Chapter 52, The Ancient Family of Numbers
While Shirakawa was planning fish farming and planting, Yuki Amamiya and Nanasaki had already made the fish soup. The charming aroma brought him back to reality from his thoughts, and he hurried to the second daughter to play and set up the dishes and chopsticks, so that he could taste the delicious food earlier.
Soon the three of them held the bowl and drank the delicious fish soup, and the second daughter used a spoon at first, but after the fish soup was in her mouth, she couldn't stop, so she just used the bowl directly like Shirakawa. A large pot of fish soup was drunk clean by the three of them, and even the remaining pieces of meat at the bottom of the pot were fished out by Bai Chuan and distributed to the second daughter to eat.
Everyone was resting comfortably in their chairs when Shirakawa's phone rang. When I opened my phone, it turned out to be Masaaki Asano.
Masaaki Asano said on the phone that he had recently acquired some particularly rare tea, so he invited his nephew Shirakawa to taste the tea.
Shirakawa wanted to refuse politely, but suddenly it occurred to him that he needed to ask him about something, so he agreed to rush to Asano's ancestral house tomorrow night to make an appointment.
After ending the call with Masaaki Asano, Shirakawa wondered if he should bring some return gifts when he went again, after all, he was a junior. But if you think about it, you really don't have anything to give. I guess he has everything he can think of at home.
Well...... That's right! If you wait for your own spirit fish breeding to succeed, you can send two to the past, which will definitely surprise the other party!
Seeing Shirakawa put down the phone thoughtfully, Nanasaki asked curiously:
"What's wrong Shirakawa, what makes you think about it so seriously."
"Oh, isn't it like Uncle Asano has always wanted to be my father-in-law, so tomorrow he invited me to dinner again. I have to talk about your father, I don't have the slightest desire to be a father-in-law! Shirakawa deliberately joked about Nanasaki.
"you, who is going to rush to be your father-in-law!"
Nanasaki was ashamed, and Yuki Amamiya was laughing beside him.
The next evening, Shirakawa was neatly dressed and finally a little more formal. The person who came to pick him up was still Asano Chiya, and it is estimated that Asano Masaaki had deliberately confessed.
The atmosphere on the road this time was much stronger than the first time, and the two chatted a few words. After not seeing each other for a while, Shirakawa unexpectedly discovered that the scale of Senya Asano seemed to be much larger, and now the gap with Saori Suzuki has widened.
As if sensing the strange look in Shirakawa's gaze, Asano Chiya leaned slightly to the side to prevent him from continuing to look.
After a while, Masaaki Asano smiled and welcomed Shirakawa into his restaurant. Today's dinner was only attended by the Shirakawa and Asano families, and after greeting each other, they started together.
"Hahaha, nephew Shirakawa, you have to enjoy it this time, don't worry, it won't happen again last time."
"Hehehe, Uncle Asano is serious, and it wasn't because of you last time."
Shirakawa knew that Masaaki Asano was referring to the last visit that was provoked by Liu Senming, so he also replied with a smile and told him not to be polite.
This meal was enjoyed by the guests and hosts, and after the meal, Asano Masaaki directly took him and Asano Chiya to the tea room, thinking that he was going to taste tea. Shirakawa didn't expect Asano Chiya to make tea for the two of them, and what he didn't expect was that her tea skills were so good. That action, that posture, that temperament, tsk, can be said to be almost a skill!
Reaching out to take the cup of tea offered by Asano Chiya, Shirakawa first put it under his nose and sniffed it, then took a sip. Well~ It's really good, this tea is slightly bitter at first and then sweet, very fresh and pleasant. According to Asano Masaaki, this rare Birakugawa tea brought back from the Dragon Kingdom through a friend is very small, and it only gets a mere two taels by his own connections.
Shirakawa didn't pay attention to the tea, but complained about how many friends you have who often travel to the Dragon Kingdom!
After sipping the tea for a while, Shirakawa thought about consulting with Masaaki Asano. But now he is really embarrassed to open his mouth to break such a beautiful atmosphere of tea tasting, but the old man Masaaki Asano found the clue and took the initiative to talk to him.
"What do you want to tell me?"
"Well, yes. I really have a question, and I hope you can help me answer it. ”
Shirakawa admires Asano Masaaki's style of doing things very much in his heart, and getting along with him always makes people feel like a spring breeze. So he told the matter of rescuing the Ten Characters Zongze as it was, hoping that Asano Masaaki could understand this person.
"I see. Nephew Shirakawa has to say that you really found the right person. That's why I had a lot of friends when I was younger, and I was involved in these things. But if you change to someone who is of the same status as me now, or even higher than me, he may not understand. ”
"Oh? Why is that? Shirakawa asked curiously.
"That's because the Ten Characters Family is a member of the ancient number family, and there are not many people in today's society who really understand them!"
"The number family? What this means, I've heard it for the first time. ”
"It's normal for you not to know, and even your father may not know. The so-called number family is generally known as the number in front of the surname, such as ten characters, such as Chiba, and then Mitsui. But it's not these things that matter, the numbers are just names. ”
"Then tell me about it" Bai Chuan was a little anxious, this old guy was quite good at appetizing.
"The important thing is that the oldest of these number families can be traced back to the era of the war, when they were the great families. What's even more terrifying is that it's been hundreds of years now, but their family has continued. Masaaki Asano took another sip of tea and continued;
"Someone once described them as uncrowned emperors, which shows their strength and arrogance! And they often marry each other to strengthen alliances. Fortunately, after the Meiji Reform, several new powers such as Suzuki, Fujiwara, Runestone, and Tsukuba emerged one after another, which were able to contain them. Otherwise, Aso, Fukuda, Koizumi and others, who are in power in the current world, may not be so stable! ”
Bai Chuan listened with great interest, this is quite interesting, and there is a feeling similar to the five surnames and seven sects of the ancient Dragon Kingdom, that is, there may be a little gap in strength.
"Fortunately, these big families are relatively low-key now, otherwise, how can we have a place for our third-rate small families to survive. Nephew Shirakawa, since you have already formed a good relationship with the other party, you must make good use of the opportunity in the future! Maybe the old man will rely on you to help him in the future. ”
"Haha, uncle, who is this, don't be so close to each other between you and me." Bai Chuan hurriedly replied with a smile, these words were all learned from this old man.
"Good, good! It's rare that Shirakawa's nephew has this heart. ”
At this time, Masaaki Asano had already raised the importance of Shirakawa again in his heart. If the last time he jokingly thought about introducing his daughter to Shirakawa, now he is sure that he has this idea. Shirakawa, this little guy is very promising, although he is still young, he can contact him first. The problem now is that I don't know what my daughter's impression of Shirakawa is, and I have to test Qianye if I have the opportunity.