Chapter 43: The Mystery of the Shrine

readx; Andrei was surprised and asked, "What?" Are we going to the shrine tonight? Is there a treasure room there? ”

"Would you like to give you a megaphone so you can tell the world about our plans? Although my grandfather had bad legs and feet, he was not deaf in his ears. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Miyaai said and walked back to the chair and sat down, and Andre and Li Qiutong also walked back to their seats. "This shrine is not allowed to be entered, but it is more like an ancestral hall on the island. The door is locked on weekdays.,There's only one servant in the back mountain called Yokomizosumachi.,He's in charge of cleaning the shrine and the back mountain.。 Yokomizosu enters the shrine once a week. My grandfather would only go to the shrine twice a year to pay respects to the deceased, except for November 17 when he went to the shrine to pay respects to the deceased. One time was on the 9th of January, and I knew it was my grandmother's memorial day. Another time was on the 3rd of April, which I later found out when I asked Yokomizosu Town, and it was probably my great-grandfather's festival day. One of the reasons why I can't be sure is because I don't know what day my great-grandfather's sacrifice is. In addition, I later learned that there were not only my grandmother and great-grandfather's shrines, but also other shrines, so I didn't know who my grandfather was going to pay his respects on April 3rd. ”

"April 3rd." Li Qiutong silently recited this date in his heart, feeling that this day seemed to be a bit special, but he couldn't think of anything for a while.

Miyaai continued, "At the beginning of January this year, I happened to stay with my grandfather on the island for a while, and on the ninth day, my grandfather took me into the shrine with him. In the past, Tanaka accompanied my grandfather to the shrine, but that time my grandfather said that he could just let me go to pay tribute to my grandmother, so he let me go. The place inside is not very large, and the main hall in front is dedicated to the god of the sea. There are three sacrificial rooms in the back, and the one on the left side of the room we enter is the grandmother's sacrificial room, and there is an incense table with the grandmother's tablet on it. After I set up the offerings, lit candles and burned incense, and worshiped my grandmother, my grandfather asked me to wait for him for a while, and he wanted to sit with my grandmother for a while. I was bored, so I took a closer look at the room, which contained some very simple household items, including a very narrow iron bed for the march that was about to rot, and a few suitcases that were common for seafarers in the past, and some paintings and photographs hung on the walls, many of which were pictures of grandparents. I think those things may have been used by my grandparents before, so I put them in the room as a souvenir. What caught my attention at that time was that there was a dresser in the corner of the wall, which I saw my grandmother use when I was a child, and I remember that my grandmother had a very delicate jewelry box with a lot of dazzling jewelry, which I used to play with when I was a child, and my grandmother always scolded me for not tampering with the contents of it, saying that those jewels were very valuable. Grandma herself is usually reluctant to wear it, she always takes it out one by one and looks at it slowly, touches it, with a satisfied smile on her face, and sometimes puts on a piece of jewelry to look left and right in the mirror, and asks me if it looks good? Of course, I would have complimented it, and then my grandmother lovingly and lovingly put the jewelry back in the box and put it in the dresser drawer. I still think that it takes a lot of courage and perseverance for a woman to be able to resist wearing it and show off in front of others in the face of such beautiful jewelry. ”

Li Qiutong combed his bangs with his hands, "Your grandfather must love your grandma very much." ”

"Yes, grandpa told me that he had known grandma when he went to sea with his great-grandfather, and that grandpa had taken grandma to sea with him later."

"And the two sacrificial chambers?"

"The one in the middle is a little smaller, and it is dedicated to my great-grandfather's tablet. There was nothing inside and the room was spotlessly cleaned. ”

"The one on the right is the largest, there is no light in it, I can't see clearly, I was just about to go in to have a look, my grandfather stopped me, he said don't go in that room. But I seem to see a larger incense table inside, with a lot of tablets on it, and it's very eerie and scary. ”

Li Qiutong thought for a while and asked: "You just said that grandpa only goes in twice a year to pay tribute to the deceased, but there are three rooms with spirit cards in the shrine, if one is to pay tribute to grandma, and the other is to pay tribute to your great-grandfather, then why don't there be so many spirit cards that don't need to be sacrificed?" ”

"I don't know, Yokozosu does say that it is only memorialized twice a year, and other times it is just to put some fruits and flowers on the New Year's Festival, and sometimes Yokozosu or Mr. Tanaka do the work for them, and there is no official memorial."

At this time, the stairs sounded, and it was Nakamori Seto who came with a servant bringing dinner.

So Ibe didn't continue, and everyone chatted about other topics while eating.

The attendant had been serving a few people by the side, and after the meal was finished, another servant brought fragrant tea, and then packed up the dishes and went downstairs.

The sky is gradually darkening, the sun is close to the sea level, the last ray of the day is reflected between the sea and the sky, the fiery red sunset is reluctant to caress a few blushing clouds in the sky, and the seabirds that have become silhouettes fly by, which are companions who return to the nest together. The stars in the sky can't wait to jump out and shine brightly, but it is a pleasantly beautiful night. You can hear the chirping of birds in the distance, and maybe there's another big dance party tonight in the treetops deep in the forest.

Miyaaibe looked at the building where his grandfather lived in front of him, and the lights were still on. "The elderly go to bed early, and Grandpa and Tanaka will go to bed at eight o'clock. The island is fine, the servants usually rest at nine o'clock, and we can leave at about ten o'clock. ”

The temperature on the island dropped quickly after sunset, Li Qiutong felt a little cold, she got up and went back to the room, closed the door, and took out her mobile phone to send a message to Wang Lang: "Captain Wang, please reply to the message if it is convenient." ”

Soon Wang Lang's message replied, "Hello, Li Qiutong." ”

"I'm in Dorjee, and we're scheduled to explore the vault at ten o'clock tonight."

"Okay, be careful, don't reveal your identity, and report safety when you come back."

"Know, wait for my news."

"Okay."

Li Qiutong put on a coat and returned to the terrace.

Andrei and Miyaaibe lit their cigars and were snorting into the clouds.

Andre saw Li Qiutong wearing a coat and walked out, and smiled, "There are so many dead people's tablets in the shrine you said, shouldn't it be haunted at night?" We've got a delicate girl here. ”

Li Qiutong said, "Hmph, I heard that there are vampires in French castles every night, are there one or two who sneak up to your bedside while you are asleep?" ”

"Haha, I'm a gentleman, and the descendants of Count Dracula won't suck my blood."

Li Qiutong asked Jingbu again, "Miyahe-kun, do you have the key to the shrine?" ”

"Of course there is, do you want to break in?"

Andrei asked with interest: "Anyway, it's still early, tell me how you got the key?" It should be interesting. ”