Swallow Back

I really don't want to be addicted to beauty.

In other words, although Saeko's body is shaped by supernatural power, its performance is far better than that of ordinary humans, but it is still insufficient compared to the talented Liu Yun.When playing double sports, they are not equal opponents, and they are often easily beaten and lose their armor and armor.

However, she has high fighting spirit and strong sense of responsibility. She absorbs experience very carefully, and studies diligently and diligently. This attitude cannot but be admired.

Therefore, Liu Yun's mood was also greatly relieved.

……

The next day, around mid-noon, Liu Yun was called to the palace of Yokoyama Castle by someone sent by Tokichiro Kinoshita.

Go in and see that there is another stranger besides Brother Monkey.

It was a woman wearing light blue plain sleeves reaching to the ground and a few circles of orange belts.The bamboo hat on his head has not been taken off, so he can't see his face clearly. There is quite a bit of dust on his clothes and shoes, so he must have just arrived.

Kinoshita Tokichiro saw Liu Yun, and immediately reached out and introduced him: "Look, my brother, this is Mrs. Ningning from my family."

As the voice fell, the woman took off her hat, nodded and smiled slightly, bowed her knees and saluted, and said warmly: "I have seen Mr. Sasaki, my husband has been often helped by you recently, and I have long been grateful. Opportunity to thank you in person.”

Liu Yun hurriedly returned the salute: "I don't dare to do it, you are too polite."

Then he glanced at it a little out of the corner of the eye, and didn't look much.

After all, she is someone's wife.

In other words, the appearance of Mrs. Ning Ning is not very good, and she is barely above the average. Compared with the one wife and one concubine in Liu Yun's family, she looks slightly inferior.However, her demeanor and generous, neither humble nor arrogant attitude makes people feel very reassured, and her words and deeds also carry inexplicable affinity. A common greeting will make the listener feel like a spring breeze.

It belongs to the kind of big sister who is worthy of love and trust, but does not lead to too much blasphemy.

In a way, it is similar to Kinoshita Tokichiro's temperament.

It can be said that it is not a family, and does not enter a family.

It's just that the husband is lively and unrestrained, and the wife is dignified and amiable.

As soon as they said hello and sat down, Kinoshita Tokichiro couldn't wait to say, "Put the gossip aside for now! There's not much time now, the sooner the problem is solved, the better."

Liu Yun said "yes" and listened intently, wanting to see what this fellow had to say.

But Mrs. Ningning turned her back on the guest as soon as she came up, and said calmly, "I read about the disappearance of that widow in a letter. I thought about it carefully along the way, and sending someone out to look for it was just a needle in a haystack. Maybe it would be better to try to catch the other party out."

Kinoshita Tokichiro was interrupted by the rhythm, but he was not dissatisfied at all, but made a polite gesture and said with a smile: "Madam, please speak."

Ning Ning did not hesitate, and asked directly, "Sir, do you know how many people are there under the rule of Hengshan City?"

Kinoshita Fujikichiro replied without hesitation: "It's hard for me. There are 200 people, men, women, and children under the direct management of Hengshan City, and the other fifty families, large and small, including our brother Liuyun, plus There are 300 people left."

Ning Ning smiled and asked, "How many widows are there?"

Kinoshita Tokichiro was stunned for a moment, before shaking his head after a while: "It's not clear. But it shouldn't be too much, maybe one or two hundred?"

Ning Ning turned around again and said to Liu Yun, "Lord Sasaki, do you know how many you have under your control?"

Liu Yunxin said that I just asked about it yesterday, and I told the truth: "I have about a thousand people under my control, and there is only one widow, who also disappeared a few days ago."

Ning Ning looked satisfied, nodded and said: "That's right. Now there are wars everywhere, making a living is very difficult, and young adults sometimes have to go hungry, not to mention lonely widows. Therefore, women without husbands, whether they want to or not. , most of them remarried immediately."

