In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 265 For Uesugi, self-confidence is also due.

The Japanese-style cottage, the fresh and cool green tree courtyard is outside the window.

Hanamaru Hanabi held the crystal-like rabbit-shaped wagashi in her hand, and ate it in one bite.

“Yummy~”

There are many lifelike flowers, birds, fish and insects on the small wooden tray in front of her.

These are pastries made with raw materials such as glutinous rice, adzuki beans, and Yamato taro.

These snacks are exquisite, soft and delicious. Once you bite down, you will feel soft in your mouth.

Coupled with a sip of delicately blended fragrant matcha, it only makes people feel that it is a perfect afternoon tea time.

Sakakibara Anise was sitting opposite her, watching her happily eating, occasionally lifted the half-drinked leaf green matcha on the table, and took a sip.

Girls like some exquisite and cute snacks, but often see the cute shape of the food, and become afraid to eat it, treating it as a toy-like ornamental.

However, Sakakibara Anenensis thinks that Hanamaru Hanabi tastes delicious, and she will soon wipe out all the wagashi she made this morning.

Seeing Hanamaru Hanabi eating happily, Miss Sakakibara said to her:

"Huahuo, do you want to follow me to learn how to make this kind of pastry?"

"Is it okay?" Hanamaru Hanabi raised her head immediately, holding a cup of matcha in both hands.

"Well, yes."

Hanamaru Hanabi immediately put down the teacup and stood up, obediently made a small gift, "Thank you sister."

"Sit down, sit down, just learn to make a pastry." Sakakibara Anise said with a smile, "The ratio of fruit water and fruit water is very important, we must pay attention, otherwise the dough will be too solidified, and the dough will not form if there is less."

In fact, Hanamaru Hanabi learned to make this kind of wagashi according to the book before, and it became a shape, but there was no way to make so many unique and rich shapes.

Hearing what Sakakibara Anenensis said, she kept nodding her head.

Even though she is also a girl, Ms. Sakakibara thinks she is very cute, so she couldn't help laughing and said:
"Eat quickly, I will take you to do it first after eating."

Hanamaru Hanabi glanced at the lotus snacks on the table supported by green leaves:
"Sister, can you put it on first?"

"Pretend it? Who do you want to eat it for? Hmm. I understand." Halfway through speaking, Sakakibara Anise turned to smile.

Hanamaru Hanabi: "I want to make a copy myself, and then give the one made by my sister to Kai-kun."

Simple and caring girl friend thoughts, Nananxiang Sakakibara feels that there are fewer and fewer girls like Hanamaru Hanabi.

"Okay, I'll help you pack it in a box first."

"Okay, thank you sister."

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On the other side, Uesugi Kai and Bin Yuehui came to the dojo.

The floor of the kendo hall will not be covered with cement.

Wooden boards are the best, in order to minimize the friction between the footsteps and the ground.

Kendo often has movements such as sliding steps, jumping and cutting. The general solid wood floor is not forbidden, and double-layer keel boards are needed to strengthen the firmness.

There are often gymnasiums and associations whose floors are cracked and cannot be renovated.

The most important thing is the price issue. A square meter of keel wood costs more than 6000 yen.

There are not a few people in the dojo who practice the empty swing hard, sweating profusely and panting.

There are also a few wearing hoods, who are exchanging ideas and confronting each other.

Kaoru Uesugi took a cursory glance, and conservatively estimated that there must be more than 30 people, all of whom are around 25 or six years old. There are men and women, and men account for the majority.

There are not many girls who like kendo, and they generally have strong personalities.

As soon as the two stepped into the dojo, the eyes of the students all focused on the two of them, and gradually stopped their movements.

"Hello! Yuehui! What did Mr. Shifan say?" The woman with a bright voice shouted to Bin Yuehui.

"Mr. Shifan is still the same." Bin Yuehui said helplessly.

Uncle Sakakihara is the owner and teacher of the Wuxin Pavilion. Although he is the famous sign of the Wuxin Pavilion, he never cares about things.

The students who came to study here couldn't learn from Mr. Teacher Fan, but they didn't feel dissatisfied in the slightest.

If you want to ask why, it is probably that Mr. Shifan Dai is also good at teaching.

And Ms. Sakakibara, who manages the daily affairs of the gym, is kind and friendly.

Bin Yuehui's kendo uniform was still on, and the name bag with his name on it was worn around his waist.

Uesugi found that the name bag of the person who spoke just now had Wuxinkan written on the top and Tangerine on the bottom.

