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Chapter 12 Distance (2)

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The job search has to be put on the agenda in advance and it is soon in place. The official name is the scavenger. The specific content is to collect empty drink cans on the roadside or in the garbage can during the day, and to send them to the automatic recycling machine outside the mall at night to exchange for money to buy things. In fact, this is almost the only job he can come up with that he does not need to deal with people directly.

Yu soon fell in love with this new job. Although his appetite is always greater than the food he can buy, he is still within his tolerance. In terms of patience, I am afraid that few people in this world can compare to him. Thinking that he can still survive by relying on his own strength, this is enough to comfort his frustrated self-esteem.

He likes to collect drink cans in parks or playgrounds. The innocent smiles of children can always make him put down his guard. When he is in a comfortable mood, the expressions of adults will become particularly gentle. The attitude of loving and caring will make the most evil-looking people look amiable

He was like a snail hiding in a shell, observing the world from a distance of not far or near, carefully poking out his tentacles to touch the air, picking up the ball rolling under his feet and throwing it back to the child, counting to one, two, three, walking to a place less than one meter away from a pair of lovers, picking up the soda can on the side of the road, plucking up the courage to pass by others and responding to it with a smile... Every time he achieved a set goal, he was secretly excited, as if he was one step closer to happiness.

After all, he is still young, and with simple eyes, he can easily discover those inconspicuous beauty, such as a tuberose blooming quietly in the night wind, such as the sun inlaid with gold edges on the dark clouds, and a kind smile, which can make him bloom from the bottom of his heart. He loves the world, he knows

But the thread that was forcibly cut by someone could never be connected. No matter whether he saw it, it was joy or sad, the flowers would bloom freely, and the pedestrians who smiled and nodded at him were just passing by. After all, they walked towards their own life world. It was a self-contained container. Outside this container, even if he tried his best to embrace the invisible curtain wall still exists.

At this moment, he walked in the square in front of the museum and watched the crowd coming and going, like a cat trembling with hunger. Through the transparent water tank, he looked at the leisurely goldfish and swaying water plants inside. Today is a festival celebration. Many people brought children to watch the exhibition. There were also teachers who brought children from kindergarten to the feathers from afar and walked through the crowd. The air was filled with various smells of children's fresh sweat, the perfume smell on women, the strong and strong body odor of men, the cold and sweet fragrance of ice cream and ice cream... In this sunny and bright afternoon, mixed, fermented, surrounded the feathers, giving him inexplicable stimulation.

He felt that he seemed to be walking in a maze of smell. It is said that smell is the language used by animals to distinguish between relatives and distant places. For humans, it should be the same. He walked from east to west in the square, smelling the breath of strangers like a lost puppy, thinking about getting close to humans, but he did not dare to get too close to them.

I wonder what he smells like in other people's feelings? Although he often washes and tries to keep himself clean, his life in the wild has left marks on him after a few days of sleeping in the wild. His clothes' collar and cuffs are black, his shoes are dusty, and his chin has green stubble. He will probably become like the homeless man he has seen in less than a month! I hope that before that, he will have the courage to go to the bank to handle the procedures and get the money.

Yu sighed, picked up an empty coke can from the grass and put it in the garbage bag. Today, he had a lot of harvest. It was only two or three o'clock in the afternoon, and the garbage bag was almost full. He probably could have a full meal. This made him a little happy. The sun shone on him. He smelled the sweat on his body and avoided the crowd uneasy. Walking slowly, there were still many people in the square. Yu looked at those people and couldn't help but envy. Who could hold his hand, pat his shoulder, and accept him as his own? If he was braver and took the initiative to say hello to others, would the situation be different?

He was thinking so randomly, and someone really patted his shoulders suddenly, which scared him to his body and slowly turned around. He was the homeless man he met that night again! He immediately reflexively ran away, and he didn't want the garbage bags that were empty. Dozens of soda cans inside rolled to the ground.

But this time the homeless man seemed to be willing to let him go. He chased him for several streets and still did not give up. While chasing him, he was shouting something. He had not eaten and slept well for several days. He gradually lost his strength. Seeing that the other party was getting closer and closer, he thought it was not a solution, so he simply stopped, picked up a piece of broken glass and hid it in his palm, and gasped for the other party to approach.

The tramp finally caught up with him, but stopped three or four meters away from him, with a happy look on his face, uh, don't be afraid, I have no intention of hurting you... The tramp muttered, I just wanted to return your stuff to you...

