Chapter 538 (1/2)
Then, in the open wooden window, came the clear voice of the little girl's silver bell. She said excitedly,
”Grandparents, I just saw the beautiful aunt in my uncle's photo. It's really beautiful...”
In the wooden house, the decoration of the typical Italian rural architectural style brings the simplicity and antiquity of the land.
The charcoal fire in the closet was burning vigorously. The whole wooden house was warm, and the air was filled with a faint cool and slightly bitter herbal flavor.
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As soon as the little girl ran into the cabin, she looked around.
When I saw my grandfather sitting on the cane chair grinding herbs, I ran over with a smile. I spoke fluent English very well,
”Grandfather, grandfather, I just saw a beautiful aunt!”
On the rattan chair covered with a thick cashmere blanket, a grizzled and intelligent looking old westerner was carefully grinding the herbs in the small grinding plate.
The old man's name is Anthony. He is the owner of the small vineyard and the head of the village.
Anthony looked up at his little granddaughter Belinda and asked with a kind smile,
”Belinda, which beautiful aunt do you say?”
Belinda smiles naively and points her hand to the room in the cabin,
”That's the beautiful aunt in Uncle Daniel's picture!”
Anthony was surprised and excited.
He quickly put down the ground herbs in his hand, stood up from the cane chair, lowered his head to ask the little girl, and took off the coat on the hanger at the door of the living room,
”Belinda, where did you just see the aunt in the picture?”
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Belinda turned her arm, reached out through the wooden window and pointed to the swing under the pergola,
”I just fell asleep on the swing.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw the beautiful aunt standing in the shade of a tree outside our manor. ”
Anthony looked in the direction of Belinda's fingers.
However, I didn't see any strangers, let alone the woman in the picture of the man he rescued from the shore of the Italian seaport.
Belinda saw her grandfather's doubts, and her big eyes were more sincere. She continued,
”My aunt has gone. She's gone in the blink of an eye.”
Listening to his little granddaughter's words, Anthony's frown deepened.
At this time, the old woman, Antony's wife, Martha, who was preparing dinner, heard the conversation in the living room.
Martha came out with the freshly baked cookies and asked Anthony suspiciously,
”What happened, old man?”
Anthony just told him about the little granddaughter, Martha reached for Belinda, Belinda ran over with a smile.
Martha kisses her granddaughter on the forehead,
”Belinda, you should be sleeping on the swing, dreaming to see that beautiful aunt, ha ha...”
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Belinda also kisses grandma on the cheek, and then shakes her head solemnly,
”Grandma, I really saw Uncle Daniel's girlfriend. It's more beautiful than the picture.”
That pair of beautiful eyebrows and eyes, flashing children's unique innocence, Belinda repeated,
”It's true. You have to believe me.”
Looking at her granddaughter, Martha also has some doubts. She looks at Anthony standing at the door and looks at each other.
Anthony frowned and put on his heavy coat, which he had already held in his hand,
”Martha, I'll go out and have a look. I've ground the herbs. Go to your room and change the dressing for Daniel.”
Daniel, it's the English name they gave to the Oriental man who rescued him from serious injury.