Chapter 17: Mountains and Rivers and Escape
The catkins fly in March, the tender grass is green in April, the flowers bloom in May, and the sun and moon shine in June.
In Hatsu Province, summer has been in place since the sixth month of the lunar calendar. June, July and August are also the hottest seasons in Xiajin Province. In the summer, the clothes of the people of Xiajin Province also become diverse. Most of the men working in the fields wear "half arms" made of coarse cloth with "shorts", while most of the women in the village wear coarse cloth skirts, of course, in many more colors and styles than those of the crop men. People who are slightly richer will choose coarse arrowroot cloth as the material. If you have more money, you will use fine arrowroot cloth or light yarn. "The fine arrowroot is soft in the wind, and the snow is light in the fragrant luo." The fine kudzu cloth is very light and soft, but if it is cool, it is still the gauze that wins.
At the end of May, the little maids in the backyard of Suyue Garden each received two sets of summer clothes. Even the lowest-ranking servants were coarse garments. As for the owners of the Moon Garden, they are naturally dressed in light yarn. This even includes Youning, who is quite loved by Jiang Ming. However, this kind of thing is already used to the people of Suyue Garden. In the past four months since the beginning of the year, just looking at the master's care for Youning, smart people can deduce a thing or two. If the master gives the son anything, he will definitely give You Ning a copy of the same. In addition, Youning often goes in and out of Gongzi's Lanyue Building, and sits next to Gongzi. These things are conveying a message to the peopleββββ You Ning is the person who the master likes the most except for the son.
Thinking about it carefully, it is not difficult to guess Master Jiang Ming's thoughts. Although the son is the son of the master, he is sick and weak, and he is really not suitable for inheriting the family business of Suyueyuanββββ, let alone the master's martial arts. Youning is good at martial arts, and his body is very strong, and what is even more difficult is that Youning still has a kind and simple heart. It is also natural for the master to take a fancy to Youning. If you let Youning inherit all of herself, she can not only inherit her own skills, but also carry forward the industry of Suyue Garden. It can be granted to him. If you want someone to die after a hundred years, you should be more reliable.
Most of the subordinates in Suyue Garden don't care about these things, they just need to know that Youning is different to the master. But it doesn't prevent so many people from understanding, but because of the strict rules in the park, no one dares to talk more even if they understand it. So on the surface, apart from the fact that Youning's status among the lower people has climbed, there has been no change in the garden.
One afternoon in mid-June, Youning finally changed into a black gauze summer dress made for him by Suyue Garden. In the past years, there were only a few pieces of Yuning's clothes throughout the year. Wear more when it's cold, and less when it's hot. Therefore, Youning did not have the habit of changing his clothes according to the season. If it weren't for Bai Huying's repeated advice, You Ning wouldn't have thought of changing his summer clothes at all.
On this morning exercise, Jiang Ming's interest was quite high, and the two of them had been recruiting for nearly an hour. After finishing the morning exercise, Youning was already sweating profusely. After taking a warm shower in his room, the black gauze that had been placed at the bedside for a long time broke into Youning's sight. With the mentality of giving it a try, Youning put on this new summer coat.
As soon as this black gauze is put on the body, the skin touched by it feels cool. Yu Ning's eyes widened in surprise. I raised my hand and tried the tightness of the clothes, but I couldn't feel the weight of the clothes without feeling it carefully. Three or two steps to the mirror, You Ning looked at his new clothes in the mirror. There is a hint of translucency in the black, and the hem of the clothes is light and moves with the wind, plus the weight is decent. The whole person is more heroic against the background of the clothes. After wearing coarse cloth clothes for more than ten years, Xiao Hei thought that clothes were just used to avoid the body, and today I know that this clothes still have a lot of knowledge.
In the afternoon of the same day, You Ning wore new clothes to Lanyue Tower for class. Na Cheng thought, as soon as he entered the door, he didn't see his teacher ββββ Mingyue.
Idle, Yu Ning walked to the mountain and river map hanging on the side in the warm pavilion. This map is about five zhang long and not less than four zhang wide, all of which are drawn by hand, which is an immortal achievement in surveying and mapping at the moment.
It took Youning nearly six months to grow up with this map of mountains and rivers. With the improvement of the mountain and river diagram, Youning also changed from completely ignorant of the content of the diagram to recognizing the content of all the diagrams. Up to now, Youning has even been able to understand from Mingyue's teaching, and from a few estimated chats on the way, Youning has gone from completely ignorant of the content of the map to recognizing all the content on the map, and then knowing some of the forces represented behind the map. This map of the mountains and rivers of Jiyu country describes in detail the landform of Jiyu country and the surrounding landform and the size of the territory of various levels of administrative generals, and also marks the characteristics of some places, such as Zhuozhou iron ore in the north of Jiyu country, Canglang domestic charcoal in the southwest of Jiyu country, and many high-quality silver mines and gold mines in the central region of Jiyu country.
