Yi Erlang is gentle and kind, and his knowledge is stronger than ordinary people, Mi Xiuming has been with him for a long time, and he has admiration in his heart, and he does not regard him as an ordinary deacon, but seriously regards him as a friend.

Although Yi Erlang didn't know the origin of Mi Xiuming, he saw that although his talent was mediocre, he was an honest man, and he was happy to make friends with him.

At first, Mi Xiuming thought that he had come to know the library to see some local customs, open his eyes, and have a long life, so he went to those travelogues, agricultural books, etc. Unexpectedly, what Yi Erlang introduced to him was a different kind, mostly the essays and notes of officials when they were in foreign office, or the miscellaneous conversations written by scholars when they traveled around the world, etc. This kind of book is supposed to be for recreation, who thinks it is serious knowledge? Mi Xiuming really didn't understand Yi Erlang's intentions, but he was kindly recommended, and he couldn't pull his face to refuse, so he found a vacant seat and sat down to watch.

At this glance, Mi Xiuming saw some meaning.

Those books are said to be miscellaneous books for recreation, but they are not without university questions. For example, the essay notes of an official, in addition to recording the customs and customs of the place where the official worked, there are also anecdotes when trying cases, or spitting when dealing with government affairs. From these texts, the reader can learn the key to the decision of officials when adjudicating cases, the key to handling government affairs, and in the future, when they become magistrates, they will not be blind when they encounter similar situations. In those notes, they even mentioned the shortcomings of the officials in various places and the difficulties in getting along with their bosses and colleagues. The pain of gift-giving...... It can be said that all the difficulties of being an official have been mentioned.

Mi Xiuming himself has also seen it with his father in office. He has experienced many of the difficulties mentioned in the notebook, but he didn't react at the time. However, Mido's solution to those difficulties is completely different from the author of the notebook, how to see it. They all think that the latter is more upright and more intelligent.

Mi Xiuming glanced at the author's signature of the notebook, and was immediately in awe. That was a well-known official in this dynasty, and now he is a third-grade official. Born as a Jinshi, he started from a small county order and rose up step by step, with outstanding political achievements. Excellent reputation. There is also the good name of the blue sky. Being able to learn from this capable official's handwriting and his way of being an official and managing his politics is really insightful!

Mi Xiuming was fascinated by the notebook, and after reading it, he went to the scholarly miscellaneous talk recommended by Yi Erlang, and found it very interesting. The miscellaneous talk is written about what the author saw and heard when he traveled around the world, and what was recorded was not only the customs and customs. It's more about the variety of people he meets. This author has great wisdom and is also very good at reading people. When he meets people, he can easily judge the other party's personality from the other party's conversation and behavior, and when a liar meets him, no matter how great his ability is, he will be exposed; When the person with a swollen face and a fat man met him, the truth had been leaked between his words and deeds; People with bad intentions often avoid the trap when they meet him...... In addition, there are disputes between local clans and local governments, shoddy methods by merchants, the tragic situation of the common people in disaster years, and the different methods used by good officials and unscrupulous officials to relieve disasters, etc. It can be said that this is a book of life and secular articles. It's a pity to just read it as an idle book.

Mi Xiuming even felt that if his father Mi Duzhi had read these two miscellaneous books before becoming an official, maybe his career would have gone much smoother. But thinking of the good things his father had done in office, he hesitated again. In the end, I can only confirm one thing, that is, I know that the books collected in the library are really useful. Yi Erlang recommended these two so-called miscellaneous books to him, which really made him more knowledgeable.

He began to understand what the division commander meant when he said that he had lost experience and knowledge. He followed his grandmother and father, and he always obeyed the instructions of his elders when he encountered problems, never made up his own minds, and he didn't want to think about things too much. He will only follow the words of his predecessors and read from the script, but he does not have his own ideas, and the foundation is not solid, so the articles he writes will seem stiff and empty. With such a temperament, even if he studies for the imperial examination, it will be useless to become an official in the future, is it possible that he really wants to take his grandmother and father to take office, and he can't do everything according to the orders of his elders? So is he an official, or is his grandmother and father officials?

Mi Xiuming sighed, and heard Yi Erlang come to find him: "It's going to close, why are you still here?" When he looked up, he realized that it was getting dark outside.

After returning the book, he quit Yi Erlang and walked out of the door, looked back at the library again, and was very reluctant. When he returned home, he said to his mother: "I know that the library is really a good place, and my son Ming'er will go back." ”

Aunt Mi was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly asked someone to set the meal, and while accompanying her son to eat, she asked him about his experience in the library. Knowing that he had the help of a Yi Erlang, Aunt Mi hurriedly asked, "How old is this person?" What does it look like? Is it good to learn? Do you have an older brother in Kinko High School? ”

Where did Mi Xiuming know this? He replied honestly: "My son doesn't know, look at him at the age of about fifteen or sixteen, he was born quite handsome, listen to him, and he is also a person who is familiar with poetry and books." My son thinks that he is much better than his son, and he writes well. ”

Aunt Mi knew it in her heart, and she didn't say much, so she smiled and persuaded her son to eat more vegetables.

