"Then thank you", Xu Qingzhi was lying on the bed, his back was full of bruises, shocking.

Lin Hongwen poured the medicinal wine into his palm and rubbed it hot, and then gently applied it to Xu Qingzhi's back. Xu Qingzhi said, "It's okay, you can use as much strength as you want, it's just scary to look at, but it's not broken at all." ”

Lin Hongwen said yes, and his hand used strength, just rubbing it, the muscles under his palm instantly tensed, Lin Hongwen couldn't help asking, "Is this strength good?" ”

"Or ...... Let's be lighter," Xu Qingzhi said.

Lin Hongwen smiled and reduced his strength, slowly rubbed him, Xu Qingzhi turned his head and asked him, "Zheng Yun and Cheng Yu guessed how many hits I had to take outside just now, right?" ”

Lin Hongwen nodded with a smile, and Xu Qingzhi asked again, "Then who guessed right?" ”

Lin Hongwen pointed to himself, and Xu Qingzhi said, "It's just a matter of guessing the two of them, why do you also learn from them?" ”

"Can't you learn?" Lin Hongwen asked with a smile, and his subordinates exerted their strength slightly.

"Can ......" Xu Qingzhi gasped in pain, and when he turned around, he saw Lin Hongwen, the initiator, looking at him with a smile on his face.

52.

After Xu Qingzhi slept on his stomach for a few days, his back finally didn't hurt so much. After breakfast that day, I began to sort out the boxes of things I brought back, sorted out the daily necessities, and went to the study to sort out the books with the boxes.

The study was no different from when he left, apparently because of the frequent cleaning. Xu Qingzhi stroked the rows of books, remembering the days when he had been immersed in hard reading here, and suddenly missed it very much.

Just as he was about to put the books he had brought back on the shelves, the door of the study suddenly opened. Xu Qingzhi looked at the door with some surprise, he had the impression that except for Aunt Feng'er who would come to clean regularly, others were not willing to come to his study at all.

Lin Hongwen saw that someone in the study was also standing outside the door fixedly, and suddenly thought again, the owner of the study was back, and he couldn't go in and out so casually in the future.

"I ...... I took a book in the study before, and I finished reading it today, and I was about to put it back", Lin Hongwen said, "I didn't know you were there." ”

"It's okay, it's rare for someone to like my books", Xu Qingzhi walked over and looked at the book in his hand, "Do you like "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom"? ”

"Once I helped Aunt Feng clean the study, I took it and flipped through it, and I thought it was interesting, so I told Dr. Xu that I wanted to borrow it and take a look, and Dr. Xu told me to put it back in place after reading it", Lin Hongwen replied honestly, "When I first read this book, I couldn't understand it, I think it must be because I know too little, so I read some other books after reading it once." Recently, I remembered it again, and I want to flip through it again to see if I can understand what I couldn't understand before. ”

"If there is anything you don't understand, you can say it, let's communicate", Xu Qingzhi said with a smile, "No one wants to read these books except me." I've been gone for a few years, and it's thanks to Aunt Feng to help me with it, otherwise according to my father's temper, the books will be eaten by insects. ”

"No", Lin Hongwen said, "Dr. Xu is thinking about you, knowing that you treasure these books, they will not be eaten by insects, and Aunt Feng has to take them out to dry every year." ”

Xu Qingzhi returned to the bookshelf and continued to put the books on it, "By the way, where did you come to the medical hall?" ”

"I'm ...... Five years ago", Lin Hongwen thought for a while and replied, looking at the books in Xu Qingzhi's box, "These books are all foreign?" ”

Xu Qingzhi nodded, "I bought it when I was studying there, and when I came back, many people persuaded me not to bring it, it was heavy and took up space, but I was really reluctant." ”

"If it were me, I would definitely bring it back. Thousands of miles of study, at the end of the day, throw the book down? Lin Hongwen shook his head, "That's not good." ”

"It's a pity that I left the year before you came", Xu Qingzhi said with some regret, "Otherwise, you can still help me persuade my father, maybe I won't have to hide it from him." Maybe you'll come with me. ”

"I've only been studying for a few years, and I can't recognize all the Chinese characters, let alone foreign languages. By the way, it just so happens that I have been reading the English volume for the past two days", Lin Hongwen flipped through the book in his hand and found the page, "You have been there again, and it is really like what is written here, 'The use of troops and war, although the king cuts it, will also be approved by Baliman.'" ''All new regulations, new officials, increases and decreases in taxes and salaries, and all the coins will be distributed by the king to the Bali Manchu to change to the good division of Ganwen'? ”①

"Bali is full of pronounced parliament, and when I was in Japan, I saw them translate the word parliament, and Ganbun Koji is HouseofCommons, which translates to the lower house in Japanese. Parliament is used to limit the power of the king, and the parliament of England is divided into the upper house and the lower house. The members of the House of Lords are all nobles and do not need to be elected. The House of Commons is made up of civilians and needs to be elected. The book is right, things like conscription and war, it is useless for the king to agree, and the parliament must also pass guò. The establishment of new laws and the increase or decrease of taxes will need to be studied and discussed by the House of Commons. ”

"Then their emperor is far from our emperor of the Qing Dynasty," Lin Hongwen sighed.

