41. Wedding
"Congratulations! It's going to be hard work for both of you today. I smiled at Koichiro Kinoshita and Nagamasa Asano, who were greeting customers at the door, and said that I had come to attend the wedding of the "monkeys" at this moment.
"Thank you so much! , you really appreciate the light. Kinoshita Koichiro replied with a pleasant face, and at this time he had faintly shown the bearing of a politician.
"Lord Stars, it's a shame that you're here! Looking at your spring breeze, it must have brought us blessings. Asano Nagamasa also laughed and laughed on the side. Originally, he had just passed to the Asano family, and as his mother's family, he didn't have to stand here, but Kinoshita Toyoshiro and Ning Ning's marriage had the meaning of being rich, so he was duty-bound.
"Really? You're a bit of a flatter, aren't you? "That being said, I'm still very proud, and it starts with the experience of these two months. After returning from Sakai Town, I took on several tasks in a row to reserve supplies. Because this kind of work is very tedious and the merit is not high, not many people have always been willing to take it. In the face of the "powerful explanation" I provided, Duzhi delivered 12,000 pieces of gold very happily. After remitting the gold at the Tennoji Yaowari branch, he received a commission of 600 kan in less than 20 days. Thanks to the help of Shiratoriya and Tsuda Muneki, several tasks were completed beautifully, but problems also followed. Before, because of the sudden increase in the "population" of my family, I changed to a big house, and some people said that I was corrupt, and I was really a "whole" officer! After some internal investigation and external investigation, my innocence was confirmed, and there was even some evidence that I had advanced money for the government. After the turmoil, because of my usual "boldness", some middle- and lower-level retainers complained about me. In the end, the fact that I was selling chestnuts was revealed again, and I also had the reputation of "capable official" and "lucky star". Actually, I also know that this is the ghost of some generals who look down on me and other generals who look down on my background, but they can't make any tricks with their minds. This incident directly led to two consequences: first, I was able to spend money blatantly. I give Keiji and Kanosuke 20 kan per year each, which is already on par with the official samurai of the Oda family! Shima Katsutsu, Caizo, Hayabusa and Ying each gave 10 kan, which means that they gave all the money to their subordinates, which earned me the reputation of "generosity". Second, the similar situation makes me closer and closer to Kinoshita Tojiro, so don't you bring Xianzhi and his men down to congratulate!
I was about to have a few more conversations with the two of them, but a few more people came from behind, and it was Hidemasa Hori and Kanamori who approached them. When I was a soldier of Nobunaga, I became acquainted with these close attendants, and we all entered the door together.
"Welcome! Thank you for stopping by! In the hall, Fujiyoshiro's father-in-law, Asano Nagakatsu, was greeting guests. The old man worked in the Oda family for nearly forty years, eventually becoming a samurai from an archer. Although it was just an ordinary ashigaru, this was already a coveted glory (the Oda family was in its infancy before, and there weren't many opportunities for promotion, and soldiers never died more than they were promoted.) )。 Because the old man had no children and no daughters under his knees, he succeeded Ning Ning and Asano Nagamasa for the elderly. Today's adopted daughter recruiting a son-in-law can be regarded as a major event in his life, so every smile on his face is connected to his heart.
"Congratulations, Asano-senpai! What about Yoshiro Tojiro? I asked with a smile.
"Why did you come here, boy? Yoshiro Toji is changing his clothes! It's about to take a salute. It was Maeda Toshiya who came over, and his wife, Amatsu, was standing next to him.
"It's a little thing to delay......" I started talking to the three of them. Looking around slightly, there were not a few people who came, but it was probably because the status of the main family was not high and he was not a retainer of the genealogy, and most of the people who came were low-level samurai. The highest position here is the general Maeda Toshiie, and I, as the ashigaru general, am also in the second echelon.
Soon the newcomer appeared and began to salute. Ning Ning, who was wearing a white bridal dress, was dignified and elegant, showing extraordinary charm. To my surprise, the "monkey" in a formal dress today actually looks the same. Japanese weddings are no less troublesome than those in China, and I feel my legs straight and sore when I stand on the sidelines, and I can imagine how uncomfortable the couple in a strict dress is!
"Fortunately, Xianzhi and I were 'new things'!" I thought to myself from the sidelines.
"Miss Ning Ning is really gentle and beautiful, I didn't expect to marry this kid Fujiyoshiro! What a flower......" At this time, Keiji Maeda suddenly said something amazing behind me.
“…… With green leaves! Complement each other. "Just when I was about to pass out, Xianzhi spoke out and relieved me.
I glared at Keiji hatefully, but I noticed that Maeda Toshiya was pretending not to hear from the side, and his wife Amatsu was covering her mouth and snickering.
Finally, when the ceremony was over, it was time for the banquet to come, and the newlyweds began to toast from table to table. Asano's father and son were originally going to invite me to be the chief, but I was afraid of restraint so I sat with young people such as Hidemasa Hori and Kazutoyo Yamauchi, but Xianzhi was taken away by Amatsu.
"Stars, brothers! Thank you very much. "Toyoshiro made a toast to my table.
"Thank you for your continued kindness to Yoshiro Fuji, thank you very much!" Ning Ning also said generously on the side.
"Slow!" I stopped the glass that Fujiyoshiro was about to raise. "Why do you separate me from them? Don't you treat me as a brother anymore? ”
"I just feel like I'm climbing a little high! You're in the limelight right now! He smiled wickedly at me.
"That's the case~!" I winked at them as I played a long note. "Phew! Take this splash monkey down for me! ”
"Yes!" As soon as I broke off, Yamauchi Kazutoyo and Kanamori Naga approached each other, one left and one right, and held Fujiyoshiro's two arms.
"What is the crime of ridiculing the chief?" I asked "sharply".
"Cure the sin of disrespect!" Hidemasa Hori cooperated with the reception.
"What is the sin of forgetting a friend when you see oneself?" I then asked.
"The sin of ruthlessness and unrighteousness!" Hidemasa Hori looked distressed.
"How is it punished?"
"Nian is his marriage today and his first offense, so let's take it lightly, right? Why don't you ......" He said very leniently, "Just punish him to enter the cave room tonight, and we will supervise it!" ”