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Chapter 44 January 21

corrosion 茅盾 2380Words 2018-03-19
I spent the night in the city in order to arrange the deposits at the second landlord's house; I used this reason to ask for a day off, and I also used this reason to spend the night at Shunying's house. "You sold the old one and bought a new one?" Shunying asked casually when she heard that I was dealing with my "property". "That's just the intention!" I also answered vaguely. To be honest, I didn't have any "plans" for this matter, and I came up with it after meeting the second landlord's wife.Maybe it was my nervousness. At that time, when the "good lady" saw me visiting again, and said she was looking at her own things, the fat on her face formed unnatural wrinkles; She was suspicious, so she hurriedly lied and explained to her: "Because a friend borrowed some from me to use..."

"Oh, but your friend is very shrewd!" The wrinkles on Fat's face are still there, but in my opinion, the meaning of the wrinkles is different. "That's not it!" I smiled, "He's very smart. I'll see later, maybe I'll give it to him." At this time, I thought again: If I pick a few items and put them in the "consignment department" of my fellow villager, it would be a shame. It is also a way.In the past few days, I have always felt that it is not good to be alone without some legal currency to guard against accidents. So I simply asked the second landlady's wife to be a consultant, picking and picking those things, and discussing how much I should mark them for.At this moment, I intentionally or unintentionally asked, "Isn't anyone looking for me?"

The second landlady's wife stared at her for a while, then shook her head. "This is weird," I thought to myself. "Since no one has been here, why is the nonsense mailing address I put here last time someone is using it again? Is there really someone called 'Wei Min'? There is such a coincidence in the world." something?" "Hey, didn't I leave a note here?" I asked again in a different way. "Oh, oh, that--someone's come and got it." "What kind of person is here? Is it the one who came last time?" "Then I don't know. The old lady met..." The landlord said pantingly, and she was about to call the old lady, but I stopped her.Anyway, if you don't understand, why make a fuss and attract attention.

Because I saw that this trip was wasted, and I still dare not say that there is no "tail" behind me, so I resorted to tricks and dealt with those things as a serious matter.I picked out as many unnecessary ones and entrusted them to my fellow villagers. When everything was done, it was almost dark and the last bus had already passed, so I had to go to Shunying's place to spend the night. But later I found out that my visit this time was unlucky, and there was something wrong with Shunying.Needless to say, the host is hiding in that side room with some guests, even the housewife is different from the past, socializing with me, while being distracted.

I didn't bother to take care of their idle accounts, and I thought to myself: Maybe the note I left at the second landlord's place fell into someone else's hands, otherwise, why would the "nowhere to deliver" letter I received Don't recognize the handwriting?However, assuming that someone else got it and came to try it on purpose, then write a letter. Why do you have to copy such a passage?The purpose of copying the book is obviously to prevent it from getting into my hands or being checked by others.The person who sent this copy obviously didn’t think that it was a “nowhere to deliver” letter, let alone that even though it was “nowhere to deliver”, it would still fall into my hands.

However, the wrong handwriting finally made me feel uneasy.There is only one explanation: K or Ping told their "friends" these things about me again, and the "friends" wrote this paragraph of the book as ghostwriters—to give me a hint. "I just suffered a loss, and I still don't quit!" I said in my heart. "I always like to discuss with others——friend, friend, hey, it's not so much for a friend to betray a friend!" When I thought of this, my anxiety became more intense. ... "Would you like to go to the movies?" Suddenly Shunying walked up to me quietly and said, which startled me.I looked up and saw that Shunying was already dressed neatly.

"Which one should I go to? Is it a good film?" I said weakly. "Of course it's Cathay Pacific. I don't care if the movie is good or not, it's just a stroll." Shunying said, and I left. Only she and I went, and I knew in my heart that this was not inviting me to the movies, but that I was getting in the way of her house. This aroused my disgust.Originally, I was too lazy to take care of their idle accounts, but now that they are so secretive, I would rather try to spy on them.After a little calculation, I used all kinds of words to attack Shunying.She didn't deny that "there is a guest at home tonight, let's discuss something"; but when my probing touched the nature of the matter, she shrunk in like a snail, leaving me with a smooth and hard shell.

"Didn't you just say to sell some old things?" She smiled, and suddenly counterattacked me. "However, it doesn't count in the end. It's more expensive to buy a new one." "If you sell it, you sell it, and whoever buys a new one." "Then what are you ordering?" She seemed concerned. I just smiled and didn't intend to answer.But another thought suddenly popped out from the corner of my heart—why might as well come up with a topic and try her?I deliberately sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, I just want to change some money. Prices are soaring day by day, and my income cannot increase. I have no place to borrow money. Anyway, I have moved to the country now, and I can do whatever I want." a little."

Shunying was stunned at first, but then she pretended to smile and said, "Are you still worried about having no money to spend? I don't believe it." I laughed too.The conversation stopped there. We are all focused on the screen.However, there is an unknown sense of sadness that rises from the bottom of my heart from time to time.In fact, I despise and hate Shunying's deeds, and I have always been unwilling to associate with them. However, once I realize that they are "not enough friends", I feel like I have been insulted and humiliated. wronged.Looking at the screen, I said in my heart: "Fortunately, it's just a try. If there is really an urgent need and I count on her, wouldn't it be a big mistake? Hmph, you unjust If I want to share some of the wealth, shouldn’t I? It’s just that I don’t care about it!…”

The movie continued to show, and I continued to think about mine; what was the story in the movie, I was completely at a loss!However, when it was almost over, Shunying pulled me and said "Let's go", I really didn't want to leave the cinema.I regret spending the night at Shunying's house. ... The next morning, I drove back to the ×× district without saying goodbye to Shunying. I always feel like there is something stuffed in my heart, 120% unhappy, 120% bored; it seems that someone has offended me, but I can't see who it is, and I can't tell what it is. I leaned on the bed in a daze for a while, then took out the "nowhere to deliver" letter.It was seven or eight lines of scrawled characters written on a soil sheet:

Zhuang Sheng thought that "the top is eaten by crows and kites, and the bottom is eaten by ants." After death, the body can be disposed of casually, because the result is the same anyway. I am not so open-minded.If my flesh and blood should be fed to animals, I would rather feed lions, tigers and falcons than mangy dogs. The ligers, tigers and falcons are fattened, and they are majestic and magnificent in the sky, rock corners, deserts, and jungles. They are captured and placed in zoos, and they are killed to make specimens. But how annoying it is to raise a bunch of mangy dogs who can only drill and bark. I read it several times, pushed the paper away, and murmured in my heart: "Damn it! Who wants to feed himself to a bunch of mangy dogs! However, this piece of paper has no brains, and the address is not even half. Where can the words go?" Picking up the paper again, looking at the handwriting, it is indeed unfamiliar.It must have been written by one of K's friends.I suddenly felt terrible again.
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