Chapter 9 【Final Chapter】Every day where God is going

Although I have written a lot, the record of God's life in the village for a year is actually coming to an end. Thank you all for your patience!In fact, the content I typed on the computer will not be shown to anyone at all, this is my secret.However, when I was writing, I thought that someone might read it.It's enough, I don't want him to know my shameful inner world. I just went to the living room to take a look. Yuxi and Grandma Fan are eating senbei and watching TV. They don’t seem to notice that I’ve been busy with writing recently. Besides, Yuxi doesn’t know how to use a computer at all.Ann, Ann.

As I was typing on the keyboard, I watched my hands by the way.The skin on the palm has become very thick, and for a while, even using a chainsaw on the mountain is no problem at all.It hurt me to death when the blisters broke before, but now they seem to be someone else's hands.This is the first time I have put myself into something seriously, and even my body has changed.If I had worked so hard to get calluses on my hands when I was in high school, maybe I wouldn't have been sent to Shenqu Village. However, I don't regret it at all, and I'm even glad that I can live in Shenqu Village.

I went on a date with Naoki once before the snow fell on the mountain.It should be said that it was a picnic in the mountains. We put on thick coats and gloves (I wore cotton gloves) and walked on the slopes, watching the deer eating the bark that had become very tight for winter.The ground full of fallen leaves is very soft, and I saw unknown birds fluffing their feathers on the branches where the leaves fell to keep out the cold. Under a big oak tree, we ate huge rice balls made by Miki's sister and drank cold water from the stream.Under the clear blue sky, Shenqu Village is shrouded in white winter sunlight.

Although we didn't talk about anything, I think it was my happy time, and I'm sure Naoki sitting next to me felt the same way.Because I found that her aura of not approaching me and not talking to me has weakened. We're not dating.If we are just friends, we often get along alone, but we are not good friends.In short, our relationship is delicate. If you are in a big city, because there are many people around you, you may feel that there is no time to keep flirting. It is better to find the next woman, but it is different in Shenqu Village. In the words of Grandma Fan, it is going well, and it is only a matter of time. kick.

She also said: Anyway, you have no competitors, so you can slowly launch an offensive. As long as lonely men and widows are together, they will fall in love with each other for a long time. Although I don't think things are as simple as Grandma Fan said, there are indeed no competitors in the village.I know that Naoki's gaze is still following Brother Qingyi, so I plan to let it be and wait patiently for her to look back. However, I am not just waiting. I'm working hard on a plan to let Naoki know my strengths.I work hard every day, determined to become a good mountain forest.Before the snow was on the mountain, I debranched daily and assisted in the removal of completely dry logs.After the snow accumulated on the mountain, I was busy snowing and covering the roots of the cedar seedlings planted in the farmland with straw. I was busy all day long.

I used to think that when the seasons change, the forestry work will repeat the same operations. After a year of hard work, I finally gradually understand that this is not the case. Every day on the mountain shows a different expression, and the trees are growing or weakening every second.Maybe it's just a small change, but if you miss these subtle parts, you will never be able to plant good trees, and you will not be able to keep the forest in a perfect state. Watching the daily work of Yuxi, Brother Qingyi, Daddy Sanlang and Uncle Yan, I realized this. It is a happy thing to find small changes on the mountain, just as I gradually found that Naoki smiled at me more and more, and I was also very happy.

Today is February 7th. In Shenqu Village, today is a day when you cannot go up the mountain.It is said that since ancient times, many people have been injured when going up the mountain on this day, so they decided to stop working on the mountain on February 7th. In the evening, a church will be held at Brother Qing's home.The so-called church is actually a banquet.The villagers were all invited to have dinner and drink at the home of Brother Qing Yi, the host. In the morning, I also went to Brother Qing's house to help.All the women in the village gathered in Brother Qing's kitchen, busy making stews, tempura and chirashi.

Since Naoki was also there, I was cutting lotus roots in the corner of the kitchen, trying to find a chance to chat with her, but was quickly kicked out by sister Miki. Don't get in the way here, we women have a lot to talk about, why don't you go home. The neighbor's aunts all snickered. Everyone knows that I don't care about drinking, so it's super embarrassing. I was not the only one who was kicked out of the kitchen, brother Qingyi was also watching TV with Shantai in the small living room. This village is dominated by women, so please wait until the church begins.

Brother Qing said nonchalantly.When not working on the mountain, the boss also loses that mighty power. So, I am sitting in front of the computer during the day and typing this article, while Grandma Yuxi and Fan are watching TV. I believe that all the TVs in Shenqu Village are on now, and the audience is of course men who have nowhere to go. Ah | Ah.Why don't you come and ask us to attend the church?When you go to the church, you can eat delicious food and drink spicy food, and you can also meet Naoki. By the way, I'm here to write about the New Year. I had to go to work in the mountains on January 2, so I didn’t go back to my hometown in Yokohama to visit. This was the first time I didn’t celebrate the New Year with my parents. I thought I would feel lonely, but I didn’t expect it at all.I also thought that my parents would miss me, but it turned out that I thought too much.

My parents actually went to Hawaii during the New Year, do they think they are entertainers? After New Years, I received a package of chocolate with macadamia nuts.Why?Doesn’t Hawaii have any other souvenirs?A letter was also included in the package. Your dad and I are on our second honeymoon.Courage, you have to work hard and greet the villagers on our behalf. As long as they are happy.The chocolate was eaten up by Yuxi. uh, what am i talking about?By the way, it's New Years. On New Year's Eve, people in our group gathered at brother Qingyi's house.Naoki also came.Shan Tai said he would keep the year old, but fell asleep before the second part of the Hongbai singing contest started.He must have gone to bed too early.

