[Comprehensive] The Right Way to Survive in the 19th Century

I might as well just hang myself, and there is no need to do such a thing to shame our entire parish. "

Oliver was involuntarily pushed to the flagstone yard in the morning. Mr. Bumble directly turned on the water pipe in the yard, and the cold water was poured on him like this. Oliver couldn't help shivering. The temperature of the well water was still slightly warm. A little higher, after you get used to it, it doesn't feel so unbearable.However, immediately after, the fiery touch made it difficult for him to ignore it. Mr. Bumble slammed his body with the cane, and red marks appeared on his body .

It's not so much pain as shock. After eating the scales on Sebant's body, the surface of his body has also strengthened a lot. The damage didn't hurt enough to make him roll on the ground. However, it was only a little less. If it was just a normal nine-year-old boy, he would probably be beaten to death by him.Mr. Bumble had been whipping him viciously all the time, and in order to make other people feel awed, he even cursed loudly: "I told you to ask for more, you bastard who has no respect for the Lord! Your future can only go down the road." Gallows! Such seeds must be produced by parents who don't know how lowly they are, and people like you... will only be wasted..."

Oliver was really angry. For some reason, a force suddenly surged out of his body, an extremely powerful force. He suddenly grabbed the cane that Bumble swung over, and slammed his head hard. It landed on his stomach with such force that Bumble almost fell to the ground immediately.The so-called parish officer was a little stunned. He didn't expect that under such a heavy responsibility, someone would be able to fight back. For a moment, he was a little stunned.

At this time, Oliver quickly grabbed the cane in his hand. For some reason, he suddenly held Mr. Bumble tightly with his own hand, and he had just touched it with this hand not long ago. Thurbant's scales, he was also curious about why there was so much sticky liquid on Thurbant's body.

In the next second, Bumble was lying on the ground and rolling. He felt like his whole body was on fire, and the severe pain began to spread from his palm. Oliver turned on the water pipe without hesitation and poured all the cold water on his body. She didn't forget to slap him several times as if to vent her anger.After all this, no one showed up, and the boys went off to their work in silence when Mr. Bumble began to punish him, and it would take at least a few minutes before they found out what was going on here.This is a great opportunity.

Bumble struggled from the ground. Surbante had secretly reminded him before that such a little diluted venom would not kill him. Oliver confidently and boldly pressed his hand against Bumble's bare skin. Almost immediately fell to the ground again.Oliver quickly groped for him, and decisively gave up those useless things. Pocket watches and the like were all burdens to him, only money, and money was the most important thing.

Bumble was also unlucky today, and today, he had some shopping plans and put extra money in his wallet.Oliver was found right away. For the sake of the money, he will not be held accountable for the violence he committed against him today.

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☆, the so-called tearful

On certain issues, Oliver was always extraordinarily magnanimous, and he himself was sometimes complacent.Oliver wanted to throw away all those things, but he couldn't take them with him anyway, so there was no need to keep them for this gentleman.At this moment, he found a delicate calfskin bag, which seemed to be used by this man to put some small things in his daily life. This was a great help, as if God was on his side.

Oliver searched him without hesitation, whether it was the pocket watch, wallet, or the slightly more elegant cufflinks and buttons on his clothes. Of course, he could not let the officer look. With stern eyes, he put all the things that could be disassembled into the bag. If the goal was not too big, he even wanted to take off the coat behind Bumble and take it away.

In the end, he reluctantly looked back at Mr. Bumble, who was lying on the ground and groaning constantly, and sincerely felt that robbing houses was really the fastest way to get money.However, there is still a very serious problem. It is definitely impossible for him to get out from the front, and the surrounding walls are very high. How on earth is he going to get out.

It was Sebant again, it is really a must-have product for home travel, he said softly: "Let go of your mind, accept me, next, I will take over your body." In Bull's eyes, this boy is talking to an unknown life, he is a devil, no, a devil lives in him!

The scene he saw next was probably the nightmare of the parish priest's life. In the following statements, he insisted that he saw the incarnation of Satan, which was the serpent from hell.That boy, who was standing upright, twisted his body twice like this, almost forming a circle. He just twisted on the fence like this, and he took a strange, snake-like posture. He climbed up to the fence lightly, and Mr. Bumble, who was on the ground, could even see the blazing flame behind him. It was the legendary incarnation of Satan!

