CHAPTER XVII

However, Sakata's opposition was of little avail.

Looking at the little ghost who looked at him with a serious face with a painting style very similar to Ao Ling, Sakata Ginshi couldn't wait to pull his sleeves directly and kick people out.

If he came to find Teacher Songyang, he really had no reason not to let people in. But if he came to find Ling Sakata, then Ah Yin, as a father, is of course qualified to keep the people who covet Ling out of the house!

Thinking so, Sakata Gintoki took a step to the left, blocking Katsura Kotaro's gaze at Ao Ling.

Katsura Kotaro, who was blocked from view, looked at the natural curls of white hair in front of him, and then showed a sudden expression, reached out and patted Takasugi Shinsuke next to him on the shoulder, "Takasugi is here to find Mr. Yoshida!" ”

I didn't know at all that I was looking for Shinsuke Takasugi in Matsuyo, Yoshida: ......

Then the son of a samurai, in the anticipation of his friend's eyes, hesitated...... Nodding.

Katsura Kotaro suddenly had a serious expression on his face, "You see we are here to have something serious".

"I haven't finished class yet." Because Sakata Gintoki couldn't read the whole thing, he was still at the level where Yoshida Matsuyo opened a small stove for him in private, and he didn't sit in the classroom.

"It's okay, it's going to be over soon!" Katsura Kotaro came at a very accurate time, and as soon as his voice fell, Yoshida Matsuyo's side ended the day's teaching and finished class.

Sakata Gintoki looked at Katsura Kotaro who was confident, and felt more and more that this person was a Stoka.

Takasugi Shinsuke was not surprised at all, he knew exactly how smart and capable his friends were. Otherwise, he was the eldest son of a samurai family, and it would be impossible for him to have a deep relationship with an ordinary child whose parents died.

So these two little ghosts walked into Matsushita Village School very openly under the name of "visiting Yoshida Matsuyo".

Sakata Gintoki, who was completely unconscious of receiving guests, looked at them for a while, then turned his head and went into the vegetable field.

The area of this private school is really not large—it is almost small compared to the martial arts hall that Takasugi Shinsuke and Katsura Kotaro are studying now.

It's just the size of an ordinary Japanese-style garden, and in the eyes of Shinsuke Takasugi, this private school is about the same size as the small courtyard that belongs to him at home.

But it's small, but the layout and atmosphere here are quite good.

Different from the hierarchical student class in the martial arts hall, the difference in rank in Yoshida Matsuyo's private school is almost imperceptible, the atmosphere is quite loose and free, and the students are of different ages, but they all get along very harmoniously.

This kind of situation where the students do not leave, but instead debate with each other about the content of the day, which has already been taught for the day, is not something that can be found in the lecture hall.

Takasugi Shinsuke glanced at the friends around him who were looking around, intentionally or unintentionally, and raised his eyebrows, "Why don't you pinch the meat pad?" ”

"My desire for the meat pad is far less profound than that of Takasugi, your desire for Mr. Yoshida Matsuyo." Katsura Kotaro said, turning his head to look at Takasugi Shinsuke, with a sad face, "If you are too sullen, you will not be able to pursue the person you like, Oh Takasugi-kun." ”

Shinsuke Takasugi was silent for a moment.

He didn't know which of his friend's two sentences he should refute first, but he knew that Katsura Kotaro was not the kind of person who dragged him all the way to Matsumoto Village in order to pinch the meat pad.

Indeed, although sometimes this friend's brain circuit is not very reliable, the tacit understanding between them and their understanding of each other are very profound.

Takasugi Shinsuke had to admit that when his friends dragged him to Matsumoto Village, he really wanted to take this opportunity to have a relationship with Yoshida Matsuyo.

When he knew that his friend's statement about pinching the meat pad was just an excuse that he found perfunctorily because he saw through his mind but it was not easy to debunk it, Takasugi Jinsuke snorted lightly, and a happy look appeared on his face.

"Thank you." Shinsuke Takasugi nodded to his friend.

Katsura Kotaro looked up at Yoshida Matsuyo, who was sitting in the room, listening to the students' debates with a gentle expression, and nodding lightly from time to time, "It's not just for Takasugi. ”

Yoshida Matsuyo's experience and reputation are actually very famous, especially in the Choshu Domain, which pursued the idea of respecting the king and the emperor, Yoshida Matsuyo, who was born as a samurai, was highly sought after for his strength and ideas, and he can be called the spiritual leader sought after by the aspirants who followed this idea.

Yoshida Matsuyo once taught in the Choshu Domain, but because of some things, he was expelled from the rank of a warrior, and in the end he was not even a samurai and became a ronin.

Later, with the acquiescence of the Choshu Domain, Matsushita Village Juku was established in a village very close to Hagi Castle.

Takasugi Shinsuke and Katsura Kotaro once heard the martial arts master of the martial arts hall mention Yoshida Matsuyo, and at that time, the samurai was full of longing, but when it came to Yoshida Matsuyo's current situation, he was full of regret.

Yes, these two children have been looking forward to Yoshida Matsuyo for a long time.

