The days of being a cat in Japan

The two cats ate up the package of dried clams they had exchanged for, and Xu Jie, who was full of stomach, licked and groomed his fur, while Mo lay in the shade beside him, squinting his eyes and began to doze off.

Xu Jie, who had groomed his fur, hopped to the side of the black cat, and lay on his side beside it, ready to take a nap.

Xu Jie's attitude and action of relying on himself made Mo feel very happy. He flicked his tail and asked lazily, "What did that human cub say to you just now?"

Hearing this, Xu Jie opened his eyes and thought for a while and said, "Human cubs? Are you talking about Kenta? Fujimoto's house is going to have guests tonight, Mrs. Fujimoto prepared a seafood hot pot, and Kenta asked me to go home for dinner, and it invited you Come back with me."

Speaking of which, Xu Jie turned over, changed from lying on his side to lying on his stomach, and carefully asked the black cat: "Mo, will you accept Kenta's invitation and come home with me?"

Hearing this, the black cat opened its squinted golden cat eyes, and said with radiance in its pupils: "I don't care what that human cub says, I just want to know if you want me to go back with you?"

Xu Jie nodded and said, "Of course, I've wanted to introduce you to Kenta for a long time."

The corners of Mo Wenyan's mouth turned up, and the beard around the mouth trembled with its movements. It said in a low voice: "Since it is what you want, then I will go with you to meet those humans in a while."

Speaking of which, the black cat, who was still lazily wanting to take a nap, stood up, and after a stretch, walked over to the catch warehouse.

Seeing this, Xu Jie hurriedly turned over and followed, and asked doubtfully as he walked, "Brother Mo, what are you going to do?"

Hearing the words, the black cat walked forward slowly and said without looking back: "I heard that there is a very strange rule on the human side. It is said that it is the first time that outsiders are led by the younger generation of the family, and they need to bring gifts. .”

Xu Jie said with black lines all over his face, "Brother Mo, what you're talking about is the son-in-law's visit."

Hearing this, the black cat stopped in its tracks, turned its head and asked, "What is a son-in-law with hairy feet?"

Xu Jie opened his mouth when he heard the words, but he didn't know how to explain it. He said that there is no such term as son-in-law in the animal world, so how can he explain the meaning of this word?

So under Mo's strange gaze, Xu Jie was overwhelmed by the word son-in-law, and in the end he could only say nothing when he couldn't make it clear.

In the afternoon of the same day, Mo was guarded in a warehouse under the arrangement of the gatekeeper.Then he exchanged piles of rats with the gatekeeper for a piece of bonito that weighs two catties without the head and tail.

Bonito nuggets, also known as bonito flakes, are actually dried bonito flakes.

This fish, also known as bomb fish, is an important marine economic fish species.

After this kind of fish is made into dried fish, the texture will become very hard, and it is known as the first of the seven ocean weapons.

This sentence is not meant to be a joke at all. With the hardness of dried bonito, ordinary knives cannot do anything to them.It is said that fishermen often use axes and sledgehammers when dealing with dried bonito.

Japan is one of the main consumers of dried bonito. In order to facilitate the use of this hard food, operators will use a flaking machine to directly slice the dried bonito into fish fillets of different thicknesses before selling.

One of the most famous ones is bonito flakes that we are also familiar with.

Everyone who has eaten shabu-shabu should know that the flaker is used to deal with the frozen hard beef and mutton. From this point, everyone can get a glimpse of the hardness of the bonito.

After getting the bonito chunks, Xu Jie was meowing and urging Mo to go on the road early. It felt that the gatekeeper was looking at it very wrongly, and the smile on his face made Xu Jie feel wretched no matter how he looked at it.

When he found out that the two cats were leaving, the gatekeeper thoughtfully found a packing bag and a thin rope, tied the piece of dried bonito to the back of the black cat, and said enthusiastically that they must come here often .

With a strange feeling that he couldn't explain to the old man, Xu Jie followed the black cat and started the journey back.

