PS：

Seeing someone say that setting the setting of "The Village Teacher" in early 20th century China would affect credibility,

This, indeed,

I know it myself, otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned Nantes.

It's my selfishness to write like this.

……

Lu Shi looked at the old man in front of him,

Oscar-Claude Monet, a French painter known as the "leader of Impressionism", is one of the representatives and founders of Impressionism.

It's an amazing experience to be in contact with such a character.

On the other side, Monet was also observing Lu Shi,

"Are you Chinese?"

The tone was full of surprise.

As a result, before Lu Shi could answer, Verne on the side opened his mouth and said, "Mr. Monet, Professor Lu is a guest invited by our Collège de France. He was the founder of modern historiography and the best-selling home in England. ”

Monet looked at Lu again, his eyes full of surprise.

After a while, he said, "Okay, I'll just look at that one." ”

As he spoke, he stood up,

"Let's go to a nearby café."

Because of the World Expo held last year, there are many international tourists in Paris.

Montmartre is a famous attraction with a lot of people and a large number of shopping spots and leisure areas in the surrounding area.

Monet took them to the café they used to go to,

On the way, he said: "Recently, I am planning to live in Bourtagneus, or go to Madrid, to continue the creation of 'Water Lilies'. By the way, Mr. Verne, do you remember the kind of transport machinery on display at the World Expo? ”

Verne knew a lot about industrial goods,

"You're talking about cars?"

Monet nodded,

"I don't know if the car is really as convenient as the Americans advertise. If it's true, I'd like to buy one too, and I'll be able to travel and create as I go. ”

Historically, Monet was a car that was purchased in 1904,

In October of the same year, he and his wife traveled to Madrid by car, and admired Velázquez's works at the Prado Art Museum.

His subsequent work "Water Lilies" was greatly influenced by this.

The so-called "obedient to the sound, gongs and drums to the sound", Verne could hear the meaning of Monet's words, so he smiled and said: "Monsieur Monet, it seems that you don't really want to take on the work of illustration." ”

Monet was noncommittal,

There are some things that don't need to be said too clearly.

At this moment, he had devoted his whole body and soul to the pond and water lilies, and for the rest of his life, he had decided not to leave the subject.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the café.

Monet pushed the door open.

The owner of the café raised his head and greeted, "Mr. Monet, today is still the same...... Got guests? ”

Monet waved his hand,

"Cuomo, prepare a private room for us."

The owner, Como, immediately ushered them into a private room with a window, and then served coffee.

A few people took their seats.

Monet stroked his beard, took a sip of coffee, and then said, "Okay, show me that ...... "The Country Teacher", the title of which is sure to be science fiction?" ”

It doesn't feel like a name when you hear it.

Verne laughed: "I thought the name was not sci-fi at first. ”

He handed the manuscript to Monet.

Monet pinched the edge of the manuscript with his fingers, roughly estimated the thickness, and then said, "So thin? It seems that it is indeed more than 20,000 words. ”

He looked at the title,

"But it's English......"

Monet lived in many countries and could communicate in many languages, and English was certainly one of them.

However, after all, he is not a writer or linguist, and if he wants to read deeply and understand the main idea of the article, he still needs the support of the first language.

That is, he needs French.

Verne was depressed, and wondered how he had forgotten such an important matter.

He looked at Lu Shi on the side,

"Professor Lu, I ......"

His eyes were full of apologies.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shi shook his head indifferently, then opened the door of the private room and said to the boss outside: "Mr. Como, do you have any pen and paper?" ”

Cuomo replied: "You're also a painter? ”

As he spoke, he pulled out the paper and pencil he had used for painting.

Lu Shi is also easy to talk, and he can also use paper for painting.

After thanking the other party, he returned to the private room and said to Monet, "Monsieur Monet, you don't mind the scribbling, do you?" ”

Monet:???

I didn't understand what Lu Shi meant.

George Bernard Shaw on the side was familiar with Lu Shi and vaguely guessed what Lu Shi wanted to do.

But thinking about it doesn't mean not being shocked,

He looked confused,

"Lu, you have to ......"

Lu Shi smiled and wrote in French with a pencil on the drawing paper:

“

He knew that this last lesson was going to be taught in advance.

Another sharp pain hit his lungs, almost knocking him out.

”

There was silence in the private room,

“……”

“……”

“……”

Only the pencil rubbed against the paper, making an extremely subtle, "rustling" sound.

When everyone stared at the landing, it was like watching a monster.

