('Uncle Zhang is one of the few sanitation workers in Long County. In China, the status of sanitation workers is extremely low. You can feel the derogatory connotation from its joking name - "street sweeping"!
Because in the eyes of many people, sanitation workers deal with garbage on the street all day long, and they do the dirtiest and worst things. Precisely because they often deal with garbage, most sanitation workers inevitably have poor personal hygiene and walk on the street.
On the street, it often arouses the disgust of passers-by, who would take a detour when they see it.
Uncle Zhang is quite satisfied with his job of sweeping the streets. He has no children and is an old bachelor. Now because of sweeping the streets, he can not only support himself, but also save some money. In the future, he will be too old to move.
This money is my living expenses for old age, and I will live like this all my life, relying on my own hands.[.br/>But my colleague Wang Lin is a miserable woman. She is frail and sick, and she is single with a five-year-old child.
With such a small salary, I often have no money to pay for medical treatment, and my family often has to pay for every meter. Although colleagues like myself often provide relief, the help I and others can do is limited.
Thinking of Wang Lin's miserable situation, Uncle Zhang couldn't help but shook his head. He took a broom and pushed the garbage cart, and started looking around on the street.
I just met an anxious Wang Lin on Renmin Road, who was anxiously looking for her five-year-old son, Wang Xiaohai.
When Wang Lin returned home from sweeping the street at noon, he found that his son was not at home. He searched all around the house and couldn't find it! This made Wang Lin anxious. Wang Xiaohai had been obedient since he was a child. When Wang Lin was working, a
People never run around when they stay at home! Wang Lin started looking around like crazy!
After Uncle Zhang learned about the matter, he also began to help search for him in the streets he was responsible for. He watched Wang Lin's son Wang Xiaohai grow up. This poor little boy has not had a father since he was a child. Although he is young, he is very
Sensible and lovable.
Suddenly, Uncle Zhang saw a young and familiar shadow in front of him! It was Wang Lin's son, Wang Xiaohai! At this time, the child was chatting with a stranger on the street.
Uncle Zhang was worried, could he be a human trafficker selling children?
"Little sea!!"
Liu Hai took the little boy outside the cake shop, found a shady place on the street, stopped, put down what he was holding, and squatted in front of the little boy.
"Child, tell me, why are you standing outside the cake shop?"
At this time, the little boy who had been silent seemed to know that the big brother in front of him might be leaving soon. In this big brother, he felt an aura that he had never felt before, that warm aura, which made the big brother opposite him feel in his heart.
My brother has an inexplicable affection for me.
"Brother, is there cake inside this?"
The little boy pointed at the birthday cake packed in a yellow cardboard box and asked in a thin voice. He seemed a little afraid that his bangs would be angry, so his voice was very, very low.
"Well, it's cake. Why do you want to eat cake?"
Liu Hai thought the child was hungry. He remembered the aroma coming from the cake shop and thought the little boy was attracted by the aroma.
"Brother, can you sell me a piece of cake?"
The little boy said something that surprised Liu Hai! Liu Hai really didn't expect that the thin little boy opposite him actually said that he would sell him a piece of cake.
"You want me to sell you a cake?"
Under Liu Hai's surprised eyes, the little boy took out a handful of money from his pocket and counted them one by one.
"Brother, there are seven in total, is that enough? Can you sell me a smaller one? I beg you."
After the little boy finished counting, he stretched out the money in front of his bangs. His eyes were full of expectation and he stared at bangs. It seemed that he was afraid that bangs would shake his head and refuse to agree. Under his expectant eyes, there was a strong fear.
Liu Hai had never seen the seven crumpled pieces of money in the little boy's hand, but they were neatly folded.
Liu Hai looked at the little boy's bare feet, shabby clothes, and thin face. He was already sure that this was a child from a poor family. If the family's conditions were not so poor, who would let his child look like this?
"Can you tell me brother, why do you want to buy a cake? Why don't you buy it at a cake shop?"
Liu Hai signaled the little boy to put away the seven 10-cent coins in his hand. He was really curious about where the seven 10-cent coins came from. He was even more curious as to why the little boy came to him to buy cakes.
The little boy lowered his head weakly and said softly: "I don't have enough money, I can't afford it, and the woman said I still have three pieces missing."
When the little boy saw Liu Hai not accepting his money, he thought that Liu Hai also thought that his money was too little and refused to sell to him. There was deep disappointment on his face, and tears filled his eyes. The tears were about to fall out, but the little boy worked hard.
Hold it back and don't let yourself cry.
When Liu Hai saw the little boy like this, tears welled up in his eyes and seemed about to fall out. He was a little at a loss and said hurriedly: "Don't cry, they won't sell it to you. My brother will buy you a cake. Don't cry."
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After saying that, Liu Hai stood up and took the little boy back to the cake shop.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a shout of "Xiao Hai" coming from afar. At first Liu Hai thought someone was calling him, but when he subconsciously looked up, he saw it was a sanitation worker wearing red and yellow striped overalls.
