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When the wind and rain are good, you can always eat a full stomach.

On the hillside less than 100 meters away from the village is the bamboo hut of the bamboo cutter, and now it is inhabited by Mo Ming and Kaguya.

Probably because the child's origin is unknown, Mo Ming has a mind from the beginning.

Now half a year of getting along has magnified some doubts.

If this kid was able to remember the fifty tones and katakana that he had only taught once because of his talent and memory, then it was impossible to explain that Kaguya suddenly began to speak fluent honorifics.

Mo Ming himself was very painstaking about the cumbersome titles and particles, so he paid extra attention to this aspect.

Although I don't know whether the other party is intentional or unintentional, this girl must be hiding something.

People say that children are innocent, because they have not experienced the world, on the one hand, they have not lost their edges and corners and have been polished by the sleek world, and on the other hand, they have not yet formed their own style of conduct.

But this girl, who was called Kaguya by Mo Ming, seems to have changed since the beginning of autumn.

Maybe it's biased to say this, Kaguya doesn't have a fixed impression in Mo Ming's impression, as if it's always changing. Compared with ordinary parents who have raised their children for more than ten years, the feeling that their children are so big in the blink of an eye, the girl who has gone from a baby to an eldest lady in only half a year gives Mo Ming a very weird and indescribable feeling.

Since the beginning of autumn, Kaguya's height doesn't seem to grow as fast as it used to.

Accompanied by a certain calm temperament that suddenly appeared, that fan-like aristocratic tone, and the gaze that occasionally looked at Mo Ming scrutinically.

Mo Ming naturally considered all kinds of bizarre possibilities. After all, he has his own experience as a reference, maybe this girl also has some unknown past.

On an autumn afternoon, Mo Ming was washing her hair for Kaguya.

Compared with the honey locusts with some pungent smell, the hibiscus leaves picked from the mountains by the old man of the village medicine farmer belong to the high-end goods of shampooing.

The leaves are shredded and wrapped in gauze and soaked in hot water to rub back and forth, and the resulting delicate and rich foam is like a shampoo for later generations, with a faint fragrance.

None of this is a problem......

"How old are you, you can do this kind of thing by washing your hair, right?" Mo Ming sighed as she gently rubbed her hair.

The girl who does not fall behind in the slightest in her conversation with Mo Ming on weekdays is unexpectedly low in her ability to act, and she seems to be unwilling to do any work.

Of course, it's always hard to trouble Mo Ming to take a bath, but there are also times when you just wash your hair, and you won't forget a coolie dad at this time.

At this moment, he bent over slightly, caged his long hair that had grown for half a year, and listened to the helpless tone of Mo Ming, who was washing his hair next to him, and smiled without feeling embarrassed at all: "How old is Private? Privately is only half a year old, isn't it unusual for a half-year-old child not to wash his own hair?"

"Don't you think your hair is growing too fast?"

It is impossible for hair to grow so long in half a year, but Mo Ming wants to talk about more than just the growth rate of hair.

Aren't you aware that your own body is growing too fast compared to your hair?

"Huh, isn't it fast, aren't all other people's children growing up at this rate?" replied the girl in an innocent and slightly confused tone, unaware.

I believe in your wickedness.

If it was the old man who cut bamboo, she might have been frightened by this child's words, thinking that she didn't know what happened to her.

But as an old fritter who has been crawling all his life, Mo Ming's eyesight is not the same as that of the villagers.

This is not the first time that the two have had a conversation on this issue. From the beginning of the girl's real ignorance, to the autumn but began to be sloppy but began to sloppy changes, although he did not break it, but he saw it in his eyes.

"All in all, wash your hair and do it yourself!"

In the end, it was still no more.

It's just that when he examines the girl, he himself is also being examined.

Mo Ming got up, took out the wooden basin, poured out the water, replaced it with a basin of hot water that had been boiled before, and took it back to the room.

I took the hibiscus leaves and rubbed them into the foam.

Kaguya, on the side, straightened her long wet hair, and looked through the hair at the man in linen.

"Daddy, you don't seem to be from Nara, do you?"

"Naturally not, I'm not familiar with this side of the Nara Basin. ”

"Where did that come from?"

"From afar...... Another world. ”

I was going to say far east, but after thinking about it, this answer was insincere.

Except for some shocking relationships, it doesn't hurt to tell the girl the truth about your origins, and if you want the other party to be honest, you naturally have to do it first.

