“Pig,” the crow said when she arrived in my garden, “I heard US and China are putting tariffs on each other. Does it affect your or our business?”
“Why do you care?” I said.
“You don’t care.”
I shook my head.
“Why?”
Robert came near, “Right, why?”
“If I care, will they stop?”
Both of them shook their heads.
“Correct.” I raised my thumb. “So why should I care? What I need to do right now is to find a way to keep my business and our business safe.”
They nodded, “You’re right.”
It was a cool night. When I got out of the house to relax in a chair in the yard, I saw Robert was laying on the ground next to the chair.
“How are you now?” I asked.
“Not much good, but okay,” Robert said.
“Crow told me you met your ex master.”
“I didn’t meet him. I saw him.”
“Oh sorry. Wrong words,” I said then I applied my butt in the chair.
Robert sighed.
“If you miss him, you can go to live with him. I’m okay with it,” I said.
“No,” Robert shook his head, “I might miss him because he was good to me, but I will not go back to him because he gave up on me when I needed him the most.”
Looking at his facial expression, I could feel the sorrow in his mind.
“He took care of me very well,” Robert stated. “I was so glad at that time. He loved me greatly and I loved him very much. He protected me so I protected him and people he loved. But when I was sick and it was the time I needed him, he didn’t take me to hospital, he didn’t do anything even coming to see me, but he sent me away to the forest and left me to die. That time I was very disappointed; I never imagined he would do this to me. My head recalled the time we spent together, they were all sweet memories but it made me hurt so much. You know, during that period, I was hurt because of the illness, I was very scared as I looked around and saw no one and I thought how I could defend myself if there was a bad wolf or tiger coming to attack me. It was the scariest time in my life and my heart hurt so much that I could not describe.” He paused for two seconds, then he continued, “I confess that I feel pity for him when I see he is aged but still works, but I can’t do anything because it’s his own karma. I stayed with him, I stayed in that house, I stayed with that family, I know what that family is. It’s him himself. He is bossy, he is selfish, he is sabotage. He raised his kids to depend on him. Even though they are adults, he didn’t allow them to live on their own. In conclusion, what he gets is what he created by himself. And now matter what, I will not return to him. Never and ever.”
Robert and crow asked me for an evening off. I said okay because they have been working in the garden for many days, they should have time to have fun.
The two went out. Before the sun set, while I was preparing equipment to put in the warehouse, they came back and I saw Robert’s eyes were red. I thought they might had an argument and crow might say something that hurt Robert’s feelings. However, I didn’t want to be the judge. I carried on working on the stuff.
“We didn’t have any argument.”
I was surprised. Crow was standing on the table on my left side.
“We went past his ex-master's house. He saw his ex master. He is thin, old and seems to be sick. Still he works hard to earn money to support his kids who are adults and already married,” she added.
I wagged my head, “I see.”
It has been a few days already since the crow worked in the garden with us.
I saw she had her eyebrows tied and she complained but to herself; she never did in front of us.
It looked like she was having a hard time, so I asked her, “Are you okay with it?”
“I’m not okay with it.”
Her answer was frank, I could sense it through her facial expression.
“You can quit.”
“No.” She shook her head.
“Why?”
“Because I want to support my life without flying around to take other human's food.”
“Oh it is unbelievable that a crow learns how to grow vegetables,” Robert said.
“Do you want to laugh at me?” Crow said.
“No. I just said,” Robert said.
“I don’t care if you laugh at me,” the crow said and turned to me. “What should I start?”
I thought for a moment then I asked her, “What vegetable do you like?”
“I don’t know. I have eaten meat and fruit.”
“Well, you can do some basics, like…” I looked around then I pointed at small pots I put on a wooden table. “Put bell pepper seeds. One seed for each pot.”
“Okay,” the crow said and flew to work on that table.
Robert and I began to make new soil to grow cucumbers. About one minute later, the crow flew to us.
“I finished,” she said.
Robert opened eyes, “Fast,”
The crow giggled, “I bet we will be the best business men.”
“No, we cannot,” I said.
“Why not?” Robert said.
“Because we are animals. We can do business, but we can’t beat humans. Humans are the best and strongest businessmen in the world.”
“Really?” Crow said.
I nodded, “Yes. They can do every type of business, wood, metal, fire, water, stem, stone, land, sky. Also they can do business by using humans and gods. Even ghosts.”
“Is it true?” Robert and Crow asked.
“Yes, it’s true. They are great businessmen. Nowadays, when a person dies, they will use that case to earn popularity through social media, to sell or promote their product, to gain benefits from socializing for their job and more.”
“That’s what they are doing,” both of them wagged their heads.
Caw, caw.
I unlocked the door with my eyes open half, “What’s the matter?”
“I didn't come to laugh at you,” the crow said. “I heard the news that the US stopped giving funds and there are a lot of people who are in money trouble, especially NGO. So I think what you have said is correct. We should help ourselves, and should not wait for help from others. I decided to follow your words. And I come to learn from you.”
“It's so nice to hear it, but the sun does not rise,” I said while my mouth was yawning.
“Okay. I’ll be back when the sun rises. See you.”
Caw, caw.
I opened the door and got out when I heard the sound.
“Good morning, pig,” the crow said.
“Good morning,” I said. “You are friendly to me today. Anything wrong with you?”
“You are smart.” The crow laughed. “I came to laugh at you.”
I raised my eyebrows, “About my online business?”
“You are smart again.” The crow laughed.
“You can laugh at me, I laugh at myself as well,” I said with a smile.
“I heard it has returned to being active in the US. Are you happy now?”
“I want to clarify. First, I am not living in the US, so it doesn't affect my career. Second, since I am not living in the US, it doesn't affect my career though it is banned or not banned. Third, I don't believe in businessmen at all, so I don't rely on them anymore.”
“Then what will you do?”
“I will create my own castle.”
“How?”
“I don't know yet. I am figuring it out.”
“Okay. I wish you success. Bye. I'm going to find food.”
The crow flew after she said it.
“Pig,” the crow said when she arrived in my garden, “I heard US and China are putting tariffs on each other. Does it affect your or our busi...
