To the eternal you

Chapter 70 Konta Village and the Little Demon Fox

In the Konta Dyeing Workshop in Konta Village, women who were out of work because of the cold winter gathered here to help with weaving.

What they are using now is the sitting loom, also known as the waist loom. The method of use is to step on the warp stick of the loom, hold the weft beating wooden knife in the right hand to tighten the weft thread, and make the weft insertion lead with the left hand.

The principle is not complicated, but it can move in three directions, such as opening the weaving mouth up and down, inserting weft left and right, and tightening back and forth. It can be regarded as the most advanced loom in Inazuma.

I heard that there are foot-operated prototypes newly designed by Fontaine on the outlying islands, but they don't have so many moras.

Recently, the development of Kontian Village has indeed been very rapid. Thanks to the new policy of the Great Imperial Palace, the population loss has been stopped in time, and the thieves who come and go on the trade route have also been wiped out. They will not have money to spend like before.

However, due to the progress of various fortifications, there are many places that need Huamora to repair and repair, repair holes, and purchase materials and furniture.

Thanks to the regular food distribution on the outlying islands, everyone in Konta Village has less worries.

According to the current progress, perhaps in the coming year, everyone's residences will be well renovated, so that they won't be woken up by the cold wind when they fall asleep, and feel like a wild animal, and can only rely on their fur to hide in the cave to keep warm.

Although there are still a few families that do this now and then, living in a neighbor's house can barely make it through.

The women were chatting, rubbing their hands together and taking a breath of hot air occasionally, so as to make their frozen hands feel a little bit better.

The children were also frolicking around, but most of them stayed with their families. Only three children gathered by the tree of the village chief's house.

"Okay, Xiaokui, this time it's you who plays the role of the Great Imperial Palace."

A lively and cute girl with freckles on her cheeks looked at another weak little girl who was easy to bully.

"Really...really? Or let Shizuno come..."

The girl called Xiaokui was a little awkward.

"No, it's better to take turns. After all, we are not like Ah Cheng who can only play Brother Yanzang."

The girl named Shizuno is quite casual, and she doesn't act like her name, but rather lively and active.

"Shizuno is right, and how should I put it, I feel that Aoi is more suitable to play the role of the Great Imperial Palace."

The boy called Ah Cheng spread his hands.

"You and Master Tengu really don't match up in character, and you're so weak when you meet bad guys."

"Woo...sorry."

Xiaokui showed a frustrated expression.

"Hey! Don't bully Xiaokui!"

Shizuno stood guard in front of Xiao Kui, with her hands on her hips, and Xiao Liu frowned.

"I'm not bullying, I'm just telling the truth."

Ash waved his hands helplessly.

"Okay, I apologize, let's start the game! Mom will beat me if I go back too late."

What they are playing is a story created by the village chief based on the personal experience of Yanzang brother. The children in the village like to play the characters.

"Then—"

Just as Jing Nai opened her mouth, suddenly there was a shout from the village entrance.

"Everyone! The officers and soldiers of the shogunate are here! And they are carrying a very beautiful sedan chair!"

The three little guys looked at each other, Ah Cheng knelt down and picked up Xiaokui on his back, while Shizuno held her hand excitedly and rushed towards the entrance of the village together.

When we got there, the entrance of the village was already full of officers and men, holding very imposing spears, guarding both sides of the sedan chair like pine trees, and one of the tallest had two horns on his head.

That must be the ghost man in the legend, but it's a pity that Brother Yanzang went to Ying Xiangshan, otherwise Ah Cheng really wanted to ask him who the other party was.

Yanzang is quite famous in the village, but everyone has a tacit understanding that they will not mention it to outsiders. At most, they will only say that the other party seems to have gone to Ying Xiangshan to study.

Most of them just kept silent and didn't answer, pretending not to know.

The village chief was already standing there with a gentle face, talking with the ghost.

The other party moved down a lot of living utensils, bedding and other things, all of which were provided by the agency, and seemed to know the girl's way, and said that they hoped to bring them over to help alleviate the suffering of the people.

