For some reason, Wuhe had arrived at a place where there was no green with the luster of life, no melodious spring water, only aged yellow and irregularly shaped sand. The natural existence seemed to be mocking someone's innocence. Which idiot was it that got injured after a battle and hypnotized himself into thinking that happiness would definitely come after risking his life?
Wuhe was already used to being alone, so when the higher-ups gave him a monkey, he felt a little conflicted. His superior said that he was afraid of Wuhe's loneliness, but Wuhe was worried that he would not be able to get along well with a monkey after being used to being alone. Looking at the monkey, it was likely that the little fellow was not willing to stay in such a place.
However, it didn't matter whether they had any objections or not.
The little guy jumped up and down in the direction of the departing plane, making strange sounds from time to time. Let it be, be it unwillingness or hope, it was something that time would take back. When the plane turned into a dot in the distant sky, Monkey finally became quiet. He turned around and looked at Wuhe warily.
Wuhe turned around and left, rejoicing in his heart. Fortunately, the other party was just a monkey. He had an animal instinct to be on guard against people who he had met for the first time. He did not come over and hug his shoulder like a brother who had not seen him for a long time. This made Wuhe realize that getting along with this monkey might not be as difficult as he thought.
When he woke up, he didn't need to care about what time it was. Out of habit, she looked at the door, where the sleeping monkey had entered the room. Wuhe, who was lying on the bed, moved his numb hand slightly. The monkey at the door immediately woke up. Its limbs tensed up and made a fierce expression. It did not forget to stare at Wuhe's every move with its eyes wide open. Wuhe simply chose to get out of bed. The bed creaked as he moved. As usual, his breakfast was a small glass of water and a packet of compressed biscuits. What was different from usual was that there was an additional step to today's operation. He casually threw a bag of bread to Monkey. The alert monkey took a few steps back when it saw the bread thrown at it. After touching it a few times, it grabbed it and ran out of the door.
Occasionally, a few stories would appear in Wuhe's mind. They had nothing to do with love, and they often died without a cause. When the evening breeze blew and made his body feel cold, Wuhe would crawl into his small stone house and casually chew on a few biscuits. A new story would appear in his mind.
The monkey always returned to the house after Wu He fell asleep and waited until the next day to get food from Wu He before leaving. Wuhe did not have the idea of finding out when Monkey would return to his room. He felt that this sense of distance was just right. Everyone was living their own lives, so there was no need to disturb them or cause any more trouble.
There were also guests in the small stone house, who were the logistics personnel who replenished the food. In the beginning, Wuhe would try to exchange a few pleasantries with the other party. But now, he didn't say anything and just nodded. The other party did not find it strange. After all," eccentric and not good with words " was a simple and easy to understand label.
On the other hand, Monkey would roar excitedly when he heard the sound of the plane the first few times. He would even stick to the guests when they came down. Although he wasn't officially the owner, Wu He thought," The monkey that had been raised for a long time still had some of his temperament. This guest had lost its special meaning to Monkey. Facing a person who was wholeheartedly treated and was in high spirits, another person could leave casually without looking back. No matter how stubborn he was, he would eventually calm down. If the back view was the trend now, then if you leave in a cool and unrestrained manner, I might as well count you as a red butt.
Wuhe and the monkey had also suffered a crisis that was neither too big nor too small.
Although he did not have much of a concept of time, he and Monkey's appetite did not increase. After finishing the last bit of grain on the noodles, he still realized that a logistics personnel did not arrive on time.
Monkey watched as Wuhe pulled out a food bag from the back of the clothes box under the bed. The amount of food he and Wuhe had was reduced to one-third of their usual amount. Wuhe had never thought that he was afraid of death, but he still chose to eat less. He himself did not understand the meaning of such a stubborn stance.
The weather gradually turned cold. Recently, Wuhe had seen Monkey more often than usual. Monkey seemed to acknowledge Wuhe's existence. No matter how he tossed and turned on the bed, Monkey's eyelids did not even lift. However, he didn't care about these things. He woke up, ate biscuits, and spaced out as usual.
The long-lost sound of a plane landing was just the change in the face of the logistics staff who replenished the food. The other party smiled and said," Because the food purchase this time was relatively large, we came a week late.”He took the biscuit from Wuhe's hand and looked at the production date. He exclaimed," My ex is really irresponsible. He actually let you eat expired food." Don't worry, I'll definitely provide you with safe food.”
The plane turned into a small dot in the sky again, getting further and further away. When Wuhe returned to the tent, he divided the food into three portions as usual. However, instead of keeping one portion to eat two portions, he kept two portions to eat one portion. Monkey had no objections to the fact that his rations had not been restored to their previous standards.
The plane landed late again. The logistics staff who replenished the food said," I've been too busy recently. Then, he looked around. Where's Monkey?"
Wuhe was expressionless as he stared at the biscuits on the plane.
"Could he be dead?" He looked terrified.
"Did you eat (die)?" Wuhe, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly sounded a little strange.
