The Kamado family is a very ordinary woodcutter family. Aoi Eda has just given birth and is weak. All the burdens fall on the father and the eldest son Tanjiro. Tanjiro, who is only ten years old, is like a little adult.
She patted her chest and promised that she would work hard to earn money to support her mother.
Tanjiro who said this made everyone laugh because he couldn't stand firmly and fell on the ground.
He was a little embarrassed, but he patted the snow on his body and followed his father into the mountains.
The mother who was originally in charge of the housework was resting, and Douzi was still too young, so Kano Qiuichi took over all the household chores, while Nezuko was given the task of picking beans by Kano Qiuichi.
His hair was tied up by Nezuko and hung down on his chest. He was wearing Tanjuro's coarse cloth clothes. To avoid getting the clothes dirty, he even put on Aoi Eda's pink apron. Aoi Eda saw Kano Qiuichi like this
, and also joked that if Kano Qiuichi dressed like this was seen by other girls, he would be disliked.
Aoi Eda was still a little surprised. After all, Kano Akichi had the most popular face among girls, and he also had medical skills. Even his personality was impeccable, so why didn't he have an engagement partner or even someone he was dating?
If he hadn't already been married and had children, he might have really been moved by Dr. Kano when he saw him like this.
"I have no plans to find a girlfriend yet." Kano Qiuichi avoided the topic lightly, "On the contrary, Mrs. Aoi Chi, you still need to take good care of your body. It's too cold now, and it won't be good if you get the root of the disease."
"Our health is not that bad. In the past, Tanjiro and the others went to work in the fields the day after giving birth." Kuizhi used to go to work in the fields the day after giving birth. There was no time for self-cultivation. This time he
She only learned how to cultivate herself because she bled too much during the birth. Kano Qiuichi forcefully asked her to rest. She just stayed in bed for two days obediently. Otherwise, she would have gone to work in the fields long ago.
When Kano Qiu saw that Kui Zhi was not doing well, he asked him to go out again to help him pack some game and come back to replenish Kui Zhi's health.
"We're back!" In the afternoon, Tanjuro and Tanjiro came back from outside together. Both of them carried a lot of wood on their backs. They would make charcoal and sell it in the small town down the mountain.
When Kano Qiu saw that they were back, he took off his apron and handed it to Tanjiro, "Take good care of mom, I'll go outside to catch some prey and come back."
He didn't feel comfortable leaving several children and women in the house. After the two men came back, Kano Qiuichi was ready to leave, but he didn't expect Tanjuro to come out with him.
"Dr. Kano, thank you very much for this time." Tanjuro finally said when he reached a deserted place. He looked at the snow-covered forest in front of him, "Everyone likes you very much."
Everyone in the Kamado family seems to be very good at hitting the ball. Kano Akiichi, who is rarely directly told that he likes her, his ears turned red again, "Please don't say that."
"We don't know how to repay you."
"I did this with no intention of repaying you." Kano Qiuyi grabbed two handfuls of hair, "I just feel that you resemble a person I know."
"Um?"
"He is my teacher. Although he was ordered to monitor...he is very good to me." Kano Qiuichi said, "You should know that I am not ordinary. In our family, I am feared by others and cannot be tolerated at all.
Although people in this world think that I am very capable, they don’t say they are protecting me, but they want to compete for me.”
"To protect me, I sent a teacher here." Kano Qiuichi gestured, "He is a wise man, powerful, and very gentle."
Kano Qiuichi respects his teacher very much, and his teacher Natsume Soseki is indeed worthy of his respect.
He is knowledgeable and powerful. He never blames him for making mistakes, but just reasons with him.
And Kano Qiuichi indeed prefers this method.
And Natsume Soseki didn't keep hiding his special powers. Instead, he directly told Kano Qiuichi's strangeness and made him understand his importance.
He taught Kano Qiuichi responsibility and responsibility, allowing Kano Qiuichi to know how to protect himself and how to find a way to survive from other people's conspiracies and calculations.
Although Natsume Soseki didn't say to accept him as his disciple, when Kano Qiuichi called him teacher, he agreed.
It can be said that Natsume Soseki's existence is as important as his parents and family.
His parents gave him life, his grandfather taught him the principles of life, and Natsume Soseki taught him responsibility and responsibility.
His ability to follow his own path firmly is inseparable from the guidance of his teacher.
A smile appeared on Tanjuro's face unconsciously.
After all, he is still a child, and whenever his parents are mentioned, he will unconsciously become happy and act coquettishly.
The person named Natsume Soseki that he heard from him was strong and excellent enough for people to rely on, but he didn't feel like the person he said he was.
He feels that he is just an ordinary middle-aged man, and even because of his frailty, it is difficult to support the family, and he still needs his young children to cut firewood to support himself.
He is simply not as good as the man Kano talks about.
