Sleeping under the wind blowing cherry tree

"Yo, so anxious little girl, what is it? Are you waiting for your lover?" A rippling voice sounded, and when Yingzi realized it, she was already surrounded by five people.

"Who are you?" Yingzi noticed that they had samurai swords around their waists, so she didn't dare to act rashly.

"We have played for this country, how is it very good? Do you want to hang out with us? It will definitely make your life very nourishing."

The man's claws grabbed Yingzi's wrist, Yingzi turned pale with fright, her heart was beating very hard, what should I do?She is a weak woman who absolutely cannot resist.

"Tsk tsk, she's a stunner. It's a pity that such a beautiful girl won't be sold to Yoshihara."

Yingzi endured their harassment to her, the teardrops in the corners of her eyes would collapse at any time, she was really careless!How could you not have noticed these ill-intentioned people!Seeing that one of the people's claws was about to hit the clothes on her chest, but her hands were firmly grasped by another person, despair almost filled her heart.

"Save... whoever... help me..."

"Ah----!!!" The shout immediately pierced through the eardrums.

The shackles of her hands were finally loosened, and Ying Zihou fell to the ground in fear, surrounded by five people who fell in a pool of blood in an instant, and the tall and straight figure holding a samurai sword dragged a long reflection under the setting sun , Saito, who was standing in place, flicked the blood stains on the knife one by one, and put the knife back into the scabbard.

"Saito...sir..."

"Are you okay?" Saito frowned, originally thought that there would be no unscrupulous wanderers coming to disturb this place, but he miscalculated.

"Well... I was just shocked..." Yingzi covered her chest, but luckily she had calmed down.

"Miss! What happened, I heard a cry!" When the housekeeper arrived, he saw Saito holding Sakurako's hand and trying to pull her up from the ground, while their surroundings were bleeding like rivers.

"You...you..." The housekeeper opened his mouth, not knowing how to break the weird atmosphere.

"Housekeeper, get rid of these corpses, Mr. Saito saved me." Afraid the housekeeper might misunderstand something, Sakurako hurriedly explained.

"Oh... I'll go right away, thank you, Mr. Saito, for saving me." The butler was stunned for a moment, thanked him and immediately disposed of the corpse as instructed.

"Your dumplings." Saito raised the bag in his hand, which contained three strings of dumplings.

"Thank you, Mr. Saito." Taking the bag, Sakurako showed a pale smile.

Saito looked at Sakurako for a while, "Then I'll come back tomorrow."

"Well..." Today, she was really frightened.

When the butler came back, Yingzi was the only one left standing there, and the dumpling in the bag had already cooled down. The butler sighed and helped Yingzi into the yard without asking about Saito. What Sakurako needs more is rest.

When Yingzi was woken up by the nightmare, it was already midnight, it was the first time she saw the murder scene, and those bright red scenes are still vivid in her mind.

There was a plate quietly lying beside her pillow, and the three skewers of dumplings on the plate were probably prepared by the housekeeper for her.Yingzi picked up a bunch and bit them down one by one. Although it was cold and not as soft and delicious as imagined, she still ate them all one by one.

There was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked at his hands as if there was still the residual warmth of that person.At that time, she was really terrified. Saito's appearance was like her savior. Compared to this level, her bandages and antidote were simply incomparable. Maybe she would never see him again after tomorrow. ...

The next day, Yingzi got up early in the morning, walked out of the room fully dressed, and was greeted by a servant.

"Miss, the master told you to see him as soon as you wake up." Have you already arrived at my father's place so soon?

"I see, you go down."

Pushing open the door of my father's study room, I could see my father's gentle smiling face from afar, he beckoned to her, Yingzi ran over and pounced, Patriarch Baili firmly caught his naughty daughter who would never grow up .

"Father, good day."

"Well, Sakura, what's wrong with your body?"

"No, don't worry, father, I was just taken aback and nothing serious happened."

"I heard from the steward that you were with a man yesterday? Did he save you?"

"Well... Mr. Saito saved me." Yingzi was speechless, and it was the butler who told my father.

"Mr. Saito?"

"Actually, he was injured the day before yesterday and fell in front of our house. I rescued him and found out that he is a good man. I said that if I want to repay my kindness, I will buy me a week's dumplings. He happened to bring me dumplings yesterday. .” Yingzi simply told what happened yesterday.

"Sakura, didn't my father say not to trust strangers casually..."

