Chapter 14: The Ancient Honmaru
As night approaches, the old town of Yokocho is getting more and more lively, and tourists and tourists continue to pour into this ancient street, and the three of them walk through this noisy area to create this 9,000-square-meter building with Edo and Meiji era architectural styles of Hengcho Old Town. www.biquge.info Walking on the seaside avenue by the sea, the moist sea breeze blows from the sea to the inland in the summer evening, blowing away the heat of people's bitter summer and bringing comfort to the whole body. The three of Natsume walked along the coast for about ten minutes with the cool sea breeze, and when they turned left at an intersection, they saw an old mansion covering a large area on the street full of merchants.
The old house is located in a strange position, located in the alley at the corner of the street, in the middle of two three- or four-storey buildings there is an alley for two people to pass side by side, the alley is very clean, the walls on both sides are equipped with sensor lights, the sensor lights illuminate the not very well lit alley. Walking through this small alley, I walked for a distance of about ten meters, and the road in front of me disappeared, and when I looked to the left, it was an alley that was very similar to before, and this time I only walked a few steps, and my eyes suddenly opened up. Looking at the hundreds of square meters of open space in front of the ancient house, the tall wall, and the ancient Quartet town beasts on the eaves, there is a quaint taste in front of you.
"Originally, it was built in the Warring States period, but in the Edo period, the Tokugawa shogunate issued the so-called One Country, One Castle Decree, which ordered that only one castle could be kept by a feudal domain, and that all the castles must be abolished, except for the castle where the daimyo lived and where the government office was located, and the rest of the castles had to be abolished. The huge stone walls that had been built with huge boulders to prevent enemies from climbing, the second and third stone walls (called the warp wheel), and the trench called "Hori" under the curved wheel were bulldozed. In front of me is the Honmaru High Castle Tower, which was originally surrounded by castle walls, and this was the center of the old castle, where the entire family of the daimyo lived. This castle tower was preserved because the ancestors had meritorious service to the shogunate, and the residence of their descendants was not a ruined castle. Our ancestors served as the Gosanke family during the Tokugawa Shogunate period (Gosanjia, the Tokugawa Shogunate's pro-feudal domain, and the fiefs were in Kii, Mito, and Owari, and were called the Kii Tokugawa family, the Mito Tokugawa family, and the Owari Tokugawa family. The Tokugawa surname is permitted. If the shogun has no heirs, the heir is chosen from the Owari and Kii families of the Gosan. Later, after the Imperial Decree and the Boshin War, the Meiji New Government was established by supporting the feudal domains of the Imperial Court. The new government actively introduced various systems in Europe and the United States, and abolished feudal prefectures, etc., so our family changed our surname to Sato. While Natsume was immersed in this ancient charm, an old woman walked out of the entrance and quietly looked at the obsessed Natsume, and found that her Amaterasu was about to speak but was interrupted by the old man shaking his hand, and then slowly began to tell this history, only after she finished speaking, Natsume realized that the old man had already come to him. (This history is purely made up, if there are similarities, please laugh it off)
"This is grandma" Amaterasu introduced Natsume.
"Hello grandma, I'm Takashi Natsume."
"Little Natsume? I look good today! Come in and don't stand outside, you two too. Alone with a warm hand leading Natsume in front, the last ray of the day's sunshine just jumped on the two of them.
