I just want to build a city

"If I'm just pretending to be a girl, I have no problem at all!"

"No, you should be quiet for a while." Haruki-kun knocked on his forehead with a cypress fan, thinking about the words that Abe Seimei asked someone to bring back: what he wants to find will appear in front of him next year , don't bother looking for it.

However, what he was looking for was the child of a witch, or someone suitable to be a witch. Mr. Qingshu couldn't figure it out for a while. It was because the child of the great witch was actually brought to him by a boy, not a girl. The impact was a bit big.He said, how could Abe Seimei be so kind to ask someone to bring back such news. Now it seems that such ambiguous rumors can only embarrass Qingshu-kun at this time.

Who will appear in front of him this year, is it suitable to be a witch, or is it a child of a witch? ! !Seimei! ! !

Abe Seimei, who was far away in Heian-kyo, sat casually in the courtyard of his home, sitting beside him was a tengu from Mount Atago, each with a wine plate, drinking a fine wine sent by a certain nobleman.Probably a little drunk, Qingming lowered his eyes, looked drowsy, with a trace of drunkenness on his face.

At this moment, Abe Seimei suddenly sneezed, and spilled most of the drink in his hand because of this action.

"Lord Seimei, although spring is about to begin, it is still cold outside, and I have worked so hard for the New Year's Eve a few days ago, so let's go back to the house." Tengu put down the wine dish in his hand, and wanted to take Abe Seimei back to the house.

Holding the bat fan in his hand, Abe Seimei knocked on Tengu's shoulder, pressed him down, and put down the wine dish in his other hand, the drunkenness on his face was gone, just like the appearance just now, he pretended appearance. "No, this chill is nothing to me."

That's right, what kind of person is Abe Seimei, how exquisite is his manipulation of Yin-Yang techniques, does he have no ability to drive out the cold at all?

Qingming rubbed his nose, put down the hand of the wine saucer, pinched his fingers to figure out something, and then laughed out loud. "Hey, it seems that someone is missing me. It's a pity that this plate of good wine is too bad, but it's okay. Let's go there to drink better after a while."

On the wine jar beside Qingming, green plum wine was impressively written, probably bought by a certain nobleman from a vendor.

……

In the end, this matter could only be put aside by Mr. Qingshu. He promised the child that even if he didn't pretend to be a girl, he would still have food and drink, and he would not let him live his previous life again.

In the end, the child was taken by Xing to settle down in the small yard where she and Kaito-kun lived. Only one room in the small yard of the two of them was in use, and no one else would come in casually, and it was close to Qingshu-kun The main courtyard where I live is the best place to resettle in the current situation.

After sending the child away, Qingshu-kun was in no mood to continue reading, stroked his forehead, said he was tired, and lay down on the bed under the service of the maid.

Qingshu-kun who was lying on the bed thought about many things. That child's spiritual power was undoubtedly outstanding, and at such a young age, he was able to attract such a powerful thunderstorm.But this cannot change the fact that this child is not a girl.Speaking of which, why must a woman serve a god? Qingshu-kun frowned and thought about it. He remembered what he had heard in his last life that a virgin is the most pure. Gods like pure things, that is children and virgin.

Thinking of this, Qingshu-kun thought of the child's last stubborn words: If I just pretend to be a girl, I have no problem at all!

No, no.

Qingshu-kun shook his head violently. Although he doesn't believe in gods, gods really exist in this world!Let the boy pretend to be a priestess, Haruki Minamoto, do you really want to feel the wrath of the gods? !

Lying on the bed, Qingshu-kun, who had been thinking wildly for a long time, didn't even eat much dinner, and finally fell asleep in such a daze.

The next day.

Haruki-kun decided to forget about it for the time being. Since Abe Seimei said it was this year, why not just wait for another year? Didn’t Inari-kami not urge him to open the shrine as soon as possible?Let people go to the shrine to clean it every day and maintain the shrine. Let's talk about it after he confirms the matter of the witch.

However, in the end, Xing and the others gave him a temporary name for the child of the witch, called "You". Call him a wanderer.In this way, You's name became You Zi.This is what Qingshu-kun is powerless to change, and when he wants to correct it, Youzi has already gotten used to this feminine name.

Youzi himself seems to be mistaken, even if Haruki-kun asked Kaito-kun to quietly buy him some clothes that should be worn by boys, but the few times that Qingshu-kun saw him, he still wore the beautiful clothes that girls should wear. kimono.

Every time I see it, it just makes Haruki-kun feel even more headache.

