wood builder

Chapter 14 Baoxia · Old things
to the library.

He Ying took three roommates in to borrow books, but Chu Mingchen secretly ran to the bathroom to call Tan Weimin on the grounds that he was anxious.

In fact, the moment he yelled at Ye Fangyu, he regretted it.

Teacher Ye didn't need to help him at all, but he still bit the bullet and said those words.Thinking about it now, if I were Ye Fangyu, I would definitely let a few people fail their elective courses, and then pull a few people into the blacklist forever.

Thinking of this, Chu Mingchen couldn't sit still anymore.

"Beep-beep-"

The wait for the phone call was so long.

Just when Chu Mingchen was imagining countless consequences that were too serious and irreversible, Tan Weimin said "Hello" on the other end of the phone.

"Grandpa Tan! Help!" Chu Mingchen blurted out, "I really screwed up this time! Grandpa Tan, you must help me speak nicely to Teacher Ye!"

"Huh?" Tan Weimin's voice became deeper and deeper, "She ignored you?"

"No! It would be fine if she ignored me." Chu Mingchen sat on the toilet seat, then recounted what happened today, and then he did not forget to act like a baby with Tan Weimin, "Grandpa Tan, you help people to the end, now I put my whole family and life on you."

Unexpectedly, Tan Weimin on the other end of the microphone was only silent for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

Chu Mingchen wanted to cry but had no tears: "Grandpa Tan! You can still laugh at any time!"

"Unexpectedly, Teacher Ye, who has always been gentle and ignorant of the mundane world, would say such things to you! Hahaha~" Tan Weimin's voice was like a bell, as if he was quite happy, "You know, I have been there for ten years. I saw her lose her temper!"

"What?" Chu Mingchen was a little puzzled.

But Tan Weimin's next words made him fall into deep thought.

"Actually, Teacher Ye was not so indifferent before."

Tan Weimin heaved a sigh of relief after speaking, and seemed to recall the time when he was an ordinary teaching staff 20 years ago:

"She is a top student at the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University. If it hadn't been for some accidental accident 20 years ago, she would never have come here at that time. She was a teacher in Tianyang, an ordinary college. But after she came to Tianyang, she never She complained about the injustice of fate, but worked hard and taught hard. She was also very active in promoting the major of ancient architecture. At that time, she was the only teacher in Tianyang City who proposed to set up a major in ancient architecture in colleges and universities. Of course, the school This proposal is also taken very seriously.”

"Then, why didn't you offer this major?" Chu Mingchen listened carefully and asked questions actively.

"How can it be so simple to open a new major?" Tan Weimin continued, "The school and the leaders of all parties said at the time that it is not impossible to open a major of ancient architecture, but the number of teachers is a problem, and the ancient architecture at that time There are almost no employment prospects, and if there is no corresponding job assignment, even if this major is opened, it will face a great test when recruiting students.”

After hearing this, Chu Mingchen nodded.

Not to mention 20 years ago, even now, ancient architecture majors are not very easy to find employment.

"Then what happened later? How did Teacher Ye do it?" He wanted to know whether Ye Fangyu would choose to give up or continue.

"Later, in addition to teaching the history of architecture, Teacher Ye also coordinated this work with various parties, but he was repeatedly rejected by the school because of the lack of teachers."

Tan Weimin said with a sigh:

"Fortunately, there is no limit to the road. Until ten years ago, some of her students signed up for an architectural competition. Faced with generous bonuses and internationally recognized certificates, the students were very excited. They wanted to stand out in the competition. , and thought of using the unique mortise and tenon structure of ancient Chinese architecture to design works. But for ancient architecture, they only know a little bit."

"So, they found Teacher Ye?"

At this moment, Chu Mingchen suddenly felt that he was no different from those students, and a bad premonition faintly rose in his heart.

"That's right." Tan Weimin did not deny, "These students wanted to ask her to provide all-round guidance, and she readily agreed. The school leaders also said that if the students can win the competition with works of Chinese ancient architectural elements, it will be a great achievement." It will prove that Tianyang is capable of offering ancient architecture courses, which is really great news for Mr. Ye."

Hearing this, Chu Mingchen could almost foresee the outcome of this matter.