Although he was carrying a heavy 'back armor', Mo still walked silently when he walked, as if the heavy thing on his back never existed.

Xu Jie followed behind it, watching the lump of bonito bonito rising and falling on its back as Mo moved, and pursed his lips to laugh behind it.

When he came outside the apartment building of Fujimoto's family, Xu Jie squatted on the ground and thought about it.

It stands to reason that the Fujimoto family has left a cat path for them, and they can just drill there if they want to go in.

But Xu Jie looked at the black cat beside him, and for some reason he didn't want it to get in through the window.

Mo Ke was a guest who came to the door with gifts only after being invited. Xu Jie felt that since this was the case, even a cat should walk in through the front door opened by the host's house dignifiedly, so that it would not be considered rude.

So Xu Jie took a look at the door of the apartment lobby, and then slipped in with the black cat while the administrator was not paying attention.

Stopping in front of the gate of Fujimoto's house, Xu Jie meowed loudly while scratching the door with his paws.

Soon there was the sound of someone running barefoot in the room, and then Xu Jie, who had sharp ears, heard the little fat pier saying excitedly inside: "I heard the call of the Great Sage, it must be back."

Speaking of the originally closed door being opened from the inside, Kenta's chubby smiling face appeared in front of Xu Jie.

When he found that there was not only his own great sage waiting outside the door, but also a familiar black cat, Kenta immediately shouted into the room: "Mom, the great sage came home, and he brought a cat with him." Friends come back."

Mrs. Fujimoto, who was cooking in the kitchen, came out wearing an apron and said as she walked, "Really? Is it that handsome black cat?"

As she spoke, she saw the two cats squatting by the entrance, and said with some surprise: "It's really you? Kenta told me this afternoon that you might come over, I still can't believe it."

Hearing this, Xu Jie ran to Mrs. Fujimoto's leg, gently held the foot of its apron with his teeth, and motioned her to look on the black cat's back.

At this moment, Mrs. Fujimoto saw clearly that there was something on the back of the black cat. She stared and asked curiously: "What is this? Why is it tied to the back of that black cat?"

Kenta also saw the package at this time. He studied Xu Jie's movements and expressions, and then suddenly realized: "This is a gift, right? The thing on the back of the black cat is a gift you brought to us."

Xu Jie nodded repeatedly when he heard the words, and admired in his heart that he was indeed Kenta, and he was really smart.

Seeing that Xu Jie nodded in agreement, Mrs. Fujimoto covered her mouth in surprise and said, "My God, these two cats are really smart."

Xu Jie pushed Mo towards Kenta, and motioned him to find something to get off the bonito pieces tied on the black cat's back. It was very tiring to carry such a hard thing all the way.

This time, Mrs. Fujimoto, her cat's mouth, also understood. She took out a pair of scissors from the cabinet beside her, and while cutting the rope tied to Mo's back, she said, "Oh, just come here, and you can bring it with you." What a gift, it's really too polite."

Mrs. Fujimoto, who was quick to speak, removed the packaging bag from the black cat's back.

Kenta jumped up and reached for his mother's hand. He wanted to know what gifts the cats brought over.

Mrs. Fujimoto was also very curious about this, so she directly cut open the packaging bag with the pair of scissors in her hand.

The dried bonito wrapped inside was soon exposed. Mrs. Fujimoto, who often cooks, is quite familiar with this thing. She smiled and said: "It's bonito pieces, a very good gift, and it's used to make soup. Not bad. I will definitely use it when I adjust the hot pot soup, thank you very much."

As she spoke, she stepped aside and said, "I still have to go to the kitchen to cook, so I won't entertain you. Great Sage, quickly bring your friends into the house."

Hearing the words, Xu Jie raised his head and chest, almost kicked forward and took Mo to the living room. Although Xu Jie didn't get the bonito, he was very happy to hear Mrs. Fujimoto's words.

It is something that cats are proud of to be able to walk into a human family through the front door.