As soon as he opened his eyes again, the boy disappeared. Only then did he realize that it wasn't that he hadn't heard the second person's voice before, but he subconsciously ignored it. It was the hissing sound of a snake from hell. A snake, or he was a snake!Mr. Bumble fainted on the spot, this is not the truth he can bear.

As soon as he landed, Thurbant returned the control of his body to him, and Oliver almost fell to the ground. Anyone whose bones were twisted to the extreme just now would not feel well.But he still staggered across two whole streets before sitting quietly by the side of the street to take a rest.He was really too tired. As soon as his tense nerves relaxed, he felt that he could barely walk anymore, so he could only pant heavily on the side of the street. Finally, he came out.

Oliver looked at the people coming and going on the street, and couldn't help but smile wryly, "Why didn't I leave there early, leave this purgatory, now, I really don't know what I thought at the beginning, maybe, I'm just afraid, worried, I left there, and I don't have the ability to survive in this society."

At this moment, a civet cat hurriedly ran to his side, seeing Oliver, he breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said: "Mr. Twist, go, that so-called officer, even if Those who are in a daze want to see you, they have already started looking for you, if..." He said, he took out a few chapters of crumpled banknotes, and they didn't know the specific denominations of these notes, just In a daze, he felt that he needed this.

Oliver touched it. There was a little rough hair behind him, and he smiled nicely, "Thank you, because you have always been by my side, I was able to live such a good life before. Don't worry, they can't catch me .”

The cat still looked at him with worried eyes, and comforted him: "Mr. Twist, don't worry, if you can't stay in the human society anymore, you can move to the cat country and become a cat, we can If you live well together, you can also assist the Queen, His Royal Highness and the little princes."

Oliver smiled and declined, "Don't worry, they won't find me. I can still live well. When I find a place to stay, I will contact you. Don't worry."

Surbante's lazy voice came, "Oliver, where are you going now? I feel that they are gradually approaching your direction. If you don't think of a way quickly, you will probably return to that place." .”

"Since I've come out, I never thought about going back." Oliver said firmly, looking around the surrounding environment, is there any shop that he can go in for a while, he needs a way to avoid them quietly, Suddenly, he saw a general-looking ready-made clothing store not far away. This was almost the best choice now. Oliver quickly entered the store without any hesitation.

The owner of the store is a chubby middle-aged woman, she looks kind and kind, and she seems to be lucky.Oliver rolled his eyes twice, thinking about it in his heart, thanking him for the cold shower this morning, although his lips are blue from the cold now, he still looks like a beautiful little gentleman.It has to be said that a good appearance given by his parents is a necessary condition for him to settle down in this world. Most people are visual animals, and the power of a beautiful child crying is naturally extraordinary.

In order to win a little bit of pity, Oliver couldn't care less. He twisted his thigh fiercely with his hand, and his eyes immediately became foggy. Combined with his thin body, it was particularly pity.Big tears rolled down his face, and he asked cautiously: "Madam, can you sell me some warm and comfortable clothes? How... Madame, please, I'm rich!"

He choked up, and looked outside nervously, as if something very scary was coming.He hastily turned a wallet out from under the thin clothes, spread it out and handed it to her, and said pitifully: "Ma'am, you see, I have money on me, just sell me some clothes." .”

His thin body was trembling in the wind all the time, the kind lady immediately took him to a warmer place inside the store without thinking too much, and wrapped his body with a worn-out but warm blanket Body, asked gently: "Son, I can sell you clothes, but you have to tell me why you ran outside alone in such cold weather."

Oliver was silent, and tears flowed silently. After a while, he said: "Ma'am, I don't want to speak ill of my father in front of others. No matter what, he is my father after all. But..." He bit Biting his lips, he hesitated to speak.The lady handed him a big bowl of hot soup with even more pity. It was just a simple pork rib soup, but he seemed to be drinking the supreme delicacy. What did this child go through?

