Ye Cheng

"Hey, you boy, the harvest is not bad. This morning, it's almost as much as I earned." When Qian Xingliang came to deliver the meal at noon, he was obviously in a good mood when he saw the coins in the bowl. Pour it all into a plastic bag. "I'll take these away first, and we will share one share at night. If there are too many coins in the bowl in the afternoon, you can pour them into a plastic bag first, okay? Here, plastic bag, take it."

"This is a packed meal from our cafeteria. You eat it first. Don't keep it after you finish it, you know? There's still some in the evening." As he spoke, he took out two steamed buns from his pocket and gnawed on them. He also grabbed two pieces of meat from Ye Cheng's lunch box, and when the next bus came, he ran away again.

Ye Cheng was sitting on the side of the road eating with a lunch box in his hand. There were quite a few slices of meat in the lunch box. It would have been nice if there were ashes. With so much meat, he would definitely share a few more slices this time.

The harvest in the afternoon was better than that in the morning. When leaving work, people were no longer in such a hurry as going to work. When they saw a little beggar sitting there alone by the roadside, looking so pitiful and quiet, many people couldn’t bear it. Just dropped a coin or two into his bowl.

When it was getting dark, Qian Xingliang finally came to pick him up, the two of them took the bus back, and then bought some vegetables and meat at a nearby stall and went back to cook. Qian Xingliang's food was pretty good. , these years he has been working outside alone, and he can't always eat in the cafeteria, so he learned how to do it by himself.

After the two of them finished their meal, they poured out all the coins on Qian Xingliang's wooden bed.

"Come on, let's count the money. From now on, I will take care of your food and clothing, but I will get half of the money you want. Do you think this is okay?"

"Okay." Ye Cheng bowed his head and counted the money. His mother taught her to count before.

"...36 yuan and [-] cents, my daily salary is less than [-] cents, you boy, you can't tell, you are really a lucky boy!"

The wages of part-time workers are not high at the moment. People like Qian Xingliang can earn 800 yuan a month, which is already considered a high-income group in their village, so more than 50 yuan is considered a lot.

"Here, 18 yuan and [-] cents, I will give you banknotes, and I will exchange these coins with the vegetable seller tomorrow."

"The water is hot. Uncle will help you wash your face and feet. Let's go to bed early today. I'll take you to another place tomorrow night. I'm sure I can get more."

"I'll do it myself." Ye Cheng was already used to washing his face and feet by himself.

"Success, you do it yourself, hehehe." Qian Xingliang was in a great mood, and poured water while humming a little tune.

From the next day, Qian Xingliang took Ye Cheng to a square every night, because he was afraid of accidents at night, so he watched from a distance. daytime.

When the harvest was good, Qian Xingliang took Ye Cheng to eat some tooth-making sacrifices at the roadside stalls, and when the harvest was not good, the two of them went back to eat.

Of course, it is impossible for Ye Cheng to be the only one begging in this city. These people are generally not single-handed, and most of them have their own groups. Some of these groups are relatively ordinary, consisting of a few acquaintances or made up of family members.

There are also some that are quite scary. I heard that those people buy children from human traffickers. The children they buy are never treated as human beings.

Qian Xingliang is most worried about these people. He is afraid that Ye Cheng will be targeted. You must know that such gangs are usually mobile. They frequently change cities, and children are taken away by them. It is very difficult to find them. return.

"That person, and that person, have you seen it? If they talk to you, don't answer them, and don't go with them. If they want to take you away, just call for help, you know?" the beggar After a long time, everyone will gradually become familiar with them. Qian Xingliang now has a little understanding of who often do some shady things.

"Also, I'm talking to you, are you listening?"

"Listen." Ye Cheng liked Uncle Qian quite a bit and listened to him.

"If someone snatches your bowl, give it to them, and you stay away, you know?" Thinking of the scene when he met Ye Cheng for the first time, Qian Xingliang is still a little scared now, the people outside are no better than the little ruffians in the village Well, just the river in this city, I heard that floating corpses appeared again a few days ago, he brought a whole doll out of the village, if something goes wrong, how can he have the face to go back?

This day, Qian Xingliang had a rest, so he led Ye Cheng to the train station. There are many people at the train station, so we should be able to get more, but the place is also very chaotic. Usually, when Ye Cheng is alone, Qian Xing Liang never dared to take him to this place.

Qian Xingliang carried a bag by himself and pretended to be waiting for the train. There was no ticket checker in the waiting hall of the station these days, so they mingled in smoothly. Qian Xingliang sat not far away, and pretended to be with an old newspaper that no one else wanted. .

