The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

  Accompanied by the melodious music, the male and female guests began to dance in pairs.

  Wenxiu danced awkwardly, stepping on Puyi's feet several times. This was her first time attending a dance. In the past, Puyi took Wanrong with her when she went out, so she could only stay at home and work as a female worker.

   As for the reason, it is very simple. First, Wenxiu clearly opposed the restoration and did not please Puyi; secondly, Wenxiu looked ordinary and could not give Puyi a face.

  Puyi put his arms around Wenxiu's waist, gradually moved towards the edge of the dance floor, and said in an inaudible voice: "Don't make trouble, as long as you are willing to go home, I will never neglect you in the future!"

   "Do you think it's possible?" Wenxiu sneered. She had already figured out that she had to fight against an unfair life. If she hadn't filed a lawsuit for divorce, Puyi would never have looked at her.

   "Wenxiu, I beg you!" Puyi's tone softened, "It's not good for everyone to be a husband and wife for a hundred days. If you do this, where will the honor of the Qing imperial family go?"

   "Qing? Hehe," Wen Xiu smiled disdainfully, "The morning is over, I am now a citizen of the Republic of China."

   Puyi was full of grief and anger, but there was nothing he could do: "What conditions do you have, come up with them, and I will try my best to meet them."

   "I have no conditions," Wenxiu said in a showdown, "Tianjin District Court has accepted the case, and the trial will be held as soon as next month. If you don't want to go to court with Bo, you can choose to divorce by agreement."

   "Is it really irreversible?" Puyi asked.

  Wenxiu said firmly: "Impossible."

Of course   Puyi didn't want to file a lawsuit, that would be too ugly. "Divorce is fine, but I have a condition," he said.

   "Speak!" Wen Xiu said.

   Puyi said: "After the divorce, you are not allowed to marry anyone else, because you are my imperial concubine of Qing Dynasty!"

  Wenxiu smiled and said, "Then let's go to court."

   "Bitch!"

   Puyi was furious and roared in a low voice: "Do you want to kill me?"

   "I've already died once!" Wenxiu bluntly fought back. She did die once, and committed suicide shortly after leaving the palace, but was rescued by the palace maid.

   "Okay, you can get married again, but it must be three years later!" Puyi had no choice but to take a step back.

  Wenxiu hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded: "I promise you."

  The two have reached a divorce agreement. Puyi felt that there was no love for her, and without waiting for the end of the dance, she let go of Wenxiu and left the dance floor alone.

   At this moment, Zhou Hexuan came over with Wanrong in his arms and started dancing while talking and laughing.

   "How have you been recently?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

   "It's okay." Wanrong smiled wryly. In fact, she hadn't gone out for several days, and Puyi's temper was getting more and more strange, and she completely regarded her as a punching bag.

   Zhou Hexuan enlightened and said: "Women must learn to be self-reliant and control their own destiny. You can see how wonderful Wenxiu's life is now, she has fought for it herself."

  Wanrong said in a sullen voice, "I can't be like Wenxiu and sue for divorce, right?"

   "Why not?" Zhou Hexuan asked rhetorically.

   Divorce, Wanrong didn't even dare to think about it, it was too rebellious. But the more so, the more restless her thoughts became. She knew she couldn't do it, but she wanted to try it. Wenxiu set a good example for her.

   "I...let it go, life is pretty good now." Wanrong lowered her head.

   Zhou Hexuan suddenly hugged Wanrong's slender waist, leaned into her ear and said softly, "If you have other ideas in the future, you can come to me for help."

  The warm air blows on the ears, it feels warm and itchy. Wan Rong's cheeks were slightly red, and she responded with a small sound like a mosquito. She took the initiative to bring her body closer, and touched and rubbed from time to time as her footsteps moved.

   Gradually, Wanrong almost all cuddled into Zhou Hexuan's arms, and the two continued to dance with their arms around each other. Her firm chest gave her a sense of security.

   Suddenly the lights came on, but the dance music was over.

  Wanrong woke up suddenly, pushed Zhou Hexuan away like a thief, sorted his clothes and walked towards Puyi.

   Puyi's entire face was black, dragging Wanrong's hand and scolding: "Go home!"

  …

   The next morning.

   A series of Chinese and foreign newspapers, such as Ta Kung Pao, New Tianjin Daily, Yong Daily, Xian Shi Daily, and The Beijing-Tianjin Times, all published the news of the establishment of the China Hope Education Foundation on the front pages.

   As Zhou Hexuan expected, the education foundation itself did not attract attention, because during the Republic of China, there were too many groups of all kinds, and people had long been surprised. The real selling point still revolves around Wenxiu. Not to mention the divorce of the imperial concubine, she is still running out to educate. These are all challenging people's traditional thinking.

  Beiping Women's Normal University, graduating class.

   A female student rushed into the classroom waving a newspaper: "Classmates, big news!"

   "What's the big news?" The other girls gathered around and asked.

