Dong Qiangqiang's Story of Leaving Germany

Chapter 961 961. Wild Boar Philosophy

Dong Qiangqiang bought enough vegetables, fruits and daily necessities at the lifestyle supermarket at the foot of the mountain according to the list given by the landlord. Considering that he would have to go out and not come back until the weekend, he did not buy anything more for himself until he came back. Before going up the mountain, he found a new building materials center that was not too small in size next to the lifestyle supermarket. After a brief stroll, he found that everything in it was complete, including the anti-seepage system for pond repair that Lao Bai mentioned to him last Christmas. There are not only membranes, but there are many types.

He parked the car in front of his house, opened the trunk of the car, and put the purchased items into the empty cartons one by one. When the cartons were full, he locked the car, picked up the cartons from the ground and walked towards the door on the steps. At this moment, the door opened from the inside,

A burly German woman strode out of the door aggressively, gesticulating with her hands as she walked, chattering incessantly, and her expression looked very excited.

Dong Qiangqiang recognized the woman as the neighbor of the landlord's neighbor, her name was Larissa. The two families didn't usually move around much, so he didn't know why the other party suddenly came over to chat today.

The landlord followed the neighbor out of the house. She looked calm, she didn’t move her hands much, and her voice was very soft. It was hard to hear what she was saying. Dong Qiangqiang only saw her giving the neighbor a friendly pat from time to time. shoulders.

Two blond children jumped out from behind the women, ran down the steps and ran toward the street. They looked like two agile catfish when they passed by Dong Qiangqiang. Dong Qiangqiang greeted them kindly, and the children looked at them. She looked at him laughing and used the squirt gun in her hand to squirt him, while shouting "Fight monsters, big monsters".

Dong Qiangqiang was turned away by the water gun, and he happened to be face to face with the neighbor who passed by him. Just as he was about to say hello, the woman glared at him fiercely and shouted the child's name loudly, as if she was hiding from the plague. He walked around Dong Qiangqiang and hugged the children's shoulders and walked out. The children continued to shout and yell. The woman looked back at Dong Qiangqiang and the landlord from time to time, her eyes full of resentment and hatred.

Looking at the woman's back, Dong Qiangqiang's mind once again recalled those unfriendly looks in the university and the provocations in the library.

"Hey, Dong, thank you for helping me buy things." Yulia stood on the steps and said to him, "Come in."

"Ms. Yulia, she seems to be very angry with me. Did I do something wrong just now?" Dong Qiangqiang asked the landlord directly while carrying his things and walking up the steps.

The landlord did not shy away and said: "She asked me if you were from China and if you had ever had SARS. She also thought you were a potential unhealthy factor and asked me to kick you out instead of renting the house to you. She thought With you here, we will soon have many SARS patients, especially the threat you pose to children."

"Am I a threat to the child?" Dong Qiangqiang gently placed the carton on the kitchen countertop, opened the refrigerator and put the contents in the carton into the cold room one by one. "This is ridiculous. I don't know her at all, nor do I know her." I have never spoken to her or her child. I don’t understand how I suddenly became a threat to her and her child. It’s simply ridiculous.”

"Relax, Dong, no one will drive you away, it's just her idea." The landlord held the plastered arm and looked at him with a smile as he carefully put things into the refrigerator, "And she's not the first one to follow. "I said that before you came back." "So you won't drive me away because of what they said?" Including the Easter holiday, the summer semester will start in about two weeks. Dong Qiangqiang has a lot of things to do and has no time to find a house. If he is asked to move now, he will have a huge headache.

"Of course not. What I told all of them is that I think you are very good. You are one of the few high-quality tenants I have ever seen: abide by renting disciplines, pay rent on time, don't smoke or drink, pay attention to public health and personal hygiene, You don’t cook over a fire, you’re friendly to animals, you don’t have big parties at home, and you’re very quiet. I’ve never seen you listen to that kind of very loud music. Of course, it could be that you’re wearing headphones. In short, so far, I’m very impressed with you. Still very satisfied. As for what other people think, it has nothing to do with me.”

