Big Brother Summer
July 13 (Sun) clear. 37 degrees.
The window is a hot July summer storm. Brother phoned and asked me whether to go to sea temple, he wanted to buy a little tin foil, I heard that the temple's relatively efficacious. I said, Well, anyway, my home away from the sea close to the temple.
Big Brother came by bus, about my door waiting for him in the temple. I have morning till, and sea temple in the repair, door and a row of fortune-telling beggar, and I stood among them and feel quite ridiculous.
Allowed to gaze longingly from the other side of the station, see Big Brother coming down, dressed in black silk shirt, ramp across the street. In the dazzling sunlight, suddenly felt his brother's shadow crossing the road a bit slow, and when my older brother has become so old?
Money to buy a dual fragrant flower coupons, and his brother into the temple. Perhaps it is because the relationship between the built, feelings, and no difference between a construction site. Only the head was missing a helmet only.
Although the summer, the temple, there are a lot of people queuing up at the goddess Guanyin, as in previous kowtow. My brother went to "Fa Wu Circulation Department," bought a box of tin foil.
This box should be taken to Qingdao foil to go. My grandfather and grandmother are buried in there, we did not go nearly 10 years. This time I am ready to use my summer break, his family travel to Qingdao, and for my grandfather, grandmother Shangfen. This small tour at their own expense, there are my wife, daughter, Xiao-wen and my brother and sister in law.
After buying tin foil, I have to ask vehicles to take their big brother to go home, brother persisted in his refusal, saying that buses stop at home, it is convenient. Finally, the older brother looked for a bus without air conditioning off.
July 14 (a) clear. 35 degrees, the breeze.
Big Brother's temper is getting worse, perhaps because of his illness. Since last year, he had several arms and legs cramps, syncope passed. Such as the ambulance came, but good if nothing had happened. A bit like epilepsy, have read a lot of hospitals do not know what diseases? Doctors say depression. Man You kind of poetic problems. Indeed justified. These years, the older brother to worry about things too much, especially his own son, Wutaisancu, do not love reading, graduated barely mixed in a supermarket security, other children began to bubble Ma had, but he is always one person hide in the room playing "a miracle."
A reference to his son, brother general sighed, frowning. I Quanguo Big Brother: children do not steal or rob, and you let him go, and this community always want someone to do security, do not you?
Can be Big Brother did not think so: looking at it, he is now like this, if there is a girlfriend come, we have two old must immediately get out of.
I said: I am for you to buy a house, do not worry. Brother said: I do not like the way you go, your own flies Haojiu Xing, do not control me.
So they talked and talked, they began to argue. Finally, I walk away to go out. Bitterly to think: This is big brother more and more unreasonable in compassion, I told him well, he would blame me but eventful!
This noisy, it did not contact more than a week. In fact, I'm not too angry with Health and brother, but find it difficult to communicate with him. Later, his wife gave me an idea: You have big brother do not always want to go to Qingdao? You go with him. Get some fresh air, his illness might be a bit better. I think this a good idea, once instigated, brother quickly agreed. To see him inside busy busy these days preparing the field trip like doing, I think my wife's proposal is too cute.
July 15 (b) clear. Continuous hot.
Tomorrow's vote to get your hands down. K2016 times, starting at noon the next morning arrived. I had always intended to go by boat, but now go to Qingdao, the boat is not opened, because the speed railway, the ship unable to compete, simply suspended down.
I miss the Na Tiaochuan, in addition to halo spin, she also gave me bursts of hearty winds and rain filled the corpses of stars. I remember my mother was still alive, I go to Qingdao, one look at her boat. At the time I was adolescent boy, a bit like the novel's protagonist Yasunari Kawabata, in the salty five other cabin, write their own life, the first poem.
Holding a train ticket, and my heart suddenly felt a little lost. I am looking forward to the trip which in the end what? Really just a short summer, accompanied by brother trip?
July 16 (3) cloudy
Hangover, wake up feeling a little headache. Last night, accompany clients to eat, sing, and the sauna, has been referred to the Hong devils entered the house until 3:00.
Big Brother is correct to say that he and I are not the way of people. He was born under the red flag three years of natural disasters, 68 sessions of the top students in mountainous and rural areas, find a back door return to the city, family planning, and finally laid off, waiting for retirement. All of the absurdity of this society were staged in his body before.
For my part, the social elite, small white-collar workers, with overseas experience, there are married lover.
I represent advanced productive forces, I was the engine of society, I am desperately running forward, but must be constantly increase of coal, also known as money, I am full of motivation and desire to make money fortune.
