Chapter 14 twelve

Scorpion's residence is in the center of the city.There are high walls on all sides, no doors, no windows. The sun was about to set, and the people on the street gradually dispersed.Only then did I see clearly that the houses on the left and right were all square, with no doors or windows. Several cat heads appeared on the top of the wall, Da Xie yelled a few times, but the cat heads disappeared.After staying for a while, the head came up again, and let down a few thick ropes to pull up the bundles of fans.it's dark.There was no one in the street.The fan bag was only pulled up halfway, and the soldiers seemed impatient, all showing signs of uneasiness.I see it: cat people don't like to work at night, although their eyesight is not incapable of working in the dark.

Da Scorpion was very polite to me again: Will I watch the unfinished leaves for him outside the room overnight?The soldiers must go home, it is already very late. I thought to myself: If I had a flashlight, this would be a good opportunity to see Cat City alone at night.Unfortunately, both flashlights were on the plane, and they were probably broken too.I agreed to the big scorpion; although I am very willing to see the interior of his house, but based on the experience of living in Milin, it may not be more comfortable in the house than in the open air.Daxie liked it and ordered the soldiers to disperse.Then he grabbed the big rope and climbed to the top of the wall.

I was left alone, the wind was still blowing, the stars were twice as bright as usual, it felt a bit autumnal, and I felt refreshed in my heart.Unfortunately, a smelly ditch outside the house prevented me from enjoying this quiet night peacefully.I tore a packet of fan leaves, ate a few fan leaves, firstly to satisfy my hunger, and secondly, to resist the stench around me, and then walked around alone. I couldn't help thinking of many questions: Why do the cat people have so much trouble during the day and hide them all at night?A sign of social unrest?So many people go into this row of houses, no ventilation, no lights, only flies, stench, filth, is this life?The house is not open?Do not open the window?Oh, fear of robbery!For the sake of safety, completely forget about hygiene, the disease will rob their lives from within!Seeing the giant finger of destruction again, I suddenly felt a little trembling.If there are contagious diseases like Tiger Liera, scarlet fever, etc., this city, this city, can be wiped out in a week!The more you look at the city, the uglier it becomes. An ugly black shadow stands under the starlight, making no sound, only emitting a bad smell.

I moved a few packs of lost leaves, spread them far away from the smelly ditch, and lay on my back to watch the stars. This is not an uncomfortable bed.However, I feel a little bleak.I seem to be a little envious of those cat people again.Dirty, smelly, and airtight. After all, they are a family of old and young living together, what about me?Alone on Mars with Starlight!And watch Mi Ye for Da Xie!I couldn't help laughing, although there were two tears in my eyes. I was slowly going to sleep, and there were two opposing thoughts in my mind that seemed to prevent me from falling asleep peacefully: I should faithfully look after Miye for Daxie; and what to do with him.While I was so sleepy, someone patted me on the shoulder.I sat up immediately, but thought I was dreaming.Rubbing his eyes meaninglessly, there were two catmen standing in front of him.Meeting people in a place where I know no one is there makes me think of ghosts. The superstitions of the original people seem to always frighten us civilized people so coldly.

Although I didn't look at them carefully, I knew for sure that they were not ordinary cat people, because they dared to pat me on the shoulder.I didn't bother to grab the pistol, I seemed to forget that I was on Mars.Please sit down!I don't know how I came up with these two words, or because this is a common polite word, I said it unconsciously. The two cat people sat down generously.I feel very comfortable in my heart; I have spent so many days among the cat people, but I have never seen anyone accept my hospitality generously. We are foreigners.One of the two fatter people said, you know why I mean foreigners?

I see what he means. You are also a foreigner.The thinner one said that the two of them didn't come here as if they had made up all the words in advance, but showed a mutual respect, never like Da Xie who said everything by himself and didn't allow others to speak. I am from earth.I said. oh!The two expressed surprise at the same time. We wanted to communicate with other planets for a long time, but we couldn't do it.We are so honored!Meet people on Earth!The two stood up together, as if paying respect to me. I felt that I had entered human society again, but I felt a little sad because of this, and I didn't say a word of kindness.

They sat down again and asked me many things about the earth.I love these two.Their words are simple and clear, there are not many polite words, and at the same time, they do not lose the respect among friends. Appropriate is the best adjective.If it is appropriate, if it must be based on clear thinking, the intelligence of these two people is much stronger than that of the big scorpion, not to mention the other cat people. Their country, they tell me, is seven days' journey from here.Their occupation is the same as mine, protecting Milin for the landowners of the cat country. After I asked them about Guangguo, they said:

Mr. Earth, (they call me this seems to be with 12 points of respect), the fat man said, we have two purposes for coming: the first is to invite you to live with us, and the second is to grab these lost leaves. The second purpose startled me. You explain the second question to Mr. Earth.The fat man said to the thin man, because he didn't seem to understand what we meant. Mr. Earth, said the thin man with a smile, I'm afraid we've frightened you?Please rest assured, we will never use force, we are here to discuss with you.Daxie’s lost leaves are entrusted to you, and you have faithfully guarded him, Daxie is not particularly grateful to you; you confiscated them, Daxie doesn’t hate you either; this cat country person, you want You know, there is another way of dealing with the world.

