Chapter 201: Marriage Proposal (5)
The "flowers and fruits" in the "Six Rites" indicate the happiness and sweetness of the newlyweds in the future, while the two things of "Qinshu" represent the tranquility, elegance and harmony of the future life, and the "praise" is to express the love for the bride-to-be with poems and songs, and the blessing of going through the journey of life together in the future. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Seeing that the eyes of the guests were all drawn from the carriage that was drifting away, Cocoba continued: "Your Excellency the Viscount has lost both parents since he was a child, and has had a rough and tumble experience, but fortunately, the Lord Viscount has been blessed by the gods, and finally won the favor of Joanna and Miss Ramboer as he wished, and all his close friends are happy for him. Now, the High Priest of Naronto in the Sky City is invited to present a book on behalf of the elders of His Excellency the Viscount of Aragon. ”
The difference between the rich and noble families and the commoners is not only manifested in the superiority of the most basic material foundations such as clothing, food, housing and transportation, but also in the difference in the level of knowledge and culture. In a world where printing has not yet existed, "books" are obviously the most suitable to represent the cultural heritage of a person or a family. If there is a collection of the great writer Northley's lone copy of "The Desolate World" at home, who would dare to say that this family has no culture? In the bookcase there is a set of "Anthology of Love and Hate Poems" by Bimyanko, who would dare to laugh at the low grade of this family?
High Priest Narondo handed the staff to Tucker, took a boxy velvet package from Tucker, and held it in both hands to Joanna and Ramble.
"Many years ago, a wise man gave me his notes, and it took me a lifetime to understand only a little bit of the skin, but even so, I was able to help the dwarves of the hills of Sky City live a happier life. Later, your fiancé, Master Aragon, also read the book, and he not only understood the whole text, but also made many annotations to the book, so that I could understand it even more. This book shines with the light of human wisdom, its author is called Jonah, and those who have not seen this note call it "The Book of Jonah", and now I am giving it to you, because you will be the only one in this world who can understand it for the rest of your life, and I hope that you will study it carefully under the guidance of Master Aragon, and turn the wisdom in the book into a grace to the world, so as to help more people who are suffering, so that such wisdom will not crystallize into dust. ”
Narondo's words were slow and flat, and even the farther spectators did not hear him clearly, but Kai Tak Ans, Krupp, and Rondi heard it clearly, and several old fellows, regardless of their status, especially Dean Krupp, lifted the hem of his robe, and rushed to Master Narondo in two steps, resisting the urge to snatch the package from the old man's hand, and staring at Narondo's hand that slowly opened the package. Seeing the actions of the three adults, the others also swarmed up, all wanting to take a closer look at what this notebook that condensed the essence of the life of the first wise man under the stars looked like.
The two beautiful girls held the thick books, and Naronto carefully opened the velvet cloth outside, and slowly, the gray-brown book cover was finally revealed. Unknown animal skin covers, fine bindings, a symbol of the priceless balance of knowledge, Jonah's characteristic six-pointed star insignia, and the signature of the master are all the same as in the legend.
Ramboer couldn't help but turn the page, and a neat text unfolded in front of everyone's eyes.
"I know a lot of things now, which have helped me understand the world more clearly, and these things have also allowed me to help some friends in need. But I also know that I don't know a lot of things that fascinate me, obsess, and terrify me. I want to know more in my lifetime, and if I can't know more, then I want someone to know what I know, and then maybe he can know more than I know. ”
With tears in his eyes, Ramboer looked at his father excitedly, and Dean Krupp's eyes were also filled with tears, and he touched the expectations left by the sages and nodded. Five hundred years have passed, and the world only knows its existence, but does not know where this holy book has gone, so that now in the library of Jonah College, the white jade platform in the center is still empty, with only a vague introduction to the book.
Browni picked up the annotations of Liang Ke's handwriting, and looked at it page by page, the old dean had not read the "Book of Jonah", and he naturally couldn't understand what Liang Ke wrote, but the knowledge was common, and he could still feel the difficult knowledge contained in it. Browny flipped through a few pages, put the thin note back in the package, and looked at Liang Ke with seven points of respect.
The "Book of Jonah" appeared, for this extraordinary marriage proposal ceremony once again set off a storm, as the Krupp abbot finalized, announced that it was indeed the "Book of Jonah", the news was like the autumn morning breeze, the original did not like to join in the excitement of the Gallents ran to spread the news quickly, so, more and more people flocked to the square, ten minutes later, under the founding monument of the central square, has gathered tens of thousands of people, excited crowds crowded with each other, all want to see with their own eyes what this masterpiece of the sage is like.
