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Chapter 14: Soba Stalls in Hikino Town

——Hanocho.

This is a small village near a nearby metropolis, surrounded by mountains and water, with a beautiful environment.

However, with the continuous expansion of metropolises, the local government has planned a nearby expressway. The so-called "to get rich, build roads first" is an irrefutable theory in any country.

As the roads were clear, a large number of business-minded guys began to look at this village. They were preparing to plan a health paradise here and start large-scale enclosure and development.

The endless lotus root pond had long been destroyed, and a nearby hill was hollowed out. From a distance, half of the hillside was gone.

Those who shuttled through the air were excavators and bulldozers, working roaring all day long, and the wind blew, rolling up large pieces of dust.

Tetsuya rode Steggar in Hina Town, where the biggest feeling here was busyness and noisy.

Even at night, the construction site was still brightly lit and the sound of whistles kept coming and going.

As we slowly drove into the town, at night in Hino Town, there were no pedestrians on the street, and the empty asphalt pavement was shining under the lonely street lights.

At the intersection, turn to the road on the left, Zhe saw his goal this time in the wilderness not far from the construction site in front of him, under the huge old locust tree next to the stream.

It was a small roadside stall, with the words "soba noodles" written on the red paper on the lantern. Under the dim light, an old man was busy with his head down.

In front of the stall, there are two benches and simple decorations. This is a retro trolley stand.

Tshe stopped the car on the side of the road, looked up at the night sky, and the crescent moon was hanging high tonight, wandering among the thin clouds.

The surroundings seem particularly quiet and desolate. This is a road from the town to the construction site. There is no concrete floor or street lights, and it is completely like it is in the wilderness.

In the past, workers would pass this road to work, work hard all day there, and work overtime at night to catch up with the progress of the capitalists' construction and make high profits for them.

Behind the stall that was blocked by the curtains, a low male voice came: "Customer, are you going to have a bowl of soba noodles? I'm a time-honored brand."

"Old brand? I can't tell it..." Takaya smiled, but sat down on the bench without hesitation.

"Boss, do you really have customers when you set up a stall in this place?"

Pointing to the left and right, Takaya's meaning was obvious. This place did not belong to the center of the town, nor was it close to the construction site.

It is possible that there are no pedestrians all night, so what kind of business can you do here.

But... Takaya also sniffed it. The fragrance on this stall was very strong and smelled really good.

The boss is also dressed neatly, wearing white clothes and a white hat. When he smiles, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes will slowly unfold.

Hearing Takaya's doubts, he moved his hands slowly, putting them into the pot, and said slowly: "This is pure here, this old locust tree may be the only one in the town that has not changed."

"It's my old friend, so I like to set up a stall here alone and accompany it."

Zhe also glanced at the locust tree, put his elbow on the chopping board, held his chin, and said with a smile: "Old man, we have a saying over there that it is said that the locust tree is easy to raise ghosts."

"——Hey!?" The boss's expression was a little stunned, and he looked at Takaya for no reason, as if he was a little difficult to understand.

"Well... I'm from China. Maybe you don't understand very well. This is what we say."

Tshe also poured some tea, wrote the word "草" on the table, pointing to explain:

"This is the radical of the character "Mu" and represents trees; this is the character "Ghost". The two characters combined together are the locust trees of the locust tree."

The boss looked at it with his head tilted and nodded, "It seems that this is true..."

"Look at this word, combination of left and right, and the word "detached" means there is a ghost next to the wood."

Speaking of this, Takaya looked at him with a smile and asked:

"Old man, are you a ghost?"

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The boss was stunned, then laughed, shook his head and said, "Customer, you are really good at joking."

After a pause, he suddenly lowered his tone and asked, "Young man, have you heard of Obic?"

While speaking, the boss quickly lifted the lid of the pot, and the steaming steam surged up. He picked up the rig and took out the noodles from the pot and put them in a bowl.

"You can also see that I am from another place. This time I came here to investigate Obike." Zhe also licked his lips and replied with a smile.

The boss squinted his eyes and smiled, skillfully added long green onions, chopped peppers and tempura, and finally drizzled them with sauce and pushed the noodle bowl in front of Takaya.

"Then, do you want to see Orbike?"

Tshe also sniffed it deeply, and felt that the fragrance was swelling, which attracted the greed, and saliva was inevitably secreted.

"Old man, wait, there is no need to be so anxious about this matter. Isn't it still growing tonight? Let's talk about it when I fill my stomach..."

Instead, he said to the boss in a somewhat blameless tone, and Tsai also picked up the chopsticks and slashed his face into his mouth. This craft is really unspeakable, and it is extremely fragrant.

The boss was a little depressed and thought to himself that you had told me something about ghosts and gods as soon as you came, and said that you came to investigate Obic, and he was even more anxious than me.

As a result, I am going to take off the cards now, but you said it would be slow and wait until I finish my meal... This kind of helpless feeling is really uncomfortable.

However, he couldn't help but smile as he looked at the guests in front of him.

As a chef, this is the scene that you most want to see.

A few minutes later, Tshe wiped his mouth, wiped the fine sweat beads on his forehead, and pushed the bowl over.

"—Do you want to see Obic?" The boss asked expectantly after his eyes lit up.

Zhe rubbed his stomach with great satisfaction. Hearing this, he looked up at him without any haste and said, "Boss, why are you anxious?"

"I haven't paid yet. This place is too remote. It's really not easy to find it. It's not easy for you to set up a stall. How much does this bowl cost?"

The boss was choked, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the other party was right and he was still thinking about it for himself.

"Well... Chenghui is two hundred yuan."

Takaya nodded, took out two coins and stuffed them into the money box in the small cabinet.

The boss couldn't wait and immediately asked, "Do you want to see Obic?"

"——Wait, boss, you have a good craftsmanship. I still want to eat in the future. How do you find you?"

The latter was so angry that he raised the spoon and knocked Takaya's head lightly or seriously, "Hey, I'm asking you!"

Tshe also held his head and saw that he didn't answer. His expression was always a bit strange. The boss said to himself: "There is a legend circulating in this area..."

"Once upon a time, there was a monster called Obict, who appeared in the dark. If you hear someone shouting behind you at night, "play with me, play with Obict," then don't look back, otherwise you will be eaten by Obict!"

When he spoke, he deliberately lowered his voice, and with the mysterious tone, the dark and quiet environment around him was indeed scary, making people feel goose bumps.
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