No.9 Crazy old man
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Little did I know that when I returned to that town 10 years later, everything would be completely new.
The rugged and steep rocky road made of yellow mud has been replaced by a flat concrete road. And also......
The lush maple trees on both sides of the mud towered straight to the ground. In the past, there was nothing but sand and mud.
After running on the path home, after seeing the peaceful world of Beijing with my own eyes, I silently felt a sense of admiration for the world.
"The sun walks in the sky, and I turn it around in the world......"
Suddenly, a drunken mad old man walked up to him, singing a ballad in a polar cheesy country accent.
Seeing him moving forward in a dazed state, my gaze was very helpless. Seeing that the crazy old man was getting closer and closer to me, he suddenly braked a figure beside him, and at the right time, I stretched out my arms and appeared in front of the speeding truck, and stopped it from carrying the frightened old man.
Just a second away, it is estimated that the head is about to fall to the ground.
When I looked for the man's grateful eyes after the truck left, I saw such a scene......
The old man was digging through my sleeves and vomiting, and vomited all over my body and feet.
"You !!" Annoyed, I pushed the mad old man away.
Unexpectedly, he sat on the ground and began to touch porcelain, "You are a bad person!" You're the bad guy, stay away from me! ”
The crazy old man was still unreasonably coquettish as he spoke, and when I saw such a cheeky helplessness, my whole expression suddenly turned black.
"Humph! Good intentions but can't be rewarded, saving you is considered blind to me! With that, I left with my hands behind my back and a big grin.
So, I walked forward with confidence, and I had a vague feeling that something was following me behind me. But when I walked to a corner and turned my head there was nothing. So he continued on his way.
I don't know how long I walked, but I saw that most of the people living in this town were locked doors. So, I was a little curious. However, it is nothing in broad daylight. Ten years of change, it is estimated that these people have moved. It's only that his own earthen wall house, which is too old to be old, has never been renewed.
However, I have never had the slightest dislike for it. The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels. Therefore, no matter what predicament you are in, when you remember that you still have a small home sheltered from the wind and rain, you are also ten thousand times better than those who wander through the wind and rain.
However, when I was full of relief, I took out the key that had been sealed for ten years and opened the lock, only to find that the moment I touched it, the lock handle on the deadbolt and the lock handle all fell to the ground.
I had an impulsive imagination: it can't be a thief, right?
When I picked up the handle in a bit of a panic, I found that the opening of the handle was covered with yellow rust. After thinking about it carefully, even if I have the key, it is rusted like this, and I may not be able to open the lock.
The moment I opened the door, the inside was old and as usual. Moreover, when you look at the corners of the walls and the edges of the tables, you can see that no one has lived in them for a long time. It seems that even a thief would not choose to steal in such a scene. Because, in this dilapidated house, there is nothing of value to take away.
After all, after Grandma left, this poor and simple family was out of control. As a conscience discovery, although people are gone, they can see things and think about people.
I opened the room where my grandmother had been living before, and my eyes suddenly turned red when I saw the dust and the slanting sun hanging in the air reflected like a golden spider web shining through the window.
Then I cleaned up briefly, but a big rat that ran out from under the bed scared me and staggered, causing me to leap back and slam the back of my head into the wall. Strangely, when I realized that my brain didn't feel any pain, I realized that the sound of hitting the wall just now was a bit like the sound of hitting a paper shell.
So, I looked again at the place where I had just been hit by the back of my head, and I saw only a crack there. So, I cracked it with the crack in the East and West River, and sure enough, this mass was empty.
The next second, I saw that the gap in the middle was just in the shape of a rectangle with a regular edge length of a palm. There happened to be a slightly smaller sealed tin box inside, which was held tightly by a small lock.
It seems that this is the only relic left by grandma. When I saw the locked lock, I couldn't open it for a while without a key, and I thought about the trouble, so I put it aside for the time being, thinking that I would open it when I found the key.
Then, immediately after that, I looked for other clues, hoping to find the key quickly.
Suddenly, the sound of a stool being tripped over outside the door was followed by a "Oops! ”
"Who?!" I subconsciously rushed out the door.
"Ouch...... Back pain......"
When I saw a familiar figure, it was the crazy old man I met on the way back just now.
"Are you alright?" I hurriedly stepped forward to support the crazy old man, but when I saw that the Dengzi he was about to sit down happened to be from my own home, I quickly pushed the Dengzi away, "Isn't this stool mine?" ”
"Oops!"
As soon as I let go, the crazy old man sat down on the ground again.
