"Do you want this woman to be your wife and enter into a marriage contract with her? To love her, to care for her, to respect her, to accept her, and to be faithful to her until the end of your life, in sickness and in health, or for any other reason?"
"I do." The bride and groom exchanged rings, and the groom kissed the bride. There was thunderous applause, cheers, and applause from below. Yu Chu had to block his ears with one hand and grab melons from the fruit plate with the other.
As he cracked the melon seeds, he said, "I can't stand it. I'm not a Christian. I found a master of ceremonies to pretend to be a priest, but he's so pretentious." After saying that, Yu Chu patted the melon seed peelings on his hands and tapped the table impatiently with his fingers.
, "It's time to finish the meal. My friends are almost starving to death."
The best friend sitting aside obviously looked like she hated the married woman and was annoyed that she didn't get the bouquet. She rolled her eyes at Yu Chu and said, "I look at you, you are just jealous." Finally, she said to herself, "
The bride might have been you."
Yu Chu pretended not to hear the last sentence, and said in his heart, "Bah, I don't care about it." But Yu Chu couldn't help but glance at Zheng Jiasen standing on the stage, even though Yu Chu said it more than once
Although he had ridiculed that his dark skin was not suitable for wearing white, he still chose a white suit on his wedding day. It even looked better than the suit he wore when he interviewed for the first company after graduation. At that time, Yu Chu said that his vision
And taste is the best. Now it seems that it is undoubtedly a slap in the face. Thinking of this, Yu Chu lowered his head unconsciously and buried himself in the shadow of failure created by himself.
"Yu Chu. I thought you weren't coming..." When Yu Chu heard a familiar voice coming from above his head, he suddenly straightened his back and kept pulling one of his hands under the table.
Qunjiao said, "Haha, how is that possible? If I don't come back, who will give me some money when I get married?"
"Haha~ So you are still thinking about this level. Don't worry, I will definitely prepare a big gift for you." After speaking, Zheng Jiasen raised the bag in his hand to Yu Chu, "Old friend, this point
You won’t be denied face, right?”
"Yu Chu, she—" Yu Chu patted his best friend's hand hard, then stood up and took the wine glass he handed over. Yu Chu originally wanted to say something different, but he still fell into the cliché.
"I wish you a happy marriage and a son soon." Then she drank a glass of white wine in one gulp. It seemed as if there was a burning fire burning directly from her throat to her intestines and stomach. The bride stood aside with a smile and said, "Sister is so kind.
You drink so much." Her soft "sister" made Yu Chu feel an illusion, as if a new concubine from the 1900s was greeting the main wife, but then she woke up and felt contempt in her heart.
Self: "Bah, I'm not ashamed."
After she finished speaking, she took the man's hand and wanted to go to another table. Yu Chu lowered his head and felt that his eyes seemed to stay on the top of Yu Chu's head for a few seconds. He even wanted to say something to write, but in the end he hesitated for a while and nothing happened.
Then she left. Yu Chu sat in her seat, feeling as if the spicy taste of the liquor was coming out of her eyes, which made her almost burst into tears. Her best friend patted Yu Chu's shoulder and said
, "Yu Chu, are you okay? Can't you drink liquor? Why didn't you let me say it just now? And you hit me so much."
Yu Chu didn't need to raise his head to know that she must be pouting with a face full of indignation, but now Yu Chu was holding his stomach and felt that his stomach was burning uncomfortably, and his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of water vapor, making him blurry and unable to see clearly.
Yu Chu pushed her away and whispered, "I have to go to the bathroom." He stumbled into the bathroom and vomited.
When he squeezed through the crowd in the hall and rushed to the bathroom, he heard a familiar voice. The voice was drowned in the laughter of a group of guests, but Yu Chu could still hear it clearly. It was like a midnight love talk on the radio, even if it was vulgar, it was still
Extremely clear in the silent night.
He said, "It has not been easy for Xiao Min and I over the years. Thank you for your blessings."
Xiaomin is the bride's name.
If it were in the past, when my concubine came to visit my family, the only treat she would receive was a cup of tea. When Yoshiko said this, a look of contempt flashed across her face.
"No, thank you, I'll take my leave now." After saying that, Liyin hesitated again, "Please allow me to say goodbye to the Buddhist altar."
Ignoring the cold eyes behind her, she just knelt in front of the Buddhist altar. She looked at the old prince's memorial tablet and clasped her trembling hands together. After doing this, she turned to Yoshiko and Su:
"Thank you." As she said this, she bowed deeply to them and slowly straightened her body.
"By the way, there's also your waistcoat... put it back on."
Yoshiko said and threw the waistcoat towards Liyin. At this time, the back and cuffs were torn to pieces, but she still wore it. She did this intentionally and wanted to express herself in this way.
of protest.
"I'll send her to the door."
The old housekeeper walked in front of her just as he had when he brought her in, and soon entered the corridor.
The rain now is much lighter than before. When the raindrops fell in the yard and under the eaves, small splashes were made. Liyin was afraid that her slip would affect the child in her belly, so she took every step
They were all careful. Thunder could be heard in the distance from time to time, and gusts of cold wind shook Liyin's torn waistcoat.
The ruthlessness, indifference and arrogance of the women she saw today deeply hurt Liyin's heart. Looking back, it seemed like a nightmare. When she was thinking about it, she felt that the things in front of her were a little blurry, and she had to stop.
He leaned against the pillar of the corridor.
"What's the matter?" The old housekeeper turned his head and asked.
"Nothing, just..."
She shook her head helplessly.
"You'd better take off that waistcoat. People in the living room can't see this place."
He walked over and took off Liyin's torn waistcoat, rubbed it with his hands, and stuffed it into Liyin's arms.
"You don't want to go back now. Let's go to the back of Guangfa Temple to rest for a while. I still have something to say to you. I'll be back as soon as I go..."
In order to avoid being seen by the maids, he left Liyin in a hurry.
When Liyin's back was no longer visible, people put away their shuddering glances, and the tense atmosphere just now eased. The cushion that Liyin had been sitting on just now was also thrown away.
There, it seems that its existence now is to prove what just happened.
Liyin was already four months pregnant. Everyone found it incredible, but the biggest shock to them was. Su, Fierna, and Hinako had already carefully planned the inheritance they had inherited, but because of this
When I learned about Liyin's pregnancy for the first time, I seemed to have been hit hard again. Moreover, their joint inheritance was not clearly separated now. Plus, with the child in Liyin's belly, this was undoubtedly an obstacle to the distribution of their inheritance.
A threat.
"Is there really no way for her to prove that the child is the old prince's?"
Aunt Yoshiko was the first to break the dull atmosphere. At this time, people seemed to be waking up from a dream, looking at each other. This incident became a big stone in the hearts of Su, Fierna, Hinako and Liangji.
"Not only can she not produce evidence in this regard, but she also insists that it is the shop owner's child, and she also wants to give birth to him. Which song is she singing about now?"
Yoshiko sighed while thinking. Liyin shrank her shoulders and lowered her head in front of them. Her confident figure once again appeared in everyone's eyes, and a trace of uneasiness and worry appeared in their hearts. Aunt Yoshiko
Calculating the days in my mind, I still feel that it doesn't add up. If it is what Liyin said, the old prince would go to the hospital for examination every week after getting sick, and after the examination, he would sit with Liyin for a while and talk to her.
If they have a relationship, it is very possible that the child is the old prince's.
Su looked at the rainwater accumulated in the yard, and began to feel a little worried. At this time, she suddenly turned to her aunt.
