Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 147
Whoa, whoa-

The banknotes flipped through his fingertips.

One by one, making a moving sound.

Fifteen thousand-yen bills, or fifteen thousand yen.

After counting it, Hai Xing stuffed the banknotes back into her wallet, which was her reward for cleaning hard yesterday and the day before yesterday.

Although he emphasized that the remuneration the day before yesterday should be [-] yen, when giving the money, it was still calculated as [-] yen.

Fifteen thousand yen...

It's so random.

Hai Xing can't imagine the scene when he settles wages for others.

After a while, she stuffed the wallet back into the pocket of the clothes hanging on the wall, turned over and continued to lie on the bed.

Although it was past nine o'clock in the morning, it was winter vacation and there was nothing like yesterday, so she would rather sleep a little longer.

After lying down for more than ten minutes, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, followed by the voice of his father Seiichiro Maki:

"Starfish, are you awake?"

She stared at the phone, "Wake up."

"Mr. Sekine from Oda Tong's store wants a few bottles of wine, and they will deliver them before noon."

don't remember...

Just thinking of the "debt" on her body, Hai Xing still complied.

"I see."

After a few more confessions, Seiichiro went downstairs first.

Looking at the gray sky outside the window, Haixing put down her phone and sat up.

Today is December [-]th, the penultimate day of the year.

After getting up and washing, and eating something casually, Hai Xing put on the green coarse apron and adjusted it a little.

Looking down, the part on the chest is too flat, which does not affect others from reading the wine ordering hotline above.

"..."

Putting away the sad thoughts that popped up suddenly, Hai Xing pushed the bicycle outside, and then came back to get the wine.

A total of four bottles of wine were to be delivered to a regular customer's house over the Oda Tong store. The distance was not too close, but it was not too far away, and they had to pass by Mori's house on the way.

"Be careful on the road." After confirming that the wine box had been fixed, Seiichiro confessed again.

"understood."

The road was covered with snow, so Haixing could only push the cart. Before leaving, he glanced at the bookstore diagonally opposite.

Is Yiye here, or at home?

After looking at it twice, she pushed the car and left.

Along the county road, she carefully supported the car while paying attention to the ground. Although the four bottles of wine didn't have much weight, it would be troublesome if there was a small accident.

Going all the way, turning at the intersection, before arriving at Sen Jian's house, Hai Xing saw a familiar figure walking towards here from a distance.

She pushed back her glasses and squinted.

After walking a little further, she can be sure that the person walking over there is Yiye.

She noticed her too, and both of them quickened their pace a little.

"starfish--"

"One leaf."

Sen Jian stopped in front of her, glanced at the wine box on the back seat of the bicycle, "Where do you want to send it?"

"Over there at Oda Tong's store." Hai Xing said.

"It's a little far away."

"not bad."

Sen Jian smiled at her, "Be careful on the road."

"Hmm... are you going to the bookstore?"

"Almost." Morimi said, "Naruse said he has something to do with me."

"Eh?" Starfish was taken aback.

"I'll tell you later." Senjian smiled at her again, "I'm going."

"Ah, um."

The two parted ways on the side of the road and walked in opposite directions.

After pushing forward for a while, Hai Xing glanced back, Yiye didn't stop walking, he had already walked a long way.

"Going so fast..."

She muttered and continued on.

"What is he looking for Yiye?"

Some pictures of the hot spring trip a few days ago flashed through her mind for no reason, and she shook her head again to get rid of distracting thoughts.

"Send the wine early and go back early."

Holding the idea that maybe he could catch up with something when he came back, Hai Xing took a deep breath and quickened his pace.

After passing Morimi's house, walking across the Kami Aoyagi Bridge, and then passing under the almost deserted Tono Shrine, and pushing forward for another five or six minutes, she finally saw the Oda Kiri shop on the side of the road, and Mr. Sekine who ordered wine Home is right here.

"Is anyone home—the real wood hotel has brought wine—"

"coming."

After the wine was delivered, and then charged for the wine and the door-to-door delivery fee, Hai Xing turned the car around and walked back.

After pushing for a while, seeing that the road ahead was relatively flat, she stepped on the bicycle again.

"This section may be able to ride through..."

The wheels ran over the snow, the front of the car wobbled and was extremely unstable, but she did not fall after all.

After riding in fear for a while, until he crossed the Qingliu Bridge, he saw a small truck approaching in front of him, so Haixing got off and continued to push.

"starfish!"

The driver was an acquaintance who often bought wine at her house, and when passing by, he lowered the window and said hello.

Is it Mr. Yamada or Mr. Yamamoto?

Hai Xing couldn't remember, so he could only lower his head and respond simply, "You are good..."

"I just saw your little boyfriend chatting with Mori's daughter, be careful."

"...What boyfriend!"

Mr. Yamada or Mr. Yamamoto laughed, stepped on the accelerator, and drove away after making rumors.

After turning around to look for a while, Haixing also got on the bicycle again and rode home.

Although there was a voice in her heart that kept urging her, she didn't dare to ride too fast. Even though there was no wine behind, it didn't hurt much when she fell on the snow.

She still stopped when making a quick turn, which is the easiest time to slip.The rest of the short way, she pushed back.

"Coming back so soon?"

Seeing his daughter stop the car at the door, Seiichiro Maki was a little surprised and came out to greet her.

"Well, it's delivered." Hai Xing gave him the money, and ran to the bookstore on the other side of the road before taking off the apron.

"...Is this your idea?"

"Half and half."

"What do you mean?"

"It's my mother... Haixing?" Seeing Haixing appearing outside the bookstore, Naruse was slightly taken aback.

"Come back so soon?" Sen Jian looked back and was also surprised.

"Um……"

Hai Xing suddenly realized that he was acting a little impatient, and after his shortness of breath calmed down a bit, he pretended to ask casually: "What are you doing?"

The two looked at each other.

"It's nothing." Naruse said, "I'll discuss something with Morimi."

"Oh……"

The two were obviously discussing something that they couldn't tell her, and Hai Xing didn't know how to ask.

"Anyway..."

Naruse looked at Morimi again, "That's all I have to say, is it okay?"

She nodded, "Then you have to go out this afternoon?"

"Hmm. Do you want to come with me?"

"Well... that's fine too."

Being left aside by the two, Hai Xing didn't care too much, she wanted to know what they were discussing.

However, the conversation between the two ended here.

"Then see you this afternoon, I'll go back first."

"Ah."

After saying goodbye to Morimi, Naruse looked at Hai Xing again, "I'm going back."

She looked at him, pinching the hem of her apron.

"……Oh."

(End of this chapter)