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Chapter 68 The Drunk Blossom Room 19 Strange Books Are Hard to Find
Today, the gentleman who taught the basic course of ritual and music in the government school asked for leave and didn't come, so Yuhui had more time to spend freely in the morning.She inquired about the borrowing method of the library from her classmates, and ran over excitedly.The main purpose of her visit this time is to help Su Mian find some rare medical books.

Different from modern libraries, this library has no full-time management personnel, usually only a few servants clean up, and the books in the collection are sorted out once a year by gentlemen and students.Ladies who are studying in the official school can come to the building to read books at any time, and search for them by themselves. As long as they borrow and return books, as long as they do not leave the gate of the official school, there is no need to register to return them on the same day.If you want to take the book home, you can go to the head of the government school to write down the title of the book and the time for borrowing and returning it. You can borrow up to ten volumes at a time, and the longest time limit is one month.

It has been almost a year since the last collection of books was sorted out, because people often come to borrow and put them away, so the books in the building are messy.Yuhui happened to meet a cleaning maid when she came to the library this time, and she had a casual chat before she understood the situation.

This means that if Yuhui wants to find this medical book, if she is unlucky, she needs to check every shelf.There are three floors above and below the library. There are roughly a hundred bookshelves, and there are at least hundreds of books on each shelf. It takes physical strength and time to read the name of each book.And the next day these books may not be where they are today, and the next search will have to start all over again.

Seeing Yuhui's frowning face, the cleaning maid looked at the book and sighed, and asked kindly: "Miss, what kind of book are you looking for? I clean the building all the year round. I don't know where to put some books that are not often borrowed." knew."

It was only then that Yuhui noticed this woman dressed as a servant. She was seventeen or eighteen years old with a handsome face, and her eyes revealed a kind of wisdom and calmness, which was completely different from other servants.

Yu Hui asked curiously, "May I ask what your sister's name is? I think you look like someone who has read books. Why are you here as a servant?"

The woman smiled slightly, and said frankly, neither humble nor overbearing: "Xu Ying, a commoner, was born in a poor family. She went to a private school for a few days when she was young. Later, her mother passed away, leaving me and my siblings, and only my father worked hard to make ends meet. I don’t have any money to continue my studies. I’m applying to be a handyman here in order to get a salary to subsidize my family. If I’m lucky, I might be able to sit in on courses and learn more. I’ll save enough money to take part in the imperial examinations.”

Yuhui said clearly: "Then you must be familiar with the books in the library, right?"

Xu Ying nodded, and said slightly uneasy: "Miss, please keep a secret for me. If the steward knows that I peeked at the books in the building, maybe I will think that I have delayed work and fined my wages."

Yuhui smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense, I still need you to help me find books."

Xu Ying had a good impression of this young, intelligent, easy-to-learn noble lady, and she took the initiative to ask, "What books are you looking for, Miss?"

Yuhui replied: "I heard that there is a single medical book in the library, where is it?"

Xu Ying was puzzled and said, "Medical skills have always been neglected by girls studying in the government. Does Miss have a special interest in this?"

Yuhui explained: "It's my brother who likes medical skills, so let me help him find some rare medical classics on the market and take them home."

Xu Ying was even more surprised: "Your brother can read and write?"

"Yeah, he's very good at medicine now, and his intelligence is better than that of ordinary women. It's a pity that the official school doesn't allow men to enter, so I have to do it for you."

"Since ancient times, a man's ignorance has been a virtue. In order to cultivate his temperament, know his shame, he just read a few words from "Men's Training" and "Men's Precepts". The lady's family actually allows Brother Ling to study medicine?"

Yu Hui blinked her big innocent eyes and said with a smile: "My brother's affairs are quite special, how about exchanging this secret?"

Xu Ying understands that there are always some secrets that are not humane among the aristocrats. She is inconvenient to ask, so she took Yuhui to the third floor, walked around to the innermost bookshelf, pointed and said: "Almost no one cares about medical books. My five When I first came here to work as a handyman years ago, I saw medical books on that shelf, and there should be no change now."

