The Cliff of Eternal Sun

Chapter 11 Aunt Lin

Wei Mu's consciousness regained consciousness again, the first thing he heard was the sound of wheezing and wheezing, which was so close that it seemed to be breathing close to his ear.He wasn't quite sane enough to know if the wheezing was his or something else, or both.Then, the panting sound gradually merged into the rest of the noise, cars, people, and birds swarmed towards him. Wei Mu suddenly opened his eyes, facing the last dog sticking out its tongue Face.

His heart was beating violently, and he was so uncomfortable that he almost wanted to retch. After a while, the feeling gradually subsided, and his breathing calmed down.Wei Mu sat up with his head supported. The sky around him was already bright, but the wind still carried some coolness from the night. The dog who had stood in front of him and looked at him just now walked under the tree next to him and was using his nose. Sniffing against the ground, rummaging for something to eat.

After a while, it came towards Wei Mu again, Wei Mu stretched out his hand, the dog seemed to understand, put its head under Wei Mu's hand, Wei Mu grinned, rubbed its head, I looked around again.

There is a breakfast restaurant not far away on the corner of the street, and it has already sold out, with milky white mist rising from the pot, Wei Mu asked the dog, "Are you hungry?"

He opened his mouth only to realize that his voice was even hoarse than yesterday, and the stagnation was slightly reduced by swallowing twice, but the bloody smell of iron rust still lingered in his throat.

Wei Mu took out his pocket and took out all the money left on him, a total of 18 yuan.The dog seemed to realize something, and barked twice close to Wei Mu, and Wei Mu said, "I'll go buy it for you."

He went to the breakfast stall and bought three steamed buns and a bag of soy milk, then sat back on the bench, gave two of the steamed stuffed buns to the dog, and ate the remaining one for himself.

He hasn't eaten for a long time, and he thought that facing the delicious freshly baked buns, he would gobble them up, but the fact is that he still has no appetite, but he feels that his body needs some food, otherwise he might not be able to survive today In the past, it was only then that I forced myself to finish eating the steamed stuffed bun, then inserted the soy milk with a straw, and drank it slowly.

When a person and a dog were eating in the morning light, Wei Mu saw Ji Suian's car driving out of the community.Ji Suian changed a car today, so Wei Mu didn't recognize it at first sight, until the car turned to the east-west street facing him, Wei Mu's eyes swept over Ji Suian's face in the driver's seat , his heart trembled suddenly, and he subconsciously wanted to stand up, but before he left the seat under him, Ji Suian's car had already passed him far away and merged into the traffic, Wei Mu kept that ridiculous look After a while, he sat back on the chair and continued to drink his soy milk slowly.

The stray dog ​​also finished eating the two steamed buns on the ground at this time, moved close to Wei Mu's leg and turned around twice, making sure that Wei Mu had nothing to feed it, then turned his head and walked towards the other side of the road up.

He was still sitting on the bench, and in the afternoon, the old lady called him over again, this time asking Wei Mu to help change the water in the water dispenser.

The yellowed sunlight came in through the glass door, and the old lady leaned against the edge of the counter, silently watching Wei Mu put in a new bucket.When Wei Mu raised his head and wanted to ask her where to put the bucket she replaced, the old lady spoke before him: "I'm sitting here, and I saw you sitting outside for three days, what happened to you?" Yet?"

The day before yesterday, when Wei Mu entered the store for the first time, she asked similar questions. At that time, Wei Mu was unwilling to say, and now he is the same silent.

The old lady looked at Wei Mu, the sun gently smeared on the young man's face, covering the paleness a little bit, but it couldn't cover the scars on the thin cheeks and forehead, her eyes were drooping and she looked silent A basin of sour water poured into people's hearts.The old lady rubbed the corner of the sweater exposed in the small basket next to her with one hand, thinking that he must have been a very good child when he was young.

"If..." After she said these two words, she hesitated a little.

Wei Mu raised his eyes to look at her with some doubts, and their eyes met. The old lady smiled, continued the conversation, and said, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I decided to ask you."

"If you don't have a place to go for the time being, would you like to stay in my shop to help? You have also seen that I am an old lady who can't do many things by myself, and I really need a helper."

