"Jieyou Grocery Store" is a time-travel story, and the things that travel through time and space in this story are letters.
In this grocery store, which is known as a worry-free grocery store, there is an old man who likes to solve people's problems. At first, he just dealt with some wild and unreasonable inquiry letters from troublemakers. Later, this matter became a reality.
Other different meanings.
Thirty-three years after the old man's death, three thieves came to this long-abandoned grocery store, but unexpectedly discovered that they could receive letters from decades ago, and they could also reply to them.
The narrative of the story has a total of five lines, all of which revolve around the grocery store, and the narrative method does not follow chronological order. The five story lines seem to be unrelated at first, but in the end they are drawn into a circle and form a circle.
Zhang Dawang.
Each character in the story seems to be independent, but in the end it is discovered that each character is actually affected by each other. It is not only related to Xieyou Grocery Store, but also has an inextricable relationship between them, and all the stories echo back and forth.
During this period, everyone's inadvertent choices and actions were like pebbles thrown into the water, causing continuous ripples. These ripples continued to expand, gradually forming an unbreakable bond, and the past and the future finally merged together.
Some readers who think deeply may be thinking about the relationship between the future and the past, thinking about the before and after effects of this kind of time and space travel, and thinking about the true meaning of time and space.
But this is obviously not what the book itself wants to express. Keigo Higashino just wants to use this worry-free grocery store to explain to people the simplest yet most touching warmth between people.
While communicating with people from the past at Jieyou Grocery Store, the three thieves not only affected others, but also redeemed themselves. They finally found the goodwill of the world and their own light.
"Pengpeng, look what I brought you?"
When Zhang Zhong was playing backgammon with his daughter, Hu Huilan's voice came in from outside.
The little girl quickly got up from the bed and ran out.
"It's a lollipop!"
When Pengpeng returned to the room, she held a big lollipop in her hand. She held up the lollipop and showed it to Zhang Zhong, "Dad, grandma brought me a lollipop. It's such a big lollipop."
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"Well, did you thank grandma?"
Pengpeng covered her mouth and ran out quickly, "Thank you, grandma."
Zhang Xingjun opened a small shop with only a small house. The business used to be good, but now there are more supermarkets nearby, so he can only make ends meet. The house where he opened the shop was rented by someone else, but the room was relatively small and the rent was high.
It’s not much, but it can still be maintained.
The big lollipops in Pengpeng's hands are not sold in the store. Hu Huilan should have bought them from other places.
Zhang Zhong walked out of the room holding the table. Hu Huifang had just changed her shoes. When she saw Zhang Zhong coming out, she smiled and said, "Have you done any rehabilitation at home today?"
"I did, Mom, you came back very early today." Zhang Zhong said with a smile.
Hu Huifang raised the dishes in her hand and said, "If there is no class later, come back early. Your dad is looking after the store. I'm afraid that you and your daughter will have nothing to eat. I bought some beef. I heard that eating these will help you recover faster."
I just met your Aunt Wu at the gate of the community. She heard that you were discharged from the hospital. She still didn't believe it. She also said that she wanted to come and see you, but I stopped her. You should rest now. When you are really well, we can take care of you again.
They all called over. Over the years, you have been in the hospital, and they have helped a lot. You must never forget your roots. Now you are better..."
Zhang Zhong rubbed his head. His mother couldn't stop talking. He seriously suspected that Pengpeng was so talkative because of her grandmother's influence.
"Well, next time you see Aunt Wu, say hello to her for me."
Aunt Wu is their old neighbor. They have lived door to door for more than ten years. Zhang Zhong spent a lot of time at her house when he was a child. Aunt Wu's husband passed away early, and it was not easy for her to live with a son and a daughter.
"You have a conscience. I'm going to cook. Pengpeng can go play with your dad."
"Well, I'm teaching dad how to play backgammon."
"..."
Zhang Zhong really wanted to tell his daughter, your father is not a fool.
"Dad, I will continue to teach you how to play backgammon."
Well, I am a fool, "Pengpeng, come and teach dad how to play chess. Dad is so stupid that he can't even learn it."
"It's okay, Dad, Wu Taotao in our class is dumber than you. I have taught him for a long time and he still can't do it."
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What a comforting little cotton-padded jacket.
After dinner, the family of four sat on the sofa and watched cartoons on a black and white screen for more than an hour. At 8:30, Hu Huifang turned off the TV and asked Pengpeng to go back to the room to sleep.
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Pengpeng immediately hugged Zhang Zhong's arm and said, "Dad, I want to watch it for a while longer."
Zhang Zhong could only shrug his shoulders, saying that he could not help her, and the little girl reluctantly followed her grandma back to the room with her mouth pouted.
The father and son also returned to the room. Zhang Xingjun watched his son turn on the computer, said to go to bed early and fell asleep. After a while, the voice echoed in the room.
It was not strange for Lao Zhang to see his son playing with computers every day. Zhang Zhong studied computer-related majors and spent more time with computers than with the couple. He thought his son would return to his old career.
He never expected that when Zhang Zhong woke up again, he would change from a coder to a writer.
After his father fell asleep, Zhang Zhong opened the website of "Agitation Literature". To his surprise, there were more than a dozen information prompts.
If you click on it, you will see the comments from readers.
[It is indeed a good book, Fang Qing’s head is saved.]
【When can all chapters be uploaded? 】
[I would like to ask how long this book is?]
【Does the author have other books?】
[Is this book set in Neon Country?]
[Some of the plots don’t seem to be understood. Will there be explanations later? 】
[Do these three thieves have a special relationship with the grocery store? I seem to find that they are all connected with the orphanage. Is the orphanage a clue? 】
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The comments were all positive, and most of them were readers' questions about the plot. Zhang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief. Now it seems that this book is not acclimatized.
However, at the same time, he was a little curious, why did so many readers suddenly appear? Who was Fang Qing mentioned by several readers? He was sure that he did not know anyone named Fang Qing.
He looked backstage and saw that his royalties had accumulated to more than fifty yuan, which was a considerable increase.
However, the money cannot be withdrawn for the time being. The writer's fee for "Agitation Literature" cannot be settled until the 10th of next month, and if it is less than 200, it will not be settled. It will not be settled until it accumulates to 200, and the tax will be paid.
If so, the website will help you pay, and it will be deducted directly during settlement.