Chapter 1: The Fallen Emperor
On a winter morning, the sky is gray and just showing a little fish belly white, and the day dawns late, and people who only want cats in the bed also get up late. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 But there are exceptions to everything, such as those cleaners who do hygiene, often when people officially get up for activities, they have already done a lot of hygiene.
Pushang Village, an ordinary village in the Chaoshan area, an ordinary village of more than 20,000 people. The rows of towering houses and the criss-crossing alleys are like a huge spider's web, and the people are like little spiders in the web.
However, even small spiders can produce garbage, so hygiene is not easy to do. The narrow roadway of about two meters and sometimes with slopes is not suitable for all types of cars to enter, so basically the sanitary garbage can only be pulled by manpower trucks, which is very testing.
In an alley, an iron cart more than two meters long and one meter wide is full of garbage, more than two meters high, looking like a hill, and the weight is obvious. The cart was pulled by a young man in his twenties, carrying a cart strap on his shoulders, holding the two handles of the garbage truck's iron pipes tightly with both hands, bending slightly and leaning forward vigorously, looking like an ox pulling a plow.
I saw that his hands clenched, his feet kicked the ground hard, and he pulled the garbage truck up the slope almost one meter high. He let out a long exhale, and looked left and right, and there was a similar slope twenty meters apart, and he couldn't remember how many of them he had pulled on.
His name is Yan Feng, and as you can see, he is a cleaner, a very young cleaner. He has long been accustomed to all this, and anyone who has been doing this for seven or eight years, going up and down this slope dozens of times a day, will not feel it.
Yan Feng is twenty-four years old this year, and many people can't understand that he is so young that he comes to work as a cleaner and engage in garbage. But he doesn't care what other people think, he only lives his own life. He was an orphan who was picked up by the cleaner Lao Yan from the garbage dump. Lao Yan has no wife, no children, and no relatives, so he raises him as if he were his own. Lao Yan died of illness seven or eight years ago, and Yan Feng, who had just graduated from junior high school, was forced to take over Lao Yan's stick and become a cleaner because of his life.
As the day dawned, some pedestrians began to appear on the road rushing to buy groceries at the morning market. Yan Feng pulled the car unhurriedly and came to the riverbank at the edge of the village. It's a dirt road, potholed, and it's not easy to walk. This section of the road is connected to the fields on the bank of the river, and is not built into a concrete road. Just walk another kilometer and cross the small bridge to the garbage dump next to the cemetery. Yan Feng tightened the strap on his shoulder, this is the last truckload of garbage, and it can be called a day after finishing it. Thinking of this, Yan Feng couldn't help but exert himself and speed up his pace.
Not long after, Yan Feng pulled the car across the small bridge, and saw that he was about to arrive at the garbage dump, when a person suddenly rushed out of the bushes next to him. Yan Feng's hands trembled, the garbage truck tilted backwards, and a lot of garbage was scattered on the ground.
"Who?"
"Little brother, don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person. ”
As long as it's human, Yan Feng patted his chest and exhaled.
Attentively observed the person who suddenly appeared. A pair of black trousers with a nice crocodile leather belt, a white shirt that looks very tangible, although it is stained with patches of dust and mud. A face full of sunshine, no matter how much dirt it is, can't hide his handsomeness. With a height of more than one meter and eight meters, comparable to the figure of a model, coupled with melancholy eyes, the whole person looks a little down-and-out but still handsome and tangible. Why is it so familiar''''''?
"Emperor, are you the Emperor?" the Emperor of the dawn ???" A figure flashed in Yan Feng's mind, and his voice became a little trembling.
"It's me!" said the Emperor with a wry smile, as he looked around. It's really dawn now. ”
"Is it really you?!I finally saw the real person of the Emperor. I'm so excited to see you. ''''''But, Emperor, why are you so down!?" Yan Feng couldn't help but glance up and down at the Emperor and said.
"Hey, that's a long story''''''!"
