"The last time you were on a drip was when you got married to Zhang Xi." "You haven't been ill for ages." "How come you've suddenly got a cough?" "Only dead people don't get sick." "How could dead people ever get sick?" "The electricity is finally back." "Three times a day." "The electricity goes off three times a day?" "I mean take these pills three times a day." "I thought you meant the blackouts." "Don't forget!" "Okay." "Damn it!" "Pisshead's dog is always coming in here!" "Is there some festival on today?" "It's just another normal day." "I'd rest for a couple days." "You're not looking well at all." "Okay." "The Buddha told Subhati," ""I know the mind of every sentient being in all the host of universes," ""regardless of any modes of thought, conceptions or tendencies." ""For all modes, conceptions and tendencies of thought are not mind." ""And yet they are called 'mind.'" ""Why?" ""It is impossible to retain a past thought," ""to seize a future thought," ""and even to hold onto a present thought."" "The Diamond Sutra" "When will the bananas arrive today?" "Why don't you throw down a bottle of liquor for me?" "Leave now, or the wild caveman will come and get you." "You have to believe me." "The wild man has caught Weiwei." "What?" "Thank you for watching the program today." "As usual, we now have Chen Sheng with us to read one of his poems." "Chen Sheng is a doctor working in a clinic in Kaili." "The poems he writes in his spare time have been published in an anthology called Roadside Picnic." "Presenter, Wang Zijian, Luo Fang," "Edward Ding, Stanley Tong." "Executive Producer, Edward Ding, Shen Yang." "Art Advisor, Zhang Xianmin." "Literary Coordinator, Chen Ji." "Consultant, Cine-Correspondence Project." "Starring," "Chen Yongzhong," "Zhao Daqing," "Luo Feiyang," "Xie Lixun," "Zeng Shuai," "Yu Shixue," "Guo yue," "Liu Lin yan," "Yang Zuohua." "Weiwei!" "Weiwei!" "Chen!" "I heard you on TV just now." " Where's your dad?" " He's gone to the stall." "Why did he lock you in?" "He told me to stay in and do my homework." "Guess what?" "Pisshead gave me a real fright this morning." "I'll show him." "Why did he come here to frighten you?" "He said a wild man was coming to get me." "There's no wild man." "He was just trying to frighten you." "Oh." "Chen!" "You know how to pick a lock?" "Who changed the lock?" "My dad did." "Where did you learn how to pick a lock?" "You talk too much!" "Are you hungry?" "Yes." "Any food at home?" "Dad made noodles this morning but I don't want them." "What do you want to eat then?" "Rice noodles." "Let's go and eat then." "Chen, I lost my ball." "Where is it?" "In the river." "I'll buy you a new one." "Stop calling me Chen!" "I'm your uncle!" "Chen, your car can never catch up with mine." "Sit tight or you'll fall off." "We're moving now." "One, two, three, four, five..." "Ten yuan." "Call!" "Chen Sheng's here with your son." "Call!" "What are they doing here?" "Dad!" "Good for nothing kid!" "Didn't I tell you to stay at home and watch TV?" "There's only one channel." "And the show was all about wild men." "So I got scared." "You'll have to play without me." "How come you changed the lock?" "I'm asking you why you changed the lock." "Too many robbers about." "Weiwei says you're moving house next month?" "You're going to move house next month, aren't you?" "You got in even after I changed the lock." "How can I stay there?" "Weiwei can come and live with me then." "No need for that." ""Hands behind one's back" ""At the subtropical inn" ""Embracing the wind at the door" ""Later on, sitting down" ""Watching the gentle lightning" ""One's back to the city" ""The river bank in the subtropical wind" ""Submerging a bridge not yet sober" "Roadside Picnic by Chen Sheng" ""Buildings that do not get tipsy" ""Sober up in silence" ""Tomorrow, cloudy" ""Three to twelve degrees Celsius" ""Fix the windscreen wiper, bring the umbrella" ""Trying to get off the drink" ""One gets out of the car in vain" ""And walks till the sun comes out" ""Opening as before" ""The wardrobe of the body" ""Water molecules travel through fiber"" "Goodbye, Journey, Mistress Brothel, Bailero, Mistake, Skylight, Rain" "You're early today!" "Had breakfast yet?" "Yes." "What took you so long?" "What