Chapter 17 My House is Opposite the Winding Ghost(1/2)
Yoshihara, Huajie.
Just like the beauty and auspiciousness of its name, Huajie looks on the surface and is indeed the most prosperous area in Tokyo. In addition to having some time to rest in the morning, most of the time is crowded with traffic.
In fact, this is not a street in the ordinary sense, but a special area surrounded by people, like a theme park with human-made toys.
Here, everyone is either pleasing others or being pleasing by others.
There is almost no time for laughter and piano to be cut off, so that all misfortunes can be temporarily buried.
Among them, several stores near the Avenue are the most lively.
Those who come and go here are either rich people with wealthy wealth, ministers of various countries, and sometimes even cabinet ministers will hold banquets here.
The geishas here are different from others, and almost everyone has unique skills.
When dancing the piano and flower tea, one proficient in one can attract wealthy tourists; if two proficient in two, the guests will be endless; if four proficient in everything, and if they are a little more elegant and stand out from the crowd, they will be called the "Courtess" and become the uncrowned king among geisha.
Even if the courtesans go out to welcome the distinguished guests, there will be a long team following behind them, just like the daimyo ranks of the Edo period, which can be said to be full of pomp.
However, every industry has its leaders.
The three shops with courtesans opened next to the avenue, which naturally made a lot of money, but this also made other shops near them miserable.
Now, news suddenly came out the day before yesterday—
During the Edo period, many old shops of the courtesans, Guanyue House, were sold out because of poor management.
Generally speaking, such a big deal must be negotiated for a long time.
But the boss of Guanyue House almost dismissed the geishas overnight, and kindly sent compensation, and introduced them to work and make a living in other places.
Then, even the original furniture was cleared and transported away, which can be said to be a decisive move.
Just when everyone was wondering which buyer was about to make a debut, the decoration workers had already put up the new sign. This is also strange, and the signs are usually the last one.
And this sign is very special.
Because this store is not a new elegance.
It is Ashina's glowing dim sum shop.
Yoshihara, who even ordinary travelers can write a good haiku to please guests, has no cultural connotation at all, just like a name that a countryman casually said.
Besides, opening a dim sum shop next to Yoshihara Avenue is something that you don’t expect—
A courtesan can earn thousands of yen in just a few hours. How can such a restaurant not afford a good chef? They even have many specialty dishes that are delicious passed down from generation to generation.
You know, the food and wine here are also sky-high prices compared to ordinary places.
A small dim sum shop, can you make any tricks here?
Besides, if you want to buy such a big old store, it’s more than 10,000 or 20,000 yen. When can you make a profit by selling snacks?
It's almost impossible.
Therefore, with the help of interested people, this unopened snack shop immediately became Yoshihara's laughing stock.
The store owner whom they have not met yet became the fool they called him.
But they didn't know that every time they mentioned the word "Ashina", they were giving Yanichiro a reputation.
In this way, a week passed and the decoration was finally completed.
After simple arrangement, the Moon View Tower, which has a triple tower, looks completely different from the surrounding places of elegance. Overall, it is quite simple and elegant, with less fireworks. It is as if a Torii isolates it from the shop outside, becoming a pure land next to this avenue.
A few days later, the decoration workers and furniture vendors all withdrew. Finally, two men opened the store door, but did not hang out the business sign, and just bowed and waited at the door.
This also attracted the attention of the wandering girls and geisha standing in the surrounding attic.
Anyway, it's still morning, and they have time to watch the fun.
"You guys, what kind of person is the boss here?"
"Opening a snack shop in such a place should be a prodigy from rich families."
"Although I'm a little stupid, I'd better walk around more if I have money. Didn't I say that I'll get the moon first when I get close to the water?"
"I want to taste the dim sum tastes good."
"Why is it called a luminous snack shop? Can it really shine?"
"How is that possible! It should be used to describe the dim sum as delicious and looks like it is glowing!"
"It is because you always want to eat that you can't become a courtesan!
