Chapter 138 [Donate Silver]

The Xingqing Mansion Library used to be a warehouse, so it is quite spacious; the craftsmen enlarged the windows of the house, and replaced the inner and outer window screens to make the inside brighter.

Entering the door is a low counter, and a student from the county school is sitting behind him, sorting out booklets and managing all books.

Le Dong, the manager of the library, said that the affairs of this position are very complicated, including handling borrowing and returning books, statistical classification of books, management of membership, registration number and classification of newly purchased or newly transcribed books, etc., which can be regarded as an important position in the library .

But the boy whose name was registered... Fang Chang feels very familiar.

When the other party raised his head and looked at himself, Fang Chang recognized the other party and said with a smile, "You are...'Equivalent Exchange'? Why are you not in Huaifeng Mansion, but come to Xingqing Mansion?"

The boy in charge of the library was surprised when he saw Fang Chang, and soon recognized him. It seems that the experience of being beaten by the ruler at that time is still fresh in his memory.

He said in a childish and childish voice, and the other party said: "It turned out to be you! It's a pleasure to meet you."

"It's me." Fang Chang couldn't help but smile when he saw the kid opposite, speaking like an adult with a tone that didn't match his age, and it was a little funny.

As if recalled, the little boy waved his hand with a little embarrassment on his face:

"At that time, I was young and ignorant, and I misunderstood the content taught by my husband, so I did such crazy things. I hope your Excellency will forgive me."

"Haha, I don't blame you, it's very interesting." Fang Chang smiled, then took out a packet of sesame candy from the package, and handed it to the boy, "This is for you."

The little boy cupped his hand and took it: "This is from the elder, I dare not say it, thank you Your Excellency."

The little boy in front of him took the paper bag happily, but after opening it, he was a little sad, because there was no food in the library.

Fang Chang laughed, and continued to ask: "I didn't say it just now, why did you come to Xingqing Mansion?"

"Mr. said that he has taught me everything he knows, and there is nothing else to teach. It is a waste of money to forcefully occupy the seat, so he resigned and left."

"However, before Mr. left, he recommended two Mr. Jian, Mr. Young and Mrs. I took the teacher's letter and came to Xingqing County School to study."

Le Dong who accompanied him smiled and said: "Yes, my junior brother is actually a transfer student. Not long ago, he suddenly took a letter and came to the class to find the teacher. After the teacher read the letter, he accepted him."

Fang Chang nodded and asked the boy, "My surname is Fang. You can call me Mr. Fang. What's your name?"

The little boy looked at the senior brother who was accompanying Fang Chang, raised his head and replied, "My name is Lu Shaoyuan. It turns out that your surname is Fang. Are you here to visit the library?"

"Yes, I passed by Xingqing Prefecture City and met two Mr. Jian. I learned about the deeds of this 'Xingqing Prefecture Library' from them. I was a little curious, so I came to have a look."

Lu Shaoyuan said excitedly:

"Ha, in my opinion, this library is a good place. It can even be said that it is a first-class good facility in the world. Although I am still young, no matter from the books or the narrations of teachers, relatives and friends, Never heard of anything like it."

"It seems that there are many places to collect books, but like here, there are no ones that are open to everyone and have perfect management rules."

"In the library, as long as they meet the requirements, anyone can obtain the qualification to read books, and they are treated equally; in the library, rare books will be copied, and will be engraved and printed, and spread all over the world; The numbers are also increasing.”

"This is really a good place to learn. After Mr. Wang Fang left the Xingqing Mansion, he spread the praises of it more. This kind of good place should not be buried."

Seeing the boy Lu Shaoyuan's excitement, Fang Chang nodded and agreed.

Beside Ledong said:

"Junior brother Lu is very good. Not long after he came, he became a blockbuster in the county school and made the brothers and brothers admire him. Just when Mr. started to build this Xingqing Mansion Library, the younger brother was very interested in it, so he took the lead in applying to work here .”

"Because of his age, my husband only asked him to register here, and he didn't do anything in charge. The gentlemen picked and picked this position, and finally let me take care of it temporarily. It's just that I have to rush for the exam next year, and I don't know who I can give it to. "

The two walked inside, Le Dong lowered his voice, and introduced the surrounding furnishings and book classification to Fang Chang in a low voice. Fortunately, Fang Chang never made any noise when he walked, so he wouldn't disturb the people who were holding books and reading.

The open space in the library is filled with rows of bookshelves.

These bookshelves are... very familiar. It seems that when the county government sent people to move books to the Jian brothers, the bookshelves were not left behind, and they were moved together.

Each of them is mottled and mottled, as if it has gone through vicissitudes of life. Although it is dilapidated, it seems to give people a sense of solemnity and sacredness.

However, the gaps between these bookshelves full of books are much wider than when they were in the Jian brothers' house.

When these books were in the Jian brothers' home, due to the large number and the small space, only one person was allowed to pass sideways in the middle. Now in the library, they are wider, and three people can walk side by side in the middle.

In this way, many scholars sit on the ground under the bookshelves with cushions or mats, and read silently without making a sound.

There are a few tables next to the house, which were found by the county government from the warehouse and moved over to use.

Because reading in the library requires not only paying fees, but also copying books of varying numbers, and books here are temporarily not allowed to be borrowed, so several tables belong to the copyists, and the supply is in short supply.

Le Dong told Fang Chang that the library is working on solving this problem.

They plan to break through the wall between the empty room next to this room and fill the next room with tables and chairs to set up a reading area.

The scribes seem to be very efficient. The two empty bookshelves on the side and those in the middle library area, which are completely different in style, have been filled with some newly bound books.

According to Le Dong, there are some prominent people in Fucheng who are planning to donate books to the Xingqing Mansion Library, but they have not yet been decided, and the books have not yet arrived.

Turning around, Fang Chang led Le Dong out of the library building and came to the courtyard.

He took off the bag on his shoulder, reached out and took out a piece of silver, and said to Le Dong:

"This library is really wonderful and has a lot of knowledge. Since I came here, I will leave something behind. I don't have any books to donate, but the money donated to the library will be used to buy books and enrich the collection. Please remember the purpose. "

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In the next few days, Fang Chang went to the enrollment place every day. He was very interested in the school's enrollment and went there for three days in a row.

And the brothers of the Jian family also knew about Fang Chang's donation, and thanked him very much.

But Fang Chang didn't care. The silver was just picked up by him when he was digging copper mines. It didn't take much effort to get it, and he didn't even need to look for it specially. Since he had found a use for it, it was a good thing.

For three days, there were quite a few people queuing up to sign up every day, and the register was almost full to the second.

Fang Chang looked at the square table that was busy registering in the open space ahead, and asked Jian Zhengchu next to him, "I don't know, where can I get lotus seeds in Xingqing Prefecture?"

Thank you SSWG and Zeroshirley for your reward.