The seventh month of the lunar calendar has arrived, and it is already autumn. In Tokaido, Japan, the weather is already cool. The days of rain and autumn are back to their normal tracks.

When Asahina Taehyung returned from Enoe and learned that the people in the house had actually driven away Yu Qiuping, who had come to borrow money, he was so angry that he whipped those people with a whip. took the money and took Yu Qiuping to the pawnshop to redeem the pendant.

However, the owner of the pawnshop went to tell Yu Qiuping that the pendant had been bought.

"Boss? Who bought it? Can you tell me? Yu Qiuping asked anxiously, "That pendant is really important to me." ”

"This," the boss said embarrassedly, "we are in the pawn business, and we never leak the information of the buyer, otherwise how can we do business." But the boss thought in his heart, he sold the pendant for 2,000 yuan to the buyer. If they find that they have been pitted, they must not come to trouble.

"That's... That's all it takes. Yu Qiuping sighed.

"How can you forget it! That's your baby! Asahina Taehyung slapped the table, "You little old man!" Do you know who this son is? Asahina Taehyung! This kid is my brother-in-law! You still don't tell me about it! ”

The boss secretly screamed bitterly, this time he got into trouble with the three young people of Junfu, which can be regarded as touching the head. He also couldn't understand why this young man with oblique bangs was so stupid and so easy to deceive.

But then, he could not name the buyer. Otherwise, he would have to be smashed by Asahina Taehyung.

"Lao Yu also wants to help his son, but it's just a maid who came, and I don't know who the specific owner is." The old man pretended to be honest, but actually said casually, "That maid wears a blue dress, and her accent seems to be from Kanto." ”

"! What did Hojo guys buy in Suruga! Asahina Taiheng believed it and was angry, "Yuqiu, don't worry about you, kid, my brother also knows someone over there in Hojo, so I'll help you inquire." ”

"Forget it," Yu Qiuping turned around and left in a low mood, and the transportation and communication were very backward in these years. A few dozen kilometers away, it's another world entirely. This pendant is like a stone sinking into the sea, and there is no chance of getting it back.

Other than this, everything else is uneventful. Yu Qiuping settles accounts every morning, and takes care of the recovery of the pro-soldier by the way. In the afternoon, I would go to Keju to play football with that uncle, and every day I won a prize, I insisted on returning it to that uncle.

And after the incident of the pro-soldier, Charlie suddenly got a lot closer to Yu Qiuping. He said that he would no longer try to return to the UK, but that he planned to live with Yu Qiuping in Japan. Therefore, the money does not have to be repaid in the rain. Yu Qiuping was moved, and went to Bina's house to ask for dozens of feather arrows for him as gifts.

As time passed, the illness of the pro-soldier was getting better day by day. Now he can fulfill his promise to help Yu Qiuping deliver accounts and pull business. The wealth of the small shop of Yuqiuping has also slowly accumulated.

After nothing happens at night, Yu Qiuping will teach the pro-soldier to read. However, Yu Qiuping, who is not very proficient in Japanese, can only teach Kin Bing Wei to learn Chinese. Chinese pinyin Yu Qiuping still knows, with the help of pinyin, not to mention the pro-soldier, even Charlie quickly learned a lot of Chinese characters pronunciation and writing.

Everything in life is peaceful. It was so calm that Yu Qiuping had already begun to fall in love with this life. Two good friends who get along well, a stable job, follow Asahina Taehyung around Sunfu Castle and kick a mari with that funny uncle. Uncle sometimes taught him some Japanese culture, such as waka songs, tea ceremony skills and etiquette, which made Yu Qiuping very useful. It's like that's how life should go.

It's just that whenever he is in the dead of night, his empty chest always reminds him of his red leaf pendant, his parents, and the bits and pieces of his previous life, and he can't help but burst into tears.

At noon on July 14, the first year of Yongroku (1558), Charlie, who had his turn to wash the dishes after eating, said something inadvertently. "The maple leaves in the back mountain look like they're turning red."

"Ahh Yu Qiuping suddenly came to his senses and raised his head from the table, "What did you say?" ”

"The maple trees, the ones on the back hills, have turned red," Charlie explained, "and the maple trees cover almost half of the mountain, and the sight is spectacular. ”

The stick that was settling accounts suddenly stopped. Yu Qiuping stood up, leaving only one sentence "I'll take a look," and left the store.

Walking on the road, even Yu Qiuping himself didn't notice that his pace was getting faster and faster.

The last time I went to Xiangshan with my parents to see the autumn leaves was a year ago.

The hardships and dangers of the past six months have made him forget what kind of scene it is when the mountains are full of red leaves.

He walked out of the north gate of Junfu Castle and walked all the way towards the back mountain. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he began to climb the mountain along the mountain road, brushing away the branches hanging from the side of the road, but his pace did not slow down. He walked faster and faster, and even his breathing began to become short.

