Ender's Football

In October, besides the draw for the second round of the DFB-Pokal, the most lively event in southern Germany is the Oktoberfest.

The Oktoberfest celebrations generally start from the end of September and extend to October. During this period, a large number of international tourists will come to the city to drink and celebrate with the people here, and to release their inner emotions. .

The Oktoberfest in 2015 was also very lively. Stanzel spared a weekend and drove the whole family to Munich to play.

It takes about four hours to drive from Uwensburg to Munich. According to Chinese standards, this is not even "far". four hours.

When Ender talked about this, Stanzel seemed incredulous, he stared in surprise, and looked at Ender in the rearview mirror to confirm: "Really?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Mei turned her head to pass yogurt to Helena and Ander in the back seat, and took the time to answer: "Almost, if there is a traffic jam, it may take longer than this time, and when there is no traffic jam, it will probably take longer." 2 hours - of course, there are very few times in the city when there is no traffic jam."

"And you can even travel by train between two railway stations, both of which are in the same city," Ander added.

"My God!" Stanzel let out an exaggerated exclamation, and even Helena listened carefully.

Li Mei laughed: "Ander, tell Stanley and Lianna about your city quickly, I think this can become a repertoire for our family."

"Let's talk about it," Stanzel was very interested, "I have never been to China! To be honest, I have no impression of China before, except for Jack Chen (Jackie Chan), he may be the only one I know Chinese! Oh, and Yang-Chen (杨晨), I saw him play in Frankfurt!"

——Among the Chinese players, apart from Shao Jiayi, Yang Chen also played in the Bundesliga, and once became the main force of the team. He is considered the most successful Chinese player in the Bundesliga.

With Stanzel's age and his status as a fan of Uwensburg, it is not surprising that he has watched Yang Chen's game.

Ender always finds it amazing that he is now in a country that is extremely far away from his homeland, surrounded by his mother who has learned fluent German at some point, and his mother's current husband, who has never been there. A German in China, and his half-sister, a mixed-race German who has never been to the motherland.And their family treated him very well—it should be said quite well, they treated him completely as their own family.

A few years ago, Ender could never have imagined such a life.

He thought for a while and suggested, "Maybe sometime in the future, I can take you to Jiangcheng, or the whole of China... We can go to an ancient capital like Xi'an, or a beautiful place like Yunnan..."

A wanderer in a foreign land is probably like this. When he is in his hometown, he doesn't feel anything, and always yearns for the outside world.But now when I talk about the motherland outside, I feel a slight sadness in my heart.

"I'm craving three fresh bean curd." Ander said to Li Mei in Chinese.

Li Mei thought for a while: "We can do it ourselves," she said, "You have to remind me next time you go to the supermarket, Zaizai, and then I will buy the ingredients back."

She was very gentle when she spoke. After she finished speaking, she turned her face and asked Helena: "Lena, can you help mom and brother cook together? We can count this activity as your homework, me and Brother will help you score after you finish."

"...Okay." Helena nodded. The little girl seemed absent-minded at first, but now she came back to her senses, "But I also want to eat strawberry pie."

"Then do it together." Li Mei agreed without hesitation.

Listening to the conversation between the mother and daughter, Ender felt a strange feeling in his heart. He thought for a long time but couldn't come up with an answer. When Helena stuffed the doll into his arms, he finally realized where it was. Something is not quite right.

"You can speak Chinese? Lian Na?!!!" Ender said in surprise.

Helena didn't understand why he was so excited, the little girl nodded reservedly: "Yes, I can understand what mother is saying."

Ender raised his eyebrows, and the sentence "Then why did you still speak English to me before?" lingered in his throat for a while before being swallowed back.

"Now I really believe that you have given birth to a language genius," he said sincerely to Stanzel and Li Mei, "I thought I could learn languages ​​fast enough, but Lianna made me realize the reality ——I might still be more suitable for playing football."

Stanzel laughed loudly, revealing his father's self-satisfaction: "We discovered this situation when we were in Lianna Kindergarten. At the teacher's suggestion, Rose and I took her to Intelligence was tested."

"Lian Na's situation is indeed quite special," Li Mei added. "At that time, someone suggested that we send her to the Gifted Children's Club. Stanzel and I also thought about it for a long time, but Lian Na refused."

"I don't like it there," the little girl pouted. "It's a bunch of megalomaniacs, or quantum-mechanical problem solvers. I still like Brisenkiss Elementary School and being with Demi."

As she spoke, her pink and tender face puffed up, she looked very cute, if it wasn't for fear of offending his sister, Ender would even want to poke her.

"We also feel that Lianna has to choose the environment she likes more," Stanzel said. "It's good now. She has two good friends in elementary school, Demi and Yale, and she is very happy every day. "

"Anyway, it's no worse than being a gifted child." Helena also said.

Four hours passed quickly, and the family arrived in Munich near noon.

