After walking aimlessly for ten minutes, Meng Yan finally came back to his senses when his daughter called out softly and tremblingly.
"Dad...Dad, Duo'er is cold...so cold, so cold..."
The daughter, who had always been sensible and silent, seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. She pursed her lips and called out to Meng Yan in a low voice.
Meng Yan's heart tightened. After realizing that Duo'er was only wearing a thin knitted sweater, he immediately took off his inferior jacket, covered his daughter, and then picked her up.
"Don't be afraid, Duo'er, dad will take you to a shelter from the wind!"
After he finished speaking, he held his daughter and walked forward in the cold wind.
Duo'er looked at Meng Yan's tattered short sleeves and the goosebumps all over her skin due to the cold. Her eye circles instantly turned red, and she gently buried her little head in her father's neck.
A few minutes later, Meng Yan finally found a bridge hole that was almost closed on all sides.
Outdoors, this is the best place to stay. It's warm in winter and cool in summer, but not drafty. At least you can avoid the cold.
"Duo'er must be tired too. Let's take a break here. Dad bought you something delicious."
Meng Yan took Duo'er to sit down under the bridge, forced a smile, took out the bread he had bought for his daughter from his arms, tore open the package and placed it in front of his daughter.
"Dad, eat first, Duo'er is not hungry!"
Unexpectedly, Duo'er glanced at the bread and pushed it back to Meng Yan.
As soon as she finished saying this, a "gurgling" sound came from Duo'er's belly, making her purse her lips in embarrassment.
Seeing this scene, Meng Yan couldn't bear it anymore, and his tear glands surged out a stream of warm liquid uncontrollably. He was afraid that his daughter would see it, so he hurriedly turned his head away.
"If you don't want to eat it, then give it to me! Hehe!"
In this strange silence, a hoarse child's voice suddenly rang out, and then a pair of hands quickly rushed over and snatched the bread from Meng Yan's hand.
"you!"
Meng Yan stood up subconsciously, and just as he shouted angrily, he saw a large group of people gathered in front of him...
"What? You still want to beat my son? I'm just eating your bread, why are you so stingy!"
An equally hoarse male voice spoke up.
Meng Yan looked up and saw a ragged man standing in front of him. He was holding the boy who was grabbing the bread by the shoulders and looking at Meng Yan menacingly.
Behind the man was a group of people, all dressed as beggars sleeping in the open. At this time, they looked at Meng Yan with doubts and an imperceptible hostility in their eyes.
As if provocative, the little beggar took a bite of the bread and ate it all. He even licked the packaging bag and smacked his lips with satisfaction.
"You are going too far!"
Meng Yan shouted and was about to step forward, but Duo'er gently pulled him from behind.
"Dad, don't be angry. Duo'er is not hungry. My brother is pitiful. Give him some bread. If Duo'er is not angry, dad should not be angry either."
With a weak smile on her marshmallow-white and soft face, Duoer reached out her little hand and patted Meng Yan on the back.
Meng Yan took a deep breath and stopped what he was doing.
Even the beggars looked at each other, slightly shocked by Duo'er's words.
After a few seconds, the beggar leader recovered from his surprise and stretched out his black fingers to grab Meng Yan.
"This is our territory. If you stay here, you have to pay rent!"
After speaking, he confidently stretched out his hand in front of Meng Yan.
Meng Yan frowned deeply. He was now penniless and had trouble eating. Where did he get the money?
"Brothers, if he refuses to give it, we will take it ourselves!"
When the beggar leader saw that Meng Yan was not cooperating, he gave an order.
Seeing this, the beggars rushed up and tried to plunder Meng Yan's body.
Seeing this, Duo'er finally couldn't help but cry. While crying, she pushed the beggar leader hard with her little hands that were red from the cold.
"Bad uncle! You are a bad uncle! Let go of my father! Duo'er has to protect his father!"
While shouting, Duo'er rushed forward without showing any signs of weakness, constantly resisting with her small body.
Seeing this scene, the beggar leader frowned, sighed and stopped.
He couldn't help but be moved by the fact that little Duo'er had such courage.
What's more, after some searching, it was found that Meng Yan did not have any money on him, and his pocket was cleaner than his face.
"You look well dressed, how did you end up like this?"
The beggar leader glanced at Meng Yan, and his tone softened a bit.
Meng Yan didn't say anything, he just arranged his clothes and protected his daughter behind him.
Just as he was about to pick up Duo'er, he noticed something was wrong with Duo'er. The little man who had been guarding his father like a little warrior just now, now had a red face, only air coming in but not coming out of his mouth, and his little body was trembling.
group.
Meng Yan was very familiar with this situation, it was a sign of Duoer's illness!
"How did this happen?"
The beggar leader asked quickly.
Meng Yan's face was full of anxiety at this time: "The child is having an attack! We need to go to the hospital immediately!"
He stood up, picked up Duo'er and was about to run towards the hospital, but was stopped by the beggar leader.
"Brother, our place is very remote. The nearest hospital is four kilometers away. If you run there, your baby may die before she gets there!"
After saying that, he winked at the man behind him, and the beggar immediately took out a rusty key.
"Even though we are members of a beggar gang, we still have some assets. Come on, get in the car with me!"
After the beggar leader finished speaking, he led Meng Yan and a group of beggars toward the dilapidated tricycle at the end of the bridge.
Meng Yan didn't have time to think too much, so she climbed onto the pallet behind the tricycle with Duo'er in her arms. Unexpectedly, the group of beggars also followed and sat down beside Meng Yan.
After everyone was seated, the beggar leader started the tricycle.
Ten minutes later, the tricycle, which was about to fall apart, lived up to expectations and arrived at the entrance of the People's Hospital.
At this time, Duo'er was already dying, and Meng Yan did not dare to neglect her. He raised his legs and ran towards the emergency room like crazy. The beggars followed him.
"Hey! Stop! You can't beg in the hospital!"
Unexpectedly, before I could enter the emergency department gate, I was stopped by the arrogant security guard at the door.
"I'm here to treat the child! Let me in quickly!"
When Meng Yan saw what he said, he couldn't help shouting to the security guard.
Unexpectedly, the security guard sneered and showed no intention of getting out of the way.
"Haha, I've seen people like you a lot. You enter the hospital under such a pretext, but in fact you just want to ask for money and make the place dirty and messy!
Get out of here! Otherwise, don’t blame me for being rude!”
After he finished speaking, he waved his big hand and stepped forward to drive Meng Yan away.
Seeing this scene, the sweet-tempered beggar leader couldn't bear it anymore, strode forward and shouted loudly at the security guard.
"Didn't you see that your child has an asthma attack and is about to die? Let us in quickly! We have money!"
After he finished speaking, he took out a lot of scattered banknotes from his pocket, looking even more dejected.
"Hahaha! Okay, you said you came here to treat a disease, right? Even if you go in, I can't afford the medical fee and I can't treat you. If you want to go in, you can come in and come up with a 500 deposit first!"
The security guard seemed not to believe what the beggar leader said and shouted at them in a harsh tone.
"What? So expensive? Why don't you go grab it!"
Having said that, the beggar leader summoned a group of beggars and rummaged through his pockets for a long time, only to get together more than one hundred yuan.
"Smelly beggar, I'm just telling you, you can't cure the disease at all, so get out of here!"
The security guard showed a proud look before and stretched out his hand to drive away everyone.
Meng Yan stood there with despair, and was about to step forward to fight the security guard, but unexpectedly the beggar leader grabbed him from behind.
I saw the beggar leader's expression suddenly changed, and he sat down on the ground at the entrance of the hospital...