"Well, but their civilians, such as merchants, are much better off than our Qing Dynasty," Xu Qingzhi said, "Shinong Industrialist, our merchants are the last." In England, although merchants were not as high as the nobility, they could also negotiate state affairs through the Guò House of Commons. ”

"I remember the book saying that they didn't practice teaching, but did ...... Lin Hongwen thought for a while and said, "Since the army all depends on the support of businessmen, the status of this businessman will naturally not be low. ”

Xu Qingzhi nodded, "That's right, that's the truth." ”

"And who are their poor?" Lin Hongwen asked.

"Peasants without land," Xu Qingzhi said, "factory workers." ”

Lin Hongwen looked down at the English book in the box, "Can I take a look at this?" ”

"Look," Xu Qingzhi said, "but didn't you just say that you don't understand foreign languages?" ”

"It's true that I don't understand," Lin Hongwen replied honestly, "but reading the book, it says that their characters only have twenty-six letters, and it is easy to learn." ”③

"This is a bit exaggerated," Xu Qingzhi said, "and English is much simpler than Chinese characters." However, although there are only 26 letters, there are many words and variations, and it takes some time to learn. ”

Lin Hongwen flipped through it, saw that the length of the word was short, and there was no pattern, so he put it down gently. Seeing this, Xu Qingzhi said, "You don't have to be discouraged, if you want to learn, I will teach you." ”

"Really?" Lin Hongwen asked with some excitement.

"Of course", Xu Qingzhi said with a smile, "You like to read and learn new things, which is a good thing." Anyway, it's freezing outside, and there's nothing to do when you go out, so I'll teach you. ”

Lin Hongwen bowed down and saluted Xu Qingzhi, "Then I will thank Mr. first." ”

"Don't, you can't afford this", Xu Qingzhi helped him, "You just think of it as an exchange between readers, I think you should be about the same age as me, I don't know how old you are this year?" ”

"I'm nineteen, what about you?"

"Then I'm two years older than you", Xu Qingzhi said, "It's rare, you can still meet a person who has signed the deed when you come back, and I will take you to meet my classmate in a few days?" ”

"Your classmates?"

"Yes," Xu Qingzhi explained, "he used to live in the south, and when he went to Japan together, he was very excited to see the snow falling in Hokkaido, and he couldn't wait to roll back and forth on the ground." I said that the snow on our side was also overwhelming, and he had to come and see it. ”

"What's so nice about this," Lin Hongwen said with a smile, "it's just that the snow is getting bigger." ”

"He has been in Guangdong since he was a child, and he has never even seen snow", Xu Qingzhi said, "I only heard that it is cold here, but I have never seen how cold it is. ”

Lin Hongwen smiled and shook his head, Xu Qingzhi asked him what he was laughing at, he said, "Seeing that you look like a humble gentleman, I didn't expect that there would be times of schadenfreude." ”

Xu Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh too, "How else to say that you don't know your heart." ”

The more the two chatted, the more speculative they became, and before they knew it, they forgot the time, until Zheng Yuncheng came to call Lin Hongwen in fear, "If you don't go out again, Master will come to the study to arrest you." ”

Lin Hongwen said badly, but this small talk was wrong and ran out in a hurry. When Xu Shihuai saw him coming, Tie Qing said with a blushing face, "Have a good chat?" ”

"I had some questions about reading books before, but when I saw Qingzhi in the study just now, I forgot the time when I asked," Lin Hongwen said with a guilty face.

"His head is full of strange things," Dr. Xu said, "and if you don't learn from him, it will bring you bad again." ”

Lin Hongwen hung his head, but he didn't think so, Zheng Yun dragged him, "Come here, there are several pairs of medicines to grab." ”

For a few days, Xu Qingzhi stayed in the study, and Lin Hongwen would go over if he had nothing to do. Xu Qingzhi returned from abroad, and his vision and knowledge were different from before, and now he re-reads these books, and his insights are also different. Lin Hongwen can put forward the questions that he has been saving for several years one by one, and both of them have gained a lot from answering this question.

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(1) "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom. Volume Fifty Atlantic. English Chronicle

(2) "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom. Volume XXXVII. Atlantic Ocean. Overview of the countries of Europa》

(3) "Atlas of the Sea Kingdom. Volume fifty-one. Atlantic Ocean. "Its words are long, there are many cut words, few orthography, only twenty-six letters, it is easy to read, and it can be learned in a few days." Therefore, scholars are all familiar with literature and art, such as national history, astronomy, geography, and algorithms.