Chapter 7 Section VII

"In the morning, I really want to see the blinking eyes of Machieda when he wakes up." "How beautiful your eyes must have been then." "Must be sleepy." "No." Mizuno didn't believe it. "I want to see Machieda as soon as I open my eyes." Machieda nodded. "So far, I can only see Machieda at school within two hours of waking up." "You said it within two hours of waking up. After that, I only thought about it within two hours when I woke up in the morning..." "Then why is it bleary-eyed?" "How, who knows."

"Someone has such black eyes, Japan is a good country." The dark eyes set off the eyebrows and lips more beautifully.The black hair and eyes complement each other so gorgeously. "You came out of the house with the excuse of walking the dog?" Mizuno asked. "I didn't say it, but I'm holding the dog, and you can understand it after seeing my appearance." "It's risky to meet near your house." "I can't bear to deceive my family. If I don't have a dog, I won't be able to get out. Even if I can get out, I will go back with a shy face, and my family will understand at a glance. Mizuno, your family is better than me. Our family doesn't agree with us!"

"Let's not talk about this. Anyway, we both came out from home and have to go back home. It's too boring to think about things at home now. Since we are going out for a long walk with the dog, we can't stay for too long." Machieda nodded.The two sat down on the tender grass.Mizuno picked up Machieda's dog and put it on his lap. "Ah Fu also recognizes Mizuno." "If the dog can talk, if it talks, we will never see each other again from tomorrow." "Even if we can't meet, I will wait for you, that's fine. I will go to your university no matter what.

In this way, it will be within two hours after waking up, right? ..." "Within two hours?..." Mizuno murmured. "It doesn't matter if it turns into two hours." "My mother said it was too early, and she didn't trust me. But I think it's a blessing to be early. I think I can see you Mizuno when I was younger. No matter how young you are, it doesn't matter if you are in junior high school or elementary school. Well, as long as I see you, I will definitely like you. When I was a baby, I was carried on this ramp and played on this embankment. Mizuno, you never walked this ramp when you were a child ?"

"It doesn't seem to have passed." "Really? I often think, didn't I see Mizuno on this slope when I was a baby. That's why I like you so much..." "I wish I had walked this slope when I was a kid." "When I was young, people always said I was cute. On this ramp, I was often picked up by strangers. My eyes were bigger and rounder then than they are now. "Machieda set his eyes on Mizuno." Not long ago, all middle schools were holding graduation ceremonies.After going down the ramp, turn right and you will see the moat, where there are boats for rent.

Walking through with the dog, you may see some boys and girls who have just graduated from junior high school this year, rolling their graduation certificates into cylinders, holding them in their hands, and riding in small boats.I think they probably came to row the boat to commemorate the parting, which is really enviable.Some girls held graduation certificates and leaned on the bridge railing to watch their classmates rowing.When I graduated from middle school, I didn't know Mizuno yet.Mizuno, have you ever played with other girls? " "I don't play with girls." "Really?" Machieda tilted his head.

"The weather is getting warmer, and before the boat goes into the water, some parts of the moat are still frozen, and there are many wild ducks there. I remember, at that time, I still thought: Which is colder, the ducks stepping on the ice or the ducks floating in the water? It is said that Because some people hunted wild ducks, they escaped here during the day, and at dusk, they either returned to the mountain valleys in the countryside or returned to the lake..." "yes?" "I also saw a team holding red flags to celebrate May Day passing by the opposite tramway. At that time, the ginkgo street tree had just spit out its young leaves, and red flags passed through it. I just thought it was beautiful."

The moat below the slope where the two of them stood was filled up and turned into a golf driving range from evening to night. On the opposite tramway, there is a ginkgo street tree, the black trunk is particularly eye-catching under the clusters of young leaves.The evening sky hung a pink haze over the tops of the treetops.Machieda stroked the dog's head on Mizuno's lap.Mizuno held Machieda's hand tightly with both hands. "While I was waiting for you here, I seemed to hear a low accordion sound. I closed my eyes and lay down." "What song?..." "Yeah, it seems to be "The Generation of Kings"..."

