The next morning, Shinjuku Station.

"Are you okay today?"

Seeing Kyoko Fukada, Lin Hai was a little surprised.

"Hikki called me, I'm fine......"

Kyoko tugged at the hem of her clothes nervously.

"Sorry, I'm late!"

Hikaru Utada ran over panting.

"I said, what are you bringing? Are you going to a picnic?"

Lin Hai looked at Utada's bulging oversized backpack and asked strangely.

Hikaru Utada ignored him, dragged Kyoko aside, glanced back, and confirmed that Lin Hai didn't follow, then asked in a low voice, "Did he bully you?"

"Nope. ”

"Then why do you look aggrieved?"

Hikaru Utada asked, pretending to suddenly realize: "Ha, I know, is it because he didn't invite you, so he was unhappy?"

"No, it's ...... Why don't I go back?"

"Is that afraid that he will be unhappy? I said, that guy thought you were going to film, and he didn't contact you because he was afraid that you would be embarrassed, I guess he is beautiful at this moment!"

"Really?"

"Nonsense, the beautiful girl took the initiative to send it to the door, what is he not satisfied with?"

Kyoko Fukada's face flushed.

Hikaru Utada looked at her shy appearance and sighed secretly.

Fair play or something......

What a fool I am......

……

Lin Hai's mother lived in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture.

To get from Tokyo to Kuji City, people usually choose to take the Shinkansen or bus.

Of course, you can also take the Kita-Sanriku Railway.

If you take the Kita-Sanriku Railway, you have to transfer to the Ishinomaki Line in Sendai, the Kesennuma Line in Ishinomaki, the Ofunato Line in Kesennuma, the Minami-Sanriku Valley Bay Line in Samori, the Yamada Line in Kamaishi, and the Kita-Sanriku Valley Bay Line in Miyako.

Hikaru Utada strongly demanded that this most troublesome route be chosen.

"Why?" Kyoko asked, puzzled, "Isn't the Shinkansen more convenient?"

"Do you know Highway 66 in the United States?" asked Hikaru Utada rhetorically.

Kyoko shook her head blankly.

"Route 66 is the birthplace of American highway culture. I've always wanted to take a road trip, but I didn't have that kind of conditions, so I had to travel by rail instead......"

Hikaru Utada said, took out a copy of "On the Road" from his backpack, and said proudly: "Oh, I'm even ready to read the books on the road!"

Hikaru Utada looked left and right.

"Speaking of which, why didn't you see the police department?"

Lin Hai spread his hands helplessly: "I only know that she must be staring at us at this moment, in short, you just treat her as a ghost or something." ”

“……”

The bear child shuddered, and no longer dared to look around.

Ghosts or something, it's really the most annoying!

……

It is often said that the meaning of travel is not in the destination, but in the scenery on the way.

However, it will be disgusting to see too much scenery.

After several transfers, Hikaru Utada's freshness passed, and he began to regret why he didn't choose the Shinkansen. I haven't opened the book I brought with me, after all, it's local

It was narrow, the station interval was very short, and there was no time to calm down and read a book.

Lin Hai was still prescient, and he didn't bring a book, only a casual listening.

……

After several tosses, it is getting closer and closer to the destination.

The trains on the Kita-Sanriku Valley Bay Line have only one car, which is not much longer than the tour buses, and just like that, most of the trains are empty.

Without worrying about being recognized, all three took off their sunglasses.

The train winds along the coastline and offers a picturesque view through the windows.

"It's beautiful! Look at it, the sea!"

Kyoko Fukada never got tired of looking at the scenery outside the car window, and she pressed her hands on the car window, exclaiming excitedly like a child.

Lin Hai looked out the window, and in the greenery, a corner of the blue sea was revealed, as if sprinkled with stars and diamonds.

Kyoko turned back to Lin Hai and said, "Hai, when we arrive, shall we go swimming?"

"Hmmm......"

Lin Hai looked out the window absentmindedly, the closer he got to the end, the more apprehensive he became.

Hikaru Utada leaned over, pulled down Lin Hai's headphones, and said, "I've listened all the way, it's time to take a break!"

She said, tucking her headphones into her ears, listened to them, and asked, "What's the name of this tune?"

