Thirteen Bass

Chapter 20 [20] Hallstatt

When leaving the old city of Salzburg, Bai Lang made a detour to buy butterfly crisps. This time, he also bought freshly baked apple strudel, filled a paper bag full, and sat in the car with him. Filled with rich and sweet apple aroma.

Hallstatt is not far from Salzburg, it can be reached in half an hour by car.

A symphonic poem on the car stereo hadn't finished playing, the car went around a mountain along the road, and the front suddenly opened up, and the lake showed the whole picture, like emerald emeralds dotted among the mountains.The iconic steeple church stands by the lake, clinging to the green mountains behind it.The whole town is as quiet as a fairyland in a fairy tale.

This paradise, known as "the most beautiful town in the world", has gradually been discovered by everyone with the development of the Internet, and now it has become one of Austria's iconic beauties.

"It's exactly the same as what I saw in the magazine." Bai Lang opened the window halfway, looked at the Hallstatt Lake in the distance, and said, "I can't believe it, the scenery I always brushed on the Internet is in my before."

After Bai Lang finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Qi Sinian, and suddenly thought that there was nothing to make a fuss about, after all, the idol he could only see in the video last month was sitting beside him at this very moment.

He felt that he was immersed in a kind of happiness intertwined between illusion and reality, even to the point of being addicted.There is no doubt that the source of all these happiness is Qi Sinian.

Qi Sinian was backing up the car, and said, "Take the earliest shuttle boat in the morning, and you can see the mist on the lake rising from around you. If the weather is good, there will be a rainbow in the mountains."

Bai Lang still looked at him and said, "Sounds good. It's a pity that we missed the time?"

Qi Sinian noticed his gaze. At this time, he had just parked the car on the flat lawn, unbuckled his seat belt and turned sideways to look at him. His eyes were calm and soft.

"We can stay here for several days." Qi Sinian said, "until you appreciate enough."

Bai Lang thought for a while and said, "Then what if I don't see enough?"

Qi Sinian put his arms on the car window, laughed, and said, "Then we won't leave."

Just as Bai Lang was about to unbuckle his seat belt, he stopped his movements when he heard him catch it so smoothly, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Qi Sinian waited for him to stop laughing before he said, "It depends on how long Bruno can last without chasing him."

Hallstatt is a small town that can be walked in ten minutes. It is scattered with colorful houses built on the slope of the hill, open-air cafes with flowers and brocades, and a dazzling array of handicraft shops near the lake.

In contrast, the Gothic steeple church seen from a distance is already the most imposing building in town.

Walking along the lake, you can have a panoramic view of the lake and mountains. There are many leisurely swans and ducks swimming in the lake. An inconspicuous wave was left on the mirror-like lake.

A crop of tourists stay here, taking pictures or talking, tranquility and excitement can coexist in this small town.

Standing by the lake, Bai Lang looked at the scenery. The butterfly crisps and apple rolls brought from Salzburg probably had the smell of the Alps, and they were especially popular with the swans. After a while, several swans gathered in front of him. I got envious exclamations from several passing girls.

Hearing that the young girls were speaking Chinese, Bai Lang couldn't help but chat with them a few words, and generously distributed the butterfly cakes to them.One of the girls with camera equipment on her back was especially beautiful. She wore exquisite makeup and a very complicated and cumbersome long skirt when going out to play. From her words, Bai Lang guessed that she might be a travel host.

Confident and generous, the girl smiled and raised her DSLR in front of Bai Lang and said, "Oh my God, the handsome musician guy you met in a foreign country sounds very romantic. Let me take a photo of you, okay?"

The other party was a girl, and Bai Lang didn't want to lose his demeanor, so he patted the crumbs of Butterfly Cake on his hands and said, "Of course."

The girl found a good angle to press the shutter, and took the initiative to move over to show Bai Lang the camera.Her friends were booing, insisting on getting Bai Lang to add the girl's WeChat, and also wanting to invite Bai Lang to play with them.

Bai Lang was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't just walk away, so he could only reason that he still had a job in the future.

The girl looked a little disappointed and said, "Are you musicians so busy?"

