Lu Chu was the only person in this town who couldn't see him.
From the day he was born, he has been facing the surprised eyes of the people around him.
"Can't see... what is that?"
"So people can still see?"
"Sorry, our hospital has never seen such a precedent."
"You...you really can't see? The sky is blue, the grass is green, and the blood is red..."
"..."
"Yeah." Lu Chu smiled gently, "I can't see it."
In this way, he lived for twenty-one years.
To this day, there are still people who express curiosity and amazement that he can't see this kind of thing, and they can't understand what it feels like.
The world is pitch black—no, no, how can someone who cannot see know that the curtain in front of them is black.
But Lu Chu was used to it.
He has also suffered before, and he is like a heretic in this town. As far as he knows, even if he encounters a major accident and hits the head directly, no one has experienced the strange symptom of "blindness".
He is also grateful that his parents gave him love and endless care.
Although they died unexpectedly when he was sixteen years old.
That year, his parents suddenly fell ill, and it came on violently without warning.
"Ah Chu, well, live on, you know?" they said.
"Um."
"I want you to swear!" the tearful mother yelled hysterically.
Lu Chu's tears could not be restrained from falling down: "I swear, I will live a long life."
———
Lu Chu is used to the invisible life, he has a lovely guide dog, of course, this is the only one in the whole town. It was his parents who spent three years training specially for him.
The town where he lived was peaceful and quiet.
The buildings in towns are generally not high, most of them have three or four floors, and the tallest building is the tower in the center of the city. The tower is very high, there are no windows from the fourth floor up, and it goes straight up to the sky in darkness, which always reminds Lu Chu of the Dinghai Shenzhen in the story.
I heard from the old people in the city that no one has ever been there.
But all this he could only hear.
He can't see.
It seems to be isolated from the world, there are few outsiders, and life is peaceful and comfortable.
But recently, Lu Chu always feels that there is a stranger by his side all the time.
He has been living alone since his parents passed away.
The town is not too big, and the roads are not complicated. When his parents were still alive, they used to drag him through the streets of the town on foot, then squatted down and said to him softly: "You want to Remember these roads, rely on your feelings, so even if we are gone, even if there is no turnip, you can find home, you know?"
They would spend one day walking along these streets twice a month. While walking, they would talk to his parents in detail: "On your left is a large supermarket, which has many daily necessities and food. We I usually go to such a place when I buy things; on the right, there is a flower shop with colorful and beautiful flowers; in front of the flower shop, there is an outpatient clinic, although it is not as good as the only big hospital in the town, but it should have There are treatment equipment and medicines, which are relatively complete, and many people in the town will come here to see a doctor... "
His parents loved him very much, and they took him to "see" the world a little bit.
They taught him to read, the kind that ordinary people learn.
Carve the words into raised ones and let him touch them.
— "Ah Chu, imagine, imagine these words in your mind."
…
Everything he knows comes from his gentle and patient parents.
He still walks down the town's streets every month after his parents passed away.
Even sometimes without the help of radishes.
Carrot is his guide dog, the only one in town. He is used to naming things he likes by color, which may be because he is also eager to see these colors. He has always felt that the radish accompanying him is bright red fur, just like carrots in the eyes of others, so this guide dog has Such a name. But his parents had said that the turnip's fur was actually dark brown.
Who knows.
Sometimes he feels that he doesn't need a guide dog, he just needs a companion.
Today, as usual, he walked on the way home after visiting the streets of this town, big and small.
Carrots are excited all the way.
However, Lu Chu was not as calm as he appeared on the surface. He felt being followed again - because he couldn't see, he was extremely sensitive in other aspects, such as hearing, smell, and perception.
Just as he walked home calmly and took out the key to open the door, he suddenly stopped.
He tilted his ears, and heard the sound so small that it was almost inaudible again—if it wasn't for his keen hearing, he wouldn't have been able to detect it at all.
no offence.
Lu Chu has been aware of people's emotions since he was a child. The subtle feeling is hard to describe. He obviously can't see it, but he can always perceive other people's emotions from the sound of breathing and footsteps.
"Do you want to come in and sit down?" Lu Chu smiled softly and spoke into the air. Although his eyes were out of focus, his smile made people feel soft unconsciously.
Lu Chu felt that the man's breathing was slightly stagnant.
Lu Chu stood there motionless, and Luo Bo also knelt on the spot, wagging his tail, and breathed out with his tongue out.
There was a moment of silence all around.
After another moment, the man came out from the shadow of the stairs: "Yes."
When Luo Bo saw someone approaching, he immediately stood up, lying on the ground with his forelegs, lowered his body, and yelled at the person, "Wow, woof", his eyes baring his fangs.
"Carrot." Lu Chu's gentle voice sounded.
Hearing Lu Chu's voice, Luo Bo stopped barking, but went to the man's side, circled around him a few times and sniffed, and finally retreated to Lu Chu's side, but his throat was still gurgling. Growl.
——
Inside the house, Lu Chu touched the kitchen familiarly, poured two glasses of water and walked back to the living room.
Lu Chu put the water in front of the man, and smiled apologetically: "Just let it go, there is no drink prepared at home."
The man didn't speak.
"Aren't you from here?" Lu Chu didn't mind the man's reticence, and continued to ask.
There was another long silence, and Luo Bo stood in the middle of the living room chasing his tail in circles, wailing occasionally, which made the atmosphere less awkward.
Hearing the movements of the radish, Lu Chu smiled softly, and continued to say to the man, "This is the first time I've seen a foreigner. I'm Lu Chu. What's your name?"
"You like to laugh." The man suddenly said bluntly and indifferently, but it had nothing to do with what Lu Chu asked.
Lu Chu froze for a moment, then lightly covered his dull eyes, and then said with crooked eyebrows, "Why don't you smile?"
The man really didn't talk much, so Lu Chu pressed the alarm clock at hand, and when he heard the time, he stood up—it was time to cook. The man behind him also followed, standing at the door of the kitchen not too far away, staring at Lu Chu without saying a word.
"why."
Lu Chu smiled and said softly, "Why?"
"Let me in."
Are you not afraid that I will be bad for you
For things like cooking, Lu Chu's parents have trained him since he was a child. All the things in the house are placed in a fixed place. After a long time, even if he can't see them, Lu Chu can know the location of these foods well, and he can cook with ease.
At this time, he took out the vegetables from the refrigerator, washed and cut the vegetables and said, "Don't look at me as a blind man, but my ears are very clear. You followed me for a day or two, right? If you really want to harm me, Probably already started; if you want to get something from me—although I don’t know what I can gain from myself, at least I’m safe until you get it. In short, I’m a blind person, if you really want to do something , It’s useless for me to hide.”
After speaking, he put the chopped vegetables on the plate and asked with a smile, "Can you eat cilantro?"
The radish made a "woof".
The man said: "Yes."
While eating, the atmosphere was still quiet, and the man suddenly said, "7."
"Um?"
"my name."
number? Lu Chu turned his face slightly, feeling strange in his heart.
But Lu Chu didn't express the doubts in his heart, but smiled softly: "Okay, I see."
"I forgot." The man seemed to know his doubts, and said calmly, "The original name."
Everyone has secrets.
Lu Chu still smiled: "It's okay, wait until you think about it."
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head to eat, the radish was lying on his lap with a small bowl in his mouth, and he was eating deliciously. At the same time, he didn't forget to look up at the man from time to time, his eyes undiminished.