"Three-person Drifter". ”

Lin Hai withdrew his gaze from the window and said, "I like this song very much. ”

"Three......

Hikaru Utada and Kyoko Fukada glanced at each other and blushed.

……

The small train slowly stopped next to the platform of Jiuji Station.

"It's finally here!"

Getting out of the car, Hikaru Utada threw the backpack to Lin Hai, stretched his arms and stretched his waist, and asked Lin Hai, "Do you know the specific address?"

Lin Hai shook his head.

On the note that Lin Yuanhang gave him, only the name of Kuji City in Iwate Prefecture and his mother was written.

"Looks like I'm going to have to ask somebody. ”

"Hello, you're Lin Hai, Lin Jun, right?"

A middle-aged man in uniform stepped forward and asked tentatively.

"It's me. ”

"Whew! It's you!"

The man said happily: "My name is Ryo Yoshino, and I am the stationmaster of this station. ”

"Hello. ”

"Is Lin Jun here for sightseeing?"

"No, I'm ......"

"That's to pick up the wind? You really have a vision, it's not me who boasts, Kenji Miyazawa has been here to collect wind before his death!"

"The ......"

"Please come with me, everyone at the Tourism Association must be happy to see you, speaking of which, it's been a long time since an artist has been here......

Yoshino Ryo couldn't help but snatch Lin Hai's bag and strode towards a small building opposite the station.

"Alas......"

Lin Hai sighed helplessly, the other party's self-talking skills were simply perfect.

"This guy is too much, isn't it?" Hikaru Utada muttered quietly.

"That's it. Kyoko Fukada chimed in: "Is it really okay to leave your job?

"It's a mantra. ”

Lin Hai always felt that he had forgotten something, and he couldn't remember it for a while

Come, I have to give up.

"Anyway, let's go and have a look. ”

……

"Guys, guess who's coming?"

Ryo Yoshino walked into the office of the Tourism Association and said loudly to the people in the room.

A man put his feet on the desk and said lazily, "Wouldn't it be another person from the Fishermen's Association who came to fight the autumn breeze?"

"It's a celebrity this time!"

Yoshino Ryo excitedly stepped aside, revealing Lin Hai and his party.

"You're not...... It's not the one on TV—"

The man who was originally sitting lazily suddenly came to his senses, rushed over in three steps and two steps, grabbed Lin Hai's hands, shook them vigorously, and said with a full face: "First time we met, I am Daisuke Yayoi, the president of the Kuji Tourism Association!"

"Ahh......h

"Aren't you really alive!"

Daisuke Yayoi then noticed Kyoko Fukada, who was behind Lin Hai, and his smile became brighter.

The "real life" he said was the female high school student Kano Masai played by Kyoko Fukada in "God".

Daisuke Yayoi yelled, and many people poured in the room.

These people are chattering as if they were looking at rare animals.

"President!" a female clerk glared at Daisuke Yayoi.

"Ah, yes, yes, hurry, please take a seat!"

Daisuke Yayoi almost forced Lin Hai to sit on the sofa.

As soon as Lin Hai sat on the sofa, someone handed him a water cup, and someone stuffed a handful of snacks, which made him scramble.

Lin Hai looked at the side, Hikaru Utada and Kyoko Fukada received similar courtesy, the two girls were scared stupid, it is estimated that they have never seen such a person when they are so old.

Sure enough, the rednecks are......

For a while, Lin Hai had a feeling that the ancient emperor's private interview was recognized, how to say it, it was really cool.

……

As the saying goes: if you don't have anything to do, you will be a thief.

Without the other party to speak, Lin Hai knew what they were doing. It's just that he hopes to use the mouths of Lin Hai and others to help promote local tourism.

The population of Jiuci City is only more than 30,000, put in Huaxia, that is, the township-level administrative unit, the only pillar industry is the tourism industry, in recent years, the economy has been sluggish, and the number of people who come to travel has decreased significantly, so you can imagine how difficult the local people are.

How do you say Lin Hai knows?

If you look at the chart of the number of tourists posted on the wall, it will almost fall to the floor!

……

"Is Lin Jun here to travel?"

Daisuke Yayoi was smiling.

