"Our cause of peacetime (archaeology) has nothing else to talk about at the moment. It is most appropriate to maintain it in an extremely frugal way and 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 chaff. I rented two rooms for cooking, taking classes, doing laundry, and making beds. Every day went by like a revolving door. There were a few air raid warnings in the middle, and my life was just like that.
Extremely full.”
This passage was said by Lin Huiyin and Shen Congwen when they were talking 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, and even some contents of the book "The History of Chinese Construction" were directly
It was 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 committed another crime.
Due to a disease in my lower back, I could neither lie down nor sit. I could only stand and do research for up to a year.
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. Talking about this situation, Liang Sicheng laughed at himself in the letter:
"It seems that we have truly become beggars."
Hei Lin Huiyin is a friend of Green Tea on the Internet. I don’t know if I really understand her life story. Her performance before and after the Anti-Japanese War is beyond what ordinary people can do. Even without the Anti-Japanese War, a weak woman dragged her illness and continued to live for several years.
Traveling over mountains and ridges to inspect ancient buildings is impossible 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: "Sulfonamides are now controlled by the government, and I, the owner of a pharmaceutical factory, can't 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 a copy."
Jin Yuelin said repeatedly: "That's good, that's good."
In this era, there were no specific drugs for tuberculosis, and sulfa was considered the most effective drug. At least Lin Huiyin did 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 seems that they have a good relationship. But in two years, it will be very unpleasant. It is all caused by money. In order to grab limited funds between departments, this
The two almost came to blows.
In fact, this kind of situation is very common in Li Zhuang, 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.
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Quarrels, abuse, gossip, broken friendships... are permeated in every corner of Lizhuang. Lin Huiyin lamented in the article: "I wonder if people live on an isolated island, relying on very meager supplies, and eventually die.
They would fight each other in this childish way."
Zhou Hexuan and Li Ji are old acquaintances. They often met and chatted in 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" at the scene.
pottery".
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
People like Chen Yidi were all foreign teachers, mainly Germans and Poles. They all spoke German, and Tongji students who did not speak German could not attend classes at all.
By the way, the husband of Chen Yidi, a German female doctor, is the famous Chinese medical scientist Chen Yucang. Today Chen Yucang is still doing underground work in the French Concession in Shanghai, specializing in delivering information to Yan'an and Shanghai. Chen Yucang died before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and
Chen Yidi has 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 leg-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 happily: "I understand, you want to braise the trotters."
Wei Te smiled brightly, gave a thumbs up and said: "Hang Sao Di Bang, Bang 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 salary I saved was 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 turned around with a smile and said to the boss: "Let's just change our name to Li Zhuang Bairou."
"This is a good name," said the boss, who was also a wise man. He quickly ran to get a pen and paper, "please ask Mr. Zhou to give me a name and an inscription."
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)
) came over and the local Pao Ge Association has agreed to help erect the electric 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 college, now they can only teach basic courses, and they all have no power.
Just 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, Academia Sinica, China Academy of Engineering, Jinling Research Institute and Architecture Society. These materials
They are all in the dock warehouse, you can allocate them after your own discussion."
Everyone was overjoyed, and everyone was extremely excited.
Li Zhuang lacked everything. For example, Liang Sicheng could only write the materials and documents of the Construction Society on the roughest yellow paper. When other institutions wanted to print materials, they all chose "lithography" to print on stone slabs and acid glue.
In everyone's eyes, Zhou Hexuan has truly become the God of Wealth.