Chapter 474: I'm a Fiction Writer

Looking at the kind young man in front of him who was wearing coarse cloth clothes and his tone was full of sincerity, Luo Jie's mind quickly appeared with various plots of the original book.

The plot of Demon Slayer is not complicated.

It's roughly about the male protagonist "Kamado Tanjiro" who came home from selling firewood one day and found that his mother and four younger siblings had been killed by ghosts, and the eldest sister "Kamado You Bean" was infected by ghost blood and became a ghost. In order to find a way to transform his sister back into a human, he received the harsh training of the cultivator "Scales Left Konji", and passed the exam to join the mysterious organization "Oni Slayer Team", while crusading against evil spirits, while looking for the original ghost "Onimai Tsuji no Miserable".

There are only two things that are most valuable in this small world of illusion - one is the "Nichiren Knife", a special weapon for the Demon Slayer Team made of special ores that contains solar energy and can cause real damage to ghosts; The other is the various "breathing methods" that have been passed down from generation to generation by cultivators scattered throughout the world.

Since Luo Jie came, it was naturally impossible to let go of any of them.

And the childish young man in front of him is the key to his acquisition of these two things.

As his mind turned, Luo Jie already had a plan, and an amiable smile gradually appeared on his face.

"Hello, my name is Dire and I'm a writer...... I came out for inspiration for a new work of mine this time, but I accidentally got lost in the woods, young man ......"

"It's good that Mr. calls me Tanjiro, that's what everyone calls me." "Tanjiro Kamado" looked a little scared.

Although the Meiji Restoration had just been experienced in this era, the illiteracy of the people at the bottom was still very high, and there was a natural respect for the literate people who could read and hyphenate.

What's more, the gentleman in front of him is wearing a "Western dress" with extremely elaborate fabrics, and it is very likely that he is a noble child who has returned from abroad, and he can't afford to offend a small citizen like him.

"Okay, Tanjiro...... Can you please show me around the area? I want to experience the beauty of the mountains and forests in winter. ”

Luo Jie behaved as much as possible like a literary young man full of romance in his heart.

"But Mr. Dire, I'...... I'm also going to cut wood and burn charcoal. Tanjiro Kamado grimaced.

After his father's death, as the eldest son, he inherited his father's job, cutting wood and selling charcoal to support the family of seven.

One less day of work means that your family will go a day without food or drink.

Luo Jie, who is familiar with the plot, naturally knows what "Tanjiro Kamado" is worried about, and pretends to rummage through his pockets, but in fact, he contacts "Yamaruzode" with consciousness and takes out a penny of gold from her treasure house.

This is the smallest unit of currency he can currently use, equivalent to 1/4 of a small judgment, which is about 1 gram in terms of gold content.

Luo Jie didn't know much about the prices of this era, but he vaguely remembered that it seemed that the gold standard had just ended, and 1 gram of gold was basically equivalent to 1 yuan.

Referring to the purchasing power of "Yuan Datou", which contained 30 grams of silver in Huaxia at the same time, the penny he gave was definitely not a small amount of money for "Kamado Tanjiro".

"No, Mr. Dire, just lead the way, I can't take you so much......" Although Tanjiro Kamado rarely sees gold coins, this does not affect his perception of the price of this precious metal.

Luo Jie forcibly stuffed the penny of gold into the hand of "Kamado Tanjiro", looked at his sincere and frightened appearance, and said with a smile: "Well, so be it - if it's convenient, can I visit your house?" I'd love to know what the daily life of ordinary people like you is like. ”

"Tanjiro Kamado" obviously hesitated, but still agreed to Luo Jie's request.

Although his mother is widowed at home at the moment, it seems inconvenient to rashly invite a strange man to his home, but then again, the other party is a noble lord after all, if there is really any evil intention, they are powerless to resist at all.

"Okay then...... Follow me, Mr. Dire, and be careful not to slip. ”

"Tanjiro Kamado" stuck an axe in his waist and took the initiative to walk in front to lead the way for Rajie.

……

Because their ancestors made a living by cutting wood and burning charcoal, the Zaomen family did not live in the town, but built a small house in the mountains alone.

Seeing that "Kamado Tanjiro" came back early today, and brought a young man in Western clothes with him who he had never seen before, his mother "Kamado Aoi" hurriedly put down the sewing work in her hand and greeted her.

"Tanjiro, who is this gentleman?"

"Oh, this is Mr. Dire from the city, a writer, coming to us...... Well, what's that called? "Tanjiro Kamado" pressed his forehead, and he couldn't remember what that word was called.

