Edo Traveler

Vol 2 Chapter 28: Woman's legacy map paper

   Chuemon did not see what the woman looked like, but in the dirty air full of sweat and the smell of fireworks, there was a hint of fragrance...

   There are so many people on the street, there are countless big girls and little wives from each family. What's more, Chuemon didn't see the woman's face. Although it might be fragrant, incense is one thing, so it's another thing to look at it.

   was preparing to continue directing traffic, when Chuemon found a piece of paper left at his feet. It was folded in half. Obviously, it should have been left from the woman just now. Chungemon picked it up easily. The woman had disappeared from the crowd, and she had no chance to return it to others.

   Pulled down, Chuemon directly thrust it into his arms and continued to direct traffic. The population of Edo is too much. In a sense, it is not a good thing for cities of this era to gather a million people. It is prone to famine and disease, and the requirements for urban management agencies are too strict.

   With the ability of the feudal government to manage a city with a population of one million, it would be quite difficult. That is to say, in a capital like Edo, because there are enough officials and the authority of the government is sufficient, it can manage it reluctantly. But even so, Edo still often broke out "rice riots" and various diseases.

  Sometimes, two or three hundred thousand people can die at once, which relieves the pressure on the entire city in a disguised form. Perhaps this is also the unavoidable disadvantage of this kind of city.

   "Has it all passed? Huh?" Heizo squeezed through the crowd and ran to Chuemon.

   "It's coming soon, there are not too many!" Chuemon replied to Heizo aloud. In this case, two people can only talk with shouts.

Heizo has the same task as Chuemon Gate. He leads the mikoshi into Edo Castle through Ginza and Nihonbashi, and then asks the mikoshi to receive worship and admiration from the shogun and many Oku women in Edo Castle. Leaving Edo Castle from Sakurada Gate on the other side.

   After all, the general is the general. He has this privilege, so he doesn't have to huddle with the ordinary people to watch the big ceremonies carrying the mikoshi. And Daao's concubines and women officials also hope to seize this opportunity to take a look at the men outside. After all, after entering the Great Olympics, it is a luxury to see men other than the generals.

   There is nothing to say, as long as the team carrying the mikoshi can be safely sent into Edo Castle, the city is another group of people's business, so you don't need to worry about Chuemon. When the mikoshi comes out of Edo Castle and returns to the Sanno authority to wait for the shrine, this matter is considered to be over.

   As long as there is no fire, then everything will be fine!

   Even if a few people are trampled to death, it is a trivial matter. No matter how big things are, it is not as big as the fire that the whole Edo was caught in. Chuemon's first experience of this thing was like walking on thin ice like an abyss, trembling, fearing that if one is not good, there will be a fire.

  The entire Edo Forty-Sixth Town Fire Fighting Department was also dispatched together, cooperating with the work of Chuemon and Heizo, each coordinating the district. Ensure the smooth flow of traffic and the control of crowd fire.

   When everything was over, Chuemon slumped on the mat, it was already after midnight. Since today is the big festival, the gates of each town are open all night, and even Edo Castle no longer obeys the six o'clock rule that the gate must be locked. The gate will not be locked until the mikoshi is over.

   The servants in the house brought me watermelons soaked in well water, and Chuemon was not polite, so he picked them up and ate them. In fact, all the men, women and children of Jinmaru's family are also going out to watch the festival, so how can you not go and see it after such a big excitement.

   Even Jinmaru Yoshikin, who is usually carrying a shelf, also took his wife out and wandered around. Anyway, he was idle, so it was better to go shopping. Even if you look at the big girl and the little daughter-in-law who go out and wander around, it’s not bad.

   At this time, Jinmaru Yoshiaki also sat down, and he was thirsty when he wandered around. It's just that Chugoemon Heizo's yelling voice is full of smoke. He is simply tired of walking, and eats some melons instead of drinking water.

   After eating two slices of melon in a row, Chuemon felt better. He pulled a handful of cattail fans and shook it slowly. The summer night in Edo is also hot, and there is nothing really cool in a city where millions of people live. A single breath can make Edo two degrees hotter than outside.

   shook his head, and Chungemon looked down and saw the piece of paper he had picked up. So put down the fan and opened it, it looked like a map or something.

  Edo Castle is really huge compared to the development of the times. Even the old Edo people can't guarantee that they know every street in Edo, so the business of maps came into being. Many people who came to Edo for the first time from other places, especially the samurai of the feudal vassals, would try to get a brief map of Edo. At least make sure that you don't go out and buy a bento, and you will find yourself lost when you go home.

   But the whole of Edo is so big, there is basically no real detailed map~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Generally it is a certain area, there is a relatively detailed map. For example, today's map of the area where the mikoshi detours will be sold to tourists just like the sightseeing map in the future. It's very cheap. Basically, they are hand-painted and very simple.

   Chuemon has never seen today's mikoshi detour map, but the map in front of me doesn't look like a map indicating the street. After all, there is no name for a neighborhood that I am familiar with, and I don't know what it is painted.

   He said that he looked like a map, but he didn't look like it. It's hard to say what it was. Chuemon was at a loss. Simply Chuyemon showed him to Heizo, maybe he could have any ideas. After all, this kid is very complementary to Chuemon. Let him see if he keeps it, he can see something that Chuemon can't see.

   But Ping San finished wiping his hands, and after taking the paper, he sniffed first, showing a smile that I understand you. Obviously there was the fragrance of the woman before on the paper, and Ping San keenly smelled it from the messy smell, just like this.

   "What do you think, I found this on the way." Chuemon waved his hand again and again.

   "Oh~~~" Heizo obviously didn't believe it, and his tone became joking.

   After he opened it and looked at it, he was also at a loss and couldn't see what picture it was. Shaking his head, he returned the picture to Chuemon.

   "Come and take a look with me." Kinmaru Yoshiaki who was eating melon by the side seemed to have glanced at it, and there was something like an eyebrow.

   "Please." Tadaemon immediately handed the picture to Yoshikazu Kinmaru.

   Kinmaru Yoshihide took the picture recently, first looked at it carefully for a while, then turned the paper upside down one by one, and then he showed an understanding smile.

   "This should be the map of Enmeiin Temple, but..."

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