Yunding Ranch

Chapter 216 Fate reincarnation
"Okay, I'll go."

Hearing grandma's answer, Lu Li nodded his head vigorously. He strengthened the belief deep in his heart, and secretly clenched his fists, "Then it's settled!" The smile on the corner of Lu Li's mouth couldn't help but burst into bloom, "Grandma , believe me, you will like it here. You can try to start learning English now, do you want to practice 'hello' and 'thank you'?"

Lu Li's kind explanation made Yuan Qingzhu laugh, and then complained without showing any face, "I learned English for a while when I was very young. Although I almost forgot it when I grew up, but 'Hello ' and 'thank you' are still fine, don't underestimate me."

Lu Li really forgot about this. Unexpectedly, grandma would bring it up now.Lu Li couldn't help but feel his heart move, he touched the tail ring on his little finger with the thumb of his left hand, and turned it slightly.Perhaps, this is a good opportunity for him to inquire about the source of the ring without revealing himself.

"You mean the foreign teacher, right? Mom and I mentioned it once." Lu Li didn't emphasize it deliberately, as if he just remembered it by accident, he asked for proof.

"Yes." Yuan Qingzhu nodded to confirm Lu Li's guess, "When I was very young, my family hired this foreigner as a tutor to teach me how to draw. After learning how to draw, I can draw flowers by myself. , and made it into embroidery. I learned a little bit of English back then, and then a little bit of German, but I don’t remember it at all now.”

Yuan Qingzhu recalled the memories of his childhood, and his tone couldn't help but relax, with a faint smile on his face.

But Lu Li's heart twitched because he heard "German". According to speculation, the Degas in the ring was stolen by the Germans.So, the owner of this ring is that teacher?
"You've even learned German? That's amazing!" Lu Li was thinking about how to cut into the topic. He couldn't ask directly: Did the ring you gave me come from this teacher?

This is too obvious, because the ring hasn't shown anything special in the past so many years, and Lu Li didn't pay much attention to it, and wore it as an ordinary tail ring.At this time, I suddenly became curious, and still contacted the foreign teacher without any basis, which really didn't make sense.

How can I ask without revealing the space of the ring?

"I forgot, I forgot everything, even the most basic greetings." Yuan Qingzhu said with a smile, shaking his head again and again to hide his shyness, "Back then, that teacher lived in our house, everyone felt very Curious. In the valley, no one has ever seen a foreigner, and suddenly one came, and everyone came to join in the fun. However, many people were disappointed."

"Disappointed?" Lu Li followed suit.

"That's right." Yuan Qingzhu didn't notice any abnormality, "He has black hair and looks the same as us, but his hair is curly, which is a bit strange. But other than that, no one noticed his difference .So, for a long time, the children in the village thought that those with curly hair were foreigners. Haha!"

Yuan Qingzhu immediately laughed out loud, and even Lu Li laughed, showing the simplicity and narrowness of the rural residents at the same time.

"However, if you look closely, you will find that his eyes are actually blue, and they are still different from ours." Yuan Qingzhu paused for a moment, lost in his memories, his voice was slightly lost, and gradually fell down, "However, he fell ill, didn't last long, and then passed away..."

Lu Li could no longer hear the words that followed, it seemed to be grandma talking to herself.

Lu Li didn't ask any further questions. He knew that those memories belonged to his grandma, and they were treasured deep in his memory.She'll share it if she wants to; but if she doesn't, it's the most precious part of her.

"He is really a very knowledgeable person. He told me that the world is much bigger than we imagined. If we don't go out for a walk, we will always think that this is the whole world." Yuan Qingzhu's words brought With a little sadness, but also a little joy, "I remember, he also drew me a world map, and then told me the location of his hometown. At that time, it might take several months to arrive from our home."

"Is he German?" Lu Li seized the opportunity and asked eagerly.

"No, no." Yuan Qingzhu shook her head again and again, denying it, and then suddenly paused, "Where is he from?" After pondering for a moment, she shook her head again, showing a helpless smile, "Now I’m getting older, and I can’t remember many things. But I know that he is not a German, but that... that nation that faced disaster just like the Nanjing Massacre during the war.”

Jew, that teacher is actually Jewish.

During World War II, the situation of Jews was very bad, so why did Jews come to China?
"By the way, didn't I give you a ring before? That ring is the gift he gave me, the last gift he left to me before he passed away." Yuan Qingzhu took the initiative to mention this matter, but this time, Lu Li was no longer delighted, but became more and more confused.

This teacher is a Jew who suffered a bloody massacre during World War II. In the true sense, his life is in danger; but the paintings in the ring were snatched by the Germans from the Soviet Union—at least according to the rumors. So why did the German ring go to a Jew?Or, this ring originally belonged to the Jews, but the Degas painting inside is not as rumored. The Germans snatched it from the Soviet Union, so how did this painting come about?

It is worth mentioning that this teacher teaches painting, so the few practice paintings in the ring are all his handwriting?Or someone else?

After learning the source of the ring, not only did the questions not get answered, but more and more, and they fell into a fog.

"Really?" Lu Li's mind was full of disturbing thoughts, and he answered immediately, "Did he say how to get this ring? I remember when you gave it to me When you said, this ring has a long history. I thought it was our family history."

"Haha." Yuan Qingzhu was amused by Lu Li's curious tone, "No, it's not. That ring came from the teacher, but it makes sense to explain it this way. The teacher came with my father, your great-grandfather. I came back, I came all the way south from Nanjing; then the teacher taught me painting for a few years, and then gave it to me, and I gave it to you, so this is indeed a history, belonging to our family’s history.”

Lu Li also laughed, "So, this will be our family heirloom from now on? Brother Kong Ming knows, it will be disappointing." Lu Li is serious, this is a space ring, anyone who misses it will regret it of.

"This ring is mine. I can give it to whomever I want. Now it belongs to your Lu family. It will be a family heirloom in the future. It is up to you to decide whether to pass it on to your son or a woman." Yuan Qingzhu was incomparable Speaking generously, this made Lu Li laugh even more happily - he doesn't even have a girlfriend yet, and this heirloom is already ready.

"The teacher told me that this ring has a long history and has a special meaning." Yuan Qingzhu added, "It's just that his condition was really serious at the time, and he couldn't tell me too much. In addition, His Chinese level is also average, I can understand some words, some I can't understand. So... I don't know very clearly. "

Yuan Qingzhu didn't say much, but Lu Li was able to piece together the story.When Yuan Qingzhu was young, there was a Jew from a foreign country who taught her to draw, to be independent and self-reliant, and to have a heart to explore the world... and also left a ring as a treasure. one's gift.

That foreign teacher lit up Yuan Qingzhu's life and completely changed her life trajectory.Perhaps, Yuan Qingzhu was not able to leave that small village, but her wish, her dream, and her vision all became reality in Lu Li's body in the end.A seed planted at the beginning, half a century later, finally grew into a towering tree.

Is this reincarnation, or fate?
"Then I must thank this teacher well." Lu Li said sincerely.

Yuan Qingzhu couldn't understand it at all, and said dumbfoundedly, "What are you thanking him for?"

"Thank you for broadening your horizons, so that I can learn from you that the world is really too big, and we are just the dust in it; also let me learn from you, to restrain myself in the future It's not the society, the family, or the fetters that you hope for, but yourself." Lu Li's words made Yuan Qingzhu's eyes slightly moist, and a touch of emotion lingered in his heart.

Also, thank him for bringing this space ring.

The line of sight fell on the Yunding Ranch in front of me. In the middle of the night, the ranch was shrouded in the cold moonlight, with a quiet and open beauty. "Grandma, you must come to Yunding Ranch to have a look."

Lu Li became more and more determined in this idea, as if there was a red string in the dark, pulling them to the predetermined position of fate.Lu Li didn't know what would happen after his grandma came here; but he sincerely hoped that his grandma could stand on this land, enjoy the scenery he saw now, and feel the beauty he experienced now.

"Don't worry, I will definitely go there." Yuan Qingzhu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and a smile bloomed in the hazy tears, "Okay, long-distance calls are so expensive, let's do it today. Next time When your second aunt comes over, we can talk on the computer."

"Okay, okay." Lu Li nodded and said yes, but just as grandma was about to hang up the phone, he remembered something very important, "Grandma!"

Yuan Qingzhu had already taken down her phone, but Lu Li's loud roar made her stop and put it next to her ear again, "What's wrong?"

"What's the teacher's name?" Lu Kai asked.

Yuan Qingzhu didn't answer immediately, paused for a moment, and said, "Albert, his name is Albert Cohen."

(End of this chapter)