(Ancient Japanese names for this chapter: tatami mat, a feast laid on the floor for sleeping; Nanban, that is, the Japanese name for the Nanyang generation)

Miura Tomomitsu returned to the brigade cage, and as soon as he stepped in with his front foot, he was hit by the person who came out, and he just wanted to get angry, but when he looked up, he saw that it was his own attendant.

Before Miura Tomomitsu could open his mouth to reprimand, the attendant said excitedly: "Shopkeeper Miura, go in and take a look, the young master is back!" ”

When Miura Tomomitsu heard this, he hurriedly approached the backyard, entered the house, and found Aoki Saemon lying on a tatami mat, with a few bruises on his cheeks, and blood oozing from the serious places, and a waiter next to him was wiping him with hot water.

Seeing such a situation, Miura Zhiguang suddenly felt heartache and shouted: "Young master! ”

But seeing Aoki Saemon slowly open his eyes, he glanced at him blankly, and said, "Uncle Miura, why are you calling me so loudly?" ”

When Miura Zhiguang heard this, it turned out that this kid was fine, but he had suffered some skin injuries, and he was frightened just now.

However, the young master came back safe and sound, which is naturally a happy event, and the heart that has been hanging can finally be put down now. He asked where the other had been in the last few days, and they hadn't seen each other for three days since they parted.

Aoki Saemon thought about it intently, but he couldn't remember anything, and he kept feeling his head buzzing, as if there was another person inside.

There was really no way, so Miura Tomomitsu asked the four attendants who had brought the young master back, and the answer was that when they found Aoki Saemon, he was already lying in a bush, not far from Mt. Hiei.

The four of them carefully checked before and after, and found no other suspicious characters, so they carried the young master back with all hands and feet.

Although it is unknown what has happened in the past few days, after all, Aoki Saemon has returned without danger, which is a cause for celebration, and this business has already come to fruition, and it has also found a bigger errand for the Shimai family.

Seeing that the sky was dark, Miura Tomomitsu ordered someone to prepare snacks, and while eating, he was thinking about how to catch the big fish of Oda Nobunaga in the future, and snatch the army material business in other directions one by one.

But at this moment, an attendant came to report that he had found that the Taoist priest they had rescued on the way had left a note without saying goodbye.

Miura Zhiguang suddenly felt remorseful, and when he came back, he found that the young master was safe and sound, and he was so happy that he forgot about this Taoist leader.

At that time, it was also evening, and after not waiting to return to Aoki Saemon, he sent more people to look for it, and on the other hand, seeing that the date was approaching, he did not dare to delay at all, so he decided to take the rest of the people and hurry first.

As a result, after walking about ten miles away, I found that under the big tree on the side of the road, there was a Taoist priest lying with blood mixed and dying. In line with the good idea that saving people's lives is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, and he has always admired the cultivators, Miura Tomomitsu ordered someone to bring this Taoist into Azuchi Castle together, preparing to find a doctor to treat his injuries first, and then make the next step.

But now, the Taoist chief left without a sound, and he didn't know what the other party's name was. Miura Tomomitsu shook his head helplessly, took the note handed over by the attendant, and took a closer look, only to see that it was written:

The sky and the earth are vast, the four fields are vast, and the wild road is wandering, and the public is grateful. Just because I have an important matter, I don't dare to delay, so don't pass it by, there will be a period later.

Xiaoyaozi

Miura Zhiguang saw that the other party only left a road number, but the specific whereabouts were not stated, quite like a master outside the world. He has been running around all his life, and he is no longer strange to strange people and things, so he put the note away, and the matter is revealed.

Two days later, the affairs of the place had been completed, and the caravan began to pack up its belongings and prepare to leave Azuchi Castle and return to its life.

But just when Miura Zhiguang and the shopkeeper settled the store money, the attendant hurriedly came and said, "The shopkeeper of the third shop, you go to the backyard to have a look, the young master said that he would not leave anything, and he wanted to stay in Azuchi." ”

When Miura Tomomitsu heard this, he stomped his feet angrily, thinking that it was really an unconscious thing, "Alas......", after a long sigh, he hurriedly ran to the backyard.

In a wooden house in the backyard, several attendants are chattering bitterly, but Aoki Saemon has a face facing the sky, let you say a thousand words, he just does his own thing, one is not angry, and the other is not answered.

Just when a few attendants finished saying good words, Miura Zhiguang pulled the paper door and stepped into the house, and several people suddenly seemed to see a savior, and their hearts suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and they all stopped talking, but watched how Miura Zhiguang dealt with it.

As the old minister of the Shimai family, Miura Tomomitsu grew up watching the young master in front of him, and the Shimai clan has always pampered this child because he is old and has children. What's more, because his father is rich, Aoki Saemon has always been a man of fine clothes and food, and he is willful.

Miura Zhiguang knew that if this child came up with a stubborn temper, even he was helpless, thinking about it, he had broken his heart along the way, and he would no longer be short of this moment, so he suppressed the anger in his heart, stepped forward and bowed, and said with a smile on his face: "Oh, my little master, who is not long-eyed, and provoked you again?" ”

Aoki Saemon saw that he was coming, so he pouted his nostrils to the sky, put them down again, and said: "Uncle Miura, you see that I have already served Yuanfu, and I really want to share my father's worries, this Azuchi Castle has not been built for a long time, and the population is gathering more and more, and merchants from all walks of life are also coming one after another to seize this piece of fat, and our Shimai family can't be left behind." ”

"It seems that the young master has really grown up and knows how to share his father's worries, and the old man is really happy for the head of the family." Tomomitsu Miura first gave Aoki Saemon "Shun Mao", so as not to touch the reverse scales when he came up, and it was boring to talk about himself.

Seeing the other party's happy expression, Miura Zhiguang said again: "But the specific business exchanges, the old man has already arranged, and there is really no need for the young master to bother, let's hurry back." ”

Aoki Saem broke the fan, and said angrily: "Look at it, you just don't believe me, I always think I'm still a child, this time it's good to talk about it, so I persuaded my father to agree to let me go with you on this business, but when I arrived at the port, I saw that I was about to go to sea, and you took out Daddy's letter before leaving, and asked me to wait for you to come back on the shore, and it was called to meet the caravan, and this wait was three months, every day the sun was scorching, the sea breeze was blowing, you see, my face was tanned." ”

Miura Zhiguang smiled and said: "Don't complain, the young master, our Shimajing family's business runs through all directions, and there are many opportunities to go to sea, you go back with me quickly, maybe there is an overseas trade at home to Daming or Nanban, waiting for you, this time the matter is so successful, the young master has made great contributions, and when the master of the family is happy, he will definitely let you go to sea with the ship." ”

"I feel that Antu City is very good, there is a lot to be done, it is too hard to go to sea, which is like here, I will make money comfortably, anyway, I will not go back for the time being, you want to go back and leave quickly, rest assured, I will not stop you." After speaking, Aoki Saemon had a face facing the sky again, with an expression of underbeating.

When Miura Zhiguang heard it, he understood in his heart that he didn't want to leave, what was it for his father, it was all, seeing that it was prosperous here, it was true that he wanted to play for two days, so he bowed down and said: "This time I came out, it has been half a year since I calculated the time, and the head of the family is very worried about you, and a few days ago I asked about the date of the return trip in the letterhead, and explained that I would go home as soon as the affairs were completed." Young master, your father and son have a deep relationship, in order to relieve the pain of his old man's lovesickness, you better go back with me, and next time we have a chance, we will stay in this Antu City for a few more days......"

But before Tomomitsu Miura finished speaking, Aoki Saemon immediately shook his head like a rattle, stunned and disagreed.

Angry that Miura Zhiguang really wanted to call someone and kidnap this unconscious thing back, but after thinking about it, the old man of the Shimai clan is very pampered by this son, if he uses his own strength, he will have three long and two short when he turns back, and he can't explain it in front of the head of the family.

Later, Aoki Saemon saw that Miura Tomomitsu just disagreed, his eyes rolled, and he immediately lay on the ground and rolled back and forth, calling himself a headache, shouting and screaming in his mouth, what kind of brain was about to burst, and quickly asked Miura Tomomitsu to ask for a doctor; No one can leave, he wants to stay here to recuperate, and he needs to be taken care of by everyone; After a while, I cried my father again, and I was wronged outside......

Miura Zhiguang looked at it, yes, not only did he not leave, but he also wanted everyone to stay with him, so he stomped his feet angrily, his heart was horizontal, and he hummed: "Little ancestor, make trouble as much as you like, the old man can't control you, the old man is gone!" These words were squeezed out of his teeth.

When Aoki Saemon heard this, he immediately laughed, his head didn't hurt anymore, he got up, knelt down in front of Miura Tomomitsu, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Uncle Miura." ”

Miura Zhiguang hurriedly clasped his hands together and said, "Young master, this is not possible, this is not ......"

In this way, Miura Tomomitsu had to lead most of his attendants back to Sakai Port, leaving a few people to take care of Aoki Saemon, but he still couldn't rest assured, so he asked the young master to write a letter himself, explaining the reason for his stay. In this way, he will be able to clear up the relationship, otherwise he will go back to the head of the house and blame him, which will be enough for him to drink a full pot.

At the same time, Tomomitsu Miura asked Aoki Zuomen to make a note, and he personally supervised it to write down what could and could not be done.

At this time, Aoki Saemon became extremely obedient, and he did whatever Tomomitsu Miura asked him to do, thinking that as long as you don't let me go back with you, when you leave, it's not up to me to decide everything.

With this in mind, under the supervision of Miura Zhiguang, he obediently wrote: 1. No gambling, 2. No entry into Fengyue places, 3. No fighting, 4. No indiscriminate spending, and the daily expenses must be less than ......

After the note was written, it was handed over to Miura Tomomitsu in a proper manner, and in this way, Miura Tomomitsu took the letter and note of the young master, and went back to the head of the family to return to his life, and before leaving, he gave a detailed introduction to the young master of the Shimai family's existing rice shop and tea house in Azuchi City, and at the same time told the chief shopkeeper of the store here, Takahashi Tai, to take good care of the young master, and not to make any mistakes.

But Tomomitsu Miura never imagined that he had made a big mistake by leaving Aoki Saemon alone in Azuchi Castle......