Hearing this, Kinoshita Tokichiro showed a sullen look, nodded and said, "My mother remarried Zhuami to support her children. Although I don't like that guy, I never blame my mother, I can only blame the world... If I am unfortunately killed in the future, Ning Ning, you should hurry up and find a way back, don't delay, otherwise..."

"Sir, what are you talking about!" Ning Ning snorted, then returned to his senses and continued to talk about business: "No matter what the people behind the widow are doing, there are actually very few targets to attack. At this time, if there is a When widows from out of town pass by, they are likely to do something, or at least send someone to check the situation."

Kinoshita Tokichiro sneered twice, forgetting the inappropriate words just now, and said with a serious face: "So what Ningning means is, are you going to pretend to be a foreign widow and seduce the people behind you?"

Ning Ning nodded slowly and said with a smile: "I guess the other party is not stupid, and may not be easy to do it, but at least he will inquire. As long as someone with bad intentions approaches, I try my best to concentrate, and it is possible to find out."

Kinoshita Tokichiro was taken aback: "At the same time, let Brother Liuyun lurking next to him. As long as you find out the suspicious person, with the ability of Brother Liuyun, no one will run away!"

Ning Ning smiled and said, "Exactly."

Hearing this plan, Liu Yun was a little hesitant and frowned, "As far as I know, Madam Ning Ning is only born with spiritual power, but she has never learned any martial arts or techniques, right?"

Ning Ning covered her mouth and smiled and said, "My father has taught me some. But if you use you as a yardstick, Sasaki-sama, it can be said that you have never learned."

Kinoshita Tokichiro nodded and said, "Yes. When I first met, I practiced with Ning Ning at the Qingzhou City Dojo. Even if I didn't need to transform into a monkey face, I could still win. Of course, it doesn't mean that winning a girl is amazing. …”

With a solemn expression, Liu Yun asked solemnly, "Since that's the case, it wouldn't be appropriate to let Madam serve as the bait? If something happens, I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Ning Ning was a little surprised, then smiled again, and said calmly: "Thank you, Lord Sasaki, for your concern. However, I have experienced too many dangers with Lord Kinoshita, and in this case, I've gotten used to it."

Kinoshita Tokichiro was not too worried, and said carelessly: "Isn't there a brother Liu Yun? I believe you can protect Ningning. In addition, I used to give the talisman given by Master Tanzheng (Oda Nobunaga), this time I am going to give it to me. Ning Ning takes it, and with that, there is absolutely no need to worry."

Ning Ning shook his head when he heard the words and refused: "Sir, if you let me wear the amulet given by Lord Tanzheng (Oda Nobunaga), what should you do if you encounter an assassination?"

Kinoshita Tokichiro looked relaxed, raised his head and said, "If it's a big deal, I'll turn into a monkey face! Now that this bloodline has been mastered, I can use it anytime I want. I think no matter how powerful a person is, he can't stand against hundreds of people in the city. A guard killed me. It's just that I can't control my temper when I transform. At most, I demolish the house and rebuild it."

Ning Ning still shook his head: "Over the years, I have regarded your career as more important than my own life. If you have any mistakes, I am afraid that it will be more uncomfortable than death."

After pushing each other several times, a compromise was finally reached.

The amulet that Oda Nobunaga sent is said to be particularly powerful, and it is still kept by Kinoshita Tokichiro.Then he gave another magic weapon made by Shigeji Takenaka for Ningning to hold the bodyguard.

Liu Yun sat silently beside him, feeling a little weird in his heart.

Just listening to the dialogue, it seems that Kinoshita Tojiro and Ningning are a loving couple who care about each other.But in terms of tone and attitude, they are more like like-minded comrades-in-arms, life and death confidants who are sympathetic to brothers and sisters, but they don't experience much romantic and charming elements.

