Crossover Anime: Randomly Setting Up a Stall with Binchotan Charcoal

"Of course you can. This is all your money. You can spend it however you like. I'll save the rest for you."

Nodding, Xia Tian took out 10,000 pills and gave them to the little guy, who was so happy that he hopped around like a fool holding up his frog wallet.

Her big smile was almost splitting her face. Working for her brother was such a blessing. She only worked for an hour or two each day, and even got such a high salary for three meals a day...

She felt that this kind of life was better than that of Miss Oak Charcoal.

Xiaoqian and Xiaoyou sat on the sofa, looking at the little guy with envy.

Unexpectedly, Xia Tian was about to leave after distributing the money, which made Xiao You anxious.

"Boss, what about us?"

"You?" Xia Tian looked at her in surprise, frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "I remember Xiao Qian said that you are all over eighteen years old, and adults don't celebrate Children's Day."

“So…” Xiao You glanced at Fukuzawa Yukichi in Xia Tian’s hand, then at the calendar on the wall, and finally at the refrigerator. She swallowed hard, her expression darkening. “We have to work a full month before we get paid?”

"Yes! What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just said I didn't eat 90 meals!" Xiao You said, feigning composure as she tactfully drank some water. "That damn calendar must be broken..."

"Oh, from now on we'll count the days, so we really won't need to look at calendars or anything." Xia Tian nodded, finding her pitiful look a bit funny, so she added, "I thought you wanted to get paid early."

"Huh??" Xiao You's eyes lit up instantly, her sickly appearance suddenly revived, and she stared at Xia Tian with bright eyes, "Can it be like this?"

"Sure, but what do you need the money for? We've provided food, drinks, and clothes. Do you have social obligations to fulfill?" Xia Tian looked at him questioningly.

"Uh." Xiao You's expression froze for a moment. She glanced furtively at the refrigerator, then quickly looked away and said, "I was just worried about what might happen. Maybe someone's birthday is coming up in a couple of days, and it would be so awkward if we didn't have money to buy a gift..."

"The birthdays of Yukino, Yui, and Hachiman that you know have all passed, so you don't need to buy them gifts." Xia Tian said expressionlessly, wanting to see how Xiao You would act.

"Oh, well... Boss, you're not a girl, you wouldn't understand. We need some... some personal savings, right?" Xiao You racked her brains for a reason, thankfully she had watched a lot of TV these days.

"Oh my, so you've brought out your secret stash of money. Come on, tell me honestly, what do you want to buy with that money?" Xia Tian looked directly into her eyes.

After less than a second of eye contact, Xiao You gave in.

Helplessly, he said, "Boss, after I get paid, I want to buy canned saury and some cola."

Xia Tian nodded knowingly upon hearing this, then turned to ask, "So you've spent all the money you secretly made from selling breakfast?"

Xiao You was immediately surprised: "Huh? What? Money for selling breakfast?"

"Still pretending to be stupid!"

"I don't understand what you're saying..."

“The staff meal consists of four shumai every day. You don’t eat them yourself; you resell them to other students.”

"I don't!"

“I have witnesses.”

"Don't slander good people out of thin air!"

"..." Xia Tian laughed in anger, looking at Xiao You who was stubborn as a dead pig and didn't care about boiling water. "The uncle who sells milk said that you buy his milk and bread for breakfast. He said that you are a silly girl, not eating the delicious shumai but eating bread instead."

"That uncle is a traitor?!"

Xiao You was stunned. After a long pause, she muttered with a wronged expression, "I'm not stupid. Shumai is so expensive. One can feed me for two days' worth of breakfasts. Anyway, bread can fill me up."

She still feels incredibly clever about what she did.

Summer shook her head helplessly: "Saury is a pickled food, eat less of it."

"..." Xiao You's face stiffened slightly before she said, "But it's so delicious... I only eat three a day."

Three? From now on, one every three days at most.

"Eat two a day."

"Three items in two days."

One a day, no more than that!

"Alright!" Seeing Xia Tian's stern face, Xiao You reluctantly agreed.

"I haven't eaten yet today," she said, then adopted a pitiful expression. "Boss, please pay me in advance! We're kids too. In our world, unmarried people are all kids. Please have pity on us. I haven't had saury or drunk cola for days while I was on this business trip. If this continues, I'm afraid I won't make it through the evening! Please have pity on me..."

"Where did you learn your acting skills? Your feet must stink!"

“I’m very serious about 3.7…”

"Here you go, you two grown-up kids. I was just kidding you because I got paid at the beginning of the month..."

"Uh?"

"yeah!!"

Xiao You was as happy as a 200-month-old baby; even Xiao Binchangtan couldn't bear to look at her so utterly pathetic.

"After deducting your overdrafted salary from your 5 Dan salary plus commission, you'll have 100 Dan left. Take it now."

Xia Tian chuckled and pulled out the smallest denomination banknote from his hand.

The person who was jumping around suddenly stopped, turned around in disbelief, and stared at 100 Dan, instantly petrified.

"Hehe, don't be sad, Sister Xiaoyou. I have money. Take me to the supermarket to buy things. I'll treat you to saury and cola."

"Little Charcoal, are you serious?"

"Uh-huh."

"Come on, come on, I'll take you there right now."

"Damn it, don't let Charcoal drink too many carbonated drinks..."

"Okay~"

Chapter 75 The Triumphant Return of Binchotan

Before dinner, the two of them, one big and one small, returned excitedly.

I don't know what to buy this summer, but my small Binchotan charcoal bag is overflowing with its floral butterfly design.

