Zuo Cun returned to the hut and found that the door was locked.
"Isn't Souna at home?"
Zuo Cun was not too surprised.
Ezuna is already thirteen years old and will be fourteen in a few months. She will be able to get married then.
Ezuna's ability to take care of herself is very strong, so Zuo Cun is more comfortable letting Ezina stay home alone. Besides, Zuo Cun has also taught Ezina how to use a gun, which is a great deterrent to miscreants.
But everyone in this village knows that Sumina is a child adopted by Zuo Cun.
No one dares to mess with Yu Guizhan's children.
"We're going to Kyoto this time..." Zuomura opened a scroll.
Above are some of his and Ryoma's ideas.
He and Ryoma have now fully formulated the plan.
Use Ryoma's own wealth and the wealth supported by Satsuma Domain to form a fleet and recruit a group of sailors.
Equipped with appropriate military force, they are not included in the establishment of the Satsuma Domain, but are used as private soldiers to try to trade with foreigners.
What the Japanese can see, foreigners can naturally see too.
Buy more weapons and equipment from foreigners, form an armed team, and then...
All in all, this plan is still in its infancy.
Zuo Cun browsed the scroll while adding some details to the scroll.
Crunch——
There was the sound of the door being pushed open.
Koike Souna appeared at the door and looked at Samura who was sorting out the contents of the scroll with a candle.
"Souna, what's wrong?" Zuo Cun looked at Souna, a little confused.
Today's Souna is completely different from two years ago. She looks slim and graceful.
She is 1.56 meters tall and has the same waist-length hair as Samura, but unlike Samura, Sumina likes to let her hair spread naturally at the back, like a black waterfall.
"Mr. Samura." Ezuna seemed a little nervous. She walked into the room and sat next to Samura uneasily.
She held a package in her arms.
"Well, have you eaten?" Zuo Cun saw that Souna was back and put the scroll away.
"Not yet." Zhenna shook her head.
"Then I'll go cook." Zuocun put the scroll away and put it aside.
Samura went to the kitchen, and Soina hugged the package and took a deep breath.
Not long after, Zuo Cun came over with food.
"It's time to eat, Souna."
"Mr. Samura, um, please accept this." Souna handed the package to Samura.
Because of the light, Samura didn't notice that Souna's face was a little red.
"What is this?" Zuo Cun was a little surprised. He opened the package and took out the contents.
"I was thinking, Mr. Zuomura is a big shot, but he only wears ordinary Wu clothes all year round. At most, I want to change the color, and I want to make a gorgeous and beautiful clothes for Mr. Zuomura."
Zuo Cun unfolded his clothes.
This is a feather fabric.
There are no too complicated patterns on the feather fabric.
The body part is pure white, with a black feather pattern on the back, and the sleeves and hem gradually turn into pure black.
"It's beautiful." Zuo Cun smiled and touched Souna's head, "Thank you, Souna."
Souna felt Samura's calloused palms, lowered her head, and whispered: "Mr. Samura, are you surprised?"
"It's a surprise." Zuo Cun put the feather fabric on his body and admired it for himself.
The size is just right.
Zuo Cun thought to himself: What a good girl, but I don’t know which bad boy will be lucky enough to marry this girl in the future.
...
Early the next morning.
Zuo Cun got up before dawn.
Putting on the Wu clothes, he looked at the haori that Souna had cut for him, smiled slightly, and put it on.
He hid the feathers inside his clothes and played with the positions of the crane feathers and pheasant feathers.
A few strands of hair fell down, covering Zuocun's eyes.
Zuo Cun didn't care and just put on a hat.
Sighing, Zuo Cun jumped up.
He is going to Kyoto to find a young man.
It's already mid-May.
Kyoto is very large and divided into various regions.
Zuo Cun did not go to find anyone first, but came to a hospital.
Familiar medical clinic.
The door of the medical center was not closed, but still open.
Zuo Cun walked in.
The young Western doctor was still sitting behind the counter, writing something on the paper.
"See a doctor or get medicine?" Lu Silan asked directly without raising his head.
"It depends on the person." Zuo Cun said with a smile.
Lu Silan felt that the voice was familiar and raised his head.
"Zuo Cun?" Lu Silan raised his eyes, "Why did you go back to Kyoto?"
"I came to do some errands and take a look at you." Zuo Cun put a bag on the counter, "This is the souvenir I brought."
"Oh, thank you." Lu Silan smiled and put the bag under the counter. "How have you been lately? I haven't heard much about your activities."
"I really don't have much activity. I mainly take care of the children. There is a high probability that I won't make any big moves near Kyoto in the future." Zuo Cun didn't shy away. There was no one in the store anyway, "Your place is quite deserted."
"It's morning now, so it's normal for business to be deserted."
"...You are really brave. Now that Japan's call to reject the foreigners is so loud, aren't you afraid?"
"What's so scary?" Lu Silan stretched, "It's just a bunch of rabble."
Zuo Cun was stunned and suddenly laughed.
"You are right. They are indeed just a mob. If we don't change our minds, we will die sooner or later under your foreign cannons."
Lu Silan did not answer the question and silently changed the subject: "Are you taking care of the children? Are you married?"
Zuo Cun shook his head: "No, it's just my adopted child."
"That's it." Lu Silan walked to the cabinet, took out a bottle of milk from it without asking, and threw it to Zuo Cun.
Zuo Cun caught the milk and said with a smile: "I don't like drinking this stuff." Then he unscrewed the stopper and drank it all.
"I'm going to go do my own thing. Goodbye."
Lu Silan looked at Zuo Cun who was waving to him with his back, smiled and said nothing.
...
"Captain! Just now in the South District, we found a... somewhat suspicious person." Gensaburo Inoue walked into General Director Okita's office and reported to General Director Okita.
Genzaburo Inoue is very capable, but there are still too few people in the Shinsengumi, so he is temporarily assigned to the first team and obeys the dispatch of General Secretary Okita.
"Suspicious person? Did he do something?" Souji Okita flipped through the scroll.
Since the Shinsengumi took over the security of Kyoto, the security of Kyoto has improved by more than one level.
But the Shinsengumi's rather violent methods make everyone a little scared.
"That man, he entered the hospital at the end of Second Street on the South Side...the medical clinic opened by the American, Ruslan Jefferson."
"Maybe it's just for medical treatment." Souji Okita waved his hand.
"...That person." Genzaburo Inoue said slowly, "with crane feathers and pheasant feathers."