"The ceremony for conferring divine status will be tomorrow. Let Huayin explain the process to you in detail this afternoon. It is very simple. Most of the time, you just need to sit still."

Most ceremonies are like this. The busy ones are the host, and the party who is awarded the ceremony only needs to follow the instructions. The person who presides over the ceremony is of course the master of the Izumo Taisha Shrine, Kuze Kaon, and all the affairs related to the shrine maiden are

She is responsible.

When it came to business, Lord Boli finally became more serious. But it didn’t last long.

"By the way, Reiya-chan, it's rare to come to Izumo Taisha Shrine. Do you want to invite a guardian back? The price is cheap, and it is best to give it to friends as souvenirs."

"How can you have a shrine maiden from your own shrine and hire a guardian at your own shrine?" Huayin couldn't stand it. He only wanted to make money from pilgrims, and he didn't even let go of the shrine maidens from his own shrine?

The royal guard was originally made by the shrine maiden of the shrine, so how could there be any reason to pray for oneself?

"But it's cheap. People from Tokyo, how can they still be short of this little money?" Bo Liyu muttered unwillingly. That's from Tokyo.

It’s true that they are cheap. The cheapest good luck guard and the bad luck guard are only 108 yen, and then there are academic guards, health guards, etc., unified 288. The most exquisite is the marriage guard, which is the birthright guard of Izumo Shrine.

, bless love and marriage, the texture is all silk, and it only costs 588 yen.

If you put it in Tokyo, you won’t even be able to cover the cost.

"Small profits but quick turnover. When customers see it's so cheap, why don't they buy more? When we go back and give away more to our relatives and friends, won't our Izumo Taisha Shrine's reputation come out?"

Speaking of this, Lord Boli was a little proud. Perhaps because his surname is Boli, he has always believed in the saying of small profits but quick turnover.

He has always felt that when there are more pilgrims and money for incense, there will naturally be less money for incense. And if you only focus on the latter, you are putting the cart before the horse.

Not only the guardians, but also ema, knotted ropes, bells, etc. are all sold here. Even if the significance of faith is removed, they are also very good as souvenirs and the price is not expensive. The God of Boli will implement small profits but quick turnover to the end.

, the effect is also very good. Visitors who come to Izumo Taisha Shrine rarely leave empty-handed.

I heard that Lord Boli had previously proposed the business of taking photos with a shrine maiden. For 500 yen, you can take a photo with a shrine maiden home and worship. But Kuze rejected it.

Who knows how they will worship after being taken home?

Absolutely not allowed! With such persistence, Lord Boli had to regretfully give up this idea that he thought was quite good.

In the end, Lingya and the housekeeper Mitano each invited an Ema and hung it on the sacred tree in the courtyard in front of the main hall. Seeing Lingya being 'fooled', Kuze was not happy, and Lord Boli was even more proud.

The key to small profits but quick turnover is not small profits but quick turnover. One or two more is also a lot.

The day was spent visiting the shrine and getting acquainted with the process of tomorrow. Lunch was served with vegetarian dishes from the shrine - the so-called vegetarian dishes specifically refer to the working meals provided by the shrine, not vegetables. The dishes contain fish and meat.

Two hundred years ago, Shintoism did not allow eating meat, but later it was gradually relaxed. Even marrying a wife and having children was normal. I heard that Lord Boli had a daughter of junior high school age. However, I didn’t see him because he went to school during the day.

To.

The reason why Kuze did not go to school was because there was a fasting festival today. Throughout October, she frequently needed to take leave from school. Considering her special status, the school did not punish her harshly.

It may be difficult to understand in other cities. High school students focus on academics. But in Izumo, the belief in gods runs through the lives of ordinary people, including schools. What's more, in the eyes of the school's teachers, Kuze Miku

There is no need to apply for college. The master of Izumo Taisha Shrine can still choose to work in the shrine even if he retires after a few years.

This is a pretty good way out.

It is worth mentioning that, unlike other shrines, here, whether it is the priest Hoshiri who is the palace minister, Kuze Kain who is the master of the temple, or ordinary priests and shrine maidens, they all dine in the same dining room.

There is no distinction between seniority and inferiority in seating. You can sit at two or three tables casually.

"Master Shinto, don't you always want to compare with Ise Jingu? I heard that the chief minister of Ise Jingu always takes meals to the private room alone and is served by someone." Kuze didn't know where he heard this from.

News, said deliberately.

"Where did you hear that? When you went to Tokyo this time, you didn't even visit Ise Shrine, right?" Lord Boli looked at Kuze with a dangerous look.

Kuze quickly shook his head.

She really didn't go anywhere else. She was shocked by the prices in Tokyo and bought a ticket back to Izumo that night.

Bo Li snorted, "It's okay if you don't go. Even if you go to the temple to offer incense to the Buddha, it doesn't matter. You are not allowed to add incense to the Ise Shrine. If I find out, the training penalty will be tripled!"

Kuze took a leap of faith and tripled the training. That would be fatal - two hours of meditation would be fatal if it turned into six hours. It would be boring to death.

So, what kind of hatred is this between Izumo Taisha Shrine and Ise Jingu? Rei also looked at Kuze curiously, hoping to hear some gossip from her.

Eating melon is human instinct.

