At the age of 66, Ji Xiaolan began to write "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang", from 1789 to 1798, and obtained more than 1,200 literary articles. He is a native of Xianxian County, Cangzhou, and his hometown is only more than 100 miles away from my ancestral hometown. Probably because I can be compared to a "fellow villager", I have long had the intention to read "Reading Wei Caotang Notes", as if I must bear this obligation. In those years in Hebei, I bought several kinds of "reading micro". Once I went back to my hometown to visit relatives, and I also bought a set of hardcover three-volume collated editions at the Xinhua Bookstore in the county seat. That was the last set of books I bought at Xinhua Bookstore in my hometown.
Reading Mr. Dong's article a few days ago, I saw him mention Ji Xiaolan's book, and I remembered that I have owed an unknown amount of "reading debt" from literacy to now, and now it is time to repay the debt. I also started from "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang", and the others had to pay back as much as I could.
The following story has attracted a lot of people around-
Mr. Aitang said: I heard that there was an old scholar who walked at night and suddenly met his deceased friend. The pedant was upright and not afraid, and asked, "Where are you going?"He said: "I am a ghostly official, and I have a hook in Nancun, which is suitable for Lu Er." "Because of the parallel. When the house was broken, the ghost said: "This scribe is also." "Ask how you know. He said: "Mortals camp during the day, and their spirits are gone." But when I sleep, I don't have a thought, the spirit is clear, the book I read in my chest, every word is spitting light, coming out from a hundred holes, its shape is ethereal and colorful, rotten like splendor. Learn such as Zheng and Kong, Wen such as Qu, Song, Ban, and Ma, go to the candle and compete with the stars and the moon;The second is a few feet, the second is a few feet, and the difference is gradually;The lowest one is also like a lamp, reflecting the household. No one can see, but the devil and the god can see the ear. The light on this room is seven or eight feet high, so I know it. The pedant asked: "I have been studying all my life, and how much light should I have in my sleep?"The ghost whispered for a long time: "Yesterday, the monarch went to school, and the monarch slept day and night." Seeing a high-headed sermon in the king's chest, five or six hundred ink scrolls, seventy or eighty articles, and thirty or forty strategies, the words turned into black smoke and shrouded the house. The sound of the recitation of all living beings is like in the thick clouds and mist. I really didn't see the light, and I didn't dare to speak. The pedant was furious, and the ghost laughed and walked away.
There are two interesting things about this story:
First, we often say that there is light in the hearts of readers, but it is not only about what books are read, but also about what they read. Reading cannot be depleted, it must be clear, and the books read can "spit light on every word". In other words, the true state of reading lies in cultivating wisdom, enriching the soul, and strengthening the spirit. will only endorse, will only take exams, will only follow the crowd, only good at memorizing a stomach of standard answers, always thinking about taking a stand - such a reader, the books he reads have to "turn into black smoke", **What light is there. Whether or not you can shine when you read a book that shines brightly can only depend on the height, depth and breadth of your soul.
Second, the wonderful thing is that this light of reading cannot be seen by people, but by ghosts and gods. This can give a little comfort to those who feel that they "have no talents" all day long. Don't complain, although "gold always shines", but ordinary people can't see it!From now on, believe it: to judge whether a person has success in reading, material and light, it is up to the ghosts and gods to have the final say. It's no wonder that many people don't want to hear the phrase "to hell with it." It's scary!It's hard to see ghosts, it's going to be exposed!I can't see the light and die!
Hu Hongxia text.