[Football] Mr. Squirrel, would you like some nuts?

Chapter 63 South Africa

~~~~~ I told you that squirrels like children, but you still don’t believe it~~~~~

For this trip to South Africa, Jianguo organized all the things on his study and blog first, and then freed up two weeks, so that he could go to South Africa with Ram without any scruples.

Before going to South Africa, both Jianguo and Lahm received various vaccines, but they were not as exaggerated as what Lahm said. They were just a few of the more common tropical disease vaccines.

"I had a classmate who was assigned to India by the company after graduating from university. He got dengue fever after being bitten by a mosquito accidentally. He almost died there. It's really pitiful." The things shared above are unavoidably a little scary.

"A friend of mine traveled to China some time ago. Before he left, he asked me what kind of vaccines I want to get, and whether I will catch the Black Death there." Ram also said, but But it's more of a joke.

"The Black Death is widespread in Europe, but there are very few in China." Jianguo rolled his eyes at Ram. I really don't know why it is the 21st century. Many people here think that China is very backward, "It seems that I should Just update more pictures of the modernization of our motherland on my social network."

"I have seen photos of the Beijing Olympic venues on the Internet." Lahm immediately raised his hand, "The Bird's Nest looks even more spectacular than the Allianz Arena."

"Compared to modernization, Munich, not to mention Beijing, can't even compare to my home." Jianguo said quite proudly. Although his hometown is a mountain city, it adapts measures to local conditions. The high-rise and super high-rise buildings built are higher than those in some first-tier big cities. Much more.

"Then I really have to go and have a look." Lahm thought for a while, and it seemed that he could only spare time to visit Jianguo's hometown during the winter break and summer break.

"Let's go to Beijing first. The air there is not as good as in Munich." Jianguo was worried that Ram would not be able to adapt, after all, the current air quality is still worrying.

"Let's talk about it when we arrive in South Africa first." Ram adjusted the position of the seat. He lay half-lying and closed his eyes. "Honey, do you want a hug?"

"I'm not afraid of flying." Although Jianguo said so, he still took Ram's hand, "Go to sleep for a while, I'll just watch a movie in ten hours."

"The schedule is very tight." Lahm reminded that his physical strength is fine, but Jianguo is very weak no matter how he looks at it.

"I see." Jianguo seldom flies, and he is not used to sleeping on the plane, unless the flight time is particularly long.She also lay down and forced herself to close her eyes.

With his eyes closed and the comfortable first-class seat again, Jianguo also fell asleep in a daze.But she didn't sleep very soundly, and she unexpectedly had a dream.

The dream was very real, and Jianguo felt as if he was trapped in a thick fog, which was cloudy and cold.All around her was a gray area, and she couldn't see anything.But it seemed that she could hear the voice, and that soft voice was Ram's.

"Philip?" Jianguo called, but there was no response.She walked along the place where the sound came from, but saw a lawn.And Ram was on the lawn, kicking the ball.

It's just that Ram looks very small, he seems to be only about ten years old.And there is a blond-haired child beside him, playing with him again.

Jianguo wanted to walk there, but found that no matter how he walked, he couldn't get close to the lawn.She was very anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

Suddenly a feeling of falling struck, and Jianguo heard a woman's voice.

"The plane encountered turbulence and is turbulent. Please return to your seat and put on your seat belt. The toilet is temporarily closed, thank you."

It turned out to be air currents. Jianguo wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. She subconsciously touched Ram's seat, but found that he was not there.

Where did you go?

Jianguo looked around, but saw Ram's pair of sneakers under the partition curtain behind the first-class cabin, and next to it was the pair of black high-heeled shoes of the flight attendant.The two pairs of shoes are toe-to-toe, as if they are talking about something face to face.

Looking back, Jianguo looked down and saw that the blanket on his body had slipped on his feet, no wonder he felt cold.She bent down, picked up the blanket, and covered her legs.

"Coco, you're awake." Ram quickly returned to his seat and put on his seat belt.

"Yeah." Jianguo nodded. She glanced at Lahm's hand. He actually went to ask the stewardess for biscuits. "Are you hungry?"

"Yeah, I'm really hungry." Ram opened the package and grabbed a handful in his hands. "I don't know what's delicious in South Africa."

"Seafood, snake meat, ostrich meat, monkey meat." Jianguo did her homework before coming here, so she gave Ram a popular science, "Do you think Africa is very wild, and so is their food? .Even sausages are made of snake meat."

"Snake meat... sausage?" Ram couldn't imagine what kind of sausage it was.

"If you dare not eat, eat more biscuits now." Jianguo reached out, grabbed a handful of biscuits from the package in Ram's hand, and stuffed them into his mouth.

I don't know if Lahm believed it, but he really went to the flight attendant again and asked for several bags of biscuits.

After getting off the plane, Ram felt his stomach was about to explode.

But when he arrived at the hotel in Johannesburg, Lahm realized that Jianguo was lying to him.Although there is a kind of sausage in South Africa, it is not made of snake meat, it is just used by local people to scare foreigners.There is also ostrich meat, but the taste of stewed ostrich meat is actually not bad, and you will get used to it after eating a few more bites.

As for monkey meat, it was simply an ancient joke.In fact, it is ordinary meat, mixed with tomato sauce and a kind of spicy sauce.

It's just that Ram didn't have much time to taste these delicacies. He went to visit with FIFA officials and other guests early the next morning to inspect the venues where the World Cup was held.

Jianguo didn't go with Lahm, after all, she just hitchhiked here to play.So after a late sleep, Jianguo went to the street with his camera on his back.

South Africa is known as the country of the rainbow. This country is composed of multiple races and cultures. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the beauty displayed by the multiculturalism is incomparable to other countries.

