Dirt Dirt –

With the sound of a whistle, Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki ascended the last ramp.

This will be followed by a voyage that will last more than a month.

No sooner had they stepped onto the deck than the sailors' trumpets were heard behind them.

subsequently

A roar,

In the subtle colors of the setting sun, the cruise ship slowly sails away from the port.

Its massive body casts a white line on the surface of the water, like the marks left by a whale churning in the sea.

On the port wharf, the crowd gradually dispersed,

The faint sound of farewell and the waving arms faded away.

"Whew~"

Natsume Soseki let out a sigh.

Lu Shi looked,

"What? Crying? ”

Natsume Soseki looked away and didn't say anything.

Lu Shi smiled,

"I said I'll give it to you, but you don't want to. It's good now, I'm starting to cry. ”

Just five minutes ago, Natsume Soseki and my generation said goodbye affectionately on the dock,

A man and a cat looked at each other for a long time, but they were speechless and choked.

Of course, we don't understand that.

But the little guy has spirituality and can vaguely perceive what is going on, so even the sound of "meow~meow~" seems slightly weak.

Not to mention Natsume Soseki,

To be able to write "I Am a Cat", my generation has made great contributions, of course I will be reluctant.

So they said goodbye for a long time, so much so that both of them boarded the ship and finished it a little bit.

Natsume Soseki sighed,

"Love doesn't have to be long-term. Give it to you, it's better for it. 'If the relationship between the two is long, how can it be in the morning and twilight', right? ”

When these words are heard, they are boiling sheep,

I don't know, I thought it was two men fighting for girlfriends~

When the land is full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

"The "Queqiao Immortal" written by Qin Guan is a praise of the love between men and women, and it is good to start a love between people and cats."

A joke diluted some of the sorrow.

Natsume Soseki was amused,

"You're right."

After saying that, he looked around,

The ship is made up of East Asian faces, with a mixture of anticipation for returning home and nostalgia for the Western world.

Natsume Soseki stretches his waist,

"Unexpectedly, in two years, I will go home soon."

After that, he poked Lu Shi's ribs with his elbow and said, "This cruise ship passes through Foshan, why don't you go back by the way?" ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Nope."

Although Natsume Soseki can't understand the reason why Lu Shifu does not return to his hometown and walks at night in brocade clothes,

But knowing that Lu Shi was very worried, he had always had his own plans, so he didn't continue to persuade him.

Maybe it's homesickness, right?

Natsume Soseki looked at the port again,

Seagulls hover in the air and make cheerful calls.

He said, "Look, they're not gone yet. ”

Lu Shi also looked over,

Sure enough, Her Royal Highness the princess was holding my generation with difficulty with one hand, and waving the other hand at the cruise ship,

Every now and then, she has to change her arms.

Natsume Soseki couldn't help but laugh,

"It's really too heavy for women...... Not...... That guy! ”

I saw my generation jump on top of Margarita's head and wave his claws at the cruise ship.

Fortunately, Her Royal Highness wore a bowler hat, otherwise her hair would have become a chicken nest.

Looking at it from a distance, the princess and the cat appear unusually harmonious, enough to enter the painting.

At Margarita's side, the Dale sisters and George Bernard Shaw were also there.

Phyllis was shouting something at the cruise ship,

The wind faintly sent a few words,

"Thank you!"

"Heroine ......"

"Script ......"

……

Natsume Soseki said, "Lu, you are really true. Even if you pick up the wool, how to catch the two sisters, I don't know how to change the target. ”

Land Hours: ???

"What's wrong with my wool?"

Natsume Soseki spreads his hands,

"Just let my sister play the unlikable role of Clara; This time, I asked my sister to play Lolita. ”

Lu Shi said helplessly: "I didn't want to find Phyllis. ”

There is no other reason -

Phyllis acted in Roman Holiday.

Who could have imagined Audrey Hepburn playing a woman like Lolita?

It doesn't always feel like a good match.

But Lu Shi thought of the famous movie co-produced by the United States and France,

The actress Dominic Swan was born in 1980 and participated in the filming of "Lolita" in 1995.

From an age perspective, Phyllis doesn't seem to have any problems.

What's more, she is very insistent on acting,

Lu Shi had no reason to refuse.

After all, Phyllis is now one of the hottest actresses in all of Europe.

