There were not many people on the street in the early morning, except for some people who were drunk at night, there were also people who came out for breakfast in the early days. A ragged and disheveled ten-year-old boy was walking aimlessly on the street. He was Wood, with dark blue eyes, always looking at everyone by his side with a slight silence.
"Hi, Wood." The owner of the bun shop beside him shouted loudly at Wood, throwing a hot bun that had just been baked at him.
"Thank you, boss." Wood took the bun and smiled happily. A pair of shallow dimples appeared on his thin little face. While eating the bun, Wood kept looking for his target in the crowd.
Soon, a middle-aged woman carrying a black suitcase entered Wood's sight, and Wood swallowed the bun in a few mouthfuls. When the middle-aged woman hurriedly passed by him, a successful smile appeared on Wood's face.
The middle-aged woman was probably in a hurry to catch the train, but she didn't notice anything she had just experienced. The train station was nearby. The middle-aged woman quickly arrived at the train station. When she wanted to take out her train ticket, she found that her wallet was missing.
"Oh my god, my wallet is gone." The woman found that her wallet was gone, and immediately went crazy and searched everywhere.
"Madam, is this your wallet? I just saw you picking things up and accidentally fell to the ground." Wood walked over with sincerity at this time, holding the wallet this lady was looking for.
"Oh, thank goodness, I finally didn't lose it. Thank you so much, kid, do you know what it means if I missed this train?" the middle-aged woman said with joy, opening her wallet while she took a coin and handed it to Wood.
"If I hadn't you, I really didn't know if I could find a ticket. If I hadn't taken this train, the consequences would be serious. Thank you very much. Take the money to buy some food to see how thin you are. May God bless you, my child." The lady quickly stuffed a banknote into Wood's pocket, and then kissed Wood's forehead quickly. By the time Wood realized, the lady had already boarded the train.
The lady sat by the window and saw Wood standing there, holding the bill he gave him in her hand, looking at him blankly. The lady smiled at him, and the compassionate look on her face deeply touched the deepest part of Wood's heart.
Ten years ago, Wood was discovered and adopted by an old couple. Although they were not rich, they gave Wood a happy childhood. But just a year ago, they both passed away, and Wood was the only one left.
The nine-year-old Wood had no source of income and did not accept child labor here. There was no way. For the sake of making a living, Wood did a thief. But Wood was not a real thief. He just returned the stolen things to the owner in another way, thereby gaining the owner's favor. Although the money was not much, sometimes he not only had no money to get it, but was beaten up as a thief.
The residents of the town know Wood. Wood specializes in picking strangers and never attacks acquaintances, so everyone turns a blind eye to his behavior. Colt Town is a very small place. Because it is a transfer entrance of the railway station, there are often some travelers in a hurry. This creates a stable income for Wood. Although it is not much, it is not difficult to maintain a person's life.
Almost everyone here has watched Wood grow up, and everyone can help him with his condition. The one who gave Wood a bun just now was a cute uncle. Although he had a tall and physical figure on his face, he looked a little scary. If you are familiar with him, you will find that he is actually a very cute uncle, his name is Charle.
The buns he made at home are delicious. Whenever Charle sees Wood passing by, he will give him a bun. Wood likes this uncle Charle very much and will go to his place to help when he is fine. Because child labor is not allowed here, he always helps as his family. Charle will give him some rewards in another way. Sometimes it is some roasted rabbit meat, and sometimes it is a large piece of bread. In Wood's opinion, these things are the most delicious things in the world.
Wood finished his work from the train station, and it was almost noon. The bun I ate in the morning had already been completely digested. On the way back, Wood passed by a cafe, and a young man called Wood's name at the window.
"Hi, Wood, this is for you. The weather is so cold today. Let's drink it while it's hot, so you can burn instantly." The person who spoke was a young man named Bob, who had just taken this coffee shop from his father. Colt town is almost cold all year round, and now it is winter, the coldest season of the year.
Bob is ten years older than Wood and is exactly twenty years older. Every day he prepares a cup of hot chocolate for Wood. In the cold winter, being able to drink a cup of hot chocolate is undoubtedly the best for Wood.
"How are your luck today?" Bob asked with concern when he saw Wood's expression was a little bad.
"I'm not lucky today, I'll drink at least one cup of hot chocolate." Wood held up the banknote in his hand and said helplessly. I wonder if it was because of today's weather, the hot chocolate was so bitter.
"It's okay, maybe it's too cold today. Those rich people are so scared that they dare not go out. When summer comes, you will be busy." Bob said without any mind. Everyone in the town of Colt knew about Wood's affairs. The police also had no choice but to do anything about Wood. After all, if Wood doesn't do this, their police would have something to do.
Wood was just because his mind was full of the middle-aged woman smiling at her, and he didn't listen to Bob's words. The woman just now was really too kind. If we were to say it in terms of age, his mother should be about the same age as the woman just now. Is his mother also such an elegant and gentle person? When he thought of his mother, Wood fell into deep thought.
As we all know, Wood was adopted by the old couple since childhood. It is said that they discovered Wood in the snow on the mountain at that time. At that time, Wood was just a few months old, lying naked on the snow, his whole body was frozen purple and blue, and he was almost breathing.
