"Senior brother... Aren't you already in your fourth year this year? ”

"I remember you were Pubo, not Zhibo."

"Aren't you supposed to be ready to graduate..."

"What, you're still back with me?"

Liangxiang Graduate Campus, Huaxia Academy of Social Sciences, Doctoral Building.

Looking at Zhuang Yunpeng, who was frowning sadly in front of him, Chen Han was very puzzled.

If I remember correctly, when he entered school last year, Senior Brother Zhuang was already preparing for the graduation defense.

Why haven't you graduated this year?

"Don't say it, it's over." Zhuang Yunpeng sighed: "It's normal to postpone your Ph.D. study." ”

"I just read a social survey the other day."

"At present, it is more common for doctoral students in China to postpone the completion of their studies."

"Only 31.7% of doctoral students completed their studies on time, and 68.3% of doctoral students deferred, and postponement is a common phenomenon."

Chen Han smiled: "However, looking at your expression, it doesn't seem to be very acceptable." ”

Zhuang Yunpeng rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You are smiling happily now, I will postpone my doctoral study for one year at most, and study for four years." ”

"The average Ph.D. student is studying for 5.5 years, which is longer than me."

"Senior brother, you may have to study for five or six years before you graduate!"

"I should be in the below average." Chen Han shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, there was no pressure at all.

He was embarrassed to tell Zhuang Yunpeng that his graduation thesis had been completed, and now the difference was only the study of theoretical courses.

If nothing else, you can apply for a dissertation defense after one year of master's and one year of doctoral course.

Others finish the class first, and then bother to think about the thesis, and every day they are bald for the thesis defense.

He was good enough to solve the thesis in the first year, but the difference was just a step-by-step course.

If it goes well, I'm afraid he can follow the minimum requirements of Zhibo and graduate in 4 years.

At that time, he was only twenty-five or sixteen years old.

Such a young doctor is still very rare in the field of social sciences.

"Senior brother, why did you delay the completion of the dissertation? Or is it something else? ”

However, Chen Han also had some doubts.

Although it is said that it has become the norm to postpone doctoral graduation now.

But basically there are only two reasons.

Or maybe the mentor can't do it.

In fact, doctoral students are already skilled workers in the second or third year of their studies, and they can undertake the teacher's tasks well.

In the field of archaeology, it is already a good way to help teachers with the excavation of archaeological projects.

The tutor naturally hopes that such students can stay longer and help with more work.

Students are required to publish more papers and papers with high impact factor.

The reputation is to do more big results, and it will be good to develop after graduation.

Relatively speaking, this situation is already relatively good, at least it's not that the students themselves can't learn it, but they just graduate with a tutor card and want to keep you as a free labor force for a year or two.

But in Chen Han's opinion, Kong Jianwen is not this kind of mentor.

And as the deputy director and director of the Xia Shangzhou Research Office, Kong Jianwen really has no shortage of free labor.

The second reason is more cruel.

It is because the students' own ability is not good, they can't write papers, and they make all kinds of mistakes in their actions and projects, and they really can't learn to undertake scientific research projects on their own.

As a result, the tutor will postpone graduation on the grounds that the level is not up to standard.

It's just that Chen Han thought about it carefully.

Although Zhuang Yunpeng is sometimes a little silly, he is a little funny.

But the hard work in hand is still possible, and in the archaeological excavation project, I did not make any mistakes, and basically successfully completed the task assigned by the mentor.

It shouldn't be postponed because of my own level, right?

However, Zhuang Yunpeng said with an aggrieved face: "My graduation thesis is ready, and 2 core journals have also been issued..."

"But the teacher said that my level was not solid enough, and I had to study for another year, run a few more projects with him, and supplement my knowledge of history."

"Say that I'm not even as good as you, the junior brother of Boyi, if you graduate like this, it will be a shame for him to go out in the future."

"Senior Brother Chen, since you appeared, the tutor's requirements for me have become higher and higher day by day."