And my big brother, but this society a little carriages, at most, only holding a basket of cheap coal.
How could the two men travel together then?
Perhaps the answer is only one, he is my brother, just nothing, no one can cut off relations.
- The above is taken from my Diary of a Madman.
Mess with my mind full of strange ideas, four adults and one child and 12 pieces of luggage, shook his rolling to set foot on the journey to Qingdao.
July 17 (4)
The station, and Qingdao, under the light rain, surprisingly cool. Qingdao two cousin received us, went straight to his uncle at home. Uncle's family has moved to Shinan District, now a business center, a bit like Xujiahui, while the previous old house in the mountain where the decline has started. (Known as Zhongshan Road, Qingdao, Nanjing Road)
Uncle's house is basically not subject to any decoration, very messy. For us to free up beds. Uncle and aunt after the house to sleep. Uncle was originally Qingdao super barber, now retired, put one in the post-house beauty chair, and occasionally a reason that some regular customers come hair. It could be seen to live with more constraints.
Most people can not accept is that there is not even on the toilet lid. So, put down packages, the first thing to go out shopping, bought a wooden toilet lid to the press, the operator learn from Lei Feng doing good.
We ate at a family reunion on the market bought crab, scallops, and never tire of Qingdao to eat clams, and beat the two pocket bulk Qingdao draft beer.
Xiaowen With two friends, they are Qingdao, two cousins and cousin's three children, Xiaowen call them "thin brother" (Yong Yong 14 years old) and the "fat brother" (Dongdong 11 years old).
July 18 (5) cloudy to clear.
In fact, I miss the kid spend the summer in the mountain. At that time, maternal grandfather was still alive, his crutches and that took me to pocket all over the area, buying peaches and Laiyang pear to me to eat. Maternal grandfather was a stern man, to me is an exception. Hot summer night, he always used it to oil-paper folding fan fan cooler for me, sometimes I will always be staring at it the fan, it is strange why it will not stop until the eyes Fakun tacky.
There is a typhoon, I will be a person to pier to see the waves. The maternal grandmother will turn to the window from the eaves of the attic and sat there waiting for me.
For this reason, Qingdao tour, the first pier is also to go.
Compared to the past the trestle bridge and the United States a lot, but also a lot of noise. The beach picking shells packed with tourists, like the above, dense Antarctic penguins.
Uncle's old house has become a Parkson Building. I sat across from KFC before the visit and ponder on it a glass shop.
Zhejiang road to the Catholic Church. Gothic towers construction, interior decoration is also very beautiful, full of religious atmosphere.
I read in the kneeling stools Xiaowen: Amitabha. Then they would perform in the above balance beam and out to make a fool of myself.
When I came out just brought an introduction to the European architecture of the book, you can read similar Latin cross, roses like arched windows and vouchers of the fur, but also know that the original Gothic architecture is different from the mysterious medieval Xi Xi serious atmosphere, is a pleasant and secular cultural identity. That magnificent stained glass windows Litou mercy of God out of kindly light.
Then they walk for 15 minutes, we arrived in Jiangsu Road Christian Church. Germany Seeborg architecture stands the tower clock. And the Catholic Church when compared, it seems that a number of simple, but has a lovely village church-like atmosphere. Have to travel to the German girl standing there singing the anthem of the Virgin Mary, and she obviously has a good singing qualities, coupled with dome surrounded by people obsessed with singing, into Mian Xiang.
Suddenly thought of the difference between churches and temples. Church is for everyone and maintain a solemn gathering place to communicate with God through the priest, or been inspired by, a collective behavior. The temple is more like an office, everyone here an endless stream, and the corresponding desire of God doing the redemption and bargaining, so more individuals.
July 19 (6) clear
Today is the day for the maternal grandparents grave is also the brother visit the most important activities. Grandfather, grandmother buried in Qingdao, Pai-lin park, away from the Laoshan close. Backing the ocean, so the environment is very good.
Brother escorted grandfather grandmother's tombstone crying. Looked at him, I seem to see the Huaihe River flood diarrhea being washed out of the land, then roll muddy river where there are too many grievances and pain.
Compared with my older brother, grandmother of foreign public feelings deeper, at the same time, he also must think of my poor mother.
Burn foil and then put Jichuan firecrackers, we went home.
July 20 (days) cloudy.
The morning to go to Taiwan to play on the beach end of the road. Where the water is very clean, people are few. I have taken a fancy pre-sea seaside hotels, troops opened, and 260 yuan a night.
