Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was August 15th, the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, Maeda Toshi's family and several mothers were on vacation, and they naturally made an appointment with Ikeda Hengxing and Yu Qiuping to go to the mountains and rivers around Cheongju Castle together. Yu Qiuping originally wanted to stay at home to accompany his family on the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he was also dragged out by these people.

Yu Qiuping, Maeda Toshiie, Ikeda Tsuneko, Sawaki Yoshiyuki, Naomasa Tsukasa, and Ikoma Kinmasa rode together to play in a hill east of Cheongju Castle. The weather has turned cooler, and Owari is not warmer than Suruga, and Yuakihei accidentally caught a cold a few days ago. So when he went out this time, he deliberately put on a scarf.

Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda Tsuneko are already very familiar with Yu Qiuping, and this Sawaki Yoshiyuki is the younger brother of Maeda Toshiie, who is also a man of temperament - in his previous life, he died on the battlefield of Mikatahara. Because of his impulsive temper, he was once chased by Oda Nobunaga like his brother Maeda Toshiie. Unfortunately, he was not able to return to the Oda family with the same great achievements as Maeda Toshiie, but died early on the battlefield.

Naomasa is the oldest of these people, and his personality is more stable, and his sister is also Oda Nobunaga's side room, giving birth to Oda Nobunaga's eldest son, Oda Nobumasa. And Ikoma is also a member of the outer horse family, and Ikoma Yoshino is Oda Nobunaga's favorite side room. These two have similar personalities, and they are also a little more familiar because of their similar identities. However, it is worth mentioning that although Ikoma Yoshino is obviously more favored than Naomasa's sister, Naomasa is far superior to Ikoma in his career. In Yu Qiuping's previous life, when Ikoma was still a retainer under Hashiba Hideyoshi, Naomasa was already the commander of the Oda family's front army on the same level as Shibata Toshiya and others, serving as the guardian of Nanshan Castle and the guardian of Yamato, and was also given the surname "Harada".

It seems that Oda Nobunaga will be meritocracy even if he takes care of nepotism. Yu Qiuping secretly sighed. Later generations only saw that the Oda family was full of stars and talents, and they envied the good life of the Oda family. As everyone knows, the samurai of the Oda Army, who later frightened Japan, were actually just ordinary people when they were young; However, Oda Nobunaga was able to discern talents, train outstanding people, and give them a platform to display their talents, which has made so many talents.

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"Little brother, what do you want?" Maeda Toshiya slammed Yu Qiuhei's shoulder, causing the latter to suddenly wake up from his brain. Yu Qiuping's hand also trembled, and he almost didn't hold the fishing rod in his hand.

It's too late, it's too fast, and suddenly there is a huge force on the fishing rod! I guess there's a big fish biting! However, Yu Qiuping couldn't hold the fishing rod tightly because his hand trembled, and the whole fishing rod was suddenly pulled out of his hand and thrown straight down the river.

Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment before he reflected, but before his ass left the stone, the Maeda Toshiya next to him had already rushed out. I saw him step into the shallow water with one foot without hesitation, leaning forward almost 180 degrees parallel to the ground, and holding the tail of the fishing rod tightly. The next moment, he lost his balance and plunged headlong into the water.

"I'll go!" Ikeda Hengxing was so frightened that he threw his fishing rod on the shore and rushed to the side of Maeda Toshiie's overboard, grabbing Maeda's other foot. Yoshiyuki Sawaki also came from the other side, waded into the water and ran to the shallows, hugging Maeda Toshiie's waist horizontally. Maeda Toshiie, who had recovered his strength, held the fishing rod tightly, and with the strength of the two people behind him, he twisted his waist violently, and a huge carp was lifted out of the water and thrown heavily to the shore. Yu Qiuhei and Naomasa were busy catching the fish, and then Ikoma took out the ribs around his waist and made up for the fish that was still struggling.

"Big brother, you're not crazy, are you!" Yu Qiuping was scared enough by Maeda Toshiya, "Isn't it just a fish!" As for it! ”

"You still have the face to say?" Maeda Toshiie crawled out of the water, took off his outer clothes casually, and began to wring the water, "Which female samurai from Suruga couldn't even hold a fishing rod?" ”

"It's not!" Yu Qiuping's face turned red all of a sudden, "It's not that you patted me and distracted me!" Otherwise, I won't be able to hold it! ”

"Haha, don't explain, Momiji!" Yoshiyuki Sawaki laughed and said, "Even if you are from the Ming Kingdom, you must practice martial arts after becoming a samurai!" It's not okay to be so weak! ”

"Yes, yes," Ikeda Hengxing also came up and patted Yu Qiuping on the shoulder, "I think I didn't like to practice martial arts back then, but then the lord said a few words to me, and I practiced hard for a winter!" In the second year, we beat down our strongest samurai in Owari! You have to practice hard, too! ”

"What, I'm bragging again," Maeda Toshiya waved the clothes that had just wrung a lot of water to Ikeda Hengxing, and immediately splashed him with water, "The old grandfathers are already in their fifties!" You're a young man in your twenties bullying the strongest samurai in the past, and you're embarrassed to say it? ”

"Dog! What are you doing! Ikeda wiped a handful of water from his face and threw himself at Maeda's house in annoyance. Maeda Toshiya immediately laughed and turned away, going back and forth between Ikoma and Naomasa Tsuneshi to dodge Ikeda Tsuneko.

