A bowl of ramen and two fish plates, after paying for it, the 1,000 yuan bill in the old gentleman's hand becomes 100 copper plates.

But the old man didn't care about it at all, and slapped the copper plate on the ramen spout, and sat down with his shoulders and clothes crossed, ready to enjoy the lunch he had ordered.

It didn't take long for the ramen stall to respectfully deliver their order, and the stall owner said please slow down when he delivered the food, and then walked out with his head down with his plate and facing them.

Xu Jie, who was curled up and pushed on the long wooden chair of the ramen stall, was very curious about this thing from the ramen stall owner.

Because on the Japanese side, it is a very high standard etiquette to walk out with your head bowed and backwards.

The implication of this action is that I am not qualified to face your back to you, so I walk backwards.

In ancient times, it was a ritual used by samurai to treat daimyos, but in modern times, it is a formal etiquette used only by hosts who receive distinguished guests.

Although the tanuki cat is arrogant, it is also self-aware, knowing that it is impossible for the two cats to receive such courtesy from the boss, so this high-standard etiquette can only be given to this old gentleman by the shopkeeper.

When the boss retreated to the kitchen, Tanuki turned his head and stared thoughtfully at the unremarkable old gentleman beside him.

The old man, who was being explored by the cat, was smiling at this time with chopsticks to clip out the fish plate that was in the noodles and put it on the disposable plate that the boss sent to him alone.

At this ramen shop, tonkotsu ramen is 600 yen per bowl, and the fish plate is 150 yen a la carte.

Of course, the ramen and fish board at this price point are not too luxurious, but the boss uses real materials, so they are cheap and good.

Holding a disposable dinner plate in one hand, the old man in the kimono happily turned around and sent it to the cats lying on the wooden bench one after the other.

The tanuki was going well, and the chubby, fluffy little thing meowed at the fish board in front of it, and raised its head for the old man to rub its hairy head.

But the big black cat refused in the face of the fish board that was sent to it, and it tilted its head to avoid the food sent by the old man.

Meow, cats never eat what outsiders give, cats want to eat what they go back to hunting, cats that can't be caught will also exchange prey, cats don't need to be entertained by others.

Well, of course, except for the family with the surname Fujimoto, who says they're not outsiders.....

Seeing that the big black cat dodged the food he had sent, the old man was a little stunned.

Mo didn't want his little raccoon flower to think that he didn't know about the elder, so he pressed the piece of silver cod grilled fish fillet he had brought in with his paw, and tapped the fresh fish board that the raccoon cat was gnawing.

Meow, the cat knows the appetite of the little civet flower best, it just ate the plate grilled fish fillet, such a big fish plate it will definitely not be able to eat, the cat just waits to clean up the leftovers.

The old man in the kimono has a strong comprehension ability, and Mo just clicked a few times, and he really guessed the meaning correctly.

So he laughed and said: "Big black cat, it seems that the two of us have similar status at home, it's okay, you wait for the leftovers of the raccoon flowers, then I will enjoy this fish board by myself." ”

Xu Jie had already eaten half a palm-sized piece of silver cod grilled fish fillet before this, although the fillet was very thin, but the area was not small.

So after only a few large bites on the fresh fish board, it is full.

Turning around and dropping the plate to the big black cat, Xu Jie licked his beard and lips hanging with soup while observing the old man who invited him to eat fish plates.

The old man ate the noodles very quickly, and a bowl of ramen was halfway down in a few minutes.

After giving a bigger bottom to his stomach, he began to squint his eyes and savor the tonkotsu white soup of the ramen.

The soup in this restaurant is made by the owner himself with pork bones, chicken bones, and beef bones, and there is absolutely no bone powder added, so the flavor is mellow and rich.

Coupled with the relatively low price and not a small weight, the business of this small stall is surprisingly good whenever and wherever it is.

In the ten minutes that the old man and the cats were eating noodles, some guests had already come to ask if they could share a table, and the old man also agreed kindly.

After eating all the hot ramen, the old man seemed very satisfied, and said with a radiant face: "It's been a long time since I've sat down outside to eat a bowl of ordinary ramen quietly, and the last time I had such an opportunity was when I ate it with my wife in Kyoto more than 40 years ago." Tanuki and big black cat, thank you so much for letting me feel back then, if you don't mind and you have time, I can still treat you to eat more, would you like to try it again with me? ”

Although the old man was always smiling when he spoke, Xu Jie heard the taste of loneliness from his words.

Facing the old man's invitation again, Xu Jie raised his head and looked at the time on the electronic calendar at the staircase on the side of the food city, and then nodded to the old man and agreed.