""The Generation of Kings"?" Machieda was startled, and she approached Mizuno. "What "The Generation of Kings", Mizuno, haven't you ever been a soldier?" "It's late every night, maybe it's because I listen to the radio "Kimi no Dai"?" "Every night I say quietly: Mizuno, good night!" Machieda did not tell Mizuno about Yinping.Machieda didn't feel that he had been stalked and talked to by a strange man.And long ago forgotten.Yinping was lying on the tender lawn, and he could still see it if he looked.Not only did she not look at him, even if she saw him, she didn't notice that he was the man just now.Yinping could not but pay attention to the two of them.A burst of cold air climbed up Yinping's back.Maybe this is the season between wearing a winter coat and a warm coat, but Eunpei didn't wear a coat.Yinping turned around and faced Machieda and the others.He did not envy the happiness of the two of them, but cursed them both.Not long after he closed his eyes, a vision appeared: he seemed to see the two of them floating from the water on a raging flame.It seemed to him that the situation proved that the two of them would not be happy forever.

"Ayin, my aunt is so beautiful." Yinping seemed to hear Yayoi's voice.Yinping once sat with Yayoi under the blooming mountain cherry tree by the lake. Cherry blossoms reflected in the water.From time to time came the chirping of birds. "My aunt shows her teeth when she talks, that's my favorite." Maybe Yayoi would regret it: Why did such a beauty marry such an ugly man like Yinping's father? "Father and aunt are the only biological siblings. My father said that since Ah Yin's father has passed away, it is better for my aunt to bring Ah Yin back to our house."

