With the Meiji Restoration and subsequent reforms, local feudal lords lost power and the Chinese ethnic group gradually declined.

Masaki Tozawa is Hongchuan Kaede's grandfather, and he is the last head of the Tozawa family with political ability.

Through his efforts, although the Tozawa family suffered losses, at least its foundation was strong.

Compared with many Chinese people who disappeared quietly or even disappeared, he has done a good enough job.

However, individual talent cannot withstand the general trend, and decline is inevitable.

That's not what worried him the most. What really gave him a headache was his idiot son.

As he grew older, Tozawa Masaki's worries became more intense.

Since the son is not good enough, then we can find a way to use the daughter to ensure the continuation of the Tozawa family.

It happened that the current head of the Sakai family of the Shogai domain wanted to marry and continue their relationship, so he happened to be interested in Kazuko.

Masami Tozawa was very excited when he first heard the request of the visitor from the Sakai family.

The Shogai Domain of the Sakai family and the Shinjo Domain of the Tozawa family both belong to Yamagata Prefecture and are considered neighbors.

But the Sakai family is more than just that. The families that came from the Kaito family include 3 counts, 4 viscounts, and 2 barons.

There is no doubt that the family lineage is huge and has deep roots.

If Tozawa gets Sakai's support, then no matter how stupid his son is, he will have no problem supporting him until the time of the Azuma generation.

Looking at the cute and innocent Kazuko, Masami Tozawa hesitated in his heart.

Originally, it was normal for women to marry for the sake of the continuation of the family, but the current head of the Sakai family could not continue the marriage because he was already over sixty years old.

Masaki Tozawa would not be so cruel as to marry his darling daughter who is seventeen or eighteen years old to a bad old man in his sixties.

At this time, Tozawa Masaki, whose health was gradually weakening, was bedridden for a whole month, worried and undecided for a while.

As for Tozawa Shoshu, he was not known as Benikawa Kaede's uncle, and he didn't know where he got the news.

Although he has no political talent, he still knows what the Sakai family represents.

Because without Tozawa Masaki's permission, he imprisoned his sister without authorization, and that is why Hezi.

When Shoshu Tozawa was about to wait for someone from the Sakai family to come again, he directly held the tied-up Wakko with his legs.

Fortunately, Higashino, who had benefited from Wakko, risked his life to untie Wakko's rope at night and quietly took her out of the back door.

Without enough time to say goodbye to her father, Kazuko took a few sets of clothes that Toshiro had prepared for herself and escaped from Tokyo overnight.

But as a young lady from a wealthy family, she has never gone out alone.

After much thought before, she decided to go to Shikakus in Akita. Her grandfather took her there when she was a child, and Shikakus was not the territory of the Tozawa family at that time.

She remembered that the people there were very friendly, and she was also very polite. However, after stumbling, the Chinese lady went through a lot of hardships to reach Xiaolu in Akita.

That was where she met Benikawa Hayato who was hunting in the mountains, the dirty and charming young lady and the honest and loyal mountain people. This was their first encounter.

What happened next was the same as in the story. The young lady married a mountain man and gave birth to the protagonist Hongchuan Kaede.

In the second year, Tozawa Shoxiu found Xiaolu after asking around.

When Bu Nao saw that his sister had married a mountain man, he was immediately furious. Without thinking, he prepared to have someone teach Benikawa Hayato an unforgettable lesson.

However, the young and strong Benikawa Hayato was not a vegetarian. He raised his hunting bow and fired three consecutive shots at Tozawa Masaru, which frightened him so much that he didn't dare to take a step forward.

With a few harsh words, Tozawa Masamune was able to return to Tokyo with his followers.

My sister is already married and has a child. The rice is already cooked, so what’s the use of tying her back?

Their father also passed away that year, and he was already in a state of unconsciousness when Hezi fled, but he kept mumbling his daughter's name until his death.

Later, the past was forgotten, and Hezi lived in that small village east of the mountain for more than 20 years.

What happened to Ashin on TV reminded her of her own experience when she was a young refugee.

On the thousand-mile journey from Tokyo to Xiaolu, she suffered no less than Ashin.

The scene stirred up emotion, and I was overjoyed to see my son get married. The sadness and joy were mixed, and I couldn't restrain my love for my son, so more and more tears flowed.
Chapter completed!