golden age

"Ah, Taocheng, it's really rare not to be tempted by food." I looked at Taocheng who was still in place.Now all that's left are me, Wakami, Taocheng, Ryoma, and Fuji.

"Because I've eaten a lot just now." Long Ma complained very shamelessly.

"No wonder. Then where are we going?" I looked around, and the area seemed to be selling food.

"Jin Zheng, let me test you, what are the things that must be done in the festival?"

"what?"

"It's fishing for goldfish! When you come to the festival, you have to catch goldfish."

"Oh? That's it. Well, let's go." So a group of five people started looking for a goldfish fishing stall.

It appears that fishing for goldfish is a very popular activity.When we got to the booth, it was already packed with a bunch of people.

"My God, there are so many people." I hesitated.

"It's like this, let's go." Ruomi dragged me through the crowd, and I actually squeezed to the front.

Goldfish of various colors in the washbasin swim leisurely, as if not worried about their own fate at all.The noisy crowd around them didn't seem to affect them at all.

"Haha, I must show my skills today. I am the king of Qingxue's goldfish fishing." Taocheng was already eager to try.

"Senior A Tao, that's what you named yourself."

"Echizen, don't you believe me? Do you want to compare?"

"No, I haven't fished it yet."

"Just say you're afraid and that's it."

"I didn't." Longma and Taocheng met again.

"Echizen, you don't have to be afraid of him. I'll be in your team. Since you are so good, Taocheng, let's be alone. Let's compete, how about it?" Ruomi seemed to be in high spirits.

"Okay." So it was settled.

Fuji and I stood on the sidelines.

Ryoma doesn't seem to be very experienced. He fished for a long time without success, and was splashed all over by the goldfish.

It seems that Taocheng really has two tricks, and has already picked up two, but there is no movement on Ruomi's side.

"Hey, if I win, Echizen, the hamburger meal will be forfeited. And you want to treat me to a hamburger." Seeing that the situation was going well, Taocheng took the opportunity to make a request.

"Taocheng, it's too early for you to speak now. What if Echizen and I win?"

"That's right, Senior A Tao, you are not up to the standard yet."

"You two are still stubborn. Let's see how I beat you."

"We'll wait until we win. If we win, you'll treat us both to hamburgers."

"I'll invite you for a week, Senior A Tao."

"Okay, that's it."

"Senior, Jin Zheng, you guys have to be a witness. He is not allowed to play tricks then."

With that said, the three started a new round of struggle.

"Ah, that's great." Ruomi finally succeeded once.There is still no movement on Longma's side, and Taocheng seems to have made no further progress.

"Xiyuan Temple thinks, which side will win?"

"Shall we make a bet too? Senior Fuji?"

"That's not necessary. You owe me a meal already."

"I remember, I remember, I won't let it go."

"Hey, why don't you try it?"

"I think so too, but seeing how they look, how can they squeeze in again?"

"There is another one next to it, how about it, do you want to go?"

"Okay."

Fuji and I squeezed out of the crowd on this side, and started to squeeze out of the crowd on the other side.

It took a lot of effort, and finally squeezed in again.During the period, I was almost pushed by someone, but fortunately, Buer supported me in time.

"Thank you."

"It's nothing."

In the middle of the crowd, the distance between me and him was so close, there seemed to be no distance in the middle, and I could feel the breathing and heartbeat of the other party.

Buer's perennial smile was suddenly magnified in front of my eyes, and he looked even more handsome at close range.Under the night sky, his chestnut hair just matched the light, very warm, and his ice blue eyes were full of smiles.I looked at my own shadow in his eyes, so clear and bright.

It is estimated that my level of fishing for goldfish is about the same as that of Ryoma.But since this is a must-do project, I am not afraid of making a fool of myself, and the people around me seem to be no better.

Looking at the performance of Ruomi and the others just now, I also summed up some theories.I thought to myself that I should slowly put the paper net for fishing goldfish into the water, wait for the goldfish to swim to it, and then pick it up.It turned out that the goldfish was much faster than me, and the net was torn from being in the water for too long.

Theory is always improved in practice.

So, I changed a method.Decided to win with speed, precision and ruthlessness.

But those goldfish seemed to know my mind, and they swam away quickly as soon as I moved.

"I didn't expect it to be so difficult to catch a goldfish." I looked at the fish swimming happily in the basin, and I couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

"Yes. I haven't caught it a few times." As he said that, Bu Er also took the net and stretched it into the basin, but returned in vain.

Try again and continue.

"Ah." I was also splashed with water on my face by a goldfish, and I was about to pick it up, but it stiffened and jumped back, disturbing the water in the basin.

"What a pity."

"Senior Fuji, how many times have you fished before you succeeded?"

"There must be hundreds of times."

"Huh? Then I don't want to get it today."

"It doesn't matter, anyway, there are many similar festivals throughout the summer."

"Participating in festivals in summer seems to be a must."

"Yes. Xiyuan Temple doesn't seem to be very involved."