The kendo name bag is to identify the identity. Generally, the name of the museum or school is written on the top, and the surname is written on the bottom.

There is a position or title in the gymnasium. The big characters below are titles, and the small characters on the left are surnames.

Of course, there are also people who can write whatever they want.

But such a maverick guy is unlikely to appear.

"Then what should we do, we are still practicing Suzhen today?" I looked at the people around me, and many people who were discussing stopped their hands.

"No," Bin Yuehui replied, and then pointed to Kai Uesugi, "Mr. Shifan asked this brother to guide us in training."

"Brother?"

Tachibana has me looking up and down Uesugi Kai, this is too young.

"Yuehui, you call him—senior brother?"

Bin Yuehui is a very old student with qualifications, otherwise everyone would not have asked Sakakibara Yixin to teach him sword skills.

But he actually called a man who was seven or eight years younger than him a brother?
The students in the hall discussed it one after another.

Uesugi Kai also wondered how he became a senior, according to his seniority, he should be a senior.

Forget it, it doesn't matter, just teach them a lesson.

Young people who haven't reached the age of 20 come to give lectures to themselves?
To be honest, although kendo also pays attention to etiquette and friendliness, I just don't believe that this young man has any experience to teach himself.

"May I ask, how many ranks did you get promoted in this year's review?" Another person asked in a reluctant tone. It was really reluctant to call someone younger than him a senior.

Japan has always been an environment where seniority is ranked.

no matter where.

Even if it is a school, the first grade cannot go to the territory of the third grade.

community?The first grade in the club has always been doing chores like handling sundries, serving tea and water, and cleaning the floor.

"I didn't pass the exam." Uesugi Kai understood that they didn't trust him.

This is very normal, just like Guan Gong playing a big knife in front of him, everyone will laugh when he sees it. In the eyes of the students, he is now playing an ax in the classroom.

The teacher who is currently recuperating in the hospital is a sixth-level practitioner. Why should this young man be compared with other six-level practitioners?

Why can he serve as a teacher to guide everyone?

The discussions among the students became more intense.

From time to time, there are comments such as "Is this still a high school student?", "What does Mr. Shifan think?", "A sophomore who thinks he is very good?", "Ridiculous, childish." and other remarks.

A sense of pride is innate, especially those who have practiced kendo, they will definitely feel that they are better than ordinary people, and feel that if they practice kendo, they must beat ordinary people.

This is normal.

The continuous achievements of practicing kendo satisfy their sense of accomplishment and enrich their self-confidence.

The way of swordsmanship is self-confidence, and what needs to be suppressed is also self-confidence.

"Quiet!"

Tachibana, I seem to be very prestigious among the students, so I stopped their discussions.

She also suppressed her inner doubts and contempt, and tried her best to humbly say to the young man who was seven or eight years younger than herself:

"Senior brother, you should know that there are many low-level swordsmen in the kendo world who boast to the outside world how powerful they are, and their strength is far beyond their level, but they never make a move. They—"

Tachibana stopped with my voice accompanied by Kai Uesugi's outstretched hand to stop it.

Uesugi Kai directly interrupted her, walked to the wall, took a wooden knife on the shelf and weighed it a few times to try the feel.

Then, under the gaze of all the students in the hall, he scanned the crowd.

"Well, I know what you're worried about, it's nothing more than that I don't have enough qualifications, no rank, no grades, and I can't teach you a single kendo class.

"I also understand that you can't listen to what I say now. After all, I have no status. I can stand here because of the face given by Teacher Fan. I am a new face to everyone. Maybe someone has seen me by chance. Twice, but you should think that I am a guest, visiting Sakakihara's house."

Uesugi Kai glanced at the wooden knife in his right hand, then turned around and continued to say to everyone:

"However, swordsmanship has always been the result of actual combat. Although I haven't swung it for a year, my strength is still barely there."

Uesugi Kai held the handle of the wooden knife with one hand, stood under the plaque of "Only My Heart" and looked at everyone:
"Anyone of you thinks that I am not qualified to give lectures, you can try it with the 5 yen class fee. I hate trouble and I am very honest. Anyone who wants to challenge me can stay with me to the end."

Quiet,

For a moment, the air in the entire Wuxin Pavilion fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, the word arrogance slowly surfaced in everyone's hearts.

Some people even no longer care about it, and no longer think that Mr. Shi Fan sent someone to fool them on purpose.

This is just the naivety of a ridiculous high school student.

Bin Yuehui who came with him looked at him in surprise.

Kendo is not a child's play.

It is something that many people pay their entire lives for!

Who isn't sweating profusely here practicing?

