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The land across the line from Jingshi University has long been bought by merchants in Jīng Ming and has become a prime location in Jingshi Town. In particular, in the area closest to Jingsei University, a restaurant called "Invitation Moon Building" was built, which was five stories high. On a clear night, in the private room facing the University of Kinsei on the third floor, you can see the bright moon on the top of the mountain and the brilliant lights on the mountain. While drinking, while enjoying the scenery, it is the most elegant. Of course, the price is also expensive. However, if you don't book more than ten days in advance, there will be no seats in the private room

At the beginning of the establishment of the university, Sun Yuanqi stipulated that "the land belongs to the university, and it is not allowed to build its own houses", so there is not a single shop on the territory of Jingshi University. When the sides of the road suddenly opened up, my feet stepped on the land of Jingsei University.

The pine trees on both sides of the road were removed from the mountains at the beginning of the establishment of the school, and after six or seven years, they have already re-established themselves on this land, and the weeds next to them have withered and flourished, and there is no trace of transplanting. The cement pavement under the feet, after the baptism of the years, is somewhat dilapidated, and even cracked in some places. But this does not affect the face of the school in the slightest, but it is like a scar on a man's body, a mark of growth.

Looking up, the various buildings of the school are stacked on the top of the hill and the mountainside, and the original most eye-catching Tong Wenlou has become inconspicuous, and only the mottled appearance of Yan Sè shows the vicissitudes of the building experienced.

There is an old saying among the scholars and doctors in the capital: "The tree is not thick, the painting is not ancient, and it is the internal affairs office at a glance." "The Ministry of Internal Affairs has the largest amount of oil and water, and several families can be rich in a single job. Here's an example. Legend has it that when Emperor Guangxu got married, the mén curtain of the dòng room was entrusted to a related household of the housekeeper of the Minister of Internal Affairs. The relationship invited the best embroiderer, with the best materials, the most meticulous work, the cost of the curtain was more than 50 taels of silver, which was very extravagant at that time. The embroiderer was ruthless and reported a hundred taels.

The related household gritted his teeth and changed it to five hundred taels. The housekeeper saw it and said, "It's too little, it has to be changed," and everyone said that it had to be changed, because the housekeeper also had to share the pie. A thousand taels were opened.

The housekeeper handed over the bill, and the Minister of the Interior shook his head, "Have you read line 11 on page 361 of the second volume of "Deng Xuan"? The housekeeper was greatly ashamed, and went back to quickly turn the book, only to see that it was written, "Leading cadres, be bolder," so he dared to open an account of five thousand taels.

This amount is inevitably too large, and the big guys are waiting to see how far the minister will be reduced, but who knows that the minister will not talk about it, and the pen will be changed to 25,000 taels. When the palace saw it, he nodded, "This is the style that the royal family should have" and immediately paid the amount.

So the Minister of the Interior received 20,000 taels, the housekeeper 3,000 taels, the related households 3,000 taels, and all the embroiderers received 1,000 taels. Everyone was happy, and everyone was living a good life.

It is precisely because of the quick money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that once these uneducated nouveau riche have silver, in addition to eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, they will buy land and build a big house, and then marry a few concubines, and the house is full of gold, silver and jewelry, thinking that this is the life of a large family. As everyone knows, in the eyes of the real family, these are exactly the style of the leopards in the countryside

What is Scholarly Méndi? What is a generation hairpin? There are a few old trees planted by the ancestors in the courtyard, a few ancient paintings inscribed by famous artists on the walls, a few old books read by the ancestors on the shelves, and a few loyal servants living in the mén room

Nowadays, the vigorous ancient pines, broken old roads, and mottled old buildings, all of which add up, just take off the original youth and glitz of Jingshi University, and make the whole school appear mature and stable. The book is right, all elegance is the accumulation of time

Although the Chūn festival is approaching, the road is still full of people. The winter wind in the mountains outside the city is very hard, and Sun Yuanqi has just taken a nap in the car, and it is easy to catch a cold. The handlebar type followed behind him and greeted him a few times, asking him to get in the car and sit, but Sun Yuanqi just refused. Over the years, I have often been outside, and every time I go back to school, I feel that there have been a lot of changes, and I always want to remember these little changes with my own eyes. What do you feel when you sit in the car?

Although Sun Yuanqi is a little handsome, this is by no means a reason to be watched by people on the road. You must know that in these years, the young men who pull rickshaws on the street are more handsome than the other. And in recent years, he has often been away from school, and most of the students do not know the legendary principal. Even if they met once in a while, they would not associate the dusty and even somewhat sloppy young man in front of him with the wise and powerful headmaster in his mind. Seeing that he was followed by an old servant leading a carriage, at most he thought he was a student who had come to borrow it.

After walking a few hundred meters, I saw the brothers Nianzu and Huaizu playing in a small huā garden near the school's Mén. Sure enough, they are brothers, and they can play together as soon as they meet. Not far from the neighborhood, Vera and Lilith were teasing the three-year-old girl Nian Xuan together, and Zhao Jinghui was watching the excitement next to her. Seeing Sun Yuan get up, he hurriedly stood up and smiled and was blessed

"Sir, you're back"

It is said that "the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own kennels", Sun Yuanqi has been overseas for three months, and many times he lives no worse than at home, and he eats delicious food, but he always feels uncomfortable. When I returned home, my wife and children had a reunion dinner around the table, and then slept beautifully, and when I woke up the next day, I only felt refreshed.

