Chapter 23 Section VIII

I hate you-- Between Su Fang on the second floor of the Sichuan Fan, calm finally returned. Aji put away tears.When her eyes and cheeks were dry with tears, she frowned and said this. "I've hated you all my life." She glared at Murataya boss Jihei with hatred.Jihei looked tired and his shoulders drooped. "I exposed the true face of that man Denjiro, so you hate me, don't you?" When Jihei asked, Aji dodged his expression, turned his face to the side, and was short of breath.Jindo sat in it as if trying to block the exit between Su Fang.The paper door facing the Shinobi Pond was completely open, and Takebe-sensei sat in charge.The wind blowing across the pool surface is sent into the room, which is much cooler.

Lizhi will show up just now.She saw that although the curtain had come to an end, the mess had not been cleaned up, and when she was about to leave first, He Xiang called her.The two whispered something, and then Lizhi brought a basin of water, and Shengzhisuke cooled his aching head with a towel soaked in cold water.When the towel became warm, He Xiang twisted it again for him. Jihei sighed. "Hating me can calm you down, so just hate me and go back to Sanhe House obediently." "I won't go back. I'm not Mikawaya's daughter." Aji's eyes and voice are still sharp, blindly stubborn.

"I smell it." Wubu teacher looked out the window, with many wrinkles on his tall nose, and whispered suddenly. "It stinks. It really lingers." The teacher looked around at everyone present. "Did you smell it? Didn't you smell it?" He even pinched his nose. "May I ask what you smell?" Jin Duo asked politely, Teacher Takebe laughed loudly and said, "It smells like a bad temper. Oh, there are also very annoying little ghosts in my private school, but it is rare to have such a bad temper." He was very He said cheerfully, and finally looked at Aji, and said with a serious face: "Miss, that man named Denjiro, his nature is stinky. You also have his stinky smell on you. Do you know it yourself? I don't know." Well. Because your own shit still stinks."

I didn't expect Takebu Gonzaemon to be someone who would say such things. The victorious Aji's bright eyes began to moisten with tears again, and the corners of his mouth drooped. "Teacher Wubu..." Zhibingwei whispered in a mediating way, and the teacher smiled back. "I'm sorry, Mr. Murataya. But it's useless to preach to such a person. The owner of Mikawaya and his wife had better give up on this. Since she insists on not going back, let her go." Coincidentally, the smell of barbecue came from downstairs. "Ah, it smells so good." Mr. Wubu puffed up his chest and took a deep breath. "It's really a good nose. No, it's a bit strange to say that. It's a blessing of the nose, so it's a good nose."

I just happened to be hungry—he said lightly. "I heard that the salary for coming to help today is to enjoy the delicacies here for free. Is this true?" "That's right." Jibei replied.Sheng Zhisuke also nodded, but frowned.Just moving my head hurts.He Xiang immediately changed the towel for him. "It's embarrassing to let that brat escape, but if you don't continue to let the other party make progress, it's a bad thing, so I'll accept the salary generously." Oh, this scent is mouth-watering - the teacher almost rubbed his hands.Aji didn't seem to be in his eyes.Of course, he showed this attitude on purpose, but it was quite effective for a teacher who was used to dealing with children.

"What are you doing here? Don't you want to go back to Sanhe House? It's useless to stay here like this. You go." He issued an order to evict Aji, who was stiff and sitting in place, and said: "You just go back empty-handed. There is no three hundred taels to take. If you still want money, you can kowtow to the owner of Mihewu." No matter how brave Aji is, she finally understands that she has a relationship with a man like Denjiro, and even betrayed her parents for a man, but this man has no sincerity.Shengzhisuke felt that Aji's figure was getting smaller and smaller.

--Sorry. It was clear that one sentence would be enough to settle the matter, but she couldn't say it.No matter how frustrated he is, he still refuses to bend down and bow his head. Aji's strength and stubbornness remind Shengzhisuke of his mother Lie. Jihei lowered Tanqiu's eyebrows sadly.Wubu teacher sat cross-legged, with his hands in his arms.The tall Jindo looked up at the ceiling. At this time, He Xiang suddenly stepped forward. "Miss Aji from Mikawaya." Hexiang opened a pair of almond eyes under Aizen's turban, propped her fingers on the tatami, and bowed her head. "I am the daughter of Wadaya, a kimono shop. My name is Hexiang. I am an old acquaintance with the owner of Murataya."

