Lady Hemstra was actually in an awkward position in London, although she was a nobleman, but she was a Dutch nobleman. Then she was Catholic, not British, Protestant, so naturally she was ostracized.

What's more, she has been married twice, which can be said to be a great shame for an upper-class woman in this era.

So she knows very well that she can't fit into the upper class of British society, even if she is not obviously discriminated against now, but she has attended the banquet a few times and can't even receive an invitation, which is enough to prove that she can't be accepted.

Audrey, on the other hand, is young and beautiful, with a gentle personality. Although she seems to have lost the face of the aristocracy because she appeared to become the spokesperson of perfume, she found a respected husband.

Although Zhou Nan is an Oriental and does not have a knighthood, his talent is enough to make up for all this, and the average nobleman is not as influential and respected as Zhou Nan.

Lady Hemstra, therefore, pinned all her hopes on Audrey, and she herself wisely did not squeeze into that circle, but aimed at the circle of scholars' families.

The scholars are not young, and the ladies are not young. Toynbee's fiancée, Veronica, is only ten years younger than her, and Russell's fourth lover, who is now infatuated, is not too young.

Audrey is too young to help Zhou Nan maintain this kind of ladylike diplomacy, but she is more suitable.

During her time in London, she became close to the families of the scholars. helped Zhou Nan maintain a network in the circle of scholars, and did a pretty good job.

But Zhou Nan didn't realize this help, and he didn't even think about maintaining a closer relationship with these scholars.

In another life, he lived alone all his life, accustomed to taking care of everything himself, and was not accustomed to building close friendships with others.

But Mrs. Hemstra understood, let Nord understand, and so did Etinny. They helped Zhou Nan fill in the gaps without complaint and maintained social communication outside of academics.

Even if Zhou Nan doesn't feel this convenience now, if he loses this help, he will realize it.

The convoy travelled north-west along the A40, and after rounding Oxford, the flat fields turned into rolling hills, and the scenery became more and more beautiful.

Under the light of the setting sun, the fields are full of flowers and leaves of different colors, as well as different shades of green, like beautiful oil paintings.

In terms of pure natural beauty, the scenery here is far less than that of Switzerland. But unlike Switzerland, in addition to its natural beauty, it also has a rich history. There are many small towns that are hundreds of years old, and it makes you feel like you have stepped back in time.

It was barley season, and agricultural development in Britain had already taken the form of farm-based cultivation in the late nineteenth century. After decades of development, primary industrial cultivation has been formed.

It is not uncommon to see tractors emitting black smoke and harvesting large patches of barley in fields that are fenced off like gardens.

This kind of scenery is difficult to see in Switzerland, because with the exception of the Lake Geneva region in the southwest, there are very few large tracts of land where crops can be grown, and it is mainly pastureland.

Before it was dark, the car arrived at the small town of Berford in the middle of England, and about five kilometers later, they met the men sent by Lord Crete to wait for them.

Under his leadership, they went around a village road, and in the night, slowly drove into a courtyard made of gray stones.

Sir Crete was a former diplomat and worked in Geneva for almost a decade. When he retired, he was granted a knighthood by the British king.

According to the English hierarchy, this was the lowest aristocratic rank, but this was already satisfactory for Crete, who was originally a small landowner.

He had worked in Geneva for almost a decade and had a very friendly relationship with Jean Nord, and when Zhou Nan was in London, he also paid a special visit and invited Zhou Nan and them to come over.

Today received a call from Jean Nord, and he immediately got the whole family ready to entertain the guests.

Zhou Nan and they were very warmly entertained, although his home was not luxurious, but Zhou Nan and they lived in a 600-year-old bluestone ancient house.

Although the British food was very unpalatable, let Nord bring the chef himself, and they killed a sheep and a pig to entertain Zhou Nan and them.

This kind of pure rural style is what Zhou Nan and they all like very much. Since Zhou Nan was injured, he had never drunk alcohol, and today he also let go of the amount and drank half a bottle of whiskey made by their own family.

At the bonfire party after dinner, Zhou Nan also performed his flute skills with everyone, winning everyone's applause.

No academic discussions, no intrigue. Zhou Nan's nerves, which had been tense since he came to the UK, were also completely relaxed.

Let Nord see Zhou Nan who was intoxicated by the playing next to the bonfire, laughed happily, and secretly applauded his arrangement.

Since coming to the UK, Jean Nord has already discovered that Zhou Nan seems to be under a lot of pressure. Although he has always been calm on the surface, he always likes to frown alone when no one is around.