What the hell is this!?

Live Translation!?

Verne subconsciously took a sip of coffee and brewed it in his mouth for a while, tasting that there was no alcohol in it, making sure that he was not drinking high.

Next to him, Roland couldn't help but swallow:

"Goo......

There was a bewildered look on everyone's faces.

Only Lu Shiyun was light-hearted, and apologized to Monet while writing the translation: "It is inevitable that it will be sloppy, so you can bear more." ”

Monet, who was still in shock, came back to his senses,

He couldn't help but mutter, "You're the real impressionist." ”

Everyone was stunned,

Poincaré then laughed and said, "Professor Lu is quite impressed. ”

Monet shook his head and began to read Lu Shi's translation.

I thought that the things that were written in a hurry would definitely not be very good, but I didn't expect that the handwriting was just sloppy, there were no grammatical errors in the content, and the words were carefully and elegantly used, which was not much better than the romantic Victor Hugo.

Monet narrowed his eyes, and carefully observed Lu Shi's font, but became more and more curious,

Scribbled is sloppy, but it has a different beauty.

He couldn't help asking, "Professor Lu, where did you learn French?" ”

Lu Shi didn't pay attention at all because he was trying his best to translate, and he was confused, "Huh? "Yes.

Monet shook his head,

"That's it, it's fine."

He suppressed the curiosity about Lu Shi in his heart and turned his attention to it.

Unexpectedly, there is nothing to see,

Set in China,

The content of the story is also very old-fashioned, and the local atmosphere is blowing in the face.

For a Frenchman like Monet, it is very difficult to want a point that can be stimulated.

For no other reason, French literature in the nineteenth century was an era of "shining stars", Balzac, Hugo, Muse, Flaubert, Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas, Dumas, which one is not a familiar name?

Realism, Symbolism, Romanticism......

The major genres are in full bloom and complement each other.

In Monet's opinion, the beginning of "The Country Teacher" is really too ordinary, as the title of his book is, very "Country Teacher".

The only thing that piqued his interest in reading was the Chinese background.

As a sojourn painter, Monet has been eager to paint all the water sources in the world after projecting all his energy into "Water Lilies", from the Thames River to the Japanese Bridge, from the garden pond to the church spring.

Monet also considered going to India and China to try to create.

For a moment, my thoughts drifted away.

His attention could no longer be focused on the boring article, and instead he looked out the window, thinking about his pond and water lilies.

After a while, he pulled out of his imagination, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip.

When drinking coffee, it makes a "gurgling" sound.

outcome

"Quiet!"

Roland actually opened his mouth to scold.

Monet was caught off guard and almost squirted the coffee in his mouth.

He looked at the rest of the people in the private room,

I saw that Roland, Poincaré, and Verne were all concentrating on the French version of Lu Shi's "Country Teacher", with a fascinated expression on their faces, and they were unwilling to miss any detail of Lu Shi's on-site translation.

And George Bernard Shaw, an Englishman who is not good at French, also frowned and engrossed, and gnawed Lu Shi's article.

Monet was completely stunned.

He whispered, "You ...... Haven't you all read it? ”

The reading was suddenly interrupted, and everyone was quite annoyed.

Verne looked up,

"Monsieur Monet, I did read The Village Teacher before, but it was in English. Do you know how honored it is to see the original author, Professor Lu, translate it into French on the spot? ”

Poincaré chimed in: "Yes, we are witnessing the history of science fiction. Today, it is bound to become a legend. ”

Roland chuckled,

"Isn't it legendary? This is a live translation! ”

Monet: "......"

I didn't expect the three of them to speak so highly of Lu Shi.

"Whew~"

He took a deep breath and focused his attention on The Country Teacher.

Frankly speaking, he felt that the level of the first few chapters was very good, but the content was still very average, but out of his understanding of Verne and others, he patiently read it all the way back.

Finally, in chapter 5,

Opening sentence:

“

Fifty thousand light-years away from Earth, in the center of the Milky Way, an interstellar war that has lasted for 20,000 years is nearing its end.

”

This sentence alone hooked Monet's interest in reading.

I didn't expect this one to be so big.

Even science fiction masters like Verne still rooted their creative background on the earth, and Lu Shi, a Chinese, directly extended the breadth of human imagination to the galaxy.

Monet read on,

As a result, it was naturally out of control.

His whole heart fluctuated with the fate of the earth, until the moment when the children saved the earth with the three laws of classical mechanics, and suddenly had a sense of prostration,

It was as if the big hand that was tightening around the neck was slowly released.

