Zheng Yaoyang had to take care of the entire temple and the surrounding weeds by himself, and he was sweating profusely.
And he couldn't ask outsiders to help. If he had known it would be so hard, he would have asked Wu Quanzong to come with him.
After working hard for more than two hours, I finally finished weeding and paying homage to the shrine.
When he returned to the foot of the mountain, Zheng Yaoyang's thighs were still trembling. As a result, his grandfather went to the village again to visit old friends and living elders.
Baojia Village is very impressive. Although there are only over 200 registered households, the roads in the village are all made of cement and every household has electricity.
It is all thanks to Bao Zhaolong and his son, who spent money to pave the roads in the whole village, so that the ground will no longer be muddy when it rains.
Every time my grandfather visited an old man, he asked Zheng Yaoyang to hand him a red envelope worth two thousand yuan.
He said with a smile: "Life in this world is nothing but striving for fame and fortune. My grandpa is a common man, so he is not exempt from the commonality."
Put an end to the affairs of the king and the world,
Win fame during and after life.
His time is short, and his health is deteriorating. The remaining days are almost visible at a glance.
Nowadays, he is not short of money, and just wants to leave a good reputation in some visible and invisible places in the last moments of his life.
Zheng Yaoyang seemed to understand, but he was not at the same level as his grandfather, or in other words, there was still a long time to come, so there was no need to consider these things now.
The next day, the grandfather and grandson went to Mingzhou University again.
Last year, Wu Quanzong accompanied me and donated a library on campus named after my grandfather.
One year later, the library has been completed, with a collection of more than 4.8 million books. The collection should be second only to the universities in Beijing and Shanghai.
Grandpa looked at the six big characters Ming Guanghuang, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise. When he felt good, he waved his hand and donated two unique books to be used as treasures for the museum.
They are Gengchen's version of "Dream of Red Mansions" and Pu Songling's manuscript "Liao Zhai Collected Works".
These two books are the only remaining works that he bought from Sotheby's auction house in the early years. They cost two million US dollars five years ago, and they should be worth more now.
After walking around all morning, as noon approached, the two of them followed the school leaders and planned to go out for a meal outside the school.
Passing by the pavilion at the school gate, even though it was the third day of the Lunar New Year, a group of students gathered and were practicing their spoken English.
The accompanying school leader smiled and explained: "Mr. Bao, these are students who came back from nearby cities to celebrate the New Year. Because the library is closed for three days during the Spring Festival, they communicate with each other and learn English at the school gate."
Bao Yugang showed an appreciative smile on his face and said: "Principal Meng, we should strongly support students who like to study. Can you give me some face and let them study in the library? After all, the weather is quite cold now. Don't put all the students there."
I have a cold."
"Mr. Bao, this is our negligence. From now on, the campus library will always be open regardless of holidays."
Principal Meng looked apologetic. Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Yaoyang on the side had already taken the initiative to walk over.
"We talk too much about ideological trends and methods. Why? Because we all want to find a ready-made answer. We want someone to tell us how to live..."
"Actually, no one can tell us, because life is always our own, and we should answer the questions we ask ourselves."
"I think the most important thing for our generation is change. We can change everyone and everything around us. The only constant is the courage at this moment."
"If we can do this, we will change the world!"
After the person standing high in the flower garden finished speaking, there was a huge round of applause.
The students were red-faced and excited, because there was only one place in their hearts where they could change the world.
It’s the United States, and because of this, they gather here to study during the Spring Festival when they should be members of a family, trying to get into the TOEFL and study in the United States.
But the applause was mixed with a very inappropriate sneer, which seemed particularly harsh.
Ma Yun frowned and shouted: "Which classmate is laughing?"
According to his plan, the next step is to recommend his own cram school and collect tutoring fees.
College English teachers have a good job and a high status in society, but their wages are too low.
The monthly salary is only more than 80 yuan, which is not even as good as that of a street vendor. Even young people who go south to work can earn several times his salary.
In the past, he had not thought that he could fight for his ideals all his life and not give up for a few buckets of rice.