a brave boy you are!" "No crying whatsoever." "What's wrong with him?" "I made you better the other day." "What's wrong with you this time?" "What a brave boy you are!" "You'll be fine." "I'll do it." "Take him in there." "Don't cry, don't cry." "It's okay, it's okay." "Settle down, settle down." "What made you put the radio on today?" "I found it at home but it was broken." "It's all right." "No need to cry." "You'll be fine." "It's okay, it's okay." "Finished?" "Three times a day for the bigger box and twice a day for the smaller one." "Give them to him with warm water after his meals." "Just follow the instructions." "Okay." "If he's still not better I'll bring him back and put him on a drip again." "Yeah." "Take care!" "Bye bye, little man!" "Did you put that box outside?" "Yes." "It collapsed as I pulled it out." "There were old firecrackers inside." "I bought the firecrackers for when I visited my son's grave." "They don't let you set off firecrackers or burn paper money these days." "Has burning paper money been banned too?" "I had a dream last night." "I dreamed of a friend." "We lost touch during the Cultural Revolution." "I came to Kaili and he stayed in Zhenyuan alone." "Your lover?" "What?" "But his name was Airen, which means, "lover."" "He knew I couldn't stand the cold." "But we didn't have any money." "No heating or anything else to keep us warm." "So, he got an electric torch out of his pocket and pressed it against my hands to warm me up." "Did it warm you up?" "Of course not!" "It was just a torch." "Then what happened?" "Many years later, he came to Kaili and gave me a tape." "After that we lost touch." "But we promised each other whoever left first would buy the other person a new shirt." "I left for Kaili, but I forgot." "I never bought him a new shirt." "I'll take the recorder home and fix it for you." "That chicken you brought me will go off soon." "It's still in my fridge." "You should come over and we'll cook it." "Okay, I'll come over in the next few days." "Weiwei!" "Weiwei!" "Time for your bath." "I don't want a bath." "Hurry up!" "Look at you, you filthy pig." "Get a move on!" "I don't want a bath." "Lift up your arms." "Look at that drawing on your wrist!" "Is that supposed to be a watch?" "Do you want to look like a gangster?" "Excuse me!" "Where's your boss?" "Over there." "Over there?" "Hi, boss, Monk sent me to fetch the motorcycle." "Follow me." " Here you are." " Which one is it?" " That one?" " This one." "This one!" "Okay." " Have you finished your homework?" " Yes." "Look, I've got a watch." "Do you want it?" "How many watches do you have at home?" "Plenty." "Come to my house and you'll see." "He's got a whole room full of them." "Do you want to go to his house and play?" "Yeah." "You can go for a few days then." "Wild men footprints, around three times the size of a normal human foot, have once again been found in the Kaili region." "The remains of dead sheep, a cow and other animals were also found in the vicinity." "The last time a wild man was sighted in Kaili was nine years ago and the incident led to a traffic accident." "The driver of the car said that he saw a wild man sitting in the back seat through his rear-view mirror." "The man had brown hair all over his body, he had shiny eyes, and his voice was like the roar of thunder." ""Without music, the ears go deaf" ""Without rules, candles go out" ""Just as people once believed that photographs could steal the soul," ""You took a photo and stole my soul" ""Without razors, language becomes muted" ""Yet I have lived without a heart for nine years"" "I've been dreaming of my mother a lot these days." "All I can see is the flower embroidery on her shoes." "But I can't see her." "And I could hear the sound of Lusheng pipes." "As I came out of my dream," "I saw lots of Miao people walking around me." "I felt awful." "Once I woke up, I felt fine." "You should go and visit your mum's grave." "Burn some paper money for her when no one is watching." "I'm glad this old house is going to be torn down." "I always have dreams when I sleep here." "It's really unsettling." "Don't blame the house." "I dream a lot, too." "I dreamed of my son." "He was riding his new motorbike." "That batik he went