Wake up from a nap this summer, and your destination will be there.

The road is bustling with activity as it is approaching the festival, and brand-new vehicles that are nearing completion are parked in the middle of the road where the festival begins. These days, the road is closed to traffic. Because the cars used for the festival are reassembled every year and are done by everyone in the area, it is obviously impossible for everyone to do it for busy modern people, but it is also one of the tasks to make detours and donate materials, and the rest is done with the help of organizations such as the local Folklore Protection Association.

Everyone got off the bus, and the rest of the road was a short walk.

When I saw the brand-new huge vehicle, even the well-informed family squatters in Nit Town were amazed.

"Is Butterfly Mulberry going to sit in this car to preside over the priest?" Kiyomitsu was eager to step forward and touch the vehicle that was three of his heights. When he signaled that he could touch it this summer, he was excited like a child.

"yes. When I was a kid, I dreamed of riding in this kind of car and wearing nice clothes to go to festivals! "I'm excited this summer. This kind of activity, which had been suspended for a few years due to the economic downturn, had begun to recover from the previous two years, and now that the vibrancy of the festival had returned, how could she not be happy.

"It's huge, but it's exquisite." Trace's fingers propped his chin and studied it: "Speaking of which, there are similar priests in my hometown. However, the vehicle is not that big, and the person riding on it is not a real person. ”

"Oooh! We have it on our side, too. This summer said, "But it's a spring festival!" The summer festival prays for a good harvest, and the spring festival is to ward off evil spirits. Most of the people you said don't sit are to exorcise evil spirits. In that kind of car, there are gods on it. ”

"I see." Traced the vehicle again and continued walking.

"Although the festival will officially start tomorrow, you can see the night market when you come out tonight." This summer, I saw that the staff who were handing out travel guides, and ran over to ask for a stack of profiles about priests and local scenery. She handed them out to everyone and then said, "From this road all the way to the temple over there, there will be stalls. Local festivals and festivals of all sizes are concentrated in this month, which is the first peak of the year. ”

"Ah, there's a shop that sells fans." After opening the pamphlet, Kase said, "Eh, there is also a place to rent kimonos, and you can take pictures of folklore experiences, so ...... so."

"Oh, that's been trending lately. On birthdays and coming-of-age days, dress up in modern and ancient clothes and dress up for photos in various forms. Well, but as far as I know, the most popular ones are the ones dressed as European princesses, or the ancient Oiran photo service. ”

Hijikata glanced at the enchanting and ornate promotional image of the store in the brochure: "What kind of Oiran is this, the clothes are all worn wrong, and the makeup is not right." ”

"Huh? So you've seen it? Kurolo next to him asked with interest.

Unexpectedly, Takasugi suddenly joined in: "He's seen it, but what he saw was the eyeliner I planted in Yoshiwara, heh." ”

"Tsk, you guy!" The earthwork is about to be struck.

"It's hot enough, quiet." Akaji stood behind the two of them and said very imposingly. But neither of them paid attention to him. They just shut up because they didn't want to argue.

"Hey, Diedie, how far is your house, do you have ice cream? Is there water? I'm so thirsty! Naruto took the opportunity to jump to the front of the line, put his hands behind his head, and said with a swagger.

"Well, there shouldn't be any ice cream, but there must be ice and water. Maybe there will be watermelons chilled from the well, iced yokan or something. This summer said that he suddenly became greedy.

"Let's go! Hey, hurry up! There is watermelon to eat! Naruto shouted.

"Well, the first one to arrive eats watermelon, and the last one eats melon skin." Sogo also ran along.

"Tsk, dead imp. Feed! Do you know the way, just run so fast! "Hijikata is chasing and roaring behind like an adult of the Sogo family.

It's messy.

In the end, the first one to arrive was Huang Se, who walked and watched along the way, and asked for directions kindly.

"I'm back." Standing in front of my own door this summer, I had mixed feelings for a while.

It's the first time she's led so many people home. In her memory, her big house, which seemed to never be full, seemed to have become very small at this moment. The tall, intimidating gate of her home in her memory didn't look so intimidating now. However, the old scars on the wooden door are still there, and the large nails with patina on the door frame are also there, and this is her home.

"Mulberry is back this summer. Come in. "It was neither her father nor her mother who received her, but her uncle, who lived here in separate families, half domestic helper and half helping to manage the house, I don't know how many people in line.

I was embarrassed to hand over my luggage to him this summer, and politely refused.

This is her home.

But it seems that it has always been different from the "family" described in the book and on TV.

There are always a few characters living in her home who are not "family", although they are also very close to her, but their communication is always polite and very casual. This kind of home is a bit depressing, so I prefer the feeling of living alone this summer.

There was a little girl of four or five years old, in a sky blue dress, with a younger sister's head, stealing a pillar on the other side of the corridor to peek at this group of guests, stealing glances and glances, and a pair of big eyes blinking and blinking were particularly cute.

"Ayako, go and tell Mrs. Sù that Xia San is back this summer." The uncle smiled, and then said to Jinxia: "Are these these Jinxia-san's friends?" ”

"Yes," said this summer politely and reservedly, "could you please arrange accommodation for them?" ”

Everyone could see that this summer was suddenly pretending to be talking. Even the way you walk and the angle you smile at are quietly changing.

There was a hint of sneer on Takasugi and Jibe's faces, a little helpless. Akaji stared at her, and suddenly a sense of empathy rose in his heart.

