In the next few days, Yingying was clamoring to go out to see the shrine every day, and Xiaohai and Brother Qiang had nothing to do because the language school had not officially opened, so they had nothing to do, so they kept accompanying Yingying to wander around.

In two days, they visited all the shrines in Okutamagawa Town, but Yingying found nothing.

Kokai loves the small town of Okutamagawa, a small village that is secluded and away from all the hustle and bustle.

The village is surrounded by turquoise mountains, one towering as a cloud, while others stretch over the sky.

Since Okutamagawa Town was built on the mountain, the land is uneven, and the industrious and intelligent farmers dig terraces on the mountain, and it is like stacking green plates on the mountain, which is very beautiful.

There are less than 100 households in the town, and during the day, on the road, you will occasionally meet postmen riding bicycles and shuttling on the stalks, and from time to time they will "ding" and ring bells.

From time to time, I see Fusang farmers bending over to work in the farmland, wearing white vests, tying a handkerchief around their waists, their trouser legs pulled high, and their feet stepping in the water.

Xiaohai found that most of the people in the town were middle-aged and elderly, and there were few young people, and only one or two children had been seen.

It seems that what the aunt on the train said about the decrease in the number of children in Fuso is indeed true.

After visiting Okutamagawa Town, Yingying was unwilling to find other shrines.

Xiaohai said that tomorrow he would take Ying Ying to Qingmei Town, where they lived, to find it, there were many people there, and there must be a lot of shrines, and Ying Ying readily agreed.

Early the next morning, Ying Ying took the tram to Qingmei Station and joined Xiaohai and Brother Qiang.

When she came, she had a bandage on her head due to the wound between her eyebrows. Recently, the wound had gradually healed, and Mrs. Ito advised her to remove the bandage so as not to startle pedestrians on the road.

Instead, Mrs. Ito found a flower-shaped band-aid for her, which fits perfectly on her eyebrows.

Xiao Hai was wearing dark blue jeans that day, with a white shirt and a casual suit, very sunny and handsome.

Brother Qiang wore a pair of fat slacks, an equally fat colored T-shirt, and a peaked cap, looking like a hip-hop teenager.

Xiaohai and Brother Qiang were waiting at the station, and when they saw a young girl, dressed in a light blue dress, walking up, like a fairy in the water, they couldn't help but applaud.

It was Yingying who was wearing a light blue dress, slightly shy, and walked towards Xiaohai and Brother Qiang.

Although Xiaohai and Brother Qiang have been together with Yingying for a long time, today when they saw her remove the bandage and dress up differently, they suddenly set off the dust and beauty, and they couldn't help but have their eyes shining and admiring in unison.

It turned out that Yingying had been thinking heavily and listless these days, and Mrs. Ito specially bought a new dress for her in order to make her feel better, which was made of thin wool material, which was suitable for this warm spring day.

Although Ying Ying didn't like to wear skirts, she didn't want to refuse Mrs. Ito's kindness, so she reluctantly put them on.

was already a little shy, but seeing Xiaohai and Brother Qiang's reaction, she regretted it even more, and really wanted to run home immediately and put back her comfortable strap jeans and hoodie.

Led by Xiao Hai, the three of them soon walked to the pedestrian street of Qingmei Town, which is a semi-open-air street with a glass roof, so that customers can also come to buy things in rainy and snowy weather.

The small shops on both sides of the street are dazzling, and people come and go, which is very lively.

Ying Ying saw that the number of young people in Qingmei Town had suddenly increased compared to Ao Yuchuan, and it was worthy of being a prosperous town.

The commercial street of Fusang is famous for selling all kinds of snacks, and Brother Qiang passed by those fragrant shops, and he couldn't bear it, and threatened to eat him.

Sure enough, every time he went to a restaurant, he would stop to buy a taste, or stop and watch at the window until Xiaohai came and forcibly pulled him away.

While eating, Brother Qiang tried his best to persuade Yingying and Xiaohai to taste it too.

Although Yingying has a poor appetite, she still tastes a lot of local delicacies under the strong recommendation of Brother Qiang.

For example, purple ice cream made with taro, taiyaki with cream filling, and a very fragrant potato cake with peas, cheese and carrots.

Even Xiao Hai, who is accustomed to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, can't help but nod his head.

Finally walked out of the commercial street, and after a gluttonous meal, the three of them couldn't eat even a grain of rice or a vegetable at this time.

Brother Qiang ate the most, and he was so full that he couldn't walk at this time, so he wanted to pull his partner to sit down and rest.

At this moment, a group of people suddenly came slowly from a very distance, red pants and white clothes, very dazzling.

Ying Ying noticed it and looked up curiously.

Seeing the group of people gradually approaching, it was a group of young girls of 15 or 6 years old, all wearing the same red pants and white clothes, the pants were wide like a skirt, and the white clothes were wide sleeves, slanted collars, wearing red bands on the collar, and they walked very elegantly.

Ying Ying looked at the girls again, and found that they all had waist-length hair of the same length, loosely tied around their shoulders and tied in a bow.

At this time, they walked down the street talking and laughing, attracting passers-by to stop and watch.

"It's so beautiful. Ying Ying couldn't help but blurt out.

Xiaohai also noticed the group of girls and said, "They are the goddesses of the shrine. ”

"What do you mean by a goddess?" asked Ying Ying curiously.

"Shrines are a group of girls who have been trained at shrines since childhood, and they learn some basic shrine knowledge, and they usually help clean up and run shrines, and when it comes to festivals, they perform some worship dances and the like. Xiaohai replied.

"You know a lot. Ying Ying sighed.

"Hee-hee, it's nothing. When I was a child, every time I came to Fuso, my father would take me to the shrine and ask for blessings for me, my brother, and my mother. Xiao Hai replied, scratching the back of his head, and said with some embarrassment.

"Shrine...... Do you often go to those shrines?" Ying Ying immediately tensed up as soon as she heard about the shrine.

"Ah, I don't remember much, but it's all Ise Jingu, a famous shrine like the Glacier Jingu, and it's said that it's very effective. Xiaohai replied.

"Are those shrines here, can you take me there?" asked Ying Ying anxiously, wondering if it could be these shrines.

"No, those shrines aren't here, they're in Edo, it's far from here, the city where we just got off the plane. "Kokaido.

"Oh......" Ying Ying was a little disappointed, thinking that Fusang is so small, but there are so many shrines, when will I be able to find the shrine related to my fate and cure my grandfather's illness......

In the midst of the sadness, the girls of the shrine were talking and laughing, and turned a corner at an intersection in front of them.

Suddenly, a lightning bolt appeared in Yingying's head, "The goddess of the shrine." There are so many goddesses, it must be a big shrine!"

Thinking of this, she suddenly ran out desperately, ran to the intersection where the priestesses had just turned, and turned in as well.

"Hey, Yingying, why are you going?" Xiaohai shouted in surprise when he saw Yingying's sudden move.

"Hurry up Brother Qiang!" He stretched out his hand to grab it, but there was no one! Looking left and right, he found that Brother Qiang was already sitting on the shoulder of the road because he was too full, and he was napping.

Xiaohai hurriedly shook Brother Qiang's shoulders, but Brother Qiang slept very soundly, but he couldn't wake up.