Chapter 41 6. From the first sight of Chieko, Yang Du fell in love with this beautiful Japanese girl

When Yang Du bid farewell to Cai E and returned to Tokyo on the second day, "Xin Min Cong Bao" sponsored by Liang Qichao published "Hunan Youth Song" signed by Xizi in a prominent position on the first page, and personally added the song line. He uttered a warm compliment: "Xiangtan Yang Xizidu is also a great disciple of Mr. Wang Renqiu. In Roosevelt's speech in the past, he said that if you want to see a pure American, please look at Grande. I said that if you want to see a pure Hunanese, please look at Yang Xizi. Qing Xizi showed it with his new work "Songs of the Youth in Hunan", and recorded it urgently to prove whether the remaining words are true or not."

All of a sudden, the Chinese student community in Tokyo talked about "Song of Hunan Youth". They all praised this song for its grandeur, talent and beauty, full of strong passion for young people who love Hunan and love China. Many people lamented this province. Without such a talent, some people are not satisfied with the two sentences "If the country of China dies, except for the death of Hunan people", it seems that they only respect Hunan and have no eyes for other provinces.But more people retorted that this is a poem, and the poem should be exaggerated. Xizi mentioned here the courage of the Hunan people to fight the enemy to the end, and the determination to recover China; Qin must be Chu", this is a famous saying in the classics. If every province of ours has the determination of Hunan, then China will never perish.People in Hunan were overjoyed after reading this youth song.This 246-sentence song inspired their special sense of pride as a Hunanese, whether it is a revolutionary party, a royalist, or a foreign student from Hunan who has no obvious political inclination and aims to learn science and technology They all admire Xizi and love Xizi.This issue of "Xinmin Congbao" has become the most sought-after newspaper not only among students, but also in the entire Chinese community in Japan.In China, especially between Sanxiang and Sishui, it is widely copied and praised, and it has a tendency to be expensive in Luoyang.

In order to better study constitutionalism, Yang Du left Hongwen College and entered the fast-track course of Hosei University in Tokyo.There are also a large number of Chinese students studying here.With the aim of making friends widely, he quickly got to know them, especially Fan Yuanlian and Wang Zhaoming. It was at noon not long after entering Thammasat University, a poster was pasted by the entrance of the dining hall, a dozen Chinese students gathered around to watch, and Yang Du also squeezed in.There are several rows of Chinese characters written on the poster: Debate Conference.Topic: What is the appropriate way for China to move forward.Location: Beitou classroom on the second floor of Qiushang Zhai.Time: 7:00 p.m. on the 12th.Moderator: Hosei University Branch of Chinese Students Association in Japan.All Chinese students and Japanese friends are welcome to attend.For this kind of debate, Yang Du has a high enthusiasm, and also likes to speak, but because he just entered the school, he doesn't know the situation, so let's listen first this time.

At about seven o'clock, Yang Du came to Qiushang Zhai.This large classroom, which can accommodate a hundred people, is almost full, including seven or eight Japanese students.After the host made a few opening remarks, the speakers came one after another. They were all young students who were young and well-informed. dissatisfied, but have different views on the way China seeks progress, prosperity and strength.Except for a small number of people who advocate that the goal of making the country rich and the people strong should be achieved by popularizing education and developing industries, the vast majority of people advocate that the status quo should be changed politically.Although there are many ideas from a political perspective, they can be summed up in two main ways: reform and revolution.Most of those who advocated reform were followers of Kang Youwei.They took Japan as the most powerful example. They believed that there was no need to abolish the monarchy. As long as the diehards headed by the Queen Mother were removed and power was concentrated in the hands of Emperor Guangxu, then Emperor Guangxu would be the Emperor Meiji of China. It will become stronger as quickly as Japan.Advocating that most revolutionaries believe in Sun Yat-sen's theory.It is believed that the court of the Manchus, whether it is Cixi or Guangxu, is a raccoon dog, and there is absolutely no reason for a new life.The first step is to overthrow the Manchu regime, and the second step is to establish a democratic republic, follow the path of the United States and France, and permanently abolish the autocratic monarchy. Only then can China truly embark on the path of prosperity and strength.

