NIP Chapter 200 The Abandoned Shrine With Overgrown Weeds
Chapter 200 The Abandoned Shrine With Overgrown Weeds
Chapter 200 The Abandoned Shrine With Overgrown Weeds
What slid out of the gomori bag were two pairs of red stone jade.
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The gray-haired old lady Uesugi smiled slowly and said:
"There are very few good-quality jades in Japan. It is said that they are preserved from the Warring States Period. As for whether they are held by Uesugi Kenshin, we are not very clear.
"After all, since your grandfather's great-grandfather's generation, the clan has separated for unknown reasons. All the genealogical records have completely disappeared, leaving only these two pieces of red hook jade."
"These two stones will be given to you and Xiao Huahuo as a gift from grandma."
Uesugi Kai caressed the soft jade in his hand with his thumb, raised his head and said:
"Grandma, grandpa—"
The old lady Uesugi in light kimono smiled and shook her head, interrupting him:
"Your grandfather's affairs, he will do well. If he wants to get over the hurdle, he has to do it himself. There are some things that don't need to be asked too much. It is enough for you to rest here with peace of mind during this period of time."
"Yeah." Kaoru Uesugi nodded slightly.
The old lady Uesugi had a calm demeanor. She waved to Hanamaru Hanabi who was happily eating oranges behind Kai Uesugi and said:
"Xiao Huahuo, eat later, come here and let grandma see you."
Hanamaru Hanabi raised her head, just took a bite of the juicy tangerine, then walked to the mat in front of the old lady Uesugi and sat down obediently, shouting softly:
"grandmother."
Huahuo used to come here for a relaxing holiday.
The old lady Uesugi smiled at the little girl who asked her to hug her before: "Come on, stretch out your hand."
"Ah Chi is too." The old lady called out slowly.
Kai Uesugi held out his hand to the old lady.
The old lady Uesugi showed a kind smile to the two people in front of her, and then put their two hands together.
The old man's nagging and blessings came out slowly:
"Childhood sweethearts can be regarded as a bad relationship, the children of childhood sweethearts always look up to the past when they grow up.
"Reminiscing, recalling, everyone is missing the ignorant years of the past, but when they come to their senses, the two parties are already in different places, with their own lives and families.
"The sincerity of the past can only be buried deep in my heart."
"Grandma is very glad that you still maintain such a deep relationship, and you have not become indifferent to each other because of the familiarity of time.
"Many married couples are not as good as you. This is the truly rare and precious thing between you. Cherish this hard-won fate. The gods have been silently blessing you all the time."
As she spoke, the old lady took out a fir box with exquisite and gorgeous carvings from behind her.
Handed it to Ah Chi.
Kai Uesugi took it with both hands, and the first thing he felt when he got the small box was that it was thick.
"What is this...?" Hanamaru Hanabi asked curiously.
The old lady Uesugi gathered the sleeves on both sides of the kimono together, "This is an engagement congratulation gift from the old man and grandma. It is a little bit less, but it is also a kindness."
Applause is. Money?
Kai Uesugi carefully felt the smooth wood in his hands.
Heavy, this amount, the amount is probably not less than several million yen.
"This..." Uesugi Kai didn't know whether he should accept the money from the old lady.
If it was changed to China, my mother would definitely come up and push away the money given by the old lady at this time, even saying that she couldn't make it.
Then after a series of polite words, unable to resist the old man's stubbornness, he had to reluctantly accept it.
But in Japan, in front of the old lady Uesugi, Kai Uesugi had no choice but to push back.
"Grandma, grandpa still needs money here, we don't need these."
"Ah," the old lady Uesugi called out his nickname, "You helped the old man, and now you have passed the most difficult moment, and there is a little turning point. Grandma is just returning the money to you for the old man."
"But it should be more than 200 million yen, right?" Uesugi Kai said, holding a delicate wooden box.
"Ha ha."
The old lady Uesugi, who was sitting very upright, laughed nonchalantly and said, "Otherwise, how can grandma call it a congratulatory gift?"
Kai Uesugi is not the kind of person who pretends to be polite: "Thank you grandma."
The well-behaved Hanamaru Hanabi also yelled, "Thank you grandma."
The old lady smiled even more happily, "It's still Xiao Huahuo who shouted sweetly."
After that, Uesugi Kai and Hanamaru Hanabi followed Uesugi Yoko to the guest room where they lived.
The old lady seemed to have something to say to the two mothers.
Mrs. Hanamaru is a guest here, but she has stayed here many times when she came to Ehime Prefecture in the past, so she is also a regular visitor of the Uesugi family.
The three of them walked together on the porch of the Uesugi family's Japanese-style house.
"Auntie, where is the Hachiman Shrine?"
"Hachiman Shrine?"
Uesugi Yoko recalled for a while before reading the memory from the distant years, "You mean the one in Sakuragaoka? Isn't that abandoned for decades?"
"Decades?"
"It's a pity to say that it was originally a place with a lot of incense."
"what happened?"
"earthquake."
Uesugi Yunko said, "That year there was an earthquake of magnitude [-]. All the houses in this area were collapsed and destroyed, and many people died because of it. The scene is still fresh in my memory.
"After the earthquake, the worshipers started from the ruins of the Hachiman Shrine, and the team continued from the top of the mountain to the foot of the mountain. Our three brothers and sisters stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the long candlelight that went to the coast."
Hanamaru Hanako followed Uesugi Kai, outside the porch was the dwarf pine garden surrounding Uesugi's house.
Uesugi Yunko's words, with the flavor of the elders reminiscing about the past:
"Originally, the Hachiman Shrine was going to be rebuilt after the disaster, but the six members of the shrine's family died in the earthquake, and we have been unable to find anyone to take over this tradition, so the place gradually fell into disrepair."
The aunt Uesugi Yoko, who was always smiling, couldn't help sighing at this moment.
"Well, speaking of these, your grand aunt also passed away that day."
Grand-aunt is grandpa's younger sister.
Kai Uesugi has never heard of his grandparents.
"Your grandfather doesn't want to remember, so we brothers and sisters won't take the initiative to mention her. People of your generation don't know about these things, Ah Zhao."
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The blue sky in Ehime Prefecture is always the color of the sea.
"It's all in the past, so don't pay too much attention to Ah Chi and Hua Huo Chan."
Uesugi Yoko: "Do you still remember the creek where you bathed Hana Huo-chan when you were young?"
Uesugi Kai glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi who shrank her head, and then said to the aunt who was walking in front:
"Remember, the location is a bit off."
"Go straight up that stream and find a torii gate with only two pillars left. Cross it and go up, and you will find the abandoned Hachiman Shrine."
Uesugi Yoko turned around.
"Speaking of which, how did you know about this place, Ah Kai?"
(End of this chapter)