Chapter 9 Date?

——When you are hungry, you must eat a full meal.

——If you have any troubles, think about them after you have eaten.

It is said that this is the family motto of a certain head of the Yuejialuo clan.

Yue Jialuo Yeming, the young master of the clan, deeply agrees with this.

"Whoa whoa……"

She, her retainers, and her adopted sister stayed in the mansion, in a room specially prepared for guests, and had their meals as usual.

“This looks delicious~~”

When the chopsticks were extended to poke the hot fish body, a puff of hot steam came out from the pierced area.

"It's sweetfish. It was just delivered to the house this morning."

The gray-haired retainer Matsudaira Inomaru, a steady and dignified man, laughed heartily, "They were caught by cormorants in the nearby river. They are fat and large, perfect for grilling."

Matsudaira Inomaru held the chopsticks, smiled happily, and did not forget to pick up the dried sardines in the unglazed ceramic plate.

"But in this kind of weather, I still want to eat some piping hot pot. If you use dried persimmons as bait and make a trap, you can catch raccoons, which love persimmons. The meat of the mountain weasel is also delicious, and the hair on its tail can be made into false eyelashes for women.

Also, tamarin meat is incredibly fragrant, and you could buy it at butcher shops in the castle town. Also, when it comes to raccoon meat, some have a fishy smell, while others have no fishy smell at all. Fox meat is completely inedible; it has a very strong fishy smell.”

"Really~~"

The "girl" with her long hair tied up casually was very interested in what she heard. She reached out and picked up a piece of fried tempura.

During this period, rapeseed was widely grown, rapeseed oil was relatively popular, and the middle class could afford tempura.

From this we can see that although Tsukigara Yamei, his retainers, and his sister were living under the care of others and in the mansion of the Kurohime family, their food, clothing, housing, and transportation were fully guaranteed.

It can be said that the ingredients delivered every day are not delicacies from land and sea, but they are seasonal vegetables, the rice cooked is also rice, and fish and meat are also delivered during festivals.

Furthermore, his sister Ayaka was a good housekeeper, good at organizing things, and had excellent cooking skills. Three meals a day were very rich, so Yue Jialuo Yeming didn't find it difficult to live like this...

"No...it's much better than the days of wandering around after my territory was taken away."

She didn't look like a lady from a noble family at all. She stuffed rice and fried food into her mouth with chopsticks, chewing with her cheeks moving.

"Ayaka, please give me another bowl of rice."

As usual, when she asked her sister for a third bowl of rice, the bowl in her hand was snatched away.

Ayaka, who had been silent for a long time, finally couldn't help it.

With a bang, she pressed the bowl hard on the table.

"Brother! Ayaka can't stand it anymore!!"

Veins popped out on the fourteen-year-old girl's forehead.

"Ayaka has no idea what Brother is planning to do... At the beginning, Brother promised me something: to revive the Tsukigara clan! To strive to become a prominent figure in the Kurohimeyama family! To reclaim the family territory as soon as possible—"

The petite girl, who clearly didn't even possess any spiritual power, exuded an astonishing aura. She rolled her eyes in anger and glared at her "brother."

"Why did you become a woman!!!"

Ayaka pressed forward forcefully, and in her rage, she jabbed Yeming's cheek with the handle of the rice spoon.

"It's fine that it's like this!!! But what have you been doing these days? You haven't even thought about solving this curse. Do you plan to live like this forever?"

“No…no…wu…”

Ye Ming was completely unable to cope with her sister's strong attitude. She turned her gaze to her retainer Matsudaira Inomaro for help, but the latter had already seen the danger and quickly ran away, leaving only an empty bowl on the opposite side.

"...Traitor!"

She could only bite the bullet and explain to her sister: "Don't look at me like this, I have actually thought about it a long time ago-"

"Oh, what have you considered?"

Ayaka paused.

"Tell Ayaka about it."

"This, this..."

