The Pentium Era - South to North

Zhang Xiangbei had to catch the 7:12 a.m. train. He got up at six o'clock. He originally wanted to wash up and go to the train station to buy two loaves of bread and nibble on breakfast. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got up, the female general came in. Now, while Zhang Xiangbei went into the bathroom to wash up, he packed away the quilts and filled the table with breakfast.

Zhang Xiangbei said quickly, "I don't want to eat anymore, I have to catch the train."

The female general smiled and said, isn't the train at 7:12? It's in time.

Zhang Xiangbei had no choice but to sit down and eat breakfast. He was anxious and wanted to eat faster. The female general kept telling him that he had time, he had time.

The female general looked slow, but she served him methodically, without being sloppy at all.

Zhang Xiangbei finally finished his breakfast under the smile of the female general and the anxiety in his heart, picked up his backpack, and arrived at the lobby. Lao Jiao was already waiting for him here, saying that he was going to take him to the station. Zhang Xiangbei I quickly said no, it’s a little way, I can just walk there by myself.

Kinosaki Onsen Station is not far from Nishimuraya, about 800 to 900 meters. It should take less than ten minutes to walk there.

Lao Jiao insisted on sending it. He said, I promised Hashimoto-chan. If I don’t send you to the station, Hashimoto-chan will have no way to explain it.

Zhang Xiangbei could only give up.

The two of them went out and arrived at the small parking lot in the yard. Lao Jiao wanted to drive him off. Originally, Zhang Xiangbei didn't have much luggage, just a backpack. It was easy to walk there, but he thought it was better to arrive early than late. There was no refusal.

The two of them were about to get in the car when Miki Taguchi ran in from outside wearing a pair of wooden clogs. As he ran, he said, oh my, I almost missed it.

Taguchi also came to see Zhang Xiangbei off, and everyone got in the car together.

Kinosaki Onsen train station is very small, with only one floor of a bungalow. In the small square at the entrance, there are stools shaped like Matsuba crab claws. Because "Detective Conan" contains content about Kinosaki Onsen, there are also posters in the station. The poster shows Conan gesturing with a pistol with his right hand, closing one eye and aiming at you, "WELCOME! Welcome to Kinosaki Onsen!"

Zhang Xiangbei got off the car and saw Mr. Fu and Mr. Kataoka standing at the door of the waiting room. They also came to see Zhang Xiangbei off. When Zhang Xiangbei saw them, he was surprised and happy, and felt warm in his heart. Everyone is here. Although we only got along for a few days, we felt that our feelings for each other were as hot as the hot spring water.

Zhang Xiangbei has already made way for Xiangnan to insert Mikiya Taguchi, Mr. Kataoka, and Mr. Hirata Orisa, the artistic director of Kinosaki International Art Center whom he has never met, into the Yongcheng International Street Art Festival held in August. The invitations are on the way to the special guest list.

The station attendant was urging Zhang Xiangbei to get on the train. Everyone hugged each other and made an appointment to meet in Hangzhou and Yongcheng in August. Zhang Xiangbei got on the train. Within two or three minutes of sitting down, the train started. , the timing is so good.

The train was speeding through the mountains, crossing from the Japanese coast to Osaka Bay. Villages and golden rice fields were passing by from time to time outside the train window. When Zhang came to the north, the rice fields here were still turning from green to yellow. In just over a week, the rice in Kansai has matured.

In a daze, Zhang Xiangbei had the feeling that seven days had passed in the mountains and a thousand years had passed in this world.

Zhang Xiangbei got off the bus at Sannomiya Station in Kobe. When he was almost walking to the exit, he saw his sister standing there in the distance, looking anxiously in the crowd of passengers coming out. She finally saw Zhang Xiangbei. Zhang Xiangbei waved to her, and her sister smiled at Zhang Xiangbei, who seemed to have calmed down.

Zhang Xiangbei walked up to her and said hello, long time no see.

My sister smiled, said nothing, and her face turned slightly red.

When the two of them walked outside, my sister said, "I was worried that you wouldn't come."

"How come?" Zhang Xiangbei asked.

After hesitating for a while, my sister said, "I thought you didn't want to see me."

Zhang Xiangbei was speechless for a moment. He wanted to say that it was you who left without saying goodbye last time. Thinking about it, he didn't say it.

When the two of them got to the car, neither of them spoke. The sister started the car and drove out of the parking lot.

As the car drove forward, Zhang Xiangbei looked out of the car. He became more and more confused as he looked. After seeing this, he couldn't help it anymore and asked:

"Where are we going?"

He saw the car, which had obviously left the city of Kobe and headed for the suburbs.

"Go to Mie." My sister said, "Hashimoto told me that you originally planned to go to Mie. If he can't come back in Tokyo, I will go with you."

Only then did Zhang Xiangbei remember that when they came, they... it wasn't them, but Hashimoto did tell Zhang Xiangbei that when they returned to Tokyo, they were going to Matsuzaka City in Mie Prefecture, and he wanted to take him Zhang went north to eat authentic Matsusaka beef.

Matsusaka beef is the top beef among the three major Japanese Wagyu beefs, ranking above Kobe Wagyu. Zhang Xiangbei said yes as soon as he heard it. He himself had forgotten about it. Hashimoto had also returned to Tokyo. Thinking of it, he entrusted this matter to his sister.

Zhang Xiangbei said quickly: "Thank you sister, will this be too much trouble?"

My sister smiled and said, "I have a day off today. If there is any trouble, we will be there in two hours. Let's go there now. It will be lunch time when we get there."

