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Chapter 188 Jiang Lu’s ambition

"Introduction to Harp" may still be a little too difficult for Jiang Lu.

So he found another book called "Introduction to Children's Harp".

Now there is very little complicated music theory knowledge.

Instead, there are just cute illustrations of chord positions and corresponding notes.

The purpose is to help children quickly master simple harp techniques through their interest in novelty.

This really helped a lot. Jiang Lu soon figured out the corresponding tone of each string by slowly comparing and groping, and then started to find some music scores that did not involve so many strings to try.

But what you need to know is that the classical guitar only has six strings and eighteen frets, and it takes a long time to practice if you want to learn it well.

The harp has a total of forty-seven strings, and the distance between the strings is less than the width of a finger. It is difficult to imagine how to pluck each string accurately and at the right and appropriate time according to the established rhythm to complete the task. How much time does a complete song take?

Although everything is difficult at the beginning, learning a difficult piece of music well is equivalent to mastering other pieces of music, which is a matter of course.

"Still in the study."

Soon, the footsteps began to get closer, and then Jiang Lu opened the door.

Putting her ear against the door and listening carefully, Dectel also heard Jiang Lu humming a song in a language she didn't understand.

It is not surprising that bards traveled far and wide and knew some foreign languages.

It's not because the piece in the study is so advanced, so complex, and contains so many difficult techniques.

When she arrived at the door of the study, she wanted to open the door directly and go in, but she suddenly stopped.

And just when she had just finished singing a few lines, all the sounds in the study suddenly stopped.

She originally thought that she had overslept, and Jiang Lu might be a little dissatisfied. No matter what, she should come out to see why she didn't go to the study to see him soon as promised, but she didn't expect that he never came downstairs from beginning to end.

Dectel stood up, opened the window in the hall, let the cool breeze blow in, and tried to wake himself up.

No matter how fast you smoke, it's not bad. It's so nice that you don't need to start a fire.

Perhaps it was because she had been waiting for him all day at the tavern that Cu Chulainn frequented today, and she was very tired. So when she changed into regular clothes, sat on a soft chair to read a book, and waited for the servant to prepare the fruit, she unknowingly Fell asleep.

"Madam, let me do it." Seeing Dectel pick up the fruit plate with her own hands, the maid quickly tried to take the work away from her.

She planned to go and see this attractive man.

"It's midnight, madam," the maid replied.

"No."

"What time is it now?"

"Have you never come down?"

"With a big cigarette stick in my mouth, I can only smoke the fifth generation

"Ah."

What really surprised Dectel was that the song was not only simple, but the lyrics were also catchy, and the same lyrics could be repeated several times in a short song.

As he listened, Dectel couldn't help but hum along in ecstasy.

Dectel held the fruit plate and walked up the stairs gracefully.

"You have always had insomnia some time ago, so seeing that you are sleeping so soundly today, I can't bear to disturb you." The maid said respectfully.

Byd, try it now, my lungs are itching now”

Dectel was stunned for a moment.

Therefore, Jiang Lu made a bold decision while playing with the strings.

Dectel was a little surprised.

When are men most attractive?
Of course, when a man is focused on doing something, the seriousness shown by a man at this time will invisibly add a huge halo to himself.

Because she heard the sound of the piano coming from the study.

"You came?"

After hearing this, the maid gave up and nodded: "Okay, madam, please ring the bell at any time if necessary."

"No need." Dectel shook his head: "It's getting late, you should rest early."

"So late? That's terrible."

He wants to take the wrong approach!

Dectel is woken up by the maid.

"What a music maniac." Dectel complained, but he showed a bright smile from the bottom of his heart.

But the question is, where is the time to practice difficult music now?
And if you want to gain Dectel's trust, if you can't show a very high level of harp, then your lies will be exposed.

On the contrary, the song is very simple and the melody is also very simple, but for some reason, this is the power that makes her feel very relaxed and happy.

Now she is more interested in and appreciates Jiang Lu.

"Why did you call me now?"

"Where are the guests?"

Jiang Lu took the fruit plate from Dectel's hand naturally, as skillfully as a husband helping his wife carry her bags.

But Dectel forgot everything and just asked in surprise: "What was that just now?"

"Itchy lungs."