"Gather the wind and gather materials for the next book." Luo Jie bowed slightly to the "Stove Gate Kui Branch", "I'm sorry to disturb you, Mrs. Stove Gate." ”

"Stove Gate Kwai Branch" is just an ordinary peasant village woman, who doesn't understand these words that sound very tall, but from the temperament and dress, he can also see that Luo Jie's identity is not ordinary, and hurriedly let Luo Jie into the house.

Although the Taisho period was a rare prosperous era in modern times, it was limited to the elite of the city, and the people at the bottom could only barely survive.

The male head of the Kamato family has passed away, and the whole family is only supported by the barely adult male "Kamado Tanjiro", and the life is even more abject poverty among the poor, although it is not as close as the four walls of the family, it is not far off.

"Guests, please drink water."

A petite girl, but unusually cute in appearance, carefully placed a coarse porcelain bowl filled with hot water in front of Luo Jie.

Seeing Luo Jie's gaze turn to her, the girl couldn't help but be a little flustered, and hurriedly got up and retreated.

Judging from age, this should be the heroine in the original book, the eldest daughter of the Stove Gate family, "Stove Gate You Bean".

"Ah, I'm sorry, Mr. Dire, this kid is not usually like this, probably because we live in the mountains, and few people come to visit, and we may be a little shy, please don't mind."

"Kamado Aoichi" had already learned about the penny from "Kamado Tanjiro" at this moment, and was afraid that his daughter's rude behavior would offend this distinguished guest, so he hurriedly compensated Luo Jie for "Kamado You Bean", and his expression was extremely panicked.

The Wakoku Kingdom has been a hierarchical society since ancient times, and similar traditions are still preserved even in modern society, not to mention the Taisho period, which was not long after the feudal Edo period.

"It's okay, maybe I'm a bit fierce."

Luo Jie smiled self-deprecatingly, he knew very well in his heart that the little girl "Stove Gate You Bean" was afraid of life, and it was all the title of [Invisible Wings] that was doing tricks.

He reckoned that "Aoi Eda Kamado" should have a similar sense of rejection, but she herself mistook it for the natural fear of the upper class of civilians.

"Where, Mr. Dire is really a talent, young and learned......"

"Mrs. Stovedoor, you are polite, Ling Lang and Ling Ai are also very good."

Luo Jie and "Kamado Aoiji" are doing hypocritical greetings without nutrition, but their minds are on "Kamado Tanjiro" who is chopping firewood outside.

In the original book, the seemingly ordinary stove door house has actually been hiding a secret.

The "Fire God Kagura", the dance performed by the Kamado family every year, is actually the strongest breathing method that has long been lost to the outside world, and is known as the "source of all breathing methods" - "Breath of the Sun"!

Since the death of the previous head of the Kamato family, "Kamado Tanjuro", the successor of this "Fire God Kagura" has fallen to "Kamado Tanjiro".

Although Luo Jie came for this "breath of the sun", he also knew the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, so he didn't rush to ask about the "Fire God Kagura", and after pretending to do a visit, he politely said goodbye to the Kamato family and left.

……

Due to its remote location, it is rarely visited by outsiders, and there are no special hotels in this nameless town at the foot of the mountain.

After spending a night at a private house, Luo Jie, who was deeply inconvenienced, found a respected villager in the town, and accompanied by the other party, bought a mansion left by a wealthy family in the town at a price of 800 yuan.

In fact, the so-called "mansion" is only compared to other small and dilapidated wooden houses in the town, but from the perspective of Luo Jie's modern people, it is not as good as the condition of the dilapidated warehouse in Tongshou Temple.

At least they still have electricity and running water.

The only merit is that the area is not bad, and in order to highlight his identity and wealth, the original owner specially increased the ceiling height of each floor, unlike the general Japanese buildings that are so short that they hit their heads.

Of course, even so, the humble and almost poor living conditions still made Luo Jie, who was accustomed to modern and convenient life, constantly frown.

Fortunately, he also has a wonderful heroic spirit who is good at decoration.

"Shanruzod, I'll leave the rest to you...... Just touch it up a little and don't push too hard like you did last time. ”

"As you wish, Master."

The two of them have been running in for so long, and with the intelligence and carefulness of "Shanlu Zod", they have already figured out Luo Jie's temper and preferences, and after gladly receiving the order, they summoned a group of magic lamp spirits to be busy inside and outside the house.

Leaving "Shan Lu Zod" and "Lukoa" in their new home for the time being, Luo Jie carried a basket containing various snacks and food on his back to Zaomen's house again.