Chapter 171 [October 1st Welfare] Wild Dog and the Moon

"kyi kuki" is the name my fan-addicted dad gave me.

The Burmese word means wild dog.

I barely lived to be eight years old. The teacher who came to teach took pity on me and pointed at the old mulberry forest at the entrance of the village and said:

"They are the cleanest trees in this village. Your mother also gave birth to you in that small pavilion, deliberately avoiding marijuana poppies. From now on, you will be called Sang Ting.

"In our Chinese meaning, it can also be explained that your hometown protects you."

1.

——Sang Ting?

I sneered: "I like Kuki, I can't live here if I'm too clean."

Are these people who come to support education mentally ill? Only those who can't think of anything need the protection of their hometown.

A drug addict or a gangster?

It wasn't until the armed forces of the separatist regime were in turmoil, and the troops carrying the five-star red flag on their shoulders took away the religious group in a vigorous and resolute manner, without even letting the group of people hear a few gunshots, that I realized that the "hometown" they said was different from mine.

When the armed forces saw that army appearing, they didn't even dare to raise their guns. It's no wonder that a group of scholars who couldn't play with a knife had the confidence to come here to help others.

But I was not born in that land.

My nationality pinned me to this poppy field and hemp land. The turbulent bandit leader kidnapped all the children in the village to form a "boy team". He said that dogs raised since childhood are more loyal and easier than adults. Close to target.

Those big-headed instructors, or "dog trainers," called us "dog bastards," and whipped us if we couldn't complete the training. At the end of every month, we had to go to the ring and do some shopping.

The partners who were laughing and sharing the pie together yesterday will kill each other today.

The injured "puppies" did not get medicine, and they were fed to dogs when they died of inflammation.

The surviving "pups" caused trouble and were fed poison for fun.

——How can human life be so cheap?

Why are those stupid support teachers still protected by others, so full of imagination and unrealism that even the sound of a gunshot is subconsciously thought to be setting off firecrackers?

——They are obviously all human beings.

Another time before the end of the month, I climbed to the observation deck of the training camp and stared blankly at the bright moon.

That is the cleanest existence in this land.

When I see it, I can calm down and no longer have to think about whether I will live or die tomorrow.

Ah Feng, who was on the bunk bed, found me and gave me a piece of hard pancake. He sat side by side with me at the observation deck, swinging his legs. When he raised his head, he could see the long border.

"I once heard an old teacher say that there are no poisonous flowers in that country, and you don't have to worry about being picked up and shot to death while you're sleeping. Children are well fed and clothed, and they can go to school for free."

Afeng swallowed the cake hard and pointed to the other side of the border.

"Kuki, I heard that the biggest worry of people over there is what to eat tomorrow. The quarrel is all about the salty and sweet soy milk."

I looked at him: "What is soy milk?"

A Feng shook his head: "I don't know. When I get out of this ghost place, I must go over there and try it."

"Get out? Get out alive?"

"Of course, we must get out alive. Then we will live to see it together! Let's see how those people are alive."

Ah Feng clenched his fist and waved towards the moon, his dirty face was covered with moonlight, stealing a bright and beautiful light.

"...Okay." I nodded.

Unfortunately, he died the next day.

His throat was cut by his opponent in the ring, and his body was fed to the dogs.

I chose a night when the south wind blew, burned A Feng's old clothes, and watched the smoke being swept to the border.

I hope he can be reborn on the other side of the earth in his next life.

2.

After two years of struggling, I finally lived to be ten years old.

The dog trainer at the training camp had a bad idea for me and laced the food he handed me with a new addictive drug. When I found out, I got into a fight with him and was given dozens or hundreds of lashes and was left behind. Training camp entrance.

The wound was inflamed and he was burning.

"It's a kid. He's probably a boy scout raised by these bandit leaders. He does all kinds of things."

"Boss, be careful..."

Two different voices sounded like women.

Since when are there women in training camps?

