Old Jones was not surprised that Li Cheng would make such a request, but planned to speak with facts, and then asked Smith and Fei Li to order food at the hotel, and Old Jones took Li Cheng to the study of a villa not far away.

He took out a book made of yellowed parchment, and deliberately brought a pair of rubber gloves when he took it, which shows the importance of this book made of parchment to old Jones.

"Yes, this is the genealogy that has been handed down since the 16th century." Li Cheng also wore a pair of gloves, although the parchment paper book was preserved longer than ordinary paper, and if it was not properly preserved, it was also easy to decay and be damaged, judging from the solemn expression and perfect storage method of old Jones, the book was indeed not simple, and it was written "Li Family Tree" in clear Chinese traditional Chinese.

Li Cheng looked at it, there are many generations, similar to the trunk of a tree, inherited one by one, although the situation of many branches is not clearly written, but the old Jones is still written in the family tree, and the other side lines are nowhere to be found, it is estimated that the side line has been Westernized for so many years without contact, and the old Jones still supports the inheritance of the family tree, although in the eyes of many people, they are all British Canadians, but no one knows that the old Jones still has a Chinese heart!

Genealogy is a rare thing that can flow to the present, even in China, only the ancestral hall in the village may still exist, or it is a newly repaired genealogy, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the old Jones has continued the habit of recording genealogy since the generation of tea merchants, and the Chinese characters in it are powerful both before and in modern times.

Old Jones's Chinese name is Li Si, which made Li Cheng can't help but look at Old Jones a few times, how can it have nothing to do with Li Si.

The circulation of the Li family tree proves that the old Jones really originated from the Chinese tea merchants, but after so many years, his bloodline has also been mottled, and it can only be said that he has been baptized by the Han civilization as a "barbarian".

"Old Jones, this genealogy is an antique, I hope you can continue to pass it on to the next generation, but I think the two of Dian and Fei Li seem to be unreliable, and the Chinese culture they have received is not enough, by the way, Old Jones, the Chinese characters of your generation are all written by you?"

"Well, every generation of us has been learning calligraphy since childhood, and you're right, Dian and Fei Li are not interested in Chinese culture, and they didn't want to learn Chinese culture when they were young." This is also normal, everyone has a different view of China, some are interested, some are despised, Dian, Fei Li is already a complete western cowboy, the blood of the tea merchant in the blood, thin negligible, hundreds of years of inheritance, can come to old Jones, it is enough to see the strength of the old man.

Old Jones smiled mysteriously and said: "When my old buddy Peake told me that you would come to Liufa Ranch, I understood that Dian and Fei Li would accept Chinese culture, and I hope you can influence them during this period of time, so that they can better inherit the legacy of their ancestors, and I can't break the family tree in this vein!" ”

It turned out that Li Si welcomed Li Cheng's arrival so much, in addition to being a family three hundred years ago, there was another point, that is, through Li Cheng to influence the palace and Fei Li, so that they could continue to carry forward the fine traditions of the old man, the most important thing is the palace! As a man, the old man's vein is to be inherited by the palace, but he is only interested in the word hall, and the so-called Chinese culture is not interested at all, but what the old Jones does not know is that before he came, Li Cheng used Chinese kung fu as an excuse to perform a unique skill, and he has completely conquered Smith, whose Chinese name is Li Dian!

"Don't worry, I'll pay attention to this, but I'm curious, you can also speak Chinese?"

"A little bit, the Chinese tourists in the ranch are all personally received by me......" Then the old Jones showed his hand and communicated with Li Cheng with Chinese, where can this old boy only be a little, Mandarin is more standard than Li Chengdu, it is a Chinese, figuratively speaking, the old Jones is a sheep in wolf's clothing......

Knowing that the elder Jones was a descendant of Chinese tea merchants, Li Cheng had a special sense of intimacy, and was also proud of the achievements of Chinese merchants in that period in the 16th century.

The two left the villa together, and as soon as they walked out of the door, Li Chengcheng heard a sound similar to the recitation of poetry in Spanish, a white man about 50-60 years old, with a full beard, similar to old Jones, white hair follicles are more developed, so they will grow beards, although Li Cheng can't understand what the white man is saying, but judging from its rhythm of modulation and frustration, it is indeed a poem, and it is not bad.

