武術結緣俏洋妞

我們一行去年從嵩山游覽少林寺下來到了山腳的一個村莊，剛進村頭就被一個明顯帶有外國口音的女聲吸引住了。藍眼金發、身材高挑的洋妞穿著樸素隨意的運動裝，頭發利索地盤在腦后，除了能看出她是練武人之外，幾乎和村里其他媳婦沒有什么區別。她坐在一個灑滿陽光、供奉著釋迦牟尼畫像的農家小院里，面帶微笑談起了她的異國婚姻及生活，滿足了我們的好奇心。金發藍眼的西方姑娘因為熱愛中國功夫不遠萬里來到中國，悄然走進河南省登封市的農村，與當地農民組建了生龍活虎般的習武家庭。

少林拳腳孵出愛情鳥

來自費城的勞瑞雖然在美國接受教育長大，她的心中卻蘊藏著一股對有著五千年古老歷史文化國家的向往與熱愛。在來中國之前，勞瑞已經在美國拜師學習了5年的中國功夫和坐禪。幾年前，她終于有機會來到吉林四平市師范學院留學，令她沒有想到的是，除了有機會繼續學習中華武術的精髓之外，一個小伙子也闖入了她的心扉，他就是武術教練王新朋。王新朋的善良淳樸及一身過硬的武功吸引了勞瑞的目光，他的出現在她平靜的心湖投下了一顆石子，“是命運的決定，是上天安排我們注定要在一起”，勞瑞回憶起他們的最初，臉上流露出幸福的神情。經過了幾個月的熱戀，兩人感情日漸加深，4年前的冬天，勞瑞在她的名字里正式加上了一個中國人的姓氏，并毅然決定跟隨回到丈夫的家鄉——有“武術之鄉”美稱的登封，開辦屬于兩人的武術學校，讓他們共同的夢想得以延續。

如今，結婚已幾年的勞瑞夫婦，婚姻生活依舊沾糖裹蜜。她親切地稱呼丈夫為“朋”，兩人在教授洋弟子武功之時不斷切磋刀槍棍棒技藝，濃濃愛意也在這些“切磋”中流淌。當提出為他們拍張合影時，勞瑞還用帶著洋味兒的中國話對丈夫說“朋，抱抱我”，嗔怪他對自己不夠親近。

農家媳婦樣樣能干

“王新朋娶了個洋媳婦!”他們的結合在全村上下引起了不小的轟動。父母在替他高興之余也有些擔心和不理解，語言不通無法溝通、新媳婦是否能過慣農村的苦日子等等都成了王新朋父母的心病。不過隨著婚姻生活的開始，公公婆婆和村人也就不再是霧里看花、水中望月，而是一天天地真真切切起來。

從沒做過農活的勞瑞，跟著丈夫和公公婆婆一切從零學起，耕地、割麥、收玉米、摘棉花，養雞、喂豬一樣不落下，我們看她嫻熟地挑起扁擔去地頭打水，蹲在門口邊和鄰居嘮家常邊用手靈巧地摘棉桃，提著盛放白菜的桶給豬喂食，一招一式都頗有老農民的架勢，儼然成了家里家外一把好手，籠罩在公公婆婆心頭的疑云也不見了，全家人和睦相處，十分融洽。勞瑞還和丈夫養了兩條狼狗和兩條可愛的哈叭狗，一方面為了看家護院，一方面也為了工作之余排遣寂寞。她還幽默地為其中一條狼狗取名，另一條狼狗在她的調教下日見機靈，居然可以聽懂英文，只要勞瑞拿著棍子向它喊“Inside!”小虎便會乖乖地鉆進自己的窩。勞瑞說，她已經深深愛上了這片土地，在這里，有自己的田地種植作物，不用為生活發愁，這種沒有壓力、悠閑自得的農村生活正是她所期盼的。

農閑時光豐富多彩

在閑暇之余，勞瑞最喜歡上網，她利用一臺電腦和遠在美國的親人朋友寫信、聊天，以緩解思鄉之情。目前，勞瑞正在用英語寫一本關于中國歷史的書，書中的文字和插畫都由她一人完成。

與其他女人一樣，逛街和美食同樣是她的愛好。勞瑞表示，雖然她也會為丈夫做西餐，但始終還是中國菜好吃，糖醋里脊、宮保雞丁和麻辣火鍋都是她的最愛。農村生活也使勞瑞學會了怎樣勤儉持家過日子，她說，現在學校處于發展階段，非常需要錢，所以要開源節流，每兩個月才到鄭州一趟逛逛商店和吃一次飯。

提及日后的打算，勞瑞信心十足：要回美國再開一所武術學校，給沒有條件卻渴望來河南學習少林功夫的家鄉人創造條件，將中華武林絕學發揚光大。

我們都被她的真誠與執著所感動，勞瑞這枝嫁接到河南農村家庭樹上的樹枝，已經用她的愛貫通了國與國、人與人之間的葉脈，“執子之手，與子偕老”已經不再是一句枯燥的誓言，它意味著從決定的那一刻起，兩個相愛的人就要用一生的操守與熱情讓這片綠蔭長青。

最后問勞瑞還會不會想家，她真誠地說：“已經不再想了，因為這里就是我的家。”而她唯一的遺憾，是三年沒有過圣誕節了。

Love the Martial Arts， Love the Man

By Qin Zhongqian

One day last year we toured the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain. On our way down， we visited a village at the foot of the mountain. To our surprise we saw a foreign woman. She was a tall blonde， dressed in a sport jersey. Her hair was neatly pulled back in a bun. She looked like a woman who practiced martial arts. Otherwise， she was almost like other women in the village.

Her name was Lori Wang. Her house had a painting of Sakyamuni. All smiles， she told us about her marriage and life in China In the sunny courtyard.

A girl who grew up in Philadelphia， USA， Lori had a passion for China. Before she came to China， she had practiced martial arts and Zen for five years. Then she got herself enrolled in Siping Teachers College in Jilin Province in northeast China. She fell in love with Wang Xinpeng， a coach of martial arts. In the winter four years ago， they married and moved back to Dengfeng， Wang’s home town， known as the home of martial arts in central China’s Henan Province. The couple set up a school to teach martial arts. Some students at the school were foreigners.

Wang Xinpeng’s marriage with a foreign woman caused a stir in the village. Wang’s parents felt both happy and a bit nervous about whether the daughter-in-law could adjust herself to the rural life. Lori began to learn the farming from scratch. Now she is pretty good at doing all kinds of farm work and house chores. The couple and their parents live together happily. The couple also has two German Shepherds and two Pekinese.

Lori kept in touch with her friends in USA through Internet. While at leisure， she wrote emails or chat with them on line. Lori was writing a book on Chinese history. She would also do the illustration for her book.

Like other women， Lori loved shopping and eating gourmand food. She now and then prepared western food for her husband， but her favorite dishes were Chinese food such as pork fillet with sweet and sour sauce， diced chicken with chili pepper， and chafing dish. Lori had also learned to lead a thrifty life. The school was still in the first growing stage where every cent counted. Lori and her husband would do shopping once every two months in Zhengzhou， capital city of Henan Province.

When talking about the future， Lori was confident. She wanted to set up a school in USA to promote Chinese martial arts. Listening to her story and her plan for the future， we were touched by the earnest look in her eyes.

When we asked whether she missed home， she said no. Her home was right here in this village in China. But she felt regretful that she had not celebrated Christmas for three years.

The couple was happy. They practiced martial arts together every day. When we offered to take their pictures， Lori said in accented Chinese to her husband， “Peng， come and hold me!”

(Translated by David)