On December 20, the day of the middle school holiday, Zhou Nan also took over the catalogue of the history series of sociology, history, and political economy that they had compiled from the hands of four college students.

Although it was only 40 Swiss francs per person, the minimum weekly salary stipulated in Switzerland was only 25 Swiss francs, and these students earned more than a week's income in a few days, and they were happier than Zhou Nan.

Because of the high income, they are still more serious and responsible in their work. On the notebook that Zhou Nan gave them, each of them listed the introductions of hundreds of books.

Zhou Nan only needs to compare the names of these books and sort out the contents, so that he can clearly know what kind of content and which book to look for.

According to this comparison, he can easily find a basis for enumerating the contents of his book.

Of course, in Swiss libraries, he looked for the most content about Switzerland, and although there were also contents from other countries, they were not so complete.

Books in this era are not like the Internet era in later generations, no matter what kind of content, you can search directly on the Internet, and if you want to find useful content for yourself, you can only use this stupid method.

In addition, there are many books that are not widely disseminated, and if you want to find useful content, you have to go to libraries in various countries to find them.

Zhou Nan himself can only speak German, and although he has learned spoken French, he still can't read French books. What's more, whether it is German or French, it will only be a small language in the future, and the only one that can really become the world's language in the future is English.

From the perspective of the mother tongue, English is a small language, but the strength of the United Kingdom in the past two or three hundred years, coupled with the rise of the United States, has become the language of the world.

Like Spanish, the original world language, although it has a much larger population than English as its mother tongue, it has also fallen into an embarrassing situation due to the weakening of its national power.

Therefore, if Zhou Nan wants to become a cultural master with great influence in the world, from now on, he must systematically learn English.

"Jonas, come and help me ...... Aunt Kelly"

Hearing Audrey's shout, Zhou Nan covered the several homework books in front of him, picked up the coat on the hanger and went downstairs.

At the door, a freight carriage drove directly into the courtyard, and the cart was piled up with things that the two women had bought. "Did you buy Lucerne back?"

Women shopping are afraid that they will touch their pleasure and feeling, and both women seem very excited, smiling hehehe. The coachman was Loew of the town, the usual playful old man, who was now filled with a pain that was worse than death.

"Jonas, please don't indulge women in shopping anymore, you won't know how torturous they are. I shouldn't have accepted Kelly's offer today, or I wouldn't be in the pain I have today. ”

The two women were a little embarrassed, and Zhou Nan laughed. "Uncle Love, please come in and have a cup of hot tea, I have a good black tea here. As for these things, please leave them to me. ”

The old man laughed, slapped the snowflakes on his body with his horsewhip, stomped his foot, and entered the house. Kelly invited him to sit down on a chair next to the fireplace, made him a cup of tea, and he enjoyed himself.

Audrey and Zhou Nan said a little embarrassed while unloading the goods: "It's Christmas, and now the supplies on the street are much richer, so Aunt Kelly and I unknowingly bought too much." ”

"It's okay, if you're happy, I'll be happy. It's just, we're going to the Netherlands, do you think Kelly can eat all the stuff alone? ”

"No, there are a lot of gifts for my mother, as well as my grandmother, my brother, my uncle, my aunt, we need to bring too many gifts."

Seeing her cute smiling face, Zhou Nan was a little sad. When she arrives in the Netherlands, what awaits her will not be the joy of reunion, but the pain of losing her loved ones. The gifts she prepared for her uncles could no longer be sent.

On the evening of the 22nd, Zhou Nan and the others had already prepared all the preparations for going to the Netherlands. The car that had been sent for overhaul drove back, and the small trunk was full of gifts, most of them some food, as well as Swiss specialties.

The back row was also occupied by various gifts, leaving only a small space for John. John would follow Zhou Nan and them to the Netherlands, while Ollie would stay home with Kelly.

Early in the morning of the 23rd, Zhou Nan wore a thick coat and took Audrey, who was also wrapped in a tumbler, and got into the car. Audrey also brought a blanket and spread it in the passenger seat where she was sitting, and after getting into the car, she wrapped herself up.

Cars of this era not only did not have air conditioning, but also had no pipes to transmit the heating of the engine to the cabin. Some German cars now have this feature, but Italian cars don't.

Therefore, driving out in this cold day is really not a beautiful difference, wearing less will freeze yourself into a popsicle on the road.

