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"grandmother?"

Kinoshita Mai was stunned, and then put on a solemn expression of "tell me, I'll listen with all my ears".

"Mr. Kiryu, what's wrong with grandma? Is... is your health bad again?"

In Kinoshita Mai's memory, since her grandma got old, her health became extremely bad.

Today I accidentally slipped to my waist, and tomorrow I will unfortunately catch a cold and catch a cold, and my body will get sick and go wrong every now and then.

"My lord, don't be so nervous."

Kiryu pointed to the cushion opposite the counter, and signaled to Kinoshita Mai, "Let's sit and talk."

"My lord's health is fine. What I want to talk to you about is something else."

"That's it...that's good..."

A look of relief appeared on Kinoshita Mai's pretty face. The originally tense facial lines gradually relaxed.

"In that case, Mr. Kiryu, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Kinoshita Mai asked back, holding a vegetable basket and sitting on the cushion Kiryu pointed out.

Kiryu sat on knees opposite Mai Kinoshita.

"Young master, do you still remember what I said to you this summer... when I helped you put on your makeup at the fireworks festival when you were going to the fireworks festival—my lord is going to visit Edo during the New Year this year?" you."

As soon as Kiryu's words fell, Mai Kinoshita immediately replied excitedly:

"of course I remember!"

Kinoshita Mai's grandmother threw her to Edo in order to train her, and she was handed over to the loyal and reliable Kiryu to teach and take care of her... Roughly, it has been nearly a year since Kinoshita Mai I haven't seen the grandmother who raised her and raised her for a long time.

For Kinoshita Mai, her grandma and her relatives are also her benefactors.

Although grandma treats her very strictly, and whenever she thinks of grandma's face, she can always recall many unbearable past events, but grandma's great kindness in adopting her as an orphan, and the virtue of raising her as if she was her own, she Never forget.

Moreover, grandma is not always so strict, and she will show a very gentle and amiable side from time to time.

After leaving Osaka for so long, Mai Kinoshita really misses her dearest and most respected relative.

Therefore, when she learned from Kiryu that her grandma was going to Edo to visit her during the Chinese New Year this year, Kinoshita Mai couldn't mention how much she looked forward to and how excited she was.

Even more than half a month ago, in order to better welcome grandma's arrival, Mai Kinoshita spontaneously cleaned the inside and outside of the Qianshi House.

Even Duoduo, the big orange cat, was caught by her to take a bath.

Everything is ready, just waiting for grandma to arrive.

"Mr. Kiryu, could it be grandma who has gone to Edo?"

Kinoshita Mai asked excitedly.

"..."

Kiryu looked at the pair of beautiful eyes in front of him that were shining with anticipation and excitement without saying a word.

Then he silently looked away, staring straight at the empty floor beside his feet.

"Well... young master, it's a pity... my lord, she... won't be able to come to Edo to reunite with you in a short time."

"Huh...?" Mai Kinoshita couldn't help exclaiming in amazement, "F-did something happen?"

"There is a business problem." Kiryu continued to say to the floor next to his legs, "I'm not in a position to disclose the specifics. Anyway, in order to deal with sudden business accidents, the lord personally set out a month ago and went to Nagasaki. Let alone Edo, she won’t even be able to return to Osaka for a while.”

"Nagasaki..." Kinoshita Mai gasped lightly, "I've gone so far away..."

Nagasaki: Located at the southernmost tip of Japan and the westernmost part of Kyushu Island, it is the most important trading port in Japan and has been Japan's external gateway since ancient times.

Before the Edo shogunate's lock-up order was completely abolished, Nagasaki was the only area in Japan that was open to the outside world and was not blocked, allowing foreigners to trade here.

If it is said that Osaka, which is located in the central region of East and West Japan and has a unique geographical advantage, is Japan's first commercial capital, then it has a history of thousands of years, and it has started exchanges with overseas countries since the Asuka era (592-710). Nagasaki is the second commercial capital of Japan.

In Nagasaki, throwing a brick down can kill at least 10 businessmen of different nationalities.

As one of the country's most important foreign commercial ports, Nagasaki has always been the most frequented area for Kinoshita Mai's grandmother.

