The cleverness in the eyes of Yongcanghao

The Nitta Higashika baseball team was the only clue that I had the most intimate contact with Qiao for the first time.It also strengthened my final determination to be admitted to the University of Melbourne in Germany.It was the last straw that crushed the already dilapidated shooting relationship between us.

In April, the first morning of newcomers to the club.I heard that Qiao was pestered by a man with a acne face and asked him to fasten the last hidden button on his clothes.Coincidentally, the temper of disobedience has arisen, but it is not the case.And got into a fight with that guy.It seems to have saved a girl in their class who was in a similar situation.Coincidentally, he was called to the office by the coach.However, no punishment was received.He even asked why he was not punished.It's so weird.I thought something was wrong.As a result, when I went to find him after class, this kid was smiling so happily with the little girl he saved.My worries were in vain.

"It's just a hidden button, I don't care, as long as I feel uncomfortable, I will open it."

That's the clever answer.I should have thought of it earlier, such a disobedient temperament will suffer sooner or later.It's just that no one thought that things would become such a big mess.I didn't know that at the time.Just as usual, he gave a thumbs up and led Qiao out of the long corridor to the playground for throwing and catching training.

Qiao's stature has grown a little.Shoulder width, waist circumference, and weight all increased a lot.Still pretty small for me.Because he was born in the same year, I laughed at him for being so petite, like a girl.As a result, Qiao was very unconvinced and said that he was three months older than me.I don't believe it.Turns out a couple birthdays, sure enough.He also challenged me to call him brother.I don't.In terms of height and weight, I'm exactly twice his size.

While chatting, we came to the playground in Nitta Tomaka.

It is said that the playground is actually a flat and spacious piece of mud that was rebuilt from a field a long time ago.Not even a rubber track.The devil coach pushed the car around and around, drawing out seven or eight running tracks.

The equipment is not very good, but the place is not small.In the small equipment room at the back are football, basketball, handball and baseball, which are flocked to by all the students in the school.As soon as the school bell rang, the various associations were like a group of small fish escaping from the big net. They lined up and rushed in with a clatter to get their team's jerseys and other equipment.

We have our own mitts, baseballs, jerseys and pads.No need to squeeze into a small equipment room with them.You can also be the first to find an open space to prepare for practice.

The captain of the baseball team has short, crisp hair.The voice of the order was a little soft.It's not the kind that is easy to be bullied. How should I put it, he has a good temper, but he is quite stubborn.The coach said he wanted to run extra, but he gave the order to the players without asking any reason.Of course, there were some players who resisted adding too many eight laps, but he pretended not to hear them.Before starting to run, he stood in front of that person and asked everyone loudly, "Any objections? Speak up if you have any." No one spoke again.Anyway, when I whispered just now, there was no response.Besides, say it out loud, who would have the guts to be such an early bird?He just yelled, "Let's go." The discordant voice was drowned in the dust of their heels.

"nice shot."

Coincidentally, today's ball is as strong as ever.I hold the ball and let my numbed arms relax naturally.Take the opportunity to watch those dominoes lined up like players going round and round the track. "Haiyinsi is very suitable to be the captain."

"It doesn't matter to me what happens to Haiyin Temple. You've said it many times. Catcher Yongcang, you should watch my ball, not anyone else. Give me the ball."

There are many people who will call me Hao, such as Donggu, such as the usual Qiao.There is only one person who will call me the Yongcang catcher, the angry Qiao.

"Okay." Unable to hold back the guy's dissatisfied urging, I had to return the ball to the person who gave me countless head-on blows after my arm recovered a little.

At the end of that time, Qiao's ball was not as powerful as before.The reason, I think it was Haiyin Temple's fault.When we took a break to drink water, I happened to sit on a long chair in the bullpen, staring at Haiyinsi who was swinging a bat on the bright playground.The remaining cherry blossom petals fell less than five centimeters before his eyes.He closed and opened his eyes, and stared at the ball flying towards Haiyin Temple with his big shining eyes.Such a beautiful cherry blossom was blinded in vain.

