With a "boom", the vehicle started. Yushan and others' previous actions were just to move the snow a little further away from the vehicle so that it would be easier to start.
After a slight bump, the vehicle was back on track. The feeling of driving in the snow is unique, as if floating in the clouds.
This feeling is different from driving a go-kart in the snow that day. Firstly, the snow that day was only seven or eight centimeters thick, so the thickness was different. Secondly, the go-kart has been modified, so it has good grip even in the snow.
Yukinoshita Yukino and Yukinoshita Haruno seem to have
I was not used to this feeling and couldn't help but hold the handles inside the car with both hands.
"By the way, Kowato, isn't Uncle Yayoi going to pay homage himself?" Yukinoshita Haruno asked while sitting in the car.
"Him? He should be asleep by now." Yushan Heren said.
In fact, Yayoi Hayama was not sleeping, but lying in the room, playing Mahjong on her mobile phone.
In the past, when Yushan's family was larger, they had the habit of playing mahjong during the New Year. However, since Yushan Kazuto's grandfather went overseas, the population of Yushan's family has dropped from dozens to just a few.
That’s right, those dozens of people were all confidantes of Yushan Kazuto’s grandfather.
Of course, we don’t live together most of the time, we only get together during the New Year.
At times like this, the Yuyama family seemed to have become a mahjong parlor, and Yayoi Yuyama was also influenced and developed a certain interest in mahjong.
"Why are you going this way?" At the intersection, Yushan Kazuto suddenly turned, leaving Yukinoshita Yukino a little at a loss.
"Ah? Aren't we going this way?" Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink. This was the route he remembered.
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. Hayama Kazuto's old problem came back again. The road he was taking now led from Hayama's house - Yukinoshita Yukino's apartment - Sobu High School and then to Chiba Shrine. He didn't know how many detours he had taken in between!
Chapter 755: New Year's Visit
With the correction of Yukinoshita Yukino, Yushan Kazuto finally got back on track.
After all, if we really took a detour, it would probably take more than ten minutes to reach the Chiba Shrine.
Don’t underestimate these ten minutes. If you are ten minutes late, the extra waiting time will be much more than ten minutes.
Most people go to the shrine to pay New Year's visit at around 11 o'clock on New Year's Eve.
It's just that the Yushan family doesn't allow people to go out on New Year's Eve, so they naturally set out much later than others.
Of course, the Yuyama family is not the only one who has this habit. In short, the later you go, the more people there are at the Chiba Shrine and the longer you have to queue. The situation will only ease a little after four in the morning.
The closer you get to Chiba Shrine, the more crowded the roads become and the less snow there is.
"It seems that we can only walk ahead." Yushan and others parked the car on the side of the road.
Although we can probably drive a little further ahead, it would be difficult to get the car out if there was a traffic jam.
"Then let's go over there." Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile, got out of the car and stomped hard on the ground.
"The snow on the ground has been trampled down by the people who came to worship." Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but say.
"When it snows, the shrine will arrange for people to simply clean up the snow nearby." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Xukino, do you think that as your elder sister, Haruno, wouldn't know?" Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Yukinoshita Yukino.
"I'm just stating the facts." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
"Okay, it's time to go to the shrine. It's the first day of the new year and you two are arguing." Yushan Kazuto shrugged.
"Kowato, you don't understand this. This is not a quarrel, but a reflection of the friendly relationship between the two sisters." Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile.
"I deny the latter point, but you're right that this wasn't a quarrel." Yukinoshita Yukino also said.
Yushan and others blinked. Wow, they are all heading outward!
"By the way, do you have five yuan in change?" Yushan Heren suddenly asked.
"Yes. Do you need it?" Yukinoshita Yukino took out a few five-yuan coins from her pocket.
"Thank you for your help! I searched the room for more than ten minutes today, but couldn't find a five-yuan coin." Yushan Heren took one.
Yushan seldom used cash. Most of the time he used credit cards. Five-yuan coins like these were completely useless to him, so he never cared about them.
It's only when you need to use a five-yen coin for New Year's visits that five yen becomes a challenge for even the most capable person.
"Xue-no-chan is really considerate, can you give one to Xiaoyang-no-chan too?" Yukinoshita Yang-no asked with a smile. Actually, she brought five-yuan coins, but when she saw how many Yukinoshita Yukino-chan had in her hand, she wanted to take one more from her.
