Ghost (II) Zhang Baotong 2016.10.3

After reading the letter, the aunt showed it to her husband. After reading www.biquge.info the letter, the two of them winked at each other, and then asked Nils some questions, as if they were taking a psychological test. But when they saw that there was nothing out of the ordinary about Nils, they decided to let Nils stay. Because they run a large vineyard and need help. So the Wengers were happy to accept him. In fact, Niels later learned that Mrs. Wenger was not his mother's cousin at all, but his mother's best friend when she was young.

Nils went into the vineyard with his aunt and husband every day, helping them fertilize and spray the grapes. Because the grapes will be on the market in July, they need to be fertilized, and in order to prevent downy mildew, the grapes must be sprayed. The area of the vineyard is relatively large. The Wengers also hired four female workers to help. Niels' arrival seems to have brought a new atmosphere and vitality to the vineyards. With a young and handsome young man, the young girls and their little daughters-in-law also had the energy to work.

Nils was young, strong, industrious and capable, much to the liking of the Wengers. And Nils didn't have to worry about anyone recognizing him, and he didn't have to worry about the police coming to arrest him. Therefore, he felt that his life here was very fulfilling and pleasant, as if the long-lost life full of youth had returned.

Lakeley is a small village on the Isle of Skye, not far from the sea. There are large vineyards planted here, and you can see them when you walk into the Ryckley countryside. The trellis was full of ripe grapes, white, light blue, crystal green, jade red, purple and black, and they were so attractive that they were hanging down!

Not far from the vineyard there is an apple orchard on the side of the road. It was the orchard of the neighbor Smith's family. When the grapes are harvested, the apples are almost ripe. So, whenever Nils passes by the side of the orchard, he can smell an alluring fragrance. At dusk, Nils came back from the town and passed by the orchard when he saw a young girl coming from the end of the orchard. The girl wore a pure white dress, and under the sunset, the dress was gently fluttered by the cool breeze blowing from the seashore, like a gorgeous and charming oil painting.

Nils was stunned, and he stood on the path in the setting sun, waiting for the beautiful man to follow the path straight towards him. When he saw the girl clearly, he thought she was a fairy in his dreams. As the girl got closer, he felt his breathing get a little heavy. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: This girl is so beautiful, even more beautiful than his original Ingrid. In order not to embarrass himself and the girl, he deliberately made the appearance of watching the orchard.

"Hello, are you Mr. Nils?" the girl approached and smiled at him.

"Yes," he blushed, not daring to look up at the girl.

"Are you a hired servant of the Wenger family?" the girl stopped in front of him.

"I'm a relative of his family. Mrs. Wenger is my mother's cousin. He explained to her.

"You didn't join the army?" she continued. Because of the war, almost all the young people went to join the army, and it was almost impossible to see young people in the countryside.

Nils was startled at first when he heard this, but he immediately calmed down, for many people had asked him such things. He then raised his head and glanced at her, and said a little shyly, "No, because I'm sick." ”

"Are you sick?" said the girl, looking at him with a puzzled look, "but you do not look sick at all. ”

"I'm sick, and when I see blood, I faint and faint. He replied with a squeak.

The girl laughed and said, "Yes, this disease will make you faint at the sight of blood on the battlefield, and by the time you wake up, the battle is over." So, you can't join the army. ”

"Yes. He lowered his head and whispered.

Then the girl made him sit on the grass by the side of the road, and took out an apple from the basket in her hand, which already had some red colors, and handed it to him. He took the apple, wiped it with the hem of his garment, and ate it in large gulps. The apples are still a bit raw, a little sour and a little hard to eat. But he still felt very tasty.

"Is this your orchard?" asked Nils.

"Yes. The girl said.

"Then why haven't I seen you?" for he often passed by this path.

"I've been packing food for troops in a quartermaster unit in Skye Town. Now the war is coming to an end. That quartermaster unit didn't exist anymore, so I came back. ”

They sat on the grass by the orchard and talked a lot until the sun sank into the sea. They just broke up.

That night, Nils lost sleep, and his mind was full of the beautiful and lovely smile of the girl named Charlotte. Her beautiful and touching words kept echoing in my ears. He knew that he was in love with this handsome young girl with a cheerful temperament. However, he also knew that he could not love her, otherwise it would bring disaster to him.

Yet, in the evening, he went to the orchard, longing to see her beautiful figure and listen to her gentle words. Moreover, he also carried a large bunch of fragrant purple grapes.

As soon as he came to the path of the orchard, he saw Charlotte emerge from the woods. He held the bunch of grapes to her. She was smiling at him excitedly as she ate her grapes. The smiling face was the most beautiful and cutest smiling face he had ever seen. After eating the grapes, Charlotte took him by the hand and walked together to the end of the orchard. Here you can see an unobstructed view of the Scottish islands.

