I really don't want to be a teacher

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Then he retracted his gaze and looked at some pedestrians passing by on the street from time to time.

Hearing the sound, the old man nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He paused again, and turned around.

Then hunched over, tucked his legs together, and sat on a bench,

Looking up, looking back and forth at some pedestrians passing by the bench,

When I see some couples, I always look at them for a while, wait for people to pass by, then turn around again, and then look back and forth.

……

Overhead, the sky was getting darker after sunset,

The afterglow of the western sky gradually dissipated and was replaced by night.

Under the night, on this street, the street lamps on the side of the road still reflect some light, and the fronts of the shops are still intertwined, and the lights from the shops are shining outside,

It's just that the opening time of this bustling street next to the scenic spot has passed, and there are gradually fewer pedestrians passing by.

Sitting on the bench, Lian Ge looked at the various pedestrians passing by on the street, and listened to the voices brought to him with the breeze in his ears, and didn't say anything more.

Next to him, the old man who turned his head back and forth, turned around, and wanted to find something, stopped his movements again, and stared at the bench not far from the street where some people were sitting.

"... Are you full?"

"...I'm full, so full, so full, I feel full... It just feels a little spicy..."

Not far away, on the bench where the old man paused,

Sitting with a family, a pair of parents with their children,

The child's mother and child's father are sitting on both sides of the bench, and there are some snacks in the middle that seem to be bought in some snack bars on this street.

The child was standing by the bench next to his parents, and from time to time sat down next to his parents,

At this moment, the family is eating and talking,

The child seemed to be irritated by what he was eating, and then lowered his head a little bit, drinking the water his mother handed to his mouth,

"...Do you still want to eat a bunch?"

"...um... think..."

"... Then I'll give you another bunch... Don't eat it after you eat it, you'll feel too full after a while..."

"……Uh-huh……"

The bench on the street where the family was sitting passed, and the door of the shop on the street was still open. The lights from the shop that were brighter than the lights cast by the street lamps on the street were reflected on the family. With some smiles on their faces.

Some voices were brought closer with the breeze blowing through the street.

Next to him, the old man watched that scene with a dazed look in his eyes.

Hearing some voices in his ear, Lian Ge turned his gaze to the ecstatic old man,

He didn't say much, and then turned his eyes to look at the street,

On the street, old and young pedestrians still pass by from time to time,

After running around, he turned around and dragged the child who was walking behind his parents,

There are those who respond to their children with a smile, and cooperate with the adults who are pulled forward by their children the fastest,

In restaurants with open doors on the side of the street, the restaurant owners who still yelled and greeted passers-by from time to time,

There was a young man who beat his leg and said that he would never go out next time,

There are old couples leaning on each other, sitting on a bench, eating some light snacks, and talking about the changes from last time.

Although there are fewer pedestrians than in the afternoon, the noise is not so noisy,

The street is still bustling.

……

"...Sir, you said that if Tongtong was still with her parents, she would be like that family, living happily every day without any worries..."

Next to Lian Ge, the old man with his waist bent and his legs tucked away, sitting on the bench, looked at the family sitting on the bench a little far away, with some cloudy eyes still in a trance,

Opposite the bench, the light reflected from the open shop was also reflected in the old man's cloudy eyes,

After a while of silence, the old man didn't turn his head, but put his hands on his folded legs,

I don't know whether to ask Lian Ge, or just whispering to myself.

"Without you, Tongtong would not be by her parents' side. She would just die at that time."

Lian Ge glanced at the old man, then turned his gaze a little bit, looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, and said something in a calm tone.

"...Thank you...Thank you sir."

The old man paused, not knowing what it was Xie Liange, he thanked him,

Turned around a little more, looked in front of him, fell silent again, a little lost in thought.

……

"...At that time, Tongtong should only be one or two years old."

"... Be careful, don't fall..."

After a while of silence, the old man propped his legs on his hands, looked in front of him, his eyes were a little dazed, as if recalling, and then said aloud,

The bench I was sitting on passed by, and people came and went in and out of the shop from time to time,

In front of the bench, on the street, people come and go from time to time,

The whispering voice of the old man was mixed with the noise of passers-by on the street.

"...It was afternoon. Lao Yang and I were playing chess under the trees in the courtyard with the courtyard door open."

The old man paused, and then said aloud,

"...About two or three o'clock in the afternoon, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door... At that time, no one came to our place..."

"...The knock on the door only came from time to time... At first, I thought it was some other noise... I saw that the courtyard door was shaking, and when I looked over, I realized that there was someone outside the door..."

"...we walked to the door and saw Tongtong...she was standing by the door, neither crying nor fussing...turning her head from time to time, looking around...turning around from time to time, clapping her hands Twice the door... It just seems to be standing for a long time, standing, the body is a little shaking..."

"...We haven't seen her before, so we probably guessed that she might not be a child from a nearby family, and there were no other people nearby... There was no adult around her, so I thought she might have gotten lost..."

The old man said aloud, looking in front of him, his eyes became more and more dazed, lost in thought.

Lian Ge looked at the people passing by in front of the bench and on the street, and didn't say much.

Just quietly listening to the old man's narration.

The whispering voice of the old man was mixed in the noise brought by the gusts of breeze.

Chapter 974 Isn't that enough!

"...At the beginning, we didn't even think about letting Tongtong into the courtyard. Afraid that Tongtong's parents were looking for it, we let Tongtong go into the courtyard. We couldn't see it from the outside, but we missed it..."