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In the east-central part of Omi, there is a place called "Umehara", which was originally a small and unremarkable village.Just because Mino Owari is on the shortcut road to Yokoyama Castle, there have been a few tourists and merchants walking around in recent years.

A few lively farmers, seeing this, pooled money, obtained a business license from the Oda family's pursuit, and opened a low-cost lodging house on the spot, providing poor meals and shabby houses.

The only good thing is that it is cheap.

There is nothing wrong with this business strategy.

A businessman with a lot of money would, of course, prefer to go a little farther and take the road when he drives a carriage to deliver goods.The ancient national road is flat and spacious, the carriage can run faster, and it is not afraid of delaying time.

Only those who rely on a pair of fleshy legs to travel, and who do not dislike stepping on the mud, will take the trail.

Of course, this kind of customer has no spending power.

The farmers who open the store are not professional businessmen. They still farm as usual when the farming is busy, and only let the old, young, women and children watch the store, but they want to have ten or eight customers every day, and each person earns three or five cents. There are no small fixes.

……

It was that day, the spring was cold and rainy, and the trail became muddy in an instant. Although it was noon, there was not even the slightest warmth.

Walking slowly from the east, a woman in a turban was half wet. Her rough clothes were covered with patches and thick with mud and dust. Her feet were shallow and deep, and she seemed to have walked for a long time. , is out of breath and can't stand up straight.

The woman took a difficult step and came to the door of the dormitory. She glanced at a few crooked signboards with the words "Meizhiyuanya" written on it, and then looked at the price list with only three lines below. She sighed and wrinkled. He raised his brows and hesitated for a long time before approaching and pushing open the Chaimen.

Except for the sundries without bottles and jars, the store is not much different from ordinary farmhouses.There is an iron pot on a fire in the middle, and there are straws on the side, which is the seat, and there are several low tables.

There were no other customers at this time, only a scrawny old man in ragged clothes was sitting and looking at the store. Hearing the creaking of the door, he subconsciously raised his head and said in a mechanical tone: "Miscellaneous rice with two wen, fish and miso. Soup is five cents of white rice and three cents for one night's stay."

The woman lifted her foot and entered the door, pulling off her wet kerchief, revealing her dusty face. She was still young and had a decent appearance.

She walked to the fire in three steps and sat down, sneering: "Here is only half a day's walk from Hengshan City, who is staying here? What about white rice, you can afford white rice. people?"

The old man didn't seem to have any temper. After listening to the sarcasm, he didn't reply. He just smirked and said, "Listen to this, do you want miscellaneous rice?"

The woman stretched out her hand to wipe the sweat and mud on her face, clicked her tongue, and said angrily, "I'm so embarrassed to accept two cents for a miscellaneous rice meal? Your heart is really cruel, why don't you go grab it?"

After hearing this, the old man still smiled, pointed to the door and said, "There are only a few things in our store. If you don't like it, why come in?"

The woman sighed a few times, then slapped her legs and scolded: "That's it, it's unfortunate to encounter bad weather, just treat it as money for the fire to shelter from the rain, and have a miscellaneous rice meal!"

After speaking, he groped for a long time in his arms, and reluctantly took out two copper plates.

When the old man saw the money, he immediately moved quickly, he jumped up and took it, then squeezed it in his hand and took a closer look, his face suddenly collapsed: "You are not only bad money, but also too worn out. , I'm afraid it's not made of copper, it's made of iron, it's hard to use it in the future..."

The woman got up in anger when she heard the words, stretched out her palm and said, "Go back and stop eating your miscellaneous rice!"

But the old man quickly clenched the two copper plates, hehe said with a smile: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'll admit it. The miscellaneous rice will be served in a while!"

The woman snorted and sat down slowly.

After speaking, the old man carried the iron pot, ran to the cloth bag in the corner, took some buckwheat and millet, and took out the shriveled wild vegetables in another bag, dug out the pickled radish from the clay pot, and took the small box. A little bit of salt, and a spoonful of water into the water jar, poured it all into the pot, put it on the fire in the middle of the room, closed the lid, and added two more woods.