The matter of the wanderer was put aside, and the four wild boar cubs recovered from the mountain people were finally put in a corner of the yard where the white horse was kept.The wild boar without parents around, although still somewhat wild, but after being hungry and fed several times by the horse breeder with experience, no matter how stupid his brain is, he will remember, the horse breeder Here comes the time to eat.

In addition to domesticating wild boars, another thing is how to artificially create glass in this era.

After the New Year's Eve and just before spring, Qingshu-kun asked Xing to take the wanderer to his yard.The sun at the end of winter keeps people warm.Mr. Qingshu sat on the porch in front of the courtyard, with tea and water placed on one side, and in front of him were a handful of sand and the handful of glass crystals dedicated to him on the day of the Wanderer's Dedication Day.The glass crystals are scattered on the wooden boards piecemeal, refracting the sun's rays, which is very beautiful.

"My lord." Wearing a lady's kimono, Yuzi kneeled in front of him neatly and bowed in salute.These days, when Xing returns home, he will teach him the correct etiquette, mostly on what to do when facing the lord lord. For other people in the manor, he is not a wanderer.Not only the etiquette that should be done when meeting people, but also the correct use of chopsticks, and what kind of manners should be maintained when eating.Probably because it was taught by a woman, Yuzi's current etiquette and behavior, imitating Xing's behavior, has a bit of a feminine look instead, which makes Qingshu-kun secretly more and more worried.

The samurai mansion should be given a few more days of vacation, so that it is Kaito who will teach the wanderers etiquette.

Feel like I'm going bald.

"You're here." Qingshu-kun nodded and asked him to stand up.Twist a glass crystal in your hand and watch it refract a ray of colored light in the sun.

"My lord asked me to come because of these rocks?" You Zi got up and asked.

Haruki-kun nodded.With a push of the finger, one of the glass crystals was pushed in front of the wanderer. "I think this kind of stone can be used for other purposes, so I call you here and ask some questions about these stones."

Hearing what he said, Yuzi lowered his eyes, looked at the glass crystal in front of him, and told Qingshu-kun about his accidental discovery while wandering outside.

The wandering son inherited his mother's powerful spiritual power when he was born, or better than his mother's spiritual power.So when he was ignorant one year old, the great witch often drew some talismans in front of him.Later, the big witch and her husband were taken away by the villagers, the wanderer was entrusted to a family in advance, and the house of the big witch was burned down.After the wanderer grew up, relying on a little memory in his mind, he went back to his former home. Among the burnt wreckage, he accidentally found one or two intact talismans drawn by his mother.Among them, there is the Thunder Talisman.

Wandering in the mountains every day, the wanderer had nothing to do, so he imitated his mother's talismans and drew the patterns in them.

When the storm swept through the three villages, Youzi relied on one of the talismans for protection to protect himself and his family who had been taking care of him for several years.

The village was destroyed, and the villagers moved away one after another. He wandered alone in many places and encountered many bad weathers. On the beach near Tottori Prefecture, he encountered such a violent storm, thunder and lightning.The thunder and lightning were very swift and violent, and one of them hit the empty beach.When the wanderer was looking for sea fish for food the next day, he happened to walk through the area struck by lightning and found crystal clear glass crystals.There are more or less transparent crystals in the two lightning strike points.Youzi is a clever and curious child. He compared the minerals in the sand with cloudier crystals and all the minerals in the sand with clearer crystals.When I am bored, I use the Thunder Talisman to study the production of crystals.

Of course, he would not use the Sky Thunder Talisman so abruptly during the day and on a sunny day, but only studied it on a rainy night.When it was raining and he couldn't find food, it was also the time when he was most bored.

For more than a year, it is really not too difficult for a smart person to research something that has already discovered the law.

"Do you need me to make these stones for you?" Youzi said lightly after talking about these experiences, and then asked Qingshu-kun earnestly if he needed his help.

Mr. Qingshu and the others don’t know, as a child who has been rejected, wandering outside, and living in no fixed place as long as he can remember, during this period of time, there is no need to repay the enjoyment of food, drink, clothing, and shelter. For an independent but insecure boy, it was really unreliable, so he was eager to do something for Haruki-kun who took him in.

Whether it's women's clothing or overdrawing spiritual power every day, as long as he can do it, he just wants to feel at ease.

"Hmm." Qingshu-kun raised his eyes to look at Youzi. "I need you to tell me what this stone needs, how much you need for each item, please explain it clearly to Mr. Hai Teng. As for the Thunder Talisman, you don't need it. Your spiritual power should be used in more useful places .”

