Tokyo Girlfriend Guide.

Chapter 173 He is always so flexible with his requirements
Early the next morning, Hojo Kyosuke knew that he had to apologize for his first impression of Otaru's "large land and few people".He woke up just after dawn, not because of the sun, Kitajo Mikiko was well aware of her son's sleeping problems, so she prepared curtains with excellent blackout effect early.

However, there is no way to do sound insulation. Neon houses are generally made of wooden structures.Although it has the advantages of earthquake resistance, cheap and good heat preservation effect, but the sound insulation is really bad.

Early in the morning, the streets and highways were full of cars running around, which woke him up instantly.

When I buy a big house, I must carry out the sound insulation renovation as soon as possible!Hojo Kyosuke uttered harsh words for an unknown number of times.

Putting on a pair of large shorts and a T-shirt, Kitajo Kyosuke opened the curtains.There is a large open space under his house. If it is not in use, some outsiders around him can park for free. However, due to the large number of people in the family, the gate has been locked these days.

On the fairly compact ground that had already been trampled on, Tetsuta Kisaki and three of his subordinates were already practicing sword swinging. Judging by the heat rising from their bodies, even the morning run should have ended.

Hojo Kyosuke, Hojo Kyosuke, even if you are already so powerful that no one can match, how can you slack off!Someone's heart aches for his own fall.

Just as he was about to pick up the bamboo knife placed in the corner of the room and go down to join the youthful and passionate training of his subordinates, his expression changed again.

Hojo Kyosuke, Hojo Kyosuke, you are so strong that no one can match, and you train so hard, do you not give others a chance to catch up with you?You are so cruel!

Putting the special bamboo knife engraved with "Beichen Yidao Style" back to the corner, someone who had experienced a fierce struggle opened the door and walked down the stairs with ease. His room is the innermost room on the second floor, and the road is outside. .So living in the city center with poor sound insulation is like sleeping in a vegetable market!
"Grandma, what are you eating today?"

Walking to the kitchen, Hojo Kyosuke asked while holding grandma's shoulder affectionately.He found out at dinner yesterday that Grandma Hojo Keiko's cooking skills are comparable to that of Okudera-senpai.He plans to ask grandma to write a cookbook in the future, and use it as a gift for Okudera-senpai.

Plan pass!
"It's a cream stew."

Hojo Keiko turned her head, smiling so hard that she couldn't see her eyes.The old man really planned to wake up his eldest grandson in the morning and follow him to work on the ranch, but she gave him a scolding.My own Kyosuke is a writer. Although he is only a cartoonist now, he will definitely become a person like Natsume Soseki in the future. How can he serve cattle and sheep with him.She was already very angry at getting her son who was a lawyer back before, and now she wants to turn her grandson into a cowboy, but she will never allow it!
As it is now, it would be nice to come back to see myself every vacation.

"Wow, it smells so good."

Hojo Kyosuke took a deep breath and said exaggeratedly after mastering the proficient level "make the elders happy" skill, and then asked if his grandma had any exclusive ingredients.As for going to work on the ranch, he, Kyosuke Hojo, is a farm boy, so there is no rush for such things.On the contrary, those children who grew up in big cities like Saki Tetsuta need to experience it.

"Hehehe, it's just some home-cooked dishes. There are no secrets. If I want to say it, I just added a little..." Keiko Hojo was talking to her grandson with a smile while stirring the pot.Happiness that has never been experienced flows in the old man's heart.

You must know that neon is a place where magical things such as "second-generation houses" are popular. The so-called second-generation houses can be simply understood as married children living in the same house with their parents, but the kitchen and entrance are all separate. It can be said that they are close neighbors.Of course, it is a bit inappropriate to say this, and this way of living can also effectively meet the needs of both parties.

With a son and daughter-in-law who abandoned a decent job in the big city and returned to the countryside to raise cattle at one order, and a grandson who is still so close to him even after so many years, Keiko Hojo feels that she can show off at the residents' gathering next week up.By the way, let Fujiko and the others take a good look at their grandson's manga, maybe their grandson is still a fan of his grandson.

