I just want to build a city

Because of the final completion of the shrine, the White Fox God Envoy no longer often appears by Qingshu-kun's side, and Qingshu-kun's study, even in normal times, does not come often.Therefore, except for the vendors who presented the woodcuts, Mr. Qingshu, Mr. Xing and Mr. Kaiteng, almost no one knows the existence of this Pixiu woodcut.Of course, the fact that it was not discovered by the white fox envoy may also be the reason why this Pixiu woodcut does not have any special power at all.

This Pixiu woodcut was just placed in a padded wooden box, then moved by Mr. Qingshu, and just put it on the shelf of the bookshelf. There is not much to hide, and it is deliberately put away. Instead, it added to the feeling of guilt.

On the second day after Mr. Qingshu announced that he would not go back to Heianjing for the New Year's Eve this year, Genji's warriors brought their salutes and horses and left the manor territory together.Fortunately, years ago, a group of more than 20 strong men had been recruited and trained in the dojo. Now that a group of samurai have left, they can also fill in the vacancy of this patrol.

Yes, the samurai who left are only a part of the people. Although the samurai have a high status and image in the eyes of the common people, in the eyes of most clans, they are just vulgar warriors. Some of them did not marry for their own future. Most of the regular wives in the past just visited their wives for marriage, and they broke off the relationship after a few months, and they had children who were raised in the woman's home.Most of the remaining Genji warriors did not have a home to stay in Heian-kyo, so it didn't make any difference to them where they stayed during the New Year's Eve.Different from them, General Todo, as Minamoto Yoshinobu's capable subordinate, has a regular wife of Minamoto's collateral line, but he chose to stay.

Regarding the decision made by General Fujido himself, Haruki-kun is not his real master, so there is no way to decide for him. Only let Kaito-kun pay attention to the needs of General Todo and others when he goes to the samurai mansion to study. During the festival, try to provide the best treatment so that they can have a good first day.

Under Qingshu-kun and Xing's persuasion, Kaito-kun temporarily put down the appropriate size of the manor, and together with the first batch of villagers, quietly entered the samurai mansion to start studying and training.The joining of Kai Teng-kun can be said to have relieved the hearts of the first batch of middle-aged men who came in.Mr. Hai Teng, as the confidant of the lord, put aside his position as the steward of the manor, and came to the samurai mansion to study. It can be seen that there is really something about this patrolman.

The fact that Kaito-kun joined the training, under the instruction of Qingshu-kun, neither the samurai who trained them nor the civilian men who trained with them, spread the word.The first batch of civilian men who came to train, no accident, will occupy the main positions in the samurai army in the future, and Mr. Qingshu doesn't want too many people to come, making it difficult to allocate these positions.

Having experienced the experience of the previous year, at least the villagers in the original Linhai Village knew that these warriors would escort their lords back to Ping'an capital for the New Year's Eve, but now that the New Year's Eve has not yet arrived, the lord should be ready to go He arrived in Ping'an, but saw these warriors leaving the territory together, and there was no sign of the lord among them, nor did he see other servants in the manor.

These civilians didn't have the guts to block the way of the samurai, but didn't the dozen or so families let their young men go to the samurai mansion for training and study?It shouldn't be a problem for these boys who come into contact with samurai adults every day to ask.

These old farmers wanted their children to ask the samurai. However, among the boys in training, there was Kaito-kun who knew the situation better. How could they go back and ask the harsh samurai adults.

At the end of the training and during the break, those young boys sat cross-legged on the edge of the dojo almost with their upper bodies on their backs.In this deep winter season, because of training, most of them are sweating profusely, and they only have a rest for a while, and they will do those sweaty training later, so they simply don't wear shirts.

Most of them grew up in the fields, because they helped their families with work. Apart from sweating, muscle aches, this kind of ailment that only nobles have, most of them don't have this trouble.

"Kōichiro, can I ask you something?" Amidst the crowd's pushing and shoving, a foolish man, about 20 years old, moved his seat and sat in front of Kaito-kun.

"Huh? What's the matter, Darou?" Kaito Koichiro grew up with these people, so even if he is now a close friend of Haruki-kun, when he doesn't need to beat them in private, he doesn't have much airs of.

The man named Dalang touched his head embarrassingly, and said: "Actually, it's not me who wants to ask, it's my old man who wants me to ask Mr. Samurai, but I don't dare to ask the masters, so I can only come here I asked you."

Kai Teng-kun also knows that the samurai usually treat them harshly, which is really scary, and with the status of a samurai, most of them really dare not take the initiative to ask anything. "You ask, as long as it's not too important to say, I know, and I can tell you."

When he said this, the group of boys behind Da Lang couldn't help but sit closer.