The two sides held each other, and the debate was very intense, sometimes mixed with personal attacks, which made the atmosphere quite tense.This kind of debate has often happened in Hongwen Academy in the past, and Yang Du doesn't think it's strange.It's just that he found that compared with a year ago, in tonight's debate, it was obvious that the revolutionaries had the upper hand, while the reformers seemed a bit weaker and weaker.There were sixteen or seventeen people who spoke, and Yang Du was impressed by two people. A man of medium to short stature, with a square face, a wide nose and a wide mouth, who speaks Xiangbei Mandarin.He believes that China needs to change, but not too drastic.He made an analogy: China is now like a broken car, the wheels are old, the boards are rotten, the horse pulling the cart is lame, and the driver is old and faint. , everything is upside down.So it's just a slow turn, and the old driver will die before long, and it will be much better to replace it with a young and shrewd person.Later, change horses and wheels.After ten or twenty years of such gradual replacement, this trailer will become a light car and a fast horse, running ahead of others.The current main task is to set up more schools in the country, promote education, and train more talents of all kinds, not only to train drivers, but also to train craftsmen who make wheels and boards.Compared with Japan, China lags far behind in education, which is the foundation of revitalizing the nation.This person's metaphor is very vivid, and the audience laughed.Yang Du also found his speech interesting.

As soon as he finished speaking, a person stood up from his seat and shouted loudly: "Jingsheng's theory is absurd!" After speaking, he strode onto the podium, and the audience applauded.Suddenly, Yang Du's eyes lit up, and he said in his heart: "What a good-looking talent!" The person who walked up to the podium had a straight face and a well-proportioned figure. He was wearing a milky white suit and a light floral striped tie, and he was radiant and personable.As soon as he came up, he accused Jing Sheng who had spoken just now as a coward, and his attitude was that he was irresponsible to the country and the people.He said impassionedly that the people are in dire straits, the country is surrounded by tigers and wolves, the people may die at any time, and the country may be divided up at any time.This critical situation compels us not to wait a year, not even a day, but to take the quickest and most powerful measures to save the country and the people.The handsome young man thought it was an assassination.He said unabashedly that the first is to assassinate the old woman Cixi, the second is to assassinate the cowardly and incompetent Emperor Guangxu, and the third is to assassinate the cunning and insidious Yuan Shikai.He shouted loudly that if he was a good man, he would pour his blood for the country and the people, and he would be willing to cut himself to pieces!He himself was determined to be Jing Ke and Nie Zheng, so that he would be immortalized with one death.The heroic spirit of the handsome young man won thunderous applause.Although Yang Du did not agree with his point of view, he was moved by his courage, and said silently in his heart: "This is a real passionate man!"

While excited, there was commotion in the auditorium, and several foreign students were making loud noises.Some people stood up, pointing at each other's noses and yelling, this one called that a slave of the Manchus, and that one called this a mob that brought disaster to the country, and finally a scuffle broke out.Many people tried to dissuade them, tearing apart the twisted people, Yang Du also squeezed over to stop them.A steamy debate had to be adjourned midway due to the heat. The next day, Yang Du found the short man and exchanged business cards with him, only to find out that the man was Fan Yuanlian, whose name was Jingsheng, from Xiangyin, Hunan, and transferred from Hongwen College to Hosei University half a year ago.The two turned out to be fellow villagers and former classmates, and they were very cordial after meeting.Fan Yuanlian had long admired Xizi's name, saw him take the initiative to visit, and said a lot of words of admiration. Naturally, both of them met bosom friends, and the two immediately became good friends.After getting acquainted with Fan Yuanlian, Yang Du went to visit the beautiful young man again.The man's name is Wang Zhaoming, whose style name is Jingwei, and he is from Panyu, Guangdong.Yang Du is very happy to have made friends with these two classmates who have different political views but are very talented.The three of them talked together.With different political views, it is inevitable that there will be quarrels with red faces and thick necks. Yang Du often acts as a peacemaker in the middle.But quarrels are quarrels, friendships are friendships, and there is no suspicion when we meet the next day.Later, Yang Du had been in contact with the international student community for a long time, and he knew that this was generally the case among Japanese international students.When they quarreled fiercely, they even fought violently and stabbed a knife. Afterwards, they shook hands and talked happily without remembering the past.Once anyone encounters difficulties, no matter what their political views are, most people will lend a helping hand.This is because on the one hand, they all have the common goal of patriotism and saving the country, and on the other hand, everyone is living in a foreign country, so they value the friendship and family relationship more.

