When Yu Wenli said this, she straightened up from Xu Wenlong's knees, and said to him embarrassedly with a red face: "I...... Eat other people's leftovers and you'll ...... Will you laugh at me? Because...... Because I really can't afford to spend the seventy-three dollars, which is my travel fee to the United States. ”

Xu Wenlong's heart was in a panic, his mouth was choked and he couldn't speak for a while, so he could only gently wipe the tears from her face with his hand, shake his head and look at her silently with loving eyes. Alas, it was unthinkable that she was in such a miserable situation at such a young age, and it seems that she went to great lengths to board this mail ship, racking her brains to deceive a group of people, including stealing valuables from tourists, and it turned out that she was bent on going to the United States to find her missing father. Alas, what does this say about her? It's really hard to say, and I'm speechless.

Yu Wenli saw that Xu Wenlong only shook his head and didn't speak, so she pursed her lips and said gloomily: "I know that you must be laughing at me and looking down on me in your heart, but you just didn't say it." ”

Xu Wenlong sighed and told her in an unusually heavy tone, "How could I look down on you? In fact, when I first arrived at Binyang, I had a similar experience with you! Unable to find a job, with no money to eat, and no place to sleep, he finally managed to settle down in a dilapidated oil mill. ”

"What? Have you ever had a situation like mine? Have you ever had a shameful past when you didn't have money to eat? When will it be said to me! Yu Wenli's eyes were shining, her face was happy, and she almost suspected that her ears had heard it wrong. But after only a moment, her face turned gloomy again, and she lowered her head and said dejectedly, "Forget it, I have done such a thing, how can I have a chance to talk to you in the future?" Not to mention listening to you tell you about your legendary past experiences. ”

Xu Wenlong smiled hard, patted her on the shoulder and replied, "Don't worry, as long as you can deeply understand your mistakes and actively correct your mistakes, your sister Shiqi and I will not leave you alone." ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Yu Wenli said with a depressed face, "Even if I recognize my mistakes and correct them, Captain James will not let me go." He...... He's so angry! ”

As he spoke, there was a sudden chaotic sound of running and indistinct shouting from upstairs.

Yu Wenli raised her head and said in surprise, "What happened?" Did you find that week...... What's the week? ”

"I guess it's impossible, it should be some tourists doing activities." Xu Wenlong shook his head and denied, "It's not that you don't know, some tourists are very crazy, in order to have fun and find excitement, what absurd and weird things can't they do?" Let's continue to talk about you, it's not too early now, your sister Shiqi is still waiting for my news in the room. ”

"Okay." Yu Wenli replied, leaned her head lightly on Xu Wenlong's shoulder, and slowly lowered her eyes......

"With the first experience of eating leftovers, the second time I was much calmer and less shy and timid. It wasn't until the third and fourth times that I was basically used to it. Don't care about other people's eyes, don't mind other people's discussions, and don't bring trouble and inconvenience to the boss, aim at the right guests from afar, and leave after eating. After a long time, the owners of the whole street basically knew me. Some of the bosses are very nice, let me come and go freely, never interfere, and even cook a bowl of noodles, a bowl of noodles or a grilled fish, a few skewers of barbecue meat or something for me to eat when they see me. There were also a few bosses who were very hateful, and before I could get close to the stall, they immediately chased me with a stick or a kitchen knife, and scolded me for not letting me in. I couldn't help but run to another house when I met such a person.

If the problem of eating is solved, the problem of accommodation will be much easier, anywhere, in the park, under the trees, in the bridge and hole, you can sleep wherever you go. Because I had been home a few times before, but I didn't see any sign of my mother coming back to look for me, so I completely gave up, took a cloth bag and put a few sets of clothes and left, never wanting to go back again.

