Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 173

After unscrewing the screws and removing the top cover, the rusty Stuttgart Contax lla camera quickly became a pile of parts under Chao Yueming’s step-by-step disassembly.

He lowered his head and checked silently, while Naruse was lying on the outside of the counter, also staring silently.

A few minutes later, Chao Yueming put down the completely rusted worm gear in his hand, and said:

"The machines produced in Germany after the war have been around for 70 to [-] years. The fuselage is seriously aging, and there are too many internal parts that need to be replaced. I can't repair them here."

Naruse didn't hold much hope, and directly pronounced the death sentence for this machine in his heart, but he still asked, "Can it be repaired elsewhere?"

Chao Yueming nodded, "There is a family in Nagano..."

"—Wait a minute, which Nagano? Nagano Prefecture?"

"Ah."

"...Is it only there that it can be repaired?"

"There's only one place that can repair an old model like this," he continued, "but it's expensive to repair. A full restoration could cost you a nice new camera...if that's all you need."

Naruse concluded: "It means that it is better not to cultivate."

Chao Yueming nodded.

Professionals have already given their opinions, so he took out his mobile phone and informed the owner of the camera, Doi, the news.

The other party also sent a reply quickly.

buzz-

Doi: No more repairs.

Doi: How much can you sell it for?

Naruse looked at the middle-aged store owner at the counter, he had already started to assemble the camera again, "Then, is Mr. Chaoyue planning to take this camera?"

Chao Yueming thought for a while, then nodded, "It can be accepted."

"what price?"

"Twenty thousand yen."

"Is it only up to [-] yen?"

The price Chao Yueming gave was much lower than what Naruse expected - of course, he didn't know how to do it, this was just the price he had intuited.

"This machine has been completely scrapped, and I told you the cost of repairs. It's only worth so much. I can keep it for [-] yen. If it's higher than that, it's not worth it." He paused, "Yes. Buy better quality."

Naruse nodded his understanding, and then conveyed his meaning to Doi.

Sure enough, Doi was also a little disappointed, and tentatively asked who his trading partner was, and whether he could talk to him directly.

Naruse instantly understood what he was thinking, and without hiding it, he gave him the address of Chaoyue's antique store.

After finding out that it was near the central station, Doi said that he would come right away.

"Let's assemble it first." He shook his head at Chao Yueming, "The owner of the camera is planning to come over to discuss the price in person."

"Don't you believe in Song? If others come to talk, they can only give [-] at most." Chao Yueming said.

Naruse smiled, "It's not a friend, how could you trust me so easily."

Chao Yueming didn't say anything, but glanced at the shelf.

His friend is over there.

And Hikaru Takikawa walked around alone for a long time, and at this moment he poked his head out, "Harukai, there are a lot of weird things in this store."

Naruse responded, stood up and went over.

From years ago to now, he hasn't been here for a long time, and there are more things on the shelves that he has never seen before, which are probably collected by Chao Yueming at the end of the year.

"How's the camera?" Takikawa asked.

Naruse shook his head, "It can't be fixed."

The two of them were walking between the shelves. Hikari Takikawa had already seen almost all the strange things, but he still followed him.

"That's not fixed?"

"Well. The owner of the camera is going to sell it to Mr. Chaoyue, and he is on his way now."

Saying that, Naruse stopped, carefully picked up a mechanical alarm clock at hand, and observed it carefully.

After looking around, he held up the alarm clock, and there was a string of unintelligible Russian on the base.

He looked again at the label stuck under his eyes.

"It was actually produced in the former Soviet Union..."

"Wow, that must be hundreds of years?"

"...No, it's not that long."

Putting down the mechanical alarm clock, Naruse continued to walk forward, and Takikawa Hikari quickly followed.

He suddenly thought of something, "Didn't anyone find Guang to go out to play today?"

"Ok?"

"It's been so long since I saw you."

"Oh, I declined."

