Imperial capital, night market.

A scrawny, ragged child was walking down a busy street.

The men and women in the surrounding clothes and angry horses were so incompatible with themselves.

But when they passed by Han Xian's side, they all pinched their noses and looked disdainful.

"Where's the little beggar!

With a curse, a big foot kicked at Han Xian fiercely.

Han Hyun was kicked into a puddle, he didn't resist, he didn't cry, he just was silent, like before.

It turned out that the owner of a roadside stall felt that Han Xian, who looked like a beggar, was getting in the way of his business, so he unceremoniously wanted to drive him away.

The boss was still scolding, insulting Han Xian with the most vicious and ugly foul words in the world.

Most of the men and women passing by in the surrounding area chose to ignore it.

Han Hyun trembled and got up from the puddle.

I can't remember how many times I was kicked away, but I'm used to it anyway.

Han Xian shook off the sewage on his body and slipped into a small alley with his head down.

Han Xian continued to walk through the night market in the imperial capital.

There was a glimmer of light in his foggy eyes, as if he was looking for something.

"Mom, Dad, I'll definitely find you. Han Hyun licked his dry lips and said firmly.

A month ago, Han Xian came to the imperial capital.

This is the center of the whole of China, and Han Xian heard the dean say that he was picked up by well-wishers here.

Han Hyun felt that his parents must be here too, and he had to find them no matter what.

Han Xian is an orphan who grew up in a welfare home, and the name Han Xian was given to him by the uncle of the director of the welfare home.

In the welfare home, Han Hyun is always the most transparent and inconspicuous person.

He was a taciturn child, so he was bullied by many other children in the orphanage.

However, Han Xian didn't care about this, even if he was called a dumb and fool by other children, he still wouldn't say anything.

He has always been planning this thing in his heart, that is, to leave the welfare home and go to find his biological parents by himself.

For this plan, Han Xian was frugal, relying on picking up bottles and selling waste to save money to go to the imperial capital little by little.

He can save a few dollars a month by selling scrap products, and dozens of dollars a year.

It took Han Xian five years to finally accumulate more than 400 yuan.

Feeling the bits and pieces of money in his pocket, Han Hyun felt that it was time to leave.

Before leaving, Han Xian left a hundred yuan and a letter, and he calculated that three hundred yuan was enough for his expenses on the road.

In the letter, Han Hyun tells the dean that he has left, and Han Hyun hopes that the dean will not send someone to find him.

Han Hyun is grateful to the dean and the aunts of the welfare home for taking care of him, they are one of the few people in the world who have given warmth to his home.

After leaving the money and letters, Han Hyun took advantage of the nap time to get out of the dog hole in the back wall of the welfare home and left the welfare home.

Without an ID card, Han Hyun couldn't take the train, so he relied on his own two legs to get there.

When you are hungry, you use the money you have saved to buy some steamed buns and flatbread, and when you are thirsty, you go to find a faucet.

As for washing, Han Xian didn't think about it, he didn't feel that he needed it.

If there is one of the biggest difficulties of this journey, it is that Han Hyun has to avoid the vicious dogs that pop up on the road from time to time, and those potential human traffickers.

Han Hyun had heard about the horrors of human traffickers when he was in a welfare home.

I heard adults say that if they are caught by human traffickers, some of the families with good lives will be sold to do hard labor, and those with bad lives will have their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out and dragged to beg.

Han Hyun's biggest worry is that these traffickers will notice him, so Han Hyun always only rushes in broad daylight, and at dusk, Han Hyun will find a corner where no one is there early to hide for the night.

In the past few years, it is common to find old abandoned buildings that no one lives in, and they are frequented by homeless people.

Han Hyun sometimes can't find a place to stay, and he will choose to spend the night there.

However, Han Xian is very vigilant, once he hears the voice of the homeless man coming back, Han Xian will leave immediately, and if he can't do it, he will find a corner to hide.

Han Xian walked for more than two months, relying on the map at hand and constantly asking for directions, and finally arrived in the imperial capital.

When he arrived in the imperial capital, Han Xian still had half of the money left in his pocket, and with this more than 100 yuan, Han Xian could still live in the imperial capital for two months.

Han Xian thought that he would definitely be able to find his parents in the past two months.

Ironically, Han Hyun had neither a photo of his parents nor a single piece of information about them.

The imperial capital is vast, and Han Xian doesn't know where to start.

And the method he was looking for was also very primitive, which was to ask one by one.

Han Hyun is very defensive, he will ask those who wear eyes and are well-dressed, and in Han Hyun's opinion, they will not be human traffickers.

But because of the stench of their own body, most of the time those people will stay away from themselves.

However, there were also some well-wishers who not only patiently asked the questions they asked, but also specifically offered to take Han Xian to dinner.

As soon as he heard this, Han Xian immediately became alert.

He ran away while those well-wishers were not paying attention, and in his opinion, these well-wishers were ill-intentioned towards him.

If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of what happens, Han Xian did not dare to go with them.

In this way, Han Xian inquired about his parents during the day, and found a place to stay and hide at night.

Han Hyun has been to many places, warehouses, garbage cans, bridges and caves......

Where there is no one, he goes, and occasionally encounters someone who grabs land with him, Han Xian will not hesitate to turn around and run.

