The Pentium Era - South to North

Xiangnan told Zhang Xiangbei about He Hongmei, saying that it was too unexpected. He didn't expect that Aunt Xiaofang had always been in contact with Aunt Hongmei.

Zhang Xiangbei said, I didn't expect it, but when I lived with Aunt Xiaofang in the United States, I knew that they had frequent contact. Later, Aunt Xiaofang returned to China and married my father again. I also thought they had no contact.

When the two people talked about this, they naturally talked about He Hongmei. When talking about He Hongmei, they naturally talked about Japan. Zhang Xiangbei said, I haven't been to Japan yet and I want to go to Japan.

Xiang Nan said: "Then go now. I think it's not enough for Aunt Xiaofang and Aunt Hongmei to talk about our marriage. If you go, you'd better invite her in person."

When Xiang Nan thinks of He Hongmei, she always thinks of the lonely figure He Hongmei left for her when she and He Hongmei parted ways in Japan.

Zhang Xiangbei said yes, I will apply for a visa tomorrow.

After Xiangnan's vacation is over, she will take the Yongcheng Wu Opera Troupe to complete the annual task of sending operas to the countryside. There is still more than a month before their wedding, and he can't get involved in the preparations for the wedding. During this period, , Zhang Xiangbei was alone with nothing to do, so he could go to Japan. At the same time, he also wanted to fulfill one of his own wishes and visit the home of Hashimoto, his classmate at Yale University.

The Hashimoto family lives in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Hyogo Prefecture is adjacent to Osaka Prefecture and is the largest prefecture in Kansai, Japan. A prefecture in Japan is equivalent to a province in China. The seat of Hyogo Prefecture is the famous city of Kobe.

Tajima in the northern part of Hyogo Prefecture produces black Tajima cattle. Tajima has a beautiful natural environment with streams everywhere. What flows in the streams are veritable mineral water. The mountains are rich in various medicinal herbs, and Tajima cattle are I grew up drinking mineral water and eating herbs.

Tajima beef is the origin of Matsuzaka beef, Kobe beef and Miyazaki beef, Japan's three major wagyu beef. Kobe beef is produced from Tajima in Hyogo Prefecture, also known as Tajima beef. It is the most famous among Japanese Wagyu beef and can be said to be world-famous. , but in terms of quality, Matsusaka beef is the best.

Matsusaka beef is not a breed of cattle, but refers to the quality of the cattle and the way it is raised. When female Tajima cattle grow to eight or nine months old, they are bought back to a small area near Matsuzaka City, Mie Prefecture and raised. Sent to market grade auction three years later.

There is one thing that Zhang Xiangbei still can't figure out, and that is why Japanese Wagyu beef uses only female beef, and it is virgin cows that have not been mated. When people usually buy pork, they are afraid of buying sow's pork, which will not be cooked well. If it can’t bite, can’t the cow?

Zhang Xiangbei did not find the answer to this question on Baidu. I hope that this visit to the origin of Kobe beef can solve this doubt.

Miyazaki beef is produced in Miyazaki Prefecture and is currently in a state of extinction. Due to foot-and-mouth disease in livestock, the last six Miyazaki Wagyu breeding cattle were slaughtered on July 18, 2010. Now relevant experts are using frozen Miyazaki Wagyu semen, trying to recreate Miyazaki Wagyu.

Hashimoto himself works at Mitsubishi Bank in Tokyo. His parents are still in Hyogo Prefecture. His family has a ranch and is a government-approved Kobe Wagyu breeder.

Zhang Xiangbei went to Japan this time just to see how the Japanese raise Wagyu, and at the same time, he wanted to taste the real Kobe Wagyu and Matsusaka Wagyu.

Zhang Xiangbei often eats Kobe Wagyu and Matsusaka Wagyu in Japanese restaurants in China, but he knows that these are fakes, passed off as Australian Wagyu and domestic Dalian Snow Dragon Black beef, and are not real. Kobe Wagyu and Matsusaka Wagyu.

The reason is simple. Due to the impact of mad cow disease, China began to ban the import of Japanese beef in 2001. In 2010, a large-scale foot-and-mouth disease broke out in Japan, and China further banned the import of Japanese cloven-hoofed animals (pigs, cattle). , sheep, etc.) and their products.

Even the import is banned. Where will these "Kobe Wagyu" and "Matsusaka Wagyu" come from?

Zhang Xiangbei is a VIP customer of China CITIC Bank. China CITIC Bank can handle visas for Japan. Zhang Xiangbei contacted Hashimoto. Hashimoto was very happy to know that Zhang Xiangbei was coming to Japan. He said that he must arrange vacation time to accompany him. Zhang returned to their hometown in Hyogo Prefecture.

Five days after the visa information was sent, Zhang Xiangbei's visa was issued. Zhang Xiangbei contacted Hashimoto while booking a flight and told him when he was going to Tokyo.

After contacting Hashimoto, Zhang Xiangbei contacted He Hongmei and told her that he was coming to Japan the day after tomorrow.

"Really, Beibei? Send me your flight number quickly, and my aunt will pick you up at the airport." He Hongmei called on the phone.

Zhang Xiangbei said: "No, Aunt Hongmei, my classmates will pick me up at the airport, and I will go to see you from the airport."

"Okay, Beibei, I will send you the address of my company right away. When you come, we will have dinner together." He Hongmei said happily.

Zhang Xiangbei said yes.

After hanging up the phone, He Hongmei immediately sent the address of her company to Zhang Xiangbei.

