My travels can open treasure chests

Chapter 180
The road condition of the last section of the road was also not good. There were no major problems, but minor problems continued. I only walked a few kilometers in an hour.

Jeff felt that he didn't know what would happen if he continued to drive, so he parked the car on the side of the road and turned around to discuss with Han Qi: "Why don't we rest in the car for a few hours tonight, and it will be bright later. I’m walking, the temperature outside at night is too low, and I can’t see the road clearly.”

Han Qi didn't think it mattered, but Kerry had already fallen asleep on the seat and was still snoring.

"Okay, let's go in the daytime."

As long as it arrives safely.

The main reason is that the outside temperature is too low, and it is not dark at all.

In a place without any environmental pollution, and at a high altitude, the stars in the sky are very bright, and the moonlight cast by Han Qi looks like an oversized desk lamp, which is not dazzling, and looks very comfortable.

Slept in the car.

There is heating in the car, and it is still very warm to sleep in the car, but it feels a little stuffy when you wake up. In order to keep warm, no one dares to open the windows to ventilate. However, natural air intake cannot discharge so much carbon dioxide, so everyone wakes up Afterwards, I was a little dizzy and very dull.

Jeff had obviously not slept well, his eyes were tired and bloodshot.He would wake up several times an hour. During the few hours when Han Qi and Kerry slept, he would open his eyes and check the vehicle every ten to twenty minutes to prevent any accidents.

Kerry woke Han Qi up and asked Jeff, "Can we stand outside for a while?"

Jeff nodded and said: "If you are not afraid of the cold, you can, oh, I forgot, you are all winter swimmers... then go, but it's best not to exceed 10 minutes, we will leave soon, go to Beijing early House is the best."

With the guide's permission, Kerry pulled Han Qi out of the car.

"Let's go, go down and take a breath of fresh air, it's too stuffy in the car."

Anyone who stayed in a room with a heater for a few hours would feel bored. Although Han Qi was a little confused when he just woke up, he still understood why Kerry wanted to take him down, so he got out of the car.

When you open the door, you hear the wind blowing.

On top of the heavy snow, the wind also has a sound, whistling and blowing, with scattered snowflakes floating on your face.

Han Qi jumped on the ground a few times, but didn't dare to let his body sweat.

Sweating means that the clothes inside are wet, and the thermal performance will be greatly reduced.Even if Han Qi can swim back and forth in the low temperature ice water, it doesn't mean that he can endure the extremely low temperature environment for several hours in a row.

After all, no matter how powerful Han Qi is, he is still a human being, and if he is a human being, he will get sick.

Get in the car and continue to set off.

It still drove very slowly, and after another three hours, it was dawn before entering the territory of Beiwu.

I began to see wooden houses scattered here and there, but these houses seemed to be deserted because they were too far away from the city.In such an extreme environment, dense population is not a bad thing.

Before entering the city, the first thing Han Qi saw was a commemorative sign.

As a town known for its winter swimming and extreme weather, the monument must of course be built with one of the two, so what Han Qi saw was the extremely low temperature in Finland - minus 65 degrees Celsius.

The monument is six to seven meters high, and the stone looks like white jade. There are signs of -65°C and some well-known deeds of local residents from ancient times to the present.

Han Qi decided to get off the car and visit.

With gloves on, he couldn't figure out what kind of stone it was. It might be quartz, but at least Han Qi was sure that it wasn't jade. It was too extravagant to use such a large piece of jade as a monument.

Behind the monument are some names.

Kerry said: "These are the predecessors who can swim through the Lake of the Brave. There are modern and ancient ones, but the ancient Lake of the Brave is not well-known, so a large part of it is local people."

Han Qi nodded and continued to look at the name on it.

Counting a little, there are 91 names on this monument, and the local Finnish characters are engraved on the bottom base.

Kerry played the temperament of a veteran and said: "These words mean that those who can swim across the lake in winter are the warriors of the Beiwu people. More than 100 years ago, whoever can swim across the lake means that this person can rule. The entire North House."

"Were there many people here before?" Han Qi asked.

