Chapter 6 Chapter 5 The Old Man in the Chicken Farm

Looking at the situation, if it wasn't for the wire cages blocking me, I'm afraid thousands of restless chickens would have buried me alive. That kind of scene can't be called scary, but it's extremely weird. I only stood at the door for a while, then immediately backed away, and shouted again: "Is anyone there?" My cries were completely drowned out by the noise of the chickens, so I went to the row of houses and croaked a few more times. Only then did I hear an old and feeble voice asking back from a room, "Who?" I followed the sound and walked over, pushed open the door, and saw an old man struggling with great difficulty in the simply furnished room, trying to get up from a bamboo chair with the help of a bamboo stick.

I hurriedly said, "Sit down, it's okay." When the old man asked "who is it", I could already hear his strong Jiaodong accent (the dialect of Jiaozhou Bay in eastern Shandong Province), so I also answered him in the same dialect. Hearing that, the old man relaxed, fell into the bamboo chair again, and looked up at me. He saw deep-set eye sockets, cloudy eyes, high cheekbones, wrinkled face, and bruised veins on his hands.It is clear at a glance that he is dying and dying. He looked at me, took a breath, and said, "You are—" I hurriedly said, "Is there a Miss He Keren who works here?"

The old man's body suddenly trembled: "This child has been gone for more than a day, and I don't know where he went. I... I can't move around, and I have no water or rice for more than a day. Those chickens are already hungry..." The more he talked, the weaker he became. Only then did I understand why the chickens were so restless when they saw people. It turned out to be because of hunger.It seems that there is no one else to take care of this place except He Keren alone; if I don't come, not only the chickens will starve to death, even this old man may not be spared.

I knew it was not the time to talk too much, so I hurriedly said, "Don't say anything, I'll get you something to eat." But the old man said: "You...excuse me...hey too...chicken...but what's wrong with this kid?" I hurriedly replied: "She overturned the car and was injured. She is in the hospital and is fine." I got food and drink for the old man first, and then I brought a big bag of miscellaneous grains to feed the chickens. I estimate that there are at least 5,000 chickens in the chicken farm.I have experienced a lot of strange things in my life. I have even been close to the corpses of tens of thousands of little bats, walking towards the road to the underworld, but I have never faced thousands of hungry chickens.

After I poured nearly twenty bags of chicken food into the trough and back it out, my head and face were covered with chicken feathers, which almost made me suspect that I had become a chicken too. Moreover, I couldn't help stretching out my fingers and turning them in my ears to drive away the noise of the chickens. I want to simplify the next conversation with the old man, because the old man's words are very trivial-this is a common problem of ordinary old people. The old man's surname is He. According to him, he himself can be regarded as a legend.He is a soldier, and his official worship is the lieutenant general. He fought the civil war, the Japanese devils, and the civil war again. To be able to rely on life.

He Keren was introduced by the social welfare organization and has been working on the chicken farm. According to the old man, He Keren is so capable that she is responsible for all the affairs of the chicken farm.In recent years, He Keren has been responsible for taking care of the old man who has been unable to move around. Therefore, the old man was very anxious for more than a day, not knowing what happened. The old man repeatedly emphasized that he and He Keren can intercede like grandparents, so he is very concerned about He Keren's injury.Of course, during the conversation, he also talked about many of his brilliant events in the past.

After I heard it, I felt very unpleasant. Because after the accident, He Keren only remembered the five hundred and sixty chickens and went crazy, trying to chase them back one by one, but he didn't mention a word about the chicken farm. An old man who can't even eat and drink on his own. If I hadn't come, thousands of chickens would have starved to death, but it would be a tragedy in the world to starve an old man to death. How can people not know what kind of heart is this, if she forgets the existence of the old man, it is absolutely impossible. At the moment, I didn't express my dissatisfaction. When the old man asked He Keren about his injuries, I sighed inwardly.

There is no telephone in the chicken farm, so I asked some about He Keren's work and life, and found that the old man didn't know much about He Keren. He only said that she worked very hard and managed a chicken farm alone. There is little downtime, let alone entertainment. The old man repeatedly said that He Keren loved chickens very much and was born to manage chicken farms. Every time she transported chickens to the market, she would feel sad for a while, and she was reluctant to sell the chickens to the market for slaughter. The old man also said, He Keren picked a few chickens out of the flock to raise them specially, treating them like pets, and cherishing them extremely.Those chickens don't have to be trapped in the chicken coop, they can come and go freely in the chicken farm, so they are particularly fat and cute.

