It's August.
Drip, drip --!
The cacophony of cicadas mingled with the sound of their horns echoed through the street, which seemed to twist as the sun baked the taupe asphalt.
On the side of the road, under the shade of a few clumps of trees, several young people were clustered together, smoking cigarettes and waiting for the traffic lights.
Suddenly, a young man who was smoking seemed to have found something, and his eyes fell somewhere on the corner of the street.
"Arnold, what are you looking at?" 'asked the companion beside him.
The young man named Arnold stared blankly at the corner of the street for a while before he spoke, "You say... How can a blind person cross the street?"
His companion was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and slowly opened his mouth: "Generally speaking, blind people go out to be looked after, or guide dogs to guide them, if in modern cities, there are also traffic lights on the side of the road, if it is not possible, perhaps they can rely on sound and guide sticks to move over a little bit?"
Arnold shook his head. "What if there's no babysit, no guide dog, no voice announcement, and even a guide stick for carrying peanut oil?"
"... You think you're funny?"
His companion rolled his eyes, followed Arnold's gaze, and the next moment the whole person stayed in place.
I saw in the opposite corner of the road, a young man wearing black short sleeves was standing there, his eyes wrapped with thick circles of black cloth satin, strictly blocking all the light.
In his left hand, he carried a cheap shopping bag full of vegetables, and in his right hand, he pulled a guide stick on his shoulder, like a pole, and at the end of the guide stick, a VAT of yellow peanut oil was shining in the sun!
Black satin wrapped eyes, blind rod on the shoulder, left hand vegetables, right hand oil resistance...
This bizarre picture immediately attracted the attention of a large wave of people around.
"Oh, look, that man is so strange."
"Can you see the road with so much cloth over your eyes?"
"Didn't you see the guide stick in his hand, because he was blind anyway?"
"This is what age, blind people basically wear sunglasses, who still use cloth and satin wrapped around their eyes in hot days, not afraid to cover the panic?"
"Yes, and have you ever seen a blind man carry something instead of walking with a cane?"
"Young people can really play these days."
"..."
The chirping of the cicadas in summer could not conceal the whispers of the pedestrians around them, who looked at the young man curiously, whispering about whether he was really blind or false blind, and watching the flashing red light with some anticipation.
Just then, a clear voice sounded from the side of the teenager.
"Brother, shall I help you across the street?"
It was a little girl in school uniform, about 12 or 13 years old, with a few drops of crystal sweat on her cheeks, a pair of big black eyes are worried about watching the youth, pure and simple.
The young man was slightly stunned, turned his head to look at the direction of the little girl, and a smile appeared on his mouth.
"HMM."
He hung the bag of vegetables on his right hand, left his left hand to wipe the sweat on the corner of his coat, and gently grasped the girl's palm.
Splat --!
The green light is on.
The boy stepped forward and walked with the little girl across the street.
The little girl was nervous, looking left and right at the traffic, walking cautiously and timidly.
As for the boy... He's walking steadily.
In everyone's eyes, this scene is not like a kind girl leading a blind man across the road, but like a big brother leading a child across the road.
The road is not wide, but ten seconds, the two people arrived on the other side of the road, the teenager said thank you to the little girl, then the head did not go back to the remote roadway.
"He's not blind." Arnold saw this scene, said with certainty, "He must have seen."
A young man behind Arnold, holding his chin in one hand, mused, then seemed to think of something, and suddenly realized:
"I see, he's pretending to be a blind monk!"
Snap --!
A big slap on the back of his head, Arnold swear: "Waste, day by day know to play games, who the fuck idle have nothing to do on the road cos blind monk?" Don't you want to die?"
After a pause of two seconds, Arnold added under his breath, "And again... The cloth that blind monks wear to cover their eyes is red, and this costume doesn't look like it either."
"Arnold, you said I..."
"Shut up."
"Oh," he said.
Just as the two quarreled, the young man who had been silent on the side stared at the back of the teenager leaving, frowning slightly.
'What's the matter? Arnold caught his gaze.
"I know him."
"Know him?"
"That's right." The young man nodded, "When my cousin was still in primary school, I heard that a student in their school had an accident, his eyes had problems, he could only use black satin to wrap his eyes, and it was said that there were mental problems..."
"Mental problems?" Arnold was stunned, carefully recalled the situation just now, "I look like there is no problem."
"That was ten years ago, maybe he had recovered, but it seemed to be a big deal at the time, and the student dropped out a few days later and was reportedly transferred to a special school for the blind."
At this point, another person excitedly chimed in: "So, what was the accident? Can make people blind and have mental problems, is it not evil?"
"I don't know." 'He paused.' But... I heard it was more outrageous than that."
"A miserable man." Arnold sighed. "What's his name?"
"It seems to be called, Lin... A forest of Seven nights in the forest?"
...
