The sky was still overcast, and there were still pigeons flying

Who will prove those love and life without tombstones

The snow was still falling, and the village was still peaceful

Young people disappear in the birch forest

……

Before lunch the next day, Sun Peng began to sing the song "White Birch Forest" to his assistant. Although there are no musical instruments, the melodious melody of this song and the poignant and moving story still immediately moved Liu Chang, and he was stunned while listening.

However......

"I'll go, what's the situation?!"

When Sun Peng glanced at it by chance, he was taken aback when he found that Liu Chang's eyes began to flash with a little tears!

It's just a song, that's too exaggerated, isn't it?

Perhaps sensing the change in Sun Peng's expression, Liu Chang hurriedly put away his teary eyes, coughed lightly twice, and said, "Ahem, your song is really well written...... The meaning of this lyric is a love story that happened in the war, right? ”

"Well, almost."

replied casually, but Sun Peng's brows frowned slightly.

If Liu Chang generously admitted that he was moved by the lyrics and melody, even if it was a little exaggerated, Sun Peng would definitely laugh it off. But she reacted quickly and returned herself to a normal state, which made Sun Peng a little puzzled - could it be that the lyrics touched a memory in Liu Chang's heart and made her feel it?

A few thoughts flashed through his mind, and Sun Peng hesitated slightly.

Although he now regards Liu Chang as his closest friend, and even sometimes treats him as a family member, there are some private things that are still difficult to ask and he is unwilling to ask. But I have to say that seeing Liu Chang's gaffe at that moment just now, Sun Peng was very curious in his heart, and he really wanted to know what had happened......

"Bang bang! Smack! ”

Just when Sun Peng was struggling here, a soft applause suddenly came from the table next to him.

Turning his head, a majestic white-haired old man was applauding and smiling at Sun Peng's jaw, and at the same time said with admiration on his face: "Great song, although I don't understand the lyrics, but strangely, it reminds me of my hometown......

The expression of leisurely fascination is extraordinarily sincere.

The old man was about seventy years old, Caucasiatic, quite tall, and he was half a head taller than Sun Peng when he sat there. And although the words just now are not standard, they are very correct Huaxia - Sun Peng said that he was not surprised.

China's economy is now large enough, and the number of people learning Chinese in the world is naturally very large. Especially on trains like the Polar Bear, many passengers are foreigners who often travel to and from China or even live in China, and there are as many as four cars like them!

So no one can recognize himself except for the female anchor, and Sun Peng is really not surprised at all.

"Your hometown? Russia? ”

After listening to the other party's words, Sun Peng raised his eyebrows, and Sun Peng asked with interest. Although the birch forest is a Chinese song on the earth, it is in the style of the Soviet Union, so it is not surprising that the foreigner on the other side said this about Sun Peng.

It's just that after listening to his question, the other party seriously corrected it: "No, it's the Soviet Union!" ”

"Oh, sorry, Soviet!"

After being stunned for a moment, Sun Peng hurriedly nodded at the other party with a slight apology.

He almost forgot that the world of China took another fork in the road at the end of the 19th century, and the Soviet Union also embarked on a different path - instead of disintegrating, it has been safe and stable under the pressure of all sides!

Although far less powerful than the Soviet Union on Earth, it is also one of the five permanent members of the United Nations.

After apologizing to the other party, Sun Peng secretly pondered, perhaps because the neighbor is China, a neighbor that does not pay much attention to ideology and at the same time is not slower or even stronger than the Soviet Union, that European and American countries are far less attached to the Soviet Union. And the Soviets' own low profile also allowed them to avoid the Cold War and not embark on the road of reckless militarism, so they have survived until now......

Thinking about it, Sun Peng had a great impression of the white-haired old man in front of him, and asked with a smile: "This gentleman, are you going back to the motherland to visit relatives on the Polar Bear?" ”

Shaking his head, the old man smiled and said, "No, go back to Moscow and settle down." After nearly 30 years in China, I finally retired this year...... I'm sorry to bother you just now, but my name is Andrei? Utkin, nice to meet you! ”

"No, I'm glad you liked my songs."

Standing up politely and shaking the right hand handed over by the other party, Sun Peng said with a smile: "My name is Sun Peng, and I am also very happy to meet you, Mr. Utkin!" ”

Hearing Sun Peng's name, the other party did not have any abnormal reaction.

Jiang Helen, who was sitting at another table far away, saw the two standing up and shaking hands, and secretly pursed her lips, sulking in her stomach - she has frequently wanted to be close to Lao Bai in the past few days, but she has been avoided lukewarmly by the other party, and twice even the old woman drove her away coldly. Now an ordinary-looking gringo can make that guy so enthusiastic, can it be said that Lao Bai really likes the West as much as he says on the Internet?

Of course, Sun Peng would not know that he was just being polite to an old man, which made Jiang Hailun think so much. After actually taking the train for a few days and getting his new book in his hands, he doesn't mind having a stranger to chat with and pass the time.

And the two bodyguards did not sit with them, and the place for the dining table was large enough.

So after shaking hands, Sun Peng first introduced Liu Chang to the other party, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Utkin, if you don't mind, you can sit down and talk together?" It just so happened that I was very interested in Moscow, and I wanted to go down and walk around when the train stopped. ”

As a special tourist train, the Polar Bear will stop in Moscow for ten hours, enough time to go out and walk around.

"Hehe, why not bother?"

This old Soviet man is obviously also very interested in Sun Peng...... He was very interested in the song he sang just now, and after sitting down unceremoniously, he asked eagerly: "Mr. Sun, I would like to ask about the song you sang just now...... What is your name? Who sang the original song? ”

"Well...... this"

After hesitating for a moment, Sun Peng smiled dryly: "The name is "White Birch Forest", which is the song I just wrote last night...... Ahem, of course, borrowing some tunes from Soviet folk songs, so you'll probably sound familiar with them. ”

Get vaccinated, and the rest will be easy to say.

"A song you wrote yourself? I just wrote it last night?! ”

After listening to Sun Peng's words, this is called Andre? The old man in Utkin was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, sir!"

Looking at his look of surprise, Liu Chang, who had not spoken all the time, said proudly: "In fact, we passed through a huge birch forest yesterday, and it was precisely because of my words that he wrote this song!" ”

"Wow!"

His eyes widened suddenly, and after expressing his amazement for a moment, Andrei? Utkin asked in surprise, "Mr. Sun, listen to what you just said...... What seems familiar to us about the style of songs of the USSR? ”

“……”

The corners of his mouth twitched subconsciously, and Sun Peng could only continue to laugh dryly: "Ahem, I understand a little, I just understand a little......