spooky love

I found Tosa Fritillaria (Note 60), although there are many in the countryside, but this is the first time I saw it in Mt. Quando. "

"What? Where?"

He took Ryoichiro to the grass, but saw the mulberry leaves just under the pale yellow-green flowers of Tosa Fritillaria with purple lines.

"Hey, Ah Sang, you go away."

Ryoichiro made a "shhhhhhh" sound and waved away.For some reason, even the mulberry leaves turned into cat shapes for today's flower viewing and followed.Since the injury, Sang Ye said that turning into a cat form "wouldn't be boring", so she often dangles in the cat's posture and rarely returns to Dema's hands.

Mulberry leaves grinned with a cat face, and ate the lovely lily-like flowers of Tosa Fritillaria in one bite.

"You, you bastard!"

Seeing Ryoichiro raised his right hand, Sangha waved his tail as if mocking him and ran away.Ryoichiro ran after him with a flushed face.What Kuwanha said "wouldn't be boring" probably meant playing tricks on Ryoichiro, right?Although it looks frightening, Ryoichiro is not a person who will hold grudges. Although he complains about things, he still seems to love Mulberry leaves.

The group of people kept going around to other places on the way, and finally arrived under the dwarf cherry tree around noon.

"It's beautiful! It's worth the walk."

Qian Zhi put her hand on her forehead, as if to block the sun, and smiled sweetly.This is a hill, and about ten dwarf cherry trees are planted on it.The flowers are in full bloom and are about to wither, and the petals will fall one after another when the wind blows.They unrolled a large towel on a flat place, and the four of them sat on it to enjoy the flowers.Mulberry, who was chased by Ryoichiro and disappeared before, suddenly appeared and approached Chie with a "meow".

"Isn't this Xiaosang from the teacher's house? Are you here?"

When Qianzhi touched her, Mulberry leaf made a gurgling sound from her throat.You can't wrestle with the cat in front of Chie... Ryoichiro can only clenched his mouth angrily.Sang Ye seemed to think that making Ryo Ichiro angry and not reconciled was really fun, and his mischievous smile sometimes turned back into a ghostly face, forcing Dema to smack his tongue in a hurry to remind him to pay attention.

Ryoichiro was so angry that he lay on his back on the towel, turned over and put his head on Dema's lap, closing his eyes.Even though he was already living a Western-style life wearing leather shoes on the wooden floor, Ryoichiro would still say, "Your thigh is a good pillow", and often asked Dema to lend him a pillow on the bed.

But now it's not just the two of them alone, it's weird for a man to be on a man's lap.Of course, both Qianzhi and Hara looked at them with uncontrollable expressions.Now, both of them understand that although Dema is a man, he is like a wife to Ryoichiro, so Dema has no choice, but he feels a little bit resentful that his master does not know how to restrain himself in front of others.

"Miss Qianzhi, there is a beautiful river not far from here. There is a plant called watercress (Note 61) that is blooming white flowers. It is very beautiful. Do you want to go and see it?"

Yuan invited Qianzhi to leave, but the two walked to the river and disappeared, maybe they were showing consideration for them.Seriously, Damon is grateful for that.

Even though the two were nowhere to be seen, Ryoichiro didn't open his eyes, didn't move, and seemed to be sleeping.The flower shadow fell on Ryoichiro's face, and the spring breeze blew his slightly long hair, swaying slowly.Birds chirping in the distance, this is a peaceful time when time seems to stand still.

The pale peach-colored petals fell on Liang Yilang's cheeks like butterflies. He originally planned to pick them up quietly, but the master opened his eyes all of a sudden.

"Sorry, did I wake you up?"

"It doesn't matter, because I didn't sleep."

Ryoichiro got up slowly, hugged Dema's shoulders, and brought his face close to his neck.

"No, Master Ryoichiro, if the two of them come back..."

He clearly said no, but the other party still sucked his neck.De Ma's face was naturally dyed bright red.

"Even if I'm seen, I don't care."

Ryoichiro grinned.

"Because Hara seems to want to be alone with Chieda-san, and I want to be alone with you too."

Their fingers were tightly intertwined, and they touched and kissed each other repeatedly for a long time, and they almost didn't take off their clothes.In between the kisses, Ryoichiro's stomach rumbled.

"I'm so hungry. The two of them have been away for a long time. Could it be that they met in the grass?"

No matter how you say it... As he was talking, De Ma was also concerned that the two hadn't returned.

"It's bearable to be hungry, but thirsty."

The water in the water bottle was used up during the journey.Although hesitant, Dema and Ryoichiro walked down to the small river, and came to the path where the thistle (Note 62) was in full bloom. On the edge of the flowing small river, they saw their backs sitting side by side.The white watercress blooming by the water is swaying in the wind.

