On a quiet afternoon, sunlight shines in from the round window in the attic, and dust occasionally floats in the air.
The soft and soothing sound of the piano rang out in the attic, not loud enough to be heard clearly in the room.
A young girl sat at the piano, her slender fingers dancing nimbly across the keys. The simple melody kept returning, starting out a little unfamiliar, then slowly becoming mellow, and finally immersing herself in it again and again, releasing a faint joy and tranquility within her heart.
After a long time, the jumping fingers slowly stopped, and as the last note was pressed, the ending sound of the strings slowly echoed in the room and slowly disappeared.
"It sounds very nice, Lacey." Light applause rang out, and a girl with short golden hair that reached her shoulders 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 in an ancient book." The girl shook her head.
"It sounds very nice. Even I feel it's very, very good." Lan Lier made a big gesture to describe her feelings.
"Does it have a name?"
Mrs. Filia also sat on the sofa, watching the girl playing the piano.
"Yes, there is. It's called Prelude, which means prelude." The silver-haired girl replied.
"What a great name, just like butterflies dancing under the shade of a tree in summer, it reminds me of my childhood."
"What was Teacher Filia like as a child? Did she have a talent for music since she was young?" Lan Li ran over and asked curiously.
"Not really. At that time, I often fought with boys and didn't like singing at all. I even beat Helang until he cried when he was a child. But it's too embarrassing to talk about it. He always warned me not to talk about it, hehe~" Lady Filia couldn't help but smile when she thought of this. Unfortunately, Master Helang had left Hopeland that night and joined the Frost Rose with most of the members of the White Cross Sword.
"Then how did the teacher become a singer?" Ling Xin was also a little curious.
"Because it looks very beautiful." Mrs. Filia recalled and continued.
"When I was little, my family wasn't very wealthy. I was so envious of the divas in their gorgeous long dresses on stage. Coincidentally, the Fenghua Opera Company was performing in Hopeland at the time. I secretly ran over and asked the staff if I could be a diva."
"The bearded man smiled and asked me to sing a few lines, so I did. He praised me for singing well, but it wasn't enough, so he gave me a booklet and told me to practice. They will come again next year."
"Then the teacher practiced every day and shocked the uncle?" Lan Li'er asked speculatively.
"No, I didn't try that hard. I looked at the boring exercises in the manual and tried to learn for a while before giving up."
"Huh? I thought the teacher was very hardworking when he was young."
"Yes, I was very hardworking, but that was later. I was a bit 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 received 10 silver coins, which was a huge sum of money for me at that time."
"So I picked it up again. The pastor in the choir often praised me, which gave me more motivation to learn. Slowly, practicing singing every day became a habit, until I joined the Fenghua Opera Company and became even more famous."
"Hmm... I thought the teacher's success was purely due to his talent." Lan Li'er muttered a little disappointedly.
"It's not that easy, Lanli. If you don't work hard now, you might be surpassed by your classmates and end up having to repeat the grade."
Mrs. Filia hit Lanli who was trying to make excuses for her 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 praised others in front of me. This is a taboo for students. I will tell the dean."
"Go ahead and tell him. It's vacation time now. Let's see if the dean will pay any attention to you."
At this time, Lady Filia walked up to Loran Hill and asked while looking at the music score.
"Are you going to sing this song at the festival, Lacey?"
"No, this song is more suitable for playing alone when there are fewer people. If I want to sing it at a festival, I want something more lively and uplifting."
"Okay, I believe you can come up with a work that everyone will like."
"Yes, I will." Loran Hill nodded, a vague idea forming in his mind. The most important purpose of music is to convey emotion, to convey the feelings, beliefs, and thoughts that come from the heart. Only by moving yourself can you move others.
And what does she want to say the most? In her past and present lives, over the years, is there anything she wants to convey to others?
This question has been lingering in her mind in recent days. Although it was a bit vague at the beginning, it has gradually become clearer over the days.
"It's getting late, Lacey, Lingxin, we need to leave."
Lanlier looked at the sun outside the window and said to Lady Filia.
"Then we'll leave today, Teacher Filia~"
"Okay, be careful on the road, and don't scare the kids."
"I won't. Why is the teacher always worried about me?" Lan Li curled her lips, a little unhappy.
"Teacher, we'll leave first." Luo Lanxier and Ling Xin also said goodbye before leaving.
On the street in the afternoon, three girls were sitting in a carriage. Inside the carriage were several insulated boxes filled with freshly baked bread and snacks. The destination of the carriage was the newly opened orphanage in the city of Hopeland.
The orphanage will raise children who have lost their parents or whose families are extremely poor. This is the new policy of the Alliance. The funds are provided by the Alliance Guild and it was also proposed by Loran Hill.
In addition to the orphanage, there were also schools. Previously, schools in Verga were very expensive and privately run, mostly teaching arithmetic, writing, and some legal knowledge. However, the newly established schools were different. The guild would cover most of the expenses, and the subjects taught were very comprehensive, including mathematics, language, philosophy, law, and commerce. Regular training was also organized to help students develop good discipline and basic military skills.
Loran Hill has always believed that education can truly change a person, a nation or a country, and make them move in a better direction.
"We're here." Lan Lier looked at the door outside the carriage window, then pushed open the door and walked down carrying the box.
Loran Hill and Ling Xin came down carrying the box. Madam Filia had told them before not to use supernatural powers as it would scare the children and cause some bad things.
"Come one by one, don't rush~"
Lanlier was surrounded by children, and Lingxin was about to go over to help, distributing soft bread.
Loran Hill sat on a wooden chair under the shade of a tree, watching the group of children chattering, playing and chasing each other. All the things in the past emerged in his 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
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