I Was a Swordsman in Ancient Japan

Chapter 370 of the main text: The Wind Chime from "Rashomon Riverbank" [5000 words]

Guasheng, who went out a few steps late for Ogata, went out of the room and rushed to Ogata's side at a faster pace than Ogata, and then asked Ogata in a stupefied tone:

"Mashima-kun, do you still speak Chinese?"

"In the temple room where I used to study, the teacher in charge of teaching can speak Chinese." Ogata said, "I learned Chinese from this teacher of mine."

The lie that Ogata made up casually is impeccable.

After all, this reason sounds very reasonable, and no one can verify its authenticity.

After listening to Ogata's casually composing reasons why he couldn't pick out any problems at first, Guasheng nodded seriously:

"That's amazing... Mashima-kun, you have the skill of'speaking Chinese', so you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. In the future, you will open a private school specializing in teaching Chinese in some large cities and towns, and you will come to study. There must be an endless stream."

Gua Sheng's words are correct.

With the skill of "speaking Chinese", it is indeed very easy to find a way out in this era.

Because Sinology, headed by "Zhu Zixue", is the absolute mainstream of the academic world of this era, there will definitely be people who have a lot of academic pursuits or simply want to be arty and want to learn Chinese.

So just as Guasheng said, if Ogata will set up private schools specializing in Chinese language teaching in large towns such as Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka in the future, there is no need to worry that there will be no customers.

With the skill of "speaking Chinese" in hand, you can even apply for an interpreter from the shogunate.

Although Japan adopted a "state lockdown order" during the Edo period, it still maintained a normal diplomatic state with China, North Korea, and the Netherlands.

In order to maintain normal diplomacy with these three countries, the shogunate has always cultivated or recruited talents who can speak these three languages.

So if you can speak Chinese and apply for an interpreter at the shogunate, the shogunate will definitely welcome you.

After hearing these words from Guasheng, Ogata smiled:

"Is there a private school to teach Chinese in Ayutthaya... It's a good idea, but it's a pity that I'm not interested in teaching."

Apart from small talk, the two left the room in tandem.

The air with a faint powdery smell came toward the two again.

After walking all the way to a place far away from the house, Gua Sheng slowly stopped, arms akimbo, and after taking a deep breath of the fresh outdoor air, he showed a big smile:

"It's so comfortable!"

After that, Guasheng raised his hand and patted Ogata on the back.

However, because Guasheng's height is almost 30cm shorter than Ogata's height, Guasheng has to raise his hands slightly before touching Ogata's back.

"Majima-kun, did you see that guy Takikawa's expression just now after hearing you recite the "Analects" in Chinese?"

After raising his hand to pat the back of Ogata, Guasheng continued.

"After seeing a ronin who I didn't look down upon, who had only studied in Temple House for a few years, was able to recite the Analects so proficiently in Chinese, his eyeballs almost fell out of his eye sockets."

"It's a pity that I can't paint."

"If I can paint, otherwise I must paint the vivid expression of Takikawa just now."

"Also, Majima-kun, I don't know if you noticed it just now. When Takikawa was talking about that long story just now, his eyes were always looking at Tai Fu Feng Chime."

"I really didn't find it." Ogata answered at this time.

Ogata just listened to Takigawa's "High Theory", and didn't pay attention to or didn't want to notice where Takigawa's eyes were looking.

"I see what he looks like, I know what he is thinking-he wants to be praised by the wind chime."

The corners of Gua Sheng's mouth evoked a sneer arc.

"That guy has enough perseverance. She has shown that she has no interest in Takikawa on countless occasions both in the open and in the dark. Takikawa still keeps trying to approach her."

"Fortunately, the Taifu never looked at Takikawa straight from beginning to end."

After saying this big talk in one breath, Gua grew out of a big breath, revealing a refreshing look.

After Guasheng's voice fell, Okinawa smiled bitterly and said softly:

"Miss Guasheng, I now have a very deep understanding of why you said that Takikawa is a very annoying guy before. In the eyes of someone from a samurai like me, that person is indeed quite annoying."

In the extremely brief contact with Takikawa just now, the most profound impression that Takikawa brought to Ogata was arrogance, and there was always a sense of loftyness in his words.

When Takikawa talked about his so-called "political propositions," he always carried the breath of "from the top down, overlooking others" in his speech.

With an attitude of "human beings", I would like to point out what "people" like Ogata should do to get rid of poverty.

"I'm the daughter of an ordinary samurai." After hearing Ogata's emotion, Guasheng also smiled bitterly, and then slowly said, "So for Takikawa's arrogant attitude and that kind of opinion, I also I can't bear it very much."

"However, as far as I know-there seem to be quite a few people who are positive about Takikawa's claims."

"And those who think that Takikawa's claims are correct are basically senior samurai like Takimoto, who came from Kimoto or the family."

Gu Sheng, with a look of distress on his face, raised his hand and scratched his hair as his expression became serious.

"Everyone is the same samurai, but their thoughts are completely different..."

