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[This chapter is chapter 20, and the previous chapter is only a few words, and the next chapter is void of checkmate]

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The thin light is dim, shrouding the time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The time of the festival always fascinates everyone.

The young people play freely, while the elders immerse themselves in the memories of the past.

There are more than a dozen festivals large and small every year, which carry too many memories for them. On this day, even the strictest elders do not restrain their children too much.

If you want to play, go for it.

With the extra pocket money, go buy what you have always wanted to eat on weekdays.

Let go of your work and burdens, devote yourself to the enjoyment of the festival, and you will not be blamed by anyone.

Let's work hard, there will be a festival in xx days!

At some point, this phrase gradually became a template for people to encourage each other when they were depressed.

The anticipation of the festivals that take place each season has gradually become the motivation for humans to survive in the harsh environment of Gensokyo.

The longing for a better moment always gives human beings the desire to live.

Even a moment of insensitivity, a false sense of comfort, if it can be used as an excuse to live, no one will refuse.

It's probably a human instinct to survive, and it's good to be able to survive no matter what.

Because of this, the scale of the festival has gradually expanded over the years.

Even, in order to make the festival more grand and formal, the human beings in the human world have abandoned their previous prejudices.

After discussion, it was thought that it would be better for the Hakuri witch to preside over the witch blessing.

That's right, by that - the Hirori shrine maiden who has always been relied on and feared by everyone.

For the first time at the summer fireworks festival, the kagura dance performed by the shrine maiden Hakurei Reimu of Hakurei Shrine was widely appreciated among young people.

People are always easy to understand and accept good things.

Even though the Hakurei shrine maiden herself is not wrong, the attitude towards the shrine maiden in the world has always been very subtle. While relying on its powerful power to shelter, on the other hand, he respects and distances himself from it.

For hundreds of years, this has always been the case.

But since that festival, there has been a slightly different view.

Most of it comes from the mouths of young people - that Hakurei witch, it doesn't look as terrible as the legend, that is, it's such a beautiful girl, although it can't win the approval of the older generation, but it is very marketable among young people.

Although they disagreed, the elders didn't say anything in the end. After all, in retrospect, humans were only unilaterally afraid of the Hakurei shrine maiden by virtue of their own shallowness, but the other party never did anything to harm the interests of humanity.

Perhaps, if this development continues, when today's young people are dying of old age and teaching their younger generations, the evaluation of the Hakurei shrine maiden will change somewhat.

Of course, the most immediate consequence is that people have once again raised the issue of witches who need shrine maidens to preside over the festival. So, there was the sudden appearance of the human eye、Shouya Shrine on the monster mountain volunteered。

Unlike the Hakurei Shrine, where it is not even clear what gods are enshrined, Moriya Shrine has living gods.

And Sanae Dongdongya, the wind girl who presides over the entire shrine, is also much more formal than the only shrine maiden at Hakurei Shrine in terms of rank.

It makes people look forward to this harvest festival a little more.

Perhaps the shrine maiden's sacrifice will be an indispensable part of the festival in the future.

......

......

Yotsuha Honda, the nominal mentor of the samurai of the Barnyard family and the swordsmanship teacher of the Barnyard Kitaka, wanders the streets alone, stopping in front of Honju Kosuzu's stall.

The lively festival is incompatible with this middle-aged uncle.

For some reason, Motoju Kosuzu feels this way.

"Yo, Suzu, what are you selling?"

"Ahhh

In a sense, Honju Kosuzu counts the children who grew up with the barnyard field Yotsuba, so they are also acquaintances.

Xiao Ling knew that this middle-aged samurai, who didn't interact with people much on weekdays, was actually not very difficult to get along with.

"No, just a little interested in that thing. He pointed to the ten wooden boxes of different shapes that lay between a pile of girls' jewelry.

"Good eyesight, this is the highlight of this girl's sale today. Motoi smiled proudly.

The barnyard field picked up the small locket at the top of a pile of wooden boxes arranged in the shape of a pyramid and looked at it over and over in his hand.

"This thing...... It's so exquisite, is it just an ornament?" said the barnyard field Shiye Qi, "but the style is quite beautiful, what's the name?"

"The exquisite products I saw from the craft books from the outside world, please asked the most famous carpenter in the village, Uncle Murakami, to polish and polish it for more than a month~" Motoju Xiaosuzu proudly couldn't, "It's not just an ornament, it contains the secret of a girl~"

By the way, Uncle Murakami is the parent of the student who made the dim sum mold for Mo Ming before, and he is a leader in the carpenter industry in the world.

"What secret," Barnyard Yotsuha took the delicate box in his hand and looked left and right, "I can't see where the secret is, the weight is quite light, is it hollow?"

"Na, like the one you are holding in your hand, uncle, it is a seven-round wooden joiner, and you need to unlock the seven passwords in order to be able to get the things inside~"

"Oh? but...... Although there are different patterns everywhere, there are no gaps in this box...... How do I open it?"

