Chapter Seventy-Four: Settle down and make money
Chen Feng took Yan'er to the hospital, registered, paid the fee, and then accompanied his sister to the hospital on a drip. He always paid attention to his sister's condition, and after finding that his sister's physical condition was better, after seeing that his sister couldn't help but close her eyes and fall asleep, he wanted to take the opportunity to go out and buy some food, but his sister's little hand was tugging on his sleeve.
He knew that his sister was still very worried that he would not want her. For the sake of his sister's heart, he patted his sister's little hand warmly, smiled gently at his sister, and secretly said in his heart: "Don't worry, Yan'er, my brother will definitely do what he promised you." ”
But having said that, he was only a six-year-old after all. It's a good thing that he is determined, but how to ensure the warmth of himself and his sister still has to think of a way. This reality, as cruel as it was, was something he had to face.
Seeing that his sister was sleeping peacefully, he sat down and began to frown and make plans.
There wasn't much money in the small box, and as things stand, it might not be long before they starved. The top priority now is to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and to find a place to live.
He is not sure if his old house is still there, and if it is, the problem of living in it will be solved. Next, he only needs to solve the problem of eating for two.
But he was a little worried, since the woman abandoned them so ruthlessly, his old house was likely to be sold by the ruthless woman. Anyway, I'll have to find a time to check it out. Just wait for my sister to get better, and then go to my hometown!
Thinking so, he made up his mind. Seeing that his sister was already asleep, he gently pushed away his sister's little finger, and when he just opened it, his sister's little hand suddenly found it again, and his sister's little brow was also wrinkled, and it seemed that she was not sleeping steadily.
"Forget it, let's wait for the smoke to wake up with peace of mind, and then solve the problem of eating!"
Thinking so, he held Yan'er's hand, checked Yan'er's situation again, and found that his forehead was not so hot, and he still needed to play for a while when he saw the drip, so he didn't relax, so he also leaned on the seat, his eyelids opened and closed, and he couldn't help but fall asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, Yan'er had already woken up and was looking at him happily with those cute little eyes. He rubbed his eyes, and then smiled softly: "Yan'er, how is it, is it better?" ”
"Well, brother, the smoke is all ready, you see." Yan'er replied obediently.
Chen Feng propped himself up, then touched Yan'er's forehead, and then compared it with his own forehead, and found that the fever had almost subsided. I wanted to take a look at the hanging bottle, and then found that the hanging bottle was gone, so I cast an inquiring glance at Yan'er.
Yan'er grinned and said, "When my brother was asleep, Yan'er had already asked the nurse sister to help take it off." Brother, isn't Yan'er very well-behaved? ”
"Well, we are the most well-behaved and capable." After speaking, Chen Feng touched Yan'er's little head distressedly, and Yan'er shook his head in accommodation.
Chen Feng wanted to tell Yan'er that she didn't have to deliberately please herself. As Yan'er's brother, he will definitely be good to her unconditionally. But when the words came to my lips and I swallowed them again, what was the point of saying these things now? Let's solve the problem of food and clothing first!
"Yan'er, let's go, my brother will take you to eat something delicious." After speaking, Chen Feng squatted down and was about to carry the cigarette.
However, Yan'er refused to see this, and stubbornly jumped off her seat and said in a childish voice: "Brother, Yan'er is okay now, you can go by yourself." After speaking, he took Chen Feng's hand and walked forward step by step.
Seeing this, Chen Feng knew the worry in his sister's heart, and looked at his sister distressedly, so he no longer insisted: "Okay, it's okay to get up and move." With that, the two walked out of the hospital hand in hand.
The snow outside has been almost cleared, and with the warm sun hanging overhead, it is a rare good weather. Chen Feng originally wanted to take his sister to eat the good ones, but Yan'er was very sensible and ate some casually, and specially selected some cheap ones. Chen Feng couldn't look past it, although he knew that he didn't have much money on him, he still added a chicken leg to his sister and himself.
He knew that if he only gave his sister extra food, his sister would not agree to anything. In that case, the younger sister may become even more self-remorseful. After the two of them had eaten and drunk enough, Chen Feng took Yan'er and set out on the way home.
It's a long way home, but luckily you can take a direct bus. The two returned home like this, and Chen Feng hid not far from the old house with a slightly excited cigarette.
"Yan'er, stay here and wait for my brother, don't go anywhere, shout when you are in danger, you know?" Chen Feng said uneasily.
"Well, brother, don't worry, Yan'er won't run around." Yan'er responded obediently, wanting to follow her brother over, but she was afraid of causing trouble for her brother.
Seeing this, Chen Feng observed the surroundings for a while, and then walked towards the old house. Yan'er watched her brother fade away, and then walked around the old house; I also saw my brother talking to Uncle Wang, and finally my brother took a look at the old house, and then turned around and waved to her.
