1920 is Zhu Ziqing's last year in college. On one occasion, he went to Liulichang to visit the bookstore and saw the new Webster's dictionary, which was priced at 14 yuan. Although the money is not too expensive for this big book, it is not a small sum for a student. I don't have that much money at hand, but I really can't bear to part with this book. On second thought, my leather coat is worth some money.

This coat was made by my father for Zhu Ziqing when he got married. It was made of otter fur collar and mink. Although the coat is made of cloth, the style is a bit rustic, and the collar is pieced together with two pairs of "horseshoe sleeves", but it is leather after all. When making it, my father also spent a lot of effort. But at that time, I really couldn't bear to part with the big dictionary, thinking that I would be able to redeem my big coat in the future. After a long hesitation, I resolutely took it to the pawnshop.

The pawnshop is at the back door of the school. You can turn around. Zhu Ziqing didn't think too much. Because I want to redeem it later, I take the book price as the price: 14 yuan. Of course, the coat is more than this price, so the people at the pawnshop counter are not embarrassed at all and pay immediately. After taking the money, Zhu Ziqing immediately went to bring back Webster's dictionary.

2. Zhu Ziqing showed integrity.

Zhu Ziqing is a professor in the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. At the beginning of 1948, the people's liberation war entered the final stage. In June, Peiping students launched a movement against American support for Japanese militarism.

Zhu Ziqing was very ill and had no money for treatment, but he did not hesitate to write: "In order to show the dignity and integrity of the people of China, we categorically reject all charity from the United States, whether buying or giving." Sign his name on the statement. In early August, Zhu Ziqing became seriously ill and died on 12. He was only 50 years old then.

Before he died, Zhu Ziqing urged his family in a weak voice: "One thing to remember is that I signed a document rejecting American flour, and our family will never buy American flour from the Kuomintang again!"

3. Zhu Ziqing pushed himself.

According to the regulations of Tsinghua in 1930s, professors have one year's academic leave after working in the school for five years, and they are sponsored by the school to study abroad.

Zhu Ziqing was then a professor in the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. 193 1 year dropped out of school to study at Royal College London and University of London.

According to Zhu Ziqing's diary, he had two night dreams that Tsinghua could not continue to hire him as a professor because his foreign literature education was not enough. After waking up from a dream, he was sweating all over, and thought it was quite reasonable not to send a letter of appointment, so he made greater efforts to use all the convenient conditions in London to improve himself.

4. Teacher-student relationship between Zhu Ziqing and Li Jianwu

1925 After the summer vacation, Mr. Zhu Ziqing applied to come to Tsinghua University and become a professor of literature in China.

Li Jianwu just graduated from the middle school affiliated to Beijing Normal University and was admitted to the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University.

In the first class, Teacher Zhu Ziqing called the roll and asked Li Jianwu, "Li Jianwu, this name is so strange. Is it Li Jianwu who often writes articles in newspapers?" Li Jianwu replied: "I dare not hide from the teacher, it's me." "Then I already know you!" Mr. Zhu said happily.

After class, Teacher Zhu Ziqing advised Li Jianwu: "You should learn creative writing. It's not appropriate to learn Chinese, so switch to a foreign language department. " At that time, the Chinese Department only read ancient books, so Mr. Zhu Ziqing said so.

Li Jianwu listened to Mr. Zhu Ziqing and transferred to the Foreign Languages Department the next year. Although the teachers and students are not in the same department, Li Jianwu wrote his works first to Teacher Zhu, who has always been his mentor. Teacher Zhu Ziqing also helped Li Jianwu to finalize the draft carefully every time. After years of communication, their sincere teacher-student relationship has been firmly established for a lifetime.

5. Zhu Ziqing is obsessed with reading.

1898165438+1October 22nd, Zhu Ziqing, known as a modern essayist, poet, scholar and democracy fighter, was born. When Zhu Ziqing was in middle school, he liked reading very much. At that time, the family gave him one yuan of pocket money every month, most of which were given to a Guangyi bookstore in Yangzhou, his hometown, and he often owed money. It was from this publishing house that he got a book, Buddhist Yi Jie, which aroused his interest in philosophy.

Later, he came to Peking University to study, majoring in philosophy. Zhu Ziqing prefers Buddhist books. At that time, most Buddhist scriptures were in Jiufeng Temple, a reclining Buddha temple in Xicheng. He once went to the temple to buy books such as "Correct Theory Based on Ming Dynasty", "Hundred Schools of Thought" and "Collection of Translation Names".

It was a gloomy autumn afternoon, and Zhu Ziqing was the only one in the street. When he recalled in the article, he also said: "This kind of stupidity is quite interesting to recall."