Before the rebellion of King Ning, the imperial court did not completely ban the sea, although private shipbuilding was strictly prohibited, but in the 11th, 15th and 20th years of Tongde, the imperial court had sent merchant ships three times to transport tea, silk and porcelain to Fanbang, bringing back spices, coral, and jewelry.
However, after 28 years of Tongde, the imperial court completely banned the sea, and for more than ten years, no official ships were sent to sea, and Western objects were even more scarce.
Aunt Zhang's grandmother lives in the courtyard, the small courtyard is very elegant, there is a Xifu begonia planted under the corridor, there is a camphor tree with the thickness of the bowl mouth not far away, and there is a swing frame against the wall.
Two little girls who didn't keep their heads ran over happily to salute, both wearing pink and green skirts, and one of them was holding a chicken feather shuttlecock in his hand.
This is completely different from the widow's yard in Luo Jinyan's imagination, shouldn't it be the ancient Buddha with green lanterns and moss all over the ground When he entered the house, Luo Jinyan felt that this Aunt Zhang's grandmother was a wonderful person.
Although the furnishings in the house are simple and dignified, you can see delicate and exquisite knick-knacks everywhere, such as a Western clock surrounded by birds, a glass kang screen painted with Western beauties, and even a blonde and blue-eyed Western doll.
There is a book on the kang table, and interestingly, there is also a bookmark with a tassel.
A beautiful maid wearing a concubine-colored peach-inlaid beaded bichic, and the other wearing a chisia red twig-twig dark pattern bijia, came in with tea and snacks, one with a gold-inlaid blue jade gourd hairpin on his head, and the other with a gold-inlaid hibiscus stone peach blossom hairpin, both of them were born with apricot eyes and peach cheeks, and their appearance was patterned.
Luo Jinyan is not a little girl who has never seen the world, but she is still secretly surprised to see these two maids.
Not to mention a widowed woman like Aunt Zhang's grandmother, even those noble ladies who are both rich and noble, they rarely raise the maids around them like this, not to mention that they are all beautiful and beautiful.
Seeing that her eyes stopped on the two maids, Aunt Zhang said with a smile: "I forget it myself, if I don't dress up the people around me well, it will be too much of a loss." ” As she spoke, she laughed out loud, her smile was hearty and generous, she was a beauty with a gentle temperament, but between this smile, she was charming and charming, and the room was full of brilliance.
After Luo Jinyan decided to go back, she would inquire about this third aunt Zhang's grandmother, and heard that she was divorced, such a lively beauty, how could her husband be willing to reconcile with her "Mr.
Fengyang has traveled all over the world to draw the first map of ancient and modern times, the third aunt and grandmother, you must have been to many places."
The reason why Luo Jinyan asked this was because Canghaisuo had mentioned the joy of children playing in the market in the floating life, so she guessed that Zhang Jin and his wife should have taken their children with them at that time, and Zhang Sangu's grandmother was Zhang Jin's youngest daughter.
Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "I was born on the Feilu boat, when my father and my mother were traveling in Guangxi by boat, and then I grew up and followed them to many places until Jinyiwei brought us back to the capital. ” After Zhao Ji became pro-government, he asked Zhang Jin to return to Beijing, Zhang Jin declined, disappeared with his wife and children, but appeared in Jiangnan many years later, lecturing everywhere, and became famous.
Zhao Ji was furious when he learned about it, thinking that Zhang Jin was shameless, and sent Jinyiwei to arrest Zhang Jin back to the capital.
After returning to Beijing, Zhang Jin took his eldest son to present a map.
Zhao Ji regarded this map as a treasure, and Luo Jinyan had only seen it once, and that time she personally visited Zhao Si in the East Third Institute, where the princes were studying, because Zhao Xi had already opened the palace and left the palace, and Zhao Si was the only one in the East Third Institute.
The chamberlain said that Qin Ge Lao borrowed the map from His Majesty for the six princes to watch, and the six princes were looking at the map.
She was curious at the time and wanted to see what the map was like, so she didn't let people pass it on and went to the study by herself.
Through the window inlaid with Western glass, she saw a huge map spread on the ground, Qin Jue and Zhao Si took off their shoes and squatted on it, Zhao Si's small face was excited.
Thinking of this, Luo Jinyan came back to his senses and said to Aunt Zhang's grandmother: "Then have you also been to the desert?"
Aunt Zhang said with a smile: "If I hadn't had chickenpox, my father would have taken us along the Silk Road." ” Luo Jinyan was very envious, if it wasn't for receiving Huo Ying's letter, Luo Shao would also plan to take his daughter all the way west to enjoy the grandeur of the desert lonely smoke.
She sat in Aunt Zhang's house for a long time, and the two talked very speculatively, and Grandma Zhang said heartily: "If you don't think I'm an ominous person, you can come to play with me at any time in the future, and you don't need to hand over posts." ” When she said this, she said: "By the way, I forgot that you are going to get married, and you can't go out often after you get married, but fortunately, my mother wants to help Luo Langzhong buy you a dowry, and I find good books and fun, so let her bring them to you." ” Back at Poplar Hutong, where there was already a curfew, Luo Jinyan went back to his room to change into the clothes of the guests, and went to his father's study again.
Luo Shaozheng was talking to Jiao Wei, and when he learned that Luo Jinyan was coming, Jiao Wei retreated.
Luo Jinyan entered the house with a smile, and Luo Shao saw that her face was full of smiles, so he quipped: "The female is not staying, and she is happy to be like this before she has decided to marry." ” Luo Jinyan immediately pulled down his face and sat upright, with an expression that I would soon not be able to speak.
Luo Shao shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not because you're going to get married, so why are you so happy to get praise from Mrs.
Xu?"
"Dad, Mrs.
Xu is very good, different from ordinary old ladies, when she comes to our house in the future, I will definitely ask her for more advice."
Luo Jinyan said from the bottom of his heart.
Luo Shao shook his head, and suddenly remembered the aunt and grandmother of the Zhang family, and he didn't know if he had seen it.
But it was a matter of the inner house, even if it was his own daughter, he was not good to ask.
Luo Jinyan was already speaking.
"Dad, it's funny, I look a little like the third aunt and grandmother of the Zhang family, even Mrs.
Xu said the same."
"Then you have seen Aunt Zhang's third aunt," Luo Shao asked.
"Well, I saw her, she is a well-informed woman, she talks well, she is very easy to get along with, and what is even more rare is that there is no widowed woman."
Luo Jinyan said sincerely.
Luo Shao just smiled and didn't say anything.
Suddenly, Luo Jinyan's heart moved, and he looked at Luo Shao in surprise: "Dad, why didn't you wonder if you knew that I looked a little similar to her before?"
Her father had always been interested in things related to her, and if he was usually curious, he would have asked a few more curious questions, but today he didn't ask anything.
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