Dongliuqiu has a national holiday on the first Monday of February every year. On this day, young people who turn 18 years old dress up in costumes and participate in the important congratulatory ceremony of their lives. Because that day was the coming-of-age festival of Dongliuqiu, it was one of the most important festivals in the lives of Dongliuqiu people.

The coming-of-age festival of Dongliuqiu originates from the influence of the ancient coming-of-age ceremony "crown ceremony" in its neighboring country, Huaguo, the so-called "crown ceremony", which refers to a crowning ceremony held by men when they are adults. From the day of the crown, the crown is recognized by society as having reached adulthood. And on this day, the traditional attire of Toryuqiu is a kimono. Before the shogunate, "kimono" was called "kimono" and "wu fu", which refers to the dress that was passed down from the ancient Three Kingdoms period of the Chinese kingdom from the eastern ball. Dongliuqiu's ancient "Costume Essentials Copy" describes the kimono as follows: the kimono follows the Tang clothes, and its system is similar and different. Benbangtong China also began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The imperial court ordered the virtuous ministers to compromise with the Han and Tang dynasties because of the clothes and crowns of the ancients, and the good ones followed the bad ones. The cultural relics of this state are not easy to formula.

The people of the East Balls are very fond of this kind of dress from a foreign civilization. At Toryuqiu, people wear dignified kimonos to attend the crown ceremony (coming-of-age ceremony), weddings, funerals, festivals, kendo, kyudo, chess, tea ceremony, ikebana, death ceremony, banquets, gagaku, theatrical performances, and traditional festivals.

This is the first Monday of February this year, and Dongliuqiu once again ushered in this national holiday.

In the morning, Du Ping dialed the phone belonging to Miyako Kazama again. It was still not connected, which made Du Ping anxious. It's been more than a week since Miyako Kazama met and parted for the last time during the Chinese New Year. Du Ping no longer has news from Miyako Kazama, and he can't get through on his mobile phone. This made Du Pingping deeply worried in his heart. However, because Du Ping also ushered in his birthday and coming-of-age ceremony, he couldn't move or conduct relevant investigations. This caused Du Ping to be deeply scared and worried.

Outside the room, there was the sound of Du Mu knocking on the door.

Du Mu, "Hey, can I come in?"

The worried expression was quickly put away, and Du Pingping changed to a smiling expression, "Yes, Mother! ”

The door opened, and Du Pingping, who had been changed into the most solemn dress in the important program of "Adult Day", appeared in Du's mother's eyes.

Du Mu, "It's so handsome!"

Du Mu's face was full of smiles, and her eyes were full of tears. This made Du Ping a little hurried to support Du Mu.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Du Mu wiped the tears from her face with her hands, "It's okay! I'm just happy." I'm so happy!"

Du Mu pulled her proudest son and carried out the final examination for him, back and forth, up and down, her eyes full of tears of pride and joy.

Du's mother, "It's so handsome! Son, let's go down! Your father is already waiting for you downstairs." ”

The coming-of-age ceremony is a traditional program that Dongliuqiu people attach very, very importance to, from this day on, they are already adults who have reached the age of 18, they can smoke, drink, get married, have the right to vote and be elected, and those who violate the law must be fully responsible.

Dressed in a traditional kimono, he slowly walked downstairs to the living room on the first floor. On the main seat here, Father Du was already sitting there in his clothes, quietly waiting for Du Ping. Motionless, as if a mountain had grown old.

Du Pingping squatted down in the middle, "Father!"

Du's father was satisfied, "fair ......"

"Yes, you've grown up!"

Father Du's hand trembled slightly, and gently stroked Du Ping's forehead, "Fair!"

Du Fair, "Yes. ”

Father Du, "You are an adult from now on! I am proud of you! I hope you will not live up to the expectations of your family, elders, and teachers! Become a person who is beneficial to the country, the nation, and society!"

"Yes, Father!"

