The Lin family has a female named Qingyun [Red Mansion]

It's June, and it's rare to meet the refreshing weather, so Lin Qingyun ordered the carriage to be ready, planning to go out to check the progress of the bookstore, and then visit other bookstores by the way, maybe find a rare good book or two.

Bailu was used to it, and wanted to follow. The two Bailing Thrushes were eager to see the freshness outside the capital, so they took it with them.Xiangsi is a stable person, she never likes to go out and wander around, and she is doing needlework with her hands when she has nothing to do.Qingyun is not that picky about clothes and other things, a few sets added by the mansion according to the season are enough to wear, Xiangsi puts effort into the decoration of the clothes, one piece of clothes is made to look amazing, Qingyun likes it again I also felt that it was too extravagant, but seeing that she likes this, I didn't stop it.

Sister-in-law Zhu was following the car, and besides Lao Yu who was driving, two servants followed.

The car first parked in his own library, not at the main entrance, but at the small gate in the backyard.Zhu's sister-in-law knocked on the door, a man in his twenties opened the door from the inside, recognized the person, and hurriedly shouted inside, and a clean and handsome daughter-in-law ran out to hit the taxi curtain.This is Bailu's brother and sister-in-law.

Because there were many craftsmen working in front, Qingyun put on the veiled hat when he got out of the car.

After walking around in the store, the big things are all ready, and they are all decorated according to her previous instructions. They just need to be polished and painted to dry, install bamboo curtains, curtains, window screens, etc., and then decorate with various flowers and plants, utensils, etc. , These are all the fine work in the back.

Previously, Uncle Chen had sent the first batch of books printed by the Song Family Carving Workshop, except that the paper was slightly inferior to the official block editions, there were no other flaws.Or it has been repeatedly emphasized that the layout of the book is neat, the handwriting is clear, and there are no mistakes, but the illustrations in some books are slightly unsatisfactory.In a few days, the required number of books will be in full, and the remaining payment will be paid at that time.

Although the store has been being renovated, it is not cluttered, and the odds and ends are neatly tidied up.

"Your husband and wife are really doing things properly." Ye Song and his wife came aboard a cargo ship from Beijing a few days ago. After signing the contract, she gave Ye Song's daughter-in-law some pastry recipes that she had prepared a long time ago. learn to do.Ye Song's daughter-in-law is quite talented, and with a few pointers from her after a few practice sessions, she can make cakes that look good and taste good.

"Don't dare to be a big girl to praise, the slaves are just doing their duty." Ye Song and his wife cherish their current errands, so naturally they dare not be lazy.

"You guys are doing a good job, of course I won't treat you badly. I asked Uncle Chen to find two handsome and exciting young men, and they will deliver them another day. Afterwards, they will entertain the customers in the store, and they will be responsible for adding tea and other things. You It's the shopkeeper, who is in charge of all the big and small things in the store. Whether the people below you are good or not is all up to you. You teach them the rules in advance, and you can't make random mistakes when you officially open the door to do business. Besides, your wife's cakes are okay, but the tea is not good. It’s not good, I found another girl who is in charge of making tea. The small tea room in the store belongs to her. She just stays in the backyard and doesn’t go to the front. I'm in prison." After all, she is in the bookstore business, and she doesn't want any romantic and elegant things to happen in her store. Even if such things are really pleasing to each other, if they are not handled properly, the reputation of the bookstore will be ruined.

"Yes." Ye Song naturally knew the severity, and quickly agreed.

Qingyun was about to leave when she saw Bailu talking with a little boy with her head down. That was Ye Song's youngest son.Thinking that Bailu couldn't do without work on weekdays, and it was rare to come out, he asked her to stay here to reunite with her elder brother and sister-in-law for a day.Although Bailu felt that it was not in line with the rules, but after all, he thought of his family, so he thanked him for accepting it.

Qingyun left the library and went to visit various bookstores, but found some rare books.After walking around for an hour in a row, even Qingyun felt tired after sitting in the car, let alone other people.Just as he was about to find a place to rest, he caught a glimpse of a strange building out of the corner of his eye, and his heart flashed with surprise.

"What's that place?" She raised her finger and asked a pointed building not far away.

Sister-in-law Zhu replied with a smile: "Did you ask where? I heard that it is a foreigner's temple. What kind of church is it called? It's weird. Miss, should I go and see it? I heard that many wives and ladies have visited it. There are some novelties, too.”

Bai Ling asked very curiously: "Sister-in-law Zhu, since it is a temple for foreigners, are there foreigners there? Do foreigners have red hair and green eyes, and look like monsters?"

Huamei loves to argue with Bailing the most, and when she heard her say that, she retorted: "What monsters, maybe people will see us as monsters too."

Qingyun ignored the playfulness of the two, and became interested in the church, so she ordered to take a look.

