How many years have passed quickly through my fingertips.
In the suburbs of Lan City, there are some middle-aged or elderly people who are working tirelessly. They have no time to remember the lost years. They just want to live a good life, eat well, and wear warm clothes.
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They have an identity that is not very popular: scavengers.
Every morning before dawn, we set off to the largest garbage station in Nan City, looking for things that can be sold among the mountains of garbage.
Although there is always a stench here, whether it is winter or summer, there are still many people who are forced to make a living and are looking for their way out here.
Most of the people working here are middle-aged, and then the elderly. Most of the middle-aged people are widowed, divorced, or have no children, or they are rural men or women who have not learned skills. Most of the elderly have unfilial children.
, or someone who is very thrifty.
Among these people, there was a young woman who seemed to stand out. She was the youngest of the group and very beautiful, but she was blind.
A girl like this, even if she is blind, would be very popular if she went to a place like a massage parlor for the blind. However, she resigned after working at the massage parlor for the blind for a few days.
The reason was that she did not want to be molested by the customers. After being molested twice by drunk customers, she left the place. By chance, she met Sister Zhang, who was also disabled, and she was able to get her into the business.
Everyone calls her Xiao Gu. Because she is disabled and has a young baby, everyone takes special care of her. For example, they will tell her not to go to places where there are many glass fragments, so as not to see the injuries.
When someone has a broken hand or a child, she will help her look after the child.
This girl is none other than Xiao Yi. At this moment, she is squatting down under the scorching sun, using her hands with thin gloves, slowly groping for something she finds useful.
Even though she worked so hard, a smile often appeared on her face, and a local dog not far away walked around her from time to time.
The dog's name was Ping An, and it was an abandoned stray dog that Xiaoyi picked up in a pile of garbage one day when he was picking up garbage.
It was very cold at that time, and the puppy’s limbs were a little stiff due to the cold. She used her hands covered with chilblains to touch the limbs of the dog from the snow-covered garbage pile, and then took it out. She felt that there were still some wounds on the dog.
Feeling a little bit of heat, I immediately took off my cotton-padded jacket, wrapped it up, and took it home.
Later, the stray dog gradually woke up by the warm charcoal fire, and I fed him some leftovers, and then kept him at home.
In this way, in addition to her precious son, there was also a dog in her life. She named the dog Ping An, hoping that it would be safe.
Ping An is very smart. When Xiaoyi goes to scavenge, she often keeps it by her side. When she encounters danger, Ping An will remind her. For example, when she is walking and there is a wall not far in front of her, Ping An will bark at her.
A few times, and if there is a stone in front of it, it can move, and it will kick the stone away with its small claws.
After having peace, Xiaoyi's life became more interesting.
When I was tired of picking up Xiaoyi, I found a newspaper, spread it out, and sat on the ground to rest.
An elder sister who was familiar with her came over and knelt down next to her: "Xiao Gu! I heard that a charity organization will come to shoot a charity short film tomorrow and recruit extras. They will pay 180 yuan an hour. Do you want it?"
Participate? If you are young, beautiful and have good conditions, you will definitely be selected. Just show your true colors."
"No." She was very satisfied with her current life and didn't want to cause any more trouble, and she knew that many people here were more in need of money than she was: "You go ahead! I won't go."
"Okay, by the way, I bought a big watermelon yesterday. I will go to my house to eat watermelon later."
"Thank you, Sister Zhang." Xiaoyi smiled in the direction where she was.
"You're welcome, I'll go and do some work first. The sun is shining brightly today. In half an hour, let's call it a day!"
"Okay." Ping An was probably full by then. Ping An followed her every day. When she picked up trash, he looked for food next to her. He always made breakfast by himself.
After finishing work, Sister Zhang walked with her to her home. Her home was in a simple rental house not far away.
As soon as Xiaoyi sat down, everyone came and a big watermelon was quickly shared by everyone.
Uncle Li, who lived on the same street as Xiaoyi, helped her come down from Sister Zhang's house.
An old man, a blind girl, and a dog slowly walked home.
After Uncle Li walked to the door of his house, he asked her to wait and shouted to the balcony on the second floor: "Honey, Xiao Gu is off work, please ask Nan Nan to come down."
Sister-in-law Li opened the door and walked downstairs with a pink little kid in her arms. The kid was about two years old, with big eyes, a high nose, and thick eyelashes. He looked like a pretty kid.
He is young but has an old town that does not match his age. When Mrs. Li first put him into Xiaoyi's arms, Nannan said: "I don't want to hold him, I can go by myself."
"Why?" Xiaoyi asked him.
"If you walk by yourself, you will walk by yourself. There is no reason why?" Could it be that he was worried that his mother would have a hard time holding two heavy bags of garbage in both hands? He was no longer so numb.
He didn't say it, but in fact Xiaoyi also knew that this child had the same virtues as his father, with a sharp mouth and a soft heart, but Xiaoyi insisted on freeing up a hand to hug him. This area is quite chaotic and can be regarded as a slum in the city. If he is raped by bad people,
She might not even know that she was abducted because she couldn't see: "Be good, let mom hug you for a while. I hug you because I miss you."
"You can think less about it."
"Who said you want to drink porridge? If you be good, I will make porridge for you at noon." Xiaoyi said and held him in her arms, carrying the heavy garbage while holding him in one hand and holding him by the way.
dog.
"Okay! I'll just let you hug me again." Nannan sighed and leaned into her arms obediently.
The weather was hot, so Xiaoyi made porridge for Nannan. The conditions at home were not good, and all her previous savings had been spent. Fortunately, it was almost the end of the month. She was waiting to collect the bottles, cans, newspapers, and scrap metal that the family had accumulated over the past month.
I drag everything to Master Yang to sell, and I will have to pay for next month's food expenses, because the rent is paid once a year, which is very cheap, only 100 yuan a month.
The conditions at home have been poor these days, and Xiao Yi is reluctant to eat. She only asked Nan Nan to eat more of the dishes she cooked, and she only tasted one chopstick. This kind of life can actually make her happy, and she is a bit poorer.
, but very down-to-earth, without intrigues, and surrounded by kind-hearted people who help her.