In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

Chapter 1421 The Great Adventure of Going Out for Fun

Shin-chan calmly looked at the things Mingxu had taken out and happily began to choose. Hearing Misae's words, he looked up and smiled indifferently: "Hehe~"

Misae looked at Shin-chan's feigned ignorance with a sigh and gently tapped him on the head.

Just then, the owner came in carrying a kettle of hot water. When he saw the self-heating food that Mingxu had taken out, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his calm expression and placed the hot water on the table: "The hot water is here."

Mingxu smiled and thanked the owner, then began preparing the self-heating food. Soon, the room was filled with the aroma of food, and everyone's stomachs began to rumble. They all gathered around Mingxu, waiting to enjoy the meal.

After everyone finished eating, they rested. After all, there wasn't much to see here, and they had been traveling all day, so it was time to get some sleep.

In the middle of the night, when everyone was sound asleep, Mingxu suddenly opened his eyes. There was movement in the corridor, and footsteps were walking towards him step by step.

The door was opened, and before the boss even came in, he saw Mingxu standing in the doorway: "Boss, what's the matter?"

"!" The boss subconsciously took a step back, his lips twitching. How come this kid is even scarier than me?

"What's going on? Ah!!" Guangzhi and the others were also awakened by the noise. They were already not used to sleeping outside, and the moment they heard the noise, they subconsciously got up. They saw Mingxu and the boss standing face to face, with the boss holding a candle in his hand. It looked particularly eerie.

"Good morning, distinguished guests." After realizing what was happening, the boss looked at them and said calmly.

"Ah! Is there something wrong?" The group looked at the boss, puzzled.

"It's about time to get ready," the boss said calmly, looking at them.

"Prepare what?" The group was confused. What was going on?

"Aren't we going to the secret hot springs of the hidden fortress?" The owner looked at them with a calm expression.

"Hey, isn't it only a little past 4 a.m.?" Hiroshi glanced at his phone, puzzled.

"It takes 4 hours to get to and from the hot springs. If you don't leave before 5 a.m., you won't be able to check out by 10 a.m.," the owner said calmly.

"Huh?" The group was bewildered again.

"Okay, hey, Shin-chan." Hiroshi nudged Shin-chan, but Shin-chan didn't get up.

"Oh no, I can't get up. Can we postpone the check-out time a little?" Misae asked the shop owner, looking at Shin-chan's sleepy face.

"Sure, but there will be an additional fee," the shop owner said calmly.

"Oh, honey, you pay." With that, Misae lay back down. Mingxu looked at the shopkeeper: "Are you sure there's only one road that way? And it takes two hours?"

"...Yes." The boss paused for a moment, then nodded again.

"..." Mingxu glanced at him suspiciously, then thought, "Fine, if this guy has any ideas, I'll just deal with him myself."

Hiroshi had no choice but to agree and paid when he checked out.

The boss then left, and everyone went back to sleep.

Two hours later, around six o'clock in the morning, when it was still dark, the boss came over again to wake them up and prepared breakfast for them.

"...What is this?" Mingxu looked at the bowl of congee in front of him uncertainly.

"Breakfast is provided by this hotel," the owner said calmly.

"Only this way!" The others stared at him with wide eyes.

"Porridge is the best breakfast!" The boss still had that same expression. Shin-chan took a bite, his lips twitched, and he said, "Mom, it has no taste at all."

"If needed, we can provide our homemade dried plums and pickles," the boss said again after hearing Xiaoxin's words.

"Please give it to us," Misae and the others said instinctively.

"However, there will be an additional fee." The shopkeeper looked at them, and Mingxu saw that shrewish look on his face again.

"No need, I brought my own pickled vegetables." As he spoke, Mingxu went back to his room, took out a few packets of pickled vegetables from his bag, and handed them to them: "Here you go."

"..." The shopkeeper fell silent again. Wait, kid, how come you have these things in your bag? But he didn't say I couldn't bring them, so the shopkeeper left in silence.

