It is August, the whole country is in the hot weather, especially in this Mengdu, the temperature is even more terrifying, under the high temperature of 40 degrees, the whole land is like a huge sauna, stuffy people, even if they are motionless, they are still sweating like pulp, sticky, so annoying.

Shen Nan sat bored in front of his pancake fruit stall and drank a bottle of cold mineral water in one gulp, but after such a short burst of coldness, it returned to its previous heat.

"Join your ancestors...... Thief God, why is it so hot!, this still doesn't let people live......" Glancing up at the sky that was covered in heat, Shen Nan frowned and complained.

He couldn't help but be angry, seeing that it had been half a day since he came out of the stall, he hadn't even sold a pancake fruit, you know, it was lunch time.

The continuous high temperature in recent days has made people reluctant to go out, and they are all hiding in the house to blow the air conditioner, and the street that was originally quite lively is now really full of doors, Shen Nan's business is very poor these days, yesterday was zero income, if there is no business today, he is considering changing careers.

But what can you do when you change careers?

Shen Nan didn't know what his parents looked like since he was a child, let alone who their names were, he grew up in an orphanage, and later in the summer vacation when he graduated from junior high school, there was a major earthquake, and the orphanage no longer existed, Shen Nan was one of the few survivors left, the orphanage was gone, and Shen Nan had to give up studying and find another way to survive.

During those years, Shen Nan worked as a small worker on a construction site, an apprentice in a bakery, learned to repair cars, and worked in a garment factory for several months without saving a penny.

After traveling to several cities, Shen Nan returned to his childhood place, that is, Mengdu, he learned the craft of making pancakes and fruits with an old man, and then took over the mantle of the old man two years later, because the old man died in a car accident while avoiding the pursuit of the chengguan.

Although the old man is gone, Shen Nan's craft has not yet been learned, so the pancakes and fruits he makes now do not taste very good, the pancake stall is not soft and delicate enough, and the noodles are not well adjusted, but he finally has a craft that can support himself, and although life is still very poor, at least it has settled down.

But this damn hot weather has made him have no income for several days, yesterday he had zero income, and today it doesn't seem optimistic, which makes him very worried.

"Xiao Shen, it seems that today is the end again, or close the stall in a while, and try your luck in the evening. An uncle who was adjacent to Shen Nan who sold cold skin dan noodles said to Shen Nan.

In the past, there were more than a dozen stalls selling snacks in this place, but now only the two of them are still holding on, and the rest have long since ceased to do it.

Shen Nan sighed and said, "Uncle Zhang, you go back first, and I'll lean on it for a while." ”

Uncle Zhang sighed and shook his head, quickly put away the stall, and pushed the cart away, leaving only Shen Nan alone in the stall.

"Oh, God, let me open a show! Even if I only sell one copy, at least I can see some hope, right?" Shen Nan was a little desperate in his heart, but he still hoped to be able to sell a hope.

I looked at my phone, it's almost over, the meal has passed, it seems that there will be no drama today, why is it so difficult to make a small deal?

Shen Nan was already in despair, and at this moment, suddenly a figure turned out from the corner of the street and walked slowly towards him.

"Hmm, there's a guest coming?" Shen Nan rubbed his eyes and looked over for himself.

That's right! It's an old man on crutches!

This old man has a white beard, wears a gray vest, a pair of light blue trousers, and pulls a pair of blue slippers, and is walking slowly towards this side with a crutch!

He walked slowly, but he really went this way again!

Shen Nan was suddenly extremely excited, and he almost cheered, he couldn't wait to run to the old man's side to cheer him on!

Under Shen Nan's hot gaze, the old man finally walked in front of the stall.

"Young man, have some pancakes. The old man was short of energy, and his speech was slurred, but Shen Nan could still hear it clearly.

"Okay!" Shen Nan sang, wiped his sweat with the towel on his shoulder, and began to get busy.

Scooping the batter, spreading the cakes, and adding eggs in one go, Shen Nan is very skilled in this set of procedures, plus he is a little excited today, and he is very attentive.

"Young man, I don't want spicy food, I don't want ham sausages, I don't want coriander, I don't want lettuce, I don't want shredded potatoes and cucumbers. The old man said a lot of words in a vague way.

Shen Nan asked suspiciously, "Do you want a pancake wrapped in two pieces of fruit?"

The so-called fruit is the two shortbreads in the pancake fruit, and it is difficult for Shen Nan to imagine what kind of strength it is to eat a pancake with two shortbreads.

Is there still any fun in eating pancake fruit?

"Yes, it's hot now, I'm afraid your material is not fresh. "I didn't expect this old man to be an upright old man.

Shen Nan was choked enough, but when business came to the door, how did he not do it? So according to the old man's words, he made a pancake fruit that was so pure that it could no longer be pure.

"Uncle, you take it. Shen Nan packed the pancakes in a paper bag and handed them to the old man.

"Thank you. The old man took the pancakes and went back, not remembering that he had to pay for the groceries.

Shen Nan smiled embarrassedly, and hurriedly called out to the old man: "Uncle, you haven't paid yet!"

The old man turned around and smiled, revealing a mouth with few teeth: "Just this little thing, do you want money? Give it to the old man." ”

Come on, not only did I not make any money now, but I also got a little bit.

Shen Nan didn't bother with the old man, after all, he didn't have much money, and the capital was only one dollar, so what did he care about?

"Okay, I'll give it to you. Shen Nan waved his hand helplessly.

The old man continued to walk back happily, and at this moment, the earth shook violently, and the old man stumbled and fell to the ground.

Shen Nan was also shaken lightly, and he didn't pay attention for a while, and sat on the ground with his buttocks.

"Ancestor Banban, what's wrong?" Shen Nan was a little confused, but he understood in an instant: "Earthquake!"

There is no forecast on TV that there is an earthquake! There is no preparation at all!

Just when Shen Nan was still complaining, the bottom continued to shake violently, and the nearby houses had begun to collapse!

Strong earthquake!

Shen Nan stood up with difficulty, the violent tremor of the earth made it difficult for him to stand firmly, and his only thought now was to flee for his life!

Mengdu is an earthquake-prone area, with frequent earthquakes and serious damage, but he has never encountered an earthquake like this! It is too fierce! He must find an open field!

Shen Nan's mind was not confused at this time, he immediately thought of going to the square to avoid the shock, and not far from here, there was a square, which was less than a thousand meters away from him!

He was about to run to the nearby square, but found that the old man who had rubbed his share of a simple pancake was struggling on the ground and couldn't get up.

Shen Nan stopped again, and a thought kept churning in his mind: Save it or not?

Soon, Shen Nan made a decision, to be managed, to be saved! If it weren't for someone else's rescue, he would have been buried under the rubble and couldn't get out, and it is estimated that now the grave grass is already five feet long, and when others saved himself, he also has to save others today.

Thinking of this, Shen Nan staggered towards the old man.

"Uncle, I'll take you to the square to avoid the earthquake and catch me. Coming to the old man's side, Shen Nan said as he carried the old man on his back.

At the moment when he was picked up by Shen Nan, a mysterious smile appeared on the corner of the old man's mouth: "Young man, congratulations." ”

Shen Nan was a little confused, it's all this time, what nonsense are you talking about? Besides, even if you say it, don't you have to say 'thank you'? How can you say congratulations?