"Abba and Grandma, Xingxing is ready to leave the mountains and go outside, don't worry, Xingxing will take care of himself, Brother and Sister, you don't have to worry, he is fine, Auntie and Brother-in-law will take care of them. The stars are leaving, it may take two years to come back to see you, don't blame the stars, the stars are also very reluctant to you, it's not too early, the stars are leaving. Abba, Grandma, you have to be well over there. ”

Yes, Zheng Zhishang did not leave in a hurry, but ran to the grave of his parents, found a few offerings from the package behind him, put them on the table, kowtowed three times, and said goodbye to his father and mother.

Although the mountain road was difficult to walk, Zheng Zhishang still walked towards the county seat at his fastest speed. It's just a small body, no matter how you walk, you can't go fast, you forget that you have walked through a few villages, and you don't know how far there is still in front of you, just a strong rush.

Even when the blisters came out of his feet, Zheng Zhishang didn't stop, chewing a piece of rock candy when he was hungry, and drinking water from the ditch on the side of the road when he was thirsty. But fortunately, in this era, chemical fertilizers and pesticides have not been promoted.

The water in the ditches was originally used to irrigate the fields from streams or springs on the mountains, and it was clean and clean.

Finally, when the sky completely turned black, Zheng Zhishang arrived at the highway. It is said to be a road, but in fact it is a road with tamped dirt, and the road surface is not wide, so only two cars are allowed to walk side by side.

I went into the mountains on the side of the road, found a col, a place to block the wind on three sides, and while it was still dark, I found a pile of dry firewood from the forest. Before it got dark, he made a fire, leaned against the tree, squinted and rested.

The hungry Zheng Zhishang fell asleep in a daze. It wasn't until the pile of dry wood burned out and the fire was extinguished that Zheng Zhishang was woken up. At night, the temperature in the mountains was lower, and after enduring hunger and cold, Zheng Zhishang took out a match again, first re-lit the fire, and then put fast sugar in his mouth.

In the dark mountains, although it is close to the road, Zheng Zhishang does not dare to sleep anymore at this time, who knows if there will be any fierce beasts in this mountain, it seems that the South China tiger lives in South China.

After fighting his spirits and finally staying up until the sky was bright, Zheng Zhishang got up and moved his numb limbs, completely extinguished the fire, and after not even leaving a little flame, he took out ten yuan from his underwear, put it in his pocket, and returned to the road.

During this period, the traffic was far from being as convenient as in the nineties of the previous life, and there were few vehicles on the highway, so Zheng Zhishang could only rely on two roads and walk towards the county seat. Fortunately, it didn't take long to meet an uncle who drove a tractor to the city.

After Zheng Zhishang's pleading, they also agreed to take Zheng Zhishang on a ride. However, seeing that Zheng Zhishang was not a child from this nearby village, the uncle still asked questions on the way.

Zheng Zhishang is not a real child in this regard, he is very strict-mouthed, and only said that he went to the city to find relatives.

The kind-hearted uncle didn't ask anything about it anymore. However, when he arrived in the city, he had to send Zheng Zhishang to a relative's house in person. This made Zheng Zhishang panic, what relatives he had in the city.

In the end, I had no choice but to tell the truth, saying that I was a child of immigrants, and now that my parents have died, I have no one to rely on here, and I want to go back to my hometown and seek refuge with relatives when I go to the city this time.

This sentence is true, as early as 20 years ago, in the coastal city of Quanzhou, there were immigrants to the mainland, first, because there was arable land in the hinterland, and secondly, what construction was being done in those places, occupying arable land and residences, and the government immigrated these people to the hinterland, and Zheng Zhishang's grandfather was exactly like this, taking the whole family to the Tuken Village in X Township.

The kind-hearted uncle was obviously suspicious of Zheng Zhishang's words, and asked again: "Your aunt, why didn't you come to pick you up in person." You have a small child's family, take the car, they are also relieved. ”

"Uncle, there's nothing worrying about this, when my father was here, I went back to my hometown by myself."

Zheng Zhishang saw that the uncle still didn't believe it, so he had to resort to a child's trick, "Puff" knelt on the ground, and pleaded with deep affection: "Uncle, please do me a favor?" I'm too young to buy a ticket, so could you please help me buy a ticket to Shaowu City. ”

In the end, the kind-hearted uncle was finally moved by Zheng Zhishang's words, took Zheng Zhishang to the station, bought a ticket to the city, and asked the driver to take Zheng Zhishang to the train station after arriving in Shaowu City, and helped Zheng Zhishang buy a train ticket to Xiamen.

When the driver saw that the kind-hearted uncle was leading, he also thought that Zheng Zhishang was the son of the kind-hearted uncle, so he didn't ask much, and nodded with a smile and agreed.

