The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

"There is nothing else we can talk about about our peacetime undertaking (archaeology) at the moment. It is most appropriate to maintain it in an extremely frugal way and then resume it after the war. Personal life is already very difficult, but it is not yet It was unbearably miserable. I was a woman, so of course I immediately became a typical example of pure wretchedness. I rented two rooms for cooking, classes, laundry, and making beds. Every day passed by like a revolving door. There were several air raid warnings in the middle, and my life was just like a whirlwind. Extremely full.”

This passage was said by Lin Huiyin and Shen Congwen when they talked about archeology (mainly investigating ancient buildings) during the Anti-Japanese War.

Lin Huiyin suffered from tuberculosis. Historically, she was bedridden for almost the six years she lived in Lizhuang. Even so, she dragged her sick body to help Liang Sicheng and Jin Yuelin look up information. Even part of the book "History of Chinese Architecture" was directly written by Lin Huiyin.

Liang Sicheng was not at ease either. He contracted tetanus when he set out from Kunming. After he recovered, he went to Chongqing to raise funds for the Construction Society. After working hard all the way, he finally reunited with his seriously ill wife in Lizhuang. After arriving in Lizhuang, Liang Sicheng suffered from a disease in his lower back and could not lie down or sit. For a year, he could only stand while doing research.

In fact, the couple was living in embarrassment before leaving Kunming. Liang Sicheng wrote to Fairbank asking for American magazines, while Lin Huiyin wrote to Fei Weimei asking for some old clothes. Speaking of this situation, Liang Sicheng laughed at himself in the letter: "It seems that we have truly become beggars."

Online Hei Lin Huiyin is a friend of Green Tea, but I don’t know if he really understands her life story. Her performance before and after the Anti-Japanese War was beyond what ordinary people could achieve. Even without the Anti-Japanese War, a weak woman dragging her sick body over the mountains and ridges to inspect ancient buildings for several years would not be able to persevere without great perseverance.

Liufen Restaurant.

Liang Sicheng helped Lin Huiyin in and said gratefully: "Brother Mingcheng, thank you for your help."

"It's just a small favor," Zhou Hexuan scolded, "Brother Sicheng, when you went to Chongqing to raise funds some time ago, why didn't you come to me? After all, I can be regarded as Mr. Ren's disciple."

Liang Sicheng explained with a wry smile: "When I was raising money in Chongqing, you were still in the United States and had not come back, so you were embarrassed to go to Zhou's mansion to disturb your sisters-in-law."

Zhou Hexuan asked Lin Huiyin again: "Is Mr. Lin feeling better?"

Lin Huiyin said: "The fever subsided quickly after taking sulfonamide, and now my forehead is only slightly hot."

Zhou Hexuan said: "Sulfa is now a government-controlled material, and I, the owner of a pharmaceutical factory, cannot afford much. I plan to donate a batch to Tongji Medical College every quarter. When you need medicine, go to Tongji University to get it. They will specially provide it for you." You keep one."

Jin Yuelin said repeatedly: "That's good, that's good."

In this era, there are no specific drugs for tuberculosis, and sulfonamide is already considered the most effective drug. At least Lin Huiyin does not have to deal with the disease for several more years.

Just as the four of them were talking, someone suddenly walked into the restaurant laughing: "Mingcheng, you, the God of Wealth, are finally here!"

Zhou Hexuan looked back, stood up and clasped his fists, saying, "Mr. Jizhi, brother Meng He, brother Meng Zhen, long time no see."

Li Ji, Tao Menghe, and Fu Sinian came side by side. It seemed that they had a good relationship. But in two years, Li Ji and Fu Sinian were going to have a very unpleasant quarrel. It was all caused by money. In order to compete for limited funds between departments, the two almost started to fight.

In fact, this kind of situation is very common in Lizhuang, and there are countless examples of turning enemies into enemies. The reason why Tong Dizhou left Li Zhuang was because he was forced to leave by the dean of the biology department of Tongji University. Not all of these scholars are saints.

