Chapter 384 All Beings Suffer
This child is so pitiful.
Shen Zhixia said helplessly, "It's not right for so many of you to bully him alone."
These children are chubby and look like they come from well-off families. If they keep beating that skinny child like that, that child probably won't last long.
The children didn't think they were wrong. They shouted, "We didn't bully the weak. He tried to steal our things. He's a thief!"
Shen Zhixia sighed: "He was just too hungry. If he went into the house to steal your things, that would definitely be wrong, but he just wanted something to eat, and it seems that he didn't manage to steal anything. Why are you making such a fuss?"
One of the children shouted, "He's dirty, he's a beggar, he doesn't look like us at all, we should chase him away."
Humans are inherently xenophobic. This child is different from them, so of course they will band together to exclude him.
Shen Zhixia took out some candy from her bag and sent them away: "He is different from you. You have your parents protecting you at home and you can eat and dress warmly every day, so you don't know what it feels like to be hungry. He is not a bad child. He is just too hungry, so he wants to find something to eat. You should understand this situation."
The children, of course, couldn't understand. Their thinking was linear; they only knew right and wrong. In their eyes, the little boy was wrong to steal dog food, and since it was wrong, they had to beat him up.
However, after receiving Shen Zhixia's candy, they were in a good mood and forgot about the incident.
"Thank you, sister."
The children who were just bullying the little boy are now very polite.
When Shen Zhixia heard them call her "sister," her smile deepened.
elder sister……
Actually, these children can just call her "Auntie," since she has two children of her own. But she is still quite happy to hear them call her that, which shows that she still looks very young.
She smiled and said, "Alright, you guys go have fun."
"good."
They were still children, and a bunch of them immediately ran off to play.
Shen Zhixia then looked at the little boy. He kept his head down and looked like a small animal, as if he had been frightened. He was curled up tightly.
He had just been beaten badly, and his body was trembling.
Shen Zhixia glanced at him, reached into her pocket, and found five yuan. She put the five yuan in the little boy's arms and left without interacting with him much.
She just happened to see it and offered to help out.
There are many unfortunate things, and many beggars; no one can help them forever.
She could only lend a hand when she encountered someone in the situation, and there was nothing more she could do. After all, everyone has their own path to walk, and she was just a passerby.
After Shen Zhixia walked away, the little boy slowly raised his head. He squinted and slowly stood up. His wounds hurt a lot, but as he walked, he started running.
He ran to a hilltop, where there was a mound of earth.
His mother was buried inside.
Only a man would bury someone like that; he was watching the whole time he was burying him.
The grave wasn't even marked with a tombstone; it was completely bare. He took a branch from the side and stuck it on the grave mound.
He knelt before the grave, took out the money, and said clearly, "Mom, I have money now, I can take you to see a doctor."
No one answered.
He burst into tears.
After he finished crying, he left. He didn't really know where to go. He used to be a beggar, but back then he had a mother. Now he was a beggar without a mother.
There are actually many beggars like him, and he's not the only one.
As long as I don't die, it's fine.
In this era, there are still many people who cannot afford to eat.
He was just one of them.
The next day, Shen Zhixia bought some food and went back to the same place, hoping to give the food to the little boy if she encountered him.
But she never saw that boy again after that.
He seemed to have vanished into thin air.
A few days later, the factory planned a party. Although it was just a party, it was really just about finding a place to eat. But because the factory manager was paying for it, everyone was very happy.
Aunt Qian said happily, "The factory manager is treating us today, so I deliberately skipped breakfast. I must eat more."
The factory manager was quite generous; he invited everyone to the state-run restaurant to have barbecue together.
The food in restaurants is expensive now, but they don't have to pay, so they can eat to their heart's content.
Aunt Qian ordered a lot of meat—pork, beef, and fish. These days, everyone loves to eat meat, especially fatty meat, which is oily and very fragrant.
Moreover, some people now consider being overweight to be beautiful, because many people are very thin.
Shen Zhixia also likes to eat meat, but she can't eat more than a little, so she ordered more vegetables and ate mostly vegetables.
Aunt Qian used serving chopsticks to put a piece of meat on her plate and said, "Little Shen, you should eat more meat. Why are you like a rabbit, always eating vegetables? Look how thin you are."
Shen Zhixia laughed and said, "I'm not thin."
She felt she had gained some weight, but because of her small face and small frame, it wasn't very noticeable that she had gained some weight.
Aunt Qian disagreed: "You're not thin enough? You're almost skin and bones. Listen to me, eat more."
Shen Zhixia smiled and said, "Okay."
Since it was the factory manager's meal, she naturally had to eat more.
Everyone likes to eat more of the food that's free.
While she was eating, she suddenly saw a very pretty little girl. She was really pretty, about five or six years old, with two little braids, fair skin, and an oval face. She was a real beauty in the making.
Perhaps because she has children, she now really likes these little kids and feels an overwhelming maternal instinct.
She discovered that even children look different. Her two babies are now chubby, like two lucky dolls, and they are so plump when you hold them.
This girl is really beautiful now. I wonder if her child will be just as beautiful when she grows up.
The little girl was very quiet; she just hopped and skipped around in place, and her short legs were adorable.
Shen Zhixia couldn't help but smile as she looked at it.
Just then, someone came over. The boy was a head taller than the little girl. He stood in front of her, and the little girl just looked at him with a puzzled expression without saying a word.
The little boy reached out and touched her head, but the little girl didn't react.
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