Chapter 8: There are always some surprises
After changing clothes in the team's locker room, Jingcai left the sports center alone.
Since returning from Rome, the last thing he is used to is that when he gets along with people here, he often has false and real words and sarcasm. Therefore, usually when there are many people, the lottery will choose to remain silent or leave.
Because, he is used to the attitude of doing things over there, hugging and singing when he is happy...... When I hate it, I reprimand it, and I sing, and I never go around the bends too much......
More than ten years of Apennine life imprints,Has formed an inherent habit in the hearts of young people - a person,Every moment should not leave the singing,In the competition,The lack of singing here but full of scolding on the court is very unpleasant......
At this time, Jingcai sang his favorite song softly and walked on the way home, although he thought he was not singing well.
As he walked, he thought back to the incident that had happened two years ago......
That early that morning, in one of the most familiar corners of the old streets of the ancient city of Rome, he found the shoemaker, Machiavelli, who could not be older.
The reason why Jingcai befriended this old man was because he admired his craftsmanship and liked his singing. The Romans have a special affection for leather shoes, and even some people only wear a pair of leather shoes in their lives after adulthood, so the Romans have extremely high requirements for the workmanship and quality of shoes, and more than half of them will find a famous shoemaker to customize their own leather shoes.
Machiavelli was a veteran shoemaker in the ancient city of Rome, this old man was not only good at craftsmanship, but also always kept singing, almost all the Italian opera repertoire in the Grand Theater, he could sing with relish, so among the people who came to him to repair and make shoes, there were many people who came to listen to the songs.
Machiavelli, the old shoemaker, was very fond of the boys, and he thought that this Asian boy was not only smart but also well-behaved, not like the local children, who were muddy and mischievous.
On that day, when the old shoemaker was instructing Jingcai on the trick of repairing shoes, a middle-aged man with loose hair walked in the morning mist. The man walked over with a bag in his hand and his head bowed, looking like he had not woken up.
In Rome, there are a lot of such lazy people, so Jingcai didn't pay much attention to it, and didn't even look at him squarely.
However, one of the shoes that the man gave to the old craftsman attracted the attention of Jingcai, because it was a standard football match shoe.
Machiavelli, the old shoemaker, turned the boot over and looked at it for a while, touched it inside and out, and then handed it to Jingcai and said to him, "Son, if you find out why this shoe is uncomfortable for your feet, you will be considered an apprentice."
This question is very simple for Jingcai, because the old shoemaker's unique skills, from childhood to adulthood, he has already learned almost.
Jingcai quickly found the inside of the shoe that needed to be repaired, and repaired it with his own hands.
The middle-aged man put on his sneakers and tried them on, and couldn't help but praise them softly.
At this time, Jingcai looked up at him, only to think that this bearded, unkempt man was very familiar, and at this time, only to hear the old shoemaker Machiavelli say: "Andrea, my dear child, you have told the old man to return to his hometown and stop playing, what are you doing with it......"
"Andrea Pirlo!" Jingcai stared at that face, and suddenly shouted in his heart, "That's right, he is the leader of the Italian national team - the 'sleeping skin' who has won one World Cup and lifted two European Champions Cups!" ”
At this moment, the "sleeping skin" sleepy eyes are still ......
Pirlo still looked listless, he replied to the old shoemaker, and then squeezed his left eye at the stunned Jingcai, and smiled kindly, which must be to thank him.
"You're really not playing anymore?" Jingcai finally came to his senses, and said with an eager look: "If that's the case, I won't watch Juventus games in the future, huh...... I don't watch the Italian national team either, I mean it. ”
"Don't be disappointed with the Italian national team, kid," Pirlo shook his head helplessly, "they just don't need Pirlo, the game will be exciting......"
"No!" Jingcai shook his head and said seriously, "Their team will definitely play ugly without you." ”
Spreading his hands helplessly, Pirlo shook his head, not knowing what to say.
"Andrea, I think you're lying to him, to this kid," the old shoemaker Machiavelli rolled his old eyelids, reached out and pinched his big nose, and said slowly, "If you really don't play football anymore, why do you want to fix this shoe?" ”
"Well, I think it's necessary to explain it to you," Pirlo said with some seriousness, "I repaired this shoe to feed my old friend Buffon a few free kicks. ”
"Oh my God, Buffon!" Jingcai shouted out in surprise: "That's the Italian door god!" ”
"Juve's opponent in this year's Champions League final is Real Madrid, and you know that Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale can play very high quality elevator balls, so before the upcoming showdown, Gianluigi Buffon's goal needs to be tested by me." ”
Rolling his eyes, Jing Cai said slyly: "However, this sneaker you repaired, it is too old, I think if you kick the ball twice, it may break again, and when the time comes, if you can't kick a high-quality free kick, you will all be disappointed."
"Huh?" Pirlo frowned and looked at Jingcai with a puzzled look, wanting to hear what he wanted to say next......
Jingcai hurriedly said: "So, in order for you to practice smoothly, you should take me with you, and I can help you repair this shoe at any time."
"He has a point," said the old shoemaker, who seemed to be a roundworm in the belly of the competition, "take this child with you, Andrea, and have him as if I were by your side." ”
At that moment, Pirlo smiled, and he replied like this - "You know, I have always respected the opinions of the elders. ”
So the next day, Jingcai appeared at the Juventus training base in Turin, and met the goalkeeper Buffon and several second-tier players who were sparring. He watched the free-kick practice between the two players up close, and he listened to the discussions between Pirlo and Buffon about free-kicks from all angles and distances, and his mind was always spinning, and he soon had a lesson......
Memories are beautiful and easily interrupted...... A sudden braking sound, suddenly from the left rear of the lottery, the sharp sound pulled his mind from distant Rome back to reality.
Turning his head in surprise, Jingcai saw a luxury car that was about to turn right, and was blocked by himself in the left rear, only a stone's throw away from his body.
Through the front windshield of the car, the driver wearing sunglasses could be seen with an angry expression.
Looking at the green pavement light in front of this intersection, Jing Cai thought, "What a cross!" I'm crossing the intersection normally, and your motor vehicle is coming from behind to make a right turn, so I should be right. ”
He was thinking like this, but he saw that in the car, the beautiful girl sitting in the co-pilot, turned her head sideways and said a few words to the driver, and then, she raised her hand to signal for Jingcai to go first, the girl's slightly toothy smile made Jingcai feel a wave in his heart, however, he always felt as if he had seen her somewhere.
At this time, the beautiful girl in the car naturally raised her hand and brushed the hair covering her forehead, and the bright red mole on her white wrist jumped into the eyes of the young man......
"It's her!" Jingcai's heart suddenly exclaimed.