"I'm not talking about the name of the song." Dectel waved his hand: "I'm talking about why I've never heard anything similar to your song?"

"This is normal." Jiang Lu scratched his head: "Each bard is good at different styles of music. I am good at salivating songs."

"Saliva song?" This was obviously the first time Dectel heard this term.

So Jiang Lu had to explain: "It's a song with a simple melody and a catchy tune that everyone, not just bards, can learn easily."

"Why?" Dectel didn't understand.

You know, no bard wants to have his song sung by someone else.

Whether when traveling or in singing competitions between bards, they often regard music as their own exclusive wealth, because it represents the level of a bard's ability.

The best thing is that only I can perform this song and no one else can cover it.

In a word, the harder the better.

So let alone making it easy for everyone to learn it, every bard would consider it a shame to even admit that his music is simple.

So she didn't understand why Jiang Lu had to do the opposite.

"Because my songs bring happiness to others, do you remember?"

Jiang Lu smiled and explained:
“And the happiness I want is different from the happiness other bards want.

They want their performances to bring happiness to everyone, and I want to bring happiness directly to everyone. "

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is huge." Jiang Lu held Dectel's hand very naturally without her noticing: "Come with me, and I'll show you."

The two of them came to the terrace of the study room. Under the bright moonlight, Jiang Lu played the melody just now again.

As soon as the melody sounded, Dectel couldn't help but start humming the lyrics from a foreign country.

And just when she finished humming, she suddenly realized something.

"do you understand?"

Jiang Lu stopped plucking the strings and said with a smile:
"They use performances to bring happiness, and then the happiness will disappear once the performance is over, but I have taught everyone the happiness itself. Even if I am not around, everyone can take out the happiness and use it at any time. There is a proverb in my hometown, teach It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish, which means that if you give the fish you catch directly to others, it is better to teach them how to fish and let them earn their own living.

And this is my way to happiness! "

Dectel was stunned.

This was an angle she had never heard of.

This suddenly reminded her of something.

A few years before, she had given a concert to the whole of Ulster, in which she had performed a piece of her own composition, which even her minstrel musicians had raved about.

But strangely, the response to this piece of music was not good, and the people of Ulster did not seem to be too enthusiastic.

She has always been confused about this.

But now, Jiang Lu's words awakened the dreamer.

Indeed, difficult songs can indeed show the level of a bard, but popular and simple songs are more acceptable and sung by ordinary people.

As a princess of the royal family, Dectel has a distinguished status and regards elegance as the core musical quality.

But she ignored that most people simply cannot understand such art.

Because it is simply impossible for a person who has no elegance in his life to understand elegance.

It’s not that her music is bad, it’s just that it’s not suitable for all audiences.

But Jiang Lu's song was different, perhaps because she didn't understand the meaning of the lyrics, so in her opinion, although the song was simple, it was not bad. At least she liked it.

This shows that Jiang Lu’s music can be accepted by everyone.

This is enough to show that he must be a very successful bard, and he will be welcomed by all classes wherever he goes.

In this aspect alone, Jiang Lu is already much better than other bards.

Dectel did not expect that the young man in front of him could have such a high realm and such a big pattern.

This time I really found a treasure!

However, even so, Dectel still wanted to see Jiang Lu at his highest level.

So she considered it and asked tentatively: "In addition to this kind of music, do you also play other, more difficult ones?"

"Are you talking about the proud works full of dazzling skills that other bards are good at?" Jiang Lu asked without giving any face.

"Yes." Dectel nodded sheepishly.

"It used to be."

Jiang Lu's face turned red and his heart stopped beating as he began to make up:
"When I was young, I spent a year learning all the skills my teacher had taught me throughout his life. At that time, my teacher once declared that one day I would be the most famous bard in Ireland.

But when I walked alone on the land of Ireland with full expectations, I found that the outside world was completely different from what I thought.

The world is filled with sadness and cruelty that I never saw or imagined when I was studying.

When I realized this, I kept thinking that there are so many bards in the world. Every year, every month, every day, and even every minute and every second, there are so-called most famous bards. of bards.

So why are the most famous people of this generation still unable to change everything with music?

Doesn't music bring happiness?
I thought about it for a long time, and it wasn't until I sang a simple children's song for the first time to soothe a crying child, giving up the complicated techniques and gorgeous words I had been insisting on, that I finally figured it out.