Fan Yuanlian is an activist who likes and is good at preparing and organizing various gatherings.He haunts schools in Tokyo where there are many Chinese students studying abroad all day long, and he has close ties with China.He is full of energy and has a lot of energy.Wang Zhaoming was named as a Hosei University student. In fact, he seldom attended classes. He often secretly learned how to make bombs and landmines outside the school.He has a particularly good relationship with Sun Yat-sen and Hu Hanmin. Whether it was Fan Yuanlian's series activities or Wang Zhaoming's explosion experiments, Yang Du did not participate. He concentrated on studying the constitutionalism of various countries and published his research results in various Chinese newspapers and magazines in Tokyo.Yang Du's popularity is getting higher and higher.Because he was not involved in factional disputes, he was recognized by most of the overseas students and became a well-received figure.When the Tokyo Student Association for Studying in Japan was re-elected, he was unanimously elected as the secretary-general.Since then, Yang Yu in Iida Town has been full of people coming and going, and it has become an important place for gatherings of international students in Tokyo.

On the one hand, Yang Du is responsible for the liaison, organization, and guidance of Chinese students studying abroad throughout the day. At the same time, he is also the editor-in-chief of "Hunan Student Circle" and "Study Tour Translation" founded by Hunan students.He performed his duties day and night, uniting foreign students of various factions, and at the same time worked hard to study books on constitutionalism.He served everyone all day long, tried his best, worked hard, and won the respect of not only the overseas students, but also the Tanaka couple. Time flies, winter goes to spring.In the past half a month, Yang Du did not go to Thammasat University, and declined everyone's visit. He was conceiving a book called "Gold and Iron Doctrine" behind closed doors.In this book, he wants to expound in detail and comprehensively his thoughts on transforming China, and he puts all his heart and soul into this book, which he calls a great book.

The weather unknowingly became warmer, and the grass and trees gradually changed from yellow to green. He seemed to turn a blind eye to all of this.One morning, he suddenly saw several tall cherry blossom trees in the courtyard blooming their petals.He walked out of the courtyard happily, and saw that the cherry blossoms in the streets and alleys of the neighbors were in full bloom, the faces of pedestrians coming and going were full of gentle smiles, the girls specially changed into bright kimonos, and the children dressed up more than ever The beautiful, always hurried Tokyo people obviously slowed down their pace, and they were watching the cherry blossoms around them with great interest.

There are cherry blossom trees planted all over Japan. Every year at the end of March and the beginning of April, the cherry blossoms bloom one after another.A single cherry blossom is small, delicate and weak, and seems inconspicuous. Once it reaches the peak period, it will bloom one after another, layer by layer, and it will be full of branches and trees, densely.The white and pink flower layers, like auspicious clouds in the blue sky, descended to the ground, bringing a very spectacular and magnificent beauty to the world, and bringing a strong sense of spring that makes people feel excited and happy.But this strange spring scene is short-lived, only about twenty days before and after, and only five or six days when the flowers are at their peak.In the past few days, the whole of Japan, from the emperor to the people, from the city to the countryside, is on vacation to enjoy the flowers.People go out with all their families and bring their young and old to places where cherry blossom trees are concentrated, such as parks and suburbs, to enjoy while drinking and tasting.Some families even set up tents under the trees and live among the flowers day and night, enjoying this precious gift bestowed on mankind by nature.Most young people get married at this time.Among the blooming cherry blossoms, a couple of newlyweds drink a cup of wine in the sound of blessings from relatives and friends, and the scenes of a century-old friendship can be seen everywhere.There are also some literati and samurai who think of the shortness of life when the cherry blossoms bloom suddenly, and their mood becomes extraordinarily