"Well, I just came looking for someone. ”

Lin Hai finally found an opportunity to speak, and hurriedly expressed his intention.

Seeing the other party's disappointment, Lin Hai hurriedly said: "The scenery here has brought me a lot of inspiration, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely help promote ......"

In this way, Daisuke Yayoi's smile became sincere again.

Lin Hai complained in his heart, this guy is too realistic!

"Who does Lin Jun want to find? It's not that I'm boasting, there is no one I don't know in the whole Jiuci!"

Daisuke Yayoi patted

Breast said.

"The person I'm looking for is Akiko Matsukawa, in her thirties......"

Daisuke Yayoi frowned and said, "Akiko?"

"Yes, if you know, can you tell me where she lives?"

"Ahem," Yoshino Ryo coughed and took the initiative to say to Lin Hai, "I'll take you to her." ”

After speaking, he pulled Lin Hai and left the Tourism Association.

……

Out of the tourism association, Yoshino Ryo drove over a van and beckoned a few people to get on the bus.

Hikaru Utada couldn't help but ask, "Is it okay for you to leave your post without permission like this?"

"It's okay, it's okay. ”

Ryo Yoshino said: "In a small place like ours, we can't have a few tourists a day, and if there is something to do, the deputy stationmaster will solve it." Speaking of which, how did you come to know Akiko?"

Lin Hai asked rhetorically, "Is she famous?"

"Of course, Akiko was called Kuji Matsuda Seiko back then!"

"And now?"

"She is now the president of the Fisheries Association. ”

"That, President Yayoi ...... just now"

"Don't get me wrong, there's no contradiction between the two sides. It's just that the economy has been sluggish in the past two years, and the funds of the fishery association are limited, so they ran to the tourism association to fight the autumn breeze in three days, and President Yayoi was really a little overwhelmed, after all, it was a woman with a sleeve......"

"What's wrong with the woman in the sleeve?"

Hikaru Utada asked curiously.

"The locals know that the woman in the sleeve is terrible!

Yoshino's tone was full of doubt.

Although he has rough lines, he also feels that something is wrong at this time, Lin Hai and the others obviously don't know anything, but they want to find Matsukawa Akiko by name, which is very abnormal.

Lin Hai knew that he couldn't hide it, so he said: "Actually, she is my mother. ”

Crunch!

The van braked suddenly, and Lin Hai and the three of them were caught off guard, and they were used to staggering.

"Woooo

"Hey, uncle, you don't know how to drive!"

Hikaru Utada grumbled and said, "Also, what does 'Woo Woo' mean?"

Yoshino Ryo ignored her and stared at Lin Hai intently, with a hellish look on his face.

……

Next, no matter how Lin Hai asked, Yoshino Ryo just didn't say a word.

"It's here. ”

The van stopped at the entrance of a small fishing village a few kilometers from the city.

The fishing village is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea, and when you look at it from the roadside, you can see the high and low houses at a glance.

Yoshino Ryo pointed to an old two-story building on the hillside and said, "That house is the Fishermen's Association in the sleeve, I still have something to do, so I'll go first!"

With that, he jumped into the car, turned around and hurried away.

……

The fishermen's association in the sleeve is no different from ordinary houses. If you have to say it, there is a sign hanging on the outside, which is a little dilapidated inside, and the atmosphere of life is stronger.

Or to put it another way - if there were elderly activity centers in rural China, this would probably be the case.

"Disturbed ......"

Lin Hai walked into the fisherman's association, and seven or eight pairs of eyes looked at it instantly, which made people feel like they were running away

impulse.

Next, Lin Hai personally experienced the horror of the woman in the sleeve.

Hawkers, the feeling of being surrounded by seven or eight kind and gossipy aunts is indeed "terrible".

As expected, Lin Hai and the others were also recognized here, and the treatment was even better than when they were in the Tourism Association.

"Come, try our Sleeve Side specialty!"

An aunt brought a cauldron, lifted the lid of the pot, and a fragrance came to her face.

"It's so fragrant, what is this?"

Kyoko Fukada asked curiously.

"It's a dough. ”

The aunt said with a smile: "Cook the balls with black sugar and walnuts and carrots, tofu, burdock and mushrooms, add soy sauce to taste, and it's ready." ”

Another aunt took a big spoon and put it in the bowl, and said, "People here can't celebrate the New Year if they don't eat bean balls." ”

No wonder it feels familiar......