Ye Cheng took the bowl and walked up to the passengers. As long as he stood there, some people would pay, but some would not.There were a lot of people in the waiting room, and Ye Cheng was very small. As long as he was not caught in the face, it would be difficult for the general station staff to find a little beggar in the waiting room.

Seeing that the clock on the wall had reached twelve o'clock, Ye Cheng walked towards the gate as they agreed in advance. When it was time for lunch, Qian Xingliang, who was sitting not far away, also stood up. Today he planned to Take Ye Cheng to the station to eat beef noodles.

Suddenly, a child rushed out from the side, about the same height as Ye Cheng, snatched the bowl from Ye Cheng's hand and ran away, Ye Cheng turned to look at Qian Xingliang, Qian Xingliang was taken aback, and hurried after the child .

The kid had short legs and was grabbed by Qian Xingliang within a few steps. He snatched the bowl from the kid and dragged Ye Cheng out of the station without saying much.

In a city, the power of the train station is particularly complicated, and Qian Xingliang was also afraid of getting into trouble, so the two of them changed places that afternoon and took a bus to the park square on the other side of the city. There were quite a lot of people there, although Not as many train stations.

About a week later, it rained one morning, but on rainy days, Ye Cheng would not work. Qian Xingliang told him to sleep well, and brought back his own food at noon, and then went to work in the factory. .

Ye Cheng went to bed early at night, and didn't like to sleep during the day, so he went to the alley with a broken umbrella to buy steamed buns. The meat buns at the alley were big and delicious, and they cost only [-] cents each. After eating three, Qian Xingliang only ate four each time.

Ye Cheng bought three steamed buns. The boss knew Qian Xingliang very well, because he often changed money from Qian Xingliang, and his business was not good on rainy days. Seeing that it was Ye Cheng, he called him for free. One night soy milk.Ye Cheng was walking back with the buns and soy milk. When he turned around, he suddenly saw a child squatting under the opposite eaves. The child's eyes were wide open and he looked fierce, but Ye Cheng was not very scared. The Huizi in his house often makes this appearance, but in fact it doesn't bite people very often.

Ye Cheng walked a few steps under the umbrella, thought for a while, then folded back, and handed the buns and soy milk to the child. The child looked about the same age as Ye Cheng. He looked at Ye Cheng, and stretched out his hand to put the soy milk And Baozi took it.

When Ye Cheng went out, he took [-] yuan. He just bought a [-] cents purse, and now he only has [-] cents left. With two buns, he can only eat [-] cents full.

When Qian Xingliang came back at noon, his whole body was drenched: "Oh my god, it's raining so hard, I didn't want to come back at first, I'm afraid you're an idiot and won't get food by yourself."

"I heard that rich people have telephones in their homes. It would be great if we had a telephone. I'll call back from the factory. Cheng, uncle won't be going back today. You can go to the alley to buy a pair of steamed stuffed buns. Hehe , this trip will be saved, and there is no need to run.”

"Here, peel the potatoes." Potatoes and cabbage are hoarded by their family for a long time.

"I just saw that kid again at the entrance of the alley. It's the one who robbed you of money last time. Don't go out today. It's raining so hard, so stay at home."

Qian Xingliang fried hot and sour potato shreds and cabbage, steamed half a piece of salted fish while cooking, ate two bowls of rice by himself, and hurried out.

This whole afternoon, Ye Cheng was extremely bored. He used to have Huizi, and he could go to the chicken coop to see if the hens had laid eggs again, and his vegetable bed, which he had to water frequently. See what vegetables are sprouting today, and what vegetables are getting old again.

But now he can't do any business, so he can only stay in this room, listening to the sound of heavy rain pattering on the roof, he took out the money he hid on the bed board and counted it again, and counted it again...

Ye Cheng was sleeping when Qian Xingliang came back, and he didn't know when he fell asleep.

"Why don't you turn on the light? This black cloth is long winter..." Qian Xingliang pulled up the light with a snap, seeing Ye Cheng lying on top of a pile of banknotes and thinking about it, he felt a little funny.

Ye Cheng sat up from the bed in a daze, and saw Qian Xingliang holding a child in his arms.

"When I first came back, I saw him sleeping under the eaves of someone's house. I went to the bun shop and asked. They said that the child seemed to be alone, with no gang or anything. It was getting dark and it was raining so hard. , I think he seems to have a fever."

Ye Cheng is still too young at the moment, he seems to understand what Qian Xingliang said, but he doesn't seem to understand it. All he knows is that Qian Xingliang suddenly brought a child back, and he was robbed at the train station a while ago. The one with his money.