But two years before I got married, everyone said that if you don’t start a family, you don’t know how expensive food and rice are. This is absolutely true.
Now that he has taken off his long robe that represents a scholar, he has long given up on his past dreams and only wants to make money.
As an English teacher in a university, setting up English tutoring classes is the best way to monetize your knowledge.
He understands the thoughts of college students very well. Their only goal when entering college is the United States.
As long as he attracts enough popularity, he can also open TOEFL training classes to help students study in the United States.
I heard that someone in Beijing had done this, it seemed like it was called New Dream Education or something, and he wanted to imitate it.
So take advantage of the Chinese New Year to visit the surrounding cities.
"Are you looking for me?"
Zheng Yaoyang walked out of the crowd,
When she came to Ma Yun, she looked at him with a smile.
Wanting to change the world at every turn is just the naive imagination of contemporary college students who have not experienced the world.
He was not interested at first, until he found out that the speaker was Ma Yun, and then he took the initiative to come over and talk.
The founder of Ali Baba, the godfather of e-commerce, and the pioneer of financial technology, Jack Ma!
Ma Yun frowned and kept staring at Zheng Yaoyang. She seemed to recognize him and asked with a smile: "Oh, this classmate seems to have different opinions from you."
Zheng Yaoyang smiled lightly: "I think your ideas are quite interesting. You seem to think that America is paradise and that you can change the world by going to America?"
Someone said excitedly: "The American dream is the dream of equality for everyone. In the whole world, I believe only the United States can achieve this."
Zheng Yaoyang continued to ask with a smile in his eyes: "Is equality really true? Where did you learn about it? Has anyone really been to the United States?"
"Do you know? The real America is far less beautiful than you think. What you see is just what others want you to see."
Ma Yun didn't say anything. He had never been there and didn't understand. As the saying goes, without practice, there is no right to speak.
But other students quit because Zheng Yaoyang questioned their beliefs by questioning the United States: "Speak as if you have been there."
Zheng Yaoyang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Because I grew up there and studied at Trinity University in New York. I think you should have heard of it, right?"
“It has the highest enrollment rate in world-famous schools in the United States. As long as they graduate from high school, 38% will enter the top ten universities in the world, and 90% will enter the top 20 in the world.”
"As long as I want, I can choose any university in the world from the Ivy League, Yale, Cambridge, or Harvard of your dreams."
Some people sneered disdainfully: "You laugh to death, you tell lies without drafting, and you don't have to pay taxes when you brag."
Zheng Yaoyang looked at Ma Yun with a smile: "Teacher Ma, do you think I'm bragging?"
Ma Yun was silent for a long time. The classmates next to her stared with wide eyes, as if their faith had collapsed, and muttered: "It's impossible, it's absolutely impossible for such a thing to happen."
Ma Yun pondered for a moment and decided to change her strategy. She couldn't help but sigh: "Maybe what he said is true. The so-called American dream is just a word invented by politicians to attract outstanding talents from all over the world."
"Actually, I have several friends who went to the United States to study, but their lives were very unsatisfactory, and their status there was not as good as that of black people."
"You can only earn living expenses by working as a part-time worker in a restaurant. Part-time workers are the lowest-level jobs that don't even deserve tips. There are almost no exceptions."
"Students, you have to know that the United States is a country of capital after all. What is a country of capital? You should learn it when you go to school. The rich are in heaven and the poor are in hell."
The former most enthusiastic male classmate looked almost crazy and roared: "Two generations of my ancestors have gone to the United States to study. I believe I will go too, and I will not come back dejected like my parents and grandparents. I will definitely stay."
There."
"This is my dream. You are all misleading people with your lies. I don't believe it. I absolutely don't believe it."
The male classmate said that and flew towards Zheng Yaoyang with his teeth and claws open.
The security guards and bodyguards standing outside were not vegetarians either, so they immediately grabbed him.
Even the school leaders and Bao Yugang who were not far away rushed over. The school leaders asked with concern: "Mr. Zheng, are you not injured?"
He turned around and yelled angrily: "Which class are you students from? Who told you to do this?"
If something happens to Zheng Yaoyang here, his position as principal will probably come to an end.