Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 4 Uniforms and Fabrics

The cold feeling lingers and becomes real, and Naruse finds himself awake.

Before opening his eyes, he first smelled a reassuringly familiar smell, so he curled up under the thin blanket and approached the source of the smell.

The tip of his nose touched a ball of furry stuff.

He opened his eyes and saw clearly in the bright light that lying next to him was the puppet bear he brought back last night, so he stretched out his arms and hugged it.

Seven or eight hours of sleep is not a long time, but it will leave a lot of inertia at the end, and he closed his eyes again, even though the movement just now has dispelled most of the drowsiness.

"How long are you going to sleep?" someone else in the room finally said.

Hiding the puppet bear under the blanket, Naruse took a deep breath and bid farewell to last night's sleep.

Song Qianqiu was standing at the door of the room, and he only took one look to understand that she had already started working.

"The role is next?"

"I've been watching it past two o'clock in the morning, and I'm sure it's a good script." Having said that, Song Qianqiu was full of energy, and there was no trace of staying up late on his face.

"Really, congratulations."

Naruse withdrew his gaze and looked at the puppet bear's butt that was only slightly exposed, only to realize that he was holding it upside down.

"So cold—"

"Congratulations--"

"Is the quilt a bit thin? Although it's summer, it's still a bit cold in Aomori at night." Song Qianqiu jumped to another topic without hindrance.

"A little bit." Naruse pulled on a thin layer of quilt, reminding himself to add a change before going to bed at night.

"Where did you get the puppet?"

It turns out that I have seen it.

"Shangzi's."

Looking at his son wrapped in the quilt again, Song Qianqiu closed the door, turned and went downstairs.

"Shangzi has come over. Aren't you going out?"

"understood."

Naruse sat up, yawned a long time, and sat staring at the window for another two or three minutes.

Get up and clean up, put the puppet bear on the bed, and then go downstairs to clean up yourself.Coming out of the bathroom, Shangzi was about to go upstairs when he saw him smiling.

"Good morning. Breakfast is ready."

While eating breakfast, Naruse found that Matsu Chiaki had already printed out the script.

She flipped through it while eating, and from time to time, she would stop to pick up a pen and write something.

"When are you going back to Tokyo?" he asked.

Song Qianqiu was about to put a piece of bacon into his mouth, stopped to look at him, and quickly replied: "After Chunhai and Shangzi start school."

Obviously, she has already considered this issue.

Another half a month, Naruse thought subconsciously.

But he quickly realized that the summer vacation here in Aomori was no different than that in Tokyo. It started late and ended early, and there were only a few days left.

After eating the bacon, Song Qianqiu also put down the script in his hand.

"In the past few days, Mom will stay with Chunhai well... Did you show a disgusted expression just now?"

"You read it wrong."

"Don't underestimate the actor's insight into emotions."

Shangzi picked up the miso soup, glanced quietly over the rim of the bowl, and glanced at her.

Naruse didn't raise his head and continued eating his breakfast.

"Just take care of your side."

After breakfast, Matsu Chiaki stayed at home and continued to study the script, and Naruse and Naoko went out together.

"Spring Sea—"

As a result, Song Qianqiu stopped him before he could go far.

The two stopped and turned around, "What?"

"I went to the convenience store to print out the script just now, and I met Hai Xing's father."

"..."

"Does Chunhai remember who he is?"

Naruse glanced aside, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Just remember, he also asked about Chunhai." Song Qianqiu leaned against the door wearing slippers, "If you have time, go and say hello, either now or when you come back."

"I see."

This is all Song Qianqiu wanted to say, when the two reached the intersection, Shang Zi asked, "Is it over now?"

Naruse turned his head and looked at the other side where he had not set foot after returning. The road was curved and he couldn't see where he was going.

"No, the bus is coming soon. Let's talk when we come back."

"it is good."

The bus stopped by the side of the road, and Naruse and Naoko got off together.

Right now they are near the central station, the surroundings are not too unfamiliar to Naruse, and they know the way, but they still have to rely on Shangzi to lead the way to the uniform shop.

"It's about seven or eight minutes on foot from Dotemachi."

After walking for a while, Naruse remembered that Naoko came to do some shopping today.

"What does Shangzi want to buy?"

"Cloth."

Shangzi followed him, "The fabrics I bought before are almost used up, so I need to replenish some. And I heard that there are new fabrics in that store, so I want to take a look."

"It is said that?"

She smiled slightly, "Because I come here more frequently, I have added the line friends of the store manager and the clerk."

Thinking of the puppets in her room, Naruse could roughly understand the extent of the "frequent" in her mouth.

"By the way?"

"No, but it's not far. Let's go when we get back."

"it is good."

When you come to the uniform shop in Dotemachi, you will see all kinds of uniforms hanging on the wall.According to Naoko, most schools in Tsumae City have their uniforms made here.

The clerk stepped forward with a smile, asked what he wanted, and then led the two to a counter.

"School."

"Prefectural Tsugao."

"grade."

"First grade."

"Do you want to order summer clothes or winter clothes?"

"Full set." Naruse said.

The clerk gave him an extra look, "A transfer student?"

"Yes."

"What about the other one?"

