After leaving home at the age of sixteen, Wu Changgen's first stop was not a factory, but Yong'an Bridge Cave.
Carrying two hundred and thirty yuan and a crumpled certificate for being a good student, he fled from the village by Poyang Lake into Hongzhou City, thinking that there were plenty of ways to survive, but was eventually driven under the bridge by the city.
Hidden in the bridge hole are a group of people who have no connections: the old ghost who has been a teacher takes care of accounts and teaches, the mute guards the luggage stall in the square, Sister Hua polishes the bowl so brightly that her face shines brightly, holds a torn copy of "Water Margin" in her glasses, and Xiao Dongbei always says that he should have been a special soldier. With three rules, a cowhide ledger, and an old cat that was cheated out of half a ham sausage, six homeless people made up a place that felt most like home.
The old ghost said that if you know the words, you will never die of hunger; if you have a clear money account, you will have peace of mind.
The old ghost also said that names are for people who are looking for them.
Later, a snowfall in the twelfth lunar month sent the old ghost away, and the people in the bridge were separated one by one. He took the account book, carried it from under the bridge to the logistics park, called "Wu Changgen" from "Xiaojiu", and walked step by step from the bridge without a door to the days of doors and locks.
He kept the account of two hundred and sixty yuan for ten years.
The water still flows in that direction.
Some people are lost in time, while others pass on their names, accounts and favors from generation to generation.