Thinking of this, the smile on Hojo Keiko's face grew stronger, and she even found out her own exclusive spices from the locker and explained them to her grandson one by one.

When Hojo Mikiko came back, what she saw was this happy scene.

"Mom, did you go to work on the ranch too?" Hojo Kyosuke asked in surprise, long ago he found out that there were only four idiots in the family and his grandma, after asking, grandma told him that everyone else had gone to the ranch .However, in any case, he couldn't connect his mother with farm work.

"What's the matter, I will help out occasionally!" Seeing her son's appearance, Mikiko Kitajo said dissatisfiedly, like when her husband forgot to turn on the switch of the automatic feeding machine, she would also turn it on!

"Okay, but what about Dad and Grandpa?"

"They are taking a bath, and they accompanied the veterinarian to deliver a cow this morning." Mikiko Kitajo said as she walked into the kitchen, and slowly opened the package in her hand on the chopping board.

"Mavericks?" Hojo Kyosuke asked curiously.

"That can't be eaten!" Kitajo Mikiko said vigilantly; "At least until it grows up to an adult!"

"Who wants to eat it? I'm just thinking about the news I read on the Internet that the calves in the Hokkaido ranch are being fed by milking machines."

Well, put an induction collar around the cow's neck, and when a calf comes over, it will automatically produce milk, and count the amount of milk each little guy drinks.If you drink enough, you will not be served again, and if you don't drink enough, you will make up for it manually.

"Hahaha, that's something that only ranches have. Our house is only medium-sized at most, and we don't need that kind of thing." Keiko Hojo explained with a smile.

"It's your father who is responsible for the milk after the calf can drink independently. As expected of a lawyer who graduated from Tokyo University, he has never made a mistake in doing this kind of thing." Yuichi Hojo walked into the living room and said loudly.

Goro Hata and the others who came in wiping their sweat with a white towel were also surprised when they heard this. Could the student god of law at Tojo University only be responsible for the work of feeding the calf in the Hojo family?As expected of the chief!
Tetsuta Shisaki was greatly encouraged. Sure enough, being admitted to Tokyo University is just following the threshold of my elder brother, and I can only make a small contribution. I must work harder!

"what is this?"

After greeting everyone, Hojo Kyosuke looked at the fresh meat on the chopping board.

"It's Ezo deer, mom, I went to buy this specially this morning!" Mikiko Kitajo turned her face away, because the meat was too fresh, so the meat was still oozing with blood, she couldn't bear the stimulation because she was dizzy scene.

"Deer!?" Kyosuke Kitajo stared at the rib with three cooking methods that he had just thought of.

"Yeah, didn't you like eating in Kushiro the day before yesterday?" Mikiko Kitajo approached, opened the photo album with a narrow smile on her face, and found the photos that Mitsuha Miyamizu had taken with her.

Mitsuha Miyamizu, I didn't expect you to be such a person!Lulu is so cute, you actually eat so happily!
Sitting at the dining table, Hojo Kyosuke, who was gnawing on a rib, silently prayed for the deer in his heart, praying that the other party would have a good deer life in his next life.

In the afternoon, the local Kyosuke Hojo started wandering around Otaru with four of his men.If you don’t mention seafood, Otaru actually doesn’t have much food. The main thing is to look at the buildings left over from the last century, especially some places with dense public buildings. It’s like going to Europe.By the way, if he took a walk by the Otaru Canal last night and attracted a group of Caucasian people to shoot the movie, no one would doubt that it was shot in London.

Some activities are suitable for boys to play together, and some are not, such as sightseeing.At this moment, sitting on the sightseeing cable car of Tiangu Mountain, the few people looking at each other immediately decided to end the sightseeing of the sand sculpture.

"Let's find something delicious!" Hatagoro said, wiping the cold sweat off his forehead.

"That's right, let's go to Otaru to play together after we find a girlfriend." Kuroda Kaito said, he was the one whose name had never appeared in the five finalists of the Kendo Club.

"You guy, you're showing off your girlfriend again, aren't you!" Mihashi Yoshima scolded with a smile. That's right, the reason why he didn't say his name is because this guy is a hateful person with a girlfriend.

