The first is Chapter 02
The plane landed steadily at Srinagar Airport, and at this time, Yan Juan saw that the flight attendants were already outside the sari, adding a 'sweater' coat, and couldn't help asking: "Is the temperature on the ground very low?" ”
"The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, of course the temperature is low. Kashmir is also part of the Tibetan Plateau, with several peaks over 8,000 meters in the territory. The plateau is more than 4,000 meters and is covered with snow all year round. However, it is summer, and the snow line should be above 4,000 meters. Yan Yixin smiled, and conjured two 'woolen' coats in his backpack as if he was doing a trick, "Put them on, be careful if you catch a cold when you go out." ”
"When did you buy it?" Yan Qian asked curiously.
"Last night, when I was buying a dress, we bought it together."
Yan Juan slandered his old 'traitor' in his heart, but said reluctantly: "But, I'm wearing a down jacket!" ”
"It's enough to wear a 'woolen' jacket, and you may need to add a down jacket when it's dark." As soon as Yan Yixin finished speaking, a cold wind poured into the cabin. It was too late to fight a lawsuit with him, so he quickly put on the 'woolen' coat on his body.
When I walked out of the cabin, I found that there were still snow 'flowers' in the sky.
"It's summer, isn't it?" Yan Juan stretched out his hand and took two pieces.
"Well, this is the plateau, and of course the temperature is very low. In recent years, Kashmir's climate has also become very severe, and in fact, the temperature is a bit abnormal across the globe. Yan Yixin explained, correcting the two buttons that were wrongly buttoned with the 'hole', "Such a big person can't even wear clothes." ”
"Anyway, as long as you keep warm." Yan Juan's heart was also warm, "It seems that there are not many tourists, right?" ”
"It's not a tourist attraction yet, after all, there is a dispute over ownership, and although there is a truce now, who knows when it will be armed to the teeth again? However, it has always been known as the Switzerland of the East. There are still people who come to travel. Yan Yixin hailed a taxi and drove straight to the hotel.
This 'transaction' was arranged in the hotel and was completed in almost ten minutes. Until the gem was acquired, Yan Juan still felt that it was unreal.
For the jewel of New Delhi, Yan Yixin didn't sleep well for two nights. Who knew that all of a sudden, at a very low price, he bought a Kashmir sapphire that was not much smaller than that.
It wasn't until his eyes fell into the pure blue 'color' similar to the sky of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau that Yan Juan still held it up as if he was in a dream. The price of this gemstone is even a third lower than the budget... No wonder Yan Yixin said before that letting the Lu family mark an unprecedentedly high price would be considered a big victory. Presumably, yesterday's meeting with Yusha had already made such a plan.
The coaxing of the Yan and Zhang families made him sell the gem for more than double the price, taking advantage of the competitive position of the Lu family and the Yan family in the park.
"Merchants, it's really 'treacherous'..." Yan Juan sighed lightly and shook his head, "Are we living in Kashmir today?" "I've been in touch with the Brazilian side, and I may not be able to get back to Brazil in time. I just asked the airline, and because of the heavy snowfall, all flights today are suspended. ”
"How many days are we going to stay here?"
"Not necessarily, if the snow stops tomorrow, you can go. Don't you love crafts? The 'wool' blanket here is second to none in the world, and I'll take you to see it. ”
The staff at the hotel enthusiastically recommended, "If you want to buy something, we have a lot of good and cheap goods in our shop, so you don't have to go out again." It's still snowing outside, and it's cold! ”
"No, we want to see the 'wool' blanket." Yan Yixin refused with a smile.
"'Mao' greed we also have here, if you believe me, I can help you bargain, so the price of buying is cheaper than the factory outside!"
Yan Juan couldn't bear the other party's enthusiasm: "I wear a down jacket and I'm not afraid of the cold." ”
"The main thing is that we want to see the weaving of those carpets, not to buy them." Yan Yixin explained that it was easy to get rid of the overly enthusiastic staff and get into the taxi parked at the 'door' of the hotel.
The taxi stopped at the 'door' of a factory building, and the big signboard exaggerated two lines of words, "Inherit the traditional art of 'Bo's 2,000-year-old history!" ”
"That sounds inflammatory!" Yan Wan smiled, "It seems that advertising is a method that any country and nation will use. ”
The scale of the factory is not small, it is a two-story building. The first floor was divided into many work areas, and to Yan Wan's surprise, many of the people who sat in front of the loom and worked were only children. A few of them looked to be under the age of ten.
"Child labor?" Yan Juan raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"There are a lot of child labourers in India who help with carpet weaving, and there are also in Delhi." Yan Yixin explained.
The second floor is the display area, where there are many finished products, and the 'flower' pattern is complex, which makes people feel beautiful. But the price of the two that Yan Juan picked made her startled, "It's so expensive!" ”
"Like this silk carpet, it will take nearly a year of hard work!" The male staff enthusiastically introduced that the frame style was quite like not buying or letting go.
