A deep night's sleep.

In fact, Li Qian's sleep quality has always been quite good, firstly, he maintains a certain amount of exercise every year, and his physical exertion is not small, and secondly, he arranges endless work for himself every day, and his mental consumption is also huge, plus he has been sleeping on time and getting up on time for several years, which has given him quite good sleep, and it has supported him to go all the way, and he can still maintain his energy every day.

But even so, he felt to himself that he still had the sweetest sleep in years.

In the English Lake District at night, the temperature is actually very low, but the insulation conditions in the wooden cottage are okay, and a wool blanket can sleep very comfortably.

At five o'clock in the morning, Li Qian opened his eyes.

When I got up to wash, I met that Helena had already gotten up and had finished washing and was about to go out.

Seeing Li Qian get up, she looked very surprised, and said with a smile: "You are a young man who likes to get up early, this is really good!"

Li Qian smiled and said, "You are also a young man, Helena." ”

For a woman in her forties, this is simply the best flattery in the world.

Helena was very useful.

She asked, "Are you going to go out for a walk too?"

Li Qian nodded while squeezing the toothpaste, "Yes, madam, is there anything you need me to help with?"

Helena shook her head, "I'm going to go to the market to buy something, but it's all very simple, I'll be back soon." As she spoke, she pointed to the room inside and said, "You can wait for him for ten minutes, he is already up, and you can go to the lake together." Believe me, the view in the morning, very beautiful. ”

Li Qian nodded at her, and saw that she turned her head and went out, so he brushed his teeth.

Less than five minutes later, Li Qian was busy grinding coffee in the kitchen, when he heard James McCullough behind him open the door and come out.

So, ten minutes later, the two went out side by side.

They all have pipes in their mouths.

It's a very laid-back feeling.

Li Qian couldn't help but think of the villa Qi Jie bought in Hainan, and thought to find a time to stay for a few days, it was his own house, and it would definitely be more comfortable to live in the past.

Tobacco was repeatedly recommended by the old man, and it was one of the British tobacco brands he loved to smoke.

It's spicy.

But facing the early morning breeze, I walked to the lake with a pipe in my mouth, and there were wild flowers on both sides of the road that Li Qian could not have called by name, and from time to time there were early birds chirping and chirping, skimming low, taking a long puff and gently exhaling from the nostrils, the smoke was wonderful.

The old man is sixty years old, but he has a strong desire to express himself.

He talked endlessly.

Let's take a walk around the lake, take a look, and then walk back to Helena, who has already prepared breakfast.

After breakfast, Li Qian began to learn how to make pipes from James McCullough.

To be honest, this job is not difficult, and the requirements for ingenuity and so on are simply the minimum requirements for a young artist in his twenties.

Even, if you look at it simply, this job can be classified as a carpenter's work.

Choose a piece of briar root, conceive the shape of the pipe you want to make, and then roughly cut the wood according to the shape of the briar root, and cut a rough shape little by little, and then fine sanding, little by little to polish it to the shape you want, this completes the simplest rough embryo.

Of course, this is definitely a thing that can only be done well with heart.

In the morning, the two of them, one old and one young, were busy in the workshop, discussing things from time to time, and then each doing their own work, Helena came to stand for a while from time to time, looking at the two of them with a smile on her face.

It wasn't until near noon, when Helena had just brought two cups of coffee, that there was a sudden knock on the front door, and Helena walked back, and then suddenly said, "Oh, baby, why are you here?"

Li Qian was puzzled and looked at James.

James McCullough was stunned for a moment, then happily put down the work in his hand, and soon, a girl about the same height as Helena walked into the yard, James looked doting, and walked over with open arms, "Come, come, baby, let Daddy hug you!"

It turned out to be their daughter.

And fortunately, she inherited the beauty and size of her mother Helena almost perfectly.

Before coming, Li Qian had specially checked the information related to James McCullough, so he not only knew a lot about Helena and his love story, but also knew that the two of them had a very beloved daughter.

Elizabeth McCullough.

