Chapter 19: Morning

The wind blew a biting cold wind mixed with snowflakes the size of goose feathers, wantonly among the city's high-rise buildings.

In the dark night, you can see the snow slowly falling only under the light of the street lamps that shine like a comic. In other places where there is no light, dark clouds obscure the moonlight, and it is difficult to see whether it is snowing or not, and it is like two worlds under the street lamp.

The cold snowflakes slapped on the immature cheeks that only showed their eyes, and gradually a thin layer of snow covered the mask worn by Ma Xingxing, who was unwilling to take his hand out of the warm down jacket pocket, shook his head, and the snow also fell lightly in the direction he swayed.

"Dad!"

"What's wrong?" Ma Qi, who was wearing thick gloves and leading Ma Xingxing, turned his head and said strangely to Ma Xingxing.

"Nothing!! It's like, I want to say, it's too cold, I want to go home! After hesitating for a moment, Ma Xingxing whispered to Ma Qi.

"It's okay!! Man, be strong, your dad and I went to war at the age of 17!! You're 14 years old, not young, and in ancient times, you would be married in two years!! It's an adult! Seeing his son like this, Ma Qi, who was always reminded by Liu Lili to seize the opportunity to educate his son, immediately said to Ma Xingxing.

"Really?" Hearing his father say this, Ma Xingxing seemed to have been stimulated, raised his head for fear of snow falling into the collar, and raised his chest, as if to say that I am already an adult. But just after taking two steps, Ma Xingxing seemed to remember something and said to Ma Qi.

"And how far are we from the supermarket? I remember when I used to go to the supermarket, which was very close to our house!! Also, Dad, do you have enough money? Don't go and have no money to buy groceries!! And also... And..."

In the city, in the snowy city, quietly, only the creaking sound of a large and a small step on the snow, and the laughter of the old and the young, spread out in this silent street.

"Big brother!! Eldest brother!! Help!! Just as Ma Qi and Ma Xingxing were about to turn a street and reach the supermarket, a voice came from the other side.

"Here!! Help!! Seeing that Ma Qi didn't notice him, this person immediately made a louder voice.

"Son, let's go and have a look!" Somewhere there seemed to be a fat man lying on the ground, as if injured. Ma Qi, who had some force on his own, pulled his son behind his back and walked over slowly.

"What's wrong?" Ma Qi walked up to the person standing on the cold snow and asked, and pressed back Ma Xingxing, who was curiously sticking out his head from behind to see something.

"It's just ~~ it's ~~ I accidentally slipped and didn't find anything wrong, and then I couldn't stand up." The chubby creature lying on the ground said embarrassedly to Ma Qi.

"Is 120 hit?" Seeing his white and kind face, Ma Qi gradually let down his guard and asked him.

"Hit! It's just that it takes a little time to get here, and they say that there are more than a few of them and I have emergency first aid, so I have to go over there first, and then it will be my turn! As soon as he heard 120, the fat man immediately said impatiently to Ma Qi.

"Yo he!! 120, still in line? It's strange," Ma Xingxing said after Ma Qi poked his head out unconsciously.

"You don't know, now medical resources are even more scarce than last year, last time the old people knew that it cost too much money to treat their own illness and then they didn't go to the hospital, waiting for death at home, although there were wealthy people who took the old man to the hospital and was finally cured. But this time it's different, the sick and injured are basically listed and strong, and they have to be cured if they smash the pot and sell iron, otherwise the pillar of the family will be gone. So that's it. ”

The fat man lying on the ground explained to the curious Ma Xingxing.

"Then since you called 120, what are you calling me for? And how did you end up falling here? Ma Qi still asked cautiously, still afraid that he would touch porcelain.

"Isn't it too cold? I've only been lying down for half an hour, and it's a little cold, and if I lie down for another forty or fifty minutes, I'll freeze to death. And how did I fall here, but there are too many words" Seeing that Ma Qi was unmoved, this person immediately explained Ma Qi's problem

"To make a long story short, I'm going grocery shopping!" Ma Qi said impatiently to this person.

"Oh~oh~ How's that, isn't it snowing? The nanny at home went home a few days ago to take care of his son who was hit by a car, and then there was no one to buy groceries and cook, I really couldn't hold on, and the car couldn't drive, so I ran over early and accidentally fell here, and then I couldn't get up, that's all"

This person immediately said to Ma Qi.

"Okay, I'll carry you to the supermarket, find a place for you to sit and wait for the ambulance, and what is your name" Let his son stand in place, Ma Qi bent down to straighten him who was half-lying, and then turned around and made a lot of effort, and the person fell on Ma Qi's back.

"My name is Yang Kuo, what is your name? I'll add a wx later, I'll send a red envelope to thank you," Yang Kuo's voice came from behind Ma Qi.

"My name is Ma Qi, this is my son Ma Xingxing" Ma Qi, who was panting, didn't know if it was because Yang Kuo was too heavy or because the down jacket was too hot, and said to Yang Kuo with sweat.

"Brother, you came so early, I still heard the nanny say to arrive early, and then I set off 4 hours before the supermarket opened, I didn't expect you to come so early, Brother Ma!" A cheerful voice came from Ma Qi's back.

"Really?? Oh!! Ma Qi, who was unable to answer, gasped and slowly moved towards the supermarket 200 meters away, step by step.

When Ma Qi arrived at the supermarket, he found that there were only a few people here, and they were all sitting in the ATM house next to the supermarket, and saw that Ma Qi was carrying a person on his back and holding a child, and a person who was not dozing in it immediately stood up and opened the door, and the warm wind blew on Ma Qi's face.

Gently placed Yang Kuo in a corner of the warm house, let him roast the wall, and Ma Qi also collapsed next to him. After chatting with Yang Kuo on WeChat for a while, seeing Yang Kuo's tired cheeks, Ma Qi pulled his son over and talked slowly in front of a few people who were chatting softly, instead of dozing.

It didn't take long for Ma Qi, who saw that there were more people, and a few people lined up.

After a while, a pair of military trucks drove in front of the supermarket, and a group of officers and soldiers with loaded guns jumped down from it, and several people stood at the door to see the order of the procession, and several people carried down dozens of large foam boxes from the cars and carried them into the supermarket that had been opened.

One by one, they lined up with ID cards and mobile phones to buy a limited amount of green vegetables and other fruits and other things per person.

Ten minutes later, Ma Qi pulled Ma Xingxing to carry the things he bought, walked out, and when he came out, he also glanced at the ATM room where Yang Kuo was, in which Yang Kuo was gone, took off his gloves and took out his mobile phone, Ma Qi saw the message sent by Yang Kuo, saying that he had been taken away by ambulance.

And at this time, the sky also brightened, and the silver and white all over the ground gradually appeared in people's pupils, and the traces of yesterday were also buried by the heavy snow last night, and everything began again.

Even the breath of life in the underground began in this Spring Festival!!