Father Du, "Your life will make us go farther, higher, and longer! But don't be a bad person! Our Du family has never been a traitor." ”

"Yes, Father!"

……

The father's blessing and confession is followed by the mother's blessing and confession, which represents their blessing and expectation for their adult child. At the same time, two adult congratulatory gifts from parents were put into Du Ping's hands. The gift money was sealed in a blessing bag, and in addition to the thick gift money, there were also two congratulatory letters containing the feelings of the parents.

Mom's congratulatory letter:

Time flies, time flies, and before I know it, the childish voice that pulls my clothes all day long has become a man who stands up to the sky. First of all, Mom would like to express my gratitude to you, thank you for bringing us many happy and beautiful memories, which are the most precious memories and memories of our lives. In our hearts, you have always been the greatest pride of our mother......

Dad's Congratulatory Letter:

…… From the moment you are 18 years old, you are no longer a child under the knees of your parents, but an adult with citizenship, capacity and responsibility. Your life is about to enter the best period of your life. Finally, I would like to send you four sentences: the first is to be upright, the second is to be grateful, the third is to be diligent, and the fourth is to pay attention to the body. ……

Du Pingping held a sincere congratulatory letter from his parents, and the memories of his past happiness kept coming back to his mind, and tears involuntarily slowly flowed down his cheeks.

The ritual from home is over. The Du family is not a powerful family like Mishima Zhang, who can hold an enviable special birthday banquet or a separate coming-of-age ceremony, they are just one of the thousands of ordinary families in Dongliuqiu, and they can only carry out the ancestral blessings that have been passed down from generation to generation from an unknown amount of time.

After the blessings from the elders of the family are completed, the Du family, like thousands of ordinary families of Tibetan horses on this day, will walk together to Amaterasu Shrine in the center of the city, where they will complete the blessing of the gods and become "new adults". Here they need to write their first wish as an adult on a prayer plaque, hang it in the prayer pavilion of the shrine, and receive the blessings of the gods as soon as they wish to be an adult of other "new adults".

When I walked out of the house, the streets were already full of "new adult" girls in beautiful kimonos and groups of "new adult" boys. The Du family, who had just come out, was also summoned into the line by the crowd that was gathering at the shrine one by one, and everyone walked towards the shrine with laughter and laughter.

For the girl of the East Ball, the coming-of-age ceremony is a very, very important day for herself. Most girls prepare for this day even a full year in advance, and they prepare their hair, kimonos, etc., for the most important day of their lives. On this day, girls will dress themselves up with great care, armed from head to toe, from hairstyle, clothing, clothing and even nails, to make themselves "delicate girls".

Du Yingzi drooled when she saw it, "It's so beautiful! Mom, I want to be the same as my sister!"

Mother Du caressed her daughter's hair and smiled lovingly, "Don't worry, Xiao Yingzi will have a sister in the future." ”

Du Yingzi, whose wish has not been fulfilled, is just like a fart, constantly surrounding her beautiful sisters. From time to time, commemorative photo events are held between girls, between girls and their families, and between girls and their families.

It's a big show, a joyful show, and the most striking thing about this show is, of course, the "new adult" girls who dress themselves up in such a delicate and beautiful way. Of course, a handsome "new adult" boy is also an object of attention. Flower-like, youthful "petal adult" girls also get together to frolic and talk about some attention-grabbing "new adult" boys. Du Pingping is one of the most popular among girls. Every now and then, the eyes of beautiful girls come to this place and they smile together with joy.

Du Ping's thoughts were still affected by the sudden disappearance of Miyako Kazama, and his expression was cold. This has led some girls to constantly talk about "It's so handsome!", "It's so cold!" and other spring-like words.

It's a day for boys and girls to let go, girls can talk about cute, liked, and admired boys, and boys can laugh, talk, and call out to their beloved girls. Parents who manage it strictly on this day will only laugh at it and not stop it.

By Du Pingping's side, Zhou Zihang looked at Du Pingping sadly, "Fair! You have robbed all of us of our glory by yourself!"

