Chapter 22 Section 3 "ghosts" knock on the door at two o'clock

When I lived in Chicago, I was born lucky to meet a pair of old Cantonese landlords, husband Liang Jianwei and wife Liang Huimei.I live on the ground floor of their house, with two rooms and one living room, which can accommodate four big men practicing Chinese Kung Fu at the same time.I put up a signboard in front of the door, and wrote "Tai Chi Kung Fu, Qigong Massage, Dr. Zhang", which made me feel ashamed to sell dog skin plaster.But just because the smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, my martial arts gym has really attracted many old beauties to come to join me, and of course there are also those who come to challenge.Thanks to my extensive and profound Chinese martial arts, I have never been defeated.

It is still a bit difficult to maintain the life with the money earned from opening the martial arts gym. The landlord Mr. Liang and Mrs. Liang decided to waive my rent. This is extremely rare in the money-worshiping America.For a while, Mr. Liang actually brought me food from his restaurant every day, and invited me to Chinatown for tea every month. He treated me like his own brother.The backyard of Mr. Liang’s house grows all kinds of fruits and vegetables. In summer and autumn, I don’t have to go to the vegetable and fruit market.Even in mainland China, I seldom meet Mr. Liang and his wife. Living in such a family, I naturally treat others with simplicity and kindness.

One summer night, when I, a night traveler, just fell asleep, I was suddenly awakened by a hasty knock on the door.I woke up sleepily, and saw a middle-aged Caucasian woman standing outside the iron gate. At first glance, I thought I had arrived in the world of Liaozhai.As soon as the woman saw me, she started crying and said she wanted me to save her daughter. "I'm your neighbor and live on the street. My daughter is seriously ill and needs money for medicine, can you lend me $600?" Arabian Nights.At two o'clock in the middle of the night in the United States, a woman who I didn't know actually wanted to borrow 600 dollars from me, a poor Chinese student.To be honest, I had more than 200 US dollars on hand at the time. Although I felt incredible about the miracle in front of me, I was grateful for the selfless help of Mr. Liang and his wife. I have been thinking about finding an opportunity to help others.Isn't this a good opportunity for me to realize the spirit of helping others?Although I also wanted to be bold in my heart and use the only money I had to save this poor mother, but after thinking about it, it is best to find out the truth before doing something good, so as not to become a laughing stock afterwards.

So I asked, "What is wrong with your daughter that it costs so much to buy medicine?" The woman sobbed and said, "My daughter suddenly fell ill, and the doctor prescribed a prescription, which must be taken immediately." "It's two o'clock in the middle of the night, where are you going to buy medicine?" I asked stupidly. "There's an overnight pharmacy in Dominique's." Her answer was logical. "So, how come you have no money? I'm a poor student, and I really have no money." When I said this, I almost shook out my old background of 200 yuan.

The woman explained: "My husband has gone out of town. He will come back early tomorrow morning. When he comes back, I will ask him to return the money to you immediately." "Then you have no relatives or friends?" "Our family moved here from out of state not long ago, so we have no relatives or friends." Her answer was logical.I thought to myself, if she was really in trouble, if I didn't lend a helping hand, wouldn't my conscience be disturbed.If something happens to her daughter because of my indifference, then I will be very guilty.On such a mysterious and weird late night, I talked with a strange American woman about a bizarre life-saving case of borrowing money. I unconsciously believed the woman's full of loopholes as if hypnotized.Fortunately, my love for my more than 200 oceans is deep and sincere, and I will never show it unless it is absolutely necessary.After I believed in that woman, I decided to see that poor American girl who was critically ill. I thought that my acupuncture treatment might have a miraculous effect.

So I opened the iron door and said to the woman, "Come on, let me see your daughter. I may be able to cure the disease with Chinese medicine, and I don't need to take such expensive medicines." I really wanted to help her.Seeing how enthusiastic I was, the woman hesitated, and said weakly, "Actually, I only need 8 dollars." "What, you only want 8 dollars? I heard it as 600 dollars. My hearing is really bad." At that time, I had no confidence in my English listening ability. At that moment, I blamed myself, how could I hear 8 dollars as $600. "Oh, if I knew you only need 8 dollars, why bother so much? You wait here, and I will give you the money immediately." I felt relieved in my heart, and I sent the money. On the other hand, I realized my first act of helping others after learning from Mr. Liang and his wife.

After the woman took the money and left, I was still thinking about the little American girl who was suffering from an emergency. She didn't sleep well all night. I was really stupid.The next day, I met Mrs. Liang and told Mrs. Liang about the bizarre experience of last night. Upon hearing this, Mrs. Liang smiled and said, "That woman is a well-known drug addict in this neighborhood, and every household here is surrounded by her. Knock on the door in the middle of the night and tell the same story." "Her daughter has an emergency?" I opened my mouth wide. "Yes, her daughter suffers from emergency every night." Mrs. Liang humored me for a while, and then she said to me seriously: "From now on, you must not open the door when you are alone in the middle of the night. If this woman is right If you play rogue, you will be miserable."

"What rascal are you playing?" "Think about it, what happened to you in the middle of the night between a single man and a drug addict woman, can you explain clearly?" Hearing what Mrs. Liang said, I was startled. Looking back on what happened last night, if I fell into the Immortal Jump, I would never be able to wash it off even if I jumped into Lake Michigan. In the subway cars of Manhattan, there are often people in rags who suddenly give a loud speech. The content is roughly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am unfortunately homeless and hungry. I hope you will help me. Any small money, food It doesn't matter." After the speech, the begging began.If you get alms, you must thank each other.At first, I was willing to give a small amount of money, thinking that the hateful Manhattan would force people into such a state.Later, I learned that as long as any homeless person voluntarily reports to the shelter, there is no problem with three meals a day.So in New York, if a homeless person asks someone for money to buy food, it is suspicious.Since the real purpose of asking for money is not food, what is it?Of course it's drugs.Nine times out of ten, drug use is the cause of homelessness, and even when homeless, drug use remains at the center of their daily lives.When I knew the truth, I never gave those beggars a penny in the subway again.