"It doesn't matter. Tatuo's business is in my hands. If I hurt them, they won't survive this autumn. This child will most likely be left here to die."

A hand rested on the top of my head, stroking my slightly feverish forehead.

There was a sound of collision, and the cool jade beads brushed against my cheek. I tried to raise my head.

Look at the hazy moonlight smearing on the man's calm cheeks, his moist and gentle eyes, his eyelashes long and sparse, and even the shadows they cast are quiet.

Ah... I'm going to die, am I hallucinating?

The person in the hallucination is so beautiful, like the moon, so death is not impossible.

"The child's wound is inflamed. Give him an injection."

The moon in the hallucination spoke and sighed softly:

"Don't be afraid, just be patient."

I reluctantly opened my mouth and fainted without saying anything.

It seems a bit regretful to die like this.

moon……

Haven't seen it clearly yet.

3.

When I woke up, I realized it was not a hallucination.

The doctor who helped treat the wound was the bandit leader Tatuo. The only person who could order him was Tatuo.

The dog trainer was very arrogant and said that I had a good life and met a big shot and saved my life.

Big shot...

After a few days I was able to get out of bed, so I sneaked in to see it.

Tatuo arranged the distinguished guests in the core area, but did not send anyone to guard them. The opponent's own people surrounded the small building and used more advanced weapons than the irregular bandit army.

I couldn't get close, so I could only stand on tiptoe in the corridor and wait for a long time before I saw Tatuo's confidant come to invite someone. A woman opened the door, and another woman pushed out a young man in a wheelchair.

I didn't see his face clearly, but just a shadow made me hold my breath.

A person's breath is unique and difficult to change, I won't make a mistake.

The person in the wheelchair looked at me keenly, and seemed to smile at the moment of looking at each other. The group stopped, and the two women behind her stood sideways to be alert.

The exposed waist and thigh muscles were tight and firm, the lines were clear and smooth, the scars were of different depths, and the vigilant eyes were sharp and oppressive. They were all ruthless characters with blood.

I took a half step back, and my hair stood up instinctively.

The young man waved his hand, and the group left.

I regretted my retreat a little bit. She was afraid that she didn't have a good impression of me, but one afternoon a long time later, the sun was shining, and I was distracted while reading, and asked the boss if she remembered this.

At that time, she was stroking the snoring orange cat on her knees, and she chuckled when she heard it.

"I only remember that your eyes were sparkling, like a puppy, you wouldn't be a bad kid."

4.

The business between Guike and Tatuo was over.

I thought she was leaving, and wanted to take a gamble and escape on a rainy night, but I heard the sound of gunfire.

It turned out that the business was over.

Tatuo was finished, the business collapsed, and the camp was over. He still wanted the scouts to die, and I turned against him and cut his throat the moment I took the knife.

Tatuo trained us in the beginning so that we could get close to the target and kill people. Now that the cause and effect have come back, he has got what he wanted!

But none of this matters. I wiped the blood and rain on my face and rushed to the training ground.

There was no moonlight in the sky on a rainy night, and the moon I was chasing fell beside me. My intuition told me that I had to find her to wash away the dirt and hesitation and get rid of the wandering on my homeland.

With such an obsession, I threw away the knife and knelt under the gun, kowtowed to Guike and surrendered, betting that I could change my fate against the will of heaven.

Seeing this, the people in the training camp started to curse me, saying how dirty I could be. I clenched my fists in response, thinking of the years of friction.

The person in the corridor finally made a move. She took the gun from her men and shot the loudest person with a burst of shots, without even a breath being disturbed.

"Come to me, kid."

I was stunned and moved closer, listening to her sigh:

"Look, they are also afraid of guns, they also scream, and they also beg for mercy. There is no difference."

She handed me the loaded gun, and the two women behind her moved their feet vigilantly, ready to unload my gun at any time, or block bullets for her.

But the person in the wheelchair just smiled and didn't care: "Go, have fun."

