Chapter 4 Get up and Go

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"Did you really leave the man behind?" Xiao Lin bit the crispy fried shrimp, and while there were no customers, he sat at the counter to help out his ideas: "You are so kind, I know, but he was hurt so badly if he died. It's not good for you if it spreads out in the clinic. I think it's better to call the police, or hand it over to the Disabled Persons' Federation, and don't make a fuss."

"The dumb has gone out of fever in the morning. He is very energetic and okay. I think if he wants to. Seeking help, I've already gone to the police station. Why bother to be like this? There must be something unspeakable. Besides, there is nothing to hide in your heart that you don't want people to know. Let's not press on, and ask when he is emotionally stable." 


Seven years ago, Xing Hao was hiding in Tibet on the way to escape. He was afraid that others would find him a big belly and that his husband would chase him to force an abortion. If he met someone staring at him on the road, he would be frightened. Those days were really like nightmares, so he understood the dumb's unwillingness to say anything: "He can eat me a few bowls of rice, and I can afford three steamed buns a day."


"You, it's just so kind of heart." I'm not afraid that he will eat you poorly, but I'm afraid..." Xiaolin said halfway, and the god secretly lowered his voice: "Have you ever thought about it, he is not a local, where did he come from, where did he go, why did he suffer so much? There is always a reason for a serious injury. If you offend a big person and cause trouble to you at the time, it's okay if you are single. What to do if it involves Doudou! "


It's okay not to say it, but he doesn't feel it in his heart. At the end, it took a few minutes in a trance to feel that it is indeed ill-considered to take in a person of unknown origin. It seems that the dumb can't stay for a long time.


After chatting for a few more words, Xing Hao returned to the clinic, and the dumb boy was playing checkers with his son. He glanced at it, and the atmosphere on the table was harmonious. Doudou was crackling and talking childishly, the man listened with a smile, and occasionally touched the little guy's head with his big thick hands. It's rare that a child likes an outsider so much, he is a little bit unable to say something to drive people away.

Let the deportation order be delayed for a few days. He is now wounded and has no relatives or friends. He has nowhere to go after he is driven away. It is pitiful. Thinking of this, my heart softened again, and I decided to let it go.

It may be due to good physical fitness. The mute recovered very quickly and could go to the ground to help in a few days. After another week, the injury healed very much, except for the scars that could not be removed, and there were basically no sequelae. Originally, he was asked to leave when his health improved, but with him, the household chores do not need to be intervened by Xingchao. The men who used to be irritated for a long time to clean up the pulp, wash, clean and disinfect, even buy vegetables, cook, and pick up peas. Yes, it's pretty good.

The most important thing is that my son likes him so much that he sticks together even at night. In short, half a month of getting along made him a little bit reluctant to bear this person, so he never spoke about it.

"It's so fragrant. Give me a taste of what I made today." Doudou is a bit picky eater and doesn't like vegetables. She gets angry in the summer and often has nosebleeds. After learning of this, the dumb took the initiative to take charge of the three meals. From the selection of the ingredients to the cooking, the collocation of the dishes was very careful, taking into account the nutritional balance and preserving the deliciousness. This is something that a father who is not good at cooking can't make.

Special pan-fried hamburger steak is made with chopped okra and some high-gluten flour mixed in ground meat. Okra is rich in vitamins and natural pectin, which can protect the intestines and stomach, enhance physical strength, and its juice can make the meat taste more tender and smooth. It is great to eat in bread-dumb explained carefully on paper , While flipping the hamburger steak the size of a suncake in the pan, his movements were orderly, and he didn't feel panicked at all. He even took the time to wash and chop vegetables, and burned a pot of cabbage tofu vermicelli soup, with the emerald green onion floating on the surface, arousing appetite.

"This thing is delicious, but okra is not good. Doudou is afraid of sticky food." Yam, taro, and okra are vegetables that he will never move.

He will definitely finish what I made-super confident handwriting and a smiley face.

When it was served, the man sandwiched the steak with sliced ​​bread, sprinkled it with chopped lettuce, and smeared some fresh homemade tomato sauce. Doudou didn't have any doubts. He ate two of them in one breath, wiped his mouth and said more, and saw someone dumbfounded.

Next time you challenge bitter gourd, it will go to the fire, and it will be good for your body-the small book says the latest goal of a man, and Xinghao said that if you can make Doudou swallow bitter gourd, I will worship you as a teacher!

You don't need to be a teacher. If I can do it, you can hire me as a nanny. I don't want to pay for it, I just need to cover food and housing. I'm willing to do everything, and I'm not afraid of hardship—the dumb's handwriting was a bit sloppy when he wrote this passage, and I could see that he was also very nervous, afraid of being rejected.

His will is very strong, even if he can't express it in words, he can clearly feel this person's eagerness to stay here. Although it is good to find such a capable free laborer, as a father, after listening to Kobayashi's advice, Xing Hao is still worried that the dumb man with unknown origin will cause trouble. After all, he himself has some unclear past, so it's better not to cause trouble.

"How exactly did your face hurt?" Before figuring out the reason, I can't easily promise.

The dumb hand trembled, the knuckles holding the pen turned white because of the force, and his face was full of complex hesitant expressions.

