Abandoned Books 太监书

3 冬 Nameless in Winter 冬之无名 Boundary边界Urban113k WordsOngoing My name is Dong Yu, and I am an orphan. A wandering Daoist found me in the snowy woods at the foot of Mount Lao. I was wrapped in a thin little quilt and not yet four months old. It was the depths of winter, and I had clearly been abandoned there for some time. Somehow, I hadn't frozen to death, and my faint whimpering caught the attention of the Daoist as he passed by. My whole body had turned blue, and I had only the faintest breath left. The Daoist thought he had done all he could, but my las 0Votes24.7kRecs4.8kFans

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My name is Dongyu, and I am an orphan. A wandering Taoist priest found me, less than four months old, wrapped in a thin blanket in the snow at the foot of Laoshan Mountain. It was the coldest time of winter, and I had clearly been abandoned there for some time. Surprisingly, I hadn't frozen to death and was still whimpering softly, attracting the passing Taoist priest. At that time, my whole body was blue, and I was barely breathing. The Taoist priest wanted to do something for me, but my last breath wouldn't stop, and he couldn't just bury me alive, so he carried me in his arms and continued his travels. Along the way, the Taoist priest tried many times to give me away or to an orphanage. Although I was a boy, those who wanted a son refused to take me in because of my sickly appearance. In the orphanage, as soon as I left the Taoist priest's arms, I cried desperately. My weak body could make the whole place resound with a chorus of cries from all the infants in the orphanage. After several times, the Taoist priest also became reluctant to part with me and continued his travels with me.