Soon, the sedan chair over there was lifted up and headed towards the village chief's house.

The three guys moved with the adults, but because the adults blocked the front, they couldn't see clearly, so they simply stepped on the wooden box and looked around.

It just so happened that the curtain of the sedan chair over there was lifted, and a young girl with a worldly appearance was peeking at the street, and then she met the children's eyes. When the three children were shocked, she blinked playfully, slender Gently placed her fingers on her lips, and made a few lip shapes.

"Yes...it's the Great Imperial Palace, am I right?"

Xiaokui was a little uncertain.

"I also feel like the Great Imperial Palace..."

Ah Cheng agreed.

"But what is the Master of the Great Imperial Palace going to do when he comes to Konta Village? Is there any remnants of the Floating Wanderers?"

Shizuno said rather curiously.

"Maybe I'm looking for Brother Iwazou!"

Ah Cheng admires the elder brother Yanzang who has always been with the sword and brought prey most of the time when he comes back, and as a member of the legend, he is also the object of worship of the children.

Judging from the popularity vote, Ogosho-sama is the unshakable No.1.

Then No.2 will often win and lose between Iwazo-sama and Tengu-sama, and currently Iwazo-sama has won more times.

This also made the children of the Tengu Party quite dissatisfied. Obviously, Master Tengu is the master of Brother Yanzang and is also very strong, so why is he ranked third!

Kids fight over this question all the time.

Those who support Iwazo's brother's faction will start to talk about how the other party went deep into the enemy army alone, killed the wild Fushi with a single sword, and attracted the enemy for Lord Tengu.

"I'm so curious...about the Great Imperial Palace."

Xiaokui stared at the sedan chair in a daze.

"I remember that Xiaokui's family lives in Inazuma Castle, right? After going to school, there will definitely be a chance to enter the castle tower."

Shizuno patted the other person's head to comfort him.

"In the future, I also plan to enter the practice of Tianling, and then run to become an Austrian monk."

Ah Cheng scratched his face and said shyly.

"Hey, didn't you say before that you wanted to become a righteous ronin like Iwazo-san?"

Shizuno still put on a bit of his past expression while speaking.

"I want to be an unrestrained, lone wanderer who can do whatever he wants in the world, and kill any injustice!"

"I don't think about it now. Being a ronin is not fun at all, but if I become an Okukai, I heard that I can protect the Great Imperial Palace."

Ah Cheng hesitated, then looked at everyone in the village.

"I...I think the Great Imperial Palace is very powerful, and he has easily done things that no one could have imagined before."

"So, I want to try to protect such a big palace, so that everyone in the future can have enough food and a house to live in, maybe soon... no one will die of freezing or starving."

There was hope in his eyes.

"I believe that the Great Imperial Palace can do it."

"Is this Ah Cheng's wish?"

Shizuno looked at him, seemingly surprised.

"Me too, I also think that the Great Imperial Palace can do it."

Xiaokui also nodded desperately.

"What about Shizuno? What is Shizuno's wish?"

The eyes of the two children looked at her together.

"Hey~ I think the Great Imperial Palace will definitely be able to do it, so it feels a bit wasteful as a wish that will definitely come true, doesn't it?"

Shizuno's toes lightly burrowed into the ground, and she looked towards the direction of the sedan chair with her hands behind her back.

"I want to be like Lord Tengu, and be by the side of Lord Ogosho."

"It feels so difficult."

Ah Cheng and Xiaokui looked at each other and said at the same time.

"Because it's difficult, it's worth challenging!"

Playing and laughing, the children's seemingly casual words in childhood revealed a warm heart.

Like small prayer seeds, waiting for the girl to sow.

Maybe one day, these prayers will grow into big trees and be realized.

When they didn't notice, a few little foxes ran past on the roof, and their ghostly speed and dexterous posture drew black shadows in the air.

"Hey! Big faux pas! We were unable to catch up with the Great Imperial Palace because of fishing!"

Faintly heard such a voice.

PS: The time of death is approaching (lay flat