He waved his hand in the direction of the port,

"Back! Go! Let's do it! ”

Margarita seemed to hear it, beckoned again, and then got into the huge royal carriage arranged by Stephenson.

The coachman urges the horses,

It didn't take long for the carriage to turn into a fuzzy dot.

Natsume Soseki asked, "What did Mr. George Bernard Shaw say?" ”

Lu Shi replied: "Pain and happiness." "Lolita" is much harder to change than "The Hunt", and maybe even harder than "Madame Bovary". At the same time, he is very motivated, comparing himself to a bull who sees red cloth. ”

There is definitely motivation to participate in the theatrical adaptation of a work that has gone down in history.

Natsume Soseki spreads his hands,

"He was supposed to 'see the bull's red cloth.'"

"Poof!"

Lu Shi laughed.

Both of them had already been sent to the top floor by the crew, so they chatted while walking towards the club.

When I entered the door, laughter swept over me instantly,

"Come out and mix, you have to talk about credibility, and if you say that you will go bankrupt, you will be bankrupt!"

"Sorry, good fight."

"It has to be Gandalf the Battle Mage! Hahahaha! ”

……

The club has been transformed into a board game.

Behind the bar are a variety of games, from classic chess to "The Lord of the Rings", "Monopoly",

There is also a row of brightly colored posters hanging on the wall.

The two of them found a place to sit down,

It's like on Blya Road.

Natsume Soseki said: "It would be nice if "I Am a Cat" could be adapted into a drama. ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Difficult."

Natsume Soseki said regretfully: "We mentioned "Madame Bovary" just now, and I think it's okay to just follow the choreography exactly, but ......"

Lu Shi said: "You are obsessed with it, and I think it must be better than drama." Moreover, the 'exact choreography' is inherently unfeasible. ”

He asked the bartender to bring a glass of water,

Then dip your finger in the water and write down two words on the table:

Screenplay.

Lu Shi said: "For the sake of the plot or the sense of picture, you can do your best to describe things, and the more detailed the writing, the easier it is for readers to better visualize these words in their minds." And what about the script? If the screenwriter writes, 'There's a bird standing in a tree,' the crew might really have to train a bird. ”

Natsume Soseki is clear,

There are indeed objective reasons that lead to the inability to reproduce the original work.

The two were chatting,

Suddenly, a Japanese man came over and said respectfully, "Excuse me, are you the author of "I Am a Cat", Natsume-kun?" ”

The reason why he is known to be Japanese is because he has a strong English accent.

Lu Shi looked curiously,

The other party is very short, even shorter than Natsume Soseki,

However, his posture is unusually tall, like a pine tree in the mountains, and his eyes are sharp and aggressive, which is very much in line with the temperament of the Japanese in the Meiji period.

Natsume Soseki said, "May I ask you ......?"

The other party laughed,

"Natsume-kun, we're alumni."

Natsume Soseki's brain teaser turned, and then he showed a surprised expression,

"Chief? Are you ...... Kikuchi total length? ”

Kikuchi Dairoku was a politician, educator, mathematician, seismologist, enlightenment thinker, and educational administrator from the Meiji to Taisho periods.

As for the "president", it refers to the president of Tokyo Imperial University,

He took office in 1898.

And he calls himself an alumnus of Natsume Soseki because he has studied in the UK twice and twice, studying at University College London and Cambridge University respectively.

When Kikuchi Dalu looked at Lu,

"You don't mind if I'm seated, do you?"

It seems to be a question,

But he didn't wait for a reply before he was ready to sit down, and he didn't take Lu Shi in his eyes.

Obviously, it can be seen that Lu Shi is Chinese.

The world is so wonderful,

No matter how similar they look, there are differences between different ethnic groups.

What's more, even the appearance is not similar,

The land length is high.

He raised his eyebrows slightly,

"Nope."

For a moment, the whole table fell silent,

“……”

“……”

“……”

All the hustle and bustle of the outside world seems to have nothing to do with this place.

Kikuchi Dalu was deflated before he knew how to speak well: "This gentleman, I'm sorry." I'm sorry to bother you. It's just that I have something important to talk to Natsume-kun, so can you please avoid it for a while? ”

That's like a sentence.

Lu Shi didn't care, nodded to Natsume Soseki, then got up and walked to the table next to him to watch a group of Britons play "Monopoly".

I don't know how long it has been,

"Lu."

Natsume Soseki's voice sounded beside him.

Lu Shi turned around and found that the other party was looking a little worried.