"Another world...... But there was not much surprise in the words, "What does Daddy do?"

To do things, that is, to work. This question is really difficult for Mo Ming to answer.

"Hmm...... If I had to do things, I'm probably the kind of ...... who does not do anything right."

It's too troublesome for the intelligence department to explain this kind of thing, and I don't know if the girl can understand it, so I plan to be sloppy.

"Huh...... It's similar to what I thought. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Because Daddy has always looked very casual, not like a serious person. ”

The sudden contempt made Mo Ming unguarded and couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

"How do you talk to Daddy?" Mo Ming glared.

"Because it always seems like a dirt bun pie......" Kaguya pouted dissatisfiedly.

However, this cute gesture did not achieve much effect.

"Damn, don't underestimate me, Daddy," Mo Ming rubbed the soap bubbles viciously, and said as she said, "I'm also a person who has done great things." ”

"Huh, that's amazing. ”

I don't have the slightest intention of asking, I really look down on myself, this girl.

But speaking of which, this may also be evidence in a sense that girls can grasp people's hearts.

Children in ordinary families would not dare to disobey adults so blatantly. But Kaguya is different, she sees through Mo Ming's personality that doesn't really get angry about these things.

Perhaps challenging authority is something of everyone's nature in their teenage years, Kaguya repeatedly offends Mo Ming between words, and secretly observes his reactions, intensifying, even taking pleasure in seeing his helpless expression.

This kind of character gave Mo Ming himself a headache.

But after all, there is nothing to be done.

If the other party is really an ignorant bear child, he can naturally teach a lesson.

But at this moment, this girl who seems to be well-behaved and has just allowed herself to wash her hair has actually matured in her heart, and it is not the time to receive education.

Speaking of which......

It's not a matter of ignoring the girl's business.

Mo Ming thought about it and finally spoke.

"What about you, Kaguya, where are you from?"

Silent.

The girl with her hair did not speak, but in comparison, it was rare not to say anything and pretend to be stupid.

Mo Ming took out the hibiscus leaf gauze wrap from the wooden basin full of foam, put it aside, and beckoned to the girl.

"Here, wash again. ”

The effectiveness of shampoos in this year is naturally not necessary for the shampoo of later generations, and it is common to have water several times when filling it.

"Well," Kaguya walked over, bent down and lowered his head, dipped his long hair into the basin, washed by Mo Ming, and suddenly said, "Private, probably from other places." ”

"Oh?" raised an eyebrow in inexplicable surprise, "Where did it come from?"

"The memories of private are still a little confusing, but ...... It is certain that the private person is not from this place. ”

"That's right. "It's a bit of a pity, but being able to answer is already a good progress.

"In a sense, both private and you are guests in a foreign country. ”

"It's not big, it's not small, it's called Daddy!"

"Eh, Daddy, slow down, my private hair hurts......"

In Mo Ming's mind, no matter what story this girl has, she will never be older than herself in the third life, so even if she knows that the other party may not be a child, it doesn't matter, and it is not strange to be called "daddy" by adults.

Of course, this is just Mo Ming, who does not have the common sense of monsters and non-humans in this world, his own opinion.

......

......

Mo Ming and Kaguya, neither of them are rappers.

In his spare time on weekdays, he spent most of his time in his room watching the various books and slips that the merchants brought from Heijokyo as a pastime.

In only about half a year's work, this little man has gone from a baby to a delicate girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, and every time he looks at this quiet child, he can calm down the impetuousness caused by staying in this poor country for a long time.

Of course, as long as you know this kind of thing, Mo Ming will not tell this girl. If you want to ask why, you are naturally afraid that this child will get carried away...... It's a bit delicate to say, and the relationship between the two is in a state of similar cold war.

It's not that he doesn't speak, like at the dinner table one day.

Mo Ming frowned: "Why are you picky eaters? Celery is not something that can be eaten every day." ”

Since they began to pick up gold grains in the bamboo forest, their lives have ushered in a complete change. At this time, there are two meats, one vegetable and one soup on the table, which is extremely luxurious compared to the previous configuration.

But Mo Ming's cooking skills are not omnipotent, and occasionally like today, the girl across the table disdains a certain dish because it is not delicious enough.

