Chapter 4 Chapter Four A Silent Man and an Eloquent Child

Fluffy Chapter Four A Silent Man and an Eloquent Child Generally speaking, if a person has many friends, there must be a few among his friends who are particularly close and special. It's okay, and it's the same among Mao Mao's friends. Maomao has two very good friends who come to see her every day and share with her everything they have got.them One is a child and the other is an old man.It's hard for Maomao to say which of them she likes better. People called the old man Bepo Strassenkeller. "Strassenkeller" means "scavenger".Reality Actually, he may have had another surname, but since he was a scavenger by profession, people called him that, and he himself

Admit it, so I just called it out.The original real name was forgotten by people instead.Scavenger beppo lives in round dew In a hut near the ruins of the Amphitheatre, which he built himself out of brick, tin and linoleum.his figure is not He is very short and has a hunchback when he walks, so it seems that he is only slightly taller than Mao Mao.However, he But the head is very big, the white hair is cut into a very short crew cut, and the hair stands upright.His head is always tilted to one side He is wearing a pair of small reading glasses on his nose. Some believe that Beppo, the Scavenger, is not quite right.Why is there such a view?because someone asked him

Whenever something happened, he always smiled first and didn't answer right away.It turned out that he was thinking about whether to answer or not.if he If he didn't feel the need to answer, he kept silent.If he thinks he should answer, he thinks carefully about how to answer. Sometimes he thinks for an hour or two, sometimes he thinks for a whole day before answering others.after that For a long time, people often forget to ask him what, so Beppo's words often make people feel inexplicable. Only Mao Mao could wait that long and understand what he was talking about.She knew, he spent so long thinking,

To never tell a lie.He believes that all the misfortunes in the world come from lies, and some lies Some lies are intentional, but there are also some lies that are unintentional, just caused by haste or poor consideration. Every morning, before dawn, he rode his broken bicycle into the city.in a courtyard of a building In the yard, he waited with his colleagues until someone gave him a broom and a wheelbarrow and directed him to a certain street. to clean. Old Beppo liked the hours before dawn, when the whole city was still asleep.he loves his job Work, work very seriously.He knew it was an indispensable job.

When he swept the road, his movements were slow but continuous, with each step he took, he took a breath, and each breath he took If you are angry, just sweep it.So, take a step, take a breath, and sweep; take another step, take another breath, and sweep again. Sometimes he stopped, stood for a moment, looked ahead thoughtfully, and then took another step, taking a breath Breathe, sweep... And so he moved forward.The street in front of him is dirty, but the street behind him is clean.When sweeping the road, From time to time, some novel ideas came into his mind, but he couldn't express them.they're like people vaguely remember

Some scent, or some color as indescribable as some seen in a dream.After finishing the work, he sat with Maomao, Tell her those outlandish ideas.Because Momo listens so intently in her strange way that she can make his tongue Because of his looseness, he can speak freely and always find the right words. "Look, Mao Mao." Then he gave an example and said, "It's like this: Sometimes, I look at the front of me A very long street, you will feel that the road is terrible, so you think in your heart, this road will never be swept in a lifetime what! " He stared forward silently for a moment, and then said: "So I started to scan quickly, faster and faster. But, I

Sometimes when I look up, I feel that the road ahead is still so long, and it has not shortened at all.No way, I will add Tight dry, I even felt a little scared, and finally I was exhausted, my whole body was limp, and I couldn't breathe. Ben couldn't go on. However, that road still lay in front of me.It seemed that the job couldn't be done like this. " He pondered for a while and then said: "I shouldn't be thinking about the whole street, you understand? I should just be thinking about the whole street." Next step, next breath and next broom.Always think so. "

Having said that, he paused for a while, and then added after thinking for a while: "It will be pleasant to think about it this way. It is very important, only in this way can the work be done well, and the work must be done in this way. " Then, he paused for a long time before continuing: "In this way, if you scan and scan, you will suddenly find that the whole street It has been swept away by me all at once, and I didn't realize how I finished it at all. I don't feel tired either. "Finally, he nodded and said: "This is very important. " Another time, after he came, he sat beside Maomao, and he still didn't say a word after a long time.maomao found him

Thinking about something, maybe what to say is a bit unusual.Suddenly, he stared straight into Mao Mao's eyes and said: 'There will be such a situation in Qing Dynasty. After a long time, he continued softly: "It was at noon—— When everything is sleeping in the heat - I feel that the whole world becomes transparent, like a small river, You can see the bottom with your eyes.do you understand me? ——At that time, I saw ourselves again. " He nodded, was silent for a moment, and then said in a softer voice: "That was in another era, that was in the earth Down. "

He thought for a long time, trying to find the right words.However, he still can't seem to find the right words, Because he suddenly said in a very ordinary tone: "Today, I was here; when I went back to the root of the city wall to sweep the street, I found five people inside the wall. Bricks of different colors, do you understand? "He drew a big letter "Ya" on the ground with his finger, and He squinted his head and stared at it, and then suddenly whispered, "I recognize it again, it's those stones." After a pause, he continued intermittently: "This is such an era, that is, the time when the city walls were built.