"Everyone who is the same samurai has completely different thoughts...I really don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing."

After sending out this little emotion, Gua Sheng sighed lightly.

"Forget it, stop talking about this."

A nice smile reappeared on Guasheng's face.

"Let's go, Mashima-kun, I will take you to continue to familiarize yourself with Yoshihara's layout. We still have quite a few places to go."

"Yeah." Ogata, who also didn't want to stay on this topic any longer, smiled and nodded, "Let's go."

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The total area of ​​Yoshihara is about 20,000 square meters.

One pyeong in the Edo period is about 3.31 square meters in modern times.

In other words, the total area of ​​Yoshihara is about 66,200 square meters.

It's not too big, but it's not too small if it's small.

Although Guasheng had said before that she wanted to take Ogata around Yoshihara before eating lunch, this kind of thing was still too reluctant.

After Guasheng took Ogata to complete Yoshihara, it was almost 16 o'clock in the afternoon.

It is autumn now, it is getting dark fast, and it is almost dark at this time.

Since it was almost dark, Guasheng simply invited Ogata to sit with her and take a rest at the Shirobei Club.

Rest for one or two hours. After dark, Okinawa can officially start his first day of work in Yoshiwara.

It was almost dark before returning to the hotel where he was staying at this time.

Therefore, Ogata readily agreed to Guasheng's proposal.

According to Guasheng, Shiro Bingwei had many rooms specially used for rest of their officials.

Guasheng led Ogata back to the Shirobei Club, located next to the gate of Yoshihara.

After taking Ogata to the door of an empty rest room, Guasheng turned her head and said to Ogata:

"After you rest in the room for a while, I'll get something for you, and I'll be back."

"Get something for me?" Ogata wondered. "What?"

"You'll know this later. You can go to the room and rest. I'll be back soon."

After that, Guasheng turned and walked quickly away from Ogata's field of vision.

After watching Guasheng leave, Ogata slowly opened the sliding door of the room.

This room dedicated to the rest of the club’s officials is fairly spacious, as large as 8 tatami mats, and a room for temporary rest is quite adequate.

I just don't know if all the rest rooms are so big.

Because it is a room dedicated to the staff of the clubhouse to rest, naturally there is not much furniture in the room.

The whole room can be described as empty, with only a few cushions and thin quilts piled up in the corners that are neither clean nor dirty.

This cushion and thin quilt must be used by the officials of the clubhouse when they take a nap in this room.

Guasheng didn't let Ogata wait too long.

Not long after Ogata entered the room and sat down on the tatami mats, Gusheng came back.

Compared to before leaving, Guasheng had one more thing in his hand-a dark blue Haori.

"This is for you." Guasheng handed the Haori in his hand to Ogata. "When it gets dark and starts working, you will put on this Haori."

After Ogata took the Haori and shook it away, he suddenly discovered that this Haori was the work clothes of the Shiro Soldiers Club—the two Chinese characters "club" were painted on each side of the placket, and the back was Haori painted with a big "door" character.

"Do you have to wear this?" Ogata shook the Haori in his hand.

Ogata prefers the light green haori with a hearty color.

For the dark blue Haori in his hand... To be honest, Ogata didn't have much desire to put it on his body.

"Of course." Guasheng nodded and sat down across from Ogata with no image. "If you don't wear this, how do the others in Yoshihara know that you are an official in the club?"

"Occasionally we have to go outside Yoshihara to hunt down those who committed crimes in Yoshihara, but then absconded outside Yoshihara."

"When you leave Yoshihara, remember to wear this Haori in reverse."

Guasheng took back the Haori from Ogata's hand, and then turned the Haori back. The lining of Haori became the outer skin, and the outer skin became the lining.

After turning this haori, because the original outer skin was used as a lining, the words "clubhouse" and "door" originally painted on the front and back of the shirt were completely invisible and turned into an ordinary solid color. Line Haori.

"This can be regarded as one of the rules of our club. When going to work outside Yoshihara, we have to wear Haori in reverse. The specific reasons for this rule are not clear to me."

"But I guess it's to cover people's eyes. I won't cause the citizens to have unreasonable reveries after seeing the officials wearing the special Haori of the Shirobei Club walking through the streets of Edo."

"So it's like this..." Ogata nodded seriously, "No wonder the Haori on you was worn backwards when I first saw you at the sushi restaurant yesterday."

Yesterday at noon in the daytime, when I first met Gusheng at the sushi restaurant whose name had been forgotten, Okinawa noticed that the dark blue Haori on Gusheng was worn backwards.

Ogata was puzzled at the time, but now this question is finally solved.

After returning the Haori to Ogata again, Guasheng took off the wooden knife on her waist and placed it on the tatami mat aside, and asked Ogata in a playful tone:

"Majima-kun, how? After walking around Yoshihara, how do you feel?"

"I don't have any strong feelings." Ogata, who was sitting on his knees and sitting opposite me, scratched his hair. "If there is something impressive...the scene on the banks of the Rashomon River is as I imagined. The situation is much better..."

