Mi Yingzhi's proposal, Aunt Mi also heard about it. At first, she subconsciously guessed that Mi Yingzhi was suspicious of her and wanted to ask someone else to replace her? But it soon became impossible again. She has no power or power, and she can only stay in the capital by relying on the sympathy of the Mi family's mother and daughter. Mi Yingzhi didn't want her to live, she could solve it in one sentence, and there was no need for such trouble.

In fact, she has been trying her best to take care of Mrs. Mi during this time, helping to take care of the housework, and has not reached out to take care of things that should not be taken care of by her, but she has always provided reference advice to Mi Yingzhi, although she is very busy and under great pressure, she thinks that she gets along well with Mrs. Mi's mother and daughter. Mi Yingzhi wanted to invite Mrs. Mi's sister, Mrs. Tao, to live in the capital, maybe it was really just to find someone to share the housework and accompany Mrs. Mi. After all, Aunt Mi can't do much by herself.

Moreover, the marriage between the Mi family and the Jiannan Hou Mansion has been decided, and the next thing to be busy with is to prepare for the wedding. According to custom, the Mi family needs to prepare a dowry for Mi Yingzhi, and also make furniture according to the new house in Jiannanhou Mansion, which is by no means something that Uncle Mi can handle. Mrs. Mi is now pregnant, and although the fetus has stabilized a lot, she still can't get tired. Mi Yingzhi is a girl who has not left the cabinet, so she can't be allowed to prepare for her wedding, right? Although the Jiannan Hou Mansion sent people over to help, there were some things that could not always rely on the in-laws. The Mi family is also a big family, and they also have their own pride.

Marriage with the Hou Mansion is different from ordinary marriages. Mrs. Mi herself is still a little reluctant, and she needs to ask people for advice from time to time, let alone Aunt Mi? Although she is also from a family with roots. My grandfather used to be an official to the fourth grade, otherwise the old man of the Mi family would not have set up the marriage of the Zou family for his only son. However, the Zou family has declined since the death of his grandfather, and now there are still officials in the Yuanzhi clan. The uncle in the next room is also famous, but there really isn't a man in her branch who is promising, otherwise Mi Duzhi wouldn't have completely ignored her. With limited background and upbringing, and after marriage, she has been mixed in the circle of middle and low-level officials, and Aunt Mi's ability is much worse than that of Mrs. Mi, and it is too difficult for her to prepare for Mi Yingzhi's marriage.

Ask Mrs. Tao to help. Presumably things will be much better. Although Tao Cheng's grade is not high, he was born in the Hanlin Academy and has lived in Beijing for many years. His wife. Naturally, Mrs. Mi and Aunt Mi are more knowledgeable. If it is not good, you should be able to ask relatives and friends or your peers about the rules.

Mrs. Mi soon sent someone to Fengxian to deliver the letter. Nanhui finally has a new county order, and Tao Cheng no longer has to hold two positions, he is not as busy as before. I heard that he was about to ascend. but they do not know where they will ascend. This kind of time. His family must have been extremely busy, too. If Mrs. Mi had not had to, she would not have opened this mouth to her sisters.

In the letter, Mrs. Mi also vaguely mentioned the matter of the Yi family, and also said in passing, knowing that the library has gathered many young talents. She didn't mention anything else. However, Mrs. Tao herself has a daughter, and Tao Zhuohua is also thirteen or fourteen years old, so the Tao family must also have something to consider, right?

Guangdezhou is not too far from Fengxian, and there are still people in the sixth room of the Zhao family who regularly go there to do business. Aunt Mi borrowed the east wind and wrote a letter to her family. The letter to her husband was nothing more than a cliché as usual. I greeted my mother-in-law by the way, and Aunt Mi's focus was on her daughter's marriage. She mentioned the situation of the Yi family brothers in the letter, and intended to ask Mrs. Mi to help intercede to see if she could tell Mi Yulian to the Yi family Erlang. The Yi family has the Zhang family in charge, and it will definitely not be Mi Yulian's turn, but the Yi family Erlang may not be impossible. The latter hasn't passed the township test yet, and he is just a little talent, but I heard that he is as talented as his eldest brother, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future. If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't made a big career now, Uncle Mi wouldn't dare to think of having such a son-in-law. But this is the way the world is, if you don't take advantage of the fact that the good things are not known, you will quickly take them first, and everyone will know that it is a treasure in the future, but it will not be her turn to think about it. Although she hates her husband and mother-in-law now, it is a lifelong matter for her daughter, and she can only swallow her anger and beg her husband to agree to this marriage.

The letter was sent out quickly, and the life of the Mi family was still going on calmly and orderly.

Mi Xiuming studied in Wanping, and I don't know if he suddenly opened his mind, or if Mr. is really a veritable famous teacher, his ability is much stronger than Mi Du, originally under Mi Du's teaching, how can he seem mediocre Mi Xiuming, but he has made a lot of progress. I can understand the book, I can understand the article, I can barely deal with the pair, and I dare to boldly express my opinions when I meet people. If it weren't for the fact that his own knowledge is still shallow, and the articles he wrote are too dry, Mi Xiuming can barely be regarded as a manufacturable material.

His husband whispered privately that he could have been better, but he was mistaken by his father's wrong teaching method, and now he was barely able to get it back, and there were still many shortcomings.

Mi Xiuming didn't dare to complain about his father, but he was quite happy in his heart. I thought I was a piece of rotten wood, but it didn't decay to the end, and it could be of some use. He wrote to his mother about this, and Aunt Mi was also very happy, and sent a lot of things to replenish her body overnight, as well as a few books given by Mrs. Mi, as well as stationery supplies given by Mi Yingzhi, so that Mi Xiuming could work hard and not have to worry about home.

Mi Xiuming's husband accidentally read the book sent from his home and was immediately shocked. It turned out that the book was not just available outside, but it was copied from the Mingzhi Library. Although Mrs. Mi was not free, she had nothing to do on weekdays and loved to read, so she hired someone to copy a few books in the library. After reading it, I kept it for myself and watched it slowly in the future, and I thought it was ordinary. Aunt Mi also got it, and sent it to her son as a baby.

Mi Xiuming's husband asked about the origin of the book, and Mi Xiuming said honestly. Although the marriage between the Mi family and the Jiannan Hou Mansion is not a secret, it is really the first time that Mr. has learned that the relationship between Mi Xiuming and the Jiannan Hou Mansion is closer, but there are fewer contacts in normal times. Mi Xiuming was embarrassed to say that his father had done something good, which made Jiannanhou's family angry, and Mr. only regarded them as serious relatives, and instructed him to go to the Mingzhi Library when he was free in the future, whether it was to borrow all kinds of miscellaneous books, or to ask for advice from the seniors there, it could be of great help. What Mi Xiuming lacks is knowledge and learning, and since he can't travel around, the best way is to read more books.

Mi Xiuming covered up the truth once, but now he can't tell the truth anymore, so he can only tell his mother hard. Aunt Mi was also embarrassed, and carefully asked the mother-in-law sent by the Hou Mansion next to her, and the mother-in-law sighed: "What is this?" In the library of our Hou Mansion, as long as it is a reader, anyone can enter it, and there is no need to ask the Hou Ye. If the young master is interested, he can just go, and there is no need to say that he is a relative of the Hou Mansion. ”

Aunt Mi hurriedly said to her son, Mi Xiuming waited until the day of the spring break in the school, and then went back to the small courtyard where his mother lived in Beijing, looked for a vacancy, and went to the Mingzhi Library.

This time, no one stopped him, and no one cared who he was. People who go to the library are all looking for books they want to read, and if they want to talk about the world, they have to go to the front teahouse, and they are not allowed to stay in the library to disturb people. Mi Xiuming looked around, and saw that no one paid attention, so he had to carefully observe what others were doing.

Originally, you had to ask a young man in Tsing Yi for a sign first, and you had to bring your own pen and ink, or you could buy it at the study counter next to the teahouse. Each building houses a different category of books. If he wants to borrow some miscellaneous books to open his eyes, he should go to the building where he collects books on customs, geography, people's livelihood, and agricultural affairs.

Mi Xiuming carefully inquired with a young man in Tsing Yi, only to find the building, as soon as he entered the door, there were two white paintings hanging on the front wall, one "Nanhui Prosperous Map" and the other "Nanhui Post-disaster Map", which shocked him. After taking a closer look, he felt sad in his heart. That year, he left Shu with his father and went to Shandong to take office, he also passed by Jiangnan and heard about the good scenery of Nanhui. Although I have never seen it with my own eyes, I still feel quite sorry when I look at these two pictures and know that the prosperous commercial port has come to naught.

Mi Xiuming sighed a few times, and then went to look at the inscription of the painting, wondering who painted these two remarkable paintings, but found that there was no signature on it, only the inscription of "Mingzhitang". What kind of place is this "Knowing Hall"? Could it be that it is to indicate the knowledge library? He was wondering in his heart, and he didn't know if it was because he had stayed in front of the painting for a long time, so a young man in Tsing Yi, who was a deacon in the museum, came over, asked him in a whisper, and explained to him what the intention of hanging these two paintings in such a conspicuous place was nothing more than to exhort the students who came to the library to be officials in the future, to be honest and self-controlled, and not to harm others and themselves.

Mi Xiuming hurriedly listened respectfully, and asked the author of the painting, the young man just smiled and asked him again: "What book do you want to find?" Mi Xiuming hurriedly said, and the young man led him to a bookshelf and told him: "This whole shelf of books is about geography and people's livelihood, you can find it yourself, just don't fold the pages." ”

Mi Xiuming looked at the bookshelf, and it was really full of books that introduced the knowledge of customs and geography in various places, and it was rare that there were even books that introduced the West, Nanyang and other places, he had never heard of it before, and he was curious for a while, so he took a copy and looked through it, and found that the book was also the paragraph of "Mingzhitang". Could it be that the translator of this book is the same person as the author of the painting? Who will it be? It's amazing how versatile it is.

He saw that the young man in Tsing Yi, who was the deacon in this hall, was kind and kind and easy to talk to, so he leaned over to talk to the other party and wanted to inquire about him. When the young man heard that he wanted to ask who the "Mingzhitang" was, he only smiled and said, "Don't ask, the people here won't answer you." However, there are a lot of books signed by this name in the library, and as time goes by, you naturally know, just don't talk about it outside. If that person is versatile and admirable, it is true, but what is admirable about her is not only that. Those of us who have been working in the library for a long time can be regarded as reading poetry and books when we ask ourselves, and when we talk about it in private, we can only admire. ”

Mi Xiuming was amazed, and seeing that he refused to say who that person was, he had to stop asking. It's just that he thought that he might have to come to the library often to borrow books in the future, and if he could make friends with this young man, it would be much more convenient, so he asked the other party's name.

The young man smiled slightly: "My surname is Yi, and I am the second in the family, and everyone else calls me Yi Erlang." (To be continued......)