Chapter 15: Cherry Blossom Festival

It's mid-March, and the weather is slowly getting warmer, making it a great time to go out and start Japan's annual cherry blossom festival.

Cherry blossoms bloom in March, and the Japanese believe that the cherry blossoms have an elegant, strong, delicate and simple spirit. They use cherry blossoms as a symbol of hard work, bravery, and wisdom. This is the time when Japanese people choose to go out to enjoy cherry blossoms, and it is also a great time to praise nature and relax.

Cherry blossoms are the national flower of Japan. "If you want to ask the soul of Yamato, look at the mountain cherry blossoms under the morning sun." Cherry blossoms have been around in Japan for more than 1,000 years, and the Japanese believe that life is short and that life should be as brilliant as cherry blossoms. Moreover, the cherry blossoms are warm, pure, and noble, and after the harsh winter, they are the first to bring news of spring. For this reason, the Japanese government has designated March 15 to April 15 as the "Cherry Blossom Festival" every year. At this time, people bring their relatives and invite friends to sit on the ground under the cherry blossom trees, and enjoy the cherry blossoms while drinking, which is really a major event in life.

As a phantom glass who has studied Japanese and Japanese culture for several years, she naturally knows this, and she also wants to experience the joy of enjoying cherry blossoms under the rain of cherry blossom petals, but the reality of not being able to see with her eyes makes her have to give up.

Shinobu called yesterday and said that the authority in the United States had to come to Japan in April because of a temporary matter, and asked her to wait patiently for another month.

Phantom said that she didn't care if she was blind or not, but it would be best if she could regain her sight, and she didn't want to be a burden to anyone.

Sitianbaoji Middle School has opened, but Kenya will still find time to visit her often, and Shiraishi will always meet her when she walks in the morning, and after a long time, the two of them will make an appointment to have morning luck together every day.

Today's weather is very good, and Phantom Glass and Shiraishi came to the park to start their morning exercises.

The warm breeze in the early morning gently brushed Phantom Glass's cheeks, soft and warm, reminding Phantom Glass of an old song "The spring breeze kissed my face and told me that it was spring now", she couldn't help but sing the song softly.

Baishi didn't understand Chinese, but he felt that Phantom Glass seemed to sing very happily, so he listened quietly, and when Phantom Glass finished singing, he asked curiously: "Xiaoli, did you just sing Chinese?" Very nice tune. ”

"Well, it's a Chinese song, very suitable for today's weather, it's called "Spring Breeze Kisses My Face"." After singing, Phantom Glass was in a good mood, stretched out idly, and replied to Shiraishi.

"It's a meaningful name.,By the way.,Xiaoli.,The cherry blossom festival is coming.,Do you want to go?"

"Kosuke, did you deliberately hit me? I've been depressed about this these days. ”

"Huh? What's wrong? Shiraishi wondered.

"I want to see the cherry blossoms, how nice it would be to walk in the rain of pink petals, but I can't see it." Phantom Glass is very depressed, she really wants to see the cherry blossoms.

Bai Shi looked at Phantom Glass distressedly, he lowered his head and thought about it before saying: "Although I can't see it, you can feel it with your heart, some beautiful scenery is not seen with your eyes, but felt with your heart." ”

Do you feel it with your heart? Yes, she can't see, she can smell it, she can touch it, and she can sketch that beautiful scene in her mind with the pictures of cherry blossoms in her memory! How could she be so stupid! White was depressed for a few days!

"Kosuke, I feel stupid right now!" Phantom Glass said weakly.

Shiraishi looked at Phantom Glass in surprise, did he say something wrong? Why does Phantom Glass look like a deep blow?

"Xiaoli, did I say something wrong?"

"It's not your problem, it's my own stupidity, I can't see that I can touch it with my hands and smell it with my nose, why didn't I think of it earlier? Just patronize and be depressed, and I can't see it. ”

Shiraishi looked at Phantom Glass amusedly, and said, "It's okay, it's not too late to be smart now, so let's go to see the cherry blossom festival together in a few days, right?" ”

"Well, okay, let's call Kamikenya and Yanagi. My eldest cousin estimated that he would be with his girlfriend at that time, and he would not be free, so don't call him. ”

Baishi was choked up for a moment, he wanted to go with the two of them, but now it seems that he is going to become a multi-person line again, but he is not easy to object, so he has to grit his teeth and reluctantly agree.

On Sunday, March 18, Phantom followed Shiraishi on the Shinkansen bound for Kanagawa.

Why go to Kanagawa? Because the weeping cherry blossoms of Mt. Nagako in Odawara in Kanagawa are blooming, and it is a famous place to see cherry blossoms in Japan. There is a 320-year-old cherry tree in the shape of an open umbrella and a pale red color that you can enjoy Pucha cuisine at the temple's Shaotai Temple, but you must make an appointment with the temple director.

Yanagi's father happens to be very familiar with the dean, when he received a call from Phantom Glass to see the cherry blossom festival, he asked them to come to Kanagawa, with Yanagi's father's relationship, they don't have to compete with others for a place, and they can also find a good place to watch the cherry blossoms and eat food, how can Phantom Glass refuse such a good thing? So Shiraishi had no choice but to accompany her on the train to Kanagawa.

Kenya wanted to create an opportunity for Shiraishi, under the pretext that he had something to do in the past few days, so now only Shiraishi and Phantom Glass were sitting in the car.

