Chapter 491 Shared Bathing Culture in Island Countries
What is the most common thing that lovers do after expressing their love?
Then of course...kissing.
"I like (ski), I like me (Naski) very much, Haoren..."
In the wind, Hoshino's vague voice came from the gap between the two people's intimate lips.
She whispered again and again, her voice a bit soft and soft.
After a moment of tenderness, Xingye hugged Haoren's neck in a charming, confused and infatuated manner, leaning her whole body into his arms, not to mention her chest pressed against his chest.
until……
"Hey, Haoren, there happens to be a shrine there. Let's worship together and ask for a marriage!"
Hoshino made such a request.
In island countries, shrines are houses that worship and offer sacrifices to various gods in Shintoism, and they are the center of Shintoism’s beliefs.
Islanders often visit shrines to pray for good health, success in career, and even good luck in love, marriage, children, etc.
It was a tradition of the island country, and Haoren could understand it, so he did not reject Hoshino's proposal. He quickly led her by the leg to the shrine enshrined in the shrine, and then began to pray twice, clap and bow once.
What is the general procedure for visiting a shrine?
That is, bow deeply twice, clap your hands twice, then put your hands together to make a wish, and finally bow again.
"I don't know what kind of god is enshrined there. It would be best if it's the Great Lord of the Kingdom. If not, it's okay. If they want to get married, the god should be able to satisfy them, hehehe!"
After making a wish in his heart, Hoshino Rufu said, while peeking at the shrine with a hint of curiosity, as if he wanted to see clearly which god was enshrined in it.
Generally speaking, when going to a shrine to seek marriage, most people will choose to visit Daishu Shrine, and the god enshrined in Daishu Shrine is named Okuninushi.
The island country has a legend about the great king and the red rabbit, so it is said that it is most effective to go to the Daishu Shrine to seek marriage.
Of course, you can also pray for marriage at other shrines, but more people go to Dizu Shrine.
"He really doesn't know what gods are enshrined there, but he doesn't know whether the shrine is from my grandfather's house."
Haoren grew up in his hometown and is very familiar with everything nearby.
Bu Nao has been interested in the island country's shrines since he was a child. After all, as a traveler from the Celestial Dynasty, how could he be interested in the island country's god?
He knew that the small shrine was actually the property of the Minamoto clan and had been passed down from generation to generation.
"No, just ask for the great king of the country enshrined there. The marriage you seek will be very effective."
Hoshino looked at it for a long time, but couldn't tell through the closed shrine whether it was the god enshrined in it, so he said with some hope.
"If I want to know who is enshrined there, it's actually very simple..."
Haoren smiled when he heard this and fulfilled his girlfriend's wish. He quickly stretched out his legs and put them on the small wooden door of the shrine.
But that action shocked Hoshino.
"Hey, Haoren, what am I asking for? Wait, wait, is that disrespectful to God!"
He is not an atheist as to whether he is respectful or not. Besides, the gods of the island country are not worthy of respect.
Hoshino's persuasion obviously did not stop Haoren. With a "squeak", he easily opened the small wooden door of the shrine.
The enshrined object also fell into the sight of the two of them.
However……
"Hey, is that... a god I've never seen before?"
After seeing clearly what was outside the shrine, Hoshino let out an exclamation.
It is a lifelike stone sculpture, with a slim figure and a red face, showing that it is a woman.
There is nothing wrong with female gods. There are also many female gods in the Shinto religion of the island country.
The question is, that goddess is different from the other goddesses in ancient kimonos from island countries. She wears a set of Warring States armor, with a long sword and a fusana hanging on the left and right of her waist.
What's even more strange is that there are dark gray wings long on her back, which looks like an angel in Western mythology.
But in the Shinto religion of the island nation, there are no winged gods similar to angels.
If you insist on saying that there is something similar to an angel in the island country, there will be...
"Tengu... looks very similar to Akeno!"
Haoren frowned and recognized whether the stone sculpture in front of him was a living creature.
So the question arises, why are female Tengu enshrined outside the shrine that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Genji clan?
Who is that female Tengu?
…
Thumb thump thump~
It wasn't until the sun was almost setting that there was a knock on the door of the Fujiwara family's old house.
"Grandpa, he's back."
Fujiwara Kirei, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly opened the door and glanced at his grandson and prospective grandson-in-law outside the door.
When he saw his grandson-in-law-to-be, whose face was flushed, her hair stuck to her neck, and her clothes were a little messy, Lao Fujiwara's eyes instantly showed a hint of approval.
Brat, I finally managed to coax him, and I hope I didn’t disappoint him.
It looks a bit like grandpa when he was young.
"I'm back. It's getting late. Let's eat first. After dinner, we'll take a shower. Tomorrow Haoren will go to Old Man Yuan's house with him."
Fujiwara Kirei did not ask why Hoshino left suddenly, nor did he ask where the two of them had been for such a long time. He simply gave a simple instruction and asked the two of them to come and have dinner together.
In his opinion, it is not important to focus on the process, but only to see if it is good or not.
The dinner was cooked by Old Fujiwara himself. It consisted of four dishes and one soup. It was relatively simple, but it was not enough for three people.
Life in Xiangdong is naturally not that rich.
Although Haoren once became financially free, he also sent some money to his grandfather in his hometown.
But Lao Fujiwara did not insist on the frugal style of the older generation.
Of course, although the food was simple, it tasted very good, and Hoshino smacked his lips as he ate it.
It seems that there is no reason why Haoren cooks delicious food...
For a grandfather with such superb cooking skills, it is natural for his grandson to cook delicious food.
The dinner table was there, and while enjoying the delicious food, Hoshino wondered whether Haoren's cooking skills might have been learned from his grandfather.
On the other side, Haoren looked distracted.
"Grandpa, he has something..."
After eating a few mouthfuls, Haoren stopped using his chopsticks and seemed to want to ask something, but he seemed hesitant to speak.
"You eat without talking, you sleep without talking."
However, Old Fujiwara directly interrupted his question.
"All right!"
Haoren knew that his grandfather was a bit old-fashioned, so he gave up and planned to ask after dinner.
But there was no quarrel. Until after dinner and Old Fujiwara took him to the village bathhouse, Haoren never got the chance to ask.
"You and Hoshino-san are tired from the journey. It's quite hard. Why don't you go take a bath? Haoren and I haven't been back to the village for a long time. He remembers that when I was a child, I liked to take a bath in the village bathhouse..."
Speaking of bathhouses, we have to mention the island country’s shared bathing culture.
Is it allowed for men and women to bathe together, or mixed bathing, in many public bathhouses in the island country...