Space-time SWAT

Their tour guide is a young girl who graduated from a Japanese undergraduate course. After taking the foreign-related tour guide certificate, she has been working for more than two years to lead Japanese groups.On the train, she shrank to the side all the time and did not dare to say anything. Only then did she help carry bags and suitcases, and chatted with Zhu Jiye in a low voice, "...the group is formed by themselves, and the itinerary is determined by them The entrustment to our travel agency is actually just asking someone to help them arrange chores such as food, lodging, travel and tickets. When I actually arrived at the scenic spot, I dared not even open my mouth. Along the way, that Professor Ou has corrected my mistakes in grammar and diction countless times, and I am increasingly suspicious that I used to learn fake Chinese..."

Zhu Jiye couldn't help laughing, and quickly comforted her, "I envy you very much, how much you can learn along the way with so many professors."

The girl nodded happily, "Really, I did learn a lot. I agreed not to go shopping this trip. I don't earn as much as I used to lead tour groups, but it's worth it."

"Yes, it's worth thousands of dollars."

After leaving the station together, the tour guide took the scholars on the luxury tourist bus, and they waved goodbye to each other.

Zhu Jiye looked down at the newly added group's name "Awakening, mortal", and felt that he was full of chubby gas, and then looked at the names of all xx students from xx University in the group, and couldn't help laughing.While changing his group nickname to "Royal Peking University Anthony Classmate", he admired those old scholars who are still full of childlike innocence and vitality.

These old professors did not preach to him, but communicated with him on an equal footing.Their pursuit of knowledge, awe of nature, and open-minded and positive outlook on life have greatly influenced him and made him more confident in the future.

Looking up at the ancient city where the lights were just lit up, he clenched his fists, turned around and strode towards Qingshui Liubing.

Qingshui Liubing didn't say anything, just nodded slightly, and led him to hail a taxi and went back to his gallery.

1000 More than two hundred years ago, the Japanese who admired and yearned for the culture of the Tang Dynasty built Heian-kyo in an abbreviated form after imitating the Chinese imperial capital Chang'an City and the eastern capital Luoyang.At the end of the Nara period, Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to this place in order to get rid of the influence of Buddhist temples in Nara.

Although the area of ​​this thousand-year-old city is only equivalent to one-fifth of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty in China, it has completely borrowed from the rigorous planning of Chang'an City at that time, and is a traditional city with a square system.Its entire building complex is arranged in a rectangular shape.Taking the Suzaku Road that runs through the north and south as the axis, it is divided into two capitals, the east and the west. Tokyo is modeled after Luoyang, and Xijing is modeled after Chang’an.Outside the palace city is the imperial city, and outside the imperial city is the capital city.The streets in the city are in the shape of a chessboard, with orderly vertical and horizontal directions from east to west, north to south, and a neat layout, clearly dividing the palace, government, residential areas and commercial areas.

During the more than 1000 years from being designed as a capital city to when the Japanese emperor moved the capital to Tokyo in the [-]th century, Kyoto has undergone the baptism of Japanese wooden buildings, especially religious buildings, and the development of garden art, which has influenced the design of garden landscapes all over the world. And continue to promote the integration of various cultures.

It is a city with many historical buildings and gardens, which records the history of Japan from every era.

Over the years, Kyoto has encountered fires many times, burning down part of the urban area, and then rebuilding it many times, but it has never damaged its overall structure and urban temperament.The pace of modernization has not crushed the cultural tradition here into pieces, but the ancient heritage here embraces the development of science and technology.

It's sleek and old, traditional and modern.

There was a lot of traffic, and taxis drove slowly on Suzaku Avenue in the center of the city.Zhu Jiye was not in a hurry, and looked at the street scenes on the left and right of the avenue with obvious influence of ancient Chinese traditional culture with great interest.

On the train, those professors agreed that Kyoto and Nara are the places with the most historical and cultural value in Japan, and they must be carefully looked at.Zhu Jiye also agrees with their opinion, since he has come, he must go to the field to study and study.

Although the taxi drove slowly, it didn't take long from the train station to Antique Street.Zhu Jiye got out of the car, and stood in front of the stone archway at the entrance of the street, admiring it for a while.

Most of the antique shops in Kyoto are concentrated in the three adjacent streets of Gumenqiantong, Xinmenqiantong and Yamatodaijitong. This most charming ancient city is called antique street.

Looking through the torii, the street is lined with low wooden old houses, with black tiles and low eaves, and the black and unpainted wooden wall panels are perfectly matched with the wood grain of the pillars, which has a strong style of the Heian period.

Because the nearby Gion is a traditional geisha area, there are many geisha with heavy makeup on the street wearing thick flip-flops walking through the street, which complement each other with the narrow streets of old houses, which is more flavorful.

Zhu Jiye once saw from various travel guides on the Internet that many of the geisha here are actually fake.Female tourists spend thousands of yen to enjoy the fun of "transformation" for a day, pretending to be a geisha and strolling on the street to have a dry addiction.Their mental outlook is more flamboyant, relaxed and happy than real geisha.

After watching for a while, his mood became more and more calm and leisurely.Qingshui Liubing had been standing by the side, waiting for him to finish admiring it, and then led him in.

