The robot approached the shops in downtown Shanghai. As it drew nearer, the sounds of music reached it—a child was sitting, playing the guzheng.
The robot stopped, staring with its flying eyes. The eyes flew forward and stopped before the child's gaze. The boy looked at them, confused and afraid, as if staring into a moving mirror.
He tried to catch them, but he couldn't.
The robot spoke, asking the flying eyes:
"Is this the Saili you're looking for?"
The flying eyes replied:
"I will cling to your eyes, relive the memories, and show you his image."
The robot then realized that Saili was the son of Capelli. But within the events of the story, it had never seen Capelli's wedding. When was Saili born? the robot wondered.
The robot began to dance, asking the child to keep playing.
Before its flying eyes, the scene unfolded—the film of Capelli's wedding.
Night had fallen, and the wedding of Sula and Capelli began. The village soldiers lit tree trunks and carried them, circling around the couple who stood in the center.
Merta and Kun, the female soldiers, accompanied the couple to their hut, carrying sweets and cakes, singing and clapping as they went:
"Good night to you both,
We'll put the key in the door,
And you both shall take it.
Don't waste it, don't waste it.
We'll be singing to you all night long,
And the stars smile upon us.
We will bring rose water,
Challenge him at the door.
Take a warm shower—
In the evening, we meet."