complicated and depressed.They toasted to the cherry blossoms for a long time to get drunk, and then sang the ancient songs of the Yamato people in their intoxication.That sad old tune, uttered from a sincere chest full of bitterness and tears, is really heart-wrenching and tear-jerking.Even the samurai who couldn't get rid of the great pain, after drinking and singing, pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed the tip of the knife at his stomach, stabbed him hard, and fell down on the ground with a horrible scream. The thick fallen leaves have attracted the sighs and regrets of many people. This is the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japan.It is the most beautiful, lively, solemn and sacred festival in Fusang. "If you want to ask Yamato soul, look at the mountain cherry under the rising sun."All the Chinese students studying in Dongying have also put down their books these days, stopped all gatherings and activities, walked out of the school, out of the study, stepped into the splendid cherry blossom picture that is as poetic as happy, dreamlike and dreamy, and admired the beautiful cherry blossoms that were decided in China. It is impossible to see the intoxicating scenery, and appreciate the spirit of the Yamato nation. Yang Du was planning to send a letter to his younger brother and brother-in-law, and then invited Huang Xing, Liu Kuiyi, Wang Zhaoming, Fan Yuanlian and others to go to Ueno Park to enjoy cherry blossoms for two days. In the afternoon, old Mr. Tanaka walked into his room with a smile on his face. . "Mr. Yang, my naughty granddaughter is here." "Qian Huizi is here! When did she come?" Yang Du asked in surprise.He often heard the old couple talk about their granddaughter Chieko in Yokohama, and showed him photos of Chieko and her parents.He thus knew that Chieko was the only daughter of Tanaka Kimyo, a beautiful nineteen-year-old who had studied at a business management school after graduating from high school.Grandfather Tengyuan Xinyu only had her as a granddaughter. He hoped that she would inherit the property of the Tengyuan family in the future, manage it well, and hope that it would be more prosperous in her hands.For this reason, Qian Huizi took his mother's surname instead of his father's.The grandfather also made strict regulations: from now on, Qian Huizi will be the same as her mother. She can only recruit but not marry, and the children she gives birth to, regardless of whether they are male or female, must have the surname Teng Yuan.Because of her grandfather's family rules, and because of Qian Huizi's seriousness in choosing a son-in-law, she has not yet had a good husband.Influenced by her grandfather, Qian Huizi can read Chinese characters and speak Chinese, and is very interested in Chinese culture. She especially likes Tang poetry and can recite dozens of poems. Her grandfather often praised her as a talented woman.Qian Huizi in Yang Du's imagination is also very cute, but Qian Huizi has never come to Tokyo, so he has no chance to meet her.Last time in Yokohama, he even moved to visit, but felt that it was too abrupt and gave up.Two days earlier, I heard Mr. Tanaka said that his granddaughter was coming, but he didn't expect it to come! "Just now, when you went out on the front foot, she followed into the house on the back foot." Mr. Tanaka's face was full of joy. "As soon as I entered the room, I said, Grandpa, is the foreign student in our family home? I will see him. Her grandma said, just entered the house, sit down for a while, and talk about it later. She then asked, Grandpa, is the foreign student good at learning?" I said, it’s very good, especially the poetry. She quickly stood up and said, I’m going to see him. I said, he just went out, and it’s not too late to see you later. She sat down and chatted for a while, and she and I Grandma prepared food for her. When we brought out the food, she was nowhere to be seen. I called out to Qian Huizi, guess where she responded, so she slipped into your room, really rude!" "It doesn't matter, my bedroom door is always open, anyone can enter." Yang Du was infected by the old man's joy.Tanaka Kametaro has always been gentle and elegant, he doesn't talk much, and he speaks slowly, showing a very cultivated scholarly demeanor, babbling narration like today, imitating other people's tone in his speech, Yang Du is still the first When I saw it for the first time, I laughed in my heart and said: "Look at this little old man, he is so happy when his granddaughter comes!" "Qian