Bamboo branch girl

Since then, there have been two more children who can bring good luck in the village.

Everyone likes them very much, and will leave them with any delicious food, and satisfy all their requirements.

Since when did humans learn to rely on monsters?Don't they go to the shrine to pray?There happened to be a simple shrine in the village. If no one went to worship it, wouldn't that god be very pitiful?

Takehime has also been to that shrine, and she can't find any adjectives other than dilapidated.

The spiders weaved their webs, the pillars were gnawed into a hollow by termites, and there was a rat's nest under the straw... She gently wiped the statues enshrined in the shrine, and immediately felt mixed feelings.

The god card reads: Wannian Bamboo God.

Although Wannianzhu was not Zhuji's real father, he had taken good care of her before, not to mention that he was the one who named Zhuji... What happened to make everyone in the village not trust him?

In the past, any shrine with ten thousand years of bamboo would be full of incense and people.I heard that Kyoto was destroyed by Yamata no Orochi, and many shrines were destroyed at the same time. However, the gods did not help the desperate human beings out of the predicament. Gradually, human beings lost hope in the gods.

Zhuji went to fetch a basin of water, but instead of going to the well outside the shrine, she ran to a distant river.Having experienced the fear of being pushed down a well, Takehime would run away from a well whenever she saw one.

After wiping all the parts of the shrine that could be wiped clean, Zhuji smiled idiotically at Wannianzhu's divine card.

Learning to pray like a human being, she pulled the bell rope above, clapped her palms three times, and clapped her palms together to make her wish.

"I hope that Huang and I's names can still be written in that marriage book." Zhuji made a wish from the bottom of her heart.

She suddenly swung her elegant skirt in front of the shrine, and then did a few laps.Although the dance is not very formal, the basic posture and dance steps can still make people see that it is a dance to worship the gods.

Huang must like girls who are good dancers, because she doesn't know how to dance, so he is often indifferent to her?

so sad……

"Son, are you dancing the Kagura dance?" Qiu Hao, who came to fetch water from the well, happened to see the scene of Zhuji dancing.

If you can teach this child more, maybe he will dance very well.Qiu really wants to.

Qiu Hao put down the clothes she had just finished washing, and walked slowly into the shrine.She stared at the sanctuary that had been wiped spotless, and couldn't help feeling sad: "I remember those witches danced like this during the sacrifices back then, and I can still recognize some of the movements."

After finishing speaking, Qiu Hao also swayed gracefully based on her deep memory, like the shadow of a butterfly, like a flower blooming, the light-colored peasant clothes, and the old-fashioned bun can't conceal her innate unique temperament.

Obviously what she danced was not a Kagura dance, but a court dance.

No one can understand court etiquette, music and dance better than Zhuji. From the moment Qiu Hao started, she judged it. No one believed that Qiu Hao came from the palace.

After Qiu Hao finished her dance, Zhu Ji smiled and clapped her hands to show her support. It would be even better if it could be accompanied by music.

At night again, Qiuhao and Takehime went home together, and Zashiki ran out of the house to greet him, anxious to say which friend he and he had caught fireflies.Qiuhao patted her head lovingly, and made a hearty fish head soup later in the evening.

During dinner, Qiuhao mentioned something to Takehime: "Tomorrow you and Zashiki will go to the capital with me, and I will take you to see the bustling world over there."

Zashiki cheered and said: "My mother used to be from the city, she is the most familiar with the city of Kyoto."

Qiu Hao said: "Okay, go to bed early after eating, pack up your things and get up early tomorrow, we have to drive for several days in the ox cart together."

There are many people in the village who want to go to the city to find a job, especially those aspiring young men who want to enter the palace and apply for a job as a soldier.Small soldiers can have the opportunity to become big soldiers, and big soldiers can get close to the samurai who lead them, and finally let their talents be appreciated by the samurai generals...

Everyone chooses with a vision of a better future, and every choice will determine their life.

Qiu Hao also chooses to enter the palace, and she must enter the palace.Before her life is over, she must meet that man.

Silent night.

Every night, Zhuji couldn't sleep, she could only wait for the dawn, and then it was dark, as if she had returned to the lonely time waiting in the bamboo forest.

"Have you ever heard of Hyakki Yakō?" Zashiki rolled a few times on the quilt, covering most of the quilt.

Zhuji shook her head, saying that she had never participated in the Night Walk of Hundred Ghosts.

"On a certain night, the city of Kyoto is full of monsters, especially during festivals, when it is very lively." Zashiki said expectantly, "I heard from my mother that there is a festival for worshiping gods in Kyoto. Get away with it."

A certain angel...

A certain angel...

There will be no one but Huang, unless the people above send a new person down, or Huang is no longer alive.

She really wanted to see her brother again, as long as she knew he was safe, that was enough.Yep!Peace is enough, all the others are no longer important!

Takehime looked at Zashiki who was gradually falling asleep, and smiled knowingly.She covered Zashiki with the other side of the quilt on her body, then went out quietly, dug a random hole and got in, which attracted countless will-o'-the-wisps.

