The heavens from Bailuyuan

Chapter 74

Wu's Mansion is located in the east of the provincial capital. This is the Ruyuanfang and Shengyefang in the Tang Dynasty. You can vaguely see the ruins of Longshouyuan in the past, which is the northern suburb of the provincial capital, where the original Han and Tang imperial palaces were located.

Although the scenery of the Han and Tang Dynasties is no longer there, it is also the seat of dignitaries and nobles, and there are many official residences.

After a while, we arrived at a high gate compound.

The green bricks and black tiles of the courtyard wall are as high as two people, and only the plum tree in the courtyard can be seen.The two Ruyi gates are inlaid with copper rings of animal heads. The threshold is very high, more than one foot high. There are two drum-holding stones squatting on the door pillows.

Inscription "Wu Mansion".

In fact, this is against the system. Generally speaking, only princes and dukes can be called mansions, ordinary officials and nobles can only be called houses, and ranks are higher officials.But no one is pursuing these things now.

The groom knocked on the corner door beside him.

In ancient times, the gates were generally not opened, especially for this kind of official family.

The servant girl who was preparing inside opened in response, and the three of them walked in together.

Walking into the side door, on the right hand side is the sedan chair hall of the Wu Mansion. There are several soft sedan chairs inside, the curtains are all made of silk. There are a few bearers squatting in the sedan chair hall, drinking water and tea. Some dry goods to eat.

Directly leading from the sedan chair hall are several courtyards on the left and right, all of which are moon gates, and some flowers and plants such as lucky bamboos are planted around them.

Many maids and servants on the road, when they walked in, bowed and bowed and bowed their knees.

Rules are strict!

"Brother Bai, brother Liu, please!"

"This is……"

Wu Huai entered his courtyard first, and immediately acted like a master, pointing to the sights and objects along the road, and told them about the history. It mentioned that some utensils given by the Queen Mother were also enshrined in different rooms.

His face was full of arrogance, but his words were a little humble.

Liu Mingda and Bai Gui also responded casually, holding hands.

After passing through the screen wall, you will come to a main room. The scenery here is very different from other places. It is a combination of Chinese and Western styles. There are mosaic glass windows in all directions, and gold threads are mixed in the glass. When the sun shines, it is golden.

This is the living room.

The brass hook outside the door is a bright red sprinkler curtain. After entering, you can see several sofas placed horizontally, and there are already two or three people sitting on them, two foreign women, three foreign devils, and a few Asian faces .

As for the ladies, I didn't see a single one.

After all, cultural salons also have to avoid some influence, and it is not good to affect the reputation.

"This is Huai Xian, your classmate, this year's governor?"

A 50 to [-]-year-old woman came over, looked at Wu Huaixian and the two people beside her with a smile, and nodded slightly to the three of them. Liu Mingda is her junior and has known her for a long time, so she only asked Bai Huai on the side. expensive.

"Yes, Mrs. Wu."

Bai Gui nodded.

Ma'am, you can't call this title indiscriminately, there are strict divisions.First product, second product.Only by the order of the third rank can I be called a wife.As for the third grade of Zhengcong, it is Shuren, the fifth grade is pleasant, and the sixth grade is Anren.

Calling Madam, this is the greatest honor for women in the feudal era.

If you don't know some rules and bark indiscriminately, you will be punished.

Hearing this, Zhou Ying showed a bit of a smile on her face, "Go, go in and play. Remember, Huai Xian, don't offend the guests, and take good care of your friends. By the way, Priest Dun Chongli also I appreciate your insight and would like to ask you a question..."

She said the second half of the sentence to Bai Gui.

Entering the living room, Bai Gui inquired who was the priest of Dun Chongli, and walked over.

Dun Chongli is an Englishman, an Englishman in his bones, and still retains the rigid dogma of aristocrats. His sitting posture is very characteristic and rigid.But there is a pipe dangling from his mouth, and a silver cross pendant hangs on his chest.

There are top hats on the edge of the table.

"Master Dun Chongli, I'm very glad to meet you. I don't know what you want to say to me?"

Bai Gui went straight to the point and asked the middle-aged missionary in front of him.

The foreign missionaries who came to the Northwest are good and bad. Some are dealers who steal cultural relics, and some really abide by the dogma and can provide relief in disasters... Wu Huaixian also said before coming that these foreigners also donated to the natural disaster nearly ten years ago. It should be regarded as good quality.

Priest Dun Chongli saw Bai Gui approaching to shake hands, and said, "Little friend Bai, I was shocked when I read your article on foreign policy between Thailand and the West. Order, I will go to Taiyuan the next day to teach Tang Xizhai of Shanxi University, I hope you can come to study, I will apply to the school for tuition reduction, and I will also apply for a place for you to study in England..."

At this time, the three great halls of the Qing Dynasty were very famous, the Imperial College and the Shanxi University.Beiyang University Hall.

In addition to studying abroad, after studying in a higher school, entering a university for further study is also a way to study.

As for the Ministry of Education, it is the central educational institution established by the Qing court, which is on the same level as the traditional six departments. Later, the Ministry of Education was changed to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China.

"Shanxi University, studying in England..."

Bai Gui couldn't help raising his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Priest Dun Chongli had such a thought. He wanted to attract him to study in Shanxi University. Sure enough, good students were all vying for.

But the condition of this temptation, he also thought about it, and gave up.

Although it is said that studying in England is the first choice for studying abroad, priest Dun Chongli just gave him a blank check.His quota for studying in Japan has almost been determined, and he doesn't know how long he will have to wait to study in the UK.

"Priest, although I am very happy to go to the university hall with you, but I have decided to go to Japan with brothers Huaixian and Mingda. England is still too far away from my country..."

Bai Gui shook his head and refused.

He also explained his reasons. If he stayed in the UK, the distance would be too far. Not only would it cost a lot of money, but if he stayed in the UK, he was a Chinese, so he could be easily targeted.

Otherwise, with the family resources of the Wu family, first class to stay in Europe, second class to study in the United States, and third class to stay in Japan, why should Wu Huai go to Japan first, because Dongying is not far from the Qing Dynasty, and it is safer.

He was also playing tricks on this statement, it was my agreement with Wu Huaixian and Liu Mingda to stay in Japan together.

"Yeah, it's too far to stay in England. Besides, how much higher can a university school be than a normal school..."

Wu Huaixian also said that he was also happy when he heard Bai Gui's words.

What he said is also true. At this time, university education started late, and colleges were not necessarily better than higher schools. Therefore, there were still a small number of people who chose to finish colleges and then go to colleges.

(End of this chapter)