I don't have to worry about sleeping and lodging, and then I think about how to make money. At first, I wanted to find something serious to do, and it didn't matter if the salary was less, at least I didn't have to eat leftovers with a cheeky meal, and I didn't have to endure the cold night to sleep on the muddy floor. I just asked most of the people in Shangjing, but none of the bosses wanted me, and there was no room for negotiation at all. Later, the body became black

When it gets up, it's dirty, and it's even more hopeless. But the idea of going to the United States to find my father never stopped, and I didn't relax for a moment. But what can I do if I can't make money? Isn't the strongest desire equal to zero? So in desperation, I had to re-examine the idea that had been lingering but I was ashamed to exit - begging for money. After all, there is no other way. (Actually, after these months of wandering, I have already become a complete little beggar.) So I found a broken bowl from the garbage heap, went to a crowded place and sat down silently, and waited for a good person to throw money into the bowl. But not to mention, this method is actually not bad, although a day of sitting down without moving, it is inevitable that you will have back pain and numbness in your legs, but there will always be some inputs, sometimes five or six yuan, sometimes more than a dozen yuan, at most one time even more than forty yuan. This made me very happy, very happy, and it also made me see a glimmer of light and a glimmer of hope in the darkness, as if I had come to the United States to find my father. So he begged more diligently and happily. After eating other people's leftover breakfast, I went to eat, did not eat lunch, tried to eat as much as possible in the evening, ate a little more, and continued to beg after eating, the whole person was like a demon. And never feel lonely again, never feel scared again, never feel hopeless again, get used to everything, nothing matters. I will no longer cry or shed tears, and there is only one thought in my heart, and that is to beg for money, beg for money, beg for money......

After two long and short years, the money in my pocket gradually increased, and the odds and bits added up to more than 5,000 yuan. I exchanged them all for hundred-dollar bills, hid them in my underwear pockets, and continued to beg day and night. I had planned to save up 5,000 to 6,000 dollars and leave to find my father. Later, considering the rise in prices, this little money is not enough for a one-way ticket, and if I find my father, I can no longer go to see him like a beggar. So I decided to ask for another year, and it was best to save 10,000 yuan before it was too late.

After begging for a long time, I slowly discovered that there is no way to get money if you stay in one place all the time, and if someone else gives it once, it will not give it a second or third time. So I left the Xiyun neighborhood and begged all the way to other places. Anyway, there is no direction, no purpose, where you go, where you go, where you stay. For more than half a year, I have traveled to almost every street in Shangjing, from bustling prime locations to lonely and deserted forgotten markets.

The days of begging are very bitter and painful, and they are not something that ordinary people can bear. It is common to be hungry and full, and it is not uncommon to be wet and dry, and it is common to suffer cold eyes and sleep on the streets. The main thing is that you will meet all kinds of people and experience all kinds of things. Some people are very bad, very bad. They will laugh at you, scold you, insult you for no reason, and even throw stones, mud, rotten eggs, and rotten vegetable leaves at you, making you embarrassed and depressed, but you can't get angry. Of course, most people are still very kind and compassionate, they will not only give you money, but also buy you food and drinks, and some people will give you clothes that do not fit at home. For good people, I will be grateful to them and bless them. For the bad guys, I usually don't care about them, just run away. In fact, these don't matter, the most infuriating thing is that every street in every city has a specific beggar entrenched, just like their own yard, outsiders dare not easily intervene. Otherwise, they will snatch all your money at best, or beat you up so that you can have a long memory. But I just don't believe in this evil, so I just want to break this nasty convention. No matter whose territory it is, no matter whose jurisdiction it is, I am like entering a no-man's land, I can go as far as I want, I never care about anything, I am never afraid of anything. Anyway, if they want to scold me, I will scold them, and I will scold them more fiercely and fiercely than they do; When they wanted to beat me, I screamed and shouted 'robbery' to get the attention of passers-by, so that the snakes could not do anything but curse and stare at me. To be honest, I've been wandering and begging for so long, why can't I let go of face? What can I be reserved? has long become a sharp-toothed, tricky and slippery little Pirai. But Rao is like this, I still suffered a loss, a big loss that made me miserable and painful. But it was precisely because of this big loss that I met a person that I will never forget and almost changed my life.

