Zhou Nan pressed his right hand on his chest and bent down slightly. "Hello, Lady Hemstra, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"It's great that you're okay, Jonas. Audrey and I have been worried about you, but you know that the place where you live now is not open to us......" She put down the basket in her hand and looked carefully at the wound on Zhou Nan's neck, but the wound on the back of her head was still wrapped, and she couldn't see the appearance of the wound clearly. "God is merciful, and He knows that you are a good man."

But I believe in the Tao...... But Zhou Nan did not refuse the kindness of Mrs. Hemstra, he knew that this woman was a fanatic, she believed that God was more omnipotent than doctors, and would not go to the hospital even if she was sick, believing that sincere prayer could cure the sick.

In 40 years, after the fall of the Netherlands, Zhou Nan followed Hoffmann to Arnhem and lived in a villa that originally belonged to the Hemsstra family. Audrey, who was only eleven at the time, had not changed her name to Ada, and her toys and childhood memories were all left there, so she often ran back to find her lost toys.

At that time, in Europe, except for some blacks, yellow people were very rare, and the children in the Netherlands were both curious and afraid of him. But in the process of long-term contact, the elegant and calm Zhou Nan soon gained the friendship of these children, including Audrey.

Lady Hemstra was wary of Zhou Nan at first, but after Zhou Nan's gentle reputation spread in the small town, the people here gradually accepted him.

When there was no part of his dream life, Zhou Nan might have accompanied Mrs. Helmstra to chat in the river for a while, but now it was different. He was desperate to see the figure in his dream, desperate to see his heart, and he wanted to know whether this was friendship or a relationship that could develop into love.

He didn't want to be like him in his dreams, and he would still be an old virgin at the age of ninety-five. He wants to listen to his father's words and spread the branches for the old Zhou family. Although the other party's age is still a little too young, he can wait.

"Lady Hemstra, I know that Audrey has gone to the forest to wait for me, so allow me to take my leave, and I will come to visit you again next week......"

She smiled and lifted the basket at her feet. "Of course, Audrey has been praying for you, and she will be happy to see you recover."

"So...... See you next week......"

"Goodbye......" Mrs. Hemstra waved her hand and watched Zhou Nan disappear from sight before turning and walking into the room.

In the shadow of the pillars of light in the hall, Mrs. Hemsstra was standing behind the window, looking out at the little garden, motionless. "You don't seem to be averse to his contact with Audrey? Don't forget, he was working for the Germans, and he was a heretic. ”

"Mom, the current affairs are so difficult, and the future is so confused. Why should we strangle a little warmth today for the sake of an unknown tomorrow? Let alone...... Audrey's friendship with Jonas is more like a brother-sister relationship or a father-daughter relationship, and you know, without her father's love, Audrey has always had a special sense of dependence on men older than her, which is not necessarily love. ”

The old lady turned around and said indifferently: "After your father died in front of me, my affection for the Germans melted like ice and snow, and everything related to the Germans made me so disgusted. Ella, the clouds will always disperse, the sun will always come, hope to stay in my heart forever, not because today will forget tomorrow. ”

"Yes. Mom. I went to do the laundry. Since her father's death, Ella knew that her mother had gone from being a kind old lady to a paranoid and indifferent bystander. She kept her life to wait to see the final result, and although her thoughts were not necessarily correct, she did not want to argue.

Seeing the sausages and cans on the table, she walked over and said happily, "Is this what Jonas delivered?" It's not dark yet, and the factory should still be able to get in. Mom, I'll send some of this food to my brother and children. ”

The old lady nodded. "Their lives are more difficult than ours, you can save a little for the children, and send the rest over."

Less than three kilometers away, it took more than half an hour for Zhou Nan to come, but now it took twenty minutes to return to the checkpoint at the entrance of the forest.

Greeting Kohler, Zhou Nan did not walk directly in the direction of the villa, but turned to the north, crossed a hill, and came to the small river in the middle of the forest.

The river, which is no more than five kilometres long, is an inverted canal on the Lower Rhine, and the Viscount Villa was built on the river's edge. However, it is still a kilometre away, and the dense forests and reeds along the river have turned it into a world of its own.

Zhou Nan also met a few children digging reed roots, and when he saw Zhou Nan, a child with a runny nose shouted: "Jonas, I picked up a few wild duck eggs here, do you want them?" ”

Zhou Nan touched his pocket, but he couldn't find a piece of candy. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Little Chuck, I didn't bring sugar today......"

He sniffed and said, "Then I can't give it to you, I'm going to bring it back and let my mother cook it for me." ”

Zhou Nan smiled and touched his little head. "You're too thin, you have to eat a little more to get stronger. Did you see Ada? ”

Another seven or eight-year-old said, "I saw that she was picking mushrooms around the corner, but she was stupid, there were no mushrooms there." ”

Zhou Nan smiled, and regretted that he didn't ask them when he went out at the beginning, otherwise, he wouldn't have taken so many unjust roads.

Following a path that had been trampled out of the marsh, Zhou Nan came to a bend of the creek. It used to be a good place for fishing, so a few large rocks were moved and several places were set up here where people could sit.

A little girl sat on a big rock, staring at the gently rippling water. In the small basket beside her, there were only a few small mushrooms, and the bottom of the basket was not even covered.

Under the light of the setting sun, her body looked so pure and petite in the light and shadow. Zhou Nan's heart jumped quickly, he controlled his emotions for a while, and then shouted softly: "Ada......"

The girl on the stone turned around, with a look of confusion on her face. looked at Zhou Nan, who was still wrapped in bandages on his head, and a bright smile gradually appeared on his face. "Hi Jonas."

Zhou Nan walked in front of her, looking at the girl in front of her, how could she not connect her with the elegant and beautiful angel-like woman in the later generations.

Her face is a little square due to her large jaws, which makes her look like a tomboy. The lower body should be her brother's suspender overalls, only the overalls of the railway maintenance team are used in such an ugly earthy coffee color, because the trouser legs are too long, and she is rolled up.

Only the white silk blouse on the upper body was a little feminine, but it was clearly her mother's clothes. Her overly thin body looked empty in some of the larger clothes, and there was no curve at all.

A little embarrassed to be stared at by Zhou You, she looked down at her muddy pants, and gently rubbed the dried mud spots on her trouser legs with her fingers a little shyly. "I heard that you were injured, and I always wanted to see you, but ...... There are no school holidays. ”

"I just went to your house and met your grandmother and mother, and I found out that you were here. How are you doing? ”

She nodded, looking at the wound on Zhou Nan's neck, but she couldn't help but burst into tears. She sniffed, calmed her mind, and got up to stand on top of the stone. "Now I'm taller than you...... Your Hurt ...... Are you okay? ”

Zhou Nan sat down on the stone next to him, looked up at her and said, "The injury on the back of the head is not completely healed, and the glass shards have injured the Adam's apple here, so my voice is a little hoarse, and I may not be able to recover in the future." ”

Seeing Zhou Nan sit down, she lifted her trouser leg and sat down as well. Staring at the wound on Zhou Nan's neck that had healed, he asked, "Then won't you be able to sing to me in the future?" ”

"Of course not, as long as you like my hoarse voice."

She asked curiously, "Can you sing it now?" ”

"I'll talk about it when I'm ready......" Zhou Nan stood up and helped her lift the basket. Let's go, I'll take you to a place where there are plenty of mushrooms, enough for you to fill a basket. ”

She laughed a little embarrassedly. "I'm not lazy, I'm just ...... I feel as if I don't have the spirit. ”

If there is no experience in the dream, even Zhou Nan is confused about feelings now, and Audrey, who is only fourteen years old, even less understands feelings. This is not the later age of the Internet, where everything can be learned, and even in developed Western Europe, there are still many illiterates.

In the dream, the relationship between the two people has ended before it sprouts, but now, Zhou Nan wants this relationship to sprout and even blossom.

Looking at her playful smile, Zhou Nan felt that everything was so satisfying, why didn't he notice these beautiful things in his dream?

"Jonas, Teacher Erica taught us another set of dance moves, but unfortunately, I haven't learned them all yet......" She took two quick steps, turned around, and walked backwards facing Zhou Nan. When I've learned everything, I'll show you. ”

Zhou Nan showed a gentle smile and said, "Then next week, I also happened to learn a tune, and I will play it to you when the time comes." ”

"I prefer the violin to the flute, it's strange that you can play a piece of bamboo so beautifully."

Suddenly, another air raid siren sounded, but no planes appeared in the sky. Both Zhou Nan and Audrey looked up at the sky for a while before lowering their heads.

For some reason, the smile on Audrey's face slowly faded, and after a while, it turned into tears.

Zhou Nan couldn't guess what she remembered to become like this, and asked softly, "Ada, what's wrong with you?" ”

She lowered her head a little embarrassed and shook her head slightly. However, she quickly raised her head again, and Zhou Nan saw that her tears had slipped down her cheeks, along her little face and onto her chin.

She sniffed, looked into Zhou Nan's eyes with big crystal eyes, and asked softly, "Jonas, is life always so difficult?" ”