Back to 1993

At this time, the number of people on the street increased, and many breakfast stalls also popped up like mushrooms after the rain. One by one, the fragrance was overflowing.

Not to mention that Xiaoxiao swallowed her saliva all the way, even Gu Zhengdong couldn't bear it anymore.

What he ate and drank all these years was top-notch enjoyment, and he was already numb.But now, this simple taste brought his taste buds back to life.Bowel rumbles in his stomach, louder than the two children.

Although Xiaoxiao is sensible, she is still small, pouted pitifully, "Dad, I'm hungry."

Gu Zhengdong didn't know how to answer her, so he could only stroke her furry head and kiss her forehead.

"Don't worry, I'll get you something to eat later." As soon as Longlong finished speaking, the man flew out like an arrow, and came back dragging a paper box in a blink of an eye.

"Father, take it first, the bag I used to hold the rags is burned." Longlong sighed again.

Gu Zhengdong suddenly remembered that during this period of time, his wife was gone, and he didn't care much about the children. Longlong seemed to be picking up trash.

He took the paper box and obediently followed behind Longlong.

Crossing a street, the cardboard box in Gu Zhengdong's hand was already full, including glass bottles, waste paper, a few pieces of wood, a small piece of steel bar, and a bunch of rotten wire.

He was a little impatient.

"Longlong, didn't you say to go to your friend's house for dinner?" Gu Zhengdong felt guilty when he asked this question.

"Father, you can't go empty-handed, right?" Longlong raised his face, eyes full of helplessness, choking Gu Zhengdong speechless.

This little guy is much better than himself in terms of human sophistication.

Longlong led them into an alley, where there was a waste collection station, the words were written crookedly on a wooden board.

The door was closed tightly.

Longlong is familiar with the road, and he came up to "papa" and took a few shots.

"Uncle, get up and receive the goods!"

After a while, a deep voice came from inside, "Get out!"

"Uncle, please, my sister is hungry."

Longlong turned his head and gave Gu Zhengdong a look.

Now Gu Zhengdong understood, he put down the box, and stood back a little cooperatively.

There was a muffled sound coming from the door. I don't know what happened, the door opened, and a black fat man full of thoughts came out.

"How much can you sell for this little thing!" The fat black man, who was not even weighed, took out a fifty-cent thread and handed it over without even looking at it.

"Uncle, there is a steel bar inside." Longlong whispered humblely without taking the money.

"You can piss me off, give me back one! It's as if it's half a meter, it's okay, I'll give you another two cents!" The black fat man took a look at Xiaoxiao, took out another two cents, and stuffed it into the box. Longlong, turned around and was about to walk into the house, when he saw the sun he couldn't help but yawned.

At this moment, he saw Gu Zhengdong, and couldn't help being startled.

Longlong was carefully tucking seventy cents into his pocket, his expression seemed to be hiding a huge sum of money.

"Who is that?" Fatty Hei gestured in Gu Zhengdong's direction with his chin.

"That's my father." There was shame in Longlong's words.

"Bah!" The black fat man spat, muttered something and went back to the house.

That sentence was very light, but like a sharp sword, it stabbed Gu Zhengdong into a chill.

"It's a big man, let the children pick up the trash and raise them."

Gu Zhengdong's fists were clenched tightly, and his nails were about to dig into his flesh.rest assured!From now on, I will keep them!He swore to himself.

Longlong led them and walked towards the intersection again. This time Gu Zhengdong learned his lesson and didn't dare to ask more questions, so he just followed.

"Brother, I'm hungry!" Xiaoxiao was very smart, knowing that her brother had money, she dragged him and refused to let him go, and acted coquettishly in front of a small stall selling steamed buns.

"How did you sell it?" Gu Zhengdong blurted out, no father could resist the little boy's chirping.

"A vegetarian one is fifteen cents, and a meat one is thirty cents. How much do you want?" Seeing an adult ask, the stall owner hastily opened the drawer, pretending to pick up buns.

"We don't want it." Longlong said seriously, and pulled Xiaoxiao up to continue walking.

Although Gu Zhengdong was embarrassed, he had no choice but to chase after him in desperation because he had no property rights.The stall owner groaned and closed the cage back.

Walking to a canteen, Longlong called auntie to a woman in her 30s.

"Longlong..." The woman raised her head and saw Gu Zhengdong, her face immediately sank.

"Auntie, I want to buy dried noodles." Longlong took out fifty cents and handed it over.

"It just so happened that a batch of discounted events came, and there are gifts, you wait." The woman was still very enthusiastic about Longlong, she got into the hut and searched for a long time, took out three packs of dried noodles, and a pack of bean paste.

She put everything into her pocket, thought for a while and added another bag of Wangzai QQ candy, and then handed it over. Just as Longlong was about to pick it up, she shook the bag and handed it to Gu Zhengdong.

