Onmyoji Shikigami Don't Cry

Chapter 273 Wine

at dusk.

Chunyu Street looked very quiet. At this time, it was already late at night.

After the market in Scarborough town was dispersed, the people in Scarborough town have become very few.In the middle of the night, there was hardly a single person to be seen on the entire street.

"The enchantment has been set up, we should be able to leave, right?"

asked a man in black.

At this moment, four men in black were leaning against a wall in a relatively relaxed posture.

"Ah."

replied another.

There is no way for ordinary humans to discover that pale white enchantment.However, these four people can still be seen, the enchantment is very large, and it looks very solid.

The four checked the barrier together and left Chunyu Street after making sure there was nothing wrong.

……

late at night.

Chen Beibei and his shikigami did not sleep, because the old man used melon planting technique to invite himself to the Charm Auction.

According to the information, the auction will be held in three days, and now one day has passed.

During this day, Chen Beibei and his shikigami searched everywhere in the small town of Scarborough, but there was no trace of where the auction would be held.
As for inquiring, there is no reliable news at all.

"Master, why don't you come here today. Tomorrow, I will go out with Inugami to look for it. If the Demon Auction is held near here, then we will definitely be able to find it. And since they invited you, naturally they won't deliberately hide I won't let you find it."

Gu Huoniao looked at Chen Beibei and said to him.

Chen Beibei looked up at the sky, the night was already deep...

"Okay. Let's go back and rest."

Chen Beibei said.

Go home.

It is a relatively old house, similar to Chen Beibei's home in Qinghe Town.

It is also because of "almost".Chen Beibei chose to rent this old house.

open the door.

A messy yard appeared in front of Chen Beibei. Since he moved into this house, the yard has never been tidied up. Midsummer is the period when plants grow wildly. Some grasses are no longer than Chen Beibei's knees.

Among the weeds were some wild flowers whose names were not known. A few fireflies were flying quietly among these flowers and plants. When they saw Chen Beibei and the others coming, the fireflies had no intention of running away.

"Goodnight everybody."

Chen Beibei walked into his room. Guanhu had always lived in the same house as Chen Beibei.The same is true here, so Guanhu is lying on Chen Beibei's shoulders at this moment.

"Well, master, good night!"

Zashiki Doji and Yingcao live alone, while Xiaoluo's bride sleeps on a pear tree in the yard.

At this time, it is the season for pear trees to bear fruit.

Xiaoluo's bride lay on the newly grown pears, smelling the faint fragrance of pears and sleeping.

If you wake up in the middle of the night, you can still eat a few bites at will.

Xue Nu likes someone, and this has always been the case since she was summoned to Chen Beibei's side.

So Xue Nu was alone, sleeping in a relatively small room, but because she was sleeping alone, the room still looked a little empty.

Xiaoluo's bride was lying on the pear, just as she was about to go to bed.There were some slight sounds from the weeds, it was a rustling sound, as if something was pushing the weeds away.

Xiaoluo's bride opened her eyes, the sound stopped, the moonlight sprinkled on the flowers and plants in the yard, fireflies fluttered gently in the air, and the slight wind blew the flowers and plants.

as if... nothing...

The bride Xiaoluo closed her eyes, took a deep breath of the aroma of pears, and then slowly fell asleep.

The voice that had stopped originally sounded again.

Among the knee-length weeds, a small paper man was walking with difficulty...

……

thatched cottage by the stream

The sun is shining brightly, the sky is blue and white clouds, the breeze is gentle...

"Xia Mu, let's go to Scarborough Town to play together today."

Jiaotu looked at Xia Mu and said to him.

Food and lodging at Xia Mu's house are all good, the only thing is that this house is too remote.Except for Xia Mu and the old fisherman, there was almost no other human being seen all day.

This made Jiaotu feel a little bored.

"Well, since you want to go, let's go after breakfast."

Xia Mu lay on his bed, took out his phone and checked the time, it was only 06:30 in the morning.

It's just because it is summer, the days are long and the nights are short, so the dawn is earlier.

Xia Mu is not in the habit of staying in bed.

Nor did Chen Beibei have the habit of having to ring the alarm three times before getting out of bed.