"Hahahaha, after you win the National Kendo Competition, you will be even more popular." Kuroda Sekai said with a smile.

"Then let's go to Kumagoro Ramen for the next stop!" Hojo Kyosuke made the final decision.

"Amazing!" X4
Neon people's love for ramen is hard for foreigners to understand. Even if they live in a place famous for ramen, they will still eat another famous ramen with great interest after going to another place.In other words, even in a place that is so poor that there are no scenic spots, there must be a ramen shop that has been passed down for decades.

Just like the store with a neon brown bear in his pocket standing in front of this store, Hojo Kyosuke knew that his store would definitely not be called this because there is bear meat in the ramen, and it must be because the founder is called Kuma Goro !
But after getting closer, looking at the introduction on the wall, Hojo Kyosuke was defeated again.

It’s not that the founder’s name is Xiong Wulang, but the soup base made by his family even attracted the bear who likes to eat fish, and then the founder named the bear Xiong Wulang.

The soup base made of dozens of dried fish is light brown, clear and translucent, and you can see the neatly arranged ramen below. It will be like bursting pulp.The chopped scallions float on the surface in disorder, and you can feel the unique taste without smelling it.

It's delicious, no less than the restaurant that Kyosuke Hojo and Sakura eat in Ginza that was featured in the magazine of Ramen God.

After eating two large bowls per person, the five walked out of the ramen shop.

"What's for dinner next!?" Hatagoro asked.

"Of course it's Hokkaido's specialty corn and potatoes!" Tetsuta Sakisaki pushed his glasses with a cold light with his left hand, and made a cold voice.

...but isn't the creamy stew in the morning full of fresh potatoes and corn?Hojo Kyosuke held a large bag of Kumagoro ramen in instant food in both hands, complaining in his heart.

But he didn't mean to refuse. It doesn't matter what to eat when you come out to play, what matters is who you are with.Although the four idiots like Xisaki couldn't use their brains well, it was unexpectedly pleasant to hiccup presumptuously after eating a bowl of noodles together.

Going around and eating, even Tetsuta Kisaki, who seemed most interested in attractions such as art towns, crossed those places off the plan list, and the group ate happily from noon to night.After going home for dinner at night, I went out to a seafood restaurant in Uoman, Hokkaido, for supper.

"Don't worry, even if I take you here for a month, it won't affect my wallet."

After the boss said this, Hata Goro and others who were drooling at the fresh king crab and snow crab in the fish tank immediately went to the boss and reported the name of the dish.

"I'm so happy."

Shisaki Tetsu had already ordered food early, and now he was sitting on the seat with Hojo Kyosuke, looking at the three noisy partners, with a happy smile on his face.That's great, before he followed his big brother, he never thought that he could have such a pure friendship, and he could go to the northernmost part of the neon with his friends to eat and drink happily.

"Do you still want to be the worst student in all neon?" Hojo Kyosuke teased.

Glancing at his elder brother sideways, Shisaki Tetsu said angrily, "Isn't that your position as the chief? I'm just your military advisor."

"You bastard." The handless Lord Demon held his forehead.

Immediately, the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.Although Hata Goro and others who came back from the big shopping didn't know what happened, they also laughed.Fortunately, this is a drinking place, the atmosphere is very lively, and no one cares about their noise.

He ate 20 yen for a late-night snack. If Hojo Kyosuke hadn't successfully escaped poverty, this meal would make him unable to pay the rent of his Tokyo apartment, but now, it's a trivial matter.

Goro Hata, who was completely excited, even proposed to drink sake sold by Otaru's specialty Tanaka Shuzo. What Kyosuke Kitajo didn't expect was that even Misaki, who would read legal books in his spare time, was ready to move.

As for saying that the store won't sell to them?It can only be said that there are always more ways than difficulties.In the end, Hojo Kyosuke bought five cans of pomegranate cola from a vending machine and threw them to them, and then escorted the restless men to the side of the Otaru Canal.

This kind of riverside is not only suitable for couples to take a walk, it is also comfortable for a few good brothers to sit on a stone bench and enjoy the sea breeze.

Not far away, at the place where the canal connects to Ishikari Bay, watching the sea water pouring into the canal, several people did not speak.Hojo Kyosuke guessed that maybe they were feeling their youth.

