Chapter 6 Matteo, Egypt 2

Mikel let the man stay for a while, the man regained his sanity, and Mikel helped him to the fishing and hunting lodge.She let the man rest in the hut, but she hurried home, brought fruit, shredded it for him, and also brought goat's milk and dried fish.At night, the man seemed to have a little fever. Although this place is called a fishing and hunting hut, it is just a shack made of reed leaves on three sides, and the reed leaves are all withered and yellow, but if you just lie there and rest, this hut is enough. After returning home, Mikel didn't dare to tell the truth, but asked his parents, if a foreigner was in poor health and got into trouble, should he help him?Her parents told her that uninvited guests with unknown purposes are very dangerous, and she must never have anything to do with such people.Mikel was secretly surprised, but she couldn't just leave the feverish man there. It seemed that she would have to visit the man secretly in the future.

At dawn the next day, when the first ray of orange-red sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the reed leaves and shone into the humble living room, Mikel got up quickly, quickly folded the sackcloth covering his body, and took Grab the fruit and rush to the fishing and hunting lodge. The man had already come out of the hut, and he was sitting by the river at the moment, holding his knees alone in a daze.The large sapphire ring on the left hand is dazzling. "Why did you get up? Can't sleep?" Mikel asked. The man seemed startled and turned around immediately. "Oh, it's you!" he said, "No, I have been listening to the sound of running water here. The clear water can cleanse people's souls. The sound of the Nile River is very different in the morning and at night."

He is still not energetic, but his mood has improved somewhat.Mikel brought him figs. "Ah, thank you. Thanks to your care, I'm much better. Don't you want to eat yourself?" Mikel shook his head: "I eat this kind of thing every day." "Ah, why are your big eyes looking so bright? They are always full of curiosity and defenseless." The man's words were full of admiration, but also seemed a little desolate, "You are as beautiful and gentle as the morning air , hope you stay like this forever. Thinking back to the group of guys I met in Giza, none of them had eyes as clear and sincere as yours. That kind of place is very materialistic, maybe they used to be clean before, but now they are full of money .If someone looks at someone there with your eyes so intently, he must be staring at the jewel in his arms. Oh! What a filthy place that is."

He sighed as he spoke. Mikel was kneeling by his side, with his hands in his lap. "Hey! Stop moaning, cheer up!" She peeked over and saw a little tear in the man's eyes. "Well, I know. You're such a good boy. You're like... I might not describe it very well, but it's like a miracle. I'm so lucky to have met you... What's this place called? Mateo By the way, Mateo, this is a really good place, the same land, there is such a paradise." "Hey, let's talk about something exciting." "You'd better not leave here. Outside, if you put your hands on a man's knee like you are now, you will be mistaken for that kind of indecent woman."

Mikel was taken aback, and immediately withdrew his hand back. "It's okay, it's okay, you can do it. I'm very happy that you treat me like this. Yeah...I've forgotten all the happy things, I'm only happy now. What kind of place is this?" "It's a small place. Just walk along the water's edge and you'll be back where you started in a while. Shall I show you around?" Mikel stood up immediately. "Ah, I really want to go shopping, but I can't do it now. Wait until I recover." "Okay, wait until your fever subsides. Hey, what's your name?"

"Name? My name. If I say it, you may be shocked. It is a name you know. By the way, you may not know it here. Mithor... have you heard of it? ?” Mikel shook his head.The man then laughed. "You don't have to shake your head so hard. Don't you know the Pharaoh's name? Hahaha, what a strange place! My name is Dika." "Dika? What a name!" "Really? But I'm not very satisfied myself." "Dika, tell me the story of the city." "City, you say? It's very pale, dull, and people's hearts are cold. It's heaven on earth, and it's the worst hell at the same time. In the downtown area, there are drab stone palaces with colorful sunshades hanging over the entrances." cloth, and the women drink tea in the shade inside."

"How strange! Those women are all beautiful, aren't they?" "Only a few. Noble women in pure white, dancing to the music of slave bands, like this." As Dika said, he put his palms together and twisted his upper body a few times. "Whether it's drumming or dancing, I know a little bit." "Ah, you must be a better dancer. The men are drinking and thinking about starting war with Libya." "war?" "Yes, it's war, it's killing each other, this kind of thing is stupid. But this is the city. If a place is attractive, someone will try their best to occupy it. In a few thousand years, human beings will still Repeat the same thing."

"Are the men talking about how to be invincible?" "More than that. They always say that if you win, you win, but don't make a hero or something. You are always worried." "Heroes? Why?" "You don't know this. Everyone is afraid that a hero will emerge from among their companions. Once a hero emerges, it will be stuffed into a box and thrown into the Nile." "what?" "The war celebration banquet for the Libyans has been held several times so far, and everyone is tired of it. Even those beautiful oriental dancers and the mellow Libyan wine, I am also bored. Because sooner or later there will be a full-scale war with Libya, and now there is no Not the time to have fun.

"One day, a nobleman named Maeve summoned his slaves to carry a beautiful chest to the banquet hall. It was beautifully crafted and colorful. The proud carpenter said he had originally intended to dedicate the chest to Pharaoh, but then he changed An idea, I would like to give it to someone who can just fit into the box. "We all lay down in the box one by one, but the box was either too big or too small for them, and none of them fit. When it was my turn, as soon as I got in, I realized that this thing was just made for me. Then that Maeve came up with a big belly and said, 'Ha, Deckard, this box is yours!'

"At this time, the box was suddenly covered, and they swarmed up and nailed the nails in a hurry. It turned out that everyone was accomplices, and they played a play for me. Then I was thrown into the Nile River, somehow It just drifted here, just happened to be picked by you." "Really? Why would they do such an outrageous thing?" "They all wanted to kill me, so they made a box of the same size according to my size. Of course, it was the most suitable for me to lie in. These cruel guys! Oh, your figs are really delicious." Dika was very young, and his physical strength recovered as soon as he saw it.The next morning, Mikel carefully brought Dika to the villagers, and everyone did not welcome Dika as she had worried, but surrounded Dika in the middle.

Dika exuded charming charm all over his body, and he was good at words, and soon became a star figure in the village.Everyone likes to gather around Dika, singing and dancing, and listening to him tell stories in the city. Three young men beat the big drum, many men and women sang in chorus, and the girls danced cheerfully.Mikel is good at singing and dancing, and he is also caught among the young girls.Dika clapped his hands while sipping tea, rocking back and forth with laughter. There is a hut for guests near the island pier, where Dika lives temporarily.In the morning, he set off with the fishing boat to help the fishermen catch fish.Later, he boarded a merchant ship that came to the island for trade and went back to the city. When parting, Dika took off the big sapphire ring on his left ring finger and gave it to Mikel. He said: "This is the first time in my life that I have met such a lovely girl as you. I don't think you should go to a city like Giza, but if you must go in the future, please come to me. My home is a city It’s the biggest house in the village, and it’s easy to find. You show this to the guard and say you’re looking for Dika, and they’ll arrange it. You’re my savior, and this ring is yours.” As he spoke, he held Mikkel's hand, hugged her and kissed her, then boarded the boat, and waved reluctantly.The merchant ship carried him down the Nile.