Chapter 42, the elderly
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Yukio Miyaai was sitting with his back to him, and Tanaka Kaiji saw it and said to the master, "Young Master Ibe is here." As he spoke, he stood up and pushed the wheelchair around.
Yukio Miyai nodded, "You're here." β
"Grandpa, is it hot in the yard? Do you want to go back to the house? β
"We sat in the shade of the trees, it wasn't hot and the wind in the mountains was cool. What have you been up to lately? How do you have time to come over today? β
"I'm not busy, I've been discussing with a few friends recently to prepare for some business. Grandpa, tomorrow is your birthday, don't I come to accompany you every year? Masami will be here tomorrow too. β
"I brought you a birthday present. You see I helped you find a pair of white-feathered sunflower cockatoos, which are purebred from Indonesia, are they good-looking? Miyaaibe carried the birdcage to show his grandfather.
Miyaai Yukio is the most fond of parrots, there are many varieties in the yard, all of which are excellent, there are two waiters who are responsible for daily feeding and training, and the pair of male and female parrots brought by the well today is the breed that has been lacking in the grandfather's yard, so Miyaai Yukio is very happy to see it.
"Good-looking, no variegation at all, good feather shine, strong physique, very energetic, very good! Prison Min, find them a larger cage and feed them well. β
"Yes, sir." The waiter, named Jiandu Min, came over and took the birdcage.
"Inobe, did you bring a friend here?"
"Yes, Grandpa. Let me introduce you to my good friend Viscount AndrΓ©, who is French, and this is his adviser, Miss Li Qiutong. β
Andre and Li Qiutong approached and bowed respectfully.
Yukio Miyaai sat in his wheelchair and bowed slightly, "Your guests are here, welcome." The old man was physically inconvenient and rude. I'm old and don't like to live in the city, although this island is not as comfortable as Suda, but the environment is very good, the air is also very good, I hope you can enjoy it here. β
Andrei said: "Old man, this place is very beautiful, I like it very much. I heard that tomorrow is your birthday, so I brought you our family badge, which was left to me by my grandfather, and it has a history of 100 years, and I wish you a long life. β
"Thank you! I've lived so long, what kind of birthday do I have, that is, my grandchildren are afraid that I will be lonely, so they come to join in the fun with me. Life and death are no longer important to me, I just want to find the home of my soul, everyone in the world is guilty, and I am here to find my salvation. You young people love to be playful, but I just want to be quiet, and Ibe will take care of you. If you come, stay for a few more days, treat this place as if it were your own home, and I won't accompany you. β
Miyaai said: "Grandpa, you don't have to bother, I'll take them here for a few days, it's much more comfortable here than in the city." Let's go settle down for a while, and if you're tired, go back to your room and sleep for a while. β
Tanaka Kaiji bowed and sent him off. The well leaves the courtyard with the guests.
Miyaai Ibu has a house on this island that he has fixed every time he comes to live, called Tingsong Pavilion, which is the backmost of the buildings in the front mountain, and it is also the highest one, with an excellent viewing view, standing on the upstairs platform, you can overlook the whole mountain and the sea view in front of the Soul Burial Mound, the mountain view of Dorje Island on the left, the silhouette of the screen mountain can be seen on the right, and you can enjoy the woods and bamboo sea of the mountain behind the Gui Soul Tomb backwards. The sea breeze blows, the bamboo forest on the back mountain dances with the wind, swaying and swaying, and the sharp bamboo leaves are like thousands of slender jade fingers playing a symphony of wind chimes in the wind. Listen to the song pavilion from this name.
Three hundred metres from the front left side of the building, there is a leveled open space on which the apron for helicopters takes off and lands.
The maid was busy tidying up the room. On the terrace on the second floor, Ibe sat around a lounge table under a parasol with Andre and Li Qiutong drinking coffee. The mountain breeze blows slowly, and the endless blue ocean is in front of you, and the seabirds chase and play in the waves among the clouds, and you are relaxed and happy in this comfortable and pleasant scenery.