"I won't do it!" Yinping said, blushing. Was he tired of losing his mother, or was he shy about living with Yayoi?Maybe a little bit of both. At that time, in addition to his mother, Yinping's family also had grandparents and an eldest aunt.She was divorced and returned to her natal family. Yin Pingxu's father died in the lake when he was eleven years old, with scars on his head.Some people say that he was killed and thrown into the lake.He drank the water from the lake, and also seemed to have drowned.Some people also suspect that they may have been pushed into the water after arguing with someone on the shore.What is hateful is that someone in Yayoi's family accused Sang and scolded Huai, saying that Yinping's father didn't have to go to his wife's hometown to commit suicide.Eleven-year-old Yinping made up his mind: If his father was murdered, he must find this enemy.When Yinping arrived at his mother's hometown, he came to the place where his father's body floated, and hid among the luxuriant branches and leaves of beetroot, observing the passers-by.He wanted to never let the man who killed his father pass through here without incident.Once, a man with a cow came over, and the cow lost his temper.Yinping fainted from shock.Sometimes it also blooms white beard twigs.Yinping folded a flower, took it home, and stuffed it in a book as a specimen. He vowed to take revenge. "Just talk about my mother, she doesn't want to go home either." Yinping said angrily to Yayoi. "Because my father was killed in this village." Yayoi was startled when she saw Ginhei's pale face. Yayoi hasn't told Yinping yet, but the villagers say that the ghost of Yinping's father will appear by the lake.It is said that as long as you pass by the shore of the lake where Yinping's father died, you will hear footsteps following.Looking back and looking forward, there is no one. Run away as soon as you run away, the ghost's footsteps can't move around; when people run far away, the ghost's footsteps can't be heard. Even the chirping of birds from the top of the cherry tree to the branches below reminded Yayoi of the footsteps of ghosts. "Ah Yin, let's go home. The reflection of the flowers on the lake is really frightening for some reason." "do not be afraid." "Ayin, you didn't take a good look." "Isn't it beautiful?" Ginhei grabbed Yayoi's hand who was standing up.Yayoi fell on Yinping's body. "Ayin." Yayoi shouted, messed up the hem of the kimono, and fled.Yinping chased after him.Out of breath, Yayoi stopped in her tracks, and put her arms around Yinping's shoulders. "Ayin, come to my house with my aunt." "I don't want to!" Yinping said while hugging her tightly.Tears immediately flowed from Yinping's eyes. Yayoi also stared at Yinping with blurred eyes, and it took a long time before she said, "My aunt once said to my father: If I lived in that kind of house, I would die too. I heard that." Yinping embraces Yayoi, just this once. As we all know, Yayoi's family, Yinping's mother's natal family, was a famous family by the lake in the early years.Why did she marry into Yinping's family, who was not well-matched?Does mother have any reason?It will be a few years before Yinping has doubts about this.At that time, my mother had broken up with Yinping and returned to her natal home.After Yinping went to Tokyo to study, his mother died of tuberculosis at her natal home, and the little tuition fee she had received from her mother was also cut off. In Yinping's house, his grandfather also passed away, and now his grandmother and aunt are still alive.I heard that my aunt asked for a daughter born in her husband's family to raise.Yinping hadn't corresponded with his hometown for many years, and he didn't know if the girl was married. Yinping felt that when he followed Machieda to lie down casually on the tender lawn, he hadn't changed much from the time when he was hiding among the clover bushes by the lake in Yayoi's village.The same sadness passed over Yinping's heart.He no longer thinks seriously about avenging his father.Even if the enemy who killed his father is still alive, he is already old and feeble now.If an ugly old man came to Yinping and confessed his crime of murder, would Yinping feel as happy as eliminating the haunting devil, and would he bring back the youth that the two of them had when they had a tryst there? In the past, the reflection of mountain cherry blossoms on the lake in Yayoi Village still clearly appeared in Yinping's heart. It was a lake that was so calm that there was not even a single ripple, like a large mirror.Yinping closed his eyes, thinking of his mother's face. At this time, the girl with the puppy walked down the embankment. When Yinping opened his eyes, he saw the male student standing on the embankment watching her off.Yinping also stood up abruptly, watching the girl go down the ramp.The sunset shadows reflected on the ginkgo leaves became thicker.There were no passers-by, and the girl didn't even look back.The leading dog, dragging the chain, is eager to return.The girl took small brisk steps, so beautiful.Yinping thought: Tomorrow evening, this girl will definitely climb this ramp again.He thought and whistled.He walked towards where Mizuno was standing.Mizuno found Yinping and looked at him, but he didn't stop whistling. "You are so happy." Yinping said to Mizuno. Mizuno ignored it. "I'm talking to you, you're so happy." Mizuno frowned and looked at Yinping. "Oh, don't put on a face of hating me. Sit down here and talk. If anyone is happy, I envy his happiness. That's what I am." Mizuno turned his back on him and was about to walk away when Yinping said, "Hey, don't run away. Didn't I say sit down and talk?" Mizuno turned around and said, "I'm not running away. I have nothing to do with you." "You're mistaken, do you think I'm trying to rip you off? Come on, please sit down." Mizuno still stood still. "I think your mistress is very beautiful. Isn't that right? What a beautiful girl. You are so happy." "so what?" "I want to talk to the happy one. In fact, the girl is so pretty that I followed her. I was surprised that she was having a tryst with you." Mizuno also looked at Yinping in astonishment, and just about to walk to the opposite side, Yinping put his hands on his shoulders from behind and said, "Come on, let's talk." Mizuno gave Ginhei a hard push. "asshole!" Yinping rolled down from the embankment and fell on the asphalt road below, his right shoulder was extremely painful.Sitting cross-legged on the asphalt road for a while, he put his hands on his shoulders and stood up.He climbed up the embankment, and the other party was gone. Yinping felt uncomfortable in his chest.Panting heavily, she sat down and then suddenly fell down again. After the girl went back, why did Yinping approach and talk to the students?He himself found it incomprehensible.He walked away whistling, probably without malice.It seemed that he really wanted to talk about the beauty of that student and girl.If the student takes a sincere attitude, he may tell the student the beauty of a girl that the student has not yet discovered.But he acted a little annoying. "You are so happy." Yinping said this rashly, it was really clumsy.Actually, you can talk about something else.Even so, he was pushed and rolled down by the students.He felt that his strength was gone, his body was really weak. I really want to cry a lot.He grasped the tender grass with one hand, and stroked his aching shoulder with the other. The peach-red sunset hazyly reflected into his narrowed eyes. From tomorrow onwards, that girl will no longer show up on this ramp with her dog.No, maybe the students won't be able to get in touch with the girl tomorrow, and she might still be able to climb the ramp in the Ginkgo Street Village tomorrow.However, the students have already recognized themselves, and they can no longer be on this slope or on the earth embankment.Yinping glanced around the embankment, but couldn't find a place to hide.The image of a girl in a white shirt with red plaids revealed by rolled up trousers quickly disappeared from Ginhei's mind.The pink sky dyed Yinping's head red. "Hisako, Hisako." Yinping called Tamaki Hisako's name with a hoarse voice in his throat.