The approaching footsteps stopped outside the sliding door.
"I'm sorry."
Wow——
After informing everyone, the clerk opened the sliding door, came in with dishes for six people, carefully placed them in front of everyone, and quickly closed the door and went out.
There is a large piece of grilled fish on the plate, and the unique thing is that the cheese on the fish piece is also grilled to brown, and most of it has melted at this time.
After glancing at the menu placed aside, Naruse picked up the grilled fish and took a bite.
The fish skin is grilled to a crispy texture, while the fish meat is firm and delicious. Together with the melted cheese, you will have endless aftertaste.
"How is it?" Shangzi beside him asked.
"The taste is very good and the texture is not bad, try it."
"Hmm."
She also picked up the fish pieces, took a bite, and licked the cheese on her lips, a smile quickly appeared on her face.
Click!
After taking a photo of the plate and playing with it for a while, Haixing put down his phone and picked up his chopsticks to taste it.
Morimi looked on from the side, "Fortunately, this is a private room."
"Huh?"
"If those old people who came with us saw Haixing taking pictures of every dish before using their chopsticks, they might come over and teach him a lesson."
"Well... luckily it's a private room." Read a book
Haixing didn't doubt it. After all, the old men near her home were like this. If they had dinner together occasionally, she would rather stay away from them.
"Chunhai..."
Takigawa Hikari sat up slightly and looked at his plate, "Have you eaten the wrapped fish that I served before?"
"The wrapped little fish... was eaten. What happened?"
"I'll give you my share, I can't stand the taste."
The dish she was talking about was a grilled small fish wrapped in lotus root slices and carrot slices, and tied with a ribbon cut from kelp. You could take three or four bites of the ingredients in one bite. The texture and taste were very rich. At least it became
Se thinks it’s pretty good.
"Bring it here."
Takigawa Hikaru handed over the plate, and Naruse took it, but there was nowhere to put it.
Until now, food has been delivered continuously, and the dining table for six people is almost full.
"Just put it here..."
After forcing himself to put down the plate, he picked up the small fish and took a bite.
“Isn’t it delicious?”
"No, I can't accept this combination."
After a while, everyone had almost finished eating, and the final dessert was a combination of yogurt pear cubes with almond slices, almond tofu and almond tea.
In exchange for the small fish just now, Hikaru Takigawa asked for Naruse's yogurt and pear cubes.
"Chunhai, please eat mine." Shangzi pushed his share over.
He tasted a small piece of pear dipped in yogurt and pushed it back, "One piece is enough."
After eating and drinking, they rested for a while before getting up and leaving the private room.
"I feel a little stuffed... Do you want to go back to the room directly?" Haixing asked.
"Going forward from the hot spring area, there seems to be rock baths and massage services."
Takigawa Yue looked at everyone, "I want to give it a try."
"Okay." Hikaru Takigawa immediately responded to his sister, and pulled Haixing and Naoko, "Let's go together."
Both of them agreed.
"Forget it, I'm a little ticklish and I won't be able to stand being massaged."
Morimi shook his head and refused, "Let's find a chance to experience the rock bath later."
Naruse looked outside and said, "I'll forget it. I'm a little full and I want to go outside for a walk."
"Want to take a walk? Then I'll go with you." Morimi said.
"Okay."
Naoko opened his mouth, and Naruse looked over, "I'll turn around a few times and come back."
"Hmm...ok."
The few people separated temporarily and watched Naruse and Morimi walking outside. Naoko also followed Haixing and Takikawa sisters to the massage place.
"Ah, the people providing services here are all old people..."
Takigawa Yue breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. These old ladies shouldn't be too strong. I'm actually a little afraid of the pain."
"The countryside is losing its labor force and the population is aging. Harumi's mother seems to have said this." Haixing suddenly remembered the last time he went to the foot of Iwaki Mountain for dinner.
Shangzi glanced at her, smiled and said nothing, walked to one of the massage tables and lay down.
Takigawa Hikaru was lying on the bed next to her, and next to her was Takigawa Yue. She looked around and smiled at both of them.
"Just relax...ah, it hurts, it hurts--"
Outside the hotel, Naruse and Morimi took a slow walk along the street they had walked several times in the afternoon and evening.
"There are fewer people and it's quieter at this time," Morimi said.
"Yeah." Naruse looked at several neighboring hotels. The lights and windows were bright, and it seemed that there were figures shaking in every window.
After coming out of Koginaku Pavilion, the two of them walked around in front of Notoya, which was no longer crowded, and then walked back to the entrance of the hot spring street.
Outside is an extension of the hot spring street, and there are several modern hotels on both sides of the road. In this peak tourist season, it is also difficult to book rooms.
The two walked forward for a while, but the snow was still snow, and the roads and lights were not as charming as before. There was really nothing to see, so they walked back again. Reading 溂
"I have to stay here for another day tomorrow." Morimi looked at the snow on the roadside, "Is there any other place nearby where I can kill time?"
"Go straight along this road, and there seems to be a Silver Park."
"Is there anything in the park?"
"This season, there is probably nothing."
There was a long downhill path back. Although there was no snow on the road, it was still slippery. The two of them walked carefully.
"It seems to be getting cloudy again at night."
"It's probably going to snow again."
Returning to the small river in the hot spring street, there is a gap on the roadside, and the water vapor underneath is dense. It is a free foot bath in Yinshan Hot Spring.
"Would you like to sit here for a while?" Naruse asked.
Morimi nodded. It was pleasant to walk, but it was more comfortable to sit.
The footbath is divided into two areas, one large and one small. The temperature of the former is slightly lower, so Naruse chose the smaller pool.
Morimi didn't sit down, "Don't you have a towel?"
"This is a public footbath...well, the lack of towels is a problem."
She looked around, then returned to the shore and walked into the shop on the roadside.
When she came back, she had two towels and two cans of hot coffee in her hands.
"... If you drink coffee at this time, don't you want to sleep at night?"
"I can drink two cans."
"Give it to me."
She sat down next to him, took off her shoes and socks, and slowly dipped her feet into the hot spring water.
"Uh - hot, hot, hot..."
She grabbed his arm, shouted that it was hot, and slowly dipped her feet into it, ignoring Naruse's cries of pain.
After a while, she got used to the temperature here and her body relaxed a little.
Naruse freed his arm, opened the coffee, and took a sip.
"It's so bitter."
"Add some foot soup to blend it."
He glanced at her sideways and said, "If you add me, I will."
She smiled and said, "Cheers."
The two touched the coffee in their hands.
"...it's really bitter."
"I'll just say it."
As you enjoy soaking in the hot spring, the cube-shaped floor lamp next to you emits a bright and warm light, illuminating the water vapor filling the foot bath.
Naruse then looked at the stone river bank that was unevenly smeared with white snow. Even though it was cold winter, the river was still flowing continuously.
A foot suddenly rested on his instep.
"The pebbles underneath are also hot from the hot springs."
"I feel hot too, please don't step on me."
"Just a little bit of a ride."
Her head also leaned over and she shook the coffee in her hand.
"I'm a little tired from walking around, so let me lean on you for a while."