"Let your son live for a day, and do some work for the head office!"

Gu Zhengdong lost his temper after being bullied, hurriedly took the bag, and walked out the door first.

I don't think the door is from the cellar, but the entrance is low, he is tall, he doesn't look forward, his head is on the door frame, his head is buzzing.

This time, Longlong took them out from the same road again, crossed the streets and alleys, picked up two pieces of cardboard along the way, and finally arrived at a bungalow area.

This is a third-tier city in the Northeast. In the 90s, several major state-owned enterprises were still alive and well. Although the economy also experienced a downturn, it was not at the end of the road.In recent years, infrastructure projects have been continuously carried out, and almost all urban areas have construction sites, which are violent and dusty.

There are very few bungalows now, and they are scattered in several concentrated areas. The people who live there are very mixed, and they are all people from the bottom of society.

This road leads directly to the river. It is an uphill road and a narrow road. Because each house directly pours dirty water out, it is extremely muddy.

When he walked inside, Gu Zhengdong guessed that they had arrived.Because he saw something familiar, there were a lot of waste products piled up inside and outside the door of this family.

He was a little sad in his heart, and he was still looking forward to it. In fact, he should understand what kind of friends Longlong can make.

Xiaoxiao should have been here with Longlong, ran ahead and pushed open the wooden fence door, and called out crisply, "Brother Xiaoqiang."

He didn't hear a reply, a big black dog jumped out of it, jumped on Xiao Xiao's body and licked her, almost knocked her to the ground.

"Dahei, be honest!"

Xiaoqiang is a black and thin boy who looks only eight or nine years old.

Hearing a small voice, another kid came out of the room, about six or seven years old, with small eyes, but very clever.

"Xiao Ming, Xiao Qiang, have you eaten yet?" Long Long took the bag from Gu Zhengdong and showed them the dried noodles inside.

"Enter the house!" Xiaoqiang tilted his head, and a group of people walked into the house.

The room was indescribable, the waste was blowing up the room, almost no light could be seen, and there was an indescribable smell.

Gu Zhengdong was in a dilemma, thinking about what to do, and the children had already started to act.

They brought out an enamel basin and started a fire in front of a simple stove in the middle of the courtyard.

Xiaoming took a basin of water and poured it into the basin, Xiaoqiang went to get some wood and came back.Xiao Xiao unexpectedly followed their example and fanned the small cardboard to make the fire more intense.

Soon the water boiled, Longlong hurriedly opened a pack of dried noodles and put them in loosely, and stirred them vigorously with a pair of chopsticks to separate the dried noodles one by one.

Xiaoqiang ran into the house, and when he came out again, he had a basin of cold water in his hand. The noodles in the basin were almost cooked. Longlong put the cold water basin on the ground and began to pick out the noodles. Gradually, the water in the enamel became less and less, and the noodle soup became thicker, and the noodles could no longer be held together.

Longlong stretched out his hand, and Xiao Ming decisively handed over two swarthy rags.Longlong gritted his small teeth, put a rag on the side of the basin, picked it up vigorously, and poured the noodles and soup into the cold water basin on the ground.

Gu Zhengdong was dumbfounded, and didn't think of helping.Longlong didn't mean to blame him, as if this was normal.

Xiaoqiang took out a few more small iron basins from the house, and Longlong picked up a bowl full of noodles, and was the first to bring it to Gu Zhengdong.

Gu Zhengdong was so hungry that his chest stuck to his back cavity, he didn't care whether it was noodles or batter, he took it and put it in his mouth.Without losing the opportunity, Longlong squeezed another lump of noodle sauce into his basin.

Gu Zhengdong ate the most delicious meal in his life, which was cooked by his lost and recovered five-year-old son.Is there a happier life than this?

When he finished a bowl, there were not many noodles in the big bowl.Longlong ate a small bowl, and Xiaoxiao's appetite was no less than theirs.

Even the noodles and soup in the big basin can't hold a bowl.Seeing that the children were not moving, Gu Zhengdong was about to stretch out his chopsticks cheekily, but Xiaoqiang was ahead of him, picked up the big basin and walked to the side, where there was a dirty little iron basin, which was brought by the big black dog himself of.

When everyone was eating, it just sat there waiting without moving. Now, seeing Xiaoqiang passing by, he hurriedly got up to greet him, shaking his head, and his tail was almost broken.

Gu Zhengdong almost blushed again, but fortunately he didn't do anything, otherwise he would have stolen the dog food, and he would be ashamed to live.

"Grandma is back!" Xiao Xiao shouted suddenly, with a look of fear in his eyes.

Gu Zhengdong listened carefully, there was a creaking sound coming from outside, getting closer.