However, according to the information in my impression, she is about fifteen years old this year?

She was almost 1.7 meters tall - and when she got closer, she was even a little taller than her mother, Helena.

It has begun to be beautiful and thrilling.

Seeing Li Qian, she seemed to be slightly stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and looked at Li Qian curiously.

Li Qian had already taken off his gloves and walked over, stretching out his hand, "Hey, I'm Li Qian." I'm from China. ”

Elizabeth shook hands with him and introduced herself, "Elizabeth." And said: "I know you, I am your fan, and I am also your fan." ”

Then she saw the sawdust on Li Qian's gloves, and the whites of her eyes rolled, "Oh my God! You're a carpenter, too!"

James laughed.

…………

Helena is a big fan of her husband, so although she loves her daughter Elizabeth very much, even if she listens to James babbling there to express how much she loves her daughter, Li Qian can feel that the two of them are simply going where they want to go, how they want to play, and since Elizabeth started school at the age of seven or eight, she can basically be classified as "wild".

Stocking, that is, pure stocking.

"Elizabeth, we're going to live in France for a month, you go to school honestly!"

"Elizabeth, your father is going to live in the Lake District for a while, you should go to school and don't skip class!"

This is Elizabeth's life in her own account.

This time when she came back, Elizabeth, who was mainly living in a boarding school in London, was finally able to go home for two days, but when she returned home, she found that only the nanny was at home, and then, she didn't even say hello, and the fifteen-year-old girl, who was familiar with the way, got into the car and went straight to the Lake District.

This has to be left in the country, and a fifteen-year-old girl is usually sent by her parents when she goes far away, even if she is sent to school, at the school gate, or downstairs in the dormitory, she must continue to be told thousands of times.

But in a family like McCullough's family, Elizabeth, who has been freed to the wild since she was a child, is simply not a matter of fact.

After eating together at noon, Helena said, "Jamie, it's time for you to take a nap." ”

James protested loudly, "Why should I take a nap, I'm not an old man!"

So after a short rest after dinner, the two continued to work with pipes in their mouths, and Elizabeth stood outside the workshop and watched, reminding Li Qian from time to time - it can be seen from what she said that although she sarcastically mocked her father as a "carpenter", she should be quite familiar with pipe making.

Half an hour later, James began to yawn.

After another ten minutes, the old man said, "I need to go and rest." ”

Elizabeth shouted loudly, "Hey, why are you taking a nap, you're not an old man!"

The old man didn't look back, but waved his hand behind him, "Thank you for reminding me baby." ”

When the old man went to sleep, Elizabeth stood at the door of the studio and watched Li Qian polish his work that was about to take shape, and felt so bored, so she suddenly asked, "Hey, Qian, can you teach me to play the guitar?"

Li Qian turned his head to look at her, "Of course!

Elizabeth suddenly came to her senses, "Great!" turned to run, but stood still, with a look of regret, "Oh my God, there's no guitar here!"

Li Qian smiled, shrugged his shoulders regretfully, and then continued to polish his work.

Elizabeth suddenly lost her energy again, leaning against the door and watching Li Qian patiently serve the piece of wood.

"Oh, that's ugly!" she complained without hesitation.

Li Qian smiled, stretched his arms, and then said helplessly: "So, you are not the first!"

After a pause, he said, "Actually, I know, a lot of people say I'm not good at making things that are aesthetically pleasing, eh...... But...... I think it's pretty right, right?"

He picked up his work, looked at it with pride, and showed it to Elizabeth.

Elizabeth rolled her eyes helplessly.

Li Qian shook his head and laughed.

"Do you want to go for a walk by the lake?" asked Elizabeth suddenly.

Li Qian turned his head to look at her, but before he could speak, Elizabeth seemed to be afraid that Li Qian would reject her, and added: "I know where my father's wooden boat is hidden!

That's kind of interesting.

Li Qian asked, "Do you know how to row?"

Elizabeth nodded, a proud expression, "Of course." ”

…………

Sailing on the lake, it is indeed breathtakingly beautiful.

