I just want to build a city

Towards the end of spring, the villagers have only finished sowing the new season's crops.

For unknown reasons, the chrysanthemum wine brewed by Mr. Qingshu suddenly became famous in Heian capital.However, except for Fujiwara Michitaka, Minamoto Yoshinobu, and the courtiers who were entertained at the Emperor's White Horse Meeting, no one else had tasted chrysanthemum wine.Afterwards, because the chrysanthemum wine did not appear again, and the Heian capital was only hot for a while, it gradually disappeared. This was only known by Mr. Qingshu through the letter sent by his father.

However, the follow-up impact is not without it.

Mr. Qingshu looked at the middle-aged man in the guest room, who was kneeling on the ground and bowing to him, and asked.

"You said, are you willing to work for me for three years in exchange for the brewing method of chrysanthemum wine?"

"Yes, the villain's ancestors have been winemakers for five generations. In terms of the craft of brewing sake, not only the best, but also the best. However, I think it is not enough to brew only one kind of sake. I have traveled to many places. Using polished rice from different mountains and distiller's yeast to brew wine, although there has been a lot of progress in the brewing process, it is still not enough. Therefore, I heard that Genji had brewed chrysanthemum wine, so I came to you. Please, Please teach me how to brew Chrysanthemum Medicinal Wine, I have no money to repay, I only have wine-making skills, I am willing to work for you for three years as a reward." After that, the brewer lowered his body even more, probably because he was worried about Qingshu You don't want to.

Qingshu-kun had no reluctance. He took the cypress fan and tapped on his palm. Now that the samurai are stationed in the territory, there is no place for them to entertain. It is really not good. The izakaya has been closed since it was built. It is time to let it open. up.

Some of the methods of making chrysanthemum wine are actually just taking advantage of what has been seen in modern times.If you tell a professional brewer about this method, you might be able to brew better chrysanthemum wine, as well as green plum wine, cherry wine, etc. Hey, in this way, after serving it yourself, you can drink delicious wine It's not bad to have wine.Moreover, the brewer is willing to work for three years in vain.

"Well, well, it just so happens that the izakaya on the manor's territory is about to open. From now on, you can work for me in the brewery behind the izakaya. As for the method of brewing chrysanthemum wine, I will ask my steward to explain the specifics. How to tell you, I hope you can make better chrysanthemum wine for me."

"Yes, thank you for your generosity." For brewers, Qingshu-kun's willingness to come up with the method of brewing wine is indeed the most generous expression for him.

"I don't know yet, what is your name?"

"My name is Chu Qi, because I was born on Chu Qi."

In this way, Chu Qi, the brewer, settled down in Genji's territory. There happened to be a group of farmers in the manor who carefully cultivated the rice, and the polished rice they handed in was just for Chu Qi to make wine.Now it's the beginning of summer, and it only takes three days for simple wine brewing to ferment.The izakaya opened in the midst of everyone's expectations.

Although it was just a simple drink, everyone seemed to like the atmosphere of drinking together. As soon as the izakaya opened, the samurai in the manor met to go to the izakaya to drink together.The villagers, who had income that they had never had before, also deliberated for a long time, and decided to go to the izakaya to drink a few simple rice wine.Fortunately, there is still some chrysanthemum wine that Mr. Qingshu brewed last year in the izakaya, so the samurai will not feel ashamed and use the same wine as the commoners.

The izakaya has started normal business, with the brewer's family here, at least for the past three years, I don't have to worry about alcohol.After learning that Mr. Qingshu regretted not being able to drink alcohol due to his age, Chu Qi expressed that he could also make some rum that children could drink.Sweet wine, that is, fermented wine, is a good thing for the body. I didn't expect to receive such a harvest from a brewer. Qingshu-kun was very happy.

Although the road to eating meat is far away, it is still pretty good to enrich one's meals in other ways.

