Chapter 21: The Country

"Hattori-sensei?" Yoshida called and asked, "Is Hirimaru-sensei there with you?" ”

"Hiramaru-sensei ran away again?" Yayoi couldn't laugh or cry.

"Didn't Hiramaru-san say that he would work hard to draw manga?" It's only been a month, and Heimaru is really easy to change, and his nature is difficult to change.

"I was still very happy, but I didn't expect that I was just too naΓ―ve! Ay. Yoshida sighed.

"It's still Hattori-sensei, and it never makes me feel bad. It would be nice if Heimaru had half of Hattori-sensei's self-realization. Since he's not with you, I'll hang up first. ”

"Thank you, Yoshida-san."

"Hiramaru-sensei? What happened to him? Miss Ashisu on the side heard this, stopped her movements, and asked with concern.

"The last time he taught me, I haven't thanked him yet."

"Heimaru-sensei, who is he? Miss Ashisu cared so much about him. The lover said nervously.

"You have nothing to do with your disciple." Miss Ashisu is ruthless.

"Heimaru Santa... Alas..."Yayoi wanted to speak and stopped.

"Teacher, say it." Miss Ashisu became more and more worried.

"What about me, will Miss Ashisu care about me?" The lover approached Miss Ashisu, "What am I Miss Ashisu!" ”

The lover got closer and closer, and was no more than three centimeters away from Miss Ashisu's face.

"Beloved, get out of here. You pervert! ”

"Hey!" The lover's face turned crimson and he looked excited.

"Buzz", the phone rings again.

What's going on today, Yayoi looked at the caller ID - "Daddy".

"Hey, don't you call me very often? Is there anything important today? ”

"Wait a minute, I'll take the phone first." Yayoi said to Miss Ashisu.

"Are you free tomorrow?" Dad said.

"Recently, this cartoon has been completed, what's the matter, what's the matter?"

"Relatives in the countryside say they want to have a party, and they must see it tomorrow." Daddy's voice was majestic.

"I see, but aren't you two free?"

"Ahem, my words, I'm going on a date with your mom tomorrow." He said shyly.

"Haha, it's so romantic!" Yayoi chuckled.

"Stinky boy."

……

The next day, Yayoi woke up early and filled her backpack with snacks and water. Then, according to the map given by my father, I took the subway first, then the bus, and reversed a few times. Finally, before 12 o'clock, I came to the countryside in which region I don't know.

"Well, it's like the countryside, the air is fresh, the water is very clear, the wheat fields are endless, and some families have opened a dim sum shop." Yayoi sighed.

"It's really different from Saitama, there aren't so many cars. There are only farmhouse tractors on the road, but the road is a bit long, and the legs are so sore! ”

After another forty minutes of walking, Yayoi finally arrived at her destination.

At the door of the house, there was a person, about 40 years old, who seemed to be kind, and he was receiving relatives, and Yayoi stepped forward.

"So, you are?" He was very unfamiliar with Yayoi, so he asked.

"I'm Hattori Yayoi from Tanikusa City, hello!" Yayoi replied.

"Oh, it's you, you look like your father." The man immediately recognized it, he looked a little disappointed, but pretended to sigh: "I'm Jiro Hirai, I also went to your house when you were more than a year old, you must have no image, please come in." ”

"Thank you."

He leads Yayoi into the house, which is an old-fashioned neon mansion with tatami mats on the floor and some doors that can be pulled horizontally, also covered with paper.

Yayoi followed the man's footsteps over and over again, looking at it in small increments.

Suddenly, he saw a child watching him around the corner.

When the child saw his gaze, he immediately ran away.

Yayoi only vaguely noticed that the child's hair color was a faint brownish-yellow color, and it looked warm.

"Alright, please wait here now."

He opened the door, and there was a lot of space inside, and there were already 7 or 8 people inside.

"Excuse me."

Yayoi walked in, then pulled the door open and sat up in the corner.

There was no one in the room to speak, and Yayoi put his backpack aside and waited quietly.

During this period, there were also intermittent many people coming in.

Finally, Jiro Hirai walks in with a small child, which Yayoi has seen.

Jiro Hirai walked in, the child was next to him, he clapped his hands, attracted everyone's attention, and then said: "We are all relatives, so I'll just say it, Natsume, this child, has been in my house for half a year, shouldn't I change my home to board." ”

Yayoi's eyes narrowed, did the child say that when he was around? Contrary to Miji's expectations, the child named Natsume is very calm and seems to be used to this kind of life.

Yayoi looked around, watching the other people's reactions.

The adults began to discuss:

"Qiandao, do you have any ideas?"

"Me? No, didn't he stay in my house last year? Hexagon, he hasn't been to Hexagon's house yet! ”

"How did you come to my house! I already have three children and I can't afford it. ”

They quarreled while they were discussing:

"Eto, don't stop talking, you guy, it's your turn!"

"This kid has nothing to do with me, we're relatives who can't be beaten!"

"You bastard, what bastards are you talking about!"

……

Natsume looked at so many people who saw him as a hot potato, and he didn't speak. A calm face.

I said...... "Yayoi wanted to get everyone's attention."

But no one heard, and the quarrel was too loud.

He had to exclaim, "I want to adopt this child!" ”

Suddenly there was silence.

Then he whispered again:

"Is he?"

"I heard from Hirai, it's a relative over there in Tanicao City..."

"Isn't he a kid too?"

"Let him adopt first, his parents can't ignore it."

……

Yayoi didn't care about such words, he walked over to Natsume, knelt on one knee, and looked at Natsume: "Would you like to live with your brother?" ”

Natsume's mouth opened a few times, but he didn't speak.

"Of course this kid willing." Jiro Hirai put his hand on Natsume's head and responded.

Yayoi ignored him and continued to look at Natsume.

After a while, Natsume finally said glutinously, "I do." ”

"That's great, I'm happy to live with Natsume." Yayoi said with a smile.

After that, Jiro Hirai took Yayoi to another room, and then handed Yayoi some documents about Natsume, as well as some of Natsume's personal belongings, which seemed to have been packed up a long time ago.

"It's too late," he said. Natsume is a child who loves to lie very much, and often causes trouble to those around him. Please don't worry about it until that time. ”

"Hmm." Yayoi didn't want to talk to him.

Jiro Hirai thought that Yayoi was angry because he didn't talk to Natsume, so he didn't say anything more.

By the time it was time to return, Yayoi had changed from one person to two people, and he had some more things in his hands, but fortunately there were not many.

Natsume originally wanted to take it herself, but Yayoi didn't agree.

Fortunately, when I went back, there was a fellow who gave Yayoi a ride with a tractor.

When he went back, Yayoi didn't say what Jiro Hirai told him.

Yayoi thinks how bad an 8.9-year-old child can be. It can only be said that it is the responsibility of adults.

He only said one sentence: "Please take care of me in the future, Brother Natsume." ”