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Chapter 36 Puppet Master

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    Rie always regrets that she should not have gone to Kamakura with her elder brother.

    Rie¡¯s hometown is Kamakura.

    She just wanted to pay homage to her biological father. In previous years, she would do so at home.  This time, I wanted to go to Kamakura to worship in person.

    She raised this matter with Brother Ji Yan.

    "Well, okay." Ji Yan agreed readily and said, "Then go!"

    "Iworry that my parents won't agree"

    "How could it be? It is natural to worship one's biological parents. I will convince them with Sachiko, so don't worry. Do you want to ask someone to do some rituals? There are many ancient temples in Kamakura."

    "No need"

    The Odagiri family lives in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is not a short distance to Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is located on the seaside of Tokyo.  Initially, I planned to take the Shinkansen, but Norihiko happened to buy a Honda sedan at that time and decided to drive there.

    "Brother, are you doting on Rie too much?" Sachiko was a little dissatisfied during the discussion: "It's from Nagoya to Kamakura! Why don't you drive Rie there?"

    "Well, it's rare to have a car. I wouldn't worry about Rie running to Kamakura alone."

    ¡°Then there¡¯s no need to drive her there!¡±

    "Anyway, I bought a new car, and I want to show off my driving skills in front of my sister," Norihiko said to Rie with a smile, "That's right, right?"

    "Brother, is it really okay? You won't be too tired, right?" Rihui was also a little worried.

    "It's okay! Just don't worry."

    If Rie had known earlier, she would have stopped Norihiko at that time.

    Kamakura is a coastal town located to the west of the Miura Peninsula in Kanagawa Prefecture, close to Yokohama City. It is regarded as a residential area in Tokyo and a famous tourist attraction in Japan.

    Rie¡¯s father, Shinozaki Yoshiyasu, passed away in Kamakura.

    In the past, Shinozaki Yoshiyasu, who was a puppet master, could be said to have inherited a very good craft. The puppets he made were all very exquisite.

    Ningbo art is a traditional Japanese folk art.  It has a very long history, probably originating in Japan's Edo period, and first appeared as a children's toy.  After hundreds of years of changes, the exquisite, gorgeous and diverse hair accessories of humanoid art have become very popular.  In the middle of the Heian period in the 8th century, more than a thousand years ago, there was already a game about changing clothes on dolls, and later there was a record of the custom of throwing dolls into the river for good luck.

    The doll is a unique traditional handicraft in Japan, but it is different from the Chinese puppet. It is not only a decorative toy, but also has a deeper cultural significance.  In Japan, dolls can also be taken away as part of a woman's dowry when she gets married.  Since the dolls can be passed down from generation to generation, there is no need to buy new ones.  The dolls of some famous families have been passed down from generation to generation, accumulating dozens or even hundreds of dolls, and they are decorated every year to create a spectacular scene.

    Therefore, Japanese people now also like dolls as interior decorations.  When Shinozaki Yoshiyasu was alive, because the dolls he made were extremely exquisite and the workmanship was impeccable, he relied on this craft to open a doll shop in Nagoya.  She married Rie's mother when the store's business was getting more and more prosperous.

    At that time, the Odagiri family was one of the regular customers of Shinozaki Doll Shop.  Because Shinozaki¡¯s dolls are very popular with Sachiko¡¯s mother, Odagiri Kimie.  Therefore, I often choose to buy dolls from the Shinozaki family and give them as gifts to relatives and friends. By the way, I also introduced the Shinozaki doll shop.

    When Shinozaki¡¯s wife became pregnant, Kimie became pregnant at about the same time.  When she occasionally came to the doll shop, she also said that if she gave birth to a daughter in the future, she would definitely come to Shinozaki's house to buy dolls during Women's Day.

    However, at that time, strange things gradually happened in the Shinozaki family.

    That day, Shinozaki¡¯s wife Eiko entered her husband¡¯s workshop, only to see the finished dolls that had been destroyed by her husband scattered all over the floor.  The husband was looking at the doll on the ground in pain, his eyes bloodshot.

    "II don't want to make dolls anymore"

    This shocked Yingzi!  You know, apart from making dolls, your husband has no other skills and is not highly educated. He is a full-time housewife at home. A child will be born in the future. If he does not open this store, he will lose his financial source!

    "What are you talking about? Why can't you do it?" Yingzi picked up a puppet on the ground and said, "I think you did a good job!"

    "No, that's not right" Shinozaki suddenly?It is also getting more and more painful.  The husband was very strange. He said he would stop making puppets, but at the same time he continued to make puppets and destroy them.  Later, in order to make ends meet, Eiko persuaded her husband to continue making dolls for others to make ends meet. After all, they now had Rie.

    "However, Shinozaki Yoshiyasu was unwilling to do so anyway.  But if you don¡¯t make dolls, you have no source of income.  For father's funeral expenses, he had to ask some neighbors to borrow money, because both Shinozaki and Eiko's parents had passed away, and other relatives would shirk the word "money".  In order to earn milk powder money for Li Hui, Yingzi had to go out to find a job.  Finally, after much effort, I found a job washing dishes in a restaurant.

    ¡°The husband¡¯s condition is getting worse and worse.  The house would be filled with dolls that he had broken. Those dolls were obviously very well made and could definitely be sold for money, but he would break them in such a wasteful way every time!  She doesn't like to take care of Hui either, and never helps take care of her.  Yingzi almost couldn't bear it anymore.

    And then, something even more terrifying happened.

    In April 1985, Shinozaki and Eiko were found dead at home. Their deaths were very miserable, but their daughter Rie Shinozaki survived.  After investigating the scene, it was initially determined that this was a robbery and homicide case.  What's strange is that at the scene of the two's death, there were a large number of broken dolls piled on the ground

    This incident also caused a sensation, and the Odagiri couple in Nagoya also saw the news in the newspaper.  Junhui was also very sad because of this, and later went to inquire about the situation of Rie, the only survivor.  Finally, we learned that other relatives of the Shinozaki couple did not want to take Rie in for various reasons.  If this continues, the only option is to send her to an orphanage.

    Jun Hui is determined to adopt Rie!  At first, her husband didn't agree with this, but because Jun Hui persisted, he had to agree.

    In the end, Rie was brought from Kamakura to Nagoya, and she was admitted into the Odagiri family.

    Both Norihiko and Sachiko sympathized with Rie's experience, so they loved her very much.

    "Speaking of which," Sachiko suddenly said, "I heard that no one dared to live in that old house in Kamakura after the murder. Moreover, for many nights after that, there would be a shrill and terrifying sound.  The noise made the nearby people move away in fear."

    "Haha, why are you so superstitious, Sachiko?" Norihiko didn't care: "It's the 21st century, how can there be ghosts? Curses, ghosts, etc. are all psychological phenomena caused by human beings' fear of death.  It¡¯s just a hint. How can you believe such rumors!"

    So, a few days later, Norihiko took Rie and drove to Kamakura (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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