Rice Fields in the Red Chamber

After the three sisters finished their discussion, they found Lin Mo sitting in the corner pretending to be a wallflower. Looking at him like that, he must have been waiting for a long time.

After regaining her senses, Daiyu walked up to Lin Mo and asked with a smile, "Why is my brother here at this time? I thought my brother would go to the Confucius Temple tonight."

Lin Mo smiled with a rather smug expression.

Sister Feng smiled and said, "In my opinion, many people would like to ask this question, right? Cousin Mo is here tonight, and I'm afraid it will make many people curious."

Everyone tacitly knew that what Sister Feng said was true.

As time passed, the people who were invited tonight came one after another. Lin Mo sat in the corner and observed the crowd with great interest. He actually saw several acquaintances, all of whom were friends with his sister. Hand the handkerchief.

Sure enough, people are divided into groups, and the ancients sincerely did not deceive him.

The girls were quite surprised by Princess Zhaorui who suddenly appeared here. Just like Sister Feng and the others thought, everyone thought that the place where Duke Hai should go tonight was the Confucius Temple, not the Confucian Temple. Grand View Garden.

It's just that although everyone felt strange, they didn't show it on the surface. They were still talking and laughing, as if Lin Mo who suddenly appeared was not a man, but Dora's best friend, chatting freely.

Lin Mo adapted well, and didn't feel any discomfort at all.

To Lin Mo's surprise, among the women who were lucky enough to be invited to come, in addition to the original ten top ten in the poetry competition, several others were also invited because of their outstanding performance. Among them was a blond and blue-eyed Western woman.

Lin Mo was shocked immediately.

Seeing that his expression was wrong, Daiyu followed Lin Mo's eyes and knew why he was surprised. After all, when she saw that person, she was not much less surprised than Lin Mo at this time. .

She smiled and explained Lin Mo's doubts: "This is Miss Margaret from Saxon. She came to Dajin with the envoys. It has been more than five years now, and she has learned the official dialect of Dajin very well. , and she is also quite accomplished in poetry. This time the poetry competition performed well, and she won No. 20. Because of her special status, I asked the empress for instructions, so I invited her to come with me."

Lin Mo nodded. As a foreigner, he was really surprised to be able to master the Chinese language to the point where he could write poems and lyrics within five years.

After all, Chinese is recognized by later generations, and the world is the most difficult language to master, not to mention writing poems in Chinese?

Let alone a foreigner, even he, a Dajin native who has lived for two lives, can't do it, okay?

This crooked woman who wants Margaret is really amazing, this person should be a language genius.

Lin Mo looked up at Daiyu, only to see Daiyu smiling, obviously thinking of this too, the two brothers and sisters looked in Margaret's direction together, the thoughts in their eyes were inexplicable.

Soon it was time to light up the lanterns, and the lanterns that had been hung up a long time ago were lit up one after another. As the lanterns were lit, the Grand View Garden was as bright as day in an instant.

When Lin Mo came, he had already discovered that at this year's Lantern Festival, there were many more lanterns made of glass than in previous years. What kind of lotus lanterns, palace lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, whatever the style of paper lanterns, there is a glass lantern to match it. Correspondingly, there is even a colorful koi lamp that is not small.

When the candle was lit, it was full of brilliance, she really watched closely.As expected of his sister, such a generous, even he had to say "it's not as good as it".

When the candle was not lit before, Lin Mo really didn't notice that the fish-shaped glass lamp still had color.

Sure enough, the wisdom of the working people of this era should not be underestimated!

Look, he just shared with those craftsmen the glass firing method that he got from overseas and improved by him and the master craftsman of the Ministry of Industry. all out.

Daiyu smiled and said, "This was made by the old craftsman in my brother's glass workshop. It took more than a year to make this one. Fortunately, my sister was quick, otherwise I would have been sent to the house." Went to the palace."

Lin Mo smiled at his sister Lin's proud and agile appearance, and could only shake his head helplessly. Only his sister dared to cut off the things that were going to be given to him halfway, what could he do?The younger sister who I spoiled by myself can only continue to spoil her.

The queen's phoenix driver arrived at the Grand View Garden on time at the beginning of the Xu Dynasty. As the highest status Princess Zhaorui present, Lin Mo led the crowd to welcome her.

Today is really too important. On that day, after the news of the Lantern Festival came out, anyone who is very confident in his poetry and has the conditions in his family will try his best to invite the old lady who serves in the palace or the rich and powerful Mammy came to the house to teach the women who participated in the "Poetry Contest" at home.

They are also planning for a rainy day. What if their family members perform well in the "Poetry Contest" and are selected to be received by the queen?I'm afraid that they will do something rude in front of the imperial court when they meet the nobleman.

After the list came out yesterday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately sent several experienced nuns to these women's homes to teach them personally.

Looking at it today, the results are pretty good. Although there are many people in the main hall of the Grand View Garden, it is of the highest quality—it is quiet, and even a little bit of courtesy is good.

The queen sat on the main seat, and Lin Mo and Daiyu sat on both sides to accompany her.

