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Chapter 4

Then let's go!

But after Ping San finished speaking, he actually opened the closet on his own, took out the bedding cover he used for, laid it himself, poured a bowl of hot water next to his pillow, and prepared to go to bed.

"Didn't you say you're going tonight?" Tadaoemon didn't understand again.

Since we have to work in the middle of the night, it is already six or seven o'clock in the evening, so it's almost time to go out. The towns of each town will be closed at around 10 o'clock. Then the temples and the temples will follow the people to rush into Yoshihara and close the door and beat dogs. It will take a long time for the two of them to go to Yoshihara. Will they wait until ten o'clock before leaving?

"Go to bed first, I will call you then." Ping San lay down with all his might, preventing the air conditioner from entering the bed.

There is no brazier in the house, so you can't burn charcoal to keep warm. You can only hurry up and take advantage of the remaining fire in the fire pit. When the room temperature is still hot, you can go to bed immediately before you can sleep peacefully. If the fire is extinguished, although the winter in Edo will not teach you how to be a human being, it will definitely not be able to survive it so easily.

There was no choice but to carry out the bedding. The quilt filled with kapok was a bit heavy. The weather in Edo was wet and rainy. If the quilt was not dried frequently, the kapok inside would definitely absorb water. When the weather was good, you must carry it out to dry it for a while, otherwise the quilt would be heavy and cold, so how could you sleep at night?

"When?" Tadaoemon lay down helplessly.

"Let's play the fifth update..." Ping San thought for a while.

We are not afraid of missing the time. Because of fire prevention, each town will send people to fight for fire at night, patrol the town according to time, reminding each household to keep everyone more alert, so as to avoid igniting any charcoal fire in the home and causing large-scale fires.

“What’s the benefit?”

"You'll know when you go."

"Ao..."

The two chatted together for a while, and gradually they fell asleep. This time they were sleeping quite comfortable, after all, the fire that was about to go out was still warm.

Waking up by Hirazo in a daze, Tadaoemon struggled for a while and found that he had already been dressed. He even took out the hat. He didn't know if it was snowing outside. Even if it didn't, wearing a hat could block the cold wind blowing to his head.

Without saying anything, Tadaoemon climbed up and took the bowl of Hei San's water. The entrance was already cold, making the cold shivering, but the person woke up. He didn't bother to brush his teeth and wash his face. With the urging, the two left home.

The towns of Edo towns usually open at 10 o'clock and 4 o'clock the next morning. With the introduction of Lan Xue Daxing and the introduction of Western clocks, clock towers were actually built in Edo Castle, real clock towers. Although the concept of time is still common, the concept of the twenty-four-hour time system is almost well-known in Edo.

There were a few rich businessmen with bad money, as well as the Daming family of the princes who loved Lanxue. If there weren't a few self-tone bells, they would be embarrassed to meet guests. It is said that when the general Shimazu Shigeo, who dismounted the horse, met the Dutch merchant representative in Nagasaki, he gave him a golden self-tone bell. He was so happy that he regarded it as his beloved thing and brought Edo to show off to others.

Although Japan is a country that is closed to the public, great scientists like Hiraga Genai have independently manufactured friction generators in 1776. How to say that, it is true that this country can develop in the future, which is not without reason.

Unfortunately, Tadaoemon couldn't see this person anymore. The old man had been dead for more than half a century!

The two of them were very fast, and the streets were still empty at three or four in the morning. Even in the busy Edo Castle, he woke up after five o'clock, and most people are still dreaming now.

Maybe it was because of the air conditioning after going out. The two of them put their hands in their sleeves at the same time, just walking all the way. I won’t go into details about what Nippon Bridge is convenient. As the most important street in Edo and the most important street starting point in Japan, it is actually not too far from the Tadaoemon family.

The affordable housing I bought for twelve taels of gold is in Kyobashi, and it is against Nipponbashi. Even if I walk on my legs, it will take more than half an hour to make it happen. Although it is dark at night, there must be fire at all intersections of towns. The windproof headlights of Honcho are raised high above them. The lights are bit by bit, and you will never make a mistake.

Tadaoemon saw big lanterns of "Shiodor", "Takeyama", and "Kiropod" along the way. There was also the Edocho Huoki who was on duty next to it. He was very loyal to his duties. He was all in charge of his own town, and his wife, children, and his elders must have done his best.

I didn't encounter any street patrols on the road. After all, Edo is about to start a new day. The officials who patrol the night patrol are also humans and have to go home to rest. When the day dawns, another group of people will be on duty. The world is more than 200 years old. I can't expect this shogunate to be the efficient and honest shogunate that was the first.

When I met two antiques who had finished playing and were about to go home, they just took a random look and then hurriedly bowed their heads to the road. In this kind of weather, the two were tall and big, both of them were over 1.65 meters tall. No matter whether they were bad people or not, they were not something that a antique could deal with.

It is better to have less than more things. Nothing like this in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad.

At about four o'clock, Tadaoemon Peace San finally arrived at Nihon Bridge. There were large wooden doors on both sides of the bridge, which were also opened at 4 o'clock in the morning, allowing pedestrians to pass.

Seeing that the door had been opened, Hei San breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was coming just right. Because there were obviously a bunch of people crowded by the door and there were still many lanterns. The sound of pushing and scolding came from time to time, and it was right.

If you make an analogy, Nihonbashi is the same as the Caishikou next door. As the most prosperous street in Edo, Ginza is not far away. This place not only plays the role of the street, but also places where government offices make people show their crimes. It even has a Gaoxuan that posts rewards for "portraits" to make it clear to the people who come and go. [Note 1]

It is obvious that the flower monks who were caught by the temple at 11 or 2 o'clock last night were now taken to Nihonbashi by the government, and it is no exaggeration to sentence them to public.

"What sect! What is the magic number!" A monk who was riding on a horse shouted loudly and was pushed in front of him.

The monk said a few words in a low voice, but he didn't know if he really didn't hear it clearly, so he still wanted to make things difficult for the monk. Not only did he not let the monk go, but he shouted at him.

"I can't hear! In Nihonbashi, I say that if I can't hear, I can't hear!"
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