I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"This guy is also unlucky. He just ran into you when he escaped."

Hosaka raised his eyes and looked at Ogata and the others.

"Is that girl okay?" Machi asked.

"It's okay, it's okay." Hosaka waved his hand, "This scumbag just rushed into the house with his front feet, and I rushed in with his back feet. This scumbag didn't even have time to tear off his clothes. It's just that the girl seemed to be hurt. A little scared."

"This scumbag probably didn't really want to help the village."

"He probably felt that this was an opportunity to enter other people's villages in a fair manner, so he pretended to be willing to help."

"Then after entering the village, the murderous appearance is completely revealed."

"After he came to this village this morning, the reason why he walked around in a sneaky manner was probably to find out which family's women are more beautiful."

"This kind of scum is really annoying"

Kasaka raised his hand and scratched his cheek.

"It is because of such scum that the reputation of our warriors has been tarnished."

"All in all, that's how the villagers invited four warriors."

"Then one of them is a scumbag who plotted against evil, and he has fallen here. So there are 3 left."

"Counting you two newcomers, there are now five warriors in this village."

Hosaka Asaogata and the others raised five fingers.

At this moment, a weather-stained man rubbed his hands and walked slowly towards Kazaka.

"Master Samurai"

This man looks like he is in his 40s, but his voice is very young. Just listening to his voice, one would think that he should only be in his early 30s.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Hosaka looked at the man.

"I'm Ajiao, the father of the girl who was almost defiled by that samurai. I've heard about the specifics from Ajiao."

The man bowed deeply to Kasaka.

"Thank you very, very much for saving my daughter."

"Hahahaha!" Hosaka laughed heartily, "It's just a trivial favor! How is your daughter now? Is she still crying?"

"Still crying." The man smiled wryly, "Her mother is accompanying her now. Alas, her mother and I just left home for a while because of something, and this happened unexpectedly."

"Are you still crying?" Hosaka raised his hand and scratched his chin, "That's really difficult. I don't know how to make a woman stop crying. Anyway, you two spend more time with your daughter tonight, comfort me. Comfort her or something."

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At this moment, Hosaka's stomach suddenly made a moderate sound.

"Oh." Hosaka patted his stomach with no shame on his face, "My stomach is really spiritual, and it will bark when it's meal time."

After finishing speaking, Hosaka turned his head to look at the villagers surrounding him not far away.

"Hey! It's time for dinner now! Can I cook?"

"Yes, yes!" One of the older villagers among the villagers nodded hurriedly, "We're going to prepare dinner for you now!"

"In order to come to this village, you must be very tired!"

Hosaka turned his head and glanced at Ogata and the others.

"Let's have dinner together! You guys can also get to know the other two samurai while eating."

"The rice in this village is quite fragrant, and the uncle in charge of cooking for us is quite good at cooking."

In a fairly spacious wooden house made of wood and thatch in the village

Huhu

Strains of hot air bubbled out along the gap of the pot lid, turning into thin wind sounds one after another.

This house is a very common house type in rural areas in this era with only one room.

There is only one room in the whole house, and this room is used not only as a hall, but also as a bedroom.

The owner of the house eats, drinks, sleeps and entertains guests in the only room

At this moment, there are 7 people in this house.

Ogata, A-machi, Tsuchiya, Hosaka, two samurai whose names Ogata did not know, and an old man who was sitting next to the pot and observing the heat.

According to Hosaka just now, this old man is one of the villagers in the village.It is specially responsible for cooking for their group of warriors, named Yu Zao.

The warriors invited by the villagers are all gathered here at this time.

Ogata, A-Machi, and Tsuchiya were ushered in just now and sat down on the floor.

Just as he sat down on the floor, Oo conveniently looked at the two samurai whose names he didn't know.

These two warriors each have their own characteristics.

One of them was very young, probably only about 17 years old.

He was a little cautious, and he didn't even know how to put his hands down after Ogata and the strangers came in.

The other person is slightly older, and his age is probably in the range of 25 to 30 years old.

He was sitting upright from the beginning to the end, his waist and neck were straight, and his eyes were not squinted.There is a bit of elegance in every gesture.

You can tell at a glance that he is the kind of well-educated person.

If it wasn't for the ragged and old clothes on his body, other people would definitely think that he was a son of some samurai family.

At this moment, Hosaka stretched out his right arm and embraced the very cautious young samurai.

"This is my apprentice Mizuno Yogoro."

As soon as Hosaka finished speaking, the young samurai who was held by his shoulders hurriedly bowed their heads to Ogata and the others.

"Under Mizuno Yogoro, please give me more advice!"

After both Hosaka and Mizuno finished their self-introductions, the elegant samurai sitting not far from them also opened his lips and said softly:

"Jin Chengsheng. Please give me more advice."

After Mizuno and Jincheng finished introducing themselves, Ogata and others also began to introduce themselves.