How could Shiraishi not understand Yanagi's selfishness? It's just that it's not good to say anything in front of Phantom Glass, after all, Phantom Glass is not his girlfriend now, and he can't interfere with her friendship.

A few hours later, the train came to a steady stop at Kanagawa Station.

Yanagi was still waiting at the exit of the station, and the family's car had already stopped near the station.

"Hello, Shiraishi-kun. Xiaoli, long time no see. After saying hello to Shiraishi, Yanagi smiled and stepped forward to hold Phantom Glass's arm.

"Yanagi, we haven't seen each other for more than two months, right? Besides, we have calls and messages, don't say it's like we've been separated for many years, right? Phantom replied with a smile.

"Recently, I learned a sentence in Chinese with Liu, called 'one day is like three autumns', so we have really been separated for many years."

"Hahahaha." Phantom Li laughed and said, "Liu Sheng, you were deceived by your military advisor, that is to describe the feelings between lovers, and it is not appropriate to use it on friends. ”

"Huh? Is it? Looks like I've really been deceived. Yanagi lifted his glasses and smiled slightly.

Shiraishi glanced at Liu Sheng meaningfully, was he really deceived? No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this Liu Sheng said this on purpose, no, he had to learn some Chinese, or this pseudo-gentleman would sneak away.

Yanagi naturally noticed Shiraishi's gaze, and a white light flashed through the opaque lens, it seemed that he was still too lax, this Shiraishi was already in action, and he couldn't lag too far behind.

Phantom Glass naturally didn't know the psychology of the two, and said: "Everyone is here, let's go!" The goal --- cherry blossom festival! ”

Shiraishi and Yanagi smiled at the same time, and they were also very happy to see that Phantom Glass was in good spirits, and the three of them got into the car and drove to the temple where the cherry blossoms were viewing.

Ever since Prince Shotoku moved the capital from Nara to Kyoto, cherry blossoms have become Japan's national flower; Flower viewing has become a traditional hobby of emperors, monks, and ordinary people.

When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom and the flowers are pouring in like a tide, every household will open their windows and receive the light of the flowers while drying the quilt.

The cherry blossoms of the trees are like pink clouds, and the flowers are full of flowers and colors.

At this time, Changxing Mountain has become a sea of cherry blossoms, and birds fly from the trees, and their wings will flutter off the petals; When a person walks under a tree, his shoulder will knock off the petals. Sightseeing, traveling, flower viewing, carrying pots, carrying cameras, different people have different expressions.

Although Phantom Glass couldn't see it, the faint aroma of cherry blossoms on her face made her intoxicated, stretched out her hands, and felt the flying petals fall on her hands, gently, itchy, this feeling made Phantom Glass unconsciously show a shallow smile.

Because Yanagi's father greeted the dean, the three of them sat next to the meditation room near the cherry blossom tree, which belongs to the inner courtyard of the temple, and others can't enter, such an environment is naturally the best for Phantom Glass, and she doesn't want to be pointed at by others.

A gust of wind blew, the cherry blossoms flew all over the sky, the sky was dyed red, the clothes of the three were dyed red, and even the air turned pink.

"It's beautiful......" Phantom Glass muttered to herself.

"Xiaoli, can you see it?" Yanagi looked at her in surprise when he heard Phantom's words.

"Hehe, Yanagi, I see with my heart, and some beautiful scenery is not visible to the eye." After Phantom Glass finished speaking, he quietly ripped off Bai Shi's sleeve with his hand, Bai Shi understood that she was sorry that he borrowed his words, and he gently patted Phantom Glass's hand to show that he didn't care.

The small movements of the two fell into the eyes of Liu Sheng on the side, and a white light flashed on the gentleman's lens.

"Xiaoli, are you hungry? The pu cha cuisine here is very authentic, and you should definitely try it. ”

Hearing Yanagi's words, Phantom felt that he seemed to be really a little hungry, smiled and nodded his head to thank Yanagi, and Yanagi immediately got up to inform the dean to prepare the meal.

When Yanagi returned, he brought the food, the dishes were not large, but the dishes were very rich, and there were two pots of sake.

Pucha cuisine can also be translated as vegetarian feast, which is a kind of vegetarian food in all the Japanese Huangbari Sect Zen Temple, which was directly passed from the Ming Dynasty and has many similarities with modern China, so it is also called Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine.

Pucha is the meaning of "tea" to the people of the world, and later extended to food, as the meaning of drinking. Although they are all vegetarian dishes, they are also simulated as fish, which is exactly the same as in China.

Nowadays, Pucha cuisine is no longer an absolute vegetarian dish, and it is slowly incorporating the ingredients of "meat", but the amount of food is still very low. Representative dishes of Pucha cuisine include "Shojin eel" and "Sesame tofu".

Hearing Yanagi say that there was sake, Phantom wanted to drink it, but was stopped by two men at the same time. Their purpose is very simple, it is easy for a woman to have an accident when she is drunk, especially if the other party is still a man with intentions, and she must not be cheap to the other party.

Phantom Glass had no choice but to eat beautifully prepared vegetarian food, and listened depressedly as the two men toasted each other with sake. Because the taste of these vegetarian meals is very similar to the taste of Chinese food, Phantom Glass ate very full, and it was already two o'clock in the afternoon after the three of them finished eating.

Seeing that it was still early, Phantom Glass wanted to go shopping in the streets of Kanagawa, so the three of them, who were full of wine and food, politely said goodbye to the dean and returned by car.