Saori has been resting all morning. The night before, she just received a group of guests. They were from Osaka, and there were foreigners attending the dinner, which made her very energetic. But after seeing off the guests, she felt a nameless emptiness

The rapid attack made her exhausted. While soaking in the bathtub, she had been thinking about how to arrange her rest days in the past few days, but after thinking about it, she still felt that there was nothing more enjoyable than sleeping.

My friend Natsuko called and planned to go to Kinkakuji Temple as a "one-day tourist". Although they have lived in Kyoto for many years, they did not even have time to see Kyoto's historical sites due to work reasons.

However, Shaori said that she was very tired and could not travel well.

"Really not going?" Xia Zi felt it was a pity and continued: "After February, there won't be so much free time for us to rest. We will definitely be harassed by the guests."

In spring, when the cherry blossoms are about to bloom, many people come here, including those who are curious about geisha. Moreover, when it comes to the Golden Week, the tourists are even more serious. In many cases, this business is only available during the Golden Week.

Only spring can be so lively.

"Not really, I just think it would be too hard if I have to deal with people during my break."

An ordinary person would already be dissatisfied after hearing such words. If the person who said this was still a geisha who was good at dealing with people, he would inevitably have doubts about her own qualifications to be an artist. Natsuko, who is also a geisha, did not think so, because the two

When people feel the same, they can show more timely understanding.

Xia Zi was discouraged all of a sudden, and her voice gradually became lazy, "Sauzhi, when you say that, I am too lazy to go. It is more suitable for me to sleep."

"No need to accommodate me," Saori shook her head. She knew that Natsuko wanted to go to the Golden Pavilion Temple, but she was infected by her emotions. "Natsuko, let's go. After a good sleep, wouldn't it be nice to go there slowly?"

"You're the best at talking, right?"

"No, I really think that if you can't cheer up after a good sleep, then you should continue sleeping." Saori didn't give Natsuko a step down, she told the truth.

So, when she woke up today, she saw that it was still early and Saori fell into a deep sleep again. In the end, Natsuko did not go to Kinkakuji Temple to wash up and dress up as planned, but lazily watched TV in the dormitory.

But things went against expectations. Even though the retirement ceremony of the two was gradually approaching, as the most popular geisha under the teacher, she would always receive some unexpected jobs. At this time, Natsuko had to be grateful that she did not go out, otherwise she would rush back and meet again.

It’s too troublesome to put on makeup and get dressed.

It was the teacher who called to wake up Saori and Natsuko, but there was another person who wanted to see them, a senior sister from the same school.

Yoko is the teacher's favorite student. Even though she has retired for many years, in their hearts, Yoko symbolizes a peak that they can never climb. They have the opportunity to see Yoko several times a year, although they cannot observe Yoko's thoughts.

, but understand very well that this senior sister will not do meaningless things.

Senior sister only comes to Kyoto to visit the teacher in April when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Why does it come so early this year?

Saori was washing her clothes when she suddenly thought of her retirement ceremony. She was vaguely aware that it was related to her future. But she was not sure. If Yoko just saw her live once, it wouldn't mean anything. But today is the first time

Second time...

Her and Natsuko's careers have come to an end. Saori has not yet figured out what to do after retirement. Many children who join geisha nowadays are mostly from the middle class. It is rare that girls from poor families were like early geishas.

However, Shaori comes from the latter.

As the adopted daughter of the teahouse proprietress, she was taught and trained, from traditional singing to walking, sitting and lying, and had strict requirements. Of course, the cost was not easy. It costs at least one million yen to train a geisha.

, Shazhi’s native family naturally cannot afford so much money.

Therefore, every salary that Saori earned after her debut was deducted from the study expenses during the internship period. In order to realize her dream of being a geisha, she knew that she would be in debt, but she still persisted. During this period, she also met someone who was willing to work for her.

The person who paid her ransom, but she didn’t want to do that.

The decision made by Saori has to be said to be very naive, but the naivety of insisting on oneself is often something that most ordinary people do not possess.

