Into Unscientific

  Chapter 37 Goodbye Hooker

   Three days later.

   At noon.

Da da da-

  On a road that is four to five meters wide and of much higher quality than ordinary rammed stone roads, there is a forage truck wobbling along the southeast direction.

  The creaking joint sound, like a dilapidated old harmonica, extols the hardships of life.

  In addition to a lot of potatoes and vegetables in the rear of the forage cart, there were also three men sitting impressively at this time.

  The leader among them is a middle-aged man, and the rest are two young people, one of whom has black hair and black pupils, is Mavericks, Xu Yun and William.

  Since receiving seven guineas from Pastor Yarlin three days ago, the relatively wealthy William family first spent ten shillings on some daily necessities and food, enjoying a big meal for the first time in a whole year.

  Then everyone rested for another day, and this morning they found a hay truck that dropped by, and headed towards Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire.

   "County" is the second-level division of the United Kingdom, which is divided into honorary county and metropolitan county in nature.

  In 1665, the number of the former was 27, and the number of the latter was only 4—by the 21st century, this number will become 34 and 6.

  Lincolnshire is a standard honorary county. There is a sheriff who represents the British royal family but has no real power. He only has a few functions such as geographical names and coordination of civil affairs within the scope.

  The county capital of Lincolnshire is Lincoln, a very, very small city from the local perspective, so small that you may not be able to find it if you search without adding the prefix "UK".

  The hay cart walked under the sun for a while. After about half an hour, the driver stopped the horse:

   "Three gentlemen, Lincoln City has arrived."

  Xu Yun and the three of them looked at each other after hearing the words, and stood up one after another.

   Shaking the potato dust on his body, he picked up the burden, and got off the car neatly from the pedals.

   Then William took the initiative to walk to the front of the car and took out a small piece of jerky from his body:

   "Mr. Wenger, this piece of venison is the travel expenses we negotiated earlier. Thank you for this trip."

  The coachman named Wenger was a thin old man with dark skin. After taking the dried meat from William, he opened his mouth and sucked out a mouthful of big yellow teeth:

   "Mr. William, you are very kind, shall we meet here tonight?"

  William nodded:

   "See you tonight."

   After ordering the coachman, William turned around and waved to Xu Yun and the two:

   "Okay, Isaac, Mr. Fat Fish, let's go to town."

  Fat Fish and Maverick groaned at the same time, and followed William towards the entrance.

  Britain in 1665 did not need to pay city entry tax for people who walked into the city, but if you had a house in the city, you had to pay a 'stove tax'.

   In addition to this, there are trucks that come from afar like Wenger. Empty trucks also do not charge money, but they will be stopped if there are supplies.

   Accompanied by the sentence that the supplies are not enough, and then you have to pay for it obediently.

  Xu Yun and the three were not troubled by the city entry tax, so they walked into Lincoln City very easily.

At present, the total population of the main urban area of ​​Lincoln City is about 40,000 to 50,000. In this era, Europe is not big, but it is not small. The era of the mainland is the fourth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and the combined population of the two lakes is only 50,000. More than one hundred thousand.

  At the same time, compared to the town of Grantham, the buildings in Lincoln City are much more upscale, and landmarks such as the Opera House and restaurants are quite conspicuous.

   If you look carefully, you can occasionally see some luxuriously dressed rich people passing by in a carriage.

  In short, when you arrive at the county head, you can somewhat feel the aristocratic style of the seventeenth century.

Of course.

  The two tallest buildings are still the bell tower and the church.

  After entering the city, William looked around, pulled Maverick and Xu Yun to a gorgeous attic, and said:

   "Little Isaac, Mr. Fat Fish, this place is very recognizable. Let's take this as the agreed place and meet here in three hours. Is it okay?"

  Xu Yun and Mavericks nodded together:

   "No problem, Uncle (Mr. William)."

   Then the three separated.

The purpose of William coming to Lincoln City this time is to buy granulated sugar—Although Yarlin has been granted the right to make ketchup, it is impossible for William and the others not to leave any behind and make some ketchup just in case. Good choice.

   And if you want to make tomato sauce, you can't do without the raw material of sugar.

  Due to different sources of goods and transportation costs, the price of sugar is different between towns, counties, and even capitals in England at this time. The county is the cheapest, and it will fluctuate a lot in towns.

