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Chapter 889 Shadow of the Times

After those bright, clear and curious eyes swept across the aquarium, they looked down and saw a group of little turtles in the basin.

He reached out and quickly grabbed a small turtle, stuffed it into his pocket, and ran over to pick up a fish tank.
The reflection of the sun on the glass, as he flashed across the store, all the tropical fish flashed brightly;
The little tortoises in the enamel basin shrank their limbs in fright; one or two customers looked back unconsciously.

At the same moment, Big Ear Niu Luo Jin Er had disappeared outside the shop.
There was a background sound in the auditorium, accompanied by the voice of "FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE! FIRE!".

The joyful and cheerful melody of "Dancing on the Moon" suddenly sounded.

The small head of the big-eared cow, wearing the glass tank, ran home excitedly like an astronaut who landed on the moon.

Accompanied by the music of Dancing on the Moon, Luo Jiner walked down the street with his hands open, wearing a fish tank.

Brazil huddled in the pocket of his school uniform, followed the footsteps of the big-eared cow, staggering, with a dazed expression.

"We'll be dancing on the moon

"Its' gonna happen very soon it's gonna happen very soon.."

Accompanied by the singing, the streets of old Hong Kong Island, through the fish-eye-like glass tank, continuously swim to both sides, like a group of watery scenes, printed on the face of the big-eared cow, the big-eared cow ran happily, he Holding the Brazilian tortoise in his little hand, he flew up and down in front of the glass tank, like a navigator. The little tortoise was in mid-air, subconsciously sticking out its head and limbs, ready to land at any time, both cute and pitiful.
The camera suddenly became clear, and the shop sign of "Luo Ji Leather Shoes" appeared, the cheerful music stopped abruptly, and the body of the big-eared cow trembled and stopped.

He took off the glass jar and put it behind him, shouting "Dad" as he walked into the store.

Luo's father turned his back to him and was busy, and asked casually: "Little brother, what did you teach at school today?"

"Chinese and English." Big Ear Niu replied while sitting down cautiously.

"What do you teach in Chinese?" Papa Luo asked again, as he was working non-stop and hadn't reincarnated.

"Chinese!"

"What about English?"

"English!!"

"Hmm!" Papa Luo didn't have any doubts about this answer.

Many audience members in the theater couldn't help laughing.

But Meng Qiguang watched the father and son's wonderful question and answer on the big screen, but his eyes turned red involuntarily.

These two lines are what he wrote in his memoirs.

For a moment, he seemed to return to his childhood.

The melody of the music suddenly became amusing.

The camera gave a close-up of the face of the big-eared cow.

"This is my dad, he's very busy!"

Accompanied by Big Ear Niu's narration, the camera showed Papa Luo's work, where he was nailing the soles of shoes.

"He keeps his head down all day, the cat works behind the shoes, sometimes he rushes the goods, and I don't see him for days."

Father Luo was wearing an old pilled sweater and was peeling the soles of his shoes. Because of his working habits all the year round, the handle of the knife for shoveling the soles was on his chest. One pair had a hole in it, and there was another hole in the hole. A circular scar from years of hard work.

"But don't be afraid, every time I see him, he is still my father!"

There was a burst of drama on the radio, and Papa Luo’s face appeared in front of the camera. He did keep his head down making shoes, but he hummed along with the voice on the radio.

An adult came outside with three children to buy shoes: "Hey, let's buy shoes!"

The character played by Luo Xian looks a bit unintelligent.

Luo's father didn't even raise his head, and continued to work while shouting: "Buy shoes! Hey!"

A lively and cheerful woman walked out from the simple kitchen stove in the alley. She was the mother of the big-eared cow.

"Buy shoes, come right away!"

"These three pairs are the treasures of our shop. Wearing these shoes makes you look good, kid!"

Mother Luo's next operation explained what is called the tongue blossoming lotus.

The first shoe size was large, and she said it was suitable with the reason of "wide shoes and tight socks".

The second shoe size is too small. She also said that this is a precious American pigskin, which has good elasticity and will be more comfortable when you wear it.

The third one is neither too big nor too small, which is naturally the most suitable.

Although not-so-smart customers also raised their own doubts: "Is it suitable for loose, tight and suitable?"

"So, all of them are suitable. Did you buy all three pairs? It's a total of eighteen and a half yuan, all of which belong to the neighbors. Count it to you eighteen!"

Successfully sold three pairs of leather shoes. Although the customer played by Luo Xian was a little confused, he still bought three pairs of shoes.

"This is my mother. Her mouth is the worst. Waiting in the hospital, jumping in line to get water, haggling with the bus driver, she can do anything!" Big Eared Niu looked at his mother selling Xie coaxed the children, grinning and narrating as promised.

"That's why my mother has a nickname, Mrs. Rogue Luo!"

These two paragraphs of introduction to parents are explained through the innocent voice of a seven-year-old child, and they look at what is happening around them from the perspective of a child like Big Ear Niu.

Seven years old also has meaning, using a child who has no troubles and viewing everything that happens around him with a nihilistic attitude. Look at the whole story from a different perspective.

Because there is no preset position in children's world, they always look at the world with innocent eyes.

In my younger brother's eyes, his father always keeps his head down and does his own work, and sometimes he likes to listen to old dramas that he doesn't understand.In the era when machine production gradually replaced handicrafts, his father still worked purely by hand, and he always retained the shadow of the era when inland people worked hard and stuck to their duties.Compared with his staid father, he thinks his mother is a shrewd, capable and righteous "Mrs. Luo". No matter what she encounters, her mother maintains an optimistic spirit. One step is difficult, but one step is better; .This is not only the philosophy of Mrs. Luo's life, but also the spiritual philosophy of the mainlanders in that era who went to Hong Kong Island to work hard.

It can be said that for many audiences in the theater at this moment, Father Luo and Mother Luo not only represent themselves, but also represent people of an era.

Because many people who came to Hong Kong Island from the Mainland at that time had similar characteristics and spirits.

They all work hard from scratch and stick to their duties. This is the spirit that many citizens from the bottom of Hong Kong Island, and even some big shots, once had.

(End of this chapter)