Mizoda Toho said in agreement, "You've attracted all the attention I like to girls! I could have dressed up for a long time!"

Du Pingping, "Is there one?"

Du Ping turned his head innocently and saw a female classmate named Hoshino in front of him, with a shy face.

Well, it seems to be true. But you can't blame me for that!

Miyako Kazama's worries in her heart were slightly dispelled by the beauty of youth, and Du Ping showed a kind smile to the girl there, which immediately attracted a flower branch and laughter over there.

Mizoda Tongbao rushed over fiercely, "I can't stand it!"

Mizoda Tongbao devastated Du Ping's beautiful head for a while, and after completely turning it into a mess of grass, he left satisfied. This caused a burst of happy laughter from the group of beautiful girls who were paying attention to this side.

Zhou Zihang then walked over, "It's really happy!

Zhou Zihang took advantage of Du Ping's unpreparedness, and ravaged Du Ping's hair, and then ran away like a rabbit. Ken Okawa, a classmate and friend of Mr. Du's, also ran over, wanting to learn about this kind of celebration. But when he saw Du Pingping's fierce and cold gaze, he immediately raised his hand and surrendered.

Ken Okawa, "I'm with you!"

Du Ping's eyes looked straight at him, and Okawa immediately jumped and fled as if he was running for his life. The defeat of Ken Okawa finally put a stop to the ambitions of several other lively boys.

Just as several naughty boys were applauding Du Fair, one of the most beautiful girls came out of one of the groups of girls and came to Du Fair.

The girl smiled and bowed slightly, and greeted Du Ping, "My name is Nana Mizuki! I am your admirer! Can I fix your hair?"

When Du Ping was slightly stunned, the girl had already walked in gently, took out the comb she carried from her small bag, and carefully combed Du Ping's hair.

Only then did Du Fairness react, "Thank you!"

A small pink business card was placed in Du Ping's heart.

The girl said in a sweet voice, "I'm my phone, remember to call!"

After the girl finished arranging Du Ping's hair with satisfaction, she directly pulled Du Pingping into her small team of girls. Straight to the boys who had just made a funny Mizoda Tongbao and other boys shouted hatefully that they miscalculated.

Except for Miyako Kazama, Du Fair is not a boy who knows how to interact with girls, and when she enters this team full of exquisite girls, Lima's hands and feet are stiff and she doesn't know how to deal with herself. The girls saw it in their eyes and immediately burst into laughter.

Du Ping bowed apologetically, "I'm sorry!"

Nana Mizuki, "Don't apologize! they just think that Du Ping's classmate is so cute!"

A girl quickly jumped out to introduce herself, "I'm Yuko Inogu, and I like honest, sincere and capable boys like Fair Classmate the most!"

A girl in a pure white kimono bowed gracefully and generously, "Mizusaki Lola, I'm also an admirer of Fair-classmate! The successful resolution of the Tachibana serial demon murder incident has removed a lot of terror from our young girls' hearts!"

A short-haired girl had a curious and twinkling gaze, "I'm Chie Tanaka!

The girls are all fragrant, standing in a small team belonging to the girls, and immediately it seems as if surrounded by endless flowers.

Du Pingping's face began to blush slightly, "I'm Du Pingping, please take care of me!"

Ha ha...... Ha ha......

The girls are laughing again!

Then Du Pingping was looked at by Mizoda Tongbao, Zhou Zihang and other friends with envy, and slowly walked away.

Mizoda Tongbao gritted his teeth, "See the color and forget the righteousness!"

Zhou Zihang, "Heavy color and light friends!"

Ken Okawa, "Lust!"

The fourth person, "There is the opposite sex, there is no humanity!"

However, when the fifth person was so sacred and solemn, he did not make a voice of his own approval for a long time, and the four people who were lining up and gathering fighting spirit looked at him at the same time.

The fifth person immediately embarrassed, "Is it okay?"

The four of them said in unison, "Not accurate!"

