Yi Erlang Yi Zongjun was originally copying books well in the Mingzhi Library, and at the same time doing his duty as a staff manager, but he suddenly received a call from the Hou Mansion in Jiannan and asked him to send two books to the Hou Mansion.

In fact, the three masters of Jiannanhou Mansion are all familiar with poetry and books, and such orders are also common. When the library was first built, the Duchess of Jiannan County took out most of the books in her life, but she never had time to leave a copy in her own house. Although she rarely reads those books, if she wants to read them, she often asks someone to pick them up and send them back when she finishes them. Of course, if the library got a book from someone else, she would also ask someone to borrow it. However, the three masters of Jiannanhou Mansion are very considerate and compassionate, and the borrowed books will be read as soon as possible, or a copy will be copied as soon as possible, and then returned to the library, which will never hinder the daily operation of the library.

As the owner of the library, of course, this right is still there.

Today, the Duchess of Jiannan County suddenly thought of borrowing the book, which was donated by a scholar of Zhishi not long ago, and it was several travelogues and poetry collections from his youth, all of which were copied by his own family, not prints. He had already donated a lot of books earlier, and now he donated again, just to make his homecoming bags a little lighter, and he was reluctant to burn those books. This kind of game is a bit unreachable to give away, and it seems that donating it to the Knowing Library is a better choice. In the future, if future generations are interested in the pen and ink of the ancestors, they only need to go to the Mingzhi Library to borrow it.

Yi Erlang didn't think that these books were very useful, and the places that the scholar of Zhishi had recorded in his travelogue had already been mentioned in other people's travelogues or codexes, and they were more detailed than his description. In his travelogue, he rarely talked about the local scenery and folk customs, but more about his own feelings, commented on what he saw and heard, and when he saw a beggar, he would criticize the local officials for being incompetent and not allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment; When he saw a widow remarrying, he wanted to scold the world. Moral decay, book full of anger. However, that was already in the late Ming Dynasty, and any comments he made were harmless in the eyes of the current Great Chu court.

As for the poetry collection. There are forty or fifty poems in the collection, all of which were written by this scholar before he entered the office, and he can see that he is talented, but there are not many really good poems. Good poems have been sung for a long time, and few are known. It's all mediocre. This scholar is famous as a master of science, and his poetry is not obvious, but now he is a scholar, and he has not left a few promising protégés in the court, and even if anyone is interested in his works, he will only borrow the science works he donated for the first time. It is estimated that he donated this collection of travelogue poems, and there are not many people who can read it. Yi Erlang was still wondering in his heart, why did Zhang want to borrow these books to read?

But no matter what Zhang's idea is, if he wants to take these books and read them, Yi Erlang has to run it himself. It's a daily routine for him. Especially recently, the Duchess of Jiannan County acted as a matchmaker for his brother Yi Dalang Yi Zongmio and set the daughter of the Shang family, and the Yi family was very grateful. He was very happy to have such a sister-in-law, and he heard that the Duchess of Jiannan County was sent, not to mention his name, even if he didn't, he would take the initiative to take the errand.

Yi Erlang quickly found the book, took the baggage and leather bag, put it in the bamboo bookcase, and said to the person in charge. I went out to call a taxi.

In recent years, there have been more and more scholars in the area of the bookstore, and some merchants have opened teahouses, restaurants, scholars' shops, bookstores and other shops in the surrounding area, and there are also civilians who know the opportunity to pack up clean carriages and mule carts, waiting at nearby intersections to solicit customers. Most of the readers are weak in literature. But anyone who has money left in his pocket doesn't care about spending a few dollars in exchange for the convenience of walking a few steps less. Those clever civilians took the opportunity to earn a small income to support their families, which was easier than doing menial work.

Yi Erlang now has much more money on hand than before, and he can still get a few money for a car. He called a mule cart, and for only three big bucks, he sat in front of the Jiannan Hou Mansion. The errand men in the gatehouse of the Hou Mansion all recognized him. Seeing him coming, he stepped forward to greet him with a smile, and congratulated his brother on his high school jinshi and the marriage contract, and his tone was cordial, but also with a bit of courtesy and respect.

In the past, Yi Erlang came, they could treat him as a junior, and it didn't hurt to laugh and laugh at will. But when the elder brother entered the Hanlin Academy, the subordinates of the Hou Mansion could no longer neglect their brother. They are scholars, children of official families, but they are not ordinary people they can look down on. If they call the boss and know that they have lost their courtesy, even if the Yi family doesn't care, the old lady, the Hou Ye and the eldest girl can't tolerate it.

However, Yi Erlang is still polite and not flattering to the people of Jiannanhou Mansion. Even if his brother becomes an official, he will never forget whose gift it is. If it weren't for the Nanhou Mansion, their family would still be poor and helpless, and his brother would still be a boy who couldn't even pass the college exam, and he would not have been able to worship the Master, and he would have become a talent at a young age. Now, the family's situation has improved greatly, his mother's condition has also improved, his brother has entered the Hanlin Academy, hired the daughter of the Shang family as his wife, and he has also become Mr. Yushu's protégé, and his future is bright. Yi Zongjun knew that he would never think that his identity was different, so he put up a shelf in front of his benefactor.

He explained his intentions, and the porter immediately led him into the side hall. After a while, Zhao You came. He is now in Jiannanhou Mansion, which is half a housekeeper and half a master, and is responsible for entertaining some less important foreign guests. Jiannanhou Mansion asked him to entertain Yi Erlang, which also hinted at the change in the status of the Yi brothers.

