Chapter 239 Life in Cambridge from Scratch (Part 2) (5.2K)
In 2022 before Xu Yun traveled through time.
Speaking of these four words, Cambridge University.
Most people's subconscious reactions are probably "ranked in the top ten in the world", "has produced Newton Hawking", "is rigorous in scholarship", "tied with Oxford", etc.
But in fact.
While Cambridge University has trained many well-known scientists, it has also produced a large number of writers and philosophers.
For example, Byron, Tennyson, William Wordsworth, John Fletcher, Francis Bacon, John Treton, Charles Kingsley, etc.
As for people who engage in literature?
Everyone should know that brain circuits are often weird and special.
They often do some unreasonable things to show their personality or express certain emotions.
This practice had a proper name in later generations:
Performance Art.
Especially when those people were young, performance art was almost like the question mark above Yasuo's head, accompanying them day and night.
This is where the term "literary youth" comes from.
Cambridge is rich in literary genes, so people like this are naturally indispensable.
For example, Edmund Spencer.
This gentleman was born in 1552 and is recognized as one of the great poets of the English Renaissance.
The Spenserian style he created is equivalent to the British seven-character rhyme poem or seven-character quatrain in a sense, and it has become a famous poetic style.
This great poet is also one of the famous alumni of Cambridge University, where he studied literature, philosophy and some natural sciences.
At that time, the number of students admitted to the University of Cambridge was even smaller than it is now, only about a hundred students a year.
But the status is almost the same as it is now.
At the same time, Cambridge University is a college born under the background of theology. There are eight churches on campus, and the Bible is a must-have for everyone.
under such circumstances.
Teachers and students at Cambridge University have extremely high requirements in terms of clothing and etiquette, and they must not deviate in the slightest from daily life.
As a result, one day Edmund Spencer suddenly had a twitch in his head, and a particularly unique thought came to his mind:
its not right.
When the Son came to earth, he was only born in a manger, and he never enjoyed much happiness until he was crucified.
Looking at the whole life, at most it is just a woman anointing his head with oil.
That being the case
As seminary students, what qualifications do we have to keep our bodies clean?
Ever since.
Edmund Spencer found a few friends who were also young and educated. They didn't take a bath or wear clothes for a whole month. Afterwards, they were naked and smeared with sheep's blood and sang hymns at the school gate.
Later, Edmund Spencer's actions inspired a famous quote from Trinity College, which was engraved at the entrance of Trinity College Library:
The body can be dirty, but the mind must be pure.
Further back.
A tradition of "stinking" suddenly emerged in Cambridge.
This job actually started with underwear. Later, another literary young man, John Milton, came to update the version:
The Son was barefoot when he went to Golgotha to be crucified, so let's compare it to socks.
The smellier the socks are, the further the "way of the cross" has been.
Can become a 'saint'.
This habit has even been retained until 2022, and there are always students who insist on this selection.
However, Xu Yun lived in Catered (120 pounds a week T.T.) at the University of Cambridge, so he never had the opportunity to experience this custom.
Those students are obviously conducting the selection of 'saints' right now. No wonder Aveline had previously told Xu Yun and Xiaomai not to be too surprised when they saw something.
In addition, it may be because of being too involved.
These people did not notice the appearance of Aveline and his party, but were still conducting the evaluation excitedly.
I saw one of the greasy-headed young men with Snape haircut holding a gray sock in front of him, taking a few deep breaths, and exclaimed:
"8 points!"
Then another person took the socks and sniffed them with the same intoxication:
"8.5!"
Then the third person and the fourth person
"9 points!"
"8 points!"
See this situation.
Xiaomai's eyelids twitched a few times and looked at Xu Yun, the meaning was obvious:
"Is it too late to drop out of school now?"
Xu Yun shrugged at him innocently:
"What do you think?"
Xiaomai sighed as if resigned to his fate.
at the same time.
Several boys not far away finally discovered the people standing at the corner.
