Chapter 21: The road is uneven
But after a day and a night, Coriander found that Coriander had lost weight.
The hospital gown looked loose on him. A young man who originally looked quite handsome, his thin cheekbones protruded, and his face was slightly sallow, making him look particularly haggard. However, his eyes were not overshadowed by the current predicament and illness, but they were as bright as the stars.
Coriander was injured, and it was the time when it was necessary to replenish nutrients, but the only thing that could be eaten was dry food soaked in hot water that had been chewed hard for several days.
He didn't complain, but Coriander couldn't bear it.
Thinking about the time when she was sick in bed more than a month ago, Coriander took care of her day and night, cooked her a bowl of egg soup every day, and stewed the only old hen in the family......
Recalling the bits and pieces of the past, it was all coriander who was good to her, but when coriander suffered, she couldn't do anything, and she couldn't help but feel guilty.
After thinking about it, Coriander had an idea - to find Lin Sihai as soon as possible.
Their brother and sister went to Shanghai to find their father Lin Sihai, and if they can get Lin Sihai's help, their brother and sister's life will not be so difficult.
After making up her mind, Coriander greeted Coriander, "Brother, you stay in the hospital first, and I'll go find our father." β
Coriander hurriedly opened her mouth to stop her, "I'll go with you when I'm healed in two days." β
Now that the world is so chaotic, how can he rest assured that Coriander will go outside alone?
How could Coriander not understand his thoughts? She wasn't unmoved, but Coriander didn't really realize the seriousness of the matter at all, which made her a little annoyed.
It doesn't matter if you don't have enough food and clothing, but this leg of coriander has to be cured!
Cilantro pretended to be serious, pointed to his leg, and emphasized to him again, "Will your leg be fine for a while?" Don't take it seriously, if you are lame in the future, it will be useless to beg grandpa to sue grandma. It's rare for us to see a doctor in such a good place, and we don't have to spend our own money, so you can cherish it, if you have a major illness or a small pain in the future, you may not have the opportunity to come to such a good place for treatment! β
was told by the coriander ear, coriander was irritable, scratched her head a few times, and made her already untidy hair even more messy.
"I'm in a hurry! It's the second day of our arrival in Shanghai, and we haven't even seen our father's face! Coriander added in her heart-
"I don't even know if he's dead or alive!"
The emotion of irritability is very contagious, and as soon as the coriander mood came up, her voice became louder, "You are in a hurry, I am in a hurry, I will say that I will find it first!" Isn't it just looking for a place, I'm such a big person and I can't run away! β
For fear of hitting Coriander's self-esteem, she didn't dare to complain any more.
Coriander is quite filial, and his main concern is Lin Sihai's comfort, which involuntarily magnifies the weight of this matter in his heart, and automatically ignores other things. But coriander is different, she has to worry about many things, except for the ones that Coriander is worried about, she also has to worry about their survival plan-
There were so many things pressing on her heart, and she kept holding back to keep it from breaking out, her lips tightly pursed into a straight line, waiting in silence for her emotions to calm down.
Coriander is also introspecting, knowing that it is useless to lose his temper with coriander at this time, but as an elder brother, he can't do anything now because of his injury, and he has made Coriander unhappy, and he has too many negative emotions to vent.
After calming down and thinking about it, Coriander compromised.
"The thirteenth shop in Meijia Lane, Old Town Street, Old Forest Timber Shop, remember, if you can't find a place, come back quickly!"
"Eh, I see."
During the time when Coriander was about to leave, Coriander kept telling her a thousand times, nothing more than asking her to be careful on the road, no matter whether she found anyone or not, she would come back quickly. Until the figure of coriander disappeared, his anxious eyes were still patrolling the door of the ward.
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Shihe Hospital is connected to Longcheng Street, one of the most prosperous streets in the West District of Shanghai Public Lease.
In the center of Longcheng Street is a large intersection, extending in all directions, with a lot of traffic and pedestrians, and you can see old style buildings of the old style of houses everywhere, whether civil or commercial.
Along the way, they sold cigarettes, matches, flowers, newspapers, etc., mostly young boys and girls.
"Selling cigarettes, who wants cigarettes-"
"Matches are cheapβ"
"Sir, buy a flower!"
