In the quiet afternoon, the sun shines in through the round window in the attic, and there are occasional dust particles floating in the air.
The soft and soothing sound of the piano sounded in the attic. It was not loud, just enough to be heard clearly in the room.
A girl sat in front of the piano, her slender fingers dancing flexibly on the keys. The simple melody kept turning, a little unfamiliar at first, then slowly became mellow, and finally she was immersed in it, playing it repeatedly, releasing her heart.
A touch of joy and tranquility.
After a long time, the dancing fingers slowly stopped. As the last note was pressed, the tail tone of the strings slowly echoed in the room and slowly disappeared.
"It sounds great, Lacey." There was light applause, and a girl with blond, shoulder-length hair stood up from the sofa, walked to the piano, and looked down at the music score in front of the silver-haired girl.
"Did you write this? Lacey."
"No, I found it from an ancient book." The girl shook her head.
"It sounds very good. Even I feel very, very good." Lan Lier made a big gesture to describe her feelings.
"Do you have a name?"
Mrs. Philia was also sitting on the sofa, looking at the girl playing the piano keys.
"Yes, yes, the name is Prelude, which means overture." The silver-haired girl replied.
"It's a very good name, just like the butterflies dancing under the shade of the trees in summer. It reminds me of the scene when I was a child."
"What was Teacher Philia like when she was a child? Was she very talented in music since she was a child?" Lan Li ran over and asked curiously.
"No, I often fought with boys at that time and didn't like singing at all. I beat Helang to tears when he was a child, but it was too embarrassing to talk about. He kept telling me not to talk nonsense," Fei thought of this.
Lady Leia couldn't help but smile, but it was a pity that Master Helang had already left Hopeland that night, taking most of the members of the White Orchid Cross Sword to join the Frost Rose.
"Then how did the teacher become a singer?" Ling Xin was also a little curious.
"Because it's very beautiful." Mrs. Philia recalled it for a moment before continuing.
"When I was a child, my family was not very wealthy. I looked at the singer on the stage wearing a gorgeous dress and was extremely envious. It happened that the Fenghua Opera Troupe was performing in Hopeland at that time. I ran over secretly and asked the staff member if I could
You can’t be a singer.”
"At that time, the bearded man smiled and asked me to sing a few lines, so I sang. He praised me for singing well, but it was not enough, so he gave me a booklet and asked me to practice. They will come again next year.
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"Then the teacher started practicing every day, and then he shocked the uncle?" Lan Lier asked speculatively.
"No, how can I work so hard? I looked at the boring practice methods in the manual, tried to learn them for a long time and then gave up."
"Huh? I thought the teacher was very diligent when he was young."
"I was very diligent, but that was later. I was still a little lazy at the beginning."
"How did it change later?" Ling Xin was a little concerned about this.
"Later, the church formed a choir, and the girls who sang could get 10 silver coins, which was a huge sum of money to me at that time."
"So I picked it up and practiced again. The pastor often praised me in the choir, so I became more motivated to learn. Gradually practicing singing every day became a habit until I joined the Fenghua Opera Troupe and became more famous.
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"Well...I thought the teacher rose to great heights purely due to his talent." Lan Lier muttered a little disappointed.
"How can such a good thing happen, Lan Li? If you don't work hard now, you might be overtaken by your classmates and you will repeat the grade."
Mrs. Philia beat Langli who was trying to make excuses for laziness.
"I know, I'm in the top 50 in my grade, so I won't be embarrassed to repeat a grade. Don't underestimate me, Teacher Filia."
"Yes, yes, it would be great if you were as good as Ling Xin."
"Wow, teacher, you actually praise others in front of me. This is a taboo for students. I want to tell the dean."
"Go ahead and speak. It's vacation now. Let's see if the dean ignores you."
At this time, Mrs. Philia walked up to Lorraine Hill, looked at the sheet of music and asked.
"Are you going to sing this song at the festival, Lacey?"
"No, this song is more suitable for playing alone when there are few people. If I want to sing it at a festival, I want it to be more lively and uplifting."
"Okay, I believe you will be able to come up with a work that everyone will like."
"Yes, I will." Lorraine Hill nodded, with a vague idea in his mind. The most important purpose of music is to convey feelings, to convey emotions, beliefs and thoughts from the heart. You must first move yourself before you can move others.
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And what does she want to talk about most? Is there anything she wants to convey to others about her past and present lives and these years?
This question has been lingering in her mind in the past few days. Although it was a bit vague at first, it has gradually become clearer these days.
Lan Lier looked at the sun outside the window and said to Mrs. Filia.
"Then let's leave first today, Teacher Filia"
"Okay, be careful on the road and don't scare those kids."
"I don't know how. Why doesn't the teacher always trust me?" Lan Li curled her lips, a little unhappy.
"Teacher, let's go first." Lorraine Hill and Ling Xin also said hello before leaving.
On the street in the afternoon, three girls sat on a carriage. There were several insulated boxes inside the carriage, which contained freshly baked bread and snacks. The destination of the carriage was the newly opened education center in Hopeland City.
Kindergarten.
The kindergarten will raise children who have lost their parents or whose families are poor. This is a new policy of the alliance. The funds are provided by the alliance guild and it was also proposed by Lorraine Hill.
In addition to kindergartens, there are schools. In the past, schools in Verga were very expensive and were privately run. Most of them only taught arithmetic, writing and some laws and regulations. But the newly established schools are different. The guild will bear most of the responsibility.
The courses taught are also very complete, including mathematics, Chinese, philosophy, law, and commerce. They also organize training for students to have good discipline and basic military literacy.
Lorraine Hill has always believed that education can truly change a person or even a nation or country, moving it in a better direction.
"We're here." Lan Lier looked at the door outside the carriage window, then opened the door and walked out holding the box.
Lorraine Hill and Ling Xin carried the box and walked down. Madam Filia had told them not to use extraordinary powers, as it would scare children and cause some bad things.
"Come one by one, don't rush"
Lan Lier was surrounded by children, and Ling Xin was ready to go over to help, handing out soft bread.
Lorraine Hill was sitting on a wooden chair under the shade of a tree, watching the group of children chattering and playing and chasing each other. All the past events came to mind, and he slowly recalled his childhood dreams.
So innocent and pure.
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ps: You can listen to the music at the end of the chapter, it will be added later