C182 (1/2)

The winter sun was always warm, causing people to feel a sense of warmth. Even this small city by the lake, which was often buffeted by the cold lake winds, felt strangely comfortable under the sun's rays.

It was now afternoon, and unlike the people of other great cities, who were always busy with their work, the people of this small city seemed to be like the calm and wide waters of the lake, always so idle and merry.

After lunch, out shopping or going to work, alone or in pairs, walking along the tree-lined streets, as serene and beautiful as their warm smiles.

However, there were always exceptions. In this peaceful city, there was a shabby beggar sitting under a lamppost at a crossroads, which was the only discordant thing in the city besides the garbage heap.

In fact, as far as the woman in the nearby newsstand knew, the beggar had been sitting here for two days, but strangely enough, even she did not know when the beggar had been sitting there, and she remembered that she had only gone to the bathroom, and when she came back she had seen the beggar sitting there, and then he had sat still for two days in that strange posture of his with his hands on his feet.

This beggar looked to be no more than twenty years old. His face was covered in dust, and his clothes were as tattered and filthy as the beggars she had seen before. There was nothing special about him.

Based on the beggar's young face and healthy body, the grandma guessed that the reason he was in this situation was probably because of some disaster that had befallen his family, or because he had come out to find a job and had been robbed of his money. With a sympathetic heart, on the first afternoon when the beggar appeared, the auntie left him a bowl of rice for dinner in order to do some good deeds.

But no matter how she yelled, the young beggar acted as if he didn't hear her, not moving an inch. She could not help but think, this beggar is probably deaf!

However, even though the beggar didn't eat the food she gave him on the spot, the kind auntie still left her bowl on the ground due to his pitiful appearance.

However, she did not expect that not long after she left, a stray dog would come running out from the corner of the street and eat to her heart's content. By the time he reached the beggar and chased him away, the bowl was empty.

Although auntie wasn't very rich, she could afford a bowl. A bowl that had been licked by a dog was naturally not something that could be taken. Thus, the beggar placed a bowl of food in front of him to collect money.

After this, the grandma naturally wouldn't give out a second bowl. She would close the stall at night. However, when he came to the newsstand the next day …

She was surprised to find that the beggar was still sitting as she had left him the day before, not moving at all. However, the bowl in front of him had a few more coins and a few crumpled yuan.

At first she thought it was just a coincidence, and that business was good that day. She didn't have time to look at the beggar, she only thought that he would leave by himself. However, when she closed the stall in the afternoon, she was surprised to find that there was a lot of money in the beggar's bowl.

Even their postures were the same as yesterday. Now, the woman could not help but feel curious, but when the time came to pack up, although she was imagining things, she did not do anything.