Old Jones seemed to know this guy, and said to Li Cheng: "This is Carlos, a regular customer of Liufa Ranch, a Spanish poet who comes here every once in a while to collect style, and today he seems to have an inspiration to make poetry." ”

"So you know what he's talking about? I'm curious. In North America, there are still very few people who can understand Spanish, if it is in South America, where is the first battlefield of the Spanish colonists, Spanish is more widely used, but the old Jones has all kinds of tourists, and the languages of various countries are some, and he listened attentively for a while and said: "I try to translate it, but it may have a great source from the original work, and you also understand poetry, this kind of thing, you have to read the original version to understand the author's artistic conception." ”

After the elder Jones finished speaking, he translated the excerpt in English.

"I'd rather be rapids, mountains, rivers, on rough roads, rocky ......"

After Carlos finished reciting, he met the old Jones, the Spaniards are typical southern European surnames, enthusiastic and generous, good at controlling life, so Spain is a holy place for poets.

Li Cheng is more curious about those who engage in art, and in his influence, artists are not all sloppy and unkempt, staying at home for hundreds of years and not going out, just for a moment of inspiration.

Carlos is optimistic, always maintain a happy psychology, from time to time to travel around the world, inspiration as a recitation, and then write into his own poetry collection, he currently has several poetry collections, since entering the Spanish poetry scene, he has created thousands of poems, in Spain is still quite popular, is one of the outstanding representatives of modern Spanish poets.

"Hi old Jones, hello, sorry to bother you, this is?" During Carlos's chanting, he turned on the recording function of his mobile phone, and in the evening, he would write it in his notebook and make some modifications.

If you go on a personal trip, the language aspect is a problem, English is common in North America, so in order to ensure that the language is accessible all over the world, Carlos still knows English, but with a Spanish accent, and if you don't listen carefully, you may misunderstand.

"Hello, my name is Lee, it's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Caroline, this poem of yours is amazing." Li Cheng's boasting made Carlos infinitely useful, and his impression of Li Cheng suddenly increased, this is the most proud work he created during this time, but unfortunately he was bumped into by the two, Carlos also understood that old Jones knew some Spanish, and it was estimated that he was listening to his translation.

"Thank you for the compliment, and it's nice to meet you, Lee, are you here to travel to Liuhua Timber? Received by the elder Jones in person, it seems that it must be Chinese, I also heard the elder Jones say that his family is a glorious history, a descendant of a Chinese tea merchant in the 16th century, and his ancestors also had a title, a descendant of a Chinese nobleman, by the way, old Jones, what is the title of your ancestors? ”

"Count!"

"Yes, yes, the descendants of the Chinese counts......"

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty in China, the foreign surname was knighted, that is, the duke, the marquis, the three uncles, etc., and the son and the male were gone, and they could have the title of earl, indicating that the old man estimated that his father was the family of the eunuch, and he didn't know why he went to Scotland to be a tea merchant, and it seems that the old man's family was still a big official in the Ming Dynasty before.

At least thanks to the imperial court, to be eligible for the title of hereditary count! No wonder old Jones worships his ancestors so much, the glory of the ancient Chinese aristocracy is still quite bluffing, after all, in China, no one dares to say that it is a nobleman......

The Spanish poet was quite talkative, with a straw hat and a red scarf tied to his chest, a white shirt with a cotton-gray waistcoat, jeans and riding boots.

The number of hotels in the ranch is not limited to this one, there are many families, some belong to the old Jones, and a few are cooperating with outsiders, many things in the ranch have adopted a cooperative model, which can effectively improve the carrying capacity of life, entertainment, accommodation and other aspects in the ranch.

This was also discovered during a casual conversation with old Jones, and there were several country cooks in the inn, who made a lot of special food, and by the time the three arrived, Smith and Filly had already finished ordering.

The table full of delicacies made everyone's appetite move, but Li Cheng hesitated, these dishes were too strange, Li Cheng looked at a plate of salad, hesitated for a while and said, "Can these grasses be eaten?" ”

This plate of salad is not made with vegetables, but with weeds, radishes, etc., all of which are special foods from the pasture, but to eat so vegetarian?

"You can eat it, you see, how delicious they are." Carlos pointed to the tourists at the next table and said that this is one of the hotel's specialties, the weed salad.

Forget about this, I even use weeds to make hamburgers! What weed soup, weed burger, weed tea......

"Uh, this is a weed, too?" Li Cheng looked at the floating green in the cup, and he was a little unsure.

"No, that's mint tea......"

I have to say that Li Cheng felt that he had come to a temple in China, and he ate too vegetarianly, well, it was in response to the saying "coarse tea and light rice". (To be continued.) )