行李箱里的辣酱

类别：情感

远赴异国的行李箱中，藏着母亲悄悄塞入的辣椒酱与无声爱意。

时长 59 秒 · 语速 144 wpm

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I packed my suitcase myself, the night before my flight. 起飞前一晚，行李箱是我自己收拾的。

I know exactly what was in it. 里面装了什么，我心里一清二楚。

I checked twice. 我还检查了两遍。

Fourteen hours later, I opened it in my apartment 14个小时后，在地球另一端的公寓里，

on the other side of the world. 我打开了箱子。

And there, between my sweaters, was something I had never seen before. 就在那儿，在我的毛衣之间，躺着一个我从没见过的东西。

A glass jar. 一个玻璃罐。

Wrapped in a plastic bag. 外面套着一个塑料袋。

Then another bag. 然后又套了一个。

Then a third, tied with a tight knot. 接着是第三个，还打了个死结。

My mother's chili sauce. 是我妈做的辣椒酱。

I sat down on the floor. 我一屁股坐在了地上。

When did she do it? 她是啥时候放进去的？

She must have waited until I was in the shower. 肯定是趁我洗澡的时候偷偷塞的。

She must have had it ready for days. 她肯定老早就准备好了。

She never said a word. 可她只字未提。

Not at dinner. 吃晚饭时没提。

Not at the airport. 在机场也没提。

She just hugged me and told me to dress warmly. 她只是抱了抱我，叮嘱我要多穿点衣服。

I opened the jar, and the whole room smelled like our kitchen. 我拧开罐子，整个屋子瞬间都是我家厨房的味道。

It lasted two months. 那一罐我吃了两个月。

I made it last. 我是省着吃才吃了这么久的。