After meeting Thomson among them.
The oil-headed young man with Snape haircut suddenly brightened up and rushed over waving his socks:
"Senior Thomson, you are finally here. It is such a pity that you did not participate in the competition this year!"
Hear this.
Xu Yun and Mai Mai were stunned for a moment, and then they both moved a few steps toward Aveline.
Thomson: ""
But Xiaomai quickly thought of something again. His neck stiffened and he asked Evelyn with a dry smile:
"Senior Aveline, you won't be participating too."
Aveline shook her head:
"I don't participate in these."
Only then did Mai let out a sigh of relief and moved half a step towards Aveline.
Thomson continued:
""
After the young man with greasy hair and long hair came to his side.
Thomson declined the idea of a hug and nodded to the man:
"Well, I just went back to school."
After speaking, he patted Wheat on the shoulder and introduced:
"This is Maxwell, a newly recruited undergraduate student from Trinity College who enjoys postgraduate treatment."
"This is Luo Feng, a first-year graduate student at Trinity College and Maxwell's roommate."
"As for this female classmate, you don't need me to introduce you, right?"
When the young man saw this, he immediately smiled:
"Of course not. Of course I know Aveline Escue."
Then he cast a curious look at Xiaomai and asked tentatively:
"Maxwell? Is that the fee-reduction student?"
Mai looked at the socks in his hand and nodded dryly.
When the young man saw this, he immediately became interested. He changed his sock to his left hand and extended his right hand enthusiastically:
"Jones Broad, a second-year graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at In-Manuel College, nice to meet you."
Xiaomai hesitated for a moment, then endured the discomfort and shook his hand gently.
Seeing Jones Border enthusiastically patting his shoulders and rubbing his hair with Xiaomai, Xu Yun's heart suddenly tugged at the fact that this guy's left hand was still holding the sock. This thing was placed in the anime, and it was so cute.
Add a bunch of black lines to represent the smell.
at the same time.
A sense of déjà vu also emerged in his mind, as when Harry Potter first appeared in the wizarding world:
The passers-by in the movie were just like Jones Border, who were shocked when they saw Harry Potter's lightning mark (and learned about Xiaomai's identity as a reduced-fee student).
Then he opened his mouth and said a famous name that he has admired for a long time.
Think too far, think too far
Xu Yun shook his head and began to think seriously about the name Jones Border, and soon discovered that he had no memory of this person.
True.
There are many possibilities for not being able to find the memory, which does not necessarily mean that the person will disappear from everyone in this life.
For example, this person later changed his field of development, or he only achieved a small amount of success, and was not well-known but was living a good life, etc.
But at least from a professional perspective.
It is true that Jones Border did not reach the level of 'celebrity' in the field of chemistry.
Of course.
This situation is actually the norm:
Of course there are historical celebrities in Cambridge University today, and there are even a lot of them, but most of them are ordinary people like Jones Border.
After saying hello to Mai.
Jones Border looked at the other people behind him, waved and said:
"Hey, come here, come here, there's a genius in our dormitory!"
"Who, who?"
The rest of the people immediately came over and became very excited after learning the identity of Xiaomai:
"My name is Yelchat Kessler, second year graduate student at Gonville and Caius College"
"Cesare Antoni Zeppelin"
"Yamcha Kline"
At the same time, it may be affected by wheat.
These people were not too indifferent when facing Xu Yun, and some of them even intended to shake Xu Yun's hand.
However, Xu Yun declined these actions on the grounds that he had an injury on his shoulder.
do not forget.
There is also a large bandage on Xu Yun's left shoulder, which is very convincing.
As for the real reason inside
Only Xu Yun and Xiaomai knew it.
After some polite greetings.
Aveline took Xu Yun and Mai Mai and left amidst the friendly farewells of Jones and Border, and found their own room.
The location of 302 is at the end of the aisle, and it belongs to the innermost section of the aisle with 301.