Quarrels, insults, rumors, broken friendships... are permeating every corner of Lizhuang. Lin Huiyin lamented in the article: "I doubt that if people live on an isolated island and rely on very meager supplies, they will eventually fight each other in this childish way."

Zhou Hexuan and Li Ji are old acquaintances. They often met and chatted at Tsinghua University. Li Ji even participated in naming Xiao Lingjun. The two also went to Shandong for archeology together. At that time, Zhou Hexuan found a piece of incomplete "eggshell pottery" at the site.

As for Tao Menghe and Fu Sinian, Zhou Hexuan only met them once in the living room of Lin Huiyin's house, and they were considered acquaintances.

One after another, some more people came to the restaurant, all from Tongji University, including Zhou Junshi, Huang Rongzeng, Ding Wenyuan, Wei Te, Shi Tubo, Yan Kelan, Stewart, Chen Yidi and so on. From Wei Te to Chen Yidi, they are all foreign teachers, mainly Germans and Poles. They all speak German, and Tongji students who do not know German cannot attend classes at all.

By the way, the husband of Chen Yidi, a German female doctor, is Chen Yucang, a famous medical scientist in my country. Today, Chen Yucang is still working underground in the French Concession in Shanghai, specializing in delivering intelligence to Yan'an and Shanghai. Chen Yucang died before the founding of the People's Republic of China, while Chen Yidi stayed in New China to teach.

The owner of Liufen Restaurant brought the white meat to the table and said with a smile: "Gentlemen, this is the foot-wrapped meat that I cut myself."

Wei Te, a foreigner who couldn't speak Chinese, just slapped the boss's thigh like crazy.

The boss immediately understood and said cheerfully: "I understand, you want to braise the trotters."

Wei Te smiled brightly, gave a thumbs up and said: "Boom, Sao, Di Bang, Boom, Sao, Di Bang!"

Zhou Hexuan smiled and said in German: "Mr. Wei Te seems to come here to eat often."

Wei Te said: "The braised pork chop in this restaurant is delicious. It is very delicious. It is the most wonderful food I have ever eaten."

Tao Menghe said: "The most delicious thing is the meat with bound feet. It is fat but not greasy and leaves a fragrant taste. All the wages I saved were contributed to the boss, and now I have become a pauper. But, it is meat with bound feet. The name is too vulgar and offending."

Zhou Hexuan smiled and turned back to the boss and said, "Let's just change the name to Li Zhuang Bairou."

"This is a good name." The boss, who is also a wise man, quickly ran to get a pen and paper, "Please give me a name and inscription from Mr. Zhou."

When Zhou Hexuan was writing, Li Ji laughed loudly: "The boss's business is doing well."

After a burst of laughter, Zhou Hexuan said to Zhou Junshi, the president of Tongji University: "President Zhou, I got a batch of wires from Chongqing, and asked you to organize students from the School of Engineering to be responsible for wiring installation. This is a big project and requires people from Xufu (Yibin) ) to pull the strings, the local Pao Gehui has agreed to help erect the telegraph poles."

Zhou Junshi said: "Mr. Zhou has helped us a lot. You don't know, the anatomy classes in the medical school have to be on a sunny day, otherwise the students can't see the operations clearly. Especially in the engineering school, they can only teach basic courses now, and they all have no electricity. It’s all for making trouble.”

Zhou Hexuan added: "In addition, I also transported some paper, soap, tooth powder, ink, rice, salt, medicine and mimeograph machines, and donated them to Tongda University, Academia Sinica, China Academy of Engineering, Jinling Research Institute and Architecture Society. These materials They are all in the dock warehouse, you can discuss the distribution among yourself."

Everyone was overjoyed, and everyone was extremely excited.

Li Zhuang lacked everything. For example, Liang Sicheng could only write down the materials and documents of the Construction Society on the roughest yellow paper. When other institutions want to print information, they all choose "lithography"-printing using slate and acid glue.

In everyone's eyes, Zhou Hexuan has truly become the God of Wealth.