Chapter 1 Warm Bread
Paris City is the capital of the Lion Empire, and is known as the city of art because of the many famous paintings, sculptures, and architects on the mainland. In Paris, the most popular entertainment is to see art exhibitions and sculpture exhibitions. The most sought after are those talented artists. Once these artists become famous, they will gain both fame and fortune. Not only that, but he will often go in and out of the salons of aristocratic families and be admired by everyone.
In December, the city of Paris has entered winter, and the weather is very cold. Because of the cold, there were few pedestrians on the road, and when it was almost evening, snowflakes fluttered again. Pedestrians were in a hurry, as if they were rushing back to their warm homes.
Stupid Hill wanders the streets of this icy city. Stupid is only twelve years old, with black hair and black pupils. The thin figure seems to be somewhat stunted and pale, probably due to a chronic lack of nutrition. On the stupid forehead, there is a faint gray mark that looks like a crown.
Since the mysterious disappearance of his parents three years ago, he and his sister Skiesy Hill have lived a life with one meal and no next. For food, to feed himself and his sister, he did everything, stealing, robbing, begging......
It was already getting dark, and the melodious bells of Notre-Dame de Paris were ringing. Stupid looked up at the towers and spires of Notre Dame in the distance, and felt a sense of annoyance in his heart. It's been three days, and neither he nor his sister have eaten in three days.
In the past few days, the weather has been too cold, and he is dressed very thinly, so his fingers are stiff, and he has never succeeded in stealing. Once, he was discovered, and then he was beaten.
Swallowing his saliva, he looked at a shop a few meters away. It was a bakery, and the orange light came through the window, making the delicate, beautiful bread, cakes, and biscuits in the window even more attractive. Around the bakery, the warm, sweet smell of freshly baked bread wafted out, making Ben feel even more hungry.
Stupid approached and looked at the window. There are different flavors of bread in the windows, cakes with creamed and icing in various patterns, and tempting biscuits with various animal figures...... Each one looks so delicious. Stupid felt as if the bread and cakes were smiling at him, as if they were all saying, "Come on, come and eat me, I'm delicious." ”
Ben stretched out his hand, but only touched the cold glass window.
At this time, the guy in the shop also saw Ben, he quickly walked out, and then said to Ben, "Little beggar, get out of here quickly, don't affect our business, if you wander here again, we will call the gendarmerie to arrest you." ”
As he spoke, he pushed the stupid to the ground. Stupid was stiff, and his cold body ached. He looked at the job angrily. The fellow was suddenly frightened by the stupid fierce eyes, and then he seemed to feel that it was a shame for him to be frightened by a little beggar, and straightened his chest and said, "Look, aren't you afraid that the gendarmerie will come and arrest you?"
"I didn't do anything, I just stood at the door and looked, is this also illegal?" said Ben loudly.
"Anyway, a little beggar like you can't afford to buy anything. The things in our bakery are all bought by those noble lords. You little beggar has no money and you're wandering around here, I think you must be trying to steal bread. Get out of the way as soon as possible, or I'm welcome. ”
Ben stood up, reluctantly glanced at the bread and pastries in the windows, and left the front of the bakery. Although he was really a beggar and a thief, he still minded being called a thief and a beggar. Thinking of the hardships of life, Stupid's heart is full of anger, he is overwhelmed by the departure of his parents, and his young sister needs him to take care of and feed, which makes him feel very tired.
Sometimes, Stupid really thinks that it is better to die, and in a difficult life, no one has ever given him any help, which makes him full of disappointment in the world.
Ben didn't go far, he still stood not far from the bakery and looked around. There are so few pedestrians on the road that it's harder to find what you can do. Do you and your sister still have to go hungry today?
It was at this time that Ben saw a fat middle-aged woman walk into the bakery, dressed in the costume of a maid and looking like a servant of some aristocratic family.
It didn't take long for the woman to come out with a large paper bag in her arms. Stupid knows, the paper bag was full of hot bread. Even from more than ten meters away, Ben could smell the sweet smell of bread.
Stupid gritted his teeth, maybe this was his last chance to get food today. The woman walked towards Ben with the bread in her arms. Stupid suddenly pulled up his leg and ran, he ran as fast as he could, and then crashed into the woman's arms. The woman was stunned by the sudden impact, and then the bag in her hand fell to the ground.
Stupid but didn't hesitate, he grabbed the paper bag on the ground, turned around and ran. It wasn't until the stupid figure was about to disappear around the corner that the woman came to her senses and cried out, "Grab the robbers, someone has robbed me of my bread." Catch the robbers............"
The guy in the shop heard the woman's shouting, rushed out, and shouted, "You know that kid isn't a good guy." As he spoke, he chased after the stupid one. He is tall and big, although he runs late, but gradually closes the distance between him and stupid.
