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1、0TheDaysandtheStoriesRommieYeh(1997,inRommie'sSophomoreYear)ARainstormOoha,Rommie,youfailed!1Nope.Igonnatryagain.Waityou.Hahaha…Rah,rah,rah…haha…!~Thisisashoutgoingallthewayalongmyliferoad.Mother’stalking-toseemstohavefadedawayoffmymemory,butthoserefreshingyearsremainrareandlightsome.The“Ra
2、h,Rah,Rah”takesmebacktothatlong,orsometimesshort,hazychildhood.IthappenedthatIwasborntoaremote,poorruralfamily–abare-fedandpoverty-hauntedghetto.Fatherwasafierce,haulingremoteteacher,whoneverwilledtosayanextrawordathome.Hewastaciturn,butonceheangered,hisgnarledfistswouldrainpunchesonanyoneh
3、edislikedordisagreedwith.Thatwastoohorriblefora6-year-oldkidlikeme,alwaysfearinghistalking-towithgrimace.Eventhathappened;Ijustgrizzledandgushedoutside,toraspadogorasleepingcatinthehopethatIwouldgetatrainofconsolationsorwaxes.ThatdaycameandIwouldfellappetitelessbutraringofaget-backtomyheart
4、.ThesedaysIwaswapupilatprimaryschool.Myschooldayswereratherbitterandgloomythangoldenandhappy.Iwasdeeplyindreamswhenmyfatherseizedonmyear,withanoillampinhishand,andaloud“Getup!”shoutinhismouth.Hisfaceseemedtohavetailedoffandhaggard,asthatstillinmymemory,strokemegreatly.Ijumpedtositup.Thenmyb
5、reakfast–abowlofcorngoowasready.ThemorningIwasmostlucky.Thatgoobreakfastwasrareforme.Atschool,Iforcedmyselftoberaptandachievewonderfulmarksinstudy.Ormygoobreakfastandpocket-moneywouldbeunavailable.After-schoolchores,ifany,almostdrovemecrazyinmyearlydays.Mychoreswereoftenassignedbymyfatherbe
6、forehand.AndassoonasIgothome,mychoressplashedonme,cookingmeals,carryingwaterinadistance,cuttingfirewood.Allfinished,Itireddownonasimpleandexaggeratedly–drawnwoodenbench,sweatdropsrainingdownmyface,gashinginmymouth.ButIwasalittlebitfortunateandravishing,becausemyfatherwouldno2longerrattlemyf
7、ailuretocookofforraspberryatmeinanger.Instead,hewouldawardmewithapieceofcandy,whichhadhappenedsomanytimes.Mymotherwasasilentandbearingwomen,26yearsoldwhenIstartedtokeepthingsinmemory.Sheworkedinfieldallday.Ioftenwentwithhertoourpaddyfieldalongdistanceawa