The gunshots rang out, and I killed all the "dog trainers" who begged for mercy, ran back to her wetly, and tried to clean the gun.

"Keep it as a souvenir." She said.

"Thank you..."

"Get this kid a towel and change clothes at home, okay?" She looked at me.

...Go home.

My mind went blank for a few seconds, and then I realized that she was waiting patiently for me, and I nodded and said "hmm" randomly.

"Tsk." The woman behind her laughed, and was nagged by another person.

Everything was over.

I took a dry towel and covered my burning ears when I got on the bus. I smelled the distant and quiet incense, and dared to look at her quietly.

She was leaning on the seat with her eyes closed, and the moonlight sprinkled on the car window, and then penetrated through the car window and gently fell on her face, dispersing some of the indifference and majesty, and then returning to warmth and calmness.

"I'll give you an identity, put down everything to study, and go to college, how about it?"

I was stunned when I heard her talk, and almost blurted out: "I'll follow you."

She didn't seem to expect that I would answer like this, opened her eyes and looked at me for a moment, showing a little interest.

I felt that all my thoughts were seen through, and my scalp was numb, but she closed her eyes understandingly and gave me a chance to breathe.

"You can choose or not, but you can't be without a choice. I'll leave you a way. When you get tired, go live in the sun."

She was thoughtful and tolerant: "Now, stay with me and try it."

I nodded hurriedly, eager to try.

"By the way, what's your name?"

"...Sang Ting."

At this moment, I was suddenly glad that I had a clean name and could say it.

Like a dirty stray puppy, I nervously washed my paws and touched the corner of the donor's clothes, hoping to leave a good impression on her.

I will be very good and have sharp enough fangs to use.

Will you be satisfied with me?

I fell asleep tiredly, and in my dream I really turned into a little wolfdog, circling around the puddle in distress.

Because the moon was hidden in the water, it couldn't get it out no matter what, and it would wrinkle the moon if it touched it.

Wang Wang was anxious.

5.

I changed my nationality as I wished, entered the school and stayed with her.

But there are so many things going on in Wugang, some of which are even darker than what I have seen in the training camp. I was so tired that I could hardly breathe. Sister Yunbai, who was holding a smoking cessation candy, raised her eyebrows and looked at me:

"This is just the beginning. When the boss first took over Wugang, people died every day. It was not easy to sleep for two days. Now it is considered good."

I fell asleep on the table in depression.

"This is different from what I thought."

Sister Yunbai smiled. She also saw through something and said in an ambiguous way: "Then let's go and find a cleaner place to stay."

My heart trembled, and I lowered my eyes and dared not look at her. I fell asleep in a daze.

Moon, moon, I can't catch you even if you fall. Otherwise, you should go back to the sky. I don't need to own you. I am satisfied as long as I can lie in the moonlight to dry my belly every night.

Oh, it’s so difficult.

The puppy bit his tail and woke himself up.

The coat I was wearing was about to fall off, so I caught it with quick eyes and hands. I saw that the boss was looking at the report of the shipment: "You..."

"Come somewhere with me," she said.

6.

The children in the orphanage are noisy and are raised to be fair and cute.

I had always heard about this place but had never been, and it was only when I saw it that I realized the reality.

"You stay here."

She handed a candy to the girl who came to offer the treasure and hand over the windmill, the smile on her lips still lingering.

I said nothing and watched her leave in silence.

7.

Everyday life in the orphanage consists of eating and sleeping, thinking about how to play tomorrow, and how to solve that problem. The stability is unreal.

When I was awakened by a naughty child while sleeping, I still instinctively reached under the pillow.

No gun, only a few candies caught.

"Brother Xiaoting, the teacher is calling you for dinner."

"I see."

I couldn't tell what was wrong, and I felt restless while eating, so I finally asked the teacher.

"Boss Heng, that's a really good person. She helped me deal with the scumbags who were chatting and beating me up. Otherwise, those people would have had a backer if they had escaped."

