Kitahara Hideji stepped forward and rescued the little gray-haired animal. He took it into his hand and took a closer look. He found that the little thing had a pair of pointed ears on its head and a pair of big dark circles on its face, with a pair of small mung bean eyes inside.
Below is a big black and wet nose. There is a ring of white hair on the neck, like wearing a scarf. The body has gray hair and a gray tail. The four short legs with black hair under the body have a very happy overall appearance. At first glance, it looks a bit slender.
version of raccoon.
This little thing fell into Kitahara Hideji's hands. I felt the gentle breath on his body and looked at the smile on his lips. I couldn't help but feel relieved immediately. However, as an excellent cook, Kitahara Hideji had an occupational disease and couldn't help but weigh it.
After weighing its weight, the frightened look in its mung bean eyes suddenly became stronger again.
It was quite a fuss, and Suzuki Noki was also woken up. She pulled Kitahara Hideji's trouser leg, and slowly stood up like a cartilage snake. She tilted her head and looked at the little animal in Kitahara Hideji's hand, and said helplessly: "
Why are you catching this civet cat?"
After hearing her words, Fuyumi Yukiri and the others suddenly became curious. They surrounded the "tanuki" and asked in surprise: "Is this the tanuki?"
In mythology, foxes and raccoons are both traditional monsters known to women and children. However, compared to the cunning of foxes, raccoons are more amiable. They generally get along well with the mountain people, and generally no one will deliberately hunt them. And in the legend
, Tanuki and fox are mortal enemies. For example, Shikoku Island in Japan is the territory of tanuki. The raccoon army there drove away the fox army, so there is no such animal as fox in Shikoku Island.
In legends, cartoons, movies, and TV shows, the biggest characteristic of Tanuki is that he likes to play pranks, scare people, is good at illusions, and usually plays a funny role. He is the type who will trick himself when nothing happens, but...
Fuyumi looked at it for a while. The image in front of her was different from the image in the anime. All the tanukis in the anime were fat, but this one was very slender. She couldn't help but question: "Are you sure this is a tanuki?"
Suzuki Noki glanced at her and said casually: "The scientific name is Japanese raccoon dog, a canine, but here we call it a civet cat, which is different from a civet cat in the academic sense. That kind of animal is a feline, and its appearance is almost the same as a domestic cat.
too much."
Xueli was very persistent and asked again: "Is it delicious?"
Suzuki Nozomi glanced at her helplessly, pointed to the stone statue under the torii gate and said: "That stone statue is ninety-nine times that of a tanuki. Are you going to eat the mountain-protecting beast at the entrance of the shrine?"
Yuki was very disappointed. Kitahara Shuji looked at the civet cat in his hand again and saw that its small mung bean eyes were very intelligent. He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's let it go!"
It's not like he's starving to death, so there's no need to eat wild animals, and this guy reminds him of Hyakujiro's bitch dog.
Fuyumi waved her hands and said angrily: "Let it go."
She was afraid of getting into trouble. If she really ate this food and got chased by the mountain people, she would be in trouble.
Kitahara Shuji put the tanuki on the ground, but Yuki also moved his eyes downwards, still watching it firmly. The tanuki looked up at Yuki for a while, shivered, hesitated for a moment, and fell to the ground.
His belly was exposed, and he only held up one little black leg in front of him, trembling slightly.
Xueli said in surprise: "It looks like a dog!"
Nozomi Suzuki smiled and said: "It is a close relative of dogs, and it also has the sense of hierarchy of dogs."
Xueli hesitated for a moment and said to Fuyumi: "Sister, my family is rich now, can I raise it?" She has always wanted to raise a dog for fun, but Fuyumi has always hated dogs because she failed in dog competitions when she was a child.
I don’t want to waste money, so I have never allowed it, and now there are several kilograms of gold hidden in the house. From Xue Li’s point of view, the family is already very rich, and they should be able to keep pets, and this thing is not a dog...
Fuyumi said angrily: "If it is willing to follow you, then you can raise it well! You are not allowed to tie a rope to it!"
She felt that if her sister didn't pay attention, this little thing would run away desperately and disappear without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Xueli said happily: "Thank you, sister!" Then she felt a strong bastard spirit in her body, and said seriously to the civet cat lying on the ground: "From now on, you will be my little brother, and I will name you now..."
