wood builder

Chapter 12 Rafter Head Mentor
The first elective class is scheduled for Saturday at 10:30 am.

In order to impress this teacher Ye Fangyu and persuade her to be her tutor, the four girls in 3306 not only got up early in the morning to tidy up their image, but also recited Chinese ancient times again and again at the request of He Ying. The basic common sense of architecture is enough preparation.

Chu Mingchen, who had disappeared for two days, changed his usual hippie smile, carried his schoolbag for an unprecedented time, and was the first to appear in the classroom, helping the four girls occupy the best seats.

He still had a rosewood plaque hanging around his neck, but it wasn't the Wushen wooden plaque that his parents had left behind, but which was scarred by him.

Seeing He Ying and others coming in, he greeted them to sit down.

He Ying and Gu Zhaodi did not mention his embarrassment at the police station that day.

Lou Xinyue was picking up which pot, pointing to the wooden plaque on Chu Mingchen's neck, and smiled sarcastically: "I heard that you cried so hard that day, it was because of this piece of wood?"

"What do you know? This is Lao Tzu's amulet!~" Chu Mingchen was afraid that Lou Xinyue would reach out to snatch it, so he hurriedly hid the wooden plaque in his clothes, "Gold is precious, don't touch it!"

"mean!"

Lou Xinyue curled her lips, more curious about what happened to Ming Chen that day.Sitting next to Gu Zhaodi, I wanted her to explain in detail.

Gu Zhaodi didn't want to talk about it at first, but Lou Xinyue, the boss, gave too much, so she avoided the seriousness and told the story of Chu Mingchen's brave fight against the gangsters, which made Lou Xinyue exclaimed again and again.

As for the part where she was crying bitterly, she paused slightly and said in a low voice:
"A man doesn't flick his tears easily, but he hasn't reached the point of sadness. Maybe, that wooden sign is really too expensive!"

"Oh~ what's the matter! I'll ask my dad to buy it later, and give each of you one!"

While the two were talking, half of the seats in the classroom were filled.

While everyone was whispering about what this teacher Ye looked like and what this class was about, He Ying heard the echo of high heels stepping on the tiles, faintly coming from the empty and quiet corridor.

She immediately made a "shh" gesture to Lou Xinyue and Gu Zhaodi.

next second.

The classroom door was opened, and the first person to enter the door was a slender foot in black high-heeled leather shoes with round toes.

Then, a middle-aged lady in a crimson cheongsam walked in from the door and slowly walked up to the podium.

He Ying and the others sat in the front row, and at this moment they finally saw the true face of Mr. Ye.

Her thick black hair was neatly coiled behind her head, her slender cheeks, slightly wide cheeks, matched with slender and distinct black and white eyes, although she was not beautiful, she was dignified and elegant.

Especially a black mole on the right chin, invisibly giving her this dignified temperament, bringing a trace of indescribable aura.

The five of them had never seen such a teacher in Tianyang.

Tang Guoguo looked at the graceful figure wrapped in a cheongsam and the half-slender legs exposed by the slits, and couldn't help swallowing: "She's so skinny!"

Chu Mingchen nodded: "Indeed, the charm still exists."

Lou Xinyue looked at her repeatedly, and always felt that she was not like a teacher, but rather like a wealthy lady from old Shanghai who came out of Zhang Ailing's novels.

He Ying confirmed it from the melancholy in her eyes.

She is a teacher with stories.

"Students, good morning, I'm Ye Fangyu." The voice of this distinctive teacher, with a taste of Beijing rhyme and drums, is very melodious, "Starting today, I will teach you "Love Studies" Theory and Practice", this elective course."

As she spoke, she turned around and wrote these eight big characters on the blackboard with chalk.

The handwriting is tough and strong, not like it was written by such a thin wrist.

The students under the podium saw that she was empty-handed and did not take the lecture notes, so they became more curious about the course and put down their mobile phones to listen carefully.

"Next, I will sort out the skeleton of this course for you first." Ye Fangyu was not in a hurry to start the lecture, but wrote three subtitles under the course title.

