Chapter 42 six

I met Wu Min at the gate of Nanyang Department Store in Ximending.I went to Nanyang to buy underwear, and my vest was pierced, and the elastic band of the underwear lost its elasticity. Take it away as a rag.Nanyang Department Store had a three-day autumn sale, and a red note was hung at the door: 30% off shirts, pajamas and underwear.When Wu Min saw me, he hesitated and felt unnatural.I found a middle-aged man beside him.The man was about fifty, with a bald green shaved head, skinny all over, a pale face, but the veins on his forehead were bulging, his eyes were sunken, and his eyes were sunken. Two bruises, as if recovering from a long illness, with a tired expression.He was wearing a yellowed white shirt with a frayed and fuzzy collar.A pair of loose black trousers were tied around his body, dangling.He wore a pair of black rubber shoes, one of which was open at the toe.

Ah Qing and Wu Minqiang greeted me with a smile. where are you going?I stopped at the gate of Nanyang Department Store. I also came to Nanyang to buy some things. Wu Min hesitated for a while before introducing the sickly middle-aged man next to him. Ah Qing, this is my father. I hurriedly nodded and said: uncle. Wu Min's father smiled shyly, but looked at Wu Min, as if waiting for him to answer something to relieve his embarrassment.Without making a sound, Wu Min pushed open the door of Nanyang Department Store and walked in.His father followed him inside as well.After entering, Wu Min went to the shirt department first. The counter over there was full of shirts that were sold out at a huge discount, and the customers who picked up the cheap were all gathered there, tumbling for a while.Wu Min also squeezed in, grabbed two pieces out, one blue and one gray, turned around and asked his father:

Dad, do you wear fourteen and a half inches or fifteen inches? It's all right.Wu Min's father responded. Are these two colors okay? Wu Min handed the shirt to his father, and his father took it, held it in his hand, looked left and right, thought for a long time, and said: It's the gray one. He returned the blue one to Wu Min, and Wu Min stuffed it back into his hand. Bought two together, a rare big discount. After buying a shirt, Wu Min led his father through each department.Underwear, towels, socks, slippers, I bought everything from head to toe, and I went to the daily necessities side to buy toothpaste, toothbrush, razor, and a bottle of Sanhua brand hair tonic.Wu Min paid the banknotes and carried the big and small bags in his hands. He didn't discuss with his father at all about the next few items, and settled for them himself.I also bought four sets of Three Wrigleys underwear, and snatched a blue and white striped shirt at a bargain.We walked out of the gate of Nanyang Department Store, but Wu Min whispered in my ear:

Ah Qing, you accompany me to the train station, and after I send my father to the train, we will have dinner together. Wu Min's father went to Hsinchu by regular bus at 4:30.Wu Min also bought a platform ticket for me, and we sent Wu Min's father to platform two to wait for the train.Standing on the platform, Wu Min had both hands full of packages, and said to his father: If you need anything else, just write to me. Wu Min's father wiped the sweat off his forehead with his hands, his eyes were dazed, and he pondered for a long time and said: Enough, nothing more. After a while, he rolled up the shirt sleeve of his right hand, showing his thin wrist, and held it up for Wu Min to see.

This ringworm has been born for two years, but it is not good at all, and the itching is very uncomfortable.Do you know any medicine that can cure it? Wu Min's father's wrists were covered with rings of ringworm, some of which were scarred and turned crimson, and some had just been scratched, revealing bright red tender flesh.Wu Min frowned and said: If you didn’t mention it earlier, Huamei Pharmacy is opposite Nanyang Department Store. They have a kind of medicine that can treat all kinds of skin, which is a special medicine for ringworm. Wu Min's father glanced at Wu Min, nodded, put down the sleeves of his shirt, and remained silent.The three of us stood silently on the platform. After a while, Wu Min suddenly told his father thoughtfully:

Dad, when you go to the second uncle's place, the second uncle is not particular, but you know how the second aunt is, and you must not take advantage of her. got it.Wu Min's father responded. As soon as you arrive, give that bottle of hair tonic to Second Aunt, and say that I bought it for her, and that is a brand she often uses. Wu Min's father nodded again.As the train pulled into the station, Wu Min waited for his father to get on the train and find a seat before handing him bags of clothes through the window.After Wu Min's father sat down, he stretched out half of his body from the window and pointed to his right wrist.

Amin, ringworm medicine, don't forget, it's very itchy Got it, Wu Min frowned, and replied, I'll just send it to you. The train started and got out of the station. Wu Min was still standing there in a daze, looking at the train going far away, and said very calmly: My father, just got out of prison this morning, he served three years in Taipei Prison.