Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 121

Taking JR from Chiba all the way to Tokyo was so fast that it was almost like going from one large human settlement to another.The speed of development in the world always surprises people.

Tachibana Aya led Natsuki and turned left and right on the streets of Tokyo. When Natsuki had no idea where she was, she came to a place that looked like a shopping street. However, Natsuki didn't recognize this place.

"arrive!"

Xia Zhi looked around. There were indeed many shops, and the flow of people was not small.

"here is?"

"You don't know? I think this place is pretty famous. This is Ameyoko Shopping Street."

It's great, but the name feels strange.

"This place seemed to be built to imitate American streets at that time, so it's called Ameyoko Town. Although things are a bit expensive, there are quite a lot of varieties. We can look around here, and if we find something suitable, we can go to a cheaper store. Just go buy it.”

"There are quite a lot of tourists here. I would rather say that most of them are tourists. Most of the shops here sell snacks or souvenirs. After all, it is near the station, so it is normal for the prices to be a little expensive. Let's take a look while walking. .”

Tachibana Aya led Xia Zhi to stroll on the street. After walking not far, Xia Zhi always felt that it was no different from the streets in China. There were also big signs, crowded people, and unscientific prices. Or products that are so affordable that they look like fakes.There is food, drink, some souvenirs, or small items.But most shopping streets are probably like this, right?
You can see most of the products here, and you can probably count them all.But Xia Zhi always felt that something was not right. As he walked, he asked Tachibana Aya doubtfully: "Are you sure this street is imitating the United States and not China?"

Along the way, there are spicy hotpots, braised food, duck necks, pig's trotters, snail noodles, Chongqing noodles... What kind of shopping street is this? Is this a Chinese snack street?

"I think it's normal. No matter which country it is now, isn't it the Chinese that are the largest customer base faced by the tourism industry? On this street, there may be hundreds or thousands of Chinese people shopping every week. , accounting for [-] to [-] percent of foreign tourists. What an enviable development speed."

Tachibana Aya sighed.

"No, isn't that right? If you are traveling from China, why do you want to open a Chinese snack bar? Are you afraid they won't eat it? No matter how you think about it, you should open a Japanese style restaurant, right? Takoyaki, Taiyaki Ah or something.”

"Yes. Although there have been fewer in recent years, it's not none. Look over there."

Tachibana Aya pointed at a small shop between the two shops, which sold what looked like takoyaki.

"Besides, there are many shops on this street that seem to have been opened by you Chinese people, right?"

Xia Zhi felt a little sore in his balls.I purposely traveled abroad and came to a relatively large shopping street. After shopping around, I found that almost half of the products in my hand were products from my own family. It was just as painful as when I rushed to buy a Japanese toilet seat and found out it was made in China. .

In today's era of economic globalization, many things are no longer simply produced by one country.For example, airplanes, cars, etc., none of them have parts made in other countries. The parts of a car come from more than ten countries around the world. It is no longer new. I don’t know whether this is an advantage or a disadvantage. , but in-depth cultural exchanges around the world have become an inevitable trend, and China’s stepping stone may not be these snack bars...

However, it is one thing to say this and whether it is done authentically or not.If you eat Chongqing noodles in Northeast China, they may shake your understanding of spicy food.

“With so many Chinese tourists, do these snack bars really have business?”

They are all from China, and they came to Japan specially to eat Chinese snacks. Isn’t this so idle that it hurts?

"It should be about the same, right? Isn't there a big difference between the north and the south of China? This is across the sea. Maybe some people are not used to Japanese food."

Then I'm afraid he will regret it to death when he travels.

Xia Zhi's head was full of black lines.

"I've already gone abroad, is it possible that I still need to buy a Chinese-style birthday gift and send it back?"

"That sounds like it, so let's go this way. There are some shops selling souvenirs not far away, it seems."

"It seems... I thought you were an experienced driver, but I didn't expect you to not know the road."

"I don't come here often!"

Tachibana Aya defended herself, and the two of them walked forward together.

Along the way, the smell of food was everywhere, and Xia Zhi almost lost control of his wallet.

When they came to a local product store, the two of them walked in.The store is decorated in a modern style, with a wide variety of products on the shelves, from cute key pendants, to postcards, notebooks, to larger dolls and so on.Regardless of the previous ones, this doll does have a Japanese feel to it.

Natsuki doesn't know much about dolls, but generally speaking he can distinguish the difference between Western dolls and Japanese dolls.Most of the Western dolls carry out the tradition of blond hair, blue eyes and plump bodies, and most of them are sexy-themed. The world-famous Barbie doll is one of the representatives of Western dolls.Just such a doll, her clothes alone can bring huge benefits to the merchants, just like a game, selling DLC ​​like crazy to make a living.

But Japanese dolls are slightly different. The core of Japanese dolls is not the doll itself, but its clothing.This is different from Barbie dolls with one body and [-] pieces of clothes. Japanese-style dolls are exquisitely crafted in clothes, showing the beauty of dolls with ethnic kimonos, headgear, and embellishments, and most of them are one-to-one, that is, one doll is a set. Clothes are different from Barbie dolls that sell DLC.Japanese dolls have extremely strong national characteristics.