"Ma'am, originally, my father still loved me." Oliver finished his soup silently, took out a small handkerchief and wiped his mouth elegantly, he showed his good upbringing all the time, "But, last year , everything changed, my mother passed away, and my father soon married a new wife, and within six months, she gave birth to her own child. Since then, I have become a Those who are redundant will only waste food."

Oliver's emotions had stabilized at this time, and he tried to speak calmly with a little crying, "Finally, under the hard performance of that lady, I became the worst child, and my father casually discarded me In one room, I was ordered to do various things, and she took away the clothes that my mother had bought for me. This morning, I accidentally knocked over a tableware at home, and my father directly sent me Throw it into the pond, and beat me hard with a cane."

He looked at the front of himself calmly, and there were no more tears, which was another kind of sadness on a deeper level. "So, after they all left, I silently packed all my things and left home. I wanted to go to my grandfather's place. Last time, when he came to visit me, my father quickly covered him up. All the dissatisfaction with me, so, I think, I can at least temporarily live there."

The fat woman heard tears streaming down her face, and hugged Oliver tightly into her arms, and comforted: "Good boy, good boy, everything will be fine when you get to your grandfather. Come on, boy, let me first Help you measure your body, I took a quick look, and there are several sets of clothes in the store that you can wear, as long as you change them a little, they will fit you perfectly. How can you go to a relative's house without a decent dress?"

Oliver ripped off his clothes shyly, and said shyly, "Ma'am, that would be too much trouble for you. I don't know if my money is enough? If..."

With just a cursory glance, the lady understood that there was no way that the wallet contained more than twenty pounds, even if it was half a year's life for an ordinary family.However, looking at this child's upbringing, one can see that he was definitely born in a wealthy family. In such a family, there is only such a small amount of money. Thinking about how much he has been criticized before!

Thinking of this, her tone became more gentle, "Don't worry, child, it doesn't need to cost a lot of money. I'll help you match three decent and warm clothes. You only need to pay me ten pounds."

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☆、Really good-hearted person

Oliver rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said, "Thank you so much, ma'am, thank you so much. I am really grateful for your kindness. I will always remember your help, ma'am?"

The fat woman was very refreshing and said quickly: "Mrs. Cole, you can just call me Mrs. Cole. By the way, you must be very tired when you come out of the house in a hurry. Why don't you leave today?" Now, sleep well with me, and wait until tomorrow morning to eat warmly before leaving. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease and let a child go on the road tired. "

Oliver's eyes showed a great longing, which was an extreme longing for love and warmth, what a lovely child.He asked anxiously: "Madam, I really don't know how to thank you properly, but I won't cause you any trouble, I'm a..." He bit his lips tightly, Not a word.

"Of course not, son." Mrs. Cole happily took off all the clothes that Oliver could wear, and began to modify them, "I have been staying here, who will know that you are here, you can rest assured Let's rest here. By the way, you must be very cold, hurry up and take a comfortable bath, and then change into this suit, it must be very suitable for you. "

As soon as the words fell, Oliver was pushed into the house by the anxious Mrs. Cole, who led him into a small bathroom without any explanation. The hot water was so dense that he could hardly see Mrs. Cole's face clearly, but , There is something warm flowing in his heart, perhaps, living here is also a pretty good choice, he began to like it.

After finishing all this, Mrs. Cole hurried out. There are still many things for her to do in the store, especially Mr. Cole has gone out to buy goods, and she is even more inseparable here.Oliver soaked himself in the hot water in a relaxed manner, and sighed comfortably. This was his first real bath since he came to this world, and there was soap beside him.He lay comfortably for a long time before rubbing his whole body vigorously with soap. He couldn't waste his innocent capital.

Thurbant got off him a long time ago, put his clothes on the corner of the table with some distaste, and said with emotion: "Humans are really good at hiding creatures. You don't feel a little bit about using a kind lady. Are you guilty?"

"No, no, no." Oliver said seriously, "What I told her is all the truth. I was indeed soaked in cold water not long ago, and I was beaten. My life was quite unsatisfactory before, and it was all the truth. What I told her What I did was just a little bit of innocuous artistic processing in reality. Surbante, you know, no matter who you are, you prefer a good education abused by your family to an uneducated child in a workhouse Little gentleman. This is the different treatment of people's fate by class. If we want to live better, we must be firm. From now on, I will be a well-educated gentleman. However, who says no, I will He can read and write, and even memorize the Bible."