You are all cat people!I said in my heart. He seemed to guess what I was saying, and he smiled again: Yes, our ancestors were all cats, just as My ancestors were monkeys.I laughed too. Yes, we are all bad-minded animals because our ancestors were not very good.He looked at me and probably admitted that I did look like a monkey, but he said: Let's talk about the big scorpion.You faithfully watch over Miye for him, but he doesn't appreciate you.On the contrary, if you confiscate the half, he can go around claiming that he has been stolen, thus raising his price.The rich are robbed, the poor are punished, and the scorpion will never suffer.

However, that is the business of the big scorpion; since I have been entrusted by him, I should not lie to him; how he behaves is one thing, and my conscience is another.I tell them. Yes, Mr. Earth.We see things the same way you do in our country, but in this cat country we are loyal and they are cunning, which doesn't seem very fair.To be honest, it is a shame for humans on Mars that there is such a country on Mars.We don't treat the people of Catland as human beings at all. Therefore we should be more loyal and upright; they are not human beings, and we must be human beings.I say firmly.

The fat man took it: Yes, Mr. Earth.We are not asking you to do things against your conscience.Our intention here is to give you a warning, don't suffer from it.We foreigners should take care of each other. Forgive me, I ask, is it because the people of Cat Country are so poor and weak because foreign countries unite to embarrass him? A little bit.On Mars, however, lack of force is never a cause for loss of international standing.When the citizens lose their personality, the country gradually loses its national dignity.No one wants to cooperate with a country without national status.We admit that other countries have many things that are unreasonable to the cat country, but who would hurt the peace of the same country by speaking for a country that has no national dignity?There are still many poor and weak countries on Mars, and they do not lose their international status because of their poverty and weakness.There are many reasons for the country's weakness. Natural disasters and terrain are enough to make the country poor and weak;Take the big scorpion as an example, you are a guest from the earth, you are not his slave, did he ever invite you to his house to rest for a while?Did he ever ask you if you want to eat?He just told you to look at Miye!I'm not trying to excite you so that you can rob him, but I'm trying to explain why we foreigners look down on them.Now to the first question.The fat man took a breath and handed over the words to the thin man. Suppose tomorrow, you, Mr. Earth, ask to live in Da Xie's house, and he decides not to accept you.Why?You will know later yourself.Let's just talk about our reason for coming: the foreigners here live in another place, on the west side of the city.All foreigners live there, regardless of national boundaries, like a big family.Now the two of us are serving as hostesses. Those who know the place will be entertained by the two of us, and those who don’t know will be notified by us. We have people watching around Cat City every day to report us.Why do we organize this group, because the dirty habits of the natives are irreversible, their food is like poison, their doctor is oh, they have no doctor!In addition, there are various reasons, needless to elaborate now, our intention to come here is entirely out of love for you, you can probably believe this, Mr. Earth? I trust their sincerity.I also guessed a little reason why they didn't tell me clearly.But since I came to Cat City, I want to see Cat City first.Perhaps it is more beneficial to look at other countries first; from these two people, I can see that the country of light must be more civilized than the country of cats, but it is not an easy opportunity to see the demise of civilization.I definitely don't look at history with the attitude of looking at tragedy. I really hope that I can be of some use to the people of Cat City.I dare not say that I sympathize with the big scorpion, but the big scorpion is not enough to represent everyone.I don't doubt what these two foreigners say, but I have to see it for myself. The two of them guessed my mind, and the fat one said: We don't have to decide now.Whenever you wish to come to us, you are always welcome.Going west from here is best to go at night, it is not crowded and go to the west end, and if you go on, you will see our residence in a short time.Goodbye, Mr. Earth! They don't show dislike at all, they are sincere and understanding, and I really appreciate them. thank you all!I said, I will definitely go to your place, but first I want to see the people here. Don't just eat their stuff!goodbye!They both said together. No!I can't live in a foreign city!Cat people are not impossible to make, just look at how honest they are: they are still smiling when they are beaten as drums by the soldiers; they go to sleep as soon as it gets dark, without even the slightest sound.Such people are not easy to manage?If there are good leaders, they must be the most peaceful and law-abiding citizens. I can't sleep.There are many colorful pictures in my heart: the cat city has been rebuilt, and it has become a garden-like city, music, sculpture, reading, flowers, birds, order, cleanliness, and beauty