Negotiations, of course, take time.
After finally getting rid of a few people's excuses, Baiyunshan finally had the opportunity to raise his own questions to the girl next to him.
"What's matter?"
"I don't know if it's important or not -"
The girl with a cold temperament showed distress on her face, gently rubbed her forehead, and said uncertainly: "I just feel that Mai has been acting a little weird recently...especially today."
"strange?"
Baiyunshan thought of the performance of a certain mayonnaise star when he sent the opponent home after the selection that day. It was indeed a bit strange. And the last tone and look sounded like she was worried. It was precisely because of this that the girl in front of her asked her to ask for comfort: "Could it be because of the selection?"
"possible."
Hashimoto Nana did not deny it, but the next words she added immediately caught someone's attention: "It's just that when I saw her today, I always felt like she was secretly looking at me, well... and you, it seems She looked like she wanted to say something. But when I asked her, she said it was okay——"
"Yeah......"
This description undoubtedly made Baiyunshan slowly raise his eyebrows. After all, if it was purely because of work, it shouldn't be so abnormal. Now it seems that there may be another hidden reason——
For no reason, I remembered the night when I moved, when the girl suddenly became depressed and went to drink alone. I always feel that I have captured something keenly, but I can't connect it in a short time. I can only squint my eyes and think slowly.
"When everyone comes back later, you can find an opportunity to ask them alone."
the girl suggested.
"Um."
Baiyunshan nodded thoughtfully, looking at the girl in front of him, his heart moved. He was about to say something when another voice came from behind.
"It's alright~ Baiyun-sang, they agreed to give up their position to us——"
Looking back, I saw that it was the girls who had just gone to negotiate and had returned not long ago.
"So fast?"
There was something unexpected about Baiyun Mountain. He had seen it clearly before asking a few people to set off. Most of them were families coming out to play, so although there were not many people, it would definitely be difficult to negotiate. After all, except for married couples, they are children, so they don't take advantage of girls' looks. At most, their tone of voice is much better when they speak. How can it be so easy to agree to an exchange?
"We were lucky. It seemed like they were about to leave, so we agreed."
A girl opened her mouth to explain.
Baiyunshan turned around and saw that except for the first parents, the other three children were all girls. Among them was a middle-aged man who was obviously his father. He was wearing a suit. He didn't look too old, but he had a very good temperament. He seemed to notice his eyes, smiled and nodded slightly.
Baiyunshan was stunned for a moment, and then quickly nodded in greeting. He noticed that they were already preparing to leave, so he said to a few people around him: "It seems that coming late has its own advantages. Without further ado, let's go."
Of course the rest of the people had no objections.
When we arrived at the open space under the tree, we could finally sit down and rest. Everyone was enjoying themselves. The open space is not so much an open space, but actually should be described as grass more appropriately. The soft spring grass is covered with a blanket, and it is soft and moderate to sit on, so there is no need to worry about being uncomfortable at all. The location where the sun shines is also far away from the tree, so it can't get any sunlight at all. Plus the air is cool, so you won't feel hot even if you stay there for an hour or two.
From time to time, a cool breeze blows, the branches tremble and the petals fly, as if the whole person has been washed. Wherever you look, there are pink or white petals, and the tip of your nose is filled with a light fragrance. Whether it is sight, smell or touch, it is a refreshing enjoyment.
Open the prepared food and drinks from the accompanying bag, and the real cherry blossom viewing session begins.
"According to historical records, the practice of cherry blossom viewing can be traced back to the Heian period. However, it was not until the Edo period that it entered the homes of ordinary people. Before that, it had always been a hobby of the royal family—"
Just looking at the cherry blossoms and eating and drinking is definitely not enough. The beautiful scenery still needs topics to set off. The girls chatted while taking pictures, intending to use them as photos for tonight's blog. Baiyunshan used every opportunity to find a topic with several members around him. .
"The cherry blossoms that are really used for appreciation...that is, the varieties of cherry blossoms we see today actually spread much later. In the past, cherry blossoms mainly referred to the flowers of cherry trees, which are not the same variety as what we see now. . But now that hay fever is so serious, it has little to do with cherry blossoms, because cherry blossoms are mainly pollinated by insects, not by wind. The main culprit is cryptomeria——"
"Oh~ No wonder Nanamin can still come even though she has a slight pollen allergy. I was a little worried at first, but it turns out that's the case!"
One girl suddenly realized it.
"She's not the only one. According to statistics, two out of every five people have hay fever, and there are quite a few members who have hay fever. If I hadn't taken this into consideration, I wouldn't have suggested coming to enjoy the cherry blossoms——"
Baiyunshan explained.
However, some people didn't buy it. A certain silly Apple was immersed in eating the fried chicken he bought from the convenience store when he came here, and shouted: "My teacher told me this when I was in school. Baiyun-sang, you should talk about something else interesting." Right——"
“What qualifies as interesting?”
It is rare to have such a leisurely moment, with the beautiful scenery in front of you, and Baiyun Mountain's mentality is much more relaxed.
"The scary story I told you last time about the man with red hair all over his body was very good. It sounded very exciting——"
Baiyunshan was ashamed when he heard this. The so-called story about growing red hair was actually that when he was bored, he modified a certain online movie that he had watched before, and cut out the clips to tell it to the little idols. Unexpectedly, the response was quite good. Even a certain mayonnaise star who was always timid rarely showed any fear. It probably had something to do with the fact that the avenue inside was wiped out——
After all, as a horror story, if the force value is too high, it won't be scary. When you can point a machine gun at a ghost, the ghost is no different from a target in the mountains.
