Chapter 301 Mother Zhang's Entrustment
"Tomorrow there will be special craftsmen to inspect each building. Tomorrow they will ask them to check their aunt's place first. The gust of wind blows down many houses. You must pay attention to safety when your aunt goes out."
"Is that so? That's a pity." Zhang's mother thought of the luxurious buildings in Gu's mansion that were as luxurious as the palace, which was broken by the wind, but she didn't know how much it would cost to build it up, so she couldn't help but feel very distressed.
This money can be regarded as an astronomical figure for Zhang’s mother.
Gu Shunze looked around and said in confusion, "Brother Yian, others, you won't be back in school, right?"
Zhang's mother apologized: "I'm so sorry. Yi An's child has been studying very late every day recently. Over the years, Mr. Hao has been tutoring him after the breakup. This child is also very diligent and studious. I heard that he will be preparing to register next month and go to take the exam for the childbearing exam first."
"Is that so? Although it's good to study hard, don't put too much pressure on yourself. After all, the body is still important."
"Yi An has loved studying since he was a child. This time he finally had the opportunity to concentrate on studying without distracting thoughts. Yi An was too happy. I also advised the child to let him come back early, but he said that Mr. Hao was willing to discuss classics, history, and the collection of books with him. It was rare, so he came back so late.
Every night when I come back, I still carry the lamp to write something. I can’t understand anything anyway. I don’t know what he is writing. I write so seriously.”
Gu Shun nodded, "Since Brother Yi'an likes it, just arrange it as he wants, but you must tell him to rest more and never let his body break down."
As he said that, Gu Shun entered Zhang Yian's resting room and looked at the desk he was placing. A thick stack of manuscripts were placed on the desk. These manuscripts were pressed with paperweights. Perhaps because of the morning wind, these manuscripts made them a little messy.
Gu Shun reached out and picked up a few manuscripts and looked at them. He found that there were words on them, and there were notes next to each word, which were marked very carefully.
It seems that Zhang Yian is working on the dictionary he has always wanted to compile every night, and finding the source of every word from the vast collection of classics, history and literature is an extremely arduous task just to imagine.
Each word is not produced out of thin air. To find its source, quoting the scriptures and finding the vocabulary related to it, it is relatively simple to find some common words, but if you encounter those strange and uncommon words, it is not so simple to find.
Therefore, in history, if you want to compile a dictionary, you must use the whole country to recruit a large number of literati to compile it. It is unimaginable that a person wants to complete such a huge project.
Despite this, Zhang Yian has begun to take action and seems to have prepared a lot. If this work can be completed smoothly, it will be an epoch-making achievement. Compiling the texts used by the Han Dynasty will have a huge role in reviving Han culture or enhancing the spread of Han culture.
So Gu Shun did not object to Zhang Yian's dictionary, but on the contrary, he also supported his decision very much. This was a good reason to inquire about intelligence and martial arts while collecting various classics and documents.
Gu Shun put down the manuscripts, and by the way, he stacked the manuscripts that were blown by the wind on the table neatly and pressed them with paperweight.
Zhang's mother also slowly walked to Gu Shun and said, "Shaoshopkeeper, I think Yi An will not be back later. Why don't you eat first? Today I went to the kitchen to make fish head soup with my own hands. I hope the youngshopkeeper will try it while it's hot."
"No need, I'd better wait for Brother Yi'an to come back. I'm not hungry yet."
"Okay, by the way, Young Shopkeeper, you have already made a set of clothes you were going to make at that time. Should Young Shopkeeper wear them? "
"Aunt Zhang is so fast. It will take a while to get weaving and tailoring clothes. It has been done in just a few days."
"How dare I delay what the young shopkeeper told me? I have free time now, and I am idle every day, so I just work overtime to do it."
As he said that, Zhang's mother took out a bunch of bags with a set of freshly sewn clothes, the top was brown, and the bottom was a pair of trousers.
Brown and trousers are both clothing worn by ordinary people in the Han Dynasty, and the history of inheritance has been quite long.
Moreover, most people in Jiangnan City wear similar clothes, while those who are poorer wear white clothes, white towels, and bare-skinned outfits, most of them are slave clothes.
The reason why Gu Shun asked Zhang's mother to make some sets of clothes for herself was to make it easier to hide her identity when going out in the future. It is generally difficult to buy similar clothes in the garment shop outside.
Unlike modern people's concepts, most people wear clothes in this era are sewn by women at home, so there is no standard requirement, and they are often rough and have ever-changing shapes.
In comparison with this type of clothing, Gu Shun's clothing made by looking for a special office is too luxurious and eye-catching. If you go out for a walk in such clothes, the effect is no less than walking out with a bag with a huge luxury logo on the street, for fear that others will not recognize your status as noble.
For Gu Shun, who has always been low-key, he naturally needs to wear simple clothes. It is best to get into the crowd all at once and not recognize that kind.
"Try it quickly to see if it fits. If it doesn't fit, I'm changing the size." Zhang's mother stretched out her clothes and wanted to help Gu Shun change them.
Gu Shun also reached out to take the clothes and said, "I'll change it myself, aunt, just watch it."
Soon, with the help of Xiao Hui, Gu Shun changed his clothes very quickly. The clothes fit very well. Even if they were made of coarse cloth, they always felt an indescribable nobility when worn on Gu Shun.
"What do you think about the shopkeeper?"
"It's the same size and it's very comfortable to wear. Please help Aunt Zhang make a few more sets. I'm going to change it. Also, please help Aunt make some sets of the same clothes for him."
"Okay, I don't know who this young master is?"
"I forgot to introduce to you. This is Xiao Hui, the close servant I just called. Xiao Hui, this is Aunt Zhang."
Xiao Hui reached out and held Aunt Zhang's hand, bowed slightly while greeting him.
"There is no need to be so polite. Since I am the one around the young shopkeeper, I will naturally do my best." Zhang's mother patted Xiao Hui's shoulder kindly and praised him, "What a good child. If you can follow the young shopkeeper, you must be a genius. If only Yi An could be so outstanding."
Chapter completed!