Chapter 624 Invite Yidaozhai to be a bodyguard [5200]
Ogata and the others returned to Senbei's carpenter's shop around evening.
When they first returned to the carpenter's shop, Feng Mo happened to have finished chatting with this old subordinate whom he hadn't seen for a while.
Senbei tried his best to persuade Fuma to stay and let Fuma, Ogata and the others live directly in their home.
Senbei's home is integrated with his carpenter's shop. The first floor is the shop, and the second floor is their home. Their home is not spacious. After Senbei and his family live there, the whole family is basically
There aren't many vacancies left.
If they are forced to live in Senbei's home, I'm afraid it will bring a lot of inconvenience to the lives of Senbei and his family.
Therefore, in order not to bring too much inconvenience and trouble to Senbei and his family, Ogata and the others declined Senbei's invitation to live directly in their home, and instead spent money to live in an ordinary room.
Common hotel.
Ogata and the others spent their first night in Osaka peacefully and peacefully in this ordinary hotel.
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The next day——
It's mid-April now, which is the time of year when the temperature is the most pleasant. It's neither so hot that people want to sleep naked, nor so cold that they don't want to leave me.
After the sun just rose from the horizon, Ouri woke up under the action of his biological clock, then let go of Omachi, who was naked in his arms, crawled out of bed, and got dressed.
Atachi and Atzuki always wake up later than Ogata.
Ogata, who thought that he would go out to buy some breakfast and come back now, got dressed and left the room where he and Atachi lived.
As soon as he left the room and came to the corridor outside the room, Ogata happened to see Fuma coming out of the next room at the same time.
Naturally, it was impossible for Ogata and the four of them to live in the same room. They had a total of 3 rooms, one for Ogata and Atachi, one for Fuma, and one for Asuki. The three rooms were arranged exactly in a row.
a row.
After seeing Ogata who happened to step out of their respective rooms at the same time as him, Fuma took the initiative to say hello to Ogata: "Good morning, brother!"
"Good morning to you too." At this time, Ogata discovered that Feng Mo's eyes had dark circles and a lot of red bloodshot eyes hanging from them, as if he had not slept well.
"Master Feng, did you sleep well last night?" The corridor where Ogata and Fuma are standing is not a private place after all, so Ogata only calls him "Master Feng", not "Master Fuma".
"Yesterday, because I reunited with my old subordinates whom I haven't seen for a long time, I was a little too excited last night. I didn't fall asleep until about eight o'clock in the evening (2 o'clock in the morning)." Feng Mo showed a smile that was a bit naive.
Fuuma's eyes have been shining with excitement since he saw Senbei yesterday.
Ogata also felt Fuuma's feeling of reuniting with his old subordinates who were like family after a long separation.
Ogata thought to himself: last summer, his mood when he reunited with Omachi in Kyoto was probably similar to Fuma's mood at this time.
Seeing Fuma's happy expression, Ogata couldn't help but smile.
"Since I didn't sleep well yesterday, do you want to catch up on some sleep now?"
"No, no need." Feng Mo waved his hand, "Although I didn't sleep for long last night, I'm in good spirits now."
"Even if you need to catch up on sleep, you should wait until you have finished your main work before catching up on it."
Speaking of this, Feng Mo laughed a few times, and then continued:
"When Komachi and Kozuki wake up, I will take you to meet the 'Osaka Know-it-all' who I have known for a long time. I will try to help you find Master Yuji as soon as possible."
"Are you going to see your old friend today?" Ogata raised his eyebrows, "Master Feng, why don't you go and spend more time with Mr. Senbei first?"
Feng Mo waved his hand: "It's not urgent to accompany Xian Bingwei or something."
"Anyway, I met him yesterday and said hello to him. After I help you find Master Yu Er first, I will slowly chat with Senbei. It's not too late to reminisce about old times."
