Kingyo No Enishi (Kadokawa Bunko Ji - Ka 53 - 102 Shinoedo Teinen Gumi)

[Machine Translation] The "Hatsuju-tei", which is located on the banks of the Okawa River, receives a constant flow of complaints from all over Edo. Dreaming of a comfortable life after retirement, the trio of Fujimura, a former assistant, Natsuki, a large Hatamoto, and Nizaemon, a merchant, use their accumulated experience to solve the most unusual requests. The husband of the wealthy merchant "Takaseya" brings them a case to investigate the background of his son's daughter, who works at a goldfish shop and is in love with the heiress... Even after retiring from the front lines, they work hard all their lives! This is a poignant historical novel that depicts the exploits of a group of "kaisen-yama-sen" (a thousand men of the sea).

大川のほとりに佇む“初秋亭”には、江戸中の悩みがひっきりなしに届けられる。隠居後の悠々自適な生活を夢見ていた元同心の藤村、大身旗本の夏木、商人の仁左衛門の3人組は、積み重ねた経験を武器に一風変わった依頼の解決に邁進する。豪商“高瀬屋”の旦那が持ち込んだのは、跡取り息子が惚れたという金魚屋で働く娘の身辺調査だったが...。一線を退いても、生涯働き盛り!海千山千の強者たちの活躍を描く、痛快時代小説。