Chapter 10: The Story of Ten Dollars

Jack took Lin Yong and began a compact 'guerrilla' style of begging, every time he could find the most crowded control area to beg on the spot, as long as other homeless people or police came to drive the occupancy, the two always fled immediately when the front foot of others arrived. Ω Pen Ω Fun "Pavilion" . As the change in the small box continued to increase, Lin Yong and Jack traveled through five or six blocks, and the time had come to noon.

"Great, Lenny, you're my lucky star!" Jack clutched a large handful of old bills, his face bloomed with joy, and he walked with a bouncing rhythm.

"Find a place to hide and see the results of today's battle." Lin Yong and Jack went into a small alley, opened the money and counted them one by one, because most of the coins and change in their hands were in their hands, they saved a lot of money, and it was quite difficult to count.

Jack smiled from ear to ear: "Oh my God! Do you know how much we got in the morning? A full four hundred and seventy-six dollars and eighty cents! This goes down...... Oh, my God! We can earn at least 15,000 yuan a month! ”

Lin Yong also smiled, for some reason, he could bring some hope and happiness to this down-and-out homeless man, and he became lighter. Profit Up:

"Okay, I'm running out of time, hurry up and clean up, let's have something to eat in the small shop next door."

Jack looked disappointed: "Is this all for today?" But he immediately regained his smile: "Haha, it's already full anyway!" What do you want to eat, I haven't been in the store for three months, and today I'm going to eat steak! ”

Jack carried Lin Yong into the store, there were not many people in the store, most of them were old men in their forties and fifties, looking at the sloppy appearance of the two, he looked away with disdain, as if he looked at them more, his body would become dirty.

The two walked to the window and sat down, and a female waitress with hips greater than her height walked up to the two with the menu, rubbing some disgust in her eyes: "Don't stain the floor, don't make loud noises!" What to eat? Take-out? ”

Jack was arrogant and said word for word: "No takeout, I want coffee, steak!" Eat here. ”

Lin Yong looked at Jack's appearance and felt amused, and said to the waiter gently: "I'm sorry, please forgive us for the inconvenience caused to your store by our unfortunate appearance." I want four ham and egg sandwiches, one steak, two pasta, two buns, a glass of orange juice, and a little salad. Don't take out, eat here. ”

The waiter frowned: "A total of seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents...... Please pay now. ”

Jack was annoyed: "Do you think we're going to run?" ”

Lin Yong comforted Jack and snatched his words and smiled at the waiter: "Look at my appearance, where can you run if you want to run?" Okay, here's eighty dollars, and the remaining two and a half dollars as your tip, and I'll give you another five dollars, can you please serve the dishes in ten minutes? ”

The waiter was surprised by Lin Yong's politeness, took the money and counted it, and smiled at the two for the first time: "Wait a minute." After that, he went to the kitchen to report the food.

Jack whispered, "Are you crazy? What are you doing with so much? If you can't finish it...... I eat! ”

Lin Yong couldn't cry or laugh: "You'll know later." ”

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The dishes were served quickly, and a large table full of them looked quite hearty. Lin Yong didn't say a word, grabbed a sandwich and sent it to his mouth, and within five bites, the entire sandwich went into his stomach. Then after pouring half a glass of orange juice, pick up a sandwich again and nibble on it.

Jack originally wanted to put on a show slowly, but he was stupid when he saw Lin Yong's gobbling appearance, and as soon as he pulled the napkin, his nature was exposed, ignoring the eyes of the people around him, and he picked up the steak and gnawed it.

Jack finished the steak with his mouth sipped, and even quietly cleaned up the pepper juice, watched Lin Yong continue to eat with unsatisfied eyes, and asked with a blank eye, "...... Finished eating? ”

Lin Yong shook his head, and ordered the meal in front of him: "Look at me. Do? Keep eating! Not enough for another order! ”

Jack didn't hesitate to grab a butter bread and continue to eat it, looking distressed and happy, eating and eating, and even crying.

"Hey! You're disgusting, your snot is in the bowl! Lin Yong quipped.

"No~! I think it's delicious! Whining! Delicious! Jack cried as he ate, but the corners of his mouth were smiling.

In fact, Lin Yong knew that this Jack had fallen to the extreme, no one cared about being bullied, he was already cowardly and incompetent, and it was impossible to spend his hard-won wealth in this not a luxury restaurant. Cowering, how can you eat enough!

"Hey, what the hell have you been through? Why do you have to be a bum? Lin Yong asked while eating.

