Settled in the sweet spot

Coming from the livable Zhongshi to the scorching Africa, the special security team is adapting to this foreign land with high-intensity endurance. The Kasha team obviously welcomes their friends, and the two teams have a great time. Xu also seems to have made new friends.

After returning from patrol, An Xu sat in the board room and sprayed toilet water on his legs. The bugs here are hard to guard against, after all, there is a risk of infectious diseases.But no matter how careful they are, they cannot completely avoid mosquito bites.

Fortunately, they brought enough sprays and potions, and even over time, everyone in the special security team exuded a smell of mosquito repellent or toilet water.

"Help", "Help"

An Xu was scratching the mosquito bag on his leg earnestly, when a human voice he had never heard before came from outside the board room, he put down the toilet water and walked out facing the sound.

Already accustomed to the temperature in Africa, An Xu wore a long-sleeved shirt today to avoid sunburn, and sports shorts on his lower body. After returning from patrol, he took a shower, and now he can temporarily not wear the uniform issued for this period of time.

At this time, he lowered his head, looking at the little boy in front of him holding a little big milk dog in his arms.

This little boy looks to be only eight or nine years old, with dark red skin, a pair of unusually big eyes, round and big, black and white, and the little curly hair on his head is fluffy, which looks bigger than the little black one in his arms. The dog's fur is even softer. On the contrary, the little boy's mouth is dry and cracked.

However, this cute little boy had no clothes on his upper body, a pair of dirty trousers with a few holes in his lower body, and a pair of bare feet stepped on the sandy ground with his soles.

An Xu has learned about the state of the country from Kasha's description. The government army and the non-government army have their own opinions. The worst is the common people. 90.00% of the citizens in Pakistan are poor.

However, the slums, large and small, insisted on giving birth to a large number of children. There were countless little guys like him without clothes and shoes in this land.

"hi~"

An Xu squatted down on his knees, smiled and greeted the little boy holding the milk dog in front of him, took out two pieces of bubble gum in the pocket of his shorts with one hand, opened his palms to him, and said in English.

"Your dog companion is so cute."

An Xu saw that the little boy was not afraid of him, but he did not accept the little gift he offered even though he was hugging the dog, so he took the initiative to peel off the wrapping paper for him.

"Do you need my help?"

The bubble gum was successfully stuffed into the little boy's mouth. An Xu smiled like a spring breeze. He watched the kid in front of him nod to him, and then hugged his puppy to signal him.

The little milk dog with its eyes closed and howling "Wooooooo" has a rapid chest heave, either sick or lack of food and drink.

"It's starving to death." The little boy answered An Xu in English.

"Can you give him something to eat? I don't have food for my dog ​​at home."

An Xu understood, he stood up and patted the little boy on the shoulder to tell him to wait, then turned around and went back to the board room to pick up his things. After a while, An Xu bent over in front of the little boy with two foldable ponytails and some food.

They sat on the pony, one big and one small, and An Xu hugged the puppy from the boy's arms. He won the boy's trust and captured the boy's innocence and sincerity when facing himself.

Opening the chocolate bread and tearing a piece to feed to the dog, An Xu handed the bread to the little boy to beckon him to eat it himself. This bread is the only chocolate bread among all the breads.

There was another one that everyone was reluctant to eat and gave it to Xie Xiaoshan, who was underage. The rest of the bread was special black bread that was hard and rough.

Most children can't resist the temptation to eat. An Xu looked at the boy's bright eyes staring at the bread but didn't stretch out his hand. He looked like a little match seller on Christmas Eve envious of a family having a big meal by the fire. .

The little boy sat obediently on the saddle with his legs together. At this time, his ten toes shrank together, as cute as a black cat tightening its paws.

He shook his head and stuck out his tongue towards An Xu. There was a whole piece of bubble gum lying on the tongue, and the little boy took it as chewing gum.

His heart was sore and sore, and the smile on the corner of An Xu's mouth was a bit bitter. He shook his head at the boy distressedly, and took out the wrapping paper that he habitually took back in his pocket.

"Chewing it will taste better, and you can also blow bubbles. Your little guy can't finish this bread. Help me eat it, and then I will teach you to blow bubbles."

He gestured to the boy to spit out the candy first.

The boy is very smart, his accent is much lighter than that of Kasha, he took the wrapping paper and spit out the bubble gum, took An Xu's bread, he licked his dry lips, took a bite carefully, and shared it with his dog This is delicious like never before.

He took a bite and chewed for a long time before swallowing it. An Xu then handed him the mineral water that had been unscrewed from the bottle cap. The boy repeated the gesture just now, holding the water bottle in his two small black hands and gurgling. drink.

After taking this sip, the water was reduced by half, and An Xu heard the little boy say another heart-wrenching sentence.

"There is no grain of sand in this water, can I take it home for my mother to drink?"

"sure, you can".

After hearing what he said, An Xu suddenly answered like a dream. He almost forgot that this is Africa, and the poor here are used to muddy soup in puddles and puddles.

"Woo, woo~" There was a faint movement in his arms, An Xu lowered his head, the little milk dog finished eating the bread, and left the part with the chocolate sauce untouched, the little guy also opened his eyes, shiny black.

