Chapter 13 fourth quarter

Unexpectedly, Kantaro and A Dao, who are "Tone", are very eager to try. "The Kabayaki eel made by my husband is hard and salty, and it's unpalatable. It would be very grateful if you can attract customers with an interesting design." A Dao said without hesitation. "What my wife said is absolutely right." Kantaro didn't feel embarrassed either. Shengzhisuke has no way out.He anxiously asked Mr. Takebe for his opinion. "Let the children do graffiti on sliding doors and paper doors? No, no, what if the children get carried away and develop a habit of loving graffiti?"

Wubu teacher didn't say such ignorant words. "Interesting. When the child in my family recovers, I would also like to take part in it." He was also eager to try. Despite this, Sheng Zhisuke still won two days of consideration time.If Jingoro Nagahori visits during this period, it won’t turn into a situation where I’m hiding a prank from him—Shonosuke has been praying for him to appear, but God heard his request.On the evening of the third day, Jin Wulang dragged his tired pace again and appeared in the Fukan longhouse. Sheng Zhisuke shared some pickles with Ah Lu next door, and hurriedly prepared boiled water for rice.

"I'm sorry, it feels like I'm urging you. I don't know what happened next?" Jin Goro felt very sorry. "Let's eat first. I'm hungry and can't fight." A Jin sent braised fish to comfort him, and he seemed a little bit entertained.Sheng Zhisuke felt that it was no longer so embarrassing. After telling the whole story, the chopsticks in Jin Goro's hands almost dropped. ——It's natural to be angry. He put down the chopsticks in front of Shengzhisuke, who was shrinking his neck, and slapped his skinny knee hard. "People who are used to drinking Edo water really have different ideas."

What does this mean? "I'm a country samurai, and I just want to find someone named Furuhashi Shengnosuke everywhere. But your Excellency is different. You plan to lure Furuhashi Shengnosuke here, right?" One more person eager to try. "He's unlikely to come. But you, you really agree to it?" "I have no reason to object. However, if the ciphertext is decrypted and the content is made public, that would be a bit inappropriate..." "Of course I will keep this a secret." "That's nothing to worry about. Will it be done tomorrow?"

"Yes, as long as Mr. Nagahori has nothing to do with you." "Can I witness it from the sidelines? I wonder if it will hinder you? Will the children in the private school be afraid when they see me, a wrinkled warrior?" "You don't have to worry about this. Takebe-sensei's looks are rougher than Mr. Nagabori's, and the students are used to it." "This is a situation unique to Edo..." Jin Goro sighed inexplicably. There is no distinction between samurai and townspeople in city life, and no one cares about the difference in status. When Shengnosuke came to Edo, he would have the same confusion before he got used to this phenomenon.He had an indescribably strange feeling about Jin Goro's authentic sigh.

The students in the private school were overjoyed after hearing this. "Teacher, is it really possible?" "Can I write here?" With brushes in their hands, they were excited. "This is the template." Shengzhisuke sent them the copy of the ciphertext that had been copied before, and instructed them carefully. "Listen, you have to write exactly according to the template. You can't add extra words, scribble, change the order of words, or draw pictures on them. The only place you can write is the paper door and the paper on the sliding door of the box. Be careful not to stain other places."

"Obey!" As soon as the words were finished, the children flocked to the inkstone and the ink pot, and the ink was splashed.There are old towels and waste paper laid out under the paper doors and sliding doors, but they still have to be wiped with a rag after the graffiti is finished.Nagahori Jingoro, who was witnessing by the side, didn't know what to do. He lifted the hem of his skirt trousers and wrapped his body with a corset. He sat in the corner of the box and looked back and forth at the child. His face gradually revealed joy. "These children are really energetic." He repeatedly praised them as good children.

"Even such a young child can write. It's hard to write fake characters." "Because I don't know how to read and write Chinese characters yet, I don't care about the weirdness of fake characters, but write smoothly." To kids, it's like a wacky picture. "Teacher, can you write bigger?" "Yes, please write it in the size of a fist, so that people can see even the details clearly." "Can it be written as big as a baby's head?" "It can't be as big as a newborn baby's head." If the words are too large, it is difficult to see the whole at a glance.This should be a coherent essay, at least hopefully going through the entire paragraph at once.

