Her name is Crescent Moon, she has no surname, she is an orphan, and after being picked up, the eldest mother found a birthmark on the back of her hand that resembles a crescent moon, so she named it Crescent Moon.

The crescent moon has always been a small dress changed from the coarse linen clothes of other adults picked up by the eldest mother, and the handiwork is not very good.

Tied with two hair mustaches, that is, cupola mustaches, but not very round, and a little scattered, distorted appearance, this is the eldest lady helped her tie.

For as long as she can remember, she has lived in this city, and her identity every day is that she is a beggar wandering the streets, with only the eldest mother, and almost all the flesh of the fingers and palms of the eldest mother's left hand are sticky, growing together, like a big, deformed chayote, which makes people feel terrible when they look at it.

The crescent moon heard the eldest mother say that it was because when the eldest mother was young, she was bought by a large family to be a maid, but because she made a mistake, she rushed to the main mother, and then she was punished by the main mother, wrapped her whole hand in gauze, and then let people grab her hand and put it in the fire to burn, and the meat on her hand was almost cooked, so she took it out, wrapped her in a layer of gauze, and then threw her out of the mansion.

The eldest lady had no money for treatment, so she could only let the wound recover on its own, and finally grew into such a terrifying appearance.

The eldest mother told the crescent moon about her youth like a story, and the crescent moon obediently listened to the story quietly on the side, and her eyes were full of the eldest lady.

The crescent moon and the eldest mother depend on each other, begging in this city for a living, until that day, in the hunger and cold, the eldest mother, died of illness, the crescent moon became a lonely person, that day, the crescent moon was ten years old, and the moon was cold and winter.

She didn't know her birthday, and neither did the deceased aunt, so the aunt regarded the day she picked up the crescent moon as the crescent's birthday.

The crescent moon had no money to hold a funeral for the eldest mother, and early in the morning, as soon as the sun showed a little light, a few little beggars who lived together in the broken temple helped the crescent moon and carried the eldest lady to the street with the crescent moon. The eldest lady was lying on the cold ground, and her body was covered with a tattered straw mat. Crescent Moon knelt beside her, a straw from nowhere stuck in her messy hair.

As the sun rises, the number of people in the markets increases, and the shops and vendors begin to open. In the bustling street market, there is an endless stream of men, women and children coming and going, and the street vendors are also enthusiastically selling, and the scene of the crescent moon seems out of place with everything in the street market.

She was very quiet, she didn't cry, she didn't make a fuss, she just kept her head down and was silent, people on the road came and went, no one wanted to stop for the two of them, time passed quietly, and soon it was noon.

The hunger pangs in her belly made Crescent feel like she was starting to collapse a little, but she still held on to her knees.

Suddenly, Crescent felt the weight behind her, and turned her head to see that it was a leather robe that wrapped itself.

She looked up again, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes, but instead of backing down, she looked at the man in front of her.

Su Yu starlight eyes, red lips and jade face, peach cheeks, jade trees in the wind, a jade crown hairpin simply tied up her hair, wearing a purple shirt, and her soap boots were stained with yellow mud, as if they hadn't been cleaned for a long time.

When the crescent moon saw the person in front of her, she only thought that he was good-looking, and he didn't look like a bad person.

After Su Yu put on the leather robe for the crescent moon, he straightened up and looked around, stabilized the burden behind his back, and then leaned down and said to the crescent moon gently: "I see that you are wearing thin clothes, I am afraid that you will catch a cold, what is your name?" ”

The crescent moon was wrapped in this leather robe, and the indescribable warmth behind him, as if a warm sun flowed through his heart, and the crescent moon said calmly: "My name is crescent moon." ”

"Crescent—"

Su Yu looked at her thoughtfully, looking at the crescent moon's hands that were tightly twisted together because she didn't know if it was because she was cold or because she was afraid of being accosted by strangers.

"I look at the grass on your head, are you trying to sell yourself? What price are you going to sell? ”

Hearing the man in front of him ask, the crescent moon's eyes turned red involuntarily, and then he said in a slightly choked voice: "I don't know how much it costs, I just want a kind person who can help me bury my aunt, reward me with a mouthful of food, and let me do anything." ”

Su Yu said gently: "There are no other requirements?" ”

Crescent nodded, closed her mouth tightly, and then kowtowed to Su Yu.

Su Yu hurriedly said: "Don't be in a hurry to kowtow, I also just came back from outside, and I don't have any extra silver taels on my body, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." Seeing the undisguised disappointment on the crescent moon's face, Su Yu continued to explain, "But my house is near here, if you want, you can wait here for me to bring the silver, but it will take some time." ”

Crescent Moon only hesitated for a moment, then immediately nodded, and then wanted to untie the leather robe behind him and return it to the person in front of him.

"No need, you wear so little on such a cold day, you can wear it."

"What about you?"

"I'm strong and don't get in the way, and this robe is also used as a deposit for you, I'll take it when I come back, you wait for me here, but it may take longer, because I need to find someone by the way and arrange the funeral for your eldest mother."

"Thank you, sir." The crescent moon kowtowed a few more times, thanking Su Yu.

"You remember my name first, my name is Su Yu."

"Master Su."

Su Yu felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this title: "I'm not much older than you, so you don't need to call me master, call me son." ”

"Yes, sir." The crescent moon didn't change its mouth for a while.

Su Yu didn't continue to emphasize, moved the burden behind him to the front, and then reached into it and groped, and then the crescent moon saw him take out something wrapped in a white cloth, Su Yu spread out the white cloth, and a white steamed bun was exposed.

When the crescent moon saw the white steamed bun, she swallowed her saliva, but she couldn't swallow it, and then she found that she had knelt here all morning, and her mouth was dry and empty. Her gaze was locked on the white steamed bun.

Su Yu handed the steamed bun to the crescent moon, and the crescent moon was flattered, and then carefully took the steamed bun and covered it on his chest. Su Yu gently touched the crescent moon's face, the jade skin was cold, and Su Yu couldn't bear to withdraw his hand.

The crescent moon just looked up at his face, feeling the warmth of his palm, the warmth left by his fingertips, and didn't speak.

"It's cold, this steamed bun is harder, eat it slowly, don't worry."

Su Yu then pulled the straw off her head, and then walked away, staged a scene of three steps and one look back, and didn't leave directly until she was far away. The crescent moon knelt on the spot and watched him go.

After the crescent moon finished eating the steamed buns, she knelt in place so resolutely, biting her lips, enduring the sorrow in her heart, feeling the warmth that Su Yu left for her, waiting for Su Yu to come back to pick her up and arrange the funeral for her eldest mother.

No one paid attention to her before the straw on her head was taken away, and after she took it off this time, no one looked at her, just passed in front of her without looking.

The last rays of sunlight that could shine above the city's bazaar pierced through the clouds, onto the crescent moon, on her face, and then quickly slid into the sky, hidden in the western mountains.

The crescent moon was still waiting there, Su Yu hadn't been able to bring anyone here, and the people in the market had already dispersed, leaving only the stall vendors there to pack up their things, and it didn't take long for the stall vendors to leave.

The crescent moon's companions came to look for her, but the crescent moon didn't go back with her, she was still staying by the eldest mother's side, and she was still waiting for Su Yu.