Reborn Tokyo Golden Age

Seeing the smiles of Kotaro and Kashiwagi, as well as the approaching noise, Bai Chuanfeng knew that the two had prepared some tricks for him.

Soon the drums became clearer, followed by a long line.

In the lead is the village chief Fujiyama, who is dressed in a traditional kimono, and a priest who presides over the village shrine.

Behind them are "Namahage" dancing unknown dances with various fierce masks, and finally there is a sacrificial procession standing on a chariot with white towels on their heads and beating the taiko drums vigorously.

Just as Bai Chuanfeng was surprised, the village chief Fujiyama had already stepped forward with a wine glass.

"Please drink this cup to the brim."

Seeing the other party's serious expression, and the more passionate taiko drumming in the team.

Although Bai Chuanfeng didn't understand what kind of ceremony this was, he still nodded and took a drink from his glass.

The moment he picked up the wine glass, the palace official holding a pine branch beside him was chanting something while sweeping back and forth around Bai Chuanfeng's body.

After drinking a glass of wine, the atmosphere in the team became more and more enthusiastic, accompanied by shouts from the men.

After the priest in the shrine finished praying, he put the pine branch in his hands horizontally and held it towards Bai Chuanfeng.

The latter glanced at the team, everyone looked eagerly, and the village chief Fujiyama nodded slightly.

So Bai Chuanfeng no longer hesitated, took the pine branch with both hands and held it up, and showed it around.

The crowd burst into enthusiastic cheers, the dancing rhythm of "Namahage" became faster and faster, and the drumbeat of "Dong Dong" became more and more rapid.

Until a certain moment, with a heavy "boom", all the sounds stopped abruptly.

"Oh~!" After the neat cheers, everyone smiled happily.

"Xiaofeng, welcome back~"

"Xiaofeng, you are Xiaolu's hero!"

Faced with the warm greetings from the uncles in the same village, Bai Chuanfeng could only keep nodding his head to greet everyone.

The noisy scene made the originally neat team a little scattered, so the village chief Fujiyama turned his head and yelled loudly.

"Okay, don't make any noise, the festival is not over yet."

The words of the village chief still had some effect, and the lively scene finally cooled down a little.

Taking advantage of this time, Bai Chuanfeng had time to exchange greetings with Fujiyama.

"Uncle Fujiyama, isn't this inappropriate?"

Bai Chuanfeng entrusted the pine branches in his hands, and the village chief personally led the team, and the shrine's palace secretary personally presided over it. This is not the treatment that ordinary people have.

Pine branches represent longevity and health in neon, and are usually only given to elders with high status on such solemn occasions.

There was also the first glass of wine that Namahage prayed for, all of which were dedicated to him for a year, which made Bai Chuanfeng feel that it was too much.

"Xiaofeng, don't worry, this is Xiaolu's thanks to you." Fujiyama knew what Bai Chuanfeng was worried about.

But everything today has been discussed in advance, and no one objected, except his parents.

All that Bai Chuanfeng has done for the deer, and the prayers that gather everyone's hearts, are already the most sincere gifts they can offer.

"Xiaofeng, you haven't seen Xiaolu's current appearance yet. Let's go, let me show you Xiaolu now."

After finishing speaking, Fujiyama waved his hand, and the sacrificial procession began to turn around gradually, while Bai Chuanfeng was crowded at the front of the procession.

Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, he didn't delay, and nodded with Kotaro and the others.

After finding their parents in the crowd of onlookers, Bai Chuanfengcai and Fujiyama walked towards Xiaolu Village after expressing each other's reassurance with their eyes.

Kazuko and Hayato Shirakawa, who were dressed in fine clothes, were both excited and proud as they watched Bai Chuanfeng's back gradually go away.

"Hezi, Xiaofeng looks more and more like you. Just like you did when you were young, with a bit of aristocratic demeanor."

Seeing his son being supported by everyone, Shirakawa Hayato couldn't help sighing.

"Pfft..." Hearing her husband's emotion, Hezi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"What kind of noble, just a person in distress."

It seems to recall the scene when the two met for the first time, a dirty lady with a delicate expression, and a young mountain man with a hunting bow but a simple expression.

Leaving aside all kinds of ridiculous things, more than twenty years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Kazuko and Hayato Shirakawa looked at each other, and then smiled at the same time.

Time flies so fast, Xiaofeng has grown up so much.

In Shirakawa Hayato's eyes, Bai Chuanfeng, who was already quite magnanimous, was now carefully looking at this small mountain village in his memory.

However, it is a pity that today's changes in the deer are almost impossible to find similarities with the past.

A series of chic Japanese-style wooden houses slowly extend along the stone path in front of you to the foot of the mountain in the distance.

It was snowing first, and the roof and the treetops in the dense forest were all covered with a layer of fluffy white snow.

At dusk, the wooden houses and the snow lanterns on both sides of the stone road gave Bai Chuanfeng the illusion of being in a fairyland of the Snow Country.

The deer in front of me is no longer a small village in the mountains, but more like an ancient street from the Edo period.

Yes, that's right, a street.

Various signboards such as taverns, restaurants, handicraft shops and specialty shops stand on both sides of this street.

Although the colors of the cloth banners are different, and the heights of the billboards are scattered, they have a unique atmosphere of life.

At this moment, in addition to the villagers of the village, there are many tourists from other villages who are watching the Xiaolu Festival. They are pointing at Bai Chuanfeng in front of the team.

