Chapter 16 Chapter One

Tomio Tsuga was the one who suggested recording the chirping of wild birds.Wife and I are the proprietor of a foreign confectionary shop in Asakusa, and I used Futei as my pseudonym when writing haiku.It's just changing Fu Fu's "Fu" character to "Ting". My friends, a company employee named Shigegoro Koshimizu, an iron shop merchant named Toshiro Shinto, and a restaurant owner named Hisao Harasawaki, all three of them had pseudonyms for writing haiku.Only Harasawa was thirty-two years old, and my wife, Koshimizu, and Shinto were all in their fifties.We all live near Asakusa and it is easy to meet each other.A monthly meeting of chanting must be held every month.

Wild birds are often used as the theme of haiku chanting, and the season for chanting wild birds is usually in June and a half. The day my wife and I met Yue Shui and proposed to record wild bird calls was June 12th.He said so. "I have a friend named Yoshikawa Ryosuke. He is a member of the Wild Bird Association. According to him, the sound of wild birds can be heard near Tokyo, even in the area around Mount Takao or Sagami Lake. However, the residents in that area are too There are many, and the recording is not very convenient, so it is more ideal in the middle of Mt. Sleeping in the open. Mount Fuji is too cold at night. After all, Karuizawa also has a lot of wild birds, and people from the Wild Bird Association often go there. What do you think, this time, everyone will go to Karuizawa?"

It is quite difficult to listen to wild birds in the vicinity of Tokyo.Since he wanted to recite a haiku, Yue Shui listened to Tsuga's suggestion, and was also a little moved.He said to discuss with Shindo.My wife and I also said, go talk to Yuan Ze. Therefore, the four met again on the second floor of the noodle shop where they often meet.At this time, everyone has expressed their approval, and my wife and I will explain how to prepare. "To record bird calls, you use a sound condenser. I've bought simple sound condensers." After finishing speaking, my wife and I showed everyone the two heavy bags placed in front of the altar.One is round, and at first glance, it looks like a pocket that holds a Western musical instrument, a small drum.The other is like a tripod with a camera on it, elongated.Wife and I asked the young Hara Ze to move the two items from the altar to everyone, and untied the pockets.The round one is a sound concentrator that gathers sound waves, and the slender one is a tripod that supports it.Both things are chromed and shiny.

"Set up this thing where there are birds. Or hang it on a tree branch. Run a long wire from the condenser and connect it to a tape recorder. As soon as you hear the bird, turn the tape recorder on and start recording. recording." He pushed Accumulator a step forward, explaining in detail. "Where is the tape recorder? Even though it's one night, you still have to watch all night!" Yue Shui asked. "In my opinion, since you can't rent a tent for camping, it's better to rent an empty house. There are many villas in Karuizawa, and they are all houses where the owner has stayed in Tokyo and never returned. Let's use this empty villa!"

"However, the owner of the villa may not borrow it!" Hara Ze asked. "There is a good way. I know a man surnamed Yoshikawa. Because he participated in the Wild Bird Club, he is very familiar with the president of the Takahara Taxi Company in Karuizawa, Karoku Fukuchi. Mr. Fukuchi is over sixty years old and has been working as a The director of the Wild Bird Association is an old master of this field of knowledge. Mr. Fukuchi has many ancestral real estates in Karuizawa, and several villas. Although these villas belong to others, when they do not come, they will take the keys. Leave it to him and let him manage it. As long as you want to listen to the calls of wild birds, you can use it at any time."

"That's better than anything else. Hurry up and talk to the president of the Takahara Taxi Company." Shinto said. "Recently, more and more people like to listen to the sounds of wild birds. There are at least 3,000 to 4,000 members across the country. Yoshikawa also persuaded me to join the club. Since I bought these things, it seems that I will also join the club. .” My wife and I flicked the newly purchased equipment lightly with our fingers. My wife and I have opened a foreign dim sum shop for fifteen or six years.When I was young, I used to work in a dim sum shop. After I started my own business, my skills are very good. Several famous dim sums are rumored far and wide.Because of the famous signboard, there are now two branches in addition to the main store.However, he doesn't take care of the pastry shop much anymore, the business is all taken care of by his wife. It can be said that he is a half-timer.

He is full of curiosity, and he specializes in fashion.If you have money in hand, you can buy what you like right away.I remembered the sound concentrator, and as soon as I became interested, I went to the electrical appliance store to buy one that day. When it comes to having plenty of time, my wife and I are not alone.Yue Shui's retirement is not far away, and he only maintains an idle job in the company.His pseudonym for chanting haiku is Utō, which is just a reversal of Jugoro's name.Shinto Toshiro is a family heirloom iron shop businessman. He has a lot of business in his hands, half of which is handed over to the manager.The pseudonym for reciting haiku is Toshisei.The youngest, Hisao Harazawa, opened a roast chicken restaurant, and he only served the customers, neither cooking nor taking care of the accounts.The pen name is Jushe.Three years ago, after free love, he married his wife.

"Since you have to wait all night, waiting for the birds to sing, how about a couplet!" The proposal is Yue Shui Wuzhong. "That's also very interesting. Anyway, if you want to stay up all night and wait for the birds to sing, it's better to chant haiku according to the changes of the birds' calls." Wife and I agree.He is the proposer of this operation, so no matter what, he must bring this group of friends to Karuizawa.

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