Chapter 22 Happy Birthday
She looked at the sinkhole and looked very happy.
It was as if she couldn't feel the pain and didn't care about the wounds on her body at all.
She smiled as if no one was watching, and then touched her somewhat deflated belly.
"I'm so hungry... I finally survived, so I have to reward myself with two vegetarian steaks!" As she said this, she dug into her pocket, and then her body froze.
"Eh? Eh?! Eh?!!" She looked at her pocket in horror, only to find that the pocket of her cheap shorts had been torn at some point, and the money she had sewn into the pocket with needlework had disappeared.
Oh no, it’s not all gone. There are still two steel pendants hanging stubbornly on the inner pocket of the pocket.
One yuan each, fifty cents each, a total of one yuan and five cents.
"My little money..."
She muttered to herself as if no one was watching, and then quickly looked down towards the sinkhole, trying to see the 226 yuan and 50 cents that fell out of her leaked pocket.
But obviously, it can't be seen.
There was a hesitant look on her face, as if she was hesitating whether to climb down and look for it.
Since the tiankeng is caused by a subsidence of the ground, and the center of the bottom is the door to the spiritual realm, the tiankeng is operated in the air and is constructed with professional equipment such as workers' slings and cranes. There is only a circle of scaffolding along the inner edge of the tiankeng for fixation.
It took her a whole night to climb up, and she didn't want to climb up again...
But the 226 yuan and 50 cents was something she had saved for a long time. She wanted to use the money to buy herself a small mobile phone. The previous old phone was crushed when it was hit by a car and had to be replaced.
For more than two hundred yuan, how many bottles do you have to pick up...
Her original joyful mood was diluted a lot, but looking at the only one and a half yuan left in her hand, she was silent for a moment and actually smiled again.
"Fortunately, I have one and five yuan left, so I can still buy two vegetarian steaks!"
"But you have to clean yourself first."
As she said that, she jumped up and ran outside.
Along the way, even though her body was covered in blood, even though her body was covered in mud, even though there were people coming and going on the road, even though there were often people stopping here to watch the construction of the sinkhole, no one looked at her.
It's as if she doesn't exist...
She first returned to the place she called home and washed her bath and clothes by a stream not far away.
After washing herself, she was all white. Her skin, eyelashes, and hair were all pure white.
However, those scars and scabbed wounds made her look a little ferocious...
She put on a new set of cheap clothes and went out happily.
But she didn't go to the bun shop immediately.
Although she was very hungry, she only had one dollar and a half to eat, so she decided to save it until evening and use this time to work.
What work do you do?
There are many, such as picking up bottles, picking up waste paper boxes, or walking around to see if there is any furniture that others have thrown away.
One by one at noon, she picked up a lot of bottles and waste paper boxes.
She put it away skillfully and took it home, preparing to exchange it for money the next day.
This is her main source of income.
After doing all this, the wounds on her body have almost recovered. You must know that these wounds were still oozing blood in the morning. Now even the scabs have fallen off, leaving only faint scars. If Zhang Tianyan and others know about it, I am afraid they will
My jaw dropped.
How resilient is this?
However, this powerful recovery power also requires energy support. It took nearly half a day to recover from the injury, and her stomach was already growling with hunger.
So she decided to have dinner.
Soon, she came to a bun shop. The drawers of large meat buns on the bun shop exuded a sweet smell. She looked at those big buns and couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
But the meat buns cost NT$2.50 each, and the red bean paste buns and vegetable buns only cost NT$5.0 each, but one is not full...
So she shouted to the landlady: "Boss, I want two steamed buns~"
The hospitable landlady greeted the guests with a smile, but never looked at her.
She didn't care at all, but came to the shop, imitating the tone of the landlady, and said: "Okay~"
Then she carefully took off a plastic bag and put it on her hand, and took two steamed buns while the boss lady opened the steamer.
"Fufufu, so hot, so hot~"
"Okay, put the money here."
