Chapter 2 Chapter two

— Am I going to die?Ah Ling thought this way in a daze with a high fever. Because of the persistent high fever, the joints all over my body were creaking and creaking.Pain in the back when lying on the back, pain in the right shoulder when lying on the right side, pain in the left elbow when lying on the left side.His forehead was hot as if it was on fire, and it felt like someone had pressed his fists hard against the sides of his temples.The wet towel on his forehead was warm and uncomfortable. ——I don't want to die, I want to stay in this house forever. Ah Ling thought weakly.She also thought that the tatami room she was lying in now was not the nostalgic dormitory in Oshiage. Even if the latticed paper door was opened, not only would there be no narrow corridor, but Grandpa Shichibei’s big clogs and Ah Ling’s red sandals would not be visible on the shoe-off stone. Clogs with straps are placed side by side.There were no dandelions in the yard either.No, speaking of which, the house doesn't even have a yard.

Here is... where?It has been ten days since I moved here, and Ah Ling still can't remember the place name. Is this... the town of Daikaku by the Sea?Grandpa Qibingwei said that this place is closer to the sea than Oshigami Village, and he also said that you can smell the sea water when the tide is high.There are many small bridges on the river in this area, and boats selling goods come and go on the river, some sell fish, vegetables, and soy sauce.Grandpa once pointed to the boat and told A-Ling: That's called turning around the boat. By the way, once I looked at the river from the bridge and saw an interesting boat.The boat carried a lot of vegetables, and the rower was a grandfather who was even more wrinkled than Qibingwei's grandfather, and a dog was sitting on the bow.I pointed at the dog and shouted: "Ah, it's a dog." The dog barked loudly.Then, Grandpa Xiaochuan said loudly: "This kid's name is Hachiko." I called "Hachiko, Hachiko", and the dog barked and wagged its tail.

"This green vegetable is very fresh. If it's for sale, sell it to me." Hearing what Grandpa Qibingwei said, Grandpa Xiaochuan snorted, puffed up his chest and said, "Don't be kidding, these dishes are all for Pingqing." After speaking, he rowed away. Grandpa Qibingwei smiled and said, "So it's Pingqing." Then, with his hands around his mouth, he shouted at the Qingcai Chuan who had already rowed away: "Since it's for Pingqing, it's reliable. We are a restaurant called Funaya in Daikumachi on the seaside, and we have just put up a sign for business. It is by the Takahashi Bridge, so let’s come some other day.”

Listen, it's a houseboat in Daikumachi by the sea, it's a houseboat—— By the way, this is called the boat house.Mom and Dad are going to run the shop, we just moved here, and then I got sick... Takadaya Shichibei has a dream that has never been realized, which is to open a restaurant.It's not an ordinary rice-packing shop, but a real restaurant. A real restaurant does not make bento, nor deliver ready-made dishes to customers, but relies on the chef's skills to attract customers to come to their door.The chef accepts the guest's request to "invite to cook", then selects ingredients, thinks about recipes, and shows off his skills to prepare a banquet.The so-called restaurant is an industry that rents out banquet venues and chef skills at the same time.