Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 186 New Year's Day Prayer, the Destruction of the Statue at Baoban Square (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

New Year, new look. On the first day of the new year, while everyone was still resting and enjoying the happy night before, Mingyou had already gotten up and started cleaning.

After cleaning up all the used fireworks and firecrackers in the yard, he returned inside to prepare breakfast when his Rotom phone suddenly sent him a notification for a special notification.

"Who is it so early in the morning...?"

Mingyou took out her phone and glanced at it. To her surprise, it was a New Year's greeting from Zhulan.

Actually, there were many more New Year's greetings, but he only followed a few important contacts, so he only saw them now. They were all sent by friends, and some people were also asking about the store's opening days.

"Let's wait a few more days and get some rest first."

With a calm smile, he forwarded the New Year's greetings to everyone, but just as he was about to put his phone down, a message of special concern suddenly came through.

I picked it up and saw it was from Xiao Zhao; everyone had just forwarded it, so she probably saw it.

"Are you already busy so early?"

"Yeah, aren't you going to sleep a little longer?"

"I was woken up by a message from someone I really care about..."

(The other party retracted a message and patted your cat's head.)

Xiao Zhao suddenly retracted the message she sent, and then sent a new message: "Wait for me a moment, I'll get ready and come downstairs right away."

"Alright."

Mingyou shook her head gently, then looked up and saw that Riolu and the others had already woken up.

"Leo~"

Riolu was also very sensible. When she noticed that the living room was still messy, she took the initiative to clean it up and helped Mingyou with her chores after dinner.

The first thing Munchlax did after waking up was to find snacks, and it even shared two candies with Mingyou before running back to the sofa to turn on the computer and play games.

"Can't we go out and do some activities...?"

Mingyou shook her head slightly, planning to take her Pokémon out for a walk later. She couldn't do this every day; she needed to be more energetic.

He unwrapped a candy and put it in his mouth. Just as he was about to go to the kitchen, Xiao Zhao and the awakened Ponpo came downstairs together.

"Don't go off to do something else by yourself again! I'm still at home, really!"

Xiao Zhao crossed her arms, raised her eyebrows slightly, and complained. Although she was still fully covered up, she didn't tie her hair up today. Her long black hair was draped over her shoulders, giving her a more innocent and casual look.

Hearing the complaints, Mingyou smiled calmly and replied, "There's only some cleaning to do, which will be finished soon, and then there won't be much to do for the next few days."

"That's not fair! You're treating me like an outsider... You've been making me do everything these past few days! You should go and get some rest and play with Ponpo and the others!"

"I know, it's just that everyone was so tired last night, and I wanted you to rest a little longer."

Mingyou waved, then looked at Ponpo who was running over and asked with a smile, "How did you sleep? Want to go out for a walk later? It'll be boring staying at home on the first day of the new year."

"Mmm~"

Watching Mingyou and Pengpeng go to the kitchen together, Xiaozhao bit her lip lightly, put her hand on her chest, and calmed down. She didn't know why she had been so agitated just now, but fortunately the other party didn't seem to care.

"Is it because of what happened last night...?"

The thought of how she had fallen asleep for over two hours while drunk last night, leaning on Mingyou, made her cheeks flush with shyness... She didn't know what she was thinking right now.

My mind is a mess... I don't want to think about it anymore!

She shook her head and followed the footsteps...

Before we knew it, it was morning.

With most of the necessary tasks completed, Mingyou planned to go out and take Ponpo and the others for a stroll, or perhaps check on the situation in Emerald Town, as she hadn't been there for several days.

Just then, Danyu and Wuli, whom they hadn't seen all day, suddenly came back to the place. The siblings had changed their appearance, wearing thick kimonos, and Danyu had even put her long hair up.

"Happy New Year! Are you going out?"

Danyu smiled and waved to them.

Mingyou nodded slightly, greeted them, and replied, "Just going out for a stroll. But why are you all dressed so formally? Are you here to wish someone a Happy New Year? I was thinking of asking others for red envelopes, but I don't have any to give you."

"What New Year's greetings? I'm just inviting you to Hatsushi (the first shrine visit of the year) together. It's a New Year tradition in our Beishang Township, and it's more lively when everyone goes together."

Danyu explained that Hatsumode is the first day of the new year, when everyone goes to Kitakami Central Shrine to toss coins and pray for good luck in the new year.

Mingyou suddenly realized that it was similar to worshipping a god, except that he was being asked to go to the shrine in Beishang Township to pray for blessings? Is this god... serious?

