Chapter 44: Autumn Trip (3)

After leaving the unwanted things at the inn, I was going to find an excuse to break up the night moon and go to Kanagawa alone. And the previous steps went smoothly as I thought, but Sister Yangnai's troublesome guy followed. After seeing through my 'conspiracy', he gently patted my head while comforting Yeyue who learned of my 'tricks'. Feeling the awkward atmosphere, I had no choice but to give up and obediently go to Kanagawa with Yeyue and Sister Yono.

Kanagawa Prefecture is made up of about 10 cities, and due to the influence of the Pacific Ocean Current, the climate is warm and frost-free. Not only that, but Kanagawa is also home to Japan's well-known trading ports, and there are countless tourist attractions. So in order to be able to spend the least amount of time and visit the most attractions. In other words, to maximize the efficiency of tourism, I discussed with Sister Yono and Yezuki, and prepared to go to Yokohama first. First, because the three of us barely ate anything at lunchtime, so we went to fill our stomachs first; Second, we thought that it would definitely be crowded if we went to buy souvenirs on the last day, so we were going to go buy them first.

Sister Yono bought a local traffic map from a kiosk on the road, and following the prompts of the traffic map, we arrived at the train station and prepared to take the JR-213 limited express to Yokohama. However, the express line was 'derelict in its duties' today, and it took us passengers nearly 45 minutes to get on the bus. Originally, Sister Yang Nai wanted to go to the local transportation department to complain about them, but when we came to Yokohama in 30 minutes, when we got off the bus, Sister Yang Nai was attracted by the beautiful scenery, where would I care about complaining about them?!

The three of us strolled down the commercial street, and although we had the foresight to eat and buy souvenirs first, there were still a lot of people on the road, and it was possible that some people had the same smart ideas as me? The three of us went to a small restaurant for a bite to eat, and then we went straight to Sankeien, the most famous restaurant in Yokohama.

Sankeien Garden is said to have been the residence of wealthy Yokohama merchants, and it was renovated by later generations and opened to the public as a tourist attraction. It is crowded with tourists all year round. And I'm walking with Sister Yang Nai and Yeyue in the outer garden of Sanxi Garden.

Walking through the woods, we saw many buildings that can be called national treasures, such as the 'Old Ilmeiji Three-storied Pagoda' in front of us, which was originally Emperor Shomu's Wish Temple, which is also known as the three-storied pagoda of Kyoto's Ilmeiji Temple. It is the oldest pagoda in the Kanto region. I was thrilled to think that I was facing the three-storied pagoda of Kyoto's Lampeiji Temple, which only high-ranking officials of the imperial family were qualified to approach, but that didn't change my goal of 'never becoming a social animal'. After a short tour around the tower, we continued on our way. The only drawback is that it can't be visited, so if you stand on the top of the tower and look down at the bottom, I wonder if it will be the same as Emperor Shomu at that time.

"Now, my lovely brother Hachiman, I've finally found a place for you to live. Sister, I'm sure this is the place you want to live, and I can bet on you anything. Sister Yang Nai pointed to the 'Hengdi Nunnery' not far away and said to me.

According to legend, it was built by a hermit who did not want to go out of town. In a sense, the hermit and I both hated the hustle and bustle of the world, but we had a difference, that is, he could 'settle in the human realm' and live a self-sufficient life and then die leisurely, but I couldn't, because I had a heavy burden on my body. I want to completely liberate the snow from the fate of 'family marriage', and as the eldest man, I must also pass on the smooth inheritance of the Biqiya family. Not to mention that I have a bunch of 'nasty' girls around me. So this is indeed the place I want to live, but it is not suitable for me now. My sister Chaoyang Nai smiled and denied Sister Yang Nai's point of view.