Yukinoshita Yukino blinked slightly, put away the remaining five-yuan coins and only took out one.
"Only one? But that's fine too! Kowato, why don't we go to the shrine to pray for a marriage!" Yukinoshita Haruno giggled.
Yukinoshita Yukino's expression didn't change much, but Yushan Kazuto suddenly felt that the temperature seemed to have dropped a lot.
"Okay, it's time to go to the shrine." Hayama Kazuto did not answer Yukinoshita Haruno's question, but said directly.
Yukinoshita Yukino smiled and followed Yushan Kazuto upstairs.
……
"It seems like there are a lot more people this year than the year before." Standing in the line, Yushan Heren couldn't help but say.
I didn't come to visit last year, so I don't know much about last year's situation. But in my impression, there aren't many New Year's visits on such a grand scale.
The weather this year is relatively bad, so logically there should be fewer people coming, but I didn't expect so many people to come.
"Maybe... the economy has gotten bad again, so we're praying for God's blessing." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
Although the Yukinoshita family was not affected by the economic downturn in Japan, she could still feel that the market environment was like a stagnant pool of water.
In such an environment, it is normal for people to pray for God's blessing, hoping to make their lives better and seek solace.
Most people do not believe in God when they are successful. They only pray for God's protection when they are in trouble. They are very utilitarian.
Of course, there are also some devout believers who attribute all their happiness to the grace of God and blame their misfortunes on their own sins.
However, such people are only a minority among the minority.
"Okay, Yukino, don't say anything, everyone is watching us." Yukinoshita Haruno said.
What Yukinoshita Yukino said was the truth, and because of that, it might sound a bit harsh to some people.
The Yukinoshita family and the Hayama family do not believe in these gods or the like. Paying homage to them is just a habit. For the Hayama family, it is even more like adapting to local customs.
"There are so many people. I don't know how long the queue will end." Yushan Heren couldn't help but stretch.
"The latest is three or four in the morning. It's not like we haven't waited this late before." Yukinoshita Haruno said indifferently.
"Have you ever waited this late?" Yukinoshita Yukino blinked.
"It should have been in the second grade. You seemed to have fallen asleep that time, Yukinoshita." Yushan Kazuto said.
"Yes, Yukino leaned on Kowato and fell asleep while standing. She slept so soundly." Yukinoshita Haruno laughed.
Yukinoshita Yukino blushed. She didn't expect that she had such an embarrassing experience when she was a child. If she had known this, she wouldn't have asked.
Yushan Kazuto also laughed. He didn't expect that Yukinoshita Yukino would be shy.
He still remembered what happened that year. Yukinoshita Yukino did fall asleep leaning on him, but afterwards, Mrs. Yukinoshita carried her on her back for only a few minutes.
However, what Yukinoshita Haruno said was as if Yukinoshita Yukino had slept on her body all night, which was a language trap.
However, looking at the shy look of Yukinoshita Yukino, she is still quite cute, so Yushan Kazuto did not point out the truth.
"By the way, do you feel cold?" Yushan Kazuto asked with a smile.
"With so many people here, it's not too cold." Yukinoshita Haruno said, but her trembling legs betrayed her.
Yushan Kazuto took out a small rechargeable warmer from his pocket: "If you feel cold, put this in your pocket."
"Hey, Kowato, you actually brought this." Yukinoshita Haruno was a little surprised.
Nowadays, most people use disposable hot packs, rather than rechargeable ones like Yushan Kazuto's.
Disposable hot packs are more convenient to use, but in terms of heat, rechargeable hot packs are better.
"I found it when I was looking for coins, so I charged it and brought it out." Yushan Heren shrugged and said.
Chapter 756 New Year's Gachapon Machine
The waiting time was a little faster than Yushan and the other two had imagined. Perhaps the shrine realized that there were too many people queuing and sped up the process a little.
Because it is winter, the hand-washing ceremony has been simplified a lot. Just gently wash your hands to complete the originally somewhat cumbersome hand-washing ceremony.
In front of the shrine, Yushan and others clapped their hands lightly and threw the five-yuan coin in their hands into the shrine, thus completing the ceremony.
On the side, Yukinoshita Yukino and Yukinoshita Haruno were still meditating with their eyes closed, so Yuyama Kazuto walked aside and waited quietly.