"But Mr. Saito is really a good person. He not only brought me dumplings, but also saved my life." Yingzi argued urgently.

"Hahaha, father just said a few words to him and you immediately fell in love with him. My daughter has grown up after all." Patriarch Baili laughed.

"Father!" Yingzi blushed and turned her head, ignoring her father who was always joking.

"He will still bring you dumplings today. I just want to treat him well, and I will also see what my daughter's savior looks like. I want to see what your elbow is like in just two days." How capable is the young man who was kidnapped, hahaha."

"Father!" Yingzi was depressed.

I ate dumplings for the first time yesterday. Although it was cold, it still made Yingzi feel delicious. Today, I can also eat the dumplings brought by Saito. I am really looking forward to it...

the difference

With yesterday's lesson, Yingzi didn't dare to wait outside the door anymore, but sat on the swing of the cherry blossom tree in her yard, with the housekeeper grandpa standing next to him pushing the swing.

"Miss, although it's already spring, the weather is still a bit cold, it's better to go inside." The housekeeper suggested.

"No, let me stay for a while..." If you enter the house, will you miss Saito?

The housekeeper sighed and had no choice but to push the swing repeatedly.The butler will never go against Yingzi's wishes, and the days when she can take care of Yingzi are not many years old.

A cold wind blows, accompanied by the withered pink cherry blossom petals, Sakurako covers her eyes with her hands to prevent sand from getting into her eyes.After the wind calmed down, Sakurako looked at the door of the yard, and Saitoichi, who was wearing a blue feather, stood indifferently at the door, and the white scarf fell down as the wind stopped just now.

"Mr. Saito!" Sakura jumped off the swing, almost scaring the housekeeper to death.

Saito still had a blank face, and raised the bag in his hand.Yingzi happily took the bag, took out a dumpling and started to eat, puffing her cheeks and looking very satisfied.

The butler came over from one side, and asked out of politeness, "This is Mr. Saito, right?"

"Yeah." Saito nodded.

"Master heard about you saving our lady yesterday, so the master said that he wanted to entertain you personally. I wonder if Mr. Saito is free to visit Yoshihara tonight?" the butler said.

"Yoshihara?" Sakura blinked her eyes and looked at the butler in confusion, as if those people had also mentioned Yoshihara yesterday.

"Miss doesn't need to know what that place does, the master just wants to express his gratitude." The butler reminded.

"Yes, yes, can you let me go back and change clothes?" Although Saito didn't really want to go to Yoshihara, it would be too rude to refuse, not to mention there is a mission in Yoshihara, if he wears Shinsengumi's haori Going to Yoshihara, what kind of secret mission is that!

"Of course." The butler happily went back to report.

"That's great, if only I could go outside." Looking at the back of the housekeeper leaving, Yingzi sighed in disappointment.

"Miss Baili isn't going?" Saito was taken aback, wasn't she the protagonist of the incident.

"I can't go out if I want to, hehe. I have been sick since I was a child and can't go out to get sick." Yingzi lowered her head and looked at the fallen leaves on the ground.

"is that so……"

"Hehe, Mr. Saito believes it? How could that kind of disease be possible? I'm just not in good health. My father and the housekeeper have said that as long as I recover from the disease, I will be able to go out to play." But God knows when this disease will happen. to be good.

"Is that so..." Saito understood, no wonder he didn't know about dumplings and ramen, at first he thought it was those squeamish young ladies who didn't come out of the door.

"Thank you, Mr. Saito, today's dumplings are also delicious." Yingzi smiled, sweeping away the depressed atmosphere just now.

"En." The corner of his mouth curled into a small arc, Saito seemed to be in a good mood at the moment.

"Hey, tomorrow... will Mr. Saito bring dumplings?" Sakurako asked.

"Why do you ask that?" Saito wondered.

Sure enough... Yingzi showed a bleak expression, "Mr. Saito saved me yesterday, so we can settle the matter."

After a long silence, just when Yingzi thought that the other party would not be able to speak, Saito spoke, his tone seemed a little angry. "I didn't save you just to repay you."

"Hey?"

"Miss Baili's situation at the time was very critical. If I didn't act, there would be an irreversible situation. If I was here to repay my kindness, I would not come today." At that time, his impulsiveness had already made Saito pull out his samurai sword. Fearing the enemy, he stood in the middle of the corpse like a blood-stained Shura.

Sakurako was a little surprised when he said that, but then laughed, it's good... At least four more days to see him, "Thank you, Saito-san