"If you don't eat it, it's naturally because it's not delicious," the grown girl's bearing is much more leisurely than two months ago, and she will no longer be shaken by Mo Ming's criticism, "Although things are rare and expensive, they are not certain." ”

Mo Ming picked up two celery sticks with chopsticks expressionlessly.

"Your chopsticks are half a foot away from your bowl, and they will be knocked off before you put those two celery sticks in your bowl. ”

"You ......"

Mo Ming, who almost had green tendons on his head, finally sandwiched the celery back into his bowl.

There is no way, although as a parent, Mo Ming has no way to attack girls. When the violent tactics commonly used by parents become ineffective, many places have to give in.

You talk to her about seniority, she talks to you, you talk to her, she talks to you about force......

"Sooner or later, you will have to suffer from this conceit. Mo Ming chewed celery depressedly.

"No," the girl blinked innocently, "because it's a daddy, you can be spoiled." ”

Mo Ming across the table was speechless.

Of course, he will not be defeated by this pretending to be cute again, the same move will not work against the Saint Seiya ten times...... Don't ask him what happened the first nine times.

"It's almost winter. ”

The cold-proof function of the bamboo hut is not very good, and Mo Ming has asked the businessmen who travel back and forth between the villages to bring a few quilts early.

"Kaguya, I'm going to start spring, and I'm going to take a few children from the village to Heichengjing to find a temple to study. ”

"Didn't you talk to me about this before? Those kids have been coming here lately. Kaguya sat with a teacup in her hand, looking like she was full.

"Eh, even though it's for them to preview fifty notes or something like that in advance......"

Mo Ming wanted to say that these children ran this way because of you, but after thinking about it, he really gave up.

Even if this kind of indirect praise for the other person's beauty, it is better to say less.

Mo Ming got up and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks.

"I'm probably going to buy a house in Pingcheng Jing, and I've already looked at the place when I went there before, do you have anything to bring with you when you go there?"

"Eh—is there anything else you want to bring," Kaguya tilted his head, thinking, "Isn't it all available at Heijokyo?"

knocked on the door of Kaguya's head, inexplicably dissatisfied: "Don't spend money indiscriminately, after all, it's ......"

"After all, it's not easy to make money?"

Looking at the girl's subtle smile, Mo Ming couldn't help but ask, "Where did all this gold come from, do you really not know?"

"I really don't know," Kaguya smiled, "but the so-called heaven doesn't take it, but suffers from it, dad, you don't have to mind so much." ”

Mo Ming supported his forehead.

Kaguya's expression and wording hardly made him believe that she didn't know anything about it, but he couldn't do anything about her.

The matter is revealed.

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Sometimes I take a nap after lunch, but sometimes I go to a book.

There are not many cubicles in the bamboo hut of the old man who cut bamboo, except for the bedrooms of Mo Ming and Hui Ye, the original bamboo workshop was completely transformed into a study by Mo Ming after having a stable income from gold grains.

The tall bookshelves made of bamboo of different specifications placed in it are considered Mo Ming's most outstanding proud works. It houses a collection of poems and stories brought in by the foot merchants in recent months.

Mo Ming likes to read some novels and stories of previous dynasties. I have to say that Mo Ming is really interested in the so-called monsters, although the people in the village keep saying that they hate the monsters, but some of the demons and monsters written in the monsters seem to be affectionate and righteous.

Of course, the writer's irony about the current situation is not excluded, although the older people are, the more afraid of death, but Mo Ming, who is reincarnated, can see it openly, as the so-called coffin does not cry.

In a word, because of the preconceived idea that the girl Kaguya who was sitting across the desk and flipping through the bamboo slips was a monster, Mo Ming felt a lot less afraid of monsters.

On the contrary, there is a lot more curiosity.

Compared to Mo Ming's hobby, Kaguya also likes books that record stories, and sometimes reads some Manyo Sanshu, but has no interest in Shikai and the like.

She prefers humanities, and once Mo Ming saw what she was looking at with interest, and when she took a closer look, she realized that she was looking at the current record of moving the capital to mint coins a few years ago.

Mo Ming was dumbfounded: "Look at what this is doing, what's the point?"

Kaguya turned her head away disdainfully, not wanting to deal with the hillbilly.

In the girl's opinion, although the father can also read and write, and even has his own life in another world, it can be seen from his reading interest alone that this guy has no big ambitions, and naturally he will not have any vision.

If you want to explain to him how much impact the relocation of the capital coinage may have, probably he doesn't understand it well.

