"It's finally over! Yes~~~! I stretched and let out a long yawn. Last night's party was very late, and when I got back to my house it was 2 o'clock in the morning, and I got up again before 6 o'clock this morning. There's no way around it! Who made me a small character, there are too many people who want to go to pay New Year's greetings. In addition, Niwa Nagahide, Maeda Toshiya and other superiors who have taken care of me must not be rude (Shibata Katsuya's few are forgotten!) ）。 I'm afraid that if I go out late, I have to work hard!

But don't say it's early! As soon as he got up, he found that Keiji Maeda was gone, and even Kerr Caizo and Shima Katsutoshi told him to run away. I wanted to bring Shikanosuke with me, but he asked to stay and take care of the house. He said that he wanted to write a few letters to the old ministers scattered around the country to ask if there was any new news. It's really pitiful to see him like this, maybe this is the sadness of the persistent! I also started the hard "journey" with Xianzhi, with only Hayato and Warbler with me.

"Are you tired?" Xianzhi beside him asked with concern.

"Alright, how are you?" I think she should be even less comfortable with this kind of polite and cumbersome socializing.

"I'm fine!" She replied thoughtfully. "Keep it up! It's going to be right away! ”

"Huh? Anything else? I asked, confused.

"And one more!" Xianzhi blinked her big eyes. "And the boss of Sanliweimen!"

"Ahh I really, how did I forget about him.

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"Welcome! What do you need? The unusually familiar words, coming out of the mouth of a strange round-faced little fat man, gave me an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

"Oh! Isn't the owner of Sanlyemon there? I asked, looking at him. With his short stature, simple clothes, and a friendly smile on his round face, he is really easy to like.

"The owner went out and will be back shortly. My name is Gao Fu, I'm a new guy, don't know what I can do? After speaking, he bowed.

"We'll wait for him in a moment! I'm here to greet him. ”

"Huh?" He was amazed to hear my words, and seemed to have not expected that there would be a samurai who would pay New Year's greetings to the merchants.

"But...... If there's anything new, you can show it to us! I laughed. Seeing the way he looks, I am reminded of myself a few months ago.

"Wait a minute!" He turned around and took out a tray from a cabinet with some gold and silver jewelry on it.

"How? Do you like it? Xianzhi saw that the warbler couldn't put it down with a hairpin, so he asked. It's a golden hairpin, and it's not inlaid with any gems or anything like that, but it has an enamel butterfly on its head, which is rarely seen here, and it's quite delicately made.

"This young lady has good eyesight! This is made by a famous Kyoto teacher, but it takes 15 minutes to ......"

"15 runs! It's too expensive......" The warbler put the hairpin back in the tray, but her eyes were full of nostalgia.

"It's okay! I give it to you. Xianzhi picked out the hairpin again, and raised his hand to stick it on the head for the warbler.

"Thank you, sister!" Ying thanked him in a low voice, and looked left and right at a bronze mirror held by Gao Fu, his face filled with irrepressible excitement.

Xianzhi put her mouth to her ear and whispered in a voice that only I could hear except for the two of them, "Even if I give you a dowry on behalf of my family, okay?" ”

"Sister Xianzhi!! You're bullying me again! The warbler was furious, and her face was as red as the sunset.

"Warbler! You're so rude! Falato, who was looking at the goods on the side shelf, turned around and scolded his sister. How many times have I said you! To be called Madame! ”

The warbler stuck out her little tongue at her brother and made a playful grimace.

"Lord Stars, you're here! I didn't have time to give you a New Year's greeting, but let you come to the shop first, which is really rude! "While laughing, the owner of Sanlyemon came back from outside.

"Happy New Year, boss! We're here to greet you! "I stood up with Xianzhi to salute him.

"Ah~! Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! He hurriedly reached out to help.

"You're welcome!" I stopped him and pinned him to his seat. "You are the elder of me and Xianzhi, who has helped us again and again in our most difficult times. Your favor is not something that can be repaid with a gift! After speaking, Xianzhi and I respectfully saluted him.

"This ...... This ......," the old man trembled with excitement.

"Hah! Boss, you're a newcomer here? I pointed to Gao Fu on the side. Seeing that the old man was so moved, I decided to change the subject.

"Ahh Gao Fu came to meet Lord Zhuxing! ”

"Yes!" Gao Fu walked over and bowed deeply.

"His father's name was Mitsui Takasuke, and he was my companion when I was a young student. Hey......" The owner of Sanlyemon sighed. "Just bad luck! His shop was destroyed in the war not long ago, and his father had to send him to me. ”

"Do you have any plans?" I asked.

"I'm going to be a big businessman and reopen my shop!" Gao Fu's tone was calm but unusually resolute.

"Hmmm! Good! Be ambitious! I nodded. Gao Fu ...... Mitsui Takafuku?! For hundreds of years, he has dominated the ******** of Japan's financial circles and the founder of the Mitsui family! It's actually ......"

"I should have gone to you, I wanted to ask you for something!" I was thinking about it when the boss of Sanliemon suddenly opened his mouth.

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Bear in Winter: Mitsui Takafuku is a man in history, born around 1622. The reason why I chose him here is because I think that since I want to support him, it should be a family that will last for a long time.