"A maiden from the Inari Shrine?"

"Ahem..." Qingshu-kun choked on the tea because of his bold questioning. "Cough...wait...cough cough, what are you doing..." Qingshu-kun deliberately lowered his voice, now in this courtyard, he is not the only one, Xing, Haiteng and Youzi, the four people, Youzi himself What is the idea? !

"How do I know?" Youzi showed a cute smile. He ate and drank well in the manor in the past two days, which finally made his pale face so rosy. At this time, with a smile, Youzi inherited his mother's beautiful appearance , very cute. "I have been living in the back mountain for a year. I saw you building a shrine. People who looked like priests have come, but you still haven't opened the shrine. Is it because you want a witch who really does things for you?"

Although Youzi couldn't think too much, but seeing Qingshu-kun lowered his voice, he also knew that there were some things that he might not want too many people to know, and when he said these words, he also lowered his voice.

Mr. Qingshu sighed in his heart, he had been regarded as a precocious child by his grandfather, father and others all along, but in his heart he was actually a real adult. , and the precocious one.If the great witch is still alive, he must have a different identity now.

After listening to what he said, Mr. Qingshu didn't have the surprise on his face before, nor was he moved. He picked up the tea that Xing re-brewed, and slowly sipped the tea.Sure enough, even if it is Zaohui, the child is still a child, seeing that Qingshu-kun did not respond, Youzi's eyes showed a little anxiety, and his hands were not consciously held together.

When Qingshu-kun first chose the child of Mie who was enshrined by the gods to be the great miko of their Inari Shrine, he sent someone to investigate the identity of the miko who was assigned to Mie Ichimoren Shrine.

That great witch is from Heian-kyo, and her name is Ju Xingzi.She is a concubine daughter of the Tachibana family, and she was selected into the shrine together with her daughter-in-law to study as a witch, adding glory and power to the family.Compared with her sister, Xingzi's spiritual power is stronger and her learning ability is better.Her mother asked her to restrain her brilliance more than once, but this strong and straight girl didn't do so, and she still shined in the shrine. Her excellence overwhelmed her sister's brilliance, so she was naturally hated.

Even if the spiritual power is strong, as long as he manages it, Xingzi is still assigned to a small place to be the great witch of the shrine.Jushi Xingzi didn't think there was anything wrong, instead she left that chaotic place, lived a good life in Sanchong, and even met her love partner.

A concubine was assigned to a small place where she couldn't do much. The Ju family had long forgotten about her.He didn't care about the marriage at all.However, her elder sister still remembered her, and when she heard that she had given birth to a child with more outstanding spiritual power, she planned to kill the family.

This is a very good status. If the child of a noble concubine is a girl, it will be easier to push her to the position of the great witch.Tachibana didn't dare to say anything. Today's court is dominated by Fujiwara and Genji, so to speak.However, it happened to be a boy...

Qingshu-kun couldn't help but let out a silent sigh in his heart.

"You think too much, the great witch of the shrine. I want to recommend someone of my own, but it doesn't mean that I want to deceive the gods and push a...to be the great witch."

Qingshu-kun didn't hide any more, and explained the stakes to him directly and clearly.Wanderer's spiritual power, placed elsewhere, will not bury his talent. Since he wants to do things for him, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so there is no need to keep staring at his position as the great witch.

"Since you have stayed near my territory for so long, you should understand the concern Inari God has for this shrine. If you want to be this great witch so much, do you want to repay it, or do you want me to die?"

This remark can be said to be very rude.

Because, Qingshu-kun really wants to correct this young man who is slowly going astray, and if he wants to repay, he can do other things, and the great witch is not something Fei can't do.Not to blame the gods, this young man with strong spiritual power and bright future will live as a woman all his life because he has to repay the favor of eating. Mr. Qingshu can't sit down to these things, he wants to make You Zi change his life. Change your recent posture.

"Well, I'll trouble you and Kaito-kun to discuss it in detail." Qingshu-kun pointed to the glass in front of him. After speaking, he stood up and prepared to go to the study to read.

Qingshu-kun, who had walked dozens of steps, suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Xing beside him, and asked. "Tomorrow will be the beginning of spring."

"Yes, my lord."

"Well, let the kitchen carefully prepare a few plates of fried tofu and bean curd sushi tomorrow morning, and when they are done, just bring them to the porch in front of the courtyard."

"Yes."

"Tomorrow, my three meals will be set there, and in the afternoon, I will also move the books I read in the past two days there."

"Yes."

