Chapter 8 Section VII

On the way down the mountain, Wu Leting received a call from her friend Liu Ling.Liu Ling is her college classmate, one class younger than Wu Leting, and now she is just in her senior year.The two are from the same hometown, and their personalities and hobbies are also very close, so the relationship is particularly good.When Liu Ling heard that Wu Leting had found a good job, she clamored for a treat, and Wu Leting readily agreed. The two made an appointment to meet at the Music Square in the city center.When Wu Leting arrived, Liu Ling was already waiting there. "You came fast enough." Wu Leting looked at her watch—six fifty. "I thought I'd be there first."

"In order to keep the appointment, I took a taxi here." Liu Ling happily took Wu Leting's arm and said coquettishly. "I really miss you, Miss Le Ting." "Come on, the glutton in your stomach misses me, right?" "Hey, isn't that the same - the school food is the same every day, I've been tired of it for a long time, and I can finally satisfy my craving!" Wu Leting looked around, this section is the most prosperous area in the city. "You invited me here, it seems that you want to kill me well." "Where, let's just go to Sutan Turkish Restaurant..."

Wu Leting glared at Liu Ling: "Don't go too far, the minimum per capita consumption in that shop is 200 yuan - I haven't gotten my salary yet!" "Forget it, or... let's go eat Brazilian barbecue." Wu Leting thought for a while, that was a cafeteria, which was just right for Liu Ling who was hungry and thirsty, so she agreed. The two walked across the street for more than ten minutes, and came to this self-service barbecue restaurant.After choosing the location, Liu Ling went to get a lot of barbecue, pizza, salad and drinks.The two sat down, and Liu Ling raised her glass and said, "Sister Le Ting, congratulations on finding a job right after graduation!"

"Thank you." Wu Leting clinked glasses with her, and the two drank the juice. While cutting the barbecue, Liu Ling asked, "Sister Le Ting, which hospital do you work in?" Wu Leting took a bite of the salad. "Ren Ai Hospice Hospital." "Ah, hospice care?" Liu Ling was a little surprised, "Why did you apply for a job there?" "The recruitment information I saw online." "I remember that the hospital is on the mountain." "Well, I was going down the mountain when you called me." "Then you have to climb the mountain every day, isn't it convenient?"

"It's not inconvenient, just get used to it - besides, the air on the mountain is quite fresh, better than in the city." "That's true." The two ate in silence for a while, and Liu Ling asked, "Sister Le Ting, you just went, how much salary do you get a month?" Wu Leting hesitated for a moment.She had expected that Liu Ling would definitely ask this question, but until now she was still not sure whether she should tell her the truth.I pursed my lips and thought about it, but still felt that I shouldn't deceive my good friend. "8000."

"What?" Liu Ling almost choked on the roasted meat in her mouth, she swallowed the piece of meat with great difficulty, and said in disbelief, "Are you kidding me?" Wu Leting shook her head: "I'm not joking." "How could it be so high?" "……I do not know either." "You weren't recruited directly to be the dean, were you?" Wu Leting rolled her eyes. "Do you think that's possible?" "Impossible. But your salary is so high just now, it's even more impossible." Wu Leting stirred the vegetable salad with a fork. "I also think it's weird..."

"What are you in charge of in that hospital?" Liu Ling asked. Wu Leting froze for a moment, realizing that this was impossible to answer - the contract stipulated that she could not disclose anything related to Dinong.She could only answer evasively: "It is to take care of the patients." "That's weird. It stands to reason that such an ordinary job shouldn't have such a high salary." Liu Ling thought of another problem. "Is this hospital public or private?" "It should be a public office." Liu Ling shook her head and said, "If it's a public hospital, the salary standard is fixed, and it's impossible to offer such a high salary to a new doctor—but then again, even a private hospital can't offer such a high salary, unless... ..."

"Unless what?" Wu Leting asked. "Unless the money for your salary is not paid by the hospital—of course, it is even less likely to be the government—but someone is responsible for paying it alone." Wu Leting felt that Liu Ling's analysis made sense.Indeed, this explanation is more reasonable.So, who will pay my salary—Dean Ge?Or was it—Dinon himself? When she was engrossed in her thoughts, Wu Leting heard Liu Ling sigh enviously, "Anyway, sister Le Ting, you are really lucky. You can find a high-paying job just after graduation." She suddenly rolled her eyes He asked brightly, "Is your hospital still short of people? Why don't you recommend me to go too!"