"If she can produce evidence to prove that the child is my father's, will the inheritance also be distributed to her for the concubine's children?"
"Yes, isn't that the problem? Now we can bite the bullet and say that the child is not the child of the old prince of the royal family, but if people ask us to ask more questions and ask us to produce evidence to prove that he is not the child of the old prince, wouldn't we be the same
Can't you produce evidence? Therefore, the question you asked will also arise."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her head, and then she saw the old housekeeper returning from seeing Li Yin off.
"How much do you know about whether the concubine's children can receive inheritance..."
The old housekeeper thought for a moment and replied:
"As long as he is the son of a concubine recognized by his father, he is entitled to his share of the inheritance."
"What? You can get an inheritance..."
"Yes, the law stipulates that as long as the father has acknowledged it, then the children who are not born to the main wife can get half of the inheritance of the main wife's children. The ladies are the main wife's children. If they can get 100 million, then
The concubine’s children can get 50 million.”
"What? The concubine's children get half of ours..."
Su Wenzhi's expression changed, and Fierna and Hinako's faces also seemed to have some changes. Hearing this news undoubtedly made things worse, and the living room was filled with a cold atmosphere.
Liangji, who had been sitting next to Fierna without speaking, seemed to remember something and moved the hand on his lap.
"Then what the old housekeeper said just now means that only when the father admits the child born by the concubine can the inheritance be divided, right? But now that the father-in-law has passed away, the matter will have to be discussed differently. Already
The deceased cannot acknowledge a child who will not be born for another six months."
"Yes, she is just saying that the child is my father, and no one can testify for her. Isn't this all in vain?" Fierna seemed to have seen a glimmer of hope and continued quickly.
"No, the shop owner also mentioned in his will that he would give some inheritance to Liyin. Even if the shop owner had not made any other arrangements for her unborn child during her lifetime, she could still make the request based on the suicide note left to her.
When there is a request to distribute the inheritance, doesn’t it also mean that a part of the inheritance must be given to her?”
"But now no one recognizes that the child belongs to the royal family, so there is no need to give it to her." Fierna's words were very harsh now, which was very different from her usual behavior.
"Even if there is no formal letter of recognition, there will always be something similar to this proof, such as a letter or a message. Once it is confirmed that it is the child of the old shop owner, he must give him the share he deserves.
Give it to him, it's the law."
The old housekeeper explained to them as the executor of the will. But Su just stared at the old housekeeper with cold eyes.
"What happens if we here disagree?"
For this kind of question, the old housekeeper did not answer immediately, but thought about it for a while before saying:
"If something like this happens, Liyin can only think about it. If she wants to use legal means to solve it, she can just hire a lawyer to file a lawsuit."
"What? Litigation..." Su's face suddenly turned fierce.
"Yes, the person who left the will must have a good understanding of the family's property. It is natural for someone who knows the family members to become the executor of the will. Of course, the law for executors is also affirmative. If something happens when handling the inheritance
If there are some disputes, it is normal to entrust a lawyer."
"Would that woman do that?" Su gritted her teeth with hatred for Liyin.
"I don't know about this. However, the wife who separated has now seen that she has a child in her belly. She probably won't be silent anymore. Maybe she has already thought about what to do.
"The old housekeeper's words touched everyone's heartstrings.
"Yeah……"
Su stared blankly into the distance, but he was trying to figure out the other person's abilities in his heart. She was similar in age to him, and had been favored by her father. She was a beautiful and scheming woman, and as long as she was a little bit
If you make any changes, you will lose a lot of inheritance. Liyin has no relatives, so no one will discuss these matters with her. What will happen if she really hires a lawyer? A helpless person.
A woman who has been forced into desperation may actually file a lawsuit!
"What lawsuit? It's so annoying!" Hinako shouted loudly, "It's really annoying. Now my friends have spread the news about the distribution of our family's inheritance. At the critical moment, another child appeared in that concubine.
Come on, if people know about this, how can I learn cooking? Besides, I’m not married yet, so I don’t want everyone to know about this!”
Hinako yelled at Su and Fierna with anger on her face. In response to Hinako's shouting, Fierna seemed to be subdued and blinked:
"Miss San is not the only one who opposes a law like this, I don't like it either. This matter will have a huge negative impact on the store."
Fierna's words woke Su up. Yes, if it continues like this, it will definitely have an impact on the store... For Hinako and Fierna, the royal family's store is more important, and Su is also afraid that it will affect it.
The reputation of the royal family store. If someone wanted to damage the property, she would never allow it. Thinking that the reputation of the royal family store might be tarnished, she felt an unprecedented panic in her heart.
"It seems that the top priority is to distribute the inheritance as soon as possible." Aunt Yoshiko suddenly said, "It is better to distribute the inheritance as soon as possible, so as to avoid causing more troubles. There are still six months before the child is born, so we should take advantage of now
Allocate it well, so that even if something goes wrong in the future, won’t she be able to do anything about it?”
This idea of aunt is a bit too smart. For the three of them, how to divide these things is still a problem. Fierna made her own calculation in her mind. Hinako always used the landscape painting of Snow Village as an excuse.
Su, on the other hand, felt that she was at a disadvantage compared to her two sisters, just because her real estate had to pay a large portion of taxes.
"How about it? You guys can discuss it..."
Fierna just stared at her aunt silently, her eyes wide open:
"I think it's okay in a situation like this..." She looked at Su and Hinako again.
"That's what I think. As long as that Xuecun's painting can give me a reasonable explanation, I won't have any more demands."
After Hinako finished speaking, she looked at Su again. But Su did not speak. That was because she was thinking about how much loss she would suffer if this happened. In fact, what her aunt Yoshiko said was not unreasonable. If she wanted to avoid more
If any trouble arises, then all the matters must be settled before Liyin gives birth to the child. However, she cannot agree as readily as Fierna and Hinako did, because doing so will put her at the worst disadvantage.
Location. Thinking of this, Su thought of the family meeting a week ago. The old housekeeper announced the specific data of the joint inheritance. Farmland, deposits, securities, etc., these are not nothing, and Su is most interested in them.
It belongs to the part of the mountain and forest. She just wants to take that part of the mountain and forest into her own hands, so that she can make up for her losses.
"I'm going to see the mountains and forests first, and then I'll make a decision when I get back."
"What? We still want to see the mountains and forests..." Aunt Yoshiko's expression changed when she heard this.
"Yes, I want to see the mountains and forests owned by the royal family." He then turned to the old housekeeper, "Mr. Old Housekeeper, I want you to take me to see all the mountains and forests recorded in the property directory."
"What? You want to see the catalog of jointly inherited property now? Okay, I'll get it right now." He put his hand next to his ear and said loudly.
"I don't want to read the catalog, I just want you to take me to see the mountains and forests." She put her face close to the old housekeeper and amplified her voice.
"You want to go up the mountain? Oh, what do you want to do?"
"What I like most is the mountains and forests in the jointly inherited property. Anyway, this is the same thing. My aunt is right, we should distribute the inheritance as soon as possible. So I want to go over and have a look first." Su said without concealment.
Come out with your own intentions.
"Oh, that's right. The eldest lady is the eldest lady. She doesn't care about deposits and securities. It turns out that she likes mountains and forests the most." As he said that, he looked at the expressions of everyone present, "
But what I want to say here is that there are barren mountains and ridges there, which is not suitable for a young lady to go! If anything happens, just tell me and I will get it done as quickly as possible."
The old housekeeper said firmly.