With Xing's acquiescence, a small sip of rum every day was allowed to appear in Qingshu-kun's dinner.

Because of the cumbersome procedures for building the shrine, the construction of the samurai mansion started before the shrine. However, the samurai mansion is large in size and there is still a dojo to be built. The shrine must be completed in about the same time.

Half a month after the construction of the samurai mansion started, Yoko Miko, who came from Fushimi Inari Shrine in the head office to pray for blessings, finally came to Tottori, and at the same time brought with her the auspicious time for the recent start of construction.

Fortunately, the nearest auspicious day is only a few days away. Qingshu-kun said that he can afford to wait, and the white fox god envoy has fried tofu, and he also said that it is nothing, and Inari God is not in a hurry.

Yoko, the maiden of Fushimi Inari Shrine, asked to see the white fox angel of Inari God on the day she came.However, for some unknown reason, the white fox didn't want to see her, hid in Mr. Qingshu's bedroom, and began to sleep soundly, even let Xing Duan go to the bedroom to use up the meals.

It's probably because there is something about the shrine maiden Yoko of our company that makes Baihu feel dissatisfied, but Inari God doesn't mind, because he doesn't like it for personal reasons, so he doesn't want to see it, which is normal.As the Inari God's envoy, in addition to bowing his head to his main god and gods above the main god, he naturally would not wrong himself in front of ordinary people like them.

These days getting along with each other is very casual, which made Mr. Qingshu forget the identity of the white fox.

Miko Yoko didn't say anything about Baihu's attitude, but judging by the way she treated her, it seemed that she was dissatisfied with him for not helping to introduce him.Those who can be witches in this company are noblewomen of the emperor's clan. However, as long as they are not the children of the emperor, with the power of his current father and grandfather, he certainly doesn't need to look at the face of a witch who is despised by the gods.At the dinner table, he directly ignored the sight of the witch Yoko, showing an ignorant and ignorant look.

Well, usually he doesn't behave like a six-year-old child, let him be a real child once in a while.

Regarding the matter between the white fox and the witch Yoko, Qingshu-kun didn't ask much, in fact, he didn't have any interest in knowing, but before going to bed, he saw the white fox beside him hesitating to talk, just waiting for him to ask Aggrieved look.Qingshu-kun pressed the quilt covering his body, thinking in a good mood: I should be able to have a good dream today.

A good dream is a good dream, but the next day I heard bad news.

In Zhuang Minnei, a child from a family disappeared.

Because the witch Yoko came yesterday, the villagers thought for a long time, but they didn't come to tell him about it. They only gathered most of the villagers and lit torches to search everywhere, but they still couldn't find the missing six-year-old boy.

The last person who had seen the child was brought to him weeping.Because she was a 5-year-old girl, she couldn't bear the timidity when she faced this kind of scene for the first time and cried out.It was not a cute face because of poor nutrition, but it was even more difficult to look at it when crying like this.

Qingshu-kun doesn't think it's a big deal because of his Buddhist-like easy-going personality and the fact that he's an adult at heart.Miko Yoko, who was watching from the sidelines, frowned and looked at the child with distaste.

"Why did you bring her in directly?"

Is it possible that I have to wash and tidy up for you before bringing it in?This is not to meet at the shrine, you need to clean yourself, and, when the child disappeared, it has been delayed for a day.

Qingshu didn't say anything about his complaints, and of course, he didn't pay attention to Miko Yoko's words.Said to the man following the little girl.

"Wipe the kid's face first."

The girl's father roughly wiped her tears and snot with his sleeve. With her father behind her, the girl's crying gradually stopped.

"What's your name."

"Hua, Hanako, my name is Hanako."

Qingshu-kun nodded, and continued to ask softly. "Before the child disappeared, you should be the only one who saw him last."

"Yes, yes." As she spoke, the girl's voice became crying again. She rubbed her eyes, trying to stop the tears from flowing out of her eye sockets, but she couldn't stop the tears from being overwhelmed at the moment. "But, but, I really don't know why the water disappeared, I really don't know."

