Ding--
The silver coin fell to the ground and struck a beautiful note.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you..."
The thin and ragged girl hurriedly picked up the silver coin thrown in front of her.
She kept thanking the person who threw down the silver coin, but the person in beautiful clothes didn't even bother to look at her, and left straight away with his fat belly held up by his hand.
The girl held the silver coin with shining eyes.
She has never touched a coin with such a large denomination. This silver coin can at least keep her from going hungry for several days. She is simply the happiest person in the world now.
But the weak seem to be born unworthy of happiness. How could such a sudden windfall fall into the hands of a weak person like her?
As soon as she picked up the money, she was targeted by others.
"Stinky girl, what good thing are you holding? Take it out and have a look."
They were also beggars but the three men who surrounded her were much stronger than her. Their unkind words pointed out their purpose.
The law of the jungle remains unchanged everywhere.
"this is mine......"
He grabbed the coins tightly, arched his body and covered his chest with his hands, making his voice sound like a mosquito.
The girl's body was trembling slightly, but she couldn't lose this sudden wealth now. She hadn't eaten for several days.
"Ah!? What did you say!"
Can't help but explain.
The man snatched the stick from his companion behind him and hit the girl on the head without hesitation.
In this bustling city, no one would care about lowly beggars like them even if they were beaten to death, so this man just killed him.
How could a young girl be the opponent of these despicable people? She was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to escape and could only curl up with her head in her arms.
Boom——
However, it was not the girl's head that made the muffled sound first, but the man's head.
The three-stringed instrument hit the man's temple mercilessly. The three-stringed instrument turned into flying fragments, and the man's eyes turned white and he fell to the ground.
The one who swung the instrument was a girl with a bruise on the corner of her mouth. She shook off the remains of the instrument in her hand, and kicked the man with a lingering desire.
It happened so suddenly that the man's two companions didn't even know how to react.
The riot happened temporarily on the street, and more and more people were watching, which soon attracted the attention of security personnel.
"Going to escape!"
The heroic girl took the hand of the beggar girl sitting on the ground, quickly got into the crowd and disappeared without a trace.
In the end, only the wild cat found them in an inconspicuous street corner.
"That, thank you."
The beggar girl shyly stared at the hand that was still held tightly by another girl and said.
"Let's not talk about this first..."
The other party gently let go of her hand.
Then he turned around and stared into her eyes with eyes filled with starlight, and his shoulders were tightly clasped by the other party:
"You have something very nice, how about you treat me to a meal first?"
"Eh!?"
The beggar girl felt that she was really unfortunate.
He had just escaped a group of robbers, but now he was targeted by a more ferocious robber.
Looking at the girl who was eating and drinking in front of her, and then looking at the only two coins left in her hand, she sighed deeply.
"Speaking of which, you are really good at getting so much money!"
The other person poked his head out of countless empty plates while biting into a freshly pulled chicken leg.
"This is also the first time I have asked for so much money. Many times I cannot ask for money, and I don't know if there will be a next time."
"Don't be so pessimistic. Since this is the first time, there will definitely be no problem next time. I still have to rely on you to guide me."
The girl opposite smiled brightly, which was completely different from someone like me who was dark and gloomy and couldn't smile at all.
"Are you a beggar too?"
“Not so long ago it wasn’t, but now it is.”
The optimistic girl gently touched the bruise at the corner of her mouth and smiled awkwardly.
"Originally, I had a decent job, but the customers who came here were not serious people. I gave them a lesson and then they were kicked out."
She pounded the table and complained to the beggar girl.
She laughed occasionally and gritted her teeth occasionally, but there was no sign that she regretted losing her job at all.
Clang——
After the optimistic girl shaved off the last trace of meat from the chicken legs, she threw the bones into the empty plate, patted her butt and stood up with some boldness.
She doesn't behave like a girl at all, but the bright smile that is always on her face and her slightly heroic appearance add to her unique charm.
"Thank you for your hospitality. I have to find my next job quickly, so I'll take my leave first."
The heroic girl waved her hand casually and expressed her intention to leave without any hesitation.
But when he just took a step, he turned back and spoke in a very serious tone:
"You'd better find a serious job. There is no way out for a person like you who is good at begging on the street."
"me......"
The beggar girl lowered her head, not daring to look into the other person's eyes.
She rubbed the corners of her clothes vigorously with her hands, making them red, and spoke hesitantly:
"I'm very weak, I'm often sick, I have no strength, I'm not smart, and, and I haven't..."
"Ah, ah, I can tell. Seeing how thin you are, I know that you can't carry anything with your hands or shoulders. If you can't get money, it means you are not very smart."
"Woo——"
The optimistic girl talks as carelessly as her character, and her mouth is completely unforgiving.
The beggar girl was a pessimistic person, and tears immediately fell down when she said this. Fortunately, she was used to holding back her tears, otherwise she would have attracted a lot of attention.
"But, you are not useless, you just haven't discovered your own advantages."
"What advantages do I have..."
"sound."
The optimistic girl interrupted the beggar girl and looked down at the beggar girl closely.
Her serious eyes made the beggar girl's heart tremble slightly.
"I've felt this way since just now. Your voice is really beautiful. How should I put it? It's like... it's like..."
The optimistic girl pinched her frown and tried to recall her feelings.
Then after less than a moment, she suddenly understood. She held the girl's thin shoulders tightly and showed a smile as gentle as the moonlight.
Her usual smile was as bright and dazzling as the sun, but this time it was different.
The beggar girl couldn't tell whether such a smile was suitable for the other person, but she liked it very much, so much that it made her cheeks feel slightly hot.
"Yes, your voice is like a nightingale. It is an extremely beautiful voice hidden in the middle of the night."
"nightingale?"
"Well, what do you think? If you trust me, just follow me and everything will be fine!"
The beggar girl's shoulder was scratched by another girl and it hurt a little.
But she didn't hate the feeling of being held tightly.
"But...is it really okay for someone like me?"
The beggar girl lowered her head and refused to turn her face, so her expression could not be seen.
The optimistic girl gently let go of her hand and took a step back:
"Then you just choose to give up like this. If you really feel that your life is doomed, just leave everything behind and get the last chance. Wouldn't it be more enjoyable this way? You don't have to show your confidence and follow me. Just fine, everything will be fine!”
She handed her hand to the beggar girl.
Looking at the other party's slender hand, the beggar girl's tears filled the corners of her eyes. How she wished she could be as strong as her.
The beggar girl suddenly gained some courage.
If I were by her side, would I be able to do everything?
An idea that even she herself couldn't believe suddenly came into the girl's mind, and her hand suddenly rested on the other person's hand as if she couldn't control it.
Then,
The optimistic girl took her hand and gently held her in her arms.
Hug her tightly.
"Leave everything to me!"
The simple words sounded extremely gentle in the beggar girl's ears, and the warmth that spread throughout her body made her brain go blank.
No one ever hugged her.
"Um."
She didn't know what kind of response she should make now, but she greedily pressed closer to the other person and responded softly.
"By the way, I haven't told you my name yet. I don't like hiding my name coyly. My name is Sakura."
The optimistic girl stroked the beggar girl's hair.
"And you?"
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