Chapter 2 blue brighton bay

The sea under the sun is as brilliant as Brighton's rose garden. The color of the spray is the color of the whole spectrum, warm and clear.The background color is the kind of blue that is sharp enough to cut emotions, the kind of blue that can make a lot of noise when you touch it, and at the same time it is the kind of warm blue that wraps you up, no one can tell the color of that blue complex connotations. The beach is soft and fluffy, supporting a world of parasols.As soon as a handful of fine sand passed over his hand, countless golden stars shone brightly on his palm.Seafood vendors shuttle among the parasols on the beach. They are all teenagers. In the baskets are golden red crabs and lavender crayfish. They sell them with English folk song voices. , attracting sea bathers from all over and many countries.

Not far away is the slender shadow of Peel Palace.This loft-style building, the royal palace of the Regency era of the Great Empire, has an oriental mysterious color and has become the most luxurious and beautiful overseas leisure villa in this small town. Lin Huiyin came to Brighton for summer vacation with Dr. Bai Lite's family. This small city in southern England faces the English Channel and is nearly 80 kilometers north of London.Since the 11th century, it has been a place with busy shipping and a prosperous fish market. Today, Brighton's sightseeing value has long exceeded its original meaning.

It is said that the sea water here has the effect of curing all diseases.Lin Huiyin saw that almost every tourist hotel had a signboard saying "natural water, sea bathing". Dr. Bright stood in the shallow water, splashing water on his body, preparing to go into the sea.He is in his fifties, with all white hair, a witty, kind old man. He moved his joints and beckoned his daughters to go into the sea.His 5 daughters: Kitty, Daisy, Susan, Suna, Stacy, are all slim.Kitty is 21 years old, Daisy and Lin Huiyin are the same age, Susan and Su Na are twins, they look very similar, and it is impossible to tell which one is Susan and which one is Su Na.Their youngest sister is Stacy, a schoolboy

The five sisters in swimsuits surrounded Lin Huiyin and walked on the beach, attracting many eyes. Kitty and her father soon swam into the deep sea.Daisy taught Lin Huiyin to swim in the shallow sea area and took care of her three younger sisters.Daisy demonstrated Lin Huiyin's movements. Lin Huiyin floated on the rubber ring, and according to the essentials taught by Daisy, he moved his hands and feet and kept paddling the sea water.Daisy corrected her movements while encouraging her: "Don't be afraid, Phyllis, this sea water is buoyant and won't sink." Phyllis is Lin Huiyin's Christian name in the UK, which is what Berlett's daughters are used to calling her.

When they went ashore to rest, they lay under parasols and buried themselves in the sand. The youngest sister, Stacey, built a castle with sand, and when it was almost finished, it collapsed again, so she started to build it again, halfway through the pile, the castle collapsed again.She called to Daisy: "Come on! Engineer, help me." Daisy built a sand castle for her sister in a short while.Lin Huiyin asked: "Why are you called an engineer?" Daisy said: "I am interested in architecture. I will be an engineer in the future. Do you see the palace behind you? It is a Chinese-style building. I am going to draw a sketch tomorrow. Can you go with me?" By the way, tell me about Chinese architecture."

Lin Huiyin asked: "Are you talking about building a house?" Daisy said: "No, architecture and building a house are not exactly the same thing. Architecture is an art, just like poetry and painting, it has its own unique language, which can only be mastered by masters." Lin Huiyin's heart skipped a beat.It was the first time in her life that she heard such a thing. A week later, she received letters from her father and Xu Zhimo.Father said in the letter: If you get a letter from you, you will reply immediately.After you left, I had nothing to do, and I was not very idle. A week passed in a hurry, and I will organize and pack from today. The "Bologa" boat show will run until October 14th.If so, the delivery of luggage can be less delayed.If you feel happy on the seashore, you can stay until September 7th and 8th, and return with the Bai Lite family.The rent here will expire in 14 days, and it will be convenient if the luggage can be sent out on the 12th or 3rd day. I think it will be all right to finish the rest after you return.After September 14th, you can stay at Bai Lite's house. This means that I have not yet decided how suitable I am, but if you want to walk around lightly and casually, you can save money.Old Philip has not yet come, and I do not wish to labor him much.It is enough to have his daughter's help for the remaining affairs here.But in order to stay away from far away, when my aunt was about to leave, I met with Tu and told him not to come in a hurry. His daughter entered the Yue Opera training center at the end of September, and you would have less company, so it is especially appropriate to live in Bai's house. I am him. live.When the ship is about to sail, it will be more convenient for Lun and Ru to go to France all the way.However, there is inevitably a little more luggage than usual travel, so I will plan to arrange it temporarily.I hope that you will be familiar with swimming in the day, and you will be physically and mentally fit.Father's handwritten letter on August 24th.

