Wakasa, Kohama Port.
As a well-known seaport near the Kinai region, it is a place where caravans from all over the world gather, and commerce is extremely prosperous. The Wakasa Takeda family was able to stand in the Kinai region for hundreds of years with only a mere 100,000 koku of Wakasa territory, and it was precisely because of the trade income of Obama Port.
There are many wine shops in Obama Port Town.
Although the RB Islands are not big, the fleets that come here are all sailors who have been offshore for several days or even half a month. After arriving at Obama Port, they naturally want to have a nice drink to comfort themselves from the boring sailing life. .
It is precisely because of this demand that there are so many wine shops in Obama Port Town.
There are luxury wine houses specially set up for wealthy businessmen, similar to Omi Tsuruya, a one-stop service for drinking and "entertainment". After all, in addition to the need to drink, people who have been on the ship for so long still have physiological needs.
In the words of later generations, Obama Minato is the famous red light district in this place!
Of course, there are also ordinary wine houses set up for ordinary businessmen, and a bottle of wine only costs more than ten cents.
In a large wine shop in Minato Town, Yamaoka Inuhachiro was sitting in a corner with a melancholy look on his face.
Wearing relatively new clothes, he looked melancholy. If it weren't for the ribs slung around his waist, the large number of women in the wine house would have gathered around him.
"Inuhachiro, I heard that you are working for the Kyogoku family recently?"
Another man sitting with Inuhachiro Yamaoka saw that Inuhachiro Yamaoka looked distracted, so he asked.
Yamaoka Inuhachiro boredly picked up the wine on the table and took a sip, then nodded, "Yes, I joined the Kyogoku family."
Seeing Yamaoka Inuhachiro nodded, the man suddenly looked at Yamaoka Inuhachiro with an envious expression and said: "The Kyogoku family is a famous samurai family, and it has been in the limelight recently. In the Kinai area, except for the Hosokawa family and the Rokkaku family, I am afraid that The Kyogoku family has the highest reputation.”
"You are so lucky to be able to serve the Kyogoku family, Inuhachiro!"
"What!" After hearing the man's words, Yamaoka Inuhachiro shook his head like a rattle, "You only know one but not the other!"
"Remember me, Inuhachiro Yamaoka, the best among ninjas. Who in the Kinai area doesn't know that I, Inuhachirou, am an unparalleled ninja?"
"I was forced to join the Kyogoku family at the beginning, but my lord treated me sincerely! It's just that I originally thought that I would do great things under the Kyogoku family, but in the end I just followed my lord everywhere."
"Alas, I, Yamaoka Inuhachiro, have become a personal nickname!" As he said this, Yamaoka Inuhachiro drank the wine in one gulp with a wry smile.
The man patted Inuhachiro Yamaoka on the shoulder, and then said with relief: "That must be because the Kyogoku family has not yet discovered your strengths, Inuhachiro, so your skills have not yet been put to use!"
"But don't lose heart, there will be a day!"
Yamaoka Inuhachiro waved his hand, "Okay, don't say such nice things!"
"If you want to join the Kyogoku family, I can help you!"
The man was delighted when he heard this and asked eagerly: "Is this true?"
"snort!"
"Although I, Inuhachirou, am only a ninja from the Kyogoku family, it is not difficult to say something in front of my lord!"
"Inuhachiro is really loyal. I invited Kuranosuke to drink today!" Abe Kuranosuke said with a smile.
However, when he said this, Abe Kuranosuke still felt very sad in his heart.
After all, the wine shop they were in was expensive. If they drank like this, it would cost seven or eight dollars at least.
And after drinking, you will naturally need special services. In this case, I'm afraid it won't be twenty or thirty dollars.
After pinching a few silver coins on his waist, Abe Kuranosuke suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"Inuhachiro, you are here."
At this moment, a gentle voice suddenly sounded, instantly attracting the attention of Yamaoka Inuhachiro and Abe Kuranosuke.
Turning around, a man dressed in white came into view.
Yamaoka Inuhachiro felt his heart tighten, and his breathing became rapid involuntarily.
Standing up without any control on his feet, Yamaoka Inuhachiro nodded nervously, "Here we come."
"How long have we not seen each other?"
"Two years?"
"Oh no, five years?"
The woman in white suddenly raised her eyebrows, then stepped forward and grabbed Yamaoka Inuhachirou's ears and said loudly: "Since you still know that it is five years, then why did these five years appear now?"
"Have you forgotten your vow?"
Yamaoka Inuhachiro nodded numbly, "Of course I remember."
"It was one night in the woods outside the village. We...we had an in-depth conversation. Because we were leaving, we were very reluctant to leave. We chatted for a long time, about half an hour."
"Before I left, I pointed to the moon in the sky and said, I will definitely come back to marry you within three years!"
"What about you?" The woman in white suddenly had red eyes, "I have been waiting in the village for three years. All the girls in the same village have married, but I have stayed at home."
"I thought the hero in my heart would come back and marry me under the colorful auspicious clouds, but it turned out that I had to wait for five years!"
"Last year, the village was robbed by bandits and all the food was stolen. In order to survive, my family had no choice but to sell me here!"
"I thought I would never see you again in this life, but who knew I suddenly received your letter yesterday!"
"How did you know I'm here!"
Yamaoka Inuhachiro quickly pulled down the hand of the woman in white that was holding his ear, and then said with a charming smile: "It's a friend of mine, Master Shunlian. He went home some time ago, and I asked him to pass by Yamaoka Manor. I went to visit you when I got there, and that’s how I found out where you live from the villagers.”
"Then why did you come to see me this time?"
"Of course I will marry you!" Yamaoka Inuhachiro said seriously.
The woman in white's eyes dimmed, and she said a little lonely: "You should know where this place is. Don't you dislike me staying here?"
"How could it be!" Yamaoka Inuhachiro said with certainty: "No matter what you are like now, Aso, in my mind you will always be the weak girl who followed me before."
"But I'm pregnant!"
"I'm not here...wait, what did you just say?" Yamaoka Inuhachiro suddenly felt confused. The woman's words seemed to contain a lot of information.
"I said I'm pregnant!"
Aso looked at Yamaoka Inuhachiro, and then pointed at Abe Kuranosuke beside him, "Thanks to Kuranosuke for taking care of me during your absence, I had an accident after drinking, so... .....”
"Inuhachiro, I didn't expect you to come back to find Asu. After all, there has been no news from you for so many years."
"But don't worry, if you are willing to marry Asu, I have no objection!"
"As long as you take good care of me... take care of the child in Asu's belly." Abe Kuranosuke said with a "sincere" face.
Damn it!
I can't bear the fact that the first blood I have retained for so many years has become second-hand.
But you want me to take over?
I, Inuhachiro...
