371, a prophecy
The next day, Takuya Aramura got up early again.
This time, however, it was not of his own volition, but he was woken up by the four women knocking on the door and the ringing of the phone.
They prepared to go to Tiananmen Square in the Forbidden City to see the flag-raising.
Sitting on the seat of the subway with his arms crossed, Takuya Aramura looked at the four women who were acting a little excited.
He was a little puzzled, obviously he himself as a spiritual Chinese was not so anxious to see the flag-raising, but they were so active as authentic Japanese...
Raised his hand and looked at his watch.
05:40
The Tiananmen flag-raising ceremony was held at sunrise, which means that the time is different every day, and today it is 6:43 a.m.
These four women aren't so unreliable sometimes...
At least when they haven't seen or experienced things, they will do their homework in advance.
"Aramura-kun." Risa Taneda, who was sitting next to him, pushed him with her elbow, "What's going on?" How can you be so listless? ”
"yes, yes." Sakura Rinne's eyes were full of malice when he looked at him, "You guy, you shouldn't be going to do something unsightly at night, right?" ”
"Sakura-san... Please put away your undisguised malicious speculation..."Takuya Aramura tilted his head and leaned back in his seat, his voice full of exhaustion, "As for why I'm listless..."
He raised the hand with the watch, and with the other hand he stretched out his finger and pointed to the dial, "Just look at the time..."
"Aramura-san, come on!" Uchida Junli made a cheering gesture to him, and deliberately raised his throat, and said in a high-pitched voice: "We are about to meet Tiananmen Square!" Aren't you excited at all when you go on a pilgrimage to Tiananmen Square in China? ”
Takuya Aramura covered his mouth and snorted, "Ha... If I could have woken up a little later, I might have been able to pretend to be excited..."
"Okay, it's all here, you don't have to complain." Rino Tanaka handed him a bottle of milk and a sandwich, "Come on, eat." ”
"Hmm... Thank you..."Takuya Aramura took the milk sandwich, unscrewed the cap, tore open the bag, half-opened and half-squinted, and took a sip of milk and a sandwich.
Because it was too early, he didn't have much appetite, so he ate very slowly, and by the time he had completely finished these two things, the subway had already reached its destination, Tiananmen East Station.
When they got out of the subway, they saw the Huabiao column carved from white marble from a distance.
Passing by the Huabiao Pillar, several people came to the Jinshui River, and the towering Tiananmen Square was across the water from them.
After several women chattered in amazement, they hurriedly pulled Takuya Aramura together through the pedestrian crossing on the main road to Tiananmen Square opposite, where the flag-raising ceremony was held.
It's 6:15 a.m., almost half an hour before the flag-raising ceremony, but the square is already crowded with tourists from all over the world and all sorts of mobile stalls.
Rino Tanaka saw a man with a Polaroid camera around his neck and a sign in his hand that read "Take a commemorative photo."
Sneakily pointing at him, Tanaka Rino pulled the corner of Takuya Aramura's clothes and asked, "Takuya, what is this person doing?" It doesn't look like a tourist. ”
"Take a commemorative photo." Takuya Aramura responded in a lazy tone.
After thinking about it, he walked over to the man and asked the price: "How much does it cost to take pictures?" ”
"Different sizes and different prices." The man held up the camera, "A six-inch one is ten yuan, an eight-inch one is twenty, the more you shoot, the lower the price." ”
Several women chased after him, and one of them Sakura Rinne also stretched out his finger and poked him in the shoulder, "What are you two talking about?" ”
"Ask the price, six inches of ten yuan a piece, eight inches of twenty yuan a piece, the more you shoot, the lower the price." Takuya Aramura repeated in Japanese what the man had just said.
"Huh!?" Tanaka's eyes widened, "Didn't I send you a DSLR camera?" Why ask someone to take a picture of us? ”
"I didn't bring it." Takuya Aramura spread his hands.
"Didn't bring it!?" The decibel level of Tanaka's voice suddenly rose.
"Hmm." Takuya Aramura nodded, "I couldn't stuff my suitcase, so I put it in Tokyo and didn't bring it." ”
Rino Tanaka froze, and her eyes lost their highlights.
The other three women also looked at Takuya Aramura with dangerous eyes.
Takuya Aramura, who realized that the atmosphere was wrong, stepped back.
Three minutes later, Takuya Aramura, who had been criticized and bombed by the women, rented the man's Polaroid out of his own pocket and gave them a shot with a sleepy mind.
The man stood aside, looking like an old god was there.
"That's good, I don't have to press the shutter, maybe I can take this business forward?" Renting a camera without selling photos not only saves effort, but also allows tourists to experience the feeling of taking photos by themselves... Yes, yes, that's it... Anyway, I still have several more cameras like this at home..."
Takuya Aramura who accidentally overheard: "..."
After taking the photo, Takuya Aramura handed over the camera and 200 yuan to the man, and put a vicious curse on his heart: "Taking other people's suffering to make money is simply more cold-blooded than a capitalist... I hope you don't have any cameras left to break..."
The women who got the photos changed their faces instantly, gave him a thumbs up, and praised him in the tone of a superior: "These photos are good, not bad, keep up the good work!" ”
Takuya Aramura didn't bother to take care of them, so he bought five bottles of mineral water from the mobile shop next to him, kept one for himself, and gave the other four bottles to them.
"Ouch me*!" The man who received 200 yuan from Takuya Aramura suddenly burst into a foul mouth.
Takuya Aramura turned their heads to look over.
The man crouched on the ground, fiddling with the camera he had just picked up from Takuya Aramura, "Why won't the shutter be pressed?" I was fine when I checked it for the first time... How so? ”
Takuya Aramura: "..."
No way... I just thought about it in my head for a while...
Is this the so-called "prophecy"?
Takuya Aramura, who feels that the world is beginning to gradually develop in the direction of fantasy, silently left this place of right and wrong with four women, and apologized to the man in his heart.
I'm sorry... Also, hopefully those cameras at home will survive...
"It's weird, it's weird," the man muttered, feeling the phone in his pocket vibrate.
When I took it out, it was a call from his wife.
Connect and put your phone to your ear.
"What's the matter? Yes!? You said our son dropped all my cameras!? Is that bad? How many are broken? What!? Whole... It's all broken? ”
At this time, the "culprit" Takuya Aramura had already come to the side of the national flag lifting platform with a small red flag bought for 15 yuan in his hand with the women.
Da, da...
Takuya Aramura's ears rang with a clear and neat sound of footsteps.
He looked for the sound...