As soon as you walk into the street, there is a row of stalls selling roasted seeds and nuts. The vendors are working non-stop and shouting loudly. There are sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, fried sesame seeds, popcorn, fried hazelnuts, sugar-roasted chestnuts...
Haizi has never seen many of them, so he can only observe the appearance of the speculators based on the shouts of the vendors. Although the aroma of various roasted seeds and nuts is also tempting, Haizi knows that these are not what he needs most at the moment.
The further you walk into the street, the stronger the tempting aroma becomes and the more complete the variety of food becomes. Suddenly, there was a loud noise in front of him, and people gathered there in unison, and Haizi involuntarily quickened his pace.
Curiosity drove Haizi to want to see what was going on. The fifteen-year-old boy could not resist the temptation of excitement. But when he came to a larger front, Haizi saw that it was just a restaurant.
There are plaques reading "Daokou Big Buns" hanging on the doors of the four big restaurants, but this hotel's facade is more prominent. There were also a few strong men who were loudly pushing and beating two people who seemed to be begging for food.
The two beggars' rag bags, broken rice bowls, and begging boards made of cow shoulder blades were all knocked aside. The two beggars rolled on the ground with their heads in their hands to avoid the blows, while shouting for mercy.
"I don't dare to go in anymore", "I don't dare to go in anymore", "Spare your life, uncle!".
A few strong men were beating and shouting, "You don't even know what kind of place this is. If you dare to act arrogant here, I'll come in and beat you to death!" When I see you, I’ll feed you to the dogs!”
The onlookers saw that the two beggars were beaten so badly that they kept surrendering. They persuaded the strong men who were beating them to stop and let the two beggars go.
When the strong man who beat the man saw that his goal had been achieved, he gave up and let the two beggars go. The two beggars also quickly picked up the things they had dropped on the ground and limped away.
Haizi also dispersed with the crowd. Although he was hungry, he didn't dare to enter such a big hotel, so he continued to walk forward, feeling a little uncomfortable. Rich and poor are really two different worlds!
When he came to a stall selling steamed buns, Haizi stopped, took out all the money from his waist, and handed it over carefully: "Uncle, do you think I have enough money to buy steamed buns?"
"This little money is only enough to buy one bun." The bun vendor took the money, looked at it, and returned it to Haizi.
"You can buy one, I'm hungry. I can smell the fragrance of your steamed buns from far away." Haizi handed over the money again and looked at the vendor buying steamed buns with pitiful eyes.
The vendor who bought the buns did not take the money, but casually wrapped two steaming buns in paper and handed them over. This made Haizi very surprised. Could it be that the uncle who bought the buns wanted to give them to me for free?
"One bun is not enough for you, young man. Take these two buns and cushion them. I am also running a small business, so I don't want any of your money."
"That's not okay. I can't take your money for nothing. If I give you money, I want one!" Haizi handed over the money again.
"Okay, I'll keep the money, and you can take the buns too." The vendor who bought the buns pushed the buns to Haizi.
Haizi expressed his gratitude devoutly and left happily with two steamed buns that were still hot. Haizi didn't eat it right away, not because he was afraid that the buns would be hot, but because the uncle's action of buying the buns made Haizi choke a little.
"Brother, I'm hungry! Give me one of your buns." A homeless boy who looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old and dressed in rags stretched out his dirty hands and looked at Haizi with pleading eyes.
Haizi looked at the pitiful appearance of the homeless boy and hesitated. Just when he was about to give the boy a bun, the boy suddenly rushed up, took the bun from Haizi's hand, and ran quickly to another alley.
Haizi was stunned for a moment, but by the time he reacted, the boy had already run away. Haizi no longer hesitated and chased after the boy. After a while, Haizi had caught up with the wandering boy.
The wandering boy looked back and saw that Haizi was very close to him. Then he realized that he could not outrun Haizi, so he simply sat on the ground and let it go. He felt that Haizi would not do anything to him.
Not only that, the homeless boy also spit at the bun in his hand and stuffed a bun into his mouth. When Haizi saw this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only scold the young man loudly.
"No matter what you do, you must be trustworthy! I'll give you one as promised, but you have to push your limits and be greedy. If this continues, you won't get good results even if you beg for food!"
The homeless boy didn't answer, and stuffed another bun into his mouth while crying. Haizi was really helpless, tightened his belt, turned around and left.
But when he walked out of the alley, it was not the place he ran in. Haizi went back again, trying to find the way he came in, but he couldn't find it. He went back and forth several times and couldn't find it. Haizi was lost.
I wanted to ask someone, but there was no one there. There was no other way, so Haizi had no choice but to walk towards wider streets and places with more people. He wanted to find someone to ask for directions so that he could go back to the car shop as soon as possible.
However, when he asked several passers-by for directions, they all shook their heads and said they didn't know. Haizi suspected that these passers-by didn't want to tell him at all. This could be seen from the disdainful eyes of passers-by.
Haizi was a little anxious so he asked for directions in a more complimentary and pious manner, but was also dismissed by passers-by. Haizi saw two foreign cars waiting for guests on the street, so he walked over, thinking that they must know the way.
"Master, do you want to take a ride?" A coachman came forward to say hello.
"If you don't want to take a car, I would like to ask you how to get to Changyuan Grocery Store?" Haizi requested respectfully.
"If you want to take a car, I will take you there. If you don't want to take a car, go aside and don't delay my business." A coachman said stiffly.
"I don't have money to take a bus. Just tell me how to get there."
"Stop nagging, step aside!" The driver was impatient.
At this time, a guest in a car came over, got into the coachman's car and left. The other coachman saw that Haizi was pitiful, so he comforted him and asked him to wait by his side for a while.
"Even if I tell you the way, you won't be able to find it. Let's see if anyone goes in that direction. If you're lucky, I can take you some distance. Just wait."
Not long after, a guest came. When he asked where he was going, it seemed that he was on his way. Haizi followed the rickshaw and trotted towards the 'Changyuan Grocery Store'.
After passing a few streets, the driver stopped and gave Haizi directions. Haizi seemed to be somewhat familiar with this place, so he said goodbye to the coachman gratefully.
Haizi finally found the facade of 'Changyuan Grocery Store' alone, but he did not go inside the 'Changyuan Grocery Store', but followed the familiar route to the big car shop.
"How come I just came back and I already want to find you. Children are just playful. Are you hungry? I have left some food for you. Eat quickly and go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow."
The horse cart pulled Haizi over and looked at it carefully for a long time. Then he patted Haizi on the shoulder and brought the food to Haizi lovingly, asking Haizi to eat quickly. This made Haizi very moved and almost shed tears.
But Haizi didn't answer. He just bowed deeply to Ma Dachuchi, then wolfed down his meal, took off his clothes and lay down, recalling everything he saw during the day with great interest, and soon fell asleep. , this sleep is really delicious.
