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Chapter 264 The Second Interviewer (8.4K)

in the dormitory.

Snapped!

Xu Yun first put a book about five centimeters thick on the table, then dusted his hands, turned to Mai and asked:

"Maxwell, in which classroom do you have your first undergraduate class?"

Mai Mai was pouring water into her thermos cup at this time. Hearing this, she stopped, thought for a moment and said:

"Holie classroom."

"Holie classroom?"

Xu Yun blinked, then nodded thoughtfully:

"It seems that our first class has to be taught separately."

Anyone who read the book at Cambridge University in 1850 knows it.

In 1850, due to the small number of students enrolled in Cambridge University, the majors at the postgraduate stage were not as detailed as those of later generations.

At present, looking at all the colleges of Cambridge University that offer postgraduate courses, there are only the following six categories of postgraduate majors:

Theology, Mathematics, Linguistics, Philosophy, Humanities, Natural Sciences.

Among them, the degree examinations of linguistics, philosophy, and humanities are unified into the moral sciences.

Physics, chemistry, and biology belong to the natural sciences.

to be honest.

Among all these subjects, Xu Yun's favorite subject is natural science.

A professional counterpart.

Secondly, there is Faraday, a big boss, sitting in charge.

However, the cheap tutor Stokes is Professor Lucas of Cambridge, so he can only temporarily defect to the mathematics major to tinker with symbols.

certainly.

Graduate students in the Department of Mathematics also have the opportunity to take courses in natural sciences and even humanities, but the frequency is not so high.

In addition, according to the information Xu Yun learned from Lao Tang.

This year, the University of Cambridge enrolled a total of 227 postgraduate students, who were divided into 11 colleges.

Among them, Gonville and Case College, the least, enrolled 17 students, and Downing College, the most, enrolled 38 students, with an average of 25-35 students.

As for Trinity College?

Quite satisfactory, only 29 graduate students.

This year, Trinity College has opened four majors in theology, mathematics, philosophy, and natural sciences, and language and humanities are only electives.

The Department of Mathematics that Xu Yun 'chosen' has a total of 12 people, which is the major with the largest number of people in the school.

After all, in the classical education system, mathematics is the most important subject, and it is also the most authentic one-you can or you can, and you can’t or you can’t.

But today is the first day of school after all, so the content of the first class on the schedule is not mathematics, but Cambridge history.

At first, Xu Yun thought that this was another class where undergraduate and graduate students were taught together, but unexpectedly, the two were separated.

But when you think about it, it's normal.

Firstly, Cambridge University does not have many lecture theaters, and small classrooms are the most common teaching mode.

secondly

The number of professors in humanities at Cambridge University is much higher than that of other majors.

If you don't find something for some people to do, then you will be paid for nothing.

This kind of thing is also very common in later generations, so I won't go into details.

After sorting out the relevant books.

Xu Yun glanced at the clock on the wall, then left the dormitory with Mai Mai.

The classroom he is going to today is in the teaching building at the left rear of Trinity Chapel, which is completely in two directions from Mai's Holie classroom.

So the two left the dormitory building and parted ways at the entrance of the corridor.

The warm sun in winter is very comfortable. The soft light shines through the trees and sprinkles mottledly on the pedestrians. It also diffuses the surrounding scenery in the sunlight, turning it into a quiet and beautiful picture.

But at this moment, Xu Yun's heart is not so comfortable.

He was staring at the thick math book in his hand, and a certain idea was floating in his mind:

Can you find a chain to string this book up and carry it around?

A book with a thickness of five centimeters is too heavy to hold in your hand.

If you can string it together with an iron chain, you can put it on your shoulders to save some effort, and you can also convince people with reason when you are in danger.

And just as Xu Yun was muttering in his heart.

Suddenly, a somewhat jerky English sentence came from his ear, which looked like a mouthful of phlegm stuck in his throat:

"Hi, classmate Luo Feng."

Xu Yun turned his head and followed the voice.

I saw a big man who looked like Li Kui wearing glasses standing four or five meters away to my right.

In fact, under normal circumstances, Xu Yun is somewhat blind to the appearance of Europeans.

For example, when searching for resources, Melody is often identified as someone else

The face in front of Naihe was so recognizable, so Xu Yun called out the other person's name without much reason:

"Student Bruch?"

Bruch.

Full name Max Christian Friedrich Bruch.

This person is the German student who stole the limelight at the opening ceremony, the future musician, and the man who caused Xu Yun to lose a mobile phone in later generations.

When Bruch introduced himself, he once said that he was 22 years old this year, a graduate student in theology at Trinity College, and it was normal to appear here.

In addition, Xu Yun has a good impression of him.

When he came on stage to introduce himself, Bruch was one of the few people who gave applause.