Huizi pointed to the "Hunan Youth Song" hanging on the wall and asked me, Grandpa, is this song written by this foreign student? I said yes, he wrote it himself. Qian Huizi said, this song is really written Well, he's a real man. Grandpa, what's his name? So I told her your name, and she said she must come and visit you when you come back." "Don't dare!" Yang Du smiled modestly, "I'll visit her!" "No, no!" Tanaka said hurriedly, "She is younger than you, so she should come to visit you." "Grandpa." A pleasant female voice sounded from outside the door. Tanaka said to Yang Du, "Qian Huizi is here!" Yang Du hurriedly said, "Please come in!" Tanaka happily said to the door: "Qian Huizi, Mr. Yang asked you to come in!" "Good afternoon, Mr. Yang!" With a crisp Japanese word, a girl came in from the door.When Yang Du fixed his eyes on it, he was stunned. The Qian Huizi in front of him was so beautiful that he had never seen it in his life.I saw her black and thick hair tied up in a wavy curly bun, with a purple red tassel circling on the top of her hair.There are a pair of big watery eyes on the oval face, and a plump red lip under the bridge of the small and delicate nose.The skin is smooth and fair, without any spots or spots.He was wearing a satin kimono with lavender and yellow flowers, and a pair of soft-soled embroidered red wool shoes on top of snow-white stockings.The figure is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, well-proportioned and harmonious, dignified and graceful.Yang Du was surprised: there are such beauties in Dongpu, why haven't we found them before?He also answered in Japanese: "Hi, Miss Chieko, it's a pleasure to meet you." At the same time, Qian Huizi also found that the Chinese student in front of her was handsome and dignified, with a good bearing. Compared with the foreign men she had been in contact with in daily life, she was not at all pretentious, but a bit more chic and suave, and secretly I thought: This is the real person who was nurtured by the culture of Han and Tang Dynasties, after all, they are different. "I was talking about you, but you came by yourself!" Tanaka said, looking at his granddaughter lovingly. "Grandpa, what did you say about me to Mr. Yang!" Qian Huizi pouted her lips lightly, scolding Grandpa coquettishly. "What else will grandpa say about you!" Tanaka said lovingly, "Grandpa is here to tell you that he wants to visit Mr. Yang." "Miss Qian Huizi, I was telling your grandfather that I was going to visit you, and you came here. Please sit down, please sit down." Yang Du let go of his hands and greeted warmly, "I'll make you a cup of Chinese tea, you are used to it ?" "The best, the best." Qian Huizi said generously.He asked again, "Is it Longjing?" "I don't have Longjing, but my hometown Nanyue Yunwu tea. Try it, it is not inferior to Hangzhou's Longjing." Yang Du took a covered bamboo tube from the bookshelf.This bamboo tube is also a special product of Nanyue. It is made by cutting the roots of bamboo in winter and slightly processing it.The cost is low and the production is simple, but it has many uses and advantages: woodcutters and shepherd boys use it to pack rice, and the food is not bad even in the dog days; people who travel long distances use it to hold water, and the water in the tube is still cool under the scorching sun It is delicious, just like freshly scooped spring water; farmers use it to pack rapeseed, and the vegetables grown are extraordinarily fresh; people at the foot of Nanyue Mountain use it to pack tea, and the water brewed from ten or eight years of tea is green and fragrant.That year, Qi Baishi begged a 20-year-old bamboo root from an old farmer at the foot of Nanyue Mountain to make three tea tubes.He carves it with care and does it beautifully.There are three ancient paintings copied by him on the three tea tubes.A copy of Wang Mian's cow-carrying mother's spring outing, for my own use, implying my ambition to be a lonely and poor painter, taking Wang Mian as an example.Another imitated Xuanzang's map of seeking Buddhist scriptures from the west, and gave it to Monk Jichan, encouraging him to study Buddhist scriptures tirelessly like Xuanzang.The third one is Zhao Kuangyin's snowy night visit to Putu, and I gave it to Yang Du. Zhao Pu is better than Yang Du, hoping that he will be a good prime minister trusted by the king in the future.Yang Du liked this painting very much, and he also faintly took Zhao Pu as a spur, and there was this bamboo tube and a tube of tea in his simple luggage