Vol 1 Chapter 27 (1/2)
Chapter 27: Copying books at night while wearing red sleeves and breathing incense
(Okay, shi+t, this title is hard to translate So I kind of did it literally ~MCM)
After experiencing the whole furor, Danzhou port finally returned to its usual tranquility It seems no one paid any heed to the relationshi+p between the body of the vegetable-sending Old Ha, as burnt to death, and the other corpse just upstairs anyive any explanation for it, and the people were also not particularly interested in the reason for this
The public order of Danzhou village has always been good and, under the strict control of the Private Neighborhood Watch, those convicts and dangerous people who loiter around the northern part of the Qin nation were not able to gain anything from there Moreover, because of the shi+ft of the trade centre southwards, the Emperor has decided to exe prefectures Although this will not allow the residents to becouarantee that every household has some leftover rations and would prevent another recurrence of a revolt because of fao
Also, while Danzhou city was close to the ocean, it did not experience too much of the volatile conditions typical of the ocean The citizens were kind and mild, which hy they were always respectful and careful when they were interacting with those related to the distinguished noble and Most Ancient House of the Nuh the people were clear that Fan Xian was iti Master Fan Xian” They would actively suppress the slight contempt that was still there in their hearts
And this was the source of Fan Xian’s troubles
In this world, apart from the incident with the unfortunate Housekeeper Zhou which allowed hi a dandy, he had no other opportunity to act out such a role Walking along the wide streets of Danzhou Port, the people were either very amicable or respectful No one had ever offended him
The inner energy within his body si his ly resilient level As for the large ay lost in the Snow Mountain point behind his waist, it was rather quiet It was unclear what its purpose was in gathering there
In this life, Fan Xian had always played the part of a prudent and respectful young o by, he felt stifled Moreover, after knowing that he was already on the level capable of killing an assassin, he began to look forward to great things like being a hero, upholding justice and saving damsels in distress
However, Danzhou Port was peaceful Too peaceful
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A soothing incense was lit within the study, the faint sreeable A delicately built brush was held in Fan Xian’s hand He wrote seriously on the piece of calligraphy paper which was only about four finger lengths wide Because there was a difference between the modern and ancient prose, there were two different brushes, the quill and the brush From a perspective of convenience, the quill was superior in this aspect, which hy the departments in the Capital would usually use it This was also true for when Fei Jie taught in Danzhou
However, due to the sharp tip of the quill, it required the true artistry of atiinal text was e its shape easily”, but that’s kind of aard ~MCM) That was perhaps the reason why it was still not widely used
Fan Xian actually preferred the brush For one, he has always believed that, since this world still used Chinese box characters for writing, it would turn out ant and beautiful ritten with a brush He decided to properly train his own calligraphy skills to not embarrass himself in the future
Moreover, he was under the i” should be done with a brush in order to add elegance to the words and thereby showing a certain level of respect towards the work
His personal servant girl, Si Si was holding the ink stick with her slender fingers, slowly and gently grinding the ink slab along the grain Her gaze fell unto the paper in front of the young master, which read: