A hundred people are not too many to be friendly to each other, and one person is too much to hate each other.

- Pumi proverb

On July 31, 2017, Gong Lamei completed 82 years of life and passed away suddenly in Urumqi.

In August, the 30th anniversary reunion of the 83rd graduating class of the Chinese Department of Lanzhou University was held in Lanzhou. Niu Mulin, Ma Xiaoping, Nathan and Gong Xiaoli met on the bank of the Yellow River at the foot of Gaolan Mountain. Han Jishou, who was sleeping in the land of Xunhua, had no way to participate.

In their days in Lanzhou, in addition to meeting teachers and gathering with classmates, they spend more time traveling the streets and alleys of Lanzhou together, recalling the exciting family history they heard from their parents, telling their ups and downs of struggle and happy success, and showing their children infinitely beautiful and brilliant future.

Niu Mulin first introduced: "My parents were impermanence in 1997 and then this year, and they have stayed on the land of Xinjiang forever. My son, Niu Yingjie, completed his university studies in Beijing in 2014 and joined a financial institution in Beijing. Sister Niu Mulan and two nephews moved to Tianjin with their brother-in-law. The eldest brother, Niu Jianjiang, lives in Urumqi and runs a steel sales company that he founded. After graduating from university, his daughter Niu Doudou worked for a company in Tianjin Airport Economic Zone. His son Niu Zhijie was admitted to Tianjin Normal University this year to study painting. In 2007, the company where his younger brother Niu Jianmeng worked moved from Urumqi to Tianjin's Binhai New Area, and he also worked as a middle-level cadre in the company. His son, Niu Ajie, graduated from elementary school this year. ”

Nathan said in surprise, "It seems that your Niu family is starting to converge in Tianjin. This is the 8th great migration from Beijing to Hezhou, to Dongxiang, to Xixiang, Xining, to Altay, and then to Lanzhou and Urumqi after Khorezm came to China! ”

Ma Xiaoping continued: "My parents are still alive and well, and they are happily living in their old age. My eldest daughter, Ma Anqian, returned from studying in the United States in 2016 and is now engaged in medical research at a scientific research institution in Shenzhen. The youngest daughter, Ma Anna, is studying law at Minzu University of China. ”

After listening to Niu Mulin and Ma Xiaoping's introductions, Nathan and Gong Xiaoli looked at each other, meaning who would introduce the situation.

Nathan smiled and said, "I work hard all day long, and everything at home depends on you." You say. ”

Gong Xiaoli said, "Okay. Nathan's parents had died two years earlier. My parents are still in Nanjing, and my brother is looking back. My brother is a university teacher, so he has relatively free time. His son, Gong Zixuan, settled and worked in Australia. Our daughter Siqin Gaowa has stayed in Beijing to work since graduating from university in 2013. His son, Narisong, has just graduated from university this year and is preparing to work for a Chinese company in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. ”

Niu Mulin said with infinite emotion: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and a new generation is growing. ”

Nathan immediately picked up the conversation and joked: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves crush the beach." ”

Gong Xiaoli smiled and said angrily: "Be serious." ”

They gathered in front of the statue of the Yellow River Mother in the riverside park, raised their faces of different shapes, and looked up at the plump and kind-faced mother under the blue sky and white clouds, on the bank of the Yellow River, and under the green willows with different colored eyes, and truly felt the infinite warmth and care of the motherland.

The four of them happily stood in front of the statue of the Yellow River's mother, leaving a precious group photo.

That night, Niu Mulin, who was still immersed in the joyful atmosphere, tossed and turned in bed for an hour and couldn't sleep. He simply jumped up, turned on the computer, wrote hard, and wrote down his good memories and blessings to his alma mater, Lanzhou University:

The melody of beauty

Although it has been more than 30 years since I bid farewell to my alma mater, Lanzhou University, you are closely related to me and accompany me every day. You are like a beautiful picture of skillfully composed and colorful paintings, always unfolding before my eyes; You are like a large, all-encompassing historical masterpiece that I can't put down; You're still like a melody, breathtaking piece of music.