At dawn the next day, Zhuji cleaned her clothes before returning to the house, and then lay down quietly, pretending that she had never left the house.

Qiu Hao got up early to pack her bags, and when she had boiled vegetable porridge, she asked the two little ghosts to get up.

No one noticed that Zhuji had gone out last night, everyone talked and laughed as usual and said good morning to each other.

It wasn't just the excited Qiu Hao who got up early, almost everyone in the village saw off everyone who had traveled far away.The uncle next door rented a bullock cart, which was originally used to pull straw, but now it is used to hold people. The driver even thoughtfully added a thick board.

However, the bullock cart is not big, and if you squeeze it, it can barely hold about ten people. Takehime and Zashiki are petite, and they can be ignored. The remaining luggage and people are loaded into the cart in a hurry.

The bullock cart was trembling on the road, and it sounded like it was about to fall apart at any time. After a while, it tripped over a stone on the ground, and the bell on the cow's neck rang, and the whole cow's hoof was raised.Fortunately, the driver's skills are good, and he seems to be used to calming the frightened cattle.

After the cow calmed down, it walked slowly without barking or panicking.

Everyone in the car was still in shock, and their laughter and laughter were lost in the air.After a long pause, a young man suddenly started talking about Zhuji.

Bamboo Girl's life experience is so mysterious that it has become a topic that everyone talks about every day.

"Go to the city, go to the city~ I haven't been to the city for a long time!" Zashiki was very excited.

"Zashiki, you lived in the city before, it would be great if we could go there once a year." Someone said enviously.

Monsters like Zashiki, which can bring good luck to humans, are very popular in both cities and villages.Of course, she is not the only monster named Zashiki, and she actually has many brothers and sisters scattered in various places.

"Where's Bamboo Girl?" asked the man sitting opposite Zhuji, "It must be a monster from the city, otherwise she wouldn't have such a great ability."

"That's right, I heard from those nagging gods that the one who knows how to heal must be a big monster!" said a young man next to him.

I'm sorry, the strongholds of big monsters generally occupy mountains and rivers, and they rarely stay in the city without leaving.

In fact, Zhuji wanted to say that she was also a little demon from the countryside in the past, but she was lucky enough to become a princess of a certain god, so she often had the opportunity to drink tea in the palace.Kumamoto Castle has always been different from Kyoto City. The current capital is in Kyoto, and she still doesn't know what year it is.

Qiu Hao smiled and blamed: "Don't even talk about her, just keep your energy and apply in the best condition."

The young people in the car all laughed together: "Okay, let's all listen to Aunt Qiu Hao."

"Really, you kids of all ages." Qiu Hao felt embarrassed to be called aunt for no reason.

After the topic was over, no one spoke, and Zhuji felt lonely.

After traveling for two nights and three days, I arrived at the city of Kyoto.

It just so happened that there was a cherry blossom viewing festival in Kyoto, and the streets were bustling. The boys from the countryside seemed to have never seen the world. When they saw a beautiful woman in a yukata, they stared straight at their eyes, causing them to be regarded as perverts.

Qiu Hao is going to be interviewed for the position of cook, so she is not with them, and she just missed the interview time.She didn't bring much money with her, and the hotel where she was provided was too expensive, so she had to take Zashiki and Bamboo and stay overnight in a nearby dilapidated shrine, and then went to the palace tomorrow.

The Spring Cherry Blossom Festival is a carnival for humans during the day, and a paradise for monsters after midnight.

In the middle of the night, Zashiki got up impatiently, and after a long time tidying up, he quietly left Qiuhao's side.

This time, she will also participate in the Night Walk of the Hundred Ghosts!That must be fun!The moment she went out, she found that Zhuji, who was flicking fireflies outside, was looking at her with a pair of bright eyes.

Zashiki made a quiet gesture to Takehime: "Shhh! Don't tell mother, I'll be right back after participating in the Hyakki Night Walk." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Qiuhao, and was about to run away in desperation.

It was too late to say it, but Takehime immediately grabbed the corner of Zashiki's clothes, expressing that she wanted to see it too.

"You have to stay here to take care of your mother. There are a lot of big monsters haunting Hyakki Yako, and I'll come back to change shifts with you in a while." Zashiki casually found an excuse.She wanted to go alone, so that it would be convenient to reunite with her brothers and sisters.

Why?Can Zashiki come back after leaving?Takehime didn't quite understand.Anyway, everyone in the village likes them, so why go to such a dangerous place to play in the night walk of the ghosts?

Takehime let go of the corner of Zashiki's clothes, nodded at her, and pretended to reach an agreement.

Afterwards, when Zashiki had gone far away, she followed quietly.

The author has something to say: I admire the author who can keep updating every day, will I also work hard~

Kidney deficiency is after overwork...

From April last year to January this year, this article has been serialized for 4 months emmmmm...

The planned Jianwang III, Honghuang, including the e-sports article cannot be opened, because this article must be completed first.