Ome Quartet of Snow Country

Chapter 565 The Flea Market
At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, accompanied by a burst of electricity, the school radio sounded again.

"The flea market event organized by the Department of All Things Restoration has now officially begun. The flea market is located near the entrance of the playground. The event will last until [-]:[-] in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome to participate."

This announcement was circulated twice as always. In the handicraft club, the remaining members listened quietly. After the announcement was completed, they started to communicate in twos and threes.

"Did you notice that there were a lot of announcements related to the flea market today? Do other societies have this kind of treatment?"

“It’s different to have the support of the student union.”

"Actually, no matter which club wants to make an announcement, they can go to the broadcasting room to apply..."

"It's finally twelve o'clock and the official opening has begun. Does anyone want to go to the playground and have a look?"

"are you going?"

"Of course I want to go. After all, I am also the veteran of the restoration department."

"A veteran who hasn't been to the department once this semester?"

"Aha..."

While discussing, the members also greeted each other, and Minister Shangzi soon became an invitee.

"Everyone, please go over first." Shangzi said, "There must be no one in the department. I will go over and take a look when it is a little later."

"Can Shangzi take care of you?" the person who greeted her asked.

"It's okay, there aren't many people there at noon."

Although there is no clear lunch break during the cultural festival, according to long-standing custom, everyone will basically take a break at noon, and there will not be too many people wandering around at this time.

"And there are also people who have no interest in flea markets."

Shangzi added, and a second-year girl next to her held her chin and waved her hand, "You guys go, I'm too lazy to join in the fun, just stay with Shangzi."

"Ok."

After greeting each other, seven or eight members of the handicraft club left the club room and headed to the playground together.

Shangzi walked around the club room, stopped when he reached the window, and looked outside.

"The sun is very big..."

The playground could not be seen from the annex building, nor could she see far from the second floor. She stood by the window for a while, then returned to her seat and sat down.

"At noon, there were obviously fewer people."

"Yes."

"But tomorrow will be a different story."

Shangzi nodded and gave the same answer, "Yes."

There are only eight or nine people left in the club room at the moment. On the second day of the cultural festival, even if we don’t count the club members who go to repair the night lights installed all over the campus, the remaining people are more willing to go out and hang out.

What's more, the handicraft club has set up a stall in front of the large lantern in the atrium, and someone needs to go and guard it.

"Shangzi." A girl came over, "Are you hungry? Let's go downstairs and have something to eat."

Naoko smiled at her and shook her head, "I'm fine, Kazumi will go first."

"Ok."

Suzuki Kazumi didn't ask if she wanted to bring some for her. In the handicraft club, it was an ingrained concept that food was not allowed in the clubroom - snacks that had no smell and were not easy to get everywhere were not counted - there was no need for any People emphasize.

The noon time passed slowly, and sometimes people left and sometimes people came up. It was not until about one o'clock in the afternoon that Shangzi said hello to the members and left the department room.

After going downstairs and passing through the atrium below, the aroma of various foods is very enticing.

After looking at it for a few times, Shangzi didn't stop and walked straight through, bypassing the main building, and finally the playground appeared in front of him.

"..."

And the flea market under the scorching sun was much more lively than she expected.

"A lot of people."

Shangzi walked around the wire fence and walked towards the entrance of the playground, turning his head and looking at it.

The flea market, which consists of dozens of stalls, is crowded with people and there is a constant flow of people.

Colorful parasols stand side by side, and with the crowds walking through, the shadows on the ground are almost completely connected.

She walked over, squinted her eyes at the grand occasion in front of her, and couldn't help but smile.

"It's so lively..."

"Shangzi!"

She followed the sound, and Naruse somehow saw her and squeezed out of the crowd.

Shangzi also trotted towards him, the smile on his face even wider.

"It's so lively!"

"Yes."

Naruse wiped the sweat from his head, "I could have imagined that there would be more people, but I didn't expect there to be so many... Not long after the show started, everyone came here. Is everyone busy?"

"I have a lot of free time today." Shangzi smiled.

He couldn't help but smile, and continued: "When there are more people, it becomes chaotic. Fortunately, there are volunteers from the student union helping to maintain order, so I am not so busy."

"Who are volunteers?" Shangzi asked.

Naruse turned around and pointed to her, "That's the one wearing that kind of armband."

He paused and asked, "Want to go in for a walk?"

"Okay." Shangzi agreed happily.

Joining the crowd, the two started shopping from the nearest stall, watching as they walked.

"Ah, what a cheap plate."

"The most important thing in the house is plates."

"This set of tableware has not been opened yet. As for the price...it's so cheap!"

"There's no shortage of tableware either."

Shangzi quickly stopped in front of one of the stalls, squatted down, and looked through the various daily necessities sold on the stall.

"Do you want it? I bought this in Kyushu last year and I haven't used it yet. And you can get a discount from acquaintances."

She raised her head and realized that the stall owner inside was still someone she had known since middle school, "Hanana..."

Hana smiled at her and said, "If Naoko wants it, I can take it for [-] yen."

"I want it!"

