Chapter 2044 A person who is good at taking care of children
In terms of coaxing children, Musashi is indeed much better than Senko Muramasa.
"Okay, okay, Azai, don't you want to talk to me, your sister Fujimaru Ritsuka, brother Kotaro, and uncle Zuomura about the things we always encounter in Xiaxia during the meal?"
Zuo Cun's eyelids twitched suddenly.
"For example, um...for example, what is Her Royal Highness the Princess's dormitory like? If A'Xiang asks about such things, I will tell her."
"Ah, I want to hear it! Then Ah Xiu is going to prepare dinner! Sister Musashi must tell it to Ah Xiu!"
With Musashi's efforts, the topic was finally successfully moved to other places, making Chiko Muramasa relieved.
"I'm going to prepare with Ah Xiang, Ritsuka, Danzo, do you two want to come together?"
With that said, Musashi stood up and waved to the two women.
Even though Danzo is actually a gimmick doll - it's also a gimmick doll made by a woman, right?
Chiko Muramasa sighed and glanced at Fujimaru Ritsuka apologetically.
"Sorry, I really don't want children to hear this topic after all."
"Now, let's eat first. After dinner, I will take you to the forging ground."
...
After eating a full meal to replenish their physical strength, they experienced a lot of things outside and inside the city - in the old man's thatched hut, the group finally had a so-called "safe meal".
Before this, it was usually supplemented by supplies obtained by Zuo Cun, and when necessary, Fuma Kotaro's secret military food pills would be taken.
That stuff is really unpalatable, even if Kotaro claims that the rice balls he made are the most delicious among the rice balls used by many schools, they are just as unpalatable.
This incident caused a certain degree of blow to Kotaro at that time.
"Ah - I'm so satisfied! The catfish caught from the stream behind is so delicious when grilled with salt - Grandpa, can I have udon noodles for a late night snack?"
Musashi had just finished dinner and was already thinking about a midnight snack.
"You guy, stop touching your nose and face."
Qianzi Muramasa rolled his eyes.
"If you want to eat, just prepare it yourself for me!"
Looks like there is no more udon for late night snack...
"Anyway, thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Muramasa."
Kotaro put the chopsticks aside and said seriously to Chiko Muramasa.
Although ninjas have no need to eat, out of respect, Samura Anno and Fuma Kotaro honestly finished a large bowl of white rice and added anchovies grilled with salt.
"There's no point in praising me. After all, Ah Xiu is responsible for the seasoning. You should thank her."
Everyone looked at Ah Xiu together.
Ah Xiu was already lying on the tatami and fell asleep, hugging his brother and snoring together.
"What a lovely child... Sleep peacefully, everyone here will not disappear even if you wake up."
Musashi pursed his lips, sighed slightly, and touched Ah Xiu's face.
"I'm going to take the two children into the house."
Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice softened, and then he gently picked up the children and placed them in the back room for sleeping.
But Fujimaru Ritsuka can only hold one child, and if there is another child...
"Thank you, Miss Danzo."
Taking Tasuke from Danzo's arms, Fujimaru Ritsuka placed Tasuke next to his sister, and then covered the two children with quilts.
"Well, that's enough."
Nodding, the two of them quietly left the room together, not forgetting to close the door when they left.
"Ritsuka and Danzo are both good at taking care of children...Ritsuka can say that Danzo is really unexpected, like a sister and a mother." Miyamoto Musashi looked at Kato Danzo
Hidden, joked.
"Well, what I'm talking about - uh, that, she..."
Kotaro seemed to be about to blurt out something, but he was able to control it.
"What I want to say is actually nothing. She will have to wait to hear it."
Zuomura looked back at the corner behind him, and then glanced at Kotaro.
Kotaro's face looked a little panicked.
"No, I don't have anything to say... By the way, the most important thing now is the exchange of information, right?"
Kotaro dropped the topic in a panic.
"The direction of Arakawa is from here all the way to the west."
After all, Samura spent some time in Edo.
"That place on the outer edge of the river—we were talking about this place before, right?"
He looked at Qianzi Muramasa.
"Um."
Nodding, Qianzi Muramasa continued.
"The seriousness of the situation seems to have finally alerted Lord Iemitsu who was sitting in the shogunate. Because of the seriousness of the situation, he finally reluctantly summoned more than 10,000 troops and gathered in the wasteland beside the Arakawa River.
above."
"The army...has the shogunate finally reacted?"
Kotaro's expression seemed a little happy.
"The place where they gathered was actually the place where Hitachi was burned to ashes, so they probably took this aspect into consideration."
"Ten thousand...is this number too small?"
Musashi frowned.
"It's obviously not a troubled time now, but we have only gathered such a few people?"
Zuo Cun's breath became unsteady.
Why, are generals the same regardless of era?
During the Shimabara Rebellion, the shogunate itself sent 120,000 troops, plus reinforcements from various vassals. Although the final number cannot be calculated, it must be at least 200,000. Now - they are
Are you planning to send 10,000 people down here?
He was sent here reluctantly.
"We will discuss these issues later. The focus of the question now is, when will the more than 10,000 troops arrive at Xiazong?"
Kotaro interrupted Musashi and asked Senko Muramasa seriously.
"They won't come."
But this is the response Kotaro received.
"Why?"
Kotaro was stunned.
Muramasa picked up the tea and took a sip, minding his own business, and then looked at everyone in the hermitage solemnly.
"I said they won't come because... they're dead."
"The 10,000 troops assembled were slaughtered in one night."
Wow——
"You said - kill them all!?"
Miyamoto Musashi's tone involuntarily raised a little.
"Musashi, the children are still sleeping."
Although Zuo Cun was also surprised, he obviously did not forget the children sleeping in the house.
Musashi quickly sat down again.
"Really or not - they were all slaughtered!? No one is left!?"