So after learning that grandma was on a business trip to Nagasaki, Mai Kinoshita, who had long been accustomed to this, was not too surprised.

Regardless of grandma, Kiryu and other elders, in front of Kinoshita Mai, they always keep secret about the business group they formed... that is, the main business of Huluya.

Affected by this, Kinoshita Mai has never known what kind of business her grandma relies on to make money, and she has never asked.

Although Kinoshita Wu is the young master of the Gourd House, she actually doesn't know much more about the Gourd House than outsiders like Qingdeng.

That's why such a scene appeared—it was not until a few months ago that Mai Kinoshita and Qingdeng learned from Kiryu that the Calabash House had been secretly tracking down a mysterious association called "Fa Zhu Dang".

"..." Kinoshita Wu's brows immediately lowered, and an uncontrollable loss and sadness welled up in her eyes, "Is that so... Grandma has gone to Nagasaki... When will Grandma come back?"

Kiryu shook his head lightly: "This... the letter from the lord did not clearly say..."

"..." Kinoshita Mai stopped talking.

At the same time, her head was buried even lower.

Meow……

Duoduo on the side seemed to sense that the master's mood was falling into a low ebb.

It tiptoed to Kinoshita Mai's feet, stuck out its pink tongue, and licked rhythmically the slender ankles exposed beyond the hem of the kimono and the clean white socks.

"That's it...that's really impossible."

Kinoshita Mai took a deep breath, slowly raised her head, and stared straight at Kiryu.

"Grandma didn't mean to break her promise. Since she couldn't come to Edo temporarily because of important business...then wait for the next opportunity to meet grandma again."

After speaking, Kinoshita Mai showed a bright smile.

Sweet and sunny, with a beautiful smile without a trace of negative emotion, and without the slightest hint of forced laughter.

Looking at Mai Kinoshita, who was clearly sad, but still supported himself, and tried hard to hide his low emotions from showing up on his face, the wrinkles on Kiryu's face were slightly moving, and his expression was dominated by helpless emotions little by little.

"Well... Mr. Kiryu, do you have anything else to say, or something to add? If not, I'll take the vegetable basket back to the kitchen..."

"Young master." Kiryu interrupted Mai Kinoshita, "Although the master will not be able to come to Edo to see you at present and for a period of time in the future...but the master still cares about you and loves you."

"My lord feels very guilty for having to break my promise this time, so in order to make up for it, my lord sent you a new dress."

"New clothes?" Mai Kinoshita opened her red lips blankly.

With a smile on the corner of Kiryu's mouth, he pouted his chin at the vegetable basket in Mai Kinoshita's hand, "Open the basket and take a look inside."

Kinoshita Wu heard the words, and hurriedly opened the basket in her hand, only to see a tightly wrapped and neatly wrapped oil paper package safely at the bottom of the tofu, eggplant and other ingredients.

Kinoshita Mai carefully took the oil-paper package out of the basket, and then asked Kiryu with her eyes: Can I open it?

Of course—— Kiryu nodded, and replied with facial expressions and movements.

Kinoshita Mai swallowed forcefully, and then carefully opened the oil-paper package, moving gently like a professional archaeologist investigating ancient sites.

After a while, the contents of the oiled paper bag—a red kimono with exquisite workmanship and exquisite materials—was exposed to the air and to Kinoshita Mai's eyes.

Even a layman who doesn't know anything about clothing can easily see that this red dress is by no means a vulgar item.

People who know a little bit, after seeing this gorgeous red dress, their jaws would drop in shock.

The fabric is made of top-quality silk and satin produced in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the Tang Dynasty. The overall details, including the collar and cuffs, are embellished with gorgeous gold and silver threads, supplemented by white flowers, pink leaves and other patterns. It is really extremely bright.

Kinoshita Mai didn't say a word...or she was so surprised and excited that she forgot to speak.

She silently lifted the red kimono with both hands, her beautiful eyes shone like glass.

Even though she didn't say a word, her joy and love for this red Wufu were beyond words.

"My lord knows that you like red, so she specially picked out a red Wufu for you."

Kiryu added with a timely smile.

"In addition to this new dress, my lord also wrote you a special letter."

Kiryu reached out his arms and took out an unopened envelope.

