Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 634 First Achievement

When the New Year's bell completely fell and he and his parents said Happy New Year to each other, Morimi changed into warm clothes and braved the midnight cold to go out.

Stepping through the snow, she walked all the way to the corner of the county road. When she saw her boyfriend waiting under the street light, she immediately smiled.

As she trotted over, she complained: "Who came up with the idea? Isn't it cold at night?"

"It's quite interesting to go out and do some activities at midnight occasionally, isn't it?"

Naruse smiled, and after she finished chewing his face, he kissed her on the face, "Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." She grabbed his hand, rubbed it between her hands, and pressed it on her chest.

"First breast touching in the new year."

"I've touched Naoko before."

She turned cold and slapped his hand away, "Dirty worm."

"..."

Naruse rubbed the back of his hands, feeling a little aggrieved, "Go over, they are all waiting at Haixing's house."

"Did you come here specifically to pick me up?"

"I'm afraid you'll get lost."

"バカ."

The two held hands and walked to Haixing's hotel. Mori looked at the road and said, "Fortunately, it hasn't snowed until now, otherwise I wouldn't have gone out."

"In that case, I won't call you."

Naruse looked at the sky, "I saw the weather forecast and said it won't snow until tomorrow afternoon."

"That's best." She looked at him, "Are you ready?"

"What preparation?"

"Be prepared to come back with me on your back."

"Haixing has a small trolley for carrying wine at home, so take it with you when you leave later."

"..."

She pinched him, but she felt nothing at all through the thick down jacket.

Arriving at Haixing's house, Takigawa Hikaru and Naoko were waiting here.

"Happy New Year, Yiye."

"Happy New Year..." Morimi lowered his head slightly, raised his gaze and then added, "Friends who are too busy to sleep."

"Don't say that."

Takigawa Hikaru smiled, "Going to Hatsuru in the early morning of the New Year, Kazuyo has never had such an experience."

"You don't have to experience everything again."

"That being said, Kazuye still walked such a long way here?"

"I'm going back."

"alright……"

We gathered at Haixing's house, stopped for a while, got ready, and then they set off.

"Be careful on the road."

"Ok."

Saying goodbye to Maki Seiichiro, the group of people embarked on the long road to Hatsuru on foot.

"Sister Yue isn't coming?" Morimian asked.

"She has already gone to lie down on the bed." Takigawa Hikaru said, "She said she made an appointment with her classmates and will go to Chuyi with them tomorrow morning."

"Yeah."

Morimi didn't ask any more questions. She was more worried about herself now.

"Why don't you go back and bring the cart with you."

"Haha, it's not that far. It only takes about an hour to walk there." Hikaru Takigawa said casually.

Naruse exhaled a puff of cold air, "Or tell ghost stories while walking over, so your attention won't be on the road under your feet..."

"No!" Except for Takigawa Hikaru, the other three girls immediately refused.

"Ok."

"I think the Hatsumi special bus should be opened today." As he walked past the bus stop, Morimi said, "The kind that runs 24 hours a day."

"That's what trains are like."

"The problem is that Tsuzen's tram doesn't even reach the countryside."

"So it's more convenient to live in the city."

The snow on the county road has been cleared, and it hasn't snowed since the afternoon, so it's not that difficult to walk.

Naruse raised his eyes and looked ahead. There was a streetlight on this side of the bus stop, and the next streetlight was still far ahead.

"Ha..." He exhaled a puff of cold air. Although there was no snow, the coldness of the night would not shrink much.

"When Harumi is in Tokyo, will he go to Hatsuru at this time?" Haixing asked, "It should be very convenient if you want to go to Sensoji Temple or something like that."

"No," Shangzi replied, "It's extremely cold and I don't have many friends to go with, so I wouldn't go out at this time."

"..."

Starfish blinked and looked at her blankly.

Naruse smiled and said, "That's it."

"We will go to Tokyo later..."

"Even if I go to Tokyo, I still have to come back during the New Year."

"Ah, that's right."

After crossing the Qingliu Bridge, the road ahead is long, and we are just starting to get here.

"Do you still remember the last time you walked to the city?" Morimi suddenly said.

Haixing shook his head, and Takigawa Hikari said he didn't remember.

"It happened a long time ago." Shangzi thought for a while and said, "It is only possible to do such laborious things when I am with everyone."

"That was when I was in elementary school," Naruse said, "although I have no memory of it."

"No impression?"

Morimi reacted greatly, "That time I walked to the city together just to accompany you to buy a handheld device. Because we missed the bus and you didn't want to wait another hour."

"...Is that so?" Naruse was stunned for a moment, and with this landing point, he also remembered something.

Morimi ended the memories of the last long journey of childhood in advance, "The key is, I didn't buy it in the end."

"Eh?"

"The store was closed that day."

"Wow...that's going to make you mad." Hikari Takigawa said beside him.

"Yes, I originally said that I would treat the people who went with him to drink soda, but in the end I only bought it for myself and Naoko."

"Wow, that's really annoying."

In the darkness, several glances poked at his face one after another. Naruse turned his head and looked at the snow-covered fields, "Stop talking, stop talking..."

