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No. [-] ex-husband Sawada Ieyasu ([-])

If there is no thing yesterday, I think I will be moved.Seeing the figure of the young man going away, I lowered my eyes slightly and walked towards my original destination.

"I heard from Aunt Eisei that your father plans to marry you into Shimoya in Kyoto?"

Grandma's niece, Mrs. Chiyo, is also here today.When I met her, I naturally heard her mention this matter.

Aunt Chiyo is the daughter of my grandmother's brother, and she married in Kyoto.She does not care for her husband and children like ordinary women, but intervenes in the business of her husband's family.That uncle is very supportive of his wife, and has an enlightened father-in-law, so Aunt Chiyo's life is still very good.Of course, it is unavoidable to worry about family business or something.

"It was mentioned before." I leaned slightly and said, "However, the second young master of Shimonoya's family seems to..."

I smiled helplessly.

Mrs. Chiyo snorted softly, "The Shinichiro who went to the wild house is really outrageous. I heard that before he went abroad, he didn't have a normal job..."

"Speaking of which, the Sakai family in Osaka is more suitable, but it's a pity..."

"What's more suitable? Since it's a marriage, what does it matter? Ning Ning will support the family business of the Sawada family in the future, and it doesn't matter whether she is a lady or not. It is nothing more than the wife of the shopkeeper of the Sakai family. I just don't want my son to be married..."

"That's true... It's just that the marriage that was clearly agreed at the beginning... The Sakai family is too shameful."

……

Once the aunts complain about someone, they can't finish talking all day and night.But they are not bad, so I let it go.

Besides, they were right.

It is true that the Sakai family did something unethical to cancel the marriage because of my mischievousness.Since he repented, he shouldn't have agreed to his mother's decision in the first place.

But thinking about it the other way around, maybe they thought my mother could still give birth to a son?Or will the father marry another wife and have a son?

If this is the case, it is also excusable.It's just reasoning, and you can't make excuses casually... To be honest, I can still admire them...

This time I came to Kyoto mainly to discuss business with my father, and then to go to Shimonoya.As for coming to Imai's house, this is my temporary decision.After all, my father came here not long ago.So I had a light lunch at noon and I was ready to leave.But before leaving, the aunt of the Imai family handed me a Furoshiki package.

She said: "The newly made Yatsuhashi pancakes are authentic Kyoto flavor. You can eat one on the road, and give Aunt Rong Dai a taste."

I'm not hypocritical, thank you and accept it.

After my grandmother married in Edo, she rarely came to Kyoto.

So bring some Kyoto-style snacks back home, which can be regarded as a solution to the pain of homesickness.

After leaving Imai's house, I returned the same way.Although not many people came to Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, but modern Kyoto is often visited.Even though times have changed, the taste of Kyoto remains unchanged.

When I reached the west bank of the Kamogawa River, I stopped involuntarily.Looking at the gurgling river, I occasionally feel a sense of loss at the wrong time.

After the cherry blossom season, Kamogawa is missing something.

Although the sight of birds flying across the river is also very pleasing.

"Miss?"

Hearing a slightly familiar voice, I turned my head in surprise, and as expected, I saw a blond young man standing less than ten steps away from me.He also looked surprised that we were seeing each other again.

"Sure enough, Miss." The young man smiled, "It's the third time."

Even I can't help but feel the coincidence...

"I used to think that the faces of oriental people were difficult to recognize, but after seeing the young lady, I always felt that I could recognize them immediately."

The young man stroked his hair, showing a slightly silly smile.

"Hello?" I tilted my head slightly, "Are you here to see the scenery?"

The young man smiled, "Ah, I'm just walking around too. Since it's my first time in Japan, I can't help but be curious."

"Then you can do more shopping. Kyoto has many interesting places."

Adhering to the identity of a national of my own country, I think it is slightly better for foreign friends.It would be nice to introduce the specialties of Kyoto.

"Which country are you from, sir?"

"I'm from Italy. Does the lady know Italy?"

Of course I know.

But looking at the young man, I shook my head.

The young man smiled and said, "Miss, you can call me Ieyasu."

"Ieyasu?"

I was stunned, and couldn't help but said, "Do you know Ieyasu's name?"

The young man said, "Of course, Uzuki-kun told me about the history of Japan. I think that general is a formidable person."

"Then you still take this name? Aren't you afraid that the Tokugawa family will be against you?"

The youth seemed to have no idea about it, "Why?"

I kindly explained, "It's a very bad thing to collide with the first general."

At least in this day and age.

But think about it, the shogunate is about to fall, and the new government is about to be established, so it shouldn't matter.

"Eh? So there is such a meaning? However, I think this name is very good."

The young man spoke softly.

"Because he is a powerful person, so it's not bad to use his name as my name in Japan."

Ahh~ Is it really a name I came up with on the spur of the moment...

The youth did not have the slightest fear of this.

Of course, I don't want to say anything more about the name.After all, I am not a feudal person.