His accent was very heavy and he couldn't speak very clearly, but Yu finally understood it and looked at him suspiciously.

The homeless man probably saw his doubts, shrugged, put something on the ground, then raised his hands and slowly retreated.

Yu's heartbeat had not subsided, and he took a breath. After the man retreated five or six meters away, he walked over carefully and picked up the wallet that was actually his own.

Yu's heart moved and he quickly flipped through it. He had his own bank card inside, but he had no cash.

He was stunned and looked at the other person at a loss

I just heard your screams at that time, thinking that you had encountered some difficulties and wanted to help you, but you obviously regarded me as a robber... and now, I still look at me with this kind of eyes... The homeless man said reproachfully, holding his hands high so that he could see his rudeness clearly

He didn't realize Hao Ran and subconsciously said: Sorry...

As soon as he said this, he suddenly felt something was wrong and opened his wallet to show it to the man: I remember there is cash in it!

The homeless man shrewd and walked over staggeringly, continuing to condemn: Actually, I am a good person, I just want to help, but you turned me into a robber. You insulted me, young man! This is not what you should do!

But I still looked for you everywhere and returned your bank card to you. I know you need this. Look at you. I am really a good person. He pointed at his nose and said seriously.

Yu couldn't help but make him laugh and said: You used that money, right? If you use it, you can't take my money, you still want me to apologize to you, right?

Although the homeless man had a thick skin, he couldn't help but turn red. He scratched his head and said: Ahem, you know, putting cash in his bag, this very testicular Bible says that it is not to be tested... Also, I haven't eaten hot food for a long time...

Facing Yu's smiling eyes, he coughed twice, suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted: Yes, there is another thing, I almost forgot that your clothes are still here with me

He put down his backpack that could not be seen clearly with his own color, took out bags of black things from it, and finally took out an old newspaper package. He opened it and saw that it was Yu's coat.

Look, I have collected all of you well, and it has not been damaged at all! You tore open this hole by yourself. He handed Yu the clothes to Yu, and Yu reached out to take them, making fun of him, but when he touched the man's hairy finger, he felt his heart moved, and suddenly realized that he was dealing with a stranger and said things for so long without any obstacles!

He was stunned by this fact, and forgot to be excited. He took the coat blankly. The homeless man blinked at him and said with a smile: Don't be so moved... Without me sending the bank card, you are picking up garbage and having no money. It's not good to have a good time. Actually, I have been looking for you, but you run too fast...

Yu then came to his senses, and felt the little flames of joy rushing in his heart one by one, and he couldn't even suppress his mouth. The corners of his mouth were raised unconsciously, and happiness soared like a tide. The homeless man must have seen it. He grinned, patted his shoulder, and said: Do you want to thank me? I can ask you to treat me to a cup of coffee.

Yu looked at the hand that was on his shoulder, gently brushed the hand, turned around and smiled, and said: Good Ah, I'll treat you to coffee

As he said this, his face was filled with indescribable shyness, and blood surged on his fair cheeks, like a pool of clear water, suddenly dyed with color. The afternoon sun shone through the shade of leaves and cast a tiny spot on him. His figure seemed to flow in the light and shadow, and against the bright and cheerful smile, the homeless man was stunned. He couldn't help but lift the hand that was brushed by him and rubbed it on his face.

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But when he took out the money from the ATM and handed the homeless man a five-yuan bill, the other party refused to accept it, and a somewhat injured look appeared on his black face: I just hope you can invite me to have a cup of coffee, which means you treat me as a friend, not asking you for money

He sighed and spread his hands and said: Well, I did use your money, and sometimes I am indeed a beggar, but can't you stop showing off a superior alms in front of me?

Yu looked at him in surprise and stuttered: I don't mean this... If my approach makes you misunderstand, then I apologize. I really don't know how to get along with people...

The homeless man narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down for a while, nodded and said: It seems that you are always tight, like a cat with hair blown away, with tight shoulders, and his eyes are on alert: Hey, stay away from me, I can see that you are uneasy to me! Yes, that's how your eyes speak.

There was a deep thought in my eyes. The homeless man touched his chin and said: This kind of eyes will drive people away, no one is willing to be stared at like this.

Yu subconsciously moved his eyes to himself and murmured: Shoulders are tight and eyes are on guard? Yes, I seem to be like this...

