The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Dayue Mountain foothills.

Lushan pine is vigorously covering the weir, and the twigs are bending iron, and there are bursts of pine waves from time to time. In the garden of the villa, more than a dozen magnolias are in full bloom, beautiful and white, emitting bursts of fragrance.

Little Wei Lie turned one year old a few days ago, and his grandmother specially held a birthday party for him, inviting many celebrities and gentry from Jiujiang. When grasping Zhou, Xiao Weilie first picked up the toy to look at, then put it down again, then opened the book curiously, and finally played with an abacus non-stop.

The guests congratulated Zhou Hexuan one after another, saying that the Zhou family was going to produce a big businessman again. Zhang Leyi was a little unhappy. She hoped that her son would study knowledge when he grew up. Cultural people are more respected than businessmen.

Zhou Hexuan didn't really believe in Catch Zhou. He thought that his son chose the abacus because the abacus made a lot of noise when he fiddled with it, which made it very interesting for children.

Compared with her sister Zhou Lingjun who is lively and active, Xiao Weilie is much more introverted and quiet. He learned to walk at the age of ten months, but he was always too lazy to move. Every time he was put on the ground by an adult, the little guy would stand there motionless for a long time.

Zhang Leyi often worries about her son's intellectual problems, but the fact is just the opposite. Although Xiaowei Lie looks a little silly, he learned to walk and speak very quickly. He even taught him a few Chinese characters a few days ago, which is quite a sign of a child prodigy.

In the garden, Zhou Hexuan hugged his son to learn how to read, pointed to the copybook and said, "This is water, read it together with Dad—water!"

Little Willie was stunned for a long time, looking up at the birds on the pine branches, his eyes full of curiosity about the unknown.

"Oh, forget it, you know how to be in a daze." Zhou Hexuan smiled wryly. He felt that his son was a child prodigy, so he wanted to cultivate him early, but now it seems that it is too early.

The bird chirped and jumped among the branches and leaves, and suddenly fluttered its wings and landed on the branch of another pine tree.

"Yeah!" Xiao Weilie suddenly became excited, pointing at the bird and dancing.

Zhou Hexuan had an idea, and took the opportunity to teach: "Wei Lie, that's a bird. Read it with Dad—bird!"

"Bird!" Xiao Wei Lie repeated, the pronunciation was slightly irregular.

Zhou Hexuan pointed at the bird again and asked, "What is that?"

Xiao Wei Lie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly replied: "Bird."

Zhou Hexuan couldn't laugh or cry, he was happy for his son's intelligence, but he was also speechless for his son's slow temper in everything.

Just as the father and son were interacting, Zhang Leyi suddenly came to the garden: "Brother Xuan, the second brother asked someone to deliver the boat ticket, and the sailing will depart at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. I followed your instructions and bought a ticket for the China Merchants steamship. "

In the Yangtze River Basin in the early 1930s, there were four major shipping companies, including the British Jardines, the British Swire, the Japanese Nissin and the China Merchants Shipping Company. Among them, China Merchants Shipping has the smallest market share, and the freight and passenger transportation business in the Yangtze River Basin is basically in the hands of Britain and Japan.

The boycott of foreign goods was very popular in the Republic of China, and Zhou Hexuan naturally responded to the patriotic call.

Zhou Hexuan didn't talk about the boat ride, but pointed to the bird and said to his son, "Wei Lie, tell mom, what is that?"

Little Willie was habitually dumbfounded for two seconds before replying, "Mom, bird."

Zhang Leyi smiled, hugged her son dotingly, and praised: "Wei Lie is so smart!"

The family of three was enjoying the family happiness when suddenly a servant came to report: "Master, Madam, three gentlemen are visiting outside."

"Please come in," Zhou Hexuan ordered.

A few days ago, a birthday banquet was held for Xiao Weilie at Zhang's house, so many people in Jiujiang knew that Zhou Hexuan lived in Lushan Mountain, and more than one or two came to visit him because of his reputation.

Zhou Hexuan was a little surprised by the three people who came to the door today: Li Siguang, Director of the Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica;

Among the three, Wu Zongci took the lead, clasped his fists together and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, I take the liberty to interrupt you!"

"Where, where," Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile, "Why did the three of you come to Mount Lu together?"

Li Siguang said with a smile: "Brother Bu Zeng (Hu Xianshu) and I were both drawn by Mr. Ailin (Wu Zongci) to inspect Lushan Mountain. When we first arrived in Jiujiang, we heard that Mr. Zhou was also in Lushan Mountain, so we stopped by to visit one or two. "

After Wu Zongci explained in detail, Zhou Hexuan finally understood.

