The days passed by, and the maple leaves were falling day by day, but simply because there were more people and more strength, the red leaves folded every day were growing at a considerable speed, and they piled up in a large warehouse in the village. The tail of each red leaf
There is a small silk thread at the end, which will be used to fix it to the tree.
But Yu Qiuping himself, the time for folding red leaves is getting shorter and shorter, because Sena Shitoshi is really overwhelmed. Every time he and Yu Qiuping attend the Japanese singing party, they will stay up late to deal with the income and expenditure accounts. Yu Qiuping originally spent the morning.
I have to train Ashigaru, and I have to go out to find girls in the afternoon. I feel sorry for Sena Ujitoshi, so I have to work extra hard.
On the afternoon of August 24, Yu Qiuping and the girl were still practicing archery in the maple forest. Now that he was confident, Yu Qiuping was no longer worried, and his hit rate was significantly higher. It was almost dusk, so the girl and Yu Qiuping tidied up.
Prepare to leave.
"By the way, I want to tell you something." The girl suddenly said, "I may not be able to come every day, because there is something going on."
"What's going on?" Yu Qiuping asked casually.
The girl frowned and said, "It's a private matter, Ping-kun, don't ask."
"Okay." Yu Qiuping said somewhat gloomily.
"Are you complaining in your heart, why didn't I keep my promise?" The girl suddenly jumped in front of Yu Qiuping, put her hands behind her back in front of him, and walked backwards with a smile, which was particularly cute, "The maple leaves haven't fallen yet, why haven't they?"
Come?"
"Now, in order to apologize to you, I want to show Mr. Ping a super exquisite red leaf pendant that I bought a few days ago. I wear it all the time and I don't want to let others see it. Mr. Ping is the first person to see it.
Oh." The girl fumbled around her neck with a smile and lifted the pendant from her plump chest.
Yu Qiuping was stunned on the spot.
That was... the... family heirloom that he... pawned at that time.
"Hey? Mr. Ping, what's wrong with you? Do you like being stupid?" The girl laughed out loud when she saw the confused expression on Yu Qiuping's face, but Yu Qiuping was still stunned on the spot, looking at the coin motionlessly.
pendant.
I didn't expect to see it again in my lifetime.
The joy of reunion, and some incredible doubts.
There are also feelings about fate. It turns out that from that time on, we became connected because of the red leaves?
After a long while, he said with some trembling: "Miss...did you buy this at a pawn shop in the city not long ago?"
"Yeah." The girl nodded and suddenly realized something, "How...how did you know?"
"Do you still remember what the lady and I said about the love token my father gave to my mother, and later gave me the family heirloom?" Yu Qiuping was determined after receiving the girl's affirmative reply, "This is it... I pawned it before,
I went to treat a friend of mine."
"Ah?" the girl exclaimed, "What disease does Mr. Ping's friend have? He wants so much money!"
"Eye disease. It takes 50 eyes." Yu Qiuping recalled the miserable condition of Chibei's eyes at that time, and couldn't help but feel distressed.
"50 guan?" The girl's tone was full of surprise.
"Yeah, who thought it would be so expensive." Yu Qiuping sighed, otherwise he wouldn't have pawned the family heirloom.
"No, Mr. Ping, that's not what I meant." The girl shook her head, "Is this really your pendant?"
"That's right!" Yu Qiuping came closer and didn't notice the girl's sudden blush. He took the pendant and looked at it carefully, "I recognize it when it turns to ashes! I've been wearing it since I was a child.
"
"Do you know how much I spent?" The girl smiled bitterly, "2,000 pieces."
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't hear what the girl said clearly. Sure enough, my Japanese listening skills are still not good enough?
"How much?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"2000." The girl looked at Yu Qiuping's surprised expression and burst into laughter.
"I'm going!" Yu Qiuping, who suddenly understood, was so angry that he jumped up and down, "You black-hearted boss! I'm going! How shameless!"
"Miss! I'm going to find that boss! Damn! Is this kind of operation still possible?" Yu Qiuping, who was cheated 1950 times, was furious.
"Ping-Jun, what a pity. That pawnshop has closed and moved away." The girl spread her hands helplessly, "I was curious at the time why he moved away not long after he sold my things."
Yu Qiuping was left alone and messy in the wind.
"Miss..." After hesitating for a moment, Yu Qiuping struggled to say, "Can I... buy this pendant? It is really important to me. It is the only thing my parents left me.
