Walking into the 'Mingde Building' of Sichuan University, the corridor is long and the doors are lined up.

In order to maintain the historical flavor of this old building designed and built by architect Liang Sicheng a hundred years ago, many repairs have not made much changes to the main structure, but now in the room used as an office, the situation is a different picture, and small changes such as pulling circuits and pulling network cables to achieve modern office conditions can be seen everywhere.

In the spacious and bright Academic Affairs Office on the first floor of the Red Building, Deputy Director Wang Qiuli personally verified Zhang Lisheng's information on the Internet, entered it into the directory of invited visiting scholars, looked up at the young Dr. Stanford sitting on the sofa by the wall, and said enthusiastically in fluent English: "Okay, Dr. Zhang, the formalities are complete."

Welcome to officially become a member of the visiting scholars of Sichuan University, and we will be fully responsible for your 'food, housing and transportation' in the academic exchange life in China in the past six months.

The accommodation is in the university guest house, and the environment is the standard of a star-rated hotel;

You can choose to eat in the guest house restaurant or the international student canteen, and the buffet is provided free of charge;

Because of the shortage of university vehicles, it is difficult to ensure that you use the car alone, and you will be subsidized with a 150 yuan 'car sticker' every day, of course, it is Chinese dollars not rice dollars.

Other than that, you can ask for anything as long as it's reasonable. ”

"You can also make another request," looking at the official of the Academic Affairs Office of Sichuan University, who was over forty years old but well-maintained, and still looked charming, Zhang Lisheng blurted out for a moment: "No, no, no." Ms. Wang, I have come to your university for an academic visit, and there is no reason for me to be taken care of by you. ”

"It is true that there is no such treatment for ordinary visiting scholars, but you are an invited expert of the Ministry of Education's '100 Famous Universities, 1000 International Experts' academic exchange program, all of which have special regulations in our universities.

This kind of treatment has been the result of the central government's advocacy of 'strict economy', and I hope it will satisfy you?" Wang Qiuli said these words, and there was a faint sense of superiority in her tone.

"Satisfied, I'm satisfied. Xie Lu Xie. "The formalities are done. The goal was achieved, and Zhang Lisheng, who didn't want to dwell more on the details, shrugged his shoulders and stood up from the sofa, "Ms. Li, if there is nothing else, I want to settle down first and fall into jet lag." After that, I went to the primeval jungle of western Sichuan to do some field research..."

"Go to the primeval jungle and do it. Field research?" Wang Qiuli's eyes widened and she interrupted the young man's words in surprise.

"Yes. But don't worry, I've got a lot of experience in the wilderness, so I don't have to bother your school with anything. In fact, as you might guess if you've read it, half of my papers were written in the harsh environment of the 'otherworldly' jungle. ”

Wang Qiuli is an administrative official in the university, how could she have read the professional treatises of visiting scholars, but at this time, it was obviously not polite to say that she did not know, she could only smile bitterly and said: "Of course I have read your wonderful treatises, but, Dr. Zhang, do you think about it, don't be so anxious to do field research, our university also plans to invite you to hold two or three professional lectures in the summer..."

"Oh, is it a 'biology lecture' for fellow citizens and students of your university, and I feel honored to be invited like this, Ms. Li.

However, in this case, it is imperative for me to conduct field research on the primeval forests of western Sichuan.

After all, as a biologist, it is impossible for me to use the example of the Hawaiian Islands or the 'shrimp B1 island' to explain the wonders of this science to Chinese biology enthusiasts or local university students, which is an insult to a professional scholar. ”

"This, this..." Wang Qiuli was dumbfounded and unable to refute the stubbornness and persistence that scholars who concentrate on academic research often showed by Zhang Lisheng.

"If you have no opinion, then I will take my leave and see Ms. Wang again. Seeing that she opened her mouth and had nothing to say, Zhang Lisheng shrugged his shoulders and turned his gaze to Li Mingjin on the side, "Miss Li, can you please take me to the place where I stay and settle down first?"

"Absolutely, Dr. Zhang. The girl nodded at the young man, and said to the deputy director of the Academic Affairs Office, who was known for his ability to laugh but didn't dare to laugh: "Director Wang, then I will accompany Dr. Zhang to the guest house first." He and Zheng Tianliang, who had been smiling dryly since he entered the Academic Affairs Office, took Zhang Lisheng away.

Out of the Red Building, the three of them walked a long distance around the campus and came to a hotel with a small area, but very brand-new, with a neon sign that said 'Wangjiang Pavilion Hotel'.

"Dr. Zhang, this is the 'Wangjiang Pavilion' that our Sichuan University Wangjiang Campus has just built this year, and it is also the guest house with the best accommodation conditions on campus, I hope you can be satisfied. Li Mingjin said, walked up the steps and pushed open the door of the hotel.

