After Sheng Chen cleaned the room, he stared at the yellowed graduation photo for a long time, until the phone rang the wake up alarm, his thoughts were forcibly interrupted, and he immediately picked up the phone to look at the time, six twenty! He suddenly felt the urge to scold the dead fat woman.

After thinking about it, forget it, my stomach is almost hungry, where does I get the extra strength, I care about the dead fat woman, and now the important thing is to fill my stomach first.

I rummaged through the cabinets and searched every place in the entire room where there might be money, and I turned it all over but didn't find a single coin.

Tired and panting, he dragged his tired body and fell towards the bed where there was still residual warmth.

The embarrassed appearance at this moment, I can't help but think that the past few months in Miracle City have not been without gains, at least during the fall period, I have met many people who are the same, have the same living environment, and live at the bottom of the prosperous metropolis of Miracle City.

Although they are worthless and suppressed by the cruel reality, they always insist on facing those "superior people" who hold iPhones in their hands and pedal Xtep, Anta, and Jordan shoes.

They don't think they're down somewhere, it's just that the "superior people" have a look of contempt and ridicule in their eyes.

It is the first time for a child who has been away from home for so long, in the face of the bright metropolis, the feeling of loneliness filled the heart, the city can't hear your cry, and some are erratic and hesitant.

The youth that should have been in the flower season, with the diversion of junior high school, seemed to be far away from me. So as to embark on the social path of real growth......

"Friend, this world will break your heart, but he will never have a trace of mercy, it is better to roll like a stone, anyway, people like us are born to hesitate......"

After the mobile phone rang, Sheng Chen was pulled out of those thousands of thoughts, and when he saw the call record, it was his father calling.

I couldn't help but have a sour nose, the corners of my eyes were red, and I held back tears in my eyes.

Forced a smile to call back, toot toot ......

"Hey, why didn't Chenzi answer your call just now, is it already working?"

Sheng Chen almost burst the embankment when he heard the long-lost country voice, gritted his teeth, calmed down and replied, "Dad went to the toilet just now, I didn't hear you call me, didn't I just come back and saw your call record on my phone, so I called you back, are you busy at home?" ”

The man spoke a little roughly, and a rustic country voice came from the other end of the phone, "The family is not busy." Your mother and I are fine at home, you work hard in the big city by yourself, don't worry about me and your mother, how are you where? How many days have you not called home, you stinky boy, if I hadn't called you, you wouldn't have known that your family was very concerned about you. ”

The words that seem to be a little reproachful are full of his father's strong love for Sheng Chen, Sheng Chen was not the pride of his father who was over half a hundred years old, but no matter what, they always treated Sheng Chen as their own, which made the son full of guilt.

"Dad, don't worry, I'm fine here, so I'm almost late for work, I'll send it to you after work at night, hang up first......"

"Okay, you go get busy......"

As soon as the voice fell, Sheng Chen hung up the phone, and tears couldn't stop pouring out of his eyes, saying that the man didn't flick when he had tears, but he didn't get to the sad place, and after looking for so long, Sheng Chen couldn't hold on.

Even though he was cut off from water and electricity by the dead fat woman because of rent arrears, Sheng Chen still gritted his teeth and persevered, physically and mentally exhausted. For such an international metropolis, there is no sense of survival. For the sake of that illusory promise, for the sake of the girl in my mind, I have been willing to fall for so long, is it time to cheer up.

There were countless thoughts in his mind of wanting to roll up and go home, but when he thought of his parents who were facing the loess and facing the sky under the scorching sun, Sheng Chen dispelled this idea for a while.

took a deep breath, instead of escaping from reality, it is better to face it directly, it will always come, and you can't hide it, how can you know that you can't do it if you don't try!

Holding back the hunger in his abdomen, Sheng Chen picked up the mobile phone that still had a little phone bill, opened the somewhat cracked wooden door that was knocked by the dead fat woman with her fist, closed the door, and looked at the room that was not very big, but it was the only foothold in this city, and tonight was the deadline, Sheng Chen urged in his heart, and immediately did not dare to stop, and staggered towards the ground step by step.

The sun had already revealed a huge outline, and Sheng Chen, who had not seen the sun for at least half a month, felt particularly dazzling at the moment when the sun shone on his eyes.

The sunrise is beautiful, and there are tall buildings everywhere between the cities, and you can't see the full sunrise unless you are in an extremely empty area where there are no tall buildings around.

Because it is a shantytown, it belongs to the place where it is about to be demolished, and the roar of the machine is everywhere, and the construction waste generated by the demolition is piled up at will.

Looking at the bustling streets, looking at the flashing billboards of all colors, I suddenly have the illusion of being outside the world, the feeling of home has never been given here, and some are helpless and sad.

Sheng Chen took a deep breath and plucked up the courage to find a person in this place who also lives at the bottom, the difference is that he is an optimist, although he is very tired from working every day, but with him you will feel that life is not so bad.

Sheng Chen's footsteps began to move step by step towards Chuang Yede's residence, this is the sun has already radiated light, and the sky that was originally bright has become extraordinarily bright under the reflection of the sun's light.

It's just that Sheng Chen's mood is still very heavy, although his heart is very tormented, Sheng Chen still enters the residence of Master Chuang with a nervous mood.

This is the time when Chuang Ye has been up for a long time, and he was taken aback when he saw Sheng Chen's sudden visit, Sheng Chen looked at the clothes on Chuang Ye's body that were even dirtier than his own, and his thin figure walked hundreds of miles every day, walking for hours, just to be able to collect some waste products from the community and waste household appliances to make a living.