After the group finished eating and changed their clothes, they exclaimed, "Ah, finally we're going to the secret hot spring!"

"Hahaha~ Stop joking." The boss looked at them and laughed again.

"...Don't say that again." Hearing the boss say that, they all felt the atmosphere around them fall silent, and it was highly likely that this guy was going to rip them off again.

The boss, dressed in hiking gear, looked at the clothes on the group and shook his head, saying, "You probably can't climb mountains dressed like that."

"Huh? Hiking?" The group was taken aback. No, is going to a hot spring really that complicated these days?

"You need to prepare your own mountaineering equipment; it's all written on the flyer." As he spoke, he took out the flyer again.

"...We didn't see it." The group sighed again. Who would pay such close attention to these issues?

Seeing this, the boss laughed again, revealing his shrewd businessman nature once more: "We also provide rental services for mountaineering equipment."

"...It's an extra charge, right?" Hiroshi looked at him speechlessly, knowing he was going to say that.

The boss nodded in agreement, and looked at Mingxu with a particularly smug look in his eyes. He didn't believe that Mingxu could pull clothes out of his bag!

Mingxu looked at his boss's smug expression and smiled slightly. He slowly took out a few more sets of simple mountaineering equipment from his bag: "I really do have some. I considered the possibility of needing to climb mountains before I left home."

The boss's smile froze instantly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure: "Well... that's fine too, but you still don't have some professional tools."

Hiroshi sighed and rubbed his forehead: "Boss, just tell me how much it costs to rent a complete set of suitable equipment."

The boss cleared his throat: "The full package is five hundred per person."

"So expensive!" Misae couldn't help but exclaim.

"This price is very reasonable for a place deep in the mountains," the owner said calmly.

Mingxu thought for a moment and said, "Boss, we only need to rent some of the necessary professional tools; we have alternatives for the rest."

The boss hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded: "Alright, three hundred each."

After paying and renting their gear, the group changed and followed the owner toward the secret hot springs of the hidden fortress. The mountain path was rugged, and they struggled to keep up.

After walking for a while, snow began to appear around them. Upon seeing this, Shin-chan exclaimed, "Dad, it's snowing!"

"Oh!"

"So beautiful!"

"I didn't expect there to be snow here," Mingxu said with some surprise. "It seems that the hot spring must be right next to the snowflakes."

"It seems so. Although it's a bit tough, it feels pretty good." Hiroshi nodded.

"Yes, that's really something to look forward to," Misae nodded with a smile.

Continuing forward, they came to a platform. The shopkeeper looked at them and smiled, "This is the first viewpoint."

"Mom and Dad are so cool!" Shin-chan exclaimed, looking at the scenery below.

"Wow, this is so cool! The scenery is so beautiful!" they exclaimed, looking down at the view.

Misae also saw a suspension bridge below and said somewhat frightenedly, "Look, that suspension bridge is so scary! Just looking at it makes me scared. I don't dare to walk on it."

“That’s right.” Hiroshi nodded in agreement.

"Judging from this route, I think there's a high probability that we'll pass through this suspension bridge as well," Mingxu said uncertainly, looking at the route in front of him.

"Hahaha~" The boss laughed again and walked over, looking at them: "Indeed, it would be a headache if we couldn't get through."

"Huh? Could it be..." The two were startled.

"The secret hot spring of the hidden fortress is just over there on the other side of that bridge!" the owner said with a grin, a hint of pride on his face.

"Are you kidding me..." The group looked at the suspension bridge and continued forward. Soon they arrived at the suspension bridge.

"Excuse me, is it absolutely necessary to cross this suspension bridge?" Misae asked the shopkeeper again.

"Well, if we don't cross the bridge, we'll have to go down to the valley first and then climb back up the mountain. That means we might not be able to reach the secret hot spring today," the owner said seriously.

"Are you sure there's only one way?" Mingxu looked at his boss again and asked once more.