Chapter 63 Old hole, old hole

one "Peking University, Lijiao 113. I leave get out of class at 6:15. Old Kong." Teacher Kong Qingdong replied with a very simple email.But I understand, this is considered to accept my interview request. I deliberately arrived half an hour early.Lijiao 113 is a large fan-shaped lecture hall, and it is dinner time again, but it is still "full".There are many people standing behind the classroom, and there are a few "heroes" sitting on the radiators on both sides.I tiptoed to the back to see how "martial arts" this legendary "Drunk Man of Peking University" was.

Behind the podium is Lao Kong's strong body, with a fine checkered scarf on his chest, which is not lacking in elegance, but his beard is still "stubborn". "The "drunk man" look.There are not many words on the four large stretchable blackboards behind him, and words such as "Gudao Drama", "Guo Moruo", "Transformation of Yangge Opera" and so on are written scatteredly. This is a general elective course of Peking University about modern Chinese drama. . "In Shanghai at that time, there were all kinds of people and fish and dragons mixed together." Lao Kong's speech was fast, but what was faster was his ability to think, "At that time, when you were walking on the street, you met a man wearing a big-brimmed hat. , you don’t know what he does. He may be a Japanese spy, or Wang Jingwei’s spy, or a Kuomintang spy, or maybe an eyeliner for the Eighth Route Army... At that time, it could be said that the streets were full of people. The drama—much more exciting than the 007 story.”

"Why did historical dramas suddenly rise in the Kuomintang-controlled areas? Because the high-handed rule at that time did not allow you to talk about the acute issues of reality. If you don't let you speak directly, then use the past to explain the present. You must know that 'all historical dramas are realistic dramas. ', so it is easy to understand that the dramas with historical themes during the Anti-Japanese War focus on China's late Ming and early Qing periods and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the late Ming Dynasty, this was the critical moment of the country's peril, but the people in the court were infighting, and the country was subjugated. Unity, everyone will know this when you look at it. Mu Wangfu and Tiandi will not be convinced and argue with each other all day long; The most acute contradictions in China at that time were expressed with historical stories."

"Writing literature as history, or breaking away from historical jokes or even nonsense, are two extremes; the best historical subjects are written by Lu Xun from the perspective of elite literature, and Jin Yong from the perspective of popular literature. .A truly good literary work is written in the cracks of history.” A series of wonderful "quotations" rushed forward with joy, and the crowd kept laughing.Lao Kong is a natural "speaker". He used his own words to call it "black humor, Coca-Cola". the "itch". two I began to miss today's class, but unfortunately the time passed quickly, and Lao Kong announced that "get out of class is over".The time is 6:25.

I packed up my notebook and went forward.Several students gathered around the podium with some new books and asked Kong to sign; while he signed, he accepted the final papers submitted by the students; a Korean student stuttered in Chinese to explain to Teacher Kong that he forgot to bring his paper today, I hope the teacher can forgive... Lao Kong is a busy teacher. Finally, after the signatures were signed and the homework was collected, the Korean students were pardoned and left. Lao Kong and I walked out of Lijiao together, and we made an appointment to have dinner with two of his graduate students.Walking to the door, he took out a key and said, wait for me to push the car in.A very old black bicycle was parked among the cars, but it was the "mount" of "Drunk Man" Kong Qingdong.

In Yanyuan on this winter night, the atmosphere of the New Year is strong.We walked on the school road, almost walking through the crowd.Old Kong suddenly said with emotion: "When I was studying, there were not so many people. At that time, if there were so many people hanging out at night, it must be because the students wanted to make trouble." Passing by Xuewu canteen, I asked Lao Kong, do you still eat in the canteen?Old Kong smiled: "Actually, I really like eating in the cafeteria, but now I don't eat in the cafeteria." He tilted his head and smiled again, "The main reason is that I eat in the cafeteria now. The students know me and don't know me. Let me line up."—Look, Lao Kong's "smile", a typical "bad guy", and a "famous bad guy".

three I found a small restaurant, sat down, ordered food casually, the beer was served, and the chatterbox opened, and various characters, events, and anecdotes were "bounced" out through Lao Kong's witty and humorous language. "Tomorrow is the 95th anniversary of the Chinese Department of Peking University. Don't you know? The Chinese Department of Peking University is amazing. Which school or department in China can have 19 'famous' associate professors? High salary, please leave? I think these people, no matter who they are, they must be heavyweight scholars in any school." As one of the "famous associate professors", Lao Kong was originally the chairman of the labor union of the Chinese Department of Peking University. At the same time, I don't forget to set up a good job for my colleagues.Recently, his colleague Professor Meng Erdong has become a model for the national education circle to learn from his academic attitude and dedication, so Lao Kong signed his reply to my email as "Kong Yidong".I wrote back expressing my incomprehension, and he wrote back to "clean up" me: "'One East and Two Winter' are the first two in the rhyme part, your knowledge of ancient times is not solid." I was sweating all over—this is Typical of Confucius' style, those who are great chivalrous men and strict teachers often have spurs in their casualness.

Speaking of his colleagues, Lao Kong's jokes came out one after another. "In 1998, I was sent to Singapore to teach Chinese literature. I was also accompanied by a gentleman who studied ancient literature in our department. This gentleman told Singapore students Tao Yuanming, 'Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, and seeing Nanshan leisurely', "Don't bend your waist for five buckets of rice." I didn't expect the students in Singapore to be too serious. Some people stood up and asked the teacher seriously, "How could Tao Yuanming do this irresponsibly? He doesn't want his job, so his family, What about the wife and children?' This gentleman never thought about such a disturbing question, and he was embarrassed for a while. I later explained to these students that Tao had other sources of income besides being an official, and he was still a small landlord after all. .” His words made everyone laugh.

Old Kong was not confused when he was forty, he knew that wine, sex, wealth and gas were all bad things, and he must not touch them.Therefore, the nickname "Drunk Man of Peking University" is too strong to drink.Jin Yong, Gu Long, Qiao Huang Rong, his wife and children are hot on the kang, chatting while enjoying the wine, but they have already drunk and the restaurant is about to close when they are not paying attention.Although they still wanted to get some unofficial history, they couldn't let Teacher Kong go home, so everyone decided to retreat.Old Kong wiped off Master Guan's blushing face, drank the remaining half a glass of beer, tied on a small plaid scarf—after all, he was still a gentleman—whistled, got on his mount, swayed and headed north.

After returning home and turning on the computer, Lao Kong recently opened a blog, which is also fashionable. There is a sentence in it that is both self-moving and touching. The excerpt is as follows, and I have the right to end: "Last night I ate two strings of stinky tofu in Xibali Village (Xi'an). The owner and his wife are about the same age as me. They look very hardworking and fulfilling. They seem to be very understanding and loving. I think if I didn't go to university back then, I would pass them now. It’s not a bad day like that.” I think of a word in martial arts novels, "chivalrous and tender".

Old Kong, old Kong.