to collect from your mum was covered in blood from his hands." "If I'd known, I would have told her not to make the batik." "Back in the days when I was out on the streets, there was this gang member we called Monk." "His son was buried alive." "After that, his son often appeared in his dreams asking for a watch." "So, he burned an image of a watch for his son." "But his son still appeared in his dreams." "In the end, he decided to open a watch shop in Zhenyuan." "Maybe we opened this clinic for the same reason." "Did you burn that batik for him, then?" "No." "I couldn't bear to part with it." "Not much use keeping it either." "It's something to remember him by." "Sooner or later, the patients we treat just get ill again." "What's the point in doctors like us busying about all the time?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Let's take a break." "Hasn't the medicine worked?" "Not really." "I think we should go home soon." "Sing a song for us!" "Are you joking?" " I just want to hear you sing, that's all." " I can't sing." "Zhang Xi also wants to hear your sing." "When have you ever heard me sing?" " Come on, come on." " Leave him alone." "Any bananas left today?" "Sold out." "Come again tomorrow." "You mind letting me past?" " I'll be back in a few days." " Okay." "Get down from there!" "Come on!" "Stop it!" "Look at you!" "You're completely hammered again." "Get down now or I'll drive your car away." "You're wasted again aren't you?" "Get out of here!" "We're sorry." "Your phone has run out of credit." "Please top up soon." "Thank you!" "Chen, Crazy Face has just arrived." "Why didn't you tell me you changed the tombstone?" "Why didn't you tell me you changed the tombstone?" "It's none of your business." "She's my mother too, you know." "What do you mean it's none of my business?" "What right do you have to claim to be her son?" "You don't give a shit about Weiwei." "He doesn't even know where his next meal will come from." "All you do is fuck about the whole time." ""Fuck about"?" "He's my son!" "What's it to do with you?" "What business is it of yours if I sell the kid?" "Which one of you is Xu Ying?" "Which one of you is Xu Ying?" "Why do you ask?" "I want some answers." "Did you chop off Monk's son's hand?" "I thought he died ages ago." "He still owes me 400,000." "I handled the whole hand-chopping incident, didn't I?" "And I lost 400,000." "Was it your idea to cutoff Monk's son's hand?" ""Mountains" ""are the shadows of mountains" ""Dogs" ""are too lazy to evolve" ""Summer" ""Human enzymes are stubborn" ""The enzymes of the soul are like water lilies"" "Go back to your casino and mind your own business!" "You're not making business easy for me, are you?" "Wait up, Chen!" "I've been involved in some dodgy dealings lately." "So I didn't dare call you." "Just stay out of my business." "Come on!" "San!" "Go and play over there." "Come and have a drink with me." "Stop thinking about it." "Keep it down over there, will you!" "Come on!" "Your mum had a long chat with me before she passed away." "She said she was sorry she left you in Zhenyuan all by yourself when you were a kid..." "Why are you telling me all this?" "Crazy Face is your half-brother, after all." "Poor little Weiwei!" "I've got to go." "I'll call you later." " Which one is Crazy Face's motorbike?" " That one." "Who did you sell Weiwei to?" "I didn't want to make you lose face in front of everyone last night." "You just try messing with me again." "Who did you sell Weiwei to?" "What's it to you?" "What kind of a man are you?" "You're one to talk." "Where were you when mum died?" "I was there till the very end." "But in the end, you still got the house!" "All you can think about is the house." "I'll give you the house." "Just tell me where Weiwei is." "Where's Weiwei?" "It's not yours to give." "That house should be mine." "You were in jail all those years." "I took care of everything." "Tell me where Weiwei is." "You'll get the house, and Weiwei can live with me." "The area we live in is going to be torn down soon." "When I find Weiwei, the house is yours." "You have my word." "How on earth could I sell him at his age?" "Monk took him on a trip to Zhenyuan." "Don't stand on the scales." "I'm trying to