"Without her turnover, this welfare home wouldn't be able to get the funds so quickly and easily. It all depends on connections."

"Ah, didn't the mother of that girl ask for our help yesterday? The boss had someone pick her up."

Yesterday, a woman knelt at the door of the hospital and said that her young daughter had been raped by her stepfather for several years. They had been transferred to several places, but no one dared to help, and no department dared to take over.

That stepfather is a big shot with complex relationships and many involvements.

"The boss wants to help? It's troublesome."

"When have you ever faced death without saving anything? It's so pitiful for mother and daughter..."

People here don't use guns and prefer to use invisible "knives" to kill people.

Guns are replaced by more euphemistic violence, souls are imprisoned under majestic boulders, blood is not left on the surface, and people die in places where the bustling lights cannot see.

The swords, blood, and shadows were entangled in the richness, and were stuffed into a corner that most people couldn't see. It was already a hundred times more peaceful than the war-torn land, but it couldn't reach the kind of peace in the orphanage.

This kind of stability comes from the fact that someone is protecting the place from the wind and rain, and even the smell of moisture cannot get in.

"Eat, we can't help."

"Xiaoting, eat...hey, where are you running to?!"

I suddenly got up and ran out, running towards the moonlight amidst the sound of the windmill of freedom and happiness in the orphanage.

Yes, I can't help you right now.

Because to kill violence is to master greater violence.

The sun cannot easily shine into the protective umbrella. It has to be shredded to disperse the humidity and haze and restore peace.

8.

"I, I still want to stay by your side. But I'm not suitable for those literary jobs. I want to build a different training camp and be loyal to you."

"Why?"

She fell ill when the season changed, and she had just taken the medicine. She was a little tired due to the effect of the medicine, so she only moved the jade beads slowly and coughed from time to time.

"How are the mother and daughter doing?"

I seemed to be asking an irrelevant question.

She thought for a while and answered selectively: "It will be soon. As long as it is no longer useful, the people above will throw him away and exchange him for greater benefits."

"Then can they make up for this benefit for you?"

"I don't need it," she said calmly, "That's not what I want."

I pursed my lips and finally saw through: "There are always rain clouds around the moon, but it is clean."

She coughed a few times: "The moon is not clean. It is covered with ravines and does not shine."

But the moon brought me light.

These words were so disgusting that I couldn't say them out, so I just looked at her quietly.

"Stay, tell Yun Bai Hanbai what you want to do."

She gave in, her brows and eyes still looking tired.

I know she originally wanted me to leave, but she never lacked my knife. It was me who wanted the knife.

"Woof woof woof!"

The puppy in the dream took advantage of the moon to rise, took a sneak peek, and circled contentedly.

9.

The boss gave the order and the training camp was built very quickly and smoothly, and everything was provided.

I was a little surprised: "Are they so easy to talk to?"

Sister Yunbai smiled and said: "Those who are hard to talk to are dead."

"..."

After all, the boss is the boss.

Seize the power and speak the truth.

10.

I have been with her for five years, and we have had five official birthdays, and all the gifts we wanted most.

The teacher at the welfare home asked: Aren't you coming back?

I said: Life there is very stable, but it’s not what I want and I can’t fit in.

The alien is the alien.

I said: Where is the boss, I am.

11.

"Few existences are eternal, and it is difficult for people to come into contact with that part of eternity."

I don’t remember the day when my boss was chatting with someone, but my left ear went in and half of my right ear came out.

Because I deeply believe this.

In other words, I deeply agree with everything the boss said, but this one left a particularly deep impression on me. I think it’s because I feel the same way and I feel lucky.

I adore, admire, and be loyal to this person. This is the only way I can touch eternity.

The luckiest thing is that I am firmly on this eternal road.

The puppy lives very happily under the moon!

And I am the only happy puppy under the moon. No matter whether I am acting up, rolling around or getting into trouble, I am always being looked after with tenderness.