Everyone was already on the way, it would be pretentious to say anything else. Zhang Xiangbei said thank you, it was still too hard for my sister.

Along the way, my sister asked Zhang Xiangbei how he was having fun in Chengqi. Zhang Xiangbei said it was very good. He imitated Mr. Fu and said:

"Hot springs, fine wine, delicious food, Kinosaki is so refreshing!"

My sister smiled softly.

Zhang Xiangbei continued to talk endlessly, talking about his experience in Kinosaki with his sister, Mikiya Taguchi, Mr. Kataoka and Mr. Zhang, and of course his sister's classmate Lao Jiao, like this , it’s really like a younger brother who has returned from a long journey, sharing his journey experience with his older sister.

My sister listened carefully while driving. Sometimes she nodded, sometimes she pursed her lips and smiled, encouraging Zhang Xiangbei to continue talking and continue to tell all the trivial matters.

As he talked, Zhang Xiangbei had a feeling that he was starting to get smaller. When he was a child, he would follow Xiang Nan and keep saying funny things to please her, but he was afraid that Xiang Nan wouldn't let him go. He follows them and acts as their tail.

Matsuzaka City is a seaside city and the birthplace of Matsusaka beef. The so-called cities in Japan are very broad, including super metropolitan cities like Tokyo, and small cities like Toyooka and Matsuzaka, like Matsuzaka City. If it were placed in China, in Yongcheng, it would not even be considered a county seat. Its size would be at most like a town below Yongcheng.

My sister drove the car to a five-story building with a golden exterior and stopped in front of it. This building is the tallest building in Matsuzaka City.

On the front of the building is a gate with draped eaves. There is a white wall on the side of the gate. On the white wall are three golden characters "Hetian Gold".

Zhang Xiangbei looked at the shape of the entire building, which looked very much like a hotel or a domestic express hotel. His sister told him that there was no accommodation here, but only private rooms for eating Matsusaka beef. This is the most famous restaurant in Matsusaka.

On their way into the city, they saw a beef shop on both sides of the street, a few meters away, with signs showing Matsusaka beef.

My sister told Zhang Xiangbei that in Matsuzaka, Matsusaka beef is usually made into three types: barbecue, sukiyaki and Western steak. If you see a store that specializes in one of them, such a store will usually not be large in scale. , but you can rest assured that the meat is also very fresh, cheap and good-quality, and restaurants that can operate all three at the same time are generally high-end restaurants, and "Hetian Jin" is the most famous one.

The two got off the car. A middle-aged man in chef's uniform and a middle-aged female general in kimono were waiting for them at the door. My sister introduced to Zhang Xiangbei that this middle-aged man in chef's uniform was "Wada Jin". The boss was very happy to see his sister. The relationship between his sister and him seemed to be relatively close, the kind of intimacy that a junior sees his elder.

My sister and Zhang Xiangbei said: "The seats here are very tight. There is no way. There are too many guests, some of whom come all the way from Tokyo. Generally, we have to book one or two weeks in advance to get a reservation. Our uncle helped us make special arrangements." of."

Zhang Xiangbei quickly said thank you to his boss, thank you!

After saying hello, the boss went to work, and the female general accompanied them. They first visited the kitchen and the entire hotel, and then went upstairs to dine.

Zhang Xiangbei asked his sister, do you come here often?

"Hashimoto and I often came here when we were very young, and my father would bring us here," my sister said.

My sister told Zhang Xiangbei that Matsusaka beef does not mean that cattle are produced in Matsusaka. Mie Prefecture itself does not produce cattle. Most of their cattle are eight-nine-month-old to one-year-old cattle bought from our Tajima. , raise them for more than two years before slaughtering them.

"Watian Gold" has its own pasture. The cattle they sell in their store are all raised on their own pasture. The cattle are bought from our Tajima. Our family has always been their cattle supply farm. When we were young, , every time my father sends cattle, he will take Hashimoto and me here.

Zhang Xiangbei understood.

The female general led them around, and Zhang Xiangbei saw that there was not a single table or box on the entire first floor. Except for the kitchen, the entire front half was a hall with a two-story atrium in the middle, which was very majestic and harmonious. It is spacious, with soft carpets in the lobby, an exquisite dry landscape garden, a seating area for guests to rest, and a shop selling Matsusaka beef.

The beef shop sells "Wadakin"'s own Matsusaka beef. Customers are satisfied with their food here and can even buy it to take away.

They need to change their shoes when they enter the hall. After they change their shoes, the female general will take their shoes to the shoe cabinet on the side and store them away.

In the lobby, Zhang Xiangbei saw a signboard that looked to be quite old, with the words "Original Ancestor of Pine Banner Pork" written on it. Needless to say, there was nothing else to say. Just looking at these few words, they were domineering enough.

My sister told Zhang Xiangbei that "Wadakin" was opened in the 11th year of Meiji, that is, in 1878. It is a famous beef restaurant not only in Mie and the entire Kansai region, but also in all of Japan.

1887? Zhang Xiangbei did some calculations and found out that it was already a century-old store. Well, if such a grandpa's store didn't have the skills to look after it, it wouldn't be where it is today.

"Wadajin" starts from the second floor to the fifth floor, which is where guests eat. There is no hall here, there are compartments of different sizes, that is, private rooms. The smallest one can accommodate four or five people. There are a total of forty private rooms ranging from small private rooms to a banquet hall that can accommodate thirty or forty people.

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