"No, because I have never seen the mountains with my own eyes, so I wanted to go to the Yoshino and Washi forests in Nara. And I also heard that some forests have the right to cut down, while others do not. In this way, the price
There is a huge difference up there. So I wanted to go over there and see for myself.”
Learn now and sell now. All this knowledge was learned from Yoshizaburo five or six days ago.
"It seems that the eldest lady knows more than me. Well, in order to humbly seek advice from the eldest lady, I will go with you." His words were thorny, but they seemed to be showing courtesy.
"In that case, I will go with you."
Hinako said quickly. Fierna also continued what Hinako said:
"Let me follow you. I haven't been out in the past two months since my father passed away. The cherry blossoms will bloom in three or two days. The three of us sisters can take this opportunity to go out and relax together."
Since the inheritance began to be distributed, the relationship between the three sisters has been in tension. It has never been like this before. Su also felt a little unhappy, remembering that yesterday the sisters were gnashing their teeth with hatred, just now they found out that Liyin was pregnant.
After the incident, they stood on the same front again and thought about how to deal with her. Although they said they were going to see the mountains and forests together, Su knew in her heart that they wanted to go together just to monitor her and not let her occupy the mountains and forests alone. Even though they wanted to go together.
I understand in my heart, but I can't reject it outright.
"Then, let's go together." Su replied helplessly.
"Then we have to hurry up, how about the day after tomorrow..." Hinako couldn't hold back her anger.
"The day after tomorrow? You are really impatient!" Her impatience made the old housekeeper embarrassed.
"What, is there a problem with setting the day after tomorrow?" Hinako was a little confused.
"That's not the case. It's no problem. Isn't it a bit too hasty... Besides, didn't I just say that I wanted to see the scenery? It's not too late to wait until the cherry blossoms in Yoshino bloom!"
A slight smile slipped from the old butler's wrinkled mouth.
After Liyin arrived at Guangfa Temple, she sat down under the eaves. She looked up at the sky. She could not guess the real intention of the old housekeeper in asking her to wait for him behind Guangfa Temple.
After coming out of the main living room and walking on the corridor, why did he suddenly become concerned about Liyin's body? I don't know what he was thinking. He asked Liyin to go to the Bodhi Temple in the royal family's home - Guang
Let's take a rest at the temple and wait for him to come over. Could it be that he is discussing something important with her? The young monk in the temple brought tea to Liyin. She took a sip and stood up, putting on the clothes she had just taken off.
I lost my straw. Behind the temple was a cemetery, which was very spacious, so I walked straight over.
The stepping stones and tomb soil in the cemetery have long been soaked by the rain, making them look even more black and shiny. The lush branches and leaves in the woods add a bit of tranquility to this small temple in the busy city. At a glance, it is full of green.
The young monk told Liyin the address of the cemetery of the old prince of the royal family, and she walked on the path to the cemetery where there was no one around.
When she saw the tombstone engraved with "Old Prince of the Royal Family", she had already reached the deepest part of the cemetery. There were four tombs surrounded by the shadow stone fence, they were side by side, and the one on the far right was a new tomb with several figures on it.
There are big red characters engraved with the words "Zhiwenyuan Benran Jiadao layman". I heard a young monk once said that the royal family has a habit of carving their own tombstone before a person's lifetime, and then engraving the tombstone on it.
The words are painted in red. When the person who died reaches the 100th day, the red color must be removed. The reason why the red color is still on it now is because it has not yet reached the 100th day.
When Liyin approached the old prince's tombstone, scenes of the past seven years appeared in her mind again. The two depended on each other, communicated secretly, and lived like a couple. The old prince was the father of the three ladies, and
He is still the owner of a famous old shop, but because he is the son-in-law of a former family, he is careful and cautious when doing things, for fear of causing trouble to himself. Even though she is living such a life, Liyin has never complained about anything.
, but she had a deeper feeling for the old prince, so she gave up the idea of staying private with him, and willingly spent seven spring and autumn years with him in secret. She gave everything for the old prince.
She half-crouched and touched the tombstone with her hand, as if she was telling him something. A gust of wind blew through the gaps in the tombstone, causing the branches and leaves on the tree to move, and the raindrops left on the branches also fell.
Liyin's body.
Now that the old housekeeper knew about Liyin's pregnancy, he hated her so much that he gritted his teeth, but he couldn't show it on his face, so he controlled his emotions and walked to the cemetery. He didn't tell anyone about Liyin's pregnancy.
Man, now that the three sisters know about this, they are busy dividing the family property, and they also said that they will go to the mountains and forests to check it out in person. If something goes wrong in this place, then the old housekeeper’s wishful thinking from the beginning will become
Kong was happy. If they wanted to check something else, it would be easier to deal with, but what they were interested in was the mountains and forests. If so, they must have made some preparations. The day after tomorrow was the day to go up the mountain, and what would happen after they saw it?
No one can predict the new situation. When he thought of this, he hated Liyin even more. He was angry, but he still had to pretend to be peaceful in front of her. As long as Liyin could obey her obediently
If he did what he wanted, he would be able to successfully overcome this obstacle. Because of this, he told her not to go home yet and asked her to wait for him in the temple. These things were bound to happen. Besides, Li
Yinya definitely wanted to see the old prince's cemetery. When he stopped and looked towards the royal family's cemetery, he found Liyin squatting there.
"Liyin!"
Liyin heard someone calling her from behind and quickly turned around.
"I went to the monk's living room just now to have a look, but I didn't see you. I thought you might have come here and kept you waiting for a long time."
While talking to her, he walked to the tomb of the old prince's family. While worshiping the four tombs, he recited a few verses from scriptures from time to time. When he looked at Liyin, his face looked very sleepy.
"After sending you away, I went to the living room again and said hello to my aunt who lives in another house. I originally wanted to rush over right away, but who knew that something big happened because of you at this time.
"
"What? Because I..."
Liyin was surprised when she heard this. Her originally small voice seemed very loud in this silent cemetery. The old butler used his little eyes to scan around as quickly as possible, and when he was sure, he looked around
When no one was around, he continued:
"Because you are pregnant and said that the child belongs to the late shop owner, they plan to divide the inheritance before you give birth to the child. Moreover, the three ladies asked me to take them to the mountains of Nara the day after tomorrow.
.”
Liyin moved her body unconsciously.
"Would something like this be detrimental to the old housekeeper?"
"Ah, this is not... I want to ask about the child in your belly. Is it true that you can't produce evidence? If you can prove that it belongs to the late shop owner, then you must tell me and you can't lie to me.
"
After saying this, the old housekeeper stared at Liyin, trying to figure out something from the changes in her face. Liyin looked at him in surprise and blinked, as if she didn't really believe him.
The old housekeeper's sharp eyes caught the tiny movements.
"I just want to know the truth of the matter. I don't mean any harm at all. When I was in the living room just now, I knew that the shopkeeper might have given you something before his death, but I didn't say it. I was thinking about you. They asked
When it comes to the child in your belly, the shop owner actually didn’t explain anything during his lifetime, but I told them that he once said, isn’t this all for your consideration?” He spoke like this as if he was Liyin’s benefactor,
"Now we are standing in front of the shop owner's grave. I want you to tell me the truth."
He spoke to Liyin in a good voice, but his tone was full of stubbornness. Liyin was thinking about something, and then she looked at the tombstones again. After a while, she told the old housekeeper;
"No, he really didn't give me anything..." She spoke in a very stiff tone.
"What... we are talking in front of the shop owner's grave now. Even though you said that, it gives me the feeling that you have evidence in your hand." There was a little disappointment in the old housekeeper's eyes.