But today we definitely can’t tell such a story that makes the scenery unpleasant. Baiyunshan pondered for a moment and nodded: “I happened to go out to enjoy cherry blossoms today, so I will tell a story related to cherry blossoms——”
"Yeah!"
Upon hearing this, the others became energetic.
Compared with boring popular science, stories are obviously more interesting, especially the stories told in Baiyun Mountain. The girls understand this very well.
The story itself is actually not important, the main thing is that someone has outstanding eloquence. Often ordinary stories can be very interesting...well, they can also be very scary——
"A long time ago, there was a large family who had a cherry blossom tree planted by their well. About five hundred years ago, a plague suddenly occurred one day. The priest in charge guessed that it was because of the cherry blossom tree that he became a spirit. So I planned to call on people to cut it down to prevent the plague. It happened that a traveling doctor came here and took a fancy to this tree at a glance. He felt that it would be a pity to cut it down, so he spent all his sleep and food to cure the plague and ensure that The tree is fine—"
Baiyunshan is always very involved when telling stories, but for him, stories are not an end but a means. Satisfying his bad taste in the middle is the key, and this time is no exception.
"——Another five hundred years later, the cherry blossom tree completely became a spirit, separated from its body, and turned into a girl. After practicing for a thousand years, she had already attained enlightenment and ascended. However, in order to repay her five hundred years ago, she The kindness of being cut down has been postponed until now, and now she has to go to the doctor who saved her to repay her kindness."
"Because it grows beside a well, the cherry blossom tree named itself Sakurai. She first went to the temple to find help from Guanyin Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva was compassionate and told her that the doctor had arrived in this life, and his name was Wakayue——"
At this point in the story, even the dullest girl came to her senses. As the person involved, Sakurai Reika narrowed her eyes in dissatisfaction, grabbed her Wakatsuki's arm, and complained angrily: "Hey~ This is so weird! Why is it us again?"
"Don't interrupt—"
"Shh~"
"Lingxiang, be quiet!"
Baiyunshan waved his hand, and the others also made booing gestures to a certain waste team, obviously listening in rapt attention. No matter how embarrassed the girl was, she could only give up and sit aside with her lips pursed.
Baiyunshan continued: "Sakurai originally wanted to marry Ruoyue as his wife to repay his kindness, but he didn't expect that Ruoyue was also a girl in this life. In desperation, he had no choice but to let him disguise his identity and pretend to be a boy. Only in this way can he marry her openly. However, there is no airtight wall in the world. In the end, Ruoyue's identity was accidentally leaked, attracting a big-headed monk named Qiu Yuan. This man happened to be the reincarnation of the priest five hundred years ago. He was originally a lily-controller, but his pursuit of Ruoyue was fruitless, so his love led to hatred, and he became crazy with jealousy. Unexpectedly, Ruoyue ended up with someone else, so he became jealous and determined to break them up——"
The story is very long, mainly because Baiyun Mountain added all kinds of messy things in the middle, from the Legend of White Snake to Butterfly Lovers to all kinds of networks and jokes, it can be called a hodgepodge.
The modified version cannot be said to be logically perfect, but it is definitely interesting. This can be seen from the reactions of the girls next to them. Even Sakurai and the two who originally complained were fascinated by it, and unknowingly Just brought it in.
"——In the end, the two were suppressed at the foot of Mount Fuji and disappeared from sight. It is said that not long after, two cherry blossom trees grew there, entwined with each other's branches and embracing each other. When the flowers bloom every spring, the petals are flying, Two butterflies will emerge from the cracks in the stone, one pink and one white, exactly the same color as the petals, and finally disappear into the sky——"
The story ends here.
Everyone's reaction was mixed. Baiyunshan was personally quite satisfied. He finally told a story that had a beginning and an end. Although the magic had changed a bit, he still felt a sense of accomplishment.
The girls who were brought into the plot lamented how the two of them could be so tortuous, and the big-headed monk named Qiu Yuan was so annoying that they really wanted to kick him to death, but I didn’t know if it was alluding to reality——
"Fortunately, Manatsu is not here today. Otherwise, I don't know how I would feel if I knew that I was assigned such a disgusting role..."
Mai Fukawa sighed softly.
Baiyunshan's face immediately straightened up, and he solemnly declared: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't give her any disgusting role. The story is purely fictitious, and any similarity is purely coincidental~"
"Ask Lingxiang and the others whether they believe it——"
Gao Shanyimin complained.
Baiyunshan turned around and saw that the two girls still had gloomy expressions on their faces. They were obviously very depressed that someone had arranged such a long story for themselves. The other person didn't care and said with a smile: "Why do you believe this? Although it’s fake, it’s not too late to be grateful for having such a touching story!”
"Baiyun-san!"
After talking and laughing for a while, the girls in the junior group who had gone to play together earlier also came back.
After all, Ueno Park is still too big. In addition to the place where everyone enjoys cherry blossoms, there are also Ueno Zoo, aquarium, shrines, temples, museums and so on. The girls got tired of shopping after a while... Well, they were actually hungry, so they called to ask for the location and came back to eat and drink.
With the return of several girls, the atmosphere has become more lively. Several girls in the junior group are still at an innocent age. They dress up carefully and look a bit charming like girls. But in fact, they are still children at heart. In all aspects Everybody can see it.
However, as a result, the food I brought was a little unsustainable, and I almost ran out of food soon. Baiyunshan had no choice but to volunteer and choose to go to a nearby convenience store to buy some food to replenish himself.
Before leaving, he suddenly thought of something and looked at a girl who was drinking beer and said.
"By the way, Shiraishi, you just go with me and help me pick up something by the way-"
