Why not hang yourself on the southeast tree

【Prosperous! 】

I came back to my senses from the old man's fragmented memories and strongly suggested that he take me with him next time he goes out.

If I meet that useless old lady again, I will scare her to death!!!

I'm a bulldog!!!

The old man still had his hand on the dog's head. Suddenly, he made eye contact with the dog, and five big words popped up in his mind:

[I am a fierce dog!!!]

He was so frightened that he fell to the ground and almost spilled the bubbling fish soup.

I rolled my eyes at him. What's so surprising? It's just a forced mind-reading skill. As long as you touch my head and look at me, it will be automatically activated.

Tsk, you said you eat more salt than I eat bones? !

You are bragging!

After a long while, the old man patted his chest and sat up. The weather was getting colder, the ground was cool, and he was wearing thin clothes, so his butt was uncomfortable.

[I am hallucinating because I am too hungry, right? ]

【Prosperous! 】

I shook my head, decisively rejecting his foolish idea of ​​self-deception.

[Then, if you really have some magical power, can you help me find my daughter? ! ]

His eyes suddenly brightened up, he pounced on the dog, grabbed the dog's ears and stared into its wet eyes.

[Wang! I don't know your daughter, how can I find her? ! Haven't you ever thought of asking the police for help? Isn't there a DNA comparison that can quickly identify the target from the list of abducted children who have been registered? Are you stupid for looking for a needle in a haystack? Oh, I'm so anxious...]

The old man was embarrassed to hear this series of mumblings. Is this a dog spirit or a chatterbox? !

[After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the law prohibiting animals from becoming spirits is no longer effective, right? 】

Unconsciously, the old man blurted out these words from his heart.

[Wang! Bah, I'm not a dog spirit, I'm Wang Defa! **+-**@￥%&*……]

I want to say more, but the following words are automatically muted...

Damn dog judge, I didn’t say any banned words, you are such an inhuman being!

The old man was a little confused when he heard this. What does "You son of a bitch, you are such a nobody!" mean? !

Very good, the judge had the foresight to mute all the words related to the underworld to ensure that the secrets were not leaked.

[Hey, do you think I haven't called the police?! The police would scratch their heads when they saw me... No news is also good news, at least the person is still alive. ]

[Wang! You have been chasing clues for so many years and have made yourself live like this. Don't you regret it? ]

The old man really seemed to need someone to listen to him. The dog's eyes were so clear and pure, what was there for him to be afraid of? !

[It’s a pity that I can’t find her. I’m already 69 years old. She was only 7 years old when she was stolen. She was in the second grade of elementary school. Thirty years have passed. She should have a child now...]

[Wang! I guess you married and had children late in your life. ]

[Well, I listened to my mother's advice and went on a blind date when I was 30. We got married within two months. She gave birth the following year. I married late on purpose, and having children late was purely accidental. If her mother hadn't liked me that time, I don't think I would have gotten married after I was 40.]

[Good luck! Your mother must have talked about it a lot, and she quietly lit a candle for you when you were young and ignorant. Don't thank me too much. ]

[…You, are really too much like a human…]

The old man suddenly let go of the hand that was holding the dog's head and went to stir the fish soup. The water in the pot was almost boiled dry by the fire.

【Wow——】

He poured another bucket of water, and the soup quickly turned from milky white to turbid, and the only bit of color in its flavor and aroma was washed away.

【Prosperous! 】

The fish soup is really unpalatable, it smells fishy and the tendons are not removed.

The old man even forgot to remove such an important thing as the fish gills.

Haha, a man and a dog sat opposite each other, shaking their heads because of drinking.

It is impossible to waste. Just close your eyes and stretch your neck and you can always get enough water.

In the next few days, the weather quickly changed from late autumn to winter, and it was completely unbearable to stay under the bridge.

The old man ran several times, packed up the pile of junk, and dragged it to the recycling station.

The owner of the purchasing station is also an old acquaintance. He still carefully checks whether there is water in the bottles that have not been flattened, and whether the cardboard is wet and adulterated. He picks out a few pieces of foam boards that were accidentally wrapped and throws them aside.

The old man rubbed his hands and breathed hard due to the cold.

【Prosperous! 】

I was full of energy, so I quietly rubbed against his legs to give him some warmth.

The boss weighed the items he had checked one by one, and his wife counted them on the side. At the end, they totaled them up and checked them three times with a calculator.

【18 yuan! 】

【Prosperous? 】

so little? !

impossible! ! !

I have never been to school, don't lie to me!

[Hey, no, no, there are two bundles of rusty wire here. I forgot to calculate the money...]

The boss moved his feet away sheepishly, revealing the neatly bundled wire that was inadvertently covered by the foam board.

【Prosperous? 】

My suspicious eyes swept up and down mercilessly, making this evil boss, who had a guilty conscience and wanted to cheat the old man out of his money, turn pale.

Oh, I stamped my feet in anger.

Stomp stomp stomp stomp.

The ground is covered with plum blossom marks left by my stomping.

I don’t know how many times the old man has been cheated. He is like a soft bun and doesn’t fight when he should.

The iron wire looks a lot, but without weighing it, it only costs seven dollars and twelve cents.

There are both zeros and integers.

The total amount is twenty-five dollars and twelve cents.

Since I didn't have two cents, the boss generously took a cigarette from his ear and handed it to me.

【Prosperous! 】

The scrap collector is indeed rich, with at least tens of thousands of dollars in his bulging pocket.

【Prosperous! 】

I'm so greedy! I want to lead the old man on the road to wealth!

The northwest wind swirled towards me and blew right into my big mouth before I could close it.

What a nice northwest wind that tastes like chicken legs, strong and filling!

I was in a bad mood all the way back to the bridge tunnel.

I finally settled into a home, but now I have to move again. I feel a bit unhappy.

The old man packed his bedding and pulled out a bicycle rack without a seat or wheels from the corner.

He ran to the thatch pile at the other end and dug out two more wheels. After some clanking and tinkering, he installed them on the frame.

【Prosperous? 】

I followed his movements, moving my head left and right.

After a while, there was still no seat.

My goodness, you can only stand up and pedal it like a mountain bike, right?

If you forget that there is no cushion, you will be pierced...

[Woo——]

I tucked my tail between my legs and took two steps back.

Don't ask me to take the bus, I won't.

I don't want to cry on my bike.

The old man glanced at the strange dog. He wondered what kind of nonsense this guy was mumbling in his mind. That look in his eyes really deserved a beating.

The road out from under the bridge was very steep and rugged. The old man and I had to work very hard to drag the car and luggage up.

He was so tired that he fell to the ground, gasping for breath, like a dead dog.

Even the northwest wind couldn't blow away the heat rising from our bodies.

The old man put his hand on the dog's head and looked into its eyes. As expected, he heard a series of wheezing and cursing complaints, and he laughed so hard that tears came to his eyes.