"Is this why you asked me to wait for you? I thought it was an emergency..." Liyin said while guessing the real purpose of the old housekeeper asking her to come here.
"I want to finish this matter as soon as possible. If you have some suicide notes or documents that I don't know about, wouldn't that be an oversight on my part?"
"Your negligence..." she couldn't help asking.
"Yes. If you hide something, the issue of inheritance distribution will also change, and my environment will also change."
When the old butler said this, his eyes showed eagerness, wishing he could see through Liyin's mind at once, and at the same time, there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.
On the afternoon of the weekend, Yu Chu was reading a novel in bed. Suddenly, his phone rang twice without warning. Yu Chu picked it up and saw a text message, which said:
——Yu Chu, let’s get married.
Yu Chu felt as if he had seen the funniest joke of the century, and subconsciously thought about how it was possible, but he didn't want to put it so harshly at the beginning, so he asked why.
——I'm afraid of losing my self-confidence and falling in love with others.
When Yu Chu saw this sentence, he sneered in his heart, haha, what does this have to do with me? Then he threw the novel aside and said that he must have read more novels than himself, and he clearly separated the two realities.
The word went to Java. Yu Chu said, "What capital do you have to get married?"
The phone was silent for a while, then slowly displayed a line of words - I don't know either.
It was as if he had laid a net for himself, and after seeing the other party falling into the net and struggling feebly, he finally showed his sinister side and put the other party to death.
——That's it, don't think that getting married is a very simple thing, and it's not just a child's play. You have nothing, and a person who loves you may not marry you, let alone me.
After Yu Chu sent this text message, he paused for a few seconds and then added three words before sending it. It was like the straw that broke the camel's back. - I don't love you.
The phone screen finally went dark for a long time. Yu Chu thought that in this six-year war of attrition, he had finally defeated Zheng Jiasen and finally got rid of him forever and reappeared in his life. In the past few years, Yu Chu
Chu ignored his combat value, and every time he was resurrected with full health, Yu Chu felt that he was a strange creature from another dimension, a bullshit plaster that couldn't be shaken off, and would always be stuck on your back that you couldn't reach with your hands.
The best friend poked her head out from the upper bunk and asked, "Hey, what's going on? The phone has been ringing for a while." Yu Chu waved his hand at her and said, "It's okay, it's not that person yet, but I've already taken care of it."
"That's great. He must be sick to have liked you for so long." She curled her lips and said. After a while, she suddenly let her head hang down from the upper bunk, with her hair disheveled like a ghost on purpose.
He lowered his voice and said, "Hey, let me tell you, could it be that he killed someone in his family in his previous life and is here to seek revenge in this life?"
"If you keep talking nonsense, believe it or not, I will take you out of the morgue of the Taoist Affiliated Hospital immediately, and you will appear on the anatomy table in the experimental class the day after tomorrow." Yu Chu pretended to be angry and glared at her.
She stuck out her tongue, retracted her head, lay on the upper bunk bed, and sighed heavily as if sighing for something. The breath spread to Yu Chu's ears through the wooden bed, and there was a dull feeling in Yu Chu's ears. Yu Chu opened his mouth
Just as he was about to scold her and sigh, a chill of despair surged out of his heart for no apparent reason. He turned his phone aside from the corner of his eye, and the happy mood of thinking that he would never be harassed again seemed like a hypocritical pretense.
The surface of his body was torn away by a sigh, revealing his uneasy essence. At that moment, Yu Chu seemed to have lost control and did not utter any mocking words. The breath he exhaled sounded like a sigh, in the small space
It circulates back and forth and persists for a long time.
Climb slowly up the steep mountain road from Zhongsenbon, and soon you will reach Senbon's Flower Tower. Standing on it and looking around, you can have a panoramic view of the stacked peaks of Yoshino, which can't help but make people relaxed and happy. The steep peaks are green and green.
The trees, blooming cherry blossoms, white and green blend together, creating a unique flavor. Nakasenbon-do and Zao-do are surrounded by the cherry blossoms of Nakasenbonna directly below, which are like a sea of flowers. Looking at the tops of the towers of these two churches, it feels like being in white clouds
Among them, it is looming and visible, making people linger and forget to leave.
"Oh! The scenery here is so beautiful! I don't even know where to look..."
Hinako's excited shouts resonated with Su and Fierna. Their father's death plunged them into a battle over inheritance. For the first time in a while, they felt a happy sense of release. At this moment,
It was as if I had forgotten the previous unpleasantness and was immersed in the beautiful scenery.
"Now that we're up here, let's go to Shuishui Shrine and pay our respects."
The old housekeeper standing behind them suggested that because the distance from Wanghua Tower to Shuishui Shrine was not far, only more than a thousand meters, the three sisters did not object, so they continued to climb up a slope. After arriving, they discovered
Although this place is not as beautiful as Yoshinoyama's cherry blossoms, nor is it as noisy and lively, however, on both sides of this rarely traveled path, you can hear the crisp calls of white-eyed birds and orioles. Walk up the stone steps
, saw the vermilion gate, and after entering, I discovered that the tall and straight pine trees blocked the sunlight, making the place look so dark during the day. In contrast, in front of the main hall was a weeping cherry tree full of white flowers.
It makes the dark ancient courtyard bright and bright.
Although it was mid-April, standing at the door of the store, I could still feel the cold air creeping into my skin. The three of them clapped their hands and lowered their heads in front of the dark and cold hall, and the old housekeeper did the same.
"What are you ladies begging for?" the old housekeeper looked up and asked jokingly.
"You don't have to clap your hands so hard when praying for longevity, right?" Hinako asked maliciously.
"For our store, it's good that I can live a long life."
"Me, I just hope that God will help me find a happy marriage soon. Second sister, what about you?" Hinako asked.
Fierna opened her tired eyes and replied: "I just want to have a baby as soon as possible." After saying that, a shy blush appeared on her face. The old housekeeper clapped her hands hurriedly.
"Yes, yes. The Shuishui Shrine will definitely help your wishes come true. It specializes in taking care of children. I wish you have a child as soon as possible and in peace. Miss, what about you?"
"I...don't ask for anything." She replied in a cold tone, quickly turned around and walked towards the door of the building.
As early as in the car from Osaka to Yoshino, the joyful expressions of Fierna and Hinako, as well as the familiarity of the old housekeeper, made Su feel unhappy and irritated. After renting the car, they dressed up very coquettishly, as if they were really out to enjoy it.
They also brought a variety of delicious meals. However, for Su, whose main purpose was to see the mountains and forests, after seeing the beautiful scenery of Yoshino and Shimosenbon, he wanted to go to the Washi family immediately and see
After seeing all the mountains and forests of the royal family, the stubborn Fierna and Hinako insisted on climbing the mountain road to Sensenbon to see the beautiful scenery and parked the car at Tenno Bridge. Su had no choice but to come with them.
"Miss, would you like to have lunch in that tea room?"
The old housekeeper took a few steps forward and asked Su solicitously. At this time, Fierna and Hinako were already standing in front of the tea room and waving to them. "This must be your idea, right? Mr. Old Housekeeper." Su Leng.
Said coldly.
"This is an injustice to me. The second young lady and the third young lady are both willing to eat while admiring the cherry blossoms. Besides, they brought their own lunch boxes. And I also want to relax and reduce my burden and eliminate these meals."
After saying that, he lifted the package up on the handle to show its weight. At this point, Su had no choice but to walk to the tea room silently.
