That night, the two of them found an empty wooden chair in Wanli Park at the junction of Yanhe Avenue and Wanli Road and occupied it as their bed. The park in the bay was not as lively as the park in the middle of the street. Moreover, the two of them had only come here in the middle of the night to reserve seats, so no one came to snatch seats from them.
Before going to bed, Xiang Wentian and his little brother, Goldie, went to the river near Shenzhou to take a bath. On the other side of the Red River was the legendary Red Hill, a city in the east of the world that never sleeps. Lights were everywhere, illuminating the sky over there with colorful lights. It was extremely beautiful. However, for the two of them, going there was something they didn't even dare to think about. This was Glory World, and there were armed police patrolling the Red River everywhere. Smuggling was not as easy as it had been in the past. Xiang Wentian was not stupid enough to risk his life to do something that he was not sure of. He still wanted to realize his dream in his youth. If he wanted to cross the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Bridge, which was next to Honggang, he would need that kind of qualification. Even thinking about it was a luxury.
After taking a shower, he felt comfortable and had a recliner for him to sleep on. Goldie quickly fell asleep, although he did not forget to ask his boss before he went to sleep, what should we do tomorrow? Should he still look for a job? Xiang Wentian made up his mind and told his little brother clearly that even if we were to beg in Shenzhou, we would have to think of a way to stay here. I don't believe that there won't be a place for us in this huge city.
Although he said that, he was still feeling uneasy. Xiang Wentian just wanted to let Goldie know their current situation. If they really couldn't live on, they would be mentally prepared to beg for food. Was he really going to be reduced to begging in this big city? This was worse than starving himself to death.
Xiang Wentian lay on the wooden chair and looked at the red hills across the river from time to time. Everyone said that this was a city full of gold. He had been here for a while, but he had not seen a single piece of gold. Instead, he had suffered failure everywhere and lost face. Was this the saying in the books," A useless scholar "?
But he didn't look like a scholar. He also wanted to work hard to earn money. It was just that the people here didn't give him a chance. Where could he work to earn money? Thinking of this, Xiang Wentian could not help but resent his parents for sending him to such an agricultural college to save money. If he had gone to high school, he would have graduated from a famous university and had a decent job. Why would he be sleeping on the streets like this?
He hated himself for wasting three years studying in the agricultural college. He didn't learn anything. He wasted three years of good time. What was the use of the knowledge of tending to the farmland? No one cared about it wherever he went. He was even ridiculed by others when he looked for a job here. If he had some skills, he probably wouldn't be in this situation today.
A dignified agricultural college graduate had to beg for food in a big city. It would be a joke if it was spread back. Besides, how could he meet Sally? He didn't come here to live like this. If he knew that he would end up like this, why would he rush out? He might as well stay in Sandao Town. At least he could still eat there and not worry about starving to death.
One moment, he complained that he shouldn't have come out in such a hurry. He should have been prepared. At least, he should have gone home and asked if there was anyone in the village working in Shenzhou. That way, he could look for them when he was in trouble. The next moment, he cursed the blonde for being unreliable. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't be in such a miserable situation. The next moment, he thought about what he and the blonde could do and how he could settle down in this city. What ability did he have to not starve to death?
He imagined that if he starved to death on the streets of Shenzhou, the terrible situation would be too frightening. As Xiang Wentian thought about it, he started to suffer from insomnia in Shenzhou again. Ever since he faced the crisis of running out of food and cooking, his days had not been easy. He often opened his eyes in the middle of the night. He could not help but feel worried!
In a daze, he suddenly remembered that in ancient times, heroes robbed the rich and gave to the poor. If he did this, he would probably be able to use his skills. It should not be a big problem to fill his stomach. However, he soon broke out in a cold sweat. Today's society was not chaotic, peaceful, and legal. What he did was illegal. According to the law, it was not robbing the rich and giving to the poor. It was completely stealing and robbing. He didn't come to Shenzhou to enter prison. He wanted to find the person he liked one day and make a name for himself.
Early in the morning, Xiang Wentian, who looked haggard and old, gave the yellow-haired guy a fright. In the past, his insomnia was not as serious as last night, but he could not even meditate for an entire night. He was so anxious!
After hearing him say that he didn't sleep well last night, the blonde didn't say anything. He didn't dare to say anything. He more or less understood the difficulties in his boss's heart. After all, the blonde was only three years younger than him. The two of them continued to run around, and their requirements for finding a job were further lowered. They were satisfied with the kind person who could provide them with food and a place to sleep.
The two of them walked along the main road along the river in the Red River District for half a day and asked several small restaurants. When the boss saw the two of them, he was shocked. They were not looking for work. They were clearly the reincarnation of hungry ghosts. Let alone work, he was afraid that his small shop was not enough to support the two young men, so he drove them away without much courtesy.
The remaining two steamed buns had already been eaten by the two of them in the morning. At this moment, the sun was still hanging high in the western sky. There was still a long way to go before night fell. Even when night fell, the two of them were still not declining. How could they continue to live like this?
