After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Sakaki Namie suggested:

“Chiyo, would you like to visit Ming’s room here?”

“Um, Namiryu-sister, is this really possible?”

“Of course. It’s on the innermost part of the second floor. It’s the room with the scratches on the door recording your height!”

“Then I would be rude.”

Chiyo Matsudaira stood up, bowed gracefully, and then walked towards the stairwell.

Uchiha Ming was about to go upstairs with Matsudaira Chiyo when he noticed that Aunt Namiryu was winking at him. He immediately knew that Aunt Sakaki Namiryu was deliberately trying to get rid of Matsudaira Chiyo.

“A Ming, your dull mind suddenly became smart after entering college! When you were in elementary school here, you were not interested in girls. How did you win over Miss Matsudaira?”

Sakaki Namiryu said in a low voice with a gossipy look on her face and shining eyes.

“I’m an adult too. Instead of caring about this, you might as well care about yourself. You’re not a child anymore, Sister Namiryu.” Uchiha Ming said in a stern tone.

This move hit the vital point, and Sakaki Namiryu was choked.

“By the way, Miss Matsudaira always looked familiar to me. Ming, do you know anything?” Sakaki Namiryu frowned and thought hard.

“Chiyo is also a student of Jinguji Private High School. Sister Namiryu, you were an intern physical education teacher at Jinguji for a semester three years ago. It’s not surprising that we met by chance.” Uchiha Ming said casually.

“Oh, I remember now! When I went to Jinguji High School where you were attending for an interview, Miss Matsudaira was watching at the interview venue.”

After hearing what Uchiha Ming said, Sakaki Namiya suddenly had an epiphany.

“I was wondering how I could possibly pass the screening of a private high school with my resume. Turns out it was your girlfriend who helped me. Does that mean you two have been together for three years?” Sakaki Nami’s eyebrows were beaming with joy and a teasing look on her face.

Uchiha Ming remained noncommittal.

Although Uchiha Ming attracted Matsudaira Chiyo’s attention at that time, it was not out of love, but out of curiosity to get to the bottom of things.

“According to the time, it was before my brother-in-law became successful. This way I can rest assured a little.”

Sakaki Namiryu let out a breath, and her expression suddenly became a lot more relaxed.

“Things are different now. The Uchiha family is no longer a country bumpkin that makes handicrafts of weaving round fans. There are endless people eyeing my brother-in-law’s power as the number one supernatural being, the head of the supernatural police department, and the money of the foundation. We must be more careful.”

Sakaki Namiryu’s face darkened.

“Although my brother-in-law is doomed to fail in love affairs, he is deeply in love with me and will never change until death. Now that you have a girlfriend, you should learn more from him.”

Sakaki Namiryu seemed to remember something and muttered a few words in a low voice.

“It’s not good to be too focused.”

Aunt Namiryu has something else in her words.

Uchiha Ming didn’t care and asked:

“Grandma and Grandpa, are you all right?”

“I am in good health, but I keep complaining about being suffocated in the big city and wanting to go back to the village to farm.”

“The old man is really stubborn. For safety’s sake, it’s better to stay in Tokyo.”

Uchiha Ming sighed.

“After returning to the village after so many years, I feel that it is really desolate and dilapidated.”

This is also something that cannot be done.

Due to the declining birthrate and aging population, Japan’s population crisis has further deepened. As young residents move to big cities and the elderly die, many villages are disappearing silently.

Especially after the advent of the supernatural era and the existence of monsters was confirmed, the panic of the entire nation further intensified the concentration of population in urban areas.

After all, there are not many young and middle-aged people in remote areas. If they are attacked by monsters, they can only wait for death. By the time rescue arrives, they will be exhausted.

However, as Feiyue no longer appears, the number of monsters and evil spirits causing trouble has greatly decreased.

According to official statistics, only a dozen people died in strange attacks in the first half of Reiwa 7.

There are not as many homicide cases as there are now, so some people are starting to hope for the best.