And at the table where the two of them were sitting just now, Kikuchi Dailu was sitting upright, his eyes sharp.

It seems that the talks have collapsed.

Lu Shi asked, "What's going on?" ”

Natsume Soseki said in a low voice, "Chief Kikuchi wants me to help translate the Edict of Education into English. But, you know, my English is ...... Alas...... Don't mention it. ”

This is all a pretext.

It is true that Natsume Soseki's English needs to be improved,

But as long as you have enough time, translating documents will definitely be fine.

His graduation thesis needed to be polished, mainly because of the tight time and heavy tasks, and he couldn't work slowly.

Lu Shiyi,

"You refused?"

Natsume Soseki nodded, and shook his head again,

"The rejection is indeed the rejection. But Kikuchi is long him...... Alas......"

Sigh again.

Lu Shi said "um",

How could he not understand?

In recent years, Japan has been fond of kidnapping, and it is difficult for strongmen to do so.

Natsume Soseki said, "Let's go." ”

Lu Shi nodded,

The two prepared to leave.

Who would have thought that when passing by Kikuchi Dalu, he actually stood up and said in a rather tough tone: "Natsume-kun, I think you should think about it again. ”

Natsume Soseki: "......"

He is already a well-known writer in London, and he has his own pride.

"Mr. Kikuchi, I think I just refused."

Kikuchi Dailu said in a deep voice: "Natsume-kun, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for allegiance...... Hmmm......"

He paused.

Because, Lu Shi sat down on the opposite side silently,

I saw him leaning on the armchair, cocking Erlang's legs, and his body was very stretched.

Although this posture doesn't look aggressive, but that kind of casual and lazy, slanting grace and bearing, but stabbing Kikuchi Dailu as a Japanese is very unhappy.

Miraculously, even he couldn't tell where this unhappiness came from.

Kikuchi Dailu also sat down,

But his sitting posture was still the same as before—

Decent and upright.

Even, only the back half of his butt is attached to the chair, and the front half of his butt and thighs are hanging in the air.

This state of deliberately enduring hardships is in stark contrast to Lu Shi.

There is no need for dialogue between the two sides,

Just by sitting, you can see that they don't deal with each other.

Natsume Soseki looked at the two,

I don't know what the reason is, even if Lu Shi behaved more relaxed and didn't care, he still thought that Lu Shi had steadily suppressed Chief Kikuchi.

It's hard to describe this feeling in words.

I am afraid that only the brush of Mr. Picasso can paint this invisible struggle.

Lu Shi chuckled and said, "Natsume." ”

Natsume Soseki: "Huh? Then came back to his senses,

"How?"

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"I finally know why so many people like Sherlock Holmes. This sitting position, with your hands clasped on your thighs and the pipe in your mouth, is really very shelf-rich. British, just like to hold this kind of shelf~"

Natsume Soseki was stunned for a moment, and then laughed,

It's just that Lu Shi can still joke in this situation.

Moreover, it is still a joke about the characters of the opponent Dr. Doyle.

Kikuchi Dailu has fierce eyes,

Although I have heard of Sherlock Holmes, I have not read it specifically, and naturally I don't know what sitting posture or pipe.

What he knew was just Lu Shi's ridiculous attitude.

He said, "Do you know who I am, sir?" ”

Lu Shi: "......"

I don't even want to talk.

Because the other party's speech is too much like the speech of the cannon fodder villain of the online article.

Kikuchi Dalu frowned and said, "I am His Majesty the Meiji Emperor, and I am a baron according to meritorious." ”

The reason why he said this instead of the positions such as the head of the Tokyo Imperial University and the minister of the cabinet of Katsura Taro is because in his cognition, the most feared by Chinese is the title of nobility,

What's more, the Qing court had just been defeated, and Japan's title was even more bluffing.

And, then again,

The official position of the cabinet minister, can the Chinese understand?

"Ah......h

Lu Shi was a little confused,

I really didn't expect what the other party said to be so levelless,

That's it?!

Kikuchi Dalu thought that Lu Shi was afraid, snorted coldly, and said, "This gentleman, please leave some space for me and Natsume-kun." ”

Hearing this, Lu Shi reacted,

The other person feels too good about themselves.

He muttered for a moment,

"It turned out to be Chinese."

Kikuchi Dairoku: !!

"You know the Chinese?"