They walked to the porch outside the classroom door and knelt down, bowed to Matsuyo Yoshida, who had looked at him in amazement, and listened intently to the debate in the room.

……

Sakata Yinshi is cooperating with Ao Ling, one digging pits, and the other sowing seeds to water and fill the soil.

"Ah Ling, forget it, Teacher Songyang, you must not favor that wig anymore, otherwise Ah Yin will die of sadness."

Ao Ling snorted, and the action of digging the soil paused, "Wig? ”

"It's Katsura Kotaro!" Sakata Gintoki remembered this name very well, and then he was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at Ao Ling, who had finished digging a pit, "Oh, can you use a dog's mouth to talk about people?!" ”

…… It always sounds a little weird.

"Yes." Ao Ling nodded, whether it was Sakata Gintoki's unreasonable request or the question afterward, he nodded in affirmation.

It's probably a concept of parents saying "you don't want to play with anyone's family, you know".

As a human being trusted by him and relied on very much, Ao Ling felt that Sakata Gintoki's small request could be fully satisfied.

The vegetable field is not very large, and after Ao Ling and Sakata Gintoki completed the task, they ran to the kitchen to prepare today's dinner.

Sakata Gintoki burned the fire absentmindedly, turned his head to look at Ao Ling who was holding the pastry and nibbling on it, thinking of Takasugi Jinsuke and Katsura Kotaro that he had just seen, and suddenly said, "Teacher Matsuyo seems to be very powerful. ”

Ao Ling nodded after listening, "Well, Teacher Songyang is very strong. ”

"No...... Ah Yin is not talking about this aspect. Sakata Gintoki felt that it seemed a bit difficult for a dog with only force in his head to understand the pun in human words, so he scratched his head, "...... Never mind. ”

Ao Ling took the pastry in his mouth, habitually rubbed it to Sakata Gintoki's side, and then continued to eat.

Sakata Ginshi moved to the side, "The pastry crumbs will fall on Ah Yin." ”

Ao Ling followed and moved to the side, "I'll lick it clean." ”

"Lick, oh......"

Gintoki Sakata felt that he needed a pack of decontamination powder.

After sending away the students and the two auditors who had suddenly joined today, Yoshida Matsuyo walked to the kitchen and saw a small milk dog eating non-stop and Sakata Gintoki who was absentmindedly cooking soup.

"Starting tonight, you have a new study mission." Yoshida Matsuyo pushed Sakata Gintoki aside and took over the work in his hands, "Especially Ling." ”

Ao Ling's ears on the top of his head moved.

Yoshida Matsuyo was born as a samurai at the beginning, although he only showed strong knowledge and broad thinking in the past two days, but Ao Ling and Sakata Gintoki both knew that Yoshida Matsuyo's strength should not be underestimated.

"Ling, go and take out the knife from the teacher's room." Yoshida Matsuyo said gently, "It will belong to you in the future." ”

Ao Ling didn't know the meaning of the knife, and after he answered, he took a short leg and ran out.

But Sakata Gintoki was well aware of the implications—especially for Yoshida Matsuyo, who was born as a samurai, and the meaning of teaching a sword was profound.

It's not like the students who come to class and listen to the lectures.

Teaching a knife means accepting apprentices, and it means that you will teach everything you have known and learned all your life.

Sakata Gintoki pursed his lips, "Teacher Songyang, you're like this, aren't you worried that I'm jealous?" ”

"You won't, you don't have that string in your head." When Yoshida Matsuyo looked at Sakata Gin, he saw this little ghost very thoroughly. "It is necessary to teach the sword inheritance, Ling is very special and suitable."

"Yinshi, you are very talented, but you are suitable for more free growth - if there is no Ling, Yinshi, I will choose you." Yoshida Matsuyo paused, withdrew his gaze, scooped a spoonful of rice and put it into the small wooden barrel.

The sound of rice grains falling into the barrel like flowing water and the sound of beeping firewood were intertwined, and it was the only sound at the moment.

"You'll understand later." When Yoshida Matsuyo said this, his voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

But Sakata Gintoki still took it in his ears.

He was silent for a while, "It's just like my mother, Mr. Songyang." ”

Yoshida Matsuyo turned his head with a smile on his face, "Call Dad." ”

Sakata Gintoki choked, glared at Yoshida Matsuyo, and forcibly changed the topic for a while, "Teacher Matsuyo, didn't you say before that you took in a few children like me?" ”、

Now it's just him and Ling Sakata.

"Well, you're the first." Yoshida Matsuyo was silent for a while, thinking of the recent situation in the Choshu domain and the two auditors who suddenly came over today, and sighed, "It's time for two more soon." ”

Gintoki Sakata has a very keen sense of smell for certain things, "Something is going to happen?" ”

Yoshida Matsuyo did not shy away from this topic, "It's almost there. ”

"Those two ...... Is it Shinsuke Takasugi and Kotaro Katsura? ”

Yoshida Matsuyo nodded.

Sakata Gintoki's heart suddenly sounded an alarm bell.