It turned out that the 14-year Chinese League finally came to an end, and the Shenzhen team, which had been owed wages for a long time, finally gritted its teeth at the last moment, and the team was successfully relegated. However, although the team has succeeded in relegation, the players who have suffered from salary arrears also have to eat. In the case of fruitless negotiations, many of the main players and potential players who can play the game have left the team as free agents. The remaining young players who will not be able to play are still hesitating. If the team's funds still can't be solved, let alone the competition next year, I don't know if the number of people who can sign up is still unknown. Although it has been rumored that there will be giants similar to Evergrande who will take over the team, they are all thunder and no raindrops.
The thought of the team's situation really made the emperor feel painful, although he hadn't been paid for a few months, but he was thinking more about letting the team continue to exist.
By chance, I heard a friend say that the boss of a group in the Chaoshan area is always a diehard member of the Shenzhen team, and he has always liked the Shenzhen team very much, and has the intention of advertising in the Shenzhen team.
Whether it's true or not, the Great Emperor is like a drowning man grasping the last straw, and he has to try it no matter what. After learning about the situation of this group, I told the general manager Li Hong, and the emperor took a bus to eastern Guangdong overnight.
Unexpectedly, because the emperor came to the eastern Guangdong region for the first time, he took an illegal black car in the middle of the night, and finally robbed the money in a remote place.
After learning what happened to the Great Emperor, Yan Feng was deeply sympathetic to this. Although the security in the region is good, no matter how good the place is, it is inevitable that there will be people who will want to make money. Black cars are illegally operated, especially in the middle of the night, and it is better not to sit. Safety first, you still have to take a regular taxi.
Yan Feng brought the Great Emperor to his house. Yan Feng's home layout was very simple, and the tired emperor didn't have the energy to take a closer look.
"Emperor, the house over there is a bathroom, you go wash it first, and I'll get some food." ”
"Thank you, little brother. Then I'll go wash it first. After looking at the dirty body on his body, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, and the emperor was not polite.
Yan Feng watched the emperor enter the bathroom, and rode an electric car to the market.
Soon, the Emperor rinsed up and changed into clean clothes. When I came to the hall and sat down on the sofa, I suddenly felt that the whole person was lazy and stretched out comfortably. After taking a shower, it's different, I feel very relaxed, and at the same time, sleepiness also comes.
When the Emperor opened his eyes again, he found himself sleeping in a very simple room. Except for a simple desk and chair, there is only one bed left. Pushing open the door, the emperor walked out, and it happened that Yan Feng was sitting in the hall watching TV.
"Emperor, are you awake, have you slept well?" Seeing the Emperor come out, Yan Feng stood up and said with a smile.
"Well, sleep well, thank you, little brother. You put me in my room to sleep, didn't you?"
"Well, I came back from breakfast and saw you asleep on the couch, so I put you in your room and went to sleep. By the way, it's noon, you must be hungry, right? Wait a minute, I'll go get some food. ”
"Thanks, I'm hungry. As soon as the emperor heard this, he immediately heard the protest sound from his stomach, and he was not polite, who had always been bold.
Watching Yan Feng go out, the Great Emperor came back to his senses and began to observe the surroundings. He was so tired before, and after a robbery and so on, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to everything in the house.
It was a hall with a large wooden door in the middle, facing the courtyard and the outer gate. On each side of the hall is a door to the bedroom. The hall is flanked by beamed old tiled roofs, with pyramidal sides low and high in the middle. It looks layered and has a unique aesthetic, unlike the flat and pale roofs of buildings in the city.
On the left side of the hall is a simple gray cloth sofa, and in front of the sofa is a glass table, on which is a set of coffee tables and an induction cooker, which can be seen that this family is a tea lover. There is an LCD TV on the wall opposite the sofa, on which is playing the news, the TV performance is good, and the picture is clear.
To the right of the hall is a computer desk and a desktop computer on top, with a wooden shelf resembling a shoe rack next to it. The Emperor saw a pair of soccer boots and a soccer ball on the shelf, so he walked over.
The Emperor picked up the football, which is a black and white football, the most original style, and the quality is very average, and there is no comparison with professional balls. The soccer ball was very worn out and there was a lot of wear near the stitches, but the whole ball was so clean that it didn't even take up dust. The shoes are also worn out but clean, and it can be seen that the owner often uses them but takes great care of them. Although these two are very shabby, there is not a single football poster or anything like that around. But the Emperor was very sure that this owner was a man who really loved football. The Emperor couldn't help but think of his former self''''''
"Emperor, it's ready, come with me to the kitchen to eat. "Don't let the emperor think about it, Yan Feng will quickly get it ready.
