The days of being a cat in Japan

After everyone's discussions, they finally settled on a fishing and entertainment center on the outskirts of the city.

The entertainment center is on the outskirts of the city, not too far away, it can be reached in less than an hour by car.

The fishing center mainly focuses on fishing and shrimp fishing, with some other entertainment items, such as picking and barbecue.

However, it is still too early to pick in this season, so there is no problem in grilling.

Anyone who knows a little about the sport of fishing knows that this kind of activity is a good way of leisure, soothing the body and mind and cultivating sentiment.

And the most important thing is that fishing needs to be quiet. If it is too noisy, the fish or shrimp will be frightened, so don’t hook it or just run away.

Therefore, this fishing center will be much cleaner than other entertainment places, which is in line with Junko's requirements.

Mr. Ishikawa, who loves sports, is a frequent visitor to the fishing center. Under his guidance, everyone arrived at the target spot smoothly.

After getting off the bus, the men went to go through the formalities, while the ladies, children and cats took advantage of this time to walk around the open space here.

I have to say that the location Mr. Ishikawa chose this time is still very good, just as everyone imagined, it is very suitable for Junko's requirements of wanting to rest without being too noisy, and preferably with better scenery.

This fishing center is built on the hillside, with beautiful scenery beside mountains and rivers.

There are seven or eight fish ponds and shrimp ponds in the fishing center, scattered in every corner of the fishing center.

It is said that they are all transformed from natural springs, and the water quality is excellent, and the quality of fish and shrimp is particularly good.

In order to make it easier for tourists to move around, in addition to the paths paved with bluestone slabs connected between each fish pond and shrimp pond, a winding promenade was built with wood to connect them together from another direction.

There are pavilions of various sizes built on the promenade. These pavilions can shelter tourists from the wind and rain, and they can also be used for rest. It is a good place for fishing.

The people walking around are very satisfied with this place, the scenery is good and the air is good, it is indeed a good place for leisure.

Not long after, Mr. Fujimoto and Ishikawa Katsura, who went out to go through the formalities, came back. Not only did they come back, they also carried a lot of things in their arms.

The consumption at the fishing center is calculated on the basis of head and hour. Adults are charged 1000 yen per hour, and children are halved for pets.

Guests are allowed to bring their own fishing tackle and food here. Of course, if they are not prepared, they can also rent or buy them at the fishing center. The deposit and usage fees are calculated separately.

The time when the Fujimoto family drove here was around 12:[-] noon. Mr. Fujimoto applied for a four-hour time card for everyone, and also rented some fishing or shrimp fishing tools for them.

In addition, Mr. Fujimoto, who knew that everyone had not had dinner, also bought bread, ham sausage and drinking water for everyone.

Because today is Sunday, they came late.

Therefore, by the time the Fujimoto family entered the fishing center with their things, the pavilions on the promenade beside the fish ponds or shrimp ponds were already crowded with people who came to fish.

Everyone stood on tiptoes in the open space and looked around for a long time, but they didn't find any open space, but Mr. Ishikawa couldn't be bothered.

As an old customer of this fishing center, he is familiar with every fish pond and shrimp pond here.

Mr. Ishikawa, who comes here for at least one day every month, has several secret bases here that only old guests like them know.

Mr. Ishikawa, carrying a fishing rod and a fishing net, walked in the front, leading the way for the Fujimoto family behind.

They walked all the way in along the wooden corridor above the fish pond, passed through the bustling crowd, bypassed countless gazebos, made another semicircle, and stopped in front of an ancient building.

Etsuko looked at the building in front of her suspiciously. Although it was beautiful, it couldn't be seen that it was used for it. The most important thing was that there was no fishing place here.

So the lady asked her fiancé, "Gui, don't you want to go fishing? Why did you bring us here? I didn't see any pond near here?"

Mr. Ishikawa smiled and said: "The place where we are going to go fishing is behind this building. It was reserved for himself by the owner of this fishing center. This house is where he rests here. Business When it’s too good, the boss can’t compete with the guests, so he has to find a clean place to build a pond for himself to fish.”

As they said, they walked around the house, and sure enough, they saw an open water area more than ten meters away from the back of the house.

There should be a small pond over there, the area is not big, compared with those large fish ponds and shrimp ponds outside, it can only be regarded as a child.

However, as Mr. Ishikawa said, because it is a place prepared for him by the boss, only the insiders and a few regular customers know the location, so compared with the slightly noisy outside, this place is really much cleaner.

When Mr. Ishikawa brought everyone from the Fujimoto family over, there were already two other groups of people fishing by the pond. When they saw a newcomer entering, they just raised their heads and looked curiously, and then went to do their own things. .

This is the case with fishing, which requires patience and a quieter environment.

So anyone who loves fishing knows that it is very impolite not to disturb a person who is fishing easily.

Mr. Ishikawa, who came here often, knew that the fishing location was better there, so he took the Fujimoto family to the northeast corner of the small pond.

When meeting acquaintances on the road, Mr. Ishikawa nodded and exchanged a few simple words with each other.