An old acquaintance of a nineteen-year-old girl. "Regarding this incident, it's really presumptuous for an outsider like me to talk from the sidelines." He Xiang finished speaking and smiled. "However, I'm good at quarreling with my mother." Then she raised her onion finger and took off her headscarf, revealing the left half of her face covered with red spots.Aji, who was squinting at Hexiang, was surprised and turned to face her, but then thought it was impolite to stare at Hexiang directly, so his eyes wandered and turned away.Seeing her flustered appearance, He Xiang smiled again.

"I'm sorry to scare you. Miss Aggie is so kind. But I'm used to this face. Please don't worry about it and listen to what I have to say." Takebu Sensei held his saber in his hand and stood up. "Mr. Jihei, let's leave the table first. Mr. Sheng is also here." He Xiang responded immediately: "Thank you. But I hope Mr. Guqiao will stay." Shengzhisuke took off the towel and sat upright. "Understood." The swollen lump on his head started to hurt immediately, and he pressed it hastily, looking extremely ugly. Wubu teacher rolled his eyes happily and stepped out of the room.Jibei followed behind him, and Jinta gently closed the paper door with a soft bang.Hexiang looked at Aji.Aggie looked at the ground.

"Not only my face, but also half of my body. It's been like this since I was a baby." Her voice was very calm. "It looks like a birthmark, but it's actually a bit like rough skin, and it can come and go with the seasons and physical conditions." Aggie's shoulders tense, she sits with her hands on her knees, and she doesn't say a word. "I heard that my mother was just like me when she was young." This is the first time Sheng Zhisuke has heard of this.He took off the towel, let out a silly "Huh?", and looked back at Shengnosuke with a smile.