An Xu thought of Sixi for a moment. That golden retriever was probably as cute as this little one when he was young. He poured a little water in his palm and let the puppy lick and drink it. The legs are about to crawl down the ground.

After eating the bread, the little boy took the initiative to introduce himself to An Xu. His name was Aken. The special security team passed by his house on the way of patrolling. He had seen An Xu and the others several times.

This little dog was born by his big dog. There was no food in the house. In the end, the big dog was roasted by his father. The little milk dog escaped temporarily because he didn’t have much meat. Aken didn’t want his dog to starve to death. Went a long way to find this.

When An Xu heard this, he smiled handsomely, stroked Aken's fluffy hair and praised him as a smart kid, and he was very successful in finding someone to help him.

When Aken was about to leave, An Xu packed several breads and mineral water in bags for him to take home. Aken bowed down to thank An Xu, and turned around holding the angry puppy and lifted his feet. Xu stopped.

An Xu saw the soles of Aken's feet, which were covered with a layer of calluses, but they could not be covered, and there were still cracks. The cracks were very large, and there were sand and dust hidden in them. Aken is 13 years old this year. He was so thin and small because of lack of food and malnutrition, but his feet have been so vicissitudes.

When he came out of the board room again, An Xu took a pair of desert combat boots tied together with shoelaces in his hand. The equipment issued by the United Nations was in duplicate. At least it's better to have bad shoes than to hurt your feet.

But Aken refused to accept Anxu's gift, Anxu had already given him so much food, Aken was determined not to want Anxu's new boots, Anxu had to go back to the board room to find a bucket.

"We don't have enough water, you can take me to fetch water and shoes as a reward for thanking you."

Aken accepted it, and An Xu put on his boots and tied the laces for him.

An Xu flicked the brand new toe with his fingers, and An Xu was very satisfied, but not much. With the quality of this thing, Aken can still wear it for another two or three years.

When He Zheng came back from the headquarters with an open hood, he watched An Xu carrying a plastic bucket and a boy wearing a pair of big boots walking towards their patrol route. The two exchanged glances not far away. He Zheng watched Seeing Aken go to see An Xu again, An Xu smiled mischievously at him.

Under the leadership of Aken, An Xu walked three kilometers before reaching the place where nearby residents fetched water. Looking at the puddle in front of him, which was only half the size of a basketball court, he fell into silence again.

Standing next to it are two crooked-neck trees that have been fused together, and there are a few boys and girls about the size of Aken squatting on the edge to catch water.

An Xu looked at the water containers in their hands: a plastic bucket of a certain brand of car lubricants, a cement jar with several holes missing, and a manure scoop used by domestic vegetable farmers to fertilize...

Looking down at the big bucket that Aken had snatched to catch the water, An Xu was startled to realize how rich he was, and at the same time felt more distressed for these unfortunate children.

Aken is skillful, holding the bucket in his hand and pouring the cleanest water in the puddle. An Xu squats beside him and looks at the puddle in front of him, suffering from wind, rain, mosquitoes, It's no wonder that infectious diseases are rampant here.

A bucket of water was quickly filled. Aken lifted the bucket with one hand. An Xu returned the dog to him. By the way, he caught a glimpse of the water received by other children. The water Aken poured in was the cleanest. The grains of sand can be counted clearly.

"see you later."

"Goodbye." Aken turned around and walked with the children fetching water. An Xu looked at them, and the thin backs of this group seemed particularly stubborn.

It was already dark when An Xu returned to the station with a bucket of water. He put the bucket behind the door of the room and went to the engineering brigade for dinner. The youngest in the cafeteria.

After washing the tableware and going back to rest, An Xu opened his mouth when he saw Tang Sancai's legs soaked in the water Aken poured.

As soon as Tang Sancai looked up, he saw An Xu smiling helplessly at him. He rubbed his feet at the bottom of the bucket, thinking that the water must have been used wrong.

Turning his eyes, he added: "Is it okay if I drink it? It's okay to wash your face, it won't be wasted."

An Xu was instantly laughed at by this darling, punched Tang Sancai in the chest, and joked, "You are allowed to boil it for drinking."

The two looked at each other and smiled, An Xu went around him to look through his backpack in the cabinet, and after a while, he heard Tang Sancai muttering in the corner behind him—"Strange, what about that bread, who ate the leftover chocolate bread... "

The next day was patrolling in the afternoon again, and when the time came, An Xu walked to the convertible, and He Zheng, who was about to open the door and held a satellite phone, called him to stop him.

"You don't need to go on patrol today, pack up, and the brothers from the engineering brigade will take you to the headquarters in a while."

"..."

small theater:

An Xu: I am indeed very rich. I have a gentle mother, a super rich grandfather, and a group of Sand Sculpture Brothers...

He Zheng: cough cough,

An Xu: There is also a second-hand apprentice, although he is not very reliable...

He Zheng: Cough cough cough,

An Xu: I told you not to smoke all the time, look, cough. →_→

He Zheng: What else?

An Xu: ...Oh, there is also a dumb boyfriend who can't speak well and only coughs (￣▽￣)σ

He Zheng: (￣ェ￣) I smoke,