Lin Zixuan came to Peking University and inquired about Shen Congwen, because there was no Shen Congwen's address on the manuscript paper.

He did not go to the teachers of Peking University, but directly inquired about the students.

This practice is difficult to imagine in later generations, when Peking University had at least tens of thousands of students, subdivided into dozens of departments, and even if you find a department, you may not be able to find an auditor who is not registered in the school.

But at this time, Peking University only had about 1,000 students and no more than 100 faculty members.

Students can go directly to the principal's office to discuss things, and basically achieve equal communication and an open atmosphere.

Peking University is divided into three colleges: the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, and the Faculty of Law, and the school manages students relatively freely.

In other words, if you like to listen, you will listen, and if you don't listen, you will leave.

The professors are very personal, and the school does not have a hard and fast assessment task, and they don't care much about who is listening to the lectures below.

This creates great convenience for the observers, because they are all indifferent, so no one cares and asks about coming and going, let alone being checked.

There is often such a situation, in a semester, classes are often together, which ones are selected and which ones are audited, I don't know; I don't know which ones are from our school and which ones aren't.

This may seem casual, but it embodies the spirit of inclusion, which is what a university should be.

It's not that you say it's an institution of higher learning behind closed doors, then it's really high, but it's just self-deception.

There are many famous people among the auditors of Peking University, and they are the proud capital of Peking University.

Lin Zixuan came to the Faculty of Letters, which is the famous Red House of Peking University.

Named after the red brick building and the red tile roof, the Red House was built in 1916 and is home to the campus, the Faculty of Liberal Arts, and the library of Peking University.

The Red House is a brick and wood structure. The plan is I-shaped, the building is four floors high, and there is a semi-basement.

There is a printing house in the semi-basement, and new literary journals such as "New Wave", "National", and "Weekly Review" are printed and published in the basement of the Red House Printing House.

There are also many innovative groups such as the Shincho Society, the National Magazine, the New Literature Research Association, and the Philosophy Research Society.

The first floor is the library, the second floor is the administrative office, and the third and fourth floors are the classrooms.

Lin Zixuan saw the Peking University Library. I can't help but think of a later Peking University in arrears of librarian wages.

This incident is actually a misunderstanding, Peking University did not owe the librarian's salary, and the arrears of wages happened in Shanghai.

In 1924, the former librarian of Peking University worked as a secretary in Shanghai, responsible for some clerical work, and his monthly salary was 120 yuan, while Shao Lizi and Xiang Jingyu, who worked together at that time, had a monthly salary of 80 yuan.

It may be that due to the shortage of funds for the activities, this salary has not been implemented.

As soon as Lin Zixuan went upstairs, he met Zhou Zuoren, who was teaching at Peking University, and the second floor of the Red Mansion was the teacher's lounge.

His speech yesterday at Peking University has not yet been published in the newspapers. But it has already spread in Peking University, especially the last poem is widely spread, and many people even went to the auditorium to see Lin Zixuan's handwriting.

The song "Qinyuan Spring" is famous.

Lin Zixuan chatted with Zhou Zuoren for a few words, indicating that they wanted to find an auditor here.

Zhou Zuoren found one of his students and took Lin Zixuan to the classroom upstairs to have a look, and these professors would not remember the names of students, unless they were particularly talented students.

At this time, Shen Congwen's foundation was poor, and he had not yet shown his writing talent. Naturally, it will not attract the attention of Peking University professors.

Shen Congwen has been auditing Peking University for more than half a year, and many people know such a person. pointed it out to Lin Zixuan.

Lin Zixuan didn't expect it to go so smoothly, he originally thought that the auditors would not live in the school and might not be well known.

Moreover, Shen Congwen is afraid that he still has to earn living expenses, and he may not be attending lectures at Peking University every day, and it will take a lot of trouble to find it.

Unexpectedly, Shen Congwen was listening to the phonology lecture of Peking University professor Ma Youyu. Ma Youyu is a disciple of Zhang Taiyan, a master of ancient literature, with a profound foundation in ancient literature, and is quite prestigious among the masters of Peking University Studies.

He had a daughter named Ma Du, who was born in 1910.

Ma Jue was recognized as the school flower of Peking University in the thirties, and the school flowers of Yenching University and Tsinghua University were overshadowed by her.

So how beautiful is she?

A friend of Ma Youyu who learns foreign languages once praised: "It is as beautiful as marble carving".

It is said that Ma Du was studying at Peking University. I receive more than a dozen love letters a day, and there are even binding costs.

The point is that Lu Xun and Ma Youyu are colleagues, and Lu Xun and Ma Youyu's daughter Ma Du have been in correspondence for more than seven years, and Ma Du is mentioned in Lu Xun's diary as many as 53 times.

Later, Ma Jue got married, and after Lu Xun found out, he let Peng dispose of a book that he had originally intended to give to Ma Jue.

Since then, the two have not been in touch.

Lin Zixuan didn't call Shen Congwen out, but stood outside and listened, his ancient text was not very good, and it was beneficial to listen to the class.

About half an hour, when the class ended and the students left, he called out to Shen Congwen.

Shen Congwen didn't expect Lin Zixuan to come to him, he was a little overwhelmed, he listened to Lin Zixuan's speech yesterday, and felt that he should learn a little traditional culture, so he came to listen to the lessons of the master of Chinese culture.

At Peking University during this period, Chinese studies were not popular, but new literature was popular.

Shen Congwen used to listen to courses on new literature and foreign literature.

Lin Zixuan didn't want to be watched, so he left Peking University with Shen Congwen, after all, many students had listened to his speech yesterday.

Although he is gone, he leaves behind an anecdote.

That is, standing outside the classroom for half an hour, without rashly disturbing the lecture inside, this is the respect for the lecture hall and the lecturers inside, with Lin Zixuan's current prestige, it is rare to do this.

It's a basic courtesy, and respect is all mutual.

There are many low-grade restaurants near Peking University, which are suitable for students to eat and gather.

Lin Zixuan chose one at random, found a private room, ordered food, and asked Shen Congwen about his current situation.

is similar to what he remembers, although Shen Congwen is not embarrassed to the point of needing relief, he is also the kind who has eaten the last meal but not the next, and he is quite financially constrained, so he often goes to his fellow villagers to eat.

The two had dinner in the restaurant, and Lin Zixuan took out the stack of manuscripts and told Shen Congwen about it.

He gave a lecture on how to write at Shanghai University, and there was no problem in guiding Shen Congwen at this time, and he pointed out to Shen Congwen the problems in the manuscript, which needed to be revised, and how to revise them.

This conversation is an hour of time.

"I'm telling you this because I can see that you're genuinely writing and talented." Lin Zixuan finally encouraged, "You are still in the stage of imitation, but if you want to succeed, you must have your own style, when others see an article, they can tell that it is not written by Lu Xun, nor by Yu Dafu, but by you Shen Congwen." (To be continued.) )