As soon as the three sisters walked into the tea room, they attracted the attention of everyone in the tea room. Hinako was wearing a breezy dress, while Su and Fierna were neatly dressed in kimonos dyed and woven by Yuuki, with grass green singlets outside.
With their coats and travel bags in their hands, they looked very individual and elegant, and they were accompanied by a great butler and an old butler. People could tell at a glance that these three people were wealthy daughters.
"Welcome, please come to the seat here."
After examining them, the shrewd boss lady took them to the stand where they could see the Nakasenbon cherry blossom forest and spread the cushions on the red carpet.
"What do you want to eat?" asked the landlady who had not forgotten her duties.
"You're welcome. Just give each of the ladies a special cherry blossom snack and tea. We've brought our own meals. Give me a pot of wine. Also, I'll give you twenty of the cherry blossom dumplings here."
After he finished speaking, he placed the heavy lunch box package on the table, opened the package and opened the lid of the box very carefully, and placed the food on the table.
"Please use it! I will also eat with you."
As he spoke, he picked up the chopsticks. Hinako was attracted by the beautiful mountains and forests, and kept leaning forward to look around. When the lunch box was placed in front of them, she said happily:
"It's great. Looking at the delightful cherry blossoms, opening the lunch box with patterns on the seat covered with red carpet, and then looking at Yoshino and the sea of cherry blossoms, the poetry becomes even more intense."
Affected by her cheerful voice, Fierna's eyes were also drawn to the lunch box.
"Okay, this is a beautiful flower-viewing meal! There are rice with bamboo shoots, sakura fish fillets, roasted chicken, fried quail eggs and fried prawns. It's as rich as a holiday! And it's also worth appreciating.
"
She would savor every bite of the food and be completely intoxicated by the color, smell and beauty of the food.
"Yes, that's it! Seeing you get together in a harmonious way, it's like going back to the time when you spent the holidays together more than 20 years ago. You were both still young at that time. Every time before Women's Day, Mrs.
They would all decorate the living room in a colorful way, just like today, with red carpets and ladies in costumes gathering together to taste the food cooked by their mother. The happy scene seemed to be right in front of them."
The old butler was drinking wine and talking about the past.
"Yes, every year on Women's Day we always wear new clothes just like the Chinese New Year. That's such a happy thing!" Fierna was also stuck in the memories of the past.
"At that time, my wife felt embarrassed to choose fabrics for them before every Daughter's Day. I can't remember exactly which year it was. She asked the people in the clothing store to choose patterns according to the girls' birth months. Then what happened! May
The eldest daughter who was born in January chose a pattern of wisteria flowers, the second daughter who was born in January chose a turtle pattern, and the third daughter who was born in March chose a material with a puppet pattern. Clothes made of high-quality fabrics are incredibly beautiful once they are made.
Already..."
Perhaps it was the effect of alcohol, but the old butler had never been as talkative as he was today. Su moved his chopsticks silently, suppressing the dissatisfaction in his heart. After eating, it would probably take more than an hour to reach the forest.
At this time, Fierna, Hinako, and the old housekeeper couldn't stop talking as if they couldn't finish talking. Maybe they didn't want Su to go to the mountains and forests. Although they all had different positions, their purposes were the same.
all the same.
Ever since Su said he wanted to go to Jiujia's house to see the mountains and forests, the old housekeeper became even more cautious, as if he was on guard against something. Also, Fierna and Hinako, who unexpectedly learned that Liyin was pregnant, instinctively felt the closeness of their sisters.
After prompting, they also agreed to Su's idea - to distribute the inheritance as soon as possible, and then they went out to enjoy the cherry blossoms together. Maybe they were consciously restraining Su who wanted to see the mountains and forests. When thinking of this, Su felt that Fierna and Hinako were so romantic.
The purposeless viewing of flowers and the old butler talking endlessly must have other purposes.
"Mr. Old Butler, which area is my family's forest?" Su asked, stretching his neck in the direction of the Jiu family.
"Mountains and forests..."
The old housekeeper looked at Su in confusion. She suddenly brought up the matter of the mountains and forests, which made the old housekeeper feel surprised.
"Oh, the mountain forest of the Washi family! You can't see it here because there is a mountain ridge blocking it. If you want to go, just go down the mountain from Chusenbon and take a car there and you will be there in an hour. No problem, don't worry.
Take a rest for a while!" After saying that, he sat down again.
"But seeing the mountains and forests is our purpose today. We shouldn't delay the business by admiring flowers and drinking wine!" She looked at Fierna and Hinako unhappily. "How can you see the mountains and forests when you are so leisurely?
In Yoshino, even though the sun is shining brightly now, you never know when it will change. Look, the clouds are moving rapidly, is it about to change..."
Su kept urging them, and the old housekeeper finally stood up, and Fierna and Hinako had no choice but to stand up too. They walked down the Yoshino River and soon reached the Shrine Falls. It rose up in front of Mount Mifune.
Mount Yoshino, the peaks are towering and undulating. The water in the mountain is like a trickle, like thousands of horses galloping, full of interest. Several practitioners not far away are climbing up the high mountains along the Yoshino River. They use crutches
, wearing leggings and straw sandals, looming in the mountains and forests.
Did he forget? Is it true? Or was it like what Sidien said, that he deliberately concealed it and never thought of saying it? Could he be pretending to be so confused, but was doing something behind his back, trying to take advantage of the situation?
Did Fierna and Su swallow up a mountain when they weren't paying attention? On today's trip, we had to check this issue out first. Therefore, Su specifically chose the mountain forest here at the Jiu family instead of choosing other places.
.Now the old housekeeper pretends to be stupid when something happens, and he has never seen this mountain watcher before and doesn’t know anything about him. Judging from this, there will be a fight between the old housekeeper and Su later, and even a fight.
A battle of wits, including that of the mountain watcher, is about to begin during the process of watching the mountain.
"Oh, he's finally out!"
Hinako's shouts were heard not far away. Su stuck his head out and looked up, only to see the old housekeeper and a man walking towards this side. A man walked next to him. The man had a towel around his neck and his waist.
There was a sickle in the room and a pair of hiking boots on his feet. No need to ask, this person must be a mountain watcher. The mountain watcher was in front, followed closely by Su and the others. They had already climbed the mountain road for half an hour. The green pine forest
In the mountains, the road was covered with a soft layer of dead branches and leaves, which often made their feet slip when walking. Occasionally, they would see fir trees lying like sleepers on the road.
Hinako, who was wearing flat shoes, seemed a little relaxed when climbing up the mountain. But Su and Fierna were not as lucky as she was. They put on the hiking shoes prepared by the mountain watchers, because the size of the shoes did not fit the feet.
, and I am not used to it, so walking seems quite strenuous. Although it is at noon when the sun is strong, the dense branches and leaves have already blocked the light, so the soles, socks, and even trousers are all wet from the moisture of the mountain paths.
Thorough.
Su crawled hard and looked at the mountain watcher in front of him who was five or six steps away from him. The sickle was pinned to his right waist, the cloth bag containing the whetstone was tied to his left waist, his legs were tied, and he stepped on
Climbing up the mountain road, every step seemed so powerful. The mountain watcher had always had a gloomy face and remained silent since he first met everyone. Su Zeng took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him in the car on the way to the foot of the mountain.
, but he just said a few words in a perfunctory manner, and said nothing more. With his dark face and tightly closed lips, only his eyes were always shining, clear and bright.
A burst of chaotic footsteps came from behind, and there were four or five woodcutters carrying saws and thick knives walking up the mountain.
"It's a nice day today, do you want to go to the woods?"