Looking around, the queen smiled, she knew half of the women here today.

She said: "When the Japanese Palace said, if you can get the ranking, you must be inseparable from you, and it was really chosen by the Palace."

Speaking of this, the queen seemed to think of something, turned her head and smiled at Lin Mo: "When the Japanese palace said that it wanted to bet with you, but you didn't agree, the palace also wanted to win a few things from your private treasury It’s such a pity that you didn’t give Ben Gong a chance for such a novelty item.”

Lin Mo didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "My lady guessed that they are all talented women with famous poems in Beijing. You don't need to guess and you know that the top few will definitely be among them. I don't know how to do such an obvious question. .”

The queen just said that casually, without any other meaning.She laughed and said, "It's Mrs. Yun after all. Not only is the 'Poetry Competition' well organized, but the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival is more in line with my wishes than the ones outside."

Daiyu blushed, even saying she was lucky.

At this women's poetry meeting, the one who won the first prize was Zhang Wanrou, granddaughter of Grand Tutor Zhang Yun.The Zhang family has been a scholarly family since the previous dynasty, and the women in the family are all literate and talented people, and some of them are even better than the men in the family.The elders of the tribe often sigh, but it is a pity that they, as women, can only be confined to the back house.

Zhang Wanrou is one of the women of this generation who are lamented by the tribe.She can win this title, and it is worthy of the name.

She and the queen can be regarded as handkerchiefs handed over by teenagers, and they are both acquaintances.

Seeing the conversation between the Queen and Lin Mo at this time, he hurriedly smiled and said, "It's a fluke for us to get the rankings. You must know that this time, sister Lin and the sisters of Jia's family did not participate in the competition because they were the organizers. If they participate in the 'Poetry Contest', the rest of us will have to wait behind them."

Her words were unanimously approved by all the women.

After everyone chatted and laughed, the queen's eyes fell on Margaret who was quietly standing aside, and she waved her to come closer.

Margaret came to Dajin with the envoys and lived here for five years. She has already learned ten percent of the etiquette of Dajin.

At this time, she was dressed in the attire of a lady from a great Jin family, and she came to the middle of the hall with small steps, and solemnly performed the first ceremony.

Seeing that her gift was good, the queen smiled lightly and said, "Let's get down. You can come to this palace."

Margaret stepped forward as promised.

The queen looked her up and down, but she saw that she had fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes, high nose and deep eyes, deep facial features, and tall figure. She looked very much like the barbarian women from the Western Regions, but she was very different from them, so beautiful Gorgeous woman.

Wearing a Dajin costume on her body, it was a bit weird, but inexplicably harmonious.

Before today, the queen had never seen Margaret, and she had long wanted to meet with her own eyes, but she never had the chance. When she saw her today, the queen felt her eyes widened, and she held Margaret's hand , asked some questions about Margaret's hometown.

Margaret answered them one by one. The cultural differences of different countries were narrated from Margaret's mouth. The queen and all the daughters were yearning for it.

Although they are full of economics, literary talents, and have the world in their hearts, they are just women who do not leave their homes. Where have they heard of such customs and cultures that are completely different from those of the Jin Dynasty?

Everyone listened with gusto.

The queen sighed: "Such a magical and vast world, I really want to see it for myself."

These words attracted all the girls to agree.For a while, it attracted everyone to chat with Margaret even more curiously, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

The Queen only stayed in the Grand View Garden for an hour. After Feng Jia returned to the palace, it was time for everyone to act freely, and the entire Grand View Garden came alive instantly.

Lin Mo stood on the second floor of the Xingqin Villa and looked down. In the night sky, there was a full moon as big as a disc, accompanied by stars. In the mortal world, there was a sea of ​​lights as bright as a river of stars. Beautiful women wandered among them, forming a A dynamic and beautiful picture scroll.

After standing for an unknown amount of time, a familiar breath came from behind him, and a warm cloak gently fell on his shoulders.After the tall man put on the cloak for him, his powerful big hands carefully embraced him, his chin rested lightly on his shoulder, and he looked at the rare scenery in the Grand View Garden with him, quietly Enjoy a peace.

After a long time, the autumn wind picked up gradually, Tu Qian was afraid that he would not be able to stand the cold, so he said softly: "It's late at night, let's go back."

Lin Mo nodded, and the two went downstairs together.

Daiyu and a group of sisters were sharing their respective poems and essays. Amid the busyness, the husband and wife could not bear to disturb them, so they left the Grand View Garden holding hands.

The Lantern Festival was not over yet, the two of them neither took a car nor rode a horse, just walked side by side on the way back to the palace, walked into the picture scroll composed of various lanterns, and made themselves into the picture scroll. of a beautiful landscape.

"The 'Poetry Contest' was very successful this time. Brother Huang intends to keep the 'Poetry Contest' going on for a long time. Perhaps, in the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, there will be more and better poems handed down to the world."

Lin Mo chuckled: "I don't want to see who came up with the idea? But, tomorrow, you have to make an agreement with His Majesty. I will only help you this time. If there is such a thing in the future, let other people do it." Just worry about it." He didn't wait any longer.