Probably because the parents of the missing child, Mizuya, and others eagerly questioned him too many times, the child subconsciously cried out of fear when asked this question.

"This is in front of the lord, don't cry." Afraid of making Qingshu-kun angry, her father raised his hand and wiped her eyes with his hand.Of course, the current lord doesn't look angry at all, and who knows, when the lord will get annoyed, just like the witch next to him, eager to drive them out.

"Don't worry, I didn't say that Mizuya's disappearance is related to you, Hanako, can you answer a few questions for me?"

Hanako wiped her tears with one hand, and nodded obediently.

"Very well, when Shui Ye met you for the last time, when was it?"

"Yes, it's almost dusk."

"Did he say where he was going and what he was going to do?"

"Well, Shui also said. The lord likes beautiful flowers. He knows that there is a beautiful flower in the back mountain, and it will bloom soon. He is going to have a look..."

Qingshu-kun was a little surprised. The reason for this incident was actually because of him. In his last life, his luck was not so bad, and he became a group of accidents.However, now is not the time to think about these things, Qingshu-kun looked up at the father.

The father also understood that the lord wanted to say something, so he bowed his head and said. "After I asked about this from Hanako, I took the villagers to the back mountain to look for it. I only found Mizuya's clog at the edge of the valley. We thought we had fallen to the bottom of the valley, but we searched all over the valley. I haven't found any water yet, even if it was taken away by wild animals, there should be blood stains."

That being said, there is only one possibility, and it is very likely that Shui encountered a monster in the mountains. However, judging from the lack of blood, at least no one was directly killed when the accident happened. This is still good news.

Because of the previous fish stealing incident, none of the people present at the manor said that this incident was related to monsters, and there was only one person.

"Isn't this obvious? He was captured by a monster, so let the family give up. It's been a day, and the child must be dead." Miko Yoko said.

Haruki-kun frowned indistinctly. In his last life, the witches he had met in shrines and depicted in novels were all kind characters like Yamato Nadeko. Now, this contact directly broke all his beliefs about witches. good impression.But, yes, this is the witch of the time, not a role that anyone from any birth can play in modern times, but a role that only the emperor's noble daughter can play.

At this time, the clan's children may show the appearance of a little girl to people of the same class, but how can they be gentle and careless in front of the lowest level commoners, treating him like a loved one.This is an era, and there is a clear division of class status.Even if she is a priestess now, before that, she was also a royal noble who disliked commoners.

Hearing what Miko Yoko said, the father's expression became much darker.Although they had thought about this possibility, it was still a little hard to accept being pointed out so directly.The casualness in Miko Yoko's words made him even more intuitively feel their humble status.

"Hai Teng-kun, get someone to prepare, let's go to the back mountain."

After all, Qingshu-kun got up and prepared to leave, going to his room to change into clothes that are convenient for traveling.

"Are you going to look for it?" Miko Yoko was puzzled in her words. Born in the Heian era, she naturally didn't care about the disappearance of a commoner child.In fact, even in modern times, for strangers, if a person disappears and dies, they don't care too much about it.

Mr. Qingshu nodded slightly when he heard the words. "Of course, if they are not villagers in my territory, it doesn't matter to me anyway. But, since they are my people, I still need to take a look."

Miko Yoko frowned, and didn't continue to say anything. In fact, as far as she had seen, it was a normal behavior pattern for clans to ignore civilians.

When Qingshu-kun returned to the dormitory, Xing had already prepared light luggage for him.The maids put it on for him, and after putting it on, he didn't start immediately, but went to the window sill to find the envoy White Fox.

"Envoy, are you asleep?"

The white fox opened one eye, and the golden eye pattern was more beautiful than the silver animal eyes. "What's the matter? Finally, something has stumped you and you need my help?"

