Chapter 13 Friends Reunite (500 Monthly Pass Plus Subscription)
On the 11th day of the first lunar month, after the reason for the arrival of a large number of Chinese was disclosed by the media, countless locals found the organizing committee on the same day. Most of them are also vendors who ask to set up stalls on that snack street during the Lantern Festival.
Although the organizing committee does not have spare shacks to provide, they are not very demanding, as long as they are willing to allocate a place for them.
As a result, on the other side of the road from the shack, there were still snow trails on the ground, and the organizing committee had carved out patches of land with lime for these local vendors.
On the twelfth, when guests from all over the world arrived in Weggis, next to the convention center, a bustling food street had already formed, and many of them had already begun to open.
Because the residents of the neighborhood knew that there was a market here, they all came to join in the fun, and for a while, the influence of this place has surpassed that of the economic forum that was originally to be held.
Switzerland has always had many well-known labels, one of which is "good mountains, good water, boring".
In the 21st century, people's lives here are almost static. More than half of the Swiss have never traveled abroad, and in their minds, Switzerland is the most beautiful place in the world. Most Swiss people go abroad just to shop in neighbouring countries.
More than 20 percent of the Swiss do not know where the United Kingdom or the United States are, let alone pay attention to their national affairs, except for their own neighbors.
Outside of work, the Swiss spend their best days at family gatherings, followed by hiking and skiing. Shops close at five or six o'clock in the afternoon, and on weekends, except for a few shops at the train station and tourist hotels.
As for nightlife, it has been said that there is no nightlife in Switzerland.
It's the 21st century, and right now, Switzerland is boring and frightening, with few people to see during the day, let alone at night.
Now there is suddenly a food street here in Weggis, many street performers also come to perform, and some nearby residents come to sell or exchange unwanted things, so people from several surrounding states have come to join in the fun.
Although the wind was biting, the cold did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people here.
Most of Zhounan's farm is also open, and all the way to the edge of the woods on the side of the main house, on both sides of the road, including on the hillside, are decorated with lanterns.
Many people are holding food in their hands and admiring the lanterns in various styles.
There are also many children who refuse to leave their favorite lanterns and cry incessantly, and the peninsula, which is almost uninhabited on weekdays, is extremely noisy.
Zhou Nan accompanied Audrey and Marita and they squeezed in the crowd for a while, and they were still sweating. He also met many acquaintances, and everyone said hello and went their separate ways, not during working hours, and did not disturb each other.
Only Zhou Nan's two guards and Marita's two guards were separated by some distance, nervously observing the surrounding situation.
When I came to the food court, almost from the first store, several people began their cleaning journey. There was no cooking at all tonight, and everyone was aiming for a big meal at the shops that were all open tonight.
The diversity of Chinese snacks is simply incomprehensible to all foreigners, steaming, frying, boiling, searing, frying, roasting, roasting, stir-frying, each of which can create countless types of food.
Although there are less than 30 shops, there are more than 100 types of food on offer.
At the entrance of each shop, there are countless locals lined up. This is beyond the comprehension of the Chinese who like to crowd the crowd, and discipline is engraved in the soul of the Swiss.
Even if you don't see that there is not much food, you may not be in the queue, but no one cuts the line.
At this time, Zhou Nan still took advantage of a little privilege. In the afternoon, he had already made reservations, and when he arrived at the door of each store, he asked the owner to bring them specially prepared food.
This point has been explained and understood by most people. Many locals in line were still saying, "Jonas, this kind of event should be organized more." ”
"Yes, we will organize such events every year in the future."
"Then I'll come back every year."
Zhou Nan has always controlled his appetite, and each variety is eaten a little, but when a group of girls saw the food, they forgot their original plan, and they couldn't eat it before they were halfway there.
In addition to these Chinese food shops, many Swiss people have also set up food stalls, German grilled sausages are the most common food, although it seems to be a single variety, but these sausages are made with different materials, the taste is different, and the production is simple, fast, and it is also a gathering of customers, busy.
"Jonas, I can't eat it......" Audrey stuffed a half-eaten sausage into Zhou Nan's mouth and laughed proudly, and the other girls were also laughing happily.
Zhou Nan took a bite, Audrey likes to eat sweet sausages, but this is a salty sausage, no wonder she stuffed it for herself. "It tastes good."
"Hi Jonas......"
