"Don't you have a place to live?" The old woman asked again.

The blazing fish nodded, tightened his clothes, and the snow wind blew at night, making it even colder.

The old woman sighed: "The weather is too cold, and I can't survive outside." Go, get in. ”

Blazing Fish glanced at the broken door and followed, no matter what, the room was far more comfortable than this street corner.

There were not many decent items in my mother-in-law's house, and the stove was deserted, and there was no oil smoke at all, and it seemed that there had not been a fire for a long time.

There was a broken brazier in front of her, and she sat down and added some charcoal to the brazier, and a candle burned in the corner of the house, and the orange flame danced slightly.

"Come and sit." The old woman greeted the blazing fish.

The blazing fish thanked him and moved towards the brazier. The old woman looked intently at the warm light in the brazier.

After a while, Blazing Fish reluctantly said: "Mother-in-law, I don't have any money on me......"

"Money?" The old woman smiled: "I haven't heard of this thing for a long time." ”

"Haven't heard of it?" There's something strange about the blazing fish.

The old woman smiled and said, "Where are you from?" With us, money has long been useless. Gold and jewelry are not as good as a full meal and warm clothes. ”

"How can I buy things without money?" Blazing Fish looked up at her.

"Soul Coins." The old woman said sadly.

The dim flame of the candle danced, reflecting an eerie light on her face.

"Soul Coins?" The blazing fish repeated carefully.

"Trade your soul for food." The old woman looked out the door. There are so many holes in the panel that you can almost see the street directly. The old woman looked back at the blazing fish with a smile: "Girl, if you need it, I will take you to exchange soul coins tomorrow." This way you can eat a full meal. ”

Blazing Fish looked at the smile on the old woman's face, and for some reason, there was an indescribable awkwardness.

When I woke up early in the morning, the weather was still cold, the blazing fish was wrapped in a shabby cloak given by the old woman, the shoes were completely scrapped when they passed through the snowfield, and a pair of barefoot walking on the street was cold and biting. Blazing Fish suddenly missed Big Brother Hong's always bulging wallet, she had never been poor like this, cold and hungry.

The old woman stumbled into an alley with a small door at the end of the alley. The old woman walked in and beckoned the blazing fish to come too. The blazing fish lowered its head before burrowing into the low doorframe.

The room is not spacious, and there are quite a few people gathered here. When the old man walked in with her, the people around them stopped what they were doing and looked at them curiously.

"Tan Po, do you have a new product here?" A man sitting next to him said, he put down the cigarette in his mouth, glanced at the blazing fish, and then showed a look of disgust, and smashed his mouth: "Tsk, this time the goods are not good?" Skinny don't pull a few, will they either? ”

Goods? Blazing Fish frowned slightly, remembering the previous experience of being sold, as soon as he heard this word, Blazing Fish felt a feeling of discomfort in his heart.

"Hmph, Huo Laoba, who is not hungry when they come here? Isn't it normal to lose weight? Tan Po had some displeasure on her face.

"Okay, stay with the girl. You're a regular customer, too. Huo Laoba took the cigarette back and said to the charcoal woman: "Oh, old price, the bucket of charcoal over there is yours." ”

Tan Po raised her eyebrows and scolded: "A bucket of charcoal sent me away? You think beautifully! ”

"Hey, what do you mean? Hasn't it always been this price? Huo Laoba was a little impatient, threw down the cigarette butt, glared at her, and stomped on the cigarette butt with a hard kick.

"It doesn't matter, if you don't raise the price, I'll find another one. I've heard that Old Gong has been in business lately, and he said before, at least give me two barrels. "Tan Po dragged the blazing fish and was about to leave.

"Hey, wait, what are you talking about?" Puzzled, Blazing Fish looked at Tan Po and asked, "Why do you think you're going to sell me?" ”

"Isn't it? You don't know what you're doing? Huo Laoba was sat on the ground by the charcoal woman, his face was unhappy, and he wanted to make trouble for her.

Tan Po didn't buy it, and glared at the blazing fish: "Do you still want to eat a full meal?" ”

Blazing Fish nodded, and shook his head again: "Hungry is hungry, but I didn't think about ......"

"Just be hungry! If you want to eat, you can only sell your soul. Tan Po said angrily: "Go, go to the old Gong's house." She didn't look back to the ground, but dragged the blazing fish and left.

"Heh, old Gong family? This woman is also crazy, for a bucket of charcoal, dare to provoke that lunatic? Huo Laoba watched the two leave and sneered. The people on the side smiled disapprovingly.

The blazing fish came out of Huo Laoba's residence, already dizzy and flustered with hunger, and his body mechanically followed the charcoal woman, and finally came out of the dark alley.

During the day, there are more pedestrians on the streets. The blazing fish was so hungry that it had been running all the way for half a month, and at this time, smelling the blood on the pedestrians, it was like a starving ghost walking in a forest of wine ponds and meat, and the blazing fish almost wanted to pounce on it desperately.

Bear it, bear it, don't go crazy. Blazing Fish muttered to himself.

My unreliable father, Brother Hong...... Chi Yuan, Heng Yao, Ermao...... I miss you guys...... Now I'm dying of starvation in this inexplicable place...... The blazing fish repeatedly meditated in his heart, looking up at the white sky, only to feel that his steps were getting heavier and heavier.

A dilapidated storefront on the side of the road attracts the attention of Blazing Fish. At the door of the shop, there were a lot of people lined up, and then Blazing Fish saw what the boss brought out from the inside: a basket of hot steamed buns.

The blazing fish's eyes were straight, and his saliva was about to come out, so he involuntarily moved over there. Tan Po dragged her down: "Hey, what are you doing? Can you afford it? ”

The blazing fish looked at the steamed bun, and his eyes were about to fall in. Seeing her starving ghost, Tan Po shook her head and sighed, "Hey, hurry up." If you go and exchange for soul coins, you can eat. ”

In a drowsy state, the blazing fish always felt that someone was following from far and near, but when he turned around, he saw nothing.

"I'm afraid I'm hallucinating from hunger again." Blazing Fish muttered, almost dragging her away before she could move.

The shrill sound of a horn suddenly pierced the silence of the town. The blazing fish was startled by the sound, and a spirit came to its senses.

The passers-by around were only slightly stunned, and they skillfully spread their legs and ran away. Almost for a moment, there was no one around. The streets are empty, as if there were never pedestrians.

Blazing Fish was stunned and looked at Tan Po: "What's the matter?" ”

Tan Po frowned and glanced into the distance, where there seemed to be some noisy human voices. She glanced at the Blazing Fish again, seemed a little reluctant, hesitated for a while, and finally sighed: "It's really not the right time, this is here... Ay. She shook her head, threw down the blazing fish, and ran in the direction of home.

"Hey, mother-in-law, you wait for me...... Didn't you look for something to eat...... "The blazing fish chased a few steps, but he really didn't have the strength.

"If you don't die, you'll be gone, what else are you looking for to eat?" The charcoal woman shook her head, threw down the blazing fish trail and fled.

The blazing fish was so hungry that it didn't take a few steps before finally its legs weakened and fell to the ground.