Xiao Gu Sirui wrinkled her still sparse eyebrows, took out her new thick clothes from the hidden place and covered him, then turned around and left the room.

After looking around to see that there was no one around, she sneaked into the kitchen of the orphanage. The kitchen wasn't as bright and clean as it is now, with only a stove, a cauldron, and a cement counter with miscellaneous items.

She kept rummaging in the kitchen, and finally found a bun, she swallowed, resisted the desire to eat it, wrapped it in a clean paper towel, and carefully put it in her arms. After poking his head out and seeing that there was no one, he immediately ran back to his room, and after passing by the only small playground in the orphanage, he was blocked by several boys.

The boys were also yellow and thin, but their bodies were a little taller and stronger than the others. Xiao Gu Sirui protected the buns in her arms with her hands and looked at them vigilantly.

"Yo, what are you hiding, take it out."

The big boy at the head reached out and wanted to snatch the bun from her arms. Gu Sirui pushed him in fear, and unexpectedly pushed him to the ground.

They were shocked, and then all of them were furious. One of the boys pushed Gu Sirui to the ground and punched and kicked her. Even so, Xiao Gu Sirui didn't even snort, bit her lip, and tightly protected the bun in her arms with her hands.

After they were tired and left, Gu Sirui got up from the ground, patted the dust on her clothes, and limped back to her room.

When she returned to her room, she found that Jun Nanye had woken up and sat up from the bed. He watched little Gu Sirui come in from the door, he looked at her gray clothes, and looked at her blue nose and swollen face.

He watched as she took out the shape of the bun from her bosom and handed it to him, and for a moment, tears welled up in his eyes. He was holding the bun helplessly, and Xiao Gu Sirui seemed to be frightened by his tears, and gently wiped his tears with his still dirty sleeves, and said gently.

"Don't cry, sometimes your tears don't make you stronger, they make you more vulnerable. Eat it, this bun is meaty, and it's delicious. ”

Although she couldn't understand it, Xiao Jun Nanye stopped her tears under her words. He divided the bun in half, handed half to him, and the two of them ate the bun in their hands with water.

Both looked at each other's dirty faces and smiled. A crisp laugh rang out in the little room, and the dead wood outside was weighed down by snowflakes, but one day the sky would clear, and the snow would stop, and the sparse trees would eventually grow new leaves.

At night, the two of them fell asleep in the same bed covered with thick clothes, and the corners of their mouths were smiling shallowly, as if they were dreaming of something.

The winter night sky is more deep and quiet against the backdrop of the white earth, which makes people deeply feel the loneliness and desolation of the winter night. A few stars danced in the distant sky, and in a few moments, the stars disappeared into the night sky.

The sky seemed to be blackened with ink, and the moon gradually reflected in people's hearts as the clouds of freedom moved forward. The moonlight scattered in every dark corner, dispelling the lonely night.

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The sky slowly brightened, and the morning light was dazzlingly warm. The snow has also stopped, and the cleaners are busy on the streets, sweeping the snow from the road.

Little Gu Sirui woke up first, she gently pulled off the clothes covering her body, squatted under the bed to put on her shoes, and took out the big plastic bag from yesterday from under the bed. Although her movements were already very gentle, Xiao Jun Nanye was still awakened, and he looked at her with a curious expression.

She spoke first, and although she made an invitation, she only said politely, and she didn't expect him to agree.

"I'm going out to pick up bottles and sell them for money now, do you want to come with me?" Xiao Gu Sirui said embarrassedly.

"Hmm."

He nodded, agreeing to her invitation.

Xiao Gu Sirui, who didn't expect him to agree, walked in front awkwardly, and Xiao Jun followed her step by step in the night.

The two of them walked down the cold street, Xiao Jun Nanye put his little hand in the warm pocket, while Xiao Gu Sirui held the bag and looked at any place around that might have discarded mineral water or drink bottles. Of course, she also picks up paper and discarded leaflets on the ground, and anything that can be sold for money.

Every time she picks up a little more, she can sell it for a little more money, eat better the next day, and even save enough money to study.

A woman threw the finished drink bottle in her hand into the trash can, Xiao Gu Sirui saw the opportunity, rushed over, reached into the trash can and took out the bottle, stepped on it and put it in the plastic bag in her hand.

Xiao Gu Sirui's face was full of joy, and she was happy to pick up a bottle just after going out today, and she got off to a good start. You must know that usually because of his short stature, he can't pick up bottles and grab other people's, so he can only run to a place where there are fewer people to pick them up. Sometimes, the things she picked up could only be sold for a few cents a day, and she stored the money in her small vault, which she kept tightly hidden, and did not tell anyone.

Xiao Gu Sirui looked at Xiao Jun Nanye, even though she was a little embarrassed, but it was still cleaner than her clothes. Her envious eyes fell on him, and he stomped his feet in place in confusion.

She could tell from his clothes and behavior that he lived in a wealthy family. For this kind of thing, he must have never thought about it, let alone experienced it, he followed behind Gu Sirui a little crampedly.

Although he was puzzled, he still didn't say anything, and he didn't sneer at her like everyone else.

In this way, Xiao Gu Sirui walked in front, and Xiao Jun Nanye followed behind.

When passing by a street intersection, Xiao Gu Sirui didn't see the bottle buried in the snow, so she passed by. Jun Nanye stopped, looked at it for a while, and finally took his hand out of his pocket, picked up the bottle, ran in front of her, and handed it to her.

Xiao Gu Sirui paused for a moment, but still took the bottle in his hand, flattened it and put it in a plastic bag.

After this time, Xiao Jun Nanye no longer rejects the act of picking up bottles, and when he sees a bottle on the ground, he will take the initiative to pick it up and flatten the bottle and put it into the bag in her hand.

The plastic bag was gradually filled with bottles, and the weight was different, and Xiao Jun Nanye took the side of the plastic bag from her hand. Little Gu Sirui looked at him in surprise, but still didn't snatch his side from his hand. The two of them walked to the scrapyard and sold the bottle.

Today's harvest is quite a lot, and the money sold is more than yesterday's. When the two of them were returning to the orphanage, they passed by a steamed bun shop, and the thick smoke smelled of meat buns.

At this time, the stomachs of the two people were rumbling in tacit agreement, and Xiao Gu Sirui took out all the money from her pocket and handed it to the owner of the steamed bun shop, who handed the packaged meat buns to her hand.

"Boss, can we eat in the store?" Little Gu Sirui looked at the chubby boss expectantly.

"Of course you can, kid. Sit casually, I'm giving each of you a cup of soy milk. ”

The fat boss looked at their clothes, smiled at them benevolently, and said that he would give them soy milk.

"Thank you, thank you boss."

Xiao Gu Sirui bowed gratefully, and pulled Xiao Jun Nanye to sit on the outside of the store.