“…”
The girls started chatting.
Not long after, the huge arch in Yoshihara that prevented the girls from escaping slowly opened, and a black car drove in slowly.
In Japan in this era, cars are really rare. The price of a car is enough to buy an ordinary geisha house.
Many energetic girls instantly turned red. Such rich people can easily change their destiny.
Just when the girls thought there was a distinguished guest coming and planned to perform hard to attract the other party's attention, they saw that the car was parked at the door of the dim sum shop.
Then, a one-eyed dragon in a luxurious kimono walked out of the store, and the decorations on her body jingled.
Everyone thought he was the boss here, but the one-eyed dragon smiled all over his face. He quickly walked to the car and arched his body to open the door of the back seat.
"Sir Xianichiro."
Xian Ichiro's cold eyes were facing him.
If he hadn't gained a stable reputation every day these days, he would have wanted to stab the cave mountain.
Aiyama didn't notice something was wrong, thinking that this was Xian Yiro's usual expression.
After getting off the car, Shinichiro shook his own Haori and looked around with his brows. The girls who looked at him retreated and even avoided their sights, all quieted down.
[I said what happened to so much reputation every day...]
【So I got it here for me!】
After roughly understanding the environment, Xian Ichiro frowned helplessly, then leaned down and said to the car, "Kyuro, let's come out first."
"good."
Immediately afterwards, a young man with fair skin, as if he was surrounded by faint hazy light, walked out of the car. Looking at his face and posture, he felt an innate sense of dignity, which complemented the fierce general temperament of Xianyiro.
Thanks to their hairstyle and age, the two look like a pair of brothers.
Seeing this, the One-Eyed Dragon Cave Mountain quickly saluted Jiulang, "Son of God."
"There is no dragon here, please don't call me the Son of God again."
Although Jiuro's tone was gentle, a moment of firmness flashed in his eyes, "Just Kyuro."
"Okay, Lord Kyuro."
Aishan is just a businessman, and he doesn't know much about Ainame's past. Shenlong is too far away from him. Adults say he can do whatever he wants, and he will never be wrong.
Then, Kyuro also looked up at the surrounding environment before turning around and looking at Xianyiro.
"Senichiro...brother, will we live here in the future?"
The implication is, how could you find such a place?
Aiyama quickly continued, saying, "Mr. Kyuro, I'm searching for Tokyo, just looking for a place similar to Ashina, hoping to relieve the homesickness of the two. Until I heard that there is a three-story moon-viewing building here, which actually lives with Kyuro, you once lived..."
"Shut up!"
Xianichiro scolded him coldly, where is Ashina's Guanyue Tower?
That was where he imprisoned Kyuro!
In order to prevent Kyuro from escaping, he had to be locked in a wooden cage inside the house at night.
There, Jiuro could not do anything except reading books, and it can be said that life was very difficult.
He finally comforted Jiulang (the ending of death) summoned from Huangquan. Why don’t you pick up any pot?
Xueshan looked embarrassed and quickly lowered his head, not knowing what taboo he had made.
He was looking for it completely according to Shinichiro's request.
People need to come and go, big people come and go, and they can still live here. This place has all the conditions mentioned by Shinichiro.
And don’t women prefer to eat snacks?
Since you open a store, you always have to make money!
Moreover, living in such a place is a dream for every man. Who doesn’t want to have a beauty to be your company every day when you open your eyes and close your eyes?
He didn't know where he was wrong.
Regardless of it, Kyuro finally saved the siege for him.
"It's okay, Brother Xian Yiro, as he said, when I come here, I always feel nostalgic."
Looking at the tower that was obviously higher than a piece behind, Kyuro seemed to think of the high tower dedicated to the mountain god (Misty Raven) deep in the Hirata family's bamboo forest. It was probably the only building that was not affected by the fire.
Xianichiro's face also warmed up slightly, and he ordered to Aiyama: "Let the car... let the driver go back. When everyone arrives later, I have something to say."
To be continued...