To be honest, as far as I, a wild monk who only learned baseball in the fourth grade, Haiyinsi's well-proportioned and not exaggerated muscle lines are also very attractive.Haiyinsi is that kind of balanced thug.The swing action is pretty standard.

"It's just that the strength of the blow is too weak." Qiao immediately saw the weakness of Haiyin Temple.

really.In terms of accuracy and swing timing, Haiyinsi has done well enough.However, even if you swing the stick, you may not be able to hit the ball.If the ball is stronger than your arms, the ball will go away.

"really."

After the batting practice, the devil coach said it was ok, and he threw a powerful shot.

The ball comes out of the glove and reaches the hitter at once.Rubbing the stick and buzzing.In the end, he escaped by rubbing the edge of the stick's owner's helmet to the sky behind him.Haiyinsi rested with his ears closed and his eyes closed.The pitching coach patted Haiyinsi on the shoulder proudly, and whispered in his ear that you are still young.Haiyinsi looked so uncomfortable that he was about to vomit.

The first time I saw this kind of nonsense coach, I sprayed mud on the ground with a sip of mineral water. "What kind of coach are you to bully the small?"

The thought of training under such high pressure from such a childish coach gives me a headache.

Qiao actually praised the devil coach's training methods.What to say "This team is too lazy. It's only eight laps." "The captain is only at this level. Not even half of yours."

I don't know whether to be happy or sad. "That's right, Harada is a person who runs five kilometers every day."

I was not very happy to hear my teasing by chance.frowned.Say, "You run with me from now on."

"Please. Please spare me. I go to cram school until eight o'clock in the evening, and I still have to do my homework when I get home." There are also things like applying for a visa to study in Germany.

As I said that, I was kicked hard on the back of the head by Qiao.I left the shady cowshed again and walked to the sunny playground.

The practice of the baseball club is over.We also packed up and went back.When passing by the cowshed, the last cherry blossom has fallen, and the green leaves are sprouting from the branches.Thick lines of sunlight still leaked out from Ye Ying's unopened shadows.In that sunshine, Qiao told me to delay submitting the application for a week.

"why?"

Obviously watching the team practice so engrossedly, Qiao regards baseball as his life, why has he been reluctant to join the baseball team?

Coincidentally, there is a reason for him to say so.For me, there is just a little time left to work on visa matters.Because my uncle has a nationality in Germany, he has been persuading me to transfer to his name as an adopted son, so that I can avoid visas and go to school directly.However, I still think it is better to go abroad on my own ability.Moreover, my father did not want my only son to be someone else's son in order to study.

I haven't stopped thinking about it since I said goodbye to Qiao.About my baseball, Qiao's baseball, Qiao this person, my feelings towards Qiao, there are a lot of messy things.The German book was open on the desktop, and not a single word could enter my mind.

To be honest, the mood at that time is already the mood I am in now.It was also how I felt before I met Qiao.

Of course, what my mother said is that it is impossible for me to be robbed of my mind by artifice.But before that, the dream of being taken by Qiao to fly to Jiashiyuan, I was indeed a bit biased.I didn't want to label Koshien to dominate Japan or something.there has never been.When we were in the Xintian Stars team, our highest result was just missing the county meeting.But that doesn't hinder my baseball.Every time we win, we are boiling, cheering, and jumping in the puff iced Coke at the street coffee shop.Every time I lost, I went round and round on the playground like donkeys grinding wheat, looking up to meet each other, and then bowing down to train separately.

Happily baseball is not like that at all.

The first time I saw that little monster was at the county Little League meeting last summer.

I lost the second round, and on the way home after ten laps, the coach stopped me.Wants me to go to the county convention.It was August at that time, and there were two matches, one was won and the other was lost, and the county meeting was missed.I ran ten laps and punished myself.I think it's ok.It is enough to continue to go to school tomorrow, sigh with Donggu and the others, pick up the pen and continue studying.After all, students still have to focus on learning.My agreement with my father is also that baseball activities can only be played on the premise that it does not affect learning.

I was holding the two-color ice cream I just bought in my hand.The coach dragged me out of the cafe and into the car. "You will never regret it. That guy is not easy. He is just the same age as you." The coach wanted to regain my fighting spirit.I went there with the intention of taking a look.