work." "Sorry." "That friend I dreamt about last time." "He told his son to call me, to say he was very ill and wanted to see me." "Are you going to see him?" "I can't go at my age." "It'll just make me upset seeing him sick like that." "You sound upset now." "You're already upset." "Not as upset as I would be if I saw him." "I'm going to Zhenyuan in a few days." " I need to take a few days off." " You're going to Zhenyuan?" "Yeah, I've got something to do there." "When you go would you give him something for me?" "What exactly?" "This shirt." "This is Lin Airen." "This was taken when he was young." "He probably doesn't look like this anymore." "This tape is for him, too." "He lives in Zhenyuan." "It won't be hard to find him." "Tell him it's from Guanglian." "And tell him to take good care of himself and that I wish him a speedy recovery." "Okay." "I'll eat that fish when I get back." "Living alone, I've never needed a fridge." "I live alone, too." "You can just leave it in my fridge." ""When many nights overlap" ""All silently turns to darkness" ""When roses absorb light" ""Their scent pervades the earth" ""In my search for you" ""I've made my new home in the eyes of a bird" ""Often staring at the passing wind"" "What are you doing here?" "I was late." "When I left, none of you were there." " So, I came here to rest for a bit." " Let's go." "You can go home and shower and change into some fresh clothes." "Let me take that." "What's inside?" " It's really heavy." " Books." "I'll drive." "Are you sure?" "I'm sure." "Of course, I'm sure." "Last month, a very strange car accident happened when a man driving a white pick-up truck ran over and killed a young man riding a bicycle in front of him." "In his hand was a Miao minority batik." "The driver, who was drunk at the time of the accident, told the police he had seen a wild man in the back seat." "He said the man had brown hair all over his body, with shiny eyes, and his voice was like the roar of thunder." "One day I was down in the mine digging for coal." "I was so exhausted I took the shuttle car up to the surface." "According to prison rules, if you get caught taking the shuttle car you lose all the points you'd normally get for the coal you've dug that day." "They're really tough with the rules because lots of people have died taking the shuttle car." "I was unlucky that day." "I got caught by the warden right after getting in." "We called him Master Wang." "I begged him not to tell on me." "I said, "Old Master, please let me off this once." ""I only did it because I was exhausted." ""Don't report me, please!" ""If you report me, I've had it."" "He didn't say anything." "So, I assumed I'd gotten away with it." "But once I'd had a shower and something to eat, two team leaders came." "They took me to an office and gave me such a beating." "It was only towards the end of my prison term that I found out that once upon a time, the locals didn't know how to fuck." "They learnt how to shag by observing how the dogs did it." "So, the locals all called the dogs, "Old Masters."" "Chen, I owe you big time." "Snitching on you wouldn't have shortened my sentence." "Anyway, we're friends." "Chen, your mother left the deeds to the house at the old doctor's." "Crazy Face went there a few times with Weiwei to kick up a fuss." "Your mother hoped you'd help take care of Weiwei." "Crazy Face is beyond hope now." "Did Monk ever come and see you?" "Yeah, he left you some money." "I've kept it for you." "Your mother asked me to help you buy the clinic so that you and the old doctor could run it together." "Didn't I tell you to give the money to Zhang Xi?" "She'd write to me every month, telling me about the past." "She never talked about the present." "Has she married?" "Chen, slow down!" "Where is Zhang Xi now?" "I want to see her." "I learned a song especially for her in jail." "She died of an illness last year." "DANGMAI" "I'm going out, uncle!" "Do you need a motorbike?" "What's this?" "I just went to pick up some paint." "Is it acting up again?" "Hang on." " It won't take a second." " Whose bike is this?" "Of course." "Wanker!" "Who are you swearing at?" "Five yuan to Dangmai." "Do you know a group of Miao people who can play the Lusheng?" "What?" "Miao