"Okay, don't make a fuss," Yu Qiuping smiled, "It's cold, be careful of catching a cold!" Big brother, do you want a scarf? ”

"Only the female warriors of Suruga need those scarves!" Maeda Toshiya sneered while hiding, "A strong person like me won't catch the cold!" ”

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In the evening, the group found a small shop in a small village next to the hill and asked the owner to make a pot of fish soup with the fish they had brought to warm up the Maeda Toshi's family.

The owner is an elderly woman who doesn't know why she lives here alone. He looked to be fifty or sixty years old, his hair had long since turned gray, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were almost bottomless. The shop is also a bit shabby, with only four small tables in a small thatched hut. Probably because of the remoteness of the place and the poor conditions, the business of this store does not seem to be very prosperous. It's time to eat, but basically no one comes.

"Big brother, do you want a scarf?" Yu Qiuping walked back, looked at Maeda Toshiya who was sitting on a stool next to him, and kept snorting, and joked with a smile.

"Only the samurai of Suruga need those scarves," Maeda Toshiya muttered stiffly.

"Yes," Yu Qiuping said in a strange tone from Maeda Toshiie, "A strong person like Big Brother will not be infected with the wind and cold!" ”

"You kid!" Maeda Toshiya was just about to open his mouth to sneer at each other, but immediately let out a loud sneeze and choked on the words he was about to say.

"Okay, Li family, let's say a few words," Naomasa looked helplessly at his subordinates who never gave him peace of mind, "When the fish soup comes up, drink more and go back to rest." ”

After a while, the boiling fish soup was brought by the shopkeeper. All the scales are carefully peeled off, and although there are no ingredients in the fish soup, the taste is exceptionally delicious, and the heat is very well controlled.

After eating this fish soup, the group got up and left the shop. Everyone took out the dry food they carried, ate as they walked, and walked to the place where they tied their horses, ready to leave for Cheongju.

Suddenly, Yu Qiuping heard a brisk and rapid footsteps. He turned his head to look, and saw a small figure running briskly from the edge of the shop towards his group.

"Who?" Ikeda Hengxing apparently saw the figure as well, and asked sharply.

Ikeda's loud roar immediately startled the little figure. The figure stopped, paused, slowly raised his right hand, tried to pretend to be a dignified emphasis, and said in a deep voice: "Hit... Rob! ”

Girl?

This was Yu Qiuping's first reaction after hearing the voice.

He looked at the little figure by the dim candlelight and the somewhat cold moonlight of the small shop a few paces away. She was no more than ten years old, unkempt and emaciated, her long black hair was a little shaggy and haggy and her clothes were tattered, and she was faintly recognizable as an old samurai suit that was noticeably taller than a girl's. The fabric of the ragged dress was all shattered, and the girl's slender neck was red from the cold.

Through the messy hair, the girl's facial features can be vaguely seen. Those big eyes were full of fear and nervousness, and there was no hint of a robber. Her slightly raised right hand clutched a thin, sharp piece of iron, which seemed to have spasmed a little because of too much tension - the piece of iron was probably the tool he used to rob.

Yu Qiuping couldn't help but feel distressed in his heart.

"You—" Ikeda Hengxing became a little unconfident after shouting, and he asked tentatively, "Are you talking to us, or are you talking to the old woman in the shop?" ”

The girl swallowed her saliva and whispered with a lot of courage: "You... Guys. ”

Everyone looked at each other. The group of six looked at each other's tall figures and the ribs around their waists, and then at the emaciated girl and the piece of iron in her hand.

Is this a robbery?

"The little beggar is not sensible, don't worry about him in general," Ikoma shook his head with a wry smile, "Let's go, go back too late and close the city gate, the lord will blame." ”

"Let's go, brothers," Yoshiyuki Sawaki waved his hand, "don't waste time." Everyone smiled bitterly at each other, and except for Yu Qiuping, all five of them turned around and left together.

"No!" The girl saw that everyone didn't take her seriously at all, she seemed to be a little anxious, and her voice changed tone, "Don't go!" Beat... Rob! ”

"I said little girl," Ikeda asked with a smile in his eyes, "why did you rob us?" You can't beat us? I can knock you over with a single finger. ”

"Gone, gone," Naomasa urged, "Don't be poor, Hengxing." Momiji, hurry up and keep up. ”

"Hit... Rob! The girl saw that the crowd was gradually moving away, and rushed forward with a piece of iron in her hand.

Suddenly, she fell into a warm embrace. Without saying a word, the man grabbed her wrist and pulled the small piece of iron out of her hand.

"Don't hold it," the boy's voice came from his ear, "be careful of scratching your hands." ”