Ceramic Soldier

In the glass cabinet of the old street grocery store, there is a ceramic soldier covered with cracks. He is a defective product that everyone despises. He has no bright glaze and no majestic figure. The scars on his chest across his body are the medals he earned in exchange for standing alone for a long night and resisting the wind and rain. All the porcelain dolls are content with their stability and are proud of their beauty. Only he, using the broken porcelain bones as a shield, stands guard alone day after day, guarding the peace of the square inch shop year after year. After years of loneliness, no one knows his perseverance, no one understands his courage, until a broken ceramic lantern wakes up from the darkness. It is afraid of the dark but is born with a desire for warmth. It is mottled but has a gentle heart. Although the light is weak, it is willing to light up the long night for him and dispel the coldness of the years. One soldier and one lamp are both remnants abandoned by the world, but they are bound to each other and stand side by side in the darkness. The strong wind broke the cabinet, and the cold night was frightening. He defended the city with his body, and it protected him with its light. The broken body hides the purest sincerity, and the ordinary persistence hides the most touching tenderness. This is a two-way redemption that only belongs to the remnant. Even though his body is covered with scars and no one is paying attention, he still uses his small body to guard the fireworks in the world and brighten the years and nights. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.