people who play the Lusheng pipes." "No one plays the Lusheng anymore." "I know them." "You know them?" "The ones that play the Lusheng?" "I drive past them every day." "They're just up ahead." "Could you take me there?" "Hop on." "Watch he doesn't take you for a ride!" "Don't go too fast." ""The hand lit up by fate" ""Erects forty-two windmills for me" ""The steady flow of nature" ""The universe stems from balance" ""The nearby planets stem from echoes" ""Swamps stem from the sleeplessness of the land" ""Wrinkles stem from the sea" ""Ice stems from wine" ""The emergency light on the staircase of time" ""Seeps into the gaps in the stones where I wrote my poems" ""There is bound to be one who will return" ""To fill an empty bamboo basket with love" ""There is bound to be a crumbling of clay" ""As the valley unfolds like an opening fist"" "Is this it?" "They're all Miao people." "They can play the Lusheng." " How much?" " Twenty yuan." "Twenty?" "I thought it was five!" "Five?" "You shouldn't believe that lot." "They would have taken you somewhere and robbed you clean." "Pricey for such a small place." "Do you know the Miao masters who play the Lusheng?" "(SPEAKING IN MIAO)" "Lusheng pipes." "What's up?" "I'm looking for a group of Miao who can play the Lusheng." "Do you know where they are?" "They're not here at the moment." "None of these youngsters can play." "Is there a bus to Zhenyuan today?" "You're going to Zhenyuan?" "That pick-up truck is going there once it's fixed." "It's not far." "It's on the other side of the river." "I'll have a word with them, and you can go in the truck." "Thank you!" "You're welcome." "Hey, Pisshead!" "Can you take this down to the river?" "Okay." "Thanks!" "It's fully loaded at the front." "But you can squeeze in the back with them." "I hope it's not too much trouble?" "No trouble at all." "We're going to a gig." "Thank you, thanks very much." "All set?" "Let's go, Pisshead!" "Thanks again!" "What kind of music do you play?" "Pop music." "It was supposed to be for our teacher." "But he went to pay respects to his master who died today." "He can only sing traditional Miao songs." "So, it's a rare chance for us to play some pop." "Do you know any pop songs?" "No." "I can only sing children's songs." "Children's songs?" "We know a few of those." "Listen to this!" "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight..." "Can you pull over?" "Pull over, please!" "...twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen..." "What's all this?" "You're making a right fool of yourself." "Why do you let them bully you like this?" "Who are you?" "Did you draw this watch on your wrist?" "Why do they bully you like this?" "Did you steal from them?" "No." "They wanted to take my binoculars." "Binoculars?" "Why do you let them bully you like this?" "They've locked my motorbike again." "Locked your motorbike?" "Hold on to that." "I'll unlock it for you if you give me a ride to the station." "The station?" "Where are you going?" "Zhenyuan." "I can only take you as far as the river." "Then you can take a boat." "There's no train station here." "No train station?" "I need you to help me find a tailor too." "I need to sew on a few buttons." "They fell off on the ride over here." "Okay." "Try it now." "It should work now." "I'll push it up there first." "Try not to piss them off next time." "I'm just outnumbered, that's all." "All set." "Hop on." "Your engine dies very easily." "Drive slowly." "Move back a little." "Why won't it start?" "Hang on." "It's just old, is all." "Drive slowly." "Grab something to eat while you're waiting." "What's there to eat around here?" "Just grab a quick bite." "This is all there is." "Two bowls of rice noodles, please." "No soup for me!" "This place looks a lot like Kaili." "Kaili?" "Yeah." "Have you been there?" "No, but Yangyang's going there soon." "Yangyang?" "You'll see her in a minute." "What's your name?" "Call me Chen." "Chen." "Yangyang is going to be a tour guide in Kaili." "I know her Kaili guidebook off by heart." "Guidebook?" "Kaili lies in the Southeast Asian tropical monsoon zone." "The average temperature is 16.8 to 18.5 degrees Celsius." "The warmest month is July." "I need two jin of liquor in a large plastic