"What are you doing here..." Naruse was a little helpless, but still took out the money to pay.

"You'll need it in the future." After accepting the unopened set of tableware, Shangzi waved goodbye to the stall owner and continued shopping with her boyfriend.

There are dozens of stalls in the entire flea market, and more than ten minutes have passed since the two of them finished browsing the first row.

Many things are just there whether they are needed or not, and people can’t help but stop and look through them.

As Naruse walked around, he understood more deeply why so many people stayed here.

"The gaps between the stalls should be larger." He said to Shangzi, "There will only be more and more people."

She turned around and said, "This is only two hundred yen!"

"..."

"Ah, what did Harumi say?"

"I say……"

Naruse took a breath and slowly exhaled it, looking at the picnic mat in her hand that seemed to be of good quality, "Only two hundred yen?"

"Yes."

"are you buying."

"But there's really no need for this..."

"Anyway, you won't have room to put it after you buy it. You might use it one day. Just buy it if you want."

"Well... buy it." She still couldn't bear to let it go.

After paying the money, when the two of them put away the picnic mat and stood up, their stomachs rumbled at the same time.

"Harumi's stomach is ringing..."

"Naoko's stomach is also rumbling. Didn't you eat anything at noon?"

"Hmm...I want to eat later."

Naruse looked at the remaining stalls and pulled her out, "Let's go have something to eat first, and then we'll go shopping."

"it is good."

When he came out, he saw that Takigawa Hikaru and the other two people had returned to sit where they signed in before. Naruse pulled Naoko over and put the few things he bought here temporarily.

"Shangzi is here too."

"Come and take a look."

Naruse put down his things, "Naoko and I didn't have lunch. Let's go eat something to cushion our stomachs. I'll leave this to you for now. If you have any questions, just send me a message... no, call."

"Ah, let's go."

Takigawa Hikaru nodded and watched the two of them walk outside the playground, then picked up the set of tableware that had not yet been separated and looked at it.

"Except for Naoko, how could an ordinary female high school student buy such a thing first?"

Morimi was also watching, his eyes falling on the tableware, "She totally feels like a housewife."

"It feels very reassuring." Hikari Takigawa said.

Morimi looked at her but didn't say anything, while Haixing picked up the bag packed next to him and opened it slightly to take a look.

"Ah, it's that beautiful picnic mat... I saw this just now, but I didn't expect Naoko to buy it."

"What kind of picnic mat?" Morimi asked, "Can it seat five people?"

"It should be possible...can you take it out?"

"Take it out, fold it after reading, and put it back in."

Haixing took out the picnic mat and shook it a few times to unfold it. Hikaru Takikawa held one end while she held the other end, stepped back slightly, and completely opened the picnic mat.

"It's pretty big," Morimi said. "It doesn't seem to be a problem for five people."

"Probably." Hikaru Takigawa touched it with his hand and felt the texture of the picnic mat. "The quality seems to be good. How much does it cost?"

Haixing thought for a moment, "It seems to be two hundred yen." "...I'm glad you couldn't resist not buying it when you saw it." The price of the picnic mat was so low that Morimi was a little surprised.

"I thought there was no chance of using it, so I didn't buy it..."

"Even if you buy it and cut it up and use it as a rag, it will last for several years."

"Hey, that's such a waste..."

The three of them looked at it, were surprised, folded the picnic mat, and put it back into the bag.

"Want to go shopping again later?" Hikaru Takigawa asked.

It was because there were too many people just now that Morimi came out and planned to wait until there were fewer people before going in.Just looking at the current situation, it seems that there will only be more and more people.

"You guys just go shopping, I'll forget it." Morimi shook his head, "I feel like I'll be trampled to death if I'm not careful."

"I will take good care of Kazuyo." Takigawa Hikaru said.

"I can't squeeze anymore."

"Ok."

The three of them sat for a while, and Haixing's cell phone suddenly vibrated.

After taking it out and looking at it, she stood up immediately and said, "Dad is here."

"Are you going to pick him up at the door?" Morimi asked.

"Yiye's parents are also here." Haixing added.

"..."

She raised her eyebrows and said, "Then let me go with Haixing."

Haixing lowered his head and replied a few words, then raised his head and said, "No, dad said they would wander around the school first, and they can find it here too."

"so……"

Morimi looked at Takigawa Hikaru, "Will Hikaru's parents come over today?"

"Come tomorrow," she replied.

"It's not like we can't make it in time for the flea market."

"Yes, but dad has to go to work today, and mom doesn't want to go out alone, so there's nothing we can do."

The three of them continued to sit and chat, nothing happened.

The flea market is in full swing, busy but not chaotic.The people setting up the stalls are all students, and the same is true for the people visiting the stalls now. Most of them are familiar with each other. In this atmosphere, it is difficult to have any conflicts.

On the outskirts of the flea market, a second-year student with a camera was looking for something to take pictures from various angles. As he walked past the three of them, the sound of clicking was almost constant.

"There is no other equally lively activity in the entire cultural festival." Morimi said, "Whether it is the student union or the news department, the flea market will be the focus of their cultural festival promotion."