"That's right." She nodded slightly. "My mother was born with this rough skin." "Yes, yes, but..." "It's not obvious now. It's not a cure, but the symptoms have been relieved." "...So that's how it is." Shengzhisuke held the warm towel in a daze, and Hexiang took it with one hand, and helped him twist it again. "It doesn't seem to be a disease, but a kind of constitution. There are people in my mother's house who have the same constitution. My grandmother doesn't have it, but my aunt is in the same situation." "So, Miss Hexiang will recover like Lingtang when she grows up?" "I'm a grown man now." He Xiang pursed her lips and replied, her appearance was very cute.Seeing Shinosuke stuttering, Kazuka laughed again. "Because I am nineteen years old, it is not surprising to marry at this age. As far as Miss Aji is concerned, I am still an older sister." Shengzhisuke desperately wiped his face with a towel, and responded vaguely, not knowing whether to say "um", "oh", or "yes".He and Shang Ge smiled coquettishly, and Aji raised his eyes slightly to peek at them. "Women with this physique occasionally appear in my mother's house. I found out that I was one of them when I was thirteen. This is what my mother told me when she cooked red bean rice for me to celebrate." When telling her to me——He Xiangdao. "After my mother gave birth, the problem of rough skin will be gone. In other words, after giving birth to you." Hexiang is also the only daughter of Wadaya. "I heard that women will change their physique due to childbirth. So does my mother. I mentioned my aunt just now, and she is the same." - In the future you will be like us. "But I was filled with anger when I heard it." He Xiang's tone did not show a trace of anger. "I told my mother—mother, so you gave birth to me to get rid of your own pain." As long as you give birth, the problem of rough skin will be cured without medicine.But on the other hand, if it is a daughter, it may bear the same pain.Knowing this, He Xiang's mother still gave birth to her. "You are too selfish, too bad-hearted, you only think of yourself." He Xiang repeatedly blamed her mother and made a lot of noise. "For the next three years, I regarded my mother as an enemy living under the same roof." There is still a little bit now——Hexiang chuckled with her fingers in her mouth. "Occasionally there are still fights. But not as serious as it was then." "why?" Aggie asked.She neither shouted nor broke her voice, but trembled slightly, her voice seemed immature. "Why don't you quarrel with her anymore? Why can you forgive your mother?" He Xiang slightly tilted his head in thought. "Why? I don't know either." Maybe it's because I'm tired——He Xiang said. "Hate makes people feel so tired." Because of being tired, I began to think carefully. "I think my mother is very pitiful. She doesn't know that the child she gave birth to is a daughter, and she doesn't know whether the daughter will inherit the same physique. After hearing that I was born, when she knew that I had the same pain as hers, she cried all day long, Almost deaf from crying. That's what the waitress told me." However, I didn't forgive her for that - Hexiang's tone was extremely gentle. "I'm a difficult person to serve at home. I'm pampered, willful, outspoken, and refuse to marry no matter what, when someone comes to propose marriage, I immediately sweep him out." He Xiang imitated the movement of holding a broom. "I always thought that my mother and I were unfortunate mother and daughter." For I can see what is the unfortunate cause of our quarrels, of hurting each other's hearts. "I always thought I was the unluckiest person in the world, but I was wrong." It is even more painful not to see the reason——He Xiangdao. "People's hearts are invisible, and this is what troubles people." Aji's mouth was bent into an inverted V.This time it is not the stubborn inverted V, but the shape of the mouth revealed by deep reflection. "Miss Aji, whether you want to run away from home or not, you should have a good fight with your parents first, right?" Please do this - He Xiang said with cheerful eyes, as if encouraging the other party to write a love letter to his sweetheart. "Have a good fight and say everything you want to say." The six assistants of Shengbuntang also said the same.The clerk of the pen and ink shop who is deeply familiar with people and the sophistication, and the "caged bird" Hexiang called by the maid serving as the guardian, both of them hold the same opinion. The corner of Aji's drooping mouth opened slightly, and he squeezed out a word. "But how do I talk back to my mother?" "Can't you?" "I'm afraid..." "I see, so you are afraid." "I'm their adopted child. She's been kind to me." Hexiang was dumbfounded, and Shengzhisuke was also greatly surprised. "Have you been feeling guilty?" "Of course." However, although she didn't talk back, she behaved very nonsense. "Because I feel that if I dare to contradict my mother, I will definitely be kicked out of Sanhe House." The daughter who always said she was going to run away from home and cut off the parent-child relationship was actually very afraid of being kicked out of the house. "It's about time, you can tell the truth about this kind of thing. It will be much easier to pour out the words that have been accumulated in your heart for a long time. I think it will be more enjoyable." He Xiang had a heroic smile on his face. "Recently, my mother seems to be letting go. It's almost time for me to quarrel with her. Occasionally, I have to cheer her up like this." I have worked very hard—— Kazuka added with a stern expression suddenly. Aji's eyes softened.She thought she was about to cry, but she smiled wryly.Seeing this, Hexiang also smiled.The room was filled with the laughter of the two girls, and it spread outside.Sheng Zhisuke pressed the swelling on his head tightly.The water in the towel flowed into the eyes, making the two smiling girls look blurry. He Xiang said that he really wanted to take a boat. Finally, Jihei took Aji back to Mikawaya.The Sichuan fan is arranging dishes.Jindo helps out in the kitchen.Takebe-sensei waited leisurely by the side.At this time, Hexiang begged Shengzhisuke to take her on a boat on the Unbearable Pond.Just one