It's as if you can go back to your previous life and see your mom and dad again.

That intense nostalgia tore at Yu Qiuping, urging him not to stop for a moment to breathe.

It's already at the top of the mountain.

Bypass the big rock and you will be able to see the back mountain.

One-step. Another step. Yu Qiuping, who was about to bypass the stone, suddenly didn't want to wait for these few steps. Rolled over and jumped onto a big rock.

I saw that the maple leaves were like mountain fire, red all over the mountain.

Look at the mountains red all over, and the forests are dyed. But that's it.

Am I home?

Yu Qiuping was so happy that he was a little dazed, aimlessly shuttling through the maple forest. Say hello to every maple tree, touch every red leaf that falls on the ground, and hug every maple tree that appears in front of you.

Suddenly, a red leaf slowly falls in the wind. Yu Qiuping opened his hands to grab the tower, however, the breeze brought by the movement of his hands rolled the red leaves into the distance, leaving the lost Yu Qiuping standing in place and smirking stupidly.

This scene is very similar to when I was a child, my parents took me to Xiangshan to see the autumn leaves. I ran all over the ground trying to catch a red leaf but couldn't.

Suddenly, a red leaf fell straight on his head.

He was stunned and took the red leaf.

However, at this moment, he had already caught the fallen leaves by ghost, but he had already left his original life.

The red leaves have been so red for thousands of years, and the people who have accompanied them to see the red leaves for more than ten years have long been separated from heaven and man.

The thoughts that had been suppressed for half a year suddenly surged like a tide breaking through the floodgates, and almost engulfed Yu Qiuping in an instant. Tears also began to roll in their eyes.

Hold yourself above your head so that you can reach directly to the father of the red leaves on the tree.

Smiled and watched herself play, handed the meat skewers to feed her mouth, and helped her wipe her little mouth.

Usually I don't go on business trips.,But as soon as I get home,,Dad who always plays with him.。 Dad who works hard to support his family. I don't know what intrigues are.,A stupid dad who is above board and often calculated.。 I've never heard him say bad things about others behind his back, a pure and kind father. Although he is not so tall and strong, his father has always made Yu Qiuping feel very secure.

I'm always very strict, but I actually love my mother very much. often mutters about how his youngest son has grown up, and hopes that he will grow back to his mother, who was so young before. Doing housework every day, helping with her own cooking and laundry, and a hard-working mother. My mother, who was by my bedside day and night when I was sick and hospitalized. A mother who once gently held herself in her arms.

Looking at the autumn leaves together, the happy family was separated.

How anxious should parents be? Are you desperately looking for me, how many days have you not slept or eaten? How was Mom's stomach problem? Will Daddy's gray hair get more and more? Will the baby hamsters at home be fed by no one?

I haven't said I love you to them yet. I haven't repaid them for their nurturing kindness. I haven't watched them enjoy their family fun yet. hasn't allowed them to hold their grandchildren and raise their childhood selves all over again.

I am an only child. He was their precious son from childhood to adulthood. They pinned their hopes on me, watched me grow, and looked forward to my success. I'm gone. What will they do in the future?

Tears continued to flow uncontrollably, wanting to cry, but unable to cry.

In front of the treetops, there is a maple leaf that is particularly red.

"Mom and Dad, when I grow up in the future, what should I do if you don't support me?" Ten years ago, Yu Qiuping, who was still childish, rode on his father's shoulder, eating the meat skewers fed by his mother, and asked worriedly.

"Now, Pingping," Mom smiled softly, pointing to a maple tree in front of her, one of the reddest maple leaves on the treetops, "If you can get to that maple leaf, Mom and Dad will always be with you." ”

"Good! Daddy, move forward, move forward. ”

Yu Qiuping, who was riding on his father's neck, slowly moved under the tree.

Now Yu Qiuping, whose face was full of tears, walked under the tree.

I don't think about anything, and I can't think about anything. All that left was the maple tree, the treetops, the maple leaves on the treetops.

Ten years have passed, the former child, today's youth. But they all thought about touching the maple leaf.

Reach for it.

I'm going to reach it.

Reach out and stand on tiptoe.

There was only the red leaves in my eyes, and the scenery around me seemed to be blurred all of a sudden. Time, space, trance, make Yuqiu unable to distinguish which is reality and which is memory.

The heart is empty, and there is nothing left.

I just want to reach out to the red leaves and use him to fill the emptiness in my heart.

As for the hand, I was not able to touch the thin colored leaves.

Instead, he touched another, cold and delicate hand.

Yu Qiuping was suddenly startled, lowered his head, and saw that there was another girl standing under the treetops close at hand. I was reaching for the autumn leaves, too, and I was looking at myself in surprise.

There were tears in each other's eyes.

In the tears, each other's figures were reflected, and the red leaves slowly falling between the two of them.