But Kuze shook her head. She didn't know it herself. The shrine master became like this after he returned from the Shinto Association meeting last year. That was a meeting that could only be attended by senior officials of the shrine. If it were Kuze now, as the master of the temple, of course

You can also participate. But becoming the host was only a few days ago.

I thought it was just a thrill. It is also the oldest and most famous grand shrine, but Ise Jingu is in Tokyo.

"As for going to the wing to eat alone, what's wrong with that? What's there to compare with this kind of thing? How can I eat alone?" Bo Li said, adding another bowl of radish soup for himself, and then glared at Zhemu.

, was so frightened that Priest Zhemu stopped using his chopsticks, and he picked up the last piece of meat from under Zhemu’s chopsticks.

After thinking about it, he didn't eat the piece of meat, but put it into Lingye's bowl.

“Newcomers get special treatment, remember, you have to fight to eat here.”

The meat was averagely cooked and far inferior to the skills of the two chefs at home, but Ling also found it interesting. This Izumo Shrine, which is called the oldest and has a black torii, was not what she had imagined before.

Very good.

It's evening soon.

Kuze sent a new miko uniform, and the tailor-made new clothes were made for her to try in advance to see if they fit. Without Chihaya, it would be awarded at tomorrow's ceremony. It doesn't matter if Chihaya is wearing it, and it doesn't matter if the size is different.

It feels like it’s just a gauze garment.

Ling didn't change into it immediately. After all, it was new clothes. She planned to try them on after taking a shower.

The quiet shrine is isolated from the world, and I always feel that even the concept of time is a little weak. The forest of trees blocks the sunlight, leaving only speckled traces of glory.

Of course, jianmu is not the jianmu in mythology. The two words originally mean "tall trees". In the shrine, it doesn't matter whether it is a banyan tree, an oak tree or a cedar tree. The tree that covers the sky and the sun is a jianmu. Some

The ancient trees that have been worshiped will also be tied with continuous ropes woven from straw, symbolizing spirituality and being blessed by the gods.

After the witches and priests finished their homework, it was time for dinner at six o'clock.

Still in the dining hall, but before anyone could sit down, tap tap tap tap——

A burst of rapid footsteps came from far away and came closer.

A shrine is a solemn place, and generally speaking, you must walk slowly. Just like a shrine maiden who pursues treading on the sand without leaving a trace or stepping on the leaves without making a sound, as she usually practices, it is not necessary, but at least you cannot run rampant.

The owner of the footsteps obviously ran all the way. But everyone was already used to it.

Snap——

The wooden door was opened, and the person who opened the door was a girl. She seemed to be about the same age as Ling, and she was still breathing heavily because she was running in a hurry.

"Reimu, how many times have I told you not to run in the shrine!"

"Come on, I'm not a witch. Nor am I a pilgrim who comes to pray to God." The girl known as 'Lingmeng' did not flinch in the face of Lord Boli.

She didn't even look at Lord Boli. She glanced around the dining hall and quickly focused on Ling Ye.

"Ha, it's Freya after all! Dad didn't lie!"

The girl is wearing a navy blue skirt, in the style of a sailor suit, but the skirt reaches down to her calf, almost close to her ankle.

This should be the school uniform. In schools in Tokyo, school uniforms have long been Westernized. I see too many suits and short skirts. I accidentally saw such a "simple" long skirt and white cotton socks, similar to the school uniforms found in old photos from the Taisho era.

On the contrary, it made Ling feel a little more intimate.

Such long skirts, if worn in schools in Tokyo, would be considered bad. This is because girls who deliberately change their skirts to long skirts often hang out with those motorcycle gangsters. They wear long skirts to facilitate sitting in the back seat of motorcycles.

, not exposed.

The girl said as she put down the schoolbag on her back and started rummaging around.

"Freya, can you give me your autograph, please?"

The girl who called herself Freya was obviously a viewer of the TV series. What the girl took out from her schoolbag was an autograph book and a ballpoint pen. This was the first time Lingya was asked to sign in real life.

Lord Boli coughed lightly, and when no one paid attention to him, he knocked on the table again. But Reimu still ignored him, and was so stingy that he didn't even look away.

"I said, Reimu, I haven't even asked for Freya's signature yet. Why are you so anxious? Go put your schoolbag away, wash your hands and come over for dinner!"

"You are quite old, what kind of autograph do you want?"

"What are you talking about, this unfilial daughter?"

"Um, should I write 'Freya' or my name?" Ling also interrupted the father and daughter, feeling that if they were allowed to continue talking, it would soon turn into a quarrel.

"Yes, 'Freya' is not your real name. I remember your real name is..."

"Oshima Reiya, this is my name."

Fortunately, Ling also answered the call. In fact, Reimu didn't remember the other person's real name. This made her a little embarrassed.

But most people are like this. If they like the characters in TV series, who cares about their real names?

"I'm sorry, my name is Reimu, Reimu Boli. It's a very unpleasant surname. People who make small profits will fly away even if they have wealth. No wonder the family is so poor despite being the head of a big shrine like Izumo Taisha Shrine."

"Oh, if you don't like it, just change your surname." Lord Boli didn't care. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating. While eating, he said in a strange voice: "Caiqian, Baolai, how about it? But they are all surnames from big families. If you have the ability, you can

Catch me a golden turtle son-in-law."

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