Chapter 19
It was noon in Takinogawa Village.
On the road with few pedestrians, an old man with a hunched figure was walking slowly, pulling a cart covered with a black tarpaulin.
The green haori that had experienced a great war was already quite tattered, but Mr. Morimu did not discard the haori. Instead, he carefully washed off the blood and traces of battle on the haori. After all, for him, the feelings carried by this haori were too deep and too important.
Because he was pulling a cart, Mr. Morimu was not walking very fast. Many people took the initiative to greet Mr. Morimu along the way, not for anything else, but because half of the real estate in the entire Takinogawa Village belonged to the old man's Morimu family, even though he was the only one left in the Morimu family...
Uh, who would have thought that the old man who was wearing tattered clothes and pulling a cart would be the richest man in Takinogawa Village?
Crunch, crunch, crunch! The wooden wheels made a harsh sound of rotation with every step forward of Mr. Senmu.
Soon, Mr. Senmu pulled the cart to a pharmacy and looked up at the plaque on the medicine jar, "Butterfly Medicine House".
In the living room, the owner of the medicine house, an elegant middle-aged pharmacist, was carefully mixing the medicine. After hearing the sound of the wheels outside the medicine house, the pharmacist seemed to remember something, and quickly put down the medicine in his hand, took out a large bag of already mixed medicinal materials from the medicine cabinet, and then hurried out.
"Mr. Senmu, it's you. Did you have a smooth trip?" The pharmacist said to Mr. Senmu with a smile while carrying a large bag.
Old man Mori also responded with a smile: "I encountered some troubles on the way, but it was not serious. It was still smooth. It seems that Yao Xinjun has already prepared what I want for me."
Pharmacist Butterfly Yao Xin shook his head embarrassedly, "This is not prepared by me, but Miss Rukawa asked me to prepare it before."
"Oh? Really? It's really hard for this child." Old man Mori took the big bag handed over by Butterfly Yao Xin with some emotion. The rich aroma of medicinal materials immediately penetrated into the nose, making people can't help but He was shocked, "Yao Xinjun is still as reliable as ever."
"You are complimented."
Just as the two were talking, a kimono woman carrying a basket of vegetables came over from the street behind, "Is it Mr. Mori? You are back?"
Old man Mori turned around, "It turned out to be You Ji, are you back from buying vegetables?"
Hudie Yao Xin's wife You Ji first bowed to old man Mori Mu, and then enthusiastically invited old man Mori Mu to have lunch together, but old man Mori Mu naturally declined.
Behind You Ji were two figures, one big and one small, both wearing kimonos with floral patterns. The two girls inherited the genes of their parents' beauty and looked very cute and beautiful.
"After not seeing you for such a long time, Kanae has become more obedient and sensible, and Shinobu has grown taller."
Kanae and Shinobu Kouji heard that they were praised by their elders, so they should naturally return the favor. However, compared with her sister Kanae's gentleness, Shinobu Kouji, who is only eight years old this year, is obviously a little lively and impulsive. After thanking Grandpa Mori, Shinobu's big violet eyes curiously looked at the cart pulled by Grandpa Mori.
While Grandpa Mori and the Yaoxin couple were talking, Shinobu came to the side of the cart, and soon Shinobu found that the tarpaulin covering the cart was slightly undulating somewhere, as if there was something underneath.
Children are very curious. In order to explore what was under the tarpaulin, Shinobu stretched out her little hand without thinking and wanted to uncover the tarpaulin.
Shinobu's actions were naturally seen by Grandpa Mori throughout the whole process, but for some reason, Grandpa Mori did not stop her. Instead, he continued to talk to the Yaoxin couple about the interesting things that happened recently in Takinogawa Village.
"What's in here?" Curious, Xiaonin muttered as she pinched the corner of the tarpaulin.
Suddenly! In a flash, a large mass of something suddenly rose from the tarpaulin, suddenly drilled out of the tarpaulin, opened its mouth and barked at Xiaonin, "Ah! Aah-Ah!"
"Ah!!" Xiaonin was frightened by the sudden shock and sat on the ground, and several people who were talking nearby were also startled.
"Xiaonin!" Kanae was the first to react, and hurried to help Xiaonin who was about to cry on the ground, and the others realized what happened later.
On the cart, a black and white Shiba Inu with smooth hair and bright eyes was curling its tail and barking at Xiaonin.
Butterfly Yaoxin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that something had suddenly happened. It turned out to be a little Shiba Inu. However, he still severely criticized his little daughter. It was very bad behavior to rummage through other people's things casually! She should apologize to Grandpa Moriki!
And Mr. Senmu would naturally notIn fact, he deliberately didn't remind her just now, just to scare this impetuous little girl. After all, he often visited Butterfly Medicine House and knew that Xiaonin was different from her sister Kanae. She was a lively child, but sometimes she would be naughty.
After saying goodbye to Butterfly Medicine Nobunaga's family, Mr. Mori continued to drag the cart and walked along the road. The little Shiba Inu Enji followed behind him with his tail wagging. He turned at two intersections and then passed through a dense bamboo forest. Mr. Mori returned home.
Deep in the bamboo forest, an ancient house was quietly located. Two large lanterns were hung high beside the gate of the house, and outside the gate, a figure had been waiting for a long time.
The green kimono was dotted with bamboo leaf patterns, and the brown hair was simply tied into a bun with two bamboo hairpins. Although the delicate face was childish, the expression was mature and steady, which was inconsistent with the girl's age.
"Mr. Mitsuyo, you are back. Thank you for your hard work!" The girl bowed meticulously to Mr. Moriki.
Mr. Moriki looked helpless, "China, I told you not to be so serious. During this period, the mansion has been taken care of by you. You have also worked hard."
China, an orphan picked up by Mr. Moriki five years ago, is only fourteen years old this year, but now she is in charge of the entire Moriki family's industry. In the past five years, she has successfully turned the Moriki family, which only had Mr. Moriki left, into a famous wealthy family in the entire Takinogawa Village and even in Kitatoshima County.
In the huge Moriki mansion, in addition to China, there are only a few servants hired to help clean and cook. In fact, before China, Rukawa, took over the Moriki family industry, there were only Mr. Moriki and her in the entire Moriki mansion.
After declining the servants' help in pulling the cart, Mr. Morimu personally pulled the cart into the mansion. Rukawa Chinana led the way with a small lantern in front, but she, who was always calm, looked back from time to time at the cute little Shiba Inu. Well, maybe girls can't resist this kind of cute furry animal.
The two people and the dog avoided other servants and soon came to a room that had been prepared.
After opening the door and entering, they were immediately wrapped in a large area of dense darkness. The only source of light was the lantern in Rukawa Chinana's hand.
He pressed a switch in the room without panic, and the darkness in front of him was instantly dispelled. Above his head, the dazzling light bulb emitted an orange-red light, illuminating the entire room clearly.
At this time, Mr. Morimu also turned around and looked at the tarpaulin covering the cart. The little Shiba Inu Enji also excitedly howled under the tarpaulin. Its owner was about to wake up.
(Give up the idea, the new character is not the heroine)
