I’m a Witch In Dongying

The girl didn't know when she noticed the situation here. She walked to the front door and stopped. Faced with the puzzled eyes of Bai Shui and Ren and his wife, she smiled and explained:

"Have you forgotten your uncles and aunts? I am Keiko Kandaro, the daughter of Keisuke Kashiro. I have seen two of them on the Sky Tree in Tokyo with my father a few years ago, but at that time I was still in elementary school. Uncle and Uncle probably don’t remember...

Now, like Asuka, I work as a part-time maiden at Tenme Shrine.

I heard from my mother-in-law before that you will be back from Tokyo in the near future, but I didn’t expect it to be today...

The mother-in-law of Qiandai went out to do errands in the afternoon. Xiaoqiu is not in the shrine at the moment, so if you don’t mind with the uncle, I will contact Xiaoqiu and the mother-in-law first and tell her about your arrival. In the meantime, please The two will take the little sister to stay in the meeting room for a while, okay? "

"..."

Bai Shui and Ren also recalled this time.

He and Keisuke Jindai were childhood playmates. They grew up together in Narita City, and later moved to Chiba City with Jindai’s family. Shirasui Kazuto himself was admitted to the university in Tokyo and married in Tokyo. After the wife gave birth to a child, the movement of the two families gradually became sparse, and they only kept in touch with each other through emails and the Internet.

As for the meeting that Keiko Kashiro said, it was actually a business exhibition held in Tokyo a few years ago.

At that time, Keisuke Jindai took Keiko to attend the event. After the event, he invited the couple out to meet and reminisce about the past, so they had a relationship.

only…

This richly-bred consort eldest lady will actually serve as a "part-time witch" in the Tenme Shrine maintained by her mother? Is it the unique hobby of a wealthy daughter...

Bai Shui Kazuto pressed his surprise, a gentle smile appeared on his face: "It turns out to be Keiko, I remember when we met last time, you were only ten years old...

Your father and Senior Wen Shan's body are all okay now. Two years ago, I heard that Senior Wen Shan had a serious illness. Originally, he wanted to visit him, but because of some delays, he couldn't make the trip. Back in Chiba Prefecture this time, I plan to take Jia Shi to visit the elderly. I wonder if it will be convenient in the near future? "

"Thank you and Uncle Ren, my father is in good health."

Keiko Kandaji's lips curled up, and she smiled and said, "As for Grandpa's condition, it is no longer a problem. When I went home to visit him last month, I heard the old man chanting to visit his old friend at Tenmoku Shrine. Well, if you and Uncle Ren had the intention to visit, then it would be better."

This kind of place where people come and go is not suitable for retelling the past.

Therefore, after a few polite greetings, Keiko Kashiro turned his head and gave Hyuga Asuka a wink, indicating that the latter would send Shirasui and his wife to the house first.

"Asuka, you first take Uncle and Ren's family in and sit down, I'll call Xiaoqiu and Granny Qiandai."

"Huh? Oh, okay..."

Although Hyuga Asuka still hasn't figured out the situation, he nodded wittily, and turned to Shirasui Kazuto to make an inviting gesture: "Uncles and aunts, please come with me."

"Then trouble this classmate to help lead the way."

Although he didn't actually need to lead the way, Shirasui Kazuto said politely, and then walked towards the inner room behind Hyuga Asuka.

Bai Shui Jiashi politely greeted Keiko, and then led Jiexia next to her, and walked behind.

Keiko Kandai stood there, watching a few people walk into the corridor, and then turned around, the smile on her face gradually reduced, and then she lowered her voice, and ordered the two maids she brought out from Kandai's house. One sentence: "Sanda, Shinna, you two will go to Kanako to help greet the guests, I'll go to Houshan..."

With that said, the girl raised her foot and stepped out of the shrine gate, and then walked along the slightly muddy mountain road in the direction of the back mountain forest.

At this time, Ryoko was not in the shrine, but two other bodyguards quietly followed behind. After following a dozen steps, Keiko Kandaro turned and gestured for a while, and both stopped.