Zhang Yuanji, Luo Zhenyù and others were also interested, and knew that the night they came back was the day of Sun Yuanqi's family reunion, so they didn't come to disturb at all, but just sent someone to send a few local products. After breakfast the next day, several people boarded the mén together.

When the guests visited, Sun Yuanqi did not have the slightest consciousness of being the host, but picked up the cotton coat casually, "Brother Jusheng, Brother Shuyan, Mr. Jidao, Brother Jing'an, let's go out for a walk and say, how about it?" Not to mention, I haven't been back to school for more than half a year, and I'm really haunted."

Zhang Yuanji smiled and said, "We are guests and hosts," he said, opening mén and asking the elder Yan Fu to go first.

Yan Fu Lian Lian Xun asked "Ju Sheng, please." ”

Wang Guowei said in the back, "Walking after dinner is the best way to maintain health." Didn't the ancients say it? After eating, walk a hundred steps and live to ninety-nine. ”

In recent years, the number of students enrolled at Jingsei University has increased dramatically, and the number of students at the university has also increased. Wang Guowei is the newly elected vice president, and he is currently serving as the director of the library.

While talking, a group of several people came out of the half-mountain residence. Sun Yuanqi asked casually, "In this cold winter, the bodies of all the gentlemen in the school are still safe?" ”

Just came back from Lianzi Hutong, and the old man's sick appearance left a deep mark on Sun Yuanqi. As is the case with nature, the threat of death is greater than usual during the coldest and hottest times of the year, when the temperature changes drastically. In contrast, the cold is the most harmful, and the elderly are among the high-risk groups. As the old saying goes, "the year is sad", it does not only mean that the Chinese New Year's Eve is to be accountd, and life is not good

At the beginning of the establishment of the school, many of the senior Confucians were hired in the age of huājia, such as Yang Shoujing, who will be seventy years old after the New Year; Sun Yirang and Pi Xirui are also in their early sixties. When these people were young, they studied too hard, lived in a poor environment, and their nutrition could no longer keep up, and they fell into many diseases. By the age of fifty or sixty, his body collapsed.

Zhang Yuanji replied, "The other gentlemen are all healthy. A few days ago, I met Elder Yang Hao, who was more determined than in previous years. Only Mr. Lu Mén has been a little tired recently, and when the weather warms up, I hope to get better. ”

Luo Zhenyù said, "The school is heated, and the winter days are not difficult. Mr. Zhongrong told me that since they came to the school, it is located in the mountains, and it is not hot in summer; There is heating in the house, it is not cold in winter. After a few years, the body and bones are much tougher, and the root of old diseases is rarely committed."

Sun Yuan listened to it, and then said, "It is said that today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and you should say some auspicious words. However, birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable, and no one can escape this experience. On this topic, I would like to say a few more words. That is, I suggest that in the future, retired professors or current teachers of the school, in case they go west, their families can set up a statue of their head at a designated location on the campus in accordance with the regulations of the school to commemorate it. I don't know what you think? ”

According to the regulations, once the teacher leaves or dies, the house in the school must be repossessed, and it cannot be accommodated. This is a bit harsh on the teachers' families. So Sun Yuanqi came up with this method, hoping to make some disguised compensation to his family.

When the people heard this, they even said yes. To put it mildly, according to the standards Sun Yuanqi said, all of them hope to put their sculptures on campus. Leaving one's name in the history books is the lifelong dream of countless readers, but how easy is it to realize? Now that there is an opportunity to leave one's appearance on the stone and accept the admiration of future generations of students, how can everyone refuse?

Yan Fu also said, "Back then, when I was studying in the UK, I heard that there were countless statues of outstanding poets, artists, and scientists in the Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey, and many British people would go there to mourn. I wonder when China will have such a place? If we can set this precedent, I believe that it will be of great benefit to the education and edification of the Chinese people."

Sun Yuanqi thought to himself whether there was an educational and edifying effect, I didn't dare to say; However, once this initiative is promoted, it will definitely attract countless scholars who want to teach here

Some scholars are not able to be moved by the silver of white huāhuā, but if they can gain fame and fortune, many people will naturally be tempted.

Coming down from the mid-levels, you will be the first to arrive at the Takikan Museum. As the main teaching building in the early days of the school, the beautiful shape has long become a symbol of the school, but because of the construction of many teaching buildings and laboratory buildings one after another, the Chengke Hall has changed its use and is mainly used as the office space of various departments of the school.

Although it was Chinese New Year's Eve, students were still shaking in every corner of the campus. Sun Yuanqi was a little curious, "Brother Shuyan, how many students in the school don't go home for the New Year?" Are there any statistics? ”

Luo Zhenyù, the director of the school council, has a good understanding of the school's situation, and replied, "Although there are no specific statistics, the approximate number can be inferred. There are a total of 537 international students, most of whom are unlikely to return home, and at least 350 students stay on campus during the Chūn Festival, excluding those who go out for fun. There are a total of 876 graduate and university students, and at least half of them are nearly 400 of them who cannot go home because of long distances or financial reasons, and seven or eight out of ten of them have already left the school, and the rest are either from other towns or sent from other places, and the number does not exceed 80. In this way, there should be **100 people"

"There are so many people," Sun Yuanqi was surprised.

Luo Zhenyi smiled and said, "Baixi, don't you know yet? At present, our university is ranked first among universities in the country in terms of the number of students, the number of international students, the number of disciplines, and the number of teachers."

Yan Fu smiled on the side, "Uncle Yan, is the student who fights the autumn breeze in the school also ranks first in the national university?" ”