Chapter 25: Piercing the ear
This day is a big day for the inhabitants of the imperial city.
The men put on the most beautiful and best clothes, the women put on the most delicate makeup, and even the restaurants and shops in the city closed their doors early in the day.
The sky was bright, and Chihiro followed the customs of the city, burned incense and bathed, put on the gorgeous clothes that had been prepared for a long time, and looked left and right in the mirror.
The little maid who came to serve her urged her to sit down safely for the third time, and she continued to paint her eyebrows!
When the two of them were almost cleaned up, Hachi came as promised.
"How's that, is it pretty?" Chihiro said, carrying the hem of her skirt for a spin.
She wore a short pink brocade gown with embroidered twigs on her sleeves, a neckline and cuffs trimmed with strips of silver vermilion, and a long ribbon of the same color hanging down her right shoulder. The long ivory white dress was covered with a layer of sheer tulle and dragged the floor, and the feet were dressed in plain double-petaled lotus brocade hook-back shoes. As you walk, you can see the rouge bandeau that appears and disappears under the short coat.
Hachi nodded, put down the wooden box he was holding in his hand, and told the little maid to go out.
Chihiro curiously opened the box, which contained a small wooden box, two small porcelain bottles, and a box of cream.
What, so mysterious?
She took out the wooden box and exclaimed, the box was covered with soft red silk, and two delicate knick-knacks were dragged on it. She took out one of them, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help asking, "Is this for me?" ”
"Yes." Hachi nodded.
This is a pair of red and green stone earrings, with golden ear hooks inlaid with emerald green leaves, and red begonia flowers hanging from the shakily blooming and shy underneath. The red and green gems are crystal clear, shining in the sun, and the brilliance is dazzling.
Chihiro was happy for a while, and suddenly her face changed, and she slowly put the earrings back, closed the wooden box, and looked at him with an unhappy face: "No merit, such a valuable thing, you can keep it yourself!" ”
"You don't need to do anything." Hachi shook his head, and saw that Chihiro was unmoved, and asked, "Really, don't want to?" ”
"Of course." She's not the one to sell herself for two small stones.
"It's a pity, it's a pity!" Xiaoba pretended to lament and regret, put away the box, and said, "I originally thought that with this pair of simultaneous interpreters, you will be able to understand what the people here say in the future." ”
He walked to the door, deliberately stopped, turned back to Chihiro and said, "Since someone doesn't like it, then I'll throw it away!" ”
"Alas......" Chihiro quickly grabbed him and snatched the box, "Who said I don't like it, who doesn't like who is a puppy." ”
She took out the earrings, looked in the mirror, and was worried again.
"Can I change it to a clip?" She pointed to her ear, "I can't take it!" ”
She doesn't have pierced ears.
"It's okay, I'll dress you one." Xiao Ba Mali took out a porcelain bottle, poured out the needle and thread inside, and two round mung beans.
"No, I'm afraid it hurts." Chihiro covered her ears in fright and jumped three steps away from him, "Well, I'll hold it and get close to my ear when I want to hear it." ”
"What if you lose it, but there's no second pair for you." He disagreed, and kept dipping the cotton thread into another porcelain bottle and then pulling it out, and the cotton thread hung with yellow sesame oil.
"Come here," he held out his hand and beckoned to Chihiro, "I'm good at my technique, it won't hurt, trust me." ”
Chihiro was still wincing, and Hachi stepped forward to grab her shoulder with one hand and press her to sit in front of the mirror.
He used mung beans to hold Chihiro's earlobe and rub it back and forth.
"It hurts!" Before he could hold it down, Chihiro squinted and yelled.
"Don't move! Otherwise, I don't care if it's crooked. ”
Hachi's movements were fast, and the strength was not heavy, and after a while, Chihiro's earlobes became numb. He pinched the hot needle and inserted it into the center of his already thinned earlobe, and quickly passed it through, losing the excess cotton thread. The other one was also quickly put on.
"Are you alright?" Chihiro closed her eyes the whole time, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly.
"Alright." Hachi gently hung the earrings on her ears.
She opened her eyes, looked left and right at the brass mirror, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's red and swollen, and she said that the technique is good." ”
Chihiro stole a glance at him, as if he hadn't heard his complaints.
Hachi slowly packed up the tools of the crime, left a box of grease, and said, "Remember to wipe it yourself." Packed up and went out to gather. With that, he opened the door and went out.
When Chihiro walked out the door, she saw a sneaky figure wandering under the porch.
"Hey, you," Chihiro called the man, "come back." ”
When the man heard this, he was stunned, and he didn't stay or stay, and he was still standing still for a long time.
Chihiro strode forward, walked right in front of the tattered ground, and looked at him carefully.
The bathed tattes are not as dark as before, and the skin is a healthy wheat color. He wore a dark gray robe, black tulle wrapped around his forehead, and a wide-brimmed high hat of the same material, with two black ties down and a bow at his chin. A long black girdle was tied to his chest, and tassels hung from the end of the rope, which hung down to his knees.
"Little handsome guy, that's good." Chihiro is a ruffian, with both hands on her chest, like a female hooligan.
Tattered has learned that the two of them are strangers. It was not surprising that he did not understand the meaning of her words at the moment, but under her gaze, two red clouds appeared on her cheeks.
"What are you hiding?" She saw him with his hands behind his back and knew he must be hiding something behind him, "Show me." ”
After Chihiro said this, she suddenly moved to the right and dodged behind the tattered to see what it was.
The tattered reacted quickly, and as soon as his hands fell, the thing came to him.
She saw only a white-green afterimage, stretched out her hands around the tatters and grabbed it, and moved her two heels to the front.
The flowers in the tattered hand were hidden behind him again.
Isn't it just a bouquet of flowers? Chihiro pinched the only small white flower she snatched, caught a glimpse of her tattered and reddening face, and tried her best to hide it, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she thought of a possibility.
Isn't this going to give this to Hachi?
While Chihiro was thinking, Tattered threw the flower into the garden behind him.
"It's a misfortune that you're here," Chihiro felt that this was a great possibility, and put away the joke and continued to ask seriously, "Hey, didn't you meet him?" He's just gone! ”
She said to herself, regardless of whether the tattered could understand it or not.
Tattered lowered her head, not daring to look at her at all, wondering if she had guessed something by suddenly changing her tone. He didn't answer, he felt that he didn't have the face to stay, so he ran away.
Chihiro looked at his back and shook her head, feeling sorry for this young man.
It's a pity, I don't know if Hachi will accept him. If Hachi likes him, obviously, the two of them won't be together either.
It's close to the end of the world, let's talk about such a distance! Chihiro looked like she was worried about Hanako's poverty, and blew at the little flower at her fingertips.
However, does Hachi know how to love? Chihiro expressed skepticism.