His eyebrows were twisted together, and the wounds that had been entangled together were squeezed together more forcefully, becoming extremely ugly. With such a terrifying and hideous face, Xing Hao couldn't look away at all. He stared at the man's eyes for a long time, not letting go of any subtle changes, and then experienced a strong emotion called pain in the silent air. His expression is so heavy, and it can even be described as tragic. If he has to say something to concretize his feelings, he should have lost something important. After the lead was washed away, he regretted it...

Xing Hao suddenly felt The sudden dizziness was not a physiological reaction to pregnancy, but was infected by the pain of the dumb, and was at a loss with him. However, the dumb also looked at Xing Hao, with too many unknown flashes in his eyes, unable to read what it was.

It took a long time before he started writing, the tip of the pen trembled violently, and nothing was written, and in the end he barely drew a few strokes—all forgotten.

"I'm also asking casually. It's okay. Tell me when you think about it." He knew that he was lying, this man had no memory loss at all, but for some reason, seeing his extremely sad profile, Xing Hao couldn't say anything else. With words, I can only comfort: "Non-traumatic amnesia is generally the result of people's unwillingness to face reality after being injured, and deliberately choosing to forget the painful experience. This is a self-healing practice. Although I am not learning from the spirit. Ko, but this shouldn't be an incurable disease. It's okay. Just relax."

Xing Hao didn't know what he was talking about. He was talking nonsense, but the dumb turned the topic elsewhere. I heard that the local market was going to be there today. Let's go and see? I haven't seen what a bazaar for ethnic minorities is like. I'm very curious.

"Okay, I'm going to call Doudou." Ganchang is the local dialect, which is Ganji in Mandarin. It is a mobile market that is held in rotation by many surrounding towns and villages. According to the lunar calendar, the ancient town of Zangdan can take two days a month. . As long as you arrive at the market, the streets will be crowded with people who sell all kinds of snacks, mountain products, agricultural products, and ethnic accessories. Anything you need in your life can be found in the market. The trading method is also very interesting, you can buy it with money, and there are primitive bartering methods, which is very interesting.

Although he doesn't like to go to the market, but the dumb has never been, and it is good to walk with him.

When we arrived at the trade zone, there were a lot of people, and Doudou was interested in everything, looking around, running around all the time. Xing Hao couldn't hold him, and was almost dispersed by the crowds several times. This is also the reason why he didn't like the market. It was too difficult to take the children around: "Domes don't run around!"


  It doesn't matter, I hold him in a hurry Writing this sentence, the dumb raised Doudou over his head and let him ride on his shoulders.


"Wow, it's so tall!" Seeing his son so happy, Xing Hao smiled, and somehow he bounced out how to feel like a family of three. As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that he had said something wrong. Looking back at the dumb man, the men looked curiously around the stall of buckwheat jelly, not paying attention to what he said. Fortunately, it was not heard, otherwise it would be too embarrassing. He sighed in relief. He hurried over and ordered three slightly spicy ones: "Although it is a rural area, there are so many food and snacks, and the taste is not inferior to those in the city. Restaurant, you taste it."

Buckwheat jelly is a local specialty snack. It is made by using good buckwheat to remove the hull and grinding it into a fine powder. At first glance it looks like ordinary pea flour, but the color is gray. Although it looks bad, the taste is very unique and you can't eat it in other places. Buckwheat jelly is particular about buying and eating now, and the seasoning is also very particular. There are 17 or 8 kinds of ingredients, mainly hot and sour, topped with red oil, which is very refreshing.

The mute hadn't eaten this thing, and the first bite was so spicy that he cried for a long time. Xing Hao laughed and said that you really can't eat chili, how can you live here in the future? Guizhou people have nothing to do with spicy food, no wine, no food, and nothing else, except for peppers and wine.

I can drink wine, but I have to adapt to the pepper. But if you say that you can eat spicy food, you can also call it mildly spicy. Look at the customers at other tables. There are more peppers than jelly—the dumb replied unconvinced.

"Because I'm pregnant, I can't eat foods that are too flavorful, which is not good for the stomach." Anyway, if he lives, he will know that he is a pregnant woman sooner or later. It is impossible to hide it. It is better to say earlier: "Why, scared? There are still men who can give birth to children these days, aren't they often reported in the news. "

Which-- the dumb face who was grinning just now sank, and the pen tore the paper.

Whose child I have in my stomach has nothing to do with you, Xing Hao was taken aback, unable to understand the man's reaction, but he had a good temper and didn't take it to heart: "Who else can it be? Of course it's my son. "

No, I'm asking who your child's father is... No, it's the father, it's not right, it's the man who provided the sperm-I can see that he is very anxious and crosses out a lot of words.

Of course Xing Hao knew what the dumb was asking, but he didn't want to answer. He learned from his amnesia trick and pushed everything down. It's not good to remember: "I don't remember the things that have been so long. I'm also 30-year-old middle-aged. People, the hippocampus is shrinking badly, often going east and west. Ah, remembering, did you ask me to find a job? In this way, you can make a bitter gourd feast for dinner later, if Doudou can cook the food Eat all, and you will stay."


TBC




The author has something to say: 


The ancient town of Dangtan, where the protagonist lives, is actually a virtual town after the author's birthplace and the author's father's hometown are combined. Try to write it reasonably. Maybe There is a little description of food and natural scenery, not many, and will not overwhelm the guests. The ethnic customs, famous and special products, local snacks, etc. appearing in the article are all real customs in all parts of Guizhou.

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