when he went east to Japan.He poured out the tea leaves from the bamboo tube and brewed two cups of tea, one for Chieko and one for Tanaka. "Delicious!" Chieko took a sip and praised, "Chinese tea is more fragrant than Japanese tea." Tanaka also said: "Nanyue Yunwu tea is good, and the water brewed from Hangzhou Longjing tea is clearer." Yang Du was very proud after hearing these two words of praise, and said: "Nanyue tea is not as famous as Longjing tea, but I prefer it and I don't like Longjing tea." Qian Huizi smiled and said: "Mr. Yang, I read your "Song of Hunan Youth", and I admire your talent and love for your hometown. I just heard that you prefer Nanyue tea, and I am more convinced that you are a pure patriot. .” Yang Du laughed loudly: "Miss Qian Huizi is so funny! I've only heard of patriots, never heard of patriots." Tanaka said: "Mr. Yang, don't be surprised, my granddaughter likes to be unconventional like this." Yang Du said: "Where is the strangeness! This is the cuteness of the young lady." "What's wrong with being unconventional?" Qian Huizi glanced at her grandfather and said to Yang Du, "Mr. Zheng Banqiao, the great poet of your country, has two poems that are well said: 'If you delete the complicated, you can simplify the three autumn trees, and get the new February flowers that are different." To be eye-catching, you have to be unconventional. Mr. Yang, don’t you think so?” Yang Du was taken aback, he never thought that this young Japanese female student could recite Zheng Xie's poems casually, and even attract people to defend herself, it was so perfect and seamless.He couldn't help being awed and said, "Miss, your Sinology is really good!" Qian Huizi smiled and said, "My grandfather taught me this. My grandfather likes Zheng Banqiao from your country the most." Qian Huizi's smile made Yang Du suddenly think of Jing Zhu, whom he had not seen for a long time. "Their smiles are very similar!" Yang Du said silently in his heart. Tanaka smiled and said: "Qian Huizi is right. I like Banqiao's poems, especially Banqiao's calligraphy. Banqiao's calligraphy is often hung at home. Qian Huizi learned the two lines of poetry from me when she was twelve or thirteen years old. Yes. However, since I saw your "Hunan Youth Song", no matter whether it is poetry or calligraphy, I think Banqiao is slightly inferior in front of you. Your country is really a country full of talents. !" In Yang Du's own opinion, his poems are undoubtedly better than Zheng Xie's. As for the unique Banqiao calligraphy, he is not sure that he can surpass it.He was very happy to hear Mr. Tanaka's evaluation today, and he couldn't help being modest: "Where is it, Banqiao is a former sage, and his writing is very well-known in our country. I am ashamed." Qian Huizi hurriedly said: "Mr. Yang, don't be modest. I also agree with my grandfather. I came here to worship you as my teacher. One is to learn Chinese poetry from you, and the other is to learn Chinese characters from you. Mr. Yang , you live in my house, you must listen to my young master!" After all, he laughed "cracking", revealing two rows of fine white teeth, showing a kind of hearty and a bit pungent beauty. "Qian Huizi!" Tanaka said angrily, "Why do you speak so inappropriately! Mr. Yang, don't take it to heart." Yang Du said with a smile: "Miss's personality really makes me like it. It's just that she is so smart, how dare I be her teacher!" Tanaka said: "My granddaughter has been spoiled by us since she was a child. She speaks indiscriminately, but she is the most kind and sincere, without the slightest arrogance. She really admires you. She liked Chinese poetry and poetry since she was a child. Calligraphy, I have wanted to learn calligraphy from a Chinese teacher for a long time, but I have never found a suitable person. Mr. Yang, you are indeed suitable, so you should agree to accept her as a female student!" "Mr. Yang," Qian Huizi said earnestly, "Because I want to learn poetry and calligraphy from the Chinese, I have been paying attention to the guests from your country for the past two years. There are a few famous ones, and I even paid a special visit to them." "Oh, who have you visited?" Yang Du asked with interest. "One is Mr. Liang Qichao. He also lives in Yokohama. I have made a special trip to his house. Mr. Yang must know him." Qian Huizi asked with a sideways face. "I know, I know." Yang Du replied, "We are friends in China, and I lived with him for a few days before." "Mr. Liang is indeed a great talent in your country, and