"A painter from country Z once said, 'Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, get rid of the dust in your chest, and camp in the natural hills and valleys.'" Zerlina translated for him after he finished speaking.
Then he continued: "Before I went to country Z, I was very interested in these ancient buildings. Like you, I learned a lot about it through the Internet or books. But when I set foot there, I discovered a very magical thing. .”
Joshua listened carefully, saw his girlfriend's longing look, and asked, "What magical thing?"
Zerlina straightened her hair that was messed up by the wind and continued: "Everything, including those ancient buildings, suddenly came alive before my eyes."
"Like the furniture in "Beauty and the Beast"?" Joshua's mind jumped.
"No, not at all, it's a figure of speech, Joshua." Zerlina thought he was a little cute, "I mean, when I stood there, I saw history and culture. Every plant, every tree, every brick Every tile is telling me unknown stories.
I was thinking about who I would pass by in the past time and space when passing through a door; who I would be looking at across time and space when passing through a window; the road in the garden On the stone road, who once walked by laughing and playing;"
Who is walking with hairpins in the forest, who is watching the lotus and listening to the rain under the eaves, who is rushing across the covered bridge and startling the fish in the water, and who is sitting opposite to the other in the pavilion, making tea in the snow. "
Zerlina's narration seemed to have a magical power, attracting Joshua to a place he had never been before.
Zerlina sincerely advised him: "Although I don't understand design, I'm sure it has one thing in common with my teaching work, that is, you can't do it behind closed doors. So, go and see for yourself, Joshua."
Although hundreds of years have passed and those gardens have been restored and renovated, the atmosphere and style bred by history and culture are still retained. Put down some distracting thoughts in your mind and experience it personally. It will definitely help you make a perfect design. "
Joshua seemed to be awakened, and his thoughts suddenly became clear. I was still humming the song when I got home, and even danced a solo waltz when I got into the mood.
His brother was sitting on the sofa drinking red wine with his father. Seeing how happy he was, he asked, "Have you finished your design?"
Joshua danced over and pulled his brother up to dance with him. The tone of his words always rose: "Zerlina took me out of the maze."
My brother raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
Joshua stopped dancing and announced: "I am going to country Z. Since it is 'tracing back to the source', then I must go to the location of the 'root' and 'source'. Otherwise, I will not be able to make a perfect design."
His father put down the wine glass, picked up an ancient-looking notebook from the table, and said to his brother with a rather regretful tone: "It seems that our little prince will no longer need this."
Joshua quickly ran over, took it from his father's hand, opened it and looked at it: "Dad, what is this?"
There were large sections of handwritten Chinese characters inside, and he couldn't understand any of them.
My father said: "Your brother found this in the study. It was placed in the corner. It has been lonely for many years, and the paper has become brittle."
My brother came over and sat down and said, "I have found someone to repair it, and I have also found someone who understands Chinese to read it. The person said it is a research notebook on the ancient gardens of country Z."
The father and brother clinked their glasses and said, "Thank God, people in our family don't have the bad habit of throwing things away, so we have preserved 'history'."
Joshua was very excited and asked: "Who wrote this?"
The father and brother shrugged together: "The signature is in Chinese. Except for the brand founder, no one in our family seems to have a Chinese name, right?"
Joshua no longer hesitated, hugged his father and brother respectively, and hurried out the door with his notebook: "I'm going to find Zerlina. I won't be back tonight."
Early the next morning, Joshua asked his assistant to help him book a flight ticket, apply for a visa, and then sent an email to Wenxi.
Before Wenxi could recover from the surprise, another new email notification came.
When the cooperation intention was first reached, she sincerely invited Joshua to come to country Z to take a look, but he said "I am very willing", but his expression was "that is not necessary", and Wenxi wisely did not mention it again.
"Ha, it's better to have a girlfriend!" Wenxi said to himself with a smile. He didn't know if Zerlina would come. She had a good rapport with this teacher who spoke Chinese very fluently.
The new email was sent by Joshua's assistant, explaining the return date and the specific time of the plane's landing in Beijing. In addition, he also told Wenxi Joshua's general vision for the trip, hoping that she could help draw up a detailed and reasonable itinerary.
Wenxi fluttered his fingers and quickly replied to the email. Then he called his assistant Xiaoyun: "I have forwarded the email to you. Before getting off work tonight, the schedule must be sent to me for review."
Xiaoyun opened the email. If her eyes could light up, they would surely shine like searchlights. Her whole body felt as if she had been given a shot of chicken blood. She said loudly: "Ahhhhhh, sister Xi, don't worry, I promise to complete the task beyond the quota!"
Sister Xi will definitely accompany me throughout this trip, and I will definitely take her with me when the time comes! Just kidding, Porcelain’s young master, she can see a real person again!
After hanging up the phone, Wenxi became happier the more he thought about it. After enduring it, he couldn't hold it back anymore and rolled on the sofa. Then I got up quickly, picked up the computer again, and started to learn more about gardening.
When you are concentrating on something, time will pass quickly. When Pang Peng came over and cupped her calf, she realized that Liu Wangxue was back. When she looked at the time, it was already past noon.
Liu Wangxue put the little lazy porcelain on the ground, patted it on the butt, and let it play by itself. She looked up at Wen Xi and said, "What are you looking at? You are so focused that you don't even respond when you talk to me."
Wenxi hooked his fingers at Liu Wangxue and smiled funnyly: "Come here, come here."
Liu Wangxue took in a breath with a hiss and walked towards her: "Looking at your expression, what good thing could you do?"
Wenxi put aside the obstructive computer, hugged Liu Wangxue, and told him about Joshua's arrival. She didn't even take a breath for such a long string of words.
Liu Wangxue was so happy for her. The two hugged each other and shook each other: "My Xi, I am so proud of you! You are definitely promoting the high-quality traditional culture of our country!"
At this point, Wenxi felt a little frustrated again: "It's a pity that when the book comes to use, I hate it less. If I had known that this would happen, I would have studied for a double degree back then!"
"Don't be depressed." Liu Wangxue was afraid that she would push him too hard. "Isn't there Xiaoyu? He is a little expert. You used someone else's design to lure the young master here. Do you have to give someone a performance?" Opportunity?"
Wenxi slapped his chest: "Can I be the kind of person who burns bridges when crossing rivers? I've already sent him a message. But he won't be free tomorrow, but he will go to Taoyuan with us the day after tomorrow. We can talk when we meet."
