一大食堂背后的宅院,房间有二十四间,大小不等,左右对称。母亲认为这太像戏台,规矩、排场。她最后一次登台演戏没多久,就买下宅院东北角的三间。原来住的那半个院子,卖给新近来落户的林家。事先,母亲跟胖胖商量过,要换房子,原来的两间换成三间,还有个小阁楼。母亲这样说,胖胖没理由说不。后来有人问胖胖,是不是南洋老头给钱买的,老头走时留下多少钱。这些事她哪知道,没回答。别人就说:你是傻丫头。那个南洋老头来过家里,胖胖见过几 A large canteen behind the house, the room has 24, ranging in size, about symmetry. Mother think this is too much like the stage, rules, courtesy. She did not take the last stage on stage and bought three of the north-east corner of the courthouse. Half of the original yard that I lived in was sold to the recently settled Lin family. Prior to consultation with fat mother, to change the house, the original two replaced by three, there is a small attic. Mother said, fat no reason to say no. Later, someone asked fat, is not the money bought by the Nanyang old man, leaving the old man how much money left. She knows these things, did not answer. Others say: you are silly girl. That Nanyang old man came home, fat few seen