Jack looked out the window and looked away: "I used to ...... Believe it or not, I was a college student and a quarterback in school. Later, he opened a rental car in Boston with a friend, met Jamie, and had a child named Carola...... But my friend, thinking that the car rental company was losing money year after year, started to ...... I was very opposed to drug trafficking at first, but then I couldn't persuade them, so I had to let them do it.

However, after all, they have limited funds, they just ran errands at the beginning, there was no problem in the first and second times, and they made a small profit, and in the third time, I couldn't help but follow them to participate, and then ......

Met the black eat the black......

Two of my friends disappeared at the time, and I believe their bodies have now washed up in the Atlantic. But the big drug dealers didn't find their goods at all, and once they came to the car dealership to threaten me, I called the police, and a week later, all my cars were cut and deflated. When I was about to leave Boston, I went to the car dealership to grab the last of my cash, and when I got home, I saw a raging fire. My wife, children...... Whining...... It's all in there!

I couldn't take revenge, I wanted to die! The repair cost of those cars is astronomical! I was already in debt, and I couldn't provide any clues when I cooperated with the police, and I would go to jail for drug trafficking! If you don't believe me, you can still find my name on the police department's wanted list. Not only the police, but also the drug dealers were looking for me all over the world, and the whole of Boston had no place for me.

I was so distraught that I had my pistol bullets ready, I got drunk in the bar, and when I left the bar and crouched down in the alley determined to kill myself. An old woman bent over and threw me ten dollars! You won't believe it, when I saw the money, I came to my senses all at once, but I didn't feel a trace of humiliation, I just felt like a dog, and the rest was endless fear in addition to grief......

I'm scared to death!

I used the ten dollars to buy a second wine. I just want to end my life when I finish drinking the next day. But you wouldn't think that this was the wonderful fate, and the next day, I woke up on the side of the street with more than ten dollars of change in front of me......

This was my third wine, and then I had a fourth......

I just waited, waiting for the day when the world would stop throwing money at me......

I'll leave myself at that. ”

When Jack finished telling his story, Lin Yong had already eaten all the food. I wiped my mouth with a napkin:

"How many years have you been wandering?"

"Nine years."

"Do you still want to die?"

"I'll tell you the truth, I don't even think about it. Because I live a very simple life now, even the food, drink, and housing are resigned to fate, but it is much easier. When one does not have any hope, there is no disappointment. If you have it, you will be happy. As for the dead ...... I choose to leave it to the world. ”

Lin Yong suddenly stared intently at Jack's eyes, and his deep eyes were full of sincerity: "I'm sorry." ”

Jack smiled faintly: "What do you have to be sorry for?" ”

Lin Yong's expression was a little more solemn: "No, you didn't understand my words, I said, I'm sorry!" ”

The corners of Jack's mouth twitched: "You don't have anything to be sorry for me!" Say no more! ”

"I'm sorry ......"

Jack's voice began to tremble: "I told you to stop talking!" You bastard! ”

"Jack, I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

Jack's already with a crying voice:

"I don't need to be sorry! I want my wife! I want my Corolla!! I want my life! Do you know? I don't want any bullshit, I'm sorry! I'm already a dead man!! ”

"We're all going to die, but I don't want you to die in despair. You know, when I realized that you had really waited for me for a day, I knew that the man in front of me was not dead. He's alive! He's a good guy! Maybe the world has broken your backbone, but this is what the world is good at, it will destroy you, crush you, and calcine you! You can't let him succeed, you have to live seriously! Because the world has given you ten dollars, even though you have seen his cruelest side, have you ever seen his goodness disappear! This is how the world is! That little hope and hope in your heart will become the backbone of this world! What you once had, should not make you vulnerable, but make you strong. ”

Jack burst into tears, and cried after listening to Lin Yong's words!

"Cry what cry! There are also guests eating! The waiter shouted.

Jack twitched and suppressed his crying: "There was a moment just now when I really thought that you were my God. ”

Lin Yong smiled: "I've been behind your back, buddy!" ”

Jack wiped his tears and laughed twice: "Then what should I do?" ”

Lin Yong continued: "This is a complicated issue, I will sleep later, and you can do a few things while keeping me safe."

First, buy a wheelchair.

Second, buy a pair of white contact lenses.

Third, buy a Bible and a cross pendant.

All of this had to be done in the afternoon, so don't buy too good, they don't add up to a hundred and fifty dollars at most. Don't worry about the money, we're going to earn it back tenfold and hundredfold, and I'll have to see it tomorrow when I wake up. Can it be done? ”

Jack nodded confusedly: "Huh...... Do you dare to say that you are going to sleep later, when will you sleep? ”

Lin Yong fell sideways: "Now." ”