"Well, it's not a big deal." Da Lang approached, lowered his voice and continued to ask. "A year ago, didn't the lord already set off at this time, and went back to Heian capital under the escort of the samurai? A few days ago, it seems that half of the samurai left, the lord didn't seem to be inside."

"Is it possible that you don't want the lord to stay in the manor? You want the lord to go so urgently?" Hai Teng-jun joked with a smile.

"Dang, of course not." Da Lang rubbed his head, how could he think so.

Kai Teng-kun took a sip of the water brought by the attendant, this matter is not a secret, it will always be reported later, so everyone can be mentally prepared. "The lord will not go back to Heianjing for the New Year's Eve this year, so the samurai of Genji who have homes have gone home for the festival. Most of the remaining half are adults who have no fixed residence."

"Hey?! Isn't your lord going back to Heian capital this year?" The surrounding youths sighed.It's no wonder they think so, with the popularization of traders, they also know that the identity of their lord is not easy.The son of the domestic general Minamoto Yoshinobu and the grandson of the power minister Fujiwara-sama, for such a big event as the New Year's Day, he must go back and celebrate the festival together.The year before, didn't the warriors of the two families come over early to pick them up, so why didn't they go back this time?It's not that they are eager to let the lord go, it's just that they are curious.

The reason, of course, is impossible for Kai Teng-kun to tell them. He just picked up the teacup, drank water to replenish the consumed water, lowered his head to cover the emotions in his eyes, and raised his head again, and the smile returned to his face. "The servants in the manor came back with a letter. The two adults said that there are evil spirits in the nearest Ping'an capital. Some time ago, the lord was seriously ill with Yin Qi, so he should not go back, so as not to be targeted by the evil spirits. One less It’s just not going back to Heian-kyo this year, it’s not a big deal. Besides, from Tottori to Heian-kyo, you have to pass through Mt. Dae. You are not unaware of the chaos that happened near Mt. Mt. Dae this year. Even with the protection of Genji’s samurai, there will inevitably be An omission. It is as safe as our territory, with the protection of Inari, it is safer for the lord to stay in the manor."

"So it is."

It can be said that there are almost no omissions in Kaito-kun's rhetoric. Coupled with the trust in Kaito-kun, these young people who are not so smart in mind did not think too much.

"Now that you know these things, go back and tell the uncles. This year the lord is celebrating the festival in the manor territory. The festival that was set the year before will definitely be more lively when the lord is here this year." Mr. Hai Teng didn't let them think about it. After a while, they diverged from their topic.

"That's right! Before the first day of this year, I must hunt the best prey and win the game." The boy sitting in it clenched his fists. Under his force, the muscles trained during this period of time swelled, looking very Convincing look.

"Hmph, don't talk big, are you the only one participating in the dedication competition this year? It depends on what we hunt and sacrifice, which one is more appreciated by the lord!" said the young man behind the boy.

"Yes, we are all going to participate in the competition dedicated to the festival!"

"Kiroichiro, are you participating in the competition this year?" Dalang asked, and the men on the side also pricked up their ears. You must know that the big tuna last year was caught by everyone. If Koichiro hadn't seen it, At the critical moment, he cast the net again, and the cunning tuna slipped away long ago.What they are most worried about is that Kaito Koichiro will also participate, so it is hard to say who will win.

"Me?" Kaito Koichiro pretended to frown and think, seeing the nervous expressions of the brothers around him, he laughed out loud. "I won't participate. This year's festival Lord Lord will be in the manor, and there are still a lot of things waiting for me to do. Maybe I will organize the competition at that time."

"Then, Koichiro, you can't favor Darou just because you have a good relationship with him."

"Yes Yes."

There was laughter in the dojo.

The news that Haruki-kun will not return to Heian-kyo this year but stay in the manor for the New Year's Eve was conveyed to the whole manor through Kaiteng-kun's mouth.Probably from the group of boys who were training, they heard that there was such a festival before the Yuan Dynasty. Mr. Fujido readily let them go to rest during the time before the Yuan Dynasty the next day.In fact, it is to give them that time to hunt good and dedicated prey.

Other villagers who came after the New Year’s Eve didn’t quite understand the origin of this festival. After hearing from the villagers of the original Linhai Village, if they had a free time, they more or less asked their family members to see if they could get it too. Good offerings, if you can win, maybe you can get the favor of the lord, if you can't win, you can eat it yourself, right?

