Strange Life of a Cat

For Zheng Tan, the days of "facing the wall and thinking about life" at home can be summed up in one word - boring.

In the first two days, I was able to pass the time online and check out the commercials I had shot online. Other than that, I was sleepy at home. Wei Leng came once, but in order to avoid being scolded by Jiao's mother, Wei Leng only went to Er Mao's place on the third floor. Zheng Tan ran to listen to their chat about the subsequent development of the matter.

The cat trainer was sentenced. Wei Leng did not say the specific details. However, Zheng Tan learned that the cat that had been beaten and broken by him was taken away by A Wu. He heard that the cat was too ferocious and very aggressive. Especially after being beaten and broken by Zheng Tan, his temper became even worse. Some people suggested to Senior Brother Walnut that he should directly euthanize it. It would be too dangerous for this kind of cat to be released. Later Ah Wu spoke up. As a reward for this incident and to get rid of the "boss" problem, Walnut was happy to throw the cat to Ah Wu.

The news that Ah Wu was not allowed to approach Chuhua University was released by him on his own initiative, just to lure the snake out of its hole. Obviously, his goal was achieved. No wonder Zheng Tan could see Gui Yuan in the school during that time. After the incident subsided, the man and the cat disappeared.

In general, Zheng Tan spent most of his time at home these days to gain weight. For Zheng Tan, who likes to walk outside, it was quite uncomfortable to hold in weight. He lay on the balcony and looked sad outside every day.

Finally, one day a week later, after breakfast in the morning, when Jiao's mother took Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi out, Zheng Tan tentatively followed them out, looking at Jiao's face as he walked. Xiaoyouzi glanced at Zheng Tan and pursed her lips without making a sound, while Jiao Yuan grinned and snickered.

Zheng Tan followed him all the way to the entrance guard on the first floor. When the three of them went out, seeing that Jiao's mother said nothing, he shamelessly rushed out before the entrance guard closed.

Looking at Jiao Ma's face, she didn't look good, but more helpless.

"Don't cause trouble or meddle in other people's business. Don't rush up to a thief yourself in the future. Catching a thief is a matter between the police and the dog. What are you doing rushing in as a cat?" That night really scared Mother Jiao. , otherwise I wouldn’t have been angry for so long.

Although this was a lecture, it also meant that Jiao Ma temporarily allowed Zheng Tan to go out. If it weren't for Mother Jiao still watching, Zheng Tan would definitely jump up and do some somersaults in excitement. Somersaults are not difficult for cats.

After sending Little Yuzi to the attached primary school, Zheng Tan watched Jiao's mother and Jiao Yuan leave until they disappeared. Zheng Tan ran into the lawn next to him, jumping up and down. Over the past week, he felt like his whole body was getting rusty. He was so depressed that he wanted to run now. I feel much more comfortable after running.

After teasing a few gray magpies, Zheng Tan walked along the flower bed. When he reached the Faculty Activity Center, he heard a sound there, and there was someone very familiar.

Zheng Tan jumped up on a window sill and took a look inside, only to see that bitch standing on a shelf holding towels, shaking his head and singing Kunqu opera jokes along with the retired teachers. No wonder this guy has a weird accent recently and is always singing opera. It turns out he learned it from these old men and ladies.

Big Fat's old lady was also inside, and Big Fat was squatting next to her. From time to time, the General would run over and tease her, and then be photographed back.

Zheng Tan couldn't understand those operas and wasn't interested in them either. I didn't run too far in the morning, so I just walked around the school. In the afternoon, I decided to go for a run outside.

After some people have been locked up for a long time, they want to run further as soon as they get out. Zheng Tan falls into this category.

I still chose the old street where Jiaoyuan School is located. The furthest along this road was around where Uncle Lamei lived. Today, Zheng Tan decided to walk further.

The pace of urban construction is accelerating. After not seeing each other for a while, Zheng Tan feels that there are some changes.

When he walked to the community where Uncle Lamei lived before, Zheng Tan thought for a while, climbed in through the wall, and came to the building.

Swish——

At the familiar window, the window was opened, an unfamiliar face was revealed, and there were some conversations. There are also some potted plants placed on the balcony instead of the previous cardboard boxes. This place must have been sold to someone else.

Since he didn't know anyone, Zheng Tan didn't stay any longer. He walked out of the community and walked forward according to the planned route.

The further you go, the difference from the old street becomes more and more obvious. Whether it is the shops or the walls, there is a sense of vitality of the new era.

When there was no fence, Zheng Tan would walk along the edge. Occasionally, someone would look at him twice, but most people came and went in a hurry, too lazy to pay attention to a cat that looked nothing special.

After walking for a while, Zheng Tan saw an overpass ahead.

There were many pedestrians on both sides of the street in front, and there was no walking route that satisfied Zheng Tan on the sidewalk, so Zheng Tan was not ready to go any further, but he didn't want to turn around and go back immediately, so he decided to go for a walk on the overpass.

Ignoring the sounds of teasing cats around him, Zheng Tan climbed the stairs alone. There is a fruit seller at the corner of the steps, and there are people bargaining there.

When he came to the overpass, Zheng Tan took a look and saw that it was quite rich. In addition to a few fruit sellers, there were also sellers of hair cakes, small toys, etc. Are there no urban management law enforcement officers coming around?

Standing on the overpass, there is a constant flow of traffic at your feet. On one side of the overpass, looking over, you can see the streets with mostly old buildings. Many buildings will be labeled with the word "demolition" at some point; while on the other side, it is more colorful and prosperous. In the world, tall modern buildings reflect the atmosphere of a metropolis.

