Chapter 157 Chapter 10 Ports

Am I crazy? Iori often falls into this state of terror.Sometimes he saw his own face through the standing water on the ground. My face hasn't changed. He was a little relieved. He has been walking on the road since yesterday.He didn't even know how he got there. This has been the case since climbing up from the cliff that day. "Come here!" Sometimes when he had a fit, he would suddenly yell to the sky. "brute!" Sometimes he looked at the ground and listlessly wiped his tears with his hands. "Uncle!" He's calling Konnosuke. He believes that Quan ZhiZhu may no longer be alive.He must have been killed by those people, especially when Iori saw Quannosuke's things scattered all over the place, he was even more convinced.

"Uncle! Uncle..." The sentimental heart of a young man kept calling, even though he knew it was useless.From yesterday to now, he didn't feel tired at all.His hands, feet, face, and ears were covered with blood, and his clothes were torn, but he didn't care at all. "Where is it?" Sometimes when he returned to reality, he felt a strong hunger.Although I ate something, I couldn't remember what I ate. The night before yesterday, he stayed at the King Kong Temple for one night. Before that, he had also been to Liu Shengzhuang, and he walked purposefully at that time.However, now Iori can't remember the situation before falling to the bottom of the valley.

He only knows one thing. I am still alive. After a narrow escape, he desperately seeks a way to survive. Pat-pat-pat--something like a rainbow burst into his eyes.Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a pheasant and a fragrant mountain vine.Iori sat down. This is where? He thought again. He finds a purpose.The big smiling sun.Whether the sun is in the clouds or in the mountains or valleys, it will not change its position. Therefore, he sits on the ground and prays. the sun!Please show me a clear path. He closed his eyes and prayed. After a while, he looked up and saw the ocean between the peaks, and the blue water vapor floated thinly on the surface of the sea.

"juvenile……" Two women stood behind Iori and watched his strange behavior from just now.They are a mother and daughter.They were all dressed in travel clothes, very beautifully dressed, and there were no male servants accompanying them, presumably the common people living nearby came out to worship Buddha or go for an outing. "What's up?" Yizhi looked back at the mother and daughter, her eyes still in a trance. The daughter whispered to her mother: "What's wrong with this boy?" Mother tilted her head, walked to Yizhi, saw the blood on his hands and face, and frowned.

"Does it hurt?" she asked Iori. Iori shook his head.The mother said to her daughter: "It seems that his consciousness is still very clear." Where are you from where are you from? What is your name? What are you praying for sitting here? —Mother and daughter kept asking Iori these questions.Only then did Iori gradually regain consciousness, and her expression slowly returned to normal. "My friend was killed on Mt. Kimi. I climbed up from the crevice of the cliff. From yesterday until now, I don't know where to go? Then I thought that worshiping the sun might be useful. Then... just watch Over there, the surface of the sea appeared."

Originally, the daughter thought that Iori's behavior was weird, but after listening to Iori's statement, she was more kind and sympathetic to him than her mother. "Oh! Poor boy. Mother, let's take him to Jie Town! Maybe he can help in the shop." "This method is good, but is he willing to come?" "You will come! . . . won't you?" Iori nodded. "Then let's go! Can you help me with this luggage." "……OK." The two sides are not familiar with each other, so even if they walk together, Iori keeps a distance, and no matter what the other party asks, he just nods or shakes his head to answer.

This situation did not last long.They went down the mountain, came to the end of the road in the village, and finally came to Kishiwada Street.The sea that Iori saw from the mountain just now is the Izumi coast.Walking on the crowded street, Iori gradually got used to getting along with the mother and daughter. "Auntie, where is your home?" "In Jiezhen." "Boundary Town? Is it this area?" "No, near Osaka." "Where in Osaka?" "I'm going back by boat from Kishiwada!" "What? By boat?" For Iori, this was an unexpected pleasure.Because he was so happy, he talked about many things on his own without others asking him.He said that on the way from Edo to Yamato, he took several ferries.However, I have never been on a ferry at sea. Although I was born in the sea, I have never been on a boat.So now Yizhi thought to himself, it would be great if he could take a boat!

