red plum

Father and mother sat by the hearth, arguing while looking at the two or three plum blossoms blooming on the branches of the ancient branches. "This red plum tree has not changed in the decades since you married me. The lower branch always blooms first," said my father. "I don't remember." My mother did not echo my father's sentiments, and it seemed that my father was not convinced. "Since I entered this house, I have never had time to appreciate plum blossoms." "You, you have just spent so many years in a daze.

Kawabata Yasunari (translated by Wang Yujie)[Japan]

Father and mother sat by the fireplace, arguing while looking at the two or three plum blossoms blooming on the branches of the ancient trees. "This red plum tree has not changed in the decades since you married me. The lower branch always blooms first. "My father said. "I don't remember. "My mother did not echo my father's sentiments, but it seemed that my father was not convinced. "Since I entered this family, I have never had time to appreciate plum blossoms. "You, you have just spent so many years in a daze." "After saying this, thinking that compared with the life span of red plums, human life is still short, my father was not interested in continuing to sigh. I don't know when, the topic turned to the snacks of the first month. My father said that he made the first day of the first lunar month on the second day of the lunar month. , I bought snacks at Fengyuedang, but my mother emphasized that it was not the case. "What's wrong, you asked the car to wait at Meiji Confectionery that day, and then we took the bus to Fengyuedang. I did buy snacks from both. "" I bought it from Meiji Confectionery Shop. However, since I arrived at this house, I haven't seen anything you bought at Fengyue Hall. "Don't exaggerate!" "Of course, you didn't give it to me." "Why pretend to be ignorant? Didn't you also eat it during the New Year?"Just bought it! "It's really annoying. You talk in your sleep in broad daylight. Don't you feel shy?" "Could it be me..." At this time, my daughter was preparing lunch in the kitchen, and she could hear their conversation clearly. She knew the inside story, but didn't want to interrupt. She just stood by the stove with a smile. "It's true that you brought home the house." ? "In the end, the mother seemed to only admit that the father bought snacks at Fengyuetang. "I didn't see it. "I brought it back...did I forget it in the car?" "It seems that my father's memory is also a little shaken. "But... that is your company's car. If you forget it in the car, the driver will bring it to your door. You must not take it away secretly! "That's right!" "Hearing this, the daughter felt a little uneasy. The strange thing was that the mother had forgotten all about it. The father lost his confidence after hearing the mother's argument, which was ridiculous. The father went out by car on the second day of the first lunar month, and he was indeed there. Fengyuetang came back with a lot of snacks, and my mother also ate a lot. After a period of silence, my mother seemed to suddenly remember something, and said very cheerfully: "Ah! It’s a glutinous rice noodle pancake! Have you ever bought glutinous rice flour pancakes? "No." "Orioles cakes, bean stuffed pancakes, we were hesitant for a while when we walked into a variety of dim sum shops! "Yes, I did buy it back." "But, that snack was bought at Fengyuetang, right?" That rough snack..." "Yes. "Ah, now that I think about it, I did give it to someone after buying it. It was wrapped in paper and it was me who gave it to me." Yes, to whom was it given? "Yes, it was given to someone!" "As if a stone fell to the ground, my father said easily. Then he asked: "Did it go to Fang Zhi? "Oh, now that I think about it, I gave it to Fang Zhi." At that time, I said I couldn't let the children see it, so I wrapped it quietly and gave it to her. "That's her, Fang Zhi." "Yes, it is indeed Fang Zhi!" "Their conversation came to an end. Both father and mother seemed to have something in common.The same language, everyone is satisfied. However, what they said was wrong. The snacks were not given to the original maid Fangeda, but to the little boy next door. The daughter also wants to hear if her mother can remember who the snacks were given to, as she did just now. All that could be heard was the sound of water boiling in an iron kettle from the tea room. My daughter brought lunch and put it on the stove. "Haozi, did you hear what I just said?" her father asked her. "Yes." "Your mother is confused, which is really a headache. And she is getting more and more stubborn. Good boy, I usually help your mother remember something. "Who is confused? The same goes for being a father... I lost the Feng Yuetang incident today, but..." The daughter wanted to explain the matter about Fang Zhi, but finally she didn't say anything. The dispute about dim sum happened two years before her father's death. . Since her father suffered from mild cerebral hemorrhage, he has never even entered the company's door. After his father passed away, the red plum tree still bloomed from the lower branches. My daughter often recalled the past when her parents argued about Feng Yuetang, but she never I didn’t try to talk to my mother about it. She must have forgotten about it!