Withdrawing his gaze from a distance, Zheng Tan looked around the overpass. His eyes finally fell on the center of the overpass. An old man with gray hair and old gray-blue clothes was sitting on a simple folding low stool with his back Leaning against the railing, there is a guide stick next to him, and a large black umbrella above his head, open to block the sun, with the umbrella handle tied to the railing.

The old man was holding an erhu in his arms, and there was a small open wooden box at his feet. There were some coins and small banknotes in the wooden box.

A busker? And still blind?

When Zheng Tan was observing the surroundings, the people around him were actually looking at the black cat curiously. They had been selling things on the overpass for a while, and this was the first time they had seen a cat walking up alone. He was not afraid of people at all, he was very calm and ignored the teasing sounds of passers-by.

Originally, some people just looked at the black cat that suddenly came here with curiosity, and then began to greet pedestrians who wanted to buy something. However, when they found the black cat walking towards the blind old man in the middle, some people couldn't help but stop shouting and pay attention to what was happening there.

Zheng Tan was just out of curiosity. He had heard Ermao and the others talk about some things, such as some of the scammers that are popular nowadays. Many people pretend to be blind and pitiful to deceive people's sympathy. The money they make in a day is not necessarily worse than some people who work in an office. However, this old man did not cry out that he was pitiful and beg from passers-by. Secondly, he did not write on the ground or write down some sympathetic life experiences on the pad. Thirdly... Zheng Tan felt that this man was a little weird, and he couldn't put his finger on it. What's the blame?

Is this man really blind?

Zheng Tan approached and stopped half a meter away from the old man. He squatted and tilted his head to look at the man sitting there with his eyes closed as if he was asleep. After waiting for two minutes, I found that the old man had no intention of opening his eyes at all.

His eyes fell on the open wooden box at the old man's feet. Zheng Tan stood up and walked over. He looked at the coins in the wooden box, then looked at the old man who was leaning against the railing with his eyes closed and motionless. He looked at the box again, and then raised his paw. , fished it out, picked up a coin with his claws, and put it down again.

A falling coin makes a "ding" sound when it hits other coins.

Zheng Tan paid attention to the old man when he put the coin. When the coin made a "ding" sound, he noticed that the old man's ears moved. Among the people Zheng Tan had met, there weren't many people who could move their ears. It was rare to see anyone with movable ears. Zheng Tan's bad taste that he had been suppressing at home for a week came back. Anyway, as long as it's not too outrageous, people around you will just think that the cat is curious about the coins in the box but can't get them out, and won't think too much about anything else.

He picked up another coin, and when he was about to take it out of the wooden box, he let go of his claws and heard another "ding" sound.

The old man's ears moved again.

Fish again, loosen the claws, "ding"!

The old man's ears moved again.

…

After repeating it several times, Zheng Tan became impatient. Why didn't the old man open his eyes? Even if there is something wrong with the eyes and they can't open them, wouldn't they be able to speak? Or is it that this old man cannot see or speak?

Even if he can't see or speak, at least his hearing is there. Judging from the situation just now, this old man's hearing can't be too bad. When he heard that his cash box was passive, he didn't react at all! There’s not even a single change on the face!

This is too calm.

I remember when I was performing with Mr. Fang outside, although I felt very embarrassed, if anyone touched the cash box, Zheng Tan would definitely go up and beat them, but what about this old man?

Squatting on the spot and thinking for a while, the tip of his tail swayed rhythmically. Then, Zheng Tan set his sights on the half bottle of mineral water next to the folding stool, walked over, raised his paw, and pushed!

This is a "bad habit" that Zheng Tan picked up after staying with the police chief, Ah Huang and the others for a long time.

I saw that after the half bottle of mineral water fell, it rolled away from the old man. The bottle that the old man could reach with his lower hand was now difficult to reach when he stood up. After all, he was blind.

Everyone who saw this scene had the same thought in their hearts: This cat has such a bad character!

Zheng Tan didn't care what others thought. He looked at the person sitting there as usual and cursed in his heart: Is this person just a piece of wood? Besides moving ears, what else can it do? !

Not interesting. After being harassed for a long time, there was no response.

Zheng Tan rolled back the half bottle of mineral water that had rolled away. Although he did not stand the bottle upright, he still pushed it to the same place where the old man could reach it with his lower hand.

Just as he was about to leave, Zheng Tan noticed again that the beard on the old man's chin was quite long and swayed on both sides when the wind blew. When he thought that the old man had not responded for a long time, Zheng Tan's bad taste arose again. He jumped up and stretched out his paw to brush the old man's long beard down.

Then, still no response.

Zheng Tan felt that if those naughty kids scratched his beard, he would definitely get angry and fly into a rage. He really didn't know how the old man could endure it.

If the old man could give some other reaction besides moving his ears, Zheng Tan would have no interest in teasing. However, the old man could sit still, which aroused Zheng Tan's stubbornness, and he persisted in scratching his beard again and again. .

When the swarthy uncle who was buying mangoes not far away saw this situation, he opened his mouth wide and showed his white teeth. He even forgot to reply to passers-by's inquiries about the price. He sighed in his heart: This cat must be seeking death!

Zheng Tan was busy making the old man angry and reacting, and he didn't notice the changes in the expressions of several vendors around him.

When Ah Jin walked onto the overpass carrying his guitar, he saw the black cat he hadn't seen for a long time, bullying the blind old man.

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