When I came to Yoshiwara for the first time with Ah Ding last night, Okinawa listened to Guasheng's introduction to Rashomon Riverbank.

According to Guasheng, that area is the most chaotic place in Yoshiwara. Most of the wandering girls who were unable to receive guests normally due to old age or sickness all fell to the banks of the Rashomon River.

Ogata originally thought that the area should be deserted, and there were not even a few intact houses.

But this afternoon, after strolling around on the banks of the Rashomon River, Ogata was surprised to find that the banks of the Rashomon River were not as dilapidated as he had imagined.

Although it is true that some houses are still dilapidated, they are not many.

Most of the houses look like they have just undergone renovations recently.

Not only the houses are like this, but the road on the banks of the Rashomon River also looks like it has undergone renovations only recently.

"Oh, this." Gua Sheng smiled, "Do you think the Rashomon Riverbank is not as dilapidated as you think?"

"Yeah." Ogata nodded. "Just looking at the state of the houses and roads, I can't tell that it is the most chaotic place in Yoshiwara."

"The reason why you feel this way is normal. The Rashomon Riverbank in the past is indeed the same as you originally imagined. There are not many houses that are still intact."

"The reason why I have become so much more beautiful now is all thanks to the presence of Mrs. Windchimes."

"Tao Fu Chime?" Ogata wondered.

"I seem to have forgotten to tell you." Gua Sheng said sternly, "The wind chime is from the banks of the Rashomon River."

"...Huh?" Ogata tilted his head.

"The wind chime is from the banks of the Rashomon River." Gua Sheng repeated what she had just said. "I know it sounds like a bit of a joke, but it's true. It's not a secret to our Yoshihara. Everyone knows that Tai Fu Feng Chime was born on the banks of the Rashomon River."

Ogata was already speechless in surprise.

Although the conditions of the houses and roads on the banks of the Rashomon River are much different from what Ogata had imagined, the mental outlook of the wandering girls living on the banks of the Rashomon River and the atmosphere in the air are quite different. It is not very different from Ogata's imagination.

There are no pedestrians on the banks of the Rashomon River. There are only a few pedestrians. According to Gua Sheng, they are all wandering girls who live on the banks of the Rashomon River.

These wandering girls or their faces are obviously old or sick.

When Guasheng and Ogata passed by them, they either turned a blind eye, or threw them at them, numb, or simply looked empty without any emotion.

The atmosphere in the air on the banks of the Rashomon River is also completely different from the atmosphere in other places.

To give a vivid metaphor...the air on the banks of the Rashomon River seems to be floating with a lot of ice, and you can't feel the vitality and breath of "human".

It is really difficult for Ogata to equate the glamorous wind chimes with places like the Rashomon River bank. "

"Although the wandering girls basically take the necessary anti-pregnancy measures when receiving guests, these anti-pregnancy measures are not absolutely effective."

Gu Sheng whispered.

"The wind chime is the child accidentally conceived by an old wandering girl who had to live on the banks of the Rashomon River."

"Such children are quite common in our Yoshihara."

"These children are either secretly abandoned by the travel girls or raised by responsible travel girls."

"The latter is luckily for Mr. Windchime."

"After accidentally becoming pregnant with the wind chime, the husband's mother did not knock the husband out, but gave birth to the husband and pulled the husband out."

"I don't know if I have told you-Oiran is all cultivated since childhood. Those who decide to be wanderers until their teens or twenties have nothing to become an Oiran in their entire life~www.wuxiahere .com~Those who are capable of the girls' house, when accepting girls, they will specially select those little girls who have the potential to be the oiran."

"Then cultivate these little girls who have the potential to be oiran from an early age."

"Only the kind of girl who has been cultivated since childhood can have the chance to become an oiran."

"When the wind chime was only a few years old, he showed a beauty far superior to other peers."

"The people who met the Umeya took the Taifu to the Umeya with the consent of the Taifu's mother and the Taifu himself, and trained him as a'future oiran.'"

"After living up to expectations and becoming a bald, fluttering new creation...After passing through many trials and finally becoming an oiran, Taifu Feng Chime has become the biggest cash cow in Meiwu now."

"Not only did she make a lot of money for Meiwu, she also made a huge amount of wealth to make samurai and merchants ashamed."

"But she spent almost all the money she earned last year."

"It is used to repair the banks of the Rashomon River."

"It is thanks to the wind chime that the appearance of the Rashomon River bank has been completely renewed."

*******

My physical condition has finally recovered to the 80% it used to be!

congratulations.

This time I was ill, and it can be regarded as a reminder for me.

The first wake-up: pay attention to the body, pay attention to diet.

The second wake-up: Pay attention to saving as much as possible.

It's a pity that these two things are more difficult for me as a part-time novelist...

Finally, thank you very much for your concern over the past few days.

It may be thanks to everyone's concern and blessing that I can recover so quickly.

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