Blade of Glory [Figure Skating]

No matter how stubborn Qing Yue begged, Na Xiu still failed to agree to teach him to skate.But obviously this stubborn little guy amused him and asked him to promise that Qing Yue could come here to play when he was free, provided that he was the only one who came here.

There is such a large skating field available but no teacher to teach?This made Qing Yue frowned and struggled for a long time, and finally figured out why.

If there is no one to teach, then read books and learn from those figure skaters on TV.Although, Qing Yue subjectively felt that none of them were as good at skating as that, but this did not prevent him from learning from them.So that's not the main question, the main question is...his pocket money is simply not enough for him to buy a pair of skates...!

No matter how you turn the little tiger-shaped piggy bank over and over, you can only fall out of some small steel coins that are empty, have weight, and have no quality.Taking another look at the full set of ski equipment hanging on the wall, Qing Yue was so depressed that he was about to cry.There is no other reason, this set of equipment was given to him not long ago by his father who works hard every day, so...now he can no longer beg his parents to buy another pair of skates for him.

But Xiaoqing's obsession with wanting to learn figure skating is strong and terrifying, so after communicating with the parents, he began the long life of the milk boy.Getting up early every day to deliver milk to every household in the town is a good job that can earn a certain amount of income and exercise.

But if it’s just delivering milk, Qing Yue will probably need several months to save up to buy a good pair of skates.So he had to sacrifice his "hue" and go to a cake shop to do odd jobs to attract the attention of some senior female students for the shop owner. From time to time, his face was rubbed and his hair was pulled, which became a common occurrence, which troubled him endlessly.

Of course, taking a few glances at the window of the skate shop after every part-time job has become the belief that supports him to continue.In this way, the clerk of the skate shop became acquainted with Qing Yue, and every time he saw him, he would greet him and say, "Come to see the skates again, brother Qing Yue?" Just like today.

"Well, I want to go back and see which pair of shoes I should buy when the time comes."

"Then come in, let me tell you about these skates."

The kind clerk, Czech, who has always had a good impression of Qingyue, opened the store door for Qingyue in a friendly way and beckoned him in.Afterwards, Jie Jie took Qingyue to the shelf with different skates, pointed to those and said: "Skates can be roughly divided into primary, intermediate, advanced and special categories. With the different classification levels of these shoes, The steel used, the arc parameters of the skates and the material of the shoes will also vary greatly.

I've seen a lot of people complain that their ankles are so weak that they can't even stand on their feet.In fact, it is because the material of their shoes covering the ankle is too soft.But if it's too hard, I'll scratch myself.So you have to choose carefully in this regard.

The radian parameters of ice skates, I want to say, are related to personal habits and foot shapes.Generally, the arc of skates is between 7 and 8.Of course, there will be more special ones, such as 8 1/2. "

"Then... I want to buy a pair of good skates that allow me to do triple axels, how long do I have to work?"

The clerk of the figure skating shop, Jie Jie, carefully talked to Qingyue about several important factors that should be paid attention to when choosing skates, and at the same time took out the corresponding skates and gestured.Qing Yue listened carefully to the judgment criteria that Czech said, but they were still in the fog, so he simply asked a very intuitive question, which stunned Czech for a while.

"What...? You, you want to buy a pair of skates that will let you do triple axels right now...? I mean... oh my god, I mean, you haven't even been on the ice yet! You can't even Skate well, you just..."

Just when Czech felt incredible and wanted to drive that unrealistic and terrifying thought out of Qingyue's little head, a voice sounded behind him.It was... a voice that was as warm as a warm spring breeze, and you could imagine its gentle smile just by listening to the voice: "If you want to buy a pair of skates that can support you in triple axels, I think you will need to consider The problem of the blade teeth. Depending on the cutting method of the blade teeth, the grip force will have different degrees of deviation when making ice. But you must not underestimate those subtle deviations. Sometimes, the blade teeth may make you a A good jumper falls so badly that he can’t get back up. So it’s really important to pick a pair of skates that fit you.”

"boss?"

"Then Xiu?"