Li Qiutong asked Miyaai Ibu, "Is there anything wrong with your grandfather's health?" β
"He's always had a heart attack, and he's getting older, and it's dangerous if he has a sudden attack, so he can't be left unattended."
"Do people with heart disease need to be in a wheelchair?"
"Oh, you mean this, it's not because of illness, grandpa's left leg was injured when he was young, and it was inconvenient to walk before, but now he is older and more inflexible, so he has been in a wheelchair most of the past few years, but in fact, he can still walk a few steps with a cane."
"Who is the other old man?"
"Tanaka Kaiji has been working as a servant in our family since he lost his relatives and became an orphan at a young age, and then he has been following my grandfather as a sidekick, and now he is also in his eighties, and his body is quite strong for an old man. It's been 20 years since my grandmother passed away, and my grandfather is not alone with Tanaka by his side. β
Andrei asked, "Your grandfather is really tasteful and chose such a good place." The scenery here is indeed beautiful, and the climate is comfortable, which is very suitable for retirement, but now is not the time for us. Where's the thing you're going to show me? β
Miyaaibe turned his head to look at the waiter who came out of the room, "Mr. Seto Nakamori, is the room all tidied up?" β
A man in his forties dressed as a butler said, "Second Young Master, a total of three rooms have been tidied up, and your favorite incense has also been lit. β
"Thank you for your hard work."
"You're so polite, this is what our subordinates should do. May I ask where the second young master has dinner? β
"How does Grandpa eat at night?"
"The lord still eats very little dinner every day as before, and the lord has already told you not to accompany him to dinner."
"Then please bring our dinner here, I don't want to move."
"Okay." Nakamori Seto packed up with several other maids and went downstairs.
Andre watched Nakamori Seto walk away, and leaned into Li Qiutong's ear and said, "Do you see this guy's eyes?" His black eyes were small, and the whites were large, like vampires, but he didn't see what his teeth looked like. β
Miyaaibe took a sip of coffee, got up and walked to the west terrace, leaned forward with his fingers crossed and pressed his elbows against the railing, he turned to Andrei and waved his head to signal him to come.
Andre and Li Qiutong both got up and walked to Miyaai's side.
The well looked to the valley to the west, "Hmm, do you see two houses and a bridge over there?" β
Andre and Li Qiutong looked at the right rear of the building in the direction that Jingbu said, and in the distance, there was indeed a suspension bridge connected by iron cables between the Soul Returning Tomb and the Screen Mountain, which was half covered by mountains and trees, and the dark iron chains could be faintly seen connected to the mountain rocks. They were on the Soul Returning Tomb at the moment, closer to the Screen Mountain, and they could clearly see that the mountain was steep, not as gentle as the Dorjee Mountain they had walked on when they entered the island before. Although the mountain is not high, it is mostly steep rock walls, the lower half of the mountain is covered with dense trees, and the upper half is only brown rocks, and the slender mountain is indeed like a barrier to block the monsoon wind blowing from the southwest. All they could see was the chain bridge on the side of the Soul Burial Mound, and there were two large gray houses built at the head of the bridge.
"See, what is that?"
"It's the back mountain, and very few people go there. You can only see it on the island from the top of the building where I live. Can you see what's on the other side of the bridge? β
"I can't see it, only mountains and trees."
"I'll tell you a secret, there's nothing on Screen Mountain, just a shrine. The bridge serves no other purpose than being the only way in and out of Mount Screen and the shrine. β
Andrei stood on tiptoe and looked left and right again, "Where is there any shrine?" β
"You can't see it. There is a path at the other end of the bridge, and you can go down the road to the shrine. β
Li Qiutong looked in the direction of the chain bridge and asked, "What does this shrine do?" β
"Of course, the shrine is dedicated to the gods and some tablets of the deceased, this shrine is a private shrine built by my grandfather, not open to the public, and it is dedicated to the god of the sea who blessed our Miyaai family. I've only been in there twice. Tonight will be the third time. β