The kind uncle bought Zheng Zhishang some fruits, biscuits or something, and asked Zheng Zhishang to take them on the road to eat. Still uneasy, he asked, "You know how to get to your aunt when you get there." ”

Zheng Zhishang nodded gratefully and said, "Well, uncle, thank you, can you give me your address?" When I get to my aunt's house, I'll send you the fare. ”

In this era, there is no free ticket for children, and children also need to pay the price of half a ticket for the car, Zheng Zhishang originally wanted to pay for it himself, but in order not to make this kind uncle suspicious, and for his own safety, Zheng Zhishang did not, and did not tell the uncle that he had money.

"No need to ......" The kind uncle hesitated for a while, but still wrote the address to Zheng Zhishang, and explained: "When you get there, just ask your aunt to write a letter to me to report your safety, and if you need help with anything, you can also send a letter." ”

In this way, with the help of this kind uncle, Zheng Zhishang left the county with the car and took the first step out of the mountain.

The county seat is separated from Shaowu City, and it is full of mountain roads, and the car is not fast. So I walked for more than six hours to get to Shaowu, but fortunately, the train to Xiamen had a trip in the evening, and it was completely in time, with the help of the driver's uncle, Zheng Zhishang bought a train ticket.

The driver's uncle also said a few words to Zheng Zhishang, "Be careful on the road, you have to put away money and things, there are many pickpockets on the train." ”

left, he didn't send Zheng Zhishang on the train, because in the afternoon, he had to catch the car back to the county seat.

When he arrived in Shaowu, Zheng Zhishang was not very worried, even if his grandmother and aunt found that kind uncle, they might have arrived in Xiamen, and they would not be able to catch up with him. As for what to do when you arrive in Xiamen? Zheng Zhishang can only take one step ahead now, and he can't take a step.

However, when I remembered what I had learned in my previous life and how I grasped the current situation during this period, I regained my confidence.

There are still a lot of people on the train, so you don't have to worry about the ticket inspector asking too much, and who will know that this child is alone when you follow the adults.

With a whistle, the train moves, accompanied by a rhythmic "clang...... ...... clang" and slowly drove out of the station. The trains of this period were still green cars, and they were not easy to ride. Not only is it very slow, but the carriage is still stuffy, but fortunately, there are not as many people traveling now as there were in the previous life. In the whole carriage, the people are still sparse, at least there are no people standing in the aisle.

For Zheng Zhishang, although it is not the first time to go out by long-distance bus, he is still very careful. Perhaps it was the last time that he was robbed, which made Zheng Zhishang have great doubts about the social security of this period. I didn't close my eyes all night on the train, and when I was sleepy, I chewed a piece of candy.

It wasn't until the next morning, when he arrived in Xiamen, that Zheng Zhishang's heartstrings that had been tense finally sent a little, and with the crowd, he walked out of the station and looked at the coastal city that had just opened.

Although for Zheng Zhishang, this is also the first time to come to this city, everything here is very unfamiliar, Zheng Zhishang did not feel afraid, but with a tired face that looked a little young, there was a smile.

But soon the smile disappeared, and in this unfamiliar maturity, the first problem was placed in front of Zheng Zhishang's eyes. This young body, who has just turned five years old, even has a problem finding a place to live.

Looking at the sparse traffic on the street in front of him, Zheng Zhishang, who was swept by sleepiness, gradually couldn't hold on, and squatted down against the corner of the road.

"It's so pitiful......" An exclamation interrupted Zheng Zhishang's contemplation, it was a middle-aged woman passing by, who treated Zheng Zhishang as a beggar and threw a penny at Zheng Zhishang's feet.

It's not that Zheng Zhishang is dressed in shabby, old-fashioned clothes, running around for days, his face is still full of tiredness, although it is winter, he is still wearing old-fashioned cloth shoes that do not match the size of his feet at all, revealing his poor toes, but he is not a crippled little beggar.

"Auntie, I'm not a beggar." Zheng Zhishang picked up the money on the ground and caught up with a middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman was slightly stunned, turned her head, had some doubts and differences, and looked at Zheng Zhishang, "Brother, Auntie gave it to you, you're hungry, go buy something to eat." ”

"Auntie, I'm really not a beggar, please take the money back." Zheng Zhishang stuffed the money into the woman's hand, bent over and saluted, and said, "Auntie, but thank you very much." ”

Under the surprised gaze of the middle-aged woman, Zheng Zhishang quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Being physically disabled and young may not be a very bad thing, at least not to starve to death, take a broken bowl, beg on the side of the road, and believe that you can survive. However, Zheng Zhishang did not intend to be so undignified and survive under the eyes of pity and charity.

Zheng Zhishang, who wandered on the street without purpose, didn't know how many people were treated as little beggars, and every time Zheng Zhishang returned the money very politely. There were also those who were too late, couldn't catch up, and couldn't return to the other party, Zheng Zhishang also put it away, but secretly warned himself in his heart that he was not a beggar.