Haixing nodded his head several times, "Only Harumi can organize such an event."

She smiled and said, "He didn't even dare to say that...what's the sound?"

Morimi looked around a few times, and Hikaru Takikawa pricked up his ears to listen, then got out of the parasol and looked at the sky.

"It's a drone."

The buzzing drone hovered over the flea market for a while and then flew to another place.

When Mori looked down again, Naruse and Naoko also returned to the playground.

"Drone, have you seen it?" he said as he walked over.

"I saw it."

"I don't know if someone from the Information Department or the Student Union released it." Naruse looked up and looked for it, but there was no trace of the drone.

"There are quite a few no-fly zones for drones in the city. Can I fly them in school?" Hikaru Takigawa said, surprisingly knowing the flight restrictions of drones very well.

"For this kind of special event, you should have applied in advance."

Naruse walked up to Haixing and knocked on the table, "I just saw Mr. Seiichiro."

"Ah...he told me." Haixing said, "Yiye's parents are here too."

"Really? There were too many people, and I didn't notice." Naruse squinted and looked outside the umbrella, "It's not even the weekend yet, and there are already a lot of people from outside the school."

"I just saw a few middle school students sneaking in." Morimi said, "Even if it's Friday, it's not school time yet."

"Morning." Naruse smiled, "Let's go shopping for a while."

The last half of the sentence was addressed to Shangzi.

She nodded, and the two of them walked among the stalls together.

Under the umbrella, Starfish looked at their backs and sighed unconsciously.

Morimi glanced at her and said, "Naoko shouldn't be able to stay long, she still has a club to take care of."

"……yes."

After more than 20 minutes, the two people hurriedly ended their stroll and came out.

Shangzi bought some more things, seemingly intending to show them to the members, and took away the ones he had bought before.

"I should have gone for a walk before the show started." Morimi said to Naruse who stayed behind.

"That's what I suggested at the time."

He looked at the three of them and said, "Do you want to go shopping for a while? I can just watch here alone."

"I would rather you stay with us." Morimi said.

Takigawa Hikari and Haisei looked at her and then at him.

"There must be someone here." Naruse nodded on the table, "You should go shopping."

"Okay." There were too many people and she couldn't even hold hands when she went shopping with him, so she didn't force herself.

The three of them walked towards the flea market and quickly disappeared into the crowd. Naruse stayed where he was, staring at the busy place for a while, then took out his phone and took a photo.

"Only part of the area can be photographed..."

From this angle, it was impossible to capture the entire venue, and he also wanted a drone.

After hesitating for a moment, he sent the photo to Matsu Qianqiu.

The message was unread and unanswered. She might be at work, so he didn't care.

After a while, Naruse saw Haixing's father and Morimi's parents appearing at the entrance of the playground together.

He was close, so he went over to say hello.

"Chunhai...why are there so many people here?"

"Because there are many stalls here, everyone wants to come and have a look."

After chatting with the three adults for a while, they went and walked around. Naruse returned to the umbrella and continued to sit.

buzz-

Song Qianqiu's reply was sent.

Mom: Is this the flea market organized by Chunhai? It’s really lively.

Mom: Where is Chunhai?

Naruse looked around and took a photo of himself.

Mom: Is it just Harumi?

Naruse: Others went to play.

Mom: Why don’t you go with Harumi?

Naruse: Someone has to stay and watch.

After chatting for a few words and leaving unread messages for a long time, Matsu Qianqiu disappeared again.

"I'm really busy..." Naruse put away his phone and went out for a while.

The flea market is still lively. It has been open for two hours. People are still coming, but few people are leaving. There are more and more people.

It was estimated that nothing would happen for a while, so he slowly circled around the perimeter of the venue and took some photos from other angles.

buzz-

Kazuye: What are you talking about?

"..."

Naruse looked up a few times, but there were so many people that he couldn't find her for a while.

Naruse: Just wander around.

Yiye: Are you bored? I'll come out to accompany you.

Naruse: Your parents are here. Did you see them?

Kazuha: Huh?
After walking around the venue, he returned to the original parasol, only to find that the student council president had come over at some point.

"Miss Yoshioka."

"Naruse-san." Fumiko Yoshioka sat under the umbrella, "Thank you for your hard work."

"Wherever, I'm just sitting here, it's all the people from the student union who are working hard." Naruse said.

She smiled, said nothing, and looked at the bustling venue, "Naruse-san had thought before, would there be so many people coming?"

"If I could think of it, I would arrange the stalls in a more open space."

The student president nodded, "It's a pity that we only have this one afternoon, otherwise we can still adjust... The next time we have to wait until next year."

Naruse just smiled.

With this year's grand event, next year's flea market should be much simpler from planning to preparation, but by then, I don't know who will be in charge.

The student council president sat for a while and then stood up, "I'm going to go hang out. Naruse-san, do you want to come with me?"

Naruse shook his head, indicating that people still need to watch here.

She nodded without saying much, walked into the flea market, and blended into the bustle.

buzz-

Mom: So has Harumi gone shopping with Naoko?

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