That night, everyone came to visit the little guy and saw that his whole body was purple-green because of the cold, and his breathing was very weak. At that time, everyone said that the child was unsuccessful. Although everyone knew that the child could not be saved, they still tried their best to get goat milk and cow milk from their homes. At that time, milk was the most precious thing for them. Because of the climate here, the people living here were not very wealthy. Later, Wood miraculously survived, and his body was quite good and looked very good. His dark blue eyes always attracted everyone's love.
When the old couple was nine years old, both unfortunately passed away, leaving Wood alone. Wood, who has been sensible since childhood, does not want to add burden to everyone and choose to live alone.
When Wood dragged his tired body back to the edge of the town of Colt, there were only two dilapidated houses. If it rained in the summer, the house would leak.
At night, Wood stretched out his left hand, and a small jumping flame suddenly appeared in his palm. With the fire, the room could barely see things clearly, and the things in the house were also very simple, and it was obvious that they were used for a long time. Because the air was humid, some parts were moldy.
Wood took out the banknote and looked carefully. This was a 10-order banknote. In the town of Colt, this is not a small amount. You can buy a very good lamb here for 10-order. If you have a lamb and feed it well, you can sell it after the lamb has milk. In this way, you can have a stable income. Although it is not much, it is also a considerable amount over time.
I don’t know what urgent matters the lady had encountered, but I hope everything goes well. It’s getting late. Wood extinguished the flames in his palm, lay on the bed, looking at the moon outside the window. A gust of cold wind blew, and Wood wrapped the quilt tighter on his body.
In the darkness, Wood heard a subtle voice from outside the door. Wood said unhappily: "You are late tonight. You know, I hate people who are not punctual the most. Well, although you are not a human, as an animal, you should also have your own concept of time. In order to punish you being late, you should develop outside for ten minutes, oh, no, five minutes."
Thinking that the weather was very cold today, Wood still couldn't bear it. Hearing Wood's voice, it was indeed quiet outside the door. Wood wrapped in a quilt curiously and walked to the door with his hands and feet. There was a big crack in the door. Through the crack, Wood could see a little squirrel standing at the right time outside the door.
"Oh, okay, let's not be the case." Seeing the little squirrel looking at him with tears in his eyes, Wood finally compromised. Opening the door, the squirrel, who had just been tearful, immediately rushed into the room and lay down where Wood was sleeping just now.
"Hey, go there, this is my place." Wood shouted unhappily when he saw his position being occupied. But when the squirrel heard Wood's voice, he simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, as if you dare to treat me.
"You guy is really lawless. It seems that I will find an animal that can subdue you in the future. Well, let me think about it, what are you most afraid of?" Wood pretended to think. When the squirrel heard Wood's words, he quickly got up, jumped onto Wood's back, and scratched his back.
"Hahaha, it's so itchy. For the sake of your mistake, I won't bother with you today. Okay, it's getting late, we have to go to bed quickly. There are still many things waiting for us to do tomorrow." Wood and the little squirrel finally fell asleep quietly.
Wood was able to drive small animals since he was a child and let them do things according to their own wishes. Wood was able to understand the language of all animals and communicate with them like friends. Wood has been quietly raised for several years, and now they are very good friends.
Late at night, Wood was awakened by the cold, and snowflakes floated in from time to time in the crack of the door. Wood looked out the door with a blanket of white outside, and the entire Colt town was covered with a layer of white.
It was finally early in the morning that Wood got up just one day. The little squirrel stretched lazily, and then reluctantly came out of Wood's quilt. As soon as he popped out his little head, he was frightened by the oncoming cold. The little squirrel quickly retracted into the quilt and stopped coming out.
Wood burned some snow water and took the breakfast with dry bread. He left a piece of bread for the little squirrel. The little squirrel smelled the smell and finally crawled out of the quilt.
"Our task is arduous today. You also saw that it was still snowing outside at this time. It was probably even fewer people at the station. But today is Bob's birthday, and I want to give him a gift, so we have to get the money to buy Bob's gifts anyway." Wood collected the bill he received yesterday intact. He probably won't spend the bill in the future no matter what happens.
Today is Bob's birthday, and Wood has long wanted to give him some gifts. Wood has long been optimistic about a hat, but because he has not saved enough money, until today, Wood has not raised enough money to buy the hat.
If they can get two orders today, he can buy the hat, which is a very beautiful hat made of rabbit fur. It will definitely be very warm if you wear it in winter, but unfortunately the weather today is not beautiful.
In such weather, there will definitely be very few people at the train station. If there are fewer people, it will become difficult for him to start. However, Wood decided that he would try it no matter what, so today he specially asked the little squirrel for help.
There were very few people on the street, and many of them were still sleeping at this time. Wood knew that a bus would arrive here early this morning, so he got up very early today. As soon as he arrived at the train station, Wood found a very fat gentleman. He was carrying a heavy suitcase in his hand, a crutch in one hand, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose. He looked like a rich man. If Wood had nothing unexpected this time, he would definitely get a generous reward.
The gentleman was frightened by the sudden cold and snowflakes as soon as he got off the train. The gentleman complained about the hateful weather in the thick scarf where his neck was. Wood also hated such weather, which was harmful to Wood without any benefit.
Wood asked the little squirrel to follow the gentleman quietly. The little squirrel was very agile and was difficult to detect in the heavy snow. The gentleman saw that he dared to go to the other half of the train, so Wood followed the gentleman slowly. Soon, the little squirrel succeeded. Wood took the wallet thrown by the little squirrel, and showed a long-lost smile on his face.
Chapter completed!