bottle." "Hang on a second." "Take this one, Pisshead." "I measured it out earlier for someone else." "Go easy on that stuff." "Put it on my tab." " I'm off!" " Okay." "Yangyang, did you finish ironing my clothes?" "Just a second." "Fetch my clothes first, then you can finish your lunch." "I need to rush home." "Going home today?" "Yeah." "That's why I need my clothes." "I'll be off then!" "Yangyang, can you sew two buttons for my friend from Kaili here?" "I'm from Kaili too." "Wait, I haven't finished with that one yet." "Come in and take off your shirt." "Yangyang, has the water boiled yet?" "Not yet." "Let me know when it's ready." "Okay." "You've lost." "That one almost went in." " Let's play one more round." " No, we should start rehearsing." "Yangyang, I've come for the hot water." " Here it is." " Thanks." "We're about to close." "Are you going to watch the band play?" "Yeah." "Let's go once I've closed up here." "Okay." "Where are you going?" "To the other side of the river." "I'll give you a ride." "No need." "The other side of the river." "Kaili borders Taijiang and Leishan to the east," "Majiang and Danzhai to the south," "Fuquan to the west, and Huangping to the north." "Kaili's coordinates are 107°40'58 to 108°12'09 East." "The city spans 51.76 km from east to west, and 44.3 km from north to south." "The northwest, southwest and southeast areas are at a higher altitude than the central and northeastern areas." "Kaili borders Taijiang and Leishan to the east." "The highest point in the city is 1,447 metres, and the lowest is 532 metres." "The average altitude is 850 metres." "The terrain is hilly with elevations of low to medium height." "Kaili is in the mid-subtropical warm and humid climatic zone and has an average temperature of and an average temperature of 13.5 to 15.2 degrees Celsius." "The warmest month is July and an average temperature of 13.5 to 15.2 degrees Celsius." "...with a mean temperature of 23.2 to 25.8 degrees Celsius." "The warmest month is July, with a mean temperature of 23.2 to 25.8 degrees Celsius." "The coldest month is January, with a mean temperature of 2.6 to 5.2 degrees Celsius." "The climate is moderate with four distinct seasons ...and the average annual rainfall is 1240.1 mm." "And the average annual rainfall is 1240.1 mm, making the region suited to agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry." "Thanks!" "How much are the windmills?" "Five yuan." "How about three yuan?" "I can't sell it for that." "Go on." "Three yuan!" "I can't sell it for that." "These are for children, not adults." "I like them." "I'll take this one." "It'll only work when it's windy." "A train?" "What?" "I'm going to watch the band." "I'll make you one later." "When are you going to Kaili?" "Soon." "How about I go with you?" "I'm going to watch the band play now." "I'm going now." "You go on ahead." "I'm almost done." "Go over there so I can rinse your hair." "Round here, we say that only criminals put their hands behind their back like that." "Why is that?" "Old folk say that's what the fugitives who were exiled here did." "I once had a friend who met his wife in a disco." "After they got married, they lived in a tiny room next to a very loud waterfall." "So, they only danced." "They never talked because their voices would be drowned out." "One day, his wife got seriously ill." "He was broke." "So, he borrowed money from a former gang leader." "That gang leader's son was buried alive by one of his enemies." "Before burying his son alive, they cut off his hand." "The gang leader accepted his son's death as normal in his line of work." "But he couldn't come to terms with his son's hand being cut off." "So, my friend helped the gang leader get revenge for what had happened to his son." "He was then sentenced to nine years in prison." "He got divorced and left his wife everything." "When he got out of jail, he discovered his wife had passed away." "Didn't he hear from his wife in prison?" "Who knows?" "He often got letters from his wife in jail." " Were the letters written ahead of time?" " In her last letter to him she wrote that she wanted to see the sea." "I want to see the sea, too." "There was a pond near the prison that had been dyed blue by mercury