In the morning, the sun is shining, and in the evening, it is peaceful and beautiful. However, he knew that the dream did not belong to him. Because this dream is like a brittle piece of paper, as soon as you touch it, it will immediately shatter. However, even if it will be broken immediately, he is willing to take it, because it is better to have a dream than not to have a dream. He remembered the **** nights and nights that he hid in the wine cellar, and those days were really not as good as a dog, it was simply the life of a mouse. The more he thought about that dark life, the more he cherished the beautiful scene at present. He knew it was probably the most precious time of his life.

When night came, the girl leaned her face on Nils's shoulder, looked at the bright moon rising from among the branches, and asked him, "Nils, will you get out of here?"

He nodded slightly. Because he didn't want to cheat on the girl he loved.

"Will you ever come again?"

"I don't know, maybe it will, maybe it won't. ”

"But, don't you leave, I'll miss you. ”

"But this is not my home. ”

"And where is your home?"

"Our home is in the Scottish Highlands of Llergo. ”

"Is it beautiful there?"

"Yes, it's beautiful. There are high clouds and clouds, the land is wide and sparsely populated, there are high hills, patches of woods, endless meadows, and herds of cattle and sheep leisurely eat grass. If you sing a song out loud, it will travel far and wide. ”

"Ah, it's so beautiful!"

From then on, they would meet here almost every evening, watching the passionate poppies in the fields, the dazzling fruits in the orchards, and the quiet mountains, farmhouses, and granges in the twilight.

They hug, kiss, and say endless words of love and affection together. Until they had finished all their words, they didn't say anything, just hugged each other tightly, silently looking forward to the future.

Once, while Charlotte's parents were away on vacation at a relative's house, they slept together. Since then, they have felt that none of them can do without the other.

However, before I knew it, it was time for the wheat harvest again. Niels's mother wrote that everything had been safe since he left home, that the war had long since ended, and that no one had ever bothered them again. Therefore, I asked him to go back quickly to help with the wheat harvest, because his father had been sick and could not make a living.

It was then that Nils realized that it was difficult for him to get out of here. But he did not return home, and there was no one to harvest the wheat in his house. And once he goes back, it's hard to come back. Because his parents can't do without him.

On the night of the breakup, Charlotte took his hand and said, "Honey, let's get married." ”

Hearing this, Nils was almost startled, because it was impossible for him to get married, and once he did, he would reveal his identity, be arrested by the police, and be sent to a military court for disposal. He feels like he's already in love with Charlotte, but he has to extricate himself from it and try his best to get out of it, or the consequences will be dire.

So, in a very guilty and honest tone, he said to Charlotte, "My dear, I am very sorry that I cannot marry you. ”

"Why?" said Charlotte, looking at him in surprise.

"Because I'm a ghost. "Because he can't tell her that he's a deserter.

"A ghost?" Charlotte asked, puzzled, "is this possible?"

"Yes, I don't want to lie to you. He said.

"But you're deceiving me. You are a ghost. Who would believe it?" she looked a little angry.

He didn't say anything, just lowered his head deeply, he regretted that he shouldn't have loved her, he shouldn't have hurt her like this.

She threw her arms around his neck again and asked, "Don't you really love me?"

With tears in his eyes, he said, "I love you very, very much. But I don't have the right to love. ”

"Why?" She still didn't believe it, or even didn't understand.

"I'm sick. All he could say to her, "I can't love anybody else, really, really can't." ”

"Is it that you can't have children?" she said guessingly.

"Yes, I can't have children. He nodded repeatedly.

"But I don't care. She said.

"But I care. He said.

Eventually, the two quarreled. In the midst of the argument, Nils deliberately left unreasonably. He wanted her to start hating him. Because he did hurt her.

Leaving the Isle of Skye, the Wengers, and Charlotte, Nils returned to that hellish cellar in the Scottish Highlands. He continued to live in solitude all day, as he had done in the past, but his heart was always thinking of the beautiful sky and orchards on the Isle of Skye, the laughter in the vineyards and the warm embrace of Charlotte. However, it remained in his memory like a dream. Because he knew that since he had fled from the hill of that damned Somme, he was doomed to never live in the sun again. He could only live his life as lonely as a ghost in this wine kiln.

One day, his mother brought him a letter, which had been sent to him from the Isle of Skye. He thought it was the Wengers who had asked him to come and help. But at first glance, it was Charlotte who wrote it to him. The letter said she was pregnant and had set out to find him in Lérgo. He also said that he did not have infertility, but a healthy, normal and lovely person, and she loved him very much, and wanted to come and marry him and live a good life together.

Looking at the letter, Nils was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. (To be continued.) )