The road is long, take it and cherish it

April 4, Wednesday, two o'clock in the morning.

In a dilapidated temple, a little boy, wearing tattered clothes, was alone, holding a tattered schoolbag, huddled in the corner of the temple, shivering.

The dilapidated temple was leaking from all sides, the walls were covered with weeds, and the ground was covered with dust and mud. Only a Buddha statue stood in the middle of the entire temple.

The Buddha statue was majestic and dignified. The little boy didn't know what kind of Buddha it was. He only thought that the Buddha statue looked fierce and stared at him closely.

The little boy, named Wang Mingwu, was born with a pair of dead fish eyes. Looking at his eyes makes people feel inexplicably unlucky. His face is covered with birthmarks, blue and purple, and his big mouth , the teeth are uneven, and overall it can be said to be extremely ugly.

He has been traveling around since he can remember. He has never met his biological parents. At first, he stayed at his aunt's house. He also asked his aunt where his parents were.

However, every time, the aunt looked at him with disgust and avoided him like a snake or a scorpion.

He often ate without finishing his first meal. His aunt never allowed him to eat at the same table. He also arranged to sleep outside the house in a small room he built without shelter from the wind or rain.

However, the little boy is very strong. No one wants to talk to him, so he talks to himself. No one wants to play with him, so he just plays with himself.

Until May, when he was 6 years old, his aunt went out one day and never came back. The little boy didn't know what happened, and no one wanted to tell him.

Later, the aunt's son ran over and pointed at the little boy's nose and yelled that he was a broom star. At that time, the little boy could not understand what a broom star meant. He could only feel that the aunt's son was very angry.

Later, he was kicked out and he walked aimlessly in a strange place.

After walking for two days, he fainted on the road. When he woke up, he was picked up by a kind person. It was the warmest month in his life.

The person who picked him up was a single mother named Wang Limin, who is 36 years old this year. Her son Tian Ge has just entered elementary school this year and is about the same height as a little boy.

Wang Limin's husband ran away with a mistress in the early years. She was not very well-educated and could only work two hard jobs by herself. She worked as a waiter in a restaurant during the day and worked the night shift at a 24-hour convenience store at night.

She saw the little boy fainted on the side of the road one early morning after get off work. She didn't think much about it. When she saw that the little boy was still alive, she took him home. She wanted to take care of him first. After a period of time, he was sent to the police station to find his parents.

After the little boy woke up, Wang Limin prepared a lot of food and drink for him. Although she didn't save any money, she still had enough food and clothing. Later, she learned about the little boy's situation and learned about the little boy's situation. She was also very embarrassed by the boy's situation.

In the end, she relented. After all, she was a mother. She asked the little boy if he would like to live with her in the future.

A heartfelt smile appeared on the little boy's face for a long time, and he nodded vigorously.

For a period of time after that, the little boy lived with Wang Limin and her son in a rented house. During the day, Wang Limin went out to work and her son went to school. The little boy washed clothes and wiped the floor at home. Wang Limin did not let him to do these things, but he would still do them secretly.

After that, Wang Limin simply left all the work of picking up her children to school to the little boy. The school was not far away. In the past, her children would walk back by themselves after school. She had always been uneasy before, but now she is fine. The boy has arrived, and the two of them have company.

Wang Limin was also considering sending the little boy to school, but he didn't even have an ID card, and the high fees delayed the matter.

The three of them got along like this for more than a month. One day, Wang Limin suddenly discovered that the little boy never had a name. She was too busy at work and never noticed it. She thought hard all night during the night shift that night.

After get off work during the day, she specially bought a cake and held a notebook full of names. The three of them sat around the table, eating the cake and discussing which name was better.

As one name after another was eliminated, the little boy finally felt that the name Wang Mingwu sounded good, and the little boy's name was finalized.

The little boy had his own name, and he was so happy that he murmured his new name in his dreams when he fell asleep at night.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. One day, as usual in the afternoon, Wang Mingwu went to the school gate to pick up Tian Ge and go home from school. On the way, a trafficker stared at the two children in the dark for several days.

On this day, when the two came to a remote street, they parked in a van. Next to them, a strong man opened the door, grabbed the two of them, and used the charm prepared in advance. The two children were stunned by the medicine, closed the car door, and drove away.

However, this group of people were obviously novices. The dose of drugs they used was far higher than the limit that a child could bear. When they drove to their hiding place, they drove to the hiding place.

