antique on the run

The one who picked him up was a young woman, wearing a peach pink kimono and clogs, her hair was tied into a bun behind her head, and a gold hairpin was inserted on the left and right sides.Her facial features are drawn very finely, her face is covered with thick white powder, her lips are tinged with vermilion, and they are as small as red cherry blossoms.

A geisha, a standard Japanese geisha.

There was another geisha standing beside her, wearing a goose-yellow kimono, with exquisite makeup, stretched out her hand to tease the cat in her arms, covered her mouth and smiled coquettishly: "Oh, photon, you are so grown up, why are you still talking to children?" Grab the cat and play."

The geisha named Guangzi snorted, turned her head away, saw the three children who were huddled aside and dared not speak, frowned delicately, and said, "You don't come home from school, what are you bullying the cat for?"

Her tone was not good, and it was a bit scary to match that bloodless white face.The three children trembled, and they didn't even make a sound from the soaring braids just now. They stood obediently with their heads in their heads. In the end, the little girl stood up and whispered: "Yes... I'm sorry."

Photon didn't mean to embarrass the children, seeing them obediently admitting their mistakes, he said perfunctorily, "Let's all go home", and then walked away with the other geisha with the cat in his arms.

"This kitten is new, right? China, have you seen it before?"

"Hehe, you haven't seen it, where can I see it."

Zhi Nai seems to like to laugh very much, her voice is as crisp as a silver bell, and it sounds like a good singing voice.

The two of them walked side by side, their steps were extremely small, and the wooden clogs made a "da da" sound on the ground, very neat.

Qi Xiao popped his head out of Guangzi's arms, looked around, and found that Guangzi had left the meadow just now with him in his arms.

They were walking on a wide stone road at the moment. There were two rows of low town houses on both sides of the road. The front of each house was covered with a half curtain.

Qi Xiao vaguely guessed where this was, he jumped up suddenly, put his front paws on Guangzi's shoulders, raised his head and looked back, and sure enough, he saw a rectangular stone tablet standing at the intersection they had already passed, on which was written by:

Kyoto · Gion · Hanami Koji.

This is the gathering place for geisha in Kyoto.

Geisha can be regarded as a unique culture with a long history in Japan. Different from brothel prostitutes as we understand, geisha are elegant but not vulgar. The guests performed talent singing and dancing.

People who can afford to hire a geisha are often not ordinary people, not only because of the high price, but also because seeing a geisha requires acquaintances or celebrity referrals, so unless they meet by chance on the street, ordinary people usually will never see a geisha in their lifetime. Prostitute side.

Qi Xiao was lucky, and happened to meet two geisha who had returned from a trip, and this geisha named Guangzi seemed to want to bring him back to the art hall.

It's just that Qi Xiao is more concerned about where Saiwei is now than a geisha.

He had to find a way to leave Photon and find Sewi.

"Recently, the business has been really sluggish. Even a gentle person like Mama Sang has lost her temper. Alas, it's rare to let us out for a while, and we have to go back again."

Mitsuko was complaining to China in a low voice, "Speaking of which, ever since Natsukawa-kun went to paint the portraits of the geisha in Konishi's house, customers have flocked there. I really don't know what's the meaning of that oil painting. It's not as good as our Ukiyo-e. , What do those guests think..."

Her tone was resentful, and she didn't notice that the ears of the cat in her arms moved.

Mr. Xia Chuan?

Zhi Nai patted Guangzi's shoulder and said, "How can you judge the guests? Besides, those are arts, how can you understand them?"

Longing appeared in her eyes, "But if Xia Chuan-jun can draw a picture for me, it will be worth dying for."

Upon hearing this, Guangzi frowned, punched Zhinai with his fist, and said angrily, "You are talking nonsense about death, it's really unlucky!"

Zhi Nai was still smiling after being beaten by her, and supported Guang Zi's back to comfort her, and said, "Okay, I'm just saying casually, why are you angry. But I'm afraid I won't have the chance to meet someone like Xia Chuan-kun." Yes, only a beauty like Miss Sakura can be included in his paintings."

Guangzi's face was sullen, and he said, "What's the big deal? How can our Lizi be inferior to her? If mother Sangyi holds Lizi in the same way as Xiaoxi's family holds cherry blossoms, why not be famous?"

The Tama house where Mitsuko and China are located is an art gallery on Hanami Koji Road, and the Reiko in their mouth is the oiran of the Tama family; the Konishi house is another art gallery, which is also the largest and has the largest number of geisha here. Art Museum, and Miss Sakura, who is the oiran of the Konishi family, is well-known throughout Kyoto.

But Zhinai shook her head and said, "We have a good appearance at Ma's house, how can we compare with others' Xiaoxi's.... Well, that's it, I heard that Mr. Xia Chuan is also a guest at Xiaoxi's today."

She pointed at a tall townhouse not far away with her plain hand. There were two red lanterns hanging in front of the townhouse, with the words "Xiaoxi" written in black ink on them. When a guest enters or leaves the door, he will bow respectfully and say, "Thank you very much for your visit."

Photon rolled his eyes, "Huh, pretentious, if you have the spare money to hire a doorman, it would be better... ouch!"