Seeing this, Kinoshita Mai didn't care to continue admiring the kimono in her hand, and hurriedly took the letter from Kiryu, then opened the envelope repeatedly, and pulled out the letter paper inside.

The paper is clean and the handwriting is beautiful.

There was no long speech written on the letter paper, only a few simple words:

【

Sincerely,

Ah Wu, when you read this letter, you must have known that I can't go to Edo for the time being.

I broke my promise and failed to keep the promise, and I'm sorry.

I hope my gift can slightly soothe the loss and dissatisfaction in your heart.

Although you and I are separated, I have been paying attention to your experience and performance after you went to Edo.

According to Kiryu, you have made rapid progress, and I am very relieved that you are no longer that gloomy girl who dare not even talk to strangers.

You did a great job, keep it up.

We will meet again sooner or later, I promise you.

】

At the end of the letter, Kinoshita Mai's grandma's name was written: Lin.

"grandmother……"

Kinoshita Mai read the contents of the letter paper over and over many times.

When she moved, she bit her lower lip lightly.

As the eyelids blinked, a thin layer of mist gradually formed.

At this time, she suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some content on the back of the letter paper.

She immediately turned the paper around and took a closer look——

[Almost forgot to mention, I heard that you have a man you like. When I come to Edo to see you later, I must bring the man who is so lucky to be liked by my granddaughter, and I will have a good communication with him]

"Communication"—these words are heavily inked.

It can be seen that the owner of this letter used considerable strength when writing this jargon...

However, Kinoshita Mai didn't notice this small detail - she was now shy and blushing.

"Grandma, she... wants to see Qingdeng...?"

The bright red Xia Yunfei touched Kinoshita Mai's cheeks.

While muttering to herself, she shyly covered her face below the base of her nose with the letter paper.

——If grandma saw Qingdeng, what would she say to Qingdeng...?

——Will grandma like Qingdeng?

——If... I said I wanted to marry Qingdeng, would grandma agree?

When Kinoshita Mai was still fantasizing there, Kiryu suddenly raised his eyes, and very suddenly glanced at the shop door not far away. After a while, he asked jokingly:

"Young master, did my lord write anything in the letter that made you happy?"

Kinoshita Mai, who was so shocked by Kiryu's rhetorical question, put down the letter in her hand, and stuck her cute little tongue at Kiryu.

"I won't tell you~ Mr. Kiryu, since grandma sent me a letter and new clothes, why don't you take them out sooner..."

Before she could finish speaking, Mai Kinoshita flattened her lips in dissatisfaction.

Kiryu smiled mysteriously a few times.

"Young master, actually... I have other surprises for you."

"Surprise?" Kinoshita Wu cheered up, and she couldn't care less about her dissatisfaction, and hurriedly asked, "Is it grandma, did she send me anything else?"

Kiryu shook his head: "No. The only thing my lord sent you is this letter and this dress."

"To be honest, I prepared this 'surprise' on the spur of the moment. I didn't expect him to come back so quickly, and I didn't expect to run into him on the way home."

"'He'?" The curiosity and anticipation on Kinoshita Mai's face deepened at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally became too intense, "Mr. Kiryu, who is this 'he' you are talking about?"

At this time, Kiryu played it off very maliciously, didn't answer immediately, and kept silent on purpose.

It wasn't until Kinoshita Wu's appetite was stretched to the limit by him that he raised his head slowly, and shouted loudly to the shop door behind Kinoshita Wu:

"You can come in!"

Before the end of Kiryu's voice fell, a bold and bold voice sounded from outside the shop door:

"Finally called me in! My legs and feet are numb standing outside!"

"Eh?" Kinoshita Mai was stunned for a moment, and then reflexively glanced behind her.

At the same moment when Kinoshita Mai turned her head back—wow—the wide shop door was pulled down to the bottom in one go, but not much light penetrated into the shop.

Because it has a huge body that is much higher than the 1.8-meter-high door frame, standing behind the door.

The light outside was completely blocked by the giant's extremely strong body.

"Young master, long time no see."

The giant lowered his head and went through the door frame, casting his eyes full of tenderness and nostalgia on Kinoshita Mai.

I saw that this giant was like Kiryu, his face was covered with traces of time, and he looked about 90 years old.

