(a)

You waited for me at the fork in the road as usual. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

You see me preoccupied with a carton in my hand.

You say, "Are you sick?" "You look at that box of injections.

I shook my head, and I opened the carton.

In the carton, you see more than 10 small black silkworm seeds. They gnaw at the edges of mulberry leaves and make small noises.

They have no sense of our existence and firmly deny it.

Just as we have no sense of the existence of the gods, and we firmly deny it.

"Where did it come from?" You ask.

I said, "It was raised by Xiao Song." She raised it for a few days and felt that it was not fun again. She was going to throw it in the trash. No one else wants to raise. I said, give it to me. It's also a dozen lives. ”

You say, "Why are you sad?" ”

I said, "I probably can't take them home." Otherwise, they might still be thrown away when I come to school. ”

"Put it there with me. I'll help you raise it. "You say.

I look at you gratefully.

I said, "Really? ”

You nodded. You say, "Really." ”

(b)

I knelt in the chair in front of your desk and watched the silkworm babies.

I opened a bag and took out mulberry leaves covered with moist gauze.

I wiped the mulberry leaves one by one and spread them thickly on the silkworm baby's body. After a while, small holes appeared in many of the leaves. Then the mouthparts of the silkworm baby appeared. A silkworm baby climbed up the front of the leaf through the small hole in which it was fed and dressed.

The sound of chewing is like spring rain, falling densely on your desktop.

I feel like you're looking at me. I said, "It's really good to ask the guide to help us do these kids' things." Thank you. ”

You shake your head.

You say, "It's always a good thing to be able to save other lives, to take care of other lives." Thank you so much for trusting me, and it's a pleasure to have the privilege of doing something like this with you. ”

You're next to me, watching the silkworms growing in the box.

You say, "Am I doing my duty?" Are you still satisfied with the results of the past few days? ”

I nodded vigorously.

You sprinkle another layer of mulberry leaves in the box. You say, "They're so delicious." You didn't have enough mulberry leaves to bring today. ”

I said, "I can't find mulberry leaves anywhere." I ran a lot of places and sold out. The leaves of the mulberry trees by the river have been plucked. ”

I said, "That's all, it was given to me by classmates from other classes." ”

I said worriedly, "I don't know what to do tomorrow." ”

I said, "If you don't have mulberry leaves, can you give them lettuce leaves?" ”

You shake your head and say, "They won't eat." ”

I said, "Maybe they're hungry and they're going to eat." ”

You say, "No." Some animals are very persistent. They don't die of hunger. ”

I sighed and sat down in your chair with a sad brow.

You look at me, and you laugh.

You say, "Does that mean you're worried?" ”

Say, "Leave this matter to me." How many of your friends are missing mulberry leaves? I'll help you figure it out? ”

My eyes lit up all at once.

I said, "Really? ”

You say, "Really." ”

You say, "A teacher's job is not to worry about students. ”

(c)

"Oh my God, that's a lot!"

I marveled at the many clear bags you took out of the drawer and placed on your office desktop.

You smile and say, "Is it enough?" Can be given to your friends. Keep it in the refrigerator and it will last for several days. ”

I said, "Enough!" They're going to be overjoyed. ”

I said, "Thank you for all the silkworm babies." You are truly the most merciful guide. ”

Your face flushes slightly.

You smile a little shyly, "Generally speaking, I don't quite deserve this kind of compliment at the highest level. ”

I asked, "You went to the country on Sunday?" ”

You say, "Hmm." ”

I said, "You've been riding for a long time, haven't you?" The road is not easy to walk, is it? ”

You say, "It's okay, it's not too far." ”

I asked, "Guide, did you make a special trip?" ”

You say, "It's not a special trip." By the way, take a look at the fields in spring. ”

I said, "How can I thank you?" ”

You say, "No thanks." It's like the left hand helping the right hand, it's a duty. To save other lives, to take care of other lives, is to save ourselves, to take care of ourselves. ”

(iv)

"Their skin is shining." I said, "They're about to spin silk." ”

You say, "I wonder what girls are going to do next?" What do you want them to do for you? Tea coasters? Bookmark? Pen case? Handkerchief? ”

I shook my head, "I don't want them to vomit anything for me." Just let them cocoon themselves. If you don't let them cocoon and wrap themselves, they will feel very unsafe when they turn into moths, just like we walk on the street without any clothes. ”

I said, "I'll bring some straw tomorrow so they can form cocoons." ”

I said, "I didn't raise them to get their silk." Just to see them live. In order to see that they completely ignore our existence, do not remember our kindness, do not repay our hard work, and live according to their own wishes. See that they do not experience any setbacks, do not encounter any accidents, live safely, and then die right. ”

I said, "Seeing other lives alive like this, I think that those who died unfortunate enough may have hope to live like this in other worlds." Perhaps, you will also encounter such rescue and care. Thinking about it like this, my heart is much better. Even if it's frozen, it won't feel like that. ”

You say, "Life is supposed to help each other, not the jungle." ”

Say, "All life is one." When we warm other lives, our own lives will also be warmed. Conversely, when we harm other lives, our own lives are inevitably slaughtered. ”

I said, "A lot of people don't see it that way. ”

You say, "I know." ”

You say, "There are a lot of things that we just need to do consistently, and we don't have to be busy trying to convince other people to agree." ”

I nodded, and I said, "Hmm." Stick to it. Even if the people around you don't agree. No matter what you do, there will be people who disagree. ”

You smile.

(5)

Together, we climbed up to the attic and sat on the tiles on the ridge of your house.

The roof is covered with falling flowers.

We ate a plate of mulberry berries with candied fruits.

I asked, "Did you do it yourself?" ”

You say, "Hmm." I went to pick mulberry leaves that day, and by the way, I picked some mulberries and came back and pickled them with sugar. Is it tasty? ”

I said, "It's delicious." Very sweet. ”

You say, "Then eat more." We'll do it together next year. I teach you. ”

You say, "You seem to be a little unhappy today?" ”

I said, "yes." Those silkworm babies, after turning into moths, will soon die. Their lives are so short. ”

I said, "In the blink of an eye, life is over, and then goodbye is forever." ”

I said, "When I brought them in the box of injections, it was like yesterday." I'm a little reluctant to put them away. I kind of miss them. ”

You say, "They also left a lot of seeds of life. We take good care of their children. ”

On that day, you said that although we will not see these silkworms again this year, their seeds will hatch new life next year.

You say, we still see silkworms every spring.

You say that there will be silkworms in the world every year.

(f)

However, we don't raise silkworms together every year.

I took home the cardboard box containing the silkworm seeds that had been spawned by the silkworms, carefully stored them in the bookcase, and waited for the next spring.

However, life is made up of accidents. The year was not over yet, and the carton was thrown away when the house was being cleaned.

When the second year comes, you're sick too. As a result, we didn't raise silkworm babies anymore.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, you are no longer in this world.

I'm the only one left in this world.

Since then, I have never entered the spring again.

That was the last time I raised silkworms in my life.

I can't do that again.

But I know that there will be generations of people who will continue to do that.

Knowing this, my heart is much warmer. Even if it froze, it didn't freeze like that. (To be continued.) )