Preparations before falling in love.

Practice and etiquette in love.

The choice and aftermath after falling in love.

Seeing this stylized title, Chu Mingchen immediately understood why this Teacher Ye is still single at the age of five?
In Chasing Love, she is not treating love as a life experience, but as a research topic.I just don't know what she can research, scientific theory and feasible practice?

It was different from Chu Mingchen's curiosity.

As soon as Lou Xinyue saw the setting of this kind of course, she knew that this elective course was a gimmick again. On the surface, it was about "Love Studies", but it was actually about the principles of philosophy.

As for He Ying and Gu Zhaodi, although they didn't come here to learn about love, they still listened to the lecture step by step in order to be able to complete their credits.

Only Tang Guoguo, whose academic performance has always been at the bottom, feels that the door to a new world has been opened.

This is the first time she knows that there are so many ways to love.In order to allow her first love to start as soon as possible, this silly girl not only listened very carefully, but also copied all the words on the blackboard into her notes one by one.

"So today, let's learn first, the first lesson of preparation before falling in love, the principles of choosing a love partner."

After Ye Fangyu finished speaking, she wrote four small characters on another blackboard:
"It's the right match."

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, there was an uproar in the classroom, followed by a low-pitched discussion:
"It's a new era now, why are you engaging in feudalism again!"

"Yeah! I thought I was watching a costume TV series."

"It's really annoying!~My parents have this kind of old thinking. Whenever someone chases me, they have to ask this and that. It feels like dating is like checking the household registration."

"Yeah, I'm also very upset about this statement."

"Hey, stop talking, let's listen to the teacher's lecture."

Ye Fangyu was obviously not surprised by this kind of scene. She didn't show any displeasure, but was very satisfied with the students' reactions, and continued with a smile:
"Although the right family has existed since ancient times, young people in the new era should have different voices. I am happy to have in-depth exchanges with you after this session."

After she said this, the classroom gradually returned to silence.

"The saying of being well-matched comes from the "Gui'er Collection" of the Song Dynasty, which is a metaphor for a marriage relationship. As a phrase that combines the subject and predicate, being well-matched can be equivalent to being right. When it comes to 'door', we have to mention a concept of architecture."

As soon as the words fell, Ye Fangyu had already drawn two simple "doors" on the blackboard with chalk.

When "architecture" was mentioned, He Ying and others were a little surprised.

Associating architecture with love is unheard of for them.And this seemingly boring subject, with such a beginning, became interesting in an instant.

"In ancient times, double leaves were called doors, and single leaves were called households."

Ye Fangyu turned around, pointed to a door with two panels, then pointed to a door with only one panel, and said:

"In the interpretation of architecture, 'hu pair' is two single-leaf households, which is equivalent to a double-leaf 'door'. 'Gate', from 'two households'. Translated as, 'door', when 'hukou '. That is to say, households are registered with households, and doors are matched with doors. And we all know that in ancient times, only dignitaries' residences could install double doors, and civilian residences could only have single-leaf households. Therefore, this 'Equivalent' can also represent a relationship between class status and building level."

This explanation was rigorous and interesting, and the students present, including He Ying and others, were also deeply attracted, and needles could be heard in the classroom.

"Then, when this equivalence extends to civil marriage, we can see both aspects more clearly."

Ye Fangyu drew two lines on the blackboard:

"In Neo-Confucian architecture, we call the main entrance the door, and the house door the household. When the building levels of the families of both parties to the marriage are the same, it means that the gate and the household are equal, which can be understood as the opposite of the portal. When classifying, the powerful It is called the family, and the poor and the humble are called the household. When the class status of the two parties in the marriage is the same, the family background and reputation are equal, which is the so-called right family."

"Conversely, if the family status is not right, it means that the class status does not match; if the family status is not opposite, it means that the building level is not equal. This kind of high family status was also called "marrying down" in ancient times, or "climbing high branches". No matter where One, in a feudal society with an extremely strict hierarchy, it is an extremely difficult way to combine, and tragedies happen frequently."