Haruki-kun smiled helplessly. "In terms of monsters and gods, I really have nothing to do, and I don't have enough strength. Moreover, there was no blood at the scene where the child disappeared, which proves that the monster is not dangerous at least for now. I need someone who can correctly judge Whatever that monster is, we can deal with it."

"Well, it's not impossible to let me go together, I want three plates of fried tofu for lunch!"

The white fox, who usually eats three plates in a row, made such a request. I really don't know if it is to cover up his daily appetite, or because he is arrogant.

"Ok."

If the white fox is willing to help him, this matter will be much easier.It was precisely because Baihu needed the help of this matter that Mr. Qingshu had to go there together.

Qingshu in casual clothes, led by Zhuang Min, headed towards the valley where the child disappeared. Miko Yoko didn't go with her. Since she didn't agree with Qingshu-kun's behavior, she wouldn't make fun of herself Come join in the fun.Besides, she took a look among the people who were traveling, and after she didn't see the figure of the White Fox God Envoy, she was even more unwilling to suffer this crime.

Yoko Miko didn't know that the Inari God Envoy she tried so hard to meet was hiding in the dark and went up the mountain with Haruki-kun and others. She didn't want to go out openly, but she didn't want to be entangled by this displeased Miko come up.

The child's body is really difficult to use when climbing the mountain. With the help of Kaito-kun, Haruki-kun safely reached the valley where he found Mizuya's clogs.

Qingshu-kun stepped forward, wanting to take a closer look, but was stopped by Kaiteng-kun.

"My lord, it's too dangerous."

Although there was still one meter away from the edge of the valley, under the disapproving gazes of Xing and the others, Mr. Qingshu still didn't insist on going forward, because someone had already searched for the trace of the scene for him.

The white fox sprang out from the bottom of the valley, holding a beautiful orchid in its mouth, but the other half of the orchid was obviously missing.

"The white fox is an envoy of the gods."

"It's true, Inari God's envoy."

"Gods bless you."

Seeing the appearance of the white fox, the civilians around Qingshu knelt in a circle.The white fox spat the orchid grass at Mr. Qingshu's feet, and said slowly. "This flower is on the edge of the valley, about the length of the arm. For children, it may be difficult to pick it. There are many roots brought out by the flower quilt. It was obviously pulled out and broken halfway. Although there are some flowers around The strong demonic aura is gathered at the bottom of the valley, so it is obvious that the child's fall has nothing to do with the monster. After the child fell, there was no blood on the bottom, so it must have been saved by the monster."

"Will monsters... still save people?" Among the Zhuang people, someone asked hesitantly.

The white fox rolled his eyes indecently. "Just like people have good and bad, there are of course monsters. Although most of them have eccentric personalities due to their evil aura, or love to play tricks, or like to fight and blood, but there is always a weakness." White Fox did not say. What's more, just like him, he likes fried tofu and bean curd sushi.

After the envoy said this, the villager naturally didn't dare to refute anything. People's deep-rooted hatred and fear of monsters cannot be easily changed.

"Master Angel, then, do you know what the monster who saved this child is?" Outside, Qingshu-kun posed for the white fox, looking very respectful, completely unlike the usual teasing and choking in the room. The appearance of a person.This appearance really made the white fox a little uncomfortable, and his fur exploded.

The white fox shook its fur and groaned. "Hmm... Maybe it's been a long time since I recognized the smell of a monster. If I remember correctly, it should be the ghostly smell of Xiahuo Bird."

"Guhuo Bird..." Mr. Qingshu lowered his eyes, recalling the biography of Guhuo Bird that he had read in the book, Xiahuo Bird, the prototype was Guhuo Bird, a monster from the land of Song Kingdom Sometimes it appears in the shape of nine heads. She is a monster formed by the obsession of a dead mother. She likes to walk at night with a baby in her arms.Sometimes she will become Xiahuo Bird, Gu Huo Bird will steal other people's children, and Xia Huo Bird will be a prostitute.

