As the car slowly drove from the city to the suburbs, the scenery on both sides of the road changed from high-rise buildings to street-facing bungalows, and later to undulating wheat fields.
Looking at this scenery, Zhu Yu remembered the scenery on the roadside in his hometown when he was a child. It was really similar.
If we didn't have such a piece of history engraved in our hearts, looking at the people working in the fields, it really wouldn't be much different from home.
Similar outfits, same skin color and hair, how could those people be so cruel?
It seems that since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, these people have been conducting various spying on their motherland with unspeakable purposes.
When China was strong, they seemed so humble on the surface. They learned all kinds of etiquette from China and learned more deeply.
When China got sick, they immediately showed their sharp claws and pounced on them, trying to tear into pieces and devour this huge country they once called their motherland.
The car was driving in the mountains. Wang Wei was not aware of Zhu Yu's change in mentality. She said while driving:
“Looking at the scenery on both sides is really refreshing.
I chose to stay and experienced a similar trip.
The people here are very kind, and the scenery here is also very good. Of course, what attracts me more is that the treatment here will be much better than at home. "
After hearing her words, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie curled their lips and did not answer.
Wang Wei is very talkative. Although Zhu Yu and Ran Jie don't talk much, she is happy to share her thoughts.
She talked about everything from when she started college to when she met her Japanese boyfriend to when she decided to stay and settle down, including now working part-time to make money.
When Wang Wei had almost finished telling all this, the car arrived at a small town.
The town is not big, with only one or two hundred households in total. The tallest building in the town is only three floors. It doesn't look much different from an ordinary small town in China.
Wang Wei parked the car in front of a two-story restaurant, loosened her seat belt and said:
"Let's settle our lunch here. The noodles here are quite delicious. It tastes no worse than Ajisen Ramen, and it's also cheaper."
After the three people got out of the car, Zhu Yu looked around curiously at the town and the people in it.
Seeing Zhu Yu stop and watch, Wang Wei said:
"Although this place is underdeveloped, the people in this town are very simple and polite. There is almost no need to worry about any disputes or being bullied here. Basically, bullying will not happen."
There are not many people in the town, and they are quite curious about outsiders.
An Akita dog slowly walked over from a distance, sniffed the tire of Wang Wei's car curiously, then raised its hind legs and rushed against the tire, peed, and left lazily after urinating.
During the whole process, Wang Wei and the three of them were not seen at all, as if they did not exist at all.
"Is this a friendly gesture to us?" Ran Jie joked.
Wang Wei said with some embarrassment:
"This is probably a stray dog. It gets along relatively well with the people in the town. It has regarded this place as its own territory, so it behaves like this."
The three of them entered the restaurant and sat down at a table by the window.
A young girl wearing a headscarf and an apron came over and poured water for the three of them.
Wang Wei said a few words to her in Japanese. The girl was a little surprised, looked at Zhu Yu and Ran Jie curiously, nodded, and left with the teapot.
There weren't many customers in the restaurant, and everyone didn't speak loudly. They looked very quiet.
Wang Wei is very satisfied with this environment, which is more in line with the appearance she introduced to Zhu Yu.
"I remember that the records said that Japan has a population of more than 100 million? The area here is not large, so it should be very crowded. Why do you feel that there are so few people here?" Ran Jie couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Young people are going to the big cities to work. They think there is no future in the countryside.
And here in Japan
Physical aging is very serious, much more serious than in China. A large proportion of the population is elderly.
At this time, the old man is either at home or in the fields, and rarely here.
Most of the elderly are relatively simple and don't consume anything they can afford. "
This explanation makes sense.
While talking, the waiter brought three bowls of noodles on a tray and came out of the back kitchen.
When they immediately arrived at Zhu Yu's table, there was a sudden noise at the door.
Zhu Yu turned around and looked over and saw four or five boys aged sixteen or seventeen coming in laughing and laughing from outside.
The two teenagers walking in front didn't even pay attention to the waiter who was bringing the bowls. They waved their arms and started fooling around with the people behind them.
The counterattack from the people behind caused the two of them to quickly dodge, and with this jump, they just bumped into the waiter carrying the bowl.
Caught off guard, the tray in the waiter's hand was knocked out. Seeing that three bowls of noodles were about to hit the table, Zhu Yu and Ran Jie reached out.
While Wang Wei was stunned, one of the two people grabbed the tray and stabilized the two bowls of noodles on it, and the other caught the bowl of noodles that flew out.
Wang Wei belatedly supported the waiter. When they were sure that the waiter was okay, they turned to look at the teenagers.
I originally thought that the boy who hit someone would apologize, but no one expected that the boy who hit someone not only had no intention of apologizing, but also yelled at the waiter.
Even if he didn't understand Japanese, Zhu Yu knew that what these young men said was not good.
The waiter originally thought he was rude to Zhu Yu and the others and planned to apologize.
As a result, these young men were scolded, unable to speak, and just bowed repeatedly.
Naturally, Wang Wei couldn't stand it and scolded the teenagers loudly. Judging from her tone and the way she pointed at the waiter, she probably wanted the teenagers to apologize to the waiter.