"I thought that if I escaped mathematics, physics, and chemistry, which require top minds to play, I wouldn't have met crushing students."

"I didn't expect that even if I studied archaeology, I could learn God."

"How did you learn your ability to read inscriptions?"

"Even if the ancestor is a generation of tomb robbers, it is impossible to learn this thing!"

Faced with Zhuang Yunpeng's accusation, Chen Han patted him on the shoulder with great sympathy.

There are some things he doesn't want to do.

The knowledge rewarded by the system is really impossible to explain.

Chen Han had no choice but to sigh, and said very Versailles: "This one looks at talent." ”

Zhuang Yunpeng half opened his mouth, looked at Chen Han blankly, and after muttering a few times, he still sighed deeply.

It's all in plain sight.

......

In the following days, Chen Han's life was very fulfilling.

Public courses, degree courses, major courses, elective courses......

He attended classes with other students in the same department in graduate school every day, and from time to time he also followed Kong Jianwen to do some follow-up research on the Wenfeng Pagoda project.

I can't keep digging anymore, though.

However, after continuously participating in three large-scale archaeological excavation projects, Chen Han is already at a stage where he needs to absorb and summarize these archaeological experiences.

But I won't be in a hurry to continue digging for a while.

Although he studied field archaeology, it took a lot of time and energy to complete various reports and summaries.

In the parlance of the industry.

Archaeologists only do two things a year, excavation and sorting.

Archaeological work is carried out at the excavation site for half a year, and the excavation report is sorted out and experience is summarized for half a year, and the excavation results are implemented.

Chinese archaeology is gradually improved and matured by relying on continuous excavation, summary, re-excavation and re-summary every year.

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Following Kong Jianwen to summarize the excavation of the Wenfeng Pagoda project and the Phoenix Mountain Han Tomb project, and sorting out the results, it is also a process of learning and growth for Chen Han.

Sooner or later, he will also learn to be like Kong Jianwen, as the leader of the excavation project, and sort out and summarize the excavation results of the entire project.

Kong Jianwen really trained him in the direction of project leader, and taught him how to control an excavation project.

And will also teach some "unique secret techniques".

This is the treatment that Zhuang Yunpeng has not received.

He could only follow the graduate students every day to make up the history of archaeology and the history of the ancient pre-Qin period, and he had to accept Kong Jianwen's random inspection and assessment every week.

Although it's a senior brother.

But the gap between the inner and outer disciples can be seen with the naked eye.

After feeling this differential treatment, Zhuang Yunpeng burst into tears even more, and immediately found Chen Han.

"Senior brother, I don't want to be a personal disciple of the teacher."

"It's just that if you can intercede with the teacher, just let me go as a fart, don't continue to postpone next year."

"I want to graduate and go back to my hometown to mix in the archaeological institute and live a life of 9 to 5 in the morning."

Faced with his senior brother's "little request", Chen Han did not respond, but just looked at him with deep eyes.

Zhuang Yunpeng's hometown, like Chen Han, is not a place with rich archaeological resources.

It is the peak season for the local archaeological institute to conduct field archaeology for one month a year.

Relatively speaking, the work is still very easy, and you can live a semi-retirement life early.

Just.

When Chen Han was studying with Kong Jianwen during this time, he heard Kong Jianwen chatting and said that after the establishment of the Academy of Social Sciences increased next year, he planned to leave one for Zhuang Yunpeng.

Although his knowledge reserve is not solid enough, he is indeed a good hand at work and can be called an excellent tool man.

Kong Jianwen also uses it quite easily, I don't know how much better it is than those clumsy newcomers.

Instead of openly recruiting newcomers who have just graduated, it is better to continue to use Zhuang Yunpeng!

"Senior brother, I'm afraid this dream of yours has no chance to come true."

Chen Han smiled slightly, with a very optimistic expression on Zhuang Yunpeng.

"The teacher said that in the future, I want you to stay in the Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Social Sciences to shine."

"This is the place where you can realize your value, don't set up a flag like returning to your hometown."

"It's your home!"