Living under this kind of pressure for a long time makes it easy for people to be emotionally depressed and even out of control, so he thought of letting him leave the depressed London and relax completely.

The next day, Zhou Nan slept until eight o'clock before waking up, and there was no human voice around, only the birds in the forest chirping happily.

Crete's house was built in the 14th century, and of course, the only old houses that are still in use today are the warehouse and the guest room where Zhou Nan lived, and the rest of the buildings were built in the next few hundred years.

Although it is a 600-year-old house, it has been renovated and the main door and glass windows have been replaced.

Lying on the bed, looking at the 600-year-old roof beams and the long-standing bluestones, people have a sense of not knowing where they are.

Audrey woke up earlier than Zhou Nan and stopped Melissa from waking Zhou Nan. Seeing Zhou Nan wake up, he happily took him to the well outside the house to wash.

It can also be seen from the grinding marks on the stones along the edge of the well that the well is not very old, but the reel support on it is new.

The well was obviously a fun toy in Melissa's eyes, and she volunteered to help Zhou Nan fetch water. But her strength is too small to shake alone, and she needs Audrey to help.

But this kind of activity obviously gave her a sense of accomplishment, and she couldn't care about her front teeth, and she smiled very happily.

Zhou Nan also felt very relaxed, after washing, he came to the kitchen next to the main house, Zhou Nan had no appetite, but still drank a bowl of cereal porridge and ate a bread at Audrey's request.

Melissa kept chattering, and after a while, she reported everyone's whereabouts to Zhou Nan. A group of young and strong assistants, who had little farm work and were interested in harvesting barley, went to help the owners.

Jean Nord took the rod and went to the river to fish. Mrs. Hemstra also got along well with the hostess, and accompanied her to the city to buy groceries.

"Mr. Crete's house is beautiful, and Jonas will give you a good visit."

Zhou Nan raised his eyes and looked at it, except for a few bluestone houses, that is, a forest on the east side, and he didn't see anything beautiful.

"We are on the westernmost side, more than 200 meters from here to the easternmost side, and a width of 100 meters from north to south, all the way to the river on the north side. The woods are large and occupy about half of the area. Due to the fact that there are walls and the woods are always wild, they keep a lot of animals in the forests. ”

Melissa said excitedly, "And the fawn, they ask me for something to eat." …… But I don't have anything to feed them......"

After breakfast, Zhou Nan took Audrey and Melissa out into the woods. It is walled on three sides, the Vendrash River on the north side, and the woods are completely wild, with only a few purpose-built paths.

There were all kinds of animals in the woods, rabbits, pheasants, pigs, deer, and a few litters of foxes. These animals are stupid and not afraid of people, and when they saw Zhou Nan coming over, they came over.

Melissa tried to catch a fox at first, but when she hugged one, the stench was so stinking that she almost threw up. Both Zhou Nan and Audrey couldn't help but laugh, and she immediately lost interest in those beautiful looking foxes completely.

When I came to the river, the small river was not big, the water flow was slow, and it was very calm. On the other side of the river, large barley fields are spread like a chessboard on the rolling hills.

Came to the side of Jean Nord who was fishing, and his harvest was not bad, and he had already lifted a few herring weighing three or four catties. Zhou Nan didn't know this fish, and he didn't know what kind of species it was.

Seeing Zhou Nan coming, he gave up his small bench, Zhou Nan did not sit, and sat on the root of a big tree on the shore.

"Although the scenery in England is not as good as that of Switzerland, our Switzerland is like a large delicate garden, lacking a rough historical precipitation. If your legs don't hurt, you can take a stroll around the village, where the buildings are hundreds of years old and you can see the different styles of British architecture from different periods. ”

Zhou Nan nodded, looked at the people on the other side of the river, and recalled the hard work of working in the fields in another life.

"Mayeri, do you like this idyllic life too?"

Jean Nord immediately shook his head and said: "I only like the liveliness of the city, this kind of life allows me to live for a day or two, and after a long time, I will not be able to stand it." ”

"Then why would you want to come here for a vacation?"

So that Nord does not have the style of doing good deeds without leaving a name, he just wants Zhou Nan to remember his goodness. He put down the fishing rod, looked at Zhou Nan and said, "Jonas, since you came to the UK, you have put too much pressure on yourself, and it is you who need to relax." ”

(Sorry, there was something wrong today, I forgot to update automatically, the update was late, sorry.) ）