They quickly followed and greeted the mountain watcher.
"Yes, the mountain owners from Osaka are here. I will take them up to have a look." The mountain watcher answered.
"Thank you for your hard work, let's go ahead."
After saying that, they walked past. Su looked at the woodcutter and then at the old housekeeper. He tied the sleeves of his clothes around his waist, letting them hang down naturally, and his feet
The hiking shoes he wore were also tied very firmly, and his climbing attire and movements made it hard to believe that this was an elderly man. When Fierna and Hinako, who were lagging behind, caught up, he had already left.
Very far away.
"Oops! I'm exhausted, let's take a rest?"
Hinako shouted loudly from behind and stopped, not wanting to move anymore. She was sweating profusely now.
"How long do we have to walk? At that time, we said there was only one section left, but after walking for so long, why can't we still reach it? How far is this section that the mountain watcher said?" Angry
Hinako shouted dissatisfied.
"We're already halfway there." The mountain watcher's rough voice echoed in the mountains.
"What? Half..." Fierna looked up at the mountains covered by giant cedar trees and shouted loudly. Hinako squatted there and panted. When the old housekeeper saw this, he came over.
"Are you tired? We have only walked half the distance. The ladies' feet have not traveled much on the mountain road. How can you stand climbing such a high mountain? Why don't you let him introduce you to the mountain forest here?
Okay, how about we go back after we're done?" As he said that, he looked at the mountain man. "Is that okay? Let's introduce the situation of the mountain forest here?"
"Actually, I can explain the situation clearly to you here. The forest in your home is the one in front of you. You can see it from here."
The mountain watcher agreed. A sinister light suddenly appeared in Su's eyes.
"Then please ask the old housekeeper to take the second girl down first! The mountain watcher and I will go take a look." After saying that, she turned to the mountain watcher and said, "Excuse me, please continue to lead the way."
She said it politely but generally, but her tone fully demonstrated that there was no room for refusal. The mountain watcher left alone without saying a word. Su tightened her shoelaces and immediately chased after the mountain watcher.
passed.
"I'm a little worried about my sister going to the mountains alone. Let's go together, what do you think?"
Hinako shouted at the top of her voice and hurriedly ran in the direction Su went.
The narrow, quiet path was like a long earthworm crawling under the shade of the trees. From time to time, the calls of orioles and white-eyed birds came from the forest, but at this time, Su felt an uneasy feeling in his heart.
However, she was wondering if the mountain watcher deliberately took them along this winding path, because from the conversation between the old housekeeper and the mountain watcher, it seemed that they were not willing to let the three of them climb.
To the top of the mountain. Thinking of this, her heart couldn't calm down even more.
"Is this the only way to the top of the mountain?" she asked, looking at the mountain watcher in front of her.
"This is the best road to take. The woodcutter took another road. That road was much steeper and more dangerous than this one." The mountain watcher replied without looking back, still climbing up.
The pace is faster and the legs are stronger.
Suddenly there was a glimmer of light in front of me. I took a closer look and saw that there was a cliff on the right. The steep peaks behind the cliff were closely connected. The wind was surging, and a cloud of mist rose in the valley covered by the dense cedar forest. It moved with the wind.
In this bottomless valley, the silvery white light was found, coming from a tributary of the Yoshino River, which was flowing slowly.
"The mountains and forests above my house are right there."
He pointed to the cedar forest a few hundred meters away and said. To the north of the cedar forest is a cliff like a knife, with a valley below. To the south is a slope, and the cedar forest extends to the south. Through a piece of mountain white bamboo and towards the depths of the dense forest, the temperature increases.
There has been an obvious change, and the cold air that hits the face immediately makes people feel more energetic. The tall weeds are crisscrossed and have completely covered the knees. The mountain watcher pulls out the sickle from his waist and moves it aside from time to time.
The weeds on the road lead to more hidden and deeper places.
"Will there be any snakes?" Fierna asked worriedly.
"It doesn't matter. Isn't there a sickle?"
As the mountain watcher spoke, he waved his sickle in front of him. The sound of someone cutting down trees was heard not far away, and occasionally the rumble of trees being chopped down and smashed to the ground was heard. After the sound, the entire forest began to change again.
The previous tranquility was restored, but a gap remained in the dense forest.
The terrain becomes more complex as you go deeper, the weeds grow taller, and the litter piles up more. The tall fir trees look particularly lush.
Su, who broke up with Fierna, Hinako and the others, was walking alone through the jungle. Yes, if nothing went wrong, this huge mountain forest would soon become her private property. Thinking of this, she felt a surge in her heart.
She couldn't help but feel excited. She raised her head and looked at the sky. A few small patches of blue sky were revealed from the gaps between the dense branches and leaves. Su couldn't help but exhale a long breath and looked down from the top of the fir tree, as if inspecting it.
As if growing, suddenly, her eyes stopped somewhere, motionless.
On the fir tree six or seven feet high from the ground, a piece of bark was missing, forming a square shape there, and you could vaguely see writings engraved on it. Su slowly came to the tree and looked up.
I started to look at it hard. There are some small words in the upper right corner, but due to the long time and years of sun and rain, they have become no longer clear, and this square-sized place has already become dark.
Yes.
"Why are you carving a mark on this tree? What does it mean?"
Su pointed to the missing piece of bark on the cedar tree and asked the mountain watcher. The mountain watcher was shocked, turned his head and looked there.
"That one? That's the mark of a unique mountain forest, which means it belongs to your royal family. The name is engraved in the upper right corner, but it's very blurry now." As he said that, he reached out and touched the tree.
A hand with protruding joints.
"That's it, then what's the date?" Philna continued to ask from behind.
"Oh, that's the time the mountain watchers recorded when they came here to carve the boundary markers. It's a certain day, a certain month, a certain year."
"Landmark? How do you say it?"
"Boundary marks must be left between each family and each family's forest. If a dispute occurs, it usually occurs at the junction line. Therefore, a four-foot open space is usually left in the middle to indicate the dividing line between the two. But
It is inevitable that you will encounter some cunning and treacherous people. They don't care whether they are four feet or not. They just take over other people's forests and plant saplings in other people's forests. What's more serious is that they blatantly steal from others.
The trees in the home have unclear boundaries with each other, and they are always quarreling over this. Therefore, the name of the owner of the forest must be engraved on the trees at the junction, and the specific time when the boundary was determined must also be engraved on it.
"That's right. Then from here to where is the forest that belongs to my home?"
"Oh, where are you going..." The mountain watcher looked confused, "By the way, look at the front, there is a branch extending to the left, and it ends there."
He pointed to the north direction. There were many ancient fir trees crisscrossing each other and their branches were thick and leafy, completely blocking people's sight. Other than that, they couldn't see much.
"How much space does it occupy there?"
"Oh, maybe ten hectares." The mountain watcher made an estimate and replied.
"Ten hectares? That's not right. The old housekeeper said there are twenty hectares?" She immediately turned to face the old housekeeper, "right, old housekeeper?"
"What? What are you talking about?" asked the old housekeeper who put his hand to his ear.
"Can't you hear? I mean, isn't the Jiu Family Forest twenty hectares?"
"Yeah, ten hectares, that's right, that's right."
"It's twenty hectares, not ten hectares." Su said angrily.
"No? Twenty hectares? It can't be that much." Instead, he asked Su doubtfully, shaking his head vigorously.
"Sister is right, it is indeed twenty hectares. You told us yourself at the second family meeting."