Thinking of this, Xiang Wentian wished he could rob the rich and help the poor in some bank to more or less alleviate his current financial predicament. However, this thought only lingered in his mind for a moment and he did not dare to develop it further. This young man, Xiang Wentian and the blonde, were the hope of the country and did not dare to break the law.
Goldie must have thought of this as well. How to live the days, however, with Boss around, how to think about it was Boss's business. The most important thing now was dinner. At this moment, their stomachs were reminding their masters that they could not abuse them like this when they needed to replenish their nutrition. Even if they wanted to abuse them, they could only do it themselves. They could not let the innocent get involved.
They heard their stomachs rumble at the same time. Xiang Wentian turned to look at the blonde and smiled bitterly,"Hungry? Why don't you drink some water? Suppress your hunger."
The half-filled bottle of water was from the Red River last night. He had no money to buy mineral water to drink. Both of them came from the countryside and knew that the water in the river could be drunk without any problems. At night, they took a bath in the river and filled a bottle of water for today to quench their thirst. Xiang Wentian had long known that drinking water to quench his hunger was not enough to fill his stomach when he was young. He just filled his stomach with water and didn't feel hungry anymore. Moreover, this had been proven by scientists. If humans did not lack water, they could survive for one to two months. In other words, during this period, starving would not kill them.
The blonde raised the bottle in his hand weakly with his right hand. He opened the lid and took a sip. He leaned on his shoulder and asked softly,"Boss, what are we going to do next? Are you still looking for something to do?"
At this moment, the blonde was almost in despair. No one was willing to even find a job that only required food and sleep. Where else could he find a job? However, seeing that his boss was not much better than him, he did not dare to say anything more pessimistic. His boss was determined and did not want to go back just like that. He could not leave his boss alone unless he did not want to live in Sandao Town anymore.
Xiang Wentian was cursing the heavens in his heart. They didn't even take care of a good young man like him and the yellow-haired guy. They just watched him starve to death and didn't even reach out to help him. However, he still spoke very optimistically and said in a relaxed tone,"Of course, we still have to find something to do. Otherwise, where are we going to eat tomorrow? If we really can't, we'll have to lower our heads to beg for food. Do you have the guts to do that, Goldie?”
"Do you really want to beg? Boss, then, then if someone saw us, how embarrassing would it be? How are we going to go back?”The blonde said timidly.
"Someone saw me? Blondie, do you think anyone here would recognize us?”| Xiang Wentian said with some self-pity," Besides, as long as the two of us make a name for ourselves here, who will remember today's embarrassment? The important thing is that we can get through this.”
"Boss, why don't we start a fight? Don't you know kung fu? If he could offer a set to the people here, he might be rich.”The yellow-haired guy probably watched too many TV dramas. There were many down-and-out people who knew Kung Fu who made a living by performing.
"Do you think today is still ancient times?”Xiang Wentian was amused by the blonde's words. He smiled weakly and said," Even if I wanted to perform, I don't have the strength to do it today."”
After resting silently for a while, the two of them continued to walk blindly. They didn't dare to go to any decent shops, and they didn't dare to go to any small shops either. They didn't know where they had arrived in a daze, but they walked randomly toward a remote place. There was a small path with trees on both sides of the sidewalk. The high and low buildings blocked the sunlight, making the entire path seem very quiet.
There was a construction site in front of them, and the roar of machinery rang in their ears. The two of them paced around the entrance of the construction site, wondering if there was a need for people here. The workers needed in such places did not need to know skills, as long as they were not lazy. In an unfamiliar place, Xiang Wentian wanted to push open the door and go in to ask, but he didn't dare to. What if he didn't need anyone or was chased away?
The blonde walked in front of him and looked in through the door, hoping to see one or two figures. Perhaps the heavens had shown mercy and someone really walked out. The blonde rubbed his eyes hard and kept looking inside. Seeing him like this, Xiang Wentian felt strange and asked,"Goldie, what are you looking at? Do you know that person?"
The yellow-haired guy mumbled,"It seems to be someone from my village. I'm not sure. Let's wait until we get closer."”Xiang Wentian's heart skipped a beat when he heard the blonde's words. He seemed to have grasped something and quickly said,"Goldie, look carefully."
"You, are you Brother Huang Jin?" The person walked to a distance where the two of them could see their faces clearly and asked timidly.
The person who came was very strong and had a dark complexion. When he saw that Goldie seemed to be talking to him, he looked at him carefully for a while before saying loudly,"Heh, aren't you the yellow-haired guy from the village? What's wrong? Are you in Shenzhou? When did you come?"
When the person called Huang Jin called out enthusiastically, Xiang Wentian and the yellow-haired guy felt like a drowning man who had grabbed onto a life-saving piece of wood. They couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief from the bottom of their hearts. When the yellow-haired guy heard this, he almost cried out in joy,"Yes, yes, I'm the yellow-haired guy from the village. Big Brother Huang Jin, I've been in Shenzhou for a few days and finally saw the villagers.”
Before the yellow-haired guy could finish his sentence, the hard work he had put in over the past few days was about to flow out of his eyes. There was a saying that when a fellow countryman saw a fellow countryman, his eyes would be filled with tears. Especially in such a foreign land, it felt like he had met his family.
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