Meow, it's 11:30 p.m., and the cat's morning work hours are over, and it's time to get off work.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, the cat has an hour and a half to accompany you, but forget about inviting the cat to dinner, and now you have only 100 copper plates left on your body, which is enough to buy another bottle of mineral water.

The cat is not thirsty at all and does not want to drink water now, and the last lucky bag on the cat's body has been given to you, and even if there is a second one, it will not be given to you a second one.

To work for others is to pay attention to principles, you must know that the little fat man has not been able to get a second lucky bag from the cat.

He found that the tanuki cat's eyes kept wandering back and forth between the copper plate on the table and himself, and the old man could figure out what the tanuki was thinking without guessing at its little eyes.

Seeing that he seemed to be underestimated, the old man in a kimono picked up the copper plate on the table and held it in his palm and said, "Cat, don't underestimate me, I am a man with the title of 'Kuaishou Afu'." Believe it or not, just use this 100 yuan as the capital, and I can definitely let you eat until your belly is propped up. ”

Xu Jie pouted on the stool when he heard this, and said in his heart that even if he didn't have the 100 yuan, the cat would be very strong now.

At first, Xu Jie was very dissatisfied with the old man's words, because he knew the temper of these old Japanese men, and when they had nothing to do, they liked to get together and blow the calfskin.

But soon Xu Jie found out that he was wrong, the old man really only used the 100 yuan as a floor mat, and exchanged it for 1,000 yuan in an hour.

Don't get me wrong, this old man didn't go to a small business, nor did he buy a fruit knife to fight/rob, but found the game hall in the mall, exchanged a hundred yuan for game currency, and played a small steel ball for an hour.

What the specific rules of the game are, Xu Jie doesn't know, because he has never played it.

In addition, it is short and can't see the screen of the game console, so after only a few turns, it leans on the big black cat to make up for sleep.

By the time it woke up again, the old man had already used the 100 yuan of game currency to get some prizes, and in a very inconspicuous place, he exchanged these prizes for a 1,000 yuan bill.

The old man holding the banknote said in high spirits: "Let's go, cat, it's time for dessert after dinner, let's go to the supermarket and choose some of your favorite fruits." ”

After discovering that Xu Jie loves bananas, he bought the most upscale and most expensive imported bananas in the supermarket for the cats and himself.

It cost a total of 900 yuan to buy three bananas, and the average cost of 300 yen per banana is so expensive that the banana cat has never eaten it.

The old man with the banana bent down and spread out his palm to Xu Jie, so that he could see the 100 yuan copper plate in his hand and said: "Cat, believe it or not, as long as you give me 100 yuan, I can have whatever I want, I have never done a loss-making business in my life." ”

Although the tanuki cat felt that the old man's words were a bit exaggerated, he had just seen this gentleman's ability to make money with money, so he had to nod and admit that he was right.

The triumphant appearance of the old man who was recognized reminded Xu Jie of the little fat man, and he couldn't help but sigh that the words of the old child and the old child were really right.

Finding a place to rest, the old man sat on a chair and said while plucking bananas for the cats: "I haven't been so happy for a long time, thank you for being with me during this time." Look at the time, you should be about to work in the future, and I should go home. ”

Hey, listening to the old man's mouth, he seems to know a lot about cats?

It didn't seem right when he thought about it, just now when he went to play small steel balls, he didn't look at the sign when he entered the elevator, and directly pressed the floor of the electric city.

Later, when he went to the supermarket, he was familiar with everything sold in that area of the supermarket, and he went straight to the fruit area with the cat, and he didn't hesitate at all.

Xu Jie has been working here twice, adding up to several days, and he doesn't feel that this old gentleman is familiar with the roads here, so he shouldn't know about cats, but about the working hours of the mall.

As for knowing that the cat has to work, it's even simpler, a cat is running around in a mall in a performance costume, if it weren't for the mascot who was invited over, that mall would make the cat so messy?

So this old gentleman not only has first-class skills in playing small steel balls, but also looks at people... Well, it's the cat's vision that is also first-class, not simple.

Just when Xu Jie was thinking this, a group of middle and senior leaders of Daye Shopping Mall in the distance were running towards them.

The leader was the manager of the planning department, Ohno, who almost ran here at the speed of a fly, and when he saw the old man, he was surprised at first and then quickly bowed and said hello: "Uncle Good afternoon, why are you interested in coming here today?" ”

Hearing this, the tanuki cat pricked up its ears, shook its whiskers and thought, "Meow, uncle?" Since it's Manager Ohno's uncle, he should also have the surname Ohno, right? It turned out to be a family, no wonder he was so familiar with the mall. 166 Reading Network