Harry Potter’s Morning Light

   Chapter 2095 Flower War (3)

   Wordsworth wrote in a poem:

  It is a great joy to be alive at dawn,

   The helpless young Toshihiko ascended to heaven early.

After arriving at Ambletes, Georgina watched Bonaparte disembark with a group of high-ranking French officials, while she remained on the ship. At this time, a French printmaker "Nick" was placed on her table. 's work, which Laclare Taylor introduced her to watch, records what "Nick" saw and heard when he traveled the world, in which he stayed in Guangzhou for 10 months and almost never came back.

   At first, she thought that "Nick" was in danger, and it was only then that Laclare Taylor told the story.

When the senior missionaries used natural science to impress the elite, the ordinary missionaries found that the people were more interested in Western medicine. To be precise, as long as there was no money for medical treatment, the Mongolian doctors were willing to give it a try. When Nick arrived in Guangzhou The person responsible for answering him was a priest who worked in the hospital.

  In the beginning, he also sketched everywhere like ordinary tourists, and recorded every bit of what he saw in Guangzhou, such as the streets full of hanging laundry, the drinkers who drank and cursed in the tavern, and the prisoners who showed themselves in chains. Until one day the priest's assistant suddenly came to Nick's room and told him to go to the parlour, where he met a merchant of Thirteen Lines.

Nick had business dealings with this businessman, and then the businessman handed Nick a letter, which was written in Chinese and English, which probably meant that the businessman had a daughter who was just 17 years old. Looking for a doctor and asking for medicine only has a sense of light, hoping to find a way to save them here.

It was easy to confuse cataracts with cloudy pupils at that time. Dr. Antonio Spaca in Italy invented an eye surgery. The priest used the same technique to treat many people with similar diseases. The merchant asked the priest to heal his daughter.

  Before Nick went, the merchant had already told the priest what happened, but the priest politely refused.

There are many taboos for women to see a doctor, especially those women from wealthy families. They usually don’t have to go out. If the priest agrees to visit the doctor, then all women will hope to enjoy the treatment of the doctor. However, the church encourages women to came out of the house. The trader invited Nick to come to ask him to help persuade the priest, but the priest still disagreed, and finally the trader had to get up and leave.

   Originally, Nick thought the matter was over, but the next day, the customs sent an interpreter to pass the message. He was ordered by the Admiral of Guangzhou and asked the priest to arrange the operation.

  After the Manchu Qing conquered the world, governors and governors were set up in 18 provinces in Guannei. Generally, a governor was set up in one province, and then governors who managed three provinces were set on top of the governor. If the governor and the governor are not stationed in the same city, then the contradiction is not prominent. It happens that the governor of Liangjiang is stationed in Nanjing, where the governor of Jiangsu is also stationed.

   In order to avoid conflicts, the governor of Jiangsu moved to Suzhou to be stationed. The governor of Guangdong did not have such a good life. He could only be stationed in Guangzhou with the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. At that time, there was a special term "the governor of the same city", and both the governor and the governor held military power, which meant that the governor of Guangzhou would be subject to both. control.

   The translator told them that the 12th of this month was the auspicious day for surgery, and the Admiral would welcome the two European doctors at his house.

The    translator's attitude was polite, but it basically informed them that they had to come to the door when the day came, even if it was against the rules of the hospital.

British businessmen encountered more troubles in Guangdong. They knew about bribery, but they didn't know how to do it. Even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty no longer had the punishment of peeling the skin and grass in the Ming Dynasty, there would be other punishments. The French were very good at it, so these two So he went to the Admiral's mansion.

The Admiral's Mansion is a three-entry mansion, and it looks shabby on the outside. This is a habit in the officialdom. Every official is in office for about three years. If he uses his own salary to repair the house, he will not enjoy it for long. If you want to change other positions, the cheaper ones are still later generations. Therefore, the repair of the government office needs to be approved layer by layer, and the Ministry of Household needs to allocate funds to repair it, but basically there will be no response to this kind of thing, and living in a shabby house The house looks clean and clean, and the "fire consumption" was originally used to maintain cleanliness in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

   After entering the door, Nick and the two of them were led by a 3rd rank top-wearing Zuo leader to the meeting room, which was full of red sandalwood wood tables and chairs. Jinsi Nanmu is a good material for making coffins, but it is a tribute. The best wood you can buy is red sandalwood. Sitting on the main seat is the Manchu admiral.

The admiral had several wives and concubines, but only one daughter survived. As soon as he met the priest, he said a lot of compliments to the priest. Nick couldn't understand it, so the translator immediately translated it for him. Of the world, Nick hurriedly said that the Admiral Shoubi Nanshan was not an old man, the Admiral said that Nick was like a shining gold star, and Nick said that he wished the Admiral prosperity.

   After being polite, he said the business, because his daughter had an eye problem, and he couldn't find a son-in-law. Then the admiral asked a servant to take the priest and Nick to his daughter's boudoir.

  According to the rules of etiquette, male guests cannot enter the backyard, and women cannot step through this door, so there is a saying, "If you don't go through the door, you can't go through the second door."

Nick always felt that the so-called "three-inch golden lotus" was not good-looking. It made women look staggering when they walked. Later, he thought that Manchu women do not bind their feet, and then through the pond, through the blinds (bamboo curtain) He saw a light-hearted woman walking by.

   The cheongsam at that time was not the improved cheongsam, it was very loose, and the figure of a woman could not be seen at all, but just based on the standing posture and the figure, Nick felt that she was petite and well-proportioned.

   When they walked around the long corridor and came to the lady's boudoir, she was already sitting at the table in the north, with a guqin on it, incense on the table, and a line of white smoke wafting from the copper stove.

