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Chapter 1 Life Abroad

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    New Zealand is located in the southern Pacific Ocean, between Antarctica and the equator.  It faces Australia across the Tasman Sea in the west, 1,600 kilometers apart, and borders Tonga and Fiji in the north.  New Zealand consists of North Island, South Island, Stewart Island and some nearby small islands, with an area of ??270,534 square kilometers and an exclusive economic zone of 1.2 million square kilometers.  The coastline is 6900 kilometers long.  The territory is mountainous, the plains are narrow, and mountains and hills account for more than 75% of its total area.  The distinction between the four seasons is not very obvious, and the temperature difference is not large.  Most of them have a temperate maritime climate, with mild climate throughout the year, abundant sunshine and abundant rainfall, and lush plant growth.  Water power resources are abundant, and 80% of the country's electricity is generated by hydropower.  The forest area accounts for about 29% of the country's land area, and the ecological environment is very good.  The North Island has many volcanoes and hot springs, and the South Island has many glaciers and lakes.  Mount Ruapehu, the highest peak in the North Island, is 2,797 meters high. On the volcano is Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake, covering an area of ??616 square kilometers.  The South Island spans 40¡ã-47¡ã south latitude, and there is Mount Cook, the highest peak in the country, on the island.  The Franz Joseph and Fuchs glaciers in the Alps are the lowest glaciers in the world.  There are a series of glacial lakes outside the mountain, among which Te A Nao Lake covers an area of ??342 square kilometers and is the second largest lake in New Zealand.  Sutherland Falls, with a drop of 580 meters, ranks among the highest in the world.  There is Mifu National Park at the southwestern end of the island, with abrupt peaks.

    Population: 4.0725 million descendants of European immigrants accounted for 78.8%, Maori accounted for 14.5%, and Asians accounted for 6.7%.  75% of the population lives in the North Island.  The population of the Auckland area accounts for 30.7% of the total population of the country.  The population of the capital Wellington area accounts for about 11% of the total population of the country.  Auckland is the most populous city in the country; Christchurch in the South Island is the second largest city in the country.  The official languages ??are English and Maori.  General English, M¨¡ori speak M¨¡ori.  70% of the residents believe in Protestantism and Catholicism.

    When Ye Yan and I got off the plane and we came to a strange country, everything we saw was very fresh. At that time, we always felt that our own country was good enough, but after we got out, we realized that the outside world was even more exciting.

    Xiaofeng looked very excited. After all, it was the first time to go out, and it was the first time to go abroad. Everyone would be equally excited. Xiaofeng couldn't help holding my hand. When we got out of the airport, there were already people waiting outside.  It was arranged by my father-in-law.

    The person who came to pick us up looked very old. When he saw Xiaofeng and me coming out, he walked over and greeted us enthusiastically in fluent Mandarin and said: Are you from China?

    Xiaofeng and I nodded, the man looked at Xiaofeng and said, you are Xiaofeng, I am your Uncle Mei, I hugged you when you were young.

    Xiaofeng suddenly realized and said: Oh!  !  Are you the Uncle Mei that father often mentioned?  Xiaofeng looked very happy.

    The man who called himself Uncle Mei nodded, then looked at me, Xiaofeng, is this the son-in-law your father mentioned on the phone?

    Xiaofeng blushed and nodded.

    I hurried forward to say hello, Uncle Mei, hello, I am Xiaofeng's husband.

    We exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the person surnamed Mei said: Stop standing here and come to my house, Uncle Mei said enthusiastically.

    We got into the car with Uncle Mei. I didn't talk to Xiaofeng on the way, but just enjoyed the scenery along the way. The scenery of a foreign country came into my eyes, and I was very excited. I only listened to Xiaofeng's chirping in the car  Talk non-stop.

    When we arrived at Uncle Mei¡¯s house, it was a European-style villa. When we got out of the car, Uncle Mei said that your father bought this villa for you. You can live here in the future. The orchard behind is also yours.  , When the fruit is ripe, you will earn a lot of money in a year. After talking, he laughed.

    Both Xiaofeng and I seemed a little excited. Looking at the past, the orchard was really big. I thought about it and Xiaofeng and I might not be able to take care of it. Later, I said that someone would come to take care of it for us, but this is a story.

    Uncle Mei spoke again at this time, don't read it now, I'll take you to eat something.

    Speaking of it, I'm really a little hungry, but I haven't eaten since I got off the plane, and I'm really a little hungry when he mentions it.

    After we finished eating, Uncle Mei sent us back, gave me the key, and told us not to go out if we had nothing to do. We just came here, afraid that we would get lost and wait for him to come in a few days. Xiaofeng and I nodded in agreement, and then watched off  , he left.

    I opened the door and the furniture inside was complete. Xiaofeng's father was still very careful and thoughtful.

    The furnishings in the house have not changed much from those in China. After the visit, I am going to take a bath and then have a good sleep. Although it is daytime, I am sure that I am still in the time difference. It is not reversed. After taking a bath, Xiaofeng has already slept  I fell asleep, it seemed that she was also very tired, I fell on the bed, wondering if my life abroad had already started, thinking about it, I fell asleep.

    By the time I woke up, it was already night, The place where Xiaofeng and I live is very quiet. I looked at the wall clock on the wall and it was already 11 o'clock in the middle of the night. Xiaofeng was still asleep. I didn't bother her. I lit a cigarette and started smoking.  I'm a little confused about the future. I thought it would be good to go abroad, but who knows that it's the same at home and abroad. I picked up the phone at this time and called my parents in China. I don't know what they are doing. I haven't called for a long time.  Someone answered, I dialed the phone once, and after a while an old voice came over and I knew it was my father.

    I said to my father, it's me, my father seemed very excited, and asked you, you son of a bitch, you don't even call home, where are you now,

    It seems that my mother didn't tell my father about my going abroad, and I didn't know what to say. I was afraid that he would not accept me saying that I was abroad now, so I had to make up a random excuse and talked for a while.  I hung up the phone, and Xiaofeng also woke up at this time, probably because I was awakened by my voice.

    Xiaofeng looked at me with a smile and asked who I was calling.

    Who else can I give? Of course, I have to call home to report that I am safe. Xiaofeng said nothing.

    The two of us just sat like this without talking. I don't know how long it took. We only heard a bang outside, similar to the sound of a gun being fired.

    Both Xiaofeng and I were frightened, so I asked Xiaofeng to stay inside the room while I went out to have a look. When I opened the door, there was a man lying there with blood all over his body, as if someone had just robbed him  In the same embarrassment, the man opened his eyes and spoke a foreign language to me. I don't know anything about foreign languages, so I called Xiaofeng out.

    After Xiaofeng came out, she was too shocked to speak by the scene in front of her. Although she usually dared to fight and kill, she was also confused when she encountered such a thing. She shook my arm and asked me what to do.

    I said we should save the person first, and Xiaofeng and I carried the person in. I turned on the light and saw through the light that this person was very old and had black hair. He looked like a Chinese.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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