Xia Mu got up directly from the bed, wearing daytime clothes all the time, because Jiaotu was a girl, and she was in the same room as herself, that's why she was like this.

Jiaotu and Mengjing didn't have a bed, so they just spread a bamboo mat on the ground and slept on it.In summer, it doesn't feel cold or uncomfortable.

The breakfast is sweet potato porridge, which is Xia Mu's most common breakfast, and it is also the breakfast of most people whose living conditions are not rich.

Sweet potatoes are very easy to grow, and can adapt to a variety of environments, with a high survival rate.

So the price is also very low.

But many people will not eat sweet potatoes, or they are afraid of sweet potatoes.

Because I ate too much when I was a child...

"It's really... so delicious..."

Jiaotu said while eating sweet potato porridge.

The sweet potato is sweet, and it tastes good when cooked with rice.

After Jiaotu finished three bowls, he touched his stomach: "I'm so full~"

Xia Mu and Clam Jing were almost on the sidelines, watching Jiaotu eat, because both of them only ate a small bowl.This is not because they don't want to eat, but because Xia Mu's bowl is relatively large, so eating so much is enough.

Grandpa Liu is getting old now, and it is basically difficult to get a good night's sleep at night.

Wake up very early in the morning.

He is no longer at home now, he has probably gone out, and went to the field to see the crops he planted.

When Grandpa Liu is free, he likes to go to the field, pull out weeds for vegetables, and loosen the soil. Although it doesn't make much sense to do this, it is still a way to pass the time.

"Xia Mu, let's go."

Jiaotu looked at Xia Mu and said to him.

"Ah."

Xia Mu replied.

Because Grandpa Liu had already gone out, Xia Mu didn't take the white dog away.

Let the white dog stay at home and wait for Grandpa Liu's words, then when Grandpa Liu comes home, he can also accompany him.

Xia Mu's home is not very far from the small town of Scarborough. It takes about half an hour to walk there.

There is no such thing as a car in this place, so Xia Mu and the others walked there.

"Xia Mu, have you ever drunk?"

Jiao Tu, who was following Xia Mu, walked quickly to the side of Xia Mu and asked him.

"what?"

Xia Mu turned to look at Jiaotu.

"It just suddenly occurred to me that the mussel essence was picked up by Grandpa Liu when it was drunk before."

Pepper said with a smile.

At that time, the clam spirit was almost killed accidentally by Grandpa Liu.

Fortunately, Xia Mu stopped him.

For the mussel spirit, this matter is something that he doesn't want to bring up again. After all, he almost lost his life after drinking and getting drunk, which is really embarrassing.

"Hey, Jiaotu, didn't you agree not to mention this matter?"

There was a hint of displeasure in the mussel spirit's voice.

But he wasn't angry, just a little bit unhappy.

"It's okay, Xia Mu is not an outsider."

Jiaotu looked at the clam essence and said lightly.

The three of them soon arrived in the small town of Scarborough, and now there are not many people in the small town of Scarborough.

It looks very desolate.

"It's completely different from the previous few days."

Jiaotu looked around the streets of Scarborough town and said slowly.

"Yeah, this place is like this. It's only a short one and a half months every year when it's a bit more lively. For the rest of the time, this town seems to be forgotten by people."

Xia Mu said.

"Xia Mu, take me to a bar."

Jiaotu said suddenly.

"Why do you want to drink?"

Xia Mu asked suspiciously.

Alcohol is a strange thing for human beings. They drink it when they are happy, and they also drink it when they are sad.

However, Jiaotu is a monster, and she is also a beautiful girl.Something like drinking always feels out of place with her.

"Since we have come to the human world, we should experience the things in the human world. The same goes for wine, it seems to be a kind of magical thing."

Jiaotu looked at Xia Mu and said to him.

The town of Scarborough is very small. Even though there is only one tavern in the town, Xia Mu and Jiaotu have already arrived at the tavern without wasting much time.

Xia Mu didn't think of a way to refuse Jiaotu's request.

In other words, there is really no way to refuse such a request.

The tavern is also very deserted at the moment, the tavern clerk is leaning on the cash register table and sleeping soundly.