You are the Eight Hundred Oriole! Mr. Eight Oriole, you will practice hard in the future, with the goal of being the Eight Hundred Oriole, and eventually grow into a powerful monster like him, do you understand?"
Haruna couldn't help but said: "Second sister, it's female!"
Xue Li turned to teach her: "Haruna, you have to be ambitious. Women are not necessarily inferior to men. Hens can also beat big roosters! As girls, we also need to have the passion and ambition of men!"
Haruna was silent. She was not interested in passionate men, but she also didn't want to argue with her second sister. Fuyumi sneered twice and ordered: "Get out of the way! Yukiri, come here too!" She was about to return to the mountain.
It is a tragedy in life that your sister is a loser, and losers are not worthy of pets!
Everyone got out of the way, and Xueli was also grabbed by Fuyumi. Bali was lying on the ground and felt the pressure on his body lighten up. He looked at the bushes and then at the "master" over there with an eager look on his face. He hesitated and wanted to run.
He wanted to be free, but he recalled the scene not long ago when he swooped down from the snow like a high-speed forklift, full of the terrifying aura of a predator and the roaring flames of forest beasts.
At that time, it didn't even understand what was going on, so the snow fell on it, and it almost died on the spot.
It cautiously paid attention to the snow, and tried to stand up tentatively, but it staggered as soon as the force was applied to its front feet, and it couldn't help but squawk twice, which was like a duck. Kitahara Shuji stepped forward to take a strange look, and was shocked to find this
The little thing's front legs were broken, and he said helplessly: "It can't walk even if it wants to!"
No wonder he screamed so miserably when he was "divided into pieces by five horses" just now. He had broken bones and was tortured. It was really unlucky!
Xueli asked in surprise: "Is it so brittle?" In order to show Kitahara Shuji alive, she didn't use much effort at all.
Kitahara Shuji glanced at her, "If you put your head on me, I'm afraid I'll break my bones. I guess I'm fragile enough in your eyes."
He took a branch, touched the front leg of the eight raccoons to straighten its bones, and then used the decorative cloth belt donated by Haruna to tie the "splint" on the eight raccoons to prevent secondary trauma, and then looked at Fuyumi
, asked: "What do you think we should do?"
This little thing can't run fast now. It's hard to say how many days it can live if thrown back into the forest. If it is caught and eaten, that's another matter, but it's ready to be released. Isn't it appropriate to let it go back with a broken body? It's better to give it a happy life!
Fuyumi pursed her lips and exposed her two little dimples and thought for a moment, then looked at Xueli with a pleading look on her face, and finally tilted her head and murmured: "What else can I do? Let's take it back first!"
Anyway, I picked it up for free, so I let my sister play with it for two days. After the little thing recovers from its injuries, it can be thrown back into the forest.
Xueli got the agreement and quickly and carefully took Ba Li into her hands. She blamed herself sadly: "It's my fault. I will take good care of it. If it becomes disabled, I will work hard to support it."
Kitahara Shuji touched her hair to express comfort. You wanted to eat it just now. This change is really fast. When will your child's temper grow up?
But just in case, he asked Suzuki Noki: "Is the Japanese raccoon dog a protected animal?"
Suzuki Nozomi shook his head and smiled: "No, there are a lot of these things. Even if it is, it doesn't matter if you want to raise it in the snow. It's a small thing, just find a name... We found an injured little animal in the mountains and forests, help
It is a kind intention to heal the wounds, and there is nothing to blame."
Kitahara Shuji nodded slightly. Sorry, I forgot that you don't have much moral integrity and are lawless, so I just asked a nonsense question.
Just think of catching a rabbit on the mountain. Hideji Kitahara is not an environmentalist, and there is no danger in raising small animals in the snow. This is a wild girl who wants to go up and give her a try when she sees a bear. This raccoon cat wants to bite
She was seeking her own death, so there was nothing to worry about.
He ignored it, pointed at the shrine and acted as a "tour guide", and said with a smile: "This is the Dazang Shrine. You didn't go to the shrine to pray for blessings during the New Year this year, so you can make up for it here."