"That will have to wait until you graduate." Wu Leting said with a smile, "But I can keep an eye out for you, and I'll let you know if I still need to recruit people." "That's it, Sister Le Ting! If only I could work in the same place as you, then we'll have companionship..." The two girls talked and laughed happily, chatting while eating delicious food.It took a full hour and a half for this meal, and it was almost nine o'clock when I came out of the restaurant. "Oh, I'm too full, let's walk for a while. Sister Le Ting, can you accompany me back to school?" Liu Ling said.

Wu Leting thought for a while, and happened to be on the way, so she agreed. After walking for half an hour, the two came to the gate of the Medical University.Liu Ling said: "Sister Le Ting, you don't need to send me in, you can go back." "En." Wu Leting nodded. "Bye-Bye." "Goodbye." Liu Ling waved her hand. "Thank you for inviting me to dinner." Wu Leting watched Liu Ling walk back to school, and was about to turn around to leave when she saw a familiar figure —— her history elective teacher.She suddenly thought of something and planned to ask the teacher, so she walked over quickly.

"Mr. Qin, hello!" Wu Leting greeted politely. Teacher Qin, who was in his fifties, adjusted his glasses and recognized him: "You are...Wu Leting, right? Shouldn't you be graduating?" "Well, I've graduated. Today I'm coming back to get together with my classmates. Teacher Qin, you just finished your evening class?" "Yeah, have you found a job now?" "I found it..." Wu Leting and the teacher exchanged a few more pleasantries before turning to the main topic. "Mr. Qin, I have some questions I want to ask you." "what is the problem?" "Historically." Teacher Qin laughed: "I remember you liked history quite a bit back then, and now you're still studying after graduation. It's not easy." "Mr. Qin, don't laugh at me. I can't be considered a researcher. I just like to think about it by myself." "What do you want to ask?" Wu Leting thought for a while: "Ms. Qin, have you heard of Dr. Robert McCormick?" Teacher Qin thought about it for a while, and asked, "You're talking about Robert McCormick who sailed around the world with Darwin, right?" "That's right... I'm talking about him." Wu Leting became a little excited. "Mr. Qin, is there really such a person in history?" Teacher Qin tilted her head and looked at Wu Leting. "It's not easy for you to know this person." "How do you say this?" Teacher Qin smiled: "This person is not considered a famous person in history. Perhaps Queen Elizabeth's servants are more famous than him. Most history books will not mention this person. Only some particularly remote ones Darwin, or some biographical book devoted to Darwin, mentions him—in passing. What do you ask him for?" "I want to know some facts about his life." "I'm afraid that won't be recorded. History would do well to record his name. There was nothing special about him - just sailing with Darwin. He was the ship's doctor - that's all. " Wu Leting looked a little disappointed. "That is to say, there are not many descriptions of him in the books devoted to the study of Darwin?" "Almost no description at all—why do you care about this person so much?" Teacher Qin asked curiously. "Well... I just heard that he has something to do with Darwin's discovery of the theory of evolution..." Teacher Qin thought about it for a full minute, and said slowly: "When you say this, I think of a paper I saw a few years ago. The idea of ​​that paper is very novel. It seems to say that some British historians After research, experts found that Robert McCormick and Darwin may have the same hobby, and they both collected a lot of paleontological fossils... On the issue of evolution, Robert McCormick may have discussed with Darwin..." Wu Leting suppressed the excitement in her heart and asked, "What does that paper want to explain?" "I can't remember. I saw it a few years ago. The general idea is that in the course of Darwin's discovery of evolution, he may have been helped or inspired by some people. But this is only a guess, because when the ship sailed to an island , Robert McCormick died unexpectedly, so it became very difficult to verify." "What kind of accident happened to him?" Wu Leting asked. "It seems... fell into the crater? I'm not sure." "Mr. Qin, can you still find that paper?" "I can't find it. I accidentally saw it on the Internet and didn't save it." "Then do you remember who the author of the paper is?" "I can't remember. It's a foreigner with a long name." "Foreigner? Wasn't it written by a Chinese?" "Definitely not. I can be sure of this." Teacher Qin said, "You know, historians in every country are generally keen to study their own history. Among Chinese scholars, I don't know any who specialize in Darwin, of course Not to mention this eccentric Robert McCormick. Most of the books that record this person are untranslated English books—so I said just now, it’s not easy for you to know this name.” "yes." "Any questions, Wu Leting?" "No, thank you, Teacher Qin." "You're welcome. If you have any questions in the future, just come to me. There are fewer and fewer students who are as studious as you are now." "You are too much, Mr. Qin, goodbye." Teacher Qin waved his hand and left. Wu Leting stood there, frowning slightly, lost in thought.