{Story}A bowl of noodle soup

A bowl of noodle soup

This is a real story, the name of the story we call it making a bowl of noodle soup.

The story took place 15 years ago on December 31, New Year's eve, in a noodle shop called beihai pavilion in Sapporo street, Japan. Article on New Year's eve to eat buckwheat Japanese New Year traditions, therefore to this day, noodle shop business is too good, north HaiTing is no exception, the day almost all day full, but almost no guests after ten in the evening, at ordinary times to the early morning, the streets are very busy, this day we all get home earlier for the holiday, so the street is quiet soon. The boss of beihaiting is a simple and silly honest person, proprietress pour very ancient way warm bowel, treat people kindly.



On New Year's eve, when the last guest came out of the noodle shop and the proprietress was about to close the shop, the door of the shop was opened again gently, and a woman came in with two little boys, about six and ten years old, wearing new and identical sportswear, but the woman was wearing an outdated checked old coat. 'please sit down! Listen to the boss so hello, that woman cowardly of say: "can...... come a bowl...... soup noodles?" The two children behind looked at each other uneasily.

"Of course... of course, please sit here!"

The landlady led them to table number two, the nearest table, and called out to the kitchen counter, "a bowl of noodle soup!" One person only a ball of noodles, the boss threw more than half a ball of noodles, cooked a full bowl, landlady and guests do not know. Mother and son three people around a bowl of soup noodles to eat with relish, while eating, while quietly talking: "delicious yo!" Brother said.

"Mother, you also eat see!" Brother said, carrying a stick of noodles to the mother's mouth.

Not in a short while finished, paid 150 yuan, mother and son three simultaneous praise: "really delicious, thank you!" And with a slight bow, walked out of the noodle shop. "Thank you! Happy New Year! "The boss and the landlady said at the same time.

Busy busy every day, unconsciously soon another year passed. It was the 31st of December again; Business in beihaiting is still booming in the New Year. More busy than last year's New Year's eve day finally ended, after ten o 'clock, the proprietress walked to the door of the shop, is going to pull the door down, the shop door again gently opened, entered a middle-aged woman with two children. The old checked coat reminded madame of her last visitor on New Year's eve a year ago. "Can you... cook us a bowl... noodles in soup?"

"Of course, of course, sit down!" "A bowl of noodle soup!" shouted the landlady as she led them to the no. 2 table where they had sat last year. "The boss answered, lighting the fire that had just been put out." yes! A bowl of soup noodles!"

The landlady whispered in her husband's ear: "hey, why don't you cook three bowls for them?"

"No, they'll be embarrassed." "The husband replied, but threw half a ball of noodles into the boiling pot. Standing nearby, he looked at his wife with a smile on his face and said, "you look so dull. The husband silently filled a large bowl of fragrant noodles and handed it to his wife.

The three of them were eating and talking around the bowl of noodles, and the conversation reached the ears of the boss and the landlady. "So sweet... so good... so delicious..."

"This year we can eat beihaiting noodles. It's really good!"

"If only I could come back next year...!"

After eating paid 150 yuan, mother and son three people out of the north sea pavilion.

"Thank you! Happy New Year!

Looking at the back of the three mother and son, the boss and his wife repeatedly talked for a long time.

On the New Year's eve of the past three years, business in beihaiting was still very good. The boss and his wife were too busy to talk to each other. Ten o 'clock arrived, the clerk got red envelope also go back, the owner will quickly on the wall of the price list a piece to turn inside, the price rise this summer: "soup noodles a bowl of two hundred yuan" that price list, write again 150 yuan. On table number two, the landlady had placed a card, "reservation table," thirty minutes before. As if they intended to wait until all the guests were gone, at half past ten the three of them finally reappeared. The older brother wore a junior high school uniform, the younger brother wore a slightly larger jacket that the older brother had worn the year before. "Come in! Come in! The landlady greeted him warmly.

Looking at the smiling face of the proprietress, mother trembling said: "trouble... trouble to boil two bowls of soup noodles? "Yes, please sit here!"

The landlady seated them at table no. 2, hid the reservation card as if nothing had happened, and shouted inside, "two bowls of noodle soup!" "Yes! Two bowls of noodle soup! The boss answered, throwing in three balls of flour. Mother and son three people while eating noodles, while talking, looking very happy.

The boss and his wife, standing behind the kitchen counter, felt their joy and felt their joy. "Small chun and elder brother, mother want to thank you two people today!" "" thank you!

"Why?"

"Well, when your father died and eight people were injured in a car accident, the insurance company couldn't pay for the rest.

"Well, we know that." "Replied the elder brother.

The landlady listened without moving.

"It was supposed to be paid next march, but it's all paid today!"

"Oh, mother, really?

"Yes, indeed. Since my brother did his best to deliver the newspaper, xiaochun helped me to buy some vegetables and cook, so that my mother could concentrate on her work. The company sent me a special bonus for full attendance, so I will pay the rest today." "Mother! Elder brother! Is really too good, but later please let small chun continue to do dinner. "Thank you, brothers, I really do!"

"Small chun and I have a secret, never tell your mother, that is...... a Sunday in November, small chun school inform parents are going to visit the teaching course, small chun teacher also specifically with a letter, said little chun an article was chosen to represent all of Hokkaido, will take part in the national writing contest. I listen to the little chun classmate say just know, so that one day on behalf of my mother's visit."

"Really? And then?"

"Teacher out of the topic is" my wish ", small chun is a bowl of soup noodles for the composition, but also read the composition in public.

"The composition is written like this: dad car accident, leaving a lot of debt, in order to pay off the debt, mother from morning to night hard work, even I every morning and evening seriously deliver the newspaper, brother also wrote out.