However, with the establishment of many civilized communities, Chuang Ye's business is far less easy to do than in previous years, because every community prohibits small traders and hawkers, and those who collect waste products are forbidden to enter.

Chuang Ye also knows the rules, and he is afraid of smashing the signboard of the civilized community, even if he pulls the ground and loads the four or five hundred pounds of waste household appliances, shredded cartons, and drink bottles every day.

Walking on a hundred miles, for a 73-year-old man whose loess is buried to his neck, the difficult process can be imagined, but the character of Chuang Ye who does not admit defeat in his bones has never screamed bitterly.

Sheng Chen only found out at this time that the gap between him and Chuang Ye was not half a star, and after suffering this point, he began to complain and complain.

Seeing Sheng Chen's sudden visit, Chuang Ye was silent, feeling a little surprised, and immediately asked, "Young man, haven't you gone to work, why haven't I seen you in the past few days?" ”

Chuang Ye has always been eclectic, straightforward and straightforward, and when he saw Sheng Chen's appearance at this time, he knew that he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

Sheng Chen was embarrassed all of a sudden, and then explained his intention to Chuang Ye, Sheng Chen was very nervous to be honest, because he had nothing to do with Chuang Ye before, so he was prepared for the worst in his heart, and at the same time he also had that trace of fantasy in his heart.

Seeing Sheng Chen's embarrassed appearance, Chuang Ye patted him on the shoulder with his somewhat old palm and said, "What happened to the young man, is this society very silent, I am from here, and I knew your intention from the time you came in to find me." ”

Saying that, he took out a plastic bag from the pocket of his tattered pants that he had been wearing for an unknown period of time, which contained a wad of crumpled change, one piece of five cents, five yuan, Sheng Chen watched Chuang Ye's movements, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but be a little moist.

"Take it, there are only so many, young people should have the appearance of young people, think I didn't suffer any hardships back then, 58 years of natural disasters, ten years of special periods, I have survived, I firmly believe in your own way, encountering a little setback is just a little tempering for you."

As he spoke, he stuffed all the wad of change out of his pocket into Sheng Chen's hand, then took out a pack of cigarettes from his jacket pocket, handed one to Sheng Chen, and said with his teeth blackened by smoking, "Smoke one, make you feel better, we smoke the cheapest cigarettes, don't dislike it, young man!" ”

Sheng Chen took the cigarette that Chuang Ye handed me, trembled and brought it to his mouth, and then touched his pants pocket to try to find out the lighter and light it, but because it had been used for too long, the gas in the lighter had been used up.

At this time, Chuang Ye took out a box of matches from his pocket, lit the cigarette in his mouth, and hurriedly lit it for Sheng Chen with the part that had not yet burned out, Sheng Chen was a little flattered, and took a hard breath, a puff of spicy smoke instantly filled his mouth, Sheng Chen coughed lightly and spit it out and said, "What brand of cigarette is Chuang Ye, it is so choking!" ”

Chuang Ye looked at Sheng Chen's appearance and said calmly, "This is the tobacco leaves of my hometown, how can I have a lot of stamina!" ”

Sheng Chen smiled bitterly and glanced at Master Chuang, and then touched the crumpled change in his pocket. An indescribable taste spreads in my heart.

In this strange city, there are no other friends in this city except for Chuang Ye. While Sheng Chen was comforted, he was also aware of his own situation.

sat in Chuang Ye's residence for more than ten minutes, during which he smoked the cigarette given by Chuang Ye for a long time, and the pungent smell had been in Sheng Chen's mouth for a long time.

Chuang Ye did not stop the work at hand because of Sheng Chen's arrival, after burning out the cigarette, he started to recycle waste products again, and he was busy working every day. After staying for a while, Sheng Chen felt that his stomach was getting more and more hungry, and he got up to say goodbye to Chuang Ye.

"Thank you for that, I will do my best to repay you, so you are busy first, I won't bother."

After saying these few words politely, he got up and left. Then I turned around and looked back, and I saw Master Chuang grinning at me and said, "Don't worry, when you have money, it's not too late to give it to me if you have enough money." I've known each other for so long, what's your name? ”

"My name is Sheng Chen!"

Sheng Chen replied, his heart couldn't help but tighten, he couldn't continue to sink like this. When he saw the old face of Chuang Ye, who had experienced many vicissitudes, he didn't know when he always flashed in his mind the appearance of his old father who was over half a hundred years old.

With a handful of change borrowed from Chuang Ye, Sheng Chen returned to the only place to live in the city. Although it was very cold and the room was small, it was already good for Sheng Chen.

I counted nine hundred and sixty-three dollars, and if I don't pay the rent owed to the fat woman tonight. I guess I'll sleep on the street tomorrow night.

Thinking about how to spend this money, Sheng Chen, who has always spent money lavishly, began to become careful after experiencing the warmth and coldness of human feelings and the cold of the world.

After paying off the rent owed to the landlord of the dead fat woman, he renewed the rent for the next month by the way, and then used the remaining money to buy two bottles of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce from the commissary above, and a bag of noodles, after a full meal.

Sheng Chen looked in the mirror, holding scissors and cutting his messy long hair short.

And with every shake of the scissors, his thoughts seemed to pull me back to my student days, and a qiē began to become blurry, clear, and somewhat unnatural.

Sheng Chen's eyes flashed one after another, and scenes from the past appeared in his mind like flipping through a book.

However, the picture is finally frozen in the green years, as if he sees the old maple tree of the school, the unerased chalk words on the blackboard, and the neat desk. and the national flag fluttering in the wind on the playground.

The smiling and playful classmates, the slightly young and immature faces, are so familiar. But it feels so far away from me......

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