"In the next few months, she hardly slept. Not only did she give lectures to students in her spare time, she taught them how to make ancient architectural models, but she also used all her personal relationships to help them borrow precious historical materials, and found many inheritors to teach them. How to carve doors and windows, how to make color painting decorations. Even take them to BJ, Shanxi, Gansu and other places at their own expense to visit ancient buildings.”

At this point, Tan Weimin sighed slightly:

"However, things turned out to be contrary to expectations. A few of these students even changed the pre-determined ancient Chinese architectural style works into contemporary architectural works incorporating Western architectural styles without communicating with her a month before the competition. Others It was too late for the students to form a team, and the reason why those students did it was because they wanted to study abroad. Teacher Ye was hit hard and cried all afternoon."

This kind of encounter was almost exactly the same as that of He Ying.

Chu Mingchen just superficially substituted it, and then he was so angry that he swears. One can imagine how sad Ye Fangyu would be at that time.

"Then what happened afterwards? Teacher Ye just swallowed his anger and passed away?"

"Later~" Tan Weimin was silent for a while, and then slowly said, "Later, she rested for a long time, and it was like a different person when she returned to school. Not only did she not continue to advance the progress of opening the ancient architecture major, but also No more courses related to ancient architecture have been taught."

There was silence on both ends of the phone.

Tan Weimin recalled what Ye Fangyu had done for the ancient buildings, apart from pity, he also felt deeply guilty.

If the self ten years ago had not been invited to be a visiting professor at BJ University, but had helped her in Tianyang, the result might have been different.

Of course, if it wasn't for that trip to the capital, he wouldn't have known Shen Qijun in Panjiayuan, and he wouldn't have accepted such a stubborn guy as Chu Mingchen.

Maybe everything was in the dark, and it was preordained long ago, right?
As for Chu Mingchen, who was sitting on the toilet seat, after hearing Ye Fangyu's bumpy teaching experience, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his head, and his heart was chilled from head to toe.

Are the four of me and He Ying the copies of those ungrateful students ten years ago?

He just yelled at himself like a bear, even if Ye Fangyu beat himself out with a mallet, it wouldn't be too much.

Thinking of this, he said to Tan Weimin in a weak voice:
"Since this is the case, Grandpa Tan, let's find another teacher. She is so sad that she is dying, and we can't open her wound and sprinkle salt into it, don't you think? "

Unexpectedly, this time, it was Tan Weimin who became puzzled: "Huh? Such a good opportunity, how could you let it go so easily?"

"Grandpa Tan, what do you mean?"

"I mean, in the past ten years, she has never talked about ancient buildings with anyone. But this time, her attitude towards you is really unusual."

Tan Weimin thought for a while, not only approved He Ying and Chu Mingchen's proposal, but also put forward his own suggestion:
"In my opinion, why don't you guys get to know her topic well this time, and see what her attitude is tomorrow. In ancient times, Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times and got Zhuge Liang. You have only been rejected once, and the fire is not good enough. It's far away!~"

"Then I will contact you anytime tomorrow." Hearing this, Chu Mingchen was instantly full of confidence.

He said goodbye and walked out of the bathroom.

The four girls have been waiting in the lobby of the library for quite a while.

Seeing that Chu Mingchen was late, he couldn't help but stuff all the books in his hands, and walked out of the library together.

Seeing the brick-like books piled up on his chest, Chu Mingchen felt that his hands were about to break off: "Hey! What are you borrowing? Can you finish reading so thickly?"

Although he complained, he still put the books on his shoulders and followed the footsteps of the four of them.

Because of the need to talk and discuss, He Ying chose the multimedia classroom in the teaching building of the School of Architecture as the surprise review location for this afternoon and tomorrow morning.

The moment the key was inserted into the door lock, she felt as if it was a lifetime away.

The last time I came to this classroom, I was arguing with Lin Ru for the entries.

Who would have thought.

This time, I brought three roommates who had no foundation in ancient architecture, and a junior who never took classes, to learn about ancient architecture?

The trajectory of life is really incredible.

She arranged for several people to sit in the front row, turned on the projector and connected it to the computer, and then stood at the speaker's position and said to Chu Mingchen:

"We don't have much time, and everyone has different majors and understands different fields, so just now when you were away, we did a simple division of labor. My major is ancient architecture, so, about ancient architecture I will explain the history and common sense, and you only need to make relevant supplements."