Flower Language Solo

In September 1983, when I stepped into the school gate for the first time, I found that the campus was surrounded by green trees, green grass and flowers, and the environment was very beautiful, like a park exuding the charm of books and ink.

The four seasons in Lanzhou are particularly distinct, unlike my hometown of Xinjiang, where long winters and short summers, spring and autumn are fleeting. Just after the Spring Festival, Lanzhou entered a bright spring.

The first to take the lead is the spring flower at the corner of the student dormitory. Clusters of golden petals bloom on the branches, brilliant and moving, as if they are young and dazzling students in Peking Opera.

Next is the incomparably gorgeous peach blooming in front of the school auditorium. The layers of overlapping red petals are delicate and dazzling, as if they are lively and playful flowers in Peking Opera, which is invigorating.

Bursts of fragrance drifted into the classroom with the spring breeze, making people intoxicated. The lilacs downstairs of the old liberal arts are also in full bloom. The small snow-blue flowers are light and elegant, full of charm, just like the dignified and tranquil Tsing Yi in Peking Opera.

The wisteria branches beside the fountain pool meander their own dark green pergola. The purple flowers cling to the vigorous branches, enjoying themselves in the hot sun, like a calm and steady old student in Peking Opera.

The locust trees on the campus quietly poked their branches into the campus by the side of the Tianshui Road, and they became lush overnight. The locust flowers of the tree bloom their buds, revealing white jade-like petals, wafting out a faint fragrance, as if they are the kind and gentle old Dan in Peking Opera. After the light rain, the flowers were scattered everywhere, and they were white.

The beautiful flowers on the campus trees are blooming so brightly. My mood is like a beautiful flower on a tree, bright, bright, and happy.

Lou Ying Concerto

The first thing that catches your eye when you enter the main entrance is the old liberal arts building.

The gray walls, the roof covered with tiles, made me infinitely curious about it. Due to the drought and lack of rain in Xinjiang, the roofs of many buildings are flat and can be used to dry grain and dried fruits.

In the past four years, I studied English in this slightly old building, listened to computer language lectures, and watched audio-visual films adapted from world classics such as "Gone with the Wind", "Here the Dawn is Quiet", and "Red and Black", which extended my young mind to the modern world outside.

On the north side of the campus stand the Physics Building and the Chemistry Building. One of the important reasons for Lanzhou University's global reputation is the strong faculty and fruitful achievements of the Department of Physics and Chemistry. That's why every time I pass by those two buildings, I always look at them with reverence.

The library is located in the eastern part of the campus, and is a European-style building that looks Western, delicate, calm and atmospheric. As the symbol of Lanzhou University, its image is very apt and has been deeply engraved in the minds of generations of Lanzhou people.

The most memorable thing for me was the new Liberal Arts Building in the southeast. Although it is only seven floors, it stood out from the crowd in the 1980s. In this modern, majestic building, I completed the main subjects of the university and gained a lot of inspiration for my life. In the decades that followed, I met it again and again in my dreams: either rushing to catch the elevator in a non-existent basement, or looking for my seat in a clean, bright classroom......

Character aria

During the four wonderful years at my alma mater, I was not only fortunate to have formed deep friendships with classmates from all over the world, but also had the privilege of meeting many talented and nurturing teachers.

Professor Lin Jiaying sang classical poems to us in the dialect of his hometown, Fuzhou Mandarin. When she was appreciating Li Bai's poems, she held her head high, looked up into the distance with clear eyes, and indulged in the glory of the Tang Empire, which also brought us into the romantic world of Li Baidou's poems and chic and unrestrained.

Professor Lin told us earnestly that you must be like Li Bai, who can neither see through nor see the real world clearly.

She incorporated philosophical ideas into her teaching of literature. This sentence stuck with me for the rest of my life.