After walking about 100 meters on the old street, Zhu Jiye saw a deep narrow alley next to it, and it seemed that he couldn't even fully stretch his arms.Looking from a distance, there is a wooden house at the end, the door is ajar, revealing a ray of warm orange light, and there are two lanterns hanging under the eaves outside, with four words written in thin gold script on it: Qingshui Gallery.

Qingshui Liubing led him in and walked slowly in, as if suddenly stepping into the past from the modern society step by step.

The sky was already dark, and the original drizzle was becoming more and more urgent, and it had turned into light rain, making a soft swishing sound.

At intervals beside the wall, there is a street scene full of time, or a small reservoir with big lotus leaves floating on it, or a water tank with a few water lilies on it.There are wooden brown wall lamps on the wall, emitting a slightly dim light.All these scenes are wet by rain, which further exaggerates the artistic conception of "the dead are like a husband".

Zhu Jiye's pace slowed down even more.He didn't open an umbrella, but he didn't feel cold. He just felt more peaceful, as if he was going home.

Finally, when he got to the wooden house, Qing Shui Liubing gently pushed open the wooden door that was concealed, let him go in first, then followed the door, and then closed the door with his backhand.

Walking through the grassy yard, Zhu Jiye entered the spacious shop and looked around, but he didn't see anyone who looked like a shop assistant or shop owner.

The shop is decorated in an antique style, all kinds of treasures are placed in a random order, and the paintings on the wall are integrated with the surrounding environment. It looks very similar to the living room of a large mansion in ancient times or the study of a scholarly family.Several guests were sitting or standing, looking at the paintings on the walls or playing with those valuable items.

Generally speaking, the shopkeepers here will sit in the back room, not disturbing the customers' pleasure. The shopkeepers will come out only when the customers plan to consult or purchase items in the shop.

Qingshui Liubing came in silently, led Zhu Jiye through the shop, and walked inside.

Before seeing anyone, they heard a young woman whispering at the corner, "Muramasa-kun? Didn't you go to Fukuoka? Why did you come back suddenly? Did something happen?"

Then I heard a familiar voice, "I just... miss you all of a sudden." It was just a simple sentence, but it actually had a soul-stirring feeling.

Zhu Jiye was a little surprised.That person turned out to be Muramasa Yuuki who just broke up in Fukuoka this morning.Qing Shui Liu Bing didn't seem surprised, and a smile appeared on his indifferent face.

"Is...really?" The young woman mumbled, as if she didn't know what to say, and there was a hint of shyness and imperceptible joy in her voice.

Qingshui Liubing made a gesture to Zhu Jiye, then went back the same way, and went out through another door in the front hall.Walking through the courtyard with a towering tree in the middle, they came to a small two-story wooden building behind.

As soon as he entered the house, Zhu Jiye heard the sound of gurgling water.

Looking out from the closed glass window, you can vaguely see a clear stream.Lights of various colors shine from the continuous houses on both sides of the river, making the stream sparkling.There is a row of cherry blossom trees in full bloom by the water, dreamlike and beautiful in the evening mist.

The decoration and various furnishings of the main room are completely in the traditional Japanese style. There are four dishes and one soup on the carved table in the middle, steaming hot.

Qingshui Liubing said naturally: "Let's eat first, and let the chef cook for them later."

"Okay." Zhu Jiye put down his backpack, took off his coat, washed his hands consciously, then sat down at the table and picked up his chopsticks.

The two sat opposite each other without any courtesy.Zhu Jiye was already hungry, so he didn't say a word, he ate a bowl of rice in silence, and then slowed down, chatting with Qingshui Liubing while eating.

"Is that Muramasa Yuuki?" He was curious, "Why did he come here first?"

Shimizu Liubing smiled, "That girl is Kaoru Asano, the youngest sister of Hiroshi Asano. She is studying at Kyoto University, and she will work in my shop during the holidays. She is a very good girl. That guy Muramasa... ...I saw her in my shop last year, and it was love at first sight." He smiled and shook his head, "He is not a serious person at first glance, how could the Asano family accept such a son-in-law? But he is not willing to give up just like that, he always wants Give it a go."

"Oh." Zhu Jiye suddenly realized, "It turns out that it is... that way, it is indeed more difficult." He thought thoughtfully, "It makes sense after all. The world they live in is different. What do you usually talk about?" ? Living together for such a long time, there must be some common language.”

Qingshui Liubing said nonchalantly: "Look at their own development. If they really want to be together, there will always be a way. Whether they succeed or not, they have to fight for it, otherwise, in retrospect, they will probably feel very regretful."

"Well, that's true." Zhu Jiye clenched his fists in his heart.After he goes back, he will also go to Yuan's house to fight for it.

The two ate a lot.During this period, a worker came in, saw the clear water and ice, quickly bowed and saluted, and then notified the kitchen to add more vegetables, which were brought in like flowing water.

The Japanese government has a lot of agricultural subsidies and various preferential policies. Therefore, Japanese farmers grow crops as carefully as they grow flowers. The rice they produce is crystal clear, like a work of art, smells delicious and tastes delicious.

After Zhu Jiye came to Japan, his appetite increased greatly.It's a good thing for a man to be able to eat, which means he is in good health, so he didn't control it, and he didn't have any embarrassment.

After receiving the second bowl of rice, he slowed down, savored the dishes on the table carefully, and curiously asked about the names, ingredients and methods of some dishes he hadn't seen before.Qingshui Liubing told him gently, without any impatience.

The atmosphere was good until the end of dinner.