Since Fuma said so, Ogata didn't say anything else. He bowed to Fuma and said, "Thank you very much, Lord Fuma."
Feng Mo waved his hand again, indicating that Ogata didn't need to be more polite and thanked him, and then showed a strange expression:
"Before I go to see my old friend later, let me give you a reminder - the place where my old friend is... is quite special, so you must be mentally prepared first."
"Special?" Ogata asked doubtfully.
Feng Mo's expression became even weirder at this time.
"My friend... lives in Shinmachi, a gold-selling place that fascinates all the men in Osaka. He is the owner of a tourist house in Shinmachi called the Seven-Grass House."
"Compared to Yoshiwara in Edo and Shimabara in Kyoto... the people in Shinmachi are..."
Feng Mo suddenly fell silent at this time, as if he was thinking about what to say next.
After a while, he spoke quietly:
"Much more...enthusiastic."
"So you... especially you, brother, must be fully mentally prepared."
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About half an hour later——
Osaka, Shinmachi——
"Two distinguished guests! Are you interested in coming to our Sanye House?"
"Guest! What type of girl do you like?"
"Two guests..."
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After A-machi and A-zhu woke up one after another, Fuuma led the three of them towards Shin-machi where his old friend was, as he said.
As soon as he stepped into Shinmachi, Ogata, who had worked in Yoshiwara before, immediately smelled it - the air in Shinmachi had the same smell as the air in Yoshiwara: a faint smell of women's powder.
The layout of Shinmachi is the same as that of Yoshihara... No, it should be said that the architectural layout and architectural style of Yoshihara, Shimabara and Shinmachi are basically the same.
On the first floor of every tourist girl's house, there is a display window blocked only by a wooden fence. When night falls, the tourist girls sit behind the window and pose, attracting customers and allowing them to choose.
Because it is morning now, it is the time for the wandering girls to take a rest after working hard all night, so at this time there are very few wandering girls on the streets of Shinmachi and in the windows of the wandering girls' houses.
However... although from the appearance, Shinmachi is simply a smaller Yoshihara, after entering Shinmachi, Ogata quickly and keenly noticed that Shinmachi is completely different from Yoshihara.
First of all, Shinmachi, like Shimabara in Kyoto, does not have an organization like the Shirobei Club that specifically manages them like Yoshihara.
Secondly...the people in Yoshiwara are not as...enthusiastic as the people in Shinmachi.
As soon as we entered Shinmachi, 2 or 3 Miseban (people who set up a pedestal near the main entrance of Yumeya to attract customers) immediately surrounded us, advertising their respective Yumeya.
Although Yoshiwara's Miseban will also take the initiative to solicit customers, they are far less enthusiastic than Shinmachi's Miseban.
Maybe it’s because Osaka people are so enthusiastic and unrestrained.
As Machi and Azuki were women, they were naturally ignored by the Misebans. However, Fuma was too old and was also ignored by almost all the Misebans. Almost all the Misebans who gathered around were directed at Ogata.
came.
Although Ogata was wearing a hat and a scarf, he could still tell from his exposed palms and other skin that he was very young.
These acquaintances gathered around Ogata and introduced to Ogata the benefits of their respective Yumeya houses.
It happens to be the time when the number of people in Shinmachi is at its lowest, so there are a lot of people gathered around this time.
Regarding these world events, Ogata could only smile awkwardly but politely.
He didn't dare to show the slightest interest in this advertisement for Mishiban - after all, Omachi was standing next to him now.
From the corner of his eye, he noticed that Atachi beside him had been quietly looking at his face with a scrutinizing gaze.
This caused a little cold sweat to break out on Ogata's forehead.
If he showed a strong interest in a certain "advertisement" of a certain anime series... Ogata couldn't imagine how Amachi would react to him...
While maintaining a polite smile, Ogata dismissed the people who gathered around him.
"Master Feng." After sending away another Mianshiban, Ogata couldn't help but asked the Fuma in front of him, "Have you not arrived at the place where your old friend lives?"