"Yes~Secret~Secret~"

Barnyard Shiba frowned and played with the small box repeatedly, and even picked it up and put it in front of his nose to smell it, saying, "These patterns...... It doesn't feel like dyeing, but it looks like ......."

"It's a natural wood texture~"

"Wait......" The barnyard field Yotsuha looked at the mottled and brilliant lines on the box, and hesitated, "You mean...... However, no...... Types of these woods...... Is there any wood with these lines near the world?"

Gensokyo isn't huge, but it's impossible to finish it with a human form. It's just that there are only a limited number of trees in the vicinity of the world, so can you really find so many colorful woods as raw materials?

Hearing this, Motoju Xiaoling once again showed a smug look: "That's why we can reflect the preciousness of these works." ”

"You mean......" The barnyard leaf looked surprised.

Xiao Ling nodded: "That's right, all the raw materials were brought from the outside world by the sage lord." ”

"This can't be," Hatsuha shook her head, "if you're talking about that Yakumo Murasaki, how could she respond to such a boring request from a human." ”

"Hey, hey!" Motoi Suzu was dissatisfied, "What do you mean by boredom?

Girl's ...... Regarding Xiaoling's rhetoric, Barnyard Field Shiba was dumbfounded.

But then he reacted and showed a subtle look: "Yes...... Mo Ming?"

Honju Xiaolingwu blushed a little, and then said quickly: "No, it's just that I mentioned it once......"

The barnyard field Shiye on the side didn't listen to the argument of the girl in front of him, and his expression gradually became serious.

I've heard before that Mo Ming, the witch teacher of the Hakurei Shrine, has a good relationship with the witch Hakurei Reimu.

And the ordinary human girl in front of her, Honju Xiaosuzu, and Mo Ming's relationship can affect Hakuri Reimu, and Reimu can directly affect that monster sage.

In this way, the Yokai Sage can get a thank you from the Hakurei Shrine Maiden, and the Hakurei Shrine Maiden can get the gratitude of her teacher, and her teacher Mo Ming can sell a favor to Motoju Kosuzu.

It seems that no one has suffered a loss of relationship chain, but it has made the martial arts instructor of the barnyard family frown.

In the meantime, the most questionable thing is the position of the mysterious shrine maiden teacher.

Although it is not clear how the young man from the outside world, Ho De, can become the witch's teacher, but since he is respected by the shrine maiden, he should be clear about his position and self-restraint.

And he caused trouble for Hakurei Reimu through his relationship with the shrine maiden, and even affected the youkai sage who was not seen by the dragon, and after all, that guy didn't seem to be deeply aware of what his position meant.

If someone has a heart, or a monster has a plan, probably an ordinary person without any ability is the easiest handle to start.

The barnyard shook his head as he thought, but in any case, it wasn't his immediate concern.

Thinking about the key, the barnyard field once again became curious about the box in his hand, this hard-won craft.

However, no matter how much I turned it over, I couldn't find the trick to open it.

"How do you sell this thing? I'll buy one, take it home and study it slowly. ”

No matter how mysterious the box is, it is only made of wood, and even if it is forcibly split with a knife and axe, once it is opened, there will be no more mystery in the meantime.

Motoju Xiaosuzu returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Don't sell it, only the teenagers and girls who have solved the secret, I will sell it to them." ”

"Young girl?" "Barnyard Shiye was dissatisfied, "Are you discriminating against my uncle?"

"No, no," Motoi smiled happily, "I didn't expect the number one swordsman in the world to be so girly." ”

This delicate but useless craft usually attracts more young men and women than the middle-aged man in front of him.

The barnyard Shiba seemed a little embarrassed, but he had no intention of backing down.

“...... There is a dragon and a crouching tiger in the world, and I don't dare to call myself the first. ”

Seeing that the wooden box in his hand could not be solved, he put it back and picked up several other boxes to look at.

Most of the boxes are rectangular in shape, but there are slight differences in size.

When he picked up one of them, he frowned and said, "This box is a bit heavy, is it solid?"

Seeing that the barnyard field Yotsuha seemed to be really interested, Honju Kosuzu stopped selling Guanzi and replied with a smile: "No~ Even if it is an inlay parquet, it has a different purpose~"

"Different uses?"

"Now, let's just say that the one you are holding in your hand now, uncle, belongs to the letter box, and after opening it, there will only be a very narrow layer, which is used to hold a few thin pages of stationery~"

“...... That is, this box is heavier than the others because most of its interior is filled with wood?"

"Yes, and ...... It is said that in the outside world, this thing was used by teenagers and girls to pass between each other, and to place letters that could not be seen by others. ”

"What is ......?"

"A confession of love or something~ Uncle, the box in your hand has a top difficulty of fifteen times~"

Since the interior is mostly filled with wood, the opening mechanism of the letter box can be set up very multiple.

"That's right......" The barnyard field Yotsuha, who understood the reason, began to look for the Karakuri that might exist on the box again.