After visiting the 'Outer Garden', we stopped at the entrance of the 'Inner Garden'. After all, the inner garden is the former residence of the original owner, and it is a little monotonous compared to the outer garden, except for the Rinchun Pavilion of the Kishu Tokugawa family in the early Edo period, which is as famous as the Katsura Imperial Palace in Kyoto. So the three of us decided to leave Sankeien and go shopping for souvenirs in the center of Yokohama. Of course, when you think of shopping malls in Yokohama, you will subconsciously think of 'Yokohama Chinatown', a thriving shopping street made up of 90% Chinese.

We took the express bus we had taken in the opposite direction, and after changing buses, we arrived at Yokohama Shopping Street. Looking at the crowded shopping street, we couldn't help but gasp, what the hell is going on, and why are things not going the way I expected them at all? But since I'm here, that's all I can do. Sister Yono and I shuttled through the crowd, and finally squeezed through the crowd and came to a shop specializing in imported goods. He stretched out his head and looked into the shop, where he saw that it was selling a kind of candy called 'nougat' that had been shipped from China. Seeing this, I dragged the other two girls into the shop. [Wait, big teacher, are you pulling those two girls? 】

"Na, Sister Yangnai, do you think that guy under the snow will like to eat this kind of candy if I buy it?" I grabbed a small handful of 'nougat' in my hand and asked Sister Yangnai. Before I dated Xuexia, I only knew that Xuexia liked to drink black tea and eat paella, but it wasn't until one day that I saw Xuexia doing this weird behavior of eating sugar and drinking black tea at the same time, and I learned that Xuexia likes to eat sugar. So every time I go out, as long as I'm not with the snow, I will help the snow bring some local sweets back. In fact, under the snow itself makes people feel like candy, the first taste is as bitter as chocolate, after dating for a period of time, you will find the same sweetness as most candies, and after deep friendship, you will find yourself like you have eaten candy, deeply intoxicated with her.

"I should like it, after all, my sister is what other girls are afraid of, she eats, and after eating, her figure is still so good, even my sister and I are a little jealous." Sister Yang Nai answered me while staring at the two different packages of candy in her hand.

"Hachiman is really bad, and there are two beautiful girls who are no less beautiful than your girlfriends here. But Hachiman is still thinking about your girlfriend, don't you know that when you go out to play with a girl, it's very rude to think about other girls? "Nightmoon seemed to be dissatisfied with me for helping bring candy under the snow, and said a lot of things that I didn't understand. If I were tempted by the beauty of the two of you, that would be the biggest faux pas!

"Boss, please help me weigh two catties of this sugar, can I taste it?" I ignored Yeyue's words, but walked up to my boss and asked him to weigh me and ask if I could eat the candy in my hand.

"Of course, please do your own." The boss said with a smile to me, and made a "please" gesture, which is very common in our country, I thought that foreigners would have some trouble shopping at the store, but the facts told me that I was thinking too much.

I opened the bag of nougat in my hand and took a small bite, and my teeth felt the toughness from the nougat. After the sugar melted in my mouth, I felt the special taste of condensed milk, sweet but not greasy. The peanuts and almonds inside filled my mouth with the smell of nuts, and it was delicious.

After weighing the sugar and calculating the amount to be paid, the three of us left the shop and continued our shopping journey.

"Eh, Brother Biqigu, do you know what those people are doing over there?" Sister Yang Nai pointed to a crowded place not far away and asked me.

I looked at the place where Sister Chaoyang pointed to it, although there were three layers inside and three layers outside, but the towering signboard told me that the reason why the people in front of me were 'surrounded': it was a Guandi Temple, and those people must be worshipping.

"It is a temple of Emperor Guan, which is dedicated to Guan Yunchang, one of China's most famous military generals, whom they call 'Martial Saint'. Sister Yang Nai should know. "Most of my understanding of the Guandi Temple comes from books, and I have never entered the Guandi Temple in real life.

"Let's go over and have a look." Sister Yang Nai said as she pulled me and Jing Tong and walked in that direction. Suddenly, I was pulled away by Sister Yangnai, and Jing Hitomi and I both stood unsteadily and collided with each other, and the breathing of both of them could be heard clearly, which inevitably made me and Yeyue shy.