Before long, the two men threw in their coins and walked over to Yushan Heren.
"Kowato, what wish did you make?" Yukinoshita Haruno walked over and asked with a smirk on her face.
Yushan Kazuto blinked: "World peace."
Yukinoshita Haruno was a little speechless: "If you say it out loud, your wish won't come true."
"You asked me. If it doesn't work, it's all your fault." Yushan Heren said.
Suddenly, Yushan Kazuto felt a cold gaze. He turned around and saw that Hayama Hayato was also standing in the team.
"But Xiao Yangno is just a cute 16-year-old young high school girl. She really can't take on this responsibility!" Yukinoshita Yangno said in a somewhat coquettish tone.
Yushan Kazuto blinked. Although he had to admit that Yukinoshita Haruno was quite cute and looked quite young after dressing a little childishly, it was still a bit shameless for her to claim to be sixteen years old.
Hayato Hayama's gaze became even colder.
If it were someone else, Hayato Hayama would probably only be able to smile bitterly, but the person next to Yukinoshita Haruno was Kazuto Hayama, and he found it difficult to hide his anger.
Yushan Kazuto didn't care about his hateful look, he just said to Yukinoshita Haruno: "Yayama is also in the team, he seems to be watching us."
Yukinoshita Haruno turned her head and saw Hayama Hayato's cold eyes, so she turned her head back again.
Seeing the sudden look from Yukinoshita Haruno, Hayato Hayama was a little at a loss. His eyes just now did not hide his inner thoughts at all.
Yukinoshita Haruno just smiled, took a step forward, and took Yushan Kazuto's hand: "Who cares what he does? Let's go ring the bell!"
Seeing Yukinoshita Haruno's actions, Yukinoshita Yukino's pupils contracted instantly, but quickly returned to normal.
Yushan Kazuto blinked and let Yukinoshita Haruno pull him to the place where the bell was ringing.
……
Ringing the bell is also an important part of New Year's shrine visits, but Yushan Kazuto does not like this action. Ringing the bell at a close distance would make his eardrums hurt.
"By the way, why didn't I see your parents?" Yushan Heren asked casually, holding the wooden handle of the bell.
"Father and mother set out at 11 o'clock in the evening and rang the first bell of the new year!" Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile.
Hayama Kazuto blinked. He didn't expect that the parents of the Yukinoshita sisters were active participants in the shrine.
"Doesn't that mean that when we set out, Aunt Yukinoshita and Uncle Yukinoshita had already returned home?" Yushan Kazuto said.
"It should be about the same." Yukinoshita Haruno smiled. Even if it was a little late, it wouldn't be much later.
Yushanheren curled his lips, rang the bell, and quickly jumped into the snow. As expected, the bell rang so loudly that the snowflakes on the side and the trees fell down.
Yukinoshita Yukino and Yukinoshita Haruno glanced at Hayama Kazuto, as if blaming Hayama Kazuto for knocking the bell so hard. The two of them knocked the bell gently at once, and this time the sound was much quieter, but it still made their ears a little uncomfortable.
In the snow, Yukinoshita Yukino and Yukinoshita Haruno walked towards Yuyama Kazuto with some resentment in their eyes.
The time when Yushan and the other man rang the bell, it almost gave them both tinnitus.
"Kazuto, why did you hit him so hard?" Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Hayama Kazuto and asked unhappily.
"Isn't it said that the harder the bell is struck, the more sincere the heart is?" Yushan Heren shrugged.
"There is no such saying. No mainstream religion in the world has similar regulations." said Yukinoshita Yukino.
Although her tone was calm, she still couldn't hide the anger in her heart.
Yushan Kazuto scratched his head angrily: "Really? Then maybe I remembered it wrong, haha!"
Looking at the awkward smile of Yushan Kazuto, Yukinoshita Yukino and Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but blink, and their expressions were unusually synchronized.
Yushan Kazuto looked at the two of them and said, "Let's go draw lots. After that, we can go home."
Yukinoshita Yukino and Yukinoshita Haruno both nodded, and the synchronization rate soared to a new height again.
Yushan and Ren blinked. They didn't expect that these two sisters were quite similar.
……
In Japan, the gashapon culture is very popular, and even shrines have kept up with the times and introduced a number of gashapon lottery machines.