Even though no one would talk endlessly about the money-oriented principle of "geishas are useless", and they would no longer ridicule her for working hard to pay off all her debts, but for Saori, her experience over the years has not meant that she

Regret. But the problem before me now is what I should do after I retire.

Just like this, I spent a long time in a special barber shop to get my hair done, and put on a large kimono. Now I corrected my work attitude, and took small steps to the Japanese room.

……

Narita Katsu also didn't expect that apart from learning a little bit about geisha culture, he actually did nothing in Kyoto. He was lazy for a long time and only took a walk nearby at four or five in the afternoon. He walked past the Japanese-style hotel.

Watching the Moon Bridge, I sat in the private room prepared by Yoko.

The heater kept the Japanese-style private room warm, Yoko opened another window, and the moon came out.

"Good evening."

The paper door was opened and closed, and the girl, wearing a huge obi knot and a gorgeous kimono, was lying on the ground. Then, the girl looked up. She had a face with white powder and combed peach-cut temples, like

Exquisite porcelain doll.

The girl walked to Yoko's dining table with a smile, and sat down softly at the corner of the table on Narita Katsu's side.

"I'll pour you some wine."

Narita Sheng looked at the girl's beautiful clothes and saw that she was wearing a kimono with an auspicious cloud pattern. Five or six huge auspicious clouds covered her whole body. The auspicious clouds were filled with golden tie-dye on a white background, and outside the auspicious clouds were red

Shikako spots with white spots on the background. Just from the texture of this kimono, he knew that the girl was worthy of being Yoko's fellow junior sister, and her popularity was not diminished.

Seeing that Narita Katsu had started drinking the soup, the girl took out a Kazuko-style handkerchief from the wide sleeve of her kimono, handed it over, and said: "Here is a handkerchief."

Narita Sheng watched her every move, and then said with a smile: "This child knows how to appreciate looks."

The girl was not angry after hearing this. She gave Narita Katsu a cheerful smile and said softly: "Is that so?"

Yoko said to the girl, "Your clothes are so beautiful."

After learning about the rise and fall of geisha, Narita Masaru felt a sense of warmth towards the people in this profession. He drank a little Japanese wine and shook it with a smile. At the same time, he did not forget what Yoko had asked him to do, and carefully observed and outlined the

Looking at the girl's facial features, he turned to Yoko and said:

"Not only is she your fellow junior, she also has a very similar temperament to you, which is incredible."

Narita Katsu almost never spoke directly in front of her. Yoko was a little surprised, and for some reason, she was also a little sad.

"You don't need to be particularly attentive tonight, just relax and have fun. Speaking of which, we didn't make a reservation in advance and interrupted your vacation plan."

The girl's big eyes flashed, looking at Yoko for a while, and for a while at Narita Masaru. She was already a seasoned and mature geisha, but she made such a childish expression, but it was very natural.

"I know you, you must be Mr. Narita Masaru. Yoko-san often mentions you."

The girl told Narita Katsu that she had long heard about such a "Manager-san" at other drinking tables, and also learned a lot about him from Yoko.

Narita Sheng laughed and laughed at himself: "Really? That's all thanks to Yoko, otherwise, I wouldn't be so famous."

"I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Shaozhi." The girl is Shaozhi, and she is completely different at work and in life.

"Sauzhi-san, you have a nice name. It's hard work to accompany the wine, and it's the most troublesome to entertain guests. Do you have to work until late at night?"

"My sisters from the same school all came here like this. Yoko-san also said that you can't think too much about everything. If you think too much and take it too seriously, you won't be able to do the job of a geisha. However, it's hard to say, sometimes you will think

Go home and sleep happily." Saori spoke sensibly, and there was a cuteness that was difficult to detect under the orderly logic.

"I'm thinking about what it would be like if Saori-san took off this kimono and put on a little dress." Narita Katsu was smoking a cigarette, half joking, half serious.

Saori resumed her business-like smiling face, which was flawless. She also felt that if she remained silent, she would undermine Narita Katsu's good intentions, so she immediately patched it up:
Chapter completed!