In the sunset, Lin Qiye opened the door.
Almost instantly, from the house came the fragrance of vegetables into his nasal cavity, he sniffed, swallowed, carrying things into the house.
Cheekha --!
The old door issued a harsh scream, covering up the kitchen from the sound of cooking, a middle-aged woman opened the kitchen door, saw the Lin Qiya carrying bags, exclaimed, hurried forward.
"Xiao Qi, why did you bring so many things back at once?" Women rubbed their hands on the apron, quickly help Lin seven nights to take things, rambling.
"This big bucket of peanut oil? You boy, have you been misusing government subsidies again?"
"Aunt, the subsidies given by the government to the disabled are used for living, and I use them to buy oil." Lin Qiye smiled.
"Nonsense, this money is reserved for your college, how can you use it carelessly, I can tell you, aunt's money from work is actually enough to support us three, you don't use it carelessly."
The aunt gently rubbed the oil barrel carefully with her hand, her expression was a little heartbroken, and she whispered: "Such a big barrel of oil, or the brand... It's going to cost a lot, isn't it?"
Have not waited for Lin seven nights to say something, aunt suddenly reacted.
'No... How did you bring all this stuff back?"
"Oh, I met some kind people on the way and brought them back for me." Lin seven nights calmly said.
"Well, well, it seems that there are still many good people in society... Did you thank them?"
"Thanks." Lin Qiye changed the topic, "Aunt, where is Ah Jin?"
"He was doing his homework on the balcony... By the way, this year, the doctor from the mental hospital for routine review has come and is resting in the room. You go to see the doctor, and your aunt will cook the dishes first and call you when she is ready."
Lin Qiye's pace gave a slight pause, oh a sound, and turned toward the bedroom.
...
"Hello, I'm a doctor from Sunshine Mental Hospital. My name is Li."
See Lin seven nights pushed the door into, sitting on a small bench in the bedroom of the young man stood up, gently opened his mouth, his face wearing a pair of large black-framed glasses, look Ssiwenwen.
Lin seven nights a little surprised eyebrows, "before not all are Han doctor to?"
"Dr. Han was promoted to vice president last year." Dr. Li smiled, a little envy in his eyes.
Lin seven nights slightly nod, oh a sound.
Also, the other doctor Han is a big age, medical skills and superb, he was not surprised to rise to the vice president, a young doctor to regularly review their own is also natural.
See Lin seven nights sit down, Doctor Li cleared his throat, out of the bag a stack of case files.
"I'm sorry, because I just came here, I don't know much about your situation, let me briefly understand it first." Dr. Lee spoke apologetically.
Lin seven nights nod.
"The name is... Seven nights in the forest?"
"That's right."
"I am seventeen years old."
"That's right."
"Well... It says that you went blind ten years ago and were brought to our hospital with some problems?"
"That's right."
Dr. Li paused for a moment. "Did you change your name?"
"... No, why do you ask?" Lin was stunned for seven nights.
Dr. Li scratched his head a little sheepishly, "Ahem... I guess I overthought it."
He held out his hand, pointed to the age on the medical record, and pointed to the three words ten years ago, "You see, you were blind ten years ago, when you were seven years old, your name happened to be Lin Qiye, so I think you changed your name after you lost your sight..."
Lin Qiye was silent for a long time, shaking his head: "No... I have never changed my name, and my parents gave me the name Lin Qiye before I was born."
"That's pretty... In the middle of Dr. Li's words, he realized that he was not very polite and closed his mouth in time.
"That's a coincidence." Lin seven nights light open, "really very coincidence."
Dr. Li was embarrassed, but he quickly changed the subject. "Well... It doesn't seem to go into much detail about the accident that caused your blindness and insanity. Can you tell me about it, if it's convenient?"
Lin Qiye has not yet opened his mouth, Dr. Li quickly added: "I did not mean to offend, more understanding of patients, in order to better treat them, of course, if you do not want to say, I will not force."
Lin Qiye sat there quietly, under the black ribbon, her eyes seemed to be watching Dr. Li.
After a while, he spoke slowly:
"There's nothing that can't be said... But you might not believe it, and you might even put me back in the asylum."
"No, no, no, don't think of our relationship as doctor and patient. It's just a normal conversation between friends. It won't go that far." "I would believe you if you told me you were pulled into the furnace by the old man," Dr. Li said, half-joking.
Lin Qiye silent for a moment, slightly nodding.
"When I was little, I loved astronomy."
"Well, then?"
"That night, I lay on the eaves of my old house and watched the moon."
"What do you see? The Moon Rabbit?" Dr. Li laughed.
Lin Qiye shook his head, his next sentence, directly let the doctor Li smile rigid on the face.
"No, I saw an angel." Lin seven nights seriously opened his mouth, and his hands were still in front of him.
"A seraph with six white wings in a golden glow."
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