"I am very grateful to Mr. Yuan for his kindness, saying that he likes an elderly person like me."

He was about to call out, but gave up again.Ryoichiro who was walking next door also stopped.

"Miss Chieda is not old enough."

Chie laughed with a raised "Ahaha" voice.

"I'm already thirty, and I'm a standard middle-aged woman. Mr. Hara is 21 years old, right? Go find a nice younger girl."

"I want Miss Chieda."

Hara's voice was stubborn.

"Really? Thank you. But old women can be annoying at once. I'm not saying Mr. Hara will be like that, but because men are generally such creatures."

"I won't bother."

Chihiro was silent for a while.

"That's right, Mister Hara might be a good husband, but I can't."

"What does Chie-san think of me? You don't like a man who is nine years younger than me, do you?"

Yuan asked desperately.It's really not good to drink water in this atmosphere, and it's not suitable to ask them if they want to eat bento.

"Mr. Hara, until three years ago, I was still working as a prostitute in Yoshihara."

Hara, who had been talking so far, suddenly fell silent, and Ryoichiro also half-opened his mouth in shock.Regarding Chie's background, Dema didn't even mention Ryoichiro.

"Although there is an old Dana who redeemed me, but this Dana passed away two years ago. He is already an old man full of children and grandchildren. There is no way to do this."

"Do you still like that Dana?"

"The relationship between me and that person is not so much a relationship between a man and a woman, but more like a father and daughter. The rich and reclusive old man wants to find someone to take care of him, and I am about to leave that line of work and quit. They are just right for each other."

Chie stood up and approached the water.

"Ah, there are red bamboos (note 63) here. In our hometown, the old people said that red bamboo leaves would turn into char (note 64) if they fell into the river. Is that true?"

Qianzhi looked at the river and said to him.

"...Sasa will not turn into char."

Hara stood up quickly.

"I don't care about Ms. Chie's past. In this civilized age, it is meaningless to criticize the past. When I get older, after 40 years, my face is wrinkled and I can't tell who is who. gone."

Hara clasped his hands tightly.I don't know if it was because of emotion, his shoulders shrugged passionately.

"Miss Chie, what do you think of me?"

"I think you are a gentle young master."

"Don't you see me as a man?"

Dema gently tugged on Ryoichiro's shirt, secretly asking him to go back under the cherry tree.When the two were about to turn around——

"I think you are a good man. But even if I am ten years younger, even if I like Mr. Hara, I will not marry you."

"Isn't this weird? If you like me, why..."

Qianzhi threw the pebbles at her feet into the river with a "crash".

"My body cannot bear children."

Chie whispered shortly, and the fine hair on the hairline at the back of Shimada's neck was blown by the gentle wind.

"There are also many couples without children."

"Being a husband and wife knowingly is different from being married without knowing it. When I was young, some men who were in love with me said: It doesn't matter if I don't have children. It's not like they abandoned me one by one. The one who redeemed me Once there are many grandchildren there, I don’t want to see the baby’s face anymore, and I am also happy and relaxed.”

"Isn't that cowardly?"

Yuan actually spoke in such a tone.

"From the very beginning, I said no, no, I can't do anything. I'm not afraid of anything anymore. I knew it in the past, and I understand it now."

"Mr. Hara, I'm a greedy woman. For a man who says he likes me, if he doesn't like everything about me, I won't quit. Mr. Yuan thinks it's okay now, but in the future, he can completely stop wanting to have children Thoughts?"

Chie said with a firm and clear voice.

"Two years later, five years... ten years later, if Mr. Yuan had the idea of ​​wanting a child, even just once, I would not be able to bear it. I am such a greedy, narrow-minded woman."

Yuan couldn't say anything.That's right, Hara wasn't dishonest enough to say "That's not the case", nor was she strong enough to say "That can't be helped".

He could only hear the gurgling sound of the river, and Dema subconsciously tightened his grip on Ryoichiro's shirt.

Ryoichiro suddenly took Tokuma's hand, kicked the surrounding grass and walked, and said loudly, "Ah, I'm so hungry."Chie Yohara turned around in shock.

"Are you here? It's time for lunch, right? I'm hungry."

Ryoichiro didn't even look at the two of them, and drank water by the small river to wash his hands.

"Speaking of which, I'm hungry too, come on, Mr. Yuan?"

Chie stood up and pressed her stomach, and Hara replied stiffly, "Mmm."Then, the four of them went back under the cherry tree and enjoyed rice balls made by Chie, omelets, and sweet and salty boiled kelp.At this time, Mulberry Ye appeared out of nowhere again, making a noise.