Chapter 366 Aomuqi Village (3/3)
Chapter 366 Aomuqi Village (33)
Early the next morning, Aokiji got on the train with few salutes.
First, he took a bus to Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture. Then, Aoki took a bus to the outskirts of Ashikaga City. He got off the bus on the highway and walked slowly along a path, carrying his suitcase.
His destination was a small village called Omuqi Village.
Omuqi Village is not big or small, but to be honest, it can be considered a rural area - buses are not directly accessible, and you have to walk a bit to get there.
There are many trees along the way, but it is a pity that it is winter at this time, and there are only some dead branches and leaves left. If spring comes, the lush greenery on the roadside will probably be a good beauty.
Slowly moving forward along the path, there are temporarily idle farmland on the roadside. Although it is afternoon and the weather is still bright, there are not many people in sight, and everything is extremely quiet and peaceful.
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For some reason, the further Aokiji walked, the more familiar he seemed.
It was as if he had been here once before. This sense of déjà vu made him confused. He shook his head and dismissed it as an illusion. Aokiji finally saw the house appearing in front of him.
"This place is really a good place for traveling and recuperation." Aoki looked at the clean and tidy traditional Japanese houses on the roadside, feeling the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the village, and felt as if all his worries had disappeared. It's all clean.
It’s just that I’m so tired from walking!
Aokiji walked with his suitcase for almost half an hour before comparing the photos on his phone and finding his destination.
It was an old one-story house that seemed to be quite old. There was a sign of Kasugano House hanging on the door. Aokiji stood at the door and knocked on the door.
There were some hurried footsteps inside, and before the sound of light running stopped, Qiong's voice of joy and impatientness came out first: "Is it Si?"
"Well, I'm here."
As soon as Aokiji opened his mouth, Qiong couldn't wait to open the door. Looking at Aokisi who had not yet retracted his hand from knocking on the door, he opened his arms and hugged him.
Aoki Si rushed over to hug her, smiled bitterly, took a small step back, and hugged her tightly: "Slow down, what if you fall?"
"Long time no see, Si." Qiong hugged Aoki Si's waist tightly, and behind her, Kasugano wore an apron around her waist and leaned against the entrance, looking at Aoki Si with a half-smile.
Aokiji rubbed her beautiful silver hair with some embarrassment: "Okay, okay, it's only been a month. We send messages every day."
"That's different." Qiong's voice was full of coquettishness. Kasugano Anzu felt a little jealous. Qiong had never been so clingy or cute to her. She smiled at Aokiji and said: "Thank you for your hard work, come in quickly, lunch is ready."
Seeing Qiong still lying motionless in his arms, Aokiji reluctantly reached out and took out his phone to check the time: "It's already afternoon, haven't you had lunch yet?"
"If Si is coming over, we must wait for you to have dinner together." Kasugano Xing saw Qiong still not letting go at the door, and snorted: "Does Qiong plan to let Si stand outside all the time?"
Qiong reluctantly let go of Aoki Si's hand. She rushed out too fast. If Aoki Si hadn't held her, her feet wearing white socks would have stepped on her outside the house.
She held Aoki Si's hand and let him in, and took the initiative to take his suitcase: "Si, just take off your shoes. I'll put the luggage first."
The house is not big. After entering the entrance, you can directly reach the kitchen and living room. On the left are two Japanese-style doors that open to the left and right. There are two bedrooms and one living room. It is smaller than the home in Chiba, but it does not seem crowded.
"Si, go and say hello to grandpa first." Kasugano Xing reminded him in time, and then Aoki Tsukasa nervously poked his head in: "Is grandpa here too?"
"Well, he's in the room." Kasugano Kyou pointed to the first door on the left side of Aokiji.
Aokiji nodded, watched Qiong go to put his luggage, hesitated for a moment, and gently opened the door on the left.
There was so much noise when he came home that he thought Qiong's grandfather should have heard it.
After opening the door, a white-haired old man was sitting cross-legged in the room, facing the courtyard, with two cups of hot tea in his hands. His back was to Aokiji. He didn't turn around to look back when he heard the door open.
This room is almost the master bedroom. In addition to the sliding door in the living room that leads to the room, there is also a large sliding door in the bedroom that leads directly to the courtyard. At this time, the sliding door was halfway open, and the old man was sitting on the wooden floor outside the door, looking at the empty courtyard, not knowing what he was looking at.
"Hello grandpa, my name is Aoki Tsukasa. I'm staying at uncle and aunt Kasugano's house recently."
Aokiji introduced himself nervously.
The old man then turned his head, revealing his old weather-beaten face: "Okay, please sit down."
He patted the empty space beside his hand.
Aokiji became even more nervous. The old man in front of him had a majestic appearance and was not angry. He did not look like the amiable type.
He took a step forward and sat down next to the old man with some restraint.
The old man looked at Aoki Si sitting next to him, looked up and down, and although he could not hide his hoarseness when speaking, he was confident: "Drink tea."
Aokiji picked up the teacup that was closer to him: "Yes."
He took a sip and frowned slightly: the taste of this cup of hot tea was a bit too strong, and it was surprisingly bitter for him.