Japan’s current official propaganda is asking its citizens to get used to long-term coexistence with monsters and evil spirits.

“Tonight is the all-night funeral. The last Uchiha elder in the village has also returned to dust.”

Sakaki Namiya looked towards Uchiha Ming with a mischievous smile on her face.

“The Uchiha family is not very large, Ming, you have to work harder.”

Chapter 365 Chapter 366

At six o’clock in the evening, a faint crimson color appeared on the horizon.

Uchiha Ming, wearing a black suit, and Matsudaira Chiyo and Sakaki Namiryu, who were also wearing black kimonos, walked out of the old house and got into a black Passat.

The other assistants got into another black car.

“Tonight is an all-nighter, and the farewell ceremony and funeral will be tomorrow. If everything goes well, we can return to Tokyo tomorrow afternoon.” Sakaki Namru said while driving.

Japanese funerals follow Buddhist standard procedures and take about three days.

On the first day after death, the body is placed and the funeral home, city hall and temple are notified to arrange the subsequent funeral process.

The next day, the funeral home arranges to set up the mourning hall, and the undertaker arranges the deceased’s remains and puts them in the coffin. An all-night ceremony is held between 6pm and 8pm, and people who have had regular contact with the deceased can come to pay their respects and burn incense.

The monks chanted sutras and prayed for the deceased to be reborn in paradise, and the bereaved family and relatives kept vigil for the deceased that night.

The third day’s farewell ceremony is smaller and more formal, usually attended by only close relatives and friends. After the farewell ceremony, the coffin is moved to the crematorium for cremation.

“Yeah.” Uchiha Ming nodded.

“By the way, what did my brother-in-law say?”

“He returned home today and said he would try to attend the all-nighter, and if he really couldn’t make it, he would definitely be there for the farewell ceremony.”

The few of them stopped talking. The black Passat turned a corner and drove for another three to five minutes. Then they could see an ordinary wooden house. The firewood at the door was piled up to the eaves, and there was a yard surrounded by a fence outside.

“arrive.”

There are a lot of open spaces in the countryside, so you can park your car anywhere on the outskirts.

In the open space on one side of the country house, there are more than a dozen cars and trucks parked, including luxury cars such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, which are particularly eye-catching in this small village that is gradually dying out and declining.

After Uchiha Ming and others got out of the car, Sakaki Namiryu was about to walk towards the yard, but she glanced at Matsudaira Chiyo and suddenly slapped her head.

“A Ming, you brought your girlfriend back without telling me in advance, and I forgot to prepare for Chiyo’s imperial spirit.”

At Japanese funerals, guests are required to prepare incense money in specially packed bags as a token of their condolences.

Because it is placed in front of the deceased’s spirit, it is also called in front of the deceased’s spirit or in front of the Buddha.

“Go back to the old house and see if there are any extra packaging bags.” Sakaki Namru called over an assistant and said.

“No need, Namiryu-nee.”

Matsudaira Chiyo smiled sweetly and took out two sealed imperial spirits from her small bag as if she had been prepared.

“Ming and I have already prepared everything.”

“You are really thoughtful.” Sakaki Namiryu said with a smile.

Naruto Uchiha, Miru Sakaki and Chiyo Matsudaira walked towards the country house.

At the entrance of the courtyard, there was a table as a reception desk, where an old farmer in his sixties was sitting, registering the names of the visitors and collecting the imperial spirit.

“Village Chief. Why are you here?”

“It’s Namiryu, I almost didn’t recognize you. Now you look like a big city girl.”

The village chief raised his head. His face was dark and wrinkled, and he looked honest.

“I’m free anyway, so I came to help. After all, I’ve received a lot of care from Uchiha Big Brother in the past.”

The old village chief adjusted his reading glasses on his nose, looked at Sakaki Namiya for a few seconds, then his gaze fell on Uchiha Ming and his eyes narrowed.

“This young man looks so familiar, he must be the son of the Immortal Sect, right?”

“Hello, I’m Uchiha Ming.”

