Chapter 3: The Culprit
At some point, Ma Teng lit the small lamp on the table next to the bed. In the dim light of the www.biquge.info, Ma Teng lay on the bed with dull eyes.
Suddenly, a mist of light flashed out of nowhere, came quietly, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a human form, a cloak.
It's a strange visitor who came last night!
The stranger found that Ma Teng on the bed had not slept yet, so he was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to dodge away. It's a pity that she was a step too late, and at this time, Ma Teng had already discovered her.
In the middle of the night, a person appeared out of nowhere, and anyone else would chuckle in their hearts. Ma Teng sat up and asked with his heart, "Hey, who are you?"
Since he couldn't walk, the stranger had less to worry about, and he turned around and pulled down the cape with his right hand.
The stranger in front of Ma Teng was an old lady, with some gray hair neatly coiled, small golden earrings hanging from her fat earlobes, a dazzling simple necklace around her neck, and a bright ring on the ring finger of her right hand. The old lady who looks old is full of wealth, giving people the feeling of being the ancestor of a famous family.
The old ancestor looked at Ma Teng with a smile, but he didn't say anything. Look at the smile full of kindness, not like a person with malicious intentions.
Seeing that the old man was smiling and silent, Ma Teng stared at her and asked again: "Who are you?" As soon as he finished asking, he suddenly realized something, jumped out of bed at once, and walked towards the old lady without putting on shoes.
Although it is not clear whether the stranger in front of him is a human or a ghost, Ma Teng does not care so much, and the top priority is to find the person who has turned him into a woman and let him turn himself back into a man. Regarding the strange appearance of the old man just now, Ma Teng quickly decided in his heart that 99% of the ghost was caused by her, and the hope of returning to the male body came in an instant, so the fear and everything were thrown out of the clouds. Ma Teng walked quickly to the old man and asked, "Did you turn me into a woman?" I don't know whether I was excited or nervous, Ma Teng's voice trembled a little.
The old lady looked Ma Teng who was only wearing a pair of underwear up and down, then smiled and pointed to the twin peaks on Ma Teng's chest and said, "You can put on your clothes first." ”
Ma Teng realized that his image was very indecent, and he was a little embarrassed, so he hurriedly grabbed a T-shirt from the bed and put it on, and put on a big pants on his lower body. After dressing, Ma Teng stood in front of the old lady again: "Say, did you turn me into a woman?"
The old man just smiled and was silent, so anxious that Ma Teng's head was hot, and he wanted to scratch his ears and cheeks.
Finally, the old man spoke, and smiled slowly and calmly: "Child, don't worry, sit down and talk slowly." As he spoke, the old man raised his hand and put it on Ma Teng's arm and motioned for him to sit on the edge of the bed.
Hey, I don't have a backache when I stand and talk, I've become a woman, so it's strange if I'm not in a hurry. Ma Teng only wanted to turn back into a man, completely ignoring the unknown origin and uncertain identity of the old lady in front of him, and actually walked over obediently and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, Ma Teng couldn't help but ask again: "Did you turn me into a woman?" Turning back into a man, Ma Tengquan was counting on the old lady in front of him, and although he was asking, his tone sounded full of pleading.
The old lady smiled and nodded slightly.
As the saying goes, the bell must be tied to the bell. Suddenly, Ma Teng seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, Teng stood up suddenly, grabbed the old lady's arm with both hands and said almost pleadingly: "Please turn me back again." ”
The old lady was quite calm, always smiling, and said, "Isn't it good to be a woman? And it's the beauty that many people dream of." ”
Ma Teng hurriedly shook his head: "I'm still willing to be myself." ”
"Don't you want to know who I am?" said the old lady, abruptly changing the subject.
The old lady's words reminded Ma Yun. Yes, I don't know who she is, is she a human being? At this time, Ma Teng suddenly realized this, and suddenly felt some fear in his heart, and the hand holding the old lady's arm hurriedly let go: "Who are you?"
The old lady smiled and said unhurriedly, "Do you remember releasing a goldfish by Jeju Lake more than half a year ago?"
Hearing what the old lady said, Ma Teng's brain quickly turned and retrieved the archive. It didn't take long for Ma Teng to remember, and he asked, "Is it at Jeju Bridge?"
The old lady smiled and nodded.
Ma Teng remembers that it was autumn, he and his first girlfriend were shopping, and when they walked to the Jeju Bridge, the two stopped to watch others fishing. There were some fish sellers on the bridge, all kinds of fish, both alive and dead. After watching the fishing, the two went to the goldfish stall to watch. The stall owner scooped around in the fish basin with a small net, scooping out some debris or dying fish and throwing it away. I saw that the boss fished out a small goldfish that seemed to be dead and threw it aside. Ma Teng took a look, and saw that the goldfish that was thrown on the stone slab was still a little moving. Similarly, his girlfriend also found out, she took pity on the little fish and asked Ma Teng to pick it up and put it in the lake. Ma Teng carefully pinched the dying goldfish and held it in his hand, then leaned in front of him to look at it, and then threw it into the air, and along the perfect curve, the uncertain goldfish fell into the lake. Afterwards, his girlfriend blamed Ma Teng for being too rude, and according to her practice, she should have walked slowly to the water's edge with the goldfish in her hand, and gently put the goldfish back into the water.
Ma Teng has read a lot of novels and film and television dramas, thinking of this, he said in his heart, that goldfish can't be you, right?
Thinking in his heart, Ma Teng looked at the old lady in surprise. The old lady nodded at him as if she knew what was going on in his heart.
This is also too outrageous, Ma Teng quickly avoided her gaze, and said in his heart, it was too unbelievable, wasn't he dreaming? It's not a dream!
"Aren't you surprised?" asked the old lady with a smile.
Could she be mind-reading and know what was going on in my mind?
"Are you really the goldfish?" said Ma Teng, still skeptical.
"It's like a fake. The old lady smiled, still with an amiable face.
In order to confirm that what the old lady said was not funny, Ma Teng continued: "Then you can prove it to me." ”
"How do you want me to prove it to you?" asked the old lady with a smile.
"Whatever. That being said, Ma Teng was still full of anticipation to see the old lady turn into a goldfish.
Hearing this, the old lady raised her hand, pointed to the empty water cup on the table, and then said to Ma Teng: "Look. ”
Ma Teng looked at it in a blink of an eye, and suddenly his eyes were straight, and there was water in the originally empty cup, and there were two small goldfish swimming around in the water. Although trick magic can also be done out of nothing, it shouldn't be a magic trick.
"Is that all right?" asked the old lady with a smile.
Ma Teng hadn't come back to his senses yet, his eyes were staring at the water glass and nodding repeatedly.
"The grace of dripping water, the spring reciprocates, not to mention the grace of saving lives, it is even more unforgettable. After you saved me that time, I wanted to repay you. The old lady sat down on the edge of the bed and began to state, "I don't know what to repay you, but later I saw that you often tell people that it is good to be a beauty, so I thought about turning you into a beauty......"
"Damn, I'm all talking and playing. Ma Teng was a little excited, and couldn't help but interrupt the old lady a little rudely.
"But I took it seriously. ”
Ma Teng was so angry that he couldn't speak.
(When people write, they are always alone.) The work is actually a personal monologue, a number of letters sent out. I felt that I was too lacking in the opportunity to communicate with people – I believe this is a common experience of people who write serious literature. But in this world, there are other people besides themselves, and in addition to the people around them, there are also the whole human race. The meaning of writing is to communicate with people. Because of this, I've been writing. by Wang Xiaobo)