Moreover, due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the car, the glass will form an aerosol every once in a while, either wipe it constantly, or open the window to blow a cold wind.

Under Kelly's incessant admonition, Zhou Nan drove the car and set off in the morning light.

The route had already been planned by Zhou Nan, because to avoid Germany and the most chaotic northeastern part of France, they would have to go around in a circle. It will enter France from Basel, Switzerland's third largest city, via Dijon, Reims, Belgium, and then north along Brussels into the Netherlands.

Although the total mileage is only 1,000 kilometers, and the speed of the wolfdog can reach 130 kilometers per hour, it is only six or seven hours of driving. But in this era, many roads were blown up, and there was no navigation like later generations, so you might get lost at any time.

So, Zhou Nan and they expect to arrive in two days, and they can reach Arnhem before Christmas, thank goodness.

Two hours later, Zhou Nan and his team arrived at Basel Customs, where they registered their guns and applied for a French gun license, and they were delayed for nearly two hours before entering France.

Audrey enjoyed the ease and comfort of the journey carefree, kept teasing John, and stuffed a cookie into Zhou Nan's mouth from time to time, looking very happy.

Zhou Nan's heart has always been worried, for fear of encountering car bandits, road rage and robbers. Europe at this time was in ruins, and most people's lives were in dire straits.

The French government was busy looting in Germany, and the situation at home was in chaos. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Zhou Nan to get permission to carry a gun. It was not until the fifties, after the social order in European countries had stabilized, that the prohibition of foreigners from carrying guns was promulgated.

At noon they arrived in Dijon, and they were not hungry because they had been eating non-stop all the way. I found a gas station in Dijon, refueled, didn't eat lunch, and continued on my way.

Passing through Troyes and Reims, they had planned to reach Lille in the evening, but they did not reach Arras until midnight, due to the construction of roads everywhere in northern France.

Mentally stressed and driven for a day, they found a hotel in Arras and stayed there. For safety, instead of looking for a small hotel, they stayed in a big hotel in the city center.

Audrey also knew that Zhou Nan was very tired, and after dinner, she intimately wanted to massage Zhou Nan. When the two of them usually live in the same room, Zhou Nan always has to make out with her. But this night, when Audrey helped him massage, he fell asleep unconsciously.

Early the next morning, Zhou Nan and the others got up early, packed their luggage, and prepared to leave.

How big is Europe? In terms of area, the whole of Western Europe is about the same size as the motherland's East China. Here, going abroad is similar to going out of the province in China.

Zhou Nan is going to go to the Netherlands this time, because the German border is still closed, and it is necessary to pass through France, Belgium to the Netherlands, even if it is detoured, the distance is only 1,000 kilometers, if it is not for this reason, the total distance from Lucerne to Arnhem is only about 600 kilometers.

They ran six or seven hundred kilometers yesterday, leaving only a mileage of more than three hundred kilometers. They thought they would be able to reach Arnhem quickly, but they underestimated the impact of the war on Belgium and the Netherlands.

Most of the roads in Belgium and the Netherlands were blown up during the war, and most of the roads were being rebuilt, and the speed along the way was simply not possible, and many places had to be detoured.

After driving for five hours in the morning, they had not yet reached Brussels, and when they heard that the road in Brussels was impassable, they went around to the west of Belgium, from Gert to Antwerp, and by the time they entered the Netherlands and arrived at Tilburg, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

Zhou Nan's hands and feet were numb from the cold, and his whole body was sore, and even Audrey felt tired. John nestled in the back row, also unhappy. However, the excitement of the imminent arrival made them still more excited, and after some discussion with Audrey, they decided to rush to Arnhem overnight.

The last part of the journey Zhou Nan is very familiar, because he has to go countless times every year in the previous years. Although the road was not good, they finally arrived at Arnhem before midnight.

The city of Arnhem has changed a lot from what it was before they left more than two years ago. The entire city was almost blown up, littered with rubble, and several of the city's landmarks were long gone.

When I went to the ancestral house of the Hemsstra family, I found that the corner in front of the house had also been blown up, and even under the street lamps, I could see the newly built walls, which had not yet been painted, revealing unsightly bricks.

It's Christmas Eve, and people don't go to bed that early. The lights are still on inside the house. Audrey couldn't wait, and as soon as the car stopped, she rushed out of the car and banged on the door. "Mommy, Mommy, I'm back!"