Chapter 19 Overseas Chinese

Wang Zicheng glanced down at Su Min and sighed: "We're going to visit here tomorrow, so let's take a look first." ”

"Minmin." After a long time, he gently spit out Su Min's name, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Huh?"

"Do you know how many of our treasures are scattered overseas?" The tone is soft, but the gentleness is not.

Su Min raised her head suddenly, she knew that there were a lot of cultural relics lost overseas in the country, but when she asked her to say a number, she was a little dazed.

"The British Museum, with about 30,000 pieces, and more than 60,000 treasured documents and books. Among the more famous ones are the Myoho-renge-kyo and the Female Historian. ”

"There are about 150,000 precious artifacts in the United States, most of which are carvings, porcelain, calligraphy and paintings."

"Then came France, Russia, Japan and Germany."

Su Min suddenly felt how ironic it was that the Statue of Liberty was a country that talked about democracy and freedom, but it was a bandit that plundered other people's property.

She kind of understood why they had come to the United States.

This is the capital of the world, and it is also for them to come and see, those plundered beauty, to stimulate their patriotic enthusiasm.

Only when people lose will they know how to cherish it, which is an iron law that will not change for thousands of years.

"Let's go!" Wang Zicheng sighed deeply and was about to reach out to hold Su Min.

I heard a sigh behind me: "When you are in a foreign land, you are really unwilling, you are really unwilling!" ”

I don't know if he is lamenting his life experience, or those cultural relics placed in museums in other places.

Su Min and Wang Zicheng looked behind them in surprise, only to see a white-haired old man standing behind them on crutches.

He was dressed in a black coat with a white background, wearing a square scarf, and stood trembling in place.

Beside him was a young man with a light blue straight jacket and a scarf on his head, holding him firmly in his hands.

Seeing this, Su Min and Wang Zicheng hurriedly greeted him.

The prince moved faster, and only heard him say, "This grandfather, are you talking to us?" ”

The old man seemed to have tears in his eyes, and said a little choked, "I saw you when I was walking in Central Park!" I thought I wouldn't meet you again, but I didn't expect you to be here. ”

"This ...... Excuse me, do you have anything to do with us? Wang Zicheng helped him while talking slowly.

"Good boy, I often meet children who dress like you, but after all, they are only one side. It's just you, can you meet again, I don't know if you can borrow a step to speak? The old man wiped a handful of tears with his sleeve, telling the sadness of the encounter, Wang Zicheng and Su Min looked a little unbearable.

However, even so, they are strangers, and they don't know whether they are good or bad, how can they just leave, and besides, they need to go back and report.

"Grandpa, I'm really embarrassed, because we still need to go back and report to the teacher, so ......"

"It's okay, it's okay, if it's inconvenient, I'll go with you!" Before Wang Zicheng could speak, the old man snatched the words.

It's just that I don't know why the young man next to him didn't say a word.

Wang Zicheng looked at him a little helplessly, so he had to bow to the old man and said, "I don't know what the old gentleman is called?" ”

The old man hurriedly introduced himself: "My surname is Xiao, my name is Xiao Yilin, and this is my grandson, Xiao Jinghan." I don't know what you call it? ”

"My name is Wang Zicheng, and this is mine...... Girlfriend and also my classmate, Su Min. When Wang Zicheng said Su Min, he couldn't help but blush.

Seeing this, Su Min hurriedly saluted and said, "I've seen Mr. Xiao." ”

Xiao Yilin smiled with relief and wiped away a handful of tears: "Okay, good, they are all good children, I don't know which school you are from?" ”

This old gentleman is also really powerful, and you can tell at a glance that they are students.

"Old gentleman, we are from Jiangshi Huaxia Art Institute." Su Min didn't wait for Wang Zicheng to answer, so he rushed to answer.

"Hua ...... Huaxia Academy of Arts, but in recent years, at the Asian Traditional Conference, the school representing the country of China in the competition? Xiao Yilin was slightly stunned, not knowing what he thought.

"Yes, I don't know where the old gentleman is?" Wang Zicheng hurriedly bowed and asked.

Xiao Jinghan's previous indifferent gaze changed a little at this time.

He was born in the United States and couldn't understand his grandfather's attachment to his homeland, so seeing Wang Zicheng and Su Min was like seeing ordinary guests.

After listening to Wang Zicheng and Su Min's self-introduction, he didn't know what to say in Xiao Yilin's ear, only to see the old man nodding, thinking that he agreed to some of his proposals.

Xiao Jinghan saw that his grandfather agreed to him, so he bowed to the prince and said, "No...... Excuse me, can this gentleman take a step to speak? ”

As soon as he spoke, Su Min couldn't help but want to laugh, she understood why he didn't speak, because he said that the tone of Chinese was particularly strange, and the frustration was completely misplaced.

Xiao Jinghan frowned, looked at the girl who couldn't help laughing, and felt that she was very rude, so there was a look of displeasure on her face.

Seeing that his face was not good, the prince hurriedly replied, "Yes, please." ”

So Su Min watched Wang Zicheng and Xiao Jinghan take a step away, just looking at their lips talking, it seemed to be an all-English conversation.

"Little girl, why don't you wait at home for the Spring Festival during the holidays, what are you doing in the United States?" Seeing that the atmosphere was a little cold, Xiao Yilin opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere.

Su Min hurriedly came back to his senses, but his eyes did not leave Wang Zicheng: "Old man, we are organized by the school to visit the Chinese cultural relics in the Metropolitan Museum. ”

"I see, I thought you were international students! If you have a heart, the school will have a heart. ”

Xiao Yilin nodded with some relief and spoke, and then he remembered the question Wang Zicheng asked him before and said, "I said it, maybe you don't believe it, little girl." I am an old Chinese medicine doctor, I have been living in a foreign country for almost 80 years, and my body is not very good now, I am afraid that I will not be able to go back, hey......"

He couldn't help but sigh, and tears condensed in his eyes, maybe he remembered something.

Su Min didn't know what to say for a while, but heard him say again: "At the beginning, I was also forced to come, but fortunately, I have a craft at home, so I won't live on the streets." ”

Maybe older people like to recall the past, and regardless of whether the person on the other side is familiar with it or not, they tell the past in front of the story.

Su Min also understood that he said that he was a Chinese medicine doctor, so he somewhat understood why he would go abroad, but when the old gentleman opened his mouth, he realized that it was not the reason he thought.

"Our family has been hanging pots for generations, and then for some reason, my father decided to move his family here." The old gentleman looked into the distance, his eyes were empty, and he said slowly: "Although I was still young at that time, my family was very strict with me, unlike Jing Han, who are not very good at speaking Mandarin now." ”

He chuckled softly as he said this.

It seems that his story is not simple, but he did not pass on the misfortunes of his childhood to his children, thinking that he was a good elder.