Because the emperor issued an order prohibiting hunting and eating animal meat, the prey that the villagers could think of was nothing more than sea fish, or pheasant and wild ducks.The mountain people who moved here last winter knew how to catch wild boars and other prey, but they were not sure what the lord meant.What if the lord is the same as the lord in the previous territory, because they violated the law, they are going to be killed?Although the lords ate the wild boar they hunted when they were seriously ill, it was a special period after all.During a serious illness, eating meat to replenish one's body is a matter of tacit consent among clans and royal families.

Mr. Qingshu doesn't know what the best income of the year will be donated by these villagers on the dedication day.

Because this year I will celebrate the festival at Tottori Manor, unlike in Heian-kyo, I have to prepare everything by myself.The samurai mansion is resting, and the young people who have free time go to the mountains or go to the sea to hunt prey. Kaito-kun, who also has free time, has to run in and out of the manor, preparing various things for the New Year, as well as his wedding ceremony with Xing All kinds of things that need to be used.

Among the various dates written by Abe Seimei, the two chose to hold the ceremony the day before the first day, because time was tight and the manor was very busy.

Because of what happened to the Fujiwara family, Qingshu-kun was too tight on the timing of their wedding, but he was not prepared to treat the two of them badly in other ways.Now Kai Teng-kun is no longer a commoner. Although he is not a nobleman, he can't just carry the New Year's sedan chair into the wedding room.Qingshu-kun asked the old woman who specially cut clothes for him to make a not very special set of Bai Wugou for Xing.As for the routine when the nobles got married, they plucked their eyebrows, drew some eyebrows, painted their faces with white mineral powder, painted their small lips, and painted their teeth black.Qingshu-kun, who has lived a lifetime in modern times, really can't accept this kind of wedding makeup, but it is unavoidable.Without this set, Kaito-kun and Xing's identities will be elevated in the future, and this wedding will inevitably become a talking point for others.

However, although Kai Teng-kun and Xing's identities are not commoners, they are not enough for nobles, so there is no need to learn from nobles, and they must wear mineral paint and black teeth.

The apricot itself is not very black and yellow. Mr. Qingshu asked Mr. Nakata to take people in the warehouse to select the polished rice that was handed over by the villager recently, choose the whitest rice, break open the core, and grind it into powder, although it is not as good as minerals. The synthetic □□ is so white, but it is also very good.As for black teeth, things like iron powder can hurt both teeth and body.Haruki-kun didn't have the necessary things for people to prepare black teeth. As long as you don't show your teeth at the wedding, who would know that you didn't have black teeth?You don't show your teeth when you smile, but you will feel that you are very reserved and beautiful.

All of these, Qingshu-kun had been agreed by the two of them, if the two of them had to apply mineral varnishes and dye their teeth black, he wouldn't bother so much.

In fact, it doesn't matter what Qingshu-kun does. In the original life of the two of them, they had already done the wedding. They entered the wedding room and lived together for one night. Big honor.

This kind of wedding of the declining clan would definitely not be allowed if it was placed in other territories, but who would let this be Mr. Qingshu's own territory.

On the day before the first day, Kaito-kun and Kyoko's wedding was held in the manor.Kai Teng-kun has no parents. His father had an accident when he went to sea, and his mother remarried to someone from another village. There was only one uncle relative. Your wedding ceremony.

The nobleman's wedding banquet lasted three days, so they didn't have to worry about it. Surrounded by everyone, Kai Teng-kun picked up the red candle in his room, lit it, and walked step by step through the corridor, through the courtyard, and came to Xing's room. In front of the door, in front of the room, Xing was wearing new clothes, also holding a lit red candle in his hand, waiting for his arrival.

The woman's house is where the two of them will live in the future. Originally, Xing lived in the same courtyard as Mr. Qingshu, but now it is inconvenient to get married, so Qingshu ordered someone to clean up the small courtyard next to the main courtyard. Alright, let's make a new residence for Xing and Kaiteng in the future.Now that Kaito-kun came, what Anko is waiting here is this new courtyard.

In the night, the two held red candles in the distance, looked at each other in the candlelight, looked at each other and smiled, it was very beautiful.

Kai Teng-kun stepped forward, held Xing's hand, and together they put the red candle on the table in front of the bed curtain.

The two closed the doors and windows, entered the tent, put on their wedding dresses, and then went out of the tent to officially hold the wedding ceremony.The wedding ceremony was conducted under the auspices of Todo-kun, and during the whole wedding process, Haruki-kun was completely absent.

There is no way to do this. After all, there are so many people watching. With Qingshu-kun's status, he cannot participate in the wedding of Kaito-kun and Xing in his current status.It's like, the courtiers of the Fujiwara family are getting married today, do you want to come to congratulate you personally as the emperor?It is already a very honorable thing to send a gift of congratulations.

As for Kaito-kun and Xing's wedding, Haruki-kun decided to prepare most of the things, which is already enviable by everyone.