He wobbles with every step, and even in the summer, I worry that the little guy might tumble over.

"Brother, this is your gift."

As soon as she got home, Xiao Beichangtan took out an eye mask. She knew that her brother was actually very lazy and would sleep until the afternoon on his days off, so the eye mask was just right for him.

Summer was taken aback, her heart filled with warmth; she hadn't spoiled the little guy for nothing.

"Thank you, Charcoal. Just tell me what you want to eat for lunch."

"Brother, I'm going back to town later. Can you come back with me?" Little Beichangtan asked expectantly.

Could I say no in the summer? I nodded back then.

Stepping out of the cabin, Xia Tian's gaze fell upon the lush green forest all around, and she was quite curious about the place.

"Brother, hurry up."

The little guy, carrying a backpack, wobbled ahead, leading the way, while the two of them carried a much larger dog bowl behind them.

As we passed a stream, we squatted down beside it. The little guy couldn't resist reaching out his little hands, scooping up some water, and taking a sip. He then smiled contentedly.

I got up and walked out along the stream.

Animals would occasionally appear in front of the little binchotan.

"Brother, this is a little chipmunk, this is a little gray rabbit, and this is a tabby cat..."

The little charcoal-gathering boy knows all the animals. Although all the rabbits and squirrels look pretty much the same in the summer, the little guy can still tell them apart. He even knows the names of the trees.

At the end of the stream was a river, and Xiao Beichangtan sat on a tree trunk that spanned the river.

She used to like sitting on it and swinging her little feet, but not today. She was wearing bunny shoes, which her brother had just bought for her, and she was afraid she would fall into the river.

However, the pleasant feeling remained unchanged. A gentle breeze blew by, and Xiao Binchotan even hummed a song.

A moment later, a series of clattering sounds echoed from the river.

Little Binchotan happily raised his head, and the familiar mother duck led a group of ducklings leisurely swimming over, followed by a turtle.

"Mama Duck, Grandpa Turtle~" Little Binchotan waved his little hands excitedly.

The two animals surrounded the little guy; they hadn't seen him for several days and missed the little two-legged creature terribly.

Little Binchotan carefully took out a large handful of rice ears from his backpack. "Mama Duck... thank you for taking care of me for so long. This is my brother. Now I'm going to live in the city with my brother. I won't be able to come back to see you every day anymore. Take good care of yourselves, and may the ducklings grow up quickly."

"Grandpa Turtle, here's some dried fish for you."

The mother duck took the rice stalk, quacked a few times, and swam away with her ducklings. The tortoise stuck out its head, nudged the small piece of charcoal, and started eating it right there on the spot.

Not long after, the turtle, having finished its dried fish, also left.

Xiao Binchotan waved from behind.

The cabin was quite far from the town of Mistannil. After crossing the hills, the two people and their dog arrived at the bus stop.

After waiting for a few minutes, the clear chirping of birds came from the sky.

Little Binchotan happily held up a bag of acorns and waved to the sky.

In the blink of an eye, an eagle swooped down from the sky.

The young charcoal bearer handed the acorn to the eagle. "Thank you for before~ This is my brother, I'll be living with him from now on... I'll come back to see you again~"

The eagle snatched the acorn, flapped its wings, and flew away.

Summer couldn't understand how the little one communicated with these animals. Could it be that she could hear the voices of all things?

The next Pirate King, Binchotan?

Did we feed the child the wrong fruit? The little guy should have eaten the Nika fruit.

After saying goodbye to the eagle, Xiao Beichangtan looked at Gouzi and became troubled: "Brother, it's a long way to get to the town. Can you fly with the rice bowl in your hands?"

"Today we'll sit on our rice bowls and move on."

After saying that, Xia Tian took out the Bird-Bird Fruit - Vulture Form and threw it to Fan Wan.

When it comes to food, he accepts any offer, sniffing it before swallowing it whole.

Then a huge vulture appeared before them.

"Wow, your rice bowl has turned into Aunt Eagle! It's huge!"

The young charcoal maker stood around his rice bowl, excitedly looking left and right.

"Let's go~"

Sitting on someone's back felt completely different from being grabbed and thrown around. Little Binchotan looked at the crowd on the ground with delight.

They were all familiar uncles and aunts. She had only been at her brother's place for less than a month, but it felt like she hadn't seen them for a long time.

As they flew over an exquisite manor, Little Binchotan was delighted to see a familiar carriage emerge.

"The rice bowl landed in front of that carriage."

"Woof woof woof~" The rice bowl obediently responded, its call unchanged even though it had turned into a bird.

Upon arriving at the carriage, a well-dressed young lady stepped down; she must be Xiao Binchotan's friend, Akitan.

Upon seeing Binchotan, Oak Tan happily grabbed the other's hand, "Binchotan, where have you been these past few days? I haven't seen you on the air bus!"

"Yes, I've gone to town. This is my brother..."

Xia Tian understood. He was just a tool today. Xiao Binchangtan introduced him to everyone he met, just like someone who had something good to share with friends.

"Rhizocharcoal, this is for you. Thank you for your previous visit. I'll come back to see you again when I have time."

Not long after saying goodbye to oak charcoal, they encountered bamboo charcoal.

This time, the little one gave her a copy of the Compendium of Materia Medica, as well as a Pukashu doll from Little Bamboo Forest for her younger sister.

The bamboo charcoal was so happy it jumped three feet high.

"Thank you, Binchotan. I will work hard and come to the big city to find you in the future."

"Thank you for taking care of me too, goodbye~"

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What was given to Lian Tan was a small wooden fish, so she wouldn't have to keep stealing Grandpa's anymore.