Kano Qiuyi felt like him...
Maybe it's because of his father's status.
"You really like him."
"Yes, he feels very secure. As long as he is around, you can feel that you can do anything." Kano Qiuyi clenched his fists, "Sorry, I said too much."
"It doesn't matter, it's me. I'm glad you can tell me so much." Tanjuro exhaled a few breaths of white mist, "It doesn't matter if you're afraid. If you feel confused and empty, come here. Although I can't compare
Come on, Natsume-san, but I will try my best."
Before Tanjuro could wait for Kano Akichi to say anything, he changed the subject, "It's so late - there doesn't seem to be any prey left, huh?"
Tanjuro seemed to have noticed something, and walked in one direction with his ax in hand. Kano Qiuichi also followed him, and then saw a series of dense footprints on the snow.
It's a bear.
It didn't take long for Tanjuro to find his target and smiled with relief, "It just so happened that there was no more meat at home."
So Kano Qiu watched helplessly as the thin Tanjuro chopped off the brown bear's head with an axe.
Kano Akichi:!!!!
Kamado Tanjuro, who can chop off a bear's head with an axe, is extraordinary no matter where you look at it.
"A swordsman who has practiced the breathing method can also do this easily." Tanjuro used an ax to cut the brown bear into eight pieces, put all the usable parts into a backpack, and dug holes for the rest.
Get up. "I thought you were from the Demon Slayer Squad, but I didn't expect you weren't."
"…Do you also know about the Demon Slayer Squad?"
"Yes." Tanjuro nodded. "I understand a little bit, but I don't know much."
Kano Qiuichi took most of it and carried it on his back. Tanjuro lived up to his kindness and let Kano Qiuichi carry it on his back.
"What I'm learning is actually Fire Dance Kagura, a dance performed to worship the God of Fire. If you want to learn it, I can teach it to you."
"this……"
"I just hope that this kind of dance will not be lost, and don't have too much burden." Tanjuro comforted, "It's not anything important."
They talked all the way and soon returned to their home halfway up the mountain.
"Dad, Brother Qiuichi! You are back!" Tanjiro ran out and welcomed the two people back. Kano Qiu put the meat aside, Tanjuro took it and processed the meat, while Tanjiro
He brought hot water for them to warm their bodies, and stretched out his warm little hands to put Kano Qiuichi's cold hands into his arms, without taking them out even though he was grinning from the cold.
"Tanjiro really likes Dr. Kano." Tanjuro sighed while putting things away, "I will continue to like him in the future."
"Of course! Brother Qiuichi has a gentle scent about him!" Tanjiro showed a bright smile to Kano Qiuichi. Kano Qiuichi, whose hands were warmed by the little sun, was dazzled by his smile for a moment.
Mom, this is an angel!
Kano Akichi actually likes children very much. After all, children are much simpler than complicated adults. Their brain circuits are also simpler and they are easier to get along with.
The children of the Kamado family are all kind-hearted people, and they are very comfortable getting along with each other, so Kano Qiuichi does not object to staying at the Kamado family for a few more days.
After his hand was much warmer, Tanjiro took out Kano Qiuichi's hand. His eyes turned into crescent moons as he smiled, "Do you feel better?"
"Well, Tanjiro's future wife will definitely be very happy."
Tanjiro's face turned red because of Kano Qiuichi's joking words, "No, no, I'm still young!"
"At ten years old, he is already a young man. In a few years, he will be on a blind date and get married."
Men in this era generally get married early, especially in relatively remote villages like this. It is more common to get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Girls get married even earlier. Douzi is already nine years old now. By the time she is fourteen or fifteen,
When she turns 18, Kui Zhi will find her husband's family.
"No!" Tanjiro snorted, "I have to stay at home and take care of my parents."
Tanjuro and Aoi Eda couldn't help laughing when they heard what he said.
But it is undeniable that the fact that his son cares so much about others really makes people feel at ease. No matter how tiring life is, seeing his son be so obedient and sensible makes it worthwhile.
The Kamado family are indeed angels.
Kano Qiuichi stayed at Kamado's house for the time being, returning to the town to treat the villagers during the day, and returning to the mountains at night.
He didn't need to go to such trouble, but Kano Qiuichi was really worried, for fear that patients would come over while he was away, so he would go there regularly.
But fortunately, no one was going there at this time, so Kano Qiuichi was quite relaxed. After returning to Kamado's house, he would make some delicious tonic for Aoi Eda.
He didn't miss the money at all, and even bought new clothes for everyone in the Kamado family.
Obviously not long after they met, Kano Qiuichi spent a lot of money, which made Aoi Chi and the others very sorry.
Only Kano Qiuichi knew that these clothes cost no money at all. They were all drawn by him, using at most some paper and pen and ink.