"Okay, thanks. ”
The emperor followed Yan Feng to the kitchen, the dishes were quite rich, with meat and vegetarian matching, fish, meat and vegetable soup, and the emperor's index finger moved.
"So many dishes, it's really hard for you. ”
"It's nothing, a few of them are cooked dishes that I bought, and I made a few myself, I don't know if it fits your mouth?"
The hungry Emperor ate unceremoniously. The Emperor can adapt to all kinds of local dishes, and this dish is really delicious. "It's delicious, your craftsmanship is good, and the cooked dishes are also good. ”
"Then eat more. ”
Yan Feng hadn't eaten at noon, and soon joined the ranks of eating. After that, the two of them chatted while eating.
"You love football, I see the soccer ball and the sneakers. ”
"Yes, I've liked it since I was a child, but you're my idol, the Emperor. ”
"Oh! I didn't expect you to be my fan? I've been retired for many years! Haha, it's also fate that you and I are here today, just call me brother. By the way, I don't know your name yet. ”
"Then I'll call you Brother Yi, my name is Yan Feng, you can just call me Xiao Feng or Fengzi. ”
"Yan Feng, a good name. "Can you tell me about the football here? I'm here for the first time and want to know more. ”
If it hadn't been the first to come, and it came in such a hurry, there would have been no robbery. Thinking of this, the emperor didn't know whether to be unlucky or to be happy, and now there are many cases of female college students disappearing in black cars. Maybe the black car driver was not as good as Long Yang, so he escaped the catastrophe.
"Football here? There is no football here. Yan Feng couldn't help but feel a little melancholy when he talked about football.
"I think your balls and shoes should be used regularly!"
"Football here, 10 years ago, but not now. ”
"The first time I was introduced to football was in '98, when I was in the second grade of primary school. I was fascinated by this men's sport. ”
"The place to play football is at school, our school is a nine-year school, and there is a grass playground in each of the primary and junior high schools. As soon as school is over, it is full of people playing football, and it is often overcrowded. The playground is not enough, and there is a concrete floor in front of the middle auditorium to kick. ”
"At that time, the school was full of people kicking football, there were two teams on the field, several teams were waiting on the sidelines, and the team that was scored had to go off the field and change to another team, a game of 15 minutes. And they often organize their own leagues, and more than a dozen teams from other schools and other villages often participate. It was a crazy time for football, and I was a crazy person for football. ”
"I was playing football with a good friend who was a few years older than me, and I would go to school and play until dark. When it got dark and everyone dispersed, we ran around the playground with the ball in circles, and when we were done, we went to the school gate, where there were lights and practiced shooting at the gate. I don't go home until 8 p.m. every day. When I got home, I figured out how to use it, and then I drew it and practiced how to use it the next day. At that time, my dad said I was obsessed, but it was my happiest time. ”
"Then why do you say that there is no football now?" The emperor of that era also felt deeply, if it were not for his love of football, he would not have taken the path of professional football.
"Hey~~~ Later, the playground grass became a stone field, and it was kicked as such; Later, the school building was built to change the playground from 70 meters to 50 meters, and then kicked; and then later, because the school often shot the glass window, the school was not allowed to kick. It doesn't matter, there are unfinished construction sites, and the fields that have just been harvested. As long as you can play football, it doesn't matter what kind of venue it is!"
"It's a pity that there aren't many people playing football anymore, and they can't get together if they want to play two teams. In addition, Chinese football has really not been able to play in recent years, and many people have gone to play basketball. I'm playing basketball more of my sport now. Football, that was my dream, and it all feels like it was yesterday when I think about it''''''"
As he spoke, Yan Feng couldn't go on.
Hey, this is the reality, very helpless, just like Chinese football is always helpless. The emperor doesn't know what to say, Chinese football has fallen to this point, or he wouldn't have to come here. Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, I don't know when his team will announce its dissolution and withdraw from Chinese football. Now the emperor is probably only unwilling and unbearable