"
"Sure," the girl suddenly smiled evilly and stretched out her jade hands, "2000."
Yu Qiuping was stunned again.
"The annual income in my territory and the taxes I can collect are about 600 guan," Yu Qiuping muttered silently, "My annual salary is 250 guan. I don't need to pay the annual ashigaru salary for the time being. I just need to take care of it.
But Amano Keitoku and the other seven ashigaru generals have an extra 50 kan per year in salary, so I can still have a balance of 500 kan."
"Save it for four years!" Yu Qiuping looked at the girl blankly, who was smiling as if her prank had succeeded.
"Okay, let me see how I feel. I'll give it back to you." The girl stood up on tiptoes and poked Yu Qiuping's forehead with her index and middle fingers. It was considered revenge. In fact, she had already made up her mind to return it to him, but
She still wanted to hang around for a few days and enjoy this pendant. After all, she really liked this red leaf pendant, so she spent 2,000 yuan to buy it directly.
After dinner in the evening, Chibei ran back with the two hundred ashigaru. Just when Yu Qiupei was about to return to the office to fight with Sena Ujitoshi again, he saw Asahina Taehiro walking in with a arrogant step.
Went to the second floor of the castle tower.
"I'm looking for that boy Yu Qiupei!" Asahina Taehyung said to a guard, "Call that boy out to me."
"Are you looking for Mr. Yuqiu? I'll report it right now." The guard nodded and walked towards the third floor.
"No need, brother, I happen to be here." Yu Qiuping waved and walked down the stairs. "Brother, what do you want from me?"
"Boy, are you free tomorrow?" Asahina Taehyung patted Yu Qiuping's shoulder, "Let's go out to play with my brother tomorrow!"
"I just happen to be free," Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "I'm free every afternoon."
"Afternoon, just afternoon is not enough!" Taehyung Asahina said in a loud voice, "Let's go out for a day and leave in the morning! Come back in the evening."
"My nephew." Suddenly, a feeble voice came from the fourth floor of the castle tower. Sena Toshiro poked his head out from upstairs and looked at Asahina Taehyung with sad eyes, "My nephew, you are going to take me away."
Right-hand assistant?"
"This..." Asahina Taehyung was suddenly startled by Sena's haggard face and deep dark circles under his eyes, "Uncle Sena, why are you acting like this after not seeing you for a few days?"
Sena Ujitoshi looked at Asahina Taehyung, sighed, and said nothing.
"Uncle, can I still take this kid away?" Asahina Taehyung asked cautiously.
"You can take him away. Call Mr. Fujita here. He is also good at settling accounts." Sena Ujitoshi compromised.
"No problem, I will take pictures of my uncle for you tonight!" Asahina Taehyung promised, patting his chest, "Boy, wait for me at the door of Asahina's residence at Tatsuki tomorrow morning!"
Early the next morning, Yu Qiuping waited at the door of Asahina's residence early. At 7:00, Asahina Taiheng packed up and came out alone.
"Brother, why are you so early? Aren't you usually late?" Yu Qiuping was shocked when he saw Asahina Taehyung arrive on time.
"You think I think, I can't afford to offend the people we went out to play with today." Asahina Taehyung said fearfully, "It's better to be honest."
"Oh? Who is it? Young Master Imagawa?" Yu Qiupei thought about it and figured out that the only person who could impress Asahina Taiheng when he had time to play was probably the Imakawa family.
"No, no, it's more terrifying than that." When Asahina Taehyung spoke, he seemed to recall some terrible experience. "She is the princess of our family governor!"
"Your Highness Princess?" Yu Qiuping was also surprised, "Then why did you bring me out, brother? Why didn't you tell me earlier!"
"I told you earlier that you would definitely not come." Taehyung Asahina showed a matter-of-fact expression and spread his hands, "But without you, I will be embarrassed again this time."
"What do you mean, brother? What's the trick?" Yu Qiuping was confused.
"Oh, it's our princess who invited me and the little eyes of the Okabe family to go on an outing together. We had made an appointment once before, to mediate the conflict between us. It seems that it was the order of the family governor." Asahina Taiheng said,
"Everyone should bring only one entourage, and don't make too much noise."
"But, when we went there last time, the princess asked to come with us to sing songs, which I can't do! My follower is better at hunting and doesn't understand this at all! As a result, the little boy from the Okabe family was beaten
His eyes were ridiculed and his body was completely bruised, and he was allowed to show his face in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess! Seeing that boy's nymphomaniac makes me angry!" Asahina Taehyung waved his fist, "Don't you know how to sing? This time I will follow you.
