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The home of supporting actor Maude is in the southern part of Shanghai, very close to the site of the famous Little Knife Society uprising. Less than half a mile away from his home is a bust of Liu Lichuan, the leader of the Little Knife Society, holding a sword and wearing a robe. Next to Liu Lichuan, there is a karaoke OK run by a self-employed person. They play knives and sing songs all day long, and they also sell a sharp knife-like weapon. The police station usually pays great attention to the security in this area. Maude's residence belongs to the lowest class in Shanghai, and Shanghai people call it a Shikumen house. The gas is public and there are no toilets. There are more than ten households squeezed into one house, each of which is more than ten square meters. The sound insulation between the walls is extremely poor. Private conversations can easily be leaked to neighbors. Maud's family lived on the ground floor. In addition to being dark and damp, the ground floor also has the advantage of having a patio (called a courtyard by northerners). The patio is not very big, six or seven square meters.

Yu Ma, who has worked as a domestic helper in a single house for more than 50 years, the first thing she must do every morning is to prepare beauty products for the two old ladies in the single house. It is very simple. Break 6 eggs, put them in two bowls, gently remove the yolks, leaving only the egg whites, and let them swim in the bowls. After that, Yu Ma goes shopping for groceries, snacks, and walks around the streets. Yu Ma should be said to be a bit old. She came to Shanghai from her hometown in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province when she was 16 years old. To make a living, in a flash, she was over 70 years old. In this old single house, she handed over her foreseeable life as a helper, which made many neighbors who were familiar with Yu Ma marvel. Now there are only two old sisters left in the old single house. The elder sister is Shan Lichang, who is 75 years old, and the younger sister is Shan Bixian, who is 73 years old. They are a pair of half-sisters. Of course, the mysterious story of the entire family will inevitably be shrouded in their heads.

I kept nodding, my consciousness was indeed blurred. A best-selling movie was being broadcast on TV. I saw many hostages being detained by the hostages, and they were looking sad. I thought again about the reasons why women were divorced after "seven outings". In that long past, what theoretical basis did the father have to let the mother leave? I can't figure out the outcome. From this, I think of the situation where we, my siblings, are still relying on our father's grace, depending on the old man's breath, and relying on his shadow to live our lives. In this sense, we are a bit like hostages, we siblings are not free.