Ever since he could remember, Jiang Sheng knew that he was an orphan.
She dug through garbage, snatched dog food, and stole from people's backyards.
When she was five years old, she went to steal leftovers from the kitchen of a wealthy family. She was discovered by a maid, who gathered three or five strong men around her, beat her up, and then threw her out of the house.
The little girl, whose legs were not yet long, had a hunched body and lay there for three full days before she recovered.
The first thing you do when you get up is to find food.
Jiang Sheng knew that only by eating can people live.
At the age of seven, Jiang Sheng learned to enjoy hardships.
Although she has no father, no mother, no one to care for her, no one to love her, she can eat hundreds of meals, and she can stand on the street and choose whether to go to the kitchen of Li Ji Restaurant to pick up rice scraps, or to go to Zhou Ji Braised Meat Shop to fight for bones with dogs. .
After much selection, she set her sights on the chef of Yihongyuan, a famous brothel in the city.
Little Jiang Sheng is very smart, she knows that the guests who go to Yihongyuan are not rushing to eat. They often order a table of fish and meat without even touching a few bites.
After the guests leave, Turtle Gong and the maid will first share the more complete portions of the meal. The remaining chewy chicken heads, necks and feet will be thrown into a large bucket in the kitchen.
This is a rare delicacy for Jiang Sheng. Every time she has to eat and drink enough, she will pick up a bag and take it home to eat slowly.
"Bah." Thinking of the wonderful memory of eating chicken feet last time, Jiang Sheng sipped her saliva and rubbed her palms.
Over this wall is the back kitchen of Yihongyuan.
It's a pity that she is not tall enough so she can only get into the dog hole.
Jiang Sheng lowered his head and searched hard for the small hole he entered and exited last time, but he couldn't find it. He must have been blocked by someone.
She was distressed when the back door of Leng Buding Yihong Courtyard opened and someone kicked out.
Little Jiang Sheng was so frightened that she huddled up in the grass and prayed that no one would see her. She didn't want to be beaten.
Fortunately, the man didn't look here and just said fiercely, "I can't support you, and Yihongyuan can't support you either. Get out of here, don't say you know me, and don't come back here."
Something fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the back door opened and closed again, and the door bolt was locked again.
Jiang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and cautiously poked his head out, and saw an eight or nine-year-old boy, wearing a fine cloth robe, sitting at a loss.
Oh, the young master was abandoned by his family.
Jiang Sheng stretched his head, inexplicably sure that he was sad.
Because people who have never had parents will not miss them if they don’t know how good their parents are.
But if a person who has been loved by his mother is abandoned by his mother, he must feel empty and uncomfortable in his heart.
Just like... I just picked up a big meat bag, but a wild dog jumped out and snatched it away.
"Alas." Jiang Sheng sighed.
The young master turned his eyes away and stared at her blankly, speechless.
Jiang Sheng felt sorry for him, but didn't care about him.
She found the dog hole, just behind the tall grass.
The seven-year-old girl used her hands and feet to nimbly go to the kitchen and fish in a large bucket as tall as a person.
Fish out the chicken heads, necks, feet, fish tails, everything that is edible, and wrap them in a small rag.
Jiang Sheng didn't have time to taste it today, because a turtle man noticed the movement and shouted over, "Where did you come from, you little thief."
She was so frightened that she hugged the little rag tightly and ran away.
After passing through the dog hole and into the alley, the young master was still sitting there.
The turtles were already opening the back door, and they even discussed how to teach the little thief a lesson.
Jiang Sheng thought that the young master might be beaten to death if he stood still.
She couldn't bear it in her heart, so she rushed over, picked him up, and ran away with a huff.
Behind them, the Turtles were still shouting. Jiang Sheng relied on his understanding of the terrain to first go through three alleys and then through four streets, and finally succeeded in getting rid of them.
After finally finding a quiet corner, Jiang Sheng shook off the young master's hand and fell to the ground, panting.
The young master also panted, but he was more surprised, looking at Jiang Sheng with probing eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked.
Jiang Sheng ignored him. She was already hungry and had been running for so long. Now she just wanted to replenish her strength.
Well, what should we eat first? Let’s eat the fish tail first. It has thorns and is not easy to preserve.
She picked out the fish tail from a small rag, carefully peeled off the skin, and then ate the fish meat, sucking even the tail carefully.
The young master's eyes widened as he watched.
"Are you hungry too?" Jiang Sheng reluctantly handed over a chicken paw, "Eat it, don't waste it."
She is not a very generous person, but she knows what it feels like to be hungry. When you are hungry, you feel dizzy and weak.
After being severely beaten and three days before his death, Jiang Sheng made a wish.
She hopes no one will go hungry again.
She also liked the chicken feet though.
Throwing away the fish tail, which was so clean that no trace of meat could be picked out, Jiang Sheng stood up.
"Where are you going?" The young man gnawing on the chicken feet finally spoke out, hoarsely.
Jiang Sheng was surprised, "Of course I'm going home."
"Home?" The young master opened his mouth and suddenly burst into tears, "I don't have a home anymore."
The half-grown boy was holding a chicken paw and howling.
Jiang Sheng himself had never cried like that.
She hugged the leftovers she picked up, feeling a little sorry for the young master in her heart. "Stop crying, I will give you half of the house."
In this way, they all have a home.
The young master slowly stopped crying, "Really?"
"Of course it's true, but my house is a bit broken, I hope you don't mind." Jiang Sheng traveled a long distance and brought the young master back home.
It is said to be a home, but in fact it is just a ruined temple.
It has been in disrepair for a long time, with wind leakage from the east and rain leakage from the west. There are no wooden beds and they are all made of floors.
But for Jiang Sheng, this is her home.
"Now, it is also your home." Xiao Jiang Sheng introduced proudly, "My name is Jiang Sheng, what is your name."
The young master looked at her blankly, "My name is Zheng Ruqian."
Therefore, this will be the home of Jiang Sheng and Zheng Ruqian from now on.
In the evening, Jiang Sheng gave half of the chicken neck to Zheng Ruqian.
Zheng Ruqian took out two golden beans from his pocket and said, "That's all I have."
Jiang Sheng was immersed in the pain of "having to divide half of the food from now on" when he caught sight of the flashing golden color and almost jumped up on the spot.
Although she has never owned gold, she has seen guests at Yihongyuan take out ingots of gold with this color.
The little girl imitated the old bustard and bit her.
Yes, it's true.
A chicken foot and a chicken neck were exchanged for two golden beans. For the first time, Jiang Sheng felt that dividing half of the family was not a loss at all.
"However, we don't have the ability to protect the gold. The money must be hidden." Jiang Sheng walked around the ruined temple like a little adult.
Don't worry anywhere.
After much deliberation, I finally placed it at the feet of Buddha.
I hope Buddha will bless me and gold will never be lost.
Jiang Sheng kowtowed sincerely and wished her that she would always have enough to eat.