Although he was told at the beginning that there might be some safety issues, Jianguo felt that there would be no major problems, at least during the daytime.Moreover, the local residents and vendors are very hospitable. Seeing that Jianguo is a single Asian girl, they will greet her warmly.

Jianguo came with Ram this time, half to have fun, and the other half to see how the food on the other hemisphere of the earth is.

Because there are people of various races in South Africa, the food is also a mixture of various cultures.

Many dishes here are Indians, Malays, as well as local indigenous and whites from different countries.Like curry, sandwiches, and sausages, they are obviously called the same thing, but after they are served, they are completely unfamiliar.

After visiting the market, Jianguo also found that they also eat jerky, which is very similar to beef jerky.There is also a fried dough dipped in maple syrup, which is very similar to the cat's ears that I ate as a child.

And their staple food is called pap, which is something like batter made of cornmeal.Jianguo thinks it is a bit like rice cakes, but also a bit like glutinous rice cakes.The locals will eat it with a hot sauce called chakalaka. The name of this hot sauce has a sense of rhythm, as if it has been endowed with the soul of the race.

After walking around like this, Jianguo found that he was already struggling.But she was still a little afraid of diarrhea, so she didn't dare to eat seafood outside.After Ram returned to the hotel in the evening, he ate a seafood feast in the hotel restaurant.

"Tomorrow I'm going to the United Nations Children's Village, so you can come with me." Ram is busy with Fifa's affairs today, but tomorrow he will help the United Nations visit the children in the Children's Village.

"Okay." Jianguo also knew about Lahm's itinerary. Although she didn't know what she could do with her, she would definitely help if she could help.

So the two returned to their room to rest after eating. The children's village is 30 kilometers away from Johannesburg, and the road conditions and local conditions are not very good, so the two must rest well tonight.

Early the next morning, Lahm and Jianguo followed Roland and some UN staff to the Sos Children's Village in the suburbs of Johannesburg.

The children here are all young children from nearby villages, some of them are orphans, and some are left-behind children whose parents are not around.A total of 160 children live in this small full-time nursery.

Because this nursery was built by the United Nations, the facilities and conditions are pretty good.But the surrounding environment is very bad, not to mention the bathroom, even a house with a complete roof is rare.Most of the houses are made of earth, with plastic sheeting and other strange things mixed in immediately.

I remember that when I was in middle school, Jianguo’s school organized an activity to support children in the western mountainous area. She and a few classmates sent various books, clothes and shoes donated to the mountainous area as representatives.

After sitting on the mountain road for most of the day, Jianguo almost vomited his bile.I arrived at the mountain village when it was getting dark, and there were only a few earthen houses in front of me, and there were only a few boiled potatoes for dinner.

The situation here is not much better, and the children here look weaker and thinner because of their dark complexion.

On the way back to the hotel, there was silence in the car.Ram held Jianguo's hand, feeling very uncomfortable.He understands that poverty is one of the scariest things in the world. If he was not born in Germany but in such a place, no matter how talented he is, he would be buried.

And Jianguo understands this truth even more. He was born in a working family, so it is not easy to study in Germany.Although I have not been hungry or frozen, I have tasted all kinds of tastes that poverty can produce.

"I think, I should do something." Ram gently stroked the silky skin on the back of Jianguo's hand with his fingers.

"When I was in middle school, there were districts and schools that provided counterpart aid, and they would regularly donate textbooks and clothes that we didn't need. When I was young, everyone's living conditions were actually very average, but seeing those poverty-stricken areas Only then did I realize that I was actually living a very happy life.” Jianguo had no concept of charity, and only participated in such activities organized by his school when he was a child.

"Then I can also organize Bayern's players and management to donate money and materials, and I can also use my contacts in the football industry to set up a charity fund for these children." Ram suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a good idea.

It is nothing new for celebrities to do charity, but there are very few people who do it practically.

Now that Ram has seen it and thought of it, he will take care of this matter.

On the third day, Jianguo followed Ram to Swaziland.Here they saw more people suffering from poverty and various infectious diseases.In this country with a population of just over 100 million, 40% of adults are infected with HIV.

This further strengthened Ram's determination to establish a foundation. He is a person who loves children very much, and he is kind and compassionate.

On the last day of his stay in South Africa, Lahm took Jianguo by the hand and walked along the famous Jacaranda Avenue in Johannesburg.It's just that it's not the flowering period of Jacaranda, so I can't see the dreamy scenery created by the blue-purple flowers.

"When I was young, I wanted to be a tennis player or a basketball player. But then my height really stagnated, and playing football seemed a little bit reluctant." Ram talked about his childhood, in Africa These experiences made him a little sentimental.

"But you still become a great football player." Jianguo didn't want to mention his childhood dream. Children under traditional Chinese education either want to be teachers or scientists, and basically have no other choices.Now in front of Ram, this useless and drifting "dream" is simply too cheap.

"When I was young, I only thought that playing football was a very happy thing, but now I know that stars can do more things." Ram is not a person who talks empty words. He has asked his agent Roman to start contacting The top management of Bayern, Roman also agrees with the foundation.

"Then do you know that watching you play football can also make many people feel happy and happy?" Jianguo didn't specifically emphasize that it made many women feel happy. She didn't know why Lahm felt that she was not popular with girls.He simply doesn't have the slightest awareness of his own charm.

"Really?" Ram frowned slightly, as if he really didn't think so, "If I had already become famous when I met you, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to pursue you."

"Well, there is no need to waste ten euros." Although Jianguo said this with a smile, what she thought in her heart was that if Ram had already become famous at that time, she might not look down on herself as a beer waitress. Bar.

He is a football star, a national footballer who is loved by countless people, and he is really a dust on the ground, not a stardust.