Zhou Nan heard a shout, turned around, and saw an unexpected person. Jaeger accompanied a few young people, who were also eating with a mouth full of oil, and greeted him.
Being able to meet Jaeger at this time also made Zhou Nan extremely excited, this is a comrade-in-arms who has lived with him in a cave for two years!
"Hi, Jaeger. When did you come over? Why don't you notify me. ”
He didn't care to answer Zhou Nan's words, and said excitedly to a girl next to him: "I'll just say that Jonas won't forget me!" He's my friend! ”
Audrey had seen Jaeger's picture and knew who he was when she heard Zhou Nan call his name. "You go and accompany your friends, let's play by ourselves, let you compensate us girls, it's hard for you."
Zhou Nan nodded to her and walked over to Jaeger. The two of them laughed and confronted, straightened their chests, and their chests collided together, and then hugged each other tightly and pounded each other's backs.
"You bastard, you didn't even inform me when you came to my house......"
Although Jaeger was very proud in front of his friends, he was a little embarrassed at this time. "Jonas, I know you're busy, and you're ...... Big shots. ”
"But we're friends and that's not going to change." Zhou Nan slapped him on the shoulder again and took the initiative to ask, "These are your friends?" ”
He laughed heavily, pulled Zhou Nan to introduce him to a few of his friends, and said, "This is Jonas, as you all know, when I served with him, I did live in a cave for nearly two years. ”
Zhou Nan immediately admitted: "Indeed, I won't tell you that I endured his stinky feet for two whole years, and after retiring, my nose returned to normal." ”
Several of his friends laughed, and Jaeger introduced them with a smirk as well. These are his friends back home, and one of them is the girl he is courting, named Lori Hope.
They all shook hands with Zhou Nan a little excitedly, and Luo Li Hope said with a smile: "We always thought that Jaeger was bragging, but we didn't expect it, but it was true. ”
Zhou Nan smiled: "Aside from my research in history, I am also an ordinary young man. Jaeger is my friend, and that's not going to change...... It's just that I'm quite surprised now, why didn't you inform me when you came? I remember you had my phone at home! ”
"Although he wants to see you, he is afraid that you are too busy to greet us......"
Seeing that she could call the shots for Jaeger, and Jaeg could only laugh stupidly, Zhou Nan's attitude towards her became a little closer. "You've come a long way from La Chaux-de-Fond, and you haven't found a place to live, have you? Stay at my house at night, but I can only arrange you in the guest room. ”
Jaeger immediately said, "Jonas, we have a car, and although we haven't found a place to stay, we can rush back." ”
Zhou Nan interrupted him and said, "This is impossible, I want to have a good drink with you tonight, remember when I said that my brewing skills are quite good?" Haven't you always wanted to drink the sake made from this rice I said? You must stay tonight, although I may not have time to greet you tomorrow, but I can stay as long as you want in my home. ”
They were just a little embarrassed because of the problem of face, and when they heard Zhou Nan say this, they all happily accepted the invitation.
Princess Marita lived here in the main building, and only the guest rooms were left, and the building also housed Toynbee and Russell, and Favre, and there were no empty rooms.
However, there are still two empty rooms on the second floor of Sennar's villa, because this is where Zhou Nan's subordinates work, so except for two single subordinates, no one else is arranged to live in.
Took them to the Sennar Villa to settle down, and then Zhou Nan took them to the main building.
Kelly also went to the night market, with only two British guards at home. Zhou Nan took Jaeger and them to the small living room, turned on the TV for them, took out several kinds of wine, let them play by themselves first, and went into the kitchen.
Zhou Nan didn't have many friends, and before he became famous, Jaeger and Martin were relatively good friends in Switzerland. Martin is because he and Zhou Nan belong to the same new immigrants, and they get along well with the barracks, but they are not assigned to a company, and they belong to the kind of gentlemen's friendship that is as light as water.
And Jaeger has lived with him for so long, and the two of them get along very well, and this relationship is even closer. So when he came, of course Zhou Nan had to cook a few side dishes and have a good meal.
Although he couldn't intervene, Jaeger also accompanied Zhou Nan at the kitchen door to talk nonsense, praising Zhou Nan's new home for a while, talking about his recent experience for a while, and curiously asking Zhou Nan what the relationship was with Princess Marita.
In this nourishing conversation, the estrangement between the two people slowly dissolved, and after a while, Zhou Nan could clearly feel that he was much more comfortable.