一条日本狗的奇特遭遇 《女人和土匪》（英译本）

 

 

Chapter 32

 

Dai and Liu had a passionate night. They had a great time together. She felt she belonged to Liu.

Liu could not stay away from Dai ever since then. Sometimes they would date in the woods and have sex there. Life became interesting for both of them.

But the political situation changed. The Kuomintang bandits were chased by the PLA soldiers. They had to be divided and scatter in different places. Liu hid in a cave named Giant Snake Cave with Dai’s help. The cave was on a cliff, with a waterfall nearby. The people normally did not go there.

The biggest event at this time was that Dai’s husband was beaten to death by the farmers in the village. Dai became a landlady and was driven out of the village together with her two sons.

Liu got the tips of her situation. He was worried about her and eager to see her. But he was aware that his carelessness could be fatal to Dai. He also knew that Dai was a timid woman and needed manly care and love. Fortunately Lai Fu the Japanese dog could help Liu.

The dog was big. The day Zhang Yunchang died, it found Liu. The dog knew the militiamen were chasing it, so it could not go home for the time being. It seemed to know that its hostess had affairs with the man. If its hostess liked him, would he like it?

Liu saw the dog and called, “Lai Fu, come over.”

The dog showed its teeth, seeming to answer, “No!”

Liu went on, “I am lonely here. Let’s make friends. I have smoked pork that you like. The bone is tasty indeed. Come!”

The dog got gentle, and moved its neck. It seemed to say, “Give me the meat and bone.”

Liu was aware of this, and threw the meat and bone to it.

The dog ate the meat and nibbled the bone. It wagged its tail to Liu, and made a yawn, seeming to say, “You’re much better than my host. He only fed me bones.”

The dog had witnessed the death of Zhang Yunchang. It was still alert against the outsiders. Liu said to it in the distance, “Let’s be friends.”

The dog barked gently as yes.

The dog had cried for the death of its host for nights. It found Liu dressed shabbily and his clothes dirty. It seemed to know that they were in the same plight. Nevertheless, they did not know each other much at this moment.

In fact, Lai Fu had its unforgettable experiences.

When it was a pup, the Japanese invaders surrendered to the Chinese people. Its host killed himself. The pup’s mom stared at the host sadly. The blood attracted a big swarm of flies.

Then, one day the Chinese soldiers came. The adult dog was killed because it barked all the time. Lai Fu did not bark. So it “surrendered” to a soldier. The soldier was Yang Yongchun.

Yang carried the trembling pup and showed it to Zhang Yunxuan. Then, it became a dog in the Zhang’s courtyard. But it was not used to the confinement in the city. So, it was given to Zhang Yunxuan’s cousin—Zhang Yunchang.

That was the brief experience of the Japanese dog.

Liu Lijing had no way of contacting Dai Min. Then, he recalled the dog. He had to leave here, and he hoped Dai would go away with him. Dai gave her dowry of 500 silver coins to Liu and asked him to take care of it. Liu did not want to escape without telling Dai first. And he wanted to return the money to her.

Liu saw hope in Lai Fu.

At last one day the dog brought Dai to him. She covered her head with a wedding headdress. They went to a forest. There the wet Liu kissed Dai passionately. They lay on the soft ground full of pine leaves and had a great time of man and woman.