Finally, Sister Yang Nai took us all the way to the Guandi Temple. At the door is a bronze statue of Emperor Guan, looking at the majestic bronze statue, coupled with the green dragon and moon knife next to the bronze statue, it is not difficult to see why Guan Yunchang is called a 'martial saint' by the Chinese. It's so heroic!

The three of us walked into the Guandi Temple, and most of the people who came up to pay their respects were Chinese, as well as couples wearing our school uniforms, and a small number of the remaining ones looked like children and couples of wealthy merchant families like Sister Yangnai.

"Now, Hachiman, do you know how to worship? Our shrines in Japan are to worship, and then you can ask for a sign and ask for a royal guard, but how to visit this Emperor Guan? You can't see the blessing tree, and you can't see the place where you ask for the guard. Sister Yang Nai asked me after looking around.

"I think the posture of the big worship should be the same as when we visit the shrine, but we have to hold the three pillars, which are called 'incense' in Chinese books, and the incense visit is more solemn." As for the omamori, I think there will only be a place to ask for a lot, and there will be no sale of prayer items like the omamori. "I told Sister Yono everything I learned from the book. Sister Yang Nai nodded and led us into the main hall.

We took 9 long incense sticks next to Cong Shentai, and after Sister Yang Nai lit them one by one with a lighter, she learned the movements of a Chinese couple next to her, bowed three times to Emperor Guan in front of her, and finally made a wish to insert the incense into the furnace, knelt down on the futon behind her again, and then walked out of the hall after three bows and nine knocks.

"Now, Sister Yang Nai, let's go eat. It's almost 6:00. Now that you've come to this famous Chinatown, wouldn't it be a pity not to taste the taste of exotic food? "Although we ate late for lunch, we quickly became hungry as most of our afternoon trips were mainly 'walking'. It was less than 3 hours before the meeting time, so I suggested to Sister Yang Nai to try Chinese food.

After listening to my suggestion, Sister Yang Nai looked at the watch in her hand and led us to the door of a restaurant. Looking at the opulent decoration of the restaurant, rich but not atmospheric, we walked in and said a few words to the waiter, who led us to a private room full of Chinese style. I have to say that the owner of this restaurant is still very humane, not only the slogan in the restaurant is bilingual in Chinese and Japanese, but even the menu handed by the waiter. So we were able to order food very easily. After discussing it, the waiter recommended 6 dishes for us, which was good for us with only three people.

After waiting for about 20 minutes, the waiter served the six dishes. Three cold and three hot, the three cold dishes are chilled spicy and sour sting, cold salad crispy tofu and Yipin kelp, while the steaming three hot dishes are the restaurant's signature dishes: duck paw with oyster sauce, flaming drunken shrimp and crab with tuhai. As Japanese people, we are no strangers to seafood, but some of them are the first time we have seen them, and time seems to stand still for a while, so I looked at Sister Yono and Yeyue, and first picked up a piece of jellyfish with chopsticks. Sister Yang Nai and Ye Yue both looked at me with wide eyes, after all, we eat jellyfish every day and put it in a hot pot for scalding.

"Eun, it's delicious, Sister Yangnai, Jingtongsang, you should also taste it quickly." The chilled cold jellyfish retains the freshness of the jellyfish, and the two complementary flavors of sour and hot cover the fishy smell of the jellyfish. [Great teacher, you can consider becoming a chef, so that you can eat without spending money]

With my encouragement, Sister Yang Nai and Yeyue both moved their chopsticks, and soon we ate all 6 dishes on this table. When it was time to check out, the owner also gave us a discount because we were new customers, and the Chinese were really as hospitable as the book says.

The first day of the trip came to a successful end, and Sister Yang and I returned to the hotel we started with, because Sister Yang was a teacher, so there was a special staff room, so she didn't sleep with us. [Oh, interesting, big teacher, do you want a threesome? Although I was still a little reluctant to live in the same room with Yeyue, I still reluctantly slept in a separate bed with her.