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Chapter 20 First Meeting

The lunar calendar is here and autumn is already coming. In Tokaido, Japan, the weather can be considered cool. The days of rainy autumn are back to normal trajectory.

After Taehyung returned from Toojiang, when he learned that the servants in the mansion had actually driven Yu Qiuping away who came to borrow money, he was immediately furious and whipped the servants. He then took Yu Qiuping to the pawnshop with the money to prepare to redeem the pendant.

However, the pawnshop owner 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 in embarrassment, "Those who do our pawnshops never reveal the buyer's information, otherwise how can we do business?" The boss thought in his mind that he sold the pendant for 2,000 yuan to the buyer. If they were asked to breathe and found that they were cheated, they would not have to come to cause trouble.

"Then...then you can only forget it." Yu Qiuping sighed.

"How can I forget it! That's your baby!" Taehyung slapped the table, "You little old man! Do you know who this young master is! Taehyung slap this kid! This kid is my brother! You haven't told me it well!"

The boss cried out inwardly, and this time he got into trouble with the third young master of Junfu, which was a bad thing. He couldn't understand why this young man with slanted bangs was so stupid and easy to deceive.

But in this way, he could not tell the buyer. Otherwise, he would have to smash the pawnshop by Taehyung.

"I also want to help the young master. I just came here. I don't know who the owner is." I pretended to be honest and actually said casually, "The maid is wearing a blue skirt, and her accent seems to be from Kanto."

"Damn it! Hojo's guy comes to Suruga to buy something!" Asahina Taehyung believed it and was so angry. "Yuqiu, don't worry, brother, I know someone in Hojo, so I'll help you find out."

"Forget it," Yu Qiuping turned around and left in a low mood. Nowadays, the transportation and communication are very backward. It is a completely different world after dozens of kilometers. This pendant is like a rock sinking to the sea, and there is no chance to find it back.

Apart from this matter, everything else is ordinary. Yu Qiuping settles the accounts every morning and takes care of the personal guard Wei Hui. In the afternoon, he will go to Cuju venue to find the uncle to play football, and he will insist on returning the bonus to the uncle every day to win the prize.

After the incident with the personal army, Charlie suddenly became much closer to Yu Qiuping. He said that he would no longer try to return to the UK, but planned to live with Yu Qiuping in Japan. Therefore, Yu Qiuping did not have to pay back the money. Yu Qiuping was moved and asked Bina's house for dozens of feather arrows to give him a gift.

As time passed, the personal guard Wei's illness became healed day by day. Now he could fulfill his promise to help Yu Qiuping deliver accounts and raise business. Yu Qiuping's wealth was gradually accumulating.

After I had nothing to do at night, Yu Qiuping would teach the personal guards to recognize words. However, Yu Qiuping, who is not very proficient in Japanese, could only teach the personal guards to learn Chinese. Yu Qiuping still knows the Chinese pinyin. With the help of Pinyin, even Charlie quickly learned a lot of Chinese characters and wrote them.

Everything in life is very peaceful. It is so calm that Yu Qiupi has begun to fall in love with this kind of life. Two good friends who get along well, a stable job, follow Madai Taehyung to wander around the city of Junfu, and can also play Cuju with that interesting uncle. The uncle sometimes teaches him some Japanese culture, such as wakame and tea party skills and etiquette, which makes Yu Qiupi very helpful. It seems that life should continue like this.

However, whenever the night is late, his empty chest always reminds him of his red leaf pendant, his parents, and every bit of his past life, and he can't help but burst into tears.

It was noon on July 14, the first year of Yonglu (1558). Charlie, who had finished his meal and was washing dishes, accidentally said. "The maple leaves on the back mountain look red."

"Ah!" Yu Qiuping suddenly felt energetic and raised his head from the table, "What did you say?"

"The maple trees, those on the back mountain, have turned red," explains Charlie. "The maple trees almost cover half of the mountain, and the scene is spectacular."

The wooden stick that was settled suddenly stopped. Yu Qiuping stood up, leaving only one sentence, "I'll go and have a look," and left the store.

Walking on the road, even Yu Qiuping himself did not notice that his steps were getting faster and faster.

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

The difficulties and obstacles over the past six months have almost forgotten what the scene is like when the red leaves are everywhere in the mountains.

He walked out of the north gate of Junfu City and walked all the way to the back mountain. At the foot of the mountain, he began to climb the mountain along the mountain road, spreading the branches hanging down by the road, but his steps did not slow down. He walked faster and faster, and even his breathing began to become rapid.

