Chapter 16: Tianjiao Academy (Part 1)
After leaving Aunt Yan's house, Rose sisters agreed to accompany us two brothers to visit the campus. We were very happy not only because they looked lovely but also because they knew the campus environment better than my brother. Where can you find such a good tour guide?
As soon as I walked out of the yard, Rose eagerly asked me: "Younger brother, did you sleep well last night? I told you that the 9th floor's eight-person room has the worst conditions, why did you still choose to live there? Why not change to another one?" Indeed like a rose bursting forth, she asked me so many questions at once, her curiosity finally got the better of her. Tian Jia Mei also had a curious expression on her face.
I smiled slightly and said, "I slept very well last night, thank you for your concern, Rose! There's no need to change dormitories, didn't I say yesterday that I like to climb high and look far?" I just followed her calling me brother and called her sister, after all, I really hoped to have a sister. I looked at them with such an expression, only to see their faces full of disbelief, as if they were saying: "I don't believe it's just that simple", not saying anything else, who would be willing to know anyway.
Wow, do I really look that untrustworthy? I'm deeply skeptical. To change the image, and also because I have a good impression of her sisters, I slowly explained: "Firstly, it can exercise the body. Secondly, are you really interested?" The more serious the expression, the better. They also saw my sincere attitude and curiosity, and since he was willing to explain, they said: "This is pretty good, of course we want to know." With a very satisfied expression, I suddenly changed into a different demeanor, starting to explain in a poetic tone: "The peak is an attitude, life is short, meaning is hard to find, the most important thing is to search for the peak that represents the beautiful scenery and dawn, then become a cloud-wandering poet, overlooking life, expressing tragic feelings, giving birth to poetry, and passing it down to future generations!
What a noble and elegant demeanor! What rich emotions!
Standing at the top to express one's feelings can relieve a lot of stress and worries. Wherever you are, you can find your true self in the changes of the sea and the mountains, and the hundred flavors of life, and then look back on the pain, it will be like this naturally.
Although you may not be able to stand at the peak, after all, there are only a handful of people there. But you can make yourself stand taller, and higher, so that you can see the rising sun first, and discover the three-dimensional scenery. Everyone's life is a landscape, a tree, a cloud, or a river. You don't have to be sad because no one appreciates it, nor do you have to cry because of others' gaze. You should be content with your uniqueness and irreplaceability, and the mainland window is different because of you!
The most terrifying life insight is to see the three-dimensional scenery as a flat surface, and the rich colors are seen as pitch black. As long as people live, they should have their own posture, even if it's unknown, it's still one of the greatest miracles of nature!
They were apparently shocked by my words, and the atmosphere was a bit strange for a while. After a while, Rose said to ease the tension: "Let me introduce our college to you. Our college used to be called Xingzhong College, but now everyone likes to call it Tianjiao College. Why is that?" It turned out that she didn't mention what happened earlier, and from then on, the accommodation situation of Tianjiao College students was reversed. These are all afterwords. In response to Rose's question, I replied: "This is the college of the proud sons of heaven, right?" After finishing speaking, I waited for praise, but unexpectedly, my brother's face fell. He thought: in front of a beauty, he couldn't lose too much face, so he had to show off a bit.
So correcting him: "Hao Ming, you guessed wrong this time, it's not the son of heaven, but the daughter of heaven!" I suddenly felt that this was unbelievable, as if to make me give up, the delicate and quiet girl Tian Jiaomei exclaimed in a voice like a skylark: "Yes, yes! Although I haven't started school yet, I know your brother is right! Hehe"
I don't know why, but I seem to believe what she says very much. In my mind, there is a voice telling me that even if this little girl said the sun rises in the west, I would still can't help but believe it. But others, like my brother, wouldn't have such feeling, he just thinks this little girl's voice sounds nice, and everything else about her is ordinary.
I looked at her with a serious expression, only to see that her small face had turned red like a ripe apple. Rose also looked over at us and seemed to understand something. She teased: "Xiao Mei, I remember you're usually not very talkative, how come you're so excited today?" Rose's face was full of jest, my brother was also secretly laughing on the side. I thought to myself: So her family members call her Xiao Mei, what a nice name, from now on I'll call her that too.
Xiao Mei's face turned red with embarrassment, and she pouted: "Sister, you're teasing me again. I won't talk to you anymore." Rose knew her personality, so it was better to stop while ahead, and quickly laughed: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything else. But look, someone is waiting for your explanation, so go ahead and explain it to her." As she spoke, she pulled Xiao Mei to my right side, saving her from embarrassment. I also felt embarrassed looking at her like that. After a while, Xiao Mei finally calmed down and began to quietly explain everything to me.
After listening to Xiaomei's introduction, I finally understood why it was Tianjiao Girl instead of Tianjiao Boy. The story goes like this: the original body of Tianjiao Academy was Xingzhong Academy, and Xingzhong City was also named after it. Now people have formed a consensus that Xingzhong Academy is actually Tianjiao Academy, and Xingzhong City is also called Tianjiao City.
As for the origin of Tianjiao Academy, it was because most imperial academies only accepted sons of officials or boys to cultivate their so-called noble and heroic spirit, while Xingzhong Academy did not have this rule. This resulted in an imbalance in the male-to-female ratio at Xingzhong Academy, with only two or three boys among ten classmates. Some romantic males then came up with a poem: "Strolling through the campus like strolling through a flower garden, sentimental and affectionate. The swallows and orioles sing deeply and endlessly. The campus is so beautiful, why not call it Tianjiao Academy?" These romantic males recited this poem more and more fluently, feeling better and better about themselves, and soon passed it on to each other, showing off their skills, especially in front of the female deities.
The news soon reached the ears of the dean, who calmly said: "This is just a trivial matter, it doesn't matter." But little did he know that the poem had grown wings like a sparrow and quickly flew to all parts of the mainland. Some people with ulterior motives even fanned the flames, making the poem rich in color. There were over a hundred different backgrounds for writing the poem, and there were tens of thousands of people who claimed to be the author.
Later, each author has his own writing background. One of the Xingzhong Academy said: "I remember one day at dusk, I was walking alone in the campus, only to see the swallows and orioles passing by me, listening to the skylarks singing, so my poetic inspiration burst out..." Another passerby's background is: "I remember one day morning, I visited Xingzhong Academy, countless beauties passed before my eyes, their laughter was so pleasant, it was a great inspiration for me..." Others...
Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are exams, the day after that is a free day, then two more days of exams, and then I'll be on holiday back home. Can't update on the bus, and probably no internet at home, so can't update. This book will be finished, don't worry about it. In summary, please forgive me.
