Chapter 167: Scene 32 She just couldn't find her way home...
“Ding-ling-ling——”
“Ding-ling-ling——”
“Ding-ling-ling——”
The black cat was sleeping soundly in a makeshift cat bed made of old clothes when it was woken up by the squeaking sound of an alarm clock.
When I opened my eyes, I saw the old woman putting on her clothes with trembling hands.
"Meow."
"Hey," the old woman turned around, "are you awake?"
"I haven't used this alarm clock in ages, and now the sound has become terrible. I'll ask a technician to fix it when I go grocery shopping later."
"Meow."
"Do you want to come with me?"
"Meow."
"Okay!" The old woman, wearing a floral short-sleeved shirt, her exposed arms full of wrinkles, picked up the black cat and said, "Then come with me to buy groceries!"
"Squeak."
The old, white-painted door was pushed open, and the busy figure of a woman flashed by.
"Hey, hey, hey, little Lolo, what are you doing with your bag? You haven't had breakfast yet, why are you leaving?!" The old woman hurriedly chased after him.
"Mom, it's too late. I have to go to school now!" Zhang Luo's voice came from the door.
"Oh, it's still early. Mom cooks quickly. Just wait a moment. Skipping breakfast is bad for your health!"
“Next time, Mom!!!”
"Xiao Luo——"
"Bang!"
The door slammed shut, and the clock with a black cat painted on it began to tick, the hour hand slowly crossing the scale with the number 6.
"Luo...it's only 6 o'clock, why are you leaving so early?"
The old woman put down her raised hand with a look of disappointment, walked back to the living room, sat on the sofa, and sighed dejectedly: "This is not good for your health."
"Meow."
"Hey, cat, what are you doing pulling the alarm clock out of my room?" the old woman said, picking it up from the floor. "I broke it, so I want you to pay for it."
The black cat tilted its head in confusion, then jumped onto the sofa and hit the alarm clock in the old woman's hand with one claw.
“Snap!”
The alarm clock fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
"Oh, oh! You, you you you! You cat, how can you be so careless!!"
The old woman cried out "Ouch" again, bent down and squatted on the ground to start picking up spare parts.
"Meow……"
"Come on, come on. I don't blame you. This thing is old anyway. Even if you didn't break it, I would have taken it to be repaired anyway."
“…”
"Okay, stop touching it. I'm going to get something to eat, and then we'll go buy groceries."
Who is losing her memory during the amnesia incident? Zhang Luo? Or her mother?
This was the first time that He Yuezhe triggered an incident less than half a day after entering a family, and the incident did not seem to be fatal.
But amnesia is far more terrifying than death.
"Ah, life has gotten really good now." The old woman took a steamed bun, tore it open, added something He Yuezhe couldn't understand, and took a bite. "Back then, we couldn't even afford a steamed bun. We could only chew on tree bark."
She shook her head, and her long hair, which was faintly silver-white, shook with it.
"Oh, look at me! I got up in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to tie my hair up. I almost put it in my mouth!" the old woman exclaimed in surprise.
He Yuezhe's hair was not long originally, and her friends' hair was not long either, so it was hard for her to imagine how a person's hair would be combed every day when it grew to the thighs.
She never imagined that when an old woman with calluses and scars on her hands held up her hair, would she recall her past, the past of this land, or would she recall her pain, her sorrow, and her mother?
He Yuezhe lives in a world of constant suffering, but this world is different. This world is filled with happiness and dull laughter. It is like a tall and strong tree, protecting countless human beings under the tree.
So He Yuezhe was happy to come here for a "travel" as a cat, but perhaps she had no way to empathize with the humans here.
For her, amnesia means death.
But what about these people, what about Liu Hui, what about Zhang Luo, and what about this old lady?
What does amnesia mean to them?
The warm sunshine enveloped the black cat. A bowl of milk was placed in front of it, and the old woman's hand stroked it gently and generously.
"Come on, drink it! It's sugar-free, uh, or lactose-free? Well, anyway, it's something you can drink, so drink it."
The old woman smiled, and smiled happily. Her wrinkles were wrinkled together, and the traces of time and love were all displayed on her face.
"Meow……"
He Yuezhe thought, this was probably the answer.
^
"Okay, here, this is your change, take it!"
"Let me count..." The old woman counted the money in her hand. "Hey, there are still several extra bills. Old Zheng, your eyesight is getting worse and worse."
She took out a few and handed them back to the old man sitting in front of the vegetable stall.
"Well, I'm old after all, and my health hasn't been good recently. Maybe I won't be setting up a stall in a while."
"Is that so? Then take care of yourself. I'll be leaving first."
"Busy?"
"Yeah, I brought it here a while ago. The alarm clock my dad made for me was broken by the cat, so I thought I'd take it with me to get it repaired."
"Oh, okay, okay."
…
The black cat was placed in a cloth bag with the vegetables bought by the old woman.
The scenery outside the bag changed, and the blue sky was blocked by the roof.
Soon, the bag was put down and the old woman reached into the bag and took out the pile of parts.
"Master, can you take a look at this?"
"Alarm clock?"
"Yes, the alarm clock."
"...Tsk, after falling like this, it might be a bit difficult."
"Can that be fixed?"
"You can try, but I'm not sure if I can fix it completely. If there are any parts missing, leave me your number and I'll tell you. Then you can come over and take a look."
"good."
"Hey, this isn't a local number? Are you from xx?"
"Oh, no, no, my husband helped me get this phone number."
"I see."
“Yes, yes…”
"Come to think of it, he's been gone for a while now. I remember when he was alive, he loved riding his bicycle and taking me to the city to buy snacks and trinkets."