Kano Qiuichi didn't take it seriously, but to Kano Qiuichi, this was a huge sum of money. He was originally a guest. As the host, they not only did not entertain them, but also made the guests spend so much money, which was really unacceptable.
However, under Kano Qiuichi's strong request, they still accepted Kano Qiuichi's kindness.
After this period of nourishment, Tanjuro's mental state has improved a lot, and the children who are growing taller have also begun to grow taller, especially Tanjiro. In the past few days when Qiuichi has been here, his face has become...
Mellow.
"Tomorrow is the New Year." Not long after, it was the New Year. Tanjuro did not go out to chop wood and burn charcoal today, but stayed at home with his children and wife.
The whole family put on new clothes, but Kano Qiuichi was still wearing the thin scarlet sleeves, with his wrists and ankles exposed, and he even wore wooden clogs barefoot.
Wearing these clothes, you will catch a cold if there is a gust of wind outside.
"I'm going to visit the shrine tomorrow... get up early." On the night before the New Year, Kui Zhi told the children at home.
"Qiu Yi also needs to go to bed early. If you have anything to do, you can do it tomorrow." Kui Zhi stuffed all the excited children back into the quilt, and the pair were still sitting in front of the candlelight, sewing with needles and fabrics.
Qiu Yi said something.
"It will be ready soon. You can go to bed first."
"No, children have to go to bed early to grow taller." During this period of time together, Kui Zhi no longer regarded Qiu Yi as an outsider. Disciplining Qiu Yi was just like disciplining his own children, and it was not as difficult as at the beginning.
A reserved attitude.
"It'll be fine soon." Kano Qiuichi had a headache.
It is true that he is not very good at this kind of manual work. If he is asked to use a knife to perform operations on others, it will be okay, but to sew clothes with an embroidery needle, he may not be as good as nine-year-old Nezuko.
He had already made a few crooked and awkward-looking guards before, but they were really not easy to use. He had been practicing during this period and only made a few that could be used.
"Then don't do it too late." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Qiu Yi, Kui Zhi could only let him go.
Early the next morning, the Kamado family got up, cleaned the house inside and out, and then cooked a very sumptuous meal.
Kano Qiuichi finally gave the Kamado family the royal guards he had made during this period. Everyone was very surprised. They did not expect that Kano Qiuichi would give them the royal guards.
Tanjuro changed his clothes and came out of the room with a tree branch in his hand and a piece of cloth tied around it.
With his face covered with a cloth painted with mysterious patterns, he walked to the open space in front of the house and started dancing.
"This is the God of Fire Kagura that has been passed down by our charcoal-selling clan. In order to pray for the blessing of the God of Fire, we have to dance all day and all night."
"One day and one night? But can Mr. Tanjuro's body hold up?"
It's not that Kano Qiuichi didn't check Tanjuro, but Tanjuro's disease was just a weakness that spread from the deepest part of the body. It wasn't a disease, but cell division and reproduction were extremely slow and couldn't keep up with the body's consumption.
For this disease, Kano Qiuichi has no means at all.
Even if you change his head and change his head, there is no way to change it.
Therefore, Kano Qiuichi could only try his best to use various precious medicinal materials and food to nurse his body back to prevent Tanjuro's body from weakening so quickly.
"The most important thing is breathing." Tanjiro explained this to him. "Dad told me before that as long as you pay attention to your breathing, you can keep jumping without getting tired."
breathe?
After Tanjiro's reminder, Kano Qiuichi noticed Tanjuro's breathing.
His breathing was much calmer and more powerful than usual. Every time he exhaled and inhaled, air representing vitality would flow out of his mouth and nose. They used this to maintain their peak physical strength.
But if he continues to exercise vigorously like this... his body will continue to be consumed at an accelerated rate.
Kano Qiuichi sat on the side with Rokuta in his arms, while Tanjiro was learning his father's Fire God Kagura.
As the eldest son in the family, Tanjiro will definitely inherit Tanjuro's mantle. When Tanjuro's body cannot hold on any longer, Tanjiro will take over the role of Kagura, the God of Fire.
"Write down my breathing, Qiu Yi."
Tanjuro's eyes fell on Kano Qiuichi through the layer of cloth. Qiuichi was stunned for a moment and quickly started studying seriously.
This breath has a wonderful rhythm. Just by following Tanjuro's simple practice, he can feel the heat and lightness from inside his body, from the inside out.
Is this breathing?
The pores on his body seemed to open due to breathing, forming a subtle cycle between the body and the outside of the body. His body was as light as a feather, blending into the natural enemies in a trance, and he saw the beautiful red color like flames.
It was a man wearing a red coat, with a flaming birthmark on his forehead similar to Tanjuro's, and flower earrings on his ears. His expression was indifferent, but just by looking at him, he felt the blood in his body boil.