The late 1980s was an era of rapid economic development in China, but for Songhe, this small town was still the same as before.
Pedestrians on the street are still mainly dressed in gray, blue and other colors. Of course, some young people have also changed into trendy clothes from the south.
Jeans, toad glasses, big waves, and long hair form a sharp contrast between these young people who are at the forefront of the trend and the traditional middle-aged people.
At this time, Li Jie was facing the first problem.
money.
He didn't have a dime in his pocket, and he couldn't afford the fare if he wanted to take the bus. Moreover, he was deaf-mute and had big communication problems.
After all, not everyone knows sign language.
It took about ten minutes for Li Jie to walk to the No. 2 bus stop.
The Hongxing Welfare Institute is located in the south of the city, while the Songhe Cotton Mill Family Home is located in the north of the city. One is to the south and the other is to the north, with a straight-line distance of more than ten kilometers.
Such a long journey is too long for an eight-year-old child.
Simply relying on walking would take at least half a day, so Li Jie finally decided to take a car.
As for the issue of ticket prices.
Well.
This time, he had no choice but to shamefully evade the fare.
Li Jie's arrival attracted one person's attention. A young woman in her twenties, wearing jeans and big waves, walked up to him.
Zhang Siyao leaned forward slightly and asked in a gentle tone.
"Kid, where are your parents?"
When Li Jie saw this, he first pointed to his ears, then waved his hands, and then pointed to his mouth and made the same movement.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Siyao frowned slightly.
Is this child deaf-mute?
Although she doesn't understand sign language, she still understands this most basic gesture.
After a while, Zhang Siyao took out a pen and a notebook from the backpack behind him.
brush!
brush!
Then, she squatted on the ground and used her thighs to write a line of words in her notebook.
After writing, she placed the notebook in front of Li Jie.
This kid should be able to understand, right?
[Where are your parents? 】
Li Jie shook his head, and then pointed to the pen in the other person's hand.
"Give."
A hint of joy flashed in the girl's eyes, this child is literate!
[My family lives in Room 301, Building 4, Cotton Textile Factory Family Courtyard. Kind sister, can you lend me fifty cents and let me take a car home? 】
Seeing this line of text, the girl nodded without thinking. Then she started to rummage through her backpack, preparing to give Li Jie money.
But halfway through, she suddenly stopped moving.
Taking the ballpoint pen from Li Jie's hand, she wrote another line.
[Sister will send you back]
Upon seeing this, Li Jie quickly gave an innocent smile, and at the same time slowly opened his mouth and silently said 'thank you'.
"You're welcome."
The girl smiled and touched Li Jie's head.
With the help of kind people, Li Jie no longer had to evade fares this time. After a while, bus No. 2 arrived at the stop.
Zhang Siyao took Li Jie's little hand and got on the bus.
Throughout the whole process, the two of them didn't communicate much, but Zhang Siyao thought in her heart that when she met the boy's parents, she must have a good chat with them.
Such parents are so irresponsible.
How can you let your child go out alone?
Moreover, this child is deaf and mute!
unacceptable!
The old-fashioned blue and white bus drove slowly through the streets of Songhe City. Li Jie sat by the window and quietly looked at the scenery outside the window.
After traveling through so many worlds, he became deaf-mute for the first time.
This feeling is very strange.
The world is very quiet, without any loud noise. The current situation seems a little different from that in the play.
Fu Weijun is equipped with a hearing aid in the play. If he is completely deaf, that is, true deafness, even wearing a hearing aid will have no effect.
Did you feel wrong, or has the situation changed?
After thinking for a moment, Li Jie felt that he should go to a major hospital for a check-up in the future. Maybe his deafness could be saved.
As for the mute problem, Li Jie was aware of it very clearly.
The vocal cords are not fully developed, resulting in the inability to produce complete sounds.
According to current medical technology, there is currently no treatment, but in ten or twenty years, his condition may be cured.
On the side, Zhang Siyao kept looking at Li Jie silently.
The little boy next to him is so pitiful.
He became deaf-mute at a young age, and it seemed that his parents were not very good to him.
After thinking about it, she roughly guessed the reason.
A deaf-mute child and a normal child are completely different situations. Perhaps his parents don't like him very much.
etc!
Suddenly, Zhang Siyao remembered something.
There seems to be a welfare home over there on Hongxing Road, right?
Could this child have been thrown over there by his parents?
Then, the child was homesick but had no money to go back, so he appeared alone at the bus stop.
Thinking of this, Zhang Siyao immediately took out paper and pen from her bag.
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
Zhang Siyao quickly wrote a line of words, and then she patted Li Jie's shoulder gently.
[Were you abandoned in an orphanage? 】
Noticing the girl's movements, Li Jie looked back. When he saw the line of words on the notebook, he couldn't help but smile.
This girl is a good person.
Then, Li Jie took the pen and paper and wrote a sentence.
[No, my parents died last month. When I go back this time, I just want to see my sister. 】
After learning the news that Li Jie's parents were dead, the girl couldn't help but cover her mouth.
The next second, her eyes turned red.
Songhe Cotton Mill is a well-known local large factory. Everyone living in Songhe City is aware of the fire last month.
Therefore, as soon as she saw the content on the paper, the girl immediately understood that the child's parents died in the factory accident.
So pathetic.
Especially when the child writes this line again, the calmness makes people feel even more distressed.
etc!
The girl noticed something was wrong.
Why go home to see your sister?
Could it be that this child's sister doesn't want a younger brother?
But, if you think about it carefully, it’s not right.
The child in front of me looks to be seven or eight years old at most. How old can his sister be?
You're not an adult, are you?
If this child's sister is really an adult and has abandoned her younger brother, she must seek justice from the little boy!
Who is it?
Zhang Siyao is a reporter from Songhe Daily, and she is not afraid of the other party not admitting her account.
Don’t admit it?
Can!
Wait for the report!
At this time, Zhang Siyao's mentality had changed slightly. At first, she was just overflowing with love and was worried that Li Jie would go home alone.
Now, going to the Songhe Cotton Mill Family Home is both a private matter and a business matter.
(End of chapter)