Kerry couldn't answer this question, but it was Jeff who said: "There have always been few people in the North House, and even now there are not many people. There should be two to three thousand people. But our ancestors ruled over a wide range. Thirty thousand square kilometers."

"That's really impressive."

[-] to [-] square kilometers, almost one tenth of the land area of ​​Finland.

They can only go out to rob others in this place, and people outside will definitely not be able to come up, just kidding, it's tens of degrees below zero, who can come up if they don't have any skills?
Han Qi was a little excited to see this monument. He took out his mobile phone and asked Kerry to take a photo for him, but the screen of the mobile phone was black and he couldn’t turn it on. reaction.

broken?

"It's because the temperature is too low. After a while, the mobile phone will be turned on in the car." Kerry said.

Can the SLR be used?
No wonder the shopping guide will sell you so many supporting products when you buy a SLR. It turns out that it is really useful.

Han Qi remembered that there was a thermal cover, but Han Qi didn't buy it.

At that time, I didn't think that I would come to a place with tens of degrees below zero, and I felt that selling it was a waste of money.

I took out the DSLR in the car, and it can still be used normally at present. Han Qi asked Kerry to help take a few photos, and then Han Qi also took a few photos for him, and quickly put the DSLR into the bag and took it to the car. keep warm.

Kerry smiled and said, "You are more delicate than a human being."

"No idea."

What goes best with travel?Photography of course.

When he sees a beautiful scenery, if he can take a photo, he will post it on Weibo and share it. Moreover, he is safely at minus [-] degrees, which is higher than the current temperature in Antarctica, so of course he will post it to show off.

And now the only equipment that can shoot is the SLR, so it needs to be well maintained.

Continue to drive forward, and soon you will see people.

Jeff drove the car all the way to his house.

"This is my home."

"Are all the houses on your side this big?"

It looks like a villa, and it's not just Jeff's house. All the houses that Han Qi saw were relatively large, but they looked no different from other European cities and villages in appearance... Yes, the countryside.

There is absolutely no demeanor that a small town should have here, and it looks completely rural.

Jeff nodded and said: "Yes, but it is not intentional to make it so big. The outer wall of our house has several layers, and there are various things such as moss between the wood and the wood, so it has become the current one. It looks great, but the space inside the house is very small."

While talking, someone came to open the door.

A 50-[-]-year-old woman hugged Jeff excitedly, then looked at Han Qi and Kerry, and Jeff introduced Han Qi to her in English.

"This is Han Qi, Kerry, and this is my mother."

Fortunately, although Beiwu is very far from the city, it is not behind in education. All Beiwu people can speak fluent English.

"Welcome, welcome, children, let's go into the house and warm up."

"Thank you auntie."

The two followed into the house.

There is a refrigerator, a TV, everything in the house, and some ethnic decorations.The walls of the house are not flat, but they don’t look awkward. On the contrary, the uneven wood texture makes the house more warm.

It was very warm inside the house, and the uncle he saw after entering the house was even wearing short sleeves.

Han Qi also understood the doubts he had always had - how did the people here survive in the environment of minus [-] degrees.

Turns out they have their own insulation too, and it's very effective.

There is no air-conditioning or heating in the room, but it is very warm. The reason is that there is something that looks like a fireplace, with a raging flame burning inside, raising the temperature of the whole house to twenty to thirty degrees.

I can't help but see Jeff's father still wearing short sleeves and watching TV in the room.

Seeing the guests coming, Jeff's father and mother welcomed them very much. They kept talking about the delicious food to make them warm at noon. After talking, Jeff's mother walked outside wearing what looked like a mink coat I went, although this place is remote, it is a small town after all, and there should be a market or something.

Both Han Qi and Kerry took off their thick clothes, sat in the living room chatting with Jeff's father, and watched TV by the way.

But the TV is in Finnish, and Han Qi doesn't understand it well.

Finnish and Norwegian are so different that they are not the same language at all.

Not long after, a group of women came to visit with smiling faces.

Not the guests of Jeff's family, they came here specially for Han Qi and Kerry, Kerry whispered in Han Qi's ear: "They are here to welcome us, don't be nervous."