Rambore and Joanna were able to appreciate Aragorn's deep love, but they knew better how relevant the book was to humanity. The two girls whispered a few words, and after obtaining the consent of Master Naronto, Ramboer represented the two men on the three-meter altar in the center of the square and expressed their hearts to all the onlookers.
Rambore held the Book of Jonah in his hand and said with a solemn expression: "Fellow Citizens of the Gallent Empire, today is not only a happy day for me and Sister Joanna, but also a memorable day for all of us Gallents, because today, we have finally welcomed back Master Jonah's life's work The Book of Jonah." Master Jonah gave this notebook to his benefactor, the Hill Dwarf, and today, Master Narondo presents it as a congratulatory gift to our sisters on behalf of the City in the Sky. Aragorn and our sisters will remember this friendship for the rest of their lives, and will never betray it. At the same time, we are well aware of the significance of this book to the progress of mankind, so after obtaining the consent of Master Narondo, we have decided to donate this book, along with Mr. Aragon's commentary, to Jonah College free of charge, hoping that scholars from all walks of life can create miracles under its guidance and make our lives better in Miano!"
The citizens under the altar were thunderous when they heard the news, and everyone praised the kindness and generosity of the two young ladies, and also praised the Viscount of Aragon for being able to marry such a beautiful and loving wife.
On the altar, Krupp received the heavy "Book of Jonah" from his daughter on behalf of Jonah Academy, and his face could not hide his pride, and he solemnly promised everyone present that Jonah Academy would organize personnel to sort out Master Jonah's notes and annotations made by Viscount Aragon as soon as possible, and organize transcriptions after compiling them into a book, so as to ensure that every institution of higher learning, library, and academic research institution in the Gallent Empire could learn Master Jonah's thoughts.
Seeing that the book was finally handed over to the magic dean of Jonah Academy, and that it was no longer anyone's private property, the enthusiastic people of the imperial capital finally put their minds at ease, and everyone turned back step by step, as if one more glance could make their heads smarter, and the gathered crowd gradually dispersed in reluctance. However, there were also some thoughtful people who noticed the reason for the return of this grand ceremony, and were curious to stay and continue to observe the marriage proposal of the Viscount of Aragon.
Liang Ke felt a little awkward in his heart, he had never been watched by so many people, especially for a private matter like a marriage proposal, and he didn't say anything when he was observed by relatives and friends, but thousands of irrelevant people stood here to watch his performance, which really made him uncomfortable. If you don't adapt, there is no way, when it is time for her to perform, Liang Ke can only pray for the blessing of the gods, hoping that he will not be embarrassed.
Kekeba handed a black cloth bag to Liang Ke, who loosened the tie at the mouth of the bag, removed the cloth bag, and slowly took out a dark red guitar from it. Liang Ke put on his shoulder strap, and said slowly to the two fiancées while tuning the strings: "Just as Kekeba said, I am an orphan who does not know the taste of childhood, and I don't have many friends, so I can't afford to find an organ that suits you. Fortunately, I know a little bit of rhythm, and with my understanding of music, I made a six-stringed instrument by myself, I gave it a name called "guitar", the time is in a hurry, the material is simple, the tone is not necessarily perfect, and when I encounter the right material, I can reshape the strings. Next, I will dedicate two songs to you with the accompaniment of this instrument, hoping that you can understand my heart from the singing.
Liang Ke stood there quietly, his eyebrows lowered, pressing the strings with his left hand, plucking the strings lightly with his right thumb and index finger, and after a long and ethereal prelude, the world's first music show began.
"Don't ask me where I'm from,
My hometown is far away,
Why wandering?
Wandering far away,
Stray.
For the birds that fly in the sky,
For the sake of the creek that flows lightly in the mountains,
For the sake of the wide grasslands,
Wandering far away,
Stray.
And also, and also,
For the olive tree of dreams,
Olive.
Don't ask me where I'm from,
My hometown is far away.
Why wandering?
Why wander far away?
For the olive tree of my dreams.
Don't ask me where I'm from,
My hometown is far away,
Why wandering?
Wandering far away,
Stray. ”
With Liang Ke's musical skills, it is unrealistic to let him write a song by himself, but there is no problem with singing, he was born with a good voice, and he learned guitar for a few days in his previous life, and a song "Olive Tree" made him deduce seven points of charm. As a unique traverser, Liang Ke has a different understanding of this song, birds, streams, wide grasslands, and olive trees, everything is so vain for him, a real wanderer is lonely and has no purpose, but fortunately, the little undead Katyusha gives him the motivation to move forward and points out the direction of his life.