Rie always regrets that he shouldn't have gone to Kamakura with his eldest brother in the first place.

Rie's hometown is in Kamakura.

She just wanted to worship her biological father, and in previous years, she worshiped at home. This time, I wanted to go to Kamakura and worship in person.

She raised the matter with Brother Ji Yan.

"yes, okay." Ji Yan agreed very happily and said, "Then let's go!" ”

"I ...... I'm worried that my parents won't agree......"

"How can it be, it is natural to worship your biological parents. I'll go with Sachiko to convince my parents, so don't worry. Do you want someone to do some rituals? There are also many ancient temples in Kamakura. ”

"No need......"

The Oda family lives in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and is not close to Kamakura, located on the waterfront of Tokyo, in Kanagawa Prefecture. Originally, I was going to take the Shinkansen, but at that time, Kihiko happened to buy a Honda sedan and decided to go by car.

"Big brother, are you too fond of Li Painting?" Sachiko was a little dissatisfied when she discussed: "From Nagoya to Kamakura! You're going to drive around? ”

"Well, it's rare to have a car, and I don't feel at ease when Rie goes to Kamakura alone."

"Then you don't have to drive her!"

"Anyway, I bought a new car, and I want to show off my driving skills in front of my sister," Ji Yan smiled and said to Lie, "That's right, right?" ”

"Big brother, it's really okay, right? Won't be too tired, right? "Rika also has some concerns.

"It's okay! Be of good cheer. ”

If Rie had known, he should have stopped Kihiko at that time.

Kamakura is a coastal town located on the west side of the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, near Yokohama City, and is considered one of Tokyo's most residential areas and a famous tourist destination.

Rie's father, Yoshiyasu Shinozaki, died in Kamakura.

In the past, Yoshiyasu Shinozaki, who was a puppet master, can be said to have inherited a good craft, and the dolls he made were very exquisite.

Humanoid art is a kind of folk art in this tradition. It has a long history, originating around the Edo period of the Zomoto period, and first appeared as a child's toy. After hundreds of years of changes, the delicate, ornate and diverse hair accessories of humanoid art have become very popular. In the middle of the Heian period in the 8th century, there were games about changing clothes on dolls more than 1,000 years ago, and later there were records of the custom of throwing dolls into rivers for good luck.

The puppet is a unique traditional handicraft, but it is different from the Chinese puppeteer, not only a decorative toy, but also has a deeper cultural significance. In the book, dolls can also be taken away as part of the dowry for the marriage of a female surname. Since dolls can be passed down from generation to generation, there is no need to buy new dolls. Some of the dolls of famous families have been passed down from generation to generation, accumulating to dozens or even hundreds, and the scene of decoration every year is quite spectacular.

Therefore, I am also very fond of dolls as interior decorations. When Yoshiyasu Shinozaki was alive, the dolls he made were extremely delicate and impeccable, so he relied on this craft to open a doll shop in Nagoya. I married Rie's mother when the business of the store was becoming more and more prosperous.

At that time, Oda Kiri's house was one of the regulars of the Shinozaki doll shop. Because Shinozaki's dolls are very much loved by Sachiko's mother, Kimie Odakiri. Therefore, I often choose to buy dolls at the Shinozaki family and give them to relatives and friends, and by the way, I also introduced the Shinozaki doll shop.

When Shinozaki's wife was pregnant, Junhui was pregnant at about the same time. When she occasionally comes to the doll shop, she also says that if she gives birth to a daughter in the future, she will definitely come to Shinozaki's house to buy dolls during Daughter's Day.

However, at that time, strange things gradually happened to the Shinozaki family.

On that day, Shinozaki's wife, Eiko, entered her husband's workshop, only to see finished dolls that had been destroyed by her husband all over the floor. The husband was looking at the puppet on the ground in anguish, his eyes bloodshot.

"I ...... I don't want to make dolls anymore......"

This shocked Yingzi! You know, in addition to making dolls, the husband has no other skills, and his education is not high, and he is a full-time wife at home, and the child will be born in the future.

"What are you talking about? How can't I do it? Eiko picked up a doll on the ground and said, "I think you're doing a great job!" ”

"No, that's not right...... Shinozaki suddenly snatched the doll and threw it on the ground again, saying, "Didn't you notice?" They're looking at me...... Laughing at me, they, they're all coming to life! ”

For the sudden change in her husband, Yingzi was completely caught off guard. Her hometown is in Kamakura, and she doesn't have any relatives or friends in Nagoya, so she doesn't know who to talk to. No matter how much he admonished his husband, he didn't seem to want to be a puppet anymore.

Eiko began to feel that it was her husband's mental problem. In desperation, she wanted to take him to a psychiatrist, but her husband used a roar every time to make her tremble.

Of course, I don't do it, but for the time being, the doll shop is still open. After all, there are still a lot of dolls in stock, but if you meet a customer who needs to order a doll, it will be very troublesome. My husband's current state of mind makes him unable to make dolls at all. And Eiko doesn't know anything about making dolls, and now that her belly is getting bigger and bigger, what will she do when the child is born in the future?

One day, Kimi-e passed by the Shinozaki doll shop, so he entered the store to have a look. And Yingzi was already very haggard at this time, which surprised Junhui very much. When I asked, I learned that such a change had occurred.

"It's not a way to go on like this," Junhui said to Yingzi, "Mrs. Shinozaki, you are pregnant with a child now, and if you continue like this, I'm afraid it will not be good for the child." ”

"Of course I know that. But my husband is like that......"

