Shimmer Forest

At the end of spring, a wooden house will appear in the depths of the forest.

It was a simple and ordinary two-story attic, with colorful flowers adorning the house.The gorgeous colors overlap and surround, and the blooming is warm and brilliant.The golden sunlight rotates slowly, covering this small square of heaven and earth, shining on the transparent glass.

The owners of that wooden house are always changing. They spend most of their time tending the flowers in the yard, or staring up at the sky in a daze, and rarely communicate with others.

The one who lived in this year was an old woman with white hair.She tied her hair into a bun, wore a coarse cloth jacket, and wore black cloth shoes that were already turning white. She looked kind and capable.

When Su Jin met her, she was lying on a rocking chair in the yard, reading a book leisurely.Jinsi's eyes hung loosely on the bridge of the nose, as if they might fall out at any moment.Seeing him peeping inward on the courtyard wall, the old woman was startled, with a hint of worry in her eyes: "Oh, my naughty little doll, this is not a place to play, hurry up and go home."

Su Jin knew that he had been discovered, so he simply sat on the wall, his legs dangling in mid-air: "I'm fine."

The old woman pulled down her glasses a little bit, squinted her eyes and stared at him for a while, then smiled slightly: "I see, you are the 'special' child they often mention, right?"

"They?" Seeing that she didn't intend to drive him away, Su Jin jumped directly from the wall into the yard, and asked suspiciously, "Who are they?"

"The residents of this forest." The old woman closed her eyes lightly, the golden light shone slightly on her glasses, which looked extraordinarily soft and gentle: "Little birds, deer, the wind coming from afar, These flowers and plants. They will chat with me and talk about things in the forest."

She raised her head and looked at Su Jin against the light, her smile was full of happiness: "Everyone is a good boy."

Even though she was just a stranger she didn't know, the atmosphere of happiness permeated from her surroundings and clearly passed to Su Jin's body.The afternoon sun was hazy and in a trance.When the wind blows, the wind chimes in front of the door jingle crisply, scattered intermittently in the rustling of leaves, making people speechless in silence.

"It's rare for a little guest to come." The old woman put down the book in her hand, stood up slowly, thumped her waist, and asked him with a smile: "Do you want to stay and drink some soda?"

On that old face, there was a familiar and nostalgic atmosphere.The kindness in his eyes and the warmth in his words made it impossible to refuse, so he accepted it unceremoniously: "Of course."

As if he knew the answer a long time ago, the old man gently stroked his hair and walked into the house with a bowed body.The room is empty and simple as imagined. A square table is placed by the window, covered with a checkered tablecloth; the sofa with colorful flowers is soft and comfortable, full of fresh breath; there are some fruits in the bamboo basket beside the table and long bread; on the cabinet not far away, the old TV "sizzled" with snowflakes.

"Here we come." The old man put a bottle of soda in front of him, fine bubbles flickered in the transparent water blue, the crystal light intertwined with light, soft and dreamy.

There are small ice cubes floating in the soda water, which is cool and sweet in the mouth.The door was wide open, and the sunlight poured in.The old man was shaking his small cattail fan, chatting with him about some unimportant things, while casually adjusting the channel.Occasionally, the wind blows, and the sound of the wind chimes is clear.This kind of getting along is lazy and comfortable, but natural, as if they are a family in themselves.

Since that day, Su Jin has become a frequent visitor here.He often brought some books and ingredients from home, and the old man would pat his head with a smile and use these ingredients to make his favorite food.

Where there is food, Wu Hao is naturally indispensable. After all, this dog skin plaster Su Jin can't be shaken off no matter what.So going to the grandmother's house every day to eat, drink, and make trouble became two people.

The old grandma didn't care, she would smile happily when she saw them, and entertain them with a lot of fun and delicious things.

Although she is rarely seen going out, there are countless children's toys in her house.Slingshots, picture cards, throwing cannons, spinning tops, yo-yos, everything is stuffed in a cardboard box.Each is like a childhood memory full of stories.

From the well-behaved two at the beginning, they gradually became the unscrupulous ones they are now.When the grandmother is not at home, they will also run into the house to watch TV and eat snacks unceremoniously. Running around the house, fluttering butterflies among the lush flowers.

Of course, in addition to making trouble, they will also help the grandmother do some chores.After all, the grandma is getting old and it is not so convenient to move around.

"Bookworm, why do you think the old lady lives here alone?" Wu Hao wrung out the water from the rag, wiped the wooden floor carefully, and asked suspiciously.

"I heard that her children are all living in the city. She didn't want to go, so she stayed alone." Su Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead, ignoring the water dripping on his arm, and answered casually.

"Then before we came, she must be lonely by herself?" Wu Hao still carried out the movements in his hand in an orderly manner, and asked softly while wiping.

"I won't be lonely. This is the forest, and there are many creatures." Su Jin replied slowly, and a sigh came out of nowhere in his calm voice: "Where you can see or not, they will protect you." Here, with her."

He raised his head and looked out the window. The old grandma was watering the flowers and plants in the yard with a hose. Seeing him looking over, she smiled and waved.

"That's great." Unaware of the abnormality in his voice, Wu Hao lay on the ground holding a rag, stretching his muscles lazily: "Let's also find a place to live in seclusion with only each other and build a wooden house , plant flowers all over the yard, and decorate the house with blooming flowers."

After a pause, he turned sideways and looked at Su Jin with a smile and a serious look in his eyes: "What do you think?"

"Idiot." Su Jin glanced at him lightly, threw the rag on his face unceremoniously, and looked down at him: "Don't take the opportunity to be lazy."

"Wow, this one is dirty!" Wu Hao sat up abruptly, and the rag fell down, leaving long black marks on his face.

"Pfft!" The person who was planning to educate him in a serious manner couldn't help laughing when he saw his funny look: "Idiot!"