Chapter 194
Karuizawa does not have a dedicated cherry blossom viewing garden like Kyoto.There are no overly pruned cherry branches, but the most attractive thing here is the romantic wild cherry blossoms blooming everywhere.

In early April, the cherry blossoms in the lowlands are already in full bloom.The green buds are avoided, and the whole layer of white and powder is spread on the top of the person's head.From the line of sight, to the place, and between breaths, there are bursts of petal rain flying down. The fragile petals make people take a bit of caution when they land.

"It's been three days, why don't we go to the news agency to publish a missing person notice?" the female foreign student persuaded with a good temper. They almost traveled all over Karuizawa. No matter it was a street or a souvenir shop, they didn't have any Find out about the collector.

"No, that collector has declared bankruptcy to the outside world. If we publish it like this, won't we leak his whereabouts?" The Japanese named Ichiro Yamai thought he was hiding in the green leaves among the cherry blossoms, but he didn't know why. Only then will you poke your head out.

That is to say, considering that the chance of the down-and-out collector appearing in the bustling area is not high, the two of them found another way and started to go to the sparsely populated mountain forest area.

In the mountain forest, the sun came out from the swarming greenery. From the church of stone, the mountain road became more and more difficult to walk. Su Zi once walked a little out of breath, and the female foreign student was exhausted, but the guest did not speak. , she could only grit her teeth and follow.This customer was also a little weird, she didn't look at the scenery when she arrived in Karuizawa, but she just wanted to find a stranger whose face and age were unknown, but she spoke politely and spent a lot of money, so she could be regarded as a good customer.

"Is there really a place to enjoy cherry blossoms on the top of the mountain?" Su Zizeng climbed halfway up the mountain and stopped. When he went out, he sweated a little from the thin down on the boat. I shivered involuntarily.

"It is said that there is a nunnery, and a cherry tree is planted next to it." The female student stomped the dirt on her feet.The mountain road is difficult to walk, the more you go up, the sun is not visible, and the fog is surrounded by layers.I don't know how many years the leaves have rotted into humus, which makes the step forward a lot heavier.

Along the way, the greenness changed from thick to light, but the pink and white cherry blossoms disappeared. When they reached the mountainside, there were almost no flowers and colors.

The proprietress of the family hotel where I stayed said that the cherry blossoms on the mountain are different from those at the bottom of the mountain. Even if it is not for finding people, it is worthwhile to come up to enjoy the cherry blossoms.Now it seems that there should be some exaggeration of a businessman. On such a barren mountain, how can we expect to see any scenic spots.

The two of them "wheezed", and walked up the mountain ladder again. After an hour, there was a gray figure on the front of the mountain ladder.A nun in gray was cleaning the mountain road. Su Zi hurriedly signaled the female student to say hello, but saw her pointing at the pass in the side with dumbfounded eyes.

The bright red cherry blossoms are so heavy that the branches can't stand upright. From low to high, the higher you go, the buds waiting to open and the mature flowers that have already bloomed are accumulated solidly, from light red to angry red, as if they are about to be released all at once. All life is the same red.Compared with the cherry blossoms blooming and changing color at the bottom of the mountain, the cherry blossoms on the mountain are like fairyland far away from the world, dancing lightly on the tips and never falling.

Su Zizeng's throat was still stuck with the exhaustion from climbing, and now he vomited it all out, turning into a part of the mountain mist.

This trip to the mountains has indeed become a trip to enjoy the cherry blossoms. After entering the mountain pass, it is a small nunnery.Red bricks and white tiles retain the most authentic flavor.

After hearing about the two people's intentions, the nun who cleaned the mountain road invited out the host of the nunnery.There are only two nuns in this small nunnery, one is in charge of daily cleaning, and the other is in charge of arranging lamps and chanting Buddha.

"There is such a guest," the Japanese nun said under the translation of the female student. Every year at this time, there will be a pilgrim who comes here to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

"Then what about the person now?" Su Zizeng asked in a hurry, unexpectedly found it by mistake.

"He went down the mountain a few days ago. He is a Christian, and he believes that it is a thing for foreigners. He will not stay here." The nun said while pointing to the cherry blossom trees outside.

Su Zi once walked under the cherry tree, and there were still a few bright red petals on the ground. On the brown-black trunk, there were a few iron nails, and the most commonly used blessing charms were hung.Next to the trunk, there is still a folded easel.

There is no trace of watercolor or the like left on it, just some shavings left by sharpening pencils.

"Do you know where he went? And what does he do here?" Su Zi once looked at the shavings, and a figure flashed in his mind.

"It's just admiring the cherry blossoms, drawing some pictures, and constantly muttering about it, but I don't know what it is?" Su Zi once took out the dictionary and showed the portraits on it to the abbot.

"Ah, it was drawn by that guest," the host looked carefully, and then called the little cleaning nun over.When that guest was around, he would always scribble some pictures and throw them under the tree without taking them away.

The little nun would often sweep away some, and after seeing a lot, she would recognize it at a glance, but usually the guest's paintings are rougher, not as coherent and detailed as this female guest's.

"Then do you know what this painting means? And these numbers?" Su Zi once urged the female student to ask questions quickly.It's a pity that the guest has a very weird temperament. Apart from not saying a word when he was admiring the cherry blossoms and painting, he usually didn't even say hello when he came or left.Every year, the nuns determine whether he has gone down the mountain according to whether the easel is folded or not.

"If it's at the foot of the mountain, why didn't the inns and hotels we inquired leave registration information?" Given the character of the Japanese, it should not be possible to register a pseudonym.

"But it's impossible for people to live on the mountain." On the way down the mountain, the female student pointed to a notice board on the side of the mountain road: "There are bears coming out, please be careful."

"Then I can only keep looking," Su Zizeng sighed. She is not only focused on Huang Zhilian at the moment, she is even more anxious to find the strange man and ask him exactly what the painting on him means. .

It is difficult to go up the mountain, but easy to go down the mountain. The two of them came down all the way and soon arrived at the Stone Church that they had passed by before.Just as he was about to walk over, there was the sound of a choir singing in the church, and Su Zizeng stopped involuntarily.

The melodious singing makes people's souls healed for a short time.The tall cross is erected, not living in the mountains, not in the hotel, Christians, could it be that they live in the church?Su Zi once watched all this, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

(End of this chapter)

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