"Preference for women over men?" The fifth person saw that the other four were still dissatisfied, and quickly changed his words, "If you have milk, you are a mother?"

Mizoda Tongbao reviewed, "If he really can't think of words, this will be considered passed, right?"

The three agreed in unison, "Count him through!"

The five people stood in a row again, and the place where they were about to gather momentum again was about to gather momentum when they saw Du Fair and the United States disappear. A girl in a group of girls suddenly waved her little hand at Zhou Zihang here.

Zhou Xiaohang, "That's my girlfriend!"

Zhou Zihang immediately trotted towards his own happiness, leaving only the cold figure of the four lonely men of Hanfeng.

Amaterasu Shrine, a very important shrine for the Tibetan people, is a traditional place where coming-of-age ceremonies are held. There are a lot of people here today, but everyone is lined up in good discipline and marches forward in turn. The young men and women who were waiting were not impatient, but laughed and talked about the upcoming activities. After the coming-of-age ceremony, everyone is an adult. According to the law, the shops that are going to close can provide them with real alcohol, so there are a lot of people who ask to go to the drink to celebrate. There are also people who are constantly scurrying from one person to another, connecting the wonderful ideas of having dinner and drinking afterwards.

I've heard that girls are very cute when they get drunk!

There are a lot of bad boys who think this way, so there are especially many boys who actively lure their beloved girls to drink together. Even Du Pingping's girl team now belongs to has several happy boys running to invite. And the girls kept teasing Du Pingping, admiring his shy and cute performances. At this time, a girl was born out of nowhere, and savagely and rudely pulled Du Ping out of the gentle township of beauty, voice, and heart.

Du Ping was surprised, "Imamiya...... Tomorrow will be like snow!"

Radu was fair and came out of the pile of girls by the fact that it was Aiko Imamiya who was alone, Aiko Imamiya who was known as "Tomorrow's Flowers Like Snow". Aiko Imamiya, who was dressed in a girl's beautiful sleeve kimono, was beautifully repaired, so that it took Du Ping a long time to recognize this terrible witch.

Nana Mizuki, who has always been lovely and gentle, stood in front of Aiko Imanomiya unhappily, "Who are you?

Aiko Imamiya, "Who am I?"

Aiko Imamiya rubbed her fingers one by one, making a series of crisp bone knuckle sounds, exuding a terrifying momentum, "You want to know?"

Nana Mizuki's best friend, Yuko Aoi Ao, came to Nana Mizuki's side and whispered to dissuade, "She's the savage girl who overturned all the boys in the entire kendo club by herself!"

Girls will always be much more beautiful when they dress up, and Aiko Imamiya is not usually a girl who likes to wear makeup, but as soon as she dresses up, her image changes greatly. But her wicked actions that are not normal girls should respond to still make many girls remember the legendary terrible girl in Tachibana High School.

Under the pull and persuasion of several of her close girlfriends, Nana Mizuki reluctantly gave up her ownership of Du Fair and returned to her small team.

Only then did Aiko Imamiya take her hand back contentedly and look at her victorious object, Du Fair.

Aiko Imamiya, "Looks like you're still popular with girls!"

The traditional girl kimono is really a magical thing, even if Aiko Imamiya, who is known as a witch, retracts the murderous statue and stands in front of Du Pingping, it also looks very graceful and beautiful.

Du Pingping suddenly wanted to laugh, and he really laughed, "You are very beautiful today!"

Aiko Imamiya immediately scrambled, and then showed a fierce light, "You're laughing at me!"

Du Pingping was sincere, "What I said is true! I didn't expect you to clean up seriously, it's still very beautiful." ”

Aiko Imamiya is used to confrontation, "You talk nonsense!"

Du Ping took the lead, "Coming-of-age Day is indeed one of the most beautiful moments for girls! I'm going to the shrine to pray for blessings, so come along." ”

After Du Ping's figure advanced a few steps, Aiko Imamiya hesitated for a long time and slowly followed.