"yes, it looks like it's been hundreds of years. ”

Xia Yu also agreed.

Xu heard the movement at the door, and a little radish head about ten years old rushed out first, then a young girl chasing him, and finally a middle-aged woman.

"I suppose you must be friends with Maria!"

The middle-aged woman pushed open the courtyard door and said hello.

"Yes Auntie, I'm Sherlock, and this is Albert, I'm going to trouble Auntie tonight. ”

Xia Yu politely introduced himself, and Ji Yang also took off his hat to salute, this sao bag bought several hats when he was in Milan.

"No trouble, no trouble, Martina, Arthur come and help the guests with their luggage!"

Maria's mother hurriedly asked the two children to come over to help, among which the boy named Arthur was the most energetic, and directly snatched Ji Yang's luggage and moved it to the house.

"Sir, shall I help you with the piano?"

Martina said a little shyly to Xia Yu.

She looks a lot like her sister, but has a more reserved personality.

"Okay, I'm sorry for you. ”

Xia Yu handed the big piano case to Martina, and then walked into the courtyard with Ji Yang with a suitcase.

"This kid is also learning cello, and she said she wants to be a principal cello when she grows up!"

Maria's mother, Sarah, explained to the two.

"I see, I'm sure she'll be able to do it. ”

Xia Yu also nodded and said.

The dream of pursuing music deserves encouragement, and all positive dreams deserve encouragement.

The group walked into the interior of Dabieye, the decoration inside was not as magnificent as imagined, but it was also very tasteful, such as the old piano in the corner of the early twentieth century, which should be about the same age as the house.

In addition, there are some decorations that are very deliberately dull, rich in layers but not cluttered, which is completely opposed to the Nordic minimalist style.

"Auntie, your house is beautiful. ”

"Really? Sherlock, you're too good at talking, not as good as you say. ”

Sara smiled and waved her hand.

Those who are praised are not unhappy.

"I really think so, it's more of a home away from home than the hotel we stayed all the way through, and it's more intentionally stupid. ”

"Then stay a few more days and then leave, and I'll cook you my best dish in the evening." ”

After Sara finished speaking, she arranged for Xia Yu and them to live first, Ji Yang went to live in the guest room, and Xia Yu lived in the room of the little girl Martina, and she moved to her sister's room.

It can be seen that because they are learning the same music, Martina and Xia Yu are still very close.

Arthur, the little radish head, prefers to follow Ji Yang's ass, probably because he has been the king of children since he was a child?

"Martina, how many years have you been studying the cello?"

Taking out the cello from the case, Xia Yu asked Martina.

Sara went to the kitchen to cook, and Ji Yang also led Arthur to tinker with his old piano, leaving the two of them on the balcony of the room.

"It's been three years, what about you, big brother?"

Martina asked, tilting her head.

This question is a bit difficult for Xia Yu to answer.

Truthfully replied that it hadn't been for half a month, but his dignity as an adult didn't allow him to say that.

"Coincidentally, I'm also three years, let's compare?"

Xia Yu took the initiative to propose.

"Hmm!"

Martina agreed without thinking, and then took out her piano from the side.

"Is your piano the same as your sister's, made by that relative?"

"No, I made this one by my cousin's student, and my cousin said that when I was admitted to the Bologna Conservatory, he would make it for me personally!"

Maria graduated from the Bologna Conservatory, and Martina wanted to study at her sister's alma mater.

"Then you can't disappoint your cousin!"

"I'll try. ”

Looking at Martina's determined eyes, Xia Yu unconsciously thought of Jiang Baiying.

This child's personality is like Xiao Jiang!

didn't waste much time, the two began to compete, and the result was of course that Xia Yu won, and Martina was a little frustrated.

"Big brother, you play the piano much better than me, I'm so bad. ”

"No, Martina, you're not bad at playing, it's just that I had already learned another instrument before learning cello, so I'm more experienced in music theory. ”

Xia Yu comforted Martina.

He doesn't want to discourage a child's musical dreams, except for Zhang Xiaomi.

"Big brother, can I ask you some questions?"

Martina quickly adjusted her mentality and asked Xia Yu with a learning attitude.

"Absolutely. ”

Xia Yu directly agreed.

With the addition of Buff, his level is not a problem to become a cello instructor at the Conservatory, and he deliberately lowered his level in the competition just now.

The two asked and answered, time passed quietly, and the sunlight shining in from the balcony gradually turned into a dim sunset.

"It's time to eat!"

Sara shouted downstairs to start the meal, and everyone went downstairs to the restaurant together.

At this time, it was already more than seven o'clock in the evening, which was later than most families in China, but Xia Yu and the others had become accustomed to it in the past two days.