Elizabeth said as she rowed, "I have been rowing on my own since I was seven or eight years old. ”

Li Qian staggered and reluctantly stood up, looking into the distance.

The surface of the lake is clear and blue.

It was a small wooden boat that could only accommodate two people.

Li Qian is such a big man, although it is not a big problem to sit, but as soon as he stands up, the boat is a little difficult to grasp the balance - standing up and taking a few looks, he quickly and carefully sits down.

Elizabeth also laughed at him, "You are so cowardly!"

Li Qian shrugged his shoulders and did not refute.

When the boat reached the lake, Elizabeth stopped her oars and let the boat float on the water.

She didn't speak, she looked at everything around her.

Li Qian didn't speak either.

Suddenly, Li Qian knocked on the boat with his hand and started to beat it.

Elizabeth turned her head to look at him.

He began to sing softly, in Chinese:

"In the sky,

Pairs are lined up,

The river is long, the autumn grass is yellow,

The sound of the piano on the prairie is sad.

To the south,

Flying over the reeds,

The sky is vast, where are the geese going,

In my heart is the hometown of the north.

……”

Elizabeth put her hand on her cheek and looked at him quietly.

A pair of blue eyes, clearer than the lake water.

After Li Qian finished singing, she came back to her senses for a while, but her eyes were still staring at Li Qian, and she said, "Although I don't understand Chinese, but ...... It's so nice. ”

Li Qian smiled, "Thank you!"

Then he asked, "Can I be the one to row back? You teach me how to row?"

Elizabeth immediately perked up, and seemed to be particularly excited about the skill she could teach Li Qian, "Yes, yes......, yes! I'll be when I'm seven or eight years old!"

As a result, Li Qian drew farther and farther.

Elizabeth laughed out loud without a ladylike image.

Then the boat swayed, and was rowed in circles on the water by Li Qian, a rower.

Fortunately, with Elizabeth's guidance, Li Qian was also careful, and the boat would not capsize.

When we went to Taihu Lake together, in fact, Li Qian really wanted to try rowing by himself, and Xie Bing's father did find a boat for him, but he brought a motor - the boat split Taihu Lake, which was quite enjoyable, but he didn't experience the fun of hand rowing.

After working for at least half an hour, Li Qian, who had initially mastered the boating skills, finally rowed the boat to the shore.

Elizabeth laughed at him unscrupulously, "You're so stupid!"

The boat was re-hidden, and the two of them walked back together.

With the experience just now, Elizabeth suddenly had more words, and she complained to Li Qian about her parents and parents, especially the origin of her name-

"My mom told me that I was born, and they discussed my name, and my dad worked hard to come up with two names for me, one was Elizabeth and the other was Kate...... Oh my God, can you imagine a master of cinema, a famous artist, naming his only child, Elizabeth and Kate!

Hearing this, Li Qian couldn't help laughing.

She knew what Elizabeth meant - in the UK, the most common and easiest names for girls to have are Elizabeth and Kate. It's like a boy's name is David or John.

Well, it is also related to the founding of China, patriotism, and strength in another time and space...... And so on and so forth.

Then, Li Qian naturally told Elizabeth about his name, Qian.

He pouted a wooden stick and wrote the Chinese character "qian" in an open space, explaining to Elizabeth, "This word, in Chinese, means modest and humble. My father is a high school teacher who teaches Chinese, and he gave me this name because he hoped that I would be humble and humble to others in the future. ”

The meaning of the name is simply beautiful in Elizabeth's opinion.

It's just that she doesn't seem to understand why Chinese characters can use words like "modesty" as names.

"Qian, when the opportunity is right, can you teach me Chinese?" she asked.

Li Qian replied without thinking about it, "Of course you can!" But learning Chinese is more difficult, and it is a thing that you must study seriously for a long time to master, so if you want to learn Chinese, it is better to learn it through professional teachers and professional schools. ”

Elizabeth nodded, "Okay, I'll sign up for the Chinese elective when I go back." ”

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