When you get off the car, you will see this Western church, a typical Gothic building.It is said that this church has existed since the previous dynasty, and it was renovated and built in this dynasty. The scale is not large. The middle one is the main building, the small courtyard on the left is the living room of the church priests, and the courtyard on the right is a small library.The main building of the whole church has four pointed minarets, the bricks are ground to each other, and there are three brick-carved arches juxtaposed. Exquisite brick carvings can be seen everywhere.The church hall is designed with a dome, the windows on both sides are inlaid with colorful rose windows, and the top is a Western-style glass chandelier. There are rows of benches in the church, and the front is the Jesus cross and the pulpit.

"Girl, foreigner." Bai Ling suddenly tugged at her, pulling her back from her memory.

Qingyun looked up, he was a Western priest who looked about 50 to [-] years old.

"Father."

"Hi, lady. God loves the world, and Jesus Christ saves all souls who believe in God." The priest spoke Chinese well, made a cross in front of his chest, and handed over the Bible he was holding in his hand.

"Thank you, priest." Qingyun lifted the green veil in front of the veiled hat, saw that the Bible was a translated version, and hadn't opened it, but asked the priest with a smile, "I don't know what the priest's name is?"

"Miss, you can call me Father Anderson." Anderson is just a transliteration of the priest's surname. People here can't understand the awkward English, and because Anderson's translation is very similar to the structure of the Chinese name, many people who don't understand call him Father An. , Anderson is no surprise.

"Father Anderson, this is the first time I have come to the church. I heard that there is a small library in the yard next to the church. It is full of Western books brought by the priest from Europe. I am very interested." Qing Yun said straightly.

Father Anderson gave her a slightly surprised look, not because she was curious about Western books, but because of her pronunciation.After all, Qingyun has received a modern education, and English is a compulsory subject, so calling out the surname "Anderson" is not as blunt as other people's, and it is even directly regarded as three-character Chinese, but her pronunciation is fluent and natural, quite English pronunciation Kind of quintessential.

Father Anderson was immediately interested in this young lady, and treated her differently from ordinary believers: "Since the young lady is interested, I will take the young lady on a tour."

"My surname is Lin, and I have Father Lao." Qingyun came to the church on a whim, but at this moment, he suddenly had many thoughts.If you can maintain a friendly relationship with the priest, you might be able to rely on the priest's relationship to get a lot of new and interesting utensils and books from Europe.

Just after passing the gate of the courtyard, there are two people dressed as guards standing in front of him.

"Father Anderson, my master is inside." One person explained, because he was worried about a female guest, and he was afraid that he would go in without knowing it and bump into it.

Qingyun paid attention to the clothes of the two guards, it was obvious that they were not in an ordinary mansion, and also saw that both of them were wearing a belt around their waists, on which seemed to be the words "Pure King's Mansion".With a slight movement in his heart, he immediately understood the identities of the two, and also knew who the "master" in the library was.

—Prince Pure, Tu Yan!

Speaking of Prince Chun, I'm afraid no one would know about it, but there are only a handful of people who have seen him.Prince Chun is the seventh son today, born of the Empress Zhenggong, who has been favored by the emperor since childhood, different from other brothers.However, the reason for this favor is also quite embarrassing when I think about it carefully.When Prince Chun was young, he accidentally ate poisonous chestnut cake with powdered sugar in the imperial study, and his life was dying. Although he was finally rescued, his body collapsed. He spent ten months of the twelve months of the year taking medicine. .Today, he already loves the youngest son-in-law, and because he blocked a catastrophe for him, he feels more and more distressed and guilty. When he was 15 years old, he decreed to make him a pure prince.

It's strange to say that it's understandable that this pure prince lives in a simple way, but he's almost twenty years old, but he hasn't heard any news about the marriage until today.

Lin Qingyun didn't think too much about it, since there are noble people in there, then just come back another day.

Just as he was about to say goodbye to the priest, he saw a shrewd boy running out of the library, saying, "Young lady, stay put. It's not easy for a young lady to go out once. There's no need to avoid it. My master is leaving soon."

While speaking, a slender figure came out, Qing Yun only glanced at it and then hurriedly stood sideways, even though she was wearing a veiled hat, she habitually lowered her head slightly.Through the swaying green gauze of the veiled hat, one can only vaguely see the other party wearing a brocade robe of azurite flowers and a shiny and creamy auspicious cloud ruyi pendant around his waist. It seemed to make her frown slightly.

This is not like the pure prince who is weak and gentle as jade as rumored by the outside world.

It wasn't until the Wangfu and his party had gone far away that Qingyun straightened up, only to hear Bai Linghuamei let out an exaggerated breath, and instead made her laugh: "Look at how promising you are, can the prince eat you?"

Bai Linghua blushed, and said in disbelief: "We are not girls, we are such little people, we have never seen a big battle, we are not bluffing. The girl still laughs at us!"

"Okay, don't make a fuss when you enter the library for a while." Qingyun nodded to the priest to apologize, and said while entering the door of the library: "Please, the priest will introduce me."

Anderson built this library to spread all kinds of Western knowledge here, so he introduced the books in the library immediately.This place is similar to a modern library. There are large bookshelves, and the books on the top are divided into categories and arranged in English alphabetical order. There is a general catalog. If you need a book, you can find it immediately by looking through the booklet, which is very convenient and quick.