"We're here." Feng Mo said, "Look - the seven-thatched house in front is the Wandering Girl's House run by my friend."
Ogata quickly looked ahead.
I saw at the street intersection in front of me, there was a wandering girl's house that was much more luxurious than the rest of its counterparts around it just from the appearance.
On the door of this extremely luxurious tourist house, there is a plaque that reads: Seven Thatched Cottage.
Fuuma led Ogata and the others towards the seven-thatched cottage.
As soon as he stood in front of the gate of the Seven Thatched Cottage, Feng Mo said loudly to the two young men who were cleaning the ground in front of the Seven Thatched Cottage:
"Please go and show this to your boss, and then inform him and tell him: An old friend is visiting."
After saying that, Feng Mo took out a small fan from his arms and handed the fan to the two young men.
Suddenly an old man whom I had never seen before came, and as soon as the old man showed up, he directly said, "Go and inform your boss" and gave them a fan - which made the two young men look bad.
Confused, they looked at each other.
"Go and report it to your boss quickly. I'm not a suspicious person, I'm your boss's old friend." Feng Mo now changed to a half-joking tone, "If the message is delayed, your boss might be angry if he finds out about it afterwards.
Oh."
The wind demon's confident appearance successfully frightened the two young men.
The two of them thought, "If this old man is really the boss's friend, there is no need to delay." One of them stayed at the gate while the other took the fan handed by Feng Mo and hurried to find their boss.
After a while, the young man who went to see their boss came back.
"Please come with me." The returning young man handed Feng Mo back the fan that Feng Mo had just handed him, and then saluted Feng Mo respectfully, using the highest level of honorific, "Our boss is waiting for you upstairs.
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The Seven Thatched Cottage has a total of 3 floors.
This young man took Ogata and the others directly to a certain room on the top floor.
"Sir!" the young man shouted into the room, "I have brought guests here!"
"Well." As soon as the young man finished speaking, an old but still energetic voice sounded in the room, "Bring them in."
"yes!"
The young man opened the door.
As the door opened, the scene in the room came into Ogata's eyes.
Behind the door is a rather simple-looking room.
The only furniture is a bookcase, a cabinet and a bookcase full of books.
An old man in his 70s, who seemed to be about the same age as Feng Mo, was sitting behind the only desk in the room, flipping through a book on the desk.
This old man... the first impression he gave Ogata was that of a "personable old gentleman".
He didn't have the extremely ugly Tsukiyo hair, nor was he bald like Fuma. He had extremely thick silver hair that was combed back into a slicked back that would not be out of date even in modern times.
Although her cheeks are densely covered with wrinkles due to age and there are age spots on her forehead and other places, her skin is quite shiny and rosy.
There were rather rare thin-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and the slender eyes behind the lenses shone with the unique light of someone who has read poetry and books.
After Ogata and others entered, the old man waved his hand to the young man who led them in, indicating that he should leave first.
After the young man retreated and closed the door of the room, Feng Mo sat down opposite the old man and smiled at the old man:
"Long time no see, Udaemon. You still have so much hair..."
For some reason, Feng Mo, who was greeting the old man with a smile at the beginning, suddenly changed his expression from a smile to a serious look after finishing the second half of what he just said.
"Well, it's been a long time indeed."
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the old man whom Fuuma called "Usamon Tianemon" raised his hand and vigorously smoothed back the thick silver hair on his head while speaking.
"I wonder what I should call you better now?"
"Just call me 'Feng'."
"Is it Feng... then - Mr. Feng, who are these three people behind you?"
"is my friend."
"Oh? I didn't expect that you could make such young friends at your age."
After saying that, Rokudaemon stood up and bowed to Ogata and the others in a very graceful manner.
"This is the first time we meet, I'm Sodaemon."