When Lin Hui received her father's letter, she didn't pay much attention to the preparations before leaving, but Xu Zhimo's English letter made her feel particularly gloomy, as if there were many untangled threads in her heart, which made her feel a dull pain.Xu Zhimo's paper was full of mourning, which also made Lin Huiyin feel at a loss.At this time, she didn't know how to reply Xu Zhimo's letter. At the same time, Kitty also received a letter from her lover William, and she was very happy.The only one who was unhappy was Dr. Bridget. The father and daughter had a quarrel that day.

William is Kitty's teacher who learns to ride a horse.Kitty had a horse called Good News, which William trained to be swift and gentle.Dr. Pritt objected to Kitty's love because William had already married a wife and had children. After quarreling with her father, Kitty said to Lin Huiyin: "I don't care that William has a wife, but my father does. He doesn't know that love has its own code. We are not people in novels. We can't just leave a poignant memory. We We have to live day and night, at the same time and in the same space. We only have this life, and this is the only bargaining chip, shouldn't it be like this?"

Interestingly, William's letters always arrived at the same time as Xu Zhimo's letters, almost one a day.Susan and Anne were overjoyed every time they got their letters back.They called William's letter "Good News" and Xu Zhimo's letter "Mr. Tortoise". Daisy asked Lin Huiyin to go to the Peel Palace to draw a sketch. The design of the palace was completely in the style of an oriental attic, and two octagonal lanterns full of Chinese flavor were hung at the gate.Lin Huiyin remembered that a pair of lanterns like this hung in his grandfather's house in Shanghai when he was a child.

Grandfather Lin Xiaoxun (died of illness in 1914) was a Jinshi of the Ji Chou Division in the 15th year of Guangxu. He served as magistrate of Shimen, Renhe County and Haining Prefecture.Grandmother Youshi (died of illness in 1911) gave birth to five daughters and two sons.His father, Lin Changmin, was the eldest son in the family. At that time, he was the secretary of the Senate of the Nanjing Provisional Government and was stationed in Beijing.Uncle Lin Tianmin studied in Japan and studied electrical engineering.Although the eldest aunt Lin Zemin, the third aunt Lin Yuanmin, the fourth aunt Lin Qiumin, and the fifth aunt Lin Zimin are all married, they live at home most of the time.A large group of cousins ​​are together every day, and every Spring Festival, grandpa takes them to make lanterns with silk paper and hang them in the courtyard in various colors.The best friends with Lin Huiyin are Wang Mengyu, the cousin of the eldest aunt's family, and Zheng Youzhang, the cousin of the second aunt's family.The second aunt passed away early, and her cousin Zheng Youzhang grew up in her home.