In 1869, the editions of the princes in various parts of Japan were returned, and the original "public house" and "daimyo" were abolished.

In 1871, the old status system was abolished and the nationals were divided into four classes:

royal family

Chinese

Scholars,

Civilian.

It can be seen that the Chinese are the second most noble class after the royal family and enjoy many political and economic privileges.

Ito envisioned that the Chinese should become the "royal domain" and the cornerstone of the current system, so it was necessary to grant privileges to the Chinese in order to ensure their social status.

This class has not been around for long,

Kikuchi Dailu really didn't expect that a Chinese would know.

Lu Shi continued: "Of course I know about the Chinese. The term originated in China...... Forehead...... How good is your Chinese? ”

Kikuchi Dalu shook his head in confusion,

"Not really."

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"Then I'll speak Japanese. "The Book of Jin, the Biography of Foreign Relatives, Wang Yao", "Less to the Chinese, Shi to Guangluxun"; To put it bluntly, it is the 'nobleman of the high gate'. ”

After all, Kikuchi Dailu studied science,

Where is the opponent of land time in this regard?

What's even more outrageous is that Lu Shi speaks Japanese quite fluently, which is not much better than that of native speakers.

Faintly, Kikuchi Dailu felt bad.

Lu Shi stretched and continued: "Besides, are you a baron now?" ”

Kikuchi Oru heard a violent cough,

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

This time he was in a hurry to return to China because, on February 27, he was specially listed as a Chinese and was made a baron according to his meritorious service.

Originally, he was going to launch political lobbying in the UK.

Because of the book "The Nature of Japanese Civilization", Britain suddenly turned around and completely contained Japan, and even the educational support was greatly reduced.

From money to faculty, there are massive cuts.

Who would have thought that the sudden Xujue forced Kikuchi Dalu to return to China.

He spent a few days in London.

Dignitaries, unsuccessful;

asked for money, but it didn't work;

Even a meeting with the author of "The Nature of Japanese Civilization" did not succeed.

I heard that this author Lu and Natsume Soseki are familiar with each other,

Maybe it could be introduced by him.

Kikuchi Dailu said, "This gentleman, you ......"

Lu Shi waved his hand and interrupted the other party directly: "Then do you know who I am?" ”

Kikuchi Dairoku: ???

I didn't expect a Chinese to speak to himself like this.

He was stunned,

"You...... I ......"

Long Lun was speechless.

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm sorry, I'm also a 'knight'." Knight Commander, recipient of the Order of the Knight. I don't know, which is higher in England or your Japanese jazz? ”

Kikuchi Dalu was even more confused,

Can an expatriate be called "Sir" in the UK?

He's outrageous!

It's outrageous!

He looked at Natsume Soseki.

The latter nodded,

"Chief Kikuchi, Lu is indeed a KBE, and he has a very high status in the UK."

Kikuchi Dairoku never thought it would be this unfolding.

He was stunned for a few more seconds, and suddenly, sensing that something was wrong, asked, "You just said, 'Lu'?" The author of "The Nature of Japanese Civilization"? It turned out to be Chinese? ”

Natsume Soseki scratches his head,

"When I say 'Lu' and what you say...... Forehead ......"

He didn't know how to explain it.

Lu Shi said: "My name is Lu Shi, and my pen name is two English letters, L-u——。 Of course, this is the same pronunciation as my last name. ”

While talking, I wrote on the table with a dip in water.

After that, he showed an expression of interest,

"If you know the nature of Japanese civilization, why don't you know that the author is Chinese?"

Kikuchi Oru was silent,

“……”

Can't answer.

Could it be that it was because of his arrogance that he never thought that the author might be Chinese?

However, he could conclude that there were definitely people who had mentioned Lu's nationality status in front of him, even more than once,

But perhaps out of arrogant negligence, or negligent arrogance, he simply filtered out that kind of talk as spam.

Lu Shi looked at the other party's expression and guessed a rough idea.

He waved his hand,

"So, you know who I am now?"

Kikuchi Dailu wanted to nod,

However, the muscles in his neck froze completely, and he couldn't move.

Lu Shi said again: "It seems that you still don't know. ”

He changed to a more comfortable sitting position,

"Mr. Kikuchi, I am not only a writer and scholar, but also a famous translator who is fluent in many Chinese. So, instead of asking Natsume to translate the Edict of Education, you should ask me. Just, do you dare? ”

(End of chapter)