*顺手又翻了另一篇鱼相关的短文,《Mr. Medicine Pot!》,作者AriDesert
*因为太短了就不开新帖了,也贴在这楼里
*这两篇文虽然不是一个作者写的,但联动看一下,可以命名此楼为《双骄悲惨童年纪实》
当小鱼儿在四处挪动着针尖时,他总是会对药罐子叔叔说话,但在黑衣人来过之后,万叔叔告诉了他关于他和药罐子叔叔之间的联系,小鱼儿就开始跑上楼梯并躲在浴桶后,以此躲开他的伯伯姑姑们。
“药罐子叔叔,他们一直强迫我捉弄所有人,可我并不想对他们这么刻薄。镇上的人们开始避开我走,但当我成功完成了个捉弄人的把戏时,他们还是会哈哈大笑。”
“药罐子叔叔,今天我想了个法子捉弄了李叔叔!瞧瞧他发现自己的美酒里塞满脏卵石的那副神气吧!”记忆里,小鱼儿中断了自己的话,忍不住大笑。
“药罐子叔叔,你知道我觉得我是谷里最聪明的人么?也许我甚至是全天下最聪明的!现在捉弄所有人都太简单了,有人想加入我的时候,我必须费力气解释清楚。”
虽然他和药罐子叔叔的谈话大多是关于他耍的花招和恶作剧,但有时候他也会感到一种忧郁。
“燕伯伯,万叔叔告诉我你是我爹爹的好朋友,甚至是他的兄弟。有时候我实在想知道他是个什么样的人。你也很了解我娘的么?移花宫为什么要杀我爹娘?”
“燕伯伯,你是个什么样子的人?我一直只知道你是个泡在药罐子里的人,但万叔叔说你是天下最伟大的剑客。你怎地会变成这样?”
“燕伯伯,我想我的姑姑和叔叔们正想法子把我送走。他们老是在每天结束的时候聚在一起,抱怨我对他们耍的把戏。好吧,那只能证明他们把我教得有多好,是不是?”小鱼儿轻轻地笑了笑,“如果我说实话,出谷的想法真是让我激动得很,也有点吓人。如果我离开,我就可以为我父母报仇,还能瞧瞧这天下江湖!但你还在这里。这也是我所有知道的事了。”
小鱼儿茫然若失地盯着浮在水面的药草,瞧了半晌,摇了摇头,又拍了拍手:“好!如果我想去,我就去;再多说也没用。”
药罐子叔叔,我如今就要走了。莫要担心任何事,好好养伤。我会回来的,所以在那之前,我一定要活着。
原文:
Xiaoyu’er often talked to Mr. Medicine Pot while he was moving the needles around, but after the man in black came and Mr. Wen told him that he and Mr. Medicine Pot were related, Xiaoyu’er started to run up the stairs and hide behind the tub when he wanted to escape from his aunt and uncles.
“Mr. Medicine Pot, they keep making me do mean things to everyone. I don’t want to be mean to them. The townspeople are starting to avoid me, but they still laugh when I pull off a trick.”
“Mr. Medicine Pot! Today I managed to trick Mr. Li! The look on his face when he realized his good wine was full of dirty pebbles!” Xiaoyu’er broke off his sentence to laugh at the memory.
“Mr. Medicine Pot, did you know I think I’m the smartest person in the valley? Maybe even the whole world! It’s so easy to trick everyone now and I have to explain it when others join me.”
While much of his talks with Mr. Medicine Pot were about the tricks and pranks he’d pulled off, sometimes a melancholy fell over him.
“Mr. Yan, Mr. Wen told me that you were my father’s friend, his brother even. Sometimes I wonder what he was like. Did you know my mother well? Why would Yihua Palace kill my parents?”
Mr. Yan, what are you like? I’ve only ever known you as the man in the medicine pot, but Mr. Wen says you are the greatest swordsman in the world. How did you get to be like this?”
“Mr. Yan, I think my aunt and uncles are thinking of sending me away. They’re always gathering at the end of the day to complain about my tricks on them. Well, that only proves how well they taught me, doesn’t it?” Xiaoyu’er grinned and laughed a little. “If I’m being honest though, the thought of leaving the valley is exciting and a little scary. If I leave then I can avenge my parents and see the world! But you’re here. And so is everything I’ve ever known.”
Xiaoyu’er stared blankly at the herbs floating in the water for a long moment before shaking himself and clapping his hands. “Well! If I go, I go. No use dwelling on it.”
Mr. Medicine Pot, I’m leaving now. Don’t worry about anything and focus on recovering. I’ll be back, so stay alive until then.
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