"Hirachiyo, you seem to be very popular in this village. I think the villagers seem to trust you."

From the conversation Hei Chiyo had just had with the old man and the child, it is not difficult to see that the villagers here have great trust in Hei Chiyo...at least in Hei Chiyo's medical skills.

"I am a doctor after all." Hirachiyo turned to look at Ogata behind him.

Although Hirachiyo's current expression could not be clearly seen due to his dirty face, Ogata could barely see that he seemed to be showing a shy smile now.

"As a doctor, you should save lives and heal the wounded."

"I have always been proud of myself as a doctor."

"Although it seems a bit boastful to say this, I face every patient, even those who are infected with ordinary colds, and I go all out and never slack off."

"I am also fortunate to have the respect of the villagers because of my conscientious attitude. Ah, here we are, that is my home."

Ogata looked in the direction pointed by Hirachiyo's finger - a rather large Ainu-style house.

After following Heichiyo into the house, the layout style of the house is also that of a classic Ainu house.

But there was only one very strange place - a room was carved out with wooden boards in the northeast corner of the house.

The size of this room, converted into modern earth units, according to Ogata's visual inspection, is about 7 square meters - in the terms of this era, this is just a room that can barely fit a little more than 4 pictures.

Small tatami room.

This room is equipped with a simple wooden sliding door, which is the only one connecting this room to the living room.

The wooden planks that separated this room from the living room covered the room tightly, so standing in the living room, you couldn't tell what was in that room at all.

Even without Lin Ziping introducing it to Ogata, Ogata could tell at a glance that this room was probably the weird room that caused Lin Ziping to be kicked out of the village.

The last time Lin Ziping came to Kanto Village, just like today, he received a very warm reception from Ping Chiyo.

But after Lin Ziping asked Pingchiyo what the room was for, Pingchiyo suddenly changed his face, from enthusiastic and sunny to hysterical, and drove Lin Ziping out of the house.

After Lin Ziping was kicked out of his home, he was immediately kicked out by the villagers of Kanto Village.

"Come! Everyone, feel free to sit down!" Hirachiyo put down the wooden basket containing herbs that he had been carrying. "I'm going to prepare dinner now! Do you have any taboos?"

"Ping Chiyo!" Lin Ziping suddenly shouted, "Let me cook tonight's dinner."

"Huh? You want to make dinner today?" Hirachiyo looked curious.

"Yes. Because we are going to bother you all night." Lin Ziping smiled, "If I don't do something for you, I always feel a little uneasy. I will cook dinner today! You sit and wait.

Just start dinner!”

"Isn't this... not good?" Hirachiyo scratched his hair, "When I sit and wait for the meal, I always feel a little unworthy of the landlord..."

"You don't have to worry so much!" Lin Ziping then said loudly, "Just think of it as us repaying your kindness for staying here."

Ogata glanced at Lin Ziping - after Lin Ziping said that he would cook tonight's dinner, Ogata knew what Lin Ziping was planning to do: he simply didn't want to touch the food cooked by Chiyo Hira.

Since Lin Ziping and Hei Chiyo reunited, Hei Chiyo's behavior toward Lin Ziping has been nothing short of weird.

Not to mention Lin Ziping, even Ogata was reluctant to touch the cooking of Chiyo Hira, a person who seemed to have something really wrong with his mind.

Lin Ziping and Hei Chiyo argued for a long time before Hei Chiyo finally nodded:

"Okay then, let me, the landlord, be rude once and wait for dinner!"

…

…

During the day today, it was still a sunny day with clear skies.

But in the evening, there suddenly became a lot of dark clouds.

After nightfall completely fell, dark clouds had completely occupied the sky, blocking out the moonlight.

The dinner Lin Ziping cooked tonight was just a very ordinary broth made of dried meat.

The ingredients and utensils used were all brought by Ogata and the others.

Lin Ziping's craftsmanship is not considered exquisite. It is neither unpleasant nor unpleasant, nor delicious but delicious.

To put it harshly - his craftsmanship is such that after a few days you will forget the taste of the food he made.

During the meal, Ogata and others kept chatting with Chiyo and Chiyo.

Hirachiyo is a very talkative person. Thanks to his talkativeness, this dinner was spent in conversation and laughter.