It turns out that Wu Zongci used to be engaged in education and running newspapers. He and Cai Yuanpei, Zhang Taiyan, Yu Youren and others all ran newspapers together. After the Revolution of 1911, he began to engage in politics, presided over the drafting of the Constitution, and also served as the principal of a middle school. He is a famous historian and local chronicler.

In recent years, Wu Zongci was deeply disappointed with the current situation due to warlords fighting in chaos and the people were in dire straits, so he quit politics and started his business to save the country. He successively participated in the establishment of three mining enterprises, all of which closed down due to the turmoil in the current situation and the breach of contract by foreign companies.

Just last year, Wu Zongci was invited to Lushan to take charge of Guling Transshipment Company, a subsidiary of Leping Mining Company. When he learned that Lushan Mountain had not been renewed for more than two hundred years, Wu Zongci's literati attributes broke out in his blood. He resolutely resigned from the position of general manager of the company and began to compile "Lushan Chronicle".

Both Li Siguang and Hu Xiansu were invited by Wu Zongci to investigate the geological and biological conditions of Mount Lu.

Zhou Hexuan invited the three of them to the living room, and Zhang Leyi personally made tea and served it.

Everyone still has some common topics. Zhou Hexuan was the president of Peking University, Li Siguang was the director of the Geology Department of Peking University, and Hu Xiansu graduated from the Peking Normal University (predecessor of Peking University) and is now a professor of botany at Peking University. As for Wu Zongci, um, this gentleman is older, from the capital, and a senior revolutionary.

Wu Zongci was born in a family of officials and eunuchs. His grandfather went to the cabinet to serve as a bachelor, and his father was a doctor in the Ministry of War. He himself was the first in the imperial examination and the second in the imperial examination. It would be no problem for him to become a high official in the future, but he actively participated in anti-Qing activities, and together with Zhang Taiyan, Yu Youren, and Cai Yuanpei, he ran a newspaper to advocate the revolution.

Thinking back then, Wu Zongci must have been a man of the hour, but it is a pity that he is very old now. And because he was disappointed with the current situation, he voluntarily withdrew from the political arena. I don't know if he has regretted leaving his family to start a revolution.

The first topic of the four was Beiping, talking about the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Fragrant Hills and Peking University. Then they began to talk about academics. Wu Zongci and others highly praised Zhou Hexuan's "General History of the World", and talked about the French Revolution and the October Revolution of the Soviet Union.

While chatting, Zhou Hexuan suddenly remembered something, hurriedly ran back to the study, took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and said with a smile: "The three please!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Hu Xiansu couldn't stop laughing: "It turns out that the story is true, Mr. Zhou likes to find people to write everywhere."

Li Siguang stood up and said, "Then I'll show my ugliness. It's a pity that I didn't bring my seal with me."

Wu Zongci deserves to be the top scholar in the imperial examination and the second in the imperial examination. This old gentleman has a solid foundation in regular script, not weaker than those well-known calligraphers. Li Siguang and Hu Xianshu are also very capable. Although one is a geologist and the other is a botanist, their calligraphy is enough to make Zhou Hexuan ashamed.

Especially Li Siguang, who is a celebrity in the field of calligraphy and painting collection. The only collaborative painting left by Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian was completed at the invitation of Li Siguang—Zhang Daqian painted lotus flowers, and Xu Beihong added water ducks to the painting.

Zhou Hexuan happily put away the calligraphy of the three people, and asked: "The three of you are going to investigate in Mount Lushan, have you ever settled down?"

Wu Zongci said: "We live in Guling Transshipment Company."

"That's too far away," Zhou Hexuan invited, "It happens that I'm vacant here, so it's better for the three of you to move in, so it's convenient for inspection. I'll arrange the two rooms on the first floor, one for Mr. Li to make minerals. Herbarium, a herbarium for Mr. Hu."

Li Siguang said happily: "That's just right, so I don't waste time running up and down the mountain."

Hu Xiansu cupped his fists and said, "If that's the case, I'll be bothering you!"

Wu Zongci, Li Siguang, and Hu Xiansu moved in the next day. Zhou Hexuan, who was planning to leave Jiujiang, simply asked for his ticket to be refunded. He followed Li Siguang and the others to investigate minerals and plants during the day, and compiled "Lushan Chronicle" with Wu Zongci at night.

After going back and forth, it was not until late May that Zhou Hexuan set off with his wife and children. The Chinese version of "Titanic" has been officially published.