With the dusk street lamps at night, goose-feather snowflakes flying all over the sky, falling in the streets and alleys of all sizes, the city can be regarded as completely entering winter, and the cold wind blowing in the face makes people shiver

It's not unusual for people in this city to see a lot of snow on weekdays, and at such times they would rather enjoy the heating at home than step out of the door to embrace the cold wind.

The snow was falling heavier and heavier, and before it was enough, everything was covered with silver veil.

"Rustling ......" There was a faint sound from the alleys that no one cared about, and the street lights were bright enough at night, but they belonged to the road, and there was nothing in the dark alleys at all.

Looking up, out of the darkness came a child who looked to be only five or six years old, his clothes had several big holes in his clothes, and there was not much down left in them, dirty, and scattered like dust on the cold street.

He had no shoes on, so he stepped barefoot on the snow, and his feet were so cold and purple that they were shocking.

With snot dripping from his nose, he could only suck back again and again, and he looked left and right, and began to walk down the street with his purple feet.

Except for one or two 24-hour convenience stores, almost no one wants to open a store at night, so it's extra quiet all the way, with the rustle of falling snowflakes, the faint sound of footsteps, and the occasional whuff.

"Sneeze !!" The child sneezed heavily, but the snot came out, and he reached out and wiped it twice, as if he felt that it was useless, and did not care about it anymore.

He walked down the street, his eyes wandering between the various garbage cans, which had probably been cleaned not long ago, most of them were empty, only a few were dirty tissues or something, and he couldn't help but show a look of loss.

You can only keep going......

The icy cold wind tingled his face, and he kept rubbing his hands together in an attempt to retain a little warmth......

I don't know how long he walked, but a red apple suddenly rolled in his sight, and the child's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately squatted down to pick it up, moving quickly, as if he was afraid that someone would rob him.

He stood up with the apple in his arms, but when he looked up, he saw a woman standing about five meters in front of him, staring blankly at him. The child glanced at the bag of fruit she was carrying, and then at the ...... in her arms

After struggling inwardly, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and then stretched out his hands and handed the apple back.

The woman was still staring at him, not making a move, with a slight shock in her eyes.

"Then, that ......" the child's weak voice pulled the woman out of her thoughts, and she quickly waved her hand and smiled.

"No need, I'll give it to you......"

Her career voice is very good, like a yellow warbler out of the valley, which makes people crispy.

The child was pleasantly surprised, smirked and said, "Thank you, sister!" Then he took a stride and ran back.

The woman originally wanted to say something, but when she saw that he ran away, the words in her heart were stuck on the side and didn't come out, and she couldn't hear it after running so far, and in the end, she could only show a wry smile, and walked in the direction of the child's run.

……

The child ran very fast, and it didn't take long to return to the alley before, "cough, cough, cough......" he couldn't stop coughing, in fact, it was not comfortable to run in winter, and countless cold winds entered his throat, as if it was condensed with a layer of frost, and it dried badly.

The boy didn't seem to think much of it, didn't stop long, and ran into the alley, not noticing the woman who followed him.

The woman saw the child disappear into the dark alley, frowned slightly, and followed.

The child ran for a long time in the alley before he stopped, and looked ahead, and there was a huge garbage bin, where there were many discarded sheets, and on top of those sheets lay an old man with white hair, his eyes closed, his lips white, and his face completely bloodless.

The child trembled over to the old man with the apple, put it to the old man's mouth, and spoke. "Grandpa eat, eat...... I won't be sleepy after eating......"

The old man did not respond......

The woman who came with him also saw the scene, her brow furrowed, and she stared at the old man on the discarded sheets—this man was dead. Thinking about it, she sighed deeply and slowly walked over to the child.

"Huh?" The child was only now aware of the movement, and when he turned his head to look, a beautiful face came into view. "Big sister just now? Why are you here? ”

His silly appearance made the woman laugh, and she couldn't help but reach out to touch his head, but just as her hand was about to touch, the child suddenly took a step back, and his little red hand clutched his head.

"Sister, don't touch it, dirty ......" Speaking of the back, his voice was so small that he was almost inaudible.

The woman was slightly stunned, her nose was a little sour, but she still smiled. "How can we help? Sister help you ......"

"That's, that'...... Sister, do you really want to help me? The child's eyes sparkled.

The woman nodded.

"That'...... Then can you get grandpa to eat this, grandpa said when he woke up...... Say he's so hungry......"

“……”

The woman didn't speak, a little unsure of what to do, her inky eyes rolling back and forth between the two. Looking at him like this, he shouldn't know that the old man has passed away, and it's not easy for him to say it so directly.

After thinking about it for a long time, she made up her mind. "Can you tell me what's your name?" She smiled like a spring breeze.

"Name?" The child looked dazed. "Grandpa called me Mao Boy......"

The woman was stunned for a moment, then shook her head helplessly. "Your grandfather slept too deeply, and now let him eat it will disturb him......"

The child looked at the apple in his hand. "That's ......"

The two fell silent, each thinking for themselves, and the woman's beautiful eyes flashed, staring at the child, as if she had made up some kind of determination. "You...... Do you want to come home with me? ”

“？？？” The child seemed shocked that she would say such a thing, and hurriedly asked. "Why?"

He heard his grandfather say that there are many bad people in the world who specialize in abducting and selling children like himself, could it be that his sister is this kind of person? Can...... It's not like that......

Sensing his vigilant eyes, the woman couldn't say anything, she crouched down, her moving eyes clinging to the child.

"Would you like to?" She grinned, causing the ice and snow to melt.

The child stood still, not knowing what to answer.

"Grandpa, he'......"

Before he could finish speaking, a wisp of fragrance poured into his nostrils, and the woman opened her arms and hugged the child tightly in her arms.

I don't want to know it...... It was the first time in his life that he felt a hug......

"Your grandfather is a good man, he is very kind...... So the gods in heaven are going to invite him to be an official in heaven......"

As soon as the words fell, a fiery red light appeared in the dark alley......