I saw the older sanitation worker putting down the cart in a hurry, holding a broom and running towards me in a hurry.
Liu Hai was still wondering, he didn't seem to know him?
But Liu Hai soon reacted, because the thin little boy in front of him shouted to the person coming - "Grandpa Zhang!"
It turned out that the person calling was not me, but this little boy.
"Xiao Hai, why did you come here? Your mother is looking for you everywhere!"
Uncle Zhang thought Liu Hai was a human trafficker, so he hurried to Wang Xiaohai, took the little boy's hand, and said reproachfully.
"I want to buy a birthday cake for - mom - -"
Faced with Uncle Zhang's accusation, the little boy Wang Xiaohai said a little aggrievedly.
Uncle Zhang looked at Wang Xiaohai's aggrieved look and listened to his words. He suddenly felt sorry for this poor and sensible child. He didn't know that today was Wang Lin's birthday. Liu Hai's heart also moved. He didn't think about it. This little boy
The cake is not for myself, but because it is my mother’s birthday. At the same time, it is a bit strange. In this small county, ordinary families do not have the habit of eating birthday cakes on their birthdays. How could this little boy do this at such a young age?
Do you know that you want to eat a birthday cake for your birthday? And, do you want to buy it for your mother’s birthday?
"Who are you?"
Uncle Zhang led the little boy behind him, then looked at Liu Hai defensively and asked.
Liu Hai told the story of how he met the little boy in the cake shop. He talked about the time when he saw the little boy standing on the hot cement road without shoes. He was afraid that the little boy would burn his feet, so he asked him to come over for culture. Zhang
The uncle let out a long sigh and shook his head as if in pity.
Liu Hai told Uncle Zhang how he met the little boy, and then he said: "Uncle, are you the grandfather of this little boy?"
"I'm not his grandfather, I'm just his mother's colleague. When his mother came home at noon, she saw that he wasn't there and was looking for him anxiously!"
Uncle Zhang shook his head and continued: "You are an enthusiastic young man. Thank you for today. I will take him back right away. His mother must still be looking for him everywhere!"
After saying that, Uncle Zhang was about to take the little boy back to find her mother, but the little boy refused to leave. Instead, he stared at his bangs.
Liu Hai knew why the little boy was looking at him.
He said to Uncle Zhang: "Uncle Zhang, please wait and help me look at something."
With that said, he ran to a cake shop not far away and asked about the price of the cakes on the glass counter in the store. Only then did he find out that the cheapest cake here cost one yuan. No wonder the little boy said that he still had three pieces left.
There are only seven dime ones.
Liu Hai bought four cakes and packed them in bags and left the cake shop.
"Kid, take this, this is your mother's birthday gift from your brother. Remember to wear shoes next time you come out."
Liu Hai handed the cake to the little boy Wang Xiaohai.
The little boy took the cake, but took out the seventy cents from his pocket and wanted to give it to Liu Hai.
Of course, Liu Hai would not ask for the little boy's money. He smiled and said: "This is food given to you by my brother. I don't want your money. Remember not to go out alone next time. Rather than asking your mother to find you, remember to wear shoes."
,do you know?"
Uncle Zhang watched Liu Hai's movements on the side and thought to himself, Wang Xiaohai, this kid, met a good person today.
"It's not that he doesn't wear shoes, it's that he doesn't have shoes to wear, alas——"
Uncle Zhang sighed deeply, explained on the side, and then said to Wang Xiaohai: "Xiaohai, let's go, grandpa will take you to buy a pair of shoes today."
Liu Hai was stunned when he heard this. No shoes? No shoes?
In this county, there are still children who cannot afford to wear shoes?
Liu Hai's heart suddenly seemed to be pricked by a needle, and the feeling of heartache spread all over his body in an instant!
How much suffering did this thin little boy have to suffer without shoes?
"Uncle Zhang, wait a minute, what's going on? Isn't his mother your colleague? Since she has a job, why doesn't she even have money to buy shoes for her children?"
When Uncle Zhang saw Liu Hai, he could see that Liu Hai was a kind-hearted and enthusiastic person.
Thinking of Wang Lin's experience, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Oh, what else could it be? A frail and sick single mother raised her child bitterly, and the family was poor! Xiaohai's seven cents
It took him seven months to save the money. His mother gave him a dime a month as pocket money to buy candies, but he didn’t expect that the child actually saved it - alas - "
"Xiaohai! Xiaohai!"
Uncle Zhang was talking about the little boy to Liu Hai. At this time, several more urgent calls came from the distance in the direction where Uncle Zhang had just walked. The anxious voices caused the few passers-by on the street to stop and watch.
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"Mother!"
When the little boy heard this voice, he broke away from Uncle Zhang's hand, turned around and looked behind him.
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