How could those young men bow their heads? After listening to Wang Wei's words, people gathered around her with unkind expressions. It looked like she wanted to use her power to overwhelm others.
At this moment, a middle-aged man came out after hearing the noise in the kitchen.
Several teenagers reacted quickly. One of them shouted something to the middle-aged man and pointed at the waiter. His voice was stern. Without even thinking, the villain must have complained first.
The middle-aged man also bowed repeatedly, and after the teenagers finished speaking, he turned to scold the waiter.
Wang Wei stepped forward and defended a few words, but it basically had no effect.
The waiter bowed his head and agreed submissively, then nodded and bowed to several teenagers, and finally retreated to the back kitchen.
"I'm so angry! This boss is also a bastard - he puts the responsibility on the waiter indiscriminately."
Wang Wei blamed herself for not being able to help, and muttered to Zhu Yu and Ran Jie.
"Sorry, we don't understand Japanese, so we can't help you."
Ran Jie's casual words actually aroused Wang Wei's affection. She said:
"Thanks to you two just now, otherwise the side would have been smashed, and the waiter would have to lose money again.
The hierarchy in the Japanese country is very strict. If the waiter had resisted just now, the consequences would be serious anyway.
It is also difficult for them to find a job now. By the way, you two are quite skilled! "
"It's normal for young people to react quickly." Zhu Yu didn't say anything, so Ran Jie replied.
Wang Wei arranged kuaizi for the three of them, and then started eating.
"I'm going to start."
Zhu Yu curled his lips when he heard that the painting had the same tone as in the cartoon.
The Japanese culture is quite severe.
He keenly noticed that the teenagers who were already sitting at the table and ordering food were looking over here, pointing from time to time.
Zhu Yu had a vague feeling.
But it’s good to think about it.
I didn’t come forward just now because I felt they were all Japanese.
Things have nothing to do with yourself.
But if these people are really looking for death, then they have no one to blame.
The noodles don't taste particularly good, but they feel homely and can be eaten. Zhu Yu was not a picky eater either. He finished the noodles with Xilihulu, put down the kuaizi, wiped his mouth, picked up the cup, drank water slowly, and looked around.
At this time, the waiter also brought the meals ordered by the teenagers.
The teenagers were laughing and joking, and one of them pulled the waiter's sleeve and said something. The waiter bowed repeatedly, begged for something, and struggled to leave.
I don't know whether it was because they were in public, or because they only dared to speak but did not dare to take action, but those young men did not do anything excessive.
Wang Wei turned around and glanced with a frown, but finally said nothing. She hurriedly finished the noodles, paid, and the three of them left the restaurant and got in the car.
Zhu Yu originally thought that those teenagers would cause trouble, but found that only one of them came to the door and watched them leave without doing anything.
This move made Zhu Yu a little strange.
Are these teenagers really just playing pranks?
He didn't believe it.
As the car drove out of the town, Wang Wei said while driving:
"Follow this road for another ten kilometers and you will enter the mountains. The mountains here are not high, but they are relatively large.
The Tianzhong family temple you are going to is in the mountains, and the scenery there is quite good. As you can see, this road is well built. You can't see a single car for a long time, and the traffic is not bad. "
Zhu Yu nodded, this environment is indeed good. There are fewer people this way, so if you really want to take something from that temple, you don’t have to worry about being discovered easily due to the crowd.
The car drove into the mountains for more than ten kilometers, and sure enough, we didn't see many cars, but we did see a few pheasants, hares, etc. scurrying past.
If you drive further, you can see a house on the corner of the road.
"It's coming soon. Let's go there now. After reading it, we can catch up and go back. It will be almost dark before we can return to Kumamoto Prefecture."
Wang Wei's plan is very clear and time-saving.
Zhu Yu and the others gave him a lot of money for this trip. If he could do it in one day, then the money he earned for this trip would be equivalent to half a month's salary.
People in China seem to be quite wealthy.
Zhu Yu and Ran Jie looked at each other and understood that this matter had been messed up.
How can this be done in just one day? It must take two days. Otherwise, if there is no time to do this, then this trip will be in vain!
But this is easy to do. At worst, it is very easy to cause some problems with the car.
The car drove around a corner and the front opened up to a valley.
The valley is relatively large, and there is a village at the relatively flat bottom of the valley.
The village is not big, and there is a field behind it. From a distance, you can still see people working in the fields.
Although Japan is developed, not all land can be mechanized.
Zhu Yu looked into the village and soon saw a temple in the southeast corner of the village.
There are walls around the temple, which is completely different from other farmers' yards. The main hall is relatively grand, and the black roof looks more solemn.
"That's the Tanaka family temple." Wang Wei controlled the steering wheel with one hand, pointed, and then immediately withdrew her hand.
"It looks like someone is at the door?" Zhu Yu glanced at it, "Let's go there directly?"
"Okay." Wang Wei is naturally willing to meet the customer's requirements.
The car drove through the village and arrived directly at the door of the family temple.
