Chapter 91 Cat Town (12)

Scorpion's residence is in the center of the city.There are high walls on all sides, no doors, no windows. The sun was about to set, and the people on the street gradually dispersed.Only then did I see clearly that the houses on the left and right were all square, with no doors or windows. Several cat heads appeared on the top of the wall, Da Xie yelled a few times, but the cat heads disappeared.After staying for a while, the head came up again, and let down a few thick ropes to pull up the bundles of fans.it's dark.There was no one in the street.The fan bag was only pulled up halfway, and the soldiers seemed impatient, all showing signs of uneasiness.I see it: cat people don't like to work at night, although their eyesight is not incapable of working in the dark.

Da Scorpion was very polite to me again: Will I watch the unfinished leaves for him outside the room overnight?The soldiers must go home, it is already very late. I thought to myself: If I had a flashlight, this would be a good opportunity to see Cat City alone at night.Unfortunately, both flashlights were on the plane, and they were probably broken too.I agreed to the big scorpion; although I am very willing to see the interior of his house, but based on the experience of living in Milin, it may not be more comfortable in the house than in the open air.Daxie liked it and ordered the soldiers to disperse.Then he grabbed the big rope and climbed to the top of the wall.

I was left alone, the wind was still blowing, the stars were twice as bright as usual, it felt a bit autumnal, and I felt refreshed in my heart.Unfortunately, a smelly ditch outside the house prevented me from enjoying this quiet night peacefully.I tore a packet of fan leaves, ate a few fan leaves, firstly to satisfy my hunger, and secondly, to resist the stench around me, and then walked around alone. I couldn't help thinking of many questions: Why do the cat people have so much trouble during the day and hide them all at night?A sign of social unrest?So many people go into this row of houses, no ventilation, no lights, only flies, stench, filth, is this life?The house is not open?Do not open the window?Oh, fear of robbery!For the sake of safety, completely forget about hygiene, the disease will rob their lives from within!Seeing the giant finger of destruction again, I suddenly felt a little trembling.If there are contagious diseases like Tiger Lieira, scarlet fever, etc., this city, this city, can be wiped out in a week!The more you look at the city, the uglier it becomes. An ugly black shadow stands under the starlight, making no sound, only emitting a bad smell.I moved a few packs of lost leaves, spread them far away from the smelly ditch, and lay on my back to watch the stars. This is not an uncomfortable bed.However, I feel a little bleak.I seem to be a little envious of those cat people again.Dirty, smelly, airtight... After all, they are a family with young and old living together, what about me?Alone on Mars with Starlight!And watch Mi Ye for Da Xie!I couldn't help laughing, although there were two tears in my eyes.

I was slowly going to sleep, and there were two opposing thoughts in my mind that seemed to prevent me from falling asleep peacefully: I should faithfully look after Miye for Daxie; and what to do with him.While I was so sleepy, someone patted me on the shoulder.I sat up immediately, but thought I was dreaming.Rubbing his eyes meaninglessly, there were two catmen standing in front of him.Meeting people in a place where I know no one is there makes me think of ghosts. The superstitions of the original people seem to scare us "civilized" people so coldly. Although I didn't look at them carefully, I knew for sure that they were not ordinary cat people, because they dared to pat me on the shoulder.I didn't bother to grab the pistol, I seemed to forget that I was on Mars. "Please sit down!" I don't know how I thought of these two words, or because this is a common polite word, I said it unconsciously.

The two cat people sat down generously.I feel very comfortable in my heart; I have spent so many days among the cat people, but I have never seen anyone accept my hospitality generously. "We're foreigners." said the fatter one of the two, "You know why I mean 'foreigners'?" I see what he means. "You're also a foreigner," said the thinner one—the two of them didn't seem to come here with pre-made words, but showed a mutual respect, and they never spoke at the same time like the big scorpion. Everyone has said it, and no one else is allowed to speak. "I'm from Earth," I said.

"Oh!" The two expressed surprise together: "We have wanted to communicate with other planets for a long time, but we have not been able to do so. We are so honored! Meet people on the earth!" The two stood up together, as if to me show respect. I felt that I had entered the "human" society again, but I felt a little sad because of this, and I didn't say a word of kindness. They sat down again and asked me many things about the earth.I love these two.Their words are simple and clear, without many polite words, and at the same time, they do not lose the respect among friends. "Appropriate" is the best adjective.If it is appropriate to assume that clear thinking is necessary, the intelligence of these two people is many times stronger than that of the big scorpion - not to mention the rest of the cat people.

Their kingdom, the Kingdom of Light, they told me, is seven days' journey from here.Their occupation is the same as mine, protecting Milin for the landowners of the cat country.After I asked them about Guangguo, they said, "Mr. Earth," (they seemed to be addressing me with great respect), and the fat man said, "We came for two purposes: first One is to invite you to live with us, and the other is to grab these lost leaves." The second purpose startled me. "You explain the second question to Mr. Earth." The fat man said to the thin man, "because he doesn't seem to understand what we mean yet."

