"The flame can heat up, and the frost fist can cool down, so you don't have to worry about the temperature of the food all year round."
Jenkins thought so, and remembered that his father said that he can be late for a while when the weather is bad. Seeing the white snow outside, and thinking that this is the first snow in this world, I have an idea in my heart.
"Shall we go for a walk to see the snow, then fix our pocket watch and go to Papa's?"
Jenkins was about the same size as he was when he picked up the chocolate. When going to apply for a pet city residence permit, the veterinarian judged that the chocolate cat's age would not exceed half a year. In other words, Chocolate should have never seen a snow scene.
But after going out, it didn't maintain the curiosity of cats about everything. He just used his paws to test the snow on the lawn in front of the house, then grabbed Jenkins' boots with little interest and asked the man to pick him up.
He put on his hat and scarf and walked out of the house.
I don't know where this snow started, but at least the fog in the city cleared a lot in the early morning of the snowy day. There were very few pedestrians on the street, and most of them walked forward quickly with their heads bowed like Jenkins.
The road surface that has not been cleaned of snow is particularly slippery, but the balance of Jenkins, who has gained ability by watching cats and feeling it, is very good.
After all, this is one of the most prosperous cities in the entire continent, and the necessary roads in the dock area and the avenues in the city are undergoing intense cleaning work. Most of the hired ones are poor people who want to store more food at home before the coldest days come.
It is said that an adult can be hired to sweep an entire street for 5p, but Jenkins does not know the exact price. But looking at the shivering old man in single clothes cleaning the street corner, he felt how complicated the world was.
Tired of walking for a while, I simply hired a carriage at the corner of the street. On such bad weather days, the fare will not increase, but the tip will be higher.
The targeted watch store is located in the busiest neighborhood of Nolan City, not far from the Central Civic Square, which was almost the place where the devil descended last time.
I was still worried that due to the bad weather, the owner might open the door later. But today's luck seems to be very good. The driver sent Jenkins to the intersection. After getting off the car, he could see the cleared avenue and the figures in the shops along the street.
"Don't move around."
He patted his wriggling chest. Chocolate obviously didn't like the cold, but he just didn't want to wear the little clothes knitted for it. Jenkins is afraid that his cat will freeze, so he often puts it inside his coat when he goes out recently, but cats are definitely not the kind of creatures that are willing to stay still for a long time.
Chocolate was disobedient this time, and was still moving desperately in his clothes. Jenkins looked around in embarrassment. Fortunately, there were not many pedestrians in the snowy sky, and no one noticed the abnormal shape of his chest.
Unbutton the third button from the top, and after a while, the black and white furry head of the cat came out, looked at everything around curiously, and then barked at the watch shop.
"Meow~"
"Don't bark, I know that's our destination."
He whispered to the cat, then took it out of the black coat, stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the watch shop.
click ~ click ~
The surrounding walls are covered with all kinds of clocks and clocks, the clocks are placed on the wall, and the pocket watches are stored in the glass counter. Jenkins looked around with great interest, only to find that the owner of the shop was not there, but the door leading to the back of the shop was open.
"Is there anyone there?"
He yelled, stomped his feet on the mat at the door a few times to leave the snow and sewage on the soles of his shoes, took off his hat and shook it, and brushed off the snowflakes on his shoulders.
"Sorry, please wait a moment, it will be fine soon!"
A man's voice came from behind the door, it seemed that he was sorting goods or doing other things in the backyard.
"This is very interesting."
Standing in front of the counter and looking at the pocket watches with price tags, Jenkins saw a few of them with very unique shapes at a glance. One of them is in the shape of a lying cat, and the cat's belly is the dial, so it looks weird.
These clocks with interesting shapes are mainly sold for young girls, so the price is also very expensive. Jenkins lost interest after seeing the pound as a unit, and turned to teach chocolate that he must not eat so fat.
The cat looked up at him innocently, then jumped up and almost caught Jenkins in the face.
The owner of the store quickly came in through the back door, holding a large cardboard box. From the sound, there should be finely divided gears and bearings inside.
This is a middle-aged man with a slightly chubby face but a well-proportioned figure. He is wearing a woolen blouse with a white shirt inside. When he came to the counter with the suitcase in his arms, a layer of white mist had already appeared on the glasses.
"Guest, I'm really sorry to keep you waiting."
He said in embarrassment, then took the watch handed over by Jenkins with his hands flushed with cold, took off the original glasses, and put on another professional monocle, and just checked the front and back of the watch before turning the watch on. Only the pocket watch recognized it.
"I have repaired this watch."
He said with certainty.
"Yes, I accidentally broke it once last month. Your memory is really good."
"Watches have souls. Every watch has a unique soul. I will not admit it wrong."
The repair fee this time is still the same as last time, but the boss thinks that he has neglected today's first customer just now, so he insists on giving him a 10% discount.
Jenkins hypocritically shied away a few times, and then stopped objecting.
After taking the pick-up list given by the boss, Jenkins was about to leave when a very clear clicking sound came from his ear.
There are clocks everywhere in this shop, so this kind of sound is not unusual at all. But the strange thing is that this click~ was unusually clear and unusually loud, as if it was ringing in the ear.
The owner of the watch shop at the counter saw that Jenkins was stunned suddenly, so he asked:
"Guest, is there something wrong?"
"Oh, I suddenly remembered that there is still a clock at home, and I want to put it opposite the fireplace."
He made up a reason casually, and then said, "I'm going to take another look in the store, are these all ready for sale?"
"Yes, but...you can take a look around, it's still 10% off."
Declining the boss's suggestion to accompany the introduction, Jenkins walked aside alone, pretending to be very interested in choosing a clock.
The very unique clicking sound of clock hands resounded again, he nodded slightly, and another vision opened between his eyes closing and shaking.
"Let me see… "