They found that one of the boys was not breathing. As for Wang Mingwu, he was not knocked out from the beginning to the end, and these drugs had no effect on him.

But he was just a child under 7 years old, and he didn't know what kind of reaction he should make.

Seeing that they had killed someone, the kidnappers panicked. They were just a few gamblers who wanted to exchange children for some money. They had never killed anyone before, and they did not dare to kill anyone.

Several people discussed it in confusion, and had no intention of making any money. Anyway, the remaining child had never seen his appearance, so they should ignore him and run away quickly. They took the little boy's body in the forest. After the body was burned, Wang Mingwu was locked in the van and they ran away separately.

Wang Mingwu was locked in the van until more than a week passed before several police officers found him.

When the police saw his appearance, they were also shocked.

At this time, he was as skinny as a stick and his face was as white as paper. When he saw the police, Wang Mingwu's chapped mouth opened and closed. He wanted the police to rescue the boy who was taken away, but he couldn't make any sound now. As soon as his vision went dark, he fainted.

When he woke up, he was lying in the infirmary of the police station with a needle in his hand and glucose nutrient solution being continuously pumped into his body.

He stood up feebly, which also alerted the police on the side. A female police officer came over, looked at Wang Mingwu and said, "Kid, how do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Wang Mingwu thought for a moment and said, "Is Tian Ge okay?"

The policeman asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Is Tian Ge the name of the little boy who was kidnapped with you? Do you know where he is now? We didn't find him where we found you."

Wang Mingwu said eagerly: "He was taken away alone. I don't know where they took him."

The female police officer comforted him: "It's okay. He must be okay. Children, do you have your parents' contact information? We will help you contact your parents."

Wang Mingwu shook his head and said: "I have no parents. I live with Wang Limin. Her phone number is 1386..."

Wang Mingwu reported Wang Limin's phone number skillfully, and then the policewoman went out and returned to the room after a while.

After much hesitation, the female police officer looked at Wang Mingwu and said: "We contacted the number you just gave us... However, Ms. Wang Limin, three days ago, was arrested for riding a bicycle at an intersection not far away. He ran a red light and was hit by a taxi that was traveling normally. He was later sent to the hospital, but rescue efforts were ineffective..."

When Wang Mingwu heard this, he fell silent. Although he had not read the book, he still understood what the woman in front of him said immediately. He blinked and stared down at his hands. It was still the same. He felt uncomfortable. He should feel sad when he felt sad, but he couldn't feel anything.

After a long time, the policewoman saw that Wang Mingwu had not spoken. She thought that he was too young and did not fully understand her words. She thought about it and retreated first, leaving Wang Mingwu alone for a while.

After the policewoman went out, Wang Mingwu sat there for a long time.

After that, the policewoman took Wang Mingwu and cremated Wang Limin's body together.

Seeing Wang Limin's tattered body burned to ashes, Wang Mingwu stood aside and watched intently.

The female police officer on the side looked at Wang Mingwu and said: "Children, we have found clues about the group of people who kidnapped you in the past two days, but they have all gone to other cities, and one of them has gone abroad. , we captured one of them, and according to his account, another child was accidentally poisoned by their drug, and they cremated his body on the spot..."

Wang Mingwu raised his head and looked at the policewoman, silent for a long time. Finally, he turned back to stare ahead and nodded lightly.

The policewoman thought for a while and then said: "What will you do next? We have tried our best to contact your family, but they...otherwise I will send you to an orphanage, where there will be many children to accompany you..."

Wang Mingwu just stood there blankly, making the policewoman feel sad for a while.

The female police officer's name is Zhu Hui. She is only 26 years old and has just graduated from the police academy. She is the best age for a girl. She is 175cm tall, has a tall figure, a delicate face, short black hair, and is full of youthful vitality.

Zhu Hui had actually asked the leader for instructions. The leader wanted to send the little boy to an orphanage or see if he could find someone to adopt him.

After a long time, Zhu Hui took the little boy back to the police station. Finally, she made up her mind. She leaned over and looked at Wang Mingwu and asked seriously: "Kid, look at it, otherwise, you can follow me in the future. Although I have never taken care of children, I will try my best and you can treat me as your sister. If you have no objection, just nod."

Wang Mingwu raised his head, staring at Zhu Hui's face with dull eyes, dazed. After a moment, he nodded gently. He could feel that the elder sister in front of him was a good person.

When Zhu Hui saw the little boy, she nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. She touched the little boy's head, said a few gentle words, turned and left the office to fill out the adoption information.