"Plus, 31 December evening, our mother and child three people together to eat a bowl of beef noodles in soup, very tasty... three people only eat a bowl of beef noodles in soup, noodle shop's uncle and aunt unexpectedly thanks to us, and we wish a happy New Year! The voice seemed to encourage us to be strong brave to live, to get dad a legacy of debt pay off!"

"So xiaochun decided to open a noodle shop when he grew up, and when he became the no.1 noodle shop owner in Japan, he would also say" cheer up! Wish you happiness! Thank you!"

The boss and his wife, who had been standing in the kitchen table listening to their conversation, suddenly disappeared.

"The composition read, the teacher said: small chun's elder brother today on behalf of the mother came, please come to say a few words.

"Really? So what do you do?"

"Because of too suddenly, began to don't know what to say. I say: thank you for your love and care for small chun at ordinary times, my brother have to buy food to cook supper every day, often in group activities in a hurry to go home, must give you many trouble, just my brother reading a bowl of beef noodles in soup, I have felt very ashamed, but see brother read aloud that hold a bowl of beef noodles in soup, ashamed of that kind of mood is really a shame."

"These years... mother only called a bowl of soup noodles of that kind of courage, our brother will never forget... our brother?

Mother and son three quietly shake hands, pat shoulder, than in previous years are happy to eat the New Year's noodles, paid three hundred yuan, say thank you! And bowed out of the noodle shop. Looking at the back of mother and son three people, the boss as if to do a year's total end as loudly said: "thank you! Happy New Year!" Another year passed.

< / p > < p > beihaiting noodle shop after nine o 'clock in the evening, the second table put a "reservation table" card waiting, but the three did not appear. The second year, the third year, the second table is still empty, the three mother and son are no longer appear beihaiting business is getting better and better, the store has all been modified, tables and chairs have been replaced, only the second table is still retained. "What on earth is this?" "Asked many of the guests, surprised.

Wife of shop-owner tells about the story of a bowl of beef noodles in soup for everyone to listen to, the old desk in the central, as if to oneself also is a kind of encourage, and perhaps the day when the three guests will come again, the hope still use this table to welcome them to that number two table into a table for "happiness", spread the guests one by one, there are many students' curiosity, to look at the table, who came from a long way off to eat noodles, especially to all sit the table for many years on December 31. The shop owner near beihaiting, to the New Year's eve after closing, will bring the family gathered to beihaiting to eat noodles, while eating, while waiting to listen to the New Year's eve bell, and then everyone together to the shrine to worship, this is the habit of five or six years. The day passed 9:30, first the fish shop couple brought a large plate of sashimi, and then some people brought wine and food, often gathered 30 or 40 people, everyone is very warm; Everyone knew the origin of table number two. They said nothing but thought that the "New Year's eve appointment" might be empty again this year.

Some people eat noodles, some people drink wine, some people rush in and out to prepare dishes, we eat while talking, business words. Even the sea bathing, recently added grandchildren... After ten thirty, the door was suddenly opened again gently. All the people stopped talking and looked together towards the door.

The two young men came in wearing stiff suits and carrying coats in their hands. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and continued to restore the lively atmosphere. Just as the wife of the proprietress was about to say, "I'm sorry, we are already full. All the guests held their breath and listened to the woman in the kimono slowly say, "excuse me... excuse me... noodle soup...? The face of the proprietress immediately changed, after more than ten years of years, when the image of the young mother and two children, and the three in front of her, she instantly tried to overlap the picture together, the boss behind the kitchen table looked silly, finger interactive pointed to two people, "you... you..." I couldn't speak. One young man looked at the owner of the shop and said: "our mother and son three people, had in the New Year's eve 14 years ago called for a bowl of soup noodles, by the bowl of soup noodles to encourage, we three people to live strong. "Later, we moved to my grandmother's home in shigawa prefecture. I passed the medical certificate examination this year, and I have an internship in the pediatrics department of Kyoto university hospital. I will come to Sapporo general hospital for service next April." "We polite first to visit the hospital, by the way to his father's grave worship, and once wanted to face the boss but now work in Kyoto bank brother to discuss, have a most extravagant plan... is this year's New Year's eve, mother and son three people to visit Sapporo north sea pavilion, eat three north sea pavilion soup noodles. Listening to the side slightly nodded boss couple, eyes brimming with tears.

Then he stood up and said, "hey, hey, boss, what's the matter? I've been waiting for this day for ten years. Where's the reservation after ten o 'clock on New Year's eve? Landlady finally regained consciousness, patted the boss's shoulder, said: "welcome, please... feed! Table two three bowls of soup noodles" that foolish leng leng boss wiped a tear, immediately said: "yes, soup noodles three bowls!" From the perspective of reality, the noodle shop owner did not pay much, but, even if it is just a few dough, and a few sincere with encouragement, blessing meaning of "thank you, happy New Year! This story tells us something: don't ignore your influence on the environment. Maybe your sincere care will bring infinite light to the world. Therefore, how eagerly we hope and hope. Friends, do not be stingy, I hope that in the future we can be willing to sacrifice their long-hidden love, light it! Even if it was only a little light, it was really warm and bright on a cold winter night.

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Hello! Finished reading this long story, eye tired not tired, do an eye movement, left eye turn, change right eye, right eye turn over, two eyes turn together, when take off the window don't look for me, look for a doctor! When this story was published in Japan, it moved many Japanese, so there is such a saying: "there is no one who has seen this story without tears." This is a bit of an exaggeration, but many people who read the story were moved to tears. However, they are not sentimental tears, but that a sincere love, and that a generous heart moved by the tears.