"You ate it, you actually ate it. You actually raised us for six months as a pre-test…Why do you eat everything? What's so good about monkeys?”Wuhe was still expressionless.
The plane turned into a small dot in the sky again and walked back to the stone house. It was only then that Wuhe remembered that the other party seemed to have forgotten to leave the food behind. Wuhe, who was still doing as usual, waved at Monkey at the door. Monkey walked over reluctantly. Wuhe touched the back of his head, wondering how animals felt compared to humans. He took out an iron box from the depths of the bed, took out the notes and books inside, and put the remaining food and the unconscious monkey inside. Wuhe had walked the longest distance since he arrived at the Gobi Desert. He buried the wooden stick and books in the sand dunes.
For some memories, it was better to bury them on the spot than to leave them to rot.
When the plane landed again, Wu He was still empty. The other party frowned and said," Let's go. You've been fired by the company.”
Wuhe didn't say anything and left with the iron box as he had come.
Occasionally, someone would meet a person who was in a daze, lost in thought, with a monkey following behind her with a reluctant expression…
Suddenly, the monkey that was walking behind Wu He shouted,""Aunty, Aunty…"
Wuhe felt something hit him. He rubbed his face and woke up. Looking around, there was no yellow desert. It was clearly his familiar nest.
"Auntie, you're finally awake." Little Rock jumped onto the bed and used his itching technique on Wu He. Wuhe struggled for a while before escaping from Little Stone's clutches. He picked up the big-mouthed monkey with a crooked mouth and handed it to Little Stone."Little Rock, play with the big-mouthed monkey. Aunty wants to sleep. Aunty is very sleepy and needs to catch up on sleep.”
"Auntie, Grandpa Wu actually bought you a pair of shoes. I came to tell you this.”Little Rock pouted in grievance. Why would auntie rather sleep than play with him? Didn't auntie like him?
Wuhe was an invincible shoe lover. He firmly believed that " good shoes can take you to a beautiful place.”She had been obsessed with shoes since she was young. When she grew up, she would buy 10 to 15 pairs per season. Of course, after meeting Li Longye, most of the shoes were picked by him as gifts.
"As a girl, you must wear a pair of high heels with roots. Only then can you not be consumed by trivial matters and make your life stand tall. But don't follow too high, or you'll hurt yourself.”That was what Li Long had said when he had first given Wu He high heels.
Everyone's relationship was like this. It was beautiful at the beginning, complicated in the middle, and ridiculous at the end. When she walked out of that relationship and looked back, perhaps this relationship was wrong from the beginning. All fairytale-like love would be shattered in reality. After she and Li Long parted ways, she never bought a pair of shoes again. Father Wu probably noticed it, so he bought a pair of shoes for her to stand up again.
"Good shoes can take you anywhere you want to go and meet the people you want to meet.”Father Wu walked in and placed the shoes on Wuhe's desk. Then, he picked up Little Rock and added,""Little Rock and I are going to dance. You should rest for a while.”
Wuhe slowly took out his shoes, but there were suddenly a few tears on his face.
Li Long, do you know that behind every towering tree, there will be a large shadow, and unfortunately, I happen to live in the center of this shadow.
The pace of life was always so hurried. Many sceneries and feelings were left behind before they could be savored. As a result, memories were created. Like a cow ruminating, it tried to clear up everything in the past. Although things were the same now, people had changed, and the feelings at that time were already lost.
However, this stubborn protection seemed so stupid and stubborn in the face of time. What should go had to go, and all good things must come to an end. This became the most gorgeous excuse. What should come would come, no matter how cold one was.
Everyone was powerless in the face of time. Whether the wind flew or the rain fell, that painting and that period of time would only appear in their memories in the future. In your dreams at midnight, do you remember the little oriole singing in the bamboo forest? Unfortunately, we are not the most intimate parallel lines that never meet but are always in everything, but a pair of fire, walking further and further away from each other until we are separated by the sky. We were very much like a small car traveling on a track. There were very high south walls on both sides of the track. I didn't need to explain the outcome of hitting the wall. In the end, we retreated back into the track with injuries all over our bodies. We followed the track and even bragged about fighting against fate. Little did they know that hitting the wall was because they did not hit the steering wheel accurately, and the struggle was just a part of fate. Fate could not be changed, and it was inevitable that he would not die when he returned.
It was best to be busy all the time, because once you stopped, your thoughts would take advantage of the situation. A drop of green in front of him, a faint shoe mark on the colorful fallen flowers, an ordinary bird call, would all call out his shadow in the sky in his heart, reactivating his memories like the wind and the clouds.
Missing someone was often unintentional, and there was no pattern to it. It didn't matter whether it was near, far, or near. It was also happiness to be able to smile when they met.
After Wuhe tried on the shoes, he still didn't wear the new pair of shoes. Perhaps he still couldn't let go of the shoes that Li Long had given him, and he couldn't let go of Li Long either.
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