Jie Jie and Qingyue looked at the person coming at almost the same time, called out their own address to that person, and then looked at each other in surprise.

"I said why you haven't come these days. I thought it was just a whim when you said you wanted to learn to skate. Is it because you don't have skates?"

"Yeah...yes, but I think I'll save enough money for a pair of skates soon."

After all, Qing Yue pointed to the skates hanging on the shelf at the entrance, where the price tag of 399 yuan was clearly marked.Qing Yue's unusually serious expression obviously embarrassed the two experts, Naxiu and Jie Ke, and then laughed.

"Those are just junior skates for sale, and you can't even perform complex footwork well in them. A pair of skates with top-grade steel blades costs at least [-] yuan. If you want to support you in three jumps Zhou Tiao's skates probably cost more than this price." The slightly slender man smiled at Qing Yue.

"Then... how much is that?"

"Maybe two thousand five thousand, or it may be more expensive. As for the specifics, who will know what kind of shoes are the most suitable for you now?"

"That...that..."

"However, if you can help out in my shop, five times a week, for three hours each time, and I'll give you a pair of skates that suit you best in three months' time, how about it?"

Seeing that Qingyue was about to cry, Naxiu stopped the thought of bullying him, and seriously extended an invitation to this little guy he liked very much.

"So...can I do a triple axel in those shoes?"

"can."

"What about quadruple jumps?"

"Can……"

"What about the quintuple jump?"

Naxiu stood up and took out a pen and paper to record Qingyue's feet and ankles as well as a series of data to determine the most suitable pair of shoes for him. Hearing Qingyue's question that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Naxiu was completely speechless.

"No one can do a quintuple jump. Even if he does it occasionally in training, he will never succeed in an official competition."

"What if, I mean what if... I succeed?"

"I'll give you my ice rink."

"Then... what about the six-a-side jump?"

"..."

……

More than a month has passed since Qing Yue readily agreed to Na Xiu to stay and help in his shop.During this more than a month, in order to be better able to do this "job" that is of great significance to him, Qing Yue went to the library of the small town to search for a large number of books about figure skating and related books. centuries of history.

As for figure skating, the more you know about it, the more you like it.It wasn't an intense emotion that was so strong that it couldn't last for a long time, but a faint, faint emotion that overflowed in my heart.Every time I think about it, I like it more.Even... every time on the way to Naxiu's skate shop, he would unconsciously smile happily, as if passers-by could also be infected by him.That liking was enough to support him to work in the repair shop with an almost enjoyment mood.

"Good afternoon, is there anything I can do for you?"

It was a nice afternoon. Qing Yue, who was carefully wiping the skates on the shelves when he heard the wind chime when the store door was opened, put down the skates in his hands when he saw that the senior Czech in the store was busy checking the receipt list. , went to greet the guest, but saw that the other party was a boy much younger than himself.

"I'm here to sharpen the ice skates!"

The arrogant kid who looked about ten years old looked around the bright and spacious shop, and glanced suspiciously at Qingyue who was obviously underage.

"Okay, do you have any requirements? After I record them, I will hand them over to my seniors to sharpen your skates for you."

Seeing Qing Yue take his skates gently, inspect them carefully and put a label on them, the boy's suspicion didn't diminish, but his arrogance surged.

"I practice ice dancing, so you should know how to sharpen my skates, right?"

"If that's the case, I..."

"I said, my radian parameter is 7, so don't grind it wrong. Also, my skates are very expensive. My brother who lives in Jiaguo sent them to me not long ago. They are very expensive. It's expensive! If it wears out, you can't afford it!"

"Excuse me, wait a minute, are you saying that your skates are new? But it looks like it's worn out from inaccurate footwork while skating. Not only that, your skates It's still wet. Although it's true that your skate steel is top-notch, proper maintenance can make it last longer. And... there seems to be something wrong with your blade."

"What, what!? That's impossible! I, who has three years of skating experience, pretended that! How could I be wrong!"