Yuhui was glad to herself that she didn't recklessly search from floor to floor according to her own ideas. It seems that in the future, she should ask sister Xu Ying for advice and ask her to act as a smart navigation. This will probably save a lot of time in searching for books. .

Yuhui ran to the shelf and looked through it carefully, and found several sets of medical books that were not available in the market, each set consisted of several volumes, it was impossible for her to borrow them all at once.But she knew nothing about medical skills, so it was difficult to decide which book to borrow.Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration, took out the first volumes of each set with catalogs and put them in a pile, added a few books that she thought were of good quality and might be related to detoxification, and made up ten volumes.

Xu Ying hurriedly stepped forward to help get the books, and seeing Yu Hui picking out one of each, she couldn't help but smile knowingly: "Miss is so smart, I took one volume for each set, isn't it for the convenience of your brother to choose?"

Yu Hui nodded.

Xu Ying continued: "You can't finish reading a good book in a month, and it will be very difficult to find it in the future. I will sleep in the official school next night. I have some free time, and there is one day off every month. It is very convenient to copy. Books in the library. If the lady needs it, I am willing to help the lady transcribe the books she likes. However, the money for the paper, pen and ink needs to be rewarded by the lady.”

There are no copiers in this era, and when encountering lonely copies of good books, they can only be transcribed manually.Yuhui thought about it in her mind, and felt that Xu Ying's proposal was very good, so she asked, "How long will it take to copy a book, and how much will it cost?"

"I have always transcribed individual articles for ladies, but I have never done business in transcribing entire books." Xu Ying paused, and said sincerely, "Miss may wish to inquire about the remuneration standards for female copyists in the market. I am willing." I need less wages than them. As for speed and neatness, I am more confident than ordinary copywriters. A book like this can be copied in two or three nights. If the lady needs it urgently, I can also copy the book overnight to speed up the progress .”

Yuhui said heartily: "Well, it's settled like this. I'll go home first and ask my brother which books he wants to read. If I can't borrow them once, I'll trouble you to help transcribe them. I'll pay the wages as you said. "

Xu Yingxi said: "Thank you for your appreciation, Miss, but even though I'm poor, I won't make ill-gotten gains with no conscience. I will inquire about a fair price and then tell Miss."

"My name is Yuhui, how will I find you in the future?"

"Every day from [-]:[-] to noon, I will clean here. Miss, just come over."

After finalizing this matter, Yuhui was in a good mood, and asked again: "Xu Ying, do you know what are the famous books on the art of war? I want to study martial arts myself, but unfortunately I am still a beginner, so I don't know what books to read."

Xu Ying replied: "Forgive me for my limited knowledge. When I have the opportunity, I only read books related to the imperial examination, and I don't know how to arrange troops."

Yuhui was a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was impossible for things to go so smoothly, and just grab someone to meet all her needs.

Xu Ying suddenly added: "Miss Yu, I have heard some young ladies discuss that there is a Geshiqi book called "Controversy". The general read this book back then to be invincible, drive the people of Xuanguo back to the north, regain the lost territory for our Huaguo, and achieve prestige."

Yu Hui's eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "Is the General Zhou you're talking about Zhou Changmin? Can you find that "Discussion" in the library?"

Xu Ying sighed and said: "General Zhou was born in a poor family and never went to official school. I don't know where she learned that astounding ability, but I can be sure that there is no such book in the library. In the past, many people from military departments All the young ladies have come to look for it, but they have found nothing. There are rumors that the "Discussion" is a divine object presented to General Zhou by the appearance of the gods.

Yuhui wondered if "Controversy" was a random reward issued by the system?But now that she knew such a clue, she couldn't let it go easily.Counting the days before the time for Qiuhou Wenzhan, Zhou Changmin should still be detained in the sky prison. She may have a chance to visit and ask if there is a book "Controversy" by the way. If there is such a wonderful book , she must find a way to get it.

————Author’s Words—————

I just went to see that there are already 79 chapters of monthly tickets, which is far beyond my expectations. Is it necessary to work overtime this weekend to prepare for double updates?Thank you for your trust and support!
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