Husaka, Mizuno, Jincheng, Tsuchiya, and Ogata, if you don't count the scum samurai who was killed by Ogata, these are the five samurai currently invited by this village.

"Hosaka, Mizuno, Jincheng, Tsuchiya." Hosaka grinned, "We are really destined. If there is another surname with wooden characters in it, we will just make up the five elements."

Hosaka's rant made everyone present smile involuntarily.

"The rice is ready." The old man named Yozo who was in charge of preparing the meals for Ogata and others lifted the lid of the pot while speaking.

Clouds of milky white steam burst out as the lid was lifted.

Inside the pot is a full bowl of white rice.

The side dishes that the villagers prepared for Ogata and the others were only pickles and radishes.

No fish, no tofu and no soup.

But judging from the current situation of this village, pickles and radishes should be the best food that the villagers can come up with.

After telling Zao that the rice was cooked and ready to eat, Ogata and the others began to feast on it.

Since leaving the domain, Ogata has been living a life that is neither rich nor restrained, so he doesn't feel much about tonight's dinner.

But Kasaka and the others are different.

Just by looking at their clothes, it can be seen that they must have lived a life without a second meal.

So after breaking the pot with Zao, Hosaka and the others immediately had their eyes lit up.

After taking his own bowl of rice from Yu Zao's hand, he immediately hugged the rice in his hand like a pig.

When leaving for this village today, Tsuchiya told Ogata that the reason why he agreed to come to this village to help was just so that he could eat white rice.

So among all the people, Tsuchiya was the one who ate the most and worked the hardest.

Hosaka's eating looks very much in line with his rugged appearance, and he eats quite boldly.

Should it be said that they are worthy of being masters and apprentices?Compared with Mizuno's heroic eating style, it is even worse than that of Kasaka.

Mizuno, who started eating, looked like a powerful general on the battlefield. Compared with the stiff look just now, he was a completely different person.

As for Jin Cheng, he maintained an elegant posture even when he was eating.

Keep your waist and neck straight, shoulders relaxed, hold the rice bowl in front of your chest, and when you use the chopsticks to deliver the food to your mouth, you only wet the tip of the chopsticks a little.

Hosaka is the kind of person who is quite familiar and lively, and he keeps talking about it during meals.

Thanks to Hosaka's liveliness, the meal was not too dull, and at the same time, Ogata learned that Hosaka and Mizuno were the first to come to this village through Hosaka's mouth.

The two of them arrived at the village in the evening of the day before yesterday.

Then this morning, it was the "beggar warrior" who arrived at the village.

Jincheng arrived in the village this afternoon.

And Ogata and the others were the last batch, arriving just now.

Jincheng's appetite seems to be small.

After eating only one bowl, he put down the bowl in his hand that didn't even have a grain of rice left, then put his hands together and said softly: "I'm full."

Even clasping his hands together and bowing his head to the bowl in front of him in salute is so elegant.

Hosaka was sitting next to Jincheng.

After squinting at Jincheng beside him, he grinned and asked aloud:

"Jincheng, from the first time I saw you this afternoon, I noticed that you have a very temperament, you have a good posture, and a good sitting posture."

"I didn't expect to be so appetizing when I was eating."

"You should be a child of a big family, right?"

Regarding this question from Kazaka, Jincheng remained silent.

Facing the silent Jincheng, Hosaka said immediately:

"Well, if you don't want to tell more about your past, I won't force you to."

"No." As soon as Huosaka's voice fell, Jincheng said immediately, "There is nothing shady in my past. If you are curious, I would be happy to say it, just to pass the leisure time after dinner."

Jin Cheng took the water glass on the side, took a sip of the water in the glass, and then slowly told his past.

It turned out that Jincheng really came from a wealthy family.

He was born in a banner family in Edo with a salary of 3500 shi.

3500 shi is not a big deal among the banner warriors in Edo, but it is a number that is unattainable for middle and lower level warriors everywhere.

While living a life without worrying about food and clothing, he is also undergoing strict education.

At first glance, Jincheng seems to be living a life that ordinary people envy.

But in essence, life in Jincheng is quite hard.

Because he is the third son in the family.

"Oh?" Hosaka raised his eyebrows, "So you're Usuke?"

"Yeah." Jin Cheng nodded, "That's right."

Those who do not inherit the family fortune.

Japan in the Edo period also practiced the eldest son inheritance system.

The family business is inherited by the eldest son.

Those who do not inherit the family business are called "Ejie".

Jin Cheng is the third son in the family, and he has two elder brothers in front of him. If it comes to inheriting the family business, no matter what the turn, it is his turn to inherit it.

From some perspectives, "Ejie" is also a miserable group of people.

Because they cannot inherit the family business, they can only fend for themselves.

Some families are more kind and will support the erjies in the family.

However, some families are not so friendly to the erjies. They adopt a stocking policy for the erjies, let them find their own way out, or directly throw them some inconspicuous jobs so that they will not starve to death.