Soon, after several procedures, Zhu Hui became the little boy's guardian with great satisfaction.

On this day, she took a day off and took the little boy to buy clothes and eat a big meal. Then she took the little boy to her home. The house was not big, only about fifty square meters, with one room and one room. The hall is very warmly decorated. It is located at the subway entrance of the inner ring road. It is quite valuable. Zhu Hui’s father bought the house for investment when he was young. It has never been sold. It is not far from where Zhu Hui worked after graduation. It is just right. Now I live with my daughter.

After a period of time, the two got along very well. The little boy was very sensible, never caused trouble, and would take the initiative to help clean up the housework.

Zhu Hui also considered the problem of the little boy going to school. While she was working, she was thinking of ways to settle the little boy. The difficulty caused Zhu Hui to break her legs and use up all her connections.

Finally, it was almost done. On the day of collecting the certificate, Zhu Hui excitedly went to get the certificate after work. The moment she got the certificate, she felt a sense of accomplishment and was very happy.

On the way back, Zhu Hui also bought fried chicken and hummed happily.

On the other side, Wang Mingwu waited at home until ten o'clock in the evening, but Zhu Hui did not come back.

Finally, there was a knock on the door of the house. Wang Mingwu lay down on the peephole and saw two male policemen in police uniforms.

Wang Mingwu opened the door. The two male policemen looked at Wang Mingwu and said indifferently: "Children, listen carefully to what we are going to say next. Sister Zhu Hui has been sent to a very far away place. She can't be there with you." "I'm sorry for you. Before she leaves, let us give this to you," the policeman on the left said, taking out the little boy's ID card from his pocket and handing it over.

The little boy took the ID card and looked at it in a daze.

The male policeman continued: "Don't worry, Sister Zhu Hui, I left you some money and found a place for you. You pack your things and we will take you there tonight. You will definitely like it." .”

Wang Mingwu raised his head and looked at the policeman and said, "Can you take me to see Sister Zhu?"

The policeman was silent for a few seconds and said, "Sister Zhu, you left in a hurry and you are no longer here."

Wang Mingwu repeated: "Can you take me to see Sister Zhu?"

The policeman who had been talking was suddenly at a loss for words. A younger male policeman behind him said angrily: "What are you seeing? Don't you understand people? Hurry up and pack your things and follow us."

The policeman in front glared at the policeman in the back who was talking and told him to be honest, he was just a child.

The young policeman behind him snorted coldly and stopped talking.

The old policeman also sighed in his heart, what a good girl, she will be gone if she quits. What’s the use of such honors and second-class merit? After her father heard the news, he cried so hard that there was no use.

Afterwards, two policemen helped pack the little boy's few belongings and took him to the Chenguang Orphanage more than ten kilometers away.

When they arrived at the orphanage, the old policeman said hello to Dean Zhang inside, and after a few brief words, the little boy was left standing alone in the yard.

Dean Zhang is 58 years old this year, and his height of 172cm cannot be said to be very tall, but his whole body looks like a child with long hair and a youthful face, giving people a very energetic feeling.

This orphanage was founded by him and has a history of more than 20 years. Groups of children have come out of it. However, now that living conditions have improved, there are fewer and fewer homeless children. Yes, Dean Zhang is also very pleased with this.

Dean Zhang came to the little boy, looked at him with a smile and said: "Kid, this will be your home from now on. You will make many friends here, learn many skills, and no one will bully you here. .”

The little boy raised his head and looked at Dean Zhang and said, "I want to see Sister Zhu again. Uncle, can you take me there? Please."

Dean Zhang was speechless for a moment. The previous police officer had already told him the basic situation. The embarrassment on Dean Zhang's face was wiped away in just a few seconds. He said with a smile: "Your sister Zhu, She went to a far away place and it will take a long, long time before she comes back. When you grow up, maybe she will come back. Before that, you have to grow up well and learn some skills so that when you see her in the future, Sister Zhu, she will be very happy, happy that you can have a skill and earn a living by relying on your own hands in this society."

The little boy lowered his head thoughtfully. Finally, he nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you. I will work hard. No matter how long it takes, I am willing to wait for her to come back."

Afterwards, Dean Zhang arranged a place for the little boy to live and let him get to know a few other children briefly.

In the following period, the little boy carefully completed the tasks assigned by the yard every day, cleaning, completing homework, and doing laundry and vegetables.

