Akita's New Year was as cold as ever, and the originally gray forest sea had long been covered in thick snow.

Silence has also returned to the mountains and forests, and everything has fallen into a deep sleep, quietly waiting for the next year's recovery.

However, Xiaolu Village at the foot of the mountain is bustling with activity, with white paper lanterns hanging in front of every house, and door pines made of bamboo and pine leaves.

The hostess of the house was busy making rice sticks, and the man sat in front of the table full of drinks, as if waiting for something.

There was a knock on the door, and before anyone could open the door, the visitor had already pushed the door in.

"I heard that there are crying nose children here," a low, terrifying voice sounded, and the little girl in the room looked at the door in horror.

I saw two figures wearing hideous demon masks standing at the door, wearing straw-woven robes and holding wooden battles. Walked into the door with exaggerated movements, and then looked straight at the little girl.

"Wow!" The little girl burst into tears of fright, and then ran to her father, who was sitting upright.

"It's you, Chiyoko, I heard that you don't study hard and don't listen to adults." The figure in the form of a demon trembling stretched out his hand to the little girl.

The little girl cried and retreated, "I didn't, please let me go!" A pair of small hands hugged his father's arm tightly.

"I will be obedient in the future, Dad, you can help me." Chiyoko looked at her father pleadingly, turned her head and saw the hideous demon face and broke down and cried.

The man forced a smile and raised the wine glass on the table to the two strange-looking people. The two who played the evil ghosts also raised their wine glasses to greet the male host, and then everyone drank it all.

"Remember to be obedient," before leaving the door, the red-masked demon did not forget to turn around and threaten.

In the expression of the little girl for the rest of her life, the two exited the door and turned to walk towards the next family.

"Why is Uncle Matsumoto's wine so spicy?" When he went out, the red-masked demon took off his mask, and it was Shirakawa Kaede who was sticking out his tongue.

"Haha, Kaede. I told you a long time ago about drinking and asked me to come, but you don't believe it. "The sound of the urn is the sound of the urn, it is Torotaro.

The two of them form a pair and are doing the Namahage Festival, a traditional festival in Akita.

It's probably a group of two or three people pretending to be evil ghosts and going from house to house to scare people.

"I heard that there are disobedient children here?" "I heard that there is a lazy daughter-in-law here?" "Wait.

The hostess will be dressed up and entertained with the treasured wine in their home.

This festival is somewhat similar to Halloween in the West, except that one is for adults to beg for drinks, and the other is for children to beg for candy.

The combination of Shirakawa Kaede and Torotaro also went from the head of the village to the end of the village, and Shirakawa Kaede was very interested in participating in this traditional festival for the first time.

Every time he scares a child, he is the most active, and he is a little puzzled, why didn't he find this guy so naughty before.

The New Year is happy and short-lived, and the bustle of Xiaolu Village lasts for a few days, and it is about to fall into peace again.

According to past experience, those who go to the city to work will pack their bags again after a few days of the new year.

If there is anything different this year, it is undoubtedly the return of Kaede Shirakawa and Torotaro to the village.

Not only did they bring back all kinds of fresh gifts, but they also brought back a few color TVs, which were 18 inches in size!

This is very shocking for most of the people in the village who have never been out in their lives, and it has also caused a very big sensation.

Everyone was asking what kind of fortune the boy of the Shirakawa family had made in Tokyo, and he actually bought a color TV set.

Just because they haven't seen it doesn't mean they don't know, it is said that a brand-new TV will cost a huge amount of two or three hundred thousand. This money is almost equivalent to the income of ordinary people in Xiaolu Village for more than half a year, and some of them are not necessarily.

Later, I heard from Kashiwagi, who was also in Tokyo, that it was said that they had made their own old goods.

As soon as I heard that it was an old product, everyone was a little relieved, but I was still envious.

Ever since Kaede Shirakawa sent back a ninety percent new TV set for his family, Shirakawa's house has become a favorite place for people in the village to visit.

Adults come here to visit the door if they have nothing to do, and children can't wait to leave here.

It was all because of the attraction of that TV set, which simply became the star of the village.

Through it, the people in the village learned about the outside world of flowers, Yamaguchi Baihui, "Spring in the North", the idol craze, and watched the Red and White Song Festival for the first time.

Since then, Hayato Shirakawa has also had an additional hobby, that is, sitting cross-legged in front of the TV every day and watching all kinds of strange programs on the TV.

There are some young people in the village who are thinking, and they can't help but come to Bai Chuanfeng, and they have been looking forward to Ai Ai for a long time, just to ask Bai Chuanfeng what a good way to do, and want to follow him.

For this, Bai Chuanfeng could only refuse politely, not that he didn't want to help the people in the village. It's that he's just a student now, and he doesn't need so many people to do the stuff of old goods. After all, only he and Daiji Yamashita can repair electrical appliances, and no matter how many old goods they find, the amount that the two of them can digest is limited.

In the end, he promised them that he would help them get a TV set if he had the chance, and the price was favorable. That's why everyone left satisfied.

In fact, they didn't have to follow Shirakawa Kaede, they were purely tickled by the TV set that caused a sensation in the village.

Speaking of televisions, I have to mention Torotaro's house, when Shirakawa Kaede sent back two TVs together. He has a Torotaro.

Not long after the one at Torotaro's house came back, Maruyama, who heard the news, secretly took it for 20,000 yen, and spent a few months outside before returning home.

Torotaro, who had just arrived home, heard about it and almost got into a fight with his bastard father that day.

If it weren't for his mother Miki desperately stopping him, he wouldn't have staged a cannibalistic situation in the New Year.

Torotaro was not only angry with his father's actions, but also angry at his TV set that was worth 70,000 or 80,000 yen, and he sold it for 20,000 yen as rags.

is also angry at his mother's blind accommodation and weakness, but the meekness and obedience in the bones of traditional women make him feel dazed and powerless.

There was no way to save up the money he brought back in Tokyo, and he never dared to hand it over to his mother.

Taking advantage of the New Year's Eve, I went to the city at home, invited the best doctor to show my mother's body, and prescribed a bunch of medicines for her to recuperate, and Torotaro was a little relieved.

Finally, before leaving for Tokyo, Toritaro made a special trip to Shirakawa Kaede's house, knelt on the ground and begged Hayato Shirakawa and Kazuko to take care of his mother for him.

Some of the money was left for his mother, and the rest was entrusted to Shirakawa Kaede's parents, hoping that they would come forward to help if necessary.

Looking at Torotaro kneeling in front of him, Hayato Shirakawa's eyes were full of complexity, especially when his son was on the side.

"Don't worry, Torotaro, even if you don't come, we'll take care of Miki. When Xiao Feng was young, he didn't cause her much trouble. Please don't worry about being at home, work hard outside and act like a man. ”

"Hmm!" Torotaro lowered his head and touched the tatami mat in front of him heavily on his forehead.

Kazuko wiped away her tears, "Good boy, go ahead, you and Xiaofeng must take care of each other outside, don't be impulsive." ”

Under the reluctant gaze of their respective fathers and mothers, Kaede Shirakawa and Torotaro once again embark on a journey to Tokyo.

Unlike last year, this time they are no longer confused and apprehensive, but instead confident and vigorous.

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PS: There will be a night again, and there will be three shifts today