"Iori." The daughter already remembered Iori's name. "You call my mother an aunt. It sounds strange. You can still call my mother the boss, and you can call me Miss. You have to get used to it from now on." "Ok!" Iori nodded. "It's weird to say 'um' too! You can't answer 'um', you have to say 'yes' properly." "yes." "Yes, yes. You are such a good boy. If you work hard in the store, I will definitely promote you to a full-fledged clerk." "Auntie's house... Ah! No, Ma'am, what kind of shop does your house open?"

"It's Jiezhen's boat running." "Ship running?" "It's impossible for you to know. We have many ships. If the officials of China, Shikoku, and Kyushu want to take them, we will serve them, load their goods, and distribute them to various ports... Simply put, they are merchants. " "So it's a businessman!" Iori said in a contemptuous tone. "Why are you a businessman! You kid is too rude." The daughter glanced at her mother's face.Originally, I kindly picked up Yizhi halfway, but now seeing Yizhi's small body, I felt a surge of hatred in my heart.

"Hehehe! Merchants are people who sell cakes and clothes, and plan carefully!" The proprietress didn't care at all about what the child said, and even thought he was cute.However, the daughter thinks that from the standpoint of a businessman in Jiezhen, she must explain to Iori: Boat Run is located in Boundary Town's Chinatown.Facing the coast, there are about three warehouses and dozens of ships. And the store is not only in Jiezhen, but also has branches in Akama Gate in Nagato, Marugame in Sanuki, and Shimako in Sanyo. In addition, the ship operation will also be undertaken by the Hosokawa family from Ogura. Therefore, not only will there be an unimpeded vessel pass, but also a Miao character with a sword. No one in Kyushu knows about it.

