What should a homeless person's home look like?

Tsukasa Aoki didn't know much about it before, and he didn't know about it until now.

A remote clearing was littered with dilapidated tents, and in the center, a bonfire with an iron box used as an oven was blazing.

The old man took Tsukasa Aoki around the tent and came to a simple and dilapidated tent.

The tent was probably thrown outside, not only did it look dirty, but it also had a hole in the side, and someone had sewn up a black cloth to block it, so it probably could only play a role in blocking the light.

There were still a few homeless people in the camp who relied on the fire to keep warm, and when they saw Aoki Division, they withdrew their gaze with some fear, and even faintly worried - many bad teenagers took advantage of bullying them for fun.

The old man didn't invite Aoki Tsukasa in, but just asked Aoki to wait outside the tent for a while, and after a while, he walked out with an ancient book that looked very dilapidated, and he stared at the ancient book in his hand and muttered to himself.

"I thought that this book would follow me all the way to my urn, but I didn't expect that there would be a day when he would be handed over." The old man sighed, his expression a little downcast.

Aoki raised his eyebrows, looking at the traditional Chinese character 'Yijing' that seemed to be written in Chinese on the ancient book, and his heart suddenly jumped, as if he had accidentally found a gold ingot on the ground.

Could it be possible?!

The old man looked at the worn-out ancient book in his hand and his expression was lonely: "This medical scripture was handed down from my ancestors. ”

He raised his head and looked at the sky, as if recalling something: "When I was young, my father was a very famous local doctor. And I am his only child. At that time, I was really stupid, and I only knew that I would do everything against my father. He wanted me to study medicine, I went to study finance, he asked me to be careful in everything to leave a way out for myself, but I preferred to leave no room for anything. ”

"Until '80, when my father died, I inherited all his inheritance." The old man sighed, his eyes full of remorse: "At that time, the house speculation fever and stock fever really made my eyes red, and my brain was not rational at all. ”

"I put all my money into stocks, real estate, I still can't hold back my greed, in the face of soaring housing prices and stocks, I began to borrow money to continue investing, making more and more money, but investing more money...."The old man smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In the ensuing bubble economy era, stock prices and housing prices began to plummet, and everything in my hand continued to depreciate." I sold all my possessions and couldn't pay off my debts, and eventually, I went bankrupt. ”

"After the bankruptcy and liquidation, I had nothing, so I could only embark on the road of wandering." The old man looked at the ancient book and reddened with some shame: "Over the years, only my father has left, and the medical scripture that I have never read has always remained by my side." I didn't go to school because I felt that I didn't deserve it. ”

"However, I always feel that the inheritance left by my father cannot be rotted in my hands like this." The old man closed his eyes in remorse, and a line of tears flowed down the old cheeks: "Please forgive me for my poor keeping, this medical scripture is already a little mutilated, and even flawed. Originally, there were more than ten books in the collection, but I only kept this one overview. ”

"You may not be able to learn any more esoteric medicine, but I still hope that you will keep it for me. Someday, if you can perfect it, it may not do you any good. The old man wiped his tears and looked at Tsukasa Aoki.

Tsukasa Aoki gently stroked the cover of this ancient book, the rustling texture made him a little fond of it, but what he liked even more was that maybe the medical skills brought by this book may not be able to bring effects that ordinary medical skills can't bring. Just like boxing, sanda, and mixed martial arts, they can all be said to be fighting techniques, but only mixed martial arts involves the widest range and the most comprehensive in terms of skill improvement.

Ordinary medical skills, Aoki Tsukasa can touch nothing more than two categories of Chinese medicine and Western medicine, but this medical scripture may be able to bring another different effect.

"This book is too valuable." Director Aoki breathed a sigh of relief and handed the book to the old man, his eyes clear: "To be honest, maybe I really need this book. ”

"But I don't think that the little things I do are worth getting paid for." Aoki reminded the old man vaguely: "Even if this book is a little broken, it can be regarded as an antiquity after all." Perhaps the value given to him by the years alone is far greater than the medical skills in the book. ”

Tsukasa Aoki felt that this book might be of great value just by selling it as an antique. He didn't want to deceive the poor old man in front of him, and he didn't want to take advantage of it.

The old man was stunned, and then showed a faint smile: "That's it, if you feel ashamed, please help me do one more thing, you see.... May I? ”

Aoki Si frowned slightly: "What's the matter?" ”

"Come with me." The old man once again led the way for Tsukasa Aoki.

After walking for long, the two stopped at a remote bookstore about two streets away from Aoki's home.

"Old man, it's so early today!" In the bookstore, a girl with long black hair, neatly cut bangs, snow-white skin, slender and clear eyes, and a little tear mole under the corner of her left eye smiled and greeted the old man.

"It's Ruri," the old man smiled and nodded at her.