This time Zhu Yu and the others could see clearly. At the door of the family temple, there was an old monk standing with a big beard and many wrinkles on his face. He was talking to a man wearing glasses and holding a camera.
The man holding the camera was surrounded by two people, one looked like a bodyguard and the other looked like an assistant.
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The man with the camera pointed at the temple and said something, but the monk kept shaking his head, as if they couldn't agree.
The car stopped not far away.
Seeing a car approaching, the monk and the man with the camera stopped talking and looked at Wang Wei and the others who came down.
The old monk glanced at Wang Wei with a special expression, and then looked at Zhu Yu and his eyes became dull.
The man holding the camera withdrew his gaze, pointed at the family temple and spoke to the old monk again. The old monk shook his head firmly.
Probably because Zhu Yu and the others were watching, people in the village began to take a look at the situation. In the end, the person holding the camera did not do anything drastic and turned around angrily and left.
A group of people in the village left, but a group remained, and their curiosity was still there.
A few children jumped over to watch the fun.
"Miss Meako is here?" The old monk's mood has completely recovered and he said with a smile:
"These two are..."
"These two are my guests. They came here this time to pray at the temple. By the way, they said they knew about this temple because they were introduced to it by a friend named Oda Shiro."
"Oda Shiro?" After hearing the name, the old monk raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Yu:
"Do you know Oda Shiro?"
Zhu Yu didn't expect that this old monk could also speak Chinese, and his pronunciation was quite standard.
Hearing his question at this time, Zhu Yu regretted that he had told Wang Wei that he had heard from Oda Shiro about the family temple.
But now that the words have been spoken, anything else is redundant. All he can do is make up for it. He smiled and said:
"Yes, but at first he didn't say his name was Oda Shiro, he said his name was Tan Shero."
"That's him." The old monk nodded: "Silang has always admired Chinese culture. He gave himself the Chinese name Tian Shelang since he was a child, but he didn't expect that he would actually use it."
He asked Zhu Yu again:
"Shiro, how is he now?"
"It's pretty good. As a camera reporter, you can travel around the world and post the photos you take on some platforms to make money. You'll also become quite famous."
Zhu Yu told the truth, of course, not completely.
The old monk nodded:
"I feel relieved knowing that he is doing well. Shiro is a man with obsessions. Now it seems that he has let go. That is really gratifying - everyone, please come in."
The old monk led the people into the family temple, and other people in the village stopped watching the fun and shrank their heads.
Ran Jie, who finally walked into the family temple, looked back at the farmers' homes. He keenly noticed that some of them were still holding sticks in their hands.
hehe. It seems that this old monk is not alone.
After entering, Ran Jie quietly told Zhu Yu about the incident.
Zhu Yuxin said that if she and the others didn't come, and the person with the camera broke in with someone else, he might be knocked out with a stick by the villagers.
In this way, I saved his life.
Just kidding of course.
The courtyard of the family temple is not large compared to some large temples in China, but compared with the size of the courtyard of an ordinary farmer's house, it is much larger.
There is a screen wall at the entrance, with colorful murals painted on it. However, it has been mottled for a long time and the specific content of the painting cannot be seen clearly.
Behind the screen wall is a pine forest. The pine trees are not very big. It is a relatively cold place and the pine trees grow slowly.
The grass under the pine trees was not taken care of very much and grew very messy. Zhu Yu even saw a mushroom in it.
The old monk occasionally looked back at Zhu Yu, and then followed his gaze and saw the mushroom. He suddenly became happy, stepped out of the gravel path, entered the grass, picked the mushroom, and walked away with a smile. Come back.
Thanks to the benefactor, I can drink mushroom soup today.
Looking at the old monk's beard and white hair, he must be seventy years old. Didn't think about it
He really has the character of an old naughty boy.
The back of the screen wall is almost a hundred meters away from the main hall, and the gravel road also winds up to the entrance of the main hall.
The main hall is really big, with side halls on both sides, but the entrance to the side halls is inside the main hall.
The old monk's name is Hongyuan. He looks quite thin and looks a bit like those monks in Japanese cartoons.
He pointed to the statue in the hall and said:
"The bull-headed god is enshrined here. It was originally a piece of wood with a bull's head carved on it. Later, he received spiritual energy and became a god——"
"Actually, I think you also have questions about why I, a monk, am in this temple. But why am I a wild monk? Moreover, I was favored by the Tanaka family back then, so I can only stay here.
The head of the Tanaka family at that time had a stubborn character. I originally hoped to worship the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, but that was not possible, so I could worship the Buddhas and the Minotaur God together.
But the head of the family at that time was unwilling. At that time, I had no choice. Who made me hungry? Then I had to agree to him. Unexpectedly, this defense lasted for decades..."
Zhu Yu didn't expect this old monk to be so talkative, but he was holding Mugu in one hand and telling this story to the bull-headed statue with the other, which really made him feel a little happy.
The bull-headed statue enshrined in the main hall is about three meters high, but Zhu Yu can see with his naked eyes that the bull-headed statue is not carved out of a single piece of wood, but is made of spliced pieces.
Zhu Yu opened his eyes and discovered something amazing.
But he just narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