"Although there are merchants everywhere, the operation of ships is different. If there is a sudden war in the world, the Hosokawa family of the Satsuma domain will not be enough to rely on the ships in the domain. Therefore, although we operate with ordinary ships, as long as When there is a war, we are recruited and put to use.” Kobayashi Taro Zaemon's daughter Azuru kept explaining. The proprietress is Azuru's mother and Taro Zaemon's wife, and her name is Ashi.Now that Iori understands the situation, he also feels that what he said is too much, so he said: "Sister Ahe, are you angry?" Ah He and Ah Shi laughed at the same time. "I'm not angry, it's just that you, a well-bottomed frog, are still so eloquent, we can't see it." "Sorry." "There are many young people working in the store, and when the ship docks, there will be many sailors and young people entering and leaving the store. If you are too naughty, you may be repaired by them!" "understood." "Hehehe! I thought he was naughty, but he looks quite honest." Ashi also teased Iori. Turning a corner from the street, you will face the smell of sea water.This is the wharf of Kishiwada, a five hundred shi boat is carrying all kinds of local products. Ah He pointed to it and said: "We're going back on that ship." She told Iori. "That boat belongs to my family too." Ah He was a little proud. Three or four people saw the three of Ahe from the teahouse and ran over immediately.They are the captain and the servants in Kobayashi's shop. "you are back." "We've been waiting for you." Everyone come and greet them. "Unfortunately, there is a lot of goods and there are no good seats. But we have prepared a seat for you, please get on board quickly." After speaking, the man walked ahead and boarded the boat.Taking a closer look, it turned out that there was a curtain around the bow of the ship, with a red carpet inside, and Momoyama-e cups and a table of wine and food on the table. It looked like a luxurious small restaurant, but it didn't look like it was at sea. The ship did not stop along the way, and arrived at the port of Jiezhen that night.Mrs. Kobayashi and Miss Ahe walked to the door of the shop on the other side immediately after the boat arrived at Chuanwei. "you are back." "It's so early to be back." "It's a beautiful day today." Welcomed by the old shopkeeper and the young man, the two entered the house. "By the way, the shopkeeper." After walking into the store, the lady proprietress looked back at the old shopkeeper Sabei. "Did you see that kid?" "Is it the child you brought back? He is all dirty!" "The child we picked up on the Kishiwada road, I think he is smart, let him work in the shop!" "Just now I was still wondering why this kid followed in. It turned out that you picked it up on the road." "Maybe he still has fleas? Quickly let him clean up, put on new clothes, and let him sleep first!" There is a curtain in the middle hall of the store, which distinguishes the storefront from the inside of the house.Without the consent of the shopkeeper, no one can be raped.What's more, Yizhi is a child who was picked up, and has been placed in a corner of the store since that night, and has not seen the proprietress and Ah He for several days. "This home is a nuisance." Although there is a kindness to help, Iori is very dissatisfied with the businessman's style and feels that everything is not free. Everyone called him kid, kid. Even made him do this and that. From the young man to the old shopkeeper, everyone treats him like a dog. However, when these people faced the proprietress or the customers in the store, they became subservient again, almost falling into the ground. These grown-ups talk about money and money every day from morning to night, and think about work and work, and they are forced to breathe out of work. "It's disgusting, run away!" Iori wanted to do this several times. He misses the blue sky.I also miss the fragrance of the grass when I lie on the ground. What a nuisance, run away! Every time I think of this, Iori always thinks of the words of his master Musashi encouraging him to sharpen his mind.He misses Musashi and Gonnosuke terribly. At the same time, Atong, the elder sister whom he had never met before, also appeared in his mind. He misses these people day and night.However, a teenager is also curious about the splendid culture of the port in Jiezhen, Quanzhou, the streets full of exotic flavors, the colors of the ships, and the luxurious and luxurious life of the people here. There is such a world! He was very surprised. He was full of visions, dreams and desires for this kind of world, and the days passed without knowing it. "Hey! Ay." The old shopkeeper Sabei called him at the counter, and Iori was cleaning the door and the open space in front of the warehouse. "Ai!" Not hearing Iori's answer, Sabei stood up from the counter, walked to the black zelkova railing at the door of the store, and reprimanded loudly. "New kid, I'm calling you, why don't you answer?" Iori turned around. "Oh! Are you calling me?" "What is 'I', you should say 'I'." "Ok!" "Not 'um,' say 'yes,' and salute." "yes." "Don't you have ears?" "I have ears!" "Then why didn't you answer?" "But, you Ai Ai, I didn't know you were calling me! My name is Iori." "Iori doesn't look like a brat's name, that's why I called you Ai!" "yes?" "Didn't I tell you a few days ago that you can't wear a knife on your body, and now you are wearing it on your waist again." "yes." "You can't wear something like that. The merchant's kid is carrying a knife. Stupid!" "..." "give it to me." "..." "Why are you pouting?" "This is my father's relic, and I will not hand it over." "You little devil, I told you to give it to me." "I don't want to be a businessman." "What the hell are you talking about businessmen? If there are no businessmen in the world, is it okay? No matter how great Nobunaga is and how powerful the Regent is, if there are no businessmen, settlements and Taoshan City cannot be built. It is also impossible to import so many from abroad. Things. In addition, the merchants in Jiezhen do business as far away as Shiman, Luzon, Fuzhou, Xiamen and other regions, and they do big business." "I know that." "How do you know?" "In this town, there