The days of being a cat in Japan

Dr. Fujimoto heard that there were no customers on rainy days, and he had a lot of time to chat with his sister.

Mr. Fujimoto, who said so, has not forgotten to use the tea bags and hot water in the store to make a pot of hot tea for himself and his sister.

Holding the teacup handed over by her brother, Etsuko Fujimoto said, "It's been a long time since I talked to my brother so quietly, this reminds me of the days when we were still in the old house in the country. "

Mr. Fujimoto smiled when he heard the words, took off his glasses with his hands, and wiped off the water mist fumigated by hot tea on them with a clean soft cloth, and said to his sister: "The life back then was not as good as it is now. It’s comfortable, just remember it, and you don’t need to miss it.”

Mr. Fujimoto's words are definitely from his heart. Although the time of his teenage years was precious to him, if he had to experience it again, he would never want to.

Etsuko laughed loudly and said, "Brother, are you scared? Do you remember the days when you were studying?"

Mr. Fujimoto didn't answer directly when he heard the words, but he also acquiesced to his sister's words.

Seeing this, Etsuko Fujimoto restrained her smile, stood up and said to her brother from the bottom of her heart: "Brother, you have worked hard all these years."

Ms. Etsuko's words are absolutely true. There is an 11-year age difference between them, and her brother was half a child when she was born.

Because I live in the countryside, my parents need to go to the fields to do work during the busy farming season, so my brother's free time at that time was basically spent helping his parents take care of her.

She was just in elementary school and her brother was in high school when their father died.

That sudden blow almost broke the family. As the eldest son, the elder brother even thought about dropping out of school and working to support the family.

This idea was finally dispelled under the mother's stick and tears, but from that day on, my brother became just like his mother, and he started to get busy.

In all the time outside of study, my brother is working part-time, and the meager income earned by hourly workers is also used by him to subsidize his family.

After being admitted to a well-known university with excellent grades, except for the tuition fee for the first year and the living expenses for the first half year, my brother never asked his family for a copper coin.

During that time, except for New Year Etsuko, he basically never saw his brother go home, but he called every week, and occasionally there would be special products from Kyoto delivered home by him.

During her four years in college, her brother was 1.7 meters six, and his weight never exceeded 110 catties.

You must know that the bone weight of adult men is much heavier than that of women, and her brother was better than skinny at that time.

Later, when she was in junior high school and high school, her brother not only sent money to her family every month, but also secretly subsidized her living expenses.

It wasn't until Etsuko, who was in college, became an adult, that her brother let her go out to work. After she was able to support herself, she refused to ask her brother for any more money.

During the hardest days, the whole family relied on keeping each other warm and encouraging each other to survive.

In Etsuko's memory, the picture of her father is somewhat blurred, and what she can remember is mostly the father in those photo albums.

What left a deep impression on her was her brother's thin back in a white T-shirt.

Her brother, who is only 11 years older than her, has always played the role of father in Etsuko Fujimoto's life. Etsuko respects him no less than his mother.

As if he didn't expect his sister to say this to him suddenly, Mr. Fujimoto asked in surprise: "Why did Etsuko say this suddenly? Did you encounter any trouble? Tell us and we can find a solution together."

Her sensibility was swept away by her brother's words, Etsuko got up and rubbed her temples and said: "Brother, you can really destroy the atmosphere, and only my sister-in-law can bear your dull temper. I'm fine, I can do it well." What's the matter."

Dr. Fujimoto was even more surprised when he heard it, and couldn't help asking: "Didn't you say that you have something to discuss with me? Why is it that you have nothing to do now?"

Hearing what he said, Fujimoto Etsuko remembered it and said, "Oh, I called you brother and you messed up. Do you remember the secret discussion between the two of us and my sister-in-law when my mother came over a few days ago?"

What Ms. Etsuko was talking about was that Grandma Fujimoto was taken over by them to recuperate when she first fell ill. At that time, both siblings were unwilling to let her go back to live in an old house in the suburbs alone.

It's a pity that neither of the two of them has the ability to convince their mother. After talking about it, Grandma Fujimoto just agreed to spend the winter here.

Because of this, she made a special call back to her neighbor, asking her younger siblings to help her take care of the chickens at home.