Lin Hai couldn't help but recall the scene when he went to his classmates' homes to pay New Year's greetings in middle school.

Under the expectant gaze of several aunts, Lin Hai took a bite, and the taste was unexpected...... Wonderful.

"Delicious!"

Kyoko Fukada ate very happily, and saw the aunt next to her smile.

Lin Hai held the enamel jar and looked at the environment in the house.

Yes, the aunt served him bean balls, using a large enamel jar, not to mention Tokyo, this thing is rarely found in larger places in China. Beyond that, the buzzing old-fashioned electric fan, the rustling radio, the whining aluminium kettle on the coal stove...... Well, these aunts really use this as an activity center for the elderly.

"The ......"

Lin Hai put down the enamel jar and said, "Is Matsukawa Akiko here?"

He paused and added, "She's my mom." ”

"Woooo

Several aunts all opened their mouths wide.

"What the hell is that ......' 'Woo'?"

Hikaru Utada has always been obsessed with this question.

"The word 'sigh' is the dialect here in the sleeve, and when you are surprised, everyone will say 'sigh'. ”

A "young" aunt explained.

"What if you're surprised?"

Kyoko tilted her head.

"If you're surprised, it's 'Woohoo'. If you're surprised—"

"Woohoo!"

The aunts shouted again, and then looked at Lin Hai in unison.

"You're Akiko's son?"

"It looks like Akiko when she was young!"

"No wonder I like it when I see him!"

The aunts began to talk about it.

"Is your father here?"

An aunt asked.

After she finished speaking, the other aunts all closed their mouths and stared at Lin Hai with fierce eyes.

"No, he didn't come. ”

"It's best if you don't come!"

The aunt who asked the question snorted angrily and said, "If that negative man dares to come, he must let him see the power of the sleeve woman!"

"That's right, Akiko has been single for so many years, obviously she can't forget that bastard, that bastard hasn't even come to see her once-"

Another big one

When my mother said this, she stared at Lin Hai with an unkind face: "You are the same, I haven't come to see your mother for so many years, have you finished eating?

"Yes, you're not welcome here!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

The aunts are angry with the enemy.

"That ......" Kyoko whispered to help Lin Hai relieve the siege, "Lin Jun always thought that his mother had passed away, and he only found out about it yesterday ......"

"Is that so?"

Several aunts were stunned.

Lin Hai nodded.

"That bastard, it's so hateful!" scolded an aunt.

"That guy really didn't come?"

The other aunt looked left and right, and she didn't know if she was looking for Lin Yuanhang, or if she was going to copy the guy.

For a while, the room was like a bombing camp.

"Don't make any noise!"

An aunt who looked the oldest shouted, and said angrily: "If you have time to scold the street here, it's better to go and call someone quickly!"

She then turned to Lin Hai and said kindly: "Your father is your father, you are you, don't worry, you will be able to see your mother soon." Speaking of which, what a poor child......"

After a while, an aunt trotted back from outside and said, "Qiuzi is not at home, and it is estimated that she is in the sea at this time." I'm going to call her, are you coming?"

Lin Hai didn't have the patience to wait, so he said yes.

……

One person moves, all people move.

A group of aunts hugged Lin Hai and the others and walked out of the village.

Out of the village and to the sea, the blue sea is refreshing.

There is a breakwater that stretches towards the sea by the sea, and at the end is a small lighthouse.

All the way to the lighthouse, the aunts shouted at the top of their voices.

"Akiko!

The shouts were fierce and startled a flock of seagulls.

"Is Aunt Akiko in the sea?"

Kyoko looked around, but she didn't see anyone in the sea.

As soon as she finished speaking, a woman suddenly poked her head out of the water, she took off her diving goggles, wiped her face, and shouted at the people on the breakwater, "What's wrong?"

"It's so beautiful!" Kyoko looked at Akiko in the water and said uncontrollably, "It's like a mermaid......"

"Akiko is the daughter of the sea. ”

An aunt said with a smile.

"Is Aunt Akiko a diver?"

"No, she's ama. ”