Uwa followed behind him, while Rick was looking for a man who looked rich. He didn't want to look for a man in a store, so as not to attract attention. After walking for more than three minutes, he finally spotted a target. The man was about 40 years old, wearing a fashionable jacket, with his hair combed back, and looked like a successful person. Of course, there was another reason: Rick was tired of men with this hairstyle. He pointed at the man from a distance and said to Uwa, "That's your father, you should go over and recognize him quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Uwa was overjoyed and ran over. She hugged the man's legs and shouted, "Dad, I finally found you."
Faced with the sudden confession, the man was at a loss for a moment, and it took him a long time to react. "Kid, you got the wrong person, didn't you? I'm not your father."
"You are my father, Rick will not lie to me."
The man kicked his legs hard to shake off Uwa, but Uwa remembered Rick's words and hugged him tighter. She kept shouting, "Dad! Dad! Don't leave me."
Rick watched from the side, covering his mouth and laughing, "Who told you to comb your hair so smoothly, if I don't teach you a lesson, you won't know how powerful I am." Uwa and the other two made more and more noise, attracting many people to watch. Rick saw that the time was right, ran to them, and he pointed at the well-dressed man and said, "Uncle Jack, you are too shameless, you don't want your own daughter, she hasn't eaten for three days, do you want to escape the responsibility of being a father?"
When the people around heard it, they scolded the well-dressed man, saying that he was not worthy of being a father. The well-dressed man was speechless at this time, knowing that he had met two rogues today, he could only spend money to avoid disaster, and if he continued to pester them, he might be beaten. He took out twenty shillings from his pocket and was about to hand it to Uwa. Seeing that the money was so little, Rick said, "You want to send your daughter away with such a small amount of money? It's too outrageous."
The well-dressed man gritted his teeth and took out a hundred shillings this time. Uwa didn't know how to count, but she felt that this one was much bigger than the previous one, so she reached out to take it. "Thank you, Dad!" She let go, and the well-dressed man took the opportunity to slip away.
After the others left, Uwa's money had been in Rick's hands. He wanted to take all the hundred shillings for himself, but then Uwa might be kicked out by the boss. He thought that this girl could still be useful. After thinking for a while, he had a plan in mind. He changed the money into five twenty-shilling notes and gave one to Uwa, so that at least she would not be kicked out by the boss. It was still early, and he wanted to make some more money. The two continued on their way.
At this time, they passed a clothing store, and there was a woman choosing clothes in the store. He turned to Uwa behind him and said, "Go in and pester that beautiful woman, and she will give you money."
Uwa now had absolute trust in Rick, and immediately entered the store, holding the woman's hand and said, "Beautiful madam, can you give me..." Before she finished speaking, the woman shook her hand away, "Go away, you're so dirty."
Uwa wanted to pull her hand again, but the woman took several steps back, shouting, "Go away! Don't touch me."
The owner of the store heard the shouting and came over. He saw that Uwa had been pestering his customers and was furious. He pulled Uwa over and slapped her hard on the face. Uwa was just a six-year-old girl, how could she bear such a strong slap? Her face was immediately bruised and swollen.
The worse Uwa was beaten, the happier Rick was in his heart, so that he could make the boss pay more money. He rushed in, shouting, "Hurry up! Someone will be beaten to death."
Then he yelled at the door again, and soon, the store door was full of people watching the excitement, "Everyone, please judge, the boss here beat my sister like this, do you think I should call the police?" He showed Uwa's bruised face to everyone.
A tall man stood up in the crowd, pointing at the boss and said, "You are too outrageous, you are so cruel to a child, what do you think we should do? If you can't handle it well, I will smash your store."
As soon as he finished speaking, several impulsive people immediately entered the store and surrounded the store owner. The boss didn't expect that his impulse would cause everyone to hate him. He looked panicked and said, "I will definitely compensate her and heal the wound on her face."
Everyone was half angry when they heard him say this. The tall man asked the boss, "How are you going to compensate?"
The boss took out two hundred shillings from his pocket and stuffed it into Uwa's hand. Then he turned around and went to the back room to get the medicine for the wound and handed it over. The tall man looked down at Uwa and asked, "Little girl, do you think this is okay?"
Uwa turned around and looked at Rick, asking for his opinion. After getting the answer, she nodded. After getting 200 shillings, the two left the store. The money was in Rick's hands again. He was overjoyed and thought to himself, "It's not bad to be with this fool, she is tough and shameless, she can act as a meat shield. I, the mastermind, will be responsible for cleaning up the mess, this is really a golden pair. I should give the team a nice name, what should it be called?"
While he was thinking about it, Uwa asked, "Brother, how do I use this medicine? My face hurts so much." Uwa was ugly to begin with, and her swollen face looked even uglier. Rick looked disgusted. "Stay away from me, if you don't understand, read the instructions yourself."
Uwa was illiterate and didn't dare to ask again. She could only open the package and squeeze out some medicine to apply it on her face. She followed behind with a greasy face. Rick quickened his pace, trying to keep a distance from her.
The two walked faster and faster, and when they passed a barbecue restaurant, Rick stopped. He wanted to try it, and this time he had two hundred and eighty shillings in his hand, so he could be the boss. He gritted his teeth and bought a large steak for fifteen shillings. When he got it, he was very excited. This was his first time to eat it, and he had only seen others eat it before.
Uwa was also staring at him, so he turned around and ran to the corner to eat. Uwa also wanted to eat, but she only had twenty shillings, and she had to save up enough money to see her mother. Rick finished a steak in a few bites, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it away from him. His mouth was full of oil.
Uwa walked over and asked, "Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious, I want to eat another piece."
"Then go buy it. I won't snatch it from you."
Rick looked at Uwa as if she was a monster, thinking, "Do you dare to snatch it from me?" But he didn't say it out loud. He just said, "Forget it! I'll buy it next time when I have money."
"Then can you treat me to a piece next time?" Uwa asked carefully.
Rick didn't answer her question and turned away. After eating, he didn't want to beg for money anymore. He wanted to find a place to rest and wait for the car to pick him up at ten o'clock. The two walked more than fifty steps and saw a bench in front of a bookstore. Rick sat down first. Uwa saw that there was still a seat next to him. Just as she was about to sit down, he said impatiently, "Go away! Don't get so close to me."
Uwa looked around and saw that there was no other chair to sit on, so she had to sit on the ground next to the chair.