This point, whether it is Mr. Qingshu himself, or the two who are currently holding a wedding, are very clear.Although Mr. Qingshu was not present, the two of them were extremely grateful. In the future, if the territory really becomes a small town and Mr. Kaiteng really becomes one of the generals in the territory, I am afraid that they could not have a decent marriage at the beginning. The ceremony will be a regret for the two of them for the rest of their lives.

Qingshu-kun listened to the sound of celebration in the yard next door, smiled lightly and shook his head.Continue to read the poetry collection in hand.

"Really, I thought that little girl would be a concubine's room in the yard after your Yuanfu." The white fox wagged its tail and jumped onto Mr. Qingshu's desk. "I didn't expect that during the time when the shrine was completed, this little girl and that silly boy got married."

Qingshu-kun reluctantly put down the book in his hand and said to him. "From now on, Xing will be Kaito-kun's wife, so don't say such things in front of others from now on."

The white fox pouted. "You humans are really restrained... I know, I know, now that the shrine is built, I should go back to Inari God, and I won't have the opportunity to say these things in front of people again, don't worry."

"Huh? So soon...are you going to leave?" Qingshu-kun thought that the White Fox God Envoy would at least wait until they found the shrine maiden and the operation of the shrine was completely on the right track before leaving.

The white fox's snout curled up, as if it was smiling, and walked a few steps around Qingshu-kun in front of him. "Hehehe, why, kid, you don't want to part with me. After all, I'm the noble Inari God's envoy. It's normal if you don't want me to leave."

Mr. Qingshu was laughed at by his shamelessness. Even if he was reluctant to leave Baihu, it was not because of Baihu's status as a god envoy, but because of his more human side than a god, and the emotion he had been with for nearly a year. "I just thought that you would wait until the maiden of the Inari Shrine arrived and the shrine officially began to operate before leaving. I didn't expect..."

Unexpectedly, he was leaving so soon, and he was really reluctant to let go of this little god envoy who could talk to him on an equal footing.Although Abe Seimei can also talk to him on an equal footing, forget about that old fox. Abe Seimei is more like a cunning fox than the sky fox in front of him. He can't fight, he can't fight.

"Tsk tsk, you stubborn brat." The white fox twisted his body and huddled in front of him, his not-so-small body pressing down on the poetry collection that Mr. Qingshu was reading. "I'm very honest, Mr. White Fox, it's pitiful to see how lively the next door is, and you are so lonely. I could have just gone back to Mr. Yu Canjin's side, and I stayed here for you for the night."

After all, he still held his head up, looking very proud, his flicking white fox tail seemed to be asking for credit, but also seemed to be saying something.Come on, learn from me, to be honest, you can't bear to bear me.

Qingshu-kun raised his hand, touched the white and smooth fur of the White Fox God Envoy for the first time, stroked it gently, and nodded. "Yes, yes, thank you for your sympathy, and I am also reluctant for you to leave so soon. As a thank you, my lord, would you like some fried tofu together?"

After Qingshu-kun's words fell, the maid waiting outside the door delivered trays of deep-fried tofu from the kitchen, which had little stamina, and the taste tended to be sweet and sour fruit wine.These are what Mr. Qingshu asked the kitchen to prepare.Baihu definitely didn't want to join in the fun among humans. His preparations were intended to celebrate Xing and Kaiteng-kun's wedding here with Baihu, but unexpectedly, it turned into Baihu's farewell meal.

"Of course I want it! Fried tofu, fried tofu!" The white fox heard the word fried tofu, smelled the smell of fried tofu, jumped up on the desk, stared at the maid putting down the things, and wagged his tail frantically.His reaction is so exaggerated, it's not that Qingshu-kun has treated his food badly these days, but...

"After returning to Master Yu Yanjin, most of them stayed in the sky. From now on, we can't eat fried tofu for three meals a day." The white fox who said this was very sad.

The chopsticks in Qingshu-kun's hand also paused. "In other words, it will be very difficult to meet God again in the future."

"Hey." The white fox raised his head from the plate of fried tofu, with an obvious look on his face saying, look, he just doesn't want to part with me. "You don't have spiritual power, so it's really hard to see me like this in the future, but remember, every spring, the first spring breeze that wakes up life blows in front of you, and I run in front of you proof of that."

"Is that so..." Mr. Qingshu saw that he had finished most of the deep-fried tofu on the plate in an instant, so he used chopsticks to distribute the deep-fried tofu on his own plate to his plate. "Then, I will ask people to prepare deep-fried tofu and tofu skin sushi under the courtyard porch in the beginning of spring. If you pass by, take them with you."