When I was a child, my teacher told me the story of the seven-color flower. The little girl in the story could make seven wishes. I also imagined that it would be great if I had this flower.
But now, the opportunity is in front of me. For a moment, I really can't think of any wish that can be realized.
I sat in the courtyard, holding my chin, trying hard to think about what I was missing, and the white fox seemed to be full of sleep, so he lay next to me, looking at me impatiently with eyes like black beans.
It seems to want me to finish making my wish quickly so that it can leave.
"Tsk." I picked up the white fox and put it on the table, "Can you really make any wish come true?"
"Squeak." The white fox barked, full of pride.
Yes, he is still a proud fox.
"What if I say, I hope for world peace?"
The white fox's proud expression froze for an instant, and his eyes revealed a bit of disgust. Then he turned around and jumped off the table, continuing to lie at my feet.
I sighed, and just as I was about to speak, I heard someone running into the room hurriedly: "Doctor Shangguan, my dad's leg was accidentally caught in a trap. Come and have a look!"
"I'll get the box, please wait for me."
When business came to my door, I didn't care about anything else. I picked up my box and hurried out the door.
By the time I got home, it was already dinner time. I was already hungry after a busy day.
When I walked to the door, I smelled the strong aroma of food. I ran into the house excitedly: "Nai, are you eating my favorite meatloaf today?"
Nai smiled and put the plate on the table: "You have a really good nose. The dishes are just ready. Hurry up and eat."
I washed my hands and sat on my seat. When I lowered my head, I saw a plate on the ground with a mountain of food on it, and the white fox was eating it with gusto.
"Oh, this is the puppy you picked up. It's so beautiful."
"Pfft." When I heard grandma's words, I almost laughed out of the food in my mouth.
Not to mention, this white fox really looks a bit like a Samoyed.
The white fox obviously heard this sentence, and he raised his head and called out to grandma with some grievance. Grandma couldn't understand, but she just said to me with a smile: "Xiao Bai's body is a little dirty. You will be free later. Can you help me?" Wash it clean.”
"I know, milk." I responded, "By the way, it's daytime, why don't you see her coming to eat."
"She said she had to go out for something and would be back in the evening."
I nodded and immediately continued to devote myself to the great cause of cooking.
The white fox had a really good appetite. After finishing the small mountain of food, he even acted like a baby to his grandma and ate another portion. After eating, he fell down in the yard and fell asleep holding his round belly.
"Eat and sleep, or you will turn into a little white pig."
The white fox looked at me with disdain and said nothing.
The breeze blew by, and I shivered unexpectedly.
It’s autumn and it’s really a bit cold.
I fetched a basin of water and gave the white fox a simple bath. I also used some remaining fabric to make a nest for it at the end of my bed.
When I went to bed at night, the white fox moved the nest to the side in disgust, jumped on my bed, and lay down naturally without any gesture of borrowing.
I don't bother to care about it, it's just a little fox anyway, and my bed is big enough.
In the next few days, the white fox pestered me every day, asking me to make wishes, but I am a naturally entangled person. I had too many wishes, and for a while, I didn’t know which one should be given priority.
But since he discovered that my grandma’s cooking is delicious, the white fox is no longer in a hurry. He either eats or lies in the sun to sleep every day.
It's only been a week, and my whole body has gained weight.
In the morning, I was suddenly called to the emergency room and came to the river.
There was a woman lying by the river, her face pale.
I quickly gave her first aid, but no matter how hard I tried, the woman's pupils were dilated and there was no hope of life, so she could only declare that she was hopeless.
"Shangguan Rui! Lend me some money!"
Someone called my full name. I frowned and looked to the side of the voice. Everyone knows that it is best not to mention anyone's full name around a person who is dying, otherwise they will hear and remember it. Yes, it is easy to cause trouble.
The person who called me is a leper in the village. His favorite thing is to borrow money and steal money from others.
"Sorry, I don't have any money."
After saying these five words, I picked up my suitcase and turned to leave without even looking at him.
Vaguely, I could still hear Laizi yelling and cursing behind me, but I ignored him.
At night, while I was sleeping soundly, there were knocks at the door.
There are also many people going to the emergency room at night. As long as it is not life-threatening, who would be willing to wake others up at night.
I quickly turned over and got up from the bed, and ran to the door to open the door. Suddenly, the white fox knocked me away, and then stood at the door, grinning at me, as if to signal me not to open the door.
I held my breath, held the white fox in my arms, and carefully approached the crack of the door, trying to see who was outside.
Standing at the door was a wet woman, with water still dripping from her body. She had been soaked in water for a long time and had swollen into a giant figure. Her eyes were dull and she slapped the door of my house again and again.
I guess it's because the leper called me by my full name. Now that I'm fine, trouble is coming.
I don’t know what I have been busy with during the past few days. I go out at night and come back in the morning. As soon as I get home, I don’t eat anything and just fall asleep.
The white fox sat in my arms and suddenly pulled my clothes with excitement.
I instantly understood what it meant. It wanted me to make a wish to settle things outside.
No! It's a dream. I've grown up so big that I haven't experienced anything. It's just a ghost knocking on the door. It doesn't matter.
I yawned, returned to the room, put two earplugs in my ears, and continued to sleep.
By morning, the knocking on the door had ended, but when I opened the door, other people's doors were dry and neat. Only our house had a puddle of water lying on the ground.
I thought that after that thing knocked on the door for seven days, I would be able to get clean after the first seven days. Who knew, this knocking would last for more than half a month.
Finally, I couldn't help it anymore and took some incense sticks with me to burn in the river.
But every time I light the incense, I don't know where the wind will come from and blow it out. Otherwise, it will explode suddenly.
I really had no choice but to stand at the door of my house at night, waiting for the sound of knocking on the door.
I held the white fox in my arms and played with its hair in every possible way.
