"Jonas ...... Jonas ...... Kelly's shout came from the woods.

Zhou Nan stood up, because the wound had not completely healed, he didn't dare to turn his head, and his body turned around directly. Responding in a deep voice, "I'm here ......"

The obese Kelly walked out of the woods and saw that Zhou Nan'an was fine, with a happy smile on her face. "Mr. Hoffmann has called from Brussels, the goods ahead have not been received due to the railway strike, and he urges that a cart of margarine and sausages be sent over as soon as possible, so your stamp is needed."

"Okay, I'll go back right away...... Are there any other requirements? What about vegetables? ”

"It's spring, and Belgium won't be short of vegetables......" she carefully measured Zhou Nan's forehead with the back of her hand. It's good that you don't have a fever, Jonas, your wound isn't completely healed, don't blow the wind outside. ”

Kelly's husband, Janssen, was an assistant Hoffmann found back in Germany, and after the outbreak of World War II, he was killed by French partisans while carrying supplies for the battlefield.

And two of their children starved to death in the early thirties, leaving only one eldest son, who was two years older than Zhou Nan and also died on the battlefield the year before last. Since then, the lonely Kelly has come to work as a maid in Hoffman's home.

She is a German woman with a good mentality, with a tough personality and hard-working, except for being a little verbose, Zhou Nan did not find any shortcomings in her. She lost her husband and children, and transferred her love for her children to Zhou Nan.

Here, only she and Zhou Nan were brought over by Hoffman, and they usually take special care of Zhou Nan. Those maids joked with Zhou Nan's vulgarity, and she also helped Zhou Nan out of the siege.

It's a pity that after Zhou Nan in the dream was brought back to China by the purchasing group, he never saw her again, and he never met a person who was kind to him but didn't want to reciprocate.

Seeing that the snacks in the basket were not moving, she asked, "What's wrong?" Don't you love these cookies? ”

After experiencing a life in a dream, in addition to his mentality, Zhou Nan found that his tastes seemed to have become aging. Previously he had a sweet tooth and liked barbecue food, but now, he prefers salty food and prefers soup.

"No, maybe it's because of the injury, I don't seem to have any interest in sweets now."

She lifted the basket, held Zhou Nan's arm and said as she walked: "Now there is very little sugar, but there is no shortage of salt, you like salty, I will bake you some vegetable biscuits tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, Kelly."

"No, my child, you will never have to say thank you to me."

Zhou Nan glanced at her with some emotion and met her warm gaze. The two of them smiled and walked together.

After about 200 meters of walking along the path in the woods, a three-story Dutch country house stands in the middle of a gently flowing river.

The main entrance of the villa faces a lawn, the two floors on the left side of the lawn are the maid's quarters and utility room, and the two floors on the right are the maid's quarters and kitchen.

It was originally owned by Viscount Hemstra, an immediate member of the Dutch royal family, but after Arnhem was occupied by the Germans, it was occupied by several German dignitaries. As for the Viscount's relatives, the men were all imprisoned in concentration camps for labor reform, and the women were also placed to work in factories.

Although Zhou Nan was a foreigner, he was raised like a son by Hoffman and regarded him as his own. Because of the nature of his work, he was not able to occupy a bedroom in the villa, but he did have a small office and a dedicated telephone.

When it comes to this, we have to first introduce the Hoffman family. The Hoffmanns were just ordinary merchant families, or they wouldn't have gone from Hamburg to the Japanese-occupied island town in the twenties.

But while doing business in the island city, the elder Hoffmann met Alexander von Falkenhausen, the last German adviser of the Republic of China at that time. Falkenhausen was very appreciative of Hoffmann, and introduced him to a lot of business during his stay in China, so that their family could grow stronger.

In 38, the Japanese army occupied Qingdao again, Zhou Dazhuang died in the resistance, and the sixteen-year-old Zhou Nan followed the Hoffman family to Shanghai. Subsequently, he followed the dismissed Falkenhausen to Germany.

On the way back to Germany from China with the Hoffman family, the elder Hoffman was unlucky, and when he was in Singapore, he contracted malaria and died in a foreign land before he arrived in India.

Soon after returning to his hometown in Hamburg, World War II broke out again. Hoffman, because of his experience as a businessman and his relationship with Falkenhausen, did not become an officer, but rather a businessman in the service of the army.

When Falkenhausen became the governor of the German army in Belgium, he also used this relationship to make a fortune and became a military supply merchant throughout Belgium, transporting supplies to the German army and police forces.

Arnhem, a military town close to Germany, became the logistics supply point of the German army, and Hoffmann was to sit in Belgium, and Arnhem left Zhou Nan in charge here. From the summer of 40 years to now, he has lived in this small town for three years.