After lunch in a large beer tent, they took Helena and Ender on a tour of various tents around the city center.

Many tents at the Oktoberfest are quite distinctive. People who come and go in and out of the tents are mostly dressed in traditional Bavarian costumes, men in leather trousers, and women in tight Dirndl skirts.

After passing through the beer tents, there is a lively Oktoberfest market not far away. The circus tents and magic tents are very popular, especially for children and young people. There are screams and laughter in these tents from time to time. Voice.

Ender took Helena's hand and walked among the crowd. He didn't have any particular place he wanted to go today, mainly to see if his sister was interested in any projects.

Li Mei and Stanzel followed behind the brothers and sisters, stopping from time to time to look at the stalls on both sides of the road. After a while, several small bags appeared in Li Mei's hands, containing the bows bought for Helena. Headbands and wristbands for Ender.

It's not that they are big-hearted as parents, but that Ander and Helena both carry communication equipment with them, which can ensure that the brothers and sisters will not get lost among the many tourists.

"Lianna, do you want to play with that?"

Ender asked, pointing in front of them. Not far away, a large pendulum facility stood tall, and it was full of people. The huge wheel was swinging and turning in the air. The closer they got, the louder the screams were. Everyone sitting on it opened their mouths and yelled, and you couldn't even tell if they were happy or scared.

Helena looked at the towering amusement facility, showing resistance on her face: "...it doesn't look very interesting." She whispered, her voice was so low that Ender didn't even hear it.

Ender, however, was a little excited, and walked forward a few steps eagerly.

After getting closer, he found a huge explanatory sign next to the queue of the big pendulum, which clearly stated the notices and taboos of riding.

"This facility does not allow children under the age of 12 to ride," he showed a regretful expression, "Lianna, it seems we can't play anymore."

Standing behind him, Helena breathed a sigh of relief, suppressing the upward curve of her mouth: "That's a pity." She echoed perfunctorily.

Unexpectedly, Ender took a few steps forward and pointed to the pirate ship ahead: "But we should be able to play that! Although the pirate ship does not have this excitement, you can get on board!"

The corners of Helena's upturned mouth fell down again, and the little girl turned her head and sighed, feeling hopeless.

Suddenly, she saw another direction, farther away, there was a very conspicuous club LOGO.

Helena felt that the chance to save herself had come, she immediately tugged on Ender's sleeve, told her brother to turn around, and then pointed to that side to show him: "There, it seems to be the logo of the football club?"

Ender, who was excitedly going towards the pirate ship just now, stopped in his tracks. He looked back. Although it was far away, it was indeed the Bayern Munich logo, hanging outside a beer tent. Next to the tent was a three-story The small building, with a no-go line, is surrounded by a circle of photographers, and the tourists are further outside, obviously someone is inside.

"Is that Bayern's tent?" Sure enough, Ender was distracted.

It is not surprising that Bayern Munich appeared at the Oktoberfest. Although they will soon usher in the National Derby with Dortmund, this club has always been an active participant in the Oktoberfest. Every year, the Oktoberfest will hold a banquet. Players They can bring their wives or family members to enjoy the beer and food provided by the club sponsor Paulaner.

And they also have a very interesting record, that is, since 2010, Bayern has maintained its unbeaten record during the Oktoberfest. It seems that drinking beer brings some good luck to the team. It's hard for teams to beat them during Oktoberfest.

Helena reminded Ender: "We can go and have a look, it's not too far anyway."

She can finally get rid of the shadow of being ruled by the big pendulum and the pirate ship.

Ender nodded, and walked in another direction with his sister.

When they approached, they saw a lot of fans wearing Bayern scarves. The stars probably had already entered, but the fans didn’t all gather around outside. Many people were holding glasses and gathered in a place not far from the Bayern tent. In this way, you can see the movement of the tent over there at any time, and you can also satisfy your appetite.

Ender walked around Bayern's tent and went to the other side where there was less traffic. He also found the prohibition line and security personnel. He thought that the club should have reserved this field, and it was difficult for outsiders to enter.

——Thinking about the many fans at the gate just now, if the club does not take any measures, it is estimated that the players will be surrounded by fans and tourists for three floors, and it will be very difficult to leave.

Satisfied with curiosity, Ender wanted to take his sister and leave.

Helena dragged him, a little reluctant to go back.

"What's the matter? Lena?" Ender didn't know why Helena wanted to stay here so much. After all, his sister had never been interested in football, and the hometown team Uwensburg was not her thing, let alone in another city. Bayern Munich is here.

When he turned his head to ask his sister, he didn't look at the road, and accidentally bumped his head into the arms of the person in front of him, and a pleasant smell of fresh air permeated his senses following the collision.

The other party was walking along the railing just now, and was not bumped. When Ender opened his eyes, he seemed to let out a small exclamation, but quickly stood still.

Ender looked up, his expression becoming surprised.

Because he knew the person who was hit.

— "Sighard?"