The sky in Danzhou City suddenly became overcast, and the dark clouds overhead were heavy, like wet cotton or marshmallows that had been overcooked, just hanging over people's heads.
But the people living by the sea have long been used to this kind of weather, knowing that there is still a long time before the rain and wind, so they don't panic, unlike some years ago, the beautiful illegitimate son of Earl Sinan's Beppu family, always I like to run to the roof of the Beppu courtyard before the typhoon arrives in summer, and shout to the whole city: "It's going to rain, everyone, please pack your clothes."
"Master Fan, why don't you ask everyone to collect your clothes recently?" The only main street in Danzhou Port is full of food and gadgets, and the vendors joked as they saw the pretty boy walking through the crowd. .
Fan Xian smiled shyly, did not speak, and walked into Beppu holding the hand of the big maid next to him, holding a piece of tofu in the other hand.
Everyone knows that the illegitimate son of Earl Beppu is different from ordinary noble young masters. He likes to do things for his servants, especially for maids. He has long been used to it, so he is not surprised.
At this time, it had been nearly six years since Fei Jie left Danzhou, and Fan Xian had grown into a handsome young man exuding a steady vigor.
After returning to the mansion, he first asked his servants to bring the tofu to the kitchen, then greeted the old lady who was in poor health, and conveniently put a piece of paper beside the old lady into his bosom before Fan Xian returned to the study. He took out the letter from the younger sister in Kyoto in his arms and put it next to the piece of paper, the expression on his face suddenly became exciting.
This year, His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Kingdom unexpectedly changed the Qing Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, and the year name was the same as the name of the country. There are always murmurs in the corner of people. Especially those sour literati, whether it is the modern school or the ancient school, whether it is the old master in the National Education Institute or the novelist who eats porridge, they can't help but mention it in the articles submitted to the Eighth Office of the Overwatch Council for review. opinion.
The follow-up to the reform of the Yuan Dynasty is to implement the New Deal, but the New Deal seems to be nothing new, it is just to rectify the administration of officials. The only thing that makes the subjects of the world feel very new is that in the first year of Qingli, a decree suddenly came out from the palace, and the inner court started to run a newspaper.
newspaper? No one knew what it was. It wasn't until the inner court actually printed the first newspaper that everyone gave a chorus, and no one took it seriously.
Because this newspaper is the product of the exclusive control of the imperial palace, and the daily sample must be approved by His Majesty the Emperor before it can be printed, so it is impossible to publish any articles that will cause trouble to the imperial rule.
After successive issues of newspapers costing as much as one silver coin were bought by people who love to try new things in Kyoto, some powerful people always feel that they have been fooled by His Majesty the Emperor, and whether the palace is planning to build some new gardens recently
On that thin piece of paper, there is nothing of value, only scenic spots around the world and biographies of previous figures are written, and the side that occupies the largest page is printed with some lace like flowing clouds along the sides, It records the private lives of many officials in Kyoto, such as the head of the military academy who was brutally beaten by his wife at home, why the commander of the Kyoto garrison lost a front tooth, and so on.
There were also some gossip about the neighboring countries Beiqi and Dongyi City, but the officials of the Qing Kingdom only paid attention to these matters of their own. The newspaper was troublesome, but the emperor was behind him, so he had no choice but to give up.
The number of newspapers printed is very small, and there are only two copies in the entire Danzhou Port, one of which is exclusively for the earl Befu.
When Fan Xian stole the newspaper that the servants were talking about from grandma's room, and hurriedly scanned it, he really couldn't control his facial expression, he opened his mouth wide, wishing he could put his fist in it... What era is this? ? There are even gossip newspapers... still supervised by order!
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Another new policy is that the royal family promulgated the "Decree on Postal Communications". Today's postal routes are unblocked, so that the two brothers and sisters can communicate quietly without being afraid of being known by others.
Fan Xian frowned and looked at the newspaper in front of him. During this time, he had heard many things about the New Deal from passers-by. In his opinion, this was purely the product of His Majesty's nonsense, but everyone in the world knew that the Emperor His Majesty has never been a fool.
Fan Xian is not in the mood to change the world, nor is he interested in changing the world, but when some aspects of this world become slightly similar to his previous world, he naturally wants to know the hidden truth behind these things. What.
After this awkward thought process, he still didn't figure it out. He pushed the newspaper aside with a wry smile, and thought to himself, is there another person in this world who has traveled through time, and he is the kind with special ambitions.
But these are none of his business, and the letter next to the newspaper is inseparable from him.
In Fan Xian's memory, Fan Ruoruo was the one who was somewhat related to him by blood. Many years ago, he spent a short period of childhood in Danzhou City. He was dark and thin, and he was not as beautiful as his poor little sister. .
I haven't seen her for many years, and I don't know what that little girl looks like now, whether the few sparse yellow hairs on her hair have turned black, and whether she has become beautiful. Fan Xian even somewhat forgot whether his sister should be called Fan Ruo or Fan Ruoruo.
"I'm really an incompetent brother." He thought to himself mockingly, although his body was a weird soul that lived two lifetimes, but his blood was always that girl's brother, and he really cared less on weekdays. After Fan Ruoruo started school two years ago, he often sent letters from school to Danzhou Port, and Fan Xian was practicing that domineering zhenqi every day, receiving hard training from the blind Wuzhu, and reviewing the lessons left by Teacher Fei Jie. This toxicology, so rarely reply.
Calculated, Fan Ruoruo should be ten years old this year. I don't know why, maybe it's because the childhood ghost stories left a deep impression on me. This real lady of the Earl's Mansion is very dependent on her brother who is far away, and often sends letters to greet her. It is to express the yearning for grandma and the memories of life in Danzhou. In the letters of the past six months, they only occasionally talk about family affairs, and most of them talk about the boring days in the mansion in Kyoto.
Fan Xian's fingers lightly slid across the letter paper, a look of worry appeared on his pretty face.
On the letter paper is my younger sister's slightly immature handwriting, which describes her recent life in Kyoto, and she entered a school that only girls from noble families can enter. It seems that everything is like the trajectory that every person like her in this world should follow.