Seeing that the landlord didn't criticize him in a weird way, and thinking that Germans don't speak in roundabout ways, Dong Qiangqiang knew that the landlord was not deceived, so he breathed a sigh of relief. However, when he thought about the comment that the landlord just made to him, he felt a little angry: I do want to cook, but the problem is that I have to be allowed to do it.

But having said that, Dong Qiangqiang still felt a long-lost warmth. He always thought that Germans were cold and had a strong sense of boundaries between people, but he didn't expect that the landlord was more humane than he thought. Since he can stay, it is a good thing after all. At this time, there is one less thing to worry about. Even if he doesn't care about finding a second home with low rent in Germany, when he thinks of moving, he at least has to go to the immigration office, bank, Insurance, university housing leasing office, part-time job registration office, local vehicle management office and other places changed his address one by one. The new home also had to have a parking space. Dong Qiangqiang felt a splitting headache, so as long as he was not kicked out, even if the landlord did not let him install the Internet , even if there are wild boars running around in the backyard from time to time, even if the landlord doesn't let him cook, he can tolerate all these. Moving is not a matter of peeling off one layer of skin, but two layers of skin. He really doesn't want to leave.

Dong Qiangqiang thanked the landlord for his understanding, and as soon as he stepped out with his right foot, he turned around and returned to the kitchen. He has been hesitant to recommend himself to try to help the landlord solve the wild boar problem. In the past, he always thought that doing more would be better than doing less. But today, when he encountered the landlord's kindness, he was determined to repay the landlord, otherwise, if he was not at home, the landlord would encounter trouble with wild boars again. It’s even bigger. In addition, wild boars are not only a threat to adults, but also a greater threat to children who lack self-safety and protection awareness.

"Ms. Yulia, since the hunter will not come again in the short term, you will not be able to take the hunter's license test, and wild boars may appear again, I am willing to try to catch wild boars. However, I need to obtain your consent first to avoid my behavior. It contradicts or conflicts with your beliefs. Of course, I understand if you object, but I recommend that you at least install a surveillance camera and at least observe it when you go to the backyard.”

"Dong, in your hometown, do you live in the city or in the forest?" The landlord suddenly asked a question that had nothing to do with what Dong Qiangqiang said.

"I live in a city, and there is a forest on the edge of the city, but it's far away from me."

The landlord nodded: "I have always lived near the forest. I have been educated since I was a child to regard wild boars as pure wild animals. For thousands of years, they have been wandering around in the forests of Europe, breeding enthusiastically, and from time to time. Harassing their domesticated pig relatives has never been a problem in the past, but since the 20s, wild boar numbers have increased along with two other factors: urban populations and average temperatures. Eating anything and adapting to any reasonable environment, coupled with their rapid reproduction cycle and near-indestructibility, they don't need any superpowers to thrive and become nature's ideal survivors in recent years. In Germany and throughout Europe, wild boars have become a complete social menace, and they can even be said to be the scourge of the continent’s metropolitan areas.”

Dong Qiangqiang was confused by the landlord's eloquence: "Okay or not, can't it be over with just one sentence?" Is it necessary to make such a lengthy statement? But he took the initiative to ask the question, and he was too embarrassed to interrupt the other person or leave directly, so he could only continue to listen.

Seeing Dong Qiangqiang's confused expression, the landlord seemed to realize that her words had deviated from the center of Dong Qiangqiang's problem. She smiled apologetically: "What I want to say is that due to the destruction of wild boar habitats by humans, such as deforestation and urbanization, With sprawl, the construction of sidewalks and bike paths, etc., humans are actually inviting wild boars to come to us, and then show surprise, surprise and anger because of their rude behavior. The problem of wild boars is actually a broader problem about cities and. The question of mutual respect between villages: if you carve up the latter, the wildlife will be forced to go towards the former. So my conclusion is: nothing should be done yet, I will be careful.”