Deer, it really surprised people.

Among the Japanese-style wooden houses, Bai Chuanfeng even saw western-style cafes and restaurants.

At this moment, he has countless curious questions in his mind, and wants to communicate with Fujiyama beside him.

But when I looked up and saw the unique courtyards at the foot of the mountain not far away, as well as the steaming springs, I already had the answer in my heart.

"Xiaofeng, the Xiaolu now is far from the Xiaolu back then.

In the eyes of outsiders, the name "Hachimantai Hot Spring Village" may be more familiar. "

Fujiyama seemed to see Bai Chuanfeng's doubts, and explained it very thoughtfully.

From his face, Bai Chuanfeng saw pride, emotion, and the vicissitudes of the changing world.

Because of the noisy voices, Bai Chuanfeng didn't rush to ask the reason for Xiaolu's transformation.

Surrounded by the crowd, he walked from the street to the original shrine in the village.

It has also been renovated here, and it looks more ancient and mysterious under the flickering lights at this time.

Under the guidance of the palace secretary, Bai Chuanfeng also lit a stick of incense in an orderly manner, completing the last part of the ceremony, and this New Year's ceremony finally came to an end.

After greeting the uncles in the village, Bai Chuanfeng was taken to a courtyard by Fujiyama.

The brand-new living room and exquisite carvings and decorations all reveal the extraordinary here.

Pushing open the paper sliding door, the warm temperature in the room made Bai Chuanfeng relax a lot.

"Uncle Fujiyama, is this what Xiaolu looks like after transformation?"

Just as he sat down on the tatami, Bai Chuanfeng couldn't wait to ask.

Smiling, Fujigami poured him a cup of clear tea, put down the ancient teapot, and then nodded.

"That's right, this is what Xiaolu looks like after transformation.

This is what Xiaolu looks like now after transforming Xiaolu into a resort according to Xiaofeng's original request. "

Bai Chuanfeng held the teacup and remained silent for a long time.

It took a while before he nodded with emotion, "To be honest, this has exceeded my expectations."

He really wanted to turn Xiaolu into a hot spring resort at the beginning, and he had this plan when Xiaolu was disaster-stricken and was preparing to rebuild.

Instead of repairing the old wooden houses, it is better to tear them down and rebuild according to the specifications of the resort.

By the way, it is developed together with the nearby hot springs, forming an ancient hot spring town together.

However, the design of the resort cannot be done freely by the villagers of Xiaolu, which requires professional project designers.

So, with the intention of not bothering the two masters with one thing, Bai Chuanfeng found Shimizu Construction who had cooperated once.

Although the other party is a construction company, it has cooperative relations with many famous designers and design teams.

So under the entrustment of Shimizu Corporation, those designers conducted a careful on-site inspection of Xiaolu.

According to the local customs, climate and geographical environment, they have tailored a complete set of reconstruction plans for Xiaolu.

From village residences to hot springs, transportation, streets, scenic spots and other details, all are included one by one.

Shirakawa Feng, who used to be far away in Tokyo, also saw the design drawings, but he couldn't infer what the completed deer would look like based on the drawings.

So without even thinking about it, with a wave of his hand, more than 300 million yen was approved, which was dedicated to the reconstruction of Xiaolu.

Later, in occasional phone calls with home, my mother kept lamenting how much Xiaolu had changed.

It's just that Bai Chuanfeng didn't see it with his own eyes at the time, so he didn't take it to heart.

Now looking back at the rebuilt Fawn, it can really be called a transformation like another day.

"Xiaofeng, thanks to the design masters you found from Tokyo.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for us alone to build Xiaolu into what it is today.

Of course, everything is from you Xiaofeng. Without you, there would be no deer today.

So everyone is very grateful to you, and today's ceremony has been prepared for a long time. "

Fujiyama himself feels incredible about Xiaolu's changes now, not to mention Bai Chuanfeng who just returned to the village.

"Xiaolu can have today's scenery, which also proves that all these investments are worthwhile."

Bai Chuanfeng was very open, instead of giving subsidies to the neighbors in the village from time to time every year.

It's better to find a way for them to be self-reliant and solve the problem once and for all.

At the same time, Xiaolu has his share of all the income here, and Baichuan Holdings will be responsible for this part of the affairs.

After all, with so much money invested, it is impossible to ignore the resort once it is completed.

"Nowadays, most of Xiaolu's family no longer make a living from farming. It's a bit of a waste of the various services you customized from the agricultural association at the beginning of the year, Xiaofeng."

I am a little embarrassed to mention this Fujiyama. After all, I spent several million yen to purchase a lot of fertilizer seeds and daily necessities.

Fortunately for daily necessities, the fertilizer is also used on the newly planted green plants, but the seeds are a bit wasted.

However, Bai Chuanfeng waved his hands openly, "It's all trivial, and it's not a waste. If it's a big deal, just eat the seeds as food."

Fujiyama once called him to talk about these things, but Bai Chuanfeng didn't care about this little money.

"By the way, Uncle Fujiyama, I just saw that there seem to be many foreigners on the streets of the village?"

Bai Chuanfeng felt a little surprised that Xiaolu could attract foreign guests so quickly.

"Haha" Mentioning this, Fujiyama couldn't help laughing.

"All this is thanks to you, Xiaofeng."

"Eh?" Bai Chuanfeng showed a look of surprise.