The bow of Sodaemon was so graceful that Ogata and the three of them couldn't help but wonder if this person was a child of an aristocrat who had received a strict education since childhood.
"It's our first time meeting you." Ogata returned the greeting, "My name is Majima Goro."
"I am Majimacho."
"I'm Azhu."
"Utaemon." Fuma suddenly said at this time, "I'll get right to the point - I need help from you, the 'Osaka know-it-all,' if I have something to do."
Feng Mo is very direct and goes straight to the point.
"Say it."
As for Fuuma's directness, Udaemon, who sat back on the tatami, smiled slightly, as if he was not surprised.
"But before I listen to your request, let me correct your mistake just now - the title 'Osaka Know-It-All' really offends me."
Left and right Tian Weimen smiled bitterly.
"If I really had the ability to know everything about Osaka, I wouldn't need to open another tourist house."
"So I don't guarantee that I can respond to all your requests."
"It's okay." Feng Mo said, "Just do your best."
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Fuuma informed Udaemon about the fact that they were looking for the swordsman Yuji.
After Feng Mo finished speaking, Zuo Tianweimen nodded:
"I see...are you looking for Yu Er..."
"How?" Feng Mo asked, "Do you know where Yu Er is?"
"...You are very lucky." Udaemon smiled slightly, "I happen to know where Yuji lives. I know a friend who happens to be good friends with Yuji. Under the introduction of my friend,
Yu Er and I are old acquaintances."
"That's great." Feng Mo patted his thigh, "Then tell us where Yuji lives in Osaka."
"...Feng-kun." Udaemon, who was suddenly and strangely silent for a while, tapped his fingers on the desk in front of him in a very rhythmic manner, "If you want me to tell you Yuji's residence... that's fine.
, but you...no, you have to do me a favor."
"Hey." Feng Mo frowned suddenly, "Does this kind of small favor need to be exchanged for equal value?"
"In normal times, I would have done this kind of small favor for you without saying a word." Udaemon said with a wry smile, "But now I happen to run into a little trouble. I need your help."
"Don't worry, I need your help, it won't be a problem."
At this time, Udaemon suddenly turned his attention to Ogata and Omachi.
"Your two names are Majima Goro and Majimacho, right? I wonder what their relationship is?"
"Husband and wife." Ogata answered honestly.
"Are you a couple..." Udaemon nodded slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face, "...Mashima-kun, can you allow me to ask you a question - I wonder what your skills are like?"
Udaemon came to ask about his skills out of nowhere - this made Ogata raise his eyebrows.
Although I don’t know why Udaemon asked this suddenly, it is not a question that cannot be answered directly, so Ogata pondered for a moment, thought about the appropriate wording, and then said in a gentle tone:
"I can't say how powerful I am in unarmed combat, riding and other skills, but when it comes to using a sword, I have countless times more experience than ordinary people."
"Okay." This time, it was Daiemon who patted his thigh, "Well - Mr. Majima, Miss Majima, I would like to ask you two to do me a small favor."
"It's easy to help."
"Tonight, a group of distinguished guests spent a lot of money to invite Chu Guang, our ace performer from Qicao House, to perform."
"I hope Miss Majima can come to serve as Hatsuko's assistant tonight." Udodaemon fixed his gaze on Amachi, "The job content is very simple. Before Hatsuko enters the scene, help Hatsumi hold her shamisen.
After entering the venue, hand her the shamisen, and then you just need to sit next to Hatsumi and wait for Hatsumi's performance to end."
"Mr. Majima is here to serve as Hatsuko's bodyguard." Udaemon turned his attention to Ogata, "Hisashi's task is even simpler. He only needs to coordinate with Hatsuko's other guard to guard Hatsuko's body.
Just be by your side to prevent anyone from coming forward and hurting Chu Guang."
"As long as you are willing to do me this favor, I will tell you Yu Er's address immediately afterwards."
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PS: Regarding the first light, you can look back at the end of yesterday’s chapter.