Oliver put on a whole set of clothes with ease, and by accident, he also skillfully tied a bow tie around his neck. Who knows when he suddenly became proficient in this skill, and finally, he put on the thick coat again. Above, everything is perfect.Oliver Twist was the son of a well-bred, middle-class family now.

He returned to the store with a decent smile on his face. Suddenly, he heard a voice that seemed familiar. It should be from the workhouse. They have really found this place.He hid himself behind the door and listened secretly.

Sure enough, in front of these shopkeepers, their tone was extremely polite, and they lowered their so-called status a lot, and asked gently and politely: "Madam, may I ask, have you ever seen an orphan in rags pass by here before, he is really a The devil, he took advantage of our inattention and wounded the parish steward who taught him carefully, and then ran away. You know, that kind gentleman is still lying in bed. Snatched all his property, that's his whole quarter's salary."

What he said was full of tears, which had a very provocative effect. Unfortunately, the lady had already decided that she was just helping a poor little gentleman, not some messy orphan.

He still didn't think it was enough, and continued: "If you want me to say, we have done our utmost to him, not only providing him with food and clothing, but also allowing him to accept the Lord's influence. However, he never knows how to be grateful, and always wants to To get something out of other people that he doesn't deserve. We'd even pay him five quid for him to learn a trade. But, you see, now that he's wounded and slipped away, it's What a sad, heart, sick, crazy madam, if you accidentally meet him, be careful. He is a poisonous snake, and he will bite a good-hearted person at any time."

Mrs. Cole was already a little impatient, didn't she know how it is possible to educate people with high morals according to their method, she quickly said: "No, I have never seen any orphans, even this morning Even children have never seen it, where did the orphan you mentioned come from?"

He was still chattering, "Madam, think about it carefully, have you ever seen it? He should have passed by during this period of time. If he passed by, you will definitely have an impression."

"I'm pretty sure I didn't see it. Do you think I'm lying." Mrs. Cole showed obvious impatience, "I'm very busy, so leave if I have nothing else to do."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and went back to the store, without giving those people another look, he had no choice but to leave, even if he had a vague feeling that the little bastard was here, but in such a short time, how could he run away.

When they were far away, Oliver came out slowly from behind and called sweetly: "Mrs. Cole." This is his specially trained smile, which has been verified by Prince Allen for two years, and it is very deceptive. Every time he saw his smile like this, even if he cheated him every day, Allen felt that the boy in front of him was an angel.

The dark brown hair is fluffy and fluffy, and there is still a trace of water vapor. The originally pale face is reddened by enthusiasm. With a decent smile and perfect dress, she looks like a perfect little flower girl at the wedding. .Mrs. Cole wanted to rub him into her arms, hurried up to meet him, and said with concern: "Oh, child, why are you here, you should go to the room to rest."

A blush quickly appeared on Oliver's face, and he said embarrassedly: "Ma'am, I forgot to introduce myself to you. My name is Oliver, Oliver Twist. This is my mother's gift for me." Name, I decided to call it this name from today. Ma'am, is there anything I can do to help, if I just sit and do nothing, I really feel at a loss."

"No, Oliver, how can I let a child help, you just need to sit back and have a good rest." Mrs. Cole suddenly thought of something, and suddenly realized, "Oh, I forgot, you are so early Sneaking out of the house, you must not even have breakfast, kid, hurry up and eat some dim sum to fill your belly, we can prepare Chinese food in a while."

After waiting for another hour or so, a very strong man came back with a lot of things. It was Mr. Cole. Oliver stood timidly behind, like a shy abused child. Satisfied with his own performance, he is absolutely lovable.

Mr. Cole saw the young gentleman who had suddenly appeared in the house at a glance, but he didn't think it strange, since their children had gone to boarding school and didn't come back often, his wife always bought some little boys to eat.He was also brought back a little memory of the past.