Grandpa's favorite is Huiyin.She was born in Hangzhou and grew up with her grandfather.Before going to elementary school, her great aunt Lin Zemin taught her to read, and she could memorize Tang poetry and Song poetry proficiently after teaching her once or twice. When she was 8 years old, her grandfather moved from Hangzhou to Shanghai and lived in Jinyili, Hongkou District. She and her cousins ​​entered the nearby Aiguo Primary School, where she was in the second grade.Her father's letters were all forwarded by her, and all the letters from the aunt and the second mother were written by her, and the letters from my father were always written to her.Her father liked her very much, and often rewarded her with food and playthings. When she was 9 years old, her father, Lin Changmin, moved the family to the old residence of the former Wanggong Factory in Beijing. Huiyin stayed in Shanghai alone to accompany her grandfather until the next year when his grandfather moved. When Yuan Shikai became emperor, his family moved to Hongdao in the British Concession in Tianjin, and his father stayed in Beijing alone.At that time, the same mother's younger sister Lin Zhi had just died of illness, and the second mother's younger brothers and sisters were all young, Yan Yu, Lin Huan and Lin Heng, the eldest was just two years old, and the youngest was less than half a year old, and often fell ill. Pleurisy, many things at home were handled by 12-year-old Huiyin. In 1917, when Zhang Xun was restored, the whole family moved to Tianjin Tapshui Road. His father Lin Changmin went to Nanjing, and Huiyin stayed in Beijing alone to look after the house. In July, his father served as the chief justice of Duan Qirui's cabinet, and his family returned to Beijing from Tianjin. In 1918, shortly after his father left office, he traveled to Japan with Tang Hualong and Lan Gongwu. Feeling lonely, Huiyin compiled a calligraphy and painting catalog at home.After her father came back, she showed it to him enthusiastically, expecting to be praised, but his father thought it was not applicable, and Huiyin was sad for several days because of this. Lin Changmin has always regarded Huiyin as a confidant, and always discusses with her about anything. Kitty envies Huiyin for this. Because of her and William, she and her father have not spoken for several days. Before the end of the vacation, Lin Huiyin received another letter from his father: After reading your letter to the wall, I am also looking forward to your early return.As mentioned in the previous book, those who returned with the Bai Lite family, like you, will travel for a few more days.Today I have asked the supervisor of the Times newspaper No. 6 to come to lunch, and Ru No. 5 is a good thing. The organization of the newspaper is a must. During lunch, we can agree on a time to visit.I'm too lazy to write a letter to Bradley, but you can convey my thoughts first, and say that after September 14th, I will be as suitable as him, or temporarily stay at your house, and when I meet with him, I will decide to thank him first Treating you with kindness and friendship.Father's handwritten letter on August 31st. Bi Xing is the daughter of the old Philip. Her mother and sister Lei Yinna are in China at this time, living in Lin Huiyin's house.Not long ago, my father and Bi Xing visited Kobelik, the owner of the sugar factory.Kebolik is old Philip's in-law, he is also an old friend of Lin Changmin, like Dr. Bailiete, and Huiyin eats no less than three wooden boxes of candy a year, all of which are provided by Kebalik.Huiyin couldn't say goodbye, so he had to write a letter and ask Bixing to do it for him. Here comes William. William came riding Good News, a tall black-blue horse with a coat as smooth as satin, shining in the sun, and the most beautiful thing was its mane, which William had braided a lot. Neatly trimmed, seeing Kitty, "Good News" also sniffed her hand affectionately.William smiled silently. William is a very handsome young man. His chestnut curly hair sets off a handsome face, with a straight nose and sharp lips. He looks very chic in a snow-white hunting suit. He greeted Doctor Brett politely, but Brett turned and walked away. Kitty bravely threw herself into William's arms and asked, "William, can you take me away?" William nodded solemnly. Kitty patted "Good News" on the head, turned around and got on the horse, and said to Lin Huiyin: "Goodbye, Phyllis. Love your tortoiseshell, and don't let him down." William also flew on the horse, and he tapped "Good News" on the belly lightly with his feet. "Good News" galloped and quickly disappeared at the end of the boulevard. Vacation is coming to an end. In the past 20 days, Lin Huiyin's swimming skills have improved greatly, and she has been able to swim far away with Dr. Bai Lite. More importantly, the 20 days of seaside life gave her time to think about the ignorant love. The love between Kitty and William gave her a lot of inspiration, and she was determined to make her own choice. Standing by the sea, the sea breeze pushed the waves to her feet, and then retreated quickly, as if it knew all the mysteries.