Yang Liansheng returned to the convenience store, and the salesman looked at him in surprise.

"Brother, why are you back? Did something fall over here? ”

"No, it's just water. Have the police finished asking? Yang Liansheng walked to the shelf, looked at the price tag, took a bucket of water and returned to the cashier, and after paying the bill, he asked, "Is there a map?" Can you show me the road around? (Supplement: Convenience store mineral water is expensive, a bottle of 500ml costs about 1 knife, but a box of 24 bottles only costs 5-6 dollars, and a barrel of a gallon is very cheap, and the cheap one knife is about 1 knife)

"It's terrible today, give you the map, see for yourself. I can only think that I am unlucky, and the devil knows when I will catch this damn robber. The salesman casually took out a folded old map from the counter and handed it to Yang Liansheng.

"Thank you." Yang Liansheng unfolded the map, and when he saw the place names on it, he suddenly felt a chill in his back, Arkansas, Pulasky County, Little Rock.

Take a look at the map of the United States at the back, Arkansas is in the south, the location of the east, and California is on the west coast of the United States, in the southwest, which is too far away, how did the original owner come over, and he is still a bum.

"Thank you, there is another question to ask, is there a Chinese restaurant near here?"

"Let me think about it...... There is definitely no nearby, I have no impression. ”

"Okay, thanks." Yang Liansheng put the map on the cash register, turned around and opened the door to leave the convenience store.

……

When I paid the bill just now, I glanced at the newspaper on the cash register by the way, 09/07/1999, Tuesday, the newspaper on the cash register should be the latest, the date, and the location are determined, but for Yang Liansheng, it is really unexpected.

When I first woke up, I thought that since I was a native of San Francisco, California, theoretically even if I was a homeless man, I was still in the local area, and I was impressed by the prosperity of California, and I could find a way to survive if I found a lively place, but now I have arrived in Arkansas, which I have not heard much about before, and I can only take one step at a time.

Back in the tent, the homeless people looked like they were all up, and there were a lot more of them.

"Jimmy, come here, it's time to go to the bank, it's too late to eat." A white man saw Yang Liansheng walking back and said hello.

"Jimmy is really not used to this title, it seems that in the future, I will often call myself Jimmy, get used to the English name. After that, it's Jimmy Young. Yang Liansheng thought of this, but also a little helpless, used to be used to Chinese names, the first time after rebirth to give himself a Chinese name, now it seems that he is still inexperienced.

"OK, wait until I put the water in the tent." Pulling out the tent and lowering the water, Jimmy got up and said to the white man who had just greeted him, "Let's go." ”

Several people gathered together and walked towards an open-air parking lot in the distance. Jimmy didn't speak all the way, he had been listening attentively to their conversation, first of all, he needed to determine the names of these people, this rebirth did not inherit the memories of the original owner, and he was completely unfamiliar with the people around him.

The person who greeted him just now was Jerry, his surname was unknown, and the others had only heard someone called Hunter by others, and those two names were all he could be sure of.

"Jerry, do you know where you can work nearby? Short-term work, a few days. Jimmy asked Jerry, he only had about 20 dollars on him, and he was really insecure with no money.

"Huh? What's going on, Jimmy? Why did you want to work as a temporary worker? Jerry was surprised that homeless people didn't have the idea of working, and for them, there was no need to go to work because they had a food bank that could provide free food every day, a tent to live in, or a church or almshouse.

"You know, I'm from California and always have to go back. Prepare for your travel expenses. Jimmy said.

"I really don't know. I'll go back and ask for you. Homesick? Jimmy. Jerry looked at Jimmy and nodded. Jimmy is still different from himself, he is almost 50 years old, Jimmy is still young, although he didn't say it, but it is estimated that he is in his 20s.

"Thanks, Jerry." Jimmy patted Jerry on the back.

……

When he arrived at the open-air parking lot, Jimmy spotted everyone's target, there were already quite a few people queuing, and there was a large awning next to the fence with the words Feed America. There are many boxes stacked under the awning, and there are staff members packing food.

"Hi Mike, what's in your bag today?" Jerry seemed familiar with the staff here, and he was greeting an old man who looked like a supervisor.

Mike is white, probably over 60 years old, with a Mediterranean head and the only remaining half of his hair is gray.

"Hi Jerry. Today it's still a hamburger, but there are still a handful of tomatoes and cabbage. Do you want to cook your own food? If you don't do it, it's just a burger. ”

"Burgers are fine, none of us can cook our own food." Jerry turned back to the end of the line and didn't cut straight into the line.

Jimmy watched their communication, thought for a moment, and asked Jerry, "Jerry, do you know Mike well?" ”

"Of course, we've known each other for several years. He has been working at the food bank here. ”

"Understood."

…… After receiving a packed paper bag, several people returned to their tent, Jimmy sat directly with Jerry with the hamburger, and each of them filled their stomachs with a hamburger, and the rest was packed and put into the tent.

"Now, Jimmy, did you want to ask Mike about it?" After all, Jerry has a lot of social experience, and he can see at a glance what Jimmy wants to ask.

"Yes, Mike, do they need someone over there? What do you think of me going to the food bank? ”

"Don't think about it, if you sign up now, you will definitely be accepted, but, listen, you will also be a volunteer after you go, except for food, there is nothing and no salary." Jerry shook his head and directly killed Jimmy's thoughts.

"Feeding America and the Food Bank only pay their regular employees, and the rest are locally recruited volunteers. Of all the staff you see today, only Mike is paid. Food banks are hard to get into, and there are requirements for employees, and those of us who don't have a permanent home can't pass their audits. And don't disturb them, we all need them, unless you want to go to church. You're not a believer, are you? ”

"No, I'm not." Jimmy dismissed the idea of looking for a job at a food bank. "So what else do you think can be done? Working as a waiter in a restaurant? ”

"This depends on the opportunity, you give me some time, I'll figure out a way."

Jerry got up and walked back to his tent, and Jimmy didn't know what to do next, so he had to get into the tent and rest.