"Thank you, Samurai-sama! Thank you really, really, very much! ”

A middle-aged woman thanked Ogata constantly.

The middle-aged woman was none other than Yoshiro's wife.

Jilang's family is an ordinary family of three, with an ordinary wife and an ordinary daughter.

His daughter, who looked to be about 14 or 5 years old, was holding Yoshiro with her mother, casting a grateful look at Ogata.

"Thank you very much, Samurai-sama." With his wife and daughter in his arms, Yoshiro bowed deeply to Ogata.

It's not for nothing that the three Yoshiro are so grateful to Ogata.

Yoshiro broke his foot and couldn't return to the village on his own.

If there was no one to help, he would have to stay in the cold snow.

Spending too much time in such cold snow – especially at night – can easily kill you.

After Yoshiro thanked Ogata, his eyes flashed with apology.

"I'm sorry, Samurai-sama." Yoshiro said in a cautious tone, "Our family is very poor, and we really can't offer anything to reward you, if you don't mind, we still have a few sweet potatoes at home......"

Before Ji Lang's words were finished, Xu Yi waved his hand and interrupted first:

"Thank you gifts or something, you don't need it, I didn't send you back to the village to get a thank you gift."

However, as soon as Ogata's words fell, Yoshiro hurried at him:

"Samurai-sama! If you don't thank you, we'll be upset! ”

Hearing Yoshiro's words, Ogata pondered for a while.

"Otherwise."

Ogata smiled at Yoshiro.

"It's almost noon now, and I happen to be hungry."

"Just tell me if there's a food store nearby."

"Tell me where the shop is located - it's a thank you gift."

"Ah, this, of course it's fine!" Yoshiro raised his hand and pointed to the north, "Lord Samurai, as long as you keep walking in this direction, after leaving the village, you will be able to touch the sword and a teahouse." ”

"That teahouse not only sells tea, but also snacks like glutinous rice dumplings!"

"Thank you very much." Ogata smiled and bowed lightly, "Your thank you gift - I received it." ”

"Well—goodbye, Kiro. We'll see you again in the future. ”

With that, Ogata turned around and wanted to leave.

"Samurai-sama, at least tell me your name! I don't know your name yet, benefactor? ”

"Benefactor or something...... That's an exaggeration...... I've just done a few things that don't matter, and as for the name......"

A wry smile of helplessness appeared on Ogata's face.

"I think it's better for you not to know my name......"

With that, Ogata didn't stop staying any longer and left directly in front of Yoshiro and the others.

Seeing that Ogata won't tell them his name? Yoshiro and his wife and daughter looked at each other? All three of them had puzzled looks on their faces.

Seeing that Ogata was reluctant to say his name, the three of Yoshiro did not dare to force it again.

The three of them bowed deeply to Ogata's back.

Until Ogata completely disappears from their field of vision? The three straightened up.

On the way out of Four Rivers Village? Ogata had been quietly surveying every house in Yotsukawa Village, and everyone who had passed him.

What was the first impression of Yokawa Village on Ogata? At the same time, it is also the only impression - broken.

Every corner of Sihe Village exudes a tattered atmosphere.

Every house is dilapidated and old.

The villagers who rubbed shoulders with Ogata? Are they all dish-faced? The mental condition is not generally poor.

In a nutshell – the smell of poverty permeates the air in the village of Four Rivers.

"It seems ......"

Ogata muttered in a volume that only he could hear.

"The Negishi family's oppression of the people in this place is really quite powerful......

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……

Ogata found the direction that Yoshiro was pointing in and walked straight forward.

The road is still quite difficult to walk.

The road is quite narrow, barely enough for two people to walk side by side.

As he walked along the narrow road, Ogata suddenly noticed that five people were suddenly coming in front of him.

These 5 people are dressed quite strangely.

No saber, not samurai.

Temperamentally? It's not like a farmer or a townsman living in a town.

What do they look like? And the posture when walking, it gives Ogata the feeling that it is flowing in a stream......

However, Ogata didn't pay much attention to the five people who came in front of him.

Because of the narrowness of the road, Ogata tried to walk on the very edge of the road, intending to pass by the five people.

Just as Ogata was about to pass by the five, Ogata didn't notice that the leader of the five, an ugly young man with a horse's face, had a meaningful snicker on his face.

Boom.

When Ogata is about to rub shoulders with these 5 people? The left half of Ogata's body collided with the right half of the horse's face solidly, neither lightly nor heavily.

After the dull sound of flesh crashing fell, the horse's face immediately turned its head? With an apologetic face, he said to Ogata:

"Samurai-sama, I'm sorry!"

"It's fine." Ogata said as he gently rubbed his left shoulder.

The road is narrow? It's also a normal thing to accidentally bump into it, so Ogata doesn't care about such a trivial thing.

After saying "it's okay"? Xu Fei didn't pay attention to these 5 people anymore? Moving on? Look for the teahouse that Yoshiro was referring to.

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Walking out of this narrow path, Ogata had a feeling of enlightenment.

Beyond the trail is an open field of snow.

Not far ahead, Ogata saw a wooden house with a thin layer of cooking smoke emitting outward.

On the top of the wooden house, there is a large banner with the word "tea" written on it.

"It's ......"

Ogata muttered excitedly as he quickened his pace.

When I came to this tea house, I smelled the enticing aroma of tea and food.

This teahouse was built on the outskirts of the city, and it seems that it was dedicated to ronin like Ogata, as well as merchants who were on the go.

Ogata looked inside, only to see a middle-aged man busy inside.

It seems that this middle-aged man is the owner of this tea house.

"Shop!" Ogata said in a loud voice.

The shopkeeper, who heard Ogata's voice, followed the sound and looked at Ogata.

"Do you have glutinous rice dumplings here?"

"Yes!" The shopkeeper said cheerfully, "As many glutinous rice dumplings as you want, I have as many glutinous rice dumplings here!" ”

"Okay, bring me 5 skewers of glutinous rice dumplings first!"

"Do you want tea?"

"Of course. Bring the best tea from your shop! ”

"Okay!"