at it, it was a sketch work, and the content was very simple, that is, a simple sketch of a character, with simple and clear lines, and there was an indescribable meaning in it. Tagawa didn't pay much attention at first, but only looked at this painting from a distance, and the first feeling was that it was a girl who was thinking about something, smiling at the audience. But when I looked closely, I found that the figures in the painting had obvious abstract techniques, and the faces and facial features of the characters were a little confused, which was somewhat similar to the portrait I painted for Xu Jingyi when I was at home after the Spring Festival. In this way, Tagawa also paid attention to this painting.

He looked at the painting carefully, and there was no signature on it, and no trace could be found. Tagawa knows that many Western painters believe that the painting is a high degree of condensation of the author's ideas, and in order to make the picture more perfect, sometimes they deliberately sign not on the front of the painting, but on the back of the painting, and this signature cannot be seen in the painting.

Tagawa looked at the label under the painting, and did not write the title of the work, nor the name of the writer, and the price tag was $225, which to be honest, was a bit too high. According to Tagawa's thoughts, the painting would not be worth the price marked by the shopkeeper until the author's information was known.

Tian Chuan quietly asked Xu Jingyi what she thought, and after learning that she really wanted this painting, he turned around and bargained with the shopkeeper: "The price of this sketch is too expensive, and it is not a famous painting, this is just a sketch." ”

The shopkeeper's answer was very simple: "Although it is only a sketch, the artist's artistic accomplishment can be reflected in the painting, and it is worth the price." In the end, Tagawa accepted the owner's offer and bought the painting for $225.

Coming out of the gallery, asking Joe to drop them off at Alinea, settling the fare for Joe and giving him a thirty dollar tip, Joe left happily.

Several people entered the restaurant and enjoyed a special meal like no other. The novelty of molecular cuisine and the deliciousness brought by the star chef combined to satisfy both Xu Jingyi and Xiaohui.

After the meal, Tagawa called the hotel to call a taxi to pick them up and take them back to the hotel, and after returning to the room, the two women, who had been flying continuously, jet lag and a day of excursions, were very tired, and went back to their rooms to sleep after taking a bath.

Tian Chuan stood in the living room for a while, and then punched casually for a while after finishing his exercises. The space in the room is too small, there is no way to play the complete routine, he just compares with his hands, and connects the tricks of each routine at will, regardless of which genre of moves he uses.

I went back to my room and took a shower. When he got out of the bathroom, he found Xiaohui standing at the door, and said to him pitifully: "Brother Tian Chuan, I can't sleep if you are not there." ”

Tian Chuan sighed helplessly, took Xiaohui's hand, sent her back to the room, watched her lie in the bed, and helped her cover the quilt until he watched her slowly fall asleep, then gently got up and returned to his room.

The next morning, Tagawa drove his rented SUV from the hotel in the direction of the Chicago River towards Steve's farm.

After leaving downtown Chicago, the roads are lined with endless farmland, mostly corn crops. Now the corn is so tall that some of it blocks the view, and it feels completely different from the endless wilderness of winter.

Gradually, the three of them felt a little depressed, and a desire to climb high and overlook was slowly growing in their hearts. It seems that under this blue sky and white clouds, there is something missing if you can't see the distant scenery.

There are very few cars on the road, and it often takes a long time to come across one. At this time, Tagawa stretched out his hand out of the open car window and greeted the other party loudly, and the other party would respond enthusiastically. Later, Xiaohui and Xu Jingyi also learned, and as soon as they saw the car coming, they greeted them loudly and had a lot of fun.

As the car drove and the roadbed gradually rose, their sight slowly surpassed the corn on the side of the road, and they saw the distant scenery, and their mood seemed to be more open with the extension of their vision. On a section of the road with a good view, Tagawa parked the car on the side of the road, and several people stepped out of the car, rested for a while, and took pictures. Xiaohui has been a little motion sickness, although these days with Tian Chuan continue to sit in the car, has improved a lot, but after a little longer in the car, you will still feel nauseous, at this time you can get off the car to rest for a while, relieve the symptoms of motion sickness.

Shortly after it stopped, a bright blue Maserati Roadster pulled up next to it, and a young man with blond hair asked loudly, "Hey, man, are you in trouble?"

Tagawa also replied loudly: "Thank you, we are all right." We were here for a tour and stopped to take pictures. ”

The blonde youth understood, and the sports car whistled and sped away.

Xu Jingyi said: "The people here are not bad, and when they saw us parked on the side of the road, they offered to help. ”

"The population of the United States is relatively small, and if a car breaks down on a country road, it will be more troublesome, so when a passing car sees someone who may be in trouble, they will ask and help," Tagawa said. On the highways in the great northwest region of our country, everyone also has the habit of helping each other, and the reason is the same. ”