However, again, when Mo Ming was flipping through the books on the shelf, he caught a glimpse of Kaguya looking at the current decree, writing about saving money and describing the throne, the third life and the body, so he asked, saying that it was useless to look at these things, and then he was despised again.

"The Emperor's Technique contains a lot," Kaguya closed the book and closed his eyes, "Isn't it interesting to see the situation under the Emperor's rule from ordinary decrees and rules?"

It was very unpleasant to be despised, but at this moment, Mo Ming was more surprised in his heart.

Compared with the girl's always elegant and black-bellied personality, there is another momentum when she says this, as if sitting across the desk is a Confucian daimyo or a royal princess.

"Emperor's technique, judging the situation, making the best use of things, making the best use of talents, administrative order, opening peace for all generations......" Kaguya opened his eyes leisurely and looked at Mo Ming, "Isn't it interesting to do this?"

Mo Ming, who was sitting across the desk, naturally had her own ideas.

"It's better to have less contact with politics like this," Mo Ming also closed the scroll in his hand, after all, the girl rendered the atmosphere like this, and he couldn't be sloppy, "Just like this morning, I came back from the village to carry water and wash clothes...... The clothes were washed, but the water was dirty. ”

"What do you want to express?" even the analogy says...... Down-to-earth (turtle), Kaguya can't help but pout.

"Practice the art of the emperor, benefit the people, and open peace for all generations...... I agree with what you say, but," Mo Ming sighed, "but it's like the water that washes clothes, the clothes are clean, but in the end they are dirty......"

Kaguya frowned: "Why are you so pessimistic? From a private point of view, honest and honest officials are not uncommon in this world, right?"

Mo Ming took a sip of the teacup on the table and put the cup back.

After being silent for a long time, leaning forward, supporting her chin with her arms on the desk, Mo Ming looked directly into the girl's eyes and said:

"It is true that honesty and integrity can benefit one party, but in fact...... It's hard to do things because they're bound by too many rules. ”

"The so-called Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high, how can you see it? Because the devil is unreasonable and does not abide by the rules, and the same is true of politics. ”

"If you really want to make peace for the people, and if you really want to do something, you have to step out of the pattern from the beginning and prepare yourself to be as dirty as laundry water. ”

"Once you're prepared like that, it's only a matter of time before you get dirty. ”

"What happens next...... Maybe you have become in the same stream as the world, or maybe you can stick to your ethics or some so-called real bottom line, but ...... It seems to me pointless. ”

"Perhaps, as Kaguya said, I'm a hillbilly. ”

"I'm selfish and don't care about people who have nothing to do with me...... Of course, I will do what I can, but it is only for my own peace of mind. I can't do it if I give so much to others for nothing. ”

"The reason why I say so much ......"

"The world is bustling, what does it have to do with me? I just want you to fall into this dye vat. ”

"Maybe you can do what you want to do, and your life will be celebrated by thousands of people...... But I'm not going to be happy about that. ”

"I will not feel the slightest joy and joy for the people who have been given peace and prosperity...... I can only feel regret and chagrin that my child has lost the youth she deserves. ”

"Maybe you're a little unimpressed with my cheap old man, but if you call me daddy every day, I can't watch you go astray. ”

"Above. ”

Kaguya was stunned for a moment, her lips opening and closing slightly, as if she wanted to justify something, but finally said nothing.

After a long time, he finally picked up a few books next to him and got up.

"I see. ”

He put them back on the bookshelf, took out a Zhiwei novel of the legend of the demon fox that Mo Ming had just finished reading before, and sat back at the table.

The previous atmosphere seemed to be a little too serious...... Mo Ming, who felt a little embarrassed in the atmosphere, scratched her head:

"Speaking of which, you call yourself わたくし, but don't you feel disobedient to call me daddy?"

Kaguya, who had just opened the scroll, was stunned.

Then he laughed out loud:

"No, there is no way, if you can be a little more dignified Daddy, it's not that you can't call your father privately. ”

"Majestic, what's the use of that kind of thing?" Mo Ming scoffed.

"Hee-hee, so, there's no way to do it~"

The reading time in the late autumn afternoon is probably as usual as usual.

Kaguya began to read all kinds of novels, and Mo Ming was still studying the records of various monsters in the novels.

At this time, he didn't know that it would not be long before he would deal with youkai in the true sense of the word.

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