orphan

Every day, Liu Yong watches the sun rise and set with the group of classmates who are enslaved by their studies, who are suffering a little bit and are full of blood.An old person has two completely different lives, one complains about the stress every day and then enjoys the privileges given by his family with peace of mind, and the other is not even qualified for the so-called "stress".

On the day when the final exam of the second year of junior high school ended, Liu Wei unfurled the folded book meticulously and put it in his schoolbag.It didn't hurt too much, but it was a little slower than usual, and it wasn't too slow. I had to escort the cubs home.However, when Liu Yong left the school, he still felt a little sentimental. After all, leaving the school was equivalent to blocking the smoothest road, and the remaining ones were more difficult to walk than the other.

"Boys, you will walk this road on your own from now on"

Xiao An took the lead in protesting, "Brother? Why?"

Liu Yu's tone sank, "You're such an adult, you can't walk such a short distance?!"

Cubs "..."

Jiang Jiashu, who was walking at the back, stared at the so-called "big brother" who walked three steps and three times at the front of the small team, his dark eyes seemed to have been quenched with ink, without the warmth of a newborn sun that young people should have.

Liu Yong’s dropping out of school is obviously a big deal for the orphanage. The grandmother of the director once again showed the arbitrariness that a parent of a hospital should have. affectation.

The dean has lived for so many years and is already a fine person, and Liu Yong is watching the grown-up children. The dean is quite clear about how hard Liu Yong is.

The method of consolation is mainly divided into three steps. The first step is that it is not easy to raise a child.

"Liu Wei, you have been in the orphanage for so many years. It is not easy for grandma to raise you. There are so many children in the orphanage. It is not easy to have enough food. Let alone let you grow up healthy and healthy. Do you remember that year It's very cold in winter, you guys went to school so cold that your hands and feet got frostbite, grandma stayed up for a few nights to knit a pair of gloves for each of you. And that An'an's birthday..."

The second step, going to school is the best way out

"Learning is to acquire knowledge. The more you know, the more you will know. The more you know, the more you will find a decent job. You can have what you want. Besides, how easy it is to go to school. Listen to the teacher every day and learn a little. a little……"

The third step is that the old man is not in good health, so he just wants you to be promising

"Grandma is 70 years old this year, and half of her body is buried in the soil. In her dreams, she always thinks that you can grow up healthy and healthy, and die in peace. As the eldest brother in the yard, shouldn't you give your children Are you setting an example..."

Liu Yu obediently bowed his head and listened to the dean's grandmother "relying on the old man to sell the old cotton to hide the needles in the old cotton and go straight to Huanglong's comfort". That old wrinkled face.

"Grandma dean, have you finished?"

The old and dizzy-eyed dean was immersed in his superb conversation art for a long time, so he didn't notice how sleepy the person he was talking to was like waking up from a dream. "You figured it out, a good boy should be good..."

Before the dean finished speaking, he was interrupted, "I want to understand, I want to understand, I think very clearly", Liu Wei just wanted to run away quickly, being educated by a chatty life mentor really made people feel regretful... I regret not slipping away earlier.

The dean was quite satisfied with his reaction, nodded and said, "Knowing your mistakes can make a big difference..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted again, "The dean's grandma suddenly remembered that Jiashu had something to do with me, so I'm leaving first."

After speaking, Liu Wei is like a little rabbit being chased by wolves, and the thief who runs away is happy.

The dean was complacent about his educational achievements, but he never thought that the bastard didn't listen to a word.

Liu Yong felt more and more stressed. To put it bluntly, he was a 13-year-old half-grown kid with nothing to do. Where could he make a lot of money?

Liu Yong left the orphanage, walked slowly in the alley, searching for ways to make money, his eyes wandered around unconsciously, everything he looked at could be associated with money, the more he thought about it, the more difficult it was to support his family.Pedestrians on the side of the road walked in a hurry. It was obviously just an ordinary bluestone alley, but the pedestrians seemed to be busier than the president. Each of them had their own little life and something to fight for.

There are more and more things in Liu Wei's mind, but less and less things that can be clearly identified. Liu Wei shook his head vigorously, and simply couldn't think of anything, and went back home.

After returning to the courtyard, Lao Wang, who collects waste products, called waste paper. Liu Yong accidentally caught a few books that were probably new on Lao Wang's tricycle, and said teasingly, "Uncle Wang, you still buy books to read."

Uncle Wang comes to the yard to collect waste products every few weeks, and he has known Liu Yong for a long time. Just fifty cents"

Liu Yu's eyes lit up, "Three pennies and fifty cents?"

As Liu Yong spoke, he flipped through the three books. The three books happened to be the first, middle and lower volumes of Eileen Chang's collection of essays.

"That's right, the price of paper"

Liu Wei felt as if he had found a way to make money, "Uncle Wang, how many old books like this do you have?"

Uncle Wang smacked the dry smoke, "I don't have many books, and I sell them every few days. I have a lot of books at home, and they are almost piled up into a hill. What's the matter, do you want to buy them?"