Professor Zhang Wenxuan is a native of Gansu cultivated by Lanzhou University, and he is also a kind, approachable and rigorous intellectual.

He did not seek fame and fortune, and was diligent in his studies, setting a benchmark and example for us to engage in meticulous academic research.

The old place name of Lanzhou "Nanchenggen" that he used in the authentic Jinglan dialect has a unique charm and intriguing aftertaste, and it still echoes in my ears.

Professor Ke Yang is unique and dazzling among universities with many intellectuals.

Professor Ke wears a crisp suit all year round, shiny black leather shoes on his feet, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and meticulously combed hair. Such a fashionable and foreign professor actually studies folk literature with a strong local flavor, which is full of humor in our eyes.

Not long ago, I was shocked to hear that Professor Ke Yang had passed away, and I couldn't help but sigh alone for a long time. I imagined that in a distant paradise, Professor Ke Yang was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with his hands behind his back, pacing gracefully and intoxicatingly singing the melodious "flowers"

……

The short four years of college were the happiest and best times for me.

From the remote Altay in Xinjiang to the geographical center of China, Lanzhou, from a half-understood to a well-read and well-informed person, from introverted and closed to cheerful and confident, my life has undergone a spiritual transformation.

Lanzhou University, your incomparable beauty has long been stored in my mind, your romantic character who won glory for the country will make me unforgettable for a lifetime, and your touching story will always be stored in my heart.

My alma mater, I wish you to forge ahead in the great 21st century, write brilliantly, and play the most magnificent and beautiful melody of the new era.

Early the next morning, Niu Mulin and others ate a bowl of beef ramen together near the hotel, and prepared to take a car in the parking lot across the road to visit the beautiful Yantan Park. Perhaps they were so excited that they hurriedly crossed the street without looking at the traffic lights.

They were about to walk across the road when suddenly an off-road vehicle rushed at a gallop. The driver noticed someone on the road and hurriedly applied the brakes.

Only a long squeak was heard, and the off-road vehicle stopped beside Niu Mulin.

Niu Mulin's body flashed instinctively, his center of gravity was unstable, and he fell on the road.

Ma Xiaoping hurriedly surrounded him and asked anxiously, "Mu Lin, how are you?" ”

The driver also hurriedly jumped out of the car. He is Wang Keqiang, chairman of Gesang Flower Catering Co., Ltd.

Wang Keqiang's face turned pale with fright, and he said again and again: "I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! ”

Gong Xiaoli shouted reluctantly: "What sorry? Do you drive like that? Speed limits on the city's main roads. Don't you know? ”

Wang Keqiang defended aggrievedly: "I didn't speed, and I saw that the traffic light was green." ”

Nathan said, "Stop arguing. Is there a problem with people first? ”

Niu Mulin was just frightened, and his body was not hit. He stood up with Ma Xiaoping's support, moved his arms, and kicked his legs again, everything was normal.

He glanced at the license plate of the off-road vehicle, and saw that it was Qing A, so he asked, "Are you from Xining?" ”

Wang Keqiang replied, "Yes." I am Wang Keqiang, chairman of Qinghai Gesanghua Catering Co., Ltd. My driver happened to get sick. I had already made an appointment to go to Yantan Park today to see the venue, so I rushed from Xining early in the morning, and my head was a little dizzy. ”

Ma Xiaoping asked, "Yantan Park?" What venues do you see? ”

Wang Keqiang replied: "There is a cooperation project. We are going to build a big hotel near Yantan Park. ”

Niu Mulin said: "We just happened to go to Yantan Park. Okay, see you at Yantan. ”

Wang Keqiang warmly invited: "Such a coincidence? Take my car and go. ”

Ma Xiaoping said: "It's okay. Mulin, you take his car. Nathan and Xiaoli take my car. ”

Niu Mulin got on Wang Keqiang's off-road vehicle and chatted with him.