However, several other children in the courtyard have never been interested in seeing him. They think he just doesn't look pleasing to the eye, and he looks so strange despite being expressionless all day long.

From time to time, several children would bully and tease the dean when he was away, such as deliberately messing up the little boy's newly made bed, or stealing one of the little boy's shoes, or catching bugs and putting them on his bed. On the head, etc.

However, every time, the little boy had no reaction. After a few times, the children who teased him found it boring and stopped paying attention to him.

The little boy lived a peaceful life for a long time. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. One night, during a typhoon, a huge storm roared like evil ghosts. The orphanage originally sent the children back to the dormitory early. Inside, the doors and windows were locked. As a result, when the wind and rain were not particularly strong at first, two or three of the usually naughty children ran out and played in the rain. Someone took the lead, and many children ran out behind them. .

The little boy silently looked at the children outside the room. He tried to tell the people in the dormitory not to go out because it was dangerous outside, but no one paid attention to him.

The typhoon outside suddenly became violent, and several children were blown to pieces by the wind. Only then did they feel scared and began to scream for help.

However, it was already too late. Dean Zhang and the two teachers in the orphanage heard the noise outside. When they braved the wind and rain and came to the downstairs of the children's dormitory, in front of them, several children were swept away. It went up in the air and fell to the ground again. When they desperately brought the children back to the dormitory building, several children were already dead.

A few hours later, the ambulance arrived late. On a typhoon day, it was really blocked outside. After inspection by the ambulance staff, all the children were dead.

After hearing the result, Dean Zhang lost his balance and fell to the ground. He suddenly aged more than ten years and finally fainted.

Afterwards, Dean Zhang counted after waking up and found that there were 28 children in total. A total of 19 children died this time, leaving 9 children.

Dean Zhang himself also fell into a coma. After a hospital examination, he learned that a tumor in his body suddenly worsened. The doctor told him that he might not have much time left and asked him to receive treatment. He might still have a year or two.

Finally, Director Zhang closed the orphanage and sent the remaining children to another orphanage.

In the next three years, the little boy never stayed in an orphanage for more than three months. Natural and man-made disasters continued, and he moved to one orphanage after another.

Because there were so many times, people spread rumors that disasters would happen wherever he went, and that he was a disaster star who would kill everyone around him. As a result, no orphanage dared to accept him.

The little boy was already 10 years old at that time, and he felt that he might really be a disaster star.

He was alone and without a penny, wandering the streets of Shanghai. When he was sleepy, he would find a corner to sleep. When he was hungry, he would look through the garbage thrown out by restaurants.

Occasionally, kind-hearted people would ask him why he didn't go home and if he needed help, and wanted to give him some money, but he was afraid of bringing disaster to these kind-hearted people who helped him, so he stayed away.

Back to the present time, the little boy was shivering in the ruined temple. He took out a paper ball from his pocket with two buns wrapped in it. He picked it up from the trash can behind the bun shop. He sipped it slowly. He ate one of them and wrapped the other one again. After eating, he was satisfied and fell asleep lightly against the wall.

The little boy slept until 06:30 in the afternoon. It was getting dark before he woke up.

The little boy carefully ate the last bun. He slowly arrived outside several restaurants where he often went. He skillfully searched through several trash cans and found nothing edible, but he was not angry either. He quietly came to a deserted corner and sat down against the wall.

Time passed by minute by second until it was past ten o'clock in the evening. The little boy saw a young couple and threw half a hamburger into the trash can.

After the little boy waited for the two people to leave, he walked over and picked out the hamburger. He patted it gently and patted away some of the garbage on it. He took out the hamburger and wrapped it in a newspaper. For dinner tonight, Now that we have settled down, we don’t have to go hungry today.

After that, the little boy waited for a few more hours before picking up a few cookies, but he was already satisfied.

He took the food and returned to the ruined temple. After eating half of the hamburger, he fell asleep quietly again.

This is what he looks like today, and what he looks like every day during this year of wandering.

This year, he rarely goes out during the day because there are many people outside during the day. Now he doesn't dare to contact others for fear of causing disaster to strangers. More sleep can also reduce unnecessary consumption.

After being out of the sun for a long time and suffering from malnutrition, the little boy's body became thinner and paler, and his height also stagnated.

However, the little boy didn't care about this.

During this year, it was Sister Zhu who gave him the motivation to live. He must live so that he can see Sister Zhu again in the future. Otherwise, when Sister Zhu comes back, he will be very sad if he cannot see him.