If it is a summer harvest bird, then the water must be safely hidden somewhere by the summer harvest bird.Whether it is the prototype Guhuo Bird or Xia Huo Bird who adopted a child, they do not like adults and do not easily appear in front of them. It is no wonder that the villagers searched for a whole day last night, but they did not find any trace of Shui Ye and Xia Huo Bird. , she will definitely not appear, let alone a group of humans who are malicious to monsters.

"Envoy of God, can you find out where the Xiahuo bird is?"

The white fox smacked its lips, with a distressed expression. "Following Yaoqi, I can find out where she is hiding. However, this monster has wings. Without the help of Inari God's divine power, I can't fly as a fox."

The meaning is very simple, if you find it, you can find it, but Xiahuo Bird, as a bird monster and the embodiment of maternal obsession, is very keen when protecting the child. He had already flown away with the child named Shui Ye.In this way, it is impossible to catch her.

In this way, there is only one way to see the Xiahuo bird and bring the water back.

"Then tell me, in what direction."

"You want to go alone?"

"Are you going? It's impossible."

Baihu, Haiteng, and Xing's inquiries sounded at the same time. The meaning of the two of them was obvious, and they both disapproved of him going on an adventure alone.Even if the other party is Xia Huo Niao, who is famous for protecting sex, it doesn't mean that they can watch Qingshu-kun exposed in front of the monster.

"My lord, we can..."

"Can you find another child who doesn't understand anything, and then watch him being taken away by Xiahuo?" Qingshu-kun asked.

Both Kai Teng-kun and Xing kept their mouths shut. Indeed, if it were other children who came, no matter how many children came who could not clearly express their intentions, the final result would just be taken away by Xiahuo Bird.Even adults who can express clearly will be timid when facing Xiahuo Bird alone, let alone a child who is frightened by an adult at home with a monster.

Despite this reason, Xing is still unwilling to see the little master take risks. After all, she is the wife of the Fujiwara family, but she has the same idea as Miko Yoko at the moment. A commoner child is not worthy of the little master.

Of course, Mr. Qingshu is not rushing to find trouble. According to the records he read from the biography of monsters, there is one thing that makes him very concerned. There is a legend about Gu Huo Niao that she likes to secretly take away the nails that people cut off. These nails are used to judge whether the owner of the nails has any disaster or bad luck. If there is any bad luck, he will appear on the eaves of that family on that day and tweet.Mr. Qingshu was a little concerned, because he had just cut off his long nails with the help of his maid a few days ago. The reason why Gu Huo Niao stayed here might really be because he had a disaster coming.

"Not just for the child, I have other things to confirm, I have no problem."

Hearing this, the white fox clicked his tongue, raised his front paw, bit the red rope tied on it with his teeth, and threw it to Mr. Qingshu. "If that summer harvest bird is malicious, just take this red string and call me."

Qingshu-kun accepted his kindness with a smile. With the red rope of Baihu, Xing and Kaiteng were finally willing to take a step back, ready to respond at any time at the position that Baihu said.

Because other people couldn't get close, Qingshu-kun could only walk slowly, one step at a time, in the direction pointed by the white fox.The six-year-old child's steps were too small, and he didn't reach the approximate location mentioned by the white fox until before dusk.

It was clearly summer, but there were gusts of cold wind blowing in the woods. Among the shadows of the trees, Mr. Qingshu saw those strange red eyes, staring at him for a moment.

The author has something to say: the second update of 6000+ will enter V tomorrow, and the third update.

By the way, I need to say something. I will talk to the editor about entering V tomorrow morning, but I don't know when the editor will be able to handle it.Then tomorrow I have to go back to my hometown again, and it is inconvenient to check the situation, so I have not set a time for the third shift of V tomorrow. I will release it when I get home, and I will reply to the fixed update time of 2 pm the day after tomorrow.