The story of a fool
On this day, the fool still wore his old military uniform and took a walk on the street. The old street was relatively narrow, and the shops on both sides had opened early. When he saw the fool, he shouted, "Hey!" Where to go old wood. The fool had no name and always held a wooden stick in his hand. Everyone called him Lao Mu. When a fool hears someone calling him, he will smile politely and wave his stick. Idiot does this every day, and today is nothing special. Maybe Idiot is going out to find food, which is what he does every day. The proprietress of Huihui Trading Company was kind to the fool and asked him to give him two boiled eggs. The fool happily put the two eggs in his pocket. This was settled early.
The fool has been in this area for many years. Most people living nearby know him, but they don’t know where he lives. I heard that he lived on a stage between urban and rural areas. Originally, the fool lived in his brother's and sister-in-law's house after his parents died. For some reason, he later ended up living on the stage.
The fool is a warm-hearted person. As long as he has some food in his hand, he will give it to Old Huang. At first, Old Huang had amblyopia, but later he had no one to care about his eyes and had no money to treat his eyes, so he gradually lost his sight. Because it was inconvenient for Lao Huang to go anywhere, he was almost hit by a car several times. Later, he met a fool. The fool told Lao Huang, don't go on the street. If those cars hit you, you will die. So, the fool took a walk on the street every day and visited every store he could. Let's see what we get. If we're lucky, we can get some meat to eat, and the two of us will celebrate the festival.
That winter, the village head of Qiancheng Village was preparing to sing a big opera in the village to activate the cultural life of the villagers, so he sent people to the stage to clean the stage early. Both Fool and Lao Huang's homes are here, as well as other belongings. Since both of them were absent that day, the villagers threw away their belongings as junk. After three days of singing and three days of heavy snow, no one saw the fool and Lao Huang again.
Later I heard that Lao Huang was hit by a car while crossing the road, and I don’t know what happened to him after that.
As for the fact that Fool has not heard from him for a long time, I think maybe Lao Huang’s accident caused Fool to lose part of his daily life and turn him into a madman.
In the spring of the second year, the apricot trees on the wall surrounding the stage bloomed, and they stretched into a corner of the stage through the wall. The stage was wet, maybe because the winter snow had melted and it hadn't had time to dry yet. On that day, the weather was sunny and people were walking calmly on the street. Some people were surprised to find a new quilt on the stage.
Some people said it was the fool who had returned, others said it was other homeless people, and there were all kinds of guesses, but this quilt had never been touched, and there was no sign of anyone sleeping on it.