Fierna stood aside as a witness. The old housekeeper, who frowned with gray eyebrows, thought for a while. Suddenly, his tiny eyes flickered up and down a few times, and he clapped his hands vigorously, as if he suddenly remembered something.
explain:
"Yes, yes, I said twenty hectares, but it doesn't just refer to this place. Apart from here, there are other places..."
"Really? There are other places..." Su immediately asked.
"Man Ji, where is the other ten hectares of forest?" The old housekeeper looked at the mountain watcher and asked, his intimate tone giving people a feeling of a special relationship between the two.
"Oh, the other ten hectares are on the northern slope of the mountain opposite. You can see it from here."
As he spoke, he pointed forward with his finger. However, it was difficult to find the exact location with such a vague and disorganized answer.
"Oh my god, that's the best fir forest in the world! It looks better than anywhere else." The old housekeeper suddenly shouted loudly. He stood on tiptoe, put his hand on his forehead to cover it, and stretched his neck to look hard.
Looking forward, as if he was about to jump up, he pointed to the slope of the mountain on the left for everyone to see. People looked there and saw pieces of tall and straight towering fir trees, but were they specifically the ten hectares that the mountain watcher mentioned?
, Su didn’t think too much, and then asked:
"So, is there any right to cut down there?"
"What, the right to cut down?" Su suddenly asked such a question, which made the mountain watcher feel a little at a loss for a moment.
"Yes, the government not only has the right to cut down that mountain forest, but also this mountain forest."
"Really? You remember correctly, right?" Su asked a little uneasily.
"How could it be wrong? I am a mountain watcher!"
"In this case, how much is that stone worth?"
"Are you asking about the price of a stone of wood?"
The mountain watcher didn't understand what Su was referring to and looked at her in confusion. He took out a cigarette and a match from his bulging arms, put the cigarette in his mouth, rubbed the match with the sole of his shoe, and lit the fire.
"Fifteen hundred yuan per stone, this is the market price, but this is not a cash transaction, so it cannot be sold at a good price."
"How much wood can one hectare of mountain forest produce?"
The mountain watcher took a long puff of cigarette and said:
"This is determined by many conditions, including: the quality of the land, whether the trees absorb enough water, whether they receive enough sunlight, and even the slope of the mountain will affect the yield of wood. Timber on steep and gentle slopes
The yield is very different. Generally speaking, one hectare can produce 400 shi."
"One hectare can produce four hundred stones, and one stone is worth fifteen hundred yuan, so twenty hectares is twelve million yuan, right?"
Su calculated quickly in a low voice. The mountain watcher looked at her, and a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"You are really an expert! Your familiarity with the forest is not simple. You are so careful about everything from the cutting rights to the price of each stone. There are so many forest owners in Osaka who are not as expert as you, let alone
You are still a woman." After saying that, he looked at the old housekeeper and said, "I'm already here anyway, so I just went to repair the branches. You guys can rest here for a while, okay?"
As he said that, he stood up, held the sickle in his hand, pushed the mangosteen aside, and walked towards the depths of the forest. When the figure of the mountain man disappeared, Hinako looked at Su with wide eyes, a strange expression on her face.
"Sister, you really surprise me! You know everything. Where do you know so much about the mountains and forests?"
"This is nothing..." Su said hesitantly.
"Oh, did you find out after you married into the Mita Village family? Does their family also have mountains and forests?"
When mentioning Santian Village, the old housekeeper couldn't help but become nervous. He looked at Su.
"The Mitamura family's ancestral home is in Katai, Wakayama Prefecture. As far as I know, they only have shares in fishery. As for forestry, I have never heard of it..."
The old housekeeper deliberately said these words to test her, which shocked Su.
"You have to know that his wife's ancestors were from Tamba, so it's not surprising that she owns the forest now." Su said lightly, "Mr. Old Butler, when did my family buy this forest?"
"It seems that the previous generation of shopkeepers bought this forest."
"Oh, it already existed in the previous generation."
Su seemed to be thinking about something and nodded. The cedar trees were planted twenty or thirty years ago. At this time, Yoshizaburo's words that the fewer knots the tree has, the more valuable the tree will be, echoed in Su's ears.
Now the trees have become high-quality timber and are about to be cut down. This is the reason why the old housekeeper tried so hard to conceal the existence of the Jiu family forest. She carefully considered the old housekeeper's thoughts, but did not show it on her face.
"When can this forest be harvested?" she asked softly, pretending not to know anything.
"You may have to ask a mountain watcher to know this." The old housekeeper simply responded, turning to look at Fierna and Hinako, "I'm sorry, ladies, do you want to go for convenience?"
His facial expression was extremely serious when he asked this question.
"It's annoying, how can you ask such a thing? It's so annoying." Hinako said angrily, frowning.
"I'm sorry for the offence. Well, I'll go and make myself convenient." The old housekeeper stood up and hid in the bushes and weeds.
"Swiss, swish, swish" is the sound made by playing with the mountain white bamboo. It turns out that the mountain watcher who repaired the branches came back. Big beads of sweat fell from his face, and there was a dead leaf lying quietly on his head.
"What did the butler do?"
He looked around to see if there was any shadow of the old butler. It wasn't until he found the old butler that he showed his white and strong teeth and smiled like a child.
"After the sun goes down, the woods become foggy. Should we go down the mountain quickly?"
He put the sickle on his waist again and tightened the belt tightly. Su was still looking hard at the forest on the left side of the mountain ahead that the mountain man had mentioned.
"How far are you from here to my mountain forest just now?"
"The mountain road is more than ten kilometers long, but it's not close."
Su looked at her watch, it was already past three in the afternoon.
"Is it so far? It seems that I won't be able to get there today." She felt very disappointed.
"Yes, it's true that we can't make it in time. Look at the mountain peaks opposite, it's already foggy there."
He pointed to the mountain peak far away on the opposite side and said. The top of the mountain peak was surrounded by white mist, and it was covered with gray mist, as if it was covered with a veil.
"Hurry down the mountain! It's not foggy here yet."
The mountain watcher shouted to the old housekeeper and urged them to go down the mountain. Then he pulled out his sickle and waved it left and right in the grass, then walked on the path down the mountain.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain, the mountain was shrouded in twilight, and the hill where we were staying just now was covered by a layer of mist.
After getting in the car that had been waiting there, Su and Fierna couldn't wait to get rid of their hiking boots, put on their own shoes, threw aside the dirty hiking boots that they had just taken off, and then tidied them up again.
The old housekeeper, who straightened his crooked clothes and stamped his feet on the ground, also threw off his hiking boots and put on his own Rikyu clogs. He pulled up the hem of his clothes and approached the mountain watcher.
"Today is really tiring for you. Thanks to you for leading the way, I saw the mountains and forests."
He said politely. From the car window, Su stretched out her head:
"I'm causing you trouble. I hope you'll worry more about the mountains and forests."
At this moment, her state of mind was completely unlike that of someone who had climbed a mountain wearing hiking boots. She buried her head quietly.
"You're welcome. Don't worry about entrusting me with the mountains and forests. I see that the mountains and forests are not used for a day or two. Just relax." The mountain watcher took off the towel from his neck and asked, "Will the housekeeper also go back together?"
"
He turned to the old butler. Hearing this, the old butler who pulled the car door stopped.
"That's right. It's all my fault. Judging from my memory, he took us on a journey for a whole day. I agreed to have a few drinks with him. It wasn't a big deal at first. He only had such a hobby." He waved.
Outstretched right hand.
"Hahaha... you have seen through me." Putting his hands on his head, the mountain watcher smiled sheepishly.