Mrs. Cole ran out in a hurry, winked at him, and whispered Oliver's life experience in his ear. Mr. Cole patted Oliver on the shoulder very cheerfully and said: "Oliver , you can stay here with peace of mind today, tomorrow morning, I just have to go out, if it is not far away, I will help you send it to your relative's house, so that we can rest assured."

Oliver said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Mr. Cole. However, don't bother, my relatives live on the outskirts of this side, and you can just send me to the trading market on the east side. My relative's house is over there, I remember the address very clearly, thank you very much anyway."

Mrs. Cole poked Mr. Cole beside her very understandingly, and said gently: "Of course it doesn't matter, Oliver, it won't trouble us at all. Tomorrow, he happens to be going to the market over there. I'm on the way with you. This is absolutely true, so you can follow him with confidence. Come in quickly, let's have lunch together."

The lunch was not very rich. There was a large bowl of vegetable soup, mashed potatoes, and a large fried steak. Oliver was very satisfied. It was the first time he had such a simple fried steak in a long time, and it was also his first time. Faced with so much meat at once.Before, the cats brought food that was about the same as their food intake, and it was already completely cold when they came here.He almost devoured it as gracefully as possible.

For the first time in a long time, the empty stomach was filled with food, but he still hadn't lost his mind. When he was eight or nine percent full, he stopped rationally and didn't look at the tempting food again. .His stomach is still too fragile.

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He just silently stopped eating and sat there without leaving immediately, waiting for them.Mrs. Cole glanced at his dinner plate. Even though she deliberately added more food, Oliver didn't eat too much. Feeling her gaze, Oliver explained generously: "The food is really good, but, before I I have never eaten so much at home, if I continue to take it rashly, it will only hurt my own stomach."

His forced smile was even more endearing. Usually, a child his age would still lie in his mother's arms and act like a baby, but he had to make plans for his own future. For a while, they were all a little silent.

There are always few extra-curricular activities at night. Mrs. Cole warmed his quilt early, filled the fireplace with firewood, and put a small glass of milk on his bedside .Soon, she came back again, holding a large bag of clothes in her hand. There were six shirts inside and two very comfortable pajamas. Oliver understood that this lady was right I really love myself from the bottom of my heart.

He came down in a hurry, "Mrs. Cole, I really trouble you. These things are really too much. This is far more than 10 pounds. These are not what I should accept. If you insist, I will only accept them." I can pay you the equivalent amount of money, otherwise, my heart will be uneasy."

Mrs. Cole stopped his hand, "No, Oliver, these are not worth as much as you imagined, and these pajamas are just cut out of leftover materials by me, most people don't look at them at all, and you don't care about these boots." Wear it. At that time, my child grew too fast and couldn't fit it without wearing it a few times. Now turn it out, and you are wearing it just right. I know you are a good boy. Don't worry about it. Even so, I also make money, and I won't lose money, so you can accept it with confidence."

Oliver made a rough estimate. Even if she didn't lose money, it was not far from the cost. And the pair of boots looked a little old, but they were made of high-quality cowhide. Even just by looking at them, I knew they were extremely comfortable to wear. , however, it would be difficult for him to refuse.

Oliver smiled and said heartily: "Mrs. Cole, I will never forget your help to me. I really use these things very much. I really don't know how to thank you..."

Mrs. Cole patted him on the shoulder tenderly, she is a real mother, "Son, you have a good sleep tonight, don't think about anything, and let my husband send you to your relative's house tomorrow. Remember, suffering is only temporary, the Lord will always watch over us, and sooner or later, we will usher in the dawn of happiness."

Oliver nodded with a smile, very docile, he drank the milk in one gulp and lay down under the quilt.A question kept circling in his mind, "Surbant, what should we do, the two of us can't take so many things out of here quietly, let's not take them away, it's Mrs. Cole's again Xinyi, she is really a wonderful lady."

Serbant nonchalantly threw a small cowhide bag to him, which was covered with exquisite patterns. He always felt that those patterns definitely had a special meaning, not as simple as it seemed on the surface.Thurbant threw the bag to him and rolled it back into a ball, saying slowly: "The space inside is enough for you."