Actually, I was going to leave, but just as I was about to turn around, I heard the young man talking about Kamogawa.

"I heard from Ugetsu-kun that when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, Kamogawa will be very beautiful."

I looked at the sparkling light left by the boat in the river.

An idea of ​​wanting to play tricks on him involuntarily rose in my heart.

"Indeed. It's a pity that you came late. It's almost June now, and the cherry blossom season is over."

I thought youth would be disappointed.

But the young man winked at me, "Why do you say I'm late? I'm only eight months ahead of schedule."

I:……

This person is really optimistic.

Forget it, as long as he is happy.

But that's why I want to say bad things.

"So, did that Utsuki-kun tell you about the other side of Kamogawa?"

The young man looked at me in surprise, obviously he didn't know.

I tilted the umbrella down slightly to block the young man's sight, and said softly, "There are a lot of bones buried in the Kamo River beach..."

"This...why do you say that?"

I turned my head and chuckled, "Why don't you ask your friends?"

Thinking that the wet nurse Amei might be waiting impatiently, I left this sentence and left the bank of the Kamogawa River.

I will be back in Edo tomorrow, and I will never meet again by such a coincidence.

"Please wait."

The young man stopped me.

I stopped in my tracks without turning around, "What do you want?"

"Can you tell me my lady's name?"

"..."

"Ningning from the Sawada family."

I feel like the situation is a little bit wrong.

Why did I start chatting with Shiraki Shinichiro's friends?And I always feel that the other party is not an ordinary person.Why do people like this come to Japan to settle down?Europe at this time is obviously much better than Japan.

Anyway, I can't imagine coming from a place with convenient transportation to a place with inconvenient transportation.Although in the near future, Japan will also build railways...

When my father came back, he clearly told me about the Shimonoya family, and this verbal marriage was blown away.I feel relieved.

"Sure enough, it's better to find a son-in-law in Edo."

That's what my father said while drinking.

I smiled, but didn't say anything, and then I went back to the room with my nurse to rest, and I have to get up early tomorrow.

In fact, when I returned to Edo, I was still worried whether I would meet that gringo who called himself "Ieyasu".But I never met him until I reached the Sawada house in Edo.

I don't think I will meet again.

I thought so again.

I gave the Yatsuhashi pancake to my grandmother, and told her about my trip to Kyoto, omitting of course the encounter between me and that gringo.

After hearing that the engagement with the second son of the Shimonoya family was broken off, the grandmother didn't seem surprised.

"Grandma seems to have something to say about Shimonoya?"

"I can't really give an opinion." Grandma looked at me with a smile, "It's just that I think that Ningning is still young, so there is no need to be so early."

Grandma was indeed a very open-minded person.

Ah Chu whispered, "Miss Ningning is not young anymore."

The grandmother gave her a reproachful look, and compared her two fingers, "Nonsense, my Ningning is still so young!"

I couldn't help laughing, and threw myself into my grandmother's arms, "Father won't be happy if you say that."

Instead, I heard my grandmother say, "If he's not happy, then be unhappy."

In fact, I really don't think much about marriage.

When I think about the upcoming Meiji Restoration, I feel that it is more meaningful to experience this change in person than to get married.

To be honest, when I first came to the end of the Bakumatsu, I was quite curious.After all, in turbulent times, powerful thinkers and revolutionaries are prone to emerge.

But when I was very young, I didn't meet revolutionaries or thinkers, but I met Mr. Sakata.Teacher Sakata is a man with lofty ideals. When I first met him, it was obvious that he had just returned from the battlefield.I still have a lot of respect for samurai, so the existence of Sakata-sensei is probably the same.But after all, I am not an old school, so for these, how should I put it, it is probably similar to not going back to take care of it if it does not affect my life.

Of course, the new government did succeed.

Mr. Sakata is a good storyteller. He told me about the war, but I listened to it as a story.After all, heaven and man only exist in science fiction.

"What are you laughing at?"

Seeing me laugh out loud, the maid A Dong asked.

I touched my nose, "It's nothing, I just thought of a teacher's story."

Strictly speaking, Mr. Sakata is not my teacher.

I have been with him for about a month.When he came back from the battlefield, he fell in the yard of my house covered in wounds.So I secretly hid him.As for whether my father and grandparents knew about it, I can't guarantee it.

He taught me my knife skills.Without genres, it can be said to be disorganized.But the wind of the knife is fierce and penetrating, which is very suitable for killing people.The reason for this is because I will use sword skills to save my life in the future and have a reputation as a brother.After all, it's too exaggerated to know sword skills all of a sudden.

"Speaking of it, it seems to be almost five or six years..."

Edo has officially entered the summer, and I started to help with the accounts in the store.

That day, I met another gringo named "Ieyasu".

He held a flower in his hand, and when he saw me, he smiled and handed it to me.

"The first flower that blooms in summer is for Miss Ningning."