Bai Lang asked back: "Could it be that in your heart, we should be free?"

"That's right. The musicians in my imagination are rich and free, and they are all very elegant." The girl thought for a while, stuck out her tongue coquettishly, and said reasonably, "Okay then. Add a contact information , I’ll send you the photo when I get back, handsome guy.”

She said so, of course Bai Lang couldn't refuse, took out his phone and added WeChat with the girl.

At this time, Qi Sinian's voice came from the balcony on the second floor of the house by the road.

"Bai Lang," Qi Sinian was leaning on the railing and looking down, and asked with a smile, "Have you made new friends?"

Bai Lang subconsciously shook his head, retracted the phone, and replied, "I'll come up right away."

A brown-haired man was standing beside Qi Sinian, also looking at Bai Lang. Seeing that a group of people were looking at him, he immediately showed a hearty smile, clapped his hands and said, "Hey, how can you let a beautiful woman from the East look at you?" Are you disappointed? Well, how about going to my store, just across the street, and buying you a Radler for free?"

The girls immediately became happy and laughed happily.

This man is Qi Sinian's good friend, named Karl.I heard that he passed by the town by accident many years ago, and felt that there was a life of his dreams here, so he stayed and never left.Today he runs a small bar and a B&B in Hallstatt.

Bai Lang and Qi Sinian lived in his lakeside hut.

When Bai Lang left the lake and went upstairs quickly, he happened to meet Karl and Qi Sinian coming down the stairs side by side.

For some reason, he always felt a little guilty, walked to Qi Sinian's side, and called out: "Chief."

Qi Sinian didn't say anything, just walked to the edge of the table, picked up a cup and poured a glass of lemonade, and said, "It's quite hot outside, are you thirsty?"

Bai Lang nodded, took a sip from the cup.

Carl kept looking at the two of them, and said naturally, "My dear Sean, do I need to remind you? I'm still here."

Bai Lang put the cup on the table, wondering why he said that.

Qi Sinian said, "Of course I know you're here."

"Then can you not speak Chinese?" Carl rolled his eyes helplessly, "Although I am lonely, let me join your conversation anyway."

Qi Sinian smiled, then stretched out his hand to add some water to Bai Lang's cup, and said, "I don't seem to have seen Alan this time?"

When Karl heard this, the expression on his face didn't change much, but Bai Lang could still see that the smile in his eyes had faded a bit.

"He went to South Africa to film the Great Migration of Animals, and he won't be back for some time." He simply mentioned something, looked at Bai Lang again, and smiled slightly, "In the situation just now, if it was Alan, he would definitely invite The girls have a party by the lake. Bai is very good."

Qi Sinian paused for a moment, and said in a helpless tone, "Bai Lang isn't... Forget it, he is really good. Karl, let's continue the topic just now."

Bai Lang blinked his eyes, drank a few more sips of lemonade, and looked at Qi Sinian.He didn't know who this Allen was, and he felt that it was not convenient for him to ask.

At this time, Karl had already told Qi Sinian about a very good hiking route nearby. From the pier in front of the market square, take a barge to the opposite Obertraun, go up the mountain along the mountain path next to the sunflower field, and pass through the forest And the canyon, you can reach the aerial viewing platform of Obertraun in a few hours, overlooking the entire Hallstatt lakes.

Carl handed the hand-drawn map to Qi Sinian, and said, "This route will not be too hard. There are few people along the way and the scenery is good. I really recommend you to try it."

Qi Sinian looked at the map and asked Bai Lang, "Do you want to go?"

Bai Lang thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes. I like sunflowers."

Qi Sinian smiled and said, "Okay."

"Sean is really nice to you." Carl looked at Bai Lang in surprise, and said, "For so many years, he doesn't have time to stay here for more than one afternoon."

A bright smile flashed in Bai Lang's eyes, he raised his gaze to look at Qi Sinian: "So I am the first person to accompany you on this road, am I?"

Qi Sinian laughed: "Yes. Are you satisfied?"

Bai Lang realized that his words were a bit ridiculous, but he still pretended to be cheeky and said, "It's okay."