Chapter 10 A Simple Painting
inside the house.
After explaining many matters, Mavericks clapped his hands casually:
"Okay, I've said all that needs to be said. Get out of bed and walk around. I'll also introduce you to the layout of the manor."
Xu Yun had already had this idea in mind, so he immediately followed the trend:
"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."
Maverick nodded, walked to the cabinet next to the bed, bent down and fiddled with it a few times.
After standing up, he flicked his right hand lightly.
With a snapping sound, a pair of shoes and tube socks were thrown in front of Xu Yun.
This is a pair of somewhat old shoes. The side panels and back panel are made of gray coarse linen sewn with some black spots.
The wind in front of his head was a piece of leather with conspicuous wear and tear on the surface.
Judging from the current background of the times, the material of leather should be deerskin.
Then Maverick pointed to the shoes and said:
"These are the brogues I wore in high school. They should be about the same shape as your feet.
Remember, don't wear these shoes outside the manor. If you want to go out, be sure to tell me in advance and I will get you another pair of shoes. ”
Xu Yun still nodded cooperatively - not because he had been successfully puaed, but because he knew very well that Newton's words were not restricting his freedom of movement.
There is only one reason why Classmate Maverick asked him to go out and change his shoes:
In the UK or Europe these days, it’s really hard to go out and see shit
Britain's emphasis on public health did not really begin until after the plague, and it was not until around 1690 that public health was achieved at the county and town levels.
At present, the entire Europe's understanding of infectious diseases such as plague is still only in the isolation stage-the United Kingdom is even considered to be in the first echelon. The first case in Europe of being arrested for escaping from a ward occurred in the United Kingdom.
The unlucky and lucky man was named Henry Ross. The incident happened in St. Bartholomew's Parish in 1604, which was sixty years ago.
Strictly speaking, this is a process of supplementing cognition, and there is nothing to criticize or despise.
The peak period of European shit culture was around the 12th century AD, when all kinds of slutty practices were launched.
For example, the famous high-heeled shoes were invented to prevent people from getting dirty.
Of course.
Completing awareness is about completing awareness. It is also a fact that feces and urine in public areas in the UK still exist.
Especially in a place like Lincolnshire where there are many cattle and sheep, it smells so good when you go out.
This is also the reason why Newton thought Xu Yun was luxurious at first - he wouldn't even be able to leave his house for warm boots made of this kind of material. However, Xu Yun was lucky and just wore them for a long walk outside.
If it were not for the small money in the future, Mavericks would not be able to say "profligate" at this time.
Xu Yun didn't know that he had been labeled as a prodigal and a wealthy businessman by his classmate Mavericks. At this time, he was getting off the bed and picked up a tube sock. What a pity, after ten chapters, our protagonist finally Got out of bed, in tears!
Xu Yun put on the tube socks awkwardly, glanced at the big toe sticking out of the tear in the tube socks, rolled his eyes silently in his mind, and picked up the brogue shoes on the ground.
Brogue shoes, also called baroque shoes, originated from the work shoes worn by Scots and Irish people in the highlands in the 16th century. They are practical and wear-resistant.
This kind of shoes was relatively popular among the people in the 17th century, and its status was lower than that of Oxford shoes and Derby shoes. It was considered standard for students in some middle schools.
However, in the 20th century, brogue shoes would be discovered by the Duke of Windsor from the countryside, and then gradually became a symbol of gentleman.
Newton's pair of brogues are relatively intact, and combined with Newton's tube socks with several holes in them, they are not particularly uncomfortable to wear.
Of course, forget about image:
These days, the entire British aesthetic is a bit gaudy. During the Victorian era, men had to wear skirts, and the clothes were so baggy that they looked ghostly.
From the perspective of the 21st century, it is almost like a repressive door god who hangs at the door to ward off evil spirits and hangs on the bedside for contraception.
Fortunately, no acquaintance could see his attire at this time, so after putting on his shoes, Xu Yun followed Newton out of the bedroom calmly.
As Newton said earlier.
Perhaps because the house was originally a garden room, the overall area of the room is not large, and can even be said to be a bit small.
The bedroom is connected to a small room of about twenty square meters. Taking the bedroom door as the starting point, there is a small window on the left side of the room, and a desk is placed in front of the window.
There is also a quaint little bookcase standing next to the desk, filled with a bunch of books.
On the right side of the room is a relatively thick door, with an old, somewhat blackened blanket at the entrance.
It was obvious that this was the exit from the entire room.
If the area occupied by the external fence is not included, the building area of the entire house is just over sixty square meters. This kind of size is still relatively rare in Europe, whether it is the 17th century or the 21st century.
Calculated into the local housing quality, it is almost like a family of four living in a 25-square-meter house in Shanghai, which is so crowded that no one can even live in it if they don’t dream of renovating the house. Of course, if it is a designer named Tao, I guess I won't be able to live in it even after the renovation is completed, and I will have to ask you for a decoration fee of 1.3 million yuan after the renovation is completed.
Then Mavericks brought Xu Yun to the window, pointed out the window and said:
"Fat Fish, as you can see, the fruit trees in the manor outside the window all belong to my family.
In addition, about a thousand feet west from the fence is Woolthorpe's village road, and further north is a well. Near the well can be seen a windmill built more than sixty years ago.
I need not say more about the direction of Lincolnshire, for that is where you escaped. ”
When Xu Yun heard this, he nodded silently.
Although he is an "apple" that fell from the sky and does not know where Lincoln County is, he has no desire or need to go to Lincoln County at the moment, so there is no need to go there again.
Then Newton looked away from the window, pointed to the desk and bookcase and said:
"As for this place. This is where I study and work. You are not allowed to touch any piece of paper without my permission - even if the ink spills and contaminates the page."
Compared with the casual introduction of landmarks outside the window, Newton seemed much more serious when talking about his desk.
His tone reminded Xu Yun of a friend of his. Every time he went to his house to play, he had the same attitude towards the rows of figurines.
But soon, Xu Yun's attention shifted to the desk.
Or to be precise, on several manuscripts on the desk.
One of the manuscripts consists of two pages of simple and scrawled drawings:
On the left side of the first page is a tree with a stick figure standing under the tree.
The scene on the second page is almost the same as the first one, except that in this scene, another stickman falls from the tree.
And the fallen stickman had a circle drawn with a heavy pen. On the edge of the circle was a pair of arrows pointing up and down, and.
A question mark.
Seeing this situation, Xu Yun's eyes suddenly lit up. (End of chapter)