Understanding what he meant, Hikaru Takikawa shook his head.

"Today...well, suddenly I didn't have much interest, so I didn't go out with them. And there is also the matter of Yoko's confession... ah."

"It's okay, I don't know her."

"That's good."

She smiled, and continued: "In short, I planned to go home directly just now, so I just met Chunhai."

He looked ahead, "Did Starfish not look for you?"

"Starfish? She came to me, I said something was wrong, and then she went home first."

Naruse nodded and said nothing.

The two walked around among the shelves for a while, and the master finally arrived here.

After receiving the news, Naruse walked out of the second-hand shop and waved to Doi who was looking around not far away.

"Narase-san."

He walked over and looked at the shop next to him.

"It's the first time I've noticed that there's an antique store here...it's too small, it's really inconspicuous."

Really tasteless.

Naruse turned around and walked into the store, "I think this scale is just right."

When the two came to the counter, Chao Yueming had already reassembled the camera.

After briefly introducing each other, Naruse didn't care how the two of them would bargain next, and went back to the shelves to continue shopping.

Hikaru Takikawa seemed to be in a daze, and he didn't realize until he got closer, he put down the things in his hand and asked, "Come here?"

"Well, I'm chatting with Mr. Chaoyue."

"Students in Class E, I might know..."

She put her shoulders on his shoulders, and took a look, "Ah, it turned out to be Doi."

"You know him." Naruse was not surprised.

"A friend of a friend of a friend."

"You said a tongue twister."

"Haha." Back in the shelf, she put another arm on it.

A few minutes later, Doi came over, "Narase-san..."

Naruse and Hikari Takikawa who was on his shoulders all looked over.

"..."

Doi froze for a moment.

"Is it settled?" Naruse asked.

"Ah... um."

Turning his eyes around the two of them, Doi came back to his senses, greeted Hikaru Takikawa, and said, "[-] yen was sold to Mr. Shiozuki."

Naruse nodded, but said nothing.

Doi left quickly, and the two stayed in the store for a while, and Takikawa asked him about his next plan.

"It's nothing, just wait for Shangzi to come and find me after school."

"It's better to go to the coffee shop and wait, there is air conditioning over there."

"Okay."

Greeting Naruto Tidetsuki, Naruse and Hikari Takikawa left the second-hand shop.

"Why is Mr. Chaoyue called Chunhai 'song'?"

"Because he only remembered that I was my mother's son. Then..."

When he came to Hamino Cafe, he sent a message to Naruse, and Naruse ordered a cup of coffee and a small piece of cake.

Takigawa Hikaru is also the same match.

"Go upstairs."

"Ah."

The two went upstairs and found a seat by the window and sat down.

"Well--"

Sitting in the warm coffee shop, she straightened her arms and legs, stretched her waist long, and suddenly leaned forward.

Taking up most of the table, she was stunned for a while.

"Chunhai..."

"Ah."

"Could it be that spring is coming soon, and I feel a little unmotivated."

Naruse glanced at her, "It's simply because school starts."

"I'm less resistant to going to school."

"There are still two or three months of spring."

Hikaru Takikawa sighed, and continued to lie on the table, facing the window, until the clerk brought the coffee for the two of them.

"Please enjoy."

"Thank you."

Naruse took a sip of coffee, frowning bitterly.

"Here comes the refreshment."

"Wow... so bitter."

Hikaru Takikawa put down the coffee, added a spoonful of sugar to it, and looked at him again, "Do you want it?"

Naruse shook his head, "There are still desserts."

After waiting for a while, the cakes ordered by the two were delivered.

Coffee and dessert flowed alternately between the lips and teeth, Takikawa Hikaru smiled again, but the smile gradually faded away.

"School starts today..."

Naruse dug a spoonful of the cake, "You really don't want to go to school."

"No la."

She smiled and looked out the window again.

"But...it's 'school' already."

(End of this chapter)