Chapter Eighty-Nine: Leisure and Recreation
Chen Shiling and Yu Ping'an soaked in the hot spring in the small courtyard for a while.
Although the scenery is beautiful, after all, the small courtyard is a little cramped, so both of them are looking forward to going to the public bath.
It didn't take long for Zhang Maosen to come to the two of them.
At this time, Zhang Maosen also changed into a bathrobe from the hotel.
The three of them got together and walked towards the public hot spring.
Several people entered the men's and women's locker rooms and took off their yukatas. Then we met at a public bath.
Public baths are also divided into indoor baths and open-air baths.
Unlike the small pool in the room, the pool here is not only much larger, but also comes in a variety of different types.
There are green 'Emerald Bath', blue 'Glass Bath', and milky white 'Pearl Bath'.
When I came to the outdoor open-air bath, I immediately felt a sense of enlightenment, and there was a large pool in the spacious open-air bath.
Chen Shiling found that at this time, a man and a woman were soaking in the hot spring in the pool.
The two of them are next to each other in the hot spring, and in front of the man there is also a wooden tray floating on the hot spring, on which are placed sake jugs and wine glasses.
Because the temperature outside was too low, Zhang Maosen stepped forward to say hello to the two, and several people hurriedly entered the hot spring.
When I entered the hot spring, I felt a sense of refreshment. In addition, the view here is wide, looking at the surrounding lush greenery and the snow-capped in the distance, which is really refreshing.
Since there are too few tourists here, the two tourists who came first naturally chatted with Chen Shiling, of course, mainly Zhang Maosen was talking, and occasionally helped Chen Shiling translate. Because the accents of the two speak very standardly, Yu Ping'an can basically communicate with the two of them normally.
It turned out that the two were a couple, and they also came here from Tokyo.
The man is called Nakamura, and the woman is called Minako. It's a pair of young and beautiful people, and they look like a good match.
Zhang Maosen asked about the couple he met when he came to the hotel.
Nakamura said the couple returned to their room shortly after they arrived.
Minako felt that she could talk to the woman quite well, and expressed her sympathy and admiration for the woman.
The wife's name is Keiko, and the husband who has had a stroke is called Yamashi.
Everyone talked and laughed for a while.
"It's almost time for dinner, let's go back and clean up first, and then meet at the restaurant, shall we?"
Zhang Maosen proposed.
Nakamura and Minako were also preparing to return to their rooms, and at the same time agreed with Chen Shiling and a few others to see each other in the restaurant.
Chen Shiling had heard that Japanese people were quite indifferent to each other, and looking at this passionate couple changed some of her views on Japanese people.
After returning to the room, changing into dry clothes, they immediately came to the dining room again.
This restaurant is also Japanese-style, with two rows of small tables and futons facing each other. The small table was only big enough for one person.
"Come, Yu Dong, Miss Chen, let's sit here."
Zhang Maosen first chose a seat and sat down.
Chen Shiling looked at the two rows of small tables, there were 8 in total, 4 on one side.
As soon as they were seated, the old woman Millet and her husband Hejiu entered the dining room with their meals.
The two greeted each other and put dinner in front of several people.
Chen Shiling noticed that the old man named Hejiu was also wearing a yukata that looked like work clothes like Xiaomi. The same silver-white hair and wrinkles on his face.
The old man and Jiu talked with an urn in a loud voice, and it was uncomfortable to listen to.
After a while, the two of them filled the small table in front of them with a sumptuous meal.
The old man and Jiu introduced the ingredients for tonight in detail, and it goes without saying that these dishes are all made by him. The way he spoke showed that he was very proud of his craft.
By this time, Nakamura and Minako still hadn't appeared, but their meals had already been set.
The old man and Jiu scoffed at the two latecomers, saying that the two guys were really rude, and claimed to tear off the food.
was said by millet to be good, so he was pulled away.
Before leaving, Xiaomi nodded vigorously and said sorry.
Chen Shiling couldn't help but feel that the personalities of the old couple were really complementary, one had a hot temper and the other was gentle and modest.
A small episode, which made several people here look at each other.
"Yu Dong, Miss Chen, why don't we eat first!"
Zhang Maosen proposed.
"Alright! Let's eat first! ”
Yu Ping'an expressed his approval of Zhang Maosen's proposal.
Just as a few people were about to start, Nakamura and Minako pushed the door in.
The two sat in their respective positions.
"Oops! We seem to be late! ”
Nakamura saw that the food had been served, and said to Minako in surprise.
"Yes! It's all because I didn't pay attention to the time! ”
Minako said softly, and took the initiative to admit that it was her fault.
"I'm so sorry! I've made an appointment to have dinner together! ”
Nakamura touched the back of his head, smiled embarrassedly and said heartily to Chen Shiling and the others.
Chen Shiling thought to herself, you should say sorry to Uncle Hejiu, right, it doesn't matter how many of us are.
"It's okay! We've just arrived! ”
Zhang Maosen played a round game.
After a few more small talks, the people began to eat.
After dinner, everyone played table tennis in the activity room with great interest before returning to their rooms.
After Chen Shiling and Yu Ping'an returned to the room, the problem they faced was how to sleep at night.
"Shall we make a bed?"
Chen Shiling looked at the empty tatami mats and said to Yu Ping'an.
"Yes, I think tatami mats are the kind of people who spread a mattress on the ground and sleep directly on the ground."
Yu Ping'an agreed, but looking at his appearance, he didn't know what to do.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Yu Ping'an opened the door and found that it was the old woman Xiaomi.
What Xiaomi said, Yu Ping'an listened to it and guessed that she should have come to help make the bed. So he thanked her and let her into the room.
Sure enough, Millet went straight to the closet in the room, took out the futon, and began to spread it.
During this period, Xiaomi also said something to Yu Ping'an, and after Yu Ping'an responded with a gesture, Xiaomi showed a smile of unknown meaning, due to the stiffness of his face, the smile was really a little weird.
After laying out the futon, Millet gave a few more instructions and left the room.
"Brother Ping'an, what did you say to her just now?"
Chen Shiling asked curiously.
"Oh! She asked me if I wanted to make a quilt or two. I told her to lay out two. ”
Yu Ping'an pointed to the two sets of bedding side by side.
Chen Shiling looked at the two sets of bedding, only to feel a cold sweat left on the corner of her forehead, those two sets of bedding really symbolized the pure love of two people.
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