As she spoke, she put the two coins into the drawer where the landlady kept her money.
Two steamed buns cost one yuan, and a plastic bag costs five cents, which is just right.
Carrying two hot white steamed buns, she walked towards home with a happy face.
From the beginning to the end, neither the proprietress nor the surrounding customers and passers-by glanced at her.
Moreover, plastic bags are free...
It was getting late and she returned home again.
Her home is large because it is an abandoned warehouse.
However, the abandoned warehouse was very clean at this time. The broken bricks and soil had been cleared away, and in a small corner of the warehouse, some furniture was neatly placed.
There are sofas, chairs, and tables.
However, the sofa is covered with patches, one leg of the chair is nailed with a tree and a nail, the table is also padded with bricks, and there are some old and yellowed books on it, and the titles of the books can be vaguely seen.
"Chinese·First Grade Volume 1", "Mathematics·First Grade Volume 1,"...
"Chinese High School Volume 1"......
Other than that, there was a bed made of bricks, with a few faded blankets and neatly folded thin quilts on top.
There is also a cardboard box beside the bed, which contains seasonings such as salt and soy sauce, as well as washing powder and some simple daily necessities.
She came to the table and put down the buns, then lit the candle, and then there was some light in the small corner of the warehouse.
Since the old machine broke down, she can only use this method of lighting.
Then she searched in the box next to the bed and found a bottle of soy sauce that had been used to the bottom.
"We are almost running out of soy sauce again, so we have to buy another bottle." She said to herself, and then dotted the remaining soy sauce on the steamed buns to make the steamed buns turn the brown color of soy sauce, and the vegetarian steak was completed.
She licked her lips and was about to put the steamed bun into her mouth immediately, but then she remembered something and quickly put down the steamed bun, went to get a small candle, inserted it into the steamed bun, and lit it.
The plain steamed buns become small cakes.
Then she stood up and ran to the other side of the table, spreading her arms with a bright face.
"Happy sixteenth birthday to you!"
Then he ran back and clasped his fingers together: "Wow~ thank you!"
He ran over again: "Okay, make a wish quickly, this time your wish will definitely come true!"
He ran back again: "Yeah!"
So she closed her eyes.
The night was dark, and the candlelight swayed slightly due to the wind seeping in from the broken wall of the warehouse.
The light flickers on and off, shining on her face. If it weren't for those tiny scars, you can imagine how delicate this little face would be...
"I hope...someone can see me..."
"Then I treat him to a real steak!"
"Oh, and I've always wanted to go to the amusement park, but it's too expensive..."
"Also, I can get back the 226 yuan and 50 cents, hehe..."
"By the way, I also want a real ID card!"
"Okay, four wishes, any more would be greedy." As she said that, she opened her eyes, blew out the candles, and then happily started to enjoy her own cake.
It was just a cake dipped in soy sauce, but she seemed to enjoy it immensely. She shook it gently while eating it, and hummed with satisfaction.
…
"Happy birthday!" Liao Jie came over with a huge cake, and Zhang Ye's eyes lit up.
Cake Zhang Ye's favorite chocolate mousse cake was sprinkled with almond crumbs and sixteen beautiful colored candles were inserted on it.
Not only the cake, but also a table of delicacies, which were prepared for him by the couple Liao Jie and Zhang Tianyan.
What about shredded pot-wrapped pork, fried chicken with green onions, braised pig's feet, stir-fried okra, squirrel fish...
In short, they are all Zhang Ye’s favorite foods!
After a series of running around, and having been killed by Liao Jie's Spiral Ascension Cub, Zhang Ye could be said to be so hungry that his stomach was pounding, and he could hardly stop drooling.
"Make a wish." Liao Jie urged.
Zhang Ye nodded and clasped his fingers together. After a moment, he opened his eyes. Liao Jie asked curiously: "What did you promise?"
Zhang Ye chuckled: "It won't work if you say it."
"That's right...eat quickly and take a break before eating cake."
"good!"
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Chapter completed!