Zheng Zhishang is also worried that one day he will sink in the charity of these people and really become a beggar. Although he also brought a sum of money when he came out, Zheng Zhishang did not dare to use it easily. The wealth is not exposed, the wisdom left by the ancestors is not unreasonable, and Zheng Zhishang, who has been a man in two lifetimes, has a deep understanding.

It is precisely this caution and caution that in addition to the ten yuan in his pocket, Zheng Zhishang did not dare to use the large amount of money hidden close to him, let alone blatantly take the ten yuan to buy food. Ten yuan is a lot of money at this time, and the current salary level is only twenty or thirty yuan, and ten yuan is one-third of the salary a month.

Zheng Zhishang was really worried in his heart, and he would be remembered.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Zheng Zhishang, who had been wandering for two days, was already a little dirty man, looking more like a beggar. The street also became deserted, looking at the children of the same age who were wearing new clothes and happily setting off fireworks in the dim light in the distance, accompanied by their parents.

Zheng Zhishang couldn't help but think of his brother and sister who were thousands of miles away, it had been four days since they came out, and he didn't know how they were now? Isn't it also wearing new clothes?

"Nan Zai, wake up......" Hungry and tired leaning against the corner, drowsy, a kind voice came from his ears, and his weak body was gently shaken a few times.

Zheng Zhishang reluctantly opened his heavy eyelids and looked at the thin, dark, sparse silver-haired old woman in front of him, dressed in gray cloth.

This time, some people still regarded Zheng Zhishang as a little beggar, but instead of giving money, a thin hand handed Zheng Zhishang something like a steamed bun, yellow, yellow, black and black, and I didn't know what it was.

"Hungry, eat quickly......" Grandma looked at Zheng Zhishang with pity.

"Thank you, grandma......" Zheng Zhishang, who was hungry, licked his lips that were a little dry, took the food, and ate it in a big gulp.

"......" ate too quickly and was choked.

"Don't worry, no one is robbing you, come and drink saliva, don't choke." The old grandmother, while patting Zheng Zhishang's back, fed Zheng Zhishang a sip of water with the old-fashioned kettle on her body with one hand.

"Thank you, Grandma." After taking a sip of water, Zheng Zhishang finally came to his senses and looked at the old woman in front of him gratefully.

"Nan Zai, what's your name, you're not a local, what about your father and mother, are you separated?" The old grandmother asked with concern:

"Grandma, my name is Xingxing, and my father and grandma have gone." Zheng Zhishang did not tell the old grandmother completely about his life experience, but only said that he was an orphan and wandered here.

The kind-hearted grandmother didn't ask too much, and after learning that Zheng Zhishang was an orphan, she looked at Zheng Zhishang and suddenly asked, "Xingxing, will you follow Grandma in the future?" ”

Zheng Zhishang hesitated for a while and did not agree to the invitation of the kind grandmother, but begged the grandmother to help him find a place to live, and he would pay for the house.

The kind-hearted grandmother originally did not agree to Zheng Zhishang's plea, but seeing Zheng Zhishang's insistence, she finally hesitated for a while, and did not refuse, so she took Zheng Zhishang with her and swept the streets together, and asked some questions about Zheng Zhishang's life experience from time to time, where is home? Parents' last names or something.

In this way, Zheng Zhishang, with the help of this kind heart, has a place to stay. This kind-hearted grandmother, surnamed Huang, is a supernumerary sanitation worker, has no children and no daughters, and is a lonely old man, who only knows that she has never married in her life.

With her help, she found a small dilapidated building in a somewhat dirty residential area, with only thirty square meters of room, separated into two parts by a gray curtain cloth.

This house belongs to a good sister of Grandma Huang, some time ago this friend moved away, this house is empty, temporarily for Zheng Zhishang to live, fortunately, there are beds, tables, chairs and other furniture in the room. And Grandma Huang also lives next door.

Originally, Zheng Zhishang also wanted to ask Grandma Huang to take him out to buy some daily necessities, bedding or something. Before Zheng Zhishang could speak, Grandma Huang took a quilt from her home and gave it to Zheng Zhishang. At the same time, she also brought some daily necessities, as well as some worn old clothes and cloth shoes, which Grandma Huang begged from Zheng Zhishang, a neighbor who lived in the same building.

After packing everything up, Grandma Huang sent hot water to Zheng Zhishang again, and asked Zheng Zhishang to take a bath and rest first, and then cook food for him when she gets off work to make up for the New Year.

Zheng Zhishang took a comfortable hot bath, lay on the bed, and looked at the ceiling. In this strange city, I finally have a place to live, I don't have to wander around anymore, and now I have to think about how to survive in the future. Tiredness hit, and the heavy eyelids closed uncontrollably.