Those few chickens are so precious.Once, the old man said that this kind of chicken was delicious, and wanted to kill one to eat, so he brought it up, and He Keren had a big quarrel with the old man. That was the only conflict between He Keren and the old man, so the old man was very impressed. The old man asked me again, when I came in, did I see a few chickens walking around freely, but I didn't pay attention-even if I saw a few chickens in a chicken farm, I wouldn't take it seriously of. I promised the old man that as soon as I left, I immediately tried to find someone to take care of him and the chicken farm. Before leaving, I asked a question: "All the chickens in the chicken farm have numbers nailed to their wingtips since they were young?"

The old man was dumbfounded by my question, so I didn't say any more.When I was leaving, I passed by the chicken coop and grabbed a few chickens to have a look. There were no number marks on the wingtips.It can be seen from this that the five hundred and sixty chickens in that car are special members of the chicken farm. My trip, apart from saving an old man and thousands of chickens, did not help the progress of the matter. Before I left, I went to He Keren's residence to take a look, and there was something worth writing about. He Keren lives in a row of houses behind the old man. The appearance of the house is also very dilapidated. When you open the door and enter, the house is extremely clean and the furnishings are unbelievably simple.

There are two rooms in total, and the outer one has nothing but a table and a chair. The chair is a shiny bamboo chair, which seems to be quite old. There is a cup on the table and three stacks of books, which are also neatly stacked. I took a closer look and found that the types of books were very difficult. Half of them were novel notes written by ancient people, and some were mostly miscellaneous books describing some strange events. Unexpectedly, a woman in a chicken farm maintains the habit of reading after heavy labor. Entering the inner room, the furnishings are very simple, just one bed and one bed.The quilt on the bed was neatly folded, and there was a yellowed mosquito net; beside the bed, there were several stacks of books. I went closer and picked up a book to read, but it was "The Story of the White Snake", which is a storytelling version of the story of "The Story of the White Snake". I thought to myself: Miss He has so many interests. Seeing nothing, I turned around and left the house. After leaving the chicken farm, while driving, he contacted Huang Tang, told him the situation of the chicken farm, and asked him to contact the welfare department and send someone over immediately. Huang Tang smiled wryly: "It's no problem to send people to take care of the elderly; if you send people to raise chickens, I'm afraid there is no such welfare in the world." I also thought what Huang Tang said was reasonable, so I said, "That's right, I'll go find the great inventor." Huang Tang also thought of it at this time, he said: "This Miss He is really weird, has she forgotten that there is an old man who can't take care of herself in the chicken farm?" I couldn't answer, Huang Tang said again: "Speaking of which, the relationship between this old man and her is also extraordinary." I snorted: "If the old man hadn't taken her in back then, I don't know where she would have been wandering." Huang Tang frowned and didn't speak for a while, I asked, "What are you thinking?" Huang Tang said: "I'm thinking about everything you just said, what's wrong with it." I was annoyed: "I'm telling the truth, what's wrong?" Huang Tang said: "It's just strange, I... feel something is wrong, but I can't tell the reason." I know that Huang Tang is not a man born out of nothing, so I said: "Let's think about it carefully." Huang Tang reached out and tapped lightly on his forehead: "It seems to be related to something in my memory, but I can't remember it." I had no choice but to say: "Then you think about it slowly, and when you think of it, please tell me immediately, eh!" Huang Tang nodded in agreement—at this time, I never imagined that when I went to the chicken farm, my experience was so ordinary that it was not worth mentioning in Wesley's story, and it would be superfluous to even describe it. to the development.Strange things in the world are really unpredictable. Huang Tang asked: "Are you looking for the great inventor?" I said: "Yes, I think this great inventor is quite obsessed with that Miss He. He must stay by the side of the hospital bed and tell him to find someone to go to the chicken farm. That would be great." Huang Tang didn't object, so I went to the hospital again. Along the way, I couldn't help complaining that I didn't know what to waste my time for. It was so boring to come and go for such trivial matters.I've decided, just for once, to ignore it. When I arrived at the hospital, I went to Ding Zhen first. Sure enough, the nurse in Ding Zhen's ward smiled, "Mr. Ding is at Miss He's place." I