Xiao Ling covered her mouth with her hand and smiled: "I didn't expect that I was so girly even though I was an uncle." ”

"Don't underestimate Uncle!" "Barnyard Shiye was unconvinced, "Uncle Ben will unravel this mechanism for you today!"

"Oh, I'll see?"

Then, the time for the two sticks of incense passed......

Looking at the barnyard field Shiye who was still fiddling with the box in his hand, Honju Xiaoling smiled helplessly.

During this period, some teenagers and girls also bought other wood ornaments, and also made inquiries about these boxes, but they gave up after they could not open the boxes.

Only the uncle in front of him has been standing here pondering, and at present, he has opened the first four Karakuri, but in front of him is the remaining eleventh level carpentry mechanism that is becoming more and more difficult to unlock.

What the barnyard is holding in his hand is the most complex of the woodchip parquets in this pile, and it is also the best choice for Motoi Kosuzu to use as his collection.

So, in my heart, Motoju Xiaosuzu didn't want this uncle to be able to open the box.

"I heard, uncle, you haven't married a wife, right?"

"Why, Xiaoling, if you want to marry me, it's not that you can't consider it. "The barnyard field does not raise his head.

"Oh, I'm going to tell my dad what you just said!"

"Don't!" Finally, Motoi's words interfered with the barnyard field Yotsuba, "Well, I don't marry a wife, because a lot of things have happened." ”

"Tsk, a lot has happened, it sounds like a story~"

"Well, it's not surprising, many people in the village have had this experience," the barnyard field opened the fifth mechanism as he spoke, and removed a thumb-sized wooden wedge, "The person you like died because of some accident." ”

"Ah......h

Motoju Xiaosuzu was silent for a moment, and then showed an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, I don't know ......"

"It's okay," Barnyard Yotsuba shook his head and continued to study the Yoshigi Joinery in his hand, "I can't remember what happened many years ago. ”

Honju Xiaoling carefully looked at the other party's expression, and saw that the barnyard field Yotsuha didn't mind talking, and finally didn't hold back the girl's gossip heart, and asked.

"You ...... It must be a very loving couple, right?"

Hearing this, the barnyard field Shiye paused, and then raised his head and looked at Honju Xiaoling.

Suddenly laughed: "What are you talking about, we don't even know each other's names, and we haven't talked to each other at all." ”

"Oh...... ...... like this," Motoju fell silent again.

Is it the girl who is in unrequited love with this uncle?

After a while, he said, "I'm sorry." ”

The voice was low, and the other party didn't seem to hear it.

Barnyard Shiba scratched his head: "This thing is so difficult, who designed it, it's simply not something that humans can unravel......"

Motoi smiled, "So this is a craft for young people who have enough patience." ”

She still remembers the shock she felt when she first read a book about the different kinds of Yosegi-zaiku craftsmanship.

I have to admit that if you don't read those books, it will take a long time to unlock the mysteries of these boxes one by one.

Seeing this uncle slowly unlocking the secret of the box step by step, the collector Honju Kosuzu couldn't sit still.

This most delicate inlay is so much to keep for yourself......

I really want to keep it for myself......

In the end, under the stunned eyes of the barnyard field four leaves, Motoju Kosuzu announced: The stall is closed.

Because looking at the sky, the festival dance in the village is almost about to begin.

All along, the festival dance in the village is the dance of a bunch of strong men.

But since the last time Hakurei shrine maiden was in Kagura, she was fascinated by the way girls danced alone.

Therefore, this dance is also not to be missed.

This is how Suzu Honju explains.

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The dying sat up in shock, and suddenly heard a long comment plus a change~

Well, it's just a matter of making up for the daily routine on the chapter of the festival that was owed before.

Actually, I didn't finish the explanation, and the 5,000 words in this chapter only wrote about one-third of what I wanted to write.

The matter of Qin Xin and the god of misfortune, the matter of Lingmeng and Sanmiao, if you repeat them one by one, it will inevitably be a little verbose, even if it is a daily text, you will occasionally fall into such a dilemma.

In short, nothing particularly noteworthy happened, and as for some trivial things at the festival, they will be mentioned later.

Although I said that I was busy recently, I was not so busy that I couldn't spare time to update.

But there are always cases where I deliberately take time out to code words, and I don't know how to write when I sit in front of the computer. It's not that I don't have an outline, it's not that I don't have ideas, but I just feel that I can't write something I am satisfied with and can't write (xx is hypocrisy 233).

ps: The cover has changed, from a Chinese Oriental picture book with the theme of "Xu" (you can also buy it on a treasure), this picture is called Secret. It seems to coincide with the current plot, so I borrowed it cheekily~ (By the way, I think this Kaguya is amazing)

The original picture p station ID is:46105394,If you are looking for the original picture, you can go and see what to say by the way.,The author is called:3000 Xiaochun.。

And, the back of this book is going to take the format of a light novel, one volume at a time, so the cover change does not mean that something nice to see happens~

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