The blind man's hearing is very keen. Even if Nick lightened his steps, she still heard it. When she turned her head to "look" at Nick, she wrote it in Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng's way. It's delicate, and it's beautiful when you sit down."

This is used to describe Meng Yulou. Meng Yulou is prudent and mild-mannered. He doesn't show his anger at anyone, but he doesn't show his joy. Although he, like Li Ping'er, married into the Ximen Qing family with a huge fortune, he is often accused of Ignore it, because Jin Pingmei refers to Pan Jinlian, Li Ping'er, and Pang Chunmei. When they are noisy, Meng Yulou is often silent, like a vase.

   She stood up and saluted them according to the etiquette, and the priest asked Nick to roll up the "blinds" to brighten the boudoir.

  Nick couldn't find any curtains at this time. It was his daughter's father. The admiral let two maids flash out from behind the screen and rolled up the curtains.

  The operation was performed by the priest, Nick was originally his assistant, and they went with the young lady to the north window, when the priest lifted the young lady's chin.

White cheeks, pink peach-like lips dipped in water, black hair in a bun, but she has too much hair, so she braided it, looking black and shiny, with hair accessories on her head Not much, no downsides other than a little cloudy eyes.

Miss    has a cataract, which can be resolved with a small operation, but she will feel a little uncomfortable during the operation, and she must keep her eyes open.

The admiral sat on the stool opposite the young lady and took her hand. She wanted to keep staring at her father to relieve her tension, but Nick happened to be standing behind the priest, and the priest asked her to look at him again, so she stared at Nick. .

  The operation went well, and the young lady soon regained her sight, but she had to be covered with gauze for a while, but her bright eyes were like a clear spring, which often appeared in Nick's dreams.

  The first trick in Ximen Qing's family history is to steal and rob, such as the dowry brought by Ping'er and Yulou, all of which belong to his family, but the key is that Ximen Qing can coax women, and Nick Chinese can't talk about love.

   Later, he regarded this encounter as a dream and continued to make prints.

At that time, some Chinese people in Guangzhou had already started to learn Western painting. Nick met a painter named Lin Gua. He was a student of the British painter Lawrence. His studio was a three-story building. The floor is a studio, where people can paint portraits, and the third floor is his residence.

  There are many kinds of pigments, some are minerals, some are plants. Apart from selling paintings, he also teaches people to paint. There are bottles and jars everywhere, so be careful when you are not painting, so as not to come across them.

Nick always thought that the ink in ink painting was sprayed by octopus. In fact, it was made with oil fume, and also added accessories such as glue and musk. The best ink was produced in Huizhou. Mix with pungent oil paints.

  Nick goes there occasionally to paint and teach students who want to learn printmaking.

   When Nick returned to the hospital one day, someone told him that someone was waiting for him in the waiting hall. When Nick came there, he found that the admiral brought the young lady.

   They came with thank-you gifts, all held in red cloths. The priest refused, because the medical treatment here is free, but the admiral insisted on giving it. The young lady stood behind the admiral and was supported by the maid.

   At this time, the gauze on her eyes was untied, and she stared at Nick with those clear spring-like eyes without saying a word.

Women must be reserved when dealing with others, leaving the boudoir without permission and contacting Europeans, no matter what their status is, even the wives and daughters of dealers and pawns will have their reputations damaged, but it is reasonable to express gratitude to the doctor and follow the hospital regulations. Journalism is a virtue.

   At this time, the lady said something to the Admiral's father, and then it was the Admiral's turn to come forward. He planned to ask Nick or Lin Gua to paint a portrait of her.

  This time, they didn't go to the young lady's boudoir to paint, but the young lady went to Lin Gua's place. Nick agreed immediately and asked Lin Gua to clean up his studio the next day.

  Lin Gua has never seen anything like him, but his studio really needs to be cleaned, all the years of old ashes have been cleaned by Nick "for free".

   But after Nick finished cleaning, one day, two days, three days passed, but the lady still disappeared.

   Isn't there something wrong?

  Nick thought that the lady would not come, but on Friday morning the lady finally came, and she went upstairs with the help of the servant, looking around the clean and tidy studio.

   Then Lin Gu let the young lady sit on the stool and draw a portrait of her. Nick looked at the dignified young lady, and the young lady looked at Nick, just like the day she saw the light after the surgery.

   After the portrait was finished and the lady left, Lin Gua told Nick that the portrait the lady was going to paint was for a blind date.

  To be the son-in-law of the house, you have to live in the woman's house, and the child takes the mother's surname. Many people are unwilling. "There are three kinds of unfilial piety. I've never heard of a European being a Manchu son-in-law before, and that means staying, Nick can't go back to Europe.

  In the end Nick chose "reason" and returned to France with the prints and some materials, and then he had the book in Georgiana's hands.

  The man who wants to love freedom settle down and stay in a city, that is to start a family and start a business.

   She looked back at the pier, they had already left on horseback.

  There is a lyric in the peach blossom fan called Ai Jiangnan, which is about the Nanming regime.

  You see him building a tall building, you see him feasting on guests, and you see his building collapse.

  Some people are destined to be the founders, the ones who lay a solid foundation, and he is not responsible for repairing the superstructure.

   However, no matter how the superstructure collapses and rebuilds, as long as the foundation is still there, it can be rebuilt.

  Unfortunately, who will look at the foundation? They are all looking at the tall buildings on the ground, and some people regard happiness as a kind of evidence to prove that they are promoting the progress of the times.

   She sighed, and for a while she didn't know how to express it, only a wry smile.

   (end of this chapter)