Shan Tai usually goes to bed at 8 o'clock and gets up at 5:30 in the morning. Sister Yuko said.I was so amazed that his lifestyle was so healthy.However, he is still a child. What surprised me even more was that I originally thought Uncle Yan was a bachelor, but I didn't expect him to have a wife.His wife works in the Agricultural Cooperative, and he had seen her on the road or at a party before, but he didn't know that she was Uncle Yan's wife. Because our son didn't want to do forest work and went to Osaka, so my husband is very happy to see that you are willing to come here. Aunt Yan told me so. When the bell rang on New Year's Eve, there were rustling sounds in the courtyard.Ah Saw was barking loudly in Yuxi's courtyard.What happened?I looked out from the living room and found a pair of beast-like eyes glowing under the table made of a whole log. It seems like something is out there. what is itwhat is itYuxi, who was already very drunk, opened his eyes wide in the dark when he heard me say this. It was a fox. After the snow accumulated, he might not be able to find food. It came just in time. Sister Miki said, I just fried the tempura for the welcome noodles, so let's share some with it. no! Father Sanlang scolded loudly. About twenty years ago, someone once fed tempura to a fox, and the fox was poisoned and immediately died. ah? I look skeptical. Right? Papa Sanlang asks Grandma Fan for permission. Yeah yeah. Grandma Fan nodded and said, it was my fried butterbur tempura. But it's fried shrimp. Sister Miki picked up the big basin and said. The problem is not what is in the tempura, it should be the tempura fried by Grandma Fan, which kills the fox. As soon as Yuxi finished speaking, Grandma Fan hit him on the head and said: What do you mean by that? no!Father Sanlang scolded again: "The fox will die if it eats tempura!" Since San Lang's father said so, of course no one would dare to take the risk.Finally, sister Yuko put the oranges and boiled eggs in the garden. I heard from Shantai that on the morning of New Year’s Day, the oranges and hard-boiled eggs were gone, there were small footprints on the snow, and a red camellia was placed in the porch, but I think it’s not the fox repaying the favor, but Yuxi’s spoofing. San Lang's father's wife is dead, so he stays at Brother Qing Yi's house for New Year's Day as a single.Me, Yuxi, sister Meishu, and Grandma Fan ate salty porridge with miso, and also went to worship at the ancestral hall of Shenqushan. The ancestral hall that was damaged by the millennium fir was rebuilt before the new year.I heard that the ancestral hall will almost always be destroyed during the 48th annual grand ceremony. The villagers have already made preparations and saved enough funds for reconstruction. The first felling on the second day was the day to start work, but the work did not officially start, but just went up the mountain to cut down some miscellaneous trees.The work was easy because of the snow on the mountain and the inaccessibility of the deep mountains. After the tree was cut down, the branches were kept intact, and the whole tree was placed in the courtyard of each household. Ugh, why put a tree in the yard? I thought it was incredible, so I asked Uncle Yan. Why, Papa Saburo, why exactly? ah?Father Sanlang was spilling sake on the tree, and he drank a few sips himself.It should have no special meaning. It may be similar to the meaning tea of ​​Christmas or Tanabata tree. Yu Xi, who was teasing Ah Saw, patted his knees and stood up. Although the tree fell, Brother Qing looked at the freshly cut tree in the courtyard and said, let's hang some wishing cards for decoration. Well, although I can't figure it out, it's just customs and habits. Uncle Yan concluded. There are many inexplicable conventions in Shenqu Village, so I can only accept this statement. Yu Xizhen tied a wishing sign on the newly felled tree in his garden, which said to cut down a tree and (as much as possible) not to drink until dawn.Shan Tai looked curiously at the wishing cards made of signature boards. Maybe next year, every household will hang a wishing card on the newly cut trees. Ah, as soon as Shan Tai was mentioned, Shan Tai appeared, and he seemed to call us. The sky had already darkened, and the church had almost begun. Hey, courage, I'm going to clear the house. Yuxi urged me loudly.I'm coming.Yuxi is very impatient, and every time she provokes sister Meishu to yell at her: Before going out, there are always a lot of things to prepare.Yuxi should be standing in the dirt room with Grandma Fan behind her back, waiting for me impatiently. I peeked out the window and looked out into the courtyard.Shantai was stroking Ah Saw. When he saw me, he waved his hand immediately, and then turned his head again. Kiyoshi Nakamura's group will definitely make a lot of noise in tonight's church. However, I will stop here for now. I'm hungry, and Yuxi is urging me to come out quickly! .Spring is coming, and work on the mountain will be busy again. I think, I should continue to stay in Shenqu Village.It is not sure if I am suitable for forestry work, nor can I imagine a future in this village where there are almost no young people.I don't know if I'll be able to marry Naoki, but no matter how I say it, it's too hasty to think of marriage all at once.Once I think about this question, I feel nostalgic for Yokohama, where the streets are full of girls. Even so, I still want to know more about Shenqu Village, the people who live here and the mountains here. The only thing that is certain is that Shenqu Village will exist unchanged from ancient times to the present, and even in the future. The villagers in Shenqu Village talk about where, where, and where they live happily and crazily with mountains, rivers, and trees, and with insects, birds, beasts, and gods, all creatures in Shenqu Village. If you are interested, come to God and go to the village for a walk, although all are welcome.So, this record will not be shown to anyone, hehehe. That's it, there will be a period later!