In the end, the Yankees won by 2 points against the Red Sox, and Bart looked elated for days after watching the game. After all, he is now the owner of the Yankees, and of course he will be in a much better mood if his team wins.

At dinner time, Bart is sure to talk about the Yankees. Today we say which player we are going to buy, tomorrow we say we are going to adjust the player's salary, and so on.

"You like this team so much, why don't you buy the remaining 20% of the shares?"

Angel rehashed the old story and asked about it. She didn't really like that Bart was spending too much money on the baseball team, but seeing him so dedicated, she didn't care so much. But after all this time, Bart hadn't bought the whole team, which made her feel strange.

"Alas, don't mention it!" Bart sighed, as if he had encountered great difficulty.

"What's wrong? Won't the other party sell? ”

The topic also attracted the Carpenter siblings and others, who stopped to eat and listened carefully to what Bart had to say.

"When the guy came back, he actually said he didn't want to sell. Originally, it had been talked about a long time ago, but I don't know what Lu Dao did suddenly change! ”

"Oh? Does he want to raise the price or is he really unwilling to sell? ”

"It would have been nice if it was just a price increase, but it's a pity that the guy said that the Yankees are doing so well now that he is reluctant to sell."

"There's no room for manoeuvre?"

"Yes, there is no way if the other party refuses to sell. I've mentioned 5 times the price, but I still won't! ”

Hearing this, Alex was taken aback, and Bart actually offered 5 times the price to buy 20% of the shares, which is equivalent to the money to buy a new team.

"I won't sell it to you? This boss likes baseball. ”

"yes, otherwise he wouldn't have come back to watch the game. On the day the Yankees played against the Red Sox, he was watching the game in the box next door. ”

Originally, this was the end of the matter. But a few days later, Bart suddenly returned home with a smile on his face and announced loudly, "Haluha, I have good news for everyone, the Yankees are finally ours." ”

When Angel heard this, he asked, "What?" Is the other party willing to sell it to you? ”

"Yes, he called today and said, think about it. I'll talk to him about it tomorrow. ”

"That is, I haven't bought it yet, be careful that the other party changes again."

Alex also felt that this matter was a bit suspenseful, he thought for a moment and said, "Otherwise, I'll go with you too." ”

Bart felt a little strange and realized that Alex didn't have much interest in baseball, so he asked, "Why do you want to go?" ”

"yes, I'd like to see what you guys are talking about acquisitions. Learn a little experience, maybe you can use it later. ”

Bart didn't care about Alex's sudden enthusiasm, he nodded and said, "Okay, you can come along." ”

At noon the next day, Bart sent someone to pick up Alex, and the group quickly arrived at the location designated by the other party. During this time, Alex had learned that the boss was called Harston and that he was a leather merchant.

The meeting place is arranged in the building next to the leather factory in Harston, and as soon as you get off the bus, you can smell the smell of chemical raw materials.

"W-what kind of smell is this? It smells bad! Alex covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and said with some displeasure.

Bart didn't seem to be affected much, and he had encountered even worse smells when he was working in the factory.

Led by the hostess, they came to a somewhat dark room, where Harston was sitting on a chair at the table.

Once in the room, the air was a little better, and Alex looked at Harston carefully. It was a fat and bloated middle-aged man, as fat as a big ball with a small ball on top of it. In addition to this, there are thick lips and toad eyes.

"This guy is disgusting, it feels like a nightmare when you look at it." Alex said to himself.

"Oh hehe, Bart! My friend! ”

Harston struggled to get up from his chair, but he couldn't stand up because he was too fat.

Seeing this, Bart hurriedly took a few quick steps and stretched out his hand to him: "Hello, Mr. Harston. ”

"Ha Luha, I'm so embarrassed! Hello, Bart! ”

Huston didn't stand up anymore, he sat down in his place, and reached out to give Bart a gentle shake.

He quickly noticed Alex and turned to ask, "This is ......?"