At noon on the people of Taiwan to open a nearby Japanese restaurant, "Royal Kobe" to eat Teppanyaki. It's terrific for prawns and scallops.
July 21 (1) rain
The voice of the morning wake-up by the sea. Open the windows, is a dark green sea. Viagra depressed in the dark clouds of the sky doggedly exposed gray dawn. The air filled with a salty taste.
Water is becoming a silver-gray. A while pelting rain over the horizon, and that a camel's eye was like an enjoyable Road dawn, the sky and the sea once again became a big screen, everything will be shrouded inside.
In the sea front, you can only recognize your insignificance.
Big Brother to the hotel to see me, we went to a nearby old stone bath. Beach level as a mirror. Big Brother seem to have any thoughts, grave to come back, he has been very silent.
Taking advantage of the afternoon and low tide along with Yong Yong catch small crabs. Crabs were all hiding in the rocks below, the slightly larger stones turn, can always catch a few. Sometimes able to catch small fish.
Because of the rain, it is almost on the beach only two of us.
Change of a hotel: Althea hotel. Korean room, 24-hour hot water, 290 yuan / rooms.
July 22 (b) clear. 20-25 degrees
Today, go to Jusco shopping. Buy swimming trunks and sandals. Big Brother, or stay at home, to accompany his uncle and aunt chat.
Because I am living in a hotel, will the uncle angry that I dislike. A last resort, only to re-move back home. The evening to accompany his uncle playing mahjong.
July 23 (3) sunny to cloudy. 20-27 degrees
Take 317 to Shilaoren beach "wash seaweed." Shilaoren bathing beach inward, the sea water clean. Today, the wind, suitable for surfing, until my glasses were obliterated乔治阿曼尼, and suffered heavy losses.
Qingdao seawater seems to be the best I have ever tasted salty seawater.
The sun to tan skin, redness, feel like a charcoal grill squid.
July 24 (4) sunny to cloudy. Shuang Qing.
I first went to the morning of Shen Fu Road No. 3 from the text of former residence. A two-story European-style mountains and the sea, a small Western-style house, Shen Cong-wen had served as a lecturer, Qingdao University, here dwells. Now become home. Actually also planted in front of a small piece of corn, like the thin poet in the wind.
Qingdao, a short period of two years of life, became a strong creative Shen Cong-wen period. This may be Qingdao pleasant climate and beautiful scenery due to you?
I am reminded of Shen's novel, "Eight Horses", talking about the one about to be married a well-known scholars in Qingdao convalescence, but has been troubled by a strong emotional story. What impressed me most is the last sentence: the disease to leave the sea, not easy to heal, and should be used to treat the sea.
This makes me think of my brother, sea and really be able to cure his illness do?
Fu Shan to go down, go to the Fukuyama Kang slip house, which is a being "official repair" too celebrity house, exterior walls pale a new railings were all painted red paint too. Tickets are 10 yuan. Oh, do not look worth mentioning.
The next tour is located in Signal Hill Park Lane Guest House, the former German admirals House, a typical castle-style architecture. The door has a beautiful lawn. I like the inside of the German furniture and a variety of styles of fireplace. People here have been held Mianxiang pleasant family gatherings and talk among friends. Xiaowen said that the staircase handrails where there are candy flavor.
Finally, the car rides in the Ba Da Guan, browsing, where a variety of styles of villa. Out Badaguan, you can see the first new beach of Lu Xun Park, walking trails and coastline. It was the most beautiful coastal scenery of Qingdao.
July 25 (5) of fog in the evening with showers.
Under a light rain outside and, where not want to go. Yong Yong and the neighbor's kids fight, so he did not come as usual early in the morning rang the doorbell. I feel very depressed, and good times have come downstairs facing the light rain ventilation.
Uncle looked at Brother, said: I am a fat bar of your arguments. Brother said: My hair is not long. Uncle wrote: still cut about it, you go to Qingdao, I was always for you on your heads. Brother agreed, so he moved Zhang stool, sitting in the room began to Barber. Time slowly past, I saw the faint light in the figures of two people, suddenly feeling a bit sad.
The trip, Big Brother have had little to go out for fun, chat, or take to the streets all day long accompanied his uncle to buy food. Sometimes I really want to quarrel with him: a process, why spend money to go to Qingdao. But, looking in front of big brother, I suddenly realized that something was not I can now understand, perhaps I will never understand the big brother exactly what is required. All this is not important.
I am facing the eldest brother said: evening we were playing mahjong bar to accompany his uncle, tomorrow we should go home.
2003-7-27 Kee
Author: bianzuqing