The back mountain of Tianmu Mountain is actually quite large.

From the Tenmu Shrine on the low mountainside to the creek near the top of the mountain, hundreds of thousands of square meters of land are covered with dense forests, and there is also a mountain spring flowing down from the top of the mountain, and then winding down all the way. , Along the mountain, formed a small puddle of more than ten meters square. This kind of puddle is not even a "pond", and few tourists will run over to watch it, but some birds and beasts often come here to inhabit and drink.

Apart from Bai Shuiqiu, only Chiyo occasionally goes up the mountain a few times.

It was the first time that Keiko Kashiro came here.

But there is no need to worry about getting lost, because Bai Shuiqiu will go back and forth between the shrine and the back mountain several times every morning and evening. A slightly narrow path has been stepped on along the way, and the bushes on both sides have also left some artificially broken. Mark of. Keiko Kandai followed these trails, walked and watched, and soon came to the depths of the back mountain.

The voices of the people at the shrine are gradually inaudible.

From a distance, I heard the gurgling sound of a clear spring, lingering among the quiet trees.

the other side.

The wind raccoon, who was lying on the side of the stream and dozing off with his eyes closed, raised his head and looked down the mountain alertly.

Afterwards, Bai Shuiqiu also thought about it, opened his eyes slightly, and noticed the slender and familiar figure that appeared in the mountains and forests: "... Keiko?"

When he noticed the girl’s figure, Bai Shuiqiu was slightly startled, and then interrupted the practice of "breathing method". When Keiko approached, he turned over and jumped off the half-person-high stone, and then patted it smoothly. I patted the dust on my body: "Why are you here? Could it be that something urgent happened at the shrine?"

"this…"

Facing Shirasuiqiu's inquiring sight, Keiko Kandaji hesitated for a while, seemingly entangled whether to explain it truthfully, but in the end he chose to get straight to the point: "Akichan, a few guests have just arrived at the shrine..."

"guest?"

"Well, it's Uncle Ren and Aunt Jiashi, and there is a very young child. If nothing else, it should be the child born to Uncle Ren..."

When talking about this, Keiko Kandaji glanced at Bai Shuiqiu quietly, seeming to be worried about her special reaction: "I have asked Asuka to lead them to the living room and wait for a while, but I haven't told them about you. It’s about cultivating in the back mountains. The mother-in-law Qiandai is still outside and has not come back, Qiujiang, look..."

"…I see."

Bai Shuiqiu was silent for a moment, and lowered his eyes slightly.

Sure enough, it came...

As early as a week or two ago, Chiyo had already revealed to her that Bai Shui and his wife were coming back.

But at that time, Bai Shui and Ren just sent a souvenir, but did not mention the specific time of his return in the letter. So Bai Shuiqiu originally thought that her cheap parents might not come back from Tokyo until the day of Obon, that is, August 15th, but unexpectedly arrived two days in advance.

But it is.

Because according to the custom of Dongying, the Bon Festival actually starts on the 13th, and people in Dongying usually start from this day and light a "soul welcoming fire" at their door or yard to guide the souls of their ancestors. Family. In addition, in front of the ancestor’s ranking, the “elf horse” made of toothpicks, vegetables, fruits, flowers, and cucumbers was used as a mount for the ancestors.

This kind of "welcoming soul fire" will continue to burn until the 15th.

Later, on the 16th, "Send Soul Fire" will be used to prepare farewell gifts and "elf cows" made of eggplant to send the souls of the ancestors back to Huangquan.

By the way, for fire prevention reasons, many times the real flames are no longer lit, but electric lights are used instead, which can be regarded as a kind of progress of the times.

As for the origins of "welcoming soul fire" and "sending soul fire", there are two main reasons-

One is that the ancient Dongying people believed that flames could disperse the monsters and monsters along the way, so that the souls of their ancestors could return and go back smoothly; second, because in ancient legends, the land of Huangquan and Santuchuan were all dark. , So lighting the lights is also to illuminate the road of Huangquan to the world, so that the souls of loved ones can find their homes smoothly.

