Morris and the others were very tactful and sat in different places in the bar, leaving only the boss and his wife at the bar.

After the bartender brought up the drinks ordered by Morris and the others, the bar owner was satisfied and personally poured two glasses of wine for Yang Jing and Gege, pushed them in front of them, then grabbed a bottle of cold beer and poured himself a glass, and asked with a smile: "You are Chinese, right?"

Yang Jing smiled and gave the bar owner a thumbs up, "You have a good eye. We are indeed from China. But along the way, you are the first person who can tell at a glance that we are Chinese."

The bar owner shrugged his shoulders. "It's nothing. Our place is a relatively remote place. Although there were few Chinese people coming here in the past, we can still see more than ten Chinese people every year in recent years. In fact, there are many differences between you Chinese and the Japanese and Koreans. For example, you Chinese are usually more generous, and your eyes are usually very straight, which makes people feel comfortable at first sight. The Japanese always look at people evasively, and they can't help but bow when they see people, as if everyone in the world is their elder. As for Koreans, they are easier to recognize, they all have single eyelids..."

Although the bar owner didn't speak English fluently, he still made Yang Jing and Gege laugh.

This bar owner is really a wonderful person, what he said is so insightful.

Seeing the young couple laughing heartily, the bar owner also happily took a big sip of beer and said with a smile: "I am Schroeder Stadler, nice to meet you. Oh, you can call me Schroeder."

"We are also very happy to meet you. I am Albert Yang, and this is my new wife, Sophia Bai. Schroeder, I have to say that your wine is really delicious."

Yang Jing's praise made the bar owner even happier.

Gege asked curiously: "Schroeder, judging from your name, you don't seem to be Italian."

"That's right, I'm not Italian, I'm Austrian from the north. This used to be Austrian territory, and my ancestors have always lived here, but after World War II, countries replanned their borders, and somehow this place became Italian territory. This is a very infuriating thing. In fact, not only Venosta, but even Resia in the north has always been Austrian, and most of the residents here are Austrians."

Yang Jing shrugged and said, "There's really nothing we can do about it. In front of those damn politics, we ordinary people can only bow our heads. Come on, Schroeder, let's have a drink for those damn politics."

"Well, to those damn politics!"

Schroeder finished a large glass of beer, which was one liter in size, in just two gulps. It was obvious that this guy could drink quite a lot.

After Schroeder filled Yang Jing and Gege's glasses with wine, he filled his own glasses again and said with a smile, "My wife went out to her aunt's house early this morning, so I can sneak a couple of drinks."

Gege smiled and Yang Jing smiled bitterly.

"Schroeder, the scenery here is very nice, but why are there not so many tourists?"

Schroeder shook his head helplessly and said, "Isn't it all because of those damn Italians? There are so many reasons for this kind of thing, I don't know how to explain it to you. In short, it is your words just now that can summarize all the reasons. It's all because of those damn politics."

Seeing that the bar owner was about to go off topic, Gege was very tactful and immediately changed the subject, "Schroeder, we saw a church bell tower in this lake before. This is really puzzling. Can you tell us about it?"

"Ha, so you don't know the origin of this lake." Schroeder naturally followed Gege's question and took the initiative to change the subject. "In fact, this lake has another name, called Bell Tower Lake, because when the reservoir was filled with water, the entire Venosta was submerged. However, at that time, a church in Venosta was located at a relatively high position, and the height of the bell tower was not short, so the water surface submerged all other buildings in the village. Only the bell tower of this church was half exposed above the water, and then this unique scenery was formed. However, thanks to this half-exposed bell tower, it attracts many tourists every year. We in Venosta and the people of Resia in the north can rely on these tourists to survive."

After a pause, Schroeder sighed helplessly, and then continued: "This is a sad thing. I heard my grandfather talk about the past, well, before the reservoir was filled with water. At that time, Venosta was a quiet and peaceful village. Although the Adige River flowing down from the snow-capped mountains in the east did not have a large amount of water, it was enough for the residents living in this valley to obtain sufficient water. Our ancestors farmed here in their time. Although their lives were not rich, they were peaceful and quiet."

"Later, the Germans occupied the whole of Austria. The valley where we are located is the most convenient mountain passage to Italy, so this place was occupied by the Germans for a long time. But even at that time, the Germans did not make a big move against us."

Yang Jing pretended to be surprised and interrupted, "Has this place been occupied by the Germans before?"

"Of course. During World War II, the whole of Austria was occupied by the Germans. How could we escape? And as I said just now, this is the most important passage from Austria to Italy in the Alps. How could the Germans let this place go?"

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