Chapter 518 17. A Glance Brings True Love

After dealing with the arrangements for the summer harvest, Kobayata finally had a rare few days of free time. In addition to leaving the necessary military rations, most of the grain was sold to local merchants and big merchants in the Naya.

When Sukezaemon was a businessman, he would not talk about brotherly friendship with Kobayata. Relying on the large amount of purchases, when the Yamauchi family needed money, he severely lowered the price.

There was no way, the in-kind tax was so difficult, and it had to be cut. After all, the grain could be eaten, but he couldn't use it to fire foreign guns and cannons, and he still had to exchange it for money.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rest, Kobayata secretly asked Uncle Tsunayoshi and his family to return to their hometown in Kawabe Village, saying that they were going to escape the summer heat.

At the same time, Kobayata took Yamauchi Yoshiyasu to inspect several townships in Ina County under the name of training and learning the collection of summer taxes. Finally, he made a feint, turned his horse's head, and returned to Kawabe Village.

Before leaving, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu really thought he was going out to learn about the estimated taxes and storage. Apart from bringing a family member with him and preparing pens, ink, paper and inkstone, he had no preparations. He just followed Koyata in a daze, and was also very carefree.

When Koyata took him to Hebian Village, he still didn't realize what was going on. He thought it was just getting dark, so he went to a local lord's house to spend the night as usual, and continued his inspection tomorrow.

After all, he was a big kid of fourteen years old. Although it was said that the coming of age was an adult, it couldn't change the reality of being fourteen years old. Except when he followed Koyata to study like a little adult, he was still a little jumpy at other times.

"Tanzheng, which village is this?"

"Hebian Village, Yamanouchi Township, Uchida County, 52 kan 500 mon, the local lord has been pulled into the hatamoto, and there is no one for the time being."

"Oh, oh, oh, okay." Yamanouchi Yoshiyasu listened and wrote down the data, and his attitude towards learning was still serious.

"Tanzheng, you're back." Aji's father Jinroku stayed in the village to take care of the old house of Uncle Tsunayoshi and Koyata, and also went to the fields to farm by himself.

"Have you harvested all the wheat? After winnowing and drying, store it in the warehouse and take good care of it."

"Do you know each other? Danzheng." Yamauchi Yoshiyasu, who was recording, felt that the two talked like master and servant.

"This is my uncle's old leader. This is Kawabe Ieyoshi's father, Shinroku."

"This is Taro's uncle, Yoshiyasu Izumo-no-kami Yamauchi."

When Shinroku heard this, he immediately bowed and saluted, and Yamauchi Yoshiyasu also reacted when he heard it. It turned out that this was one of the places where Tsunayoshi's uncle knew and practiced, which was equivalent to Kobayata's hometown.

The few people did not say politely and went into the courtyard to rest. Since it was an acquaintance's home, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was not restrained or pretended. Usually, he always had to pretend to be the majesty of the chief judges to those local leaders, which was also very tiring.

Kobayata used the excuse of going to get something and left Yamauchi Yoshiyasu under the corridor. Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was happy to be idle. He watered and washed his feet there, and his family helped him rub his thighs. Riding horses every day, I am not used to it, so my inner thighs are always a little sore.

The master and servant did not care about their image, just waiting for Xiao Pingtai to call for dinner. There is nothing good to see in the yard in the countryside, and the fields are bare after the wheat is harvested. There are people turning the wheat in the yard, but the sun will set soon, so they will have to harvest again.

Coming out of the kitchen, Xiao Pingtai held a small basin of apricots in his hand. The apricots are not big, but very sweet. It is estimated that they were picked randomly from an apricot tree nearby. Xiao Pingtai happened to see it, so he washed it and ate it.

He casually handed a few to Yamauchi Yoshiyasu, who took it and gave two to his family. He collapsed on the floor with his legs spread out and started to eat. Soon, his mouth was full of juice, and he had no image at all.

"Ibuki, I'll give you a few too, take them to your uncle to taste."

"Okay."

Just a word of good, with a special Luo tone, plus the unique crispness of a little girl. Yamauchi Yoshiyasu trembled as if he had been electrocuted, and he got up in a hurry.

Ibuki had already taken the apricot and handed it to the little maid behind him. Seeing his face full of juice and his hair in disarray, Yamauchi Yoshiyasu suddenly bounced up, covered half of his face with his sleeves, and laughed softly.

The silver bell-like laughter hit Yamauchi Yoshiyasu's boyish heart. Yamauchi Yoshiyasu was stunned for a moment, and he didn't realize what a tragic image he was.

"This is His Highness Izumo Yamauchi, don't be presumptuous." Xiao Pingtai pretended to scold Ibuki.

"No, no, it's all my fault." Yamauchi Yoshiyasu threw the half-eaten apricot to his family, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his face randomly.

"It was my daughter who was presumptuous, and I apologize to His Highness Izumo." As she said this, Ibuki squatted down gracefully and saluted Yamauchi Yoshiyasu.

Then he turned and left the porch, and returned to the room where Uncle Tsunayoshi temporarily lived in the courtyard.

Xiao Pingtai looked at the look in Yamauchi Yoshiyasu's eyes as he watched Ibuki go back to the house, and smiled secretly in his heart. If he had to describe it, there were two words that would be the most appropriate.

It smells so good!

A white and tender cabbage, with a little makeup and a faint smile. The daughter of a noble family who was already very outstanding, met Yamauchi Yoshiyasu who had been locked up at home by his grandfather since childhood to learn the ways of literature and martial arts, and had never seen many women.

Needless to say, the pure boy's heart has completely fallen.

At this time, you can't tease him, you have to let him ferment and let him brew. To put it bluntly, you have to hang him up and not let him get it. The more he can't get it, the more itchy his heart is, and the more itchy it is, the more unbearable it is.

Men, it's nothing more than that!

"Danzheng Danzheng, is this your sister?" Yamauchi Yoshiyasu watched people leave and couldn't wait to grab Xiao Pingtai.

"Yes, she is my sister. She is the daughter of Luoyang Qinghua family. I don't know which stinky boy will get her in the future."

The pretentious Xiao Pingtai glanced at Yamauchi Yoshiho. That look, that little look, was exactly "Me, me! Give me a chance! Just give me a chance, stinky boy!"

"Really............" Although his eyes and body had betrayed him long ago, Yamauchi Yoshiho was still a 14-year-old virgin. He was very thin-skinned and dared not say it out loud.

"Bright and beautiful?"

Yamauchi Yoshiho nodded frantically.

"Gentle and generous?"

Yamauchi Yoshiho continued to nod frantically.

"Beautiful?"

Yamauchi Yoshiho continued to nod frantically.

"Let's have dinner. Eat early and rest early. We have to continue to inspect other villages tomorrow."

Xiao Pingtai stopped talking abruptly and invited Yamauchi Yoshiho to eat. Yamauchi Yoshiho thought he could see Ibuki at dinner, so he jumped up immediately, facing the water tank, and asked his family to comb his hair and re-braid his hair.

But would Xiao Ping give him the chance to see each other again so easily? Yamauchi Yoshiho spent the whole dinner scratching his head and feeling anxious.

Yamauchi Yoshiho had it so hard!