In the tavern, there was only one table with people sitting at the moment.

It was a few men in expensive silk.

The material of the clothes looks very smooth and the colors are very bright.

"This time, I will definitely buy a cute maid back!"

said a man in blue silk.

The man's face was flushed and his stomach was round, which made him look richer.

"Man, bring us three bowls of wine and another plate of pickles."

Xia Mu woke up the tavern guy who was sleeping on the table and said to him.

"Well, please wait a moment, come right away!"

After the tavern clerk finished speaking, he immediately poured wine for Xia Mu and the others, and went to prepare pickles.

Xia Mu took Jiaotu and Mussel Jing to pick a table by the window and make it.

"It's not so easy to buy, not to mention the high price, it seems that sometimes some special conditions are required!"

A man in red silk with copper coins embroidered with gold thread said while drinking.

"Hey hey, if others don't know me, don't tell me you money shopkeeper doesn't know my family background? It doesn't matter what the price is."

Said the blue silk.

Blue Silk tore off a chicken leg from the plate, and slowly ate it: "It's just... those special conditions you mentioned? What's going on?"

Red Silk thought for a while, then shook his head: "This is just what others said, we'll see the details later. Anyway, we only need to wait another day to find out, right?"

"Well, I'm really looking forward to it."

Blue Silk finished eating the chicken leg, put five fingers in his mouth and sucked them clean one by one, and said contentedly.

The tavern clerk quickly delivered the wine and pickles that Xia Mu and the others wanted.

The three bowls of wine were served in pure white porcelain bowls, which looked very clear and had a tangy aroma.

Jiaotu swallowed his saliva...

"If you want to drink, then drink."

Xia Mu pushed a bowl of wine in front of Jiaotu, and said calmly.

Although I don't know why Jiaotu came to drink, but since Jiaotu has already said so.Xia Mu is still willing to let her have a good drink.

White wine with pickles.

It is a very light and leisurely diet, which was liked by some ronin in the past.

Xia Mu just doesn't know what dishes are served in this tavern, and Jiaotu is a girl. If she drinks and eats meat, it doesn't seem to fit her quiet and melancholy appearance.That's why I only need a plate of pickles.

"Then I'm welcome~"

Jiaotu clasped his hands together, and then had a contented smile on his face, and a grateful tone when he spoke.

Jiaotu picked up the bowl of wine with his white hands, put it on his nose and smelled it: "Mmm, it smells very good..."

Jiaotu stuck out his tongue, licked it lightly, then withdrew his tongue suddenly: "Ah, it's so spicy!"

Baijiu is spicy and has a burning sensation when you drink it.

Jiaotu was drinking for the first time, so he didn't know this, so he felt rather strange.

"Wine tastes like this..."

Xia Mu looked at the frowning Jiaotu and said slowly.

Jiaotu frowned, because the taste of the wine was much different from what she had imagined.

It is obviously a very fragrant thing, and it really tastes like this when you drink it.

Jiaotu poured a little wine into his mouth, then swallowed it reluctantly: "It's so hard to drink..."

"Although it is difficult to drink, many people like to drink it."

Xia Mu said.

"why?"

Jiaotu looked at Xia Mu and asked suspiciously.

"I don't know, maybe if you drink too much, you will feel delicious. Or maybe it's just that people like this bad feeling, and wine is the essence of food. Drinking can replenish physical strength and make people change. more powerful."

Xia Mu looked at Jiaotu and said slowly.

Except for sometimes drinking a little wine when she was with Grandpa Liu, Xia Mu almost didn't drink at all at other times.

So Xia Mu doesn't know much about wine.

"I don't understand the human mind more and more..."

A touch of blush gradually appeared on Jiaotu's face from drinking, and he seemed a little drunk.

Jiaotu didn't finish the wine in the white porcelain bowl, but he didn't want to drink any more after just a few sips.

The same is true for Xia Mu and Clam Jing, after all, they are just accompanying Jiaotu...

　I would like to recommend an anime "The Five Leaves of Edo Bandits". It's a very old anime, but the style of painting and the soundtrack are very good...

　　


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