Although they failed to persuade their mother to change her mind, the Fujimoto brothers and sisters are not people who give up lightly. They are still trying to find a way to allow their mother to live here permanently. From the point of view of stubbornness, these three are indeed a family.

The two siblings and Mrs. Rie couldn't figure out why the mother was willing to stay at the ancestral house and refused to move here. In the end, Mrs. Fujimoto gave an answer acceptable to everyone from the perspective of a son's mother.

Mrs. Li Hui said: "If Mrs. Jian asked me to live in his house after marrying a wife and having children, I would never go back if it was not necessary for me. No matter how big, spacious and comfortable the child's home is, I would Feeling a little uncomfortable because it's not my home."

Mrs. Rie's words reminded the Fujimoto brothers and sisters, so after the siblings discussed it, they began to seek Mrs. Rie's opinion.

After hearing their thoughts, Mrs. Fujimoto asked in surprise: "You guys want to buy a house for mom in the county together? Is this possible? Do you want to ask her opinion in advance? I'm afraid my mother will blame me if she finds out. We decide on our own."

Yuezi said confidently after hearing the words: "Sister-in-law, don't worry about that, I've already figured out how to explain it to my mother."

Mrs. Fujimoto asked very interestedly after hearing the words: "Then can you tell me first?"

Etsuko nodded and said: "Of course there is no problem. In fact, it's not just to explain to my mother, I also think so. Our county is not far from Kyoto, and the administrative scope is still within the circle of the big capital. Drive from here It only takes more than an hour to get to Kyoto. If you take the Shinkansen, it will be faster, and you can reach Kyoto Station in more than 40 minutes. Therefore, many young couples who cannot afford the high housing prices in Kyoto have chosen to buy a house here. In addition, the county It is close to the scenic area, with more land, less factories and hot springs. It has unique cultural and natural landscapes. The good air and living environment also make many people in Kyoto choose to buy a house for the elderly here, and I I think buying a house here is a very good investment. If my mother asks, we will say that the sale of the house is for investment.”

After hearing the words, the Fujimoto couple felt that it was feasible, but Mr. Fujimoto still asked uneasy: "If my mother continues to ask why we put her name on the house we invested in, how can this be explained?"

Etsuko heard the words and said: "This is easier to handle. Let her tell her that investing in this house is not to make money, but to preserve its value, so we will not sell it in a short time. There must always be people living in the house, otherwise It will be bad, brother, you have a house, and I don’t live here, so I can only let my mother come here often. Whoever comes to live will naturally write their names, anyway, she only has us two children, and everything will be ours in the future. "

The Fujimoto couple glanced at each other, and Mrs. Rie asked, "Is this possible?"

Etsuko heard the words and said with confidence: "Brother, don't worry, when I called my mother these days, I chatted with her specially. In our town, there are already many families who moved to the city and stayed in the old houses in the country. In the long-term unoccupied situation, it has become various collapsed states. Mom has been sighing for a few days and said that it is a waste of things, so as long as we say this, she loves the house and has to move here at least a year Two or three months."

"Etsuko, houses in the city are different from old houses in the country." The doctor said to his sister.

Etsuko Fujimoto smiled and said: "Brother, of course I know this, but Mom doesn't know. Let's just say that, she will definitely agree to live here."

So the Fujimoto couple added Ms. Etsuko, and they 'colluded' behind their mother's back. Let Ms. Etsuko look at the house first, and the family bought half of the house if they like it, and then write their mother's name to find a way to get her to agree. idea.

Hearing his sister mentioning this matter, Mr. Fujimoto immediately asked, "Have you chosen a house?"

Etsuko nodded and said, "Well, after looking for a few days, I chose a set. The address is near Xinxin Park, and the size, location, and price are all right. I'll come over and talk to you. If you have time, call me. Sister-in-law, let's go and have a look together."

"Haha, what are you looking at, there is no time for you to lose money on your investment. When you go downstairs, you can ask your sister-in-law. If she wants to go, she can go and see it with you today when there are few customers. I won't go Yes, there are always people here to watch the store." Mr. Fujimoto said.

"That's fine, anyway, my sister-in-law doesn't have any guests now, Dasheng and Dahei Xiaohei, how about it, are you interested in taking a look at our new house?" Miss Yuezi bent down and asked the cats.

The bored raccoon cat immediately jumped out of the blanket upon hearing this, and meowed to show that the cat was interested, please take the cat there.