She hesitated slightly and whispered, "I've thought about it. Isn't there an old saying... that's it—"

Ye Ming clapped his hands and said with a smile: "When you reach the mountain, there will always be a way; when you reach the bridge, the boat will naturally straighten out. Instead of looking back and forth, it is better to give it a try!"

Ayaka was silent for a moment, then she glared at him with an even scarier look than before.

"Doesn't this mean that I have absolutely no desire... I just want to get by, doesn't it?"

Next, Ye Ming was forced to sit upright by her adopted sister. With a terrifying expression, she launched into a lecture without stopping for a breath. She vented the anger that had been pent up for days, along with her complaints and grumblings. The lecture lasted half an hour, and to some extent, it reached the level of torture.

Moreover, in the face of his sister's bombardment, Ye Ming had to remain sitting upright, not moving at all.

As a result, her feet and head hurt.

"So, brother, Ayaka said long ago that if we can get married with the eldest daughter of Kurohimeyama as soon as possible, the problem will be solved!"

'No, it's not that simple.'

Ye Ming could only shake her head in her heart. She could still keenly feel that although Miss Xiao Hagi was very polite to her, she was actually very distant at heart. They had met several times, but their conversation did not exceed ten sentences.

He could even vaguely sense the contempt and indifference in Xiao Hagi's gaze. It wasn't a look that truly indicated he was trying to establish a good relationship with him.

"But even if I explain it to Ayaka, it won't make sense."

She sighed inwardly.

"Don't look at the side, and don't be distracted! Brother, listen carefully to my complaints... No, listen to my lectures!"

The girl's angry voice came flying, and it looked like it would continue.

Ye Ming had a miserable look on his face and couldn't even yawn.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by a woman's voice.

"Lord Ye Ming, and Miss Ayaka, could you please open the door?"

"Ayaka, Ayaka, we have guests."

"Ayaka knows."

In front of outsiders, Ayaka quickly shut her mouth.

"I'll open the door right away."

She hurried to the door and opened it.

The visitor was a maid in a brightly colored kimono. She knelt respectfully outside the corridor and saluted.

"Your Highness, the Grand Princess, has sent me some small gifts to you. They are small gifts I prepared for you when you were frightened earlier. I hope Lord Ye Ming will accept them."

"Gift?"

Ayaka was a little surprised.

The maid just bowed politely and handed over a few gold-lacquered boxes. After delivering the things, she left quietly.

"What kind of gift could this be?"

After Ayaka opened it, she widened her eyes and stood there in a daze.

The box contains very exquisite women's kimonos with various styles, brightly dyed patterns, and made of high-quality materials.

In addition to these women's kimonos that looked very valuable, there was a small box in the corner of the lacquer box. After opening it, the two found hairpins, combs, rouge, eyebrow pencil, lotion and other cosmetics.

Her sister Ayaka was stunned.

"She...that princess, why would she give you something like this?"

"Here's another letter."

Ye Ming, who had transformed into a young girl, took out a piece of letter paper and flipped through it. It said, "On this beautiful night, I wish to spend some time with you."

Is this a date?
……

"So, the young master of the Yuejia Luo family, no, the eldest princess' husband, has temporarily left the Kurohimeyama family and been sent to Kyoto to recuperate for a period of time."

"Oh~~That's a good thing. If we stayed at our home, many people would make a lot of noise."

On the muddy mountain road, some people were talking in very low voices.

"Yeah, yeah~ I also think some people are too radical~~"

On the shoulder of Saizo, the Chunin, stood a crow, a shikigami, and kept talking with its long beak opened.

Thanks to the gossipy master of this shikigami, Baijie, a lowly Genin, also knew about Yue Jialuo Yeming's recent situation.

After all, he is still quite concerned about the affairs of this male protagonist.

"Sending him to Kyoto...are you planning to find a healer there to treat him?"

Bai Jie muttered to himself, "If this goes on, I might miss the important plot of the first chapter..."

(End of this chapter)

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