"For example, we are familiar with the peacock flying to the southeast, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, they all beat mandarin ducks with clubs, or the yin and yang are separated, or the sky is separated."

Ye Fangyu said and walked back to the podium.

Hearing the sighs of the students in the classroom, he suspended the lecture and suggested that if you have any questions or other ideas, you can raise your hand to signal.

When they heard the need to speak, the students closed their mouths and bowed their heads secretly, hoping not to be noticed by Teacher Ye.

Although Chu Mingchen thought the course was a bit interesting, Teacher Ye seemed a little pessimistic, maybe it had something to do with what happened to her when she was young?But he didn't dare to say this, and naturally he wouldn't raise his hand.

Gu Zhaodi has never regarded love as her compulsory subject, so this kind of remarks have no effect on her, and she is too lazy to speak up.

And Lou Xinyue, who has always had many suitors, only has Yuan Lei as an idol in her heart, so she only focused on checking Weibo and didn't even understand what the door and household meant, so she buried her head even deeper.

Tang Guoguo, who originally wanted to ask a question, now felt that the tragedies Mr. Ye mentioned were the fate of himself and Wang Jinze.When I was depressed, I sighed heavily, and I didn't seem to be in the mood to listen to the connected class.

Ye Fangyu glanced at everyone in the classroom, and asked: "Then, is there anyone who can tell me, what do you think of what the teacher said? If no one raises their hands, I will call the roll call."

Seeing Ye Fangyu gesturing to get some rosters, the classroom became even quieter.

He Ying saw Tang Guoguo's emotional changes, and wanted to find a time to comfort her after class, but was afraid that she wouldn't listen, so after thinking about it, she raised her hand to Ye Fangyu.

"This female classmate, tell me."

Seeing He Ying got up, the students in the classroom finally relaxed and listened carefully as if they were granted amnesty.

"Ms. Ye, I think the tragedy you mentioned just now cannot be attributed to the fact that the family is not in the right place."

"Oh?" Ye Fangyu looked at He Ying with searching eyes, "Then what reason do you think?"

"I think we can't abandon the big environment of ancient feudal society."

He Ying thought for a while and continued:
"Men and women were not equal in feudal society, so women did not have the right to choose a love partner. Most of them married blindly. Therefore, the material basis that can be seen at a glance, such as family background, became the most important factor in ancient marriages. But we only know about those tragedies, but we don’t know whether a woman who obeys her parents’ order and matchmaker’s words will be happy after marriage. The modern concept of marriage is quite different.”

"Go ahead." Ye Fangyu smiled and nodded in response.

"In my opinion, materials, family and even growth experience only represent our initial doorway, and whether the knowledge, vision and three views after that are consistent are the criteria for judging whether two people are suitable."

When He Ying said this, she silently put her hand on Tang Guoguo's shoulder and held it gently:

"So, if you want to have a relationship that can blossom and bear fruit, it's not so much that the two of you need to be in the same family, it's better to say that you need to be evenly matched."

"Evenly matched?" Ye Fangyu was amazed at the girl in front of her. She nodded with satisfaction at such a young age, "Well said! This is also the purpose of my course. Today's matchmaking is no longer applicable. According to the ancient explanation, it is an evaluation of our own comprehensive quality, not only about material, but also about the fit of soul.”

Tang Guoguo couldn't hear what Teacher Ye said later.

In her eyes, He Ying, standing against the light, has an extremely tall image, and seems to be a bright light that illuminates her new life.

And the words "evenly matched" will always be etched in her heart.

The one-hour elective class ended quickly, and He Ying held back Ye Fangyu's footsteps on the grounds of asking for advice.

It wasn't until the other students left that the few remaining people gathered around and expressed their intentions.

"Ms. Ye." Chu Mingchen smiled and moved out of the backer directly, "The five of us want to sign up for the ancient architecture competition, but we don't have a mentor. We know your name from Professor Tan Weimin, so we are here to invite you out of the mountain." !"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chu Mingchen finished speaking, the smile on Ye Fangyu's face disappeared instantly.

After glancing at the five people, he said coldly, "You should find someone else."

(End of this chapter)