Happy Seeds - China's Young Fantasy Literature Tribe

Author: Deng Li
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: It is said that in Charlie Grandpa's generation, one of his brothers left the Welsh mountains but only stayed outside for less than half a year before returning to Charlie's old house with a worried face. Not long after his return, he became cheerful again and swore never to leave home again, saying, "Only at home do I feel truly happy!" Isn't that strange? And how many generations of the Charlie family have lived in this house? No one can remember clearly, not even a single member of the Charlie family knows. The elderly Ellen Ru, who is respected and knowledgeable in the mountains, said, "It has been at least 500 years!" Now, seven people from Charlie and his sister Emma's families live in Charlie's old house. Rayting met Charlie by chance after delving into the Welsh mountains to help a shadowy figure reclaim themselves. Since then, whenever Rayting has business near Wales, he takes the opportunity to visit Charlie's "Happy Station" to chat with this cheerful person and absorb some of his joy. In fact, Charlie is not a witty speaker and can sometimes be quite verbose, but as long as he is sitting in the Happy Station, whatever he says makes people feel happy. "This house of mine is extraordinary!" Charlie rubbed his large, bright red wine nose and wiped the wall beside him with his hand, saying proudly. At this moment, Charlie and Rayting were standing in the cellar of the Happy Station, facing a row of huge oak barrels neatly stacked, the air filled with the mellow aroma of apple wine. Rayting and Charlie were in the cellar, originally tasting Charlie's homemade apple wine, but the topic somehow shifted to the house. Such a topic might make Rayting, who has a quick temper, not even want to listen in other places, but here, Rayting not only listened with great interest but also engaged in further discussions with Charlie with great enthusiasm.