There was no need to fight with these people, Han Xian had long learned to protect himself.

It's a pity that he is a child after all.

A month ago, when Han Hyun woke up from the bridge cave, he found that all his money was gone.

Even though Han Xian was far calmer than his peers, he was also in a state of confusion at the moment.

After rummaging through his body several times, Han Hyun covered his head and remembered if he had lost his money somewhere.

After pondering for a long time, Han Xian couldn't remember where he lost the money.

It looks like the money was stolen last night.

He couldn't help but burst into tears, crying louder and louder, until finally he turned into a cry.

Han Xian cried like this, venting the feelings that had been suppressed in his heart.

Han Hyun cried as he thought about what to do next.

The parents were not found, and the money was gone.

Now he can only give up looking for his parents for the time being and find a way to survive in the imperial capital.

Do you have to give up like this?

After so many years of hard work, it is still so vulnerable in the face of the cruel reality.

Han Xian's cry revealed misery and grief, if he went to a crowded place to cry now, I don't know how many pedestrians would be unable to help but give him money.

"What's wrong with you, kid?" a slightly hoarse voice came over.

Han Xian was still busy crying, and he didn't have time to pay attention to him.

"Can't you find your parents?"

The man continued.

Han Hyun nodded while crying.

"It's pathetic. ”

The man said sympathetically.

Han Xian stopped crying and looked up at the man.

The man was dressed in a long blue and white robe, and his long hair was tied into a bun with a hosta, and he was about twenty years old.

It was the first time Han Hyun had seen someone dressed like this.

"Are you a Taoist priest?" Han Xian asked with a crying voice.

The man smiled slightly:

"It's not. ”

"Then why are you dressed like this? Han Hyun asked.

The man frowned and said:

"I can't tell you that. ”

"Can you help me find my parents?" Han Xian asked tentatively when he saw that this person didn't look like a bad person.

The man shook his head and said:

"I still have things to do, and I can't help you. ”

"Okay. Han Xian said in disappointment.

With a twitch of his nose, he couldn't help crying again.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. The man squatted down, touched Han Xian's head, and comforted.

The man's palms were large, and there were many calluses on his hands.

"It's so warm, it's like Uncle Dean's hand. Han Xian thought.

"Here's to you. The man took out a red rooster and handed it to Han Xian.

Han Xian took the brand-new hundred-yuan bill, and his little blackened hands trembled uncontrollably, obviously unable to believe it.

"I took the money, went to buy something delicious, and then went to the nearby police station to ask the police uncles for help. With that, the man stood up.

Han Xian's eyes were still on the red rooster, and he didn't notice that the man had turned around.

"Then I'll go first. The man turned his back to Han Xian, waved his hand, and said.

Han Xian came back to his senses at this time, and as soon as he raised his head, the person had already disappeared without a trace of Han Xian.

Han Hyun shouted into the air a few times, but no one responded.

Han Xian took this red rooster and was stunned.

This money can allow me to live in the imperial capital for another month, and I can find my parents for another month.

But if the money is spent, there is nothing I can do.

"Do you want to listen to that person and go to the police station?" Han Xian's heart struggled.

If you go to the police station, you will definitely be sent to a welfare home, and if you want to leave, you will have to wait for several years.

It was not easy to come to the imperial capital, and Han Xian didn't want to give up like that.

After a period of confusion, Han Hyun still plans to continue looking for his parents.

If the money runs out, he will pick up a bowl and beg, and no matter what, he will find his parents.

"Yes! That's it. Han Xian clenched his fists and said, a flame of hope ignited in his heart again.

After Han Xian collected the money, he found a stream to wash his face, and then continued to another block according to yesterday's plan.

The imperial capital was very large, and Han Xian was looking aimlessly at first.

But after finding that this was too inefficient, Han Hyun wrote down his daily itinerary and began to search street by block.

This approach is undoubtedly correct, and it is better to allow yourself to search the entire imperial capital as quickly as possible than to search blindly.

Since that time, Han Hyun no longer keeps his money on his body, and every time he goes to bed, he hides it nearby and marks it, and after doing so, he really hasn't lost money again.

A month later, Han Xian's money was spent, but he still didn't get anything.

Han Xian picked up a broken bowl and was about to start his life of begging, but on the first day of begging, he was beaten.

Only then did he understand that begging in every place was organized, and he was alone, so he would naturally be bullied by his peers.

There was no way, Han Hyun had to make a living by picking up garbage from the trash can.

It's all a matter of luck, sometimes you can find a lot of leftovers from other people's food, and sometimes you don't even have anything in several garbage cans.

Han Xian barely survived for a few more days by rummaging through the trash can, but he couldn't hold on after all.

That night, he was attracted by the scent to the night market, which is one of the liveliest places in the entire imperial capital.

But Han Xian hadn't gone long before the initial scene appeared.

Han Xian was already hungry, and now he had to wait for the vendors to close their stalls before looking to see if there was anything left to eat.

But if you want to wait until they close the stall, I'm afraid it will be four or five o'clock in the morning.

I don't know if I can survive until that time, Han Xian clutched his rumbling stomach and frowned and thought.

"Kid, where are you going?" a malicious voice came from behind Han Xian.