"I'm very satisfied, Miss Li," Zhang Lisheng walked into the hall, pretending to look around, nodding again and again, "This kind of hospitality is beyond my imagination." ”

"It's nothing, you're too polite. Li Mingjin smiled and walked to the counter to explain the situation to the deputy manager on duty, and soon returned to Zhang Lisheng with the room card, "Dr. Zhang, room 'A0166' on the top floor can overlook the scenery of the entire campus, and it will be yours to live in this half a year." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she followed closely behind the vice president of the Sichuan Student Union, and the young and beautiful deputy manager of the lobby also showed eight teeth and said in English, "If you have any needs, please feel free to contact Dr. Zhang at the front desk, I am honored to serve you." ”

"Oh, thank you so much. Zhang Lisheng took the room card, his eyes swept over Li Mingjin and the deputy manager of the hotel lobby, yawned, smiled and said.

Seeing the tired appearance of the young man, Li Mingjin left with Zheng Tianliang's witty farewell, while Zhang Lisheng walked into the elevator alone and came to the guest room prepared for himself by Sichuan University.

Although the room is just a standard room with one bed removed and another bed replaced with a comfortable double bed, there is no en-suite living room, but the huge floor-to-ceiling windows and more than 30 square meters of area do not make people feel cramped.

Zhang Lisheng locked the door, habitually closed the two layers of curtains, and then sat cross-legged on the bed and closed his eyes, wanting to kill time with secret practice, but suddenly his heart moved, lowered his head and muttered, "Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years...", fell on the bed, and fell asleep after a while.

This slept lasted three or four hours, and by the time the young man woke up again, the sun had set in the west.

He quietly walked out of the room, left the hotel, mixed with a bunch of college students on the green road of the Sichuan University campus, walked out of the university inconspicuously, and got into a taxi parked outside the door, "Brother, are you going to Hengze City?"

"Hey, Hengze City, it is far away, if you take the highway, you will need two 'little sheep' for the bridge tolls back and forth.

When I came back, it was estimated that it was dark, and I couldn't pick up a repeat customer, hey, it's not easy to walk, it's not easy to walk..."The taxi driver is a tall and fat middle-aged man, he looked at Zhang Lisheng's thin appearance, and he came out of Sichuan Dali, so he didn't refuse, only said a lot of embarrassing words.

"Brother, I'll give you a thousand and a half, take a trip, and row it. Zhang Lisheng is no longer the simple mountain village boy, he smiled after listening to the driver's words, took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, counted out fifteen, and handed it over.

"Yo, little brother is very arrogant, Cheng, I ran away this time, I promise to send you to your destination safely, let's go." Seeing the red hundred-dollar bill, the driver split his mouth, took the money, and after taking the money, his chest slapped loudly, started the car, and turned onto the street.

In the traffic in the city of Rongcheng City, it took a long time to stop and stop before finally driving on the highway, and the taxi finally increased the speed at this time, and came to Hengze He County in the evening when the sun set.

In a few years, the county has more than doubled in size, and there are more than 20 floors of high-rise residential areas and commercial buildings on the street, and at night the whole city is lit up with neon, and it is no longer only the most prosperous small area in the county center that is brightly lit.

"He County relies on tourism, selling wood, but it is really fast enough, I saw a friend come half a year ago, at that time there were not so many high-rise buildings.

By the way, little brother, the county seat has arrived, where are you going?"

"Brother, you can park here. Zhang Lisheng looked at the street outside the window, which still had some impressions, was silent for a while, and said in a faint voice.

"Okay. The tall driver parked the taxi on the side of the road, and the young man said, "Brother Xie Lu." "Got out of the car.

Although it was night, the air was still blowing hot.

"I really don't know a little bit of Sa..." Zhang Lisheng muttered to himself with emotion, walked along the bustling street for a while, entered a Sichuan restaurant with a fairly clean face, ordered a few hometown dishes such as spicy chicken, Mao Xuewang, sour and hot sesame fish, and after a satisfying meal, he casually stopped a local taxi on the street and rushed to the mountain village in his memory.

The country road, which could barely accommodate two cars, has been built into four lanes, but even then the road seems to be insufficient, and when it passes through the intersection of Damu Town's Central Street, it is still jammed with cars for several minutes.

The upheaval in his hometown was much more than Zhang Li expected, and the taxi drove past the town station, and he looked at the dense jungle that seemed to have never changed on the side of the road, and he was stunned until the car stopped in the open space of the threshing floor at the head of the village of Ouwo, and then came to his senses.

A bonfire party was being held on the threshing floor, which looked similar to the barbecue party Zhang Lisheng attended in the United States, but it was more wild, the young man looked at the fire outside the car, took out a hundred-yuan bill and threw it to the driver, got out of the car directly, quietly stepped on the mountain road, and walked in the direction of the Zhang family's old house.

In the clearing, no one cares about a returning powerful sorcerer, whether it is a tourist or a young villager, who has re-walked in this mountain village embedded in the forests of western Sichuan. (To be continued......)