are big textile stores such as Ling Street, Silk Street, and Jin Street. There are also other buildings on the high platform that look like Luzon City, and there are large warehouses by the sea. Compared with these, the proprietress and Miss Ah He lead The store I am proud of is nothing." "You wild child." Sabei jumped to the door and made a gesture to hit him.Yizhi lost the broom and ran away. "Young man! Get that brat. Get him!" Sahei shouted from under the eaves. The young man in the store carrying goods by the river said: "Ah! Isn't that Ay?" They chased after him, hugged Yizhi, and dragged him to the door of the store. "This kid is really troublesome. He not only uttered bad words, but also scolded us. We must punish him well today." Sabei took off his shoes, sat down at the counter and said: "Also, take the knife on Ayi's body first." He told the people in the shop. The young man in the store took the knife from Iori's waist.Then he tied his hands behind his back, and tied him up like a monkey beside the pile of goods in front of the store. "Just tie it there and make people laugh!" Everyone left after speaking. Iori attaches great importance to shame, and Musashi and Gonnosuke often tell him to be ashamed. ——Tied there to be ridiculed by others. When he thought of this, the boy's blood began to boil. "let me go." he yelled. "I won't dare in the future." He apologized.But the other party didn't listen, so Iori uttered bad words again. "Stupid shopkeeper, smelly shopkeeper. I won't stay here anymore, untie my rope. Give me back the knife." he yelled again. Sabei walked down this time. "You're so wordy." He stuffed Iori's mouth with a piece of cloth.Iori took the opportunity to bite his finger. Sabei called the young man again. "Keep his mouth shut." Iori couldn't cry out any more. Pedestrians on the road will look back at him when they pass by. Especially in this Chuanwei area and along the riverside of Tangren Town, there are many tourists on boats, as well as businessmen and prostitutes, and the crowds are crowded. "Smelly..., smelly..." With her mouth sealed, Iori couldn't make a sound, so she twisted her body desperately, shook her head, and finally burst into tears. At this time, beside him, a horse laden with goods was peeing there, and the urine flowed all the way to Iori. I no longer carry a knife, and I am no longer self-willed, please help me untie it quickly!Iori shouted in his heart, but couldn't cry out. Right now— At the middle of the summer day, a woman wearing a bamboo hat, leaning on a thin bamboo stick, and wearing a linen travel suit with a short skirt, passed by the horse. what!oops! Yizhi glanced over, and kept staring at that fair face. He was startled, his whole body was hot, and he was almost suffocated.However, that fair face passed by the store without looking sideways, and only her back could be seen. "Sister... sister - Sister Atong!" Iori stretched his neck and shouted loudly in his heart.But he couldn't make a sound at all, and the figure from behind didn't hear his call sign at all. After crying for a while, Iori couldn't make a sound, only her shoulders kept twitching and choking. Iori couldn't make a sound, but his tears wet Sebu's mouth. ——It must be my own sister, Atong, who walked by just now. ——I could have recognized her, but I couldn't see her, and my sister didn't know I was here. —Where is she going? His mind was in turmoil, his heart was crying and anxious, but no one paid attention to him. The boat carrying the goods in front of the store has arrived, so it gradually became noisy.The streets in the afternoon are filled with hot dust, and people's footsteps are constantly speeding up. "Hey, hey, Sabei. Why did you tie up this kid here like a monkey for passers-by to watch? It's simply too inhumane, it's unreasonable!" The owner, Kobayashi Taro Zaemon, is not in the shop in Kaizhen.His cousin is also the owner of the Nanban House—he has dark skin, looks serious, and is a bit scary, but he often comes to the store and gives Yizhi candy every time he comes.Now the owner of this barbaric house in the city is very angry. "Tie the child to the shop and let the passers-by laugh at him. Punish him like this, which insults the reputation of Xiaolin's family. Hurry up and untie him." Although the shopkeeper Sabei was very angry at Leiori's mischievousness, he had no choice but to obey. "yes." He untied the rope, but also made a small report to the boss of Nanman House.But the owner of Nanman House said: "If this kid is so naughty, I'll take him back! I'll talk to the proprietress and Miss Ahe today." After finishing speaking, he didn't listen to the other party's explanation, so he went into the room.When Sabei heard that he was going to tell the proprietress, he was terrified.Therefore, I was very kind to Iori. Although Iori stopped crying, after untying the rope, she still choked on crying. The gate is closed— The store is closed and the sun is setting.The boss of the Nanman house came out of the house, seemed to have drunk some wine, his face was a little drunk, and he was about to go back in a happy mood, when he suddenly saw Yi Zhi in the corner. "I originally asked the proprietress to take you back, but the proprietress and Ms. Ahe couldn't bear you to leave. They said you are cute, so you have to be patient. Starting tomorrow, they will treat you better, and they won't Let you suffer the same grievance again... okay? Hahaha!" He patted Iori's head and went back. Sure enough, as he said, after the owner of the Nanban store left, Yizhi was sent to a nearby private school to study the next day. In addition to reading, he was allowed to wear a knife, and no one in the store dared to take his knife again.Sabei and other servants did not dare to abuse him anymore. but-- From then on, Iori's eyes couldn't settle down.He began to pay attention to every pedestrian on the road in front of the shop. As soon as he sees a figure similar to Sister Atong, his expression changes drastically, and he even runs to the road to intercept her. August has passed, and it is now the beginning of September. Iori came back from the private school and stood at the door. "what?" He was very surprised.This time, his complexion also changed a lot.