Everyone did their best and followed him across the torii gate, officially entering the scope of the shrine.
The dark cave entrance sprayed out a faint cold mist, which looked very mysterious. After passing the torii, Fuyumi looked around and asked strangely: "Isn't there a shouhui?"
There is usually a water bath at the entrance of a shrine, which is a pool for believers to cleanse their hands and mouth.
Kitahara Hideji didn't know if there was one, but after looking around and seeing nothing, he thought it was probably gone. He smiled and said, "Shrines in the mountains don't pay so much attention."
Fuyumi curled her lips, but immediately felt something was wrong. She believed this, so she could only change her words and asked: "Isn't there no worship hall inside?"
Kitahara Hideji really didn't know. He had never been here before, so he could only smile perfunctorily: "You'll know when you go in and take a look."
A group of them entered the cave, and it was extremely cold in the cave. The ground was slightly icy and felt extremely slippery. Hideji Kitahara told everyone to be careful not to slip down, and he groped ahead with Akitaro on his back to explore the way.
There is no one in the cave. This is not a commercial shrine. It does not sell amulets, lucky fortunes, ema, etc. There are no shrines, no shrines, no income, and no income to support those people.
Soon the group of them reached the bottom of the cave and saw a small worship hall. It was really small, a miniature wooden building that no one could walk in. There was a thick rope hanging from the top of the hall, and a
There is a huge copper bell. In front of the temple is a place for prayers. Two large oil lamps are lit, and on one side is a money box, which is where the incense money is placed.
Yesterday, someone came to offer sacrifices during the New Year. There were bright white porcelain wine bottles and wine glasses in the hall. Apart from the above, there was nothing else.
This shrine is built in a cave and is a bit rare. Others are ordinary, and everyone is mentally prepared. After all, there are only a few dozen households in Dazang Village. If you want to build a grand and spectacular shrine, you don't have the financial resources.
Kitahara Hideji didn't believe this, so he turned around and looked at the mural on the cave wall with the dim light of the oil lamp. It should be the legendary story in the history of Dazang Village. In it, there is a rather exaggerated expression of a half-bald old man fighting a wild boar with good evil. Then
The wild boar looks as tall as three people, like a hill.
Fuyumi took out her wallet and began to distribute money to her younger brothers and sisters, one five-yen coin per person, and Nozomi Suzuki shamelessly mixed in and received one. Then Fuyumi directed her younger siblings to come forward in batches to ring the bells and pray.
, putting money in, Suzuki Noki grabbed the first one, clapped her little hands and stood there making a wish for a while.
Her wish seemed very simple. After making her wish, she stood next to Kitahara Hideji and looked at the mural. Kitahara Hideji glanced at her and asked strangely: "Do you believe this?"
Suzuki Noki received a Western education and was not the type to be interested in Shintoism.
Suzuki Noki smiled and said: "If it doesn't work, there will be no loss. If it works, you will make a lot of money."
She is a utilitarian, and she plans to do nothing. If it works, she will most likely build a large shrine here. If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter. It only costs five yen anyway, and it's still a small carrot head.
Over there, Fuyumi was still instructing her younger siblings to pray. It was said to be a New Year's prayer, but in fact it was telling the gods about their goals for the new year, which was considered a self-motivation. Yukiri and Haruna murmured for a while and stepped aside, together.
She became concerned about Xue Li's new little brother, Badi, but Xia Zhi and Xia Sha hadn't grown up and didn't pay attention to him at all, just laughing and winking.
After the two of them finished praying, Fuyumi suddenly became alert, grabbed them and asked, "Did you just put the money in?"
"Let it go!"
"I only heard a noise!"
Xia Zhi and Xia Sha looked at each other and said with a smile: "The two of us can be considered one person!"
They even dared to embezzle the gods' money. They made two wishes and put in a portion of the money, but Fuyumi didn't allow it and ordered: "Put the money in!"
As soon as she finished speaking, her feet suddenly gave way and she almost fell, and the whole cave began to shake slightly. Suddenly Xia Zhi and Xia Sha's face turned pale. What's going on? The gods are angry? It's only five yen. Do you want to be so stingy?