Chapter 2904-2916 [A Shotgun]
As he was talking, a man with rough skin came over with a smile. Seeing the customers in front of him, he said with emotion: "It's been a long time since the store has been so lively."
As he spoke, he walked to the center of the yard, where a machine covered with a gray cloth was placed. The old farmer grabbed the cloth and lifted it, revealing a machine full of age underneath.
——This is one of the special features here, the popcorn machine.
Jiang Xia looked at the machine that looked like it hadn't been used for a long time and said, "It seems like you don't have many customers here."
The old farmer laughed: "After all, the store is in the mountains, and only diligent customers are willing to come. But isn't it better this way? You guys have booked the whole place."
As he was talking, the short-haired woman, the shop owner's wife, came over with a tray. She put down a few cups of tea and said, "Please enjoy, this is our special mountain tea, perfect to go with popcorn."
The high school students distributed the tea, but the owner's wife did not leave.
She obviously heard what the customers had just said, and she defended herself by saying, "It's a little quiet now, but not long ago, my store was very busy, you see."
She took the remote control with some pride and turned on the TV next to her.
A screen recording began to play on the TV. It looked like an interview. The female host held the microphone and gestured to the middle-aged man next to her: "The next person I would like to introduce to you is Mr. Takehara Genichi!"
Mao Lilan recognized him: "It's the shop owner from before!"
Female host: "After Mr. Takehara resigned, he opened a specialty cafe and set up many mountain village activities in the cafe, adding a lot of vitality to the local area. Mr. Takehara, can you tell us why you opened a store in the mountains?"
The middle-aged shop owner took over the conversation with a slightly stiff smile: "The quiet and beautiful mountain village has a magical power that can cleanse people's hearts. I started to build this project in order to let more people feel this beauty. In this space surrounded by nature, guests can experience a life that is completely different from usual."
"That sounds really good." Suzuki Sonoko muttered to Jiang Xia, "But I always feel that his smile is a little weird."
Jiang Xia looked at the people on TV, then at the mountains in the distance: "Maybe he's nervous."
Conan didn't think much about it. There were many people who were so nervous that they couldn't speak after going on stage. He was not interested in the boring interviews on TV, so he put down his teacup and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
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I was washing my hands after using the toilet when suddenly a voice floated in from the window that was not closed tightly: "Didn't I tell you not to come here if you have nothing to do?"
Conan was startled, and quickly recognized the owner of the voice - the person who was speaking seemed to be the male owner of this cafe.
The fake elementary school student turned off the faucet and pricked up his ears subconsciously.
Soon, another voice was heard, apologizing to the shop owner: "I'm really sorry, but when I went back to check the contract, I found that I missed a signature - look."
Outside, there was the rustling sound of pages turning.
Conan: "..."Contract?
What kind of contract is this that needs to be signed so furtively?
His curiosity suddenly overflowed. Without much hesitation, Conan pushed the door open and walked out. He looked at the store manager's wife with suspicion and ran to the back door.
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The toilet was not far from the back door. When we arrived, the two people outside were still talking.
The office worker sitting in the car obviously noticed something strange, and he couldn't help asking the middle-aged store manager, "You haven't told the other people in the store that you're going to sell the store?"
The middle-aged store manager signed on the hood of the car and sighed, "Only my wife heard the news. There's no need to tell anyone else. They take this store too seriously. If they knew I wanted to sell it, I'm afraid they wouldn't let me off."
"Okay." After signing, he stood up and looked through the contract, then gathered the papers and handed them to the driver in the car, "Is this all right?"
The driver nodded, checked the signature, and left.
The sound of the vehicle starting up attracted the attention of others.
The old farmer who had just finished tinkering with the popcorn machine heard the noise and came over. He looked at the car going away in confusion: "I thought there were more customers, but it turns out that's not the case."
The middle-aged store manager laughed and said, "That person just got lost. He saw a main road over here, so he drove over to ask me."
"Oh, I see." The situation in the mountains was complicated, so the old farmer didn't think much about it. The two of them quickly went back to the guest's place while chatting.
"Hubby!" The short-haired woman who was busy at the stove raised her head when she saw the middle-aged store manager come in. She gestured to the customers and said to her husband, "There are quite a few people here today. Go kill a wild boar and come back."
"Puff! Cough cough..." Suzuki Sonoko choked, "What are you fighting? Wild boar? There are wild boars around here?!"
"Of course, our peony pot is a must-try." The short-haired woman was amused by her reaction. "My husband's hunting skills are also excellent. You just wait and enjoy the feast!"
The middle-aged store manager thought of the plump and delicious taste of the peony pot and was tempted: he felt guilty about selling the store and running away without telling anyone - it would be nice to go out for a walk instead of staying in the store. Anyway, he had already sold the things in the store and didn't have to worry about being discovered.
With this in mind, he turned and went upstairs to get his shotgun: "Then I'll go give it a try, and hopefully I can successfully shoot a wild boar."
Watching his back as he went upstairs, Yuanshan Heye was a little envious: "You two have a really good relationship."
The short-haired woman smiled shyly: "When my husband resigned, he invited me to run this cafe with him, so I also resigned from the company and followed him here - you see, all the wood carvings in this shop were carved by me."
She looked at the large and small wooden carvings that filled the room and said happily, "Every bit of this is a precious memory of our journey together."
As he was speaking, the middle-aged shop owner put on his coat, picked up his shotgun, and walked down from upstairs.
The short-haired woman helped him straighten his collar and said gently, "Have a nice trip."
A group of high school students watched the middle-aged man walk farther and farther away, as if they saw a pot of delicious wild boar hotpot.
Jiang Xia suddenly moved his nose slightly and sniffed the air. After a moment, he turned his head and looked at his ghosts: "Do you smell a smell like... beef jerky?"
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In the nearby mountains.
An off-road vehicle was moving unsteadily along the bumpy mountain road.
Vodka grabbed the handrail above his head to steady himself. Looking at the increasingly deviated route, he could not help but turn his head to look at Calvados who was driving: "Where are you going? Aren't you going to Takehara Komin Coffee Shop?"
(End of this chapter)
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