Han Qi wasn't nervous at all, but he was a little puzzled as to why these people were looking for him.

Smile is a common language all over the world. No matter what the situation is, it is easier to get a good impression of a red face than a bad face.

Soon Han Qi knew their purpose.

The leading aunt shook hands with Han Qi and Kerry, and said to Kerry: "I still remember you, son, you just came to our place last year, I didn't expect to see you again this year, I am very happy, hope You can achieve your goal this time."

Then he said: "You two are the No.20 and No.20 three guests who came to the North House this winter, welcome."

She took out a big book, asked Han Qi's name and various information, and then filled it in.Han Qi thinks it should be something like tourist registration. It seems that after arriving at the North House, they should go directly to their place to register. I don't know what it should be called.

Village committee?
After finishing the work, they gave each of Han Qi and Kerry a commemorative coin. Han Qi glanced at it, and it said 2021 North House, 22. On the back was the iceberg logo, which was engraved in very small characters- 65°C,
22 There are no taboos in the West, so Han Qi decided to exchange commemorative coins with him after the group left.

But Han Qi has another honor.

He was the first Chinese who came to Beiwu, and also the first Asian who came here.

After asking about Han Qi's nationality, the aunt of the 'village committee' asked Han Qi if he could leave a photo of himself here, and they wanted to hang the photo on the wall of their office.Han Qi readily agreed, he felt it was an honor for the whole of China.

However, Han Qi will not be satisfied with this. His purpose of coming here is not to be the first Chinese to come to Beiwu, but to be the first to swim across the Lake of the Brave. Leave your name on the warrior monument at the gate.

After they left, Han Qi finally relaxed and could enjoy the warmth.

The house is burning firewood, which is very warm and not stuffy at all, which is very different from the heating he used before.

The reference between indoor and outdoor is too obvious. The outdoor temperature is at least minus [-] degrees, while the room is [-] to [-] degrees.Sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV, although I still can't understand what is said on the TV, it is also an ultimate enjoyment.

It is not easy for the Beiwu people to survive in this environment.

When the whole body was warmed up, Han Qi stood up, curious about everything, looking around lively, fortunately, the owner of the house was gone, and Jeff led Han Qi to introduce these things to Han Qi Why is it built like this.

Soon, Han Qi enjoyed another kind of happiness here.

It's a little embarrassing to say it, Han Qili and Jeff lived in the car for a day and a night. Of course there is no problem with diet, but going to the bathroom in an environment of tens of degrees below zero is definitely a big problem.

Although it is not as exaggerated as freezing, it is definitely uncomfortable.

I stayed in the car last night, and Han Qi came out once during the night, and when I left, an icicle protruded from the ground.

This is what you can see in the North House.

Perhaps this effect can also be produced in the three northeastern provinces of the motherland when it is the coldest, but who would try it?
The toilet in the house is very warm. This is what moved Han Qi the most after arriving in the North House.

After half an hour, Jeff's mother came back with some frozen meat in her hand, either beef, mutton or venison, and no vegetables. If you want to eat green leafy vegetables in a place surrounded by thousands of miles of snow, unless you I brought it myself, otherwise I would have to spend a lot of money.

Jeff's dad likes to ask Han Qi about Asia.

The two elders never left Finland, and even went out a few times to North House, where Jeff's father was born, studied, and then went to Sarah for college.Jeff's mother also met Jeff's father in college, and the two elders have supported each other for many years to this day.

They are full of curiosity about China and Asia.

Soon, the lunch meal was ready, and five people gathered around the table, looking at the several dishes in front of them.

It should be very rich.

There are local homemade ice cream, pudding, bacon, meat... and the only dish that Han Qi can name, fish.

It should be the kipper that Jeff said.

As a distinguished guest who arrived at the North House for the first time, Han Qi was invited to eat the black pudding.The appearance looks ordinary, and he seems to ask Kerry for help with his eyes, but Kerry has never eaten it, and at the same time he does not want to eat it, expressing that he is helpless.

Jeff slices this dish.

Well, it must not be pudding, Han Qi thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)