第八章 新的起点

操，这鬼天气热得跟蒸笼似的，把我这副半残破身子晒得皮开肉绽。挪到小屋门槛时，差点一屁股栽倒地上。后背那疼，真他娘的跟被野猪踹了一样，钻心咔牙地疼。裤子上那摊脓血糊得跟个烂泥猴似的，黏糊糊地沾在破布上，风一吹那股子馊味儿，熏得我直干咳。 屋檐下挂着的半只野鸡还滴着水，估计也就是个半熟。今儿是没捡着野鸡，倒捡了个糟心玩意儿。下午去东边溪沟摸鱼，本来蹲在水边呢，眼瞅着几只野鸡跑过来抢食，我寻思着捡只烧着吃，结果抄起石头就往前扔。嘿，没砸中，倒把那只跑得最近的小丫头给砸晕了。 抬回去仔细瞅瞅，也就五六岁，小脸煞白煞白的，嘴唇都开裂了，一身泥巴。我记得她跟着个老光棍在这附近晃悠，老光棍昨晚被人咬了，现在成了一堆废肉。这小丫头孤零零地跟着他，现在他没了，她算啥？ 本想把她扛到野外扔了，省得拖累。可干 Mobilizing the nearby rocks and creating a temporary fire, I roasted the wild chicken quickly. The smell of roasting filled the air, making me feel a little better. After eating, I cleaned up the leftover food and went back to resting. I couldn't help but think about the little girl. Since she had nowhere else to go, why not bring her back? It's not like I have nothing to share. Putting her in the small hut, I found some clean water and cleaned her up as best as I could. Her skin was cold and lifeless, and I was a little worried about whether she would wake up.