"You deserve it, who told you to steal my stool?" I looked at the person in front of me with unfriendly eyes.
"This is mine!" The crazy old man also stretched out his hand to grab the stool with me.
"What yours! This is obviously my family, okay? "I was also angry and grabbed the stool with the old man.
"This stool is mine!" The crazy old man snatched back the stool strongly, and his tone was still so eloquent.
"Why?" I put my hands on my waist in a rage.
"With the territory under my feet, where I am, where I am, is my territory!" He is also arrogant and unreasonable.
"You! ...... "I'm so angry that I stomp my feet, and someone is still serious about saying that the opposite is the right reason."
……
The woman clenched her phone, her anxious heart forcing her to decide on such an excuse.
……
While I was arguing with the crazy old man, the phone in my pocket suddenly thought.
When I saw the note titled "Closest Woman", I didn't hesitate to get on the phone.
When the old man saw that I had given up the confrontation, he also stopped the dispute and stood quietly to listen to my call.
"What......" I thought I had misheard.
After reconfirming the conversation over there, the woman actually said that she was sick and needed immediate surgery.
Hearing such a major news was the key to turning my mood upside down, and I was not in the mood to quarrel with the crazy old man after hanging up the phone.
I just saw that I reacted a little strangely, and when he saw what I quickly ran into the house and did, he quickly ran out and locked the door immediately and prepared to leave.
Just about to turn around and want to leave, he was suddenly stopped by the crazy old man with both hands.
"Where are you going?" The crazy old man's expression suddenly became a little solemn.
"What's your business!" I'm in a bad mood at the moment.
"You are not allowed to go......," he continued, holding my strange elf, "who are you?" I don't know you yet? ”
"What a nervous disorder!" I immediately slapped one of his hands to stop me, "Since you don't know me, then you should let me go!" ”
"No!" He was still resolute, "No matter who you are and where you want to go, I won't allow you to go......"
"Why?" I was surprised that he didn't act like a crazy person.
"Because you're the one I love the most......" he smiled maniacally.
"!" I was immediately blown up by his words. I angrily pushed him away, "We don't know each other. What do you like? Please, uncle, will you let me go? You see, otherwise...... I'll bring you a lot of good food and drink another day......"
Hard can't work, I only have soft, I thought he was as easy to coax as a child, but I didn't expect it to be like this......
"If you insist on leaving, then I will die here today. Unless ......"
"Hey, don't......" I quickly interrupted him, not wanting to cause any death. It seems that this crazy old man is really in the water.
"Then don't go!" He was still as stubborn as a child.
"What to do? What am I going to do? I said silently in my heart
I was going back and forth in circles, thinking of a way to get rid of the crazy old man. When I was anxious, I suddenly remembered what he said just now.
"By the way, didn't you just say that if I left, you would die here. So what is the other thing you just said? I explained vaguely.
"Oh, if you want you to go and you don't want me to die, the solution is that unless......" he explained calmly, "unless you give me the key." ”
"Huh?!" I was so shocked that my mouth opened and my eyes almost didn't drop.
"For now, that's the best solution." He was a little scared.
"What do you want the key?" I'm weird.
"I ...... I don't have a home, I don't have a place to sleep at night......" he said.
Listening to his words, I suddenly understood something. After thinking about it again, there was nothing in this room, except for the iron box, which I had just put back in its place, and he probably wouldn't have found it. Of course, I don't take the tin box with me. Then, I was thinking about the crazy old man.
"So, you're a bum?" I suddenly felt some sympathy.
"Hmm." The crazy old man nodded earnestly.
"Alright then, I promise you. But there's one thing I have to warn you about. Before I come back, I must take good care of my family. Otherwise, don't blame me for being unkind! "I pressed the mad old man in a very unfriendly tone, hoping that he would obey his duty.
"Uh-huh." The crazy old man hurriedly agreed.
Thinking that the woman was still seriously ill, I didn't have time to waste a second more, so I gave the key to the crazy old man and prepared to leave quickly.
"Wait!" He immediately stopped me.
"Anything else?" I was a little impatient and stopped.
"I'll wait for you to come back..."
It's such a strange old man, he made the atmosphere so awkward before leaving, and I wasn't in the mood to be in the mood, I just hoped that the next time I came back, I wouldn't meet this crazy old man again.
However, as I was leaving, I faintly heard the crazy old man singing a certain ballad in the proficient Xiangxi language.
At that time, I was shocked by a slight shock, and in the end, I left here in a hurry.