The bus shook, the engine hummed from time to time, the wheels rolled forward, and the road seemed to never end.
Looking out the window at the sky that had become gloomier as evening approached, Naruse yawned again and rubbed his sore knees.
He just came back from visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine.
Before that, there were Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple, Kurama Temple, Kifune Shrine, Shimogamo Shrine...
"Ma Ting - Ma Ting, here we are -"
The bus stops at the platform, people get on, others get off, and then starts again.
Naruse turned around, and Takigawa Yue was leaning on his sister's shoulder, looking satisfied as if he was about to become a Buddha.
At noon today, the teachers and students of the third grade of the Prefectural Tsu High School had already boarded the Shinkansen and returned to Aomori, and she was the only one left.
Although Hikaru Takigawa said that everything was taken care of by her, the people who really convinced the leading teacher to agree to this matter were her parents. Read Books
No matter how much the Takigawa couple tried to convince the school, the final result was that the Takikawa Tsukito team stayed and followed three first-year students who seemed to have not been discovered by the school to visit all the places they wanted to visit in Kyoto. p>
"Ha——"
Looking at the three people who were leaning over, Naruse yawned again and turned around.
The bus headed north along Dongdaji-dori Street, and after two more stops, the four people were dropped off at Qingshui Road.
After walking for five or six minutes, they arrived near the B&B where they would stay tonight.
This was the first time for Takigawa Hikaru to come here, and he looked around all the way, especially the famous Liudo Zhenhuangji Temple.
"Haixing really found a great place."
"I just happened to find this B&B, and then I noticed that it was next to Liudo Zhenhuangji Temple..."
The four of them just stopped at the entrance of the temple for a moment without going in. After walking a few steps forward, Naruse took the lead and turned into the alley.
"Is it in there?"
"Yeah."
He stopped in front of a slightly old house, took out the key and opened the door, "This is it."
"Why does Chunhai have the key?"
Naruse glanced at Hikaru Takigawa, "Of course it's because we have to live here today."
"I mean..." She looked inside, "Is there no one here?"
"No." Naruse understood what she meant, "The owner of the B&B doesn't live here, even the key is..."
He stepped back and pointed to the mailbox at the door.
"——Put it here and give it to me."
"That's it..."
"But the landlord seems to live not far away. If anything happens, he will come over and deal with it."
He opened the mailbox and found a note inside, which he handed to Hikaru Takigawa.
"What?"
"You'll know just by looking at it."
She took it and looked at it, and soon smiled.
“I even drew the places to eat nearby, which is really considerate.”
This is a check-in guide.
"They also said you are welcome to use the kitchen...are we the only ones living in this house today?"
"Of course."
Naruse helped Takikawa Yue carry the luggage, "Let's talk after we come in first."
After entering the door, in addition to the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, there is also a living room converted into a bedroom on the first floor. Facing the inner courtyard outside, there is also a room upstairs.
Naruse pointed to the living room, "There are tatami mats here, and there are beds in the room upstairs. Where do you want to sleep?"
Takigawa Hikaru looked at the house in front of him, still immersed in the novelty of arriving for the first time, "Let's take a look first and then talk."
Sister Takigawa went upstairs to take a look. When she came down, her elder sister expressed that she wanted to sleep upstairs, but her younger sister did not express her opinion.
"In other words, no one is preparing dinner here, and there will be no breakfast tomorrow morning?"
Naruse nodded.
"Then let's prepare it ourselves." Hikari Takigawa clasped his hands together, "I saw the supermarket when I came here. You should be able to buy ingredients there."
"No." Naruse objected, "It's too troublesome to prepare it yourself. You have to wash the dishes after eating."
"We will also help."
“It’s so convenient to eat out.”
"Well..."
Hikaru Takigawa walked around in circles while looking at every corner of the house, "I think everyone has moved in. This place belongs to us only today, so we should make good use of everything in it."
"You really enjoy the moment."
Naruse looked at her and then at Haixing: "What do you think?"