Tuqian promised: "Don't worry, there will be no next time."

……

"Achan."

"Ok?"

"Tell me, when can we travel around the world? I just heard about the customs of Saxon, and I can't wait."

"Don't worry, I see that the patience of the emperor is coming to an end. When the emperor passes the throne to the next generation, and when the new emperor can stand alone, our journey around the world will not be far away."

"I have to wait..." Lin Mo's voice was full of disappointment.

But forget it, there is finally something to look forward to, at least much better than when things were not clear before.

In the tenth year of Emperor Wu Xingqing of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Longevity Festival coincided with the fiftieth birthday of Emperor Wu.

In recent years, under the wise leadership of Emperor Wu, the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty has expanded by more than [-]%, and the people's lives are prosperous.

Emperor Wu had been in power for nearly 30 years, and he deeply felt that he was already at the age of knowing the destiny, and his mental life was short, and he was no longer qualified for the job of the emperor. On the Longevity Day of this year, he unexpectedly announced his abdication and became the Supreme Emperor. Xu, succeeding the emperor, was known as Emperor Wen of the Great Jin Dynasty in history, and his reign name was changed to Xingyuan.

In the same year, Prince Zhaorui Tuqian and Hai Guogong Lin Mo, who together supported half of the Great Jin Dynasty with Emperor Wu, also handed over their appointment documents to the new emperor's imperial case.

The new emperor tried to persuade them to stay again but never wavered their decision. In the end, the new emperor had to accept the reality that everything about the two of them would be inherited by their chosen heirs and continue their unfinished business.

In the fifth year of Xingyuan, Emperor Wen of Jin Dynasty, Citong Port, Quanzhou Prefecture.

On this day, the sky above the port was bright and clear, the wind was sunny and the sea was calm.

On the Zaitong Port, merchant ships and cargo ships from all over the world are busy.

On the largest pier in the port, a huge, ultra-luxury giant steel ship is quietly berthed.

When this giant ship first appeared, it attracted countless people around to watch it. The excitement was no less than when the "Thunder" first revealed its true appearance.

Even now, more than half a month has passed, and there are still people who have worked tirelessly to come here to learn more.It is really this and the leg strength Julun that shocked people too much.

People standing on the pier and looking up at the giant ship always feel that they are too small, like the difference between an elephant and an ant.

No one knows who the owner of this big ship is and why it has been moored here.People were watching the huge ship on the pier with great interest, but no one dared to step forward, because everyone knew very well that the status of those who could own such a huge ship was definitely beyond their imagination.

However, just when everyone thought that the giant ship would stay at the pier for a while longer, a convoy of carriages, all of which were black and embroidered with gold threads, drove slowly and firmly towards the pier.

When the convoy stopped, more than a dozen people got off the carriage. The clothes on these people were not very gorgeous, but had a simple feeling.After a closer look, some people who know the goods gasped. They recognized that the materials of the clothes on the people were new in the past few years, and they were all presented as tributes to the Jin Emperor!

From this, we can see how honorable the status of this group of people is.

After getting out of the carriage, Lin Mo looked at the giant ship that was quietly parked not far away, and smiled recklessly and flamboyantly.

He pointed to the huge ship and said to Tu Qian beside him: "Look! The big cruise ship I made man-made! Fully mechanically powered, the only one in the world!"

It is said that time is a pig-killing knife, but this pig-killing knife is extremely tolerant to Lin Mo. He is nearly fifty years old, and he still looks like 24 or 30 years old on the outside. He is older, in his [-]s, from the perspective of future generations, it is the time when a man is at his most elegant, personable, walking on the road, always attracting men and women passing by, making Lin Mo It's delicious.

Compared with the two of them who seemed to be frozen in age, the former Emperor Wu of Jin and the current Supreme Emperor looked much more normal.At least it is indeed an image of an old man in his 50s.

Tu Qian held Lin Mo's hand, and interlocked his fingers. This is what Tu Qian Wang likes to do most these years. If he doesn't pay attention, his own Ah Mo will be lost by the goblins outside.

He raised his head, stared at the giant wheel with piercing eyes like the people around him, and said with a smile, "Ah Mo is the best!"

Hearing this, Lin Mo raised his chin with a proud expression.

"It's getting late, let's board the ship."

As he spoke, Lin Mo took Tu Qian and walked towards the giant ship first, followed by the people behind him, and disappeared on the pier not long after.

It was only then that the people around realized that this group of people was the owner of the giant ship, and longing appeared in the eyes of many people.Such a huge ship is rare in the world, and they also want to take a ride on it.

It's a pity that the owner of the giant ship didn't receive their thoughts. After all the people on the giant ship got on the giant ship, the giant ship that had been quietly parked on the pier suddenly made a long humming sound, started slowly, and left the stinger. Tonggang, sailing towards the distance, into the unknown sea, began their journey around the world.

On the deck, Lin Mo and Tu Qian intertwined their fingers, standing side by side on the side of the ship, looking at the sea, facing the sea breeze, smiling openly...