The small village where Seishinji Temple is located is called Yamai Village, and there is a cherry blossom mountain near Yamai Village, and every year when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the entire mountain is pink, and it is a famous beauty under the clear blue sky.

At first, she didn't know what kind of cherry blossoms the old monk was talking about, until one morning, when she got up to sweep the floor, she found some petals on the ground that she had never seen before, and she looked up in confusion to look into the distance.

It was truly a beautiful sight, with flower petals flying in the air like a rain of petals. The pink flowers and leaves scattered in the wind spread out and flew into the mountain village, into the Qingxin Temple, and into the courtyard of every house. Fly down on the shoulders of Hatsu and fly to the mountains and skies in the distance.

Among the flying petals, I saw a mountain for the first time, and it was a whole cherry-colored mountain, and the mountain was full of cherry-colored flowers and trees.

The flowers and trees swayed in the wind, as if the entire mountain peak was swaying with the wind, turning out layers of waves, making countless petals rise with the wind.

In the first year of junior high school, she was stunned, she had never seen such a beautiful scenery, or she had never seen any beautiful scenery before.

In her eyes, most of the world is black and red, but at this time, this cherry-colored valley is so beautiful, so beautiful that she can't help but think that the world has such a beautiful side.

How strange it was, she thought the world should be full of sin.

That morning, Hatsu stood for a long time in the cherry blossom rain.

When the old monk got up, he saw Chu, saw her standing there in a daze, smiled, did not wake her up, but made a cup of tea himself and sat down.

A cherry blossom petal fell from the sky, landed in his teacup, and fell in the tea, causing a ripple.

Sakurako was the last to get up, and she would practice her sword late every day, using every bit of strength she had, so in the morning, she would always sleep late.

She opened the door and saw the mountain of cherry blossoms blooming outside, the cherry blossoms all over the mountain reflected in her light black pupils.

Sakurako was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes, pursed her mouth, and closed the door again.

She also used to have a cherry blossom tree, but it has been burned.

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At noon, the old monk walked out of the Buddhist hall with a basket on his back and a cane.

Hatsu and Sakurako are practicing swords, and Hatsu doesn't know why, Sakurako always seems to be absent-minded today.

"If you want to, why don't you go into the mountains with me, and take it as a day off. ”

The old monk sat under the eaves and adjusted his back basket, and said to Hatsuwa Sakurako with a smile.

"I'm going to pick some cherry blossoms and leaves, and then I can make some cherry cakes to eat. ”

Chu hadn't eaten this food called Sakura, but she didn't mind taking a day off, because Sakurako didn't look like it was suitable for sword training today.

"Sakurako, are you going?" Hatsu asked.

Sakurako stopped what she was doing and took a breath, she looked at Hatsu and said a little dullly.

"You go, I don't want to go. ”

After saying that, he put the stick in the corner of the wall and went back to his room.

Chu didn't understand the back of Sakurako's departure, and looked at the wooden stick in his hand, was he too tired?

On the side, the old monk also watched Sakurako leave.

He saw Sakurako's suppressed emotions and sighed: "Sakurako's little girl's heart knot is very deep. ”

He didn't know why such a little girl had such a deep depression in her heart, but when he knew, he would never ask more.

Heart knots?

What is the knot in my heart, I thought about it at first, and I wanted to understand these things for myself.

She wanted to do something for Sakurako, and as an apostle, it was her duty.

Suddenly, she saw the petals on the ground, and as if she had thought of something, she turned her head to look back at the cherry blossom mountain in full bloom.

If she remembered correctly, there seemed to be a tree like this in front of Sakurako's house, and although the tree had not yet bloomed at that time, she could still tell it by the appearance of the branches.

Is it because of that tree?

"That. Looking at Sakura Mountain, he said in a voice.

"Huh?" the old monk looked up.

"Can I plant a tree in this yard?" Chu raised his hand, just in time to catch a fallen petal.

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Sakurako sat in her room, which was very dark, with only a little light coming in through the screen window and illuminating a corner of the room.

She didn't understand what she was thinking, and her mind was in turmoil. She thought about her father sitting under the cherry blossom tree smoking a pipe, thinking about her mother scolding her father for being lazy, and thinking about the cherry blossom tree in front of her house.

Then it was as if she saw the fire again, and her father and mother fell silently into the fire, the blood on the ground flowed, and the knifeman with the hat threw away the straw in his mouth and put away the knife.

The fire spread to the house, to the cherry blossom trees.

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"Bang bang bang. ”

There was a knock on the door of the room, and Sakurako woke up, only to realize that she was already in a cold sweat.

It was dark outside, and it turned out that the day had passed.

"Little girl Sakura, it's late, I made a little heart, do you want to eat it?"

The old monk's gentle voice came from outside the door.

After not eating for a day, Sakurako's stomach did get a little hungry.

She let out a soft breath, got up and walked to the door, and opened the door to her room.

When the door was opened, Sakurako was stunned.

Not because of the old monk standing by the door, but because of the scene in the courtyard.

There is an extra cherry tree in the yard, and there are pink and white petals on the ground, and the cherry blossoms on the tree are in full bloom, and the branches of the flowers are gently shaking.

Under the tree, Hatsumasa buried the roots of the flower tree with a handful of soil, her hands and face were covered with mud, and she didn't notice Sakura walking out of the door.

"This tree was found by the first girl from the mountains today, and she said you might like it. ”

The old monk stood beside Sakurako, and when he saw Sakurako looking at the courtyard in a daze, he said with a smile.

As he spoke, he also looked at Chu in the courtyard, but his expression was a little embarrassed.

Although he agreed, he was still frightened when he saw Hatsu walking down the mountain with a tree in one hand.

It is also because of this that the people in this village today can be regarded as having known each other.

Now there are still rumors on the streets, and there is a female warrior monk with infinite strength in Qingxin Temple.

Probably noticing the gaze of the two, when she first turned around, she saw Sakurako, wiped a handful of dirt on her face, and the muddy appearance of her face made her look a little funny.

Sakurako's eyes were slightly red, and she let out a puff and laughed.

This is the first time I have seen this girl smile, and she has a very clean smile.

The old monk stood aside, recited a Buddhist sentence with relief, and slowly handed the lunch box in his hand to Sakurako.

"Would you like to eat cherry blossoms?"

On the lunch box, the cherry blossom-colored pastry is wrapped in turquoise leaves, and this delicate pastry is easy to whet people's appetite.

Sakurako picked one up and took a bite. The light sweetness spreads in her mouth, with the aroma of cherry blossoms.

"It was delicious. Sakurako smiled and lowered her head.

Next to the blooming cherry blossom tree, the girl felt what she had lost and seemed to have come back a little. The heart that had nothing was once again touched by something special.