"That's it," Junhui was moved by compassion, after all, she was also pregnant with a child, and she could understand Eiko's feelings, and said, "Before you give birth, come and live at my house." Anyway, our house is very big, and empty rooms are empty, so it doesn't matter if there is one more person. ”

"Little, Mrs. Odakiri?" Yingzi was very surprised: "You said let me go to your house?" How can this be ......?"

"It's nothing, it's just that like Mrs. Shinozaki, we are all mothers, so naturally we don't need any mistakes from our children, Mr. Shinozaki's condition is so unstable now, I'm worried that you're afraid ......"

Junhui's kindness touched Yingzi very much. She later discussed the matter with her husband, who was worried that he would be angry, but he didn't react and didn't pay much attention to her.

It's strange to say, although her husband said that he would no longer make dolls, but in the past few days, he has started to make it again, and if he just makes one, he will destroy another one, and Yingzi is distressed: This is money!

Eventually, she temporarily moved into Oda Kiri's house. Junhui's husband, Oda Kiritaki, is also an easy-going person, and their son Kihiko also likes him very much, which reassures Eiko a lot.

In the next few days, life in Oda Che's house was quite pleasant, and the relationship between Yingzi and Junhui became better and better, and even became like sisters. Yingzi also likes the child Ji Yan very much, and hopes that she will give birth to such a cute boy.

Although he called home every week, her husband's situation became more and more precarious day by day.

He always said, "Dolls, dolls, they're going to kill me!" You're going to kill me! ”

"Those dolls are possessed by evil spirits and cursed...... I, I'm going to destroy them! ”

Eiko is more and more worried about her husband, but at this time, she is pregnant with Rokka, and she is very worried that her husband will have a mental disorder and an argument with herself, which will endanger the child. After mentioning this matter to Oda Kiri's family, Oda Kiri and his wife also felt that the situation was very serious.

"Looks like I need to check Mr. Shinozaki, he seems to have a serious mental problem." Akira pondered for a while and said, "And if the situation continues to deteriorate, what will you do after the child is born?" ”

"If you really can't do it, let's take my husband back to my mother's house in Kamakura first, and then make plans. However, my father's health seems to be getting worse and worse lately, and after the birth of the child, I will go back to Kamakura once anyway. ”

A few months later, both Junhui and Yingzi were admitted to the maternity hospital. Later, Junhui first gave birth to a girl, that is, Sachiko. Eiko was about three weeks late and also gave birth to a girl.

That girl is also Rie.

When I take Rie and return to the Shinozaki doll shop, I'm stunned to see people go to the empty doll shop!

When I went to the house, the people were gone.

I contacted the mobile phone, but found that the mobile phone number had completely changed! This puts Eiko in a very difficult situation, she has just given birth to a child, but this kind of thing has happened!

Out of desperation, she had to go back to Kamakura for the time being. After contacting my father, I found out that my husband had actually returned there! Knowing his whereabouts, Eiko finally breathed a sigh of relief.

When I came to Kamakura's hometown, I found ...... Father's illness is getting worse and worse, but because he doesn't want to make the pregnant Yingzi sad and painful, he didn't contact her. It seems that he will only live for a month at most.

After the death of her father, after the funeral, Yingzi became more and more painful. The husband is very strange, and while saying that he will no longer make dolls, he continues to make dolls and destroys. Later, in order to make a living, Yingzi persuaded her husband to continue to help people make dolls to make a living, after all, now they have Rie.

However, Yoshiyasu Shinozaki was unwilling anyway. But if you don't make dolls, you don't have a financial source. My father's funeral expenses were still borrowed by some neighbors, because Shinozaki and Yingko's parents had passed away, and other relatives were prevaricating when they heard the word "money". In order to make money for Rie, Eiko has to go out and find a job. In the end, I struggled to find a job washing dishes in a restaurant.

And the husband's situation is getting worse and worse. The house will be full of dolls that he has broken, and those dolls are obviously very well made, and they can definitely be sold for money, but he actually breaks them every time! I don't like to nurse paintings.,Never help take care of her.。 Eiko almost ran out of patience.

And then, something even more terrible happened.

In April 1985, Shinozaki and Eiko were found dead in their home, and both died in a tragic state, while their daughter Rie Shinozaki survived. After an investigation of the scene, it was preliminarily determined that this was a robbery homicide case. And the weird thing is that the scene of the death of the two is filled with a large number of fragmented dolls on the ground......

This incident also caused a sensation, and Mr. and Mrs. Odakiri in Nagoya also saw the news in the newspaper. Junhui was also very sad because of this, and later went to inquire about the situation of Rie, the only survivor. In the end, I learned that the other relatives of the Shinozaki couple did not want to take in Rie for various reasons. If this continues, she will have to be sent to an orphanage.

Junhui is determined to adopt Rie! At first, the husband didn't approve of this matter, but because Junhui insisted, he had to agree.

Eventually, Rie was transferred from Kamakura to Nagoya, and she was enrolled in the Oda Kiri family.

Kihiko and Sachiko are very sympathetic to Rie's experience, so they love her very much.

"Speaking of which," Sachiko said suddenly, "I've heard that no one dared to live in that old house in Kamakura after that murder. Moreover, for many nights after that, there would be a terrible sound of terror, and the people in the neighborhood were so frightened that they moved away. ”

"Haha, Sachiko, why are you so superstitious," Ji Yan didn't care: "It's the 21st century, how can there be ghosts?" Curses, ghosts, and so on, are just psychological hints generated by the fear of death in human beings. How can you believe this kind of rumor! ”

So, a few days later, Kihiko took Rie and drove to Kamakura......