Niu Mulin said: "You and I are still half a fellow countryman. My mother is from Qinghai. ”

Wang Keqiang asked in surprise: "Where is your mother from Qinghai?" ”

Niu Mulin replied, "Ledu County." ”

Wang Keqiang was another surprise, and then said: "Such a coincidence? I'm also from Ledu. My hometown is in the tiger and wolf den in Nanshan. ”

Niu Mulin couldn't help laughing and said, "Why is it called such a name?" Do you really have tigers and wolves there? ”

Wang Keqiang also said with a smile: "Now there are people everywhere. Where are the tigers and wolves? Maybe it was in ancient times, right? Where is your mother from Ledu? ”

Niu Mulin replied: "It's in the county seat, at the east gate of Nianbo Town." ”

Wang Keqiang was still a surprise, as if he had made a major discovery, and said: "It's really a coincidence that there is no book." My aunt and grandmother married into a family in Dongmen Town. ”

Niu Mulin asked with interest, "Which family did your aunt marry to the East Gate?" ”

Wang Keqiang replied: "Gong family." Gong of movie actor Gong Li. ”

Niu Mulin grew his mouth in surprise, and was stunned for a long time before he asked stupidly: "Your aunt's name is Wang Tianying." Your aunt's name is Gong Guoyuan. Isn't it? ”

Wang Keqiang hit a stirring spirit and asked nervously, "How do you know?" ”

Niu Mulin didn't answer his question immediately, but turned his face out of the car window, only to see the blooming flowers, dense locust trees and high-rise buildings on the side of the road. After a long time, Niu Mulin calmed down the excitement in his heart and slowly said to Wang Keqiang: "Because...... Because I am your aunt's grandson in Xinjiang. ”

Wang Keqiang stared at his stunned eyes and muttered, "Is it true?" ”

Niu Mulin nodded lightly and said, "In the winter of 1972, my mother and my eldest daughter, your aunt's eldest daughter, went from Xinjiang to visit relatives and met your aunt and grandmother. She was so fierce that she always hit my feet with a bamboo ruler. ”

Niu Mulin couldn't help but laugh again as he spoke. Now that I think about it, I was really naughty at that time, and it was inevitable that I would not please my grandmother.

Wang Keqiang suddenly realized. He laughed and said, "I remember this thing. My aunt told me that Ga Wa from Xinjiang was like a wild doll, climbing up and down all day long, and no one was afraid, which made her flustered and her blood pressure increased. So it's you? ”

Niu Mulin laughed embarrassedly.

Wang Keqiang asked, "Those people are your friends?" ”

Niu Mulin replied, "It's an alumnus of the university." ”

Wang Keqiang said: "I talk to customers. You go in the park. We'll have a meal together when we're done. Fate has arrived, and thousands of mountains and rivers can't stop it. ”

Niu Mulin agreed unceremoniously.

Niu Mulin, Ma Xiaoping, Nathan and Gong Xiaoli entered through the east gate of the park. The east gate courtyard is a group of classical buildings with national characteristics of concrete imitation wood structure, the brick gray tile and the river green marble door post set off each other, which is harmonious and beautiful, solemn and simple.

As they descended the steps, they saw a green lawn in front of them, giving people a sense of comfort and a wide field of vision, and the lake and water were all in sight, and the beauty was breathtaking.

There are two main roads in the park, north and south. One is a southern promenade paved with colored tiles. The other is the elegant and quiet north main road with tree-lined lawns hugging each other.

They walked and chatted.

Ma Xiaoping introduced: "Although you are revisiting the old place, as a landlord, I still have to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, and then tell you the story of Yantan."

Yantan was originally 18 sand islands in the center of the Yellow River of different sizes, formerly known as 18 East Beaches, namely Duanjiatan, Fujiatan, Junjiatan, Lijiatan, Zhangjiatan, Sujiatan, Yangjiatan, Songjiatan, Liujia Beach, Liujia Small Beach, Dayan Beach, Xiaoyan Beach, South Beach, North Beach, Camel Beach, Beach Jianzi, Boat Beach, High Beach.