Waist-length white hair without a trace of variegation was roughly tied up with a rope and dragged casually behind his head.

With a height approaching 1.9 meters, when he stood in front of Kinoshita Mai who was only 1.5 meters tall, he instantly created a wonderful contrast between "giant and elf".

Kinoshita Mai couldn't believe her eyes.

She stared blankly at the giant for a moment.

In the next breath, emotion catches up with reality——

"Mr. Makimura!"

Kinoshita Mai opened her arms and threw herself into Yahachi's arms.

"Young master, you have grown a lot taller."

Mucun gently supported Kinoshita Wu's back with one hand, and lovingly rubbed Kinoshita Wu's head with the other hand.

"Mr. Mucun!" Kinoshita Mai lifted her little head from Mucun's arms, and looked excitedly at the old face that had hardly changed compared to more than a year ago, "Why did you come to Edo?"

"It's a long story." Mucun let go of Kinoshita Mai, "Come, sit down. Let's chat slowly while drinking tea."

After all, Mucun sat down next to Kiryu first, and then yelled at Kiryu unceremoniously:

"Hey! Kiryu! Go get some tea! Just because you insisted 'I want to give the young master a little surprise', I stood outside for so long, I was thirsty! I paid so much , bring me a cup of tea, isn't that too much?"

Kiryu smiled and adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

"Not too much. All right, you sit here, and I'll go to the kitchen to make you tea."

Kiryu was about to get up, but Mai Kinoshita got there first.

"I'll do the little things of making tea for you! Mr. Kiryu, Mr. Makimura, you all sit here! I'll be back as soon as I go!"

Kinoshita Mai didn't give Kiryu and Mucun any time to react, and after finishing speaking, she stepped on happily and rushed to the kitchen.

Mucun originally wanted to persuade Kinoshita Mai, "Kiryu promised to make tea for me, so let Kiryu go to work in the kitchen by himself", but before he could say anything, Kinoshita Mai's back had already left his field of vision. .

"The young master has not only become more beautiful, but also more energetic." Mu Cun smiled.

Kiryu showed a wry smile with mixed feelings:

"It's all thanks to that man. The power of love really cannot be underestimated..."

"That man? Oh, is that the Juqingdeng you mentioned to me before?"

Kiryu silently nodded.

Seeing Kiryu nodding, Mucun immediately grinned widely.

"Kiryu...no, Kuro, that Tachibana Qingdeng...about how often does he come to Senshiya?"

Kiryu raised his eyebrows: "What? Do you want to see him?"

"Of course I want to see him!" Mucun replied without the slightest hesitation, "He is the young master's favorite person, isn't it strange that he is not curious about him? I just plan to take a rest in Edo for a while, so I will take advantage of this rare opportunity to see him." Opportunity, let's have a good meeting with this lucky guy who is lucky enough to be liked by the young master."

"Are you going to live in Edo for a while?"

"That's right." Mucun stretched his arms straight above his head, and stretched vigorously, "I'm really tired from this trip to the Northeast...I'm going to spend half a day resting in Edo leisurely." month, wait for half a month before getting back to business."

"Are you tired?" Kiryu laughed hahaha as if he heard some funny joke, "Makimura, don't make me laugh. In this world, is there anything that can make the "Dragon of Kyoto" laugh? 'Called suffering and tired?"

"Hmph." Mucun chuckled lightly with his nose, and then responded half-jokingly, "Dragon also has a day of twilight."

Kiryu squinted his eyes, and looked at Makimura with meaningful eyes.

"But the red dragon you are carrying has not faded, it is still looking up at the sky, roaring towards the boundless sky."

"Heh..." Mucun raised the corners of his mouth playfully, "Well, is this trip to the Northeast tiring? Let's not worry about that. Let's talk about the business first—Kuro, I successfully collected The latest information about the Fazhu Party."

"Oh...?" Kiryu's expression instantly became serious.

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The author is now adjusting the disturbed schedule due to being accompanied by the hospital, and I believe that the previous state of 7,8000 updates per day will soon be restored!

How about it, after experiencing a daily update rhythm of only 4 or 5,000 words for a period of time, did you suddenly find that I used to be very conscientious?