The fifth watch Ruri frowned and looked at Aoki Tsukasa with an indifferent expression behind the old man, and shrank behind the counter of the bookstore with some caution, not daring to look directly at Aoki Tsukasa. He quietly took out his mobile phone in his hand and made up his mind that if Aoki Tsukasa dared to do something to bully the elderly, he would immediately call the police.

The old man walked into the dim alley next to the bookstore with Tsukasa Aoki, groped through his shabby coat a few times, found a clean iron fist, tapped it with his fingers, and called out in a hoarse voice: "Kuroko, white tail, natto!" ”

It was a novelty, he just knocked on the iron fist, and the voice was not too loud to call a few times, and a few dog barks came from the complicated alley, and in a short time, three dirty puppies ran to the old man.

"This black one is called Kuroko." The old man sat on the ground, rubbing a black puppy, watching it lick his palm, and with a smile he took out the bread that Aoki had bought for him from his pocket, broke it into small pieces, and put it in an iron bowl.

"This tail is white, it's called a white tail." The old man touched another black and white puppy, with a white tail and a smile and a smile.

"The last pug is called natto." The pug was burying his head in the bowl at this time, and judging from its dirty fur, it was probably white all over, and its ears were black, and it looked quite honest.

The old man looked at them eating bread with his head down, and his voice was a little sad: "If you can, can you take care of them for me?" ”

"If they are taken and no one adopts them for a month, they will be euthanized." The old man sighed: "Only if I feed them here on time, can they hide in the alley and not run around, although it is only a palliative solution, but it is also the only way I can help them." ”

"Because I don't have the money to vaccinate them, the camp doesn't agree with me to bring them over...."The old man said this, raising his head and his eyes full of anticipation: "Can you help me with this?" ”

Aoki Tsukasa frowned and nodded slightly, but asked suspiciously, "But, why do you want me to do it?" Aren't you doing a good job, old man? ”

The old man smiled bitterly: "No way, the camp is about to be demolished." ”

"Demolished?" Aoki's eyes widened.

"Yes, that place is going to be transformed into a new park, and people like us who wander around have to choose another place." The old man said helplessly: "If I had a choice, I would rather live with them, but..."

"I'm old, and I don't have the strength to support myself, let alone feed them." The old man said in a free and easy tone: "At least, with my friends in the camp, maybe someone will collect my body when I die." ”

"Old man...."Aoki Tsukasa was a little sad.

The old man waved his hand: "It's just the cause and effect that I should bear." ”

"As long as you help me take care of them, don't say give you that medical scripture that is useless to me, even if I die now, it's nothing."

"Old man!" Aoki Tsukasa hurriedly interrupted him: "Don't say anything about not dying, it's too unlucky." ”

The old man smiled noncommittally: "Can you promise me?" ”

"I.... Good. Aoki sighed and nodded.

The old man touched the head of the puppy in front of him with a smile, and the whole person looked much more relaxed than Aoki Division, stood up, and said in a gentle voice: "You are a good boy, a good boy who is completely different from your appearance." ”

"I only hope that you can always live with this kind heart." The old man coughed twice suddenly, covered his mouth and slowed down before continuing: "Compared to me, an old guy with half a leg in the coffin, there are more people or animals in need of help in this world. ”

"If this medical scripture can help you learn something, please use the knowledge it brings to you to help more people." The homeless man smiled at Aoki and nodded, "I should go, tomorrow morning, the camp will be packed up and ready to leave for a new place." ”

"Old man, you give them all the bread, and I'll buy you another one."

Tsukasa Aoki wanted to take out his wallet, but was stopped by the old man.

"I guess I'll continue to wander within Chiba's boundaries. It's too far for me to walk. The old man did not have any confusion about the future in his eyes, only the ease after realizing everything: "Maybe you will see me again, I can't say, at that time, you can buy me another triangular rice!" The triangular rice you bought with the money you gave me last time, and the can of hot coffee, are really delicious. ”

Aoki Si wanted to say something, but the old man turned around a little tiredly: "Okay, old man, I'm also a little tired this day, and I'm going back to rest, so don't come to see me off." ”

"Care more about those who really love you than an old man like me. Whether it's thanksgiving or expressing your true feelings, in short, don't wait until you don't have the opportunity to regret it. The old man left a word and disappeared around the corner.

Three puppies chased him and barked twice at the entrance of the alley, as if to say goodbye. It wasn't until the old man disappeared around the corner that he returned to the iron bowl.

Aoki looked at the three puppies in front of him who were wagging their tails and eating in front of the iron bowl, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

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PS: Merry Christmas! Today, I added a new chapter to give to those of you who also don't have girlfriends/friends for the holidays. The second watch is 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the third watch is 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and the fourth watch is 9 o'clock in the evening.