In 1958, a 20-kilometer-long ring dam and asphalt road were built through three tributaries of the Yellow River, connecting the river beach with the urban area, and then building an idyllic park known for its lake and water color, flowers, plants, fruits and trees.

The name of Yantan originates from the legend of "Wild Goose Falling on Flat Sand". Legend has it that a long time ago, flocks of geese flew from afar, and they fell in love with this place with abundant water and grass and beautiful scenery, so they nested and built nests to reproduce. Over time, this place has become a place where a flock of geese inhabit and live.

Yantan river is vertical and horizontal, the reeds are thick, the trees are shady, the hundred black contend, although the area is not large, it stands in the middle of the river, it can be called the land of projectiles, but, the green shade is covered, rich in vegetables and fruits, it is extremely rich. ”

They took pictures here for a while, and then moved forward to South Lake.

Ma Xiaoping continued: "This is a man-made lake, Nanhu. The lake is open, with an area of 155 acres, rippling blue waves, magnificent, and picturesque scenery. There are rockeries, pavilions, and small bridges in the middle of the lake, which are exquisitely exquisite, and the green trees of the blue lake reflect each other.

On the small island to the west, geese and waterfowl can be stocked. On the shore of the lake, the sculptures of two groups of wild geese flying and the small island contrast with each other, and are named 'Fangzhou Siyan', which has the meaning of reproducing the beautiful scenery of 'flat sand and falling geese' of the eight ancient views of Lanzhou.

Look at it again, all kinds of trees are planted around the South Lake, and the branches are fluttering, reflecting in the water, fluctuating and moving, full of interest.

On the north side of the lake, there is a library, a reading room, a tea garden, a shop and a flower room, which are very elegantly furnished.

To the east of the South Lake is the swimming pool. In the middle of summer and early autumn, there are many tourists, and it is very lively.

On the basis of building Yanqi Bridge, the waterfront water pavilion and the promenade are built, which are integrated with the Yellow River customs line, and the corridor, pavilion and pavilion are integrated, and there are two lotus ponds.

The Wuquan Academy in the front part of the north of Nanhu Lake was founded in the 24th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1819 AD. It occupies an important position in the history of local culture and education in Lanzhou. As a government-based educational institution, it is known as the four major academies of Lanzhou together with the provincial Lanshan, Qiugu and county Gaolan academies, and it is the only cultural relics that have been preserved to this day. Its original site is in Xianhou Street, Chengguan District, covering an area of 3,200 square meters. Later, the city was rebuilt and it was moved here. After the reconstruction, the seven cross-courtyards of Wuquan Academy, including the gate, inverted seats, lectures, lecture halls, retreat halls, Mingdao halls, and libraries, are scattered, maintaining the original architectural style and basic connotation. ”

They walked through the green avenues made of cedar, juniper, oriental cypress, spruce, acacia, ginkgo, metasequoia and other trees, and admired the flowers of lilacs, elm-leaved plums, yellow thorn plums, red-leaved barberry, roses, abundant flowers, peony peonies and other flowers.

They finally came to Yaotai on Tingpeng Island, which is located on an island surrounded by water. This building is an octagonal double cornice, stacked with bucket arches, beautiful and elegant.

Ma Xiaoping said, "Water lilies and other aquatic plants are planted around the Cuiyufeng Lotus Tea Room, where you can taste tea and listen to the sound of rain, and you can appreciate the interest of 'drizzling rain hitting lotus leaves, and the breeze blowing lotus fragrance'." ”

In the evening, Wang Keqiang held a banquet at the Dunhuang Hotel to entertain Niu Mulin and others. They drank Yellow River beer and tasted Lanzhou's specialties such as golden lilies, casserole soup dishes, and fried steamed buns. In the end, everyone ate a small bowl of exquisite beef ramen and tasted the uniqueness of Lanzhou.