Kantaro and Ado watched from the corridor.Kantaro said with a smile, everyone wrote very well. "Teacher, neither my wife nor I can read." "Who wrote the menu on the first floor?" "The original post was my father's old menu, but it has been dilapidated after years of sunlight. So I imitated the shape of the characters and rewrote it." The children were boisterous and engrossed in doodling as the couple narrated the story. "This is a restaurant opened by my father. When he was running it, the restaurant had a great reputation, claiming to be the best Kabayaki eel in this area."

"But my husband's craftsmanship is too poor." A Dao smiled wryly. "Other dishes and appetizers are okay, but the eel is not up to par." After Kantaro's father passed away from a stroke eight years ago, the taste of Kabayaki eel went from bad to worse, and customers gradually disappeared. "Haven't you ever thought about doing other businesses? You don't have to deliberately grill eels if you're an izakaya or a restaurant, don't you?" Hearing Shengnosuke's question, Kantaro scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment, and Ado answered on his behalf.

"I've told him no less than a hundred times. But he always said it was unfilial, he didn't want to do it, and he never listened to persuasion." This is a really complicated question.Is it more unfilial to take away the eel shop that was founded by the father and received rave reviews, or is it more unfilial to continue to make unpalatable Kabayaki eels, lose customers, and smash the father's signboard?Which one is more serious? "It seems a bit too in-depth to ask like this. Can you still pay the rent?" Kantaro blinked his small eyes when he heard this, and then smiled wickedly. "Some guests have important matters to discuss, and they just need a box without other guests getting in the way. We are relatively well-known in the circle of these guests." These guests choose the box here instead of renting a seat, and they will accidentally give them some more rewards. This money includes hush money.Sheng Zhisuke thought to himself. "So that's what happened..." "But teacher, as far as business is concerned, this is going astray." A Dao said seriously. "That's why I suggested that I should bake Kabayaki eel instead of him, and I also thought about going to other shops to learn the craft. But every eel shop doesn't allow women to enter the kitchen." Not only eel restaurants, but all restaurants with a considerable scale have this rule. ——Miss Lieda also said something similar. "If I say this next time, maybe everyone will think that I am meddling in my own business..." Hearing this voice, the three of them turned their heads at the same time, only to see Nagahori Jingoro sitting in a corner with a serious face. "People are born with things they are good at and things they are not good at." Yes—the Eligans opened their mouths and nodded. "Have you fully received your father's technical training?" "Skill training?" "He means, have you ever learned how to cook eel?" Shengzhisuke helped explain. "I have. That's why I cut eels and skewers." "But the taste of the Kabayaki eel you made is still not up to the level of your father. This is the destiny. You should be more straightforward and look away." "But this is unfilial..." "This is the point of the question. You think about it yourself." Jin Goro moved his knees forward. "What does your father really hope? Is it that you inherit the family business, let the signboard of the eel shop be exposed to wind and rain, do not follow the right path that a businessman should take, and live off the sidelines, or do you not inherit the family business, but Are you going the right way that a businessman should go, and keep this store?" That is to say—Jin Goro coughed and cleared his throat. "Is the brand important or the business? Is it the face or the ambition?" At some point, Li Genyi and his wife sat upright. "Mr. Samurai..." "My name is Nagahori Jingoro." Jingoro saluted. "Mr. Nagahori, it may be true as you said. Frankly speaking..." The students had already gone to other boxes.The noise was far away, but Kantaro's whisper was very clear. "I don't like eel at all. Never find it tasty and hate cutting fish. It's slippery to the touch and disgusting." A Dao heard that his eyeballs almost fell out. "Please, why are you saying such things now?" "If I tell you, you will definitely put on such a face, so I can't say it for a long time." A Dao opened his eyes wide and remained silent. "I've felt that way since I was a kid, but I can't tell my dad. It's a delicious eel shop, and he's proud of his craft." "Teacher, please give us some more ink!" Sheng Zhisuke handed the ink pot to the child who rushed into the room and sat upright again. "If your father is alive, he must be angry and sad to hear you say that." Jin Wulang's expression was extremely serious. "I guess so……" "However, your father has passed away. The ancestors have become the ancestors. They are the gods who guard this store and the house. At the same time, the ancestors