The weather in the mountains is sometimes refreshing.

The ripples of fallen leaves as they fly into the water alarms small fish, and blades of grass dot the sides of the road with sparse flowers.

As soon as the wind blows, the dandelion seeds go away with the wind, parachuting into the soil in the sun, and if they can't take root, they wait for the next wind to fall on the vast expanse of grass on the other side of the lake.

In the golden autumn, a large number of deciduous trees have hung red makeup, and the sunlight falls from the leaves to the ground, and the dappled light and shadow will fall on the instep of the foot when you step on it.

A dilapidated log cabin with a foundation set off from the ground to protect it from moisture is in the middle of the trees, with four walls and air leaks everywhere as standard.

The wooden fences on both sides of the road were built with care and did not need to be repaired for at least 10 years.

The black-haired young man climbed the wooden steps to the hut and knocked softly on the door.

The little girl who had just lost her mother-in-law, with tears on her face, was small and gently opened the door.

The paintings drawn with charcoal in the corners of the wall are crooked in the childish brushstrokes, and cute in the clumsiness.

The little girl with blue hair was knee-high and looked up at the visitor who was too tall.

"Please...... Excuse me, are you ......"

Before he lived on his own, he got up early, but his life experience was not enough.

"Great, I wasn't too late." The brunette put her head on the charcoal block that served as a bun and touched her head.

More than half of the radishes in the basket in the cabin have been missing, and the rice bag is still a palm deep, and the tiles on the wooden house need to be picked up to fill the gaps to prevent rain leakage.

In Xiao Bichotan's bewildered eyes, he squatted down and scratched the other party's little nose.

"My name is Shirley."

Maybe the days with her mother-in-law are hard, but after losing her mother-in-law, Xiao Bei Changtan has no one to shelter her from the wind and rain, and she really lives a strong life.

Even if it is constantly thriving, there are occasional times when the mind is mentally fragile and unable to persevere.

Now she is still alive in the shadow left by her mother-in-law before she died.

"Mr. Sherry?"

Xiao Bi Changtan finally saw that face clearly, and it looked a little inhuman.

So she hurriedly changed her tone and apologized: "Sister Shirley? ”

“……”

The great Lord God of Krypton has never been suffocated at this moment.

"It's good to be called Sherry, and besides, I'm my brother."

With no taboo, Shirley lifted the small Bichang charcoal and put it in the house, and began to go into the house to tidy up things.

He didn't plan to let Binchotan leave this place full of memories, but a lot needed to be improved.

A soft glow covers the entire hut, making it truly a whole without altering its overall appearance.

The tiles no longer leak from the rain, the cracked walls are new, and the exposed bamboo hedge structure has been replaced with stronger materials and covered up.

The floors are becoming more comfortable, the gaps that leak light are disappearing little by little, and the windows are being replaced with structures that do not need to be supported with wooden sticks.

"I've also brought some souvenirs, do you want to bake them?" Shelly pointed out the door, where a black, crow-like but larger bird struggled.

Xiao Bei Changtan shook his head: "It's pitiful, can you let it go?" ”

Young children don't understand what it means to be sherry's abilities.

"Okay."

The blackbird instantly rolled down the steps, broke free of its restraints, and flew away from here after leaving a few tail feathers.

"What is Shirley here for? If it's a house, I don't have the money to pay for it. Bichotan's hands are open, and there is no rough feeling of the future.

"I came to watch you grow up, and we're family now."

Shirley leaned down and touched her head.

"Family? Like me and my mother-in-law? The little girl with hope in her eyes had tears in her eyes.

"Yes."

At the moment when Shirley responded, Binchotan hugged him.

Since the loss of her mother-in-law, fear and loneliness have become the norm in her life during this period.

Even if he became stronger later, he would occasionally fall back into the shadows and cry in his dreams.

The blue sky outside the clouds is high, in the autumn, the mountains and rivers are harmonious, the wind is not warm and the sun is high, and there are geese flying south in the distant hills.

Shirley went out with a small preparation of charcoal on his back, and there were a lot of things that needed to be added to the cabin, and it wasn't that those things couldn't just appear at home.

But going out with a little Bichotan might make her happier.

The happy growth of childhood requires more than blind care.

"I can go by myself......" Bichotan was a little shy, always thinking that this was too childish.

"No, you're not wearing shoes."

When Shirley passed by the bamboo forest, he saw the bamboo charcoal family in the distance, a small family that knew how to make medicine.

Bamboo Charcoal, who is the same age as Binchotan, holds a homemade gadget, and Xiao Zhuye follows behind, and Bamboo Charcoal walks towards the road, ready to go to work in the town, and Xiao Zhuye is pulled by her grandfather.

If Shirley doesn't arrive, after surviving the cold winter on the food left behind by his mother-in-law, Bichotan will start working in the town the following year.

That's when she began to get to know bamboo charcoal.

"Hello!"

Bamboo charcoal saw Sherry and Binchotan from a distance and beckoned.

"Hello." Binchotan smiled and returned the warmth of the bamboo charcoal.

"I'm bamboo charcoal, are you going to town too?"

Holding the handmade bamboo dragonfly and preparing to sell the bamboo charcoal on the street, he asked curiously.

"Hello, bamboo charcoal, I'm Bincho charcoal, this is sherry, we are family."

Xiao Bichotan introduced himself for Sherry.

In this way, the three of them went all the way to the city, and bamboo charcoal went to the street to set up stalls to sell bamboo dragonflies, which were handmade toys that could not be sold for much money.

But every little bit of income is precious for those who work hard to live.

Shirley went shopping with little Binchotan to buy a lot of things.

Tableware with beautiful patterns, small clothes with cute patterns, and shoes to protect your feet.

There is also plenty of rice that can be used to make Binchotan feel safe, as well as some other foods.

There were also some plush toys, and Bichotan was surprised to find Sherry's trouser pockets and packed them all in.

After walking around, the two came to the small stall of bamboo charcoal, bought a bamboo dragonfly, and after pulling it with a rubber band, the small bamboo dragonfly flew up.

In the evening, at the invitation of bamboo charcoal, the three of them embarked on the journey home together.

After waving goodbye to the charcoal, Bichotan began to tell Shirley how happy he was today.

"Welcome home."

Shirley suddenly turned around, stood in front of the house, and said the words she had always wanted to hear to Xiao Bichotan.

The galaxy is shining......

Fifteen years later.

After returning from school vacation, Binchotan said goodbye to bamboo charcoal in the sunset, and returned to the cottage that had been re-expanded by Sherry.

"I'm back!"

"Welcome home."

Bichotan tells Shirley about the vows that Takechar made to meet her at the graduation ceremony, and Oak Charcoal's decision to invest in them.

After listening to these words quietly, Shirley looked at the sky.

"Bichotan, it's time for me to leave."

Fifteen years, he finally watched the child grow up.

The smile faded from Binchotan's face.

"I watched you grow up, and now it's finally here, don't be sad.

I'm going to go to a distant place and help people like Bichotan. ”

Shirley rubbed her blue hair, then stood up.

The little girl who had been cared for for fifteen years had not lost her kindness, and when she knew the cause of Sherry's death, she did not hold on to it.

Wiping away his tears, Bichotan waved goodbye to Shirley, who was walking away on the road.

It happened to be autumn again, and Shirley disappeared into the soft glow of the sunset.

"I still can't let you go and watch you alone......"

Before leaving, out of anxiety, Sherry made the earth easier to grow and nourish, so that there would be no other little Bichotan childhood.

At the same time, it has endowed Bincho Tan with the ability to be different from ordinary people.