Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. Memory of the Belly 1
5. The Bodhisattva's Toes 7
6. Bath 11
7. The Penglai Market 16
8. The Temple of Letters 21
9. Anecdotes About the Roof 29
10. Going to the Great World 37
11. Taxi Hopping 43
12. Sizzling Grease 49
13. Pigs' Heads 54
14. Sheep Fat Soap 61
15. Rotten Fruit 65
16. Father Was Old 71
17. Crystal Radio 76
18. The Culture of Killing 84
19. The Milk Incident 97
20. Relocation 101
21. Automotive School 112
22. Mr. Lu 119
23. The Pursuit of Oil 126
24. Chopsticks 130
25. Sweet Potatoes 135
26. Dentist Herb 141
27. Bean Dregs Paste 148
28. Wet Dream 153
29. Shovel-Shaped Fences 157
30. Bao Changed 163
31. The Sadness of the Phoenix Fish 169
32. Travel Pass and Wheat Flour 175
33. Cricoid Cartilage 185
34. Rubber Plantation 197
35. My Injury 208
36. I Am Hunted 216
37. No Armband 227
38. I Slapped My Sister 232
39. Farewell 241