will be transformed into gods and Buddhas, who are infinitely merciful gods for you." The god and Buddha—Jin Goro continued. "You should face up to your heart. If you are walking the right path of a businessman, how can the gods and Buddhas be angry? They will definitely protect you. Even if you change to other businesses, as long as you do not disgrace the ambition of a businessman, your father will be happy for you .” This is true filial piety, isn't it——Jin Goro said. "Oh, I'm really offended." Jin Goro suddenly looked embarrassed. "The children seem to have gone downstairs. Go down and see them." He stood up abruptly, said "sorry" and walked down the stairs. Kantaro and Ado were lost in thought.Sheng Zhisuke smiled. "It's really good words." "Who is that samurai gentleman?" Hearing A Dao's question, Shinosuke gave the answer that Jin Goro would definitely say on his behalf. "A kindly country warrior." The three looked at each other and smiled, when suddenly someone walked up the stairs.It is Jihei of Murata House and Rokusuke of Katsubundo. "It went well." "Brother Sheng, is ink enough?" Take a closer look at the sliding doors and paper doors of the boxes on the second floor, which are full of fake characters. "The children asked me if I could write on the sliding door at the gate, and I said yes. Because that is the most conspicuous place." Liusuke looked around the box and happily clapped his hands in applause. "It's spectacular! If this is the menu, I don't know what it will be." Sheng Zhisuke glanced sideways at the "Tone" couple.Although they looked dazed, their expressions were much more cheerful. "It seems that it is definitely not Shiraiyaki eel or Kabayaki eel." At noon, Li Zhi brought Chuan Shan's chef Jin Jie and maid A Mu to come.Two women hold square bundles.Jin Jie carried a big bamboo cage on his back. "Come, come, let's have lunch." Today is Chuanshan's lunch box again, and the children also have a share. "Only rice balls and stews, not fine cuisine." Shinsuke greeted Kantaro and A Dao politely, and then asked: "Boss, if it's convenient for you, can I borrow the kitchen? I want to prepare some barbecue and soup. " The bamboo cage behind him is stuffed with vegetables and dry goods, as well as chicken and boiled eggs. "No problem, and the one in our store is not a kitchen." Kantaro replied without confidence, but seeing Jinsuke neatly wrapping his sleeves with a corset belt, a light gradually appeared in Kantaro's eyes. "Excuse me, are you a chef?" "Yes, I'm in charge of Chuanshan's kitchen work." "Then can I help from the side? I want to ask you to teach me some cooking skills. The lunch box just now is very delicious." "Thank you for your compliment. If you don't dislike my craftsmanship, you are always welcome." The boss, his wife, and the two women all went downstairs, so Shinosuke and Jihei called the child back to the second floor.Get your kids out of their lunches before getting ready. "Then let's check everyone's writing. If you make a mistake, cut it out and paste it again." "Okay, I'll help too. People who are not used to reading these words are the best to pick the wrong one." The flirtatious Liusuke is very good at teasing children, and he quickly gets along with them. Jibingwei winked at Shengzhisuke, so Shengzhisuke leaned closer to his ear. "Miss Hexiang will not come." It would be inappropriate for Shinosuke to visit Wadaya suddenly or write a letter to Kazuka, so he asked Jihei to inform him of the matter. "It's really difficult for her to come here. There are so many people here, she should be very uncomfortable." Sheng Zhisuke looked down at the ground and nodded. "They are all children. They should be very concerned about her headscarf. Although the children are not malicious, there is no guarantee that they will not say something." "I know that, but..." "She's clearly the proposer, isn't she?" Jibei raised his thick eyebrows and grinned. "Don't look at me like this. When I was young, every time someone said I had charcoal eyebrows, I was very concerned. Miss Hexiang's hard work is far beyond my comparison." She is already an adult.In front of Li Zhi, who is also an adult, she also took off her hijab to show her true colors. Couldn't the stubbornness of not admitting defeat at that time overcome everything? "You needn't be so upset. She's looking forward to coming over when she's done. You can invite her over when there are no other guests around." Shengzhisuke actually hopes to graffiti with Xiang. "Mr. Jihei, is it because I am not considerate enough for her?" I should put myself in her shoes more. "Miss Kazuka said that she hoped that the children would come to help with graffiti. So I fully expected that she would come together." Sheng Zhisuke couldn't help sighing. "I should do graffiti with Ms. Hexiang first, even if there is only one sliding door." Jihei looked at Shinosuke. "Brother Sheng, it's too early for you alone and widow to share a room on the second floor of the eel shop." Shengzhisuke blushed with shame, and when he was about to