Yan'er only showed a small head, and when she saw her brother calling her, she immediately ignited hope and ran happily towards her brother. Chen Feng was afraid that Yan'er would fall, so he also greeted Yan'er and hugged Yan'er.
"Uncle Wang, Aunt Li......" Yan'er greeted the adults around her warmly.
The adults simply responded, and after a while of greetings, they went back to their respective homes. In the process of leaving, they couldn't help but talk to each other. Although Chen Feng was only six years old at the time, he knew what they were discussing. Everyone was afraid of getting into trouble like this, and he understood them.
At the moment, he doesn't want to do anything, he just wants to bring the smoke up. Fortunately, the woman hadn't done anything yet, and left the house behind, which could be regarded as giving them a place to live.
After everyone left, Chen Feng walked into the old house with Yan'er, which was full of familiar furnishings, the only difference was that there were no more adults. Chen Feng carried Yan'er back to her small room, although she could feel the warmth on her face, but for some reason there was a hint of cold wind.
Yan'er couldn't help but sneeze, and Chen Feng immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe Yan'er. Feeling that Yan'er's forehead was also warm, he immediately put Yan'er next to the floor heating: "Yan'er, you just lie here, and my brother will look around." ”
"Okay, brother."
Chen Feng settled the smoke and began to think about making money.
Now that you have everything you have, the next thing is the question of food and clothing. With the money in his hand alone, he won't last long. Although the neighbors may be sympathetic and support them for a while, it is not a long-term solution. He must rely on himself to make money, otherwise not to mention earning enough money for his sister to sell medicine when she is sick, it will be a problem for the two of them to have food and clothing in the future.
My sister was very weak when she was born, and then she caught a cold and fever at every turn, and often had to go to the hospital to see a doctor. Every time I went to the doctor, the doctor couldn't say why.
I didn't have any major illnesses, but the frequency of minor illnesses was particularly high. I also asked my sister to exercise more and enhance her resistance, but when my sister exercised hard, she coughed and her face was flushed, so she had to go to the hospital to see a doctor. The doctor would tell her not to exercise vigorously and to recuperate.
It's such a situation, and my sister has become a burden in the eyes of adults. But he Chen Feng can't control so much, he is such a younger sister, as long as he still has a breath of air, he will never leave his sister alone.
He is only six years old, his strength is limited, although he can do heavy work, but no one in this society wants to hire him. He had no choice but to look for other options, and while he was wandering around outside, he stumbled upon a few children happily running to the scrapyard with a bag of bottles, exchanging a few cents from the scrap collectors, and jumping up and running to buy candy to eat.
He couldn't help but light up and realized that this could be a good opportunity to make money. So, he made a decisive attack and began to find those plastic bottles and other waste products that could be sold, and took them to the scrap station to sell.
The adults who collected the scrap just treated him like other children, and gave him a few cents and sent it away. Later, Chen Feng saw that the adults were selling scrap higher than his own, and gradually he knew the market price, and then Chen Feng also made some money by picking up scrap and selling scrap products. It's not much, but at least it can be a temporary relief.
Time passed bit by bit, Chen Feng originally thought that he could make money by selling scrap until he became an adult, but his sister's illness was really expensive, and just by selling scrap, after a long time, he couldn't make ends meet.
Yan'er was still as sensible as ever, and even clamored to pick up waste with him, but Yan'er's body couldn't be too tired, so Chen Feng didn't let him. Seeing that there was not much money left in his pocket, even if he devoted all his time to picking up waste, it was still a drop in the bucket, and he had to think of other ways to make money.
I accidentally saw a boy of his size polishing shoes in the city to make money, and a guest can make a lot of money. According to his investigation, it was found that he still had the money to buy a shoe-shine tool. But he studied the tools carefully, and found that he could make them, so he set out to be a little shoe-shiner.
Just do it, and when he makes the tools, he will devote himself to the shoe-shiner trade. He did make a lot of money in the beginning, and in order to attract customers, he provided good quality and cheap service. Then I noticed the vicious eyes of my peers, and felt that I might have broken the rules of the industry, so in order not to cause trouble, I also chose the industry price.
It's just that as his customers become more and more, he still touches the interests of others. Some people just don't like him and start to trouble him.
Several hooligans approached him and demanded that he pay protection money, saying that this was their territory and that if they wanted to shine their shoes here, they had to pay protection money. Those hooligans are angry, and they are all five big and three thick, Chen Feng doesn't want to cause trouble, he just wants to make money to support his sister. It was estimated that the protection fee was not high, so I endured it and paid it.
But later, the protection fee was collected higher and higher, and the more frequent it was, Chen Feng couldn't bear it, because fools could see that these people were deliberately looking for trouble with him.
He's starting to rebel!