This feeling of being emotionally touched has never been felt by Monet before.

After a while, Lu Shi completed the final translation.

As night falls,

There was only one light in the private room, and the dim light seemed to burn a hole in the dark blue paper.

Singing came from the nightclubs under the heights of Montmartre,

The men who had drunk laughed rudely.

However, the silence in the private room contrasts sharply with it,

Looking at the French version of "The Village Teacher", for a while, no one spoke.

To be precise, speechless.

I don't know how long it took,

Verne got up and opened the window of the private room, letting the gentle evening breeze of early spring blow into the room.

Then, he picked up a tissue and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"I didn't expect it...... Didn't expect ......"

He couldn't hold back his tears again.

Poincaré on the side patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Watching this "Country Teacher" in the first language gives me a completely different feeling. I was just wondering why this 'Mr. Li' is a Chinese private school teacher and not a Frenchman. ”

George Bernard Shaw opened his mouth,

He knew that Lu Shi originally wanted to set the story in Nantes, France.

But Lu Shi shook his head imperceptibly at him,

George Bernard Shaw understood and didn't say much.

Roland sighed: "I have always thought of myself as an internationalist person, but when I read it, I still have the same thoughts as Mr. Poincaré." ”

The crowd laughed,

"Hahahaha!"

After laughing, Verne looked at Monet and said, "Monsieur Monet, what do you think?" ”

Monet is still in some kind of mood,

He shook his head, finally reeling himself from the shock, and then said, "Teacher...... I can't imagine any other work that portrays the greatness of the teaching profession so vividly from a higher dimension. ”

Generally, they start from the deeds of teachers in order to infect and impress people.

And "The Country Teacher" is completely different,

It borrows from the Carbon-Based Alliance to tell the reader from an almost divine perspective that the teaching profession is a miracle unique to mankind.

Perhaps, only science fiction can achieve this effect.

Verne said, "Monsieur Monet, would you like to take on the job of illustration?" ”

Monet nodded slowly,

"Yes."

He knows the greatness of "The Country Teacher",

As a painter who gains fame and fortune, he doesn't want to rub traffic, and there is no need to rub traffic.

He just wanted to promote this short sci-fi.

Of course, it would be good if it could go down in history.

Verne laughed: "I knew it would be like this." Good literature is always attractive, and people can't help but spontaneously wave the flag for it. ”

The rest nodded yes.

Poincaré took a sip of coffee and then said, "Does this one want to be released bilingually?" ”

George Bernard Shaw said, "I think it should. ”

Publishing in French territory must be French first,

But Lu Shi came to communicate as a visiting professor of London politics and economics, and English was also essential.

Verne sighed,

"Bilingualism is good, but it's just ......"

He looked at Monet on the side.

Being bilingual means that the length of the article is ×2, and it also means that there are more illustrations, which Monet may not necessarily want to.

Unexpectedly, Monet actually agreed,

"No problem. After watching "The Village Teacher", I was inspired to create, and it was always interesting to try to imagine an extraterrestrial civilization. Don't worry, I won't take your money. But I have one request. ”

Verne asked, "What requirements?" ”

Monet pointed to the original manuscript on the table and said, "The French translation is going to be handed over to me for collection." ”

Everyone looked at Lu Shi.

Lu Shi didn't expect it to be such a simple request, and he didn't know what to say.

Seeing that he was silent, Monet misunderstood, and said urgently: "Professor Lu, I know that this request is a bit excessive. After all, the manuscript is like a writer's child, and I can understand it. In exchange, I am willing to give you a "Water Lily", but you can only collect this "Water Lily", and you cannot trade or donate it for a hundred years. Of course, I won't trade or donate your manuscripts. ”

Land Hours: ???

"Give me 'Water Lilies'?"

Monet said repeatedly: "Don't look at "Water Lilies" is a continuous work, there are many paintings, but I have put a lot of effort into each one. So, you see......"

Monet actually cautiously pleaded.

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"This ...... Will I ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Monet: "No, no, it is a great honor for me to receive your manuscript." ”

Verne on the side also nodded,

"Professor Lu, you can accept it."

Lu Shi couldn't help but scratch his head.

As a result, Monet did not give him a chance to refuse, and continued: "Professor Lu, I decided to draw illustrations based on you as the prototype of 'Mr. Li', do you have time in the future?" ”

(End of chapter)