Chu Mingchen waved his hand and put one leg on the table: "Small idea."

"Put your legs down!" He Ying rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Tang Guoguo: "Guoguo is in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and I will leave the knowledge about Chinese gardens to you."

"Oh yes, I, I will try my best." Tang Guoguo was so nervous that his hands were sweating, but he still mustered up the courage to nod his head heavily.

"Gu Ji is a civil engineering student. Not only does he have internship experience, but he is also good at carpentry, so this part is for you to introduce."

"No problem." Gu Ji answered simply, as if he had a plan in mind.

Hearing this, Chu Mingchen pointed meanly at Lou Xinyue, who was dressed up in a beautiful way: "What about her? Nothing to do?"

"You have nothing to do!" Lou Xinyue gave him a dissatisfied look.

But He Ying pointed to Chu Mingchen's schoolbag full of "bricks", and said seriously: "Lou Xinyue is the only one of us who studies Chinese language and literature, and you have to count on her to translate the ancient books in your schoolbag." of!"

"Hey~ I can't see that you still have this ability!~" Chu Mingchen joked with a smile.

Lou Xinyue replied even more arrogantly: "Of course! Miss Ben has a lot of skills!"

Neither of them looked down on the other, they rolled their eyes at each other, and then quietly listened to He Ying's continuation.

"Then, without further ado, let's start now."

He Ying opened a PPT as usual when the teacher was lecturing, but the content inside was different from the teacher's lesson plan:
"Actually, I have thought about introducing you to the history of ancient Chinese architecture in the order in the book. But today, Teacher Ye mentioned that many ancient Chinese architects are unknown. So I had a whim, and simply put each It may be easier for everyone to remember if the architects of the dynasty and the historical background of the time are combined with architectural examples.”

The four people in the audience nodded in agreement.

He Ying started a special class: "Then let me ask a question first, does anyone know who was the first architect in ancient China?"

"Jian Cheng?" Tang Guoguo spoke very positively, but He Ying shook his head.

Lou Xinyue's eyes lit up: "Is that Lu Ban?"

"Not really." He Ying said this and suddenly made a fool of himself, "When it comes to this one, we have to go back to ancient times, and the three with the same name as him were also included in the 'Three Emperors'. List."

"Three emperors?" Gu Zhaodi, who had been silent all the time, said, "I know that Suiren invented fire by drilling wood; Fuxi invented writing, gossip, and ritual music; Well-connected water conservancy irrigation technology, is the first architect Shennong?"

"No, he is not among the Three Emperors."

Seeing that everyone couldn't answer, He Ying immediately announced the answer:

"These four people who existed in ancient legends, besides Fuxi, Shennong and Suiren mentioned by Gu Ji, there is also a Youchao family. It is this Youchao family who invented the earliest house in China - the stilt building .”

As she spoke, she clicked on the PPT.

I saw the building above, first using wooden piles to build a base high above the ground, and then building a house with wooden frames on top of it, a bit like a stilted building.

"The earliest buildings of this kind were built by humans with wooden frames imitating the nests of birds. And its real objects were unearthed from the Hemudu cultural site 7000 years ago. According to the calculation of the time of ancient development, there are nests. It has been more than 27000 years since he invented this kind of dry-column building. It is the earliest wooden structure building of human beings so far. It is more visible than the [-]-year-old Czech Donivistoness site. It looks like a building."

"So there is such an early building?" Chu Mingchen was very unbelievable, "Then now we can only go to the ruins to see!"

"Not really!" He Ying immediately added, "Until now, the Buyi, Dong, Jingpo, Dai and other fraternal ethnic groups in southwest my country are still using this architectural form. Therefore, the contribution of the first Chinese architect, It's extraordinary!"

"What about the second one?" Tang Guoguo's thinking became more flexible, "Since the first architect was in ancient times, did the second architect exist in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties?"

"That's what I'm about to go on."

He Ying nodded and moved the PPT to the second page.

The picture on this page is not a single building, but a rectangular plan with city walls on the outside and houses and streets inside.

"The next thing I want to talk about is China's first pair of capital planners and builders. They jointly built an ancient capital that survived thirteen dynasties. It is now called Luoyang, Luoyi."

(End of this chapter)