"In the blink of an eye, several years have passed."
"If he were still alive, I wonder how happy he would be to see our daughter get into university, work in the city as a teacher, and be surrounded by so many children who love her."
From the moment he walked out of the room until he got on the bus, the black cat listened to the old woman muttering all the way.
From her deceased husband, to her successful daughter, to the beggars on the street, to today's exceptionally fresh dishes.
The old woman's topics were varied and irrelevant, leaving the black cat stunned.
But when it thought about how Zhang Luo was busy with work and that the old woman was usually alone at home, it suddenly felt that it might be okay to perk up and listen.
"Phew, it's almost nine o'clock already." The old woman sat on the bus seat and let out a long sigh, "I'm so tired. I'll take a nap first. Call me when we're almost at the station...ah..."
Wait, who called you?
"Meow!"
It can't be me, the cat!
So "naturally", they missed their stop and were left behind at the terminal.
"Oh, it's okay, don't worry, just sit there again..."
At the starting point, a man and a cat looked at each other awkwardly.
"I'm so sleepy. Next time I won't miss my stop, for sure..."
It's the final stop again.
"Wait a minute, which station are we going to?"
"……Meow."
Finally, the next time she missed her stop, the old woman had to urge herself to stand to avoid falling asleep, and finally got off at the correct stop.
After getting off the bus, I rushed home in a hurry, but found that my wallet was missing, so I ran back to pick up the money along the way.
The old woman was busy for a while before she stood in the kitchen and started cooking.
By this time, it was almost eleven o'clock.
^
"The rice is steamed, the vegetables are fried, and the soup will be ready soon," the old woman said, her hands on her hips. "Great, it looks like little Luoluo will be able to have dinner as soon as he gets home today!"
She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, walked out of the kitchen, and smiled: "Little Black Cat, I asked you to help me watch my phone. Come over here now. Did Xiao Luoluo call me?"
The black cat shook his head.
"So what's wrong with you? Are you hungry?"
The black cat shook his head again.
"Is that...thirsty?"
The black cat nodded.
"So you understand what I'm saying."
The old woman turned back to the kitchen, took a bowl to get some water, and then placed it at the kitchen door.
Black Cat was just about to have a big drink when he heard the phone ringing at the dining table. He looked up and saw the old woman with a panicked look on her face, opening the door and rushing out.
The old woman's cell phone was not very good, so Black Cat heard faint words like "off work" and "pass on the message" coming from the other end of the phone. The other party was probably someone Zhang Luo knew, but why was the call coming to the old woman?
"..." The black cat tasted the water in silence.
She already had the answer in her heart.
…
…
Because Zhang Luo's house was on a high floor, He Yuezhe was not sure whether she would get hurt if she jumped down with the body of this black cat. Even though she had a guess, she could only stay at home and wait.
But the old woman went out for the whole afternoon after receiving the call, and only returned home in the evening when the moon appeared.
"Squeak." The door was opened.
The old woman lowered her head, and the dim light in the corridor shone on her face.
"Meow." The black cat walked over and looked up at her.
The old woman's mouth was turned upside down and her eyes were a little swollen. If you looked closely, you could see traces of tears on her face.
"The black cat," the old woman said, her voice hoarse, "she's lost."
“…”
"She has been coming back very late these past few days, so I think something might have delayed her, which is why she came back so late."
“…”
"But today, at noon, her supervisor at school called me and I learned that she left work very early, very early, every day."
“…”
"She just, just...can't find her way home..."
"That's why she comes home so late, because she has to spend a long time looking for where her home is..."
“…”
"Little Lolo..."
“…”
"Why don't you tell mom? Mom also wants to help you. Mom also wants you to rely on mom. Mom also, also..."
"thump!!"
The old woman fell down at the door.
“Uh, uh, uh… uh… ah… hehe… hehe…” She clutched her clothes tightly at her heart with both hands, her eyes wide open, “Hehe…!!!”
Ah, how pitiful.
The black cat crouched, blinking its yellow eyes.
But I'm sorry, I don't know what medicine you want to take.
I wish you good luck.
“Hey, someone fainted here!!!”
“Call 120, call 120!!!”
“Hehe… uh hehe…”
What a shame, you're so lucky.
The black cat escaped into the corridor.
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Hitting, working? Or late at night?
No, wait!
I'm just an ordinary unemployed vagrant! What's wrong with staying up late? Why do I have to be forced to work here just for staying up late?
^
Ding Dong! 8pm, time to work! Please arrive at the city center within 15 minutes to clock in!
After following the instructions and arriving at the check-in point, I was stunned to see the same scene as a group of zombies entering the city.
Tsk, why is everyone so listless? Haven't they all pulled an all-nighter?
...Wait, that's not right. Why does that person over there who's supposed to be my enemy and even said hello to me look so much like the %*#%* I just found yesterday?!
^
Later, under the guidance of a "kind-hearted person", I finally got my first job - a courier sorter!
[Ding Dong! Congratulations on accepting your first job: Courier Sorter!]
[Job Description: Sorting Goods! Job Difficulty: 4/5 (Life-threatening)! Job Reward: 3 Tokens!]
Originally, I, who would buy a house without blinking an eye, had no idea what [3 tokens] meant until I opened the [Token Mall].
——【1 token for the entire venue, 1 token can take away your dream item!!】
Okay, I admit, I was moved.
I still want to buy some...
^
So I took on more and more work, and maintaining a 12-hour working day was no longer enough for me.
I started to appeal to my superiors and request an extension of my working hours.
But, you know, do you know what they tell me?!
——【Ding Dong!】
Bang!
Oh, I'm sorry, I have to go to [work]. Can I talk to you next time we meet?
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