The female student spread out the newspaper and read: "The young marshal raised funds to set up education, and the sword concubine Wenxiu broke his ambitions! According to the newspaper, yesterday Fengjun young marshal Zhang Xueliang held a banquet to announce the establishment of the China Hope Education Foundation. The young marshal himself personally As the president, the vice presidents include Feng Yong, Zhou Hexuan and Wenxiu... In order to save expenses and set up education, all the drinks at this dance are boiled water... When Concubine Dao Wenxiu was speaking, she broke her ambition on the spot and vowed to Lifelong service to China's education cause... China Hope Education Foundation will be committed to opening free primary schools across the country and providing free lunches for teachers and students. Vice President Feng Yong said that the administrative expenses of the foundation should not exceed 15% of the annual donation. %, severe punishment for corruption and misappropriation of donations... The foundation expects to set up 30 Hope Primary Schools in Zhili this year. Now there is a shortage of administrators and teachers, and people of insight are eagerly awaiting the participation of people of insight in the society to join in the grand event. Revitalize the country!"

   Before the female student finished reading, the other girls were already reading the newspaper around her. I saw two news pictures on the front page headline, one is Zhang Xueliang giving a speech, and the other is Wenxiu cutting her hair with scissors.

   Especially the photo of Wenxiu made the female students excited and immediately discussed:

   "The sword concubine is really a strange woman. Not only does she file a lawsuit for divorce, but now she also breaks her mind and contributes to the country!"

   "Yeah, that's what new-age women should be."

   "My family urged me to go back and get married. Now I want to learn Wenxiu and dedicate my life to Chinese education!"

   "We will graduate in half a month. Let's all go to the Hope Education Foundation to apply for teachers."

   "Why only primary school?"

   "What happened to elementary school? Basic education is also very important."

   "But we are in a normal university, so it would be a waste to teach elementary school."

   "I care about universities and primary schools, as long as they contribute to the country."

   "Come along, count me in!"

  “…”

   The same situation happened in the major schools in Beijing and Tianjin, especially the female students, who were infected by Wenxiu's hair loss, and everyone was clamoring to join it.

   Mr. Lu Xun has not left Peiping yet. He plans to finish teaching the graduating class and then go south to teach at Xiamen University. Instigated by the students in class that day, Lu Xun wrote an essay titled "On the Hope of Chinese Education" when he returned home in the evening:

"Modern education in China probably started in the late Qing Dynasty. During the Gengzi period, the Western Queen Mother was deafened by the sound of guns and guns from the foreigners, and in a panic, the Guimao school system was promulgated, and all kinds of new schools were blooming everywhere. The educational powerhouses of Germany and Japan, it is a pity that they are secretive, timid, and only learned a little...

   In the Republic of China, we finally had the Ministry of Education, and Mr. Cai Yuanpei was the Minister. I was invited by Cai Jun to serve in the Ministry of Education. I have served as the head of the first section of the Department of Social Education and the Ministry of Education. The president was busy being the emperor, and the revolutionary party wanted to protect the country and the law, but no one cared about education. The staff of the Ministry of Education such as me can't even get enough salary, how can we talk about rejuvenating the country through education? To this day, I still haven't figured out what is the effect of my ministry of education.

  It is absolutely impossible to rely on the government to run education. Even Peking University is waiting for rice to cook, and it has not been paid for half a year. The students and professors borrowed money to survive, and it is difficult to make a living.

   There is another characteristic of Chinese education. Both the North and the South are proud of running a university, and most primary schools are unattended. Just because the primary school is too slow to achieve results, officials are naturally reluctant to make efforts. On the other hand, the wealthy gentry in the countryside often do charitable acts and invest in the maintenance of local private primary schools, so as to be famous for their invitations...

   Today, the China Hope Education Foundation was established, with the purpose of revitalizing basic education. I think the starting point is excellent. In my early years, I wrote an article "On Cultural Prejudice", which talked about the issue of establishing people and rejuvenating the country. Liren has to start with children, and by looking at children in their teens, one can predict the situation in China twenty years from now. The new children should be lively, healthy, tenacious, with their chests up and their faces full of vigor. They surpass the past and China will catch up with the future..."

  Xu Guangping is also a graduating student of Women's Normal University. She took the manuscript of Lu Xun, and after reading it, she couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are you really optimistic about the Hope Education Foundation?"

  Lu Xun smoked a cigarette, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, Zhang Xueliang is the Young Commander of the Fengjun Army, and the group he created inevitably has other intentions. I hope they are sincere for the country."

   "Is China's basic education really bad?" Xu Guangping asked.

Lu Xun frowned and said, "I've worked in the Ministry of Education for several years, and I'm very clear about this. Take the richest county in Zhili as an example. There are 28 private and public elementary schools, which seem to be a lot, but the situation is very bad. The largest primary school has 12 teachers and 97 students; the smallest has 1 teacher and 13 students. There are more than 80 primary school teachers in the county, and the number of students is less than 1,000. The investment in education is less than 3,000 yuan. More than 80% of the children have no chance to go to school.”

   This data is too outrageous. On average, the annual education fund of each primary school is only 107 yuan, which is still the richest county in Zhili area.

   Xu Guangping was silent, and after a long time he said with emotion: "It seems that it is imperative to vigorously develop basic education."