In addition, all areas of Dongying will also use different forms to worship the deceased.

For example, the "Daimonyaki" in Kyoto, and Bon dance performed in temples, and various villages and neighborhoods also have activities similar to temple fairs.

Closer to home.

According to Dongying custom, it is normal for Shirasui and his wife to return to the shrine on the 13th.

But Bai Shuiqiu was a little worried. After all, in a sense, it was almost the "first time" that she and the cheap parents met, and she hadn't been fully prepared yet. But things have come to this juncture, even if they hesitate, they have no choice.

At the moment, Bai Shuiqiu exhaled softly, "I'll go back now...wait, let's call grandma first."

As he said, Bai Shuiqiu took out his cell phone from his pocket, dialed Chiyo's phone, and said a few words about the matter of coming with him and his wife.

Then he took a light breath, closed his eyes slightly to calm his consternation, and then prepared to go back.

"Wait a mininute…"

At this moment, Keiko Kamidai yelled softly, and then when Bai Shuiqiu paused and turned his head to look back suspiciously, he approached him, first helped her manage her hair, and made her slightly messy hair at the temples. Si lifted up and placed it behind her ears.

Then I carefully arranged the collar, and finally went around behind to help her pat the dust on her ass:

"Wait a minute, it's still a bit dirty here... I'll meet with Uncle Ren and the others later. No matter what you talk about when you meet, you should try to dress up as much as possible."

This stone has been sitting by Bai Shuiqiu for some time.

After the torrential rain a few days ago, she deliberately washed the stone surface once with stream water, washing away the gravel and gravel on it, and now sitting on it again, it was only a little dusty at best. However, feeling the gentle force of Keiko Kamishiro slapped from behind, Bai Shuiqiu still moved a few steps aside uncomfortably:

"Ahem, it's all dirty dust, I'll just do it myself..."

As he said, Bai Shuiqiu patted himself a few times, patted off the dirt on his jacket and trousers, and then raised his hand to draw a handful of stream water, poured it down from the mid-air in front of him, and motioned for Keiko to put her palm over and charge. , And then washed his hands, before turning around: "Let's go."

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A few minutes later.

Shirasuiqiu and Keiko Kandaro walked along the slightly rugged mountain road one after the other, and the gate of the shrine, which was blocked by trees, was faintly visible not far in front.

At this time, Keiko Kashiro paused, turned her head and smiled:

"Well, when I return to the shrine later, I will help Kanako and the others, and Qiujiang, you can go in and meet your parents...

In any case, they are close relatives of blood and blood. No matter what the estrangement is between them, it is inevitable to say hello. Maybe there is really something wrong with what Uncle Ren and Aunt Jiashi did before, but since they are all so. Years have passed, and some things have to be put down as soon as possible to make life easier.

Everyone sits together and talks frankly, no matter what the result is, it will be good for both parties.

If they have really become inhumane, selfish people who just want to use the family card to satisfy some of their own intentions, then you don't have to wrong yourself in Qiu Jiang.

In short, no matter what decision you make, Asuka and I will definitely stand behind you and support you. I think mother-in-law must think so too. "

"I will, and...thank you, Keiko."

Bai Shuiqiu also smiled and said softly.

"Ok?"

Keiko Kashiro was taken aback for a moment, as if she didn't expect Bai Shuiqiu to say thank you suddenly, but soon she raised her mouth, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons with a smile: "There is nothing to thank for this kind of thing, because I was supposed to If it can help Qiu Jiang a little bit, it would be the best."

"Well, then I'll go there first."

After all, this matter is after all a family affair for the Baishui family.

Keiko Kandagiro helped advise, and there was nothing wrong with coming up with an idea, but in the end, Bai Shuiqiu still had to face it by himself, and avoiding it would not solve any problems.

After stepping into the gate of Tenmu Shrine, Keiko Kandai walked to the worship hall to help, but when he walked in the courtyard, his eyes were still focused on Bai Shuiqiu.

As for Bai Shuiqiu's own, he walked all the way through the courtyard and entered the inner room.

