The little girl raised her head, glanced at Lin Yu timidly, and then looked longingly at the candied haws in Lin Yu's hand.
"Here, take it."
Lin Yu handed the candied haws to the little girl's hand.
"Thank you, big brother."
The little girl thanked her softly, then took the candied haws and ate it.
Lin Yu was waiting quietly for the surrounding environment to change, waiting for him to return to the house.
I took it and waited until the little girl ate half a bunch of candied haws, but there was no change.
"It doesn't seem possible."
"I guess eating candied haws on a stick is just this little girl's wish, and it's far from being a dream."
Lin Yu leaned the straw pole against the wall and continued walking along the street.
As he walked, he analyzed the definition of dreams.
Compared with hopes, wishes, desires, etc., dreams should be of a higher level.
Just from the two words that make up a dream, it is obvious that a dream is something that is difficult to realize, while thinking means longing for this dream to come true.
Therefore, a dream should be something that is impossible to achieve under normal circumstances but that some people desire to achieve.
"You still have to find the kids."
"Adults have generally been severely beaten by society and will give up unrealistic ideas, but this is not the case for children. Children are more likely to have dreams."
Having made up his mind, Lin Yu quickened his pace.
Now his goal is very clear, which is to find a child with big dreams.
…
In a quiet, deserted alley.
A boy of about ten years old led a girl of about six years old and walked slowly.
Their clothes were in tatters, their faces were sallow and their muscles were thin, and their pace was very slow. At first glance, they looked like little beggars who had not had enough to eat.
"Brother, Ning Ning is so hungry."
"Ning Ning, be good. If you go further, you will definitely find a good family who is willing to give charity."
The boy tightened his tattered clothes, helped the little girl tidy them up, and then continued walking forward.
The pace of the two of them was still slow.
If possible, the two of them really just want to sit on the street and rest for a while.
But their desire for life prompted them to move on.
Finally, after walking hard for a while, the two of them walked out of the alley and onto the street.
There are various shops on the street, some buying fruits and some selling snacks, and the fragrance fills the whole street.
"Brother, Ning Ning is even hungrier."
The little girl smacked her lips and said.
The boy scratched the back of his head and said, "Brother, go and beg them for some food."
"Yes." The little girl nodded obediently and looked longingly at a shop selling meat buns in the distance.
The aroma of meat and pasta came from over there, making the little girl swallow her saliva.
The same goes for boys, with their noses flaring and saliva constantly secreted.
Clenching his fists slightly, the boy strode towards the bun shop in front.
The signboard of the steamed stuffed bun shop had the words "Zhang Ji Pork Buns" written on it, and the boy's eyes lingered on it for a moment.
Soon, the boy came to the door of the bun shop.
"Shopkeeper, please do me a favor and give me two buns to eat."
The bun shop owner glanced at the boy and said nothing.
Neither agreed nor disagreed.
When the boy saw this, he knelt on the ground with a plop.
His mother had told him that there was gold at the man's knees, but now he couldn't care about that much anymore.
He might be able to bear the hunger for a while longer, but he couldn't bear to watch his sister starve.
"Shopkeeper, I know how to read. I will write down the name of your shop in my book. When I grow up, I will definitely repay your kindness."
As the boy spoke, he took out a book from his tattered clothes and opened it. The handwriting on it was neat and powerful, and many things were recorded densely.
The bun shop owner sighed, shook his head slightly and said, "They are all poor people."
With that said, he took the oil paper and wrapped four meat buns.
Upon seeing this, the boy immediately showed a surprised smile and saluted repeatedly: "Thank you, shopkeeper, thank you shopkeeper!"
However, just when the bun shop owner was about to hand the wrapped meat buns to the boy, the owner of the shop next door quickly came to his side.
He whispered in his ear urgently: "Old Zhang, are you crazy? This kid is a remnant of the Sun Mansion in the north of the city!"
"What?"
The owner of the steamed bun shop looked grim and almost lost his grip on the oil-paper bag in his hand.
Then, he turned to look at the boy and shouted angrily: "You broom star, you are here to harm me on purpose. Get out of here. If you don't get out, I won't break your legs!"
"roll!"
Another shop owner also yelled.
The boy had no choice but to put away the notebook tremblingly, stood up, bowed to the two of them, turned around and left with a sad expression.
When the two of them saw the boy walking away, they couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Such a well-educated child, eh..."
"Heaven is unfair!"
The two of them kept shaking their heads and watched the boy go away.
On the other side, the boy dragged his tired body back to the little girl.
When the little girl saw that the boy had returned without success, she was so anxious that she burst into tears.
This time she didn't say she was hungry, probably because she knew it would be useless.
The boy reached out and touched her little head and said, "Ning Ning, let's find a way out of the city. We will definitely be able to catch something to eat outside the city."
"Yes." The little girl nodded heavily, hope rekindled in her eyes.
The boy turned around sadly and led the little girl forward.
He knew in his heart that he and his sister would never leave the city.
Because the person who ruined their family just wanted to see them starve to death in the city.
They have high authority and are very powerful. No one in this large city dares to provoke them.
Therefore, the fate of the two brothers and sisters has actually been determined.
Two thin and short figures slowly moved towards the city gate.
At the same time, somewhere in the city.
Lin Yu saw everything with his eyes.
"The fate of these two children is tragic. I don't know if they still have dreams in their hearts."
"But at least it is more likely than those children who have no worries about food and clothing."
Along the way, Lin Yu observed many children.
He found that many children did not actually have dreams, only fantasies.
Fantasy and dream seem similar, but in fact they are very different.
Dreams are things that are desired to be realized, but fantasies are just boring daydreams in leisure time.
Even I, who had the fantasy, didn’t expect the things in my fantasy to come true.
Therefore, Lin Yu feels that dreams may exist in the hearts of those who have personally experienced the cruelty of the world, but have not completely lost confidence in the world.
For example, the little boy I just saw.
The little boy obviously knew his situation, but he did not give up hope.
From what he just said to the bun shop owner, it can be seen that he still has longing for the future.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu walked quickly towards the front gate of the city.
On the other side, the boy and the little girl walked forward step by step, and unknowingly arrived at the city gate.
When the guards at the city gate saw the two of them, they immediately became on alert as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
They are not ordinary people, and they know the identities of these two people very well.