During the meal, Amachi frequently asked Ogata with his eyes: When will we discuss business with Hirachiyo?

After Ogata received the inquiry from A-Machi, he kept giving the same answer with his eyes: No rush, we will talk later.

Ogata just kept waiting silently, waiting.

Wait until dinner is over.

After simply washing the pots, bowls and utensils with Atachi, Ogata cleared his throat, and then said sternly to Chiyo:

"Hirachiyo, actually - in addition to conducting academic research in Ezo, we also have another purpose, which is to find two Kazuto."

"Two Kazuto?" Hirachiyo cast a doubtful look at Ogata.

"Yes." Ogata nodded, "These two Kazuto are both doctors, a pair of master and apprentice. The master's name is Xuanzheng, and the disciple's name is Xuanzhi."

When Ogata said the words just now, Ogata and Omachi looked closely into Hirachiyo's eyes, trying to find even the slightest difference in Hirachiyo's eyes after hearing Ogata's words.

Although Hirachiyo's face is so dirty that one cannot clearly see his facial features and expressions, the eyes, as the windows to the soul, will not be hidden by dirt.

However - Ogata and his wife stared at Hei Chiyo's eyes together, but did not see any strange emotions in Hei Chiyo's eyes.

Ogata was neither anxious nor annoyed, and continued:

"Their master and apprentice are quite different in age..."

Ogata recounted the physical features of Xuanzheng and Xuanzhi that he had heard from Xuanren before.

After describing the appearance characteristics of these two people, Ogata asked:

"Hirachiyo, have you ever seen these two people or Kazuto who looks similar to these two people?"

"Xuanzheng, Xuanzhi..." Pingchiyo muttered, "No, I haven't seen it."

Ogata carefully looked at Hirachiyo's eyes - he still didn't find anything strange.

At this time, Hiraichiyo asked:

"Mr. Majima, what are you doing with these two people?"

"There is no complicated reason. I just want to invite those two people to come and see a doctor." Ogata said with a smile, "Those two doctors are famous doctors in Kyoto."

"After I contracted a very rare disease, a friend recommended these two doctors to me."

"After I heard that these two doctors were in Ezo, I went all the way to find them."

"A very rare disease?" Hirachiyo said, "If you don't mind, I can help you take a look. Although I dare not say how superb my medical skills are, I can treat some diseases that ordinary doctors cannot treat.

rule."

"No need." Ogata shook his head without thinking, "Except for the master and apprentice pair, there should be no other doctor who knows how to treat my disease. So I appreciate your kindness."

"That's it..." Hirachiyo didn't insist on insisting. Seeing that Ogata declined his kindness, he didn't say anything more on this topic.

"Since Hirachiyo you haven't seen these two people, it means that those two people have not passed by here." Ogata sighed softly, "It seems that I will have to find another place later..."

"I'm sorry," Hirachiyo said, "I couldn't help you."

"It's okay." Ogata shook his head, "We have long been used to this feeling of 'missing out'."

"Ha~~~" At this time, an inappropriate yawn sounded.

The man who yawns is Lin Ziping.

Lin Ziping is already a 53-year-old man. Although his health is good, it is far inferior to that of young people.

I have been running around in the mountains all day today, which has consumed a lot of energy. When night falls and I am full of wine and food, sleepiness pours out of every part of my body uncontrollably.

"Haha." Hirachiyo smiled, "It seems that Mr. Lin is tired."

"There is a house next to it, and that house is my clinic. I usually receive patients from the village there and do herbal grinding and other work."

"You can sleep in my clinic tonight. Although it is a little small, it should be more than enough to accommodate three people."

"Yes." Ogata nodded vigorously, "Thank you for your help."

"It's okay." Hiraichiyo waved his hand, "It's just a trivial matter."

…

…

Almost an hour later——

Although Kanto Village is a slightly isolated mountain village, their schedule is no different from that of other Ainu people - after dinner, they fall asleep one after another.

After Ogata and the others had dinner, under the guidance of Hirachiyo, they entered the clinic located near Hirachiyo's home, preparing to spend the long night in the clinic.

At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed slightly, and the moon appeared and disappeared above the thick clouds.

The moonlight is as hazy as light smoke, and the moonlight like light smoke flows quietly and continuously in Kantuo Village.
To be continued...