He took off his shoes at the hallway and walked a short walk in the hallway wearing fleece socks, and saw the wooden door of the living room concealed, and a few fragmentary conversations faintly came from inside.

One of the voices is from Hyuga Asuka, and Bai Shuiqiu is very familiar, but the other two sound very strange. You can only judge the approximate age and personality of the other party from the pitch and timbre. However, the former does not need to be judged in this way, and the latter cannot be concluded by just a few sentences, at best it is just a preliminary impression.

"call…"

Bai Shuiqiu raised his right hand and pressed it on the door panel, took a deep breath, then gently opened the wooden door, and glanced quietly into the room.

What you see is a family of three sitting in front of the tatami.

Just when Bai Shuiqiu opened the door, Asuka Hyuga took out the kettle and tea leaves from the cabinet and prepared to pour tea for the couple.

In the conversation just now, Hyuga Asuka was quietly explaining to Shirasui Kazuto and his wife that Shirasuiaki and Chiyo were not in the shrine for the time being, and asked them to stay calm.

Of course, the tea used for making tea this time is not precious white dinghua tea—most of which are stored in Bai Shuiqiu’s own bedroom—just ordinary green tea powder.

The so-called tea powder is actually the process of steaming the freshly picked tea buds, and then using the flame to knead and dry the leaves. Because it is in powder form, it can quickly taste, but the aroma is slightly less than that of the complete tea. Xun. Tenmu Shrine stores this kind of tea powder to entertain guests mainly because it is cheap and can save money...

When they heard the door opening, several people all looked in the direction of the corridor.

Four eyes face each other.

To be precise, including Hyuga Asuka and the little child sitting on a smaller futon between the couple, everyone looked at Bai Shuiqiu in unison.

A brief silence.

After four or five seconds, the woman seemed to recognize Bai Shuiqiu first, and smiled: "Is it... Xiaoqiu?"

"..."

Bai Shuiqiu looked at the couple in the house, opened his mouth, and swallowed it to the side of his mouth. After a moment of silence, he lowered his eyes slightly: "I am Bai Shuiqiu, long time no see... Grandma will be back soon, both of you Coming from afar, if you have any needs, please feel free to give orders."

Although many memories of his childhood have been blurred, Bai Shuiqiu still has some impression of the cheap parents who had been together for a few years.

Compared with when they were twenty-seven or eighteen, the appearance of the two has not changed much, and it is easy to recognize.

only…

Except for the fragmentary impressions from his childhood, Bai Shuiqiu's feelings for these two are actually very strange.

After the attempt when she pushed the door just now, she has confirmed that she can't call the nickname "Mom and Dad" to these two people. In order to avoid embarrassment, she simply omitted this part of the address. Take out the usual attitude towards guests.

While talking, Bai Shuiqiu walked into the house, took the tray handed by Hyuga Asuka, took out the already brewed tea, pushed Bai Shui He Renhe Bai Shui Jia Shi one by one from the coffee table, and then he himself He also sat down on the other side of the tatami and said politely:

"I don't know in advance that the two elders are coming, and the family is preparing for the festival. There is no time to buy fruits and snacks. There are only these thick tea and fresh water. If there is something slow in the reception, please don't be surprised.

Asuka, you go back and help entertain the guests first. When I came here just now, I thought Kanako and the others were already a little busy. "

The next half of the sentence was addressed to Asuka Hyuga.

"Well, then I'll go out first. If you need anything else, uncles and aunts can call me at any time."

Hyuga Asuka responded, put his hands together in front of him, and happily exited the room.

Only when the door closed at the end, the girl was a little worried through the crack of the door, quietly glanced at Bai Shuiqiu, and confirmed that there was nothing unusual about her expression, then slowly closed the wooden sliding door, which was slightly complicated. Motivated by his mood, the expression on his face became tangled.

Hyuga Asuka is not stupid. There was no reaction outside just now, mainly because I had never heard of Shirashui and Renhe Jiashi before, but at this moment, I probably saw a little eyebrow:

"The relationship between Qiujiang and her parents...isn't it good?"