Chapter 1066 – Doctoral Dissertation

The winds of early spring were still a little chilly, but compared to the piercing cold winds of February, the weather was already much better, and the flowers and trees in the quadrangle had begun to spit out the old, a hint of green representing the arrival of spring.

“Buzz …… buzz …… buzz ……”

A line of twenty-four carrier pigeons flew by in the sky, the whistles on the soles of their feet emitted a buzzing sound, attracting the Fangfang Yuan Yuan who was playing in the courtyard to look up into the sky and clap their little palms to chase after them.

In the spring, there are more pigeons, and in a courtyard like Zhuangrui, the unique sound of pigeon whistles can be heard twice a day in the morning and evening, a rare sight in today’s metropolis surrounded by steel.

After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Beijing’s housing prices doubled, and through the freshness of the willows and green water, gray brick tiles, birdcages and chess games of leisure, the Beijing flavor of the courtyard houses, because of its increasingly scarce number of its price is soaring.

Especially like Zhuang Rui live in this courtyard, is not the location of hutong tour, but has been classified as a heritage conservation area, do not accept tourists to visit, and in the distance from Zhuang Rui across a few alleys, there is a reluctant to live in the Yuquan Mountain of the old generals live there, is more tightly guarded, and even with the other people in the hutong followed the light.

Zhuang Rui spent tens of millions of dollars to buy the courtyard back then, now the market value has been around seven or eight hundred million yuan, even so there is still a price, now Beijing City can afford to play the courtyard people, in addition to those deep-rooted old households, none of them are not rich or noble generation.

“Ga …… ga …… ga ……”

The old acacia tree that huge bird’s nest stretched out a head with golden hair, two eyes like a sword general swept the sky a glance, mouth dissatisfied with the sound of a few “ga ga! At that moment, the pigeons flying through the sky became flustered, no longer able to maintain the ranks just now, scattered to the sky to escape.

Xiao Jin disdainfully stretched his head and looked again, his mouth issued a few grunts that he did not know what it meant, and shrunk his head back, if it was placed in the time when Xiao Jin was small, he might still have the interest to fly up to the sky and chase some of these pigeons, but now Xiao Jin has no eyes for these pigeons.

Has been fully adult small gold, now standing on the ground is more than a meter high, wings spread nearly three meters long, if in the yard wings fly up, with the sky to describe the sun is not exaggerated, especially standing in the golden eagle below, that the wings flap when the wind, let Zhuang Rui can not stand steadily.

Because the manor in the outskirts of Beijing is too empty, and the wind is very strong in winter, so Zhuang Rui moved back to the courtyard, I don’t know if it’s because of him, the golden eagle and the white lion also came back, only the King Kong is really not used to it, and stayed in the manor, and Zhuang Rui will go to appease that big guy every week.

“Papa, papa, Little Gold is bad, scaring the pigeons away.”

Seeing the sky flying pigeons no longer refused to pass over their own home, has been almost three years old son under the tree to the small gold whining, naihe that guy in addition to Zhuang Rui outside who are not much love to take care of, the little guy ran to the front of Zhuang Rui sued.

“Oh, turn around and let your Uncle Peng raise some more pigeons, okay?”

Zhuang Rui picked up his meaty son, kissed vigorously, in the small gold to come before, the courtyard is raised pigeons, but the small gold to come, those pigeons were released is no longer refused to return to their nests, do not know which cheap pigeon people?

From Zhuang Rui’s trip to the United States has passed more than half a year, Zhuang Rui in addition to a trip to Pengcheng, never left Beijing, more than half a year ago that happened, gradually also in Zhuang Rui’s mind faded away.

However, at the end of the year, far away in Macao, Mr. He once gave Zhuang Rui’s museum donated a number of precious cultural relics, was brought by the fourth Mrs. personally, but also let Zhuang Rui signed a transfer of equity, will be under the banner of their newly formed an entertainment company bar ten percent of the shares transferred to the name of Zhuang Rui.

Zhuang Rui did not refuse, he knew that this is Mr. He and the fourth wife’s way to express their apologies, to know, although the introduction of Zhuang Rui to participate in the charity auction was out of good intentions, but it is to let Zhuang Rui in deep danger, Mr. He could not not help but show something.

In this more than half a year’s time, Zhuang Rui also deliberately to Ouyang Lei inquired about the results of that matter, according to Ouyang Lei said, the relevant departments of the United States in a few months ago, once and the Russian counter-terrorism armed forces jointly in the Siberian region carried out a counter-terrorism exercise.

According to the relevant departments of intelligence, that anti-terrorism exercise killed dozens of terrorists hiding in the Siberian region, but does not seem to have captured that Mr. David, so Zhuang Rui has been hanging on to the XuanDe furnace is still nowhere to be seen.

“Brother Zhuang, Professor Meng is here.”

This half year Zhuang Rui did not go out, and his son and daughter were a lot closer, just as Zhuang Rui hugged his son and played, Hao Long’s voice came from the concierge, and Zhuang Rui hurriedly hugged his son and welcomed him out.