Europeans, unhurried, just take your time.

The main course of dinner is risotto, a risotto.

Italy is famous for its noodles, but rice is also abundant in the northern region, so the local risoton is also a must.

Stir-fry diced onions, butter and rice together, and add wine to soak them up and absorb the flavor.

Xia Yu scooped a big spoonful and put it in his mouth, the taste of the soup between chewing was soft, and the rice would be slightly hard, but a young man like him just likes to eat hard rice.

As for soft rice and hard food, does he still need to eat soft rice? Let's talk about it when he gets older!

In addition to the risotto, there are other dishes, such as roast beef fillet with breadcrumbs and stewed beef bones with strong vegetables, all of which are very delicious.

Maria's father was a little sorry that he couldn't see him because of a business trip, but judging from the photos at home, he should have been a handsome guy when he was young, no wonder the appearance of this family is very online.

At the dinner table, Xia Yu and Ji Yang talked a lot about Huaxia, as well as interesting things along the way, Martina and they all listened very carefully.

After all, children don't have many opportunities to travel, and they are full of yearning for the outside world.

Dinner was eaten until eight o'clock, and after a little more chat, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, Martina and Arthur had to go to school tomorrow morning.

Xia Yu and Ji Yang didn't delay much, and returned to their room after washing.

After a night without words, Xia Yu woke up at about four o'clock in the morning, read the book as usual, got up at half past five, changed into light clothes, and took a look at Sara, who got up early to prepare breakfast, and then came to jog outside.

No matter where the countryside is, this time in the early morning is the most peaceful, and Xia Yu enjoys this silence when he exercises.

He ran and ran, and when he ran back to Maria's house, he happened to meet a car.

"Maria, are you back?"

"yes, but Sherlock woke up so early. ”

Maria got out of the car, she took the night bus back to Milan, and then took the bus back to Cremona, which was less than a hundred kilometers away, very close.

"I'm used to waking up early, but you're tired, aren't you?"

"Luckily, I slept from the moment I got on the bus until I got off. ”

Maria said, twisting her neck.

Her idea was to rush back as soon as possible and help Xia Yu find his favorite cello.

The two didn't say hello at the door, and then returned home, and Sara helped them make breakfast in advance.

Jam bread with two glasses of espresso, perfect for breakfast.

After drinking coffee, Maria came back to life, and then was driven to the second floor by her mother to wake up her younger siblings.

Xia Yu also dragged Ji Yang out of bed, they were going to visit Maria's cousin this morning, the master violin maker.

After everyone had breakfast, Maria drove the family's Fiat, first sent her younger siblings to primary and secondary schools respectively, and then dragged Xia Yu and Ji Yang to her cousin's luthier studio in the city.

The master's name was George, and his studio was next to the church in the city, and at this point he had put on his apron and was busy.

"Uncle, this is Sherlock that you mentioned on the phone, and this is his friend Albert!"

"Hello, Mr. George. ”

Greet first, and then Xia Yu looked at the furnishings of the entire studio.

Open the door to the reception room, behind which is a workshop full of tools, and ceiling shelves are stacked with different sizes of wood that can be used to make large, medium and small violiins.

There are also finished products next to it, and each one is exquisite.

The Stradivarius Luthiers Guild in Cremona stipulates that a master can only make a maximum of 15 master violins a year to guarantee the quality of the violins and the reputation of the local violins, while George can make 14 violins a year working seven days a week.

In terms of price, George's violin can be sold for 30,000 euros, and the cello will cost more than 70,000 or 80,000 euros, which is about two or three times the price of Xia Yu's practice piano.

Is this expensive?

When George picked a cello that he did well, and the customer didn't have time to take it away, Xia Yu had the answer as soon as he tried it.

It's not expensive at all, and the sound of this piano is thicker, and it can be said that it is a good piano that condenses the efforts of the luthier.

But it's a pity that this is not the cello that belongs to him.

"So you're looking for a masterpiece?"

George asked, pushing his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Yes, I hope Mr. George can help me. ”

"If you want to talk about masterpieces, the most famous ones are in the Violin Museum, where the violin adds up to more than 100 million euros. ”

George was referring to the local violin museum, which, despite its name, has a collection of violins of all ages, including one violin by Stradivari and worth 5 million euros!

This piano alone exceeded the upper limit of Xia Yu's budget by 5 times, and it was more expensive than the century-old cattle he had just won.

Sure enough, what does it matter if you care about a stupid sports car, what is really expensive is music, priceless music!

"The gentleman said with a smile, the museum is not for sale. ”

"I know, that's what I said, I really want to buy a good piano, I know an old guy. ”