Diary of the life of a working wizard

After Mario left, Xia Yunjie left the hotel alone with nothing to do.

Walking alone on the streets of Rome, the rows of majestic buildings and statues everywhere made Xia Yunjie clearly feel the rich historical atmosphere.

Xia Yunjie stayed in Rome for two days and went to the world-famous Colosseum, the Pantheon, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Vatican Museums...

On the morning of the third day, Xia Yunjie left the Blaze Grand Hotel with his suitcase, wearing a white T-shirt and casual pants that Scola personally designed for him.

I have to say that Scola is indeed a true master of fashion. The clothes are not only the right size, but also fit Xia Yunjie's temperament, which is plain yet a little free and easy.

Xia Yunjie's second stop was Florence. Last night he made a fortune telling. Although the prediction was still vague, it vaguely pointed to the north of Italy.

Florence is the emerald green in Xu Zhimo's works. The whole city is as poetic and picturesque as its name. It is not only the capital of Tuscany under the bright sun, but also the birthplace and center of the Renaissance.

Xia Yunjie had heard the name of Florence when he was studying. Since the hexagram vaguely pointed to the north, Xia Yunjie simply chose Florence as the second stop of his trip to Italy.

rmIuI train station is the largest train station in Rome. Almost all trains pass through here, and the train to Florence is no exception.

It is said to be the largest train station in Rome, but in fact it is still much smaller than Shanghai and Beijing. Xia Yunjie took a taxi to the rmIuI train station. There were many people in the station, and many of the signs written on them were in Italian, making Xia Yunjie unable to tell them apart.

Xia Yunjie saw a row of windows with people queuing up. He guessed that this was the place to buy tickets, so he went to line up. When we were waiting in line, a relatively thin foreigner came over and asked Xia Yunjie if he wanted to buy a ticket while gesturing in poor English.

At first, Xia Yunjie thought that the foreigner was warm-hearted, and seeing that he had an oriental face, he came here to say hello, but when he saw that his face and eyes were different, he couldn't help but become curious, nodded and replied in English: "Yes, I want to go to Florence.”

The foreigner "enthusiastically" asked Xia Yunjie to follow him while gesticulating.

Xia Yunjie followed the foreigner and came to an automatic ticket vending machine after walking a short distance. Only then did Xia Yunjie know that there was also an automatic ticket vending machine here.

At this time, the foreigner asked Xia Yunjie how many tickets he wanted to buy to go to Florence. Xia Yunjie said one, and he fiddled with the machine for a while. Then he pointed at the time and price displayed on the screen and asked Xia Yunjie to give him money. It cost thirty-six euros. .

Xia Yunjie gave him a fifty yuan note and he stuffed it into the banknote slot. After a while, the ticket was printed out. The foreigner gave the ticket to Xia Yunjie and took the fourteen yuan change himself without any intention of returning it to Xia Yunjie.

Although Italy is a developed country in Europe, its per capita income is actually not high. The average person's monthly income is only about one or two thousand euros. Of course, it is still quite high when converted into RMB. In any case, fourteen euros is already more than a hundred yuan in bills, not to mention converted into RMB. Even compared to Italians, it is still a "considerable" small amount of money. The average tip in a restaurant is only two or three euros. The foreigner didn't explain it in advance. After all this trouble, he just helped Xia Yunjie buy a train ticket from the automatic ticket vending machine, and he actually wanted to take away fourteen euros. Xia Yunjie was naturally a little unhappy.

If this foreigner only took one or two euros, Xia Yunjie would not argue with him. They all came out to make a living. Although he did not explain in advance that the means were despicable, it was understandable, but he took fourteen euros at once. Although Xia Yunjie We are not short of money, but we don’t want them to think that Chinese people are easy to bully and deceive.

"Sir, don't you think you are a little too greedy?" Xia Yunjie looked at the foreigner and said.

The foreigner probably saw that Xia Yunjie was young and alone. Hearing this, not only did he not intend to pay him back, but instead pointed at the ticket in Xia Yunjie's hand, made a fuss, and even glared at him.

Seeing this, Xia Yunjie shook his head and said in English: "Sir, I originally wanted to leave you one or two euros, but your attitude really made me angry, so not only did I not give you a penny, but I also wanted to give it to you. A lesson: Remember I am Chinese, it is best not to make Chinese people angry when you meet them in the future, sometimes they look much scarier than they appear."

As Xia Yunjie spoke, he reached out and took the money away from the foreigner's hand. The foreigner looked at Xia Yunjie in horror because he found that he could not move or even speak.

After taking the ticket and money, Xia Yunjie saw that the train was about to leave in about ten minutes, and confirmed from the screen that the train bound for Florence was at Platform 8, so he walked straight towards Platform 8, and at this time the foreigner He still stood there stupidly, letting people passing by look at him strangely from time to time.

