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    In the early morning in the mountains, Qingye woke up to the sounds of insects and birds.  After getting up and changing clothes, Qingye opened the door and let the dazzling morning sunlight shine into the room.  Aoba stretched a few times and then walked out of the room in the morning light. He looked at the still closed door next door and felt the sound of Maki Uesugi's even breathing in the room. It was obvious that Maki Uesugi was still sleeping.  Qingye had no intention of going over to wake her up, but walked to the nearby pool and started to wash up.  The water in the pools is spring water flowing down from the mountains and is diverted into the courtyards. However, most of the courtyards are in disrepair and the pools have long been out of use.  But as several courtyards where people often live, the function of the water pool is still intact.  With the help of the water that flows all year round in the pool, Aoye washed his face and brushed his teeth. He quickly took care of his personal hygiene and returned to his room. However, he hesitated when passing by Uesugi Maki's door. Aoye didn't know whether he should knock on the door to wake her up.  , because it¡¯s almost time for breakfast, and if you don¡¯t get up and wash up, it will be too late.  Although talking about breakfast, in fact, for an urbanite, it is natural to miss breakfast because of sleeping during the holidays, but the key point is that we are not in Tokyo now, but in my hometown in the countryside. What if I miss breakfast?  , and it would not be worth it for Maki Uesugi to be scolded by Yuichiro Uesugi.  But Aoba doesn¡¯t know whether Uesugi Maki wants to get up and have breakfast, or whether she would rather be scolded than get up early. This is why Aoba is worried about whether he should knock on the door.  But soon Aoba no longer had to worry about it, because a pleasant sound of music ringing from the room made Aoye no longer need to think about this problem. It was the alarm set by Uesugi Maki herself, so she couldn't afford it.  Let her worry on her own!  So Aoba returned to his room, sat on the tatami floor with the door open and basked in the early morning sun, waiting to leave in a while and go to the dining hall to eat.  And during this process, Uesugi Maki in the next room was in a hurry.  Aoba knew from the sound coming from next door that Uesugi Maki still chose to get up and have breakfast. It seemed that the fear of Uesugi Yuichiro, the grandfather, was enough for Uesugi Maki to drive away her sleepiness.  After a while of being in a hurry.  Uesugi Maki finally got dressed and opened the door, but that wasn't the end yet. Uesugi Maki hurried to the pool and started washing up.  " Qingye, on the other hand, saw that the time was almost up, so he stood up and walked out of the room, but did not rush to the dining hall immediately.  Instead, he stood there waiting for Uesugi Maki to finish washing and prepare to leave together.  Just like that, it wasn¡¯t until Uesugi Maki finished washing up a moment later and walked back with various toiletries that she saw Aoba waiting in front of the door.  "Good morning, brother Aoba!" Uesugi Maki said to Aoba while still cheering after washing up.  "Good morning, Maki-sama! Are you done washing up? Let's go have breakfast together!" Aoba invited.  "Well, wait for me, I'll come right away." Uesugi Maki promised and returned to her room.  ¡°Then Maki Uesugi first put down all the toiletries in her hands, then took out a comb and started combing her hair. After combing her hair, she started to draw makeup in front of the mirror.  So Aoba could only wait outside the door and watch Uesugi Maki putting on makeup there.  Qingye looked at what was getting closer and closer to breakfast time. At this time, Qingye felt extremely regretful. He shouldn't have invited her to go with him just now. He left first and let her put on her makeup slowly. Unfortunately, since it was already  If you agree, then you can only continue to wait.  ¡°But when this woman puts on makeup, it¡¯s really something that makes men sad!  Fortunately, Uesugi Maki seemed to know that time was running out, so she didn¡¯t put on makeup for a long time, but simply painted on it and walked out of the room.  "Brother Aoba, have you been waiting for a long time? I'm sorry." Uesugi Maki clasped her hands and said to Aoba.  At the same time, he winked playfully and looked cute.  "It doesn't matter, it doesn't take long actually, but we have to hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to catch up with breakfast in a while. Then it will be useless to get up so early." Qingye looked at the time again and said.  "Yes, yes, let's go quickly, Brother Aoba." Uesugi Maki also became anxious, pulling Aoye and walking quickly towards the canteen.  Uesugi Shinhera took a hurry of Aoba. At this time, I really wanted to ask, since why so anxious to make makeup just for a long time.  But in the end, Aoba didn't ask, and could only shake his head helplessly.  Under the pull of Uesugi Maki,?The two of them walked quickly towards the dining hall.  Fortunately, I felt that although the two people in the dining hall appeared last after Uesugi Yuichiro and Uesugi Ginji, they still managed to catch up with breakfast.  In this way, Aoba and Uesugi Maki knelt down in front of their seats, and soon Miss Sato brought everyone's breakfast one by one. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? all all all all started eating.  Both Aoba and Uesugi Maki ate very quickly, and it didn¡¯t take them long to finish their share of breakfast.  However, when the two of them had eaten breakfast and were about to leave first as usual, they were stopped by Yuichiro Uesugi who had not finished eating yet.  "Don't leave yet, I have something to announce later." Uesugi Yuichiro still lowered his head and ate slowly, but a strong voice came out of his mouth and stopped Aoba and Uesugi Maki in their tracks.  "Okay, I understand, grandpa." Qingye was the first to react, and the figure who had already stood up halfway sat down again.  "It's grandpa." Uesugi Maki also sat down again obediently. Anyway, Uesugi Maki always looked like this in front of Yuichiro Uesugi.  In this way, Uesugi Yuichiro and Uesugi Ginji continued to eat, while Aoba and Uesugi Maki waited quietly.  It wasn¡¯t until a moment later, when Uesugi Yuichiro and Uesugi Ginji also ate the last grain of rice in the bowl, and put down the bowls and chopsticks in their hands, that the conversation began.  "Father, why do you want Maki and Aoba to stay?" Uesugi Ginji looked at the atmosphere in front of him and asked first.  ¡°I made a decision this morning, the Dharma Conference will be held in advance.¡± Uesugi Yuichiro said solemnly.  "Hold it in advance? When?" Uesugi Ginci didn't care at all when the somewhat inexplicable ceremony was held.  "The same person who doesn't care is Aoba. For him, it doesn't matter when the event is held. ???????????????? The person who is most concerned about this topic at this time is Uesugi Maki.  Uesugi Maki, who had always wanted to get Guanhu in an open and fair hand early, her eyes suddenly lit up when she heard that the Dharma Conference was convened in advance.  "Just this morning, we will go to the temple together in a moment." Uesugi Yuichiro said the answer that made Uesugi Maki ecstatic.  "This morning? Father, why did you suddenly change the time of the Dharma Assembly to this morning?" Uesugi Ginji expressed confusion.  "It's very simple. I had a dream last night. I dreamed that the shikigami worshiped by my family had sensed the arrival of a new owner who could control it, so I decided to hold the ceremony in advance." When Yuichiro Uesugi said this, even if  That always expressionless face.  There was also a rare hint of fanaticism, and at the same time, his eyes kept turning around Aoba and Uesugi Maki. He obviously regarded this dream as some kind of omen, so he couldn't wait anymore.  But Aoba, who listened to Uesugi Yuichiro's words, understood immediately that these two shikigami must be entrusting dreams to Uesugi Yuichiro, the clan leader.  Although Yuichiro Uesugi cannot control the shikigami, as the patriarch of the Uesugi family, he still has a weak connection with the shikigami. This connection may not even be understood by Yuichiro Uesugi himself, but it is real.  And Yuichiro Uesugi also subconsciously believed the information transmitted through this connection for the first time.  It seems that the two little guys have been sleeping for decades.  I don¡¯t want to go back to sleep anymore!  Aoba thought so.  "Compared with Aoba's calmness, Uesugi Maki was so happy that she couldn't hold back her expression at this time, and everyone could see the smile on her face.  "What? Maki, are you happy?" Yuichiro Uesugi asked after noticing his granddaughter's state.  "Yes, grandpa, I have been looking forward to the ceremony for a long time. I really hope that I can be chosen by the Shikigami-sama, so that I can also contribute to the rise of the Uesugi family." Uesugi Maki then realized that she had been chosen by grandpa.  I noticed it, so I immediately spoke in a formulaic manner.  "Well, it's good that you have this intention. Since breakfast is finished now, let's set off. Go to the temple and the ceremony will begin." Yuichiro Uesugi said, looking even more impatient than Maki Uesugi.  "Okay, Father, don't you need to make some preparations for the puja? I remember that in previous years' pujas, you needed to bathe and change clothes in advance. You also need some sacrifices." Uesugi Ginji thought about what has not been done yet.  those prepared to ask.  "Those are just false rituals. They are not needed this year. This is what Shikami-sama specifically told me when he asked me to hold the ceremony as soon as possible. The restEverything can be made simple.  "Uesugi Yuichiro waved his hand and said. "Understood, let's set off!  "Uesugi Ginji said this when he saw Uesugi Yuichiro, who usually pays the most attention to these etiquettes. Then he was naturally happy and relaxed. In this way, all four members of the Uesugi family, Uesugi Yuichiro, Uesugi Ginji, Uesugi Maki and Aoba  , the four of them walked with Uesugi Yuichiro at the front, and headed towards the temple together. But the path the four of them took in broad daylight was naturally not the path through the woods that Aoba and Uesugi Maki took last night.  Instead, Yuichiro Uesugi led everyone down the mountain first, and then everyone climbed up the stone steps leading to the temple on the other side of the mountain. It is said that this was done to show respect for the shikigami.  Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to Shikigami-sama to go directly through the woods. In this way, several people arrived with far more effort than when Aoba and Uesugi Maki walked directly through the woods last night.  The location of the temple. After seeing the temple, Uesugi Maki continued her physical condition from last night. She was so tired that she almost fell to the ground. But when she thought of the shikigami still waiting for her in the temple, Uesugi Maki  There was an explosion of power, and she climbed the stone steps to the temple. "We have arrived.  "Uesugi Yuichiro looked at the nearby temple, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light and said. "Father, let's go in!  " Uesugi Ginci said, carrying some simple sacrificial items in both hands. "Okay, let's go in!  " Uesugi Yuichiro said and walked towards the gate of the temple. So Uesugi Ginci followed, and Aoba also followed with some sacrificial items in his hands. However, because of physical problems and gender issues, there was nothing in his hands.  Uesugi Maki was holding it, but she seemed even more tired than others, but she still gritted her teeth and followed. Speaking of which, when the Uesugi family was at its most prominent, the scene was very grand when holding ritual ceremonies to worship the family's shikigami.  Such a ceremony will be like a festival. Not only will the Uesugi family line up in a long line down the mountain outside the temple, offering incense to the temple, but groups of Uesugi family members will also enter the temple.  The temple lets the shikigami choose whether there are people who can control the shikigami. Even people who do not belong to the Uesugi family, such as people from the village not far away, will set up various snack stalls and various kinds at the foot of the mountain.  Game stalls, etc., held a famous festival. But all of this gradually disappeared with the decline of the Uesugi family. Of course, it was not just the Uesugi family that declined, but the nearby villages were also relatively densely populated.  , as more and more young people move to the city because they yearn for big cities, the villages where only the elderly are left are becoming more and more depressed. Now, not only are there not many young people in the village, but there are also no children.  A few, the largest number are the older people, but as these older people gradually die, no one knows how many people will be left in the entire village, or even whether the village can continue to exist.  However, for Aoba and Uesugi Maki, all these are issues that are too far away from them. The two of them did not think about it at all. They just followed Uesugi Yuichiro and Uesugi Ginji and opened the door of the temple.  , as the sun shines into the temple, it used to be very lively every time a Dharma meeting was held, and the hustle and bustle would even continue to the temple at the bottom of the mountain. At this moment, it seems to have been abandoned by the world.  If the Uesugi family didn't have people coming to clean it from time to time, it's not certain whether the temple would have collapsed due to being too dilapidated. (To be continued.)
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