Wei Mu didn't expect her to say this, so he couldn't help being stunned. After he realized it, blood welled up on his cheeks, and he asked a little stumbled, "But, but I... aren't you worried?"

"worry about what?"

"Stealing from a store, or something..."

The old lady's gentle eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts, she asked Wei Mu: "Would you?"

Wei Mu subconsciously shook his head.The old lady's invitation was really a great help to him, like a branch sticking out when he was stuck in the mud. He needed such a place of shelter very close to Ji Suian, but he still didn't have it. Yes immediately.

He seemed to be unable to speak, and it took him a long time to say in embarrassment: "I don't have an ID card..."

The old lady laughed: "If you tell me, I will know your identity."

She spoke it so lightly and casually that it seemed like a trivial problem.

The dust floated slightly in the sunlight, which made the silence much longer. Wei Mu finally raised his eyes, looked at the smiling old lady, and said softly: "My name is Wei Mu, I am... 28 years old this year, and graduated from the University of T. Court."

It's just a short self-introduction of a dozen words. He didn't know how many times he said it when he was interviewed and when he joined the job, but he never knew that saying such a few ordinary words would make his throat tight and his eyes widen. Sour almost to tears.

"Look, this way I know you," the old lady smiled and called out his name, "Wei Mu."

The old lady's surname is Lin, so Wei Mu called her "Aunt Lin".

The small shop opened by Aunt Lin is called "Guiyuan", which sells a lot of things. The two shelves against the wall are filled with various models that boys will like. The middle shelf is full of various cards and toys. One wall is hung with sports equipment such as basketballs and footballs. The low shelf next to the glass door is full of books, reaching about Wei Mu's waist height, and the glass above is covered with photos, printed on both sides. According to the content, the upper part is the smiling face of the child, and the lower part is the specific information about them.

Aunt Lin took Wei Mu to look through the shelves one by one, introduced him to some situations in the store, and finally stopped under the photos: "The children in these photos are all lost. I only posted a few at the beginning. Later, many other parents who lost their children saw or heard about it, and they took the initiative to find and paste their children’s photos on it. They all felt that no matter how small an opportunity is, it is still an opportunity. Now some parents still come here occasionally Just ask, you can also remember the appearance of these children when you are free, maybe you will meet them someday."

When she said these words, her eyes remained on those photos, and the smile on her face disappeared. Wei Mu didn't bother her, and it wasn't until a long time later that she came back to her senses and let out a soft "Ouch", As if a little annoyed at his loss of composure, he turned and walked towards the shelf: "Come here, there are still a few rooms in here, let me tell you."

Wei Mu followed, bypassing the last row of shelves, there was a small corridor, and the westernmost room was a small warehouse, which was filled with all kinds of things sold in the store.

"Everything in the store is marked with a price. Don't bother memorizing it. There is only one point. After it is sold out, you must remember to make up for it. Those small things are stored under the shelf, and the big ones are in this warehouse. When you arrive Just come and get it."

After finishing speaking, Aunt Lin opened another door. It was a very simple small bedroom, with only a single bed and a small table inside, and a tall and thin simple wardrobe at the corner of the bed. , there is nothing else.

"When I was decorating, I wanted to have a place to rest here when I was tired during the day, but it is rarely used, so you can live here temporarily. The bathroom and toilet are next door, and you can use it as you like."

Wei Mu wanted to refuse at first, Aunt Lin had great kindness in taking him to work here, and he didn't necessarily need a place to live, but before he even opened his mouth, Aunt Lin seemed to see through his mind: "Live Here, just treat it as watching the shop for me at night."

After almost all the things that should be explained were explained, Aunt Lin glanced at the watch on the wall: "It's almost five o'clock, my shop, I usually open and close the time is not fixed, it's about eight o'clock, five o'clock in the afternoon Order to go home for dinner, you can also follow this order, and arrange the rest of the time as you like."

Wei Mu really had no choice but to do nothing, so he accepted so many good intentions with peace of mind, and when he sent Aunt Lin out, he couldn't help asking: "Is there anything I can do tonight?"

Aunt Lin's eyes fell on his crumpled clothes, she smiled and said, "The only thing you should do tonight is to tidy yourself up and get some sleep."