Oliver opened it curiously, and there was indeed a space inside, about [-] square meters, which was enough for him now, and it would not be too late to replace it with a better one when he had a chance in the future, so he made a quick decision , stuffed everything he could take away into it, and finally, put this small bag in the inner pocket of his shirt and kept it close to his body. This was the basis for him to settle down in the future.

Lying in the warm room, I blurted out the words I hadn't asked before, "Surbante, why did you come to me, and I still remember clearly that when I was still When I was a baby, some mischievous elves fed me some strange food. I have been thinking that maybe those foods allowed me to live smoothly until now. But why, why did I encounter to you."

Silence spread between them, a deathly silence, when Oliver was about to give up, Surbante's voice sounded in this small space, "It's fate, if I have to say the reason, it's the law that guides me to find You, you are destined to be entangled with us races, Oliver, this is your destiny."

A sweet smile suddenly appeared on his face, "If I'm destined to be entangled with you, it's not too bad. Maybe my turning point is just around the corner. It's not that I am an ordinary orphan who suffers to death, and I will definitely not live in such a miserable life."

He happily laughed silently for a while, and then changed the subject, "You haven't told me what those little fairies gave me to drink? I always miss that taste, this is probably the first drink I've ever drank since I was born. I'm really curious about eating something really delicious."

"It's the sap from their mother tree." Thrabant didn't hide anything, and said it quickly, "If they drank it, it would only strengthen their physical strength and replenish energy, but after you drank it, it produced a lot of blood on your body. Some wonderful effects, I think this is why you have always been in good shape and attracted animals."

As for the others, Thrabant didn't intend to continue talking, and Oliver didn't continue to ask, he lay on his back and closed his eyes.For a long time, when everyone thought he had fallen asleep, Oliver said dully: "People really can't enjoy the blessings. In such a miserable situation in the workhouse, I fell asleep quickly every night. Now, in such an environment, I can't sleep." I don't feel sleepy at all. Surbant, we're leaving tomorrow, early in the morning. I don't think I can stay here any longer." After saying this, the room was completely silent.Anyway, Oliver had fallen asleep.

The next day, when the genius was bright, Oliver was blacked out, and then wrote a short note with a little bit of light. He looked back at the comfortable bed and left without hesitation. At this time, inside the master bedroom Without the slightest sound, they were still sleeping in a wonderful dream.

Oliver walked towards the suburbs of London with firm steps. Even if he had no direction, it didn't matter. People living in society can always find their way.Thinking of this, his footsteps became much lighter, and he still had time to hum a little tune. Finally, he left this place surrounded by mist, and he felt that his body and mind were relaxed.

"Surbant, we must have a bright future together. I have already seen that a bright future is about to unfold in front of us. Let us hold hands of friendship and create a bright future together." He couldn't help but use A little aria, maybe a little bit of opera, what does it matter? From today on, I, Oliver Twist, is a truly free person who belongs to me.For the first time, I felt that the sunshine in London can become so bright.

Oliver reckoned. Walking south for two hours, he gradually walked in a wilderness. He still understood that he was not too far away from their forces. In fact, considering reality, he still stayed It is better in London, the best place to hide a leaf is a forest, but, somewhere in the dark, there is a force guiding him, telling him to go there, and there is something waiting for him in that direction.Thinking of some possibilities, he felt a little apprehensive and excited.

After walking for a long time, Oliver was also tired. He stopped under a big tree. What was more tormenting than the mental exhaustion was thirst, his throat was burning, and his skin seemed to have lost moisture.He lay tiredly on the big tree, closed his eyes, as if like this, he seemed to be able to hear the sound of running water echoing in his ears, sure enough, it was not so easy to live alone outside.The only consolation is that he still has a fellow who can be regarded as a companion. Perhaps, having him is not too boring.

In a daze, he felt a moist taste in his mouth, as if someone poured something into his mouth?This is water?No, this was the taste he had tasted, the taste he had tasted a long time ago!Oliver opened his eyes suddenly, and two small things poured a small bucket of white juice into his mouth accurately from the top of his head.

Seeing Oliver waking up, they didn't have a trace of fear. Instead, they flew in front of him curiously. They were really cute, with bodies long for index fingers and transparent little wings on their backs, buzzing and fanning constantly. Then, the speed of the vibration is very fast, which shows that they have a good