Afterwards, the gentleman continued to fish, and Mr. Ishikawa took everyone to a place he usually used for fishing.

It was a sunny location with several stone benches and a big willow tree. Compared with other locations, the number of fish caught here was not the best, but Mr. Ishikawa just liked it.

In his words, when you want to fish, you want to rest. This place can not only fish but also rest, and it couldn't be more comfortable.

The two gentlemen and Ms. Etsuko who had fishing experience took the initiative to take the responsibility, teaching others how to use the fishing rod and how to judge what kind of situation is a fish to take the bait.

Because it is a pond for your own use, the boss in the pond is a mixed culture of fish and shrimp, and there are various fish and shrimp of different sizes and varieties in a pool of running water.

The fishing tackle and bait used for fishing and shrimp fishing are completely different, and Ms. Etsuko doesn't understand this very well, so she has to trouble the two gentlemen.

After a lot of busy work, everyone finally adjusted their fishing tackle and found their positions one after another. After sitting down, they started fishing.

Mr. Fujimoto and Mr. Ishikawa, who wanted to catch something, went to find a better location, and the little fat man who was very interested in this also followed.

The ladies who didn't know much about fishing and were not very interested gathered under the big willow tree and started chatting.

They let their fishing tackle stand there, just glanced at it occasionally, and they didn't expect to catch anything anyway.

The temperature under the big willow tree was just right, and the sunlight shone through the branches of the willow tree on everyone's bodies, making them neither cold nor hot, very comfortable.

The season is very good for everyone to come, although there are no melons, pears and peaches to pick in spring.

But in the fruit grove on the other side of the picking garden, there are flowers blooming now.

I can't tell which tree is blooming and which flower, but the gorgeous color and fragrant smell still firmly attracted the eyes of the ladies.

If it wasn't for the gentlemen's interest, and the distance to the top of the mountain is too far, the ladies would definitely roll up their trousers and walk over there, standing under the tree to take a few beautiful photos of themselves.

Unlike the ladies whispering, the gentlemen stared at their fishing rods without saying a word while drinking drinks and eating bread.

They are now ready for everything, just waiting for the trophies to take the bait one after another.

However, no one expected that the first person who encountered a fish biting the hook was actually the little fat man who was fishing for the first time.

Because Jiantai really has no experience at all, his father chose for him a 3.6-meter hand pole for pure beginners, with a fish float and a bell to remind him.

Because the little fat man has a strong interest, he has been staring at his fishing rod all the time, so as soon as the fish floats, he jumps up before the bell rings.

"Father, Uncle Gui, there is a fish on my fishing rod, it's time to catch a fish."

As if to answer the little fat man's words, the bell on the hand pole rang together with the little fat man's shout.

Seeing this, Mr. Fujimoto immediately dropped his pole, and ran over to help his son collect the fish in three steps at a time.

Unexpectedly, the little fat man did not want other people's help. He said that this was the first fish he caught by himself, and he had to catch it by himself.

Mr. Fujimoto, who came to help, heard the words and had no choice but to wait aside with a copy net, silently watching the little fat man pull up the fishing rod and pull the fish.

It’s true that the adjective “pull” is used very accurately. The little fat man who was fishing for the first time had no sense of slipping the fish at all in his mind, but just pulled the fish up with a burst of strength.

Fortunately, the fish he caught this time was not big, and the hook was too deep to struggle to get rid of. This allowed the inexperienced little fat man to successfully pull the fish up.

Mr. Fujimoto, who had been waiting at the side for a long time, had quick eyes and quick hands, and caught the struggling fish with a net. After carrying it ashore, he removed the hook from the fish's mouth and handed it to his excited young son.

It was a small crucian carp, only about the size of a child's palm, with a small body and a small body.

A crucian carp of this size is useless except for making soup. People who often fish will not want this small crucian carp. Even if they catch it, they will throw it back into the pond until it grows bigger.

However, the little fat man didn't care about these things. He took the fish that was about the size of his palm, and happily ran to his mother, sister, aunt, and grandma to announce the good news.

The ladies who were chatting heard: "I caught a fish."

Then the little fat man quickly ran to them, and showed them the little crucian carp in his hand like a treasure.

Seeing that the child was happy, everyone didn't care about the size of the fish, and all praised the little fat boy for his ability.

Grandma Fujimoto also patted her little grandson's head and said approvingly: "My dear grandson is working hard, the dishes tonight are up to you."

The fishing center allows guests to take away the fish and shrimps they catch. Of course, if they are lucky and there are too many, they can also sell them to the fishing center at a discount.

Although the price is cheaper, it is better than convenience.

After showing off at the lady's side, the little fat man with the fish looked around and asked while searching, "Hey, where are they, the Great Sage?"

Upon hearing this, Junko pointed to the northwest corner of the small pond and said, "They all went over there, and they squatted by the pond together and didn't know what they were doing."

Hearing this, the little fat man looked in the direction of his sister's finger, and he saw the three cats in his family, head to head and body to body, squatting in a pile by the pool near the water, looking down. something.