Although some people have great confidence in the resilience and adaptability of children, not everyone can quickly accept the changes and gaps in the environment on the first day.
The experience of starvation was only experienced in the snow-capped mountains with Black Dragon, but the memory of that time was as if it did not exist for Ezio. After all, the child was still too young at that time, and he was still in his infancy.
He can't even speak, and can only survive on the blood of creatures that the black dragon occasionally hunts. It goes without saying that a child in a state of severe malnutrition will have memories of anything.
This fat body is the result of someone not imposing any restrictions and allowing his children to eat freely.
After suddenly fleeing that home, Ezio didn't know how he was going to live for a moment. Even if he was hungry, he didn't just want to 'get' something to eat from those bakeries or fruit stalls, but
Starving himself in a masochistic manner to see if anyone would take pity on him, Ezio just walked around the streets in a daze.
Because of the drizzle, Ezio's valuable clothes suddenly lost his appearance. He walked blankly, while instinctively looking for small paths to find. After all, he wanted to be found.
, he still couldn’t be found, and he didn’t quite understand it himself.
Until he was tired and hungry, Ezio never thought about going back. Then he came back to his senses and saw clearly that he had come to a dirty and smelly place. There were many people lying in the corners.
The figures were large and small, and it was hard to tell whether they were dead people or people sleeping there.
At this time, the child's strong adaptability showed up. Ezio found a place where there was no rain and the ground was still dry, and he lay down on his side. He tightened his wet clothes and planned to follow the drowsiness.
He fell asleep with a heavy head. But no matter how sleepy he was, the trouble of an empty stomach still prevented him from falling asleep peacefully. The thunderous sound was extra clear and uncomfortable in such a night.
Just when Ezio curled up, hoping that his unsatisfactory belly would settle down, a small piece of black bread was handed to him. In the dark night, Ezio could only recognize that it was a rather thin figure. Carrying
The dim light from the street at the entrance of the alley made it difficult to see the other person's face.
"Are you hungry? This is for you."
It was a very thin and childish voice. To the current little fat man, it was undoubtedly like the sound of nature. Without thinking much, Ezio took the piece of hard bread and said vaguely: "Thank you.
." Then he swallowed the hard and tasteless piece of black bread wholeheartedly.
At this time, another voice came, with a bit of anger in his tone, saying: "Sister, why did you give something to others to eat? That is your food for tomorrow."
"Brother, he has nothing to eat. He is so pitiful." The little girl said in her childlike voice.
A figure not much taller than the girl who spoke also appeared with his back to the light. The boy wanted to snatch the bread back, but he couldn't reach into someone else's mouth to take out the eaten food. So he gave up, just
He pulled his little sister back and lectured her: "You deserve to be hungry tomorrow. Go to bed early and don't let anyone rob you of that dry land."
"Okay, brother."
The brother and sister just held hands and walked back to the shadows, where they would sleep tonight. Although Ezio wanted to follow, in the end he stayed where he was and fell back to the position he had found before.
Staying in that home, Ezio actually didn't learn anything. He had written down the proper etiquette and common sense of ordinary people, and almost everything the magician said or others said.
Just because he remembers it, it doesn't mean he will follow it. Not to mention that he also hopes for more attention and care, so he will naturally think of some ways to attract others' attention.
It just seemed that he was a child that no one cared about after all. In his self-pity, Ezio fell into a deep sleep. The reason why he could fall asleep was not only because he was really tired, but also because of the hard piece of black bread.
It’s a must. Foods made from whole grains are difficult to digest, so even if the portion is small, you will feel full easily, but you will get hungry faster.
Early the next morning, in a state of confusion, Ezio was woken up by someone, who seemed to be the two brothers and sisters who had given him food last night. The eldest brother patted his cheek unceremoniously and said: "You're new here, wake up."
Now. If you want to have food to eat, you have to help me."
After being woken up, Ezio rubbed his groggy eyes and realized that he was surrounded by a group of children, big and small. But they didn't look like they were looking for trouble. Everyone looked similar, thin and frail.
Weak. Although the clothes have many patches, they still maintain the most basic cleanliness and do not look dirty.
The oldest child among them stepped forward, got close to the confused Ezio, looked up and down, and asked: "New here, you look like a kid from a rich family. Is there a place you can go back to?"
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Gritting his teeth, Ezio shook his head and said, "I have nowhere to go back."
"Then follow me, at least I can get food to eat." The child said so, then turned around and greeted other children of all sizes around him.
Although Ezio didn't know what to do, he still followed. Although the small piece of black bread last night made him feel less hungry for the time being, after waking up this morning, he felt even hungrier.
What this group of orphans do is not stealing or cheating. Instead, they find jobs that ordinary people don't want to do and earn meager wages. For example, they use a trailer to carry two large barrels early in the morning.
, went along the street to clean up the drowning barrels in every house.
Because the car was a bit heavy and we were all children, everyone got on, some pulling the car and some pushing it. Ezio followed behind the car, imitating the people around him and pushing it forward as hard as he could.
, until the door of the next house.
Of course, children are not quiet masters. They will complain that in the past few years, they could collect more night fragrance-that is, feces and urine-. It was only in the past two years that they were busy flushing the toilet.
Almost all well-off families will install the most common one. However, the sewage discharge is concentrated into the sewers, and it is not their turn to collect it, so the collection volume has dropped sharply.
After collecting several areas, the children carried large and small wooden basins on their heads and went around to collect the dirty clothes and wash them. At this time, they would use the night fragrance they had just collected. The feces would be dumped into the sewer mouth, and
Urine is used to wash clothes.
Saturate the dirty and yellow parts with urine and scrub them vigorously to make that part of the clothes slightly whiter. Then wash them with clean water and wring them dry vigorously.
Especially for dehydration after washing, two children usually work together, each twisting one end to dry the clothes as much as possible. Then they put them back into the tub and send them back to the person who sent them for washing, and receive some reward.
In addition, you can also go to the market to collect some rotten vegetable leaves or food that others have dropped on the ground. Sometimes vendors need extra help, and they will help after negotiating a remuneration.
In short, a large group of children worked hard all day to earn enough money to buy a few pieces of whole brown bread. Then, under the supervision of the King of Children, they were distributed fairly to the children who helped, including Ezio, who was still unfamiliar with everything.
Inside.
Looking at the small piece of black bread that was given to him, it was not much bigger than what he had eaten last night. He was originally thinking that after receiving the food, he would have to pay back the portion he had eaten last night. But what he got
If I return this little food, I will be hungry today. So the fat boy is worried.