his articles are praised by everyone." Qian Huizi said solemnly, "But forgive me for saying something disrespectful, but his poems and words are not very good." Yang Du smiled, but didn't make a sound. "There is also Dr. Sun Wen, who is called Mr. Zhongshan by overseas students in your country." "Mr. Zhongshan came to Japan? Isn't he in America? When did you see him? He is also in Yokohama?" Yang Du couldn't restrain his excitement and asked eagerly.He has never met Sun Yat-sen himself, but the word "Sun Yat-sen" has long been heard, and he has a sense of mystery about this legendary revolutionary.He longed to meet him. "Just last month, I saw him in Yokohama." Chieko obviously had a proud look on her face. "Mr. Zhongshan is very kind. He doesn't think I'm young and ignorant. He talked to me about China's history and China's present, and he told me a lot of reasons to overthrow the imperial court and establish a republic. I respect him very much. Seeing him working hard for the revolution, I can't help Dare to make extra demands on him. I am honored to meet Mr. Yang today, please don't refuse my request." Seeing that Yang Du was still hesitating, Tanaka said: "Mr. Yang, Chieko usually studies in Yokohama. She doesn't come to Tokyo often. She only comes to Tokyo for a short period of time during the winter and summer vacations. She doesn't have much time to bother you. Just look at her. For my sake, promise her!" From the first time he saw Chieko, Yang Du fell in love with this beautiful Japanese girl.He was actually very willing to be with her, and the refusal just now was just out of politeness.Seeing that the grandfather and grandson spoke so sincerely, he was already very happy in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Okay, let's learn from each other!" "Mr. Yang, you agree!" Qian Huizi jumped up clapping her hands, and asked naively, "According to the customs of your country, how should I perform the etiquette of apprenticeship?" Yang Du wanted to tease her, so he said seriously: "According to the etiquette of our country, first make a tablet with the words 'The seat of Dacheng, the most holy teacher, Wenxuan Wang, and the old master Confucius', and put this tablet on the wall. Move another chair under the tablet. I will sit on the chair, and you will be led by grandpa, holding ten sticks of dried beef in both hands, kneel down in front of me, and kowtow to me three times." "Okay, okay! Grandpa can write the words on the tablet, and there are also grand master chairs, but I can't get these ten pieces of dried beef for a while." Qian Huizi thought for a while and said, "Mr. Yang, can I use ten sausages instead?" "No." After Yang Du reluctantly finished these two words, he couldn't help laughing anymore, and Tian Zhong also laughed happily.Seeing Qian Huizi standing at a loss, Yang Du couldn't bear to tease her anymore. "Qian Huizi, what I said just now was just to tease you. There is no need for any ceremony at all. We don't distinguish between students and gentlemen. You can come to me tomorrow morning and ask any questions you want." "Great!" Qian Huizi was very happy. Tanaka said: "Mr. Yang, you don't need the etiquette of apprenticeship, but you have to pay the tuition fee. From this month, I won't charge half of your rent, and I will provide you with three meals a day for free." Yang Du did not have the public funds provided by the imperial court, nor did he have the support from Liang Qichao's Japanese politicians. He did not have any source of income, and food and housing became a big burden for him.In the past six months, he has been supported by the little silver dollars he brought from home, and the little money Yang Jun and Dai Yi saved from public expenses.The tuition that Mr. Tanaka paid for his granddaughter is really a timely help to Yang Du, it is too precious and important.Yang Du has always been bold and unrestrained, not to mention that he needed it at this time, so he immediately agreed: "Then I thank you!" "Mr. Yang, the student has a request." Qian Huizi said to Yang Du solemnly. "What request do you have, please tell me!" "There will be no class tomorrow. The student invites my husband to go to Hakone to watch the cherry blossoms with us for a few days. Firstly, these few days are when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. It would be a pity to miss it; secondly, this is also a way to express the students' affection for the teacher." "Good!" Yang Du was overjoyed, "We will go to Hakone to enjoy the cherry blossoms tomorrow."