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    【】atiently,andiledforward.

    iquipurseaouttothen.

    “orroalleronesgoveryfast.”thenanbehind.“shoeyourrationcard”

    idee.ifihadgottenahagreatdealofeffort,ithought.

    asiansvoiofaddressusedforaanoftheupperedtobefolloe.inant,oldgardeearsfilledhiseyes,andhisvoicebrokeashesaid,“youarestillaliveyouarestillaliveyoulookquiteeiping”

    peopleygardeneraddressandtoldhioeseelaterintheing.

    ilostalliinobtainingfood.ihadaloafofbreadandatinofjasepiybottleoflkauedhotoyoldgardener.

    hoanihadlookedforhiversinypocketakentothedetentionhouse.

    hee.hehadputonaneingintoroo

    “iogladtohaverunintoyouattherket.i.

    “oh,thatipinggavetheneylongago.sheeafteryouselftontiontheword“prison.”

    ipingssalaryall,andikhahavegiventhegardeneralltheneyshehadattheti.ishehaddone.

    “doyouknoan.

    “iheardshettedsuietheney,ididnotseeher.”theoldlaozhaooreetoneheeipingregularly.”

    “doyouthinkyouuldfindlaozhaoandtellhioesee”

    “certainlyillfioo.theyoknoillaliveandwell.”

    “doyouknoookarew”

    “yes,theyhavebothbeengivenjobs.ithinkokisatafa.ityoldgardenersaid.

    ihehegardenerwasw.

    “iployedfornyyears.toplantflotohaveesgetoddjoouthink”theoldnheseupsanddoand.

    itoeanddosothingptyaed,eveobethinkihing,forhesaid,“etoeeveryidyupthegardendoicethehedgeneedsclippingandyouhavenothingexcepttrees.”

    “thatefloakealaeagerly.

    “ifraiditsnotpossibletogetgrassanyre.igroe.fiething,youknoyseedlingboxesuhebeds,”hekled.

    paniedhiothegarden,s.zhueflowers.

    “onlyonyourside.aoisagainstflowers”

    s.zhuedaboutthegedsituatiardingfloighteasilygeagain.ijustaskedher,“hehedgeonyoursideofthegardenclipped”

    “aslongasidonthavetopayyardener.andnions.affordtopayfardener.”

    sheakinganunkinddigatentioned“fnnneprisonnt.

    tebaarryingabasketihatshehadobtainedinsuzhhthebackdoor.asrs.zhuhekitandsahherbasket.

    “arketinsuzhou”s.zhuaskedayi.

    “arketthesearepresentsfroyhusbandandson.inanycase,itsnoneofyourbusiness.”ayiobegreetedhanausation.

    iheardherandyroooether.ayie,“thatoldanisanuisance.hoarketthebasketandarketaslongasthepurchasereported,officialsgenerallyig;theykneherehingtheyulddotostoptheprae.

    iheardfootstepsoairs,andluyingappearedonthelanding.ieher.

    “itssuesin.

    “thankyettingstrongereveryday.”

    “nypeoplehavererkedthatyoushoulde.theyseeyougoingoutand.theykno.”

    “indeed,iaoefit.”

    “esoflinbiao.itsveryiortant.ithelps

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