Onmyoji, a nobleman in Heian-kyo

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"Lord Kyosuke, what should we do with this grain?" Su Yi leaned close to Kyosuke Kosaka and asked in a low voice, her eyes flashing.

It was only then that Kousaka Kyosuke understood why Su Yi had seemed so guilty and embarrassed.

"Ah Ba said he wanted to exchange it for a thousand bushels of mixed grains, and hoped to distribute all of these grains to his comrades who fought alongside him..."

Su Yi's expression was stiff.

"Ah?!" Su Chang's eyes widened, and her face turned pale.

Needless to say, the others are even less of an issue.

Everyone was surprised, astonished by Hachiman's actions.

Even a thousand bushels of miscellaneous grains is a terrifying fortune, enough to make even high-ranking nobles take risks!

It should be clear that only officials of the fifth rank with real power could earn a total income of about 200 shi (a unit of dry measure) per year.

Even the salaries of the top one or two officials are calculated in the tens of thousands of bushels of grain, but how many officials with more than five real power are there?

In addition, nobles are the biggest spenders, and no amount of money is ever enough.

This made them both extravagant and frugal.

To be precise, he splurges on weddings, funerals, and certain banquets, but is usually quite frugal.

This is the norm.

Therefore, let alone a thousand shi of miscellaneous grains, even a hundred shi of miscellaneous grains could drive many normally gentle and refined nobles to commit crimes.

"This kind of thing..." Su Yi couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She felt she couldn't take advantage of every little bit of the bargain.

Our own people have already received enough benefits; it would be really too much to continue like this!

"This was A-Ba's idea. I'll ask Ieji to come up with a better solution for how to handle it."

Kyosuke Kosaka ignored Su Yi's situation.

How should I put it? He knew the predicament of Su Yi and Su Chang, the two sisters.

The problem is that all the capable people in the procuratorial office are members of the Qin clan, and they also do the most of the work.

It would be unreasonable not to offer some benefits.

More than half of those who came are dead.

These people weren't wiped out thanks to the arrival of other Qin clan members from other states.

I heard that they even had to marry some pregnant women and widows, which is a kind of re-merging in some sense, right?

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't really want to bother with these trivial matters.

He did not expect his wife's family to help him.

But if it can help you, and help you a lot, then you should act according to your conscience.

"I don't feel well..." Su Chang muttered quietly, a rare occurrence for her.

Kyosuke Kosaka said, "Then you'll have to tell Hachi that this was really his own idea, but I'll be jealous if you go to see Hachi."

Su Chang chuckled but didn't reply.

Shizuko sighed, "Kyosuke-sama is still joking around with such energy."

Chitanda's cheeks flushed slightly.

Kyosuke Kosaka had said similar sweet nothings to her many times.

It's as if I'm talking to her face to face now.

A while passed.

After Su Yi and her men quickly counted the amount of rice, Kousaka Kyosuke took Kagura and Su Chang to catch fish.

It took about an hour to quickly get things done and return to the mansion.

The group traveled secretly.

Because Kyosuke Kousaka cannot let others know that he is staying at home for the New Year.

It's similar to how in the modern world, you'd get criticized if you didn't visit relatives during the New Year.

So, Kyosuke Kosaka had to pretend he was "busy" outside, and also sent a puppet clone to some places to make his presence known.

Pretending to be a dull worker is better than staying at home.

The former is their duty, to ensure the safety of all the nobles.

The latter refers to...socializing and networking.

very annoying.

Kyosuke Kosaka didn't want to be unhappy during the happiest days of the year.

Incidentally, he also felt sorry for his mother, Makoto, and some of her servants.

These people are destined to have a very difficult time during the New Year.

It's evening now.

After having dinner and taking a bath together, Kyosuke Kosaka and his companions waited quietly on the veranda of the mother's room, gazing at the sky.

The dazzling fireworks bloomed in the night, their fleeting beauty as captivating as the ephemeral bloom of a night-blooming cereus.

The chattering and laughter continued...

Kyosuke Kosaka held Kagura and Komachi, who were quite young, and silently prayed that nothing would go wrong for him during the New Year holidays!

Day 273 of crossing

The second day of the first lunar month

Early in the morning, Kyosuke Kosaka had no choice but to get up, his daydreams of morning exercise being ruthlessly shattered.

After drinking the hot stew, he felt even more heat in his lower abdomen.

After pondering for a moment, I went to the study first.

In his study, Kyosuke Kosaka often made spirit charms and other talismans he needed.

There used to be hardly anyone coming here, but since Kagura joined, the monotonous study has become much more lively.

Enter the study.

Kagura never speaks; she just sits quietly and obediently.

Feeling a slight warmth in his lower abdomen, Kousaka Kyosuke quickly drew a bunch of talismans and couldn't help but turn his gaze to Kagura.

"Kyosuke..." Kagura noticed the gaze and a blush rose on her cheeks, gradually turning into a charming rosy glow.

Her small face, devoid of much expression, held a pair of cherry-red eyes that seemed to hold a wisp of spring mist.

"Come."

Kousaka Kyosuke smiled and walked over, picked up Kagura and placed her on the desk. Then, he brushed aside the carefully styled hem of her skirt and lowered his head.

Kagura remained still and quiet, her eyes slightly narrowed.

When she noticed that a large hand was holding her small hand, she felt an unusual surge of joy and excitement and quickly grabbed it back!

Hold on tight!

Hands clasped together, it was as if hearts were connected.

"What have you been doing these past two days?" Feeling Kagura's delicate body trembling more and more, Kousaka Kyosuke picked Kagura up again and carried her to the other side of the tatami.

The desk and such are still not quite right.

Evil.

"Going to plant vegetables with Komachi, and playing games with Miku..."

Miku? Playing games?

Which game?

Kyosuke Kosaka almost blurted it out, but immediately stopped himself.

What on earth was he thinking?

Of course, Miku will only play special games with him!

"Kyosuke, let me help you," Kagura said again.

Kyosuke Kousaka didn't stand on ceremony, turning Kagura over and clearly noticing once again that she hadn't grown much lately. But her little feet were still so pretty; she should wear white stockings sometime…

A lingering doubt remained: "Could it be a problem with the soul?"

After thinking about it carefully, he realized that he had actually only not seen Kagura for two days!

That's all.

I wonder how things are on the other side of the Red Spider Lily?

After Qingji took it back, she put it back with the other shore flower. The other shore flower must be very unhappy about that, right?