Yan Juan shook his head: "It's too expensive." ”
"There are cheap ones, but the ones here are much cheaper." The clerk led them to the other side, "in the living room, very oriental." ”
"We are originally Orientals." Yan Wan muttered, and finally Yan Yixin bought two silk carpets, the craftsmanship is really 'fine', and of course it is also very 'fine', so he got out smoothly.
"How do you look like a domestic travel agency, you have to buy it!" Yan Juan looked back at the big 'door' of the factory, and his heart palpitated.
"In fact, this process is very distinctive, and generally people who come here will buy a few pieces."
Yan Wan smiled: "But I really don't need it, the house is covered with wooden planks, and it saves effort to mop the floor." If you use a carpet, you have to use a vacuum cleaner, which is troublesome to clean, costly, impractical, and can only be appreciated as a handicraft. ”
"You can buy tapestries."
"My wall is not big, hang a side like this... It doesn't look like a descript one! Yan Juan still shook his head.
"Later, we will be able to use it." Yan Yixin said with a smile, as if with deep meaning, "Our new house..."
"Hey, what are those?" Yan Juan turned her head sideways with a blushing face, and asked as she pointed to the groups of things on the lake that looked like boats and houses.
"That's supposed to be a houseboat."
Yan Yixin's eyes suddenly lit up, "Why don't we move to the house and ship tonight, it is said to be comparable to the palace of the vassal king!" ”
"Isn't it expensive..." Yan Juan asked in a low voice.
"Fool..." Yan Yixin patted her hand. "The cost saved allows you to stay as long as you want!"
There are small boats moored on the lake, and there is no other way to get to the house boats floating on the lake. The place where the boat docks, similar to a floating island, is usually moored at a fixed point, but the possibility of moving is not ruled out.
When I opened the colored glass door and went inside, I saw the three of us facing the fire on the sofa in the living room. Two of them were middle-aged men with blond hair and blue eyes, who at first glance knew to be Europeans. The other has similar eyebrows to Zhang Taiwei.
"Mr. Zhang!" Yan Yixin was stunned for a moment, and then lost his laughter, "It's true that life meets everywhere, and I didn't expect you to also set this house." ”
Sure enough, it was Zhang Taiwei's brother Zhang Taicheng!
There were three rooms on the house, and it was an accident that they were able to meet each other.
is different from his younger brother Zhang Taiwei, Zhang Taicheng's diet and daily life can be seen to be positive and exquisite, and he does not take the initiative to talk, and his smile is rare. These two brothers seem to have very different 'sexual' personalities.
Yan Yixin and Zhang Taicheng talked about some topics between men, such as stocks and India-Pakistan disputes, Yan Juan began to talk to the middle-aged husband and wife around him, only to learn that they were Audrey, surnamed White, who had lived here for two days.
"It's a nice environment..." As soon as Yan Juan praised him, he was robbed of his name by Mrs. White.
"I finally came to India, but it snowed. If we want to see the snow, we Audley can see it however we want, do we still need to come here to see it? It stands to reason that there should be no snow at this time. ”
Yan Juan hurriedly swallowed back what she wanted to say, she had just come from hot New Delhi, although it was a little colder, but it felt much stronger than the dry and hot weather in Delhi.
However, there are many more suitable topics. For example, the diamond on Mrs. White's neck is what 'women' often talk about.
"Did India buy it here? The cut is good, and the quality is good. Yan Juan sincerely admired, "I always thought that Indian cuts could not be elegant, and only some small diamond cut and polished could be completed!" ”
"Really?" Mrs. White received the compliment from the 'female' and 'sexual', and immediately became excited.
Yan Juan noticed the conversation between Yan Yixin and Zhang Taicheng, and suspected that they had made an appointment to meet here. Otherwise, how could Yan Yixin, who didn't say much, talk so speculatively with Zhang Taicheng? He and the talkative Zhang Taiwei both look like they don't talk speculatively for more than half a sentence.
However, Yan Yixin firmly denied this.
"How is that possible? If it had been agreed a long time ago, it would not have been improvised. As I said, I won't hide anything from you anymore. Yan Yixin twisted her cheek in punishment, and didn't let go of her until she frowned and exclaimed in pain.
"So many house boats, just happened to come together?" Yan Juan still didn't believe it.
"There are almost 300 houses in total, but not all of them are luxurious, there are many classes, and we may have chosen the most luxurious one." Yan Yixin explained helplessly, "Look at the ones over there, some even only cost fifteen rupees, and you can stay overnight." ”
Yan Wan smiled: "If it was Zhang Taiwei, I would definitely not have met together." ”
That guy is simply a freak of a rich family.
"In addition to the sapphire this time, I also ordered a batch of other low-end gemstones, including emeralds, iolite, crystal box tourmaline, and there will be a steady stream of business dealings with India in the future, which is the price I paid for this sapphire, but it was worth it. Our Yan family has always been the main high-end gemstones, maybe like the Zhang family, also as a low-end and mid-range, after all, now the concept of jewelry has changed, even the noble ladies also like to design novel and unique semi-precious stones. ”
Yan Juan was overjoyed: "That means that there will be more room for my design?" ”