In Sucheng City in October, it was freezing cold in the early morning. Leng Ye lay on Ji Lianhuo's back, his exposed little face was numb from the cold wind.
Usually, Ji Lianhuo would get up early to go to the market, buy cheap fruits in wholesale market, and then pull a small cart to sell on the street until it was dark and there were not many people on the street.
But,Ji Dabao made such a fuss today, the two were kicked out early, the market hadn't opened yet, and there was no place to shelter from the wind, Ji Lianhuo could only hug the child tightly and sit behind the cart, his face turned pale from the cold.
Leng Ye looked at Ji Lianhuo's thin, patched clothes, and his cloth shoes that were worn to the point of fluffing, feeling a deep sense of guilt in his heart.
Leng Ye's original plan was to let Ji Lianhuo take care of himself all night so he became so tired that he couldn't get out to the stall to sell the fruit. He never expected that the gambler was so vicious that he kicked himself and his uncle out.
"Stop crying..?" Ji Lianhuo's voice was low and hoarse, he touched Ji Dabao's diaper, then touched the child's forehead, the diaper wasn't wet and the body temperature was normal.
"Woo..." Leng Ye opened his mouth, and found that he had been crying all night, his voice was almost hoarse and he couldn't make a sound.
Ji Lianhuo rubbed his hands, covered the child's red face, and tried his best to bring him more warmth.
"Oh? Which family's child is that? Why are you squatting here?" In the dim morning light, a couple walked over. The woman felt pity when she saw the elder and the younger hugging each other to keep warmth in the cold wind.
"Don't worry about them!" The husband recognized the two of them through the dim light, quickly pulled his wife, and looked at the two with deep disgust.
"Don't you know about Ji's family?"
"Which Ji's family?"
The husband whispered to his wife, and the woman's eyes gradually became weird and subtle when she looked at Ji Lianhuo.
"Everyone know about the rumours that this child is a disaster!" The husband dragged his wife away, not forgetting to spit beside him a few times, "It's really bad luck to meet him so early in the morning!"
Ji Lianhuo stared blankly at the ground, there was no emotion in his eyes.
Leng Ye worriedly looked at his only relative now. If he remembered correctly, Ji Lianhuo had just dropped out of high school at this time. And when he wasn't in touch with society, he had to bring a child to make a living, and he had to suffer so much malice from around him.
How on earth did he survive these five years?
The rising sun dispelled some of the cold, and three-wheeled motorcycles carrying fresh fruits drove into the market from various places. Ji Lianhuo picked up Ji Dabao on his back, stomped his frozen feet, and pulled the cart into the market.
The fruit wholesale market 20 years ago didn't even have concrete roads, and small carts were extremely unsteady on the bumpy roads.
In the market, apart from wholesalers and hawkers, there are also many nearby residents pushing their own bicycles and hanging two baskets on both sides of the back seat to search for cheap fruits.
The sky was completely bright, shouts came and went, and the black exhaust smoke of the three-wheeled motorcycle which spread everywhere made Leng Ye frowned.
Thinking of what's going to happen today, Leng Ye wanted to stop Ji Lianhuo from purchasing the fruits and save money to treat his legs in the future, but he cried and cried all night before, and almost exhausted all his strength. His voice had become hoarse, his stomach was empty, making him really powerless.
After not eating for a long time, Leng Ye's eyes turned black for a while, and his stomach felt inexplicably nauseous. Just before losing consciousness, Leng Ye thought that he was going to be free, but after a while, the barking of dogs around him was like pressing a button.
This alarmed Leng Ye to forcefully open his eyes again. Things were just as in his memory.
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