"I really want to jump down for a swim."

"Yeah, maybe we can catch king crabs."

"And willow fish."

What a bunch of idiots, can they get drunk like this after drinking Coke?
In the next week, Hojo Kyosuke took a few of his subordinates to work on the ranch with his grandfather during the day, and wandered around Otaru in the evening.

"Brother, I really can continue to work!"

At Chitose Airport, Goro Hata and others dragged their suitcases and talked reluctantly.

"Get lost, my cow has no desire to die recently." Hojo Kyosuke kicked him angrily, and the top white old cow that could sell for several million was eaten by these bastards within a week.

"See you in Tokyo, brother." Tetsuta Kisaki said.

"Well, you should relax a little bit during the holidays. You are already the second grader, so there is no need to work so hard." Hojo Kyosuke patted the number one boy on the shoulder, thinking about whether he should relax a little in the next exam.

"..."

Watching the white plane cut through the sky, Hojo Kyosuke also turned around and planned to return to Otaru.As for whether the subordinates took the plane, does it matter? Does he, the big brother, have to wait here for his younger brother to go to the sky?Not a beautiful girl!
Hojo Kyosuke can still stay in his hometown is actually not long, the holiday itself is only a little over a month, a week later in mid-August, he has to return to Tokyo to accompany Eriri to participate in the summer CM, and continue to draw " One Punch Man".When he left Tokyo, he and Eriri had only rushed to produce two issues of content, and now they are almost exhausted.

After returning to Otaru, Hojo Kyosuke came to his aunt's house with the gifts he bought from Tokyo, which was also at the house of the relative who opened the Italian restaurant Kotoba no Niwa.After eating and drinking for nothing for so long, why don't you pay a good visit when you return to your hometown?

The gifts he brought were Ginza specialty brand-name cosmetics and his manga booklet. If possible, he didn't want to give the latter one, but this kind of thing can't be kept secret.

"Hehehe, Kyosuke is really amazing, he made so much money just in junior high school." After some pleasantries, Aunt Miyagi Shuko said with a smile.

"One is good luck, and the other is thanks to the help of friends." A certain person was humble as usual.

"Hey, the kid's father, do you think we Yan Ye Zhiting want to make a theme of "One Punch Man"?"

"No, this kind of manga has almost no intersection with the audience of our restaurant." Cousin Toyoko Miyagi didn't give her mother and cousin any face, and vetoed it.

"Hehehe, Kyosuke, don't worry, Toyoko has such a personality." Uncle Miyagi Takayuki tried to smooth things over.

"It doesn't matter, I have been in contact with my cousin before, and I am quite envious of her rigorous personality." Even if the price of Okudera-senpai's formula was lowered by her cousin last time, Hojo Kyosuke never complained, after all, this is a serious business .That cousin didn't mind at all about eating and drinking for nothing.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Hojo Kyosuke left with a large bag of cheese products.The Miyagi family's ranch is much larger than their Hojo family's. He also saw the fully automatic breastfeeding machine as he wished, which is really amazing.

After returning home, Hojo Kyosuke lived a fulfilling life. In the morning, he went to the ranch with his grandfather and father to work, at noon he went to a small workshop to learn how to make glass, and in the evening he watched TV and chatted with his family, and recorded his grandmother’s recipes.

There are not many other things in Otaru, but there are many glass-making workshops, each of which can proudly claim to be half a century old.The Yagi Glass Museum that Hojo Kyosuke studied was opened by a friend of his grandfather. Hojo Kyosuke originally wanted to give a little tuition or consumables, but was rejected by the old man named Yagi Kazumasa.

"Old man, my workshop is not profitable. The grandson of Xiong's family wants to learn from me. I'm too happy."

As expected of someone who can become friends with his grandfather who looks like a bandit leader, Yagi Kazuma has long unruly hair, which is only tied up with a hair rope when he comes to the glass making workshop. It's all scattered.

