A year has passed, not too long, but not short, but not short, it is enough for Zhiyun to adapt to the life of this era.

Seeing that spring was approaching, the cold wave invaded the capital, and heavy snow fell in the sky.

In the evening, the sunset gilded the white earth with a splash of color.

A carriage slowly approached.

"Sir, it's here."

The driver of the car lifted the curtain, and the first to come down was a young man of twenty-six or seventeen years old, followed by a well-maintained middle-aged man who looked like he was in his thirties and in his early forties.

Although this place is not too far from Chaoyangmen, it is not a prosperous area, from a distance, it is just an ordinary farm manor, but the garden is surrounded by a circle of flowers and trees, especially the red plum in that circle, at this time it is in full bloom, and it smells fragrant from afar, and all kinds of trees are connected with branches, which is very peculiar and elegant.

As soon as the young man looked up, he saw a wooden signboard hanging on the vermilion door, with the four big characters of 'Wenyuan Book Society' written on it, the signboard was just an ordinary material, but these four words were euphemistic and subtle, beautiful and beautiful, and full of the essence of the sage.

The young man's eyes lit up, and he saw a couplet pasted on the walls on both sides: 'I like to have two bright eyes, and make more good friends.' I hate to read his books for ten years. It's also a line, which complements the signboard.

"Dad, this place is good, interesting!"

The middle-aged man ignored him, rubbed his hands, pushed the door in, entered the door, it was a gravel-filled sheep intestine path, one side of the path is a huge pond, about three or four acres of size, the water in it is green, several bamboo bridges criss-cross the water surface, the promenade is meandering, several bamboo pavilions are scattered and dotted on the lake, it is strange to say, this year Beijing is cold in winter, most of the pond water is frozen, but this pond is rippling, not only is not cold, as if there is also a warmth.

In the bamboo pavilion on the water, there are already a few young people dressed as scholars holding books and reading, and occasionally the sound of reading aloud is faintly heard, but the garden is still very quiet.

The young man looked in a daze, and was dragged by his father before stepping forward, muttering as he walked: "When did such a place emerge in the capital, why don't I know?" ”

"Dunfu?"

"Brother Wenquan? Why are you here? The middle-aged man was startled by the sudden call and turned his head, and saw an old man with white hair who was hurrying forward, his face was red, his forehead was drenched with sweat, obviously he was in a hurry, as soon as he arrived, he grabbed the middle-aged man's sleeve, and his feet did not stop, "Come with me, I heard that there were fifty-eight bamboo slips of "Liutao" the day before yesterday, Lao Huang They have seen it, it is likely to be true...... Hengchen, I have something to do with your father, you kid go to the lobby first to take a look......"

"Daddy? Where are you going? Before the young man who was called Hengchen could say anything, his father shook in front of him like a gust of wind. He raised his eyebrows, a little crying and laughing, he was thrown down, but this is an elder, he can't say anything, so he has to go forward obediently.

Passing through the corridor, there are a total of five houses in the north, only the middle door is open, Hengchen pushed the door and walked in, he was stunned for a moment, there are many more people in this room than outside, rows of square tables are placed in the house in a staggered manner, many students gather in groups of three or two, the chairs are almost full, and many people simply sit on the ground, and some people even stand.

But also, it's so cold, it's true that not many people want to freeze in the garden.

This is a big square room, there are some paintings and poems on the wall, there are flowers and potted plants on the ground and windows, and there are bookshelves in the center that go straight to the roof, at first glance, there are dozens of rows, the books on it are dense, dazzling, even Hengchen can't help but be stunned, you know, their study has a lot of books, but so many books, it's the first time I've seen it, I'm afraid it's the library of the palace, it's just that, and he can see it just by talking a few times, The bookshelves are arranged according to the subsets of scriptures and chronicles, which are very clear and clear, and these books are very well preserved, and there are even many that he has been lucky enough to hear, but have never read, and they are by no means shoddy, and this book is a good book.

On the wall next to the bookshelf, there is a line of big words in the book - 'Wenyuan Book Society Precautions', which is very conspicuous, and you can see it clearly from afar, Heng Chen walked over, and saw that the following is the location of all kinds of books and the rules of this book club.

If you want to borrow books, you need to spend three dollars a day, and there are some books inside, which are extremely rare and very precious, so they cannot be borrowed, and can only be read in the book club.

However, if you really want to, you can spend some paper and ink money, ask the people of the book club to help reprint, and come back to pick it up in three days, Hengchen looked around, and saw that there are many talented people who have registered to reprint books here, and even the general subset of scriptures and histories has been printed, obviously, the money spent here is much cheaper than printing a book outside, and if the quality is similar to the books on the shelf, even if it is slightly worse, it is also worth collecting.

There are also many other measures, such as the book club also has a lounge, free of charge for students who are tired of reading and want to rest, but they need to pay for snacks, if people don't want to study in the lobby, they can also choose a single room, the cost is slightly higher, and it costs a penny.

Heng Chen squinted his eyes, and admired the owner of this book club a little, not to mention money, only this book club can make many celebrities and scholars, or show talents who are ready to participate in the scientific examination gather, I don't know how much benefit it can bring to the master here.

Hengchen thought about it for a while, and finally couldn't help but be moved, walked over, and took a volume of "Zhou Li" in his hand, this book is wrapped in calfskin, the four corners are inlaid with thin silver sheets, held in his hand, the touch is very comfortable, and it smells faintly with the fragrance of flowers and plants......

The master behind this 'Wenyuan Book Society' is naturally Guarjia Mingde.

Half a year ago, Zhiyun made a batch of miniature collectors according to the principle of the scanner, and released them to collect all kinds of books and materials, at first to understand the information of this era, for Zhiyun, if she wants to gain a foothold in one place, information collection is the top priority, but later she collected too much information, and she used alchemy to make a set of printing machines, and printed out the collected books and materials into books, which were just for Mingde to read.

Mingde is a book lover, and when he got these, he was naturally ecstatic, and later because Zhiyun used more and more materials to practice alchemy, and they became more and more precious, and the family's expenses gradually increased, Mingde was very worried, and even had the idea of selling part of the book, but he couldn't bear to look at this book and that book.

In fact, with the steady improvement of her magic power, it is now very easy for Zhiyun to want money, and the various artificial crystals she refined, even if they were waste products for her, looked like they were the same as the gems of this era, and she could sell some casually, and the family's silver money would be indispensable.

But she has always been cautious, even if no one will track it down, she also wants an open channel for money, and after thinking about it, she simply came up with an idea, made some artificial gems by herself, made jewelry, and let Mingde disguise herself and sell them, and with the first pot of gold, she bought two houses around her house, renovated them, and built this Wenyuan Book Society.

Anyway, the surname Guerjia is a Manchurian surname, and it is not surprising that there is a preference for collecting ancient books on the ancestors, such a book club, renting books, borrowing books, is a very elegant thing, and it is not as good as the businessman's things will make people look down on, not only can make money to supplement the family openly, but also allow Mingde to make some talented friends, even Zhiyun did not expect that it was not only some poor students who came here to study, but after becoming famous, even some famous Confucians in the Kangxi Dynasty came, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy.