song of the saints

Chapter 23 New Forest Park

During the two-day vacation, Chen Zhun is ready to take a good tour of this beautiful port city that sailed out of the Titanic.

Southampton, a jewel on the south coast.Famous for port trade and shipbuilding.Southampton has been one of the British cities since the Middle Ages, and the shipbuilding industry appeared in Southampton in the 13th century.The famous cruise ship Titanic departed from here, which also adds a touch of sadness to the city.Although the British manufacturing industry is declining today, Southampton is still the main port of the United Kingdom, with many luxury cruise lines and multiple container terminals.Southampton has a rich historical and cultural heritage and is a very modern city.Southampton is also one of the greenest cities in the UK.

Chen Zhun is also very fond of the city of Southampton. On the one hand, it stems from the memory of David Winston, and on the other hand, it is his own yearning.In later generations, he has always longed for a place with blue sky, white clouds, waves and sandy beaches.A person lives quietly.He had no way to find it in later life, but fulfilled his dream after crossing.The only regret is that Southampton does not have a beach.

Chen Zhun has a clear plan for the two-day trip, which is New Forest Park.Because the Southampton team's Staplewood training base is on the edge of the New Forest Park, Chen Zhun can smell the fresh air and see the beautiful scenery every day.

On the first day, Chen Zhun got up at six as usual, and then went out for a run.Chen Zhun found that David Winston was not as rigid as he imagined, and David Winston's wardrobe was not just a suit, but also a lot of fashionable clothes.Chen Zhun picked a suit at random, and looked in front of the mirror at a face that didn't belong to him.

"Well, if it were my face, I don't know how much more handsome it would be." Chen Zhun suddenly thought of a question when he said this.He traveled to 2004, so there should be a little Chen Zhun in the fifth grade living in a coastal city in northern China in the current world.But Chen Zhun also realized that it is impossible for a person to have two souls. Besides, it has been almost a month since Chen Zhun came to Southampton, and he didn't feel anything wrong with his body or mind.This question is also buried in Chen Zhun's heart. He wants to go to his hometown after this season to find out.

The weather today is absolutely perfect for traveling.The weather was clear and cloudless.Chen Zhun came out of the house and walked all the way. He saw that the lawn was full of British people basking in the sun. This is their habit.Everyone has the most innocent smile on their face.People are eating and humming songs, which is why there are many lawn music festivals in Southampton.

Chen Zhun's destination today is the New Forest National Park located southwest of Southampton.For Southampton, the New Forest in England should be a suburb, about 40 kilometers away from Southampton.This is also David Winston's favorite place to go.Choose a small village there, order a cup of coffee, look at the beautiful lake, and watch the beautiful swans on the lake.Poetic and picturesque, leisurely and contented.

The New Forest National Park is the smallest national forest park in the UK, and it was once the Royal Hunting Ground.The land here is still owned by the royal family.The New Forest is made up of open woodland, moor, farmland and the coast, as well as the largest surviving piece of public pastureland in the populous south-east of England.

Chen Zhun drove for more than three hours to this New Forest Park.He rented a bicycle at the gate of the park and started a day of cycling.

Not long after riding, Chen Zhun saw a monument, which seemed to record the glorious history here.Chen Zhun was riding slowly enjoying the sunshine. On both sides of the lawn were low bushes and rows of big trees, and there were cattle, sheep, and ponies everywhere. Chen Zhun was riding on the Among them, the sun shines on Chen Zhun's body through the dense leaves, Chen Zhun seems to be in a paradise, warm sunshine, fresh air, and lazy horses.

Chen Zhun passed an intersection on his bicycle, and two ponies came leisurely by the side of the road, and they were about to cross the road.At this time, the vehicle opposite Chen Zhun saw the pony and stopped the car consciously, without honking the horn, but quietly watched the pony slowly cross the road before driving past.The harmony between humans and animals is perfectly interpreted at this moment.Chen Zhun suddenly thought of the motherland at this time, but he didn't think about it.

Chen Zhun rode to a small town unknowingly.The landmark building of this small town is an ancient church.How old it is, over 1000 years old.Chen Zhun was surprised that the church has been preserved so well for thousands of years, which is really a blessing.Chen Zhun took a brief tour inside, then sat on a chair outside the church to rest for a while.Chen Zhun watched the crowd passing by him from the chair, everyone's face was like the people on the lawn of Southampton, with a feeling of happiness and ease.Chen Zhun couldn't see other emotions on their faces, maybe this is also the change brought about by the environment.

Chen Zhun watched the children accompanied by their parents pass by him one by one, he thought of his parents, wondering how they are doing now and how they are doing.When a person stays away from one's home for a period of time, the emotion of missing home will become stronger. At this time, Chen Zhun deeply understands it.Usually, I used my busy work to suppress this kind of longing. In the silent night, loneliness and loneliness filled the whole room, making Chen Zhun unable to sleep at night.Chen Zhun thought of going back for the first time, but he didn't go back.Chen Zhun shook his head, signaling that he should stop thinking about these painful things, and got up to move on.

The sun shone on him, casting a long, lonely shadow.

The town was founded because of the presence of the New Forest.With a long history, most of the buildings are still in the Victorian period, and the sense of vicissitudes arises spontaneously.Most of the buildings here are more than a hundred years old. Chen Zhun strolled here, looking at the buildings, listening to these buildings telling their long history.

Chen Zhun didn't move forward, but he also saw the scene ahead in David Winston's memory, where there were lush pine forests, century-old monasteries, and boundless grasslands.There is a world of all longing, a world that really let go of all the constraints of oneself.

Chen Zhun had a simple lunch in this town, and then went shopping in various small shops in the town.Chen Zhun also admired how the people here were able to stroll around talking and laughing under the sun.Chen Zhun also basked in the sun on a chair next to the church for a long time, preparing to leave here and return to Southampton.

When Chen Zhun was leaving, he also met Southampton fans. Those fans recognized David Winston at a glance. They took photos with Chen Zhun and thanked Chen Zhun for leading the Southampton team to such a good result. .For the first time, Chen Zhun personally felt the greatness and loveliness of the fans.He fell in love with this place, beautiful Southampton.This is also the first happy trip for the two Chen Zhun. The former self has lost too many things for work and life, and Chen Zhun wants to find it back in England.

It was past seven o'clock in the evening when Chen Zhun returned home, and he lay down on the bed early due to the exhaustion of the day.Thinking back on this, Chen Zhun only regretted that he did not meet a beautiful English woman by chance.Chen Zhun smiled helplessly when he thought of this, thinking that he used to go on blind dates everywhere for love, and in the end his desire for love faded away a little bit.He doesn't want to be in such a situation now, he wants to really fall in love, and of course it will take a long time for this idea to come true.Now Chen Zhun only has Southampton in his eyes.

He did not choose to travel the next day, because in his opinion, the scenery anywhere could not compare with the unique scenery of the New Forest Park.The feeling of harmony between man and nature and animals.

Chen Zhun was also thinking about the monotonous life of the head coach, watching boring videos every day, thinking about headache tactics, it is really not as wonderful as it is written on TV and in novels.

Good times always fly by quickly.The two-day holiday is over.Chen Zhun will resume his busy life as a head coach tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)