Sitting on a bench, the old man put his hands on his legs, hunched his waist, raised his head, his eyes were in a trance,

There was another silence, and then he continued,

"...Just stand behind the door, watch her, don't let anything happen...Lao Yang and the others also went out from the other side, and searched a few times along the road...It's not convenient for us to ask people, find After a few laps... I don't know if Tongtong ran too far or missed it, and Lao Yang and the others couldn't find Tongtong's parents..."

"...Tong Tong walked to the gate of the courtyard, and I don't know if he was really tired from walking, or what, but he didn't leave again... At the beginning, he stood at the gate of the courtyard, his body wobbled, and he patted the door from time to time. , from the back, I stopped knocking on the door, as if I was tired, I just squatted down at the door of the house, and then sat down."

"...I didn't cry all the time, I just turned my head back and forth, looking around from time to time."

"...We're just watching Tongtong at the door..."

"...That's it, until it got dark, no one came over."

The old man's eyes were in a trance, and he became more and more distracted. He seemed to be remembering, and then said,

Listening to the voices of passers-by and the old man's narration mixed with the gusts of wind,

Lian Ge didn't say anything, just listened quietly, watching the passers-by on the street in front of him,

"...Tongtong seems to be really tired, and gradually he can't sit still."

The old man made a sound, which seemed to be a murmur, then paused for a while, and continued talking,

"...At that time, it was just after autumn, when winter just entered... as soon as night fell, it was very cold..."

"...Tongtong is right there at the door, huddled, curled up, leaning against the door, shivering a little from the cold, and shaking a little..."

"...The few of us, for fear of affecting Tongtong...we didn't stand at the door anymore, we retreated into the yard...just after a while, we went to the alley to see if anyone came... ..."

"...There was no one living in that area, and no one was passing by... Even if Tongtong ran over, I'm afraid no one saw it..."

"...Until late at night, no one came over."

"...By that time, Tong Tong had already fallen asleep curled up at the gate of the courtyard... Outside the house, the temperature was low, and there was a gust of wind from time to time, and Tong Tong was still young at that time..."

"...At that moment, Tongtong's face has already started to look a little bit wrong."

"After we have looked at it again, we are afraid that something will happen to Tongtong before her family can find her."

"...A few people discussed it, and decided to move Tongtong into the house, and find a quilt for Tongtong to avoid the cold...We will think of a way later..."

"...We slowly opened the door, and Tong Tong, who was leaning against the door, fell down along the door... At that moment, it was impossible to tell whether she was asleep or passed out..."

"...The few of us thought of a way and worked together to lift Tongtong up and move it into the room. We found a bed and wrapped her in a usable quilt, and gradually my complexion improved."

As the old man said, he paused again, his cloudy eyes became more and more dazed,

"...Tongtong didn't wake up until noon the next day."

"At that time, we also discovered that Tongtong could see us."

"...We asked her some questions. Although she could answer, she was still young and couldn't remember many things clearly. She only remembered that her name was Tong Tong, and she couldn't even explain where she got lost."

"...We have nothing to do, we can only let Tongtong live here... and think of ways to make Tongtong survive..."

The old man made a sound, then remained silent for a while, turned his cloudy eyes, looked at the family sitting on the bench a little far away, looked at the street far away, his eyes were in a trance,

"...After that, there was a doll in the yard, which made it much more lively... We old guys, who have lived in the nursing home for so long, either have no children, or have not seen children and grandchildren for a long time, I am also very happy to have Tongtong by my side..."

"...Tongtong is also very good, she doesn't cry a lot, and she doesn't make a lot of noise... We asked her not to get too close to us, so she wouldn't come to us... Find some way for her to find something to eat Yes, she always remembers us when we eat...we also seem to have a granddaughter...some old guys, sometimes they fight back and forth, and sometimes they have to be persuaded by Tongtong..."

Whispering and talking, the old man's cloudy eyes showed some gentle smiles, and some smiles appeared on his face,

It's just that the smile gradually faded again,

"...At that time, some of us old guys were still a bit hostile. We were afraid of affecting Tongtong, and we waited for Tongtong to go back to the house to sleep at night... We old guys went out of the yard and hid in the alley go in..."

"...in a blink of an eye...hey...Tongtong is eight years old..."

"...Tongtong learned to cook by himself, and went to the street to buy groceries..."

After talking, the old man gradually stopped talking,

Bent down, sitting on a bench, propping up his legs with his hands, and raising his head a bit,

She was silent, just staring at the front of her in a daze, with some cloudy eyes in a trance.

Listening to the old man's narration, Lian Ge turned his gaze, glanced at the ecstatic old man, paused his gaze,

He didn't say much, turned his gaze around, and looked around.

The family sitting on the bench a little far away had finished their snacks and stood up again. The child pulled his parents and walked further away.

Under the shade of the trees at the end of the street, at the two fortune-telling booths, there were customers stopping again. Two fortune-telling old men were greeting customers one after another.

After looking at it, Lian Ge turned his gaze a little more,

Walking along this bustling street, towards the front, looked again from a distance, paused for a moment,

"...Excuse me, brother, excuse me...excuse me, have you..."

"...Excuse me, big sister, just ask..."

In the distance, along the sidewalk of the street, a middle-aged couple is repeatedly asking some passers-by on the street, and gradually approaching this side,

"...Excuse me, boss, have you ever met an old couple, probably in their seventies..."

"...The old man at home is lost?"