"Mr. Earth," the thin man said with a smile, "I'm afraid we have frightened you? Please rest assured that we will never use force. We are here to discuss with you. The fan leaf of the big scorpion is entrusted to you, and you will faithfully give it to me." He guards them, Da Xie doesn’t thank you very much; you confiscated them, Da Xie doesn’t hate you either; people in this cat country, you have to know, have another way of dealing with the world.” "You're all cat people!" I said to myself. He seemed to guess what I was thinking, and he smiled again: "Yes, our ancestors were all cats, just like—"

"My ancestors were monkeys." I also laughed. "Yes, we are all bad-minded animals, because our ancestors were not very wise." He looked at me, roughly admitted that I did look like a monkey, and then he said, "We still talk about the scorpion. Right. If you faithfully look after Miye for him, he doesn’t appreciate you. On the contrary, if you confiscate the half, he can spread the word that he was stolen, thus raising his prices. The rich are robbed, the poor are punished, Big scorpions will never suffer." "However, that's about the big scorpion; since I've been entrusted by him, I shouldn't lie to him; how he behaves is one thing, and my conscience is another." I told them. "Yes, Mr. Earth. We see things the same way as you in our country, but in this cat country, we are loyal and they are cunning. It doesn't seem very fair. To be honest, there is still such a thing on Mars." The existence of the cat country is a shame for humans on Mars. We don’t treat people from the cat country as human beings at all.”

"So we should be more loyal and upright; they are not human beings, but we still have to be human beings." I said firmly. The fat man took it: "Yes, Mr. Earth. We don't have to ask you to act against your conscience. Our purpose here is to give you a warning, don't suffer. We foreigners should take care of each other." "Forgive me," I asked, "is the reason why Cat Country is so poor and weak is because foreign countries unite to make things difficult for him?" "A little bit. However, on Mars, lack of force is never the cause of loss of international status. The country loses its personality when its citizens lose their personality. No one wants to cooperate with a country without national dignity. We admit that There are many places where other countries are unreasonable to the cat country, but who would hurt the peace of the same country by speaking for a country without national dignity? There are many poor and weak countries on Mars, and they will not lose their international status because of poverty and weakness. There are many reasons for the country's weakness. Natural disasters and terrain are enough to make the country weak; however, no personality is caused by people themselves, so the weakness cannot arouse the sympathy of others. Let's say it with a big scorpion, you are made of A guest from the earth, you are not his slave, did he ever invite you to his house to rest for a while? Did he ever ask you if you want to eat or not? He just told you to look at Miye! I am not exciting you so that you can rob him , I want to explain why we foreigners underestimate them. Now I’m going to talk about the first question.” The fat man took a breath and handed over the words to the thin man.

"Suppose tomorrow, you, Mr. Earth, asked to live in Daxie's house, and he decided not to accept you. Why? You will know later. Let's just talk about our reason for coming: the foreigners here live in another place, and the people in this city live in another place. The west side. All foreigners live there, regardless of national boundaries, as if they are a big family. Now we two are serving as hostesses. Those who know the place will be entertained by the two of us, and those who don’t know will be notified by us. We have people watching around Cat City every day to report us. Why do we organize this group, because the dirty habits of the native people can't be corrected, their food is like poison, their doctor is- oh, they There is no doctor! There are other reasons, needless to say now, our intention to come here is entirely out of love for you, you can probably believe this, Mr. Earth?" I trust their sincerity.I also guessed a little reason why they didn't tell me clearly.But since I came to Cat City, I want to see Cat City first.Perhaps it is more beneficial to look at other countries first; from these two people, I can see that the country of light must be more civilized than the country of cats, but it is not an easy opportunity to see the demise of civilization.I definitely don't look at history with the attitude of looking at tragedy. I really hope that I can be of some use to the people of Cat City.I dare not say that I sympathize with the big scorpion, but the big scorpion is not enough to represent everyone.I don't doubt what these two foreigners say, but I have to see it for myself.The two of them read my mind, and the fat one said, "We don't have to decide now. You're always welcome when you want to come to us. Go west from here—preferably at night." , not crowded—go to the west end, go on, and you will see our residence in a short while. Goodbye, Mr. Earth!" They don't show dislike at all, they are sincere and understanding, and I really appreciate them. "Thank you!" I said, "I will definitely go to your place, but first I want to see the people here." "Don't eat anything from them! Good-bye!" they both said together. No!I can't live in a foreign city!Cat people are not impossible to make, just look at how honest they are: they are still smiling when they are beaten as drums by the soldiers; they go to sleep as soon as it gets dark, without even the slightest sound.Such people are not easy to manage?If there are good leaders, they must be the most peaceful and law-abiding citizens. I can't sleep.There are many colorful pictures in my mind: the cat city has been rebuilt, and it has become a garden-like city, with music, sculptures, the sound of reading, flowers, birds, order, cleanliness, beauty...