In the midsummer heat and sunshine, the second game of the second round began at [-] p.m. on a court that was almost dizzying.I met Qiaoqiu there.

I can't believe that it looks so petite and clever, but the ball can be thrown so fast and powerful.It may be because of the distance, but when I saw Qiao in the auditorium, the arched appearance reminded me of the red shrimps I ate at home during the Chinese New Year.Between the chopsticks, between the hands so small a body.Coincidentally, unlike me, I eat a lot and grow strong.Coincidentally, it's the kind that doesn't get fat no matter how much you eat.Of course, it's also because he doesn't like high-calorie foods like ice cream and chocolate like I do.It is such a weak body that looks even like Qingbo.When the long eyelashes fluttered, when the left foot firmly stepped on the small mound on the pitcher's mound, when the body stretched out like a peacock spreading its tail, the baseball held in the right hand left the chamber like a bullet, and left His right hand moved straight forward as firmly as his following gaze.

Swing and fall.

With a pop, it was the sound of a baseball falling firmly into the glove.I heard.Although the venue was so far away and the audience cheered so sharply, it was impossible for me to hear it.But I think I just heard it.

The clever ball reminds me of when I was fishing behind the shrine.

We stayed till dark without catching a single fish.Maharu fell asleep leaning against me.The calm black water of the lake suddenly moved.Just like that, the water ripples swayed in circles, getting bigger and bigger and more frequent.I stood up from the lake where I had been squatting all day.It seems that all the strength that has been dormant for the winter has poured into the arms.The coil rotated crazily, and the buoy was dragged towards my direction step by step.Maharu, who was jolted awake by my movements, picked up the net and fished into the dark pool under my urging.No one saw how the fish got in.But the heavy touch from Maharu's hand, the life that is alive and kicking and trying to escape, is definitely the prey we want.

That was the first time I caught bluegill sunfish.After that, I fell in love with fishing like crazy.

Come to think of it, playing baseball is the same.The firm feel of the ball in my palm, the irresistible force that pushes me back, drives me crazy.Probably, men like guns because they like to use their whole body to resist the recoil when the bullet is fired.

I love being a catcher.That boy with a thin body, can the ball that comes out make me as excited as when I caught the bluegill sunfish for the first time?I'd love to try it out.

By the time I realized it, I had already fully understood Qiao's name and origin.When the coach couldn't be with me, I relied on my mother's friendship with Aunt Makiko's classmates and went to find Grandpa Yosan whom I had never met before.

I also watched the quarter-finals and semi-finals the next day, and I even watched the championship game a week later by myself.Never mind that the bus takes two hours each way, and the August heat.I went to not only the county convention, but also the regional convention in China.Go to Hiroshima, just to see the skillful pitching.That's October.

It seems to catch and watch the ball.It's like feeling that little monster with your whole body.

But I know it's impossible.I am in Xintian, but he is not in Dasheling.We are people of two worlds.

My mother said that I was going to move to Xintian.When I heard the news, I grabbed my gloves and ran all the way up to the 660 six-step shrine in one breath.

I almost believed in the existence of God.I even prayed devoutly that Qiao must read Xintian Dongzhong with me.After washing my hands, I threw two five-hundred-yen copper coins into the knots of the shimenawa rope.Fortunately, stuck.The lottery was also drawn.It's really too good to be true.

Thinking about it now, Xintian only has one middle school, Xintian Dongzhong.We must have gone to the same high school together.Unless it happens that I don't go to school.

The stupidity at that time was taken back by me along with two copper coins.I took it off the night before I left Dasheling for Germany.When it was removed, the copper plate was stuck too deep, and when it was pulled off abruptly, some of the fur of the knot was torn off and stuck to it.I was blown away.

All this, no one knows.As much as I love the coincidence thing.Even if a thousand or ten thousand people know it, as long as it happens that they don't know it, that's fine.We will still be good friends.

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Shimenawa: A kind of rope hung at the entrance of the main hall of Japanese shrines.Coins stuck inside are rumored to bring good luck.