In addition, there is actually a difference between figures and dolls.As everyone knows about the figures, this kind of exquisite work, from the proportions to the facial features, from the height to the figure, from the clothing to the posture, is all the product of meticulous work and is not a product that can be mass-produced.Generally speaking, a set of figurine grinding tools can be used to produce about twenty figurines. If it is to be re-produced, the mold needs to be re-opened.

Moreover, the raw material of the figures is different from that of most dolls. Figures generally use resin as the body material. The best one currently seems to be Japanese cast resin. It has a smooth touch and is not easy to change color, but it is also quite expensive.As for dolls, there are many materials, including rubber ones, such as Barbie dolls, and wooden carpenter dolls. China has more carpenter dolls, which can be regarded as a traditional craft, but most of them are animal products. , toads, tigers, there have been a lot of them since a long time ago.Japanese-style dolls are eclectic in terms of materials, and the main aspect of craftsmanship is clothing, showing the theme through posture and clothing.

Nowadays, Japanese dolls are not as popular as they used to be compared to anime figures, and this can be clearly seen in Tachibana Aya's apartment.But there are also well-known collectors who collect well-made dolls.

"Dolls... I used to really like them, but now they're all figures."

"This is proof that you are gradually losing tradition."

"Please say keep up with the times."

Xia Zhi looked around the store. It was a comprehensive store.There are Japanese dolls in large cabinets and Barbie dolls in boxes. There are many woodcarved animals on the counter, and there are also many figurines that look good quality.Overall, it was a hodgepodge, but it didn't have what Xia Zhi wanted.

"Although they all look pretty good, I still want something more practical."

"Something more practical? A pornographic book?"

"Be serious with me."

Although the Little Yellow Book is indeed very practical, in other senses.

"Oh! I've been looking for it for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be here."

Tachibana Aya picked up a figure box. Natsuki didn't know what work she belonged to, but the figure was indeed quite cute.Well, the price is also very cute, [-] yen.

"Hehe, it's just like what I saw online. He's a cute kid. It's [-] yen, which is very cheap. I bought it."

When walking out of the doll shop, Xia Zhi gained nothing, but Tachibana Aya happily hugged the figure box and refused to let go.

"You should just put it in your bag. Don't you want to go shopping?"

"Let's go shopping. Anyway, I don't have anything else right now, so what's the problem with a hug?"

"You look pretty normal, but why do you have such a nerdy personality?"

"Such a cute child will be punished by God if he doesn't hold him."

Tachibana fights hard, but doesn't want to put down the box in her hand.Because she is a beauty, she is already very attractive, but now she is still holding a box with an idiot on her face, which makes her even more attractive.If possible, I kind of want to leave her alone and go for a walk, which is too shameful.

"Okay, okay, put it away quickly. Let's go inside and take a walk."

Natsuki saw a boutique and asked Tachibana to go in and have a look.Tachibana Aya reluctantly put the box into the paper bag, and then followed Natsuki into the boutique.Sure enough, most of these stores that sell small items will ask for paper bags or bags to be stored.

This boutique is divided into two parts, the high-end product area and the commodity area. Xia Zhi divided it into the wealthy area and the civilian area simply and clearly.The rich area was full of accessories, jewelry, necklaces, etc. Xia Zhi couldn't afford them at all, but Tachibana Aya wasn't interested at all.The main civilian area you want to visit, and most of them have bracelets, pendants, hairpins and the like.

Although they are quite beautiful, they don't seem to be very practical, and my mother doesn't seem to use these things.He is a relatively simple person.

It would be better to go and look elsewhere.Just as he was thinking this, Tachibana Aya stood motionless in front of a container.Xia Zhi waited for her for a while, and she came over with two identical cups in her hands.

"Xia Zhi, does this cup look good?"

"Okay."

The capacity of the cup looks quite large, and it is white, with two halves of a white cloud printed on it.Obviously, this is a pair of cups.

"Then I'll buy it."

Tachibana Aya took the cup and went over to pay.The two cups were wrapped in boxes by the clerk and put into paper bags.

"By the way, why did you suddenly buy two cups?"

Natsuki remembered that there were a bunch of cups in Tachibana Aya's house, all of which were in good condition.Why would he know?Xia Zhi knew this when he went to this guy's house a few weeks ago.

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that you don't have any cups at home. I can use them to drink water or something the next time I go."

Xia Zhi:? ? ?
"I bought a pair of cups specially, please remember to thank me."

Is there anything to be thankful for in a pair of cups?says……

“Do you mean by buying this cup, you’re going to visit my house frequently?”

Tachibana Aya looked at Natsuki as if she were a fool.

"Aren't you talking nonsense?"

Xia Zhi suddenly felt that his life was in crisis.

(End of this chapter)