Chapter 2614 Incentives

Oda continued: "When he becomes an official in the future, he will be able to help you and take care of you. Maybe he will be able to take you to live in a big mansion in Kyoto soon. Brother, you should go to Kyoto to see the prosperity there."

Katsudera's eyes lit up when he was told that, and his head turned quickly. His nephews all had small feet. What should he do? If he had known this, he would have left one of his nephews with unbound feet. Such a good opportunity to become an official would have been missed. !

Suddenly, he thought of his eldest grandson, Asheng, who had just made a fuss about not wanting to have his feet bound, and asked hurriedly: "My nephews and nephews all have small feet, but my grandchildren have not yet had their feet bound. Unfortunately, they are a little younger, and they are only ten years old this year."

Oda sneered in his heart. He saw that Ah Sheng was only eight years old. Katsudera was afraid that he would disagree, so he deliberately said that his grandson was two years older.

"Our Fusang now adopts the imperial examination system of the Central Plains. In the last term, several twelve-year-old boys won the title of scholar. They have a bright future. Your grandson is only ten years old. It's not too late now. With your relationship, Your Majesty I will definitely give him some support, and when he is admitted as a scholar, he will definitely be able to become a civil servant." Oda continued to lie.

"This, this is great, can I ask my grandson to show it to you, brother?" Katsudera said excitedly.

Oda waved his hands hurriedly, "I can't make the decision. Let's do this. I'll go back and talk to my adults. I'll let him palm the eyes in person tomorrow. I'll have to say it's okay before the adults say it's okay."

If Oda agreed straight away, Katsudera thought he was bragging, but this made him believe it even more.

"But don't blame me for not reminding you, adults don't like foot binding. Your grandson has never had his feet bound, right?" Oda asked in a low voice.

Panic flashed in Katsudera's eyes, and he said hurriedly: "No, no, he's not old, he hasn't been wrapped yet."

"Okay, it's getting late. I'll go back and see if the adults have rested. If not, I'll give you a good talk." Oda stood up and left, and Katsudera sent him out with gratitude.

Oda went back happily and nodded to Bai Ruozhu, it was done.

Bai Ruozhu also became happy and leaned close to the courtyard wall next door to listen. Sure enough, Shengsi had already taken action.

In the wing of the courtyard next door, Shengsi said to his daughter-in-law: "Hurry up and take off Ah Sheng's foot bindings. Don't bind your feet anymore."

The woman was stunned and said, "Dad, what are you talking about in anger? Ah Sheng is still a child, and it's normal to be upset. You can't just give up on him!"

Katsudera laughed silently, "What are you thinking, you stupid woman? The emperor in Kyoto is opening up maritime trade, and officials will be selected from the surrounding islands. From now on, they will be members of the imperial court. But the imperial court does not want people with small feet. I just begged. The adults over there helped to talk and recommended our Asheng to go, so Asheng’s feet can’t be tied up anymore.”

Ah Sheng didn't understand what "sea trade" meant, but he understood that there was no need to bind his feet. He jumped up excitedly, but his feet hurt and he almost lost his balance and twisted his ankle.

The woman couldn't believe it, but she still followed Shengsi's instructions and helped Ah Sheng remove the foot bindings.

Ah Sheng suddenly felt much more relaxed. Fortunately, his feet had not been bound for long and their feet were not deformed.

Early the next morning, Katsudera came to Bai Ruozhu and the others and was busy, and kept looking at Oda, waiting for Oda to give him a reply.

Astrology put on the airs of a high official and said: "Sheng Si, ask your grandson Asheng to come over. I will ask him a few words."

"Okay, okay." Katsuji was overjoyed.

Soon Ah Sheng was called over, and he deliberately wore larger shoes on his feet, which made him walk a little awkwardly.

The little boy is very nervous now because he knows that if he cannot pass this test, he will probably have to bind his feet again.

He didn't want to try that kind of pain again.

Fortunately, Astrology's questions were not difficult and he answered them honestly. Astrology finally nodded and said, "Yes, he is a sensible boy. Just follow us. We will arrange for you to study in an academy when we return to Kyoto in a while. You must not become tired and unmotivated."

Ah Sheng hurriedly responded and said seriously: "Ah Sheng must study hard and never let down adults' expectations." Never experience the pain of bound feet again.

Because Bai Ruozhu and the others were preparing to go to the dangerous place mentioned by Shengsi, the astrology arranged for him to find a few guides first. He did not need to follow them in, but just took them to the edge.

Shengsi went out to do business, while Bai Ruozhu left Ah Sheng with a smile to eat snacks. Shengsi was even more happy when he saw that his grandson was respected.

When no one was paying attention, Bai Ruozhu secretly stuffed a small medicine box into Ah Sheng and whispered: "Wipe your feet, it will heal faster."

Ah Sheng's heart was pounding and his face turned pale with fear. His grandfather had told him not to say that he had bound feet. These adults didn't like bound feet.

Can……

He looked at Bai Ruozhu, and what he met was a pair of gentle and concerned eyes. He suddenly understood that these adults knew that he had bound feet, and perhaps what they said to his grandfather was to help him!

For a moment, Ah Sheng's eyes turned red, and tears couldn't help but burst out.

Bai Ruozhu handed him the handkerchief and said with a smile: "My fourth brother is as old as you. He doesn't like to cry. You should wipe your tears quickly, otherwise your grandfather and others will think that we are bullying you."

Ah Sheng was a smart child and understood what she meant instantly and quickly wiped away his tears.

He carefully hid the ointment in his sleeve. He must not let his family know about this, otherwise he would go back to the pain of foot binding.

Within just a cup of tea, two bold young people were willing to lead the way. Bai Ruozhu and the others tidied up, leaving Mo Beishan, Huan Huan, Qiu Zhi, Yi Zi, Wei Wei, and Duan Nian to watch the boat while the others went. Entering the restricted area mentioned by Katsudera.

"Sir, it's just ahead. There's fog there all year round, and it never seems to go away." said the young man leading the way.

Bai Ruozhu gave the two people a silver reward and said in Fusang's words: "Thank you, go back first."

"Sir, please be careful. If there is any danger, come out quickly." The two young men happily accepted the reward.

The boundary of the restricted area was actually a forest. Bai Ruozhu stopped everyone and said, "It's miasma, it's poisonous."

"No wonder the islanders said they couldn't come back after entering. Most of them were poisoned," Gao said.

"It's not a very severe miasma, but it will be very uncomfortable for ordinary people. Just take one detoxification pill each of you. I think it's not caused by miasma. There are other dangers. Let's not get separated later." Bai Ruozhu said.

"The visibility inside is low. Please don't let go of your hands later, one person at a time." Jiang Yichun said.

Everyone nodded and took Bai Ruozhu's detoxification pill.

Immediately everyone started to hold hands. Jiang Yichun held Bai Ruozhu's hand, but on Bai Ruozhu's side was Ning Yu. Jiang Yichun immediately turned cold and asked Bai Ruozhu to move to his right, so that Bai Ruozhu became the one on the far right, and his right hand was not used. Kazuto pulled.