1078 What Is Happiness (1/3)

Chapter 1078 What is happiness (13)

The life of wandering is not easy, especially when wandering in a foreign country, this kind of life is even more difficult.

People who have never wandered will not know how tortured it is to live in a foreign country without a fixed place. When the lanterns first come on, when thousands of families are reunited with their families, there is not a single lamp in this city that is lit for themselves.

The smoke from the kitchen is faint, and the food is fragrant, but there is not a bowl for myself.

The feeling of loneliness and loneliness can only be experienced by wandering people.

Tomorrow is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, and the streets of Hive are very lively. Mooncakes are always the best sellers at this time of year. Whether it is freshly made mooncakes in the window of the pastry shop, or the exquisite and luxurious mooncake gift boxes in supermarket restaurants.

Or drive a small light truck and sell along the street: "Ten yuan and ten yuan, all ten yuan. Ten yuan a catty of mooncakes, there are all kinds of flavors!"

As well as Huaihai's specialties, the fresh meat mooncakes are full of fragrance every time they are baked, and will attract all the gourmets' index fingers.

From south to north, from east to west, Chinese eating moon cakes has become a memory rooted in the national genes.

The Hive City is very lively now, and the permanent population has exceeded the 200,000 mark. The hive people come from all over the world, and this group of people from different regions also brought the taste of their respective hometowns.

On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, the fragrance of moon cakes filled the streets and alleys of the hive.

Zhan En quietly picked up the things he could use in the suburbs of Huaihai in the dark. Whether it's a slightly dilapidated but barely usable stool or an old folding table with chipped paint. There were also some bottles, cans, and old clothes, which he didn't let go of, and he took all he could take away.

Passing by a pastry bakery that is still working late at night, the chefs inside are making moon cakes with all their strength. Tomorrow will be the last peak of moon cake sales. Customers who order mooncakes must come to pick up the goods. Today's kitchen is destined to be busy.

Through the crack of the door, Jann saw the back kitchen. Pastry chefs in white chef uniforms are busy making the last batch of mooncakes. The sweetness of osmanthus bean paste, the richness of lotus seed paste egg yolk, or the richness of the innovative chocolate filling. Through the crack of the door, those scents penetrated into Zhan En's nose.

He sniffed hard, trying not to let tears fall from the corners of his mouth.

"There's nothing delicious." He grunted, and left from the back kitchen of the bakery with a snakeskin bag on his back.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many communities and streets were decorated with lights and colorful banners, and they hung banners on the side of the road [I wish the owners of Shanshuijiayuan community a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a happy family].

The National Day has just passed, and the red flags on the street have not been withdrawn. The businesses along the street are still flying the national flag, and the red flags are also hung on the lampposts, plus the advertising slogans of various communities and businesses to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

At a glance, the street is full of red, which is indescribably festive.

Zhan En was carrying a snakeskin bag and walking under the street illuminated by lights. Looking at this festive and peaceful scene, he couldn't help but whispered, "That's great."

When Zhan En gradually moved away from the outskirts of the hive with his snakeskin bag on his back, and headed towards his temporary shelter under the bridge, he couldn't help but look back at the hive with thousands of lights, and said in a low voice One sentence: "That's great."

Jann is very envious, envious of the residents living in the hive. It's not because of how rich and enjoyable they live. It's pure envy that I can sleep well every night in this place.

You don't have to listen to the sound outside the window to tell whether it's an ordinary truck or a tank passing by.

There is no need to distinguish whether it is a civil aircraft or a fighter jet roaring overhead.

There is no need to wonder whether the whoosh sound passing overhead is a missile or a bomb.

Don't worry about whether it is the sound of firecrackers or machine guns that explode in your ears.

Every household here has running water and electricity, so there is no need to worry about sudden dangers all the time. Children as old as me can attend classes and play games at school with peace of mind.

Jen En still remembers a game that his father took him and his sister to play when he was a child. That is to guess whether it is a bomb that fell from the sky. If it's the bomb, laugh together.

Jen didn't understand it when he was a child, he just found this game very interesting. Whenever a bomb fell, his father would say: "Guess what fell? booom~", and he and his sister would laugh heartlessly together.

There are no guns or cannons, no missiles that may fall at any time, and no extreme terrorists who break into their homes at will and shoot their family members with guns.

Zhan En envied the peace and tranquility of the hive, which he had never enjoyed in his life. Even wandering in the wild is infinitely safer than being in your hometown. Here at least you don't have to worry about being killed because you have a warmer quilt and a pair of shoes that fit better than other homeless people.

Carrying a heavy snakeskin bag, Zhan En returned to his foothold under the bridge, overlooking the peaceful and prosperous beehive, his eyes were a little moist.

But he patted his cheek: "I can't cry!" He forcefully forced back the tears.

He wants to learn and cultivate to a powerful ability here, and then return to his hometown. To save his sister, if possible, he wants to bring her to this peaceful place to live.

Here my sister doesn't have to worry that she will be snatched away, and she doesn't have to worry that missiles will fall on her head at any time.

Back at the residence, Zhan En took out an outdoor kerosene lamp from the tent that Niu Ben and Huang Zeying bought for him, lit the kerosene lamp and sorted the things he picked up under the dim light.

He is also taking good care of the residence under the bridge, and the weather is getting colder day by day. He uses old wooden planks to surround himself with a windproof barrier.

The old stools and tables he picked up were rinsed by the river and put up in front of the tent. By the light of the kerosene lamp, he sorted out the garbage he picked up. These are money, which can be sold later.

After doing all this, Zhan En opened the book "Chinese and Arabic Interpretation" that Niu Ben bought for him by the light of the kerosene lamp. Since he wants to live in China now, he must learn Chinese.

Because he knew that he looked like a foreign child, if he went out during the day, it might cause unnecessary trouble, so he always went out at night.

He would go out to collect trash at night. Although he hasn't figured out how to sell the garbage in the future. But keep it first, and there will always be a way to sell it later. Jen felt that he had to prepare first.

Although I collect garbage every day, I am tired every day. But Jen has always kept himself clean as much as possible, going to the river to bathe and wash clothes every day.

He always keeps his life in a busy and even hard state. Only in this way can he temporarily forget his troubles.

Burning the lamp to study hard, he turned off the kerosene lamp when the day was bright and bright to save money, and continued to recite Chinese words in the light of day.

From 3:00 in the morning to 12:00 in the noon, except for eating a piece of bread and drinking saliva, Zhan En had no rest, and had been learning to recite Chinese.

It wasn't until one o'clock in the afternoon that he rubbed his eyes, ate a compressed biscuit that Huang Zeying and Niu Ben had bought before, and drank another saliva before falling asleep.

In the dream, Jann finally learned a powerful ability in the hive, and he returned to Beirut to rescue his sister. The two then found a peaceful place to live. There are no missile planes or tanks, just quiet streets and peaceful people.

Snack trucks on the side of the road sell attractive breakfasts, and bookstores on the side of the street are crowded with customers. When there is a crackling sound, everyone will not panic and shout and run, but turn their heads to look at the wedding car welcoming the new couple and send the highest blessings to the couple.

That is the most wonderful place in Zhan En's dream, and it is also the happiest place in the world.

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"Well, this kid is really hardworking."

"Yeah, it's harder than us learning English or even preparing for the senior high school entrance examination. I saw him clearly wanting to eat at the cake shop door. He could sneak out of the cake as long as he stretched out his hand, but he didn't steal it either."

"So, what do you think, calf?"

"Me? I think it's okay."

ps: ask for tickets~