The train to Florence is a train, but it is much older than the China Harmony train.

Not long after the train started, a conductor came over to check the tickets. Xia Yunjie saw a young man getting up and hiding in the toilet. Obviously, although Italy is also a developed country in Europe, some of its behaviors are really not commensurate with developed countries in Europe.

About three hours later, the train arrived in Florence.

Although Florence is the capital of Tuscany, the world-famous birthplace and center of the Renaissance, this city is really not big, especially compared to cities with a population of more than one million all over China. Big city.

Florence is small in size, with a population of less than 400,000, and it only takes half an hour to walk between various attractions. The entire city's attractions are divided into two parts by the Arno River. One side starts from Santa Maria Novella train station and houses the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery, the Basilica of Santa Croce, the Uffizi Gallery, the Accademia Gallery, the Villa Medici, etc., and the other side of the river is the Pitti Palace and ** garden.

Xia Yunjie got off the bus at Notre Dame Station. Since the last time he took a taxi, he couldn't even tell me the name of the hotel, Xia Yunjie did enough homework when he came to Florence this time. Not only did he check some information about Florence in advance, but he also made a reservation online.

Because many people on the Internet said that Italian family hotels are good, not only clean and hygienic, but also cheap, and also have the warmth of home, Xia Yunjie specially booked a family hotel near the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Because the city of Florence is very small, and the train station is very close to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Xia Yunjie did not take a taxi after getting off the train, but dragged his suitcase directly towards the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.

Directly opposite the train station is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Novella. The cathedral made of khaki bricks looks very old and majestic, and it is also very clean. There are tourists looking outside to pay their respects, and some going in to visit. Everything is in order. This is not like in China, where the scenic spots are crowded with people and bustling, making people's heads grow bigger before entering.

After walking in front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Novella and passing through several pedestrian streets that revealed some vicissitudes of history but were exceptionally quiet and leisurely, Xia Yunjie felt his eyes suddenly light up.

There is a square in front of it. On the edge of the square are some coffee shops, commodity stores and hotels. Among them are several majestic ancient buildings rising from the ground and decorated with green, white and red marble.

Xia Yunjie knew that this should be the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Baptistery and Giotto's Bell Tower, and the hotel he booked was nearby.

Xia Yunjie searched for the name and house number of the hotel he booked, and finally found the house number and an inconspicuous sign with the name of the hotel written on it.

After finding it, Xia Yunjie couldn't help being surprised, because in China, even family hotels usually have open doors and a reception desk, but the family hotels here not only have no appearance at all, but also the doors were closed when Xia Yunjie arrived. , If he hadn’t looked carefully, if the house number and brand hadn’t matched, Xia Yunjie would have never known that this was a hotel.

After ringing the doorbell and confirming her identity with a woman inside through the doorbell intercom, the door opened with a click, obviously electronically controlled.

Xia Yunjie pushed the door open and walked in. Facing him was a long staircase. The staircase was made of stone and looked old, but it was spotless and very clean.

Xia Yunjie walked along the stairs to what the Italians called the first floor and the Chinese called the second floor as he had just said on the phone.

There are third and fourth floors above the second floor. Turning onto the second floor, you will see a very compact public corridor and living room of a two-story guest room. But this public space is very warm and delicately decorated. Not only are there beautiful colorful fabric sofas, but there are also two antique wooden tables with some beautiful flowers and beautiful crystal dishes filled with candies. , classical lamps with soft lighting.

Although Xia Yunjie has not yet met the owner of the hotel or entered his room, he has already experienced a feeling that is very different from staying in a star hotel.

It is clean, warm and far away from the commercial atmosphere. It really feels like returning to your own home. Even looking at the attractive candies blooming under the light, it is not difficult for Xia Yunjie to imagine that if he brings his children to stay here, Children will definitely fall in love with this place right away.

The people inside obviously heard Xia Yunjie's footsteps. When Xia Yunjie had just reached the second floor and before he had time to appreciate the decoration, a blond woman walked out from behind a partition wall in the public living room.

This is an Italian woman in her thirties, with a figure like most female foreigners, a big butt and big breasts.

Summer is in season, it is the hottest time of the year, and foreigners tend to dress more openly, and this landlady is no exception. Two buttons of the thin shirt were loosened, exaggeratingly revealing most of the white flesh and a deep cleavage. It was as if the pair of big breasts had broken the buttons of the shirt, which made people endlessly daydream. The lower body is wearing a black skirt, revealing a large section of white and plump thighs, and the buttocks are also wrapped up and bulging. But the face of the landlady is like most Italian women, with clear lines and a high nose, but she doesn't look fat at all.