Who doesn't wear a heavy kendo uniform in the hot summer and still have to train?
Who hasn't been defeated by a more powerful person in a competition and felt downcast?
With faith, they held bamboo knives and trained for several years, and they came to the Wuxin Pavilion to ask for guidance from Baduan Fanshi. Why?
It's for growing yourself!
After being in touch with kendo for more than ten years, do you still need the guidance of such a young man?
Ridiculous, extremely ridiculous.

If I can't even beat this young man, then all the hard work and hard work of the past ten years will not be wasted on the dog! ?

Then he practiced a fart of kendo.

I shook my head repeatedly at this young man in my heart. Since he is so confident in himself, he feels that he can beat everyone in the Wuxin Pavilion.

Then, she will suppress this confidence and let the little brother in front of her understand what humility and education are.

The students in the hall behind them had already started whispering and laughing.

Tachibana Yume pinched the bamboo knife in my right hand, closed my eyes and took a deep breath, ignoring the teasing laughter at Uesugi Kai from the crowd behind me, then opened my eyes and cast my eyes on him:
"Tangerine has me, what's your name?"

"Uesugi Kai."

"Very well, it seems that you have a certain relationship with Senior Sister, and you should be confident."

"Confidence is a good thing."

Ju You was not in a hurry: "Confidence is a good thing at the time, but being too confident is conceited."

"It's just saving time." Uesugi Kai's tone was calmer, "5 yen is too little."

Tachibana let me take a step forward, and bowed slightly, "Then I will ask you for advice, Mr. Shi Fandai."

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In the kitchen on the other side, Hanamaru Hanabi wearing an apron is patiently watching Sakakibara anise making wagashi.

"First, we need to use the pulp from the passion fruit."

On a small wooden cutting board, Sakakibara Anise took out a few passion fruits known as the king of juice, cut them open with a knife, and dug out the yellow pulp with grains with a spoon.

Passion fruit contains 132 kinds of aromatic substances, and the moment it is cut, the juice flows and the aroma is overflowing.

"Then, we took out the coarse sieve, squeezed and massaged repeatedly with this scraper, and removed the seeds, leaving only the pulp." After doing this, Sakakibara seven fennel left the kitchen counter and walked to the refrigerator.

Hanamaru Hanabi saw that there was only yellow flesh left in the bowl.

Sakakibara seven fennel walked over holding a bowl covered with plastic wrap. After opening it, scooped out the white bean paste with a spoon, and stirred it into the passion fruit pulp.

The spatula is repeatedly scraped and pressed to mix the white bean paste and passion fruit pulp together, making it thick and creamy.

Immediately afterwards, she turned on the stove, poured the passion fruit bean paste into the pot and stirred continuously. Soon after, a square-shaped solidified soft cake was gradually formed with the push of a scraper.

"What a delicate texture!" Hanamaru Hanabi said in surprise when she saw the orange-yellow, delicate and smooth passion fruit bean paste, "Is this all right?"

"Of course not. At this time, for the middle part of the firework, we will use Yamato taro to make the surface part later."

"Hanabi?" Hanamaru Hanabi didn't understand the meaning of her sister's words.

Ananensis Sakakibara said with a smile: "The name of this wagashi is 'Hanabo'. Isn't it interesting that Hanabi makes Hanabi cakes?"

"is it?"

Hanamaru Hanabi found that everyone likes to mention their names, sister is, mother is, and Kai-kun is too.

But she doesn't hate this, the two words "Huahuo" have their own meaning.

The name her father gave her was Huahuo, and he had hoped that she would be as bright and beautiful as a blooming firework.

There are many steps involved in making wagashi.

The Yamato taro (yam) in the back will be steamed in a steamer, and the yam will be filtered five or six times through a very fine sieve until the particles of Yamato taro are closely attached and become smooth and delicate.

If the mesh is too large, the fruit tastes rough, and if the mesh is too small, it will be very tiring to squeeze.

Sakakibara seven fennel suggested that when Hanabi is trying, use a sieve with a larger mesh, which will be much easier.

Hanamaru Hanabi asked: "If the mesh is smaller, the taste will be better, right?"

"It's very good, after all, the particles are getting finer," Sakakibara Nananxiang looked at her wearing an apron, "However, it will be very tiring, because you have to press it hard all the time, and you have to sieve it five or six times, it will be very, very tiring .”

"It's okay, delicious food is the most important thing," Hanamaru Hanabi said with a smile, "Although it's the first time I make wagashi, even if I try it, I want Kai-kun to eat it comfortably."

(End of this chapter)