He smiled bitterly and said: I have always been like this, I can't learn to relax, and I always feel that once I relax, I will collapse...

That's why there were those three years of despair! In order to find a place where he could relax his shoulders, he would give up himself and dance with other people's instructions.

Fortunately, there is still filial piety

He took a deep breath, thinking about the past years, how did he inadvertently stab and hurt people who had just wanted to wake him up from his nightmare, fortunately there was a Qingxiao who had never been scared by his eyes, and chased him through several streets without leaving him, just to return the wealth he had lost inadvertently

His wealth

Thinking of Qingxiao, who was constantly rejected in the campus era, but was determined to pull himself into the karate club, he couldn't help but curl up his lips and smiled. The homeless man couldn't help but smile again, and then said: But it's different for you to smile. You should smile often in the future. You have twice as many friends as you are now.

Yu smiled and said: You understand that you are urging me, so go and buy a cup of coffee for your friend immediately, instead of just stuffing you a bill.

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It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, and the crowd watching the exhibition had gradually spread out the sunlight, shining on their backs. The coffee in their hands was wafting out. The homeless man breathed deeply the aroma of the coffee and said satisfiedly: Do you know? I haven't drunk anything hot for a long time.

Yu smiled, and did not tell him that the same was true, and he did not tell him that this was the first time he had entered a fast food restaurant to buy food in recent years.

He stuck out his tongue and licked the faint bitterness mixed with milky fragrance and caramel, which was as rich and mellow as silk satin. It was the coffee he bought, but this made him feel very excited.

God knows how much he wants to stay there and enjoy it slowly, rather than eating on the bench on the street, the music, the loud voices, and the aroma of food are all tempting to him.

If it weren't for the tramp who insisted on eating outside

You know, they didn't welcome me, he shrugged indifferently, thinking I'm not clean, I did have been to the barber shop for a long time

Actually, I don't quite understand. Yu carefully avoids stabbing him. Why don't you, who has some cash in my bag?

The homeless man let out an exaggerated laugh and straightened his long legs: This is not a matter of money. Why do I wash myself like a pork chop that can only be put into the oven? Don’t you think that looks stupid? I just like to stretch my body and bask in the sun on the bench like this. Don’t you understand?

He looked Yu up and down and said with a smile: But you don't seem to enjoy it at all. You are the kind of fool who is determined to make money just to bask in the sun on a small island, and in the end, I have even forgotten this purpose. I have achieved this wish more than ten years earlier than you.

Yu looked at him thoughtfully and said: Maybe it's not that you just don't want to contact them, uh, no, it should be said that you just don't want to get too close to society. You care about their eyes, so you don't want to go to a fast food restaurant to buy things, or you didn't go to a barber shop for the same reason?

The homeless man didn't speak immediately, his fingers drew a circle at the mouth of the coffee cup, and said with a smile: You speak like the missionary in the church in front. You know, every Christmas dinner is given, she will ask this and that with concern. It seems that there is a reason for all people who don't want to go to work, get married and have children, and shaved their beards clean. Sometimes, in order to prevent her from continuing to talk, I just make up a few words to deal with it, but now it seems that there is no need for this.

He drank the remaining drinks in one go, made a face at Yu, and said: Thank you for your coffee, you are a good person, but you are too curious, no, you love to care about others and keep going, you will soon be loved by everyone like a church nanny

After he said that, he stood up, waved to Yu, and left with great strides.

Yu didn't expect that he would leave just by saying that. He was stunned for a moment and did not get up to chase him and met him by chance. Perhaps it was the fate of this cup of coffee. It was unnecessary to explore other people's privacy, just to make a temporary discussion.

The road ahead will be very long, and he will meet many people. Those who may not be able to accompany him to the end, but meeting one after another can also enrich his life.

Now he no longer forces his lifelong promise, no longer persist in meeting passers-by or returnee, long and short, all experiences

The sun is very bright, he savors the coffee quietly, thinking about those who left, those who died, those who loved him, and those who loved him, and the thoughts spread endlessly, the aroma of coffee, the breath of dust, the smell of sunshine and the wind filled his chest

The city is crowded, and the heart is cold

This is the time to sit in meditation, singing the hymn of life in the quiet leisure and silence

He didn't notice that under the shade of the tree at the corner of the street, an inconspicuous old gray car was parked through the windshield, Qingxiao stared at Yu's figure intently and murmured: Xiaoyu, I'm so happy to see you like this...