from a mine." "Were there dolphins in that pond?" "Dolphins?" "It was full of chemicals." "Dolphins wouldn't have survived in there." "Turn the lights off." " What?" " Turn The lights off." "Give me your hand." " What?" " Your hand." "You're married?" "Yes." "That's what it looks like when you see dolphins." "The show is about to start." " Your hair is clean now." " Okay." "Are you going to watch the band play?" "They're playing pop music today." "Okay." "I feel a bit strange." "What?" "I'm feeling strange." "Hold this." "I'll sing a song for you." "I'm going to sing "Little Jasmine."" "You'll miss the boat if you don't leave now." "Hang on!" "I'll wait for you at the top." "Put this on for good luck." "That way the engine won't die on you again." "You like music, don't you?" "This tape is for you." "This tape is Li Tailing's Farewell." "Let's go." "Sit tight." "Not again!" "The lucky charm Yangyang gave me hasn't worked." "Stay on the bike." "Chen, I'll take you as far as Dangmai River, and then I'll be on my way." "I'm going further along to draw on the trains." "Draw on the trains?" "Yangyang says she'll only come back from Kaili if I can turn back time." "So what are you going to do?" "I am going to do exactly that." "The train that transports coal from Kaili stops at Dangmai." "I'm going to draw a clock on each train." "And the clocks will all be connected." "We often get wild men following people around here." "So, be careful while you're waiting for the boat by the river." "I'll tie sticks to your elbows later." "What?" "Wooden sticks." "I'll tie them to your elbows." "Wild men can tell the difference between a human being's front and back." "First he'll follow you quietly, then grab hold of you from behind." "Once he's got hold of you, the sticks on your elbows will tickle his armpits." "That'll make him laugh." "That's when you make a run for it." "What's your name?" "What?" "Weiwei." "Weiwei?" "It's like being in a dream." "Take care, Chen!" ""Today's sun" ""Drags away an entire afternoon" ""Like a paralyzed tractor" ""White vinegar, wet dreams, wild pomelos," ""Memories pushed into the veins of my hands" ""By a torch sifting light through my palm" ""They are like dolphins falling into clouds"" "ZHENYUAN HOTEL" "WATCH REPAIRS TEL: 18375030311" "How long do I have to wait?" "The kids'll be out of school soon." "Tomorrow they have a handicraft class." "They asked me for buttons to make handicrafts with." "I don't have any, so I'm going to buy some and fix my fan while I'm there." "I'll take him home today." "WHOLESALE BANANAS TEL: 18801128168" "For all these years, the only time you ever came to see me was when you needed your household registration." "And now you want to take him away from me?" " I don't have time for this crap." " It's not crap." "Just look at my life now." "I drop off and pick up these kids from school because I'm fond of them." "What's that got to do with me?" "I'm suffering from cardiac ischemia." "I owe you however much blood you lost while you were out on the streets." "I heard Crazy Face was going to sell Weiwei." "So, I immediately brought him here." "I was worried you'd be as sad as I was." "Let Weiwei stay with me for a few more days." "Then you can take him back when the school term starts in Kaili." "I happened to pick up some buttons on the way over." "He can use them for his handicraft class tomorrow." "I'll pick him up on Monday." ""All twists and turns are concealed in dense flocks of birds" ""The sky and seas cannot see them" ""But with dreams they become visible" ""Moments where all has gone topsy-turvy" ""All memories are concealed in similar days" ""The spiders of my heart try to emulate the way humans decorate their homes" ""Even nomads with instruments cannot express" ""How close such gazes are to those of our ancestors," ""How close they are to the starlit sky." "To Guanglian" "Thanks!" "My father passed away a while back." " He passed away?" " Yes." "Who are they?" "They're my father's pupils." "They're here to play a last song for him." "I also had a tape for him, but I lost it." ""The winter months are November, December," ""January, February, March, and April." ""When your body is exposed to my light" ""Reunion is a darkroom""