explain, the voices of Lizhi and Jinsuke came from downstairs.They called "Master" and "Master Donggu". "Huh?" Sheng Zhisuke rushed down the stairs, only to see Dong Gu in casual clothes, and was handing over the bamboo hat to A Mu for safekeeping.He also took out a few small paper bags from his sleeves and handed them to A Mu. "The sugar peddler's cries are very interesting. I was so absorbed in listening to it for a while, but it seems that the meal is still in time." Nagahori Jingoro, who was sitting on the soy sauce barrel in the corner, immediately got up and stood at attention, he must have seen that this person was not an ordinary ronin. "Don't be restrained, don't be restrained." Donggu said with a smile, waving his big hand. "The following are ordinary eel shop customers. I came here because I was attracted by the smell." He must have heard about it from Li Zhi, but is he so free?Sheng Zhisuke was surprised.A group of people gathered on the first floor for dinner.Faced with this sudden reception, the child was dazzled. "If there are any leftovers, can I take them home?" "Instead of taking it home, it's better to eat it all, and don't leave any leftovers." "But, I want my parents to try it too." Li Zhi was speechless for a while after hearing Ah Wen's admirable words.At this time, Kantaro who was in the kitchen responded immediately. "Don't worry, you wait. Uncle, I have already learned this dish, and I will cook it for you in the store another day. I will give you a little bit of a bargain, and we will patronize together when the time comes." "real?" "Of course it's true. Leave it to me." Kantaro didn't dislike cooking in the first place.It was just not awakened before.This is all thanks to Mr. Nagahori—Shonosuke looked at Jin Goro and found tears in his eyes.Before the dishes were finished, Shengzhisuke took him to the second floor at Dongtani's request. "I'm still writing on the door." Shigehide Sakazaki said with a calm smile after roughly reading it. "But Shengzhisuke, you're not working hard enough." "what?" "Writing to others is not necessarily a letter. Didn't you think of this?" "But... this is a letter." Sheng Zhisuke waved his hand, pointing to the fake characters in the box. "Although it is a letter, it is not an ordinary letter." Donggu stared at a line of cipher text written on the paper door in front of him. "To me, it looks like a waka." Waka. "Waka as a gift to others." "According to the arrangement of the characters, it doesn't seem to be a waka of our country. It may be a Chinese poem." This is an explanation Shengzhisuke never thought of. "There is clearly a girl in front of you who has a mutual crush with you. For the good of you, a fool, I hope that someone who solves the mystery will appear soon." Sheng Zhisuke was not listening at all.Because he got a new view, he was devoting himself to the cipher text on the paper door. Three days later, "Tone" took down the signboard of the eel shop and started the izakaya business.This means that from that day to the three days when the students returned to Takebe teacher's private school for classes, Kantaro learned this cuisine. Even the decision to graffiti on the paper door at the entrance of the store was really right.The people passing by were surprised at first, and then a few people walked through the noren curtain and entered the store, and learned that the eel restaurant, which used to be unpalatable, now offers cheap and exquisite dishes and set meals, and immediately spread the word to ten, ten. One hundred, make a name for yourself. Shengzhisuke comes to "Tone" every night.Nagahori Jingoro walked with him.Whether it is the soy sauce barrel seat facing the kitchen or the box on the second floor, it is full of guests. Every time the number of visitors keeps increasing, they are surprised and delighted. "Although the business is booming, the method of interpretation has not yet appeared..." Kantaro and A Dao looked apologetic, and Shengzhisuke raised his hand and said, "We will come again tomorrow" and left.The friendship between Shengzhisuke and Jin Wulang gradually deepened. Jin Wulang mentioned the things about Sanbayefan in his hometown, and Shengzhisuke listened with gusto.Before Murata House commissioned him to rewrite the book, and asked him to "not only copy, but also make it more interesting", what Jin Goro said now helped him a lot in rewriting the story.But unfortunately, there is no story of revenge and killing the enemy. ——Now that the business of "Ligenyi" is booming, it is even more difficult to invite Miss Hexiang. He gradually became confused about the purpose of graffiti in the first place.That's how it went for about half a month.Because he was busy with chores, he finally started to paint the Sichuan fan that had been put down.Sheng Zhisuke often devotes himself to a certain job and forgets everything else. He was surprised to see A Dao running up out of breath. "What's wrong?" "You still ask, teacher!" Finally came - A Dao said. "The person who can understand fake characters has finally come."