Chapter 2 waterwheel

Shen Congwen "I'm a waterwheel, I'm a waterwheel," it knows it's a waterwheel, and often says to itself.Although it has feet, it has never walked by itself. However, it is not every other day that someone pushes it to the street to play.On a clear morning, regardless of the weather, Scarlet Song, who lives next to the Tianshui Well, pushes it to the streets and alleys to visit!It seems to be a bit different from the car bodies pushed by those little sootheads walking on the road with their heads down, that is, when they walk, they are like an optimistic person in trouble, always humming and singing songs that are enough to appreciate themselves .

"That coal cart is also happy. Although it can't sing, there is such a string of bells that can make a nice sound under its neck, which is enough to show off to its companions!... If I also have such a string, I can hang it under my neck , it seems that the number of four or five is enough, but no!..." It sometimes envies the bell of the coal car.However, it knows that it should not have bells on its neck, so it is not like ordinary restless people who are depressed, bored and unable to cheer up when they are disappointed.Although Suzuko is cute, when she can't love her, she still can't hinder her singing!

"It is a fool who mourns over disappointment," it thought. "My song will never feel tired all day long, as long as the four scars are willing to push me." It still declares itself. Although it is a non-stop singing, but the interest seems to have a sense of proportion.When it was dark, Si Scar had used up all his strength, and when he was slowly sending him home to rest, he saw some red and green round bubbles hanging on the pillars and cornices in the main street, but no one was blowing it to burn. It suddenly turns on and then turns off again. "Ah, the lamp is so strange! Is it the stars and the moon plucked from the sky?

..." To study these things, I fell into the mysterious realm, so the singing is much softer. If it is in the morning, then it is very happy: firstly, the air is particularly good in the morning, and secondly, it is not afraid of anything in the morning.As for the fear, it made it very clear - "except in the morning, I am always on guard against the big box that walks on the street by itself. Probably because I have three more legs than me, and I can't walk fast! Not at all Understand human accidents, just run fast, and walk the best section in the middle of the road. When you are far away, you will shout and shout! You only need to slow down a little, and it will rush over and hit you.

It's a good thing to bump into a crutch. Many times, I saw it step on another person unceremoniously after it knocked another person down. "Fortunately, the four scars can still do it. When the box is still far away from me, he can always push me to the side in front of the wall to rest. But once is enough to worry about! It was last confinement, because Si Scar was greedy for the short distance, he came home from the entrance of Picai Hutong. When he was about to enter Jizhiwei, Si Scar was singing "Crying the Great Wall" with me, and suddenly came from the west A big green box, one after another was silent, and only clicked when I got close. If I hadn't been pushed down by Si Scar, my body would have been crushed by that vicious thing!

"When that thing passed me, the distance between us was only a foot, and Si Scar and I were taken aback by it, and Si Scar said it was a 'bastard', really, what a bastard! So not polite, domineering, where is there in the world?" In the morning, there are a lot fewer caskets, so the waterwheel needs to worry less, and the songs should be sung more vigorously. That fright, though it disturbed it, gave it a new kind of knowledge.At first, it thought that since the box was so beautiful, and when it was running on the street, it was so proud and hidden. A couple of male gangsters must be able to run freely on the road like dogs and literati. It is a living thing that can walk and turn backwards by itself, and it can turn very nimbly, so although it is a little resentful towards that ferocious look, the power of authority makes it very envious.When a casket ran past me, I would always be full of envy—"Good character, you walk so fast!

"Look at how pretty it is! And the shiny clothes, and the big eyes. And the rubber boots, with the shiny gold badges on the front and back! "I prefer those with a small five-color silk national flag on their heads..." The body is so rich, no wonder it is not afraid of those villains, (that is, the group of villains who often scold Si Scar) the villains quickly raised their hands when they saw it. Let's do a salute! " He always fantasizes that one day, Four Scars will be able to dress up like that for it.I have dreamed several times, feeling that my foot has been put on a brand new gray overshoe, and there is also a small national flag on my head, no longer waiting for the four scars to push me from behind, I am in the crowd around Xidan archway Running wildly, the villain in yellow and standing guard on the street also raised his hands one by one, respectfully.

After that fright, it completely changed its "view on life".Because usually it can't stand close to a box, so that it can carefully appreciate the content of the thing it admires.This time I saw it.Only after seeing it can it understand.It knew that the ability of that thing was not much different from its own.Not only does it need to hear the order of the person sitting on its waist and shoulders for running, but it also requires the person to pull its mouth when it raises its throat and threatens to make way.The reason why boots are new is that others decorate them because they are too slavish and dare not be stubborn at all.Since then, I don’t feel that the box is admirable at all, and I no longer want to have the dream of rushing on the street. “This is just a shameful dream,” the confession behind it has been a long time ago.

Recently, when encountering those boxes and the like, although I also want to move my body aside, my tone has changed. "What's the value? Shame!" and "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" "Why, isn't that box a hero?" Or a companion who didn't know the accident asked. "Hero, shame on you!" When asked by other waterwheels, it always showed infinite contempt to despise the box.Originally, it has always been loyal and sympathetic to those dirty coal trucks that don't take a bath all year round, and only treats dung trucks with "different duties".

Therefore, "respect and keep away", but in front of the box, I can't help being proud. "Excuse me: Is there something that I want someone to turn my mouth around? Although I obey Si Scar's order, no one dares to bully anyone and ride on someone else's body! I ask everyone to evaluate and put 'beautiful behavior' 'Except, let's see who's disqualified!" If the word "ge" can really be used on waterwheels and automobiles, I am afraid that the pride of waterwheels is not an extremely unreasonable thing! Made on November 6, 1925