The aroma of the food gradually spread out.

After a quarter or two, the old man skillfully sprinkled some sand to reduce the fire of the fire, lifted the lid of the pot, put the mixed grain rice into the small wooden basin, and handed it over respectfully.

The woman said with a heart-wrenching expression: "Usually two cents of money say you can buy Bahe miscellaneous grains. You miscellaneous grain rice, I'm afraid you only use two cups."

The old man still smiled and said nothing.

The woman complained and complained, but she immediately moved her chopsticks and devoured it. In a moment, the miscellaneous rice was wiped out, like the wind swirling in the clouds, leaving only the bare little wooden pot.

At this time, in the small dormitory, a new guest was finally ushered in.

This time, it was a bald and strong man, very tall and burly, wearing a dirty robe, and he was soaking wet.He looks like a monk, but his posture doesn't look like a monk at all.

He stepped on a pile of mud on his bare feet, but the wind was blowing under his feet. He walked in with a big appearance and an arrogant posture. He threw out a few copper plates and said loudly: "Boss, the poor monk wants five cents for white money. Rice, and is there any wine?"

According to this claim, he is indeed a monk.

But the behavior...

But the old man couldn't control that much. He was overjoyed when he saw the "big guest". He bent down and said with a smile: "The meal will be ready soon. As for wine... it's only home-brewed, it's very turbid, and I'm embarrassed to sell it. …”

The bald-headed strong man snorted, took out two copper plates with "Yongle Tongbao" written on it, and said arrogantly, "What good things do poor monks expect to drink in your place? Just a little wine!"

One piece of Yongle money can be exchanged for four evil coins.This kind of handwriting is clear and good quality, and sometimes even five or six can be exchanged.

Seeing this, the old man was overwhelmed with joy, so he quickly put it into his pocket and waited on him diligently.

This looks like a bald and strong man with a flowered monk. He spent a total of [-] pennies, so he ate white rice, two slender grilled fish, three pieces of diced tofu, a bowl of hot miso soup, and a dozen I got a jar of local wine and half a small plate of natto.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is almost a delicacies of mountains and seas, and delicacies.

The woman smelled the smell, subconsciously took a breath, turned her head back, and sat further away.

The old man in charge of the store was in a good mood. While preparing the meal, he asked casually, "Guest, you are really generous. Have you made a fortune?"

The strong bald man laughed proudly: "Haha! I went to Mikatian to play last month. I had good luck throwing dice and earned six or seven in one go. Not to mention the white rice here, it is the lobster and abalone in the city. The poor monk recently I ate it several times!"

Hearing this, the old man didn't dare to ask in detail, he lowered his head and forced a few grunts to hide his expression.

The bald-headed man didn't have the heart to chat with his male compatriots any longer. He rolled his eyes and stared at the charming woman beside him. He stepped forward with a smile, and teased, "This female benefactor, why is she alone in the rain? Going out? Not with your man..."

Before he could finish speaking, the woman rolled her eyes and said angrily, "If the man hadn't died, would I need to run out of the house to work and support the three babies in the family?"

Hearing this, the bald-headed man became even more excited, gave a strange laugh, and rubbed his hands together, like a weasel who saw an old hen: "If the man is dead, how can we find it again! The poor monks around here are familiar with each other. , do you want to introduce the female benefactor? Satisfied with keeping it!"

"Okay!" The woman was not in a hurry, she raised her head and said loudly, "I'm not too greedy, twenty thousand dollars is enough for the children in the family to grow up. Who wants to spend twenty dollars? I've spent the money, and I'll go to sleep at his house immediately!"

Before the bald-headed strong man met, the woman's attitude was so strong that she lost her interest, and hummed, "There is no shortage of poor monks of [-], but you are not worth the price!"