Chapter 7: The Strange Old Man

Red Square is a famous square in the center of Moscow, the capital of Russia, located in the center of Moscow, adjacent to the Kremlin to the southwest. It was originally a place where mass rallies and military parades were held on important festivals in the former Soviet Union. It was founded at the end of the 15th century and took its current name in the second half of the 17th century. The plan is rectangular and covers an area of about 4 hectares. The Kremlin is on the west side, the State Historical Museum on the north side, the department store on the east side, and the Vasily Braren Church on the south side. near the Moskva River. Lenin's tomb is located in the middle of the side of the palace wall. The tomb is a review stand, and on both sides is a viewing platform.

Red Square is as well-known as Tiananmen Square, but its area (91,000 square meters) is only about 1/5 of Tiananmen Square. The floor is unique and is entirely paved with stones. Red Square is a testimony to the history of Moscow and the pride of Muscovites.

Listening to the tour guide's explanation of Red Square, Yao Jingjing became more and more excited, holding her mobile phone and patting constantly, and she also prepared a selfie stick, so that she didn't need help to take pictures. For posing, Yao Jingjing will always be a scissor-hand that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and most of them may be the same after the 80s. Just when Yao Jingjing was immersed in the joy of taking pictures, she didn't know that an old man not far away was staring at her intently, as if he had discovered a new continent in her.

The Kremlin is one of the largest complexes in the world, and on the perimeter of the Kremlin it is possible to see towers at intervals on the perimeter walls, a total of 18, the most famous of which is the Savior Tower with a chiming bell. At the top of each tower, there is a red five-pointed star. The Kremlin is considered a treasure trove of Russian history, a treasure trove of artistic monuments, and a cultural heritage highly prized by the Russian government, which preserves masterpieces of Russian foundry art: the 40-ton "Cannon King" and the 200-ton "Bell King". Within the palace wall, the forest is lush, the church is towering, the palace is lofty, and the palace building is splendid, and the momentum is magnificent. In the Kremlin, visitors can see armories, ornate palace buildings and churches, as well as sculpture exhibitions, as well as various historical exhibits.

Looking up at this majestic palace, Yao Jingjing's heart couldn't help but rise a trace of solemnity. At this moment, an English sentence sounded behind him.

"Need me to take a picture of you?"

Although Yao Jingjing is not very good at English, she also passed the English level 4 test during college, and she can still understand such a simple sentence of English. She turned around and saw an old man in a suit and leather shoes, about 60 years old, wearing a black suit, with a red bow tie at the neckline, medium height, some topless, and very ordinary facial features, just a typical Russian appearance, without a beard, the whole person looked clean, like a standard gentleman.

Yao Jingjing was a little stunned, could it be that there were still foreigners talking to her in this foreign country? Yao Jingjing couldn't be surprised, and hurriedly said in broken English: "Thank you, no need." ”

Not wanting to talk to him more, Yao Jingjing wanted to turn around and walk away, but then the old man spoke again.

"You're coming to Russia for the first time, right?"

"Uh, yes, for the first time."

"In recent years, a large number of foreign tourists have come to Russia to ask, "Who are you?"

"China." Yao Jingjing's heart couldn't help but raise a trace of doubt, what did this old Russian man in front of him want to do? What a strange feeling.

"China? But you don't look like Chinese, you look a bit like European. ”

That's right, although Yao Jingjing's facial features are average, her appearance is still very recognizable, because her eyes are sunken, similar to foreigners' appearance, and she has a humped nose, which makes her nose bridge very high. At first glance, there will be a conjecture about whether it is a mixed race.

Yao Jingjing smiled wryly and said, "I may look like a Westerner, but I am indeed from China. ”

"My name is Sergei Sakalov, hello." As he spoke, the old man stretched out his right hand to Yao Jingjing.

"Eh, hello, my name is Yao Jingjing." Yao Jingjing felt extremely embarrassed at the moment, and was forced to stretch out her right hand to shake hands with her. The old man's hand was warm and soft, and the wide palm wrapped Yao Jingjing's small hand, Yao Jingjing frowned, wanting to withdraw his right hand as soon as possible, but the old man didn't let go, his eyes stared at Yao Jingjing, and Yao Jingjing was hairy.

What is this old man going to do? Do you still want to be sexually harassed in public? Yao Jingjing looked displeased, and pulled out his hand vigorously, and at this time the old man seemed to realize his gaffe.

"I'm sorry, I was a little distracted."

"Uh, nothing." Yao Jingjing only felt that the old man in front of her was strange, and she didn't know what he was going to do, so she thought about walking away quickly.

"You look like a friend of mine."

Looks like his friend? This kind of old-fashioned accosting words are still in use now! Yao Jingjing pursed her lips with a little disdain, and said, "Yes, that's really a coincidence, that, I'm sorry, I still have something to do, so I'll go first." Not wanting to talk to him too much, Yao Jingjing smiled at the old man and walked away without hesitation.

The old man stared at Yao Jingjing's background and muttered, "It's like that!" ”