Xing, who received the order, didn't follow her again, and when she couldn't see Haruki-kun, she was ready to retreat, and went to the kitchen to let the cook prepare, pick the best soybeans, and make tofu skin sushi and deep-fried tofu.

"Sister Xing." You Zi stopped Xing before she left.

Xing looked at the child who had just made such a bold statement in front of the lord, and sighed softly. "I can't help you with the matter of the witch. Your identity is doomed to be impossible."

Youzi lowered his eyes, obviously feeling uncomfortable because of Haruki-kun's harsh words just now. "I don't want to talk about this, I just want to ask, my lord, why do you have to prepare so much fried tofu and bean curd sushi tomorrow? Is it because you like to eat it? Or is it a festival custom?"

Xing smiled slightly and warned him in a low voice. "Youzi, you have to know that not everyone can know and investigate the preferences of the lord. However, I can tell you about the fried tofu. It is dedicated to the divine envoy of Inari."

Hearing the first half of Xing's sentence, Youzi flinched a little. He also knew that during this period of time, he was too casual. Now he has no worries about food and clothing and has a place to live. Having a place to live also means that he will also be restrained , can no longer be the same as before.

"Dedicated to Inari God's envoy?" Youzi opened his eyes wide. He had seen it from a distance in the back mountain. That fox, which was as white as snow, was full of mystery. "Envoy, will you still come?"

He knew it. He heard from people in the manor that the envoy left after the shrine was built.

Xing neither nodded in response, nor shook his head to say he didn't know. "This is an appointment. Well, I have other things, you should go back."

After Xing finished speaking, she quickened her pace and left.After giving orders to the kitchen, he has to go to the study to serve Haruki-kun.

Youzi didn't continue to catch up and ask questions, but just stopped and stood there, muttering to himself. "The envoy of God Inari, promise..."

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The next day, Mr. Qingshu got up early, and after taking a shower, he sat on the porch in front of the courtyard, preparing to have breakfast. There was another table next to him, with fried tofu and tofu that had cooled down on it. Leather sushi.

It's still cold in spring, and Mr. Qingshu is an ordinary person without spiritual power. The body of nobles who don't exercise often is weaker than ordinary people, let alone Mr. Qingshu who was born thin.Therefore, Xing asked people to take out three charcoal braziers from the warehouse and put them beside Qingshu-kun to prevent him from getting cold.Xing originally wanted someone to put down another layer of veils, but Mr. Qingshu stopped it.

It is said that with the veil, the wind of spring begins.It's hard to blow in.

The warm wind of the beginning of spring did not come for a long time, until Mr. Qingshu sat in the corridor and read books in the afternoon after lunch.Suddenly, a slightly stronger wind blew up in the courtyard. The warm spring breeze brushed Qingshu-kun's face and wandered around him. Feeling the wind, Qingshu-kun quickly turned on the system consciously. Looking at the map, I saw a familiar white fox running past under the cherry tree in the courtyard, and then ran towards him. The naughty white fox circled around him, stayed for a while, and then left again.

The figure of the white fox can be seen on the map, but he cannot see it with the naked eye. This is the first time. Mr. Qingshu regrets that he does not have spiritual power, which represents trouble.It was also one of the few times that he felt that Cairo's system was not useless, at least let him know that the white fox envoy had indeed come here.

On the pixel map of Cairo, the little white fox has already left his territory, probably under the leadership of Inari God, went to this country and other lands to awaken life.

The white fox disappeared. Mr. Qingshu recalled the feeling of the warm spring breeze blowing on his fingertips, shook his head and chuckled, and turned his attention back to the book in his hand.

Qingshu-kun, who had just returned his gaze to the book, moved to the table next to him the next moment.On the table, the deep-fried tofu and tofu skin sushi that were neatly placed had disappeared completely by now.

Qingshu-kun laughed, and he said, why did the white fox stay at this position on the pixel map? It turned out that it was using fried tofu and tofu skin sushi.

Now that he has "meeted" with the white fox, Mr. Qingshu naturally stopped torturing himself, and asked people to move the charcoal basin and other things back to the study, and went back to the study to read.

In the beginning of spring, the God of Yujiajin, who started a new year's work, looked at the last white fox angel who returned to his side, and didn't say anything to blame, but just stared at his stomach and twisted his beautiful eyebrows.

"I came back some time ago and finally lost weight. Why did I gain weight again? Although it is cute to be fat, you who were the fastest in the past are now at the bottom."

"Hey." The white fox raised its front paws to smack its cheeks, only let out an embarrassed laugh, but did not make any other explanations.

At the bottom, just at the bottom.