Chapter 7: The Gift of the Daomen
The boat was flying slowly and quickly in the sky, and its bow was constantly tilted slightly, as if it were really moving on the water.
Zhang Xiao curiously lay on the side of the boat and stretched out her head to look down, the wind was howling, but the boat was quite quiet, and Li Qingshu could even read a novel while knocking melon seeds.
Zhang Xiao suddenly remembered the long-hidden dream in his heart, and turned around and shouted:
"Dad, didn't you say that the wind is too strong? Isn't it windless now? ”
Zhang Chengdao snorted: "How big is this ship, how big is the sword?"
You have to fly, you have to be stable and fast, plus the wind, do you know how complicated it is.
That little bit of space on the sword body is enough, of course, if you get a flying sword the size of a door panel, I didn't say. ”
Not only is the door panel so big, I still want to install guardrails!
Zhang Xiao wisely ended the topic and looked at the scenery again.
Britain is really not a big country, and the distance from their villas to the Burrow in Devon is only about 200 kilometers.
As the distance approached, Zhang Chengdao steered the flying boat to slow down and prepare to land.
"I'll see.... Ottrie San Cachpol, it should be soon. ”
I don't know if my father is positioning, but when the flying boat descends to a certain height, I can already see a dark pattern composed of fields and clusters of trees.
In addition to this, there is a crooked, four- or five-story building.
The flying boat slowly stopped at a height of about half a meter on the ground, and then landed little by little until it touched the ground.
Zhang Xiao and her parents got off the flying boat together, and the Weasleys were already waiting at the gate.
Mr. Arthur Weasley was a skinny man, a little succumbing, but the rest of his hair was as red as his children's.
He wore a straight, ironed wizard's robe, and looked like he was trying to look formal.
Mo Li was wearing a skirt, and the husband and wife showed the greatest sincerity to welcome the arrival of Zhang Xiao's family.
Li Qingshu took her husband and took Zhang Xiao's hand and walked forward.
"Mr. Arthur Weasley, Lady Molly, it's a pleasure to meet you, and thank you for the invitation."
Zhang Chengdao stretched out his hand, Arthur hurriedly shook it, and said enthusiastically:
"You're welcome to come and be a guest, oh, what's that? Looks great, is it electrically driven? ”
Arthur's gaze was unconsciously attracted by the flying boat, and he couldn't help asking.
The smile on Molly's face froze, and she pinched her husband hard.
"Ahh Ahem, I mean welcome, welcome, please come in, we rarely have guests come to visit officially, some of them are shabby....."
This is the first time Zhang Xiao has looked at the Burrow so closely.
It used to be a large pigsty of stone, but then some rooms were built here and there, and they were built up to the height of several stories, crooked, as if they had been built by magic.
There are four or five chimneys on the roof of the red house, and a sign diagonally placed in front of the house reads "Burrow".
There were some high-top leather boots thrown by the gate, and a rusty crucible. A few fat brown chickens pecked in the yard.
Arthur rubbed his hands a little nervously, he was not good at dealing with people, and he still tried his best to introduce Zhang Xiao's family:
"The Burrow, at first it was just me and Molly shuddering... Ahem, and Molly's two-person cabin, but with the arrival of the children, we had to add more,
Apparently my wife and I lacked some architectural talent, so we were what we are.
Because it's so basic, we call it Burrow. ”
Arthur knew about Zhang Chengdao's reputation, or rather, the mysterious Oriental aristocrat was a hot figure in the entire wizarding world.
Through him, many pure-blood families have made a lot of money!
This added to Mr. Zhang's reputation, and Arthur had heard some rumors in the Ministry of Magic.
It is said that the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, is trying to get acquainted with this Mr. Zhang.
Because of his outstanding influence among pure-bloods and his wealth and wealth.
But strangely, this Mr. Zhang does not seem to be interested in the powerful Minister of Magic, otherwise he would have been the minister's guest of honor.
To be honest, Arthur was also hesitant to invite the Zhang family over, but his wife's words reminded him.
"Arthur, we were only invited out of a parent's gratitude to Ron's good friend, not for anything else."
Until this time, Arthur was finally a little embarrassed, because his home was too simple, and this Mr. Zhang had an extraordinary bearing, he should be like Malfoy... No, richer than Malfoy......
"Mr. Arthur, Mrs. Molly, this house is simply amazing!"
Zhang Xiao's words interrupted Arthur's reverie, he was suddenly stunned for a moment, and asked a little overwhelmed:
"Huh? Kid, you mean..... Do you like it here? ”
Zhang Xiao smiled and nodded, just kidding, is there a hut that is more in line with children's reverie than the Burrow?
"Yes, I can't wait to visit it, can I go in?"
"Of course, Ronnie is waiting for you inside, and Harry, who has just arrived."
After getting permission, Zhang Xiao immediately trotted in, and soon Ron and Harry's happy cries could be heard in the room:
"Zhang, you're here!" "We've been waiting for you for a long time! I wanted to call you when I drove the car to save Harry. ”
Listening to the lively conversation of the children in the house, the faces of the four adults couldn't help but smile.
Zhang Chengdao took out the gift box from the Qiankun bag and said with a smile:
"The boy is right, Mr. Arthur, it's a very good house.
We have a saying in China called 'family and everything is prosperous', which means that family harmony will make everything positive.
A house that carries family affection is far more precious than an empty mansion.
It's a small gift for the first time. ”
Arthur suddenly understood why his children and Harry were friends with the Slytherin kid.
With such parents, the children they teach will not be bad, right?
He took the gift box, opened it directly, revealing the contents inside, and suddenly showed a curious look, and asked with interest:
"Oh, this is...? It looks very special. ”
"This is an object of our oriental culture, commonly known as 'calligraphy', and ordinary people also like it.
It was a handwriting by my father.
The content is "
Zhang Chengdao paused: "There must be Yu Qing in the house of goodness!" ”
At that time, when Zhang Xiao knew about the gift prepared by her father, she almost dropped her jaw, this gift was too valuable!
But after thinking about it, I came back to my senses, for those who know how to do it, this calligraphy is indeed very precious, but for my family, it is a piece of writing written by my father (grandfather), which is not too valuable.
And it's really not realistic for you to let Daomen send those cheesy things, the copybook is just right.
Arthur didn't quite understand what that meant, but he was clearly happy, or rather he had been optimistic.
He took out the notebook with great interest, and although he couldn't read it, he instinctively felt that it was not a cheap thing.
Of course, this simple wizard never cared about the price of the gift, even if he gave a power strip, Arthur Weasley would be as happy as if he had received gold.
"Do Muggles like him too? It's really fantastic.
I have a lot of Muggle knick-knacks in my collection, like plugs..... Ahem, I mean, welcome to the Burrow, please come in! ”
Both ladies fully respected their respective husbands, and did not speak, but waited for their greetings to finish.
Under the guidance of Arthur and Molly, the two families walked towards the house together, and on the way, Arthur finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart.
began to follow Zhang Chengdao with great interest to discuss the new inventions of the Muggles, as well as the flying boat they took when they came.
“....
So there are so many types of Muggle plugs? Is there a different voltage for electricity?
It's amazing, they're so smart!
.........
Oh, my God! Is that so? Boilers don't use electricity? Cars aren't electric either? But I dismantled it, and there were wires in it! ”
Zhang Chengdao and Li Qingshu looked at each other and smiled, they were indeed an interesting family.