"In this case, I have no choice but to risk my life to accompany you." Turning around, the old housekeeper faced Su and the others, "My husband Ji and I will have a drink together and then take the tram back. You go back first." Before Teng could speak on their behalf,
Then he said to the driver, "You must always deliver the ladies home safely."
As he spoke, he stood side by side with the mountain watcher and bowed respectfully.
The old housekeeper and the mountain watcher took the bus and quickly arrived at Jiujia's house, and walked into a small country-style restaurant.
"Ah, welcome, welcome!"
Since they were acquaintances, I immediately took them to a private room on the second floor and served them wine and food.
"Quick, let's have a drink first."
Contrary to the expressionless face just now, the mountain watcher picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"Butler, do you really want to go back with those women?" he tried to ask.
"How could it be possible? Can I leave like this? I haven't had a drink with you yet! I hope they don't see the real relationship between us and can only show it. Even so, they don't quite believe it."
The butler picked up the wine glass and drank with the man Ji.
"Yes, that's right. It's just a woman who dares to inspect the forest in person, and asks about the logging rights, area, and boundaries. She also mentioned issues like missing ten hectares. To be honest, I'm really worried!" The man!
Ji picked up the wine glass and took a sip, "The butler asked me to cut down all the trees and sell them to wholesalers a month ago. Even if I encounter bears and wild boars, I never dare to stop cutting down. But.
Now, they actually asked me where the forest was. I could only say it was on the north side of the mountain. I didn’t even know what direction I was pointing to. And at this time, you were shouting behind me, "Oh, it looks so good."
Ah! The fir trees there are so beautiful! I didn’t expect you were pointing at someone else’s forest and shouting, I was really frightened. They insist on going to see it, what should you do?”
"How could it be possible? When I was eating at Yoshino's Qianben, I deliberately talked with them about some old topics. It wasted a lot of time."
"Oh, that's it! Butler, you are so smart! You were enjoying the cherry blossoms with three women. When you got near me, you asked me to lead the way and asked them to wait below. In fact, you hid the truth from those women.
, told me the plan. Finally, another lady called me so kindly, as if nothing had happened. No one else could see any loopholes. You are really good! If you keep going like this, maybe something will happen.
I'll be in trouble if you lie to me." Taijiro's confused eyes shone with a keen light.
"How can you say that? If you want to make money from the mountains and forests, I remember an old saying: I would rather deceive my wife than deceive the mountain watcher. If I cheat the mountain watcher, I will definitely be cheated." The old housekeeper glared.
Looking at the man Ji, he asked, "How much can one hectare of cut wood be sold for? It's definitely not the price you just told them, right?" He was not confused about the amount of felling and the price at all to the mountain watcher.
asked.
"That's right, what they are asking for is a superficial price. In fact, one hectare can be harvested for 500 stones, and one stone sells for 2,000 yuan."
"In this way, one hectare is one million, and ten hectares is ten million. If you have helped me so much this time, how about I give you 700,000 as a handling fee?"
He patted Manji's shoulder hard and said gently. Manji hurriedly swallowed a puff of cigarette and said:
"Three hundred and fifty thousand yuan less"
"What? What's missing?"
The old housekeeper put his hand to his ear and asked. The man Ji turned his dark face to the old housekeeper.
"The ten hectares of forest registered with the government are actually fifteen hectares."
"What! Fifteen hectares? Is it that much?" the old housekeeper said, shaking his head.
"I have to pretend to be stupid again, butler. The actual area of the mountain forest is much larger than the registered area. I am not a person who has seen the mountains for a day or two. Let's just say that there is no one in the officialdom of a deep mountain forest like Mount Yoshino.
Most of them are registered according to the figures mentioned by the mountain owners. In some places, the actual area is two or three times larger than the registered area. The forest felled this time actually covers 15 hectares, but the registered area is only 15 hectares.
Ten hectares. I work with mountains and forests every day, pruning and cutting trees, so the number I mentioned is absolutely accurate."
Ji, the man who was drunk, started talking incessantly. But the old housekeeper, who was eating mountain vegetables and drinking wine, had no expression on his face and listened quietly.
"The price of 1.5 million is already quite a lot." He suddenly said, then picked up the wine glass and drank the rest of the wine, "You have become a forest agent. Okay, for ten hectares of registered area, every hectare
Ten points for a total of seven hundred thousand. I'll give you five points for the remaining five hectares, a total of two hundred and fifty thousand, for a total of nine hundred and fifty thousand. How about that?" The rest still has to be paid tax, and not all of the social expenses go to me.
Pocket. "Those who only need one hundred thousand are enough." Ji, the man with twinkling eyes, said: "It doesn't matter if it's one million or one million and one hundred and fifty thousand. The big housekeeper buys and sells all day long, and he has a lot of money."
You can hold it in your hand. I can't compare with it. If a fir sapling wants to be mature, it must be cultivated on the ground for three years and then moved to the mountains. It needs to be weeded and pruned every year, and it needs to be cultivated for sixteen years. Until twenty
It can’t be cut down until next year. What else can I earn?”
"But aren't the branches and tree stumps that were cut down in any year handed over to you for disposal? Those branches can be used as lumber or even sold as firewood. And the stumps after the trees are cut down can be sold as raw materials for clogs. The final
They can also be sold as toothpicks and raw materials for chopping firewood. All trees are worthless, and your income as a mountain caretaker must be indispensable, right?"
The man Ji who was hit by the old housekeeper immediately smiled humbly.
"I really admire the butler, he can remember such small details so clearly. Well, I'll just do what you said about the wood this time. It seems that I will be paid a sum of money during this period..." He used
The hands that were no longer delicate filled the old butler's glass with wine.
"Yes, I will never treat you badly."
He picked up the wine that Manji had poured for him, took out the book from his arms, and flipped through it piece by piece.
The man sitting cross-legged stretched out his legs.
"What exactly is recorded in this account?" He looked at the account book in the old housekeeper's hand unscrupulously.
"This is my treasure account!"
When he turned to the fifth page, "Twenty hectares has no account, the old housekeeper quickly wrote something underneath, and finally hurriedly closed the account book. The man Ji looked very surprised:
"Oh, I understand. The account is the code of the tree. Those who have the right to cut down have accounts, but those who do not have the right to cut down have no accounts; those who do not have the right to cut down only have accounts, right?
He said based on his own guess, but the old housekeeper did not answer him directly.
"The 20 hectares of the Jiu family's mountain forest have been cut down except for the one we saw. So there is no problem with the right to cut down?"
He suddenly lowered his voice and looked at Manji with worry. Manji also stretched out his dark, weathered face.
"Oh, no problem at all. I didn't sell the forest felling rights. I just used the felling rights as a guarantee to borrow money from the local credit bank and put it in the registration book. I didn't change the name of the owner. The seal, steward, you always
Save it. What are you worried about? First, people who don’t understand don’t know that the land and trees in the mountains and forests are separate projects. They all think that the land is their own, and the trees on it should also be theirs. However,
The person who wants to know so many things is the woman in your house." He wrinkled his nose and smiled mockingly.
"She is indeed worried! It was the eldest lady who asked to see the Jiujia Mountain Forest. When I was away, the people from the Jiujia Mountain Forest Registration Office called, and they thought of this." This is why the old housekeeper suddenly suddenly
The reason for coming to Jijia Mountain Forest.
For the first time, Yu Chu suddenly felt a little scared. He was afraid that the annoying Zheng Jiasen would disappear from his world. He thought that he would always be like that afternoon six years ago, with a look of malice and a half-smile.