Because of his relationship with Falkenhausen, in the Netherlands, even the governor of the military government, Seth Inquart, would give Hofmann a little bit of thin face, so Zhou Nan lived a very leisurely life in this small city.

The European battlefield during World War II was not a special period, but it was actually very peaceful. It took five days from the German occupation of the Netherlands, and for the next four years there were no major casualties, and even if the Germans wanted to kill Jews, they were pulled by train to concentration camps in Poland.

In Zhou Nan's impression, until the Market Garden Operation, in four years, the Germans had killed less than 2,000 Dutchmen. Compared to another war in which 30 million people died, the war here can really be called a war of civilization.

However, in retaliation for the Allied Operation Market Garden and the punishment of the Dutch who helped the Allied forces, the Winter of Hunger Plan of '44 appeared, resulting in the death of tens of thousands of people in the famine.

During the three years that Zhou Nan was here, he felt that he was living in a very peaceful environment. Of course, the Dutch here are not so happy, because they need to work hard and earn very little.

Zhou Nan thinks that he is just a small person, although he has some little wisdom, but he does not have great wisdom. is also because of his good heart, he is unwilling to actively participate in more affairs. Because in the war years, the more things you do, the more people you may hurt.

Anyway, in Zhou Nan's memory, the five years from 39 to 44 years were the happiest time of his life. After returning home from Europe, he completely fell into a world without light, and it was not until his old age that he settled down again.

In the small office, three young people, two men and one woman, were counting the bills. Two men, one a member of the Belgian military junta, coordinated the transportation of goods, the other a Gestapo, who supervised it, and only one woman belonged to the company. Of course, in the warehouse near the train station, there are dozens of people under the management of Zhou Nan.

Seeing Zhou Nan coming in, the two men just nodded, lowered their heads and whispered. The woman named Rena stood up and said, "Jonas, there is a group of officers on the Brussels side, but the railway to Belgium has been blown up, and it will take two days to repair, so we need to send a batch of supplies to Brussels in advance." ”

"I already know about this......" Zhou Nan glanced back at Kelly.

Kelly took out the seal and read the shipping list before stamping it. For the responsibilities that belong to Zhou Nan, she maintains them very carefully.

After finishing the work, several people went into small talk mode again. Rena looked at the bandages on Zhou Nan's head, "Is your injury a little better?" ”

"Much better, thank you for your concern."

Julian was a somewhat decadent young man, and his newborn son had died of scarlet fever, and although several months had passed, he still had not recovered.

He looked at the list, turned around and took his hat from the wall, patted it with his hand, and put it on his head. "Jonas, can I take a box of sausages and give them to my mother?"

"The goods in the warehouse have been booked, but you can go to my bedroom and move a box, you need to do it yourself."

The materials in Zhou Nan's room are all unplanned materials that are deliberately prepared every time, so it is convenient for Zhou Nan to pull relations here, so even if he gives Julian a box, it is nothing.

Although supplies are very tight everywhere now, those who are hungry are ordinary people, and they will never be hungry for him, the person responsible for transporting supplies. Just like in the bitter times, chefs don't go hungry.

"Thank you, I'll give you my dagger made of shell casings when I get back."

"No, that's your beloved." But Julian shook his head, said nothing, and walked out of the office. The dagger had been polished by him and was ready to be given to his son, who was now dead.

Lucas, who is a Gestapo, bites his jaw, he has a square and wide face, because of this habit, his jaw appears wider. "Ever since his death in Leon, he has longed to go to war, and perhaps life is just a burden to him now."

Zhou Nan sighed and said, "If you know how to be satisfied, you won't be humiliated." If you know how to do it in moderation, you will not encounter danger, so that you can maintain peace for a long time. You only have one life, and you can only be responsible for yourself. ”

Lucas patted Zhou Nan on the shoulder and smiled: "Don't promote your Lao Tzu to me, I'm a devout Christian." ”

After him out of the office, he was confronted by Michel, the administrator of Arnhem, a stern and old-fashioned German who was more intimidating to young people than the police chief Hansen and the Gestapo squad leader Heidson.

Lucas hurriedly gave him a military salute, Zhou Nan was not a soldier, but he also stood up straight and nodded to him. A smile squeezed out of his serious face, waved his hand, signaled Lucas not to salute anymore, and asked Zhou Nan: "Jonas, the guerrillas who planted the mines have been captured, and there will be a public trial in the court tomorrow, you can also go and have a look." ”

If it was before, Zhou Nan would definitely agree without thinking about it, but now, he smiled and said, "No, I won't go, if they are because I have suffered a threat to my life, it will only make me feel guilty." ”

Michelle shook her head with some disapproval, but she didn't bother to educate Zhou Nan, she just said: "If everyone had your tolerance and compassion, there would be no war." ”