snorted and walked towards He Keren's ward.Pushing the door open and entering, the first thing I saw was a wonderful person lying on the bed, of course it was He Keren.Even after being injured, she has a pretty face and a heroic aura that makes people cry out: What a beautiful girl. Moreover, this kind of beauty is not gorgeous, nor is it flattering, and there is an indescribable refreshment. Although at this time her thick eyebrows were slightly frowned and her big eyes were blank, they still did not hide her beauty. Her eyes were wide open, she looked at the ceiling without blinking, and she didn't know what she was fascinated by. Her demeanor seemed very moving.No wonder Ding Zhen, who was sitting by the hospital bed, stared at her intently, just like her, he was motionless. I once heard Bai Su and Ding Zhen describe He Keren's appearance, and when I saw her now, I realized that this Miss He can say "don't care about people's hearts", and has a different charm from other beauties, even Ding It's not unreasonable to be really infatuated with her. But her abandonment of an old man did not, in any case, befit her appearance. As soon as I thought of this, I coughed a few times, breaking the silence. But the sound I made had no effect on the man and woman, and they remained motionless. I walked forward and pushed on Ding Zhen's shoulder, Ding Zhen suddenly shook and looked at me.When he saw it was me, he moved his lips a few times, hesitated to speak, I raised my voice, and shouted: "Don't mention that chicken to me, there is one thing, you should do it right away." As soon as I spoke, He Keren on the bed also looked at me.She looked at me with big black and white eyes, but her eyes were still blank. I glared at her and let out a sneer of "humph". My action was abrupt, and I guess she would react a little bit.But she turned a blind eye, just glanced at me, and turned her gaze to the ceiling again, as if there was some world on the ceiling that she could appreciate for a long time. At this time, Ding Zhen finally recognized me, his voice was dry, and he asked me: "What should I do?" Seeing his dejected expression, I can tell that the "last chicken" has not been found yet.At this time, of course I would not discuss this issue with him, I said in a loud voice: "That old man, you send someone to take care of him immediately. Otherwise, he will die!" Ding Zhen showed an extremely confused look, and asked back, "What old man?" Ding Zhen's reaction was in my expectation, because he didn't know that there was an old man in He's chicken farm.But after He Keren listened to my words, she still didn't react at all, and she was still looking at her ceiling, which was infuriating—unless she was hit by a car and lost her head, otherwise, in the current situation, she can be said to be Cold blooded! So, I pointed to He Keren: "Go and ask her." Ding Zhen was stunned again, looked at He Keren, and asked, "Mr. Wei said that he wants me to take care of an old man. What's the matter?" I paid attention to He Keren's reaction, and saw that after hearing "Mr. Wei", she did not do anything other than look at me again. After Ding Zhen finished asking, she said lightly: "How do I know?" , you should ask Mr. Wei." Ding Zhen looked at me again, and I was already furious. If it wasn't for the fact that the other party was a woman, I wouldn't have cared if I was injured, and would have brought it up a long time ago. I stared at He Keren, and said coldly: "I just came from the chicken farm, your chicken farm." I specially raised my voice and emphasized my tone on "Your chicken farm", and He Keren was really shocked, but what she said next made me puzzled. She lost her voice: "Ah! Did it go back?" I was startled: "Who went back?" He Ke said: "That chicken, that chicken that hasn't been found yet, has it gone home?" Hearing such words uttered from its mouth at least made me sure of one thing: He Keren's spirit is definitely not in a normal state! Because she just cared about the chicken and ignored the old man! I stared at her, but found that there was no fake or concealed element in her expression, but she was eager to know the answer. My mind turned, and I thought: After the car rollover accident, her mental state is different, which is understandable, and even temporary amnesia is very likely. So I took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I don't know if that chicken has gone back—there are thousands of chickens in the chicken farm, and I can't recognize a specific one among them." Hearing what I said, He Keren was stunned for a moment, and then he was very disappointed. I said again: "You are in the hospital, there are so many chickens that have no one to feed, and you are so hungry that when I go to feed them, they almost want to rush out and swallow me too." He Keren raised his eyebrows, with a look of surprise: "How could it be?" I was very annoyed: "How many days do you think those chickens can go without food?" He Keren seemed not to have heard the reproach in my words, and actually