Stupid naturally noticed that someone was chasing him. Although he used his familiarity with the surrounding alleys to make no way for the guy to catch up, he was also very tired from hunger and cold, and his chest seemed to be about to explode, and he couldn't breathe......
It was at this time that he suddenly remembered the mouth of a sewer well in a small alley. The manhole cover at the mouth of the well was stolen......
Thinking of this, Ben ran directly towards the alley, and when he ran to the wellhead of the small waterway, he jumped carefully and jumped over the wellhead without a manhole cover. And the guy chasing after him didn't notice this. No accident, this guy stumbled and fell into the sewer.
Stupid looked back and saw that the guy who had bullied him fell into the sewer, and a wave of happiness rose in his heart.
However, the stupid feet did not stop at all, and ran faster. After a roundabout walk through a few small alleys, he found that there was no one to catch up with him, so he decided to go to his home.
Ben hugged the paper bag of bread tightly, feeling the warmth of the bread through the paper bag, as if he was afraid of being taken away. He touched it, and there were at least ten pieces of bread in the paper bag, enough for him and his sister to eat for two or three days. And it's freshly baked bread, so warm and sweet. I would be glad to think that my sister could eat such good bread. A cheerful look on his stupid face.
Dumb's home is located in a slum in the eastern part of the city, which is home to some of the city's poorest and most depraved people. There are also the most thieves, robbers, swindlers, prostitutes......
The stupid home is located in the innermost part of an alley, the house is not big, there are only two rooms, with a small kitchen and bathroom. Clumsy pushed the door and walked in. There was nothing of value left in the room, and the valuable things had long been taken and sold by Dumb and then replaced with food.
In the outer room, there was only a shabby table, four chairs, and nothing else. In the inner room of the room, there is only one large bed, and the bed cover is very shabby.
A little girl with green hair and green eyes sat on this big shabby bed. This little girl is the stupid sister of Qingxue Hill. When she saw Stupid come back, a happy expression suddenly appeared on her face. Then he opened his arms and shouted, "Brother, are you back?"
Stupid smiled softly, and then said, "Brother brought you delicious bread, and it's still hot." Very sweet. With that, he opened the paper bag, took out a piece of bread, and handed it to Light Snow.
Qingxue took the bread, but did not eat it, although she was very hungry, she still looked stupid, and said, "Brother, let's eat together." If you don't eat it, I won't eat it either. ”
Stupid touched Qingxue's head, then took out a piece of bread as well, and said, "Okay, let's eat together." Savor this delicious bread slowly. ”
Ben took a bite of the bread gently, looking cautious, as if he was afraid of spoiling the bread. Sure enough, the bread that came out of the oven was the most delicious, soft, sweet, and hot. It is a great blessing to be able to eat such warm bread in such a cold winter.
Qingxue saw that Ben began to eat bread, and also took a bite of the bread in her hand. As soon as she took a bite, she smiled, this bread was really delicious, I really don't know how my brother got such a good bread.
Stupid looked at Qingxue's smile, and felt that the suffering and tiredness he had suffered, being despised and being insulted by others, was worth it.
Although the bread was delicious, it was a little small, and Stupid and Qingxue still felt that their stomachs were not full after eating a piece of bread. Qingxue looked at Stupid with pitiful eyes. Ben looked at the bread in the paper bag, gritted his teeth, took out another piece of bread, and then separated it from the middle and handed half a piece to Light Snow.
"I can only eat so much, and I have to leave the rest for tomorrow. If you eat too much, you won't have bread to eat tomorrow. Stupid said to Qingxue.
Light Snow nodded and took the half of the bread.
Just then, a rat came out of the corner of the wall, and then looked at the light snow and squeaked. Stupid glared at the mouse. The mouse, seeing the stupid cold eyes, shuddered. But the temptation for food was still greater, and it still crawled to the legs of the light snow, and squeaked.
Qingxue patted the mouse's little head, then broke a small piece of bread the size of her thumb from the half loaf of bread in her hand and handed it to the mouse.
The mouse stood up, and ate the bread with its two front paws.
While eating, he squeaked at the light snow.
Qingxue smiled and said to Ben, "Brother, Ash said that today's bread is delicious, better than everything it has eaten before. He also said that he would like to thank his brother for bringing back such delicious bread. ”
Stupid didn't speak, and glared at the mouse again. The rat felt stupid and shrunk its neck again.
It can be seen that Ben is very angry at Qingxue's behavior of giving food to the rats casually, so he just didn't hear what Qingxue said.
Qingxue looked at it and understood why Ben was angry, and said to Ben, "Brother, it doesn't eat much, just give it a little bread, it's enough, don't you be angry." When you're not there, it's always playing with me. Without it, I would be alone in the house, and I really don't know what to do. ”
Hearing Qingxue say this, Stupid withdrew the unhappiness on his face. Continue to chew the bread carefully, as if to squeeze all the nutrients out of the bread.
Two people, a mouse, just ate bread so quietly.