It seems that if you look at the red leaves again, you can go back to your previous life and see your parents again.

The strong nostalgia teared Yu Qiuping up and urged him not to stop for a moment to breathe.

It's about to reach the top of the mountain.

Bypassing the big stone, you can see the back mountain.

One step, another. Yu Qiuping, who was about to bypass the stone, suddenly didn't want to wait for these steps anymore. He turned over and jumped onto the big stone.

I saw that the maple leaves were like wildfires, and the mountains were filled with red.

Seeing the mountains are full of red and the forests are dyed. But that's it.

Have I gone home?

Yu Qiuping was so happy that he was a little confused, and he was aimlessly traveling through the maple forest. He greeted every maple tree, stroked every red leaf falling on the ground, and hugged every maple tree that appeared in front of him.

Suddenly, a red leaf slowly fell with the wind. Yu Qiuping opened his hands to grab the tower, but the breeze brought by his hands rolled the red leaf into the distance, leaving behind the lost Yu Qiuping standing there and smiling foolishly.

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

Suddenly, a red leaf fell straight on his head.

He was stunned for a moment and took the red leaf.

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

The red leaves are still as red for thousands of years. Those who have accompanied me to see the red leaves for more than ten years have long been separated by heaven and man.

My thoughts that had been suppressed for half a year suddenly surged like a tide breaking through the gate, almost swallowing Yu Qiuping in an instant. Tears began to spin in my eyes.

Hold yourself over your head so that you can directly reach the red leaves on the tree.

As she smiled and watched her playing, she handed her skewers to feed her to her mouth and helped her wipe her little mouth.

He often travels on business trips, but as soon as he gets home, he always plays with him. He is a father who works hard to support his family. He does not know any conspiracy and is open and silly father who is often plotted against. He has never heard him say bad things about others behind his back. He is a pure and kind father. Although he is not so tall and strong, he has always made Yu Qiuping feel very safe.

I am always very strict, but in fact I love my mother very much. I often mutter about why my young son has grown up, and I hope he will grow back to his mother who was as young as before. I do housework every day, help me cook and wash clothes, and work hard. When I was sick and hospitalized, I stayed with my mother by the bed day and night. My mother who once gently held herself in my arms.

Let’s look at the red leaves together, and the family is separated.

How anxious should my parents be? Are they trying hard to look for me? How many days have they not had a good sleep or had eaten? How did my mother have stomach problems? Will my father have more and more white hairs? Will there be no feeding of the little hamsters at home?

I haven't told them that I love you. I haven't repayed their kindness for raising me. I haven't watched them enjoy family happiness. I haven't let them hold their grandson and raise their childhood self again.

I am an only child. I have been their precious son since I was a child. They put all their hopes on me, watch me grow up, and hope that I will become successful. I am gone. What will they do in the future?

Tears kept flowing down unscrupulously, wanting to cry, but couldn't cry.

On the treetops in front, there is a particularly bright maple leaf.

"Mom and Dad, what should I do if I grow up when I grow up?" Ten years ago, Yu Qiuping, who was still childish, rode on his father's shoulders, ate the meat skewers fed by his mother, and asked worriedly.

"Hey, it's pretty flat," Mom smiled gently, pointing to a maple tree in front, the redest maple leaf on the treetops, "If you can get to that maple leaf, your parents will always be with you."

"Okay! Dad, go ahead, go a little further."

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

Yu Qiuping, who now had tears on his face, walked under the tree.

I didn't think about anything, and I couldn't think about anything. All I saw was the maple tree, the treetops, and the maple leaves on the treetops.

Ten years have passed, but the former child and today's boy are all thinking about touching the maple leaf.

Go to it.

I want to reach it.

Extend your hand and stand on tiptoe.

There was only the red leaf in my eyes, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be blurred suddenly. Time and space were vaguely making Yu Qiu unable to tell which one was reality and which one was memory.

My heart is empty and nothing is left.

I just want to reach the red leaf and use it to fill the emptiness of my heart.

My hands failed to touch the thin red leaves.

Instead, I met another, cold and delicate hand.

Yu Qiuping was shocked and lowered his head. He saw that under the treetops that were close to him, there was another girl standing. He was reaching out to reach the red leaf and looking at him in surprise.

There were tears in each other's eyes.
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