It turns out that music has always been beautiful, but this beauty cannot be conveyed to everyone's heart.

From that time on, I determined to create the most popular and joyful music that can be loved by everyone, like the pollen carried by bees and the seeds that can take root and germinate everywhere! "

Jiang Lu paused for a moment and continued to Dectel, who was already extremely shocked by his surprising talent and ambition:

"So, if you ask me if I can do it, I will answer that I can, but if you ask me to perform, I can only refuse because it does not conform to my current philosophy.

What I want you to know is that I don't care about becoming the most famous bard, and I have never participated in a bard gathering or competition.

So if you want to be a well-respected bard, then you may be disappointed. From my debut to now, I have no honor.

All I have is heartfelt gratitude and happiness for the people I have helped through music. "

After that, Jiang Lu looked regretful and planned to put away his harp.

This move of retreating in order to advance suddenly made Dectel panic.

"No, I think you misunderstood." Dectel explained anxiously: "Do you think I am the kind of vain woman?"

"Ah, of course not." Jiang Lu said apologetically: "Then I think I did misunderstand. I'm sorry."

Seeing Jiang Lu stop packing his things, Dectel breathed a sigh of relief: "Believe me, the whole of Ulster knows that I am a talent lover, so what if you don't have a reputation for the time being? This It just proves that only I can understand your talent."

Hearing this, Jiang Lu burst into tears of gratitude: "I just said that we are close friends!"

As he said this, Jiang Lu seemed to be unable to help himself and hugged Dectel gently.

This outrageous move made Dectel feel at a loss for a moment.

She didn't know if she should push him away now.

"Jiang Ge. What are you doing?"

Jiang Lu seemed to have just come back to his senses, and bounced away like an electric shock, with a shy expression: "Sorry, I am so happy. I am so happy to be appreciated by a beautiful woman like you and understand my true heart."

The stammering and awkward tone allowed Dectel to tell at a glance that Jiang Lu was an inexperienced little boy.

Combining his music-obsessed nature with their conversation in front of the tavern, a complete image suddenly appeared in Dectel's mind.

This is a gentle, sensitive, understanding and gifted person.

Although he stubbornly moved forward according to his own ideas, he was very lonely inside and longed for attention.

This kind of persona made Dectel, a woman who was accustomed to intrigues in the fame and fortune fairs, and who felt lonely all year round and even had insomnia at night because of the loss of her husband, suddenly have some different thoughts.

She pretended to be joking: "Don't make me happy. You have such ambitions, such talents, and such outstanding personality and appearance. There should be many women who appreciate you, right?"

Jiang Lu looked troubled: "In fact, when I first started teaching, I did have many admirers, but after I changed my mind and stopped pursuing fame and fortune, they all...
They are different from you. They don't have noble qualities like yours. What they like is only my identity and future status. After I voluntarily gave up these, no one looked at me twice. "

Dectel's eyes lit up.

Contrast is engraved in people's bones. Men like to compare with wealth and power, while women like to compare with other women.

When Jiang Lu "inadvertently" revealed that she was better than all the other women Jiang Lu had ever seen, she had completely fallen for the highest praise of such sincerity.

So she asked, "Since I'm so good, will you be my personal musician?"

The word "private" stuck out to her, and she thought Jiang Lu could understand what she meant.

But Jiang Lu is even more of a master.

He pretended not to understand and asked blankly: "But I only play saliva songs, so I can't teach you anything."

"I just want your saliva."

"Ah?" Jiang Lu looked panicked and said shyly, "What did you say?"

Dectel leaned close to Jiang Lu and whispered.

Jiang Lu was shocked: "Can we still use the harp? Is it true?"

"Would you know if you try it?" Dectel smiled and kissed Jiang Lu's lips.

Not long after, the melodious sound of the piano could be heard on the terrace.

The sound of the piano is not crisp, but soft and gentle, like water flowing slowly.

A true master who knows how to play the harp will know right away that the sound is definitely not the sound of fingers plucking the strings, but more like the muddy sound produced by something soft being trapped by the strings.

That night, the Dectel family's mansion was filled with the sound of joyful music all night long.
(End of this chapter)