Why not hang yourself on the southeast tree

A group of people came in wrapped in cold wind and left breathing out hot air.

He was in a hurry, fearing that the old lady he had finally found would catch a cold and fall sick.

Only the old man with a haggard face standing at the door walked straight in and bowed deeply to the old man in shabby clothes.

【Thanks! 】

【Prosperous! 】

【You’re welcome! 】

Seeing that the other person couldn't get up, the old man hurried forward to help him.

His fingernails were trimmed cleanly and had been rubbed with snow, so they were not dirty, but just as cold as ice, making the other person shiver.

The man looked at the old man inconspicuously, then saw the neatly stacked bedding in the corner. He turned around and left without saying anything.

In less than a minute, he picked up a thick military coat that was still warm from his body temperature, stuffed it directly into the old man's arms with a gesture that did not allow any rejection, and turned around and left.

The car outside started, and the white snow was instantly melted into black water by the exhaust gas.

【Prosperous! 】

Old man, they are gone.

Snowflakes were flying diagonally in large clusters, and ten meters away, they gradually became blurred.

The military coat was big, long and thick. When it was opened, it could cover the old man's neck and below.

His pockets were bulging with several packages of stuff.

When he took it out, there was roast chicken and beer, a handful of coins and some whole money, and a large flowered vest from Northeast China that seemed to have been taken from a child.

The old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and picked up the floral vest first, which was obviously not his size.

[Little guy, this is just right for you to wear, so you don't have to shiver when you get hot. ]

【Prosperous! 】

What a beautiful flower! I'm dizzy!

The old man quickly put it on for me without giving me a chance to refuse. The clothes were indeed still warm and very warm to the heart.

However, this color is hard to describe...

I have never seen such "evil" clothes. They pulled my fierce dog temperament to the bottom and turned me into a cute dog. Everyone who saw me wanted to come over and touch my dog ​​head...

Look at the way the old man looks at me...

He really pulled my dog's head...

[Wang! If it wasn't really warm, I would jump up and scratch you with my claws! ]

【Hahahahaha! 】

The old man was not surprised to hear what the dog was thinking and laughed happily.

The staff member at the other end of the surveillance camera pulled the collar of his coat closer, even though he had been instructed by his superiors to deal with any homeless people staying overnight in a timely manner.

What does processing mean?!

Isn't it just expulsion? !

He is a flesh-and-blood person and cannot do such a thing. Moreover, this old man is so poor that he has no clothes to wear, but he still has the kindness to help the elderly. The ugly dog ​​at his feet is dressed more warmly than him.

【Prosperous! 】

Who are you calling ugly? ! If you are a man, say it again [○?｀Д′? ○]

Roast chicken is eaten cold. There was a man and a dog, one gnawing on the chicken legs and the other on the skeleton. Only the beer was monopolized by the old man, and no matter how the dog begged, he would not let him drink it.

After eating and drinking, the old man felt sleepy. He cleaned up the garbage, opened the door and went out to throw it into the trash can. When he came back, the empty room was still filled with the lingering smell of chicken.

He was a little dazed, and his arms, stiff from the cold, pulled his military coat over himself.

[Go to sleep, go to sleep~]

【Wang~】

I squeezed into the empty space he specially reserved for me and was hugged tightly.

So warm.

The only one who had a good night's sleep was a dog lying on his back, snoring heartlessly.

The old man was sleeping in the middle of the night. Once the chilblains on the soles of his feet healed, he felt itchy and kept rubbing his soles against each other.

He gritted his teeth and his face turned red, he really wanted to cut off his foot.

He couldn't make a fire indoors, otherwise his cotton boots, whose toes were already exposed, would have to be turned over and warmed.

【well……】

He sighed and didn't want to wake the dog up, so he simply stretched out his feet and exposed them to the air. The frostbite couldn't withstand the heat, so he had to fight poison with poison.

Fortunately, this trick works.

The free WiFi at the Chinese medicine store next door was open, and the phone in his pocket was connected to the signal and vibrated continuously.

The old man only paid the minimum fee for his precious mobile phone, and the data traffic was not enough. He would only take a look at the messages in the group when he came across free WiFi.

The name of the group is [My child, please come back soon!], and there has been no notification of new members in the past few months.

There are over 999 unread messages in the history, so many that I can’t finish reading them even if I climb the stairs for several hours.

The old man's eyes were sore and he could only search for keywords and jump around, such as looking for relatives, thirty, and female.

Why travel all the way north?

Because half a year ago, the organization had reliable information -

A middle-aged father who had been searching for his son for many years met a woman who looked somewhat like the old man in a village in Jixi. She was also about thirty-five or thirty-six years old.

Those photos that are always pinned to the top of the group album are so vivid that everyone can remember them even with their eyes closed. But when they suddenly come across them in real life, it takes a while for them to react.

It’s a pity that the middle-aged father didn’t take the photo, but he was very sure that the woman he met was very similar to the old man in the photo when he was young.

Well, the daughter looks like her father, there's nothing wrong with that.

With thick eyebrows, small eyes, a square face and a pair of big ears that stick out, he is very recognizable.

His cell phone was running low on battery, so he followed the trend, typed congratulations after the good news, and then immediately turned off the phone.

[Well, the day when I will announce the good news is not far away! ]

He secretly encouraged himself, closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

After a night of howling north wind, the daytime looked particularly bright against the backdrop of white snow on the ground.

The self-service bank has not yet welcomed its first batch of customers today.

A man and a dog were sleeping in each other's arms.

I slept until noon, and a loud [Gu~~~~~~~~]

【Wang?! 】

I was awakened from my dream, jumped up, and in panic jumped onto the old man's lower abdomen, pressing him so hard that he screamed.

[Oh my dear, please come down quickly. You almost made me pee my pants...]

The old man jumped up, and his movements were faster than ever before. He put on his shoes quickly and ran out.

The snow outside the door is already half a person high.

Well, don’t worry about having nowhere to rest today, because you can’t leave at all.

The shift in the monitoring room has already changed, and there is a small note in the staff's shift handover booklet -

[It's cold, they like to be clean, don't worry about it! ]

In the surveillance footage, the old man was packing his bedding after freeing up his memory. Was he staying in someone else's place? He thought it would be better to keep it tidy so as not to be an eyesore.

The dog was also wearing a flowery vest and squatting obediently against the wall, only its little head kept turning around following the old man's movements.

The staff member nodded. He had not folded the quilt on his bed in the dormitory since the weather got cold. This old man was a very particular person.

So he really didn't care.

After noon, the sky became dark again and heavy snow was everywhere.

[I just counted it. With the money the family gave us yesterday, we still have more than 300 yuan. I will go find some drinkable water. There are still a few cold and hard biscuits and steamed buns in my bag. I can barely get by for a few days.]

【Prosperous! 】

[You must not get sick, we must all be well...]

The hot air from the old man's words sprayed onto the glass. I raised my paw and drew a heart.

All good.