I’ll take you with me and you’ll give me a good look at those little eyes of the Okabe family!”
"Brother...this is not kind." Yu Qiuping felt like he was betrayed, "I have only been learning singing for more than two months."
"But don't you go to waka with the family governor, Uncle Sena, and Brother Goro every night? Your level should be pretty good!" Asahina Taehyung suddenly panicked, "You kid, don't make any mistakes then! Otherwise I will
It’s going to be embarrassing again!”
"Probably I can only say my best." Yu Qiuping sighed.
The place for the outing seemed to be a small forest next to a beach south of Sunfu Castle. When Asahina Taehyung and Ame Qiupei arrived on horseback, Okabe Masatsuna was already waiting there with his horse. He seemed to be carrying a person with him.
The temperament of the "civilian type" followers is completely different from the "wild boar type" followers they carry in street fights.
"Huh? Thick eyebrows, and you're slower than me! Trash." Okabe Masatsuna started a fight without any courtesy when they met.
"Little eyes, look at the dark circles under your eyes!" Taehyung Asahina retorted, "Did you stay up all night just thinking about meeting the princess tomorrow? Haha! No wonder you arrived early!"
"Go to hell! Get out!" Okabe Masatsuna scolded, "Your Highness, is this something you can discuss?"
"Is that one over there the bastard who was last time?" Okabe Masatsuna glanced at Yu Qiuping, "I heard that he got lucky in Mikawa and was granted the title of Grand Attendant?"
"Your Excellency," Yu Qiuping cupped his hands, "I seized the opportunity to eat Oda Nobunaga's conscience and made a great contribution. But I pulled out your conscience and you really can't digest it. Don't blame me, sir."
Asahina Yasuhiro was immediately amused, and even Okabe Masatsuna's entourage couldn't help laughing, so Okabe Masatsuna gave him a sharp look.
"You son of a bitch! You led more than two hundred bitches to defend a ruined city, and yet you were given the horse seal by the family governor?" Okabe Masatsuna cursed jealously, "I really don't know why!"
Yu Qiuping didn't mind being called a bitch, but when he heard that Okabe Masatsuna actually called his more than two hundred loyal, brave and kind subordinates bitches, his anger suddenly rose, and he immediately frowned and said righteously
Imitating the tone of speaking of later generations of Red Guards, he said: "How can Okabe-sama be so disrespectful to the House Governor's Hall! You actually question the decision of the House Governor's Hall! Your Excellency, you are so disrespectful to the horse seal given by His Highness the House Governor, you are disrespecting the House Governor's Hall! You are disrespecting the House Governor's Hall!"
The House Governor's Hall is useless! My lord, your doubts about the House Governor's decision and your doubts about me will be reported to the House Governor! If the House Governor really thinks that I am not worthy of having this horse seal, I will be willing to take it back. Even if it is possible to give it to the Okabe family
Don't blame me if it brings trouble."
After a brief discussion, Okabe Masatsuna was choked to the point of being speechless. The attendant next to him immediately apologized profusely and clarified that their young master did not mean this.
"Boy! That's okay!" Asahina Taehyung patted Yu Qiuping's shoulder proudly, "If there's any scolding in the future! It's all up to you!" Yu Qiuping secretly laughed in his heart. Compared with Shangzuna, you Japanese and us are on the line.
The difference is still too far.
"Thick eyebrows! You..." Okabe Masatsuna was so angry at Asahina Taehyung that his hand pointed at Asahina Taehyung kept shaking.
"What's wrong, little eyes! You can't fight if you want to! There is no security officer here, no one is coming to save you!" Asahina Taehyung put his hands on his hips and cursed without showing any weakness, "Come on, come on!"
Just when the shoulders of both sides were tense, the crisp sound of horse hoofs came from the distance. The four of them turned around and saw a pair of master and servant coming on horseback. The master must be the princess of the Imagawa family. She was wearing
Wearing a blue jinhaori with sleeves and a pair of white breeches, her waist-length hair was tied up at the end.
"I'm sorry, you two, I'm late." When the princess got close, she turned over and dismounted, and nodded to Asahina Yasuhiro and Okabe Masatsuna as an apology. Yu Qiuping could no longer take his eyes away from her.
Until the princess accidentally saw Asahina Taehyung's entourage while her eyes were wandering, and she immediately froze on the spot.