12.

No one told me that the puppy also has to compete with the second child for favor.

The new second baby is very well-behaved and I like him too, but I also hate him.

No one likes moonshine to be shared.

I wasn't that generous, but the boss showed acceptance and I knew what I should choose and what she wanted to see.

I invited him into my home from my hospital bed, pretending to agree willingly.

But the boss touched my head, and it seemed that it was not unacceptable, but I couldn't sleep that night. All I heard over and over again was the kid's affectionate "sister".

hateful.

There is no moon tonight and the puppy is whining.

13.

"I know you didn't sleep."

The small orange lamp that was on was emitting incense, and she stopped beside my bed, holding a storybook in her hand.

"Want to hear a story?"

My eyes widened, and I wanted to sit up but she motioned me to lie down and listen to her fairy tale.

She had never heard of some of them, so she changed the ending after a pause, making me go from sleepy to speechless and confused.

"There is no suitable picture book, I will talk about it later..."

She apologized to me and sighed helplessly: "I'm not good at telling fairy tales, and I don't listen to songs to lull you to sleep."

"..."

I was almost shocked.

Humming?

who?

Boss, hum for me? !

Oh my God, I'm not awake yet. How dare I have such a dream? It's so surreal.

"No, no, no..." I shook my head hurriedly, and she became strangely silent. Only then did I realize that I suspected that she was dissatisfied with her singing.

As God can tell, I can still hear the sounds of nature even if the five notes are broken. I was just scared.

"Boss, do you have something to tell me?" I realized later.

"Well..."

It was hard for me to see the hesitation on her face, so I calmed down and said with a forced smile, "Is it Xiao Wu's business? I will take care of it..."

Stopped abruptly.

She touched my head: "Xiaoting, you don't need to be sensible. As long as I'm alive, I don't need to.

"I came here because I didn't tell you about it back then. I didn't understand it at that time, so I want to make it up to you now, not for anything else."

I feel so uncomfortable, and I don’t want to pretend to be well-behaved and docile and allow myself to be wronged.

"I don't like..."

"I know."

She patted me gently: "Give me some time to prove it, okay? There is one more person in the world who loves you and won't come to compete with you."

"Yeah." I nodded.

"Go to sleep."

Crying children get candy.

In her place, children who don't cry also have enough sweets to eat.

"elder sister……"

She paused for a moment, with a smile in her eyes wrapped in the warm yellow light, and reached out to touch my head.

The slightly cool Shibazi carefully avoided my cheek.

"I'm here."

Somehow, my tense nerves instantly relaxed and I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

There were no dark clouds at night in the dream, the starry sky was clear, and the moon was so big, round, and beautiful!

The puppy was having fun in the mulberry forest, showing off to every wild flower with its head held high.

He chased his tail in circles again, as if he was extremely happy but had no one to talk to, so he had to catch up with himself and share it again, getting double the joy and happiness.

Finally, the puppy wagged its tail and said to the moon:

"Woof woof woof!"

Tomorrow I can demolish my house in high spirits again.

14.

I failed the mid-term exam again, and even the eldest student had to be talked to by the class teacher.

It's so difficult for me.

"What should I do if my child takes the high school entrance examination? Sixty points..."

"At least it passed, teacher."

"A perfect score of one hundred and fifty."

"Well..."

The boss seems to be more difficult.

Wandering at the door of the office, I glanced randomly at the handwritten newspaper on the wall——

"I wonder if Lingnan is a bad place, but I think this is my hometown."

I tiptoed and peeked into the office, and happened to catch the boss's gaze. I stuck out my tongue at her, feeling a little embarrassed.

She was so helpless that she turned around and continued to listen to the head teacher's verbosity.

Sangting.

My peaceful place is my hometown, sheltered from the rain and snow under the Sangzi Pavilion.

This name seems to be correct.

I've caught up, I've made it through the holidays piecemeal, and there should be none before the winter vacation.