Mr. Yagi’s sons and grandsons have all moved to Sapporo to work and live, and his wife passed away early. He makes glass objects every day and takes a walk by the Otaru Canal.Hojo Kyosuke's arrival may mean the most to him because he used to talk to glass and furnaces without emotion, but now he is a handsome guy who works hard to learn and speaks nicely.

"We call glass glass, but we actually learned it from the country next door." The old man said slowly when the furnace was lit.

"Fake crystals that have been burnt with medicine have a dark blue color with gas eyes, or yellow-blue ones, and white ones, which are pure white and bright, which are called nitrates."

Hojo Kyosuke murmured in his heart, now that he knew Nitro, how could he not learn more about it.But he didn't say anything, just helped the old man open the metal lid of the furnace, and smiled as he listened to the old man reciting this sentence in Chinese with a Hokkaido accent.

"I see."

"In the past, Otaru made glass lampshades, floating balls, fish floats and other practical products. After the fishing industry declined, it turned to making some handicrafts."

Mr. Yagi scooped out a large spoonful of silica sand from the utensil for storing silica sand, and explained the principle of glass formation to Hojo Kyosuke. Someone with a perfect score in chemistry listened seriously, and the next step was to make gifts for Sakura and Nitiko. , Don't be careless!
"But old man, I don't have any prejudice against handicrafts. The feeling of making such beautiful things with my own hands is really wonderful."

While waiting for the silica sand and nickel oxide to melt, the old man took Hojo Kyosuke to the display stand in the corner to admire his works.

Kitajo Kyosuke, who had inspected famous glassware shops such as Kitaichi Glass and Taisho Glass earlier, was surprised to find that this old man Yagi really likes making glass.From stained glass lampshades to glass pens, glass dolls, he has everything in the store here.

The old man picked up a blue-green cup with his thin arms and handed it to Hojo Kyosuke, motioning him to look at the lights on the roof.

The white light collides in the glass to its heart's content, making the already crystal clear glass even more brilliant, and the blue-green light with scattered heights radiates through the surface of the glass.

"It's beautiful, it's called Mount Fuji Cup, and it's a proud product of Edo Glass."

Looking at Hojo Kyosuke whose eyes were filled with blue and green glass, the old man smiled triumphantly.

"Mount Fuji? Is it because it looks like a mountain upside down?" A certain person still didn't give up understanding the idea of ​​​​naming Neon Man.

"Hahaha, no, no." The old man smiled and opened the refrigerator beside him, took out a bottle of plum wine, wiped the glass casually, and filled it up.

"Look, is there a Mount Fuji at the bottom of the cup now?"

I saw a Mt. Fuji with the same color as the wine suddenly appeared on the bottom of the thick cup, and the top of the mountain was frosted to create a snow-covered feeling. It really made people want to drink two more glasses.

Hojo Kyosuke, who was silently holding six in his heart, clapped his hands with an amazed smile, which made Mr. Yagi even happier, and drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Then do you want to make this kind of cup?"

"Do not want to."

The ones he wanted to give away were all beautiful girls, and this kind of quilt, which looked very suitable for drinking, was directly passed by him, and the capacity was too small, which did not meet his wish of "drinking more hot water" at all.If it’s for Big Brother Maki and Onitsuka, you can consider a set for each person, but you can just buy it in the store later.

"What about this? This is the cut pattern." The old man raised another cup, which also had a Mount Fuji engraved on it.

I always feel that those cutting marks are not conducive to holding hot water, and why are they all wine glass styles?Someone shook his head again.

"Yaki-san, what I want to make is a big cup that can hold hot water. It's better if the shape is round. In terms of function, it should be able to hold hot water, prevent falls, and it won't hurt too much if you hit your toes."

"..." Yagi Kazuma, who was excitedly raising his next wine glass, paused, and turned his head to look at this impolite junior.In this case, why don't you choose paper cups?
"Are you going to give it to a girl?" Fortunately, the old man is understanding, so he figured it out immediately.

"Yes."

"Is it a lover?"

"Haha, not yet." Hojo Kyosuke scratched his head in embarrassment.

One word made the old man silent again, but fortunately the silica sand in the furnace melted.The old man lifted up a steel pipe and began to seriously teach Hojo Kyosuke how to make glass.

　No more, back to Tokyo tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)