Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 663 663. The coldest winter meets the warmest heart

Most tourists will choose to experience Venice in summer, and it is always the busiest and most lively time in Venice between the beginning of June and the end of July every year.Winter is not the peak season for tourism in Venice, but unlike summer when tourists are flooded, Venice in winter belongs to the Venetians.

One of the most famous areas of the city is the world-famous Grand Canal, a major center of the Renaissance.More than 200 original canals are connected by the Grand Canal, forming a dense urban network on both sides of the curved Grand Canal, just like human arteries and veins.

Because the mild Sirocco wind along the Adriatic Sea can easily turn snowflakes into rain, snowfall is rare in Venice in winter. An incredible settlement, even during the day, the entire city feels serene, cold, mysterious, and even a bit desolate.At this time, the streamlined black gondola is like a silent black fish, swimming silently along the canals all over the city.

Since there are no large tourist groups that are common in summer, many medium-sized cruise ships are now docked on the shore, bobbing and sinking in the waves of the river.The sparse tourists have restored the orderly appearance of the streets, and the whole city seems to be glowing with new life again, which makes people feel a sense of surreal absurdity inexplicably.

Venice is not only a city on water, but also a city on foot.Cars are banned in the city, except in the Roman Forum and a limited number of car parks.In order to attract tourists, Venice has made reservations to the local streets, canals and docks to improve the overall structure of the city.The narrow road along the bank has long been widened, while more than 400 traditional arched marble bridges between the river channels have been preserved.If you don't care about detours and dead ends, tourists can reach any corner of Venice on foot.

The houses built along the city streets and canals are either high or low. Common houses are usually three to four storeys. They are mainly made of red bricks, white bricks and brown bricks, which blend harmoniously with other colors around them. You will also see small houses densely packed with seven floors or higher beside the canal. Through Lao Bai's explanation, everyone knows that those are the slums of Venice.The alleys below the slums are almost invariably narrow, revealing a sense of grievance.

In St. Mark's Square, the central area of ​​Venice, besides the amazing and magnificent Byzantine building St. Mark's Basilica, Dong Qiangqiang and others also saw a huge ice skating rink rising up on one side of the square. Two ice skaters are galloping on the ice.On the other side of the square is the annual Venetian open-air carnival. Although there are not many tourists at this time, there are still many stalls, from traditional Venetian masks, costumes, marble paper, ceramics, to old-fashioned Venetian crafts. Signature glass and Byzantine mosaics abound.

The old white led the crowd from the east to the west, from the first sunrise of the sun to the high sun, citing all the scriptures and classics at his fingertips.While everyone was sincerely convinced, they unconsciously became more disciplined in their actions, sitting and lying down, especially Lao Zheng, who not only did what Lao Bai asked, but also helped supervise other members of the group.

After a few days of observation, Dong Qiangqiang did not find that any member of the group had the idea of ​​running away, which made him feel relieved, but for safety reasons, he and Tong Lele still habitually walked in the middle of the crowd and the other at the end of the team.

When Lao Bai mentioned that the famous Italian traveler and businessman Marco Polo was born in a wealthy merchant family in Venice and visited ancient China during the Yuan Dynasty, some unconvinced members immediately pointed out whether Marco Polo was real It has yet to be verified that he has been to China at that time.Lao Bai let the group members express their opinions without interruption, so he took the opportunity to rest his throat for a while.

Tong Lele quietly approached Dong Qiangqiang, and whispered: "Do you think these people look like newborn baby ducks, parading around the streets with their mother ducks?"

Dong Qiangqiang heard Tong Lele describe Laobai as a "mother duck", and couldn't help but wonder, he pursed his lips and said with a smirk: "You mean he is the face?"

Tong Lele didn't understand the sarcasm in Dong Qiangqiang's words, looked at Lao Bai's back and suddenly asked thoughtfully: "There is something I wanted to ask you a long time ago, that matter... how much does he owe you?" ?”

Dong Qiangqiang was stunned: "Old Chen?"

"Um……"

"It's tens of thousands of euros," Dong Qiangqiang replied without thinking too much.

"He's working so hard to make money because he wants to pay you back sooner, right?" Tong Lele watched as the group members who had argued with Lao Bai just now were coaxed down by others, and Lao Bai was forced to play again. This time he was talking about Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" allusions.

"Let you say that I'm a moneylender," Dong Qiangqiang made a serious face on purpose, "I didn't urge him."

"You are new here, and you borrowed such a large amount of money, and your family doesn't mention you?" Tong Lele teased, "Or are you the rich second generation?"

Dong Qiangqiang suppressed his smile: "He did spend a lot of money on this matter, but I didn't pay for it alone. There was also my girlfriend's money, yours, Wang Shunan's, Lei Lanting's, and many friends' money." It's all inside...why do you suddenly think of asking this?" He couldn't help but feel a little strange.

"I have saved some money in the past few years of studying abroad, plus the extra money I earned when I worked with you last year, and the commission I earned this time. The sum is almost tens of thousands of euros. I can lend it to you first, and wait for you Pay me back later when you have enough money." Tong Lele looked at a flat boat passing by the water in the distance and said lightly, "No interest, just write a receipt."

Although Tong Lele kept saying "you", Dong Qiangqiang heard it very clearly: Tong Lele wanted to pay back the money for Lao Bai.

Although he knew that Tong Lele had always been generous to his friends in terms of money, the tens of thousands of euros in 2002 was not a small amount of money (about 1 to 11 euros to RMB), and he was really surprised: "Why?"

This question has no beginning or end. It seems to be asking why Tong Lele should pay off the debt for Lao Bai, and it seems to be asking why Tong Lele suddenly mentioned this matter at this time.

"Sad." Tong Lele replied without hesitation, "We almost came together, we were classmates, and seeing that his wife and children are now separated from foreign debts and disabled, I sympathize with him."

Dong Qiangqiang heard something different in these words, and looked at Tong Lele thoughtfully. Tong Lele seemed to avoid his sight on purpose, and turned his attention to the magnificent structure hanging on the Grand Canal in the distance. Rialto Bridge.

At this moment, more than a dozen people suddenly surrounded Dong Qiangqiang one after another. These people include men and women, old and young, and they are all Chinese faces.They gathered around Dong Qiangqiang members excitedly, and listened quietly to Lao Bai's explanation.Dong Qiangqiang saw that they were dressed similarly to his own members, and guessed that they were individual tourists from China, but he still had to be vigilant when they were in a foreign land.

Tong Lele also saw the clues, and quickly returned to her position. The two of them observed vigilantly while guarding against emergencies.

Lao Bai obviously also noticed this situation, but he did not deliberately lower the volume, and continued to explain as usual.

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