Red Feather

Author: Zhao Yuan
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: That area should be an old neighborhood, with small wooden buildings by the street already dilapidated. On an open space not far from the river, a group of seven or eight women from other places were selling handicrafts, among them an old woman in ragged clothes, eating dry food as if preparing to spend the night on the street. A small shop selling dumplings in the alleyway had uniform prices of five yuan and was still closed, with a few children gathered around the counter. If in the capital city, would I feel anxious walking in the alleys at this time? This unfamiliar city, however, gave me a sense of safety.