Shangzi shook his head, "I just came here with him."

After asking all the necessary questions, the clerk stood up and said hello, "Is Miss Xichuan there?"

Another clerk poked his head out from behind the curtain, saw Naruse and Naoko in front of the counter, turned his head back, and came out with a soft ruler in his hand.

"Come here~"

Naruse went over and stood up, with his chest up, his head raised, his arms raised, and he was obediently being manipulated by the other party.

Height, bust, waist, sleeve length... It took a lot of time to measure all of them.

The clerk brought another picture book, which showed the uniform styles of each school, and the county Jin Gao was on the first page of the high school.

Shirts, ties, and suit jackets are the uniform upper body attire for male and female students in Tianjin High School. The main difference is the lower body: boys wear suit trousers, while girls wear red-gray tweed check skirts.

The difference between grades lies in the color of the tie.

"Now the first grade is red, the second grade is blue, and the third grade is dark green." Shangzi explained.

A complete set including summer clothes, winter clothes, and sportswear costs about [-] yen.

Naoko muttered about how much fabric 20 yen could buy, and Naruse told her that the price of a complete uniform for a private high school in Tokyo was nearly [-] yen.

She opened her eyes wide, "Chunhai has been studying there for a semester..."

"Well, those 20 yen uniforms are hanging in my closet now."

"What a waste." Shangzi's face was full of pity.

After measuring his body and paying the money, the affairs of the uniform shop came to an end for the time being, and all Naruse could do next was wait.

"It's the off-season now, the factory is not busy, and we can get the uniforms in about a week." When leaving, the clerk said so.

The peak season for clothing factories to customize student uniforms is in March and April every year, that is, before the start of the new school year, not at this time.

After leaving the uniform shop, most of the morning time has passed.It was still Shangzi who led the way, and the two came to a fabric shop on another street.

"Miss Hua, long time no see."

Walking into the store, a clerk who knew Shangzi was in front of her, and greeted her, "How are you doing during your summer vacation?"

"Long time no see." Shangzi smiled and responded politely.

After the greeting, the female clerk's eyes fell on the silent Naruse face, and her eyes became brighter.

"Boy friend?"

"Do not."

Shangzi just shook his head and didn't say much.

"Hi." Naruse simply greeted him.

Going deep into the store, Shangzi greeted the store manager's aunt who seemed to be over fifty years old, and then dragged Naruse to browse among the shelves.

There are a wide variety of cloths of different colors, patterns and materials, and there are many kinds. Naruse noticed that some of the shelves still had wool on them.

Shangzi walked in front, looked at him as he walked, then turned his head and smiled at him, "The scarf I knitted for Chunhai last winter was the wool I bought here."

"really."

"Did you bring it back?"

"of course."

Shangzi stopped, picked up a piece of cloth at hand, and touched it.

"This ultra-soft fleece feels great and has a fine texture, perfect for sewing doll body parts."

Naruse also stroked and felt it, then looked left and right, and pushed a small car.

"Thank you." Shangzi put down the cloth and continued to walk forward.

"Do you want them all?"

Naruse looked down at the fabrics in the shopping cart, the width of the door was about one meter, and the thick one was more than a dozen or 20 meters long, and it was estimated to last for several years.

"It won't take that much."

Shangzi explained, and picked up another piece of cloth in his hand, "The cloth here is sold in units of [-] centimeters, and it will be cut according to the required amount at the checkout."

"I see."

Moving forward, Naruse noticed that some of the relatively popular fabrics had been cut into small pieces at a length of [-] centimeters, which was convenient for customers to buy.

Shangzi chooses many types, but the quantity required for each kind of fabric is not much, basically between one or two units.

Naruse followed with a cart, listening to her explain the material and usage of the fabric without saying a word.For example, a certain fabric can be used as the hair of a puppet, and a certain rose-shaped velvet fabric is especially suitable for making the body of a bear or a lamb puppet...

The morning passed slowly.

At a certain moment, Shangzi heard a slight sigh behind him.

"Sorry, I'm taking care of myself. Are you tired?"

"I'm fine." Naruse shook his head and pointed to the shopping cart in front of him.

Before you know it, the cart is almost full.

"It turns out that I have bought so much...these fabrics are enough for a while, so let's leave it at that today."

"Ah."

Going to the front desk to check out, it took some time to cut the cloth, and it was already noon when the two came out of the cloth shop.

Carrying a bag full of fabrics, Naruse said, "Find a place here for lunch."

Shangzi nodded in agreement, and soon thought of Song Qianqiu who was alone at home.

"Aunt……"

"Just talk to her."

The two found a restaurant nearby and each ordered a pork chop rice.

Because I was not in a hurry to go back, the afternoon was free again.

Shangzi thought for a while, "There is a newly opened second-hand shop at the central station. Is Chunhai going to visit it?"

Naruse likes to visit second-hand shops, various types of second-hand shops, this is one of the few hobbies he needs to go out of the room.

"Is it a second-hand shop?"

The pork chops are deep-fried to a golden brown, and the skin is crispy. When you bite into it, the gravy and aroma gush out together, which is extremely delicious.

"Let's have a look after eating," he said.

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(End of this chapter)