When I first picked this person up, he wasn't that thin, but he was covered in blood and didn't look much better than he does now.

Seeing how he was determined to die, I even laughed at him and said that a good death is worse than a miserable life. Someone like him who was trying so hard to survive was starving to death. I didn't expect to meet someone who was determined to die.

He just complained that God was unfair, but he didn't expect to be connected with this person.

"You know what, that belt is actually quite valuable. I thought someone wearing tattered clothes wouldn't have anything valuable on him."

At that time, the middle-aged man gave him his belt and asked him to pawn it in exchange for a meal. He was still wondering what kind of nonsense this was. He was almost so poor that he had to eat his belt and chew tree bark, and he could still exchange his belt for money?

But it was indeed very useful. After some bargaining, he quickly changed several dollars and bought a lot of steamed buns. He also kindly gave one to the man.

At first, this man refused to eat and seemed to be seeking death. In the end, he persuaded himself.

How wonderful it is to be alive, even if it is just to reunite with family in the future and say your last words in person?

Seeing that he still had the instinct to survive, Tu Ergou dragged him back and gave him a place to sleep.

He had no medicine to treat the man, but the man was able to bear it on his own without complaining or feeling any pain.

When Tu Ergou had nothing to do, he would chat with him. Most of the time, he would complain about the injustice of the world, and the other party would just listen without saying anything.

Only when he said that there were no good people in the world would he say a few words to tell him that there was still hope for the future.

However, Tu Ergou didn't believe it. If there was really hope, why would he commit suicide?

When he asked back, the man did not give much answer and remained silent.

He continues to do this kind of work every day. Nowadays, the money earned from working is not as much as he makes. He also has the freedom to work, but he gets caught occasionally.

One day, Tu Ergou came back and saw the man on the ground shaking. To be more precise, his whole body was shaking. There were red bloodshot eyes and sweat on his forehead.

Tu Ergou didn't dare to go forward. He kicked the person on the ground and asked if he was okay, but he didn't get an answer. He was afraid that the other person was sick, so he didn't do anything about it at the moment. It was only a long time later that the person recovered.

He asked if it was a disease like epilepsy, but the other party did not answer.

However, he saw that this man seemed normal on weekdays, so he did not throw him out in disgust, but continued to live with him.

From the surrender of Japan to the takeover by the Nationalist government, Tu Ergou did not feel any difference when listening to the news outside. The people were all extremely poor.

Instead, this person kept advising him to wait a little longer, saying that there would be a time for the peaceful reunification of the motherland.

Tu Ergou thought this man was just dreaming. How could there be such a time? Capitalist bureaucrats were all the same kind of people, exploiting and squeezing the labor of the people endlessly.

The two of them continued to live together like this until some time ago when he took this man to beg and heard him shout something, which led to his subsequent contact with Shen Jinzhen to try his luck.

I didn't expect that the two of them actually knew each other. It's fate.

Tu Ergou recalled the story on the side without interrupting.

At this time, Shen Tunan saw his sister crying and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to wipe away Jinzhen's tears, but when he saw the mud on his hands and his dirty palms, he retracted his hand.

"Jinzhen, you are so old, stop crying."

He tried to coax Jin Zhen in the same gentle tone as before, but she was not coaxed away and her crying became louder and louder.

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