Are you sure it's not some kind of filth? I feel like I'd rather go worship Sinnoh, at least Arceus is a god...

Seeing that he seemed uninterested, Danyu said somewhat irritably, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do!"

"Oh well……"

Mingyou sighed softly. After all, the siblings had taken the initiative to invite her. Although she didn't want to go to pray for blessings, it would be fine for them to go and take a look together.

There will be a lot of people going today, right? Won't he scare them away if he goes?

"Why bother with those people? Let's just go shopping. But where's Sister Xiaozhao?"

"In the living room, I wanted to invite her to go for a walk, but she said she needed to calm down."

"Um?"

Danyu was slightly taken aback, and then subconsciously asked, "Something didn't happen between you two, did it?"

"No! Really, no!"

Just as Mingyou was about to respond, Xiaozhao suddenly ran out of the living room, frantically explaining loudly, startling all three of them.

Danyu snapped out of her daze, a knowing, comical look appearing on her face. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Hehe, there's no point in explaining anymore... But wanna go to the first shrine visit together, Sister Xiaozhao?"

"Huh? But I didn't wear a kimono."

"Out-of-towners don't need to follow such traditions."

"Well... okay then."

Xiao Zhao glanced furtively at Ming You, but still decided to go with the others...

With these arrangements made, the group set off with their Pokémon toward the North Shore Center.

On the way, Mingyou asked curiously, "By the way, have the people in Emerald Town mentioned me these past few days?"

"Yes, some older people say you're a jinx that will bring trouble to the village, an accomplice of the ghost. I heard some people even talked to the administrators about getting rid of you. I felt like punching them when I heard that. But the younger generation doesn't care so much. Most of them are quick to accept information, and most of them admire your abilities..."

Danyu explained calmly that she had done some research over the past two days. Although she was impulsive and sometimes spoke harshly, she would act quickly for the sake of her friends and her sense of justice.

In summary, Old Deng from Beishang dislikes Mingyou, while Little Kid from Beishang likes Mingyou...

"This is a pretty good development. If you want to change a mindset, starting with the younger generation is the fastest way. As long as you can get them to believe in the truth, then under their education, the next generation will naturally believe that this is the truth."

Mingyou smiled and said, "Young people will always be the main force in the development of the times. As for those stubborn old men, who knows how many more years they will live?"

Danyu and Wuli, both natives of Beishang Township, agreed with his undisguised remarks.

They said that those who have received formal education naturally have completely different ideas from those who traditionally go north to their hometowns. Even though they all love their hometowns and are proud of them, they don't want those people to continue down the wrong path...

As they discussed these issues, they hurried on their way and soon arrived at the Kitakami Center. There were already many Kitakami residents dressed in kimonos, coming and going, chatting about New Year's blessings.

However, when these people saw Mingyou coming, many of them showed a hint of fear on their faces and ran away with their children... Of course, some people would take the initiative to greet him.

"Happy New Year, boss!"

Happy New Year!

Mingyou smiled and responded to the residents who greeted her, while reaching out to pull Danyu back to prevent her from getting into a fight with those who were gossiping behind her back, thus avoiding unnecessary conflict.

"These people are going too far!"

Dan Yu snorted coldly. If Ming You hadn't held her back, she would definitely have argued with these people.

"There's no need to bother with these people, but I always feel... something's off."

Mingyou looked at those who were gossiping about her and felt a strange sensation. In their eyes, besides a hint of fear and disgust, there was also anger!

Noticing this emotion, he looked at Danyu and asked, "Has anything major happened in Emerald Town these past two days? Something related to me?"

"Hmm... I don't think so."

Danyu shook her head. Everyone was busy celebrating the New Year, so no one had time to go out and cause trouble. If she really wanted to talk about it, something outrageous happened at her house last night, but she planned to tell her about it later.

Just then, the resident who had greeted Mingyou earlier suddenly said, "I heard that someone went to Baoban Square this morning to change the offerings for Baoban's statue, only to find that the statue was completely broken and the entire shrine where the statue was enshrined was destroyed... Maybe that's what those people were talking about."

"The statue has been destroyed!?"

Danyu and Wuli were both astonished. This statue was hundreds of years old and was an important part of Beishang Township's cultural heritage, witnessing the development of Beishang Township.

No wonder these people are so angry; they suspect Mingyou did it, he's the prime suspect...

……

(End of this chapter)