"Mr. Fu Jixian, are there any activities going to be held in the Christmas shop?"

Matsuura Kotoko asked Fu Ji Xianli.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of December, and the atmosphere outside seemed to be a little lively.

"Activities? Double price for couples during the holiday season? Fu Jixian made a very constructive suggestion.

“……”

"Just kidding, you guys look at it, I'm going back to my hometown soon, and I guess I won't be back until after the New Year." He was clearly not interested in anything like poking a tree in the doorway.

However, when it came to Christmas, Christmas trees and the like, Fu Jixian remembered Yu Jihua, whom he had met twice before, and that child seemed to like such festivals very much.

After the school holidays, Fu Jixian will return to Yamanashi Prefecture with Shinohara Morinaga, and then the affairs of the store will be completely handed over to the people who stay, open or close for rest, according to the daily life or to welcome the festival What kind of activities are carried out, it is a very indifferent thing.

…………

A week later, Fu Ji Kenri and Shinohara Morinaga returned to their hometown by train.

After the two of them walked out of the station, they immediately found Shinoshi who had come to greet them.

On the first day after returning to his hometown, Fu Jixian was a little idle, and by the second day, he was about to be taken to carry out "activities".

Today is a mother and son acting together.

Fu Ji Xiansui rarely didn't wear a kimono today, and changed into a "professional" dress, a black suit and a narrow skirt, and his long hair was pulled back of his head...... Probably because you're going to drive.

If the two act together, there will always be one person who will sit in the driver's seat, and this person will obviously not be Fu Jixianli.

Sitting in the co-pilot, Fu Jixian took the first step to fasten his seat belt.

"The New Year is approaching, and the festival is about to begin, so everyone is preparing for this event, so let's go and visit the priest of the shrine...... Nominally, the priest was the presiding officer or the chief priest of the following festival. ”

Fu Jixiansui said after closing the car door, and then she started the car.

Because he inherited the original memory, Fu Jixian could naturally understand the location of the shrine, and in his impression, Fu Jixian's clan seemed to have a close connection with the shrine.

The official name of the New Year's festival is "Youmi Shrine Moto-day Festival", but although it is called a large festival, its scale and influence are actually limited to the local area, and there is no comparison with the most famous festivals such as the Gion Festival and Kanda Festival.

Not only did he have an impression of the annual "local program" of the festival, but in fact, Fu Jixianli also had an impression of the priest.

"Priest...... Mr. Chestnut Blossom Fall? ”

The shrine is a family-run thing, and the surname of the owner of the shrine is Kurikaraku.

"Yes."

"Well, I'm quite familiar with that old gentleman, so does he have the magical ability to get rid of bad luck and evil?"

Fu Ji Xianli himself naturally doesn't believe in those gods, if it is really to dispel evil spirits, instead of believing in the priests in the shrine, it is better to believe in Zhenzhong Aoi.

"Lijun, before some things are recognized, everyone will appear very ignorant, this attitude is actually not a problem, but some emotions should be hidden in the heart and should not be wantonly diverged.

To put it simply, it is something you should do to maintain enough respect for Mr. Chestnut Blossom. ”

Fu Ji Xiansui's attitude at this time was quite serious.

At this time, Fu Jixianli simply understood Fu Jixiansui's attitude as something like "respecting the old and loving the young", so he said, "I understand, although my opinion is that you should stay away from feudal superstition, mother, your attitude is that you would rather believe it or not, but aside from this little difference, basic social morality and etiquette must still be observed...... The old gentleman should definitely maintain a superficial respect. ”

Even if this old gentleman is a god stick, he is a god stick he knows after all...... After all, it's just "superficial" respect.

Fu Jixiansui shook his head, "It's not like that, it's ...... Forget it, just think about it for the time being, maybe you'll understand one day. ”

"......" Fu Ji Xianli blinked, how did he feel that there was something in his words?

Soon, the two arrived near the shrine.

After parking the car, they went to the shrine, where Fu Ji Xianli waited in a reception room, and Fu Ji Xiansui left the place under the guidance of the shrine maiden, but after a short while, she returned to the place.

"Lijun, let's go to the tearoom, Mr. Chestnut Blossom seems to want to meet you alone and talk to you."

"Alone? All right. ”

Fu Jixian was a little incomprehensible at first, but soon he understood...... Meeting alone makes Shinto more atmospheric. According to the usual practice of the "industry", whether it is to exorcise demons and exorcise evil spirits, it is better not to have a third person present, otherwise some tricks are easy to see flaws.

If there are too many people and the scene is too chaotic, it is not conducive to the shaping of the atmosphere.

He stood up and walked to the tearoom led by the shrine maiden......

"Please wait here."

The other party bowed to Fu Jixianli, and then retreated, so he was "shelved" here alone.

The tea ceremony of the island country has the inheritance of the Tang and Song dynasties and also has its own development, and Fu Jixian knows nothing about the details, but he can see that this tea room seems to be quite professional, first, it is an independent building, and second, the door to enter the tea room is very small...... It's not a good thing to say, but he feels like he's drilling a dog hole.

But the drill still had to be drilled, Fu Jixian opened the door first and climbed in.

It seemed that he had to sit upright (kneeling) to taste tea, but Fu Jixian felt that this was too difficult, so he still sat cross-legged on a cushion with a little casualness...... As a person who suffered a serious car accident not long ago, I believe everyone can understand that he has leg problems.

After a while, a man who looked to be in his sixties and dressed in a very traditional way entered the tea room.

Look at Fu Jixianli's dress again, well, so-so, he can barely be regarded as a formal wear.

Because Fu Jixiansui specifically told him to "respect", Fu Jixian's attitude was still very good, and he stood up and bowed to the other party.

"Mr. Chestnut Blossom."

"Lijun, sit, feel casual, young people don't have to be so serious."

Li Hualuo's attitude was very kind, he beckoned Fu Ji Xianli to sit down, and then began to fiddle with some tea sets alone.

"I went to the hospital to see you when you had an accident, and compared to the situation at the time, it seems that you are recovering very well now."

Mr. Chestnut Flower Fall chatted while fiddling with things.

"So since that unfortunate incident, have you noticed anything that has changed in you......

Something special? ”

“……”

Fu Jixianli's eyelids couldn't help jumping.

Fried beard?

This old god stick seems to have a good level of foolishness.