smiled: "Of course I haven't forgotten my babies, but the automatic feeder will continue to feed them within seventy-two hours. Well, I haven't been away for forty-eight hours. I was going to go back as soon as the chicken was found—why did you feed them?" Instead, she asked me about it, and I was really dumbfounded. I didn't expect this kind of situation, so I didn't know how to deal with it. Ding Zhen also said at this time: "But someone told me about the situation in the chicken farm, and I also contacted the worker. Before she failed to operate, I went to the chicken farm to help." Listening to Ding Zhen's words, he also blamed me for being troublesome.I sneered and said, "Maybe there is no need to hire workers, and the old man can take charge of the work." As I say this, I'm trying to think, is there "automatic feeding equipment" in the chicken farm? My answer is no - the chicken farm is dilapidated, well managed, but not modern, if there is such equipment, I can definitely know.Moreover, the fact is that when I went there, those thousands of chickens almost rioted due to hunger. Where is there any automatic feeding equipment: He Keren really doesn’t know what he means by saying this. At this time, when I mentioned the old man, Ding Zhen was taken aback, and asked, "What old man?" I sneered: "Miss He didn't mention the disabled old man to you?" Ding Zhen immediately looked at He Keren, and I also looked at He Keren, but He Keren also asked, "What old man?" I gasped: "The owner of the chicken farm, Uncle He. You depend on him to work on the chicken farm. Have you forgotten him? He can't take care of himself, seventy-two hours, he's going to starve to death, maybe , you also prepared automatic feeding equipment for him?" I said it in one breath, and I saw that He Keren's expression became extremely weird. She wanted to stand up several times, and wanted to speak several times, but she didn't make a sound.After I finished speaking, she asked Ding Zhen in a sharp voice: "This person... is Wesley?" I didn't wait for Ding Zhen to answer, and said loudly: "It's just me!" He Keren's expression was even more weird. She might feel very scared in her heart, and she held Ding Zhen's hand behind her back, and Ding Zhen hurriedly took the other hand to hold her hand. At this moment, the door of the ward opened, and a police officer broke in panting, shouting, "Wesley! Mr. Wesley!" I looked at him, and he hurriedly said, "Director Huang has a call, it's urgent, please go and listen immediately!" I was annoyed: "What's the matter?" The police officer said: "Director Huang said that there can be no delay for half a second, please go and talk quickly, please!" Although I was waiting for He Keren's reply, Huang Tang urged me so urgently, I don't know what's the matter. So I pointed to He Keren, meaning "you'd better give me a satisfactory answer", and He Keren suddenly called out: "What do you mean by old man, Uncle He...?" I said: "You should know what it means, as long as you come out, he will be hungry for as long." Seeing that I was still talking, the police officer hurried over to pull me back. I saw that He Keren was stunned, unable to speak for a while, and walked out together with the police officer without waiting any longer. After walking out of the ward for a few steps, He Keren heard a strange cry in the ward. I followed the police officer to a police car, and saw Huang Tang stuck his head out of the police car and called me: "Wesley!" I saw that it was Huang Tang who came by himself, not because he had a phone call, so I was stunned: "What are you doing, you are a ghost!" Huang Tang called me again: "Wesley!" He called me twice, but didn't say anything else, which is so strange.I was about to have a seizure, but I saw his fixed expression on me, which was weird and inexplicable, as if there were some colorful patterns on my face. Involuntarily, I reached out and wiped my face: "What's the matter?" Huang Tang called me again, and then asked: "You...have mentioned to He Keren...then...the old man?" Not only was his expression tense, but his voice trembled slightly after speaking. This situation was really weird. I was annoyed: "I just mentioned it, and your subordinates caught it." Huang Tang unexpectedly let out a "嘓" and swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "She...after hearing that, how did she react?" I was angry in my heart, and snorted: "She actually asked me what kind of old man it is." Huang Tang called me for the third time: "Wesley!" I couldn't bear it anymore, and I rushed up angrily: "Please speak up if you have something to say, please let go if you have to fart, don't call me like calling me from the soul." Huang Tang swallowed another mouthful of saliva before saying: "You...you shouldn't have seen that...an old man surnamed He in the chicken farm!" I was stunned for a while, and for a while, I really didn't understand what he meant by that. I stared at him, and he shook his head with an indescribably strange expression: "How should I say it?"