"Ah." Haixing looked at the two people who were looking at him at the same time, "I think everything is fine..."
Takigawa Yue also said that she would help with cooking and washing dishes.
"Okay."
Naruse had no choice but to agree, and it was already getting late, so he and Hikari Takigawa went to the supermarket they just passed by to purchase ingredients.
"It's so cold, let's have sukiyaki at night, and use udon noodles as the staple food."
"Okay, I like sukiyaki. Are these few packets enough?"
"That's enough."
Because we only stay one night, we only need to buy the ingredients needed for today’s dinner and tomorrow’s breakfast. Any more is a waste.
However, when choosing beef, Naruse was not polite and took several portions.
Takigawa Hikaru looked on, his eyes getting brighter and brighter, "I like to eat meat."
Naruse just smiled.
After buying the ingredients, the two of them discovered that it was raining again, but luckily it wasn't heavy, so they hurried back all the way.
I heard that Haixing was also very happy to eat sukiyaki at night.
"Have you bought the eggs?"
"Bought."
"Yeah."
Naruse originally wanted to do it himself, but Takigawa Yue said that he paid for the ingredients, and the cooking part should be left to them.
The kitchen was also relatively narrow and there was no room for a few people to stand. Naruse came to the living room and sat down on the edge.
The rain outside is getting heavier.
There was ticking in the enclosed courtyard, and the drainage pipes gradually began to move. In the corner, a clump of green bamboo kept shaking in the rain, its fine leaves fell, and wet broken light flowed on the ground.
Buzz——
Naoko:Are you at the hotel?
Naruse: Here we are, preparing dinner.
Naoko: Do you need to prepare dinner yourself...
Naruse:This hotel is like this.
Naruse:Have Naoko eaten yet?
"..."
Looking at the news he had just received, Shangzi, who was lying on the table, raised his eyes and looked at the bowls and chopsticks in front of him.
Dinner alone ended early.
"I prepare it by myself and finish it by myself. I really don't have the energy to get up and clean it up... I've already eaten it, Chunhai."
Buzz——
Shangzi: I’ve eaten.
Click!
Naruse took a photo of the courtyard outside.
Naruse:[Picture]
Naruse:It’s raining.
Shangzi: It’s cloudy here, but it’s not raining.
Naruse: I hope it won’t rain tomorrow night.
Naoko:Are you coming back at night?
Naruse: It’s not that late. We’ll be there in the afternoon.
Shangzi:That’s good.
After chatting for a while, he put away his phone and continued to look at the rain falling more and more outside.
"It smells so good, Chunhai, can you smell it...what's wrong?"
Hikaru Takigawa came from the kitchen and stared at him for a few times, "What happened?"
"What?"
"Chunhai seemed to be worried just now."
Naruse smiled and said, "I want to read a book."
"Are you bored?" Takigawa Hikaru also smiled and sat next to him.
"It's a bit boring to have nothing to do."
"The sukiyaki pot will be ready soon. There's nothing Chunhai can do to help. I'll wash the dishes later."
"You just said that it was completely left to you."
"Ah..."
She smiled again and looked out at the yard.
"This place is really nice."
Naruse nodded, "It would be nice if the yard was a little bigger."
"Hmm...The living room should be a little bigger."
"Can the kitchen be bigger?"
"Yeah."
"In that case, the price won't be the current price."
"Haha, that's right."
The patter of rain keeps falling.
After a while, Takigawa Yue greeted me from the kitchen.
Naruse and Takigawa Hikaru both stood up and went over, one carrying an iron pot and the other a gas stove, and returned to the living room.
The low table has been set, and Haixing brought the bowls and chopsticks and poured drinks for everyone.
GuluGulu——
The tongue of fire licks, the sukiyaki pot filled with ingredients is constantly bubbling, and the aroma is overflowing.
It hasn't started yet, but the beef, tofu, mushrooms and vegetables are still neatly stacked in their respective areas, surging with the boiling soup.
Naruse took a deep breath, and his tired body seemed to be rejuvenated with this breath.