Yi Erlang smiled on his face, as if he didn't notice this change, and greeted Zhao You very cordially. The two of them are of the same age, but they have actually dealt with each other several times, and they have long been acquainted. Every time Zhao You went to the library to find Zhao Mu, the grandson of Zhao Kun in the third room, he had to meet with Yi Erlang.

Zhao You was ordered to come to greet Yi Erlang, took the book from his hand, called a mother-in-law, and sent the things to the back. Then he smiled and pulled Yi Erlang to sit down and drink tea, and said: "The last time we met, you asked me to ask if there was a cheap good seal stone, I helped ask, there is really a shop in the sixth room, it is a good sealed door blue, carved into the shape of a beast button square seal, but the horn is broken a little, and it can't be sold, so it's rotten in your hand." I've seen that thing, if you grind off a corner, although it's shorter, you can still make an idle chapter, but I don't know if you want it? If so, take it for eight taels of silver. ”

Yi Erlang's eyes lit up: "Yes, of course!" My brother wanted to honor my father-in-law with a gift that he could get his hands on. I heard that his old man liked to carve seals, so he wanted to find a good stone. I've been looking for a long time, and it's really hard to find cheap and good. Although eight taels are not cheap, you can buy a good piece of sealed door green. It's a great deal. ”

Zhao You smiled: "In this case, when will you be free?" I made an appointment with you to go to the shop over there to see the goods, and I have already told them, but I didn't say I wanted it here, so they can't sell the seal stone. It's just that you have the money you have handy? Eight taels of silver is not a small amount of money. If you're struggling. I have a few taels of silver here, so I'll put it on for you first. It's the same with me when you have the money. ”

Yi Erlang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "My brother has planned to prepare a heavy gift, and he can still get eight taels of silver." If it doesn't work, I'd rather send it away, and there is no reason to slap a swollen face and become fat. Don't worry, if you say eight taels of silver, as long as my brother looks at the seal stone, he will never lose a penny. ”

Zhao You smiled: "Don't I know what your brother is?" Is Nari just saving face for you? It's just friends helping each other. If I can't afford to change it, I'll borrow a few money from you. As long as you have it, will you still refuse me? ”

Yi Erlang laughed when he heard this, and he was relieved a lot: "It's not for this, I'm just worried that once I borrow it, I will be lucky in the future, and if I encounter any difficulties, I just rely on others, and I always do things that I can't do by myself." Today it is only eight taels, and if it is eighty taels or eight hundred taels in the future, how can I repay it? A thousand miles of embankment. Destroyed in an anthill. The two paintings of Mingzhitang are still hanging in the library, and I look at them every day, how can I allow myself to make mistakes? ”

Zhao You sighed: "You are too careful. But he didn't go any further, and pulled out a hand-copied booklet from his sleeve: "This is a book that my aunt has recently translated. It is said that it is only a part, and there is still it later, and it has not been translated, and it will be sent when the translation is finished. Let's take this one back to the library first. ”

Yi Erlang took it and read it, and saw that the title of the book was "On the Consequences of Lowering Interest and Increasing the Value of Money", followed by a big "Book 1" three words. said with a smile: "I know that the hall master is still focused on economic affairs, but now there are few people who look at this, and most people want to borrow Western documents, they are just going to foreign customs and customs, and they just want to open their eyes." ”

Zhao You said: "My aunt likes to translate these books, and she has her own reasons. Someone can understand her hard work, then it is naturally the best, if others only take this pressure to the bottom of the box, and don't look at it, my aunt will not pay attention to it. She often said that future generations would always know the value of her translation of this book. ”

Yi Erlang put the book away and said: "Recently, someone came to ask, I want to know if there are books in the library to teach and learn to translate, but I am a poor person who has not been ranked for many years, and I want to try the way of a translator." There is no one in the library, but there is only one in the Hou Mansion. Let me ask more, I wonder if the Hou Mansion intends to put a few books into the library? ”

Zhao You thought for a while: "I'll report it, I can't tell if my aunt will really put a few small dictionaries into the library." If there are a few more capable interpreters, my aunt can work less hard. ”

He made an appointment with Yi Erlang to go to the six-room shop, and sent the other party out, but when he came back, he stopped at the door of the side hall, and did not go in, but only asked: "Auntie, can the guests leave?" ”

Zhao Xiu came out from behind the screen with a smile: "It's gone, you did a good job today, go ahead." ”

Zhao You saluted respectfully, put the book sent by Yi Erlang on the coffee table closest to the door, and retreated.

Zhao Xiu returned to Zhang's courtyard with the book, and Mrs. Tao had already returned with Tao Zhuohua first. Just now, they had been hiding behind the twelve large screens on the black lacquered ground painted landscape in the side hall, and all the conversations between Yi Erlang and Zhao You in the side hall were listened to in their ears. Mrs. Tao admired Yi Erlang's character very much and was also very satisfied with his appearance. As soon as the other party left, she brought her daughter to see the Zhang family and urgently expressed her desire to discuss marriage with the Yi family.

Tao Zhuohua blushed shyly, his head hung low, but his eyes shone with a different light.

Zhao Xiu smiled and sat down beside Zhang: "This is good, it's really a good thing." Yi Erlang is really good, although he is just a showman, but his homework is better than his brother, and now he worships Shang Gongzi as a teacher, and his future is limitless. When the family affair is completed, I must give Mrs. Tao a big gift. ”

Zhang laughed: "I'm going to receive a matchmaker gift when the time comes—I'll send a post to Mrs. Yi tomorrow!" (To be continued.) )