Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 465 Flowers and Blood (please vote for me)

In two or three days, Monk Naruse traveled around Takayama City and visited all the places he wanted to visit.

On the last morning of their stay here, the weather was sunny and the two of them got up early.After breakfast, before checking out and leaving, they went to Miyagawa Morning Market.

The time to go out was only about eight o'clock, but the morning market by the river was already busy.

Compared to the first time they came here, when the road was full of tourists, now at this time, there are obviously more local residents who look casual and natural.

The freshest vegetables and fruits displayed on the roadside stalls are plump and colorful, and very tempting.

"Going down the Miyagawa River, there is also a morning market at the Takayama Jinya where we went the day before yesterday. It is busier than here." Naruse said as he walked, "The locals also seem to like to go there more. Over there. But..."

"Not by the river." Shangzi took over his words.

"Yeah." Naruse nodded, "And it's a little far away from the station, so it's more popular here for tourists."

Shangzi responded, continued to look at the stalls on the roadside, and said, "Although this area feels a lot like Kyoto, it is much quieter than Kyoto."

"Well, although more and more people have traveled to Chubu in recent years, it still can't compare with the popularity of Kyoto."

"That's the thousand-year-old capital over there."

Shangzi stopped in front of a stall filled with vegetables. Next to it was a flower stall, "And there aren't many things to look at here, so it's more suitable for life."

"Right." Naruse responded casually.

She squatted down in front of the stall. Sitting inside was an old woman with gray hair.

Seeing Naozi stop in front of the stall, he probably understood that she was just looking, not a consumer, so the stall owner didn't introduce too much and let her do as she pleased.After all, the price, place of origin, etc. are already stated, so there is nothing special to ask.

After browsing for a while, Shangzi felt calm when faced with these affordable and fresh vegetables in front of him. He was no longer as regretful as he was when he came here two times before.

"Actually, I'm looking forward to working with Harumi in the future..."

As she was talking, she suddenly noticed that her boyfriend beside her had been silent for a long time. She turned around and glanced, only to find that he had disappeared.

"Hey, Harumi..."

The old lady inside pointed to the side, and Naoko looked to the other side. Naruse was buying flowers at the stall next to him.

"Pick it up."

"Ok."

Taking the flowers and change, he lowered his head and smelled deeply, then walked over and handed the flowers to his girlfriend.

"Thank you."

Shangzi smiled, took the flower, and lowered his head to smell it deeply.

Two branches form a bunch, simply wrapped, with bright and beautiful colors. Only when you get close can you smell a faint fragrance.

"The floral fragrance isn't very strong...but it's beautiful."

"As long as it looks good." Naruse held her hand and pulled her to continue walking.

"how much is it?"

"It's very cheap. Just like the vegetables and fruits, they are grown by the nearby villagers themselves."

Weaving among the stalls and the crowd, occasionally stopping to watch, buy some small things that could be taken away, or taste the exquisite and delicious snacks, the distance of about [-] meters, the two of them wandered for more than half an hour.

Standing on the bridge on the other side of Miyagawa City, taking one last look at the bustle of the morning market, Naruse called to his girlfriend, "Let's go."

Shangzi quickened his pace to catch up and held his hand tightly.

"I'm going back."

"Ah."

"Next time we come here, let's stay in a B&B."

Naoko really likes it here.

Naruse turned to look at her and thought to himself.

"Okay."

He also nodded quickly, "Do you want to live by the river? Shangzi thought so after seeing the B&B advertisement posted at the morning market."

"Harumi noticed it too. I never thought of this before. If we stay in a B&B, we can use the kitchen."

Naruse squeezed her hand and said, "Then stay. It's okay for us to stay here for two more days."

"..."

He thought Shangzi would agree quickly, but she was stunned for a moment and remained silent for a long time without speaking.

Seeing the unconcealable hesitation on her face, Naruse was a little surprised.

"It's still early. If we stay for two more days before leaving, it won't affect our subsequent arrangements."

"Well...but I'm ready to leave here." Shangzi explained his hesitation to him in a joking way, "I'd better come here next time...ah!"

As she spoke, she leaned against him, and suddenly her upper body shrank as if she was electrocuted.

The out-of-control flowers fell to the ground. Shangzi glanced down and then at his fingertips, where a drop of bright red blood was becoming full.

"There are thorns on the flower branches...ah."

Naruse took her finger in his mouth, took a sip, and then spit out the blood foam.

Bending down to pick up the flowers on the ground, he unwrapped the newspaper underneath and looked at it for a long time before he found the remaining small spike.

"I thought it was all taken care of."

After smoothing the sharp thorn on the stone bridge next to it, Naruse looked at the other flower carefully and confirmed that there was no problem before wrapping the bouquet again.

Taking Shangzi's hand again, he looked at the slight wound on his fingertip, and a little blood oozed out.

"Does it still hurt?"

"It's okay...it just hurts a little bit."

Shangzi took the bouquet and smiled at him, "Let's go."

A small episode interrupted Naruse's thoughts. When he returned to the hotel and was about to check out, he remembered the previous topic.

"Are you really not going to stay for another two days?"

"Let's talk about it next time."

"Ok."

After checking out of the room, it was time to leave Gaoshan.

Dragging their luggage, they walked to JR Takayama Station a few hundred meters away. After waiting for a while, the two got on the train to Nagoya.

It takes two and a half hours to get to Nagoya. Regarding the next itinerary, the two discussed it for most of the night last night, and finally decided to go around Lake Biwa today and tomorrow, but not to places further away such as Kyoto and Osaka this time. Yes, I will fly back to Aomori in the afternoon the day after tomorrow.

"It takes half an hour to get to Mihara by Shinkansen, and we still have to wait for half a day for the train. We will arrive in Nagoya later, so let's go have something to eat first."

"Okay."

The journey was long, and Naruse read the books he brought again.

In the past ten days, he actually had a lot of free time, but he had very little time to read. Basically, he only had time to read it when he was on the tram.

"As expected, I can't finish it." Shangzi said.

"Then I will try to finish it today and tomorrow night."

She came closer and hugged his arm, "No..."

Compared with being busy, women are his biggest difficulty in reading these days.

But Shangzi didn't mean to disturb him intentionally. For example, now, she chatted with him for a few words, then leaned on his shoulder and closed her eyes to rest.

She had already fallen asleep before the train reached Ichinomiya Station in Takayama City.

Looking at his sleeping girlfriend, Naruse also walked away for a while.

They will go back the day after tomorrow in the afternoon.

In recent days, Morimi has been quiet a lot. She has not sent him a message alone, let alone called him. They have only had sporadic exchanges in the group.

He didn't think she would really be honest. She just used all the methods available for online communication. She was dormant now, just waiting for him to come back.

And when he thought about seeing her in two days, he found that instead of having a headache, he was actually looking forward to it more.

"..."

Taking a deep breath, Naruse carefully grabbed his girlfriend's hand and looked at her fingertips.

The bleeding had stopped long ago, and he could hardly find the wound punctured by the flower branch in the morning.

Because the wound was so small that it was almost invisible, it could heal so quickly.

Larger wounds will take longer to heal.

If it was the injury he left on her...

"Well……"

Shangzi suddenly made a sound.

Naruse came back to his senses, loosened the hand he had unconsciously clenched, and put it down gently.

He picked up the book on his lap again, turned a page, and closed the book again.

Even if he wasn't disturbed, he couldn't see it anymore.

(End of this chapter)