You Ning only knew that this was the most realistic and detailed picture of mountains and rivers he had ever seen. But what Youning didn't know was that even in the palace of Ji Yuguo, there was no such map of mountains and rivers. Today's drawing technology is still in the extensive stage. The annotations and content on the map can also play a role as a schematic. Even the military map is not as detailed as the one that Youning saw.
Such a detailed and rich picture of mountains and rivers was written by a 15-year-old sick and weak boy, which can be called a "miracle". In addition, Mingyue has never left Xiajin Mansion, and all the information comes from books, which is even more admirable. What a lot of reading and what a strong memory it takes to extract descriptions of various places from all kinds of books, and then to sketch this map by corroborating and comparing them with each other! The more you know about this picture, the more You Ning admires Gongzi Mingyue. The more he learned about the picture, the more obsessed he became.
Just when Youning was looking at this picture of mountains and rivers, Mingyue walked in from outside with a new travelogue, but Youning didn't know it at all.
"This picture is just a sketch I sketched based on the records of books and my own imagination, and it is not countable. You don't have to take it seriously. β
Seeing that Youning was so obsessed, Mingyue reminded unconsciously. In his heart, he also hopes to have the opportunity to measure the land on the spot, so as to correct his mountain and river map. It's a pity that he didn't even go out of Shimotsu Mansion.
"Not to mention the land of this Ji Yu country, I don't even know exactly what this Xiajin Mansion we live in is like. The day I brought you back, it was the first time in my life that I left Sugetsu Garden and saw the outside world. The square inch of the world is the limit of my cognition. β
There was a deep sense of loss and obvious depression in Mingyue's words. Although Mingyue in the past was not necessarily very cheerful, she was definitely not depressed.
"Why did you draw this?" Youning wrote with a pen.
A month and a half ago, Youning was able to express his thoughts more completely with a pen. After a period of running-in, the combination of Mingyue and Youning has a tacit understanding.
"Why did I make this picture?" After Mingyue saw Youning's question, she thought about it carefully. "Maybe it's to fulfill my dream. It's impossible for me to travel all over the country in my life, and it's a difficult time to get out of this Xiajin Mansion to have a look. I drew this picture so that I could see the outside world with my eyes. β
"If you haven't tried, how do you know you can't?" Youning continued to ask.
"Get out? No, Uncle Jiang and Aunt Bai won't agree. It's not as good outside as at home, and if something happens, it's hard. It could be even worse if you have to spend the night outside. Mingyue lowered her head and babbled a lot.
"In this way, I don't really want to go out." After Yu Ning finished writing this sentence, he didn't write any words, but just looked at Mingyue with his eyes.
Seeing this, Mingyue opened her mouth to defend something, but in the end she didn't say anything, so she had to lower her eyes and dodge the scrutiny from Youning.
Mingyue always thought that she wanted to break out of the "geographical constraints" of Suyue Garden. But when you Ning asked, Mingyue suddenly froze. Uncle Jiang and Aunt Bai did not agree to go out by themselves, but this is not to say that they can't go out. In this case, why are you trapped in this square inch of the world!
Raising his eyes and looking at the mountains and rivers he sketched one by one, Mingyue gritted her teeth, leaned over to Youning's side and asked, "Youning has a way to take me out of the Moon Garden unknowingly?" I want to see what the surroundings of Xiajin Mansion are like, whether it is really as the imperial court notice saysββββ the road is not left behind, and the windows are not closed at night. I also want to see what working in the fields is like. β
Looking at Mingyue's hopeful eyes, You Ning bent the corners of her mouth slightly.
"Yes, yes, but you may be wronged by the child." Youning picked up the pen again and replied. "Every day, the stolen goods that are swept up in the garden are taken away by others. These vats of stolen goods are the best way to secretly carry large items, and Childe can hide them in between. This is the easiest way to do it. If Childe dislikes this method and is dirty, we can think of another way. β
"It's okay, I don't dislike it. As long as it allows me to see the outside world. Mingyue waved her hand again and again.
"I'll go and prepare, and I'll inform Childe when the time comes."
"Okay, gentleman."
"It's hard to chase a horse."
Mingyue and Youning looked at each other and smiled, the noon sun shining on their faces, and they could see the fine fluff on each other's faces.
You Ning only noticed at this time that Mingyue was not wearing a gauze dress but a Ge Yi. Looking down at the gauze on his body, You Ning pointed to Ming Yue's clothes with some puzzlement.
"Oh, this one, it's not that there is no sarown, but it's a little early for me to wear a sari now. I only wear a few days of yarn in mid-July every year. β
You Ning had the heart to ask Mingyue what "early" was, but seeing that Mingyue didn't want to mention it, You Ning didn't continue to ask, and arched his hand towards Mingyue, Youning turned around and left Lanyue Tower to prepare for the two of them to "escape".