Chapter 84: 166 Chapters of Liu Guozong's Spring Diary Part Three

166 Chapters of Liu Guozong's Spring Diary Part Three

166 Chapters of Liu Guozong's Spring Diary Part Three

At night, I had a dream....

At night, I had a dream——

I dreamed of the moonlight in my hometown, very bright. Unlike the moonlight in the city, which is always dim and hazy. So, in my dream, I felt exceptionally refreshed. Moreover, in the dream, the crabapple blossoms in my hometown have already bloomed. And those crabapple blossoms are still red, still fragrant. Furthermore, spring has already arrived in the woods of my hometown——

In the woods, all flowers bloom in full splendor, and the cuckoo sings melodiously day and night without cease.

The foul-mouthed crow jeered at me, saying: 'If you're capable, don't come back from the city. Be a boss, make big money; sell cars, houses, then find a pretty girl.'

The cuckoo also stopped its song, sized me up, and said: 'Sir, where do you come from, who are you? That day, in a small grove in the south, I saw a person strolling with a lovely lady—was that you? How did you fall flat? No money? Or no affection? If it's no money, you can earn it with sweat; if it's no affection, you can cultivate it slowly.'

Though the cuckoo's words were frank and pleasing to the ear, I still couldn't accept them: 'I'm not lacking affection; I lack the ability to make money.'

In the dream, the Zhao family's dog chased after me, barking incessantly.

'You blind dog, do you also know I lack ability?' I shouted angrily.

Although the Zhao family's dog had fled, I still had to be very careful, for I saw the dog turn its head and look at me with both eyes.

From the dog's gaze, I read its meaning: 'You lack ability....'

I woke from the dream, and the sky was still not bright.

When the sky brightens, will the crabapple at the wall corner bloom? If the crabapple blooms, will wages rise?

I hope the sky brightens soon. For when the sky brightens, perhaps the crabapple has bloomed, perhaps wages have grown, and perhaps a lovely lady will fall from the sky....

But at this moment, I am hiding in a lonely dream, waiting, waiting for tomorrow's brilliant sunshine to illuminate my winter's worries.....

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