Liu Yong silently calculated the accounts quickly in his mind, calculating the purchase price of three copies for one yuan, selling one for five yuan, and earning 480 yuan for one hundred books, and selling one hundred copies a day for one month is...

With a smile on his face, Liu Yong asked casually, "Would it be convenient for Uncle Wang to take me to meet my family? I'm so bored these days, I want to buy some old books."

Uncle Wang wondered when this child loves to study so much, but for an illiterate who can't read a few big characters, loving to read is a big thing that seems to be superior to others, so he said happily, "I just plan to sell a book later. Goods, why don't you go with me?"

Liu Yu was happy, this is really God's help and I also "That's a good relationship, Uncle Wang, I'll help you weigh the waste paper"

There are not many things in the orphanage, and the calculations will be finished in a short time. Uncle Wang can't read a few big characters, but the calculations are very fast, and the old computer is very fast.

Liu Yong was very interested in that family, but he didn't show any impatience.Uncle Wang pushed the broken tricycle in front, Liu Yong helped push it a little behind, and the tricycle creaked on the road.

Uncle Wang took Liu Yong to his home first, and piled up all the things accumulated in the past few days on the broken three rounds.Waste paper and old books are neatly stacked at the bottom, followed by broken copper and iron, and finally plastic bottles are threaded into a long string, dripping and ringing and hanging on the top layer.

The old tricycle was overwhelmed and made a creaking sound, but it was a pity that it did not arouse the sympathy of the two bottom layers of society.

I am still struggling a little above the food and clothing line, and I don’t think it’s enough to use compassion on myself, so I don’t have the leisure to pity others.

Uncle Wang is used to being alone, and occasionally he adds someone to help, and he is naturally in a good mood. When he is tired, he can breathe heavily to greet Liu Qi, "My child, take a rest when you are tired, and Uncle Wang can do it by himself. "

Although Liu Wei is younger, his strength is not weak at all. Usually only Aunt Zhao is the labor force in the orphanage, so it is not good to have everything on Aunt Zhao. Jiashu is a weak and weak boy, so Liu Yong did all the hard work by himself.

But at this time, Liu Wei was also very tired, and he panted and said, "Don't look down on me, I have great strength, no worse than your uncle's generation."

Uncle Wang laughed hahaha, and his physical fatigue seemed to ease a lot along with his mood.

Two people pushed the tricycle and walked for about four to 10 minutes before arriving at the so-called "Shangjia".The so-called Shangjia is a waste recycling station, and each family collects different things.Uncle Wang went to the house that collected plastic bottles first, then went to sell the scrap metal after they were sold out, and finally went to the house that collected waste paper and old books.

From a distance, Liu Yong saw the high piles of waste paper piled up in the yard of the waste paper collectors. It seemed that the piles in front of him were not waste paper and old books, but full of RMB.Uncle Wang took Liu Yong to sell waste paper for a catty and a total of 40 yuan on the three rounds.

The woman who collected waste products had a bloated waist, rough limbs, and new black hair growing from the root of her dyed yellow hair, making her look even more disheveled.

The woman spoke very quickly, with a strong Sichuan accent, "Big brother, let me tell you, the quality of your waste paper is not good. If it weren't for your familiar face, you wouldn't be able to give me [-] cents for this kind of stuff." .Uncle Wang took advantage of what he said inside and outside.

Uncle Wang responded with a simple sentence, "That's right, that's right, thank you, lady boss. Look, lady boss, this is my nephew. I want to buy a few books from you. You may like them." He pulled Liu Wei over , Let him stand in front of the proprietress.

Liu Wei was not shy either. He grinned and said, "Hi, lady boss."

No middle-aged woman can not have a crush on a good-looking and sunny boy, and the proprietress is no exception. The woman was slightly taken aback, and grinned happily, "This kid is about the same age as my eldest child. It's a good thing to buy books to read." , since it’s your eldest nephew, I’ll just pick a few copies and give them to him.”

Liu Wei’s appetite is not like this. Liu Wei’s smile is as bright as a boy’s, but the words he spits out are firm.

The proprietress has obviously never encountered such a situation, but the lower-level businessmen also have the qualities of a businessman.

Uncle Wang has a simple and honest temperament, and this matter completely exceeded his expectations, so he just stood beside him in a daze.

Liu Yong said, "You take it out and take it out for one yuan per catty. I don't need you to work hard to transport it here. I will give you one yuan per catty, but I have to choose the books myself. What do you think?"

The proprietress thought about it for a while, the book was already heavy, and it took a lot of cost and effort to pull it out. It would be a good thing if someone came to collect it.

Liu Wei was happy, and said quickly, "Then I'll buy a hundred copies first, so that you don't think I'm a liar."

The proprietress was also straightforward, she raised her hand and said, "Sure, you go pick it out, I'll get you a bottle of water"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Then thank you, big sister."

After speaking, Liu Yong went to pick up books. Liu Yong's footsteps were not in a hurry. In fact, his heartbeat was much faster than usual. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous when he was "doing business" for the first time.