at that time—a lot of people were working there—but there were two people who put those stones into that section of the wall —that's a sign, you understand? —I recognized them again. " He wiped his eyes with his hands, and seemed to be struggling to get what he wanted to say.Because when he went on, he seemed very strenuous. He said: "At that time, those two people looked very different, completely different." Then, he seemed to stop talking. Yes, almost in an angry tone: "But I recognize us again—you and me. I recognize us again out of us. " When people hear Dao speak like this, they often find it ridiculous, and some people will gently pat themselves behind him. own forehead.Of course, we can't blame them.But Mao Mao likes this old man very much, and everything he said In mind. Fluffy's other best friend is very young and very different from Beppo in every way.He is very handsome, There are a pair of big fantasy eyes, and an incredibly slick mouth.He has a belly full of jokes and novelties Thoughts, always laughing and joking, people can't help laughing with him, whether he likes it or not.His name is Girolam, But everyone is willing to call him Jiji. We call Bebo by profession, and likewise, we want to call Gigi that way.Although he has not A legitimate career, but we all call him Gigi the tour guide.As said before, tour guide is just one of his many occupations One of them, just do it temporarily, because he is not an official tour guide. For his work as a tour guide, the only thing he must have is a peaked cap.If a visitor really gets lost here, he will Immediately put on his peaked cap, pretended to be serious and walked up to them, expressing his willingness to lead them on a tour, and explain it to them.If the strangers agreed, he would speak vigorously and brilliantly.he made up The stories, the names and the dates will confuse the poor tourist.Some people found that he was making it up, so they walked away angrily. But most people believed it was true, so when Ji Yan finally raised his peaked cap to beg for money, what he was paid was real coins. The people nearby are often shocked when they hear Gigi's stories.Sometimes, they also showed suspicion, saying He tells stories that are totally made up and shouldn't really be paid for. "But that's what all writers do," said the Sheriff, "who spend money and get nothing?" ?Tell you guys, they did get everything they wanted to know!That being the case, the stories I tell and the What is the difference between the stories written in the big novels?Who told you that the stories in those books are also completely fabricated What came out might be a story that no one will know anymore? " Another time, he said: "Yes, what is true and what is false? Who knows what is true after a thousand years or two? What happened here before?Maybe you know? " "I don't know." The others had no choice but to admit the fact. "That's terrible!" exclaimed the tour guide Jiji, "then how can you easily conclude that my story is not true? Really? If it happens that they do happen, then what I say is absolutely true! "Come here to refute his These words are difficult.Yes, it is really not an easy thing to argue against such a good eloquence as Gigi. It is a pity that only few tourists want to visit the ruins of this amphitheater.So Gigi had to find another Work.He has seen parks, delivered marriage advertisements, passed dogs to people, delivered love letters from others, sent funerals to people, sold Souvenirs and cat food and other jobs, anyway, I do whatever I can find. Gigi often imagines that one day she will become famous and rich.He dreamed that he lived in a beautiful fairy-tale building. Inside the house, surrounded by a large garden, they ate on gilded plates and slept on silk pillows.he feels like The Buddha saw the brilliance of future honor, just like the sun's light shooting into his present poor life from a distant place, which made him feel warm. When others laughed at his dream, he said loudly: "My wish will come true in the future! You must remember what I said! " However, he couldn't say what method to use to realize his wish.because he has neither constant Heart, can not bear hardships and stand hard work. "What kind of skill is this!" once he said to Maomao, "it's no wonder that you can get rich doing that kind of work! Look Those people, who are busy all day long, sell their lives and souls for such a small benefit, and it is difficult to become rich What?No, I'm not doing that kind of thing, not doing it!Although I often don't even have money for a cup of coffee-- I'm still Gigi! " Some people may think that two people like Gigi and Bebo, their personalities, views on the world and life are the same It's unbelievable that they can all become good friends despite being different.Yet it is what it is.Surprisingly, the old Bei Po Cha is the one who never blames Gigi for his indiscretions.It is also strange that only this mouth The sharp-toothed Gigi never satirizes the eccentric old Beppo. Maybe it was also due to the way Momo listened to the two of them talking. However, none of them expected that a terrible shadow would fall on the friendship of the three of them.Not only that, And it would hang over the whole region—the shadow grew larger, darker and colder, and soon covered the sky of the great city. Like a silent invasion, before people know it, the enemy is approaching day by day, they are like no one without encountering any obstacles, because no one was aware of the intruders—who were they? Even the old Beppo, who can often see things that others can't see, has not been able to detect those more and more intrusions. intruder.They call themselves "Mr. Gray" and wander around the city like ghosts, seemingly working tirelessly. They are not actually invisible, but they disappear as soon as one takes a closer look at them.they understand How can they keep themselves inconspicuous, people don't pay attention to them at all, or after seeing them, they forget them in a blink of an eye. up.It is also because they never hide that they can work secretly; and because they are unobtrusive, of course No one asked where they came from.They are coming in droves, more and more every day. They drove down the street in their fancy gray cars, they visited all the houses, they visited all the restaurants, And write down something in a small notebook from time to time. They wore gray clothes like cobwebs, their faces were also gray, the color of soot, and they wore circlets on their heads. gray top hats, gray cigars dangling from their mouths, and each of them carried a briefcase. The tour guide Gigi didn't notice them either.The gray gentlemen visited the ruins of the amphitheater several times Yu, and recorded everything they saw and heard in their small notebooks. Only Maomao saw their dark figures appearing on the highest point on the edge of the ruins of the amphitheater one night.he They gesticulated to each other, and then put their heads together, as if discussing something.Maomao didn't hear them say What, however, she suddenly felt a coldness that she had never felt before.She wrapped her baggy coat tightly, but she didn't care Yes, it turned out that it was an unusual cold. Later, those Mr. Fa left, and they haven't shown up since then. That night, Maomao didn't hear the kind of soft and strong music like before.The next day, life is the same As usual, so Maomao stopped thinking about those strange tourists and gradually forgot about them.