Mingyue of the Great Song Dynasty http://www./0_1/   The latest work of Xiangnan Xiaoxiaosheng! Chapter 6 The Hemstral Family

The villa where Zhou Nan and his friends live is located in the north of Arnhem, about two kilometers away from the city center. In the movie "The Distant Bridge", the bridge on the Lower Rhine that the Allies and the Germans competed for is not far away.

The villa is located in the center of the forest, and the entire forest is about three square kilometers. In my dream, it later became a forest park, and this villa was still well preserved.

Because he was far away from the city, only a platoon of soldiers needed to be arranged around him to defend him, so this place was occupied by the German army. As a vested stakeholder, Zhou Nan was unable to change all this even if he had the will and could only say sorry to the children in his heart.

After walking south along the path in the forest for about 300 meters, we left the forest. There was a German checkpoint here. Since the situation in Arnhem was quite peaceful and there were a regiment of troops stationed next to it, the control here was not strictly controlled.

In the forest, many ragged Dutch children were chasing and laughing. Although war was around, at least at this moment, they were happy.

Unlike the boys who like to play, the girls seem much more reserved and quiet. They all carry small baskets. In the spring forest, there are not only various wild vegetables, but also various mushrooms waiting for them to pick.

"Jonas, are you going to the city?" The guard was a corporal named Kohler who Zhou Nan knew. He was a very talkative young man and liked to listen to Zhou Nan playing the flute the most because he had never heard such music before. As for Zhou Nan, because he was the only oriental man in the whole city, almost all the soldiers knew him, at least they knew him.

"Yes, I want to go buy something. Those kids look happy..."

Following Zhou Nan's gaze, Kohler smiled and said, "When I saw them, I remembered the days when I was a child when I was picking pine cones in the countryside of Hanover. At that time, I was also carefree."

Zhou Nan nodded. "Yes, when you grow up, you will never be simple happiness anymore. Goodbye..."

After walking a few steps, he heard Kohler shouting behind his back: "Jonas, are you just going to the city like this? I know your car was blown up, but I have a bicycle here, so I'll give it back to me when you come back."

"Thank you, but no need. I'm not in a hurry and I want to take the opportunity to take a walk." Zhou Nan turned around and waved to them, then walked towards the city.

The Netherlands in May can be said to be the most beautiful season. There are fields made of green carpets of different colors everywhere. In the middle of the green, small flowers of various colors are blooming. Those rows of green trees divide the fields and form a beautiful picture.

But Zhou Nan is not interested in painting now, and his mind has already flown to the city not far away.

If he hadn't had that dream of life, he wouldn't have known that tomboy who often chats with him would become the goddess of men's hearts all over the world in the future. If he hadn't had the experience of dreaming, he wouldn't have known that she would have to eat bread made of tulip rhizomes next year because of hunger, causing lifelong physical damage.

Where was he at that time? Hoffman had an accident and he returned to Hamburg with Hoffman's ashes. Later, he had been running around because he had to deal with the Hoffman family's property, but in the end he only received a stack of military tickets that could never be cashed out.

Yes, Germany was defeated, and all the military tickets and bonds were a pile of waste paper.

Because of these, they never met again. Until more than ten years later, he discovered her pictorial at the home of a lay Buddhist who was doing rituals. At that time, she was already a big star that was sought after by the whole world.

Fate by chance is not fate, he comforts himself like this. But only he knows the pain and loss in his heart.

Along the way, Zhou Nan kept facing everyone with a smile and nodded to everyone who came towards him. After living in this city for more than three years, almost everyone in this small town knew him.

Although he worked for the Germans, there was not so much hatred between ordinary people in the two countries. In 40 years, when the German army entered the Netherlands, the Dutch people even ran to the street to welcome German soldiers.

He was kind to others, and the Dutch also slowly accepted him.

As for the injury this time, it was purely an accident...

Including the two guerrillas who had been shot, it was not because they wanted to deal with him at first, he just happened.

Since it is Sunday, there are still many people on the street today. The Dutch also cherish the only one day off every week, and you can see parents with children everywhere and enjoy a rare leisure time. In the park south of the forest, there are crowds composed of families everywhere.

However, due to the war, soldiers and the Gestapos were supervising everywhere. As long as there were conversations between more than three adult men, it was generally not allowed.

When I walked to the intersection next to the railway station, I turned right here and saw the material warehouse, which was guarded by heavy troops. I walked straight to the famous bridge, but Zhou Nan was not interested in visiting the bridge at this time, so he walked towards the intersection on the left.

In the dream, the city will turn into a ruin next year. When he returns again fifty years later, almost everything has changed except for the bridge and the villa in the forest.

When you walk to the end of Clow Street, and then walk south, you will find a small park in a block. On the west side of the park, there is a three-story house. This is where Ada and his family live now.

This house is the ancestral home of her grandfather, Viscount Hemstrasse. Each floor has more than a dozen rooms, with a total of three floors. However, only a group of women live in this big house, including Ada's grandmother, her two aunts, an aunt, and their respective children.

Ada's family of four lives here now, but her two older brothers work on the railway and the other work in a factory downstream of the river. They don't have time to come back to live, which means a group of women are now barely maintaining the home.

Her mother also works in a clothing factory directly under the army. She needs to work hard for more than ten hours a day to receive food and daily necessities that only one person can eat.

However, since most of the children in this family can work and adults can work, only Ada's grandmother and a few children are not able to work, so they can barely maintain a decent life.

Yes, decent.

Their family is a sub-branch of the royal family, so no matter when, dignity is more important than survival. Because of this, her grandfather died, and because of this, her two uncles did not survive. So much so that her grandfather's throne of viscount was passed to Ada's mother, but she was demoted to become a bauble.

Zhou Nan didn't understand their persistence. In his opinion, life is the most important thing, and even spirits must rely on life to continue.

Of course, this is also related to his mentality of being at ease and being alone in life.

The door of the house was open, but Zhou Nan still knocked on the door twice and waited at the door.

Soon, the old lady with a serious face and wrinkles appeared in the hall. When she saw Zhou You, her expression was neither enthusiastic nor cold, but a kind of indifference to seeing through the world. She became like this since her husband died. Zhou Nan had never seen her happy laugh or cry in the years she had known her.

"Mr. Zhou, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Hemstral, today's weather is good, you haven't gone out for a walk?"

"I closed my eyes and knew that there was nothing to visit in this small town. Besides, it was rare for everyone to rest, so it was time to make the hygiene in the house. Please come in..."

This house has a long history. The hall at the entrance was originally a large dance hall. However, the curtains, expensive lamps and furniture in the room were replaced with food. The empty hall was like an old woman after unloading, without any beauty.

After taking Zhou Wandering into the living room, Mrs. Hemstral brought a cup of cold water. In Europe, few people would drink boiled water, and Zhou Nan was used to it. On days without coffee and tea, cold water was more convenient than boiled water.

“Is Ada not at home?”

The old lady looked at his head and then looked back. "The news of your injury spread throughout the city, and for your reasons, two people were executed..."

"Mrs. Hemstrasse, this is not my will!"

"I understand, no one hates you because of this. I just want to tell you that after Audrey knew you were injured, she would go to the Forest Villa every weekend. Maybe you missed it."

Hearing such words, Zhou Nan immediately felt a warm feeling in his heart. In his dream, he did not come here this weekend, so he didn't know about this, and their meeting was something that happened next weekend, and Ada did not mention this matter.

Zhou Nan didn't want to stay here anymore, and he didn't have much common language with this old lady who cared about nothing.

He put down the water cup and placed the bag of sausage and cans he carried on the table. "Mrs. Hemstrasse, this is just a little gift..."

She glanced at the wrapping paper outside and obviously guessed what it was. But she did not refuse, but said: "You are a kind person. In such a difficult time, don't say that this big bag of food, even a sausage may be a life. Thank you for your kindness."

"I just do my best...If there is any difficulty, please just say it out loud."

After saying goodbye to the old lady, Zhou Nan met Mrs. Hemstrasse who had returned from outside, who was Audrey's mother. She was not very beautiful but very elegant woman, but the burden of life made her lose her original glory now.
Chapter completed!