Zhang Xiangbei took an All Nippon Airways flight from Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou to Tokyo Narita Airport. At the exit, Zhang Xiangbei heard someone shouting "Brother, buddy" from a distance, raising one hand and waving. He stood, his head submerged behind the crowd of people picking him up at the exit.

Zhang Xiangbei hurriedly walked over there, and Hashimoto also emerged from the crowd. Hashimoto was very short, only 1.63 meters tall. He was easily overwhelmed in the crowd, especially among the white people. Among those big ocean horses, they look even thinner and inconspicuous.

When he was at Yale, Hashimoto and Zhang Xiangbei grew vegetables together, and he was quite good at farm work. Who knew that he was also from the Kansai countryside, and he also learned free fighting from Zhang Xiangbei. His name was Zhang Xiangbei’s master, and Zhang Xiangbei Bei thought the word was too harsh, so he taught him two Chinese characters, called "buddy".

Hashimoto made a move as soon as he came up, and Zhang Xiangbei stepped back subconsciously, and both of them laughed.

Hashimoto took out a Japanese newspaper and said to Zhang Xiangbei: "Look, look, your name is on the Nikkei Shimbun."

Zhang Xiangbei looked at it. He didn't understand Japanese, but he saw the photo of Teacher Ma and his own photo. He understood that it must be talking about the acquisition of "Zhaixianshou" by Dibao. The Japanese media were concerned about it. This is normal, because the largest shareholder of Dibao is Masayoshi Son.

The two of them walked towards the parking lot. Zhang Xiangbei asked Hashimoto, have you asked for leave?

"No." Hashimoto said, "I don't need to ask for leave. Don't you want to go to my house? I will go with you."

Zhang Xiangbei was surprised and asked, "How can you accompany me if you haven't asked for leave?"

Hashimoto smiled and said: "It's my job to accompany you, as long as you provide me with some data."

Hashimoto and Zhang Xiangbei explained, and Zhang Xiangbei finally understood that the original task he had received was to write a research report on "Home Fresh Delivery". Since it was "Home Fresh Delivery", who else could compare with Zhang Xiangbei? Xiang Bei knew better that he didn't need to look up information at all. He just needed to accompany Zhang Xiangbei and he would ask questions while recording while the two of them traveled.

Zhang Xiangbei was surprised and asked: "'Fresh Delivery' is none of your business, why are you so concerned?"

Hashimoto said: "Whether it's China or South Korea, as long as there are major financial events, we will study them. Believe it or not, there are many things that happen in China that we know better than you."

Zhang Xiangbei understood that the Japanese regarded China and South Korea as their opponents, and the Japanese had always studied their opponents very seriously.

When the two of them got to the car, Zhang Xiangbei opened WeChat on his phone, clicked on the address He Hongmei sent him, and told Hashimoto to take me to this place first.

He Hongmei's company is in Chiyoda, in an office building near Kitanomaru Park. There are six or seven people working in a large room of more than 200 square meters. On one side is the production room, where two sewing workers are sewing something. In the middle is a large table, where board making and cutting are done.

Past the stage, there is a long row of clothes hangers. The clothes hangers are full of clothes. In front of the clothes hangers, there are seven or eight vertical mannequins. The clothes hangers and mannequins just divide the entire space into two. Here, there is a The rest area, in the corner beyond the rest area, is He Hongmei's workbench.

When Zhang Xiangbei walked in, he saw He Hongmei at a glance. He Hongmei didn't seem to have changed much after so many years. He Hongmei looked up and saw Zhang Xiangbei. She was stunned for a moment. She saw a familiar face, and suddenly she was surprised. Can't get used to it.

She didn't expect that the little boy who liked to stay by his side would grow so tall now.

He Hongmei stood up, still a little hesitant: "Are you Beibei?"

Zhang Xiangbei smiled at her: "It's me, Aunt Hongmei."

He Hongmei threw the pen in her hand on the workbench, walked over and hugged Zhang Xiangbei. When they separated again, He Hongmei smiled:

"Beibei, you are much taller than Auntie now. You just came to Auntie at that time."

She said and made a gesture with her ear.

He Hongmei saw Hashimoto coming with her and asked Zhang Xiangbei: "Is this your classmate?"

Zhang Xiangbei said yes, he was the one who picked me up at the airport, and tomorrow we will go to his hometown, Hyogo Prefecture.

"Going to Hyogo? Are you going to inspect Kobe Wagyu? Xiaofang told me, aren't you no longer selling vegetables? Why are you still going to Kobe?" He Hongmei asked.

"Go and eat beef." Zhang Xiangbei said, and He Hongmei nodded repeatedly: "That's good, the beef there is good."

Zhang Xiangbei took out his invitation from his backpack, handed it to He Hongmei, and said to her: "Aunt Hongmei, I am here to send this to you. Xiangnan and I both hope that you can go back to attend our wedding. .”

"Xiaofang and Xiangnan both told me that I will definitely go back." He Hongmei said with a smile, "How could I not attend the wedding of Beibei and Nannan? I told Nannan last time that I would definitely go back."

He Hongmei opened the invitation and looked at the words on the invitation carefully. The content of the invitation was very simple and formulaic, but He Hongmei's eyes turned red as she looked at it. She said:

"Time flies so fast. Bei Bei and Nan Nan are getting married. It's great!"

He Hongmei turned around and kept wiping her tears with a tissue, but the tears still couldn't stop flowing. Zhang Xiangbei was a little at a loss and asked:

"Aunt Hongmei, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, it's okay." He Hongmei said, "Auntie, I just remembered that when I met your mother, I wasn't as old as you and Nannan are now. In the blink of an eye, you are going to get married. What would happen if your mother knew about it? Happy."

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