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I don't know when the wind started to blow outside the window again. The wind came and went, and came and went, like a hungry and restless lion, spinning and roaring. The prisoners in the prison cell didn't seem to feel the stronger wind blowing outside at all, and the knocking sound of the door panel was even more insignificant to them. As the temperature outside dropped, the chill in the room also increased. I put on the embroidered cotton-padded jacket, sat beside the small bed, and took out a piece of beef jerky from under the pillow. Before I could bring it to my mouth, a pale hand like an eagle's claw snatched it away. "It's so damn delicious! This beef jerky, um, smells good!" The woman chewed and swallowed hard, and slurred with her lips smacking. I stared closely at her bulging cheeks, stood up and put my right hand in front of her mouth.

I moved my feet that were tied with iron chains and walked heavily on the bridge of this small town. My sad mood was indescribable. Just when I was frustrated and about to go back, the man holding the erhu suddenly appeared in the afterglow of the setting sun. I held my breath and stared at him with my eyes wide open, looking at him... Ah, he was coming towards me, getting closer... I didn't dare to move. The man holding the erhu came to me and stopped. He timidly said: "Sister, do you want to listen to the erhu? You can play whatever you like. If you have two yuan, I'll give it to you. It's okay if you don't have it. It's convenient." As soon as the man finished speaking, he sat down on the stone steps beside the bridge, put the erhu on his knees, and pulled up. He played an old song "Looking at the Starry Sky".