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It was the summer of the year before last, and I was begging in a busy area of Dongcheng District. Not long after, a bald and lame little beggar came over, first asking me to pay the fee to join the house, but I refused; and told me to leave at once, and to ignore me; Then they spoke and insulted me, and pointed fingers at me to beat me. Naturally, I was not to be outdone, and all kinds of ridicule and hurtful words smashed into the past, and he was scolded so that he was bloody, red-faced, and gray. That day, I begged until late, and I had a lot of money, hundreds of yuan, and I had defeated the unreasonable provocateurs again during the day, and achieved an unprecedented victory, so I made an exception and bought myself a long-lost ice cream and chicken legs, and found a secluded bridge cave to eat with relish.

It is also my arrogant army that will be defeated, and I deserve to be unlucky, forgetting the talisman that I have no teacher and can use freely from the beginning. That is, every time there is friction and dispute with local beggars, you must not go to a remote corner where there are few pedestrians. And that day, because I was too happy and too proud, I forgot all about the crucial one, so that I suffered a terrible time.

Just when I was devouring a mouthful of chicken legs and ice cream, I suddenly found that on the paths on both sides of the bridge, two groups of people were walking silently and vigorously, about a dozen, and I knew by looking at the outfits that they were my peers. I realized something was wrong, something was wrong. It's terrible, it's terrible, it's terrible. I threw away the chicken leg and ice cream in my hand, forced a pounding heart, and automatically jumped off the bridge, pretending to be calm and looking at the two groups of beggars who had come from outflanking and coming with bad intentions.

'Are you the arrogant, lawless stinky beggar?' As soon as the fat beggar at the head came up to me, he couldn't help but say that he shook his hand and gave me two big slaps. The beating made me dizzy and unsteady on my feet, and one of them fell to the ground, my mouth salty and bitter.

I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth, got up from the ground in great pain, and stared at the fat beggar with hatred. He looks like he is in his thirties, his face is very vicious, although he is wearing a patched clothes, he is not dirty at all, and his skin is very white and clean, it seems that he should be the leader of this group.

'Hey, it's quite tough, and I don't beg for mercy. Believe it or not, I'll kick you down the river to feed the king! The head of the group kicked me a few times, and waved a little beggar to come and search me.

The little beggar was familiar with the way, and when he came up, he reached into my waist, and directly searched the stack of money that I had hidden closely, and handed it to the head of the group.

I didn't dare to struggle, let alone resist, there were too many of them, and they were vicious and merciless, and struggling and resisting could only bring more harm, and even lose my life, which is also a valuable experience I have gained from years of begging. But I can't let that be outdone, and I glared at them with fiery eyes. Money, money, the money I worked so hard to save and thrift, the money that I was bullied and regarded as my life, but it flew into other people's pockets in an instant.

The fat head was very happy, kicked me again, scolded me viciously, and finally walked away with a group of beggars laughing wildly.

I gritted my teeth as I watched as they faded away, and the great hatred prompted me to move my steps and slowly and quietly follow. Because I strongly want to take revenge, and I strongly want to take out the evil breath in my chest. Not for anything else, just for the more than 5,000 yuan that was exchanged for the dignity of blood and tears. Although I knew that it was useless to keep up like this, it was useless at all, but I still wanted to keep up, and I still wanted to take a second look at the money they had forcibly taken away.

After following for a while, the fat group head took out a few pieces from my pile of money, divided them one by one to the beggars, sent them away with a smile, and then stuffed the rest of the money into his pocket, bowed his head into a black car not far away, and soon disappeared from my eyes. But by the lights at the rear of the car, I could remember his license plate number, including the four rings in a row.

The head of the group was gone, the beggars were scattered, and I sat down on the ground as if my backbone had been removed, and I stared blankly at the end of the highway that had disappeared into the darkness with a pair of empty eyes. I was sad, I was in pain, I was angry, I was more desperate, but I didn't cry, I didn't shed tears, my tears were long gone, just sitting silently, like a statue......