Qingyun then used this method in the Shangwen Building, and specifically asked Ye Song several times for this.One of the reasons why Ye Song was chosen to manage the library was that Ye Song was literate.Ye Song is hardworking and willing to work hard, because he was working in the Lin family back then, and saw that the accountant only needed to sit on the abacus and write accounts, which was very leisurely and easy, so he decided to learn, and after many years, he would eventually gain something. It is still possible to recognize a book title in the account.

"This is interesting." Lin Qingyun took out a book from the bookshelf, which was Mathematical Geometry.

Anderson was even more surprised. He never thought that a young lady would be interested in geometry. Even European women don't read this kind of book very much.

Qingyun just had a long-lost feeling, as if seeing these, it was like returning to the modern time.

He continued to browse the bookshelves again, his eyes stopped, and he couldn't hide his surprise and blurted out: "There is Shakespeare!"

"Miss Lin also knows Shakespeare? He is a famous dramatist in our country, but unfortunately he has passed away for many years. I brought a lot of Shakespeare's drama stories when I came, but my energy is limited, and there are too few people who can interpret two languages, so these No matter how good the book is, it can’t be translated, and no one can understand it.” Father Anderson said with a look of surprise on his face: “Miss Lin actually knows English? I’ve been here for so many years, and I can count on one hand who is interested in English. There is no woman. Miss Lin is really wonderful."

The geometry book was translated before, so they didn't pay attention to each other, and it was too late for Lin Qingyun to change his words now.

"When I was young, I met a missionary. Because I liked to listen to him talk about various things, I also learned a little English from him." Scholars traveled across the oceans to spread the teachings.These missionaries are like Chinese ascetic monks. They traveled all over the place to influence the Christians and spread Christianity, and finally they selected a place and asked the imperial court for approval to build a church.So even Father Anderson didn't necessarily know about all the missionaries who had been to Christ, let alone many years ago.

Bai Ling and Hua Mei looked surprised and admiring, Qing Yun looked amused, and was glad that they were the two of them who came with her, if it was Bai Lu, even if she didn't question her, she would feel weird in her heart.

Father Anderson didn't investigate whether it was true or not. Anyway, it was a fact that she knew English, so he said with a smile: "Using your Chaotian words, Ms. Lin has a predestined relationship with Christ."

Lin Qingyun didn't expect this priest to be so funny, so he couldn't help but also laughed.In the end, Lin Qingyun discussed with Father Anderson, and she helped translate the original text. After the translation was completed, the priest presented the original text to her.Although her English is not good enough to translate the original text, but as long as the translation is roughly done, some difficult parts can be completed by Father Anderson, so she agreed immediately.

She decided to put the translation in the library at that time. Of course, considering the national conditions, some parts of the book need to be cut.This made her very helpless, as if she used to watch deleted foreign language films in modern times.If it is placed in another place, no one outside will know who she is, so there is no need to be so taboo, as soon as the Shangwen Building is opened, they will know the identity of the owner.After all, she is a girl who has not left the court, and represents the face of the Lin family, so how dare she be careless.

Holding Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", Lin Qingyun bid farewell to Father Anderson and left the church.

Just as the carriage turned a corner, it stopped suddenly. Lin Qingyun almost hit the wall of the carriage unexpectedly, and the two Bailing Thrush fell into a ball.

"what happened?"

"Miss, you didn't fall, did you?" Sister-in-law Zhu's worried voice came in, as if she had said something to someone, and then she came back to answer, but there was a smile in her voice: "Miss, do you think it's a coincidence?" Coincidentally, we almost collided with a car head-on, but it was Master Zhang's car."

Master Zhang?Zhang Ming?Such a coincidence.

Just as he was wondering, a man's voice sounded outside the car window. It seemed familiar, and it was indeed Zhang Ming.I met him once or twice when I lived in the Zhang family, and I had the impression that Zhang Ming was very gentle and polite, with the unique arrogance of a scholar.It's not annoying.

"Miss Lin, is she okay? The servants were reckless and almost ran into the girl."

"Master Zhang, don't worry about it, I didn't fall." Qingyun still remembered where he was, and knew that his residence was not nearby, so he asked casually, "Where are you going at this hour, Master Zhang? If you have something to do, just leave first. Don't delay."

"Just off duty, I'm going to Mr. Zhao's house for a banquet." Zhang Ming didn't know how to talk too much with a girl's house on the street, so he retreated to the side of the road after a few sentences, waiting for Lin Qingyun's carriage to leave This is the re-boarding.

The two Bailing Huamei also recognized the identity of the outsider, winked and smiled quietly, and carefully lifted the window screen to see what Zhang Ming looked like.Zhu's sister-in-law followed outside, coughed when she saw the two people's actions, and stared at them calmly.

Lin Qingyun didn't care about them, but wondered who the "Master Zhao" Zhang Ming was talking about, and it seemed that he had a good relationship with him.