Mi Xiuming went to the Mingzhi Library for two days in a row, concentrating on reading the books recommended by Yi Erlang, and he consciously benefited a lot. When he left, he and Yi Erlang got acquainted with each other, and felt that friends should be frank with each other, so he honestly told each other his identity. His father, Mi Duzhi, once came to the library to make trouble, and Yi Erlang, who was a staff member, was naturally impressed, and was shocked when he heard that Mi Xiuming was Mi Duzhi's son. However, in the past two days, he watched Mi Xiuming act, and felt that the other party was an honest person, and he should not have any bad intentions. He didn't show it on his face, and when he sent Mi Xiuming away, he reported the matter.

Zhao Kun was going to prepare for the palace exam recently, and he had temporarily put aside the chores in the library, and the old Hanlin bachelor in the east had never cared about these, and finally the matter reached Shang Qiong's ears, so he told Zhao Wei that Zhao Wei would deal with it by himself.

Zhao Wei only explained to the staff in the library, if Mi Xiuming came again, pay attention to what books he had read and who he had talked to, and it would be fine. If he shows no signs of doing something bad, don't worry about him.

Zhao Wei sent someone to ask the mother-in-law sent by the Hou Mansion to Uncle Mi's mother, and learned that Mi Xiuming was just coming to read the book, so he didn't pay attention to it. But in private, he talked to his sister Zhao Xiu, and he was a little relieved: "If there is really an understanding person in my uncle's family, my mother can feel at ease under Jiuquan, right?" ”

Although Mi Du Zhi is annoying, but in the end, it is his mother's mother's family, his family is too unbearable, and Mi's face is not bright.

Zhao Xiu smiled and said, "If my brother looks at him well, then take care of it." As long as my grandmother and uncle stay in Guangdezhou honestly, don't come out to point fingers, it is not difficult for our family to pull a cousin of the Mi family. ”

Zhao Wei thought for a while: "Let's look at it for two years." But he sent someone to observe Mi Xiuming's daily activities and see his temperament.

Zhao Xiu has been learning etiquette rules from Mama Gong and Mama Zuo for more than a month. Now we can already see the first results. For example, her walking, sitting and lying movements are obviously much more gentle, her gestures seem to have become elegant, her words are exquisite, she is a lady when she drinks tea and eats, and when she sits and chats with her grandmother, she can still sit straight for half an hour, without crooking to the pillow behind her. Although she felt that this was quite tiring, Zhang was very satisfied.

In addition to etiquette, she has listened to the story told by Mama Zuo for so long, and even if she can't tell all kinds of royal secrets, she can also memorize the more famous allusions and characters. When Mama Zuo tested her, she mentioned a certain person's name, and she could immediately react that it was a certain concubine of a certain prince, who had a brilliant record in the struggle in the inner house, but unfortunately the praying mantis caught the cicada, and the yellow finch was behind, and was trampled to death by the eldest woman after the victory, and even the concubine gave birth to several children, whether it was a man or a woman, whose daughter the man married as his wife, and who the woman married.

Mama Gong and Mama Zuo were very satisfied with her results, and Zhang was also very grateful to Mama Gong and Mama Zuo. She finally felt that her granddaughter was a real famous lady.

Zhao Xiu only felt that the egg hurt.

Even if her etiquette rules are a little looser, it is enough on weekdays. She had so many things to do, why did she have to suffer it? For the etiquette class, she even stopped her daily calligraphy and painting practice, unless it was when Gong Mama and Zuo Mama were teaching, she needed to take relevant courses, and she had almost no time to practice.

Now she has to squeeze out a little free time, and the activity she can continue to do is to translate the English books at hand. She thinks that she probably can't find anyone else to do this except herself, right? Everything else is okay to say, the housework is handled by grandmother with Lu's mother, the housekeepers are very capable, and the servants under her are also honest, she will not have a problem if she puts it down for a while. As for calligraphy and painting, she feels that she probably won't be able to become a famous master in this life, even if she has that ability, she can't pass on that reputation, but she has leisure after marriage, and she can practice more for her own entertainment.

But she didn't want to give up on translating Western books. Little Wells and his wife Jenny of the Wells Trading House probably wanted to please her, knowing that she intended to collect Western books, so they helped collect a lot of them, and also sent a lot of Chinese books translated by the missionaries in Guangzhou and Macao. Some of them are meaningless, Zhao Xiu kept them to flip through them by himself; Some must not be shown to domestic readers, Zhao Xiu directly called the bottom of the box; Only those that are really beneficial to the people's broadening of their horizons, are also in line with the scientific outlook on development of later generations, and will not cause too many misunderstandings, Zhao Xiu stayed, preparing to slowly translate the Chinese language and store it in the Mingzhi Library.

She felt that what she was doing was meaningful. Judging from the words and deeds of the students reflected by the library staff, it seems that some people have begun to discuss the economic and military methods of Western countries against overseas countries, and how to prevent them in their own countries.

But this is a water mill kung fu, and Zhao Xiu doesn't need to be in a hurry. What she is more concerned about is that the shock and impact of the two paintings hanging in the Mingzhi Library on the circle of readers seems to have spread in the circle of new Kegonshi. (To be continued......)