"Selling newspapers and selling newspapers, Wang Tianhan, the son of the president of the Blue Dragon Society, was imprisoned yesterday and was slapped in the face by his son in the patrol room!"
Even if you are there, Coriander feels like a world away, like a dream.
No one here knows that her body contains a free soul from the modern age!
Standing on the side of the street, looking up at the blue sky, Coriander imagined that she was a bird flying freely in the sky, and it would be so enjoyable to be able to have a bird's-eye view of the entire Shanghai market full of the style of the Republic of China!
What I saw was the retro streets and alleys and old-fashioned houses, and what I heard was the sound of traffic, but at this moment-
"Stinky boy, who taught you to say that! You try to say this to Lao Tzu again, see if Lao Tzu doesn't tear your mouth apart! β
"Dare to slander our boss, I'm really impatient!"
"What are you doing so much with him, this kind of dead child should be beaten to death!"
"Grab it!"
A few angry scoldings, untimely appearances, incompatible with this prosperous and peaceful street.
Before she could follow the prestige, she noticed that the people around her had become hurried, as if they were afraid of something.
Not far away, on the street, three fierce men punched and kicked a little boy who looked to be only seven or eight years old, and there were unbearable angry curses on their lips.
The poor boy fell to the ground, curled up, his fists and feet falling on him, but he gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Most passers-by lowered their heads and acted in a hurry, choosing to turn a blind eye to the bullying. The people were so cold that no one stepped forward to lend a helping hand to the poor little boy. There were some people who showed some sympathy and pity for the child, but fear prevailed, and how could they dare to help him in order to save his life?
Coriander silently recited the words she warned herself before going to Shanghai - be a low-key person and act in a low-key manner.
When encountering injustices, she will never be nosy, she just wants to be a passer-by, so as not to get into trouble.
But when she saw the child's stubborn eyes, and desperately protected the newspaper in her arms with her thin body, Coriander softened.
She leaned over, found the right angle, and kicked the waist of the stronger of the three.
The man was hit on the waist, and the whole person tilted to the other side, but bumped into his companion at his side.
His companion was like a thin monkey, and he also looked like a monkey with a sharp mouth, but he caught him but could not withstand his weight, and the two of them, one strong and one thin, fell to the ground one after another.
The third man saw his companion fall to the ground, stunned for two seconds, and then came back to his senses, and glared at the coriander with disbelief and anger in his eyes.
He couldn't help but say, raising his arm, he was about to fight for his troubled companion, and saw that his rough slap was about to throw Coriander in the face, but Coriander was short, making the man wave into the air.
The man fell forward, but his armpit was hit hard by the middle knuckle of the coriander, and the pain made his face, which was the color of pork liver, gradually distorted, and he snorted on the spot, almost biting off his tongue.
He hugged his numb and inexerted arm, and stared at Coriander with a bit of scrutiny, "Stinky boy, do you know who we are!?" β
Cilantro trembled on one leg, her thumb cocked to her raised nostrils, flowing but arrogant, "Do you know who I am?" β
Isn't it better than anyone to scare people, and coriander is not afraid of them!
The two men who had just fallen got up and were about to rush forward to retaliate, but were stopped by the demonstrator.
It seems that this person is a little higher than their status and is their leader.
The leader was not sure of the identity of coriander, and after weighing it in his heart, he didn't dare to act rashly, so he put down a cruel sentence and took people away, "You wait for me!" β
His brother was not convinced, "Big brother, let's just leave?" β
The leader held the still numb right arm, recalling Coriander's flexible and unhurried skills, he looked solemn, "The three of us together are not that kid's opponents, that kid is likely to be a thug raised by the Rong Ji Chamber of Commerce!" β
He is unwilling, but he can still recognize that his skills are not as good as others, and he still has some vision and self-knowledge.
This is the territory of the Rong Ji Chamber of Commerce, and the three of them just passed by here, and heard the little boy who sold newspapers shouting, saying what the son of the president of their Blue Dragon Society was. From the beginning of their hearts, they wanted to teach the little boy who sold newspapers a lesson, and then snatched all his newspapers, but they didn't expect to run into such a difficult master as coriander.