Today Zhuang Rui is and Professor Meng appointment, invited him to the home as a guest, mainly Zhuang Rui heart has some ideas, need to consult the teacher’s opinion.

Welcome to the door, Zhuang Rui and Professor Meng greeted, found that the teacher’s grinch granddaughter is also followed by the side, and quickly smiled and said: “Hey, Qiuqian also came ah! How’s work, is it smooth?”

The little girl has graduated from school, now in a hospital in Beijing as a doctor, but Zhuang Rui almost two years of time have not seen her, the little girl fell more and more beautiful, but the eyes of the naughty color, or with the previous general.

“Brother Zhuang is good, this is your son? Quickly call auntie.”

After Meng Qiuqian and Zhuang Rui said hello, her attention was attracted by the little pink guy in Zhuang Rui’s arms, Meng Qiuqian, who has always had a very small generation in the family, suddenly became excited and reached out for the little Fangfang.

“Hey, I say girl, should be called Uncle Zhuang, okay?”

Zhuang Rui was a little reluctant to hand over his son to Meng Qiuchan’s arms, this girl is a big kid herself, where can she bring up a child?

“Not at all, grandpa said, each to his own, little guy, quickly call auntie.” Meng Qiuqian blankly glanced at Zhuang Rui, and a small hand started rubbing Fang Fang’s face.

“Come on, Qiuqian, take Fang Fang to play in the yard! By the way, don’t be afraid when you see the white lion!”

Zhuang Rui laughed bitterly, fortunately today his wife took his daughter out, otherwise these two little guys are designated to be tossed around by that girl, after letting the teacher sit down in the main room in the middle courtyard, he secretly explained a few words to Zhang Ma, he is not assured of handing over his precious son to that girl’s custody.

“Early spring willows and lotus leaves, Xiao Zhuang, let’s sit in the courtyard!”

Professor Meng wasn’t the first time he came to Zhuang Rui’s courtyard, the environment here made the old man very fond of it, and at that moment he moved his hands to move the tea set on the table.

“Teacher, let me do it!”

Zhuang Rui which can not let Professor Meng hands, quickly moved up the tea set, put on the table in the courtyard, hands bubble tea, I do not know whether it is influenced by Professor Meng and the old man these people, Zhuang Rui more and more like to drink tea, this craft is also day to day to see exquisite.

Professor Meng picked up the tea cup in the tip of the nose and sniffed, after the entrance, closed his eyes to reminisce for a while, after a long time, he opened his mouth and said, “Good tea, Xiao Zhuang, you have this point of tea, it is estimated that it can catch up with my month’s salary, right!”

“Oh, teacher, I still have one or two tea leaves there, turn around and take it away for you.”

Zhuang Rui smiled, although the teacher’s monthly salary subsidy is almost more than 20,000 yuan, but to put it mildly, he really can’t buy this one or two tea leaves.

You know, this tea is the real Wuyi Dahongpao, is the only remaining fruit on the mountain of the three trees picked down, in ancient times is the tribute tea, even now, is only national leaders level people can drink to, the market simply can not see.

Zhuang Rui this is the New Year’s Eve, from grandpa there to pass by, a total of only three taels, to the ancient Yezi sent one or two, and then drank a little bit of their own, the hand is left more than one or two.

“Good, I’ll take this tea with me.”

Professor Meng was not polite, after savoring the taste in his mouth, he looked at Zhuang Rui and said, “Xiao Zhuang, this year your doctorate is also going to be graduated, do you have a direction for your dissertation?”

Professor Meng has been teaching and educating people for many years, but the most pleased or Zhuang Rui this closed disciple, that the excavation of Liu Xiu’s tomb, can be said to be all Zhuang Rui’s credit, to say that Professor Meng’s only dissatisfaction is that Zhuang Rui is too much to dabble in, this professional reputation is actually far less than his reputation in the line of curiosities and the jade world.

“Teacher, I was just about to discuss this with you!”

Zhuang Rui thought for a moment and then said, “Teacher do you think my thesis is to use material from underwater archaeology or write something else?”

Zhuang Rui this period of time is also in the headache of this matter, although with his current wealth, for the doctoral diploma is not very much on the mind, but Professor Meng to self is speechless, to say that the doctoral dissertation can not be passed, that is to fold the teacher’s face ah!

“Xiao Zhuang, this underwater archaeology, you are also considered an authority in the country, but what is in the water is ultimately limited, and buried in the earth for thousands of years of culture can not be compared, my opinion is to let you organize a separate archaeological excavation, you can use this as a material for your doctoral thesis.”

Professor Meng’s words are not complimentary to his own disciple, from the founding of the country, the most significant two underwater archaeological discoveries, are initiated by Zhuang Rui and participate in, not to mention the first Song Dynasty shipwrecks salvage, but also Zhuang Rui alone, in the country, if you talk about the underwater archaeology, and then there is no one’s achievements can be greater than Zhuang Rui.

However, underwater archaeology in archaeology is ultimately a small category, Professor Meng is trying to make Zhuang Rui’s vision a little broader, to explore that has five thousand years of bright civilization of the underground treasure.