Uchiha Ming took a step forward and greeted politely.

“Hello, hello. Your grandfather and I are old acquaintances. I watched Xianmen grow up under my watch. Maybe I even held you in my arms when you were born!” The old village chief said in a rambling tone.

Uchiha Ming gave a strange but polite smile.

He was not born in the village.

Although he had met the old village chief several times, how could he have ever held the newborn Uchiha Ming in his arms?

After Uchiha Ming and the other two registered their names at the front desk and handed their imperial robes over with both hands, they were led into the house by the old village chief.

“For Xianmen to be admitted to Dongda University from such a small place is truly a leap forward! This is the first time since the village was founded!”

The old village chief shook Uchiha Ming’s hand warmly, his face revealing the kindness of an elder.

“Incredible! I knew he would be a great man. I just didn’t expect Xianmen to have such a great fortune. He is now a well-known figure in Japan. With such a figure as Xianmen, who dares to say that our village is not a place of great fortune and good luck?”

Uchiha Ming was a little helpless.

But the old village chief is old after all, and he can’t say anything whether it’s due to Alzheimer’s disease or because he’s taking advantage of his seniority.

“I heard that you are also a top student at the University of Tokyo?”

“Yes.”

“Like father, like son. The Uchiha family is really going to prosper.”

The old village chief brought three people into the house and immediately attracted the attention of several villagers inside.

“It’s the second girl from the Sakaki family!”

“Has the young man from the Uchiha family come too? Why can’t I see him?” A villager looked around.

“What young man? He is now a supernatural being and a minister! He is busy with official duties and may not be able to come. I heard on the news that Minister Uchiha is in a meeting abroad.”

“I think after he became rich, he started to look down on his poor relatives in the countryside.” He also had red eyes, muttered to himself, and spoke in a sarcastic tone.

“Shhh.”

In the center of the mourning hall, there are the coffin and color photos of the deceased.

The coffin was made of black paulownia wood, and only the upper half was open, containing the deceased’s favorite items.

Sakaki Namiryu was greeting the bereaved family members, while Uchiha Ming was looking at the deceased’s face calmly.

The old man lying in the coffin is the great uncle of Uchiha Senmon, and the great uncle of Uchiha Ming.

In Uchiha Ming’s impression, this is a conservative and eccentric old man who inherited the Uchiha family business and has a very good skill in weaving round fans.

He had no children, but adopted a daughter. After his daughter married and moved to the city, she naturally changed her surname to her husband’s.

After the old man passed away, there were only Uchiha Senmon and Uchiha Ming in the whole world, who had the blood of the Uchiha clan.

Uchiha Ming couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.

“An old man in his eighties drank too much and died in a coma. It can be considered a happy funeral. Ah Ming, you don’t have to be sad.”

After talking to the bereaved family, Sakaki Namiryu walked over to Uchiha Ming and comforted him.

Uchiha Ming shook his head slightly.

He had no feelings for this great uncle, he was just using the scenery to evoke feelings for him.

The cost of funerals in Japan is not a small amount. Even a simplified three-day funeral can easily cost one or two million yen. After the burial, the subsequent maintenance and management of the tombstone is also a considerable expense.

There was even an incident where a person poured his father’s ashes into the toilet in order to save on funeral expenses.

Those who can afford it will hold an all-night ceremony in a temple or at a venue prepared by a funeral home, but rural families are not so particular and often hold the ceremony at home in order to save on funeral expenses.

The conditions in rural areas are not as good as those in cities, but they are spacious enough.

The front room where the coffin was placed served as the mourning hall, and the open space in front of the house was occupied by some villagers who were ready to pay their respects.

In addition to the villagers dressed in black, there were several unidentified persons.

He was well-dressed, had a dignified demeanor, and looked like a successful man. He stood out among the crowd just like the luxury cars parked outside among the trucks and cars.

“Ms. Sakaki!”

As soon as several people saw Sakaki Namiryu, their eyes lit up and they walked towards her quickly.