"I'm sorry, but there is really a problem. The center line on your shoe seems to be sewn off. If you install the knife according to that center line, the blade will be a little bit off. It seems that you don't need to sharpen the knife. Your skates There's nothing wrong with it, it's just a little pretentious."

After carefully examining the skates of the little ghost, Qing Yue came to such a conclusion, but the little ghost was obviously stubborn, and refused to admit that there was a mistake in his knife installation.In the end, it turned out to be embarrassing and angry.

"I've been learning figure skating for three years, why should I listen to you? I think it's good to follow mine. Besides, can you skate? If you can skate better than me, I will listen to you!"

"Ah, hello! You little brat, three years of skating is amazing..."

Czech, who had checked the receipt list, heard the kid's speech, and walked over very unhappy. He was about to pick up the kid's so-called baby skates with one hand, and the collar of the kid with the other hand to throw them both out of the store, but saw Qing He was neither angry nor annoyed, but said as if thinking of something that would make him happy: "I haven't learned to skate yet, but I can be sure that I can skate very well."

When the little customer heard that this little clerk who seemed very knowledgeable to him had never been on the ice, he was immediately delighted, "You have to start skating in elementary school, you are already a big child, and your bones have already grown If you haven't started learning, you must not learn well."

"It doesn't matter if you study well or not!"

The Czech here saw Naxiu entrusting him to take care of him. Qing Yue, who was serious about being bullied by such an arrogant brat, immediately became angry and yelled back in a bad tone, but Qing Yue held back like nothing happened. Czech's sleeve, smiled and shook his head, not caring at all.

Maybe sometimes we can't tell where the self-confidence comes from, but we just feel... If it's us, then we can do it.Just like Qingyue at this time, he thinks that he will be able to skate well, this is a fact that is about to happen, so he doesn't need to argue with anyone.

But he didn't know that this scene would make Naxiu, who came out of the warehouse after hearing the quarrel, feel so emotional.The boy in front of him is so young.Although he has never learned to skate, he is full of self-confidence that even Naxiu can envy.It's not intense or obvious, but it's so peaceful that people can't help but believe with him.

Naxiu turned around and picked up the skates that he had specially customized for Qingyue, which had just arrived today, with a smile on his face.

Two days later...

"Qingyue, the skates I specially ordered for you have arrived. I checked them before and they are perfect. Why don't you go to the ice rink today and have a try?"

Just when a large group of customers came to the store, Jie Ke was very busy, and Qing Yue was too tired to help, the wind chime at the door of the store rang.Na Xiu's figure appeared in Qing Yue's line of sight, and the backlight made Qing Yue unable to see Na Xiu's face clearly, time seemed to freeze, together with Qing Yue's expression.

I can't describe what a surprise it was.After Qingyue took over the pair of skates that meant a lot to him from Naxiu, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.He only remembered that he was running wildly on the road leading to the ice rink, and after running so fast that he gasped for breath, he looked back and saw Naxiu, who was far away from him, and there was only one small dot left in his sight.Then he jumped up and waved to him, shouting Naxiu's name loudly.Qing Yue couldn't see what kind of expression Na Xiu would have at that time, but he thought, Na Xiu must be smiling, just like he always did.

Qingyue, who was putting on skates for the first time, was able to slide freely on the ice under Naxiu's surprised gaze.Not only that, but he is also fearless in jumping on ice, even double jumps.Although the ice landing action is a big somersault on the ice every time, the beautiful frame when staying in the air has begun to take shape.

When Naxiu cryptically asked Qingyue about skating, Qingyue took out a copy of "Quick Triple Jumps in One Week" from his bag as if to show off, but it made Naxiu fall into deep thought...

That year, Qing Yue, who had already passed his 13th birthday, finally had a teacher who taught him figure skating.

The author has something to say: In fact, the legendary book is "Quadruple Jump in One Week"... But it's a bit scary to put it here... By the way, everyone knows that people with a speed of [-] per hour, their pathos Where is it?Their sadness lies in the fact that they finally broke out one day, wrote two chapters, and crawled to bed contentedly in the middle of the night, thinking by the way.The conclusion of thinking is that half of the two chapters written today have to be deleted...