She was about to sarcastically say a few more words about Xiaoxi's family, but suddenly felt her arms lighten, and the cat that was in her arms broke away from her and jumped to the ground, and ran towards Xiaoxi's house without looking back.

Photon's lips trembled with anger: "It's amazing, even the cats like to go to Xiaoxi's house! What's the matter, don't they even smell the shit there!"

She stomped her feet hard, pulled Zhi Nai up, turned around and left.

This bad cat shouldn't have been saved just now, it deserved to be beaten to death!

Qi Xiao really didn't have the idea of ​​liking Xiaoxi's house and disliking Tama's house, the reason why he ran to Xiaoxi's house was purely because he heard the conversation between Mitsuko and China.

The Xia Chuan-jun they mentioned, the Xia Chuan-jun who can paint oil paintings, is probably Xia Chuan Qingquan without a doubt.Because according to historical research, Natsukawa Kiyoizumi was obsessed with oil painting before coming to Japan, and his later making pottery was just a hobby, and the real way to make money for his livelihood was actually painting.

After all, in the Edo period, a piece of pottery was far less valuable than an oil painting. Who said that it was something passed down by foreigners.

It's a pity that people in this era never imagined that hundreds of years later, hundreds of oil paintings may not be worth a piece of pottery made by famous masters.

Of course, there is a second reason that attracts Qi Xiao to Xiaoxi's house, and that is the oiran lady named Sakura.

Although Sakura is not an uncommon name in Japan, Qi Xiao has a premonition that the lady Sakura who was passed down in later generations may be inextricably linked with the oiran Miss Sakura.

When he ran to the door of Xiaoxi's house, he happened to meet a guest leaving. The doorman bowed his head and didn't see him for a moment, so he rushed in when the wooden door was opened.

"Huh? What is it!"

The guest drank a lot of wine, his cheeks were flushed, he felt something flashed under his feet, but when he looked down, there was nothing.He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was dazzled, so he leaned on the wall and swayed away.

It's just that although the first door is easy to enter, the back door is not so easy to enter.

Qi Xiao originally thought it would be good to enter the gate, but unexpectedly there were two guards dressed as warriors standing inside the gate, both of them were burly, with long knives on their waists, one of them saw Qi Xiao with sharp eyes and blocked his way.

After all, it is an art museum, and there are all kinds of people coming and going, so there must be a few guards on hand, first to prevent people from sneaking in, and second, to ensure the safety of geisha and other guests in case of any disputes.

After all, there have been many wars caused by beauties since ancient times.

Who knew that today they would come here to chase cats...

"Go, get out, this is not where you came from." The guard frowned, stretched out his scabbard and waved it in front of Qi Xiao, trying to drive him away.

Qi Xiaochao took a step back, squatting and sitting still.

If he is kicked out now, it will be even more difficult for him to come back in.

"Hey! Why don't you go!"

The guard was annoyed, and he was about to scare Qi Xiao with his long knife, when he suddenly heard a voice behind him: "Stop."

The voice is melodious and melodious, just like the singing of a yellow oriole, which is pleasant to the ear.

The guard was stunned for a moment, immediately put away the knife, stood respectfully to the side, and bowed respectfully with the other guard: "Miss Sakura."

Qi Xiao raised his eyebrows,... although he couldn't tell from a cat's face.

Cherry blossoms are here?

The next moment, I saw a slim woman in a gorgeous crimson kimono approaching, with an elegant and dignified demeanor.The hairpin tassels inserted obliquely on her head swayed gently with her steps, her eyes were bright and her teeth were bright, her brows were full, like the delicate pink cherry blossoms in March, her frown and smile were full of amorous feelings.

Really a natural beauty.

It's no wonder that Zhinai just said that, except for the cherry blossoms, no one deserves to be included in Xiachuan Qingquan's paintings.

Although I am a little sorry for Mitsuko, but the geisha of the Tama family and the cherry blossoms are really incomparable.

Not to mention the appearance, the temperament alone is so much worse.

Sakura glanced at the two guards lightly, and said coldly: "Don't look at the door, bullying a cat is nothing."

As she said that, she turned sideways and gave way to the man standing behind her, with a smile on her face again, and said softly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qingquan, I made you laugh."

Her tone was friendly, her eyebrows and eyes were affectionate, Qi Xiao was thinking about how he would sneak in to find Sai Wei, when he heard Sakura calling his name, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the person behind her.

Okay, blue eyes, high nose bridge, deep and three-dimensional facial features, and a navy blue kimono that makes his complexion white, who is this person if he is not Saiwei?

The only difference is that Sewe's blond hair, which just reached his shoulders, is now waist-length, tied behind him with a ribbon.

He was looking at the cherry blossoms at the moment, with just the right smile on his face, neither too close nor alienated.

After staring at those beautiful blue eyes for three seconds, Sakura couldn't help but look away first, her cheeks flushed slightly.She made a gesture of invitation and said, "Mr. Qingquan, I will see you off."

As she spoke, she stepped forward to open the wooden door herself, clasped her hands, lowered her head slightly, and stood by the door to wait.

"Miss Sakura, you're welcome." Sai Wei nodded, and was about to go out, but suddenly heard a loud sound——

"Meow!"