"Don't drink it if you're not used to it." The old man picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Not bad, he looks quite talented."
"Thank you." Aokiji didn't know what to say, so he could only say thank you: "Grandpa looks very good too."
When the words came to his lips, Aokiji didn't know what words to use to describe him. He turned his head and continued: "He looks very energetic too."
"The man is about to die." The old man didn't mean to be polite at all.
He looked at Aoki Si, a pair of eyes that didn't look cloudy stared at him sharply: "When will you get married?"
"Ah?" Aokiji looked confused.
"Ah?" The old man repeated Aoki Si's question with some dissatisfaction, and then hummed: "I ask you, when will He Qiong get married."
"No, I, I still..." Aokiji didn't expect that the old man in front of him would say such a thing as soon as they met. He really didn't know how to respond.
I don't even know why he said this.
The old man just said with a straight face: "Qiong's health is not good. If you want to get married, you must do it as soon as possible."
"But, I..." Commander Aoki was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to put his hands.
"Let's have a few more children. Let one of them be named Kasugano. This is my only condition." The old man said to himself, as if he didn't see Aoki Tsukasa's confused expression.
"Can"
Before Aokiji finished speaking, the old man suddenly got angry and slapped the wooden floor beside him: "Men must be responsible! Be decisive! How can you get things done if you hesitate?"
"But I haven't thought about getting married to Qiong. I just regard her as my sister." Aokiji smiled bitterly, and there was no anger in his heart. He had already heard a lot about his grandfather's temper from Qiong and Kasugano Anzu. Weird and irritable things, plus he also knew that the old man was in poor health and basically stepped into the coffin with most of his legs, he would definitely not be angry with the old man.
It's just that he really hasn't thought about how to deal with Qiong's matter.
"Haven't you thought about it yet?" The old man looked at Aoki Si. His calm and confident face put a lot of pressure on Aoki Si. He snorted coldly: "Sister? I don't think Qiong thinks so."
"No matter what you think, if you don't like Qiong, just tell her clearly. This will prevent her from acting like a little daughter who misses her lover every day, which is annoying to watch."
The old man's words were very rude. He paused and continued: "If you think she is okay, then make a decision early and don't think about hanging my granddaughter. Although she also has many problems, she just knows how to hold her all day long. My cell phone is muddled, and my health is not good, but I will never let anyone in my Kasugano family be fooled by others.”
He stared at Aoki Si closely: "What do you think?"
Although the old man was very rude in his words, Aokiji could tell that he cared about Qiong.
Although the way he spoke was a bit weird, Aokiji could understand it. He smiled bitterly and nodded: "I know, I won't fool others, and I don't want to make others sad, but I can't agree to this hastily. This is irresponsible to you and Qiong.”
"Yeah." The old man nodded slowly, with a little smile on his face: "It's not bad."
Only then did Aokiji realize that what the old man had just said might have already set a trap.
Are you testing yourself?
"Okay, if you're not used to drinking tea, don't sit here and go eat." The old man saw Aokiji's thoughtful expression and began to chase them away without politeness: "Let Aing take my share." Bring it to the house."
Aokiji could only stand up with a wry smile and nodded: "Okay."
After saying that, he turned around and opened the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Qiong standing at the door, looking at him with an innocent face.
He stretched out his finger and tapped her forehead in a funny way: "What are you eavesdropping on?"
"No, I'm just waiting for you." Qiong said, her face turned red, maybe because of embarrassment, she couldn't help but hold Aoki Si's hand: "Let's go, grandpa is such a weirdo, let's go eat."
Aokiji hesitated and said softly: "Actually, he cares about you very much."
"Really?" Although Qiong was a question, the meaning was full of denial. She pulled Aoki Si to sit at the dining table, and sat next to Aoki Si.
"Si, you must be hungry. Eat something quickly. I will bring something to the old man. Don't be angry because of the old man. That's what he is like. He has a bit of a venomous mouth, but he is really not a bad person."
Kasugano Anzu smiled as she packed up a meal, put it on a tray, and sent it to the old man's room.
Aokiji said hurriedly: "I know, don't worry, I'm definitely not angry."
"Si is indeed a mature child." She smiled and walked into the house. Qiong and Aoki Si were left in the living room for the time being.
Seeing Kasugano Anzu walk into the room, Qiong started to coquettishly play with Aokiji even more unscrupulously. She hugged Aokiji's arm and didn't seem to be interested in the dishes on the table at all. She just looked at him dreamingly. : "Did Si miss me?"
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PS: The author sat at the bar and drank one glass after another until he was dizzy and close to his limit, and then he stopped.
Hehe, it’s another day without a monthly pass.
The author raised his wine glass and played with it with blurred eyes.
"Who are you."
Then, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded. The author turned his head, and it turned out that the reader was passing by another author with his arms around him. The author hurriedly stood up and smiled: "Why are you here?"
"Oh, this month's monthly pass is given to this author, let's take this opportunity to have a drink together." The reader smiled and said lightly: "That's okay, just say hello, and I'll leave first."
". Walk slowly." The author secretly clenched his fists, and the grievance and sadness in his heart turned into a simple sentence: "Waiter, have another drink, pure Jägermeister with ice cubes."