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Chapter 13 William Escoub

Woolsthorpe Village is located in the northern part of the UK. There are generally three types of tree species commonly found in the wild:

Oak, poplar and cherry trees.

Among them, due to their fast growth and low density, poplar trees are used as firewood all year round in the northern countryside in non-fir-covered areas.

It was Yang Shu who Maverick was going to find this time, as a preparation for the next door-to-door visit.

After leaving the residence and heading west for several hundred meters, Xiao Niu and Xu Yun finally selected a dwarf poplar tree about 1201 mm high.

The process of cutting down trees will not be described in detail. After all, this is not a fantasy novel, and there will be no strange creatures such as dryads and treants.

A circle of poplar trees as thick as toilet paper could only be slaughtered in front of two grown men, and finally they were cut into several sections of wood.

The only troublesome thing during this period was that Xu Yun felt a little flustered on his feet-he was wearing Mavericks' high school shoes, about 40 sizes, which was somewhat different from his 42 sizes.

Everyone knows about shoes, even a tightness of 0.5 cm is a devastating blow to comfort.

Therefore, with the force of twisting his waist and hips a few times, Xu Yun's ankle joints that supported his feet soon appeared red and swollen due to extrusion.

Seeing this, Xu Yun couldn't help shaking his head slightly—this kind of broken skin is not a big problem, but it reflects the many difficulties that will be encountered in the future.

In short, what a rough start.

After about an hour like this, Maverick and Xu Yun finally cooked all the firewood that needed to be prepared.

It is worth mentioning that Xiao Niu did not sneak away at all during the whole process, let alone treat Xu Yun as a servant or slave.

He wore Xu Yun's shoes on his feet, but he worked hard to help Xu Yun share the work, and even had a few words with Xu Yun occasionally.

This slightly inconsistent picture can also be regarded as a microcosm of social thought between 17th-century Britain between the bourgeois revolution and the glorious revolution—that is, between 1640 and 1688.

To be more serious, it can even be regarded as a conflict in legal cognition.

Of course.

Comprehension belongs to comprehension, it is still difficult for Xu Yun himself to connect to this kind of thinking track all at once.

After all, the difference between the 17th century and the 21st century is not just the figure of four hundred years, but the multiple rounds of political, economic and literary changes.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that in the coming days, the collision of worldviews will continue.

Xu Yun and Maverick sorted out a total of two bundles of firewood this time, and each of them happened to be carrying one bundle, and walked eastward like a shepherd boy descending a mountain.

Now the calf has moved to that garden due to a quarrel with his mother. Judging from his proficiency in introducing that house, it is obvious that this is not the first time this has happened.

Xiao Niu's accommodation and study are completed in the garden room, and two meals a day except breakfast are settled at his uncle's house.

That's right.

The British in the 17th century would eat three meals, and some nobles would even add an afternoon tea—this is one of the dividends brought about by colonial expansion. optimization.

After all, the difference between bathing once every three days and once every 30 days is mainly in appearance, but the nutritional gap between two meals a day and three meals a day may affect many physiological data of offspring.

This is actually very obvious in the current local area:

The post-00s are obviously better than the post-90s in terms of body, especially in some areas in the south, the height of the new generation is really rising rapidly.

Therefore, those so-called remarks about not being able to eat meat, eggs and milk are all stupid, and their hearts can be punished!

The line of sight returned to the original place.

Before the advent of the industrial age, there was no noise in the British countryside, only the rustling of footsteps and the singing of water birds, everything seemed harmonious and natural.

Without the hustle and bustle of the city, the light blue sky stretches to the sky from a distance, and the quiet village is looming in the mist...

Xu Yun suddenly felt a little emotional.

Accustomed to the hustle and bustle of the city, who else would remember the country roads?

The two walked for about a kilometer in this way, and after bypassing a mountain forest, a house surrounded by a fence appeared in front of them.

The entire house is built with red bricks, the masonry has thick mortar joints, and the waistline, feet, lintels, roof, window sills, etc. are made of gray-white stones.

This house is also a low-rise design. Judging from the triangular roof, it should be an internal layout of a first-floor house + a second-floor storage attic. The overall area is about six times that of Newton's residence.

Just looking at the painting style and layout, this should be regarded as a very typical seventeenth-century English country cottage.

It is not as luxurious as the aristocratic buildings in London, but it has a little more life.

There is a simple cowshed on the right side of the main entrance of the hut, and a man can be seen busy in the cowshed at this time.

After walking to the edge of the fence, the calf first slumped the timber it was carrying on a broken horse post.

Then he evened his breath and shouted to the man in the cowshed:

"Uncle William, Uncle William, please open the door!"

Hearing Newton's voice, the man in the bullpen raised his head subconsciously, allowing Xu Yun to see his face clearly.

This is a middle-aged man of about forty-five or sixteen years old, tall and tall, with a slightly brown-black complexion.

He was wearing a plain-colored jacket with sleeves, an apron around his waist, and shaved short hair, which is relatively rare in this era.

From the appearance point of view, this person is somewhat similar to Commander Olga—of course, it would be even more similar if he was lying on the ground.

Xiao Niu is famous for his smiling face in communication. In his opinion, most people can only be divided into mentally retarded and some mentally retarded.

In the whole life of Lao Niu, there are only two "Williams" who can make him speak actively and with enthusiasm:

One is the William coin, which was minted by Lao Niu in 1714.

The second is his uncle:

William Ascu.

William liked Newton very much since he was a child. In addition to being extremely close in blood, he and the Mavericks can also be regarded as one of the nobles in Mavericks’ life:

William Ascu graduated from the University of Cambridge, and he is Newton’s senior in terms of academic qualifications. Had it not been for the joint persuasion of him and the principal of Mavericks Middle School, Stoke, Hannah would not have let the Mavericks go to Cambridge University.

It can even be said that:

William's original persuasion changed the direction of the whole world.

If he hadn't persuaded Hannah at the beginning, the founder of classical physics would have had to hire someone else.

At this time, William Escue was a material merchant, traveling between Italy, Spain, and France, and the main commodities traded were cotton, linen and pig iron.

However, due to the raging Black Death in the Netherlands and Great Britain at this time, William's trade chain was abruptly interrupted not long ago.

At present, although he has a batch of cotton and linen materials in his hands, he does not have enough funds to save.

According to the record of Lao Niu's personal letter.

Life for the William family was somewhat difficult until 1668.

There are six people in William's family counting him. Under such circumstances, he can still allow Newton to come over for a meal, which shows how close their relationship is.