In the silence of the night, only the whistling wind swept by, with a piercing creaking.

A simple and dilapidated building, an abandoned and ruined temple, quietly wrapped in darkness.

There was a crisp "click", and the overwhelmed remnant window finally completed his mission. Fell to the ground with a thud!

Suddenly, a small figure sat up suddenly, and the sound of gasping for breath overwhelmed the sound of the wind outside the window, and some thin bodies couldn't stop trembling!

A voice like a nightmare kept echoing in my head: "...... Run, don't stop, don't look back, no matter what happens......"

The cheeks that couldn't see the face clearly, a pair of slightly dilated pupils were weak, and they slowly recovered, accompanied by a teardrop that slipped down.

The ticking sound seemed to have magical power, dissipating the wind and silencing all ......

A ray of moonlight shone through the broken window and shone on the only stone statue in the room.

The pale face slowly lifted, the tears were still stained, and he stared blankly at the stone statue eroded by the years, with countless scratches, no clothes, no arms, and even half of the wide and blurred face left!

But he knew that 'he' would laugh again, smile at joy, anger and sorrow, and smile with bitter and bitter faces......

Xu was infected, and a smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth, a little reluctant, a little helpless!

"I like the way you look..."

I said it stupidly, and my voice was a little hoarse!

Then he watched so quietly, as if he was observing and learning his expressions, his feelings!

I don't know how long it took, but the cold moonlight faded, diluted by the slightly bright sky.

"Grunt...", a series of sounds, broke the silence and woke up the boy!

A smile of satisfaction emerged, "Thank you..."!

He lowered his head and touched his stomach, shook his head helplessly, got up and pushed open the broken door, and walked out with his feet raised......

A ray of red light appeared, and finally I saw the street that was not too wide.

There were a few people bustling with them, and they were all vendors selling breakfast.

He touched his stomach again, didn't get closer or looked at it, because it wasn't the first time he had been here!

Walking quietly, passing one stall after another, no side eyes, no nostalgia, until after crossing half the street, the shops and restaurants on both sides of the street have opened one after another, and finally there is some atmosphere on the eve of the market!

After walking for another quarter of an hour, he finally reached the end of this not short street,

"Come over here and help!"

An old man dressed in coarse linen clothes with some gray hair beckoned to the young man.

The young man's face, which was a little stiff from the cold, involuntarily showed an expression of 'joy', and he responded briskly and ran over quickly.

Without the old man's words, he quickly set up the benches of two simple half-large tables, and then picked up the rags and wiped them clean one by one.

took out a plate of chopsticks from a bamboo basket, and after placing them one by one, he stood silently behind the old man's stall.

The old man smiled and picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up three big steamed buns and handed them over.

The young man waved his hand, smiled and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Li, I won't be your first guest." ”

The old man shook his head helplessly, and did not force it, this may have become their tacit understanding!

The boy didn't want to be his first guest because he had no money!

But he was also worried that the young man was hungry, so he wanted him to eat first in advance!

Put back the plate, since it was still early and there was no one, the old man moved over a bench, took the young man's cold little hand, and frowned slightly.

Looking at the young man's thin and shabby clothes, they were still left by his grandson, and his red face looked so abnormal!

Looking at the early winter sky, I couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but I didn't say anything helplessly!

Faintly, there was an inaudible sigh, and he quickly returned to calm!

After the two sat down in the stall, the old man murmured, "If only my little grandson was half as sensible as you!"

"How can I be as good as you say, when Brother Li learned to walk, he followed you out to do business!"

"I'm not afraid of hardship, I'm not afraid of tiredness, and I care about people!" said the young man with a smile.

The old man didn't answer, but the soft smile on his face said it all.

Every time he looked at the young man in front of him, the old man would involuntarily think of his grandson, thinking of the seven years of dependence on each other, one picture after another, and bursts of laughter were still in his ears......

The old man's eyes were a little distant, a little nostalgic, and a little happy.

"I haven't seen you for several years, and I don't know how I'm doing now, whether I'm tall or fat!"

The young man shook the old man's big hand, which was a little thin, and said with a smile: "Don't think so much, Uncle Li is in charge of the big man in the city, and he is a person with great talents, and Brother Li went over there, why do you need to worry about life, just study hard, and when you have great skills in the future and get ahead, I will come back to honor you." ”

Although he didn't know when this day would come, he was also looking forward to it for the old man, like what he was looking forward to!

The old man smiled and didn't speak, as if he was also longing...

"Xiaowen Xiu has reached the age when he should study..."After a long time, the old man came back to his senses and asked.

Before the old man could finish speaking, the young man was Wen Xiu who interrupted the old man's words with a smile, "You know, my father used to be a teacher, and I am so smart, so I don't need to study those children's books!"

That smile that does not match the age makes the old man want to stop talking!

"I worked as a schoolboy at the pharmacy next street. Wen Xiu added with a smile.

The old man paused, then let out an inaudible sigh again, "... The pharmacy is not bad..."

The two chatted comforting each other, and finally ushered in the first guest, ordering two steamed buns and a bowl of soy milk.

The old man stopped Wen Xiu, who was about to get up, and after getting up and putting on the steamed buns and soy milk, he picked up three hot steamed buns and soy milk again and handed them to the young man.

Wen Xiu finally had some young people's joy again, but after bowing down, he took it with a smile and ate it with satisfaction.

The old man looked at Wen Xiu eating steamed buns with a loving face, although he didn't eat very quickly, the old man knew that he was a little hungry......

After eating steamed bread and soy milk three or two times, he continued to help the old man take care of the stall, serve steamed bread and soy milk, and clean up the table.

Although their stall is not big, it is cheap and there are a lot of people.

Although Wen Xiu's body is a little thin, his movements are not slow, and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that he finally sold out all the steamed buns, helped the old man pack up his things, and sent them to the ox cart outside the market.

The old man handed over a paper bag again, Wen Xiu did not refuse, took it with both hands, bowed again, and watched the old man leave.

Carrying the paper bag, knowing that it was the steamed bun specially left for him by the old man, he tightened his hand holding the paper bag, looked at the ox cart and the back in the distance, but he was a little reluctant in his heart!

It's been almost a year, and it was this kind old man who got him out of the days of begging and starvation, and it was this old man who made him feel warm again from despair!

Walking briskly through the streets, he didn't pay attention to any of the shops, none of them cared about him, and he didn't care about him, so he didn't waste his time stopping ......