Besides, Mei Yixuan and Xue Bajin, after the two left Qipan Street, they quickly came to Yinwan Hutong according to the address. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

I have to say that the alleys in Kyoto are really varied, and there are all kinds of names, and if you are not familiar with the corners of Kiri, you must get lost.

Even though Xue Bajin was familiar with the environment of Kyoto in advance, the two still searched for a long time before they found Yinwan Hutong. When they arrived at Yinwan Hutong, the two of them were already hungry, and their hungry chests were attached to their backs.

Fortunately, there is an old Shaanxi mutton steamed bun at the mouth of the alley, Mei Yixuan asked for a bowl per person, and asked for a few baked cakes, the two of them feasted, and they were sweating profusely, but they felt very happy.

After the two finished eating, Xue Bajin left a contact code for Zhao Erli, and the two walked to the alley.

Before leaving, Mei Yixuan looked around vigilantly, and saw that there were stalls on both sides of the alley, selling all kinds of juggling and all kinds of snacks, and even the people who came and went in and out of the alley were the most ordinary ordinary people, so he and Xue Bajin walked into the alley.

Yinwan Hutong is a north-south alley, and according to the clues provided by the shopkeeper, the skilled craftsman lives in Yinwan Hutong.

The two of them had not gone far when they saw an arched door in front of them, and the trapezoidal gatehouse above it was overgrown with weeds and dotted with a touch of green on the green tile and gray wall. On the left side of the door is a house, the outer wall has been plastered with lime that has fallen a lot, and the gray eaves on it are still neat. The back two windows each have a baffle on them, presumably because they are afraid of summer rain.

As they walked under the window, they could clearly hear coughing, whispering softly, and the laughter of children.

On the right side of the doorway, the blue brick wall has collapsed in the middle, but it is still supported, only a rectangular gap is exposed, and there seems to be no one outside, which looks very depressed and lonely. The people who walked by seemed to be used to it, and their steps were hurried, and no one paid attention to the half-gap that had collapsed.

Walking through the arched doorway, there is a curved and narrow alley in front of it, and there are luxuriant branches sticking out of the courtyard walls of the houses in the alley, which are still full of green under the afternoon sun, showing strong vitality.

Mei Yixuan didn't have time to appreciate the customs and folklore of ancient Kyoto, so they asked as they walked, and finally asked the exact address of the master. The shopkeeper only said that the master lived in Yinwan Hutong, and he didn't know where he lived.

At the end of the alley, Mei Yixuan finally saw the home of the craftsman, a mansion on the west side of the alley. This master's name is Yao Fusheng, and he doesn't know if he is at home.

This is a small courtyard, although Mei Yixuan did not enter it, he also knows the basic layout of the courtyard.

The "four" in the courtyard building refers to the east, west, north and south sides, and the "he" is to combine together to form a mouth shape, which is the basic feature of the courtyard.

At the door of Yao Fusheng's house, a large locust tree with lush foliage stands on the left side of the door like an umbrella, sprinkling a mottled shade. A long stone bench under the shade of the trees was wiped clean, and the gate of the courtyard was also very clean, and it seemed that people often sat here.

The zigzag gatehouse is covered with layers of gray tiles, the tiles in the middle of the word wall have fallen a lot, the wall cap on the courtyard wall that is more than one person high grows vigorous weeds, there are two small stone lions outside the courtyard gate in the gatehouse, the two old courtyard doors are closed, and the whole courtyard gives people a feeling of depression and desertion.

Mei Yixuan stepped forward and gently knocked on the door knocker and asked, "Excuse me, is this Master Yao's house?"

There was a sound of the door opening in the courtyard, and only a younger female voice was heard asking, "Who?" With the words, a series of gentle footsteps came to the courtyard gate, and with a "squeak", the closed courtyard door opened, revealing the half of a woman's body.

Judging by the age, the woman was twenty-seven or eighteen years old, wearing a patched crow blue collared half-arm, wearing an off-white coarse cloth undershirt, with a sallow complexion, and a trace of sorrow between her delicate eyebrows.

Seeing that it was the two sons, she shrank back the exposed half of her body, stared at them nervously, and stammered: "Who are you ・・・・・・ ・・・・・・, and what are you doing ・・・・・・ coming to my house?"

Mei Yixuan took a step forward and said gently: "Don't be nervous, this sister-in-law, we have something to do with Master Yao, may I ask ・・・・・・"

Before Mei Yixuan could finish speaking, the woman quickly retracted, closed the door with a "bang", and inserted it from the inside.

Mei Yixuan was very surprised, and immediately thought of the shopkeeper's words, and understood that there must be something hidden inside, so she had to lean to the crack of the door and explained in a low voice: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, we have no malicious intentions, please open the door and I will go in and explain to you." Isn't it more noticeable that you don't let us in like this?"

The door was quiet, but Mei Yixuan knew that the woman hadn't left, so she had to say again: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we are not bad people, and we won't cause trouble to you, if you are afraid that people will know, we will never say it・・・・・・"

"Xiaoxia Niang, who is it?"

Mei Yixuan wanted to say more, but an elderly woman's voice came from the courtyard.

"Mother!" As a series of shredded footsteps faded away, the faint sound of two women muttering.

After a while, as a string of hurried footsteps approached, the door opened, and the woman poked her head out to look to her left and right, and then whispered, "I'm sorry, guest, please come in." After Mei Yixuan and Xue Bajin came in, they quickly closed the courtyard door, as if someone was chasing them outside.

Mei Yixuan and Xue Bajin glanced at each other, and walked into the courtyard one after another. As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will be greeted by a small rectangular wall, on which are carved four big characters "benevolent heirloom".

Bypassing the wall, there is a square patio with a relatively wide square. The main house on the north side is a three-room tiled house facing south, and there are two side rooms on the west side and two side rooms on the south side, and the east side is the gate where they enter. This is also the characteristic of the courtyard, no matter which side of the gate is, the main house is always sitting north and facing south, and it never changes.

There are latrines, firewood houses, and wells near the door, and the courtyard is also very clean and tidy, and there is no smell of it. And in the southeast corner, there is a small flower garden, in which all kinds of flowers compete with each other, exuding a refreshing fragrance.

At the door of the main room, an elderly woman in her fifties stood there, with a simple and kind face.

The two of them walked a few steps and bent down to bow deeply to her, and said respectfully: "The junior Sang Xiaoran (Xue Bajin) took the liberty to visit, please forgive me." ”

The old woman glanced at them with some complicated feelings, and said in an apologetic tone: "I'm sorry, my daughter-in-law is also scared and rude to the guests, I hope you don't get angry." Come on, come on, come into the house, it's just that the house is simple, and the guests are smiling. “

At this time, the young woman, Xiaoxia Niang, walked a few steps quickly, opened the door curtain in front of her mother-in-law, and said, "Guest, please come in." “

Mei Yixuan was also afraid that he would leave trouble for the master's family on this trip, so he motioned for Xue Bajin to stay outside.

Xue Bajin quickly understood Mei Yixuan's intentions, nodded at the two women, and went to the door to guard. (To be continued.) )