click—she kept pleading like a child.Sheng Zhisuke carried Hexiang and rowed the oars.The gentle breeze blowing over the surface of the pool makes Kazuka reveal her original appearance.She squinted her eyes and touched the water. "It's so comfortable." Shengzhisuke originally planned to invite Hexiang to Chuanshan to take a boat tour of the lake one day.I didn't expect it to come true in this way. "Mr. Guqiao, the bump on your head is so swollen." The wound was aching, and it was nerve-wracking. "Will the wind hurt?" In fact, it hurts a bit, but Sheng Zhisuke is deliberately trying to be brave. "fine." "Is it okay without ice?" In fact, I still want to apply ice, but because you said you are going to take a boat. ——A willful girl indeed. Ms. Waka from Wadaya is a headache.However, although it is a headache... — but it's admirable. The water surface was calm and windless, but Shengzhisuke's heart stirred up ripples, which were very comfortable ripples. "Mr. Guqiao, may I ask you a question?" "what is the problem?" "What kind of person is Lingtang?" Li Jiang's face appeared in front of his eyes.He laughed before answering. "Did I say something funny?" Sheng Zhisuke looked at Kazuka with a surprised face and replied: "My mother is a shrew." Same as you—Sheng Zhisuke said. "Too much." He Xiang puffed up her cheeks. "This description is too much for Lingtang and me." "It can't be helped. Because that's really what it is." "I understand, Mr. Guqiao can't lift his head up in front of Lingtang, so he speaks ill of her like this." That's right, I really can't hold my head up in front of Li Jiang. The shore where Chuanfan is is getting further and further away.Sheng Zhisuke set up the oars and sat in the middle of the boat.Hexiang's cut hair swayed in the wind.Same as when I first saw her under the cherry tree next to the longhouse.Then it was bathed in the morning sun, and now it is in the slanting sun, and its glossy black hair shone brightly. "Sorry, I said something that offended you." A strand of hair stuck to Hexiang's cheek. "It's okay, what you said is the truth." Shengzhisuke stretched himself on the boat, looking up at the sky. "I have a big brother who is outstanding. I can't hold my head up in front of my big brother either." That's it—— said Hexiang, brushing the strands of hair hanging from her face. "What kind of person is he?" "A very tough person." This sentence is best used to describe the elder brother Katsunosuke. "Both physically and mentally are tough. She has inherited my mother's traits and is not at all like me." The two let the boat sway and remained silent for a while. "What kind of person is your father?" "My father..." Just like a sudden wave of turbulence on the surface of a calm pool, Shengzhisuke's heart was turbulent due to memories.father's face.Father's voice.What my father said. "He used to be a very gentle person." "before?" "He passed away about a year ago." That's why I was in Edo, left the feudal kingdom, got to know Jihei of Murataya, and lived in Fukan long house for a long time-do I have to tell Kazuka? "You must be very lonely." Hearing Hexiang's whisper, Sheng Zhisuke nodded. "Your eldest brother is like Lingtang, so Mr. Guqiao is like your father?" Must be, I think so.He Xiang said, looking into the distance shyly. Seeing her expression like this, Shengzhisuke was about to call her, Hexiang let out an exclamation. "Ah, who is that?" Shengzhisuke turned to look at the bank of Chuanfan, and almost got up on the spot.The boat tilted, and there was a lot of danger, He Xiang hurriedly grabbed the side of the boat. "Mr. Guqiao, do you know him?" Standing on the Kawaogi Wharf is Shigehide Sakazaki, who stayed behind in Edo of the Gogen Clan. "Master Donggu!" Higashitani waved at Shengzhisuke and the others.He was wearing casual clothes, with a round belly, and he stood in a dignified manner. "Master Liushouju? Hey, this is a big deal." After all, Hexiang is the daughter of a merchant, and knows about the left-behind residence in Edo.The two hurriedly rowed the boat to the shore, and Donggu greeted them with smiles. "It's really leisurely and elegant." Shengzhisuke was dripping with sweat. "When did you come?" "About an hour ago, I stopped by to see Lizhi." But Chuanshan seems to be busy with something, Lizhi looks apologetic. "I have no other choice. I had no choice but to walk around the pool to pass the time. In the end, I met a gangster with a dagger in his hand, running from Sichuan Fan in a panic." It's Denjiro.Shengzhisuke and Hexiang were taken aback when they heard the words. "Well, then what?" "How could I let him go. I knocked down the weapon in his hand and punished him slightly." I didn't kill him - Donggu hurriedly raised his hands towards Hexiang. "Perhaps two or three ribs were broken. He seemed to escape by crawling and saved his life. But he probably never dared to come here again." Donggu couldn't help but look at the two young men. "I told Lizhi about this, and she told me, about that gangster, you can ask Mr. Shengzhisuke and the lovely lady beside him. Who is that person?" Shengzhisuke and Kazuka looked at each other, and Higashitani smiled. "And this lovely lady who is walking with you is the daughter of which family, Shengzhisuke." Two days later, Sanhewu sent people to the Fukan longhouse to express their gratitude, because Aji'an stayed in Sanhewu in allotment.Shigeemon and Katsueda decided to bring Asue and his sick husband to live together.Denjiro's whereabouts are unknown, but this little villain should learn a lesson, and Aji is no longer confused. The person sent by Sanheya carried a large plate full of luxurious chirashi sushi, and chatted with each other. "Because of the season, it's all made with fire-roasted fillings. This is a specialty dish of a restaurant that has long been associated with Mikawaya. Please enjoy it." Thanks to this gift, Sanhe House gave Zusheng Zhijie face in front of the residents of the long house.At that time, the swelling on his head also subsided. "Mr. Sheng, what did you do to receive such a big gift?" Taichi's mouth was full of sushi, and he puffed up his cheeks and asked, Shengzhisuke responded with a smile: "I was hit on the head with three hundred taels." Really a rare experience.