Aveline took out a large number of keys like a later generation charterer, and searched several times according to the marked numbers:
"302313 found, 302!"
I saw Aveline stabbing the long, pointed hard object into the dark hole. There was some resistance at first, but it soon disappeared completely.
Then she twisted slightly again.
Card
The door opened with a sound.
This is a small bungalow of more than 20 square meters, with a standard European style. As soon as you enter the door, you can see two combined beds with a bed and a table.
However, compared to the 1.9×0.9 bed type that is more common in China, Cambridge University’s upper bed and lower table are larger.
It's about 1.5X2.2 size.
In addition, the thickness of the bed board is much thicker than that in China. It is covered with a pile blanket, so there is basically no too much noise when you turn around.
The floor of the dormitory is covered with gorgeous carpets. Judging from the quality, they must have been laid not long ago.
Even judging from Xu Yun's perspective in his previous life, this is a very high-standard dormitory.
Aveline led several people inside and introduced at the same time:
"This is your dormitory for the next four years. The room is equipped with a separate toilet, bathroom and kitchen, but there is no bathtub."
"There is a fireplace on the wall, and there are light switches at the entrance and at the bedside. Remember to turn them off when you go out."
"If you are found to be wasting electricity for no reason, you will be punished even if you are a student with reduced fees."
"In addition, 301 opposite is Senior Thomson's dormitory. Apparently he was not assigned a roommate due to the odd number, but in fact it was because of his apostle status that the college made special arrangements."
"So when you have free time, you can go and see this lonely senior to prevent him from having psychological problems. His facial paralysis is almost in its advanced stages."
Wheat nodded obediently.
Thomson:
""
"Oh, right."
Then Aveline thought of something else and said to Xu Yun:
"Maxwell is a tuition-reduced student, so he doesn't have to pay dormitory rent."
"But you are a standard graduate student, so you have to pay £1.50 in rent every month, including vacation time, and you pay half a year's rent at a time."
Xu Yun's face looked very calm this time:
"No problem, I remember it."
9 pounds for half a year. The gold he brought alone was enough for this amount.
Then Aveline briefly explained something to Xu Yun and Xiaomai, then said goodbye and left.
But when she walked to the door, her brows frowned slightly again.
After hesitating for a moment, she said to Xu Yun again:
"Classmate Luo Feng, don't take that IOU too seriously. I won't press you for money."
"Your foundation is very shallow, so it's better to devote as much time as possible to studying."
"If you study hard in four years, you should still be able to learn something. Don't embarrass Mr. Fat Fish too much."
Xu Yun was stunned for a moment, and a warm feeling emerged in his heart:
"I understand, Aveline-san."
Aveline said nothing and held the "Classical Mechanics" to her chest again.
He raised his hair with his left hand, turned around and disappeared out the door.
After Aveline left, Thomson patted Xu Yun on the shoulder and said:
"Aveline has always been a kind-hearted girl. She became very famous when she was an undergraduate. She may be selected as 'This Child' early next year."
Xu Yun blinked and blurted out:
"This son?"
Thomson looked at him in surprise for a few seconds and asked:
"Why, you don't know?"
"When Mr. Fat Fish met Sir Newton back then, he once said that people like Sir Newton were called 'this kid', and they were often described as 'terrible like this'."
"Later, Sir Newton recorded this incident in his autobiography. Therefore, apart from small secret groups such as the Apostolic Society, Cambridge University's recognized student selection is 'this son'."
"Cambridge University selects 'this person' every two years. There are three places each time, and the professors of the whole school vote to decide."
"In addition, at the awarding ceremony of 'This Son', all Cambridge students would hold ice cubes in their mouths and take a deep breath at the same time to show their shock."
Xu Yun: "????"
Note:
I spent the whole night coding, I guess there were a lot of typos, I was too sleepy, I will correct them when I wake up, please forgive me.
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He said he was resting tonight, but he still spent the whole night coding