Alex didn't wait for Bart to introduce him, he also stretched out his hand and said, "My name is Alex, and Bart is my father." ”

"Oh, oh, hello, Alex. Well, yes, I remember, you're the ...... in The Sound of Music Uh, can't remember the name. Anyway, one of those kids, yes, I recognize! Your performance is very good, I like it very much, and my wife and children love your movie too. ”

"Thank you! Mr. Harston. ”

After the introduction, as soon as Bart and Alex sat down, Harston said, "Did you watch the Yankees play against the Red Sox, oops, it's amazing!" It's wonderful! ”

"Yes, we all went to that game as a family. We almost got outrun by the Red Sox on several occasions, but luckily our pitchers played well, otherwise it would have been terrible. ”

"Ha Luha, I'll just say, the Yankees are the best. After the win, the whole stadium was almost shattered by cheers. ”

"I remember, it was 1941, and outfielder Joe DiMaggio hit 56 consecutive games, which is still a major league record."

"If there is anyone in this world who can break this record, I'm afraid it's the 'Holy Child' Ruth."

Yes, sadly, he retired in 1948 and died of throat cancer in August of the same year. Alas, it's really unpredictable. ”

Bart clearly has a lot of admiration for the player, called "Holy Child" Ruth, and he excitedly said: "When the Red Sox were formed, they were a big force in the United States, and no one could resist their offense. Thankfully, they made the mistake of selling the Saints to our Yankees. Ha Lu Ha! Under Ruth's curse, they never wanted to win the championship in their lives. ”

Harston also slapped the table excitedly and laughed loudly: "yes, yes." The 'Holy Child Curse' is not so easy to resolve, and I hear that they have tried everything they can to get rid of it. ”

Alex was a little fascinated by the listen, and hurriedly asked, "What is the 'Holy Child Curse'?" ”

After hearing this, Harston and Bart both looked at each other, and they both looked very happy, and there was a burst of laughter. Alex was confused, not knowing what they were happy about.

After a pause in laughter, Harston explained, "The owners of the Red Sox at the time sold their greatest player, the Holy Child, Ruth, to their nemesis, our New York Yankees, in order to satisfy their business and pleasure needs. ”

Bart continued: "Ruth was the best player in the league at the time, who was born and died for the Red Sox championship, and was a beloved city hero in Boston, and Ruth vowed to end his career here. ”

Alex was dumbfounded when he heard this, there could be such an idiot boss, even if he sold it, he couldn't sell it to his enemies.

He hurriedly asked, saying, "Then the fans must be going to make a fuss." ”

Harston nodded yes and said, "You can imagine what a shock he caused when he was sold." The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are recognized enemies and remain a feud to this day, with the Red Sox infuriating the city by sending their greatest hero to the enemy. ”

However, fans at the time didn't know that this was a stupid decision made by the owners of the Red Sox. Many fans were furious, thinking that Ruth had betrayed them. ”

Before leaving, the wronged Ruth cursed the untold fans, saying that he had never thought of leaving Boston, but that the owners had put all the blame on him. If he's going to take on the reputation of a traitor, then the Red Sox will come at the cost of 'never winning a championship.'" ”

At the end, Bart concluded: "This is the famous 'Holy Child Curse', and as a result, the Red Sox still haven't won a championship. For so many years, they haven't had a single one, haluha, what a retribution. ”

After hearing this, Alex also felt incredible, and even suspected that there was really a mysterious force at work behind this matter. Otherwise, why would such a strong Red Sox team not win the championship once.

In fact, in order to break this terrible curse, the Red Sox tried their best to go to Baltimore, the birthplace of Ruth, to worship three times, asking for forgiveness and forgiveness, and even invited a wizard to break the law on the court, and asked Ruth's daughter to beg her father to open up the Heavenly Spirit Net, but to no avail.

For 86 years, the Bostonians didn't know what it was like to win a championship, and as the first team to win a championship in Major League Baseball history, they seemed to be waiting for Godot, who would never come.

By the way, the owner, Frieze, who has since become Boston's biggest sinner, was not welcome in any occasion in the city, and later moved to New York where business did not go well, and eventually died 10 years after selling Ruth. You can see how terrible this curse is. It wasn't until 2004 that the curse was finally broken.

After talking for a while, Bart finally couldn't help but ask: "The purpose of my visit this time, I think you are already very clear." So when will you be able to sign the share transfer contract? ”

When Harston heard this, he didn't say anything, he took out a cigarette, handed it to Bart, and then took out another one himself.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and said, "I'm sorry, but on your way over, I changed my mind again." I don't plan to sell my shares, and you know that the Yankees are on the rise right now, and if they sell it in a few years, the price should be higher. ”