The afterglow of the setting sun is gone, and this ancient mansion full of history is lit up with orange lights without exception. Three generations of grandparents opened the paper partition door, and the whole family sat in the house to enjoy the scenery of the courtyard and listen to the sound of insects. "Grandma. Isn't my grandfather there? "Natsume didn't see the old man Sato who Grandpa Nakamura kept talking about, and it was not strange at all." My grandfather had heard that you were going to arrive today, and he had been preparing since the morning, but in the afternoon, the shrine called him because of an unexpected event at the summer festival tomorrow, and he arrived immediately by phone. ”
Grandma changed into a kimono embroidered with car patterns, and the wide kitchen brought out a cold snack to relieve the heat, "Come and taste the dim sum that Grandma made in the afternoon", and two clean leaves of good size were placed on the petite log wooden plate, and the crystal clear water letter cake trembled and slid on it, like a ball of solidified spring water. On the right hand side of the black lacquered wooden plate is a silver spoon and two small bowls with gold patterns on a black background, containing brown sugar and soybean flour. First, gently dig out a small bite with a small spoon and put it in your mouth to taste carefully, and the taste of the water Shin Xuan cake in the entrance melts in your mouth, and there is a natural natural sweetness. Then pour the brown sugar into the plate from one side, this time dig out a piece of water letter cake with brown sugar, eat into the mouth and it is an unusual taste, sweet but not greasy, but also a cool breath to sweep away the heat full of the body. The soybean fried and ground powder adds a special fragrance to the Mizushin Xuan cake, and the amount of dim sum is not much, only a few bites, Natsume is still a little unsatisfied after eating, looking at Inari who is turning around to talk to his grandmother, secretly stretching out a sinful spoon and quickly digging a small spoon on the portion of Shuixin Xuan cake that belongs to Inari. These were all looked at by the sky on the side, and he didn't expose him with a slight smile, and the Natsume who was stealing food here woke up and his face was slightly red, and he glanced around and found that no one saw it, so he breathed a sigh of relief. After Inari finished speaking, he turned around and picked up the Shuixin Xuan cake on the side, and was surprised to see the smaller dim sum, "It seems to be a little smaller?" "Maybe it's too hot, so let's eat it!" Otherwise, it will be gone. Amaterasu can't help Natsume cover up. Inari, who was no longer entangled, swallowed the water letter cake in one go, and praised: "Mom's craftsmanship is still as good as ever!" Natsume nodded in agreement, "Grandma's craftsmanship is wonderful." (Suishin Genmochi: Only available in June~September, it is made from water from the Akaishi Mountains of Japan, which has a natural sweetness and must be eaten within 30 minutes, because it will melt after the time.) I've heard people who have eaten it say that the taste of Shuixin Xuan cake melts in your mouth! )
At the door, there was a sound of the door being opened, "I'm back", and when I just came home, I was a little bald on the top of my head, and my face looked serious and majestic, but the dark blue sleeves were wide open, and I was carrying a large handbag on one side and a bulging paper bag on the other. "When I came back, I saw that the croquettes of Jinping were good and smelled good, so I bought some." Grandma took two paper bags from him. My grandfather, who had changed his shoes at the entrance, stepped into the room on a "shikidai" that was a little higher than the floor of the entrance, "This is Natsume, right?" I'm your grandfather, Yuhito Sato. His tone of voice was very serious, and Natsume was a little scared, "Grandpa, okay." Grandpa Sato nodded and stopped talking, and went to the Japanese-style room to change clothes. Grandma saw that Natsume was a little afraid, "Your grandfather, it's just that he's not good at talking to children, so he often keeps a straight face, and the children in the neighborhood are also afraid of him." Actually, he likes you very much, and he heard that children like to eat croquettes, so he bought them for you. He held up the paper bag in his hand and shook it. So please, go and call your grandfather out for dinner, okay? "Hi~~" Natsume walked to the Japanese-style room, leaned through the paper door and stuck his head inside, and found that his grandfather had changed into a dark blue striped Jinping kimono (甚平: It is a traditional Japanese costume, usually worn by men or children in the summer. This costume is mentioned in the book "Jibei". The length of the jinpei is short to the hips, the cuffs are cuffless, and there is a knotted rope attached to the place where the collar and the tail are fixed to the waist. The knots are tied on the outside and the left on the inside, and are worn in the same way as the right side of a kimono. Nowadays, Jinpei is paired with a set of shorts. However, until around Showa 40, Jinpei was only a knee-length blouse. The traditional jinpei is an unlined garment made of cotton or linen cloth with fine seams called maton under the armpits on both sides. The sleeves are five- or seven-minute long, with flat cuffs and large openings. The collar is a normal thin collar, not as thick as a collar. Because it is fastened by a knot, there is no need to wear a belt. Since it is quite airy, cool and comfortable from the sleeve to the whole body, it is suitable for summer as loungewear. In summer festivals, Jinpei is also worn by men, which is equivalent to the yukata worn by women. Today, Jinhei is often worn as pajamas. At the same time, today's Jinping is also made of other fabrics and printed with special patterns. In addition, there are kimonos similar to Jinpei that are used as work clothes. Tea at the table.
"Grandpa, grandma asked me to call you to dinner" "Okay, let's go" When he was about to go to the restaurant with Natsume, Yuhito Sato stopped "Wait a minute" and entered the Japanese-style room again, and took out a small dark blue Jinping kimono of the same style as him in the cabinet, "Here, your grandmother bought it for you." After taking the kimono, I heard Grandpa Sato say, "I'm going to hold a summer festival tomorrow, do you want to go and see it?" "Okay, grandpa, I'll go back tomorrow." When Natsume put on the same kimono, the grandfather and grandson appeared in the restaurant together. () "Natsume Homo Summer as a Demon" only represents the author's intermittent and leisurely point of view.,If you find that its content violates the content of national laws.,Please delete it.,The position is only committed to providing a healthy and green reading platform.。
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