Since Lou Shang met Meng Qianxun's mother, he has always been calm and light, and he used the calmness of sneaking into the night with the wind to help Shuai Ge deal with emergencies.

Who knew that the problem was dealt with in the end, but on his own body, a depth charge was detonated.

"I ...... Mom, you mean, you know my mother, don't you?" Lou Shang arrived on Islay and knew that he was very close to the truth.

But when the truth really came to him, he found that he was not ready.

If the person who detonated the depth charge was Shuaige, Lou Shang might be able to give himself a little time to buffer.

What Meng Qianxun's mother wants to say at this time, if he misses it, he doesn't know if he will have a chance in the future.

This became a problem that Lou Shang had to face head-on.

"Well, Fifth Qiwen, I know her. Meng Qianxun's mother looked at Lou Shang seriously, and then said with a little heaviness: "You look quite similar to your mother." ”

Nineteen years ago, Meng Qianxun's father went outside the Brunschweig distillery and met Meng Qianxun's mother.

For Meng Qianxun's parents, such a beginning may still be a little romantic.

But that romance is inextricably linked to the death of the fifth Qiwen.

Nineteen years ago, Meng Qianxun's mother came to Islay Island and lived for three months in the village of Lagawulin in the south of Islay.

The village of Ragavulin is also where the Brünsweig Castle and winery are located. (Note)

Meng Qianxun's mother entered the University of Glasgow in the late 90s to study food engineering, which is a prestigious in the world.

Her dissertation was on the application of peat in food engineering.

Peat is a charcoal-like "living fossil" that is a loose accumulation of organic matter, consisting of plant residues, decaying plants, and minerals that have not completely decomposed, and can be burned like charcoal.

Compared to coal in the traditional sense, peat is much looser and more individual.

Therefore, peat also has another name, called peat.

Each place has its own unique "terroir".

Peat is not unique to Islay, but it is unique to Islay, which is famous for its peat whisky.

In the winter, the people of Islay use local peat for heating.

They love the smell of grass when peat burns.

Islay has tourism but is not a tourist destination.

For most of the year, Islay's climate is anything but pleasant.

This can be seen from the fact that Wenyi brought the family whisky of the fifth summer back to China and wanted to play the "scenery film" at the annual liquor Top 100 press conference of the cultural liquor industry.

The video of the girl who rescued the scene was cut off at the beginning, but even in just a few seconds, you can also feel that the tone of the scenery is a little strange.

Like an old oil painting.

Precipitated by the years, covered with mist.

The sky looks purple, not blue.

It is the truest portrayal of the magnificent scenery of Islay.

The sea breeze will howl like crazy, and the waves there will be wild like peat.

Like a magnificent epic, only those who "love" chasing migratory birds in bad weather, and fanatical believers in peated whisky, make a pilgrimage to Islay.

But that's what makes Islay so appealing.

There are many people who are crazy about alcohol, and they feel that once the wine leaves the original terroir, it is no longer the most authentic taste.

It's actually not hard to understand, just like your favorite restaurant, which has many branches, but you always feel that only the taste of the main store is the most authentic.

All the branches will be a little bit worse than they can't say.

The terroir of Islay has created a kingdom of peated whisky.

When people think of peat, they can't help but think of Islay.

Meng Qianxun's mother came to Islay to investigate peat in order to perfect her graduation thesis.

Many people say that there is no way to really understand peat without being to Islay.

In the eyes of Islay, people who can't understand peat can't really understand whisky.

Meng Qianxun's mother didn't study whisky, but the peat and whisky of Islay have always been inseparable.

This is also why, Meng Qianxun's mother will appear in one winery after another on Islay Island.

After inspecting all the wineries that were still in operation, we finally went to the Brunschweig Distillery, which was rumored to be reopened.

As a scholar, Meng Qianxun's mother wanted to improve her thesis as much as possible. The Brunschweig distillery became the last place she collected historical data on peat applications before she left Islay.

It was at that time that Meng Qianxun's mother met the fifth Qiwen.

The total population of Islay is a few thousand.

Nineteen years ago, there were almost no Asian women on Islay.

If there were, most of them were from Japan.

Like the mother of Fifth Qiwen and Meng Qianxun, who are also from China, there are even fewer of them.

Fifth, Qiwen knew the intention of Meng Qianxun's mother.

Fifth Qiwen, who had not seen a Chinese person for a long time, took her on a tour of the winery and answered her many questions about peat.

"Thank you for telling me this, I can't even remember what my mom looks like. Lou Shang was silent for a long time before responding to Meng Qianxun's mother with thanks.

"When I saw your mother, she was still radiant, and she was very happy that the Brunschweig distillery was going to reopen, and she made an appointment with me to wait for the distillery to restart, and if I was still in Scotland, to go and drink the new whisky before it was aged in wooden barrels. ”

"The original sake before the whisky is aged is generally very high, so it should not taste too good. Lou Shang accosted, but did not ask questions.

He actually had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but he didn't know where to start.

What's more, Lou Shang paid attention to the information that Meng Qianxun used to talk about as gossip when he had dinner with Shuai Ge before.

Lou Shang was a little unsure if he was ready to accept the facts and all the facts related to Fifth Qiwen.

"I don't know if it's going to be good, but I didn't get it, and I've been feeling sorry for it. I remember your mother telling me that whiskey, like Chinese baijiu, has no color. The color of the whisky comes from the fact that the whisky is aged in the barrels, and when the whisky is aged in the oak barrels, it gradually becomes the color of the inner walls of the barrels, the color of caramel. Meng Qianxun's mother began to recall the details of that year very seriously.

She had never told anyone about these things, including Meng Qianxun, and she only knew that the Brunschweig Winery was where her parents met.

