Myth: Heaven and Earth

Chapter 129 Lu Ding
The Xujiahui Library belongs to the Society of Jesus and was established by priests of the Society decades earlier.

While collecting Chinese books, they translated Western books, and gradually built a library.Speaking of Shanghai, this place is quite famous.It's just that Lu Heng doesn't know.

There are two foreign guards at the door—Ah San in a white turban.

These days, Xi Yi likes to use Ah San as his dog's leg.Because Ah San is obedient enough.

These Ah Sans were not considered human beings in Tianzhu, but when they came to Shenzhou to serve as dog legs for Westerners, their tails cocked up.

Before Lu Heng approached, the two Asan yelled loudly.

The library is owned by foreigners, so Chinese people are not welcome; thanks to the fact that 'Chinese and dogs are not allowed to enter' was not written on the door, otherwise Lu Heng would teach him what a dog is, and it is a dead dog.

Lu Heng didn't come here to kill people this time, and he and Ah San care about losing their status.So I turned around and wanted to leave, thinking that it would be difficult to do it in broad daylight, sir, I will come at night!
Just then, a person came out of it.

About 30 years old, short hair, wearing a robe, similar to Lu Heng's attire.

He called to stop Lu Heng: "Dear brother, stay!"

Lu Heng looked at him, he was a well-rounded, handsome young man.

He came up a few steps and cupped his hands: "Brother, come to read the book? If you don't mind, I can take you in."

"I have a good relationship with the priest," he said.

Although a bit abrupt, but a warm heart.

Lu Heng was very happy. He planned to come to Liang Shangjun at night, but he didn't expect a warm-hearted person to come out suddenly.That's pretty cool.

Then he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you. I'm Lu Heng. What's your name, brother Gao?"

When the man heard this, he was happy: "Then we are from the same family. My name is Lu Ding."

Lu Heng laughed: "It is indeed my family."

One Lu Heng and one Lu Ding, if you don't know that the two have just met, they still say they are brothers of the same clan.This name is really quite suitable.constant!

It's like going to a strange place and encountering a problem; but when you meet a helpful person who is also from the same family with the same surname, the good impression will naturally come up.

Lu Ding smiled and said: "I'm older than you, so I have the audacity to call you Brother. Just now I came out from the inside, and I saw Brother coming. With a good look, I couldn't help calling Brother. Dressed like Brother , new-style youth, too rare."

Lu Heng smiled and said, "It's thanks to you calling me, otherwise I would definitely return home disappointed. I just heard that there are many Chinese and foreign books in the Xujiahui Library, and I came here just because of the name, but I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to get in."

Lu Dingdao: "This library was built by the Society of Jesus, so it's not easy to get in."

Then he said, "I met some priests of the Jesuit Society, and I will take you in. Then I will give you a pass, and you can come anytime later."

"Then thank you, Brother Xian." Lu Heng sincerely thanked him without refusing.

Going in now, Ah San won't stop her.

The two entered the library and talked while walking.Lu Ding said: "I am familiar with this library, what books are you looking for?"

Lu Hengdao: "Books on medicine and physics. Especially books on physics. There is usually no place to find them."

"That's true." Lu Ding also knows the word physics, and he thinks it is: "We have not paid much attention to this for thousands of years, but Western countries have become powerful because of it. However, there are not many books on this subject. Translated Too few people, and not very accurate."

He took Lu Heng upstairs and went straight to find the place where the books on physics were stored.There are really not many, at first glance, there are only four or five books.

Lu Ding said: "It's all here. There are a lot of medicine. The bookshelf on the right side of the ground floor below is full of various medical books from China. Western medical books are on this floor." He pointed Pointing: "It's over there."

He said: "Brother, do you plan to borrow the book, or just watch it here?"

Lu Heng wanted to pack up all these books and take them away, but if he didn't think about it, it wouldn't be easy.And I don't feel sorry for Lu Ding.

He said: "Let's take a look today. Tomorrow I will bring a pen and paper and copy it away. Is it allowed to copy books in this place?"

Lu Ding laughed: "Allowed, why not. As long as you can get in, you can copy it out."

Lu Heng took down a physics book, opened it and read it carefully, but found a lot of nonsense.Mostly similar to the biographies of celebrities, professional physics knowledge is sparsely hidden between the lines of the biographies.

After reading it for a while, Lu Heng understood.In this era, there is no systematic physical system.Or there is, but at least it has not spread to China.

In this case, copying the book is actually good.Select the professional knowledge in it to transcribe, and get rid of the messy nonsense.

But looking at it this way, there are only four or five books, and I don't know if I can copy twenty or thirty pages.

While browsing, chatting with Lu Ding in a low voice.

Lu Ding is from Changzhou, his family is rich, and he is a Juren.

His family has quite a business in Shanghai and has contacts with foreigners.

This guy can be regarded as a hot-blooded young man, and his words implicitly expressed his dissatisfaction with the morals of the world and his resentment towards foreigners.Generally speaking, he is undoubtedly a progressive youth.

"I'm learning Japanese during this time." He said, "I'm already planning to study in Japan to see how Japan has grown stronger."

Said: "Japan and China are separated by a narrow strip of water. They have been the political and economic vassals of China for thousands of years, but now they have become stronger. A big war in the Sino-Japanese War has stepped on our heads to be recognized by the world and entered the forest of powerful countries."

"Japan can be strong, why can't we? Just take a look and see what makes them different."

The awakening of the new youth is often like this when they see their own weaknesses and compare with the strengths of foreign countries-observe the paths taken by other countries and find their own way out from them.

Lu Heng said: "It's good to go out and have a look. But the national conditions of different countries are different, after all, we can't generalize. We can learn from it, we can learn from it, we can't copy it all."

Lu Ding smiled and said, "That's right, that's the truth. You have to take a look first."

The two chatted speculatively, and the sky darkened as they talked, and it was already evening.

Lu Ding came back to his senses, and said with a smile: "I learned a lot from talking with my virtuous brother today. Since my virtuous brother has just come to Shanghai, he must not have a place to live yet. If you don't mind, how about going to my house?"

Lu Heng thought for a while and said, "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

Lu Ding's home is naturally a mansion.It is called Lu Mansion.

The layout and style are closer to Western style, and quite new, indicating that the house was built not long ago.

"This house was built in the year I got married." Lu Ding said: "My father built it for me to live in. Look at this style, doesn't it have a special flavor?"

Western-style villas undoubtedly have a special taste in this era.

However, Lu Heng is not used to his self-satisfaction: "Western-style houses are good, but we can't say how good they are. Our own buildings are no worse than this."

He said: "In terms of magnificence, the Forbidden City in the capital is the best in the world; in terms of natural harmony, Suzhou's gardens are also second to none. Western-style houses are just because of their rarity, and they have a little taste at first glance, and they will remain the same after living for a long time."

Lu Ding said: "My dear brother, I don't agree with that. Western-style houses have electric lights and telephones, but Suzhou gardens don't."

Lu Heng shook his head: "It's not a matter of architectural style. If you want to, as long as you have electricity, make some modifications, and install circuits, Suzhou gardens will also have electric lights."

(End of this chapter)