When the topic moved to other places, he looked at Morimi and said, "I really hold a grudge."

"I will remember it in ten years' time."

"When we get to the city, I'll give you back a box of soda."

"Who wants it?"

As he walked, Naruse felt that his body was no longer so cold, and even a little warm.

"There are benefits to walking more."

"This level of benefit can be achieved by exercising in bed."

"Your words must have fallen before they were realized."

"Want to try it?"

Naruse immediately shut up, and at this moment, a light suddenly shone behind them.

"There's a car coming." Hikari Takigawa walked at the back and asked his companions to move to the side of the road.

Accompanied by the sound of car tires grinding against the ground, the light gradually approached, and when it passed several people, it slowed down and stopped.

"What's wrong? There's a group of people outside so late."

The car window was rolled down, and sitting in the car were villagers who lived nearby. He was in his forties or fifties. Although Naruse couldn't recognize his name, he still recognized his face.

"We are going to Chuyi." Hikari Takigawa stepped forward and said hello.

"Hey, Chuyi? Are you going to come over?"

"Yes, wouldn't it be more sincere this way?"

The other party shook his head and said nothing more, "Then you should be careful on the road."

"Ok."

Watching the car restart and disappear in front, Morimi said: "They should also be going to Chuyi."

"Right, otherwise who would go out at this time?"

The five people continued to walk forward. After a while, another car drove up from behind, but this time it did not stop.

"By the way, did Haixing's father drink at night?" Morimi asked.

"Hey, let's drink a bottle."

"Where's Hikari's father?"

"Drink it too."

Naruse glanced at her and said, "Don't expect anyone to drive to pick you up."

She sighed, "Are we halfway there yet?"

"We still have to walk for a while."

After walking for more than half an hour, the group finally arrived in the city.

The street lights were connected, and the road in front of him finally became brighter. Naruse clearly felt that the girls were mentally relaxed a lot, but there was still a long distance to Saishoin.

At a certain intersection, Morimi stopped and looked to the other side, "This road over here can lead to Changsheng Temple."

"Okay." Hikari Takigawa nodded, and then said: "But it's just a little bit closer, so let's go to Saishoin."

"Not just a little bit."

"Okay, it's several hundred meters. But if you go from here, you have to pass a large cemetery anyway. After all, there are temples on both sides of Chanlin Street."

"..."

"Do you still want to go there?"

"I'm not going." Senjian followed him again.

After walking along the street below for more than ten minutes, a few people walked past Jingao's school gate.

"I've never been to school so late."

"If you live in the city, or a little closer, you will definitely have this experience." Naruse said.

Takigawa Hikaru looked at him: "Why?"

"To confirm the midnight campus ghost stories and so on."

"Aha..."

Saishoin is right next to Tsuga, and from the higher floors of the school, you can even see the large cemetery behind the temple. However, the two are actually separated by a river, and the entrance to Saisho-in is not here, so you need to go around to another street.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance slope, they found that the worshipers inside had already lined up outside the temple.

"Wow, there are so many people who are new to attainment..."

"People who live nearby will probably come here to get started."

"Let's go." Although Saishoin is right next to the school, Naruse can't remember the last time he came here. Walking up the slope, he looked down and saw that the snow on the road was clean and there was no ice at this time.

Walking a little further inside, you can see the splendid Saishoin five-story pagoda illuminated by the lights on the side.

"The five-story pagoda is really spectacular at night."

"Yes."

There is a large open space under the five-story pagoda, with several tents set up and a bonfire in the middle, with people coming and going.

"They are distributing sweet wine over there." Hikaru Takigawa looked at the busy volunteers in the tent, "Do you want it? I'll get it to warm you up."

"I'll go with you."

Naruse followed suit and picked up a cup in each hand. Under the watchful eyes of the volunteers who were helping inside, he picked up the third cup, half holding it and half squeezing it.

"That's too much." Morimi also came over and took the cup, "Why don't you just make one more trip?"

"It's really rare for those words to come out of your mouth."

"I won't force myself too much." She took a sip of hot mulled wine and smiled on her face, "It's so warm."

Bringing another glass to Shangzi, they drank the sweet wine and came to the gate of the temple, lining up at the end.

"It will take about ten or twenty minutes to wait in line?" Hikaru Takigawa stood on tiptoes and looked in front of him.

Naruse took a sip of sweet wine and said, "If everyone's wishes were simple."

"If the wish is too complicated, the gods will also have a headache."

"So when it's our turn later, please move faster and keep your wishes brief. God will give priority to the wishes of us sensible children."

"haha, okay."

The team moved forward slowly, and the little sweet wine in the paper cup was quickly finished. None of them planned to refill their cups. Hikaru Takigawa threw the paper cups into the trash can specially designed for paper cup recycling.

The temple was very lively, with a queue in the middle, and people coming out from time to time on both sides after paying homage, in twos and threes, with smiles on their faces.

"It's more than one o'clock."

"It's more than one o'clock."

"At this time, people are still coming."

Naruse looked back and saw that they had been queuing here for five or six minutes, and there were more than ten or twenty people queuing behind them.

"On the first morning of the New Year, everyone is very excited."

On both sides of the approach, the snow-covered stone lanterns cast a warm yellow light, which did not shine too far. Most of the temple was still shrouded in shadow that was not completely dim.

Naruse determined the direction in his mind and looked towards where Tsugao was. The tall pine trees completely blocked his view and he couldn't see anything.

"What is Harumi looking for?"

"Tsugao."

"Hey, I can't see it."

"can not see."

The slowly moving team moved forward for a while.

Naruse looked at the shop next to him. There were many people asking for a signature after paying homage, and some people silently tied it to the shelf next to them after reading the signature.

"I hope I can get a good lottery this year."

Naoko looked at him and smiled.

The team moved, and the closer they got to the worship hall, the slower their progress became.

After waiting for another five or six minutes, they finally arrived. The starfish at the front is the first to face the invisible god.

Bang!

After dropping a five-yuan coin, Haixing grabbed the hanging bell, shook it twice, saluted twice, and clapped her hands twice. She closed her eyes, prayed, and made a wish.

Hope everything goes well in the future...

With a final bow, she stepped aside and waited for her companions behind her.

Naoko and Naruse came forward together. The latter threw in two coins, each rang the bell, saluted and prayed, and then looked at each other and smiled after finishing.

The two of them also came to wait beside Haixing. Morimi and Hikaru Takigawa then went forward to pay homage. The former was particularly pious when praying.

"Okay, everyone has finished paying homage, let's go get the signatures."

"Okay."

Following Haixing and Hikari Takigawa to the place where they were asking for votes, Naruse looked at Morimi and said, "What wish did you just make? It's so pious."

She looked over and said, "I made this wish for you."

"Yeah."

"My wish is that you don't get tired even if you do it ten times in bed."

"..."

"Yiye..." Shang Zi also looked over helplessly, "It won't work if you say it."

Naruse looked at Naoko again.

"Come here quickly." Hikari Takigawa greeted the three of them.

"coming."

When he came to the place where the signatures were asked for, one hundred yen per time, Hikaru Takigawa directly paid a five hundred yen coin for himself and his companions.

"Who comes first?" She held the lottery tube.

"Let's go first," Naruse said. There are several lottery holders here, but everyone else is in use.

"Then let me go first." Hikari Takigawa held the lottery tube and shook it vigorously, showing his piety with his strength.

Holding the tip of the bamboo stick, she reported her number to the witch inside.

When Haixing took the lottery tube for the second time, the other lottery tube next to it was also empty. Naruse picked it up and shook it casually twice.

"Lot sixty-four."

Then she handed the lottery tube to Naoko. She closed her eyes and prayed before starting to shake.

"Lot ninety-five."

The miko found the signature for the two of them. Naoko took it and looked at Naruse, "Harunami, please open it first."

"We have it all in our hands, can we still change it?"

"Open it first."

"Okay." Naruse opened the signature. Morimi noticed the change in his expression and came over. "Good luck, it's not bad."

"As long as it's not bad."

"Hehehe..."

Shangzi also opened his signature, and his joy was beyond words.

"Good luck!"

Haixing and Takigawa Hikaru also came over, "We are so lucky, Haixing and I both got lucky."

Shangzi held the tag and smiled slightly.

"What about you?" Naruse looked at Morimi.

"Sueyoshi."

"Well...better than fierce."

"Whatever." She looked indifferent, but Naruse understood that if Naoko had the fortune in her hand, she might be very proud now.

"What's next, should we go back directly, or go shopping again?" Probably guessing what he was thinking, Morimi glared at him and directly dropped the topic of drawing lots.

"There are also Yushou for sale here, I want to take a look." Haixing said.

"Then let's pick a few."

The amulets sold in shrines are often the same, but they all come here. Several people choose a few amulets each for good health, smooth studies, and good luck in the coming year.

After buying the royal guard, they returned to the five-story pagoda. The tent provided sheltered seats where they could sit and rest.

"Finally I can sit down..." Morimi sat down, breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the Yushou he just bought in his hand.

"The shrine is really profitable. Such a small guardian costs seven to eight hundred yen."

"If it's more effective, the price will go up by a thousand yen." Naruse, who was sitting next to him, said.

"Where's Saishoin?"

Naruse smiled, "You have been at Tsugao longer than me. Have you ever heard that Saishoin's academic guardian is very effective?"

Morijian shook his head, smiled, and then put the guard away.

"Here, have another drink."

Takigawa Hikaru and Naoko went to order a few more glasses of sweet wine and distributed them to their friends.

Naruse took a sip, looked at the five-story pagoda outside the tent, and slowly exhaled a mouthful of white mist, his eyes a little straight.

"Is there anything you want to express?" Morimi asked, and the other three girls also looked over.

"Yeah." He took another sip, "It will take more than an hour of walking at night to get home."

"..."

Morijian closed his eyes and sighed heavily.

Takigawa Hikaru laughed, "It's not that far away. I've already walked there once. Wouldn't it be better to have a better idea of ​​how far it is to go back?"

"Yeah, I already want to die."

Shangzi also smiled and sat down next to her.

"Take a good rest before going back."

(End of this chapter)