"Why does Butterfly Die Sang look unhappy, obviously finally going home." Qingguang asked in a low voice.

It was his impostor owner who answered him, and he said: "Well, who knows how big families are full of food and pretending to be in pain." ”

Although this summer is very conscious of bringing herself into the identity setting of the eldest lady of a big family as soon as she enters the door, she does not force other people who come to play with her to enter the role. She first went to her father's study, who seemed busier than her, and got a string of questions such as "Coming back?" Pretty good. Got a friend? Pretty good. How many days are you going to stay? Good, good, good. Go see your mother. Conversations.

This summer's mother is very lively, not only settling everyone in the accommodation with this summer, but also thoughtfully preparing the family feast - although she herself does not go to the kitchen to cook, it is very rare to be willing to ask about such trivial matters.

"This summer, who is your boyfriend?" This summer, my mother looked around and couldn't find the answer to the question she was most concerned about. When she brought her children to play at home when she was a child this summer, she was able to find the little boy who was "in love" with her daughter at a glance! Why can't you tell now? Could it be that her skills in catching her son-in-law have deteriorated?

This summer followed him to the kitchen to serve watermelons with a smile, and said: "The hair is very refreshing, the face is white, and she is dressed like my second cousin, holding a cigarette stick, and her figure is very elegant and coquettish." ”

The second cousin this summer is a character, and at first glance, people have a kind of "She's really a big lady!" Exclamation. Clothing takes the route of leading strange trends. I've worked as a model, done fashion design, and acted in movies. The feature is that one more piece of jewelry can crush her luxurious outfit, and the flowers on her head that are bigger than her head.

"Ah, well......" Mom's face changed suddenly: "How can you say that, kid." Mother said, "He is much better looking than your second cousin." After saying that, he seemed to think that he was even more excessive than this summer, so he said, "You want to bring a friend, I thought I would only bring him." ”

"It was supposed to be." This summer said, "When other friends heard that there was a festival, they also said they would come and see it. ”

Ever since I heard that Takasugi is Masa's boyfriend, not only this summer's mother, but everyone in the family has made excuses to come and watch Takasugi once or more. In particular, the little girl named Ayako, who was scared and curious, ran around the corridor outside Takasugi's room, and kept looking at him, and she had been watching him for more than ten minutes. In summer, the door is not closed, only a half-cut gauze curtain is hung, and for a small man with a three-headed body, it is not a problem to peek through the gap.

"Feitan, if you want to do anything to her children, don't blame me for not reminding you." Takasugi sat in the room and drank tea leisurely, without raising his head.

Feitan's petite figure flashed out of the shadows and snorted disdainfully.

The little Lori outside the door bit her fingers timidly to look at them, and then ran away with a smile.

When I came over with a watermelon this summer, I almost bumped into little Lori head-on, tilting my head and thinking: Those two adults won't scare children, right?

Seeing that this summer came in, the little Lori outside the door ran away with a "whoosh", like a nimble kitten.

"Hey, Feitan is there too?" This summer, I wanted to take a break before dinner and give everyone a space to move freely, so I brought watermelon to Takasugi's room to eat. She never knew that Takasugi and Fei Tan still had a relationship.

"I'm here to tell you that Kurolo and I won't come back to sleep tonight." The petite Fei Tan still didn't give up and glanced at the direction that the little Lori ran away just now.

"Okay, I got it. What about dinner? This summer curiously followed him in the direction of the little Lori's run, but didn't see anything.

"Eat and go out." After Fei Tan finished speaking, he left in a hurry, and when he left, he tugged on the scarf embroidered with the pattern of a small skull.

It wasn't until dinner time that everyone got together again.

"This is my rice! You have it too, don't grab it, okay! ”

"Who stuffed Uncle Ben's food with mayonnaise, huh?"

"Diedie sauce, I don't eat yams, I want to bring fried chicken!"

"I'm not used to eating it, and besides, the skin of this plate of edamame is very thick."

"Yes, butterfly mulberry, your food box is so expensive, why do you have wild vegetables for guests!"

This summer, I blinked a few times to be patient, and I felt much more comfortable treating them as kindergarten children, wasn't it?

She took the plate of edamame and smiled: "This one is Jinsuke's, Kurolo, you took the wrong food box." Edamame is a summer charm and is a great way to go with sake. ”

"The aristocrats like to eat weeds." Xiao, who has always been cheap, spared no effort to complain, and knocked the bowl with chopsticks. The chopsticks were quickly taken away by Hijikata, who scolded and said, "Dead little ghost, are you a beggar, knock on what!" Give Lao Tzu a good meal! ”

Takasugi bit the unlit cigarette stick and said nothing, he kept looking at the bright moon outside the window, as if he had entered a state where the four were empty.

"All said, I don't drink." Akaji glanced at Naruto in disgust.

"You guy is really boring, cut~" Naruto licked the sake in the cup with his tongue, like a kitten stealing food: "I drank it secretly when I was five years old-oops, butterfly mulberry!" What are you doing! ”

"Minors can't drink it. Akaji is really good, Naruto is really not good. "This summer I poured the wine into an empty bowl and withdrew it. She didn't see that the two people who were praised and the people who were criticized were embarrassed.

"I want to add rice!"

"I want to add miso soup!"

Similar voices come and go. In this way, it is more like a family.