Lady seemed to enjoy telling stories, so why not let her continue? He now believed that Nan Feng was not only skilled at storytelling and making up stories, but her imagination was also quite impressive. She used not to be able to write a single character, but now she could both write and draw. Weren’t there many talented storytellers among the mon folk? Yege felt, what were they pared to her? If Nan Feng were to pile her stories, it would surely make for a grand volume that would outshine Mulan and Deer Turning Head.
Listen, she’s getting more excited as she speaks:
“The houses where we e from probably all look like this, initially imitating Western architecture, so they are called Western-style buildings. The tall ones can have as many as a hundred floors. People look very tiny down below. Yege, look at the person I’m drawing for you, you see how small the proportions are?”
Yege tried to suppress his laughter, “Yes, really tiny indeed, but with such height, how do people get up there?”
“By elevator. Let me draw you an elevator. Look, this is the switch button, these are the floor buttons. Say, if you want to go to the twenty-fifth floor, right? Just press twenty-five. These are Arabic numerals. I’ll teach you how to use them later. After pressing the floor button, we can go to any floor. How about that, isn’t it incredibly magical?”
“That is a great concept,” Yege praised Nan Feng.
“Let me draw you a car…uh, I’m not very good at it, but it’s more or less like this. Look, there are four wheels. The wheels are turned by the engine. There’s electricity inside the car, but you need to refuel, just like people need to eat. If you don’t refuel, the car can’t move. Cars are much stronger than our horse-drawn carriages. You don’t feel much jolting when sitting inside, as the wheels have a shock-absorbing feature. The speed is much faster than a horse-drawn carriage, even faster than your swift horse.”
Yege still looked serious, “I’d really like to drive this car.”
“Not so fast, you have to get a driving license first. You need a driving license to drive. A driving license is… let’s call it something the government issues. Our place has quite a few types of government agencies. For example, the one that manages traffic is called the Traffic Department. You must not violate traffic rules. Our roads are so wide. The traffic signs are all marked. Yege, let me draw you a road. Look, for example, this one is the road, with three lanes. The left lane is for overtaking and also for turning left. The middle lane goes straight, and the right lane is for turning right… Look at this intersection, there’s even traffic lights. Red means stop, green means go, yellow means wait…”
“Oh, no wonder you need to take that license test, it’s really plex,” Yege was now interested, even if this was all made up by Nan Feng, it still showed that Nan Feng was talented.
Moreover, watching her tell stories with such a straight face was quite amusing.
“Having talked about roads, let’s talk about shops. Yege, look, the first floor is all shops, selling a variety of goods, mostly things we don’t have now. Even the clothes we wear are different from those here.”
After speaking, Nan Feng gave Yege a sly smile and playfully drew a lady wearing only a bikini: “This is a swimsuit for the summer.”
Yege couldn’t help but cover Nan Feng’s drawing, “Fengfeng, don’t be too indecent. Draw something more appropriate quickly.”
“Yege, this is how the ladies dress where I e from. Alright, you can’t accept a bikini, so I’ll draw a more traditional one,” Nan Feng said and proceeded to draw a more conservative swimsuit, but still revealing the arms and thighs.
“Fengfeng, your husband feels that this is still not acceptable…”
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