Chapter Ninety-Two: New Year
Although it is said to be the New Year, for Yuu Kamiya, there is basically no difference between ordinary holidays, at most, it is to clean the house in the form of a New Year's holiday, or buy some New Year's food such as Eiza rolls and taste it. The so-called Eikata roll is www.biquge.info wrapped in seven kinds of sushi, including dried zucchini, cucumber strips, mushrooms, eggs, eel, and dried fish floss, which means blessing and luck. There are many specific origins, but the most popular theory is that during the Edo period, merchants in Japan ate Ekata rolls in prayer for good business, and it has evolved into a popular custom to this day.
In the morning, after eating the hot Meguma rolls, Yu Kamiya came to the kitchen.
"After soaking overnight, it's almost okay." Yu Kamiya washed his hands and put them in a basin filled with water and red beans, pinched the red beans with his hands and felt the beans soften, and then nodded with satisfaction. Yu Kamiya was still curious about this kind of rice cake and red bean soup that often appears in anime, and now he is trying to make it himself while the New Year's atmosphere is in full swing, and he can eat all the Japanese holiday food.
"Qiong, how many rice cakes do you want?" He took a few steps back and asked Kamiya Dome, who was sitting in the kotatsu in the living room.
"One, less sweet." Kamiya Vault, who was concentrating on peeling the orange peel, replied softly, carefully disposing of not only the skin, but also the white veins. She wears a thin white gothic dress, and her jade legs are parted and half stretched out into the kotatsu, such a sitting posture has a professional scientific name "duck sitting", which is said to be a sitting position exclusive to women, and if the duck sits forcibly with a man's body structure, it is likely to strain muscles or cause fractures.
Kamiya Dome peeled the orange but didn't eat it, cleaned the white veins and put it on top of the peeled orange peel.
"Yo, now it's the third."
"Huh?"
Kamiya Qiong shook the orange in his hand and smiled playfully: "The upper limit is ten." ”
"So what's it?" Yu Kamiya wondered.
Kamiya Qiong's delicate and pretty little face was slightly red, and he snorted and said, "You will come back when I finish peeling the tenth orange at the latest, and it is not warm at all to use the kotatsu alone." ”
Kamiya Yu couldn't help but laugh: "It takes at least an hour to cook rice cake and red bean soup." ”
"Then I don't want it."
"No, it's New Year." Yu Kamiya shook his head helplessly.
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During the lunch break, Yu Kamiya came to the living room with a red envelope, and unsurprisingly Kamiya Dome was there watching a replay of Japan's New Year's show, the Red and White Song Festival.
"Qiong, this is the New Year's money for you, is there anything to buy." Kamiya Yu smiled and handed over the wrapped New Year's money, which contained five pieces of Mr. Yukichi. Kamiya Dome is not short of money now, and when he helped Kamiya Yu some time ago, he gave Kamiya Dome a salary equal to Aoi Morishita.
Kamiya Qiong, who was nested in the kotatsu, unceremoniously took the New Year's money and said lightly: "It's nothing, Happy New Year, Yo." ”
"That's all?" Kamiya was dumbfounded.
Kamiya Qiong glanced at him and said reluctantly, "I wish you good health and a successful career this year." ”
"Yes, yes, I'm almost out of the kotatsu now, and I'm going to visit the shrine later." Kamiya said with a smile that Japan's New Year's visit is also called the first day, which is generally carried out three days after the New Year, because of the density of Japan's population, how lively such a traditional event is can be imagined, comparable to the annual Spring Festival in China.
"Hmmm... Shrine, is it far away? Kamiya Dome frowned and hesitated, she couldn't find any architectural impressions of the shrine nearby.
"It's about half an hour by subway." Kamiya thought for a while and said that Tokyo, Japan, as an international metropolis with a highly developed economy, rarely sees small shrines and other buildings except for some large traditional buildings, but Japanese towns and villages have preserved this traditional customs and architecture more perfectly.
Kamiya Qiong turned his head and said in a reluctant tone, "No." ”
"Nope." Kamiya Yu reprimanded gently, bent down and hugged her petite body under Kamiya Dome's low exclamation: "Anyway, let's go change clothes now, didn't you buy a black dress kimono last time?" That's it. "The so-called kimono is a kimono designed with a Western-style skirt, and there is no rigorous temperament of the kimono, and there is more girl's cuteness and cuteness, which is very popular with Japanese girls at this stage.
Kamiya Qiong muttered softly, "Yo, childish." ”
"It's not the dome's turn to say that."
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At night, the festive atmosphere of Japan is even stronger, and the dense flow of people can be seen everywhere with women in traditional yukata robes and some laughter on their faces. Compared to the Christmas decoration not long ago, it is completely two styles, and even if you are in the same place, the decoration style of two time periods will make people wonder if you are in the wrong place.
Following the dense flow of people, Kamiya Yu and Kamiya Dome soon came to a long corridor, the entrance of the corridor was erected with the traditional shrine "Kai" door made of red wood, and lanterns lit by lights were hung on both sides of the stairs, and the dense flow of people went inside.
"Yo." Kamiya Qiong, who was close to Kamiya Yu's body, called out with a pale face, and the noisy atmosphere and dense flow of people gave her the illusion of suffocation.
Kamiya Yu held her small hand with his backhand, interlocked his fingers to give her strength, and comforted her warmly: "Let's go, we'll go back after the worship." ”
Kamiya Dome put his head on Kamiya Yu's arm and whispered, "Hmm." ”
In fact, the density of people who come to the shrine to worship is far beyond Kamiya Yu's imagination, from six o'clock in the evening to nine o'clock, it is finally Kamiya's turn to officially enter, looking at Kamiya Dome tired and simply hastily finished, asked for an auspicious sign and hung up the New Year's blessing card and then left in a hurry.
When the two came to the park where the crowds were relatively sparse, Yu Kamiya bought a hot oden and handed it to Kamiya Dome and said, "How is it, do you feel better?" ”
He took the oden boiled Kamiya Dome with both hands and took a few sips of sweet soup, felt his body warm up a little, and then handed it to Kamiya Yu and said weakly: "I don't have an appetite, let's eat these Yuu." ”
Kamiya Yu was distressed for a while, took the oden and put it aside, reached out and touched her head and apologized, "I'm sorry, I forced you out." ”
Kamiya Qiong shook his head, took Yuu Kamiya's hand and put it on his face and rubbed it softly, "No, I'm happy because Yuu is with me." ”
Kamiya Yu is inexplicably a little congested, he has tried his best to make the atmosphere of the New Year's festival a little stronger, the real reason is that the Kamiya family does not have the conditions to spend the New Year, and it is not the most important element - liveliness and family affection. Compared to the lively atmosphere around them, they are more like snow huddled together, and the more enthusiastic the atmosphere around them, the more uncomfortable their situation looks.
"Me too."
After resting on the park bench for a while, Yucai Kamiya, who was holding Kamiya Dome's small hand tightly, said gently: "Go back, tomorrow we will have a good rest, and we won't go anywhere." ”
"Hmm."