Meng Qianxun secretly returned to China to find Shuaige, and it was impossible, in that case, to ask his parents for more news.

"I've always had some resistance to peat, and I'll definitely take a hard look at your paper when I have time. Lou Shang is still acting lightly, he has been isolated from the world for five years, and he has always been what the dumped brother should look like in the minds of fans of the begging alliance.

"Your mother was a pity at that time, because I could see that she had found a career she loved, just as I found enough research materials to support my dissertation, and that joy could not be hidden. But it wasn't long before I read in the newspaper about the accident at the Brunschweig distillery. ”

Meng Qianxun's mother glanced at Lou Shang and found that he had no particularly obvious emotions, or signs of wanting to collapse, before she continued:

"I went back to read the news after I saw it, but the winery has been sealed and no one is allowed to enter. I was also young at the time, and I couldn't stand it, so I squatted outside the winery alone and cried, crying all the time. Then I was surrounded by reporters who didn't find more news about your mother for a long time, and it was Chihiro's father who helped me solve the siege. ”

Meng Qianxun's mother may not know what she was crying at the time, and the helplessness of a person in a country and a foreign country will always appear inadvertently.

"So, did you see my sister Lou Xia at that time? she should have been about four years old at that time. ”

"No, when your mother showed me around the winery, I was alone. I didn't find anyone else at the winery. I didn't see the old man, I didn't see the child. The reason why I wanted to go to the distillery was because I saw a little girl in the news picture, and I thought, I don't know if she needs help......"

Meng Qianxun's mother said this, only then did she suddenly remember that Lou Shang might not know about the news photos at all, and she began to stop talking a little.

"Thank you, I also saw those reports, that should be when Lou Xia needs help the most. Lou Shang finally couldn't control his emotions anymore.

"I can't bear your thanks, I can't help anything, and Mr. Brunschweig refuses to accept all visits and interviews. It was a big thing, and no one knew what was going on. But there is one thing that you may not be able to see from the reports of the year. ”

"Speak, please. ”

"When your mother showed me around the winery, she said that the winery had been abandoned for too many years, and that she had to clean it carefully, so that Mr. Brunschweig could not be a greater burden. She wanted to help the old gentleman restart the winery as soon as possible. ”

"Old gentleman?"

"Yes, your mother's title for Mr. Brunschweig is a long title, which doesn't sound like the rumored marriage. Meng Qianxun's mother hesitated again before saying to Lou Shang: "It's just that at that time, when we met for the first time, it was not easy to ask too private questions." ”

Since Lou Shang said that he saw the news at that time, then he must have known about the rumors that Mr. Brunschweig was going to marry a mysterious Asian woman.

Meng Qianxun's mother only began to study Shuai Ge's live broadcast room after her daughter vomited in the hospital.

It is natural to see the gossip and the long-lasting #Brother Dumped Brother Looking for Mother# topic that Shuai Ge and Meng Qianxun said when they were eating.

Meng Qianxun's mother doesn't particularly like gossip, but she just happened to be a witness to this incident, so as Shuai Ge and Lou Shang, she ran all the way from Islay Island to Glasgow to appease Meng Qianxun in return, and told Lou Shang everything she knew.

"When I visited the Brunschweig Winery, I took a photo with your mother, and many reporters wanted to know who the mysterious Asian woman was, but I didn't give them the picture, and today I brought the picture, so you can keep it as a souvenir. ”

Lou has not yet taken the photo, and no matter how casually he pretends to be, he can't erase the turbulent waves in his heart.

Lou Shang has become accustomed to not showing his emotions, as if nothing has happened, in fact, he has no ability to think at all.

"Thank you, Mrs. Meng, then Lou Shang and I will leave first, this is my contact information, if there is any problem here, please contact me at any time." After Lou Shang returns to China, he may not be able to use his mobile phone much, if you have something to find him, you can also find me directly. ”

Brotherhood is to stand up without hesitation when each other needs it.

Lou Shang will temporarily improve his language skills when Shuai Ge is at a loss.

Shuai Ge will also give him strong support when Lou still needs it.

Compared with what Lou Shang encountered, Shuai Ge felt that the little love he had just met was nothing at all.

Lou Shang has experienced so many things in the past two days that it is beyond his acceptance.

If he could, Shuai Ge would hope that after he had talked to Meng Qianxun's mother first, he would slowly tell Lou Shang some news in a gentler way.

But from another point of view, Shuai Ge feels that it would be a good thing for all the truth to appear in the shortest time.

After all, long pain is better than short pain.

When Shuai Ge arrived at Islay Island by plane the day before to help Lou Shang deal with things that he couldn't handle alone, the Islay Island he saw in the air was an island that was clearly demarcated from any of the surrounding islands.

Even the nearest island of Jura is separated by a roaring bay.

This time, I was not in a hurry, and I took a car and ferry all the way to the island, but I found that the islands and islands are actually closely linked.

The waves crashed against the ferry, the wind on the deck roared like a wild beast, but the cabin was quiet.

The appearance of Meng Qianxun's mother made Lou Shang grateful.

Not only because he knew some news about his mother, but more importantly, he originally thought that it would be a very difficult day, because he helped Shuai Ge deal with Meng Qianxun's affairs, and before he knew it, it had passed.

The same thing, just from a different angle, will result in a completely different way.

Coming out of the hospital in Glasgow, Lou was still on the way back to Islay, without saying a word.

He isolated all the sounds of the outside world, and quietly looked at the photo of his mother Fifth Qiwen and Meng Qianxun's mother.

The person he originally thought would be clear after many years, just appeared in front of his eyes vividly.

It's like, Mom never left.

It's as if the light in his heart has always been with him.