   In addition, the sugar that William will buy this time will not be less than three guineas, so it is too unsafe in a small town with thousands of people like Little Grantham.

  The British also understand the truth that wealth is not revealed.

  As for the purpose of Xu Yun and Mavericks coming to Lincoln City, there is naturally only one:

  Find Hook!

   "Yage Hotel in the southwest of the city."

  After William parted, Xu Yun and Maverick searched all the way according to the address left by Hooker, and finally stopped in front of another three-story building.

  The building is located in the wealthy area in the west-south of the city, and the streets are relatively clean. At least you won’t be walking with a bucket and throwing a big puddle of Ollie next to you.

  There is a cross on the top of the building's facade, which means that it is the property of the church and belongs to the official origin.

   Below the cross is a plaque with the words Song of Songs in Hebrew written on it.

   "Yage Hotel, it should be here."

  There are no waiters at the entrance of the hotel in this era, and the so-called "lobby" is actually only 20 to 30 square meters. The Mavericks came to the front desk very smoothly:

   "Hello, does Mr. Robert Hooke live here?"

  The boss at the front desk is a short, fat, middle-aged man with a goatee. Hearing this, he raised his eyelids and glanced at the two of them:

   "Mr. Hook? He lives here. What can you do with him?"

   Confirming that Hooker is here, the Maverick clenched the hand hidden in his sleeve a little bit, and said:

   "We have an appointment with him, can we contact him?

   Said that Barrow's student Isaac Newton had something to do with him. "

  The short and fat man put down his pen, and looked at Xu Yun and Xu Yun carefully again, with a hint of hesitation on his face.

  It is now noon, and he has to weigh the possible risks of complaints when he can't figure out whether the guests are taking a nap—this is the property of the church, and he can only be regarded as a more powerful employee, similar to the lobby manager.

   As the top hotel in Lincoln City, he has also met many people who have inquired about the names of guests from certain channels, or who want money or relationships.

   After more than ten seconds, the short and fat man finally made up his mind.

  I saw him pick up a pen from the table, write a simple paragraph on a piece of paper, and hand it to Maverick:

   "Barrow, and Isaac Newton, are these two names written like this?"

   Maverick took the paper and glanced at it, then nodded:

   "Exactly."

  The chunky man retrieved the paper, stuffed it into a small basket beside him, and shook another thread.

   Soon, a response came from the second floor:

   Someone pulled the rope from above and slowly pulled the basket up.

   A moment later, there was a sound of walking on the roof.

  Ring ring ring—

   After another two or three minutes, a bell on the left hand side of the front desk suddenly rang.

  The short and fat man breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this:

  There are two answering bells at the front desk, the one on the left means the guest agrees or allows, and the one on the right means negative.

   Then he glanced at the account book again, and reported the room number to the Mavericks:

   "Second floor, room 233, after going up the stairs, someone will take you there."

  Xu Yun thanked the shopkeeper instead of Xiao Niu, and the two walked up the stairs like this.

  The stairs of the old-fashioned attic are a little shaking, and it feels like a dilapidated house.

  If the China Literature Platinum Writers Salon is held in this hotel, it is estimated that two or three authors will walk past it and it will collapse.

  However, Xu Yun and Mavericks are no bigger than an ear, so they walked to the second floor easily.

  As soon as he went upstairs, a small waiter greeted him.

   Then, under his leadership, Xu Yun and Xu Yun walked straight along the somewhat narrow corridor, and finally arrived outside a house.

  At this time, the door lock of the house has been opened from the inside, and it is in the shape of a cover, and some tobacco smell can be vaguely smelled from it.

  The waiter made a gesture to Xu Yun and the two of you to knock on the door, bowed slightly, and then turned to leave.

   After taking the waiter away, Maverick stepped forward and knocked on the door:

   "Mr. Hooker, I am Isaac Newton."

   Someone asked me yesterday if I was full-time or part-time. In fact, people were curious in the last book.

   Let me explain here.

   One, I am not a student, I have graduated for several years, so those who touch porcelain and say that they will find my dormitory number and go to the door immediately can calm down

   Second, I am neither full-time nor part-time, and I am in a state of entanglement.

   In addition, overnight coding, there may be some typos, related to catching bugs

  (end of this chapter)