"I only participated in a few times in Kyoto. I haven't participated in it once since I came to Tokyo. Besides, it's all happened when I was a child." Generally speaking, people from the Xiyuanji family don't participate in common people's activities like festivals.Jinzheng was only taken to participate once or twice when he was very young, and he was watched closely.Didn't leave any particular impression either.

"So, how is today's festival? Did you have fun?"

"Well, I'm very happy. It's been a long time since I played like this. There are so many people playing together." I miss the old days, my friends and classmates in another world, and the time when we ate, drank and had fun together.We who know nothing, we who only know how to play.

However, it is not bad to come to this world.It's actually possible to know them who originally only existed in the story, and get along like friends.It is another gift from God.

"As for me, I never thought that one day I could come to the festival with Fuji-senior and you, and have such a good time." I smiled and looked at him, really, I am actually with Fuji-shousuke now It was amazing to fish for goldfish together.

"I'm also very honored to be able to fish for goldfish with Miss Xiyuansi." Then, Bu Er raised the net in his hand, "Shall we continue?"

"Okay."

In the end, Fuji and I still got nothing.But, it seems to be happier than catching goldfish.

"Hey, is it the game of fishing for goldfish? It's not for us to catch a few goldfish. It's for us to have fun, right." Fuji and I had mixed sweat and goldfish splashes on our faces. to the water.

"Well, it looks like it is. These goldfish are really smart enough."

"I think it's because the goldfish know that the people who catch them are very cunning, so they have to be smarter and don't let themselves be caught." I was a little surprised, but Fuer didn't catch a single goldfish, he is not clumsy man.

"Are you talking about yourself?"

"Yes, yes, they are talking about me. But fortunately, they are smart enough, otherwise they would have been caught by me, and they would have ended badly."

"Why do you say that?"

"I, I have raised countless goldfish since I was a child. Not to mention those rabbits, squirrels, etc. Later I swore that I would never raise animals again, otherwise it would be too sinful. I will be reincarnated as a goldfish in my next life. .” Now that I think about it, I still feel a little guilty, and I can also say that I am an animal killer.Obviously, they have never been abused, but they just can't be kept for long.In other words, my heart is hurt a lot because of them.

"I didn't expect you to be the natural enemy of small animals." Fuji looked at me, obviously shocked by my bad deeds.

"Then didn't I know I was wrong? Didn't you raise anything to death, senior?"

"No." Fuji said with a frank face.

"I do not believe."

"Really, I'm afraid of being reincarnated as goldfish in the future, so I always catch them and put them back."

"What about other animals? You haven't raised them before, have you?"

"Well, I haven't raised it. The only thing I have raised is the cactus. I don't think ordinary people can raise the cactus to death."

"...There are still some." I muttered, "Ah, of course it's not me. I wouldn't do such a crime. But I have seen a cactus that can kill it."

"Then let her be reincarnated as a cactus in her next life."

"Being a cactus is better than being a goldfish. If you reincarnated as a cactus and the owner is the best senior, I believe many girls will be very willing and enthusiastically sign up."

"Really? But I wonder if anyone has the courage to be the goldfish raised by Xiyuan Temple?" Fuji laughed badly

"Ah, you are too much! If I knew it, I wouldn't have told you." I gave Fuji a look.

"It's time for us to visit Taocheng and the others."

"Yeah, I almost forgot about that."

However, the shadows of the three of them could no longer be seen at another stall.

"It's a pity, I really want to know how the result of their competition will be." If Taocheng really wins, I'm afraid Ruomi and Longma's pockets will suffer.The two of them tied together can't meet Taocheng's appetite.

"Just ask when we meet later."

"I'm really worried about Ruomi. Her food intake in a week is probably enough for Taocheng to eat for a day. But fortunately, she is tied with Ryoma, so it won't be too miserable."

"Hey, Xiyuan Temple, who's paying attention this time, come to the festival?"

"Why do you ask that? It's Taocheng's idea."

"That's it, sure enough." Buer thought thoughtfully.

"As expected? As expected what?"

"It's nothing."

"It's not nothing. You've said that, there must be something to follow."

"Then, when you invite me to eat, I'll tell you when."

"Senior Fuji! How can you be so tempting!" I glanced at him angrily, and my curiosity came up.Why did he ask this question for no reason?

Fuji and I followed the crowd through the noisy street.A dazzling array of products flashed before my eyes, and all kinds of laughter passed by my ears.Girls in beautiful yukatas and clogs passed us in groups, making a series of crisp laughter, and two of them would look back at me and Fuji.The lovers held hands and whispered sweet words, and the whole family, old and young, talked about their family's troubles.

What a holiday.

Jin Zheng, you have never experienced it before, have you?Those who know each other and those who don't know each other, come together simply because they want to find happiness together.There is no need for any reason, just participating in the festival in summer is a matter of course in life.

The author has something to say: It’s time for a holiday, let’s spread flowers~