Chapter 11: A Journey to the East (3)

The voyage at sea is boring, exactly the same scenery, the activity area is either the cabin, or the deck, these people come and go, the place where she lives is not accessible to ordinary Germans, it belongs to the military jurisdiction, she spends most of her time reading on the deck, or writing and drawing in the cabin, the master and servant do not feel bored, a month is spent like this,

Finally saw the land from afar, this day Major Linus came to tell her, pack up her things, the ship is about to arrive at the shore, roses, peonies neatly tidy up things, dress her neatly on the deck waiting for the delegation, a beautiful military uniform energetic Major Linus, suddenly feel a few years younger, led a group of young people who are also military uniforms, everyone stood straight on the deck, Elena master and servant three stood in an inconspicuous corner, the dock was noisy with gongs and drums, a lively scene, the banner was written in German, Welcoming the arrival of the German mediation delegation in Shanghai,

The housekeeper had already sent the telegram to the steward here, and I didn't know if he would come to the dock to pick her up, and when the time came, she would have to excuse Major Linus's arrangement, after all, it was inconvenient to live with these military madmen. Angelina. Feng. Richard. Clayderman asked Peony to step forward and quietly explain the situation to Major Linus, he turned back to her and nodded, and then whispered a few words to Peony, originally telling her that the address where they lived in Shanghai this time, if there was anything to come to him,

With the surging flow of people across the ladder, Peony walked to the Shanghai steward in advance, the steward's surname is Mei, a middle-aged man, a shrewd and capable face, his eyes are very steady, he is a person of noble character, Mei steward led a few guys to take the master and servant three out of the dock, came to a few rickshaws, arranged for a few people to go to the small villa bought in the German concession, the steward told the eldest lady to come, the Mei steward bought it quickly, and the preparations of the people who served were very neat, and the streets were full of ragged people fleeing from the wilderness, so relying on the remote place, staring blankly at passing vehicles and pedestrians,

Yelena sighed in her heart, the country in her memory was full of disasters and difficulties, people's lives have always been very difficult, the inaction of the oppressive authorities by the great powers, social turmoil, the huge gap between the rich and the poor, and many reasons have created this deformed status quo, all she can do is secretly help those who rise up to resist. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Came to a small two-story building in the German Concession, walked into the living room, a one-color leather sofa, a wooden coffee table, a cluster of pink lilies in a vase, Steward Mei asked the maid to come to see the eldest lady, the porter, the gardener, the cook, the rough woman, two clever little girls, they all volunteered to serve the eldest lady, if it weren't for her hospital to treat their relatives for free, where could they live to this day, listening to the Mei steward said that the eldest lady was coming, they all automatically recommended themselves to serve the eldest lady,

Steward Mei carefully selected the details to leave these people, several people stood in a row, raised their eyes and saw a very beautiful girl, dressed in luxury, looking at a few of them with a smile, there was no trace of disgust, several people hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, thanking the eldest lady for her kindness, Yelena motioned to Peony to help a few people, and told them with a smile that she was the duty of a doctor to save lives and help the wounded, they didn't have to worry about it, they could work with peace of mind, so that Steward Mei didn't have to be here, he would be busy with whatever he should do.

Pacify them Yelena under the service of peony roses, wash away the dust of the body, the two clever little girls picked up a change of clothes at home, quietly retreated, let the eldest lady have a good rest, the eldest lady is so beautiful, the golden hair is long and scattered on the back, the sun shines in and the golden light shines, it is the little fairy who saved them.

The bed in the bedroom was very comfortable, she had no sleep all night, and the next day she got up energetically for breakfast, and heard one of the two little girls, Xiang'er came to the dining table and said that there was an old gentleman visiting, her grandfather was really impatient, and she hadn't seen her relatives for many years, she also understood very well, and motioned to Rose to deal with it, Rose turned around and left with Xiang'er, only Peony and Baoqin were left in the restaurant, Baoqin looked at the beautiful lady stupidly, her every move was so good-looking, her long golden hair was braided and coiled at the back of her head, and the purple pearls were dotted around, A white and tender mutton fat jade carved peony flower inserted in the back of the head, the eight curtain tassels made of purple small pearls below, the earrings are also the peony flower shape of mutton fat jade, a pair of mutton fat jade bracelets are worn on the eldest lady's snowy skin, more warm and moist like water,

Came to the living room with Peony Baoqin, and saw a white-haired old man, looking at him excitedly, his eyes were moist, his lips trembled slightly, and he didn't know what words to use to express the meaning, Rose helped the old man who stood up to sit down, and he looked at Yelena without blinking his eyes, as if he was afraid that she would disappear in the blink of an eye.

"Like, really like, give your grandmother six points similar, when I knew her was you so old, lively and lovely, I fell in love with her at a glance, we got married for two years, it was very sweet after marriage, it was the happiest time in my life, when your mother was nine years old, the elders in the family were critically ill and asked me to go back to deal with it, your grandmother gave birth to a dystocia and injured her body, and she has been recuperating for many years and has not fully recovered, I am afraid that she will not be able to stand the bumps of the long-distance trip, so I did not let my mother return to China with her, Who knows that after coming back, I know that they are liars themselves, they are in good health, there is no disease at all, they let me marry a Chinese daughter as a wife, I refuse to let them lock me up in the manor, the eldest brother, the second brother, the third brother do not help me, even my favorite little sister persuaded me to give up your grandmother, and said that since I gave birth to a girl, and can not have any more children, it is useless to come, I am very angry, and I miss them very much, and I am depressed and sick, which makes them frightened, and after the illness is cured, they will no longer persecute me, But I just can't go back to Germany to find your grandmother and mother, they think that I can't bear it long before I compromise, who knows that I have been insisting for many years, has been studying abroad with me Xiaoxiao, Jiang Liangqing helped to not break contact with your grandmother, one day I heard the news of your grandmother's death, I am more than dead, but the world is not so peaceful, here is gradually lost the news of your mother, ask someone to inquire for many years without news, originally felt that one day is a day, who knows that one day I will visit the sick Jiang Liangqing, Seeing the photo of the founder in the hospital, I rekindled hope, don't blame me, child, I really looked for you with my heart, but things are not going well, can you forgive me, I am really your grandfather, you see, my degree certificate, our study abroad certificate, oh, by the way, I still have your grandmother, your mother's photo, correspondence records I have here, every time I think about them, I will take them out to see,"