At that time, led by Bruch, several students around him also applauded politely, so that Xu Yun would not be too embarrassed on stage.

Whether it is true friendliness or the "elegance" cultivated by literary thought,

In short, in terms of the result, it did help Xu Yun a little.

Seeing Xu Yun calling out his name, Bruch looked very happy, and walked in front of Xu Yun in two or three steps:

"Student Luo Feng, what a coincidence, have you had lunch yet?"

Xu Yun glanced at the footprints where Bruch was originally standing, and didn't deliberately point out, but said along the way:

"Have eaten, how about you, student Bruch?"

Bruch curled his lips immediately when he heard the words, with @showing a depressed look on his face:

"I've eaten it, but the damned English black pudding Ekelpaket!"

Ekelpaket is a German swear word, almost the same as ours.

Hearing Bruch's complaint, the corners of Xu Yun's mouth twitched.

Hearing the word black pudding, he can guess what combination the future great composer will have for lunch.

Although German food is mainly sausage beer and pork knuckle with kimchi, it is actually somewhat different from the presentation of Western food in terms of delicacy.

But in terms of edibility, it is indeed far ahead of British cuisine.

Anyway, among the Germans that Xu Yun met later generations, few of them have adapted to British food.

Then he smiled and said generously to Bruch:

"Student Bruch, if you have a chance in the future, you can come to my dormitory for a few meals."

"Not to mention anything else in Huaxia, cooking is really worthwhile."

"For example, scallion oil fish, put the marinated fish in the pot and steam it for a while, and when it comes out of the pot, pour a spoonful of oil on it, and the sound of prickling will be accompanied by a fragrance."

"There is also spicy chicken. Heat the oil in a pan, pour in the chopped chicken pieces, and fry until golden, and the skin is fragrant and crispy."

"Another example is braised Hokkien. Take an adult Hokkien and wash and marinate it. The taste of the Hokkien is tender, while the Hokkien is more chewy."

Xu Yun eloquently talked about the names and recipes of a lot of local delicacies, and the Bruchers almost stayed behind.

With food as a breakthrough, the two quickly became familiar with each other.

For example, Xu Yun found out that Bruch was born in a middle-class family in Cologne, and learned from Leinike since childhood.

Although he is only 22 years old now, he already has numerous honors. This admission was even offered by Cambridge.

Bruch knew that Xu Yun's nickname was 30,000 per day, he never cooed when writing books, and he even won the honor of tentacle monsters when he was studying, etc.

The two chatted while walking like this, and the topic soon continued to other aspects.

Although Xu Yun does not have a high musical quality, he has heard some symphony performances in later generations, and Wang Yiyun is a distinguished vinyl member.

Therefore, some vocabulary that pops up occasionally can also hit Bruch's refreshing point.

"Student Luo Feng, your knowledge base really astonishes me."

After walking through a curve, Bruch had a look of emotion on his face, and said with a smile:

"As far as I know, after yesterday's experiment, some people in the school thought you were just a porter for fame."

"It now appears that their judgment was clearly wrong."

After finishing speaking, Bruch stopped at the fork in the curve, pointed to a certain building and said:

"Student Luo Feng, the first class of a theology graduate student is service and worship. It is in two directions from the classroom of the school history museum. Let's part here first."

Xu Yun nodded, and was about to say a few polite words.

Seeing Bruch stretch out his hand, he said again:

"Student Luo Feng, see you at the dinner party the day after tomorrow."

"Well, we'll see you then."

Xu Yun subconsciously prepared to shake him, but just after saying a few words, his expression froze:

"Eh?"

Looking at Xu Yun with a dazed face, Bruch was slightly taken aback, his face couldn't help being a little surprised:

"Why, Mr. Luo Feng, did no one inform you about the dinner?"

Xu Yun just came back to his senses, quickly shook his head, and said:

"I've been sent an invitation, but I didn't know that you, Mr. Bruch, were also invited."

Bruch smiled when he saw this, and explained:

"It may be that your contact person thinks this information is not important. There are seven 'interviewers' at the dinner party the day after tomorrow, and there are only two apostles to be recruited."

"There is no grade limit for these two places. As long as you pass the interview, both places may even be distributed to freshmen."

"So Mr. Luo Feng, you and I should be regarded as healthy competitors, let's work hard together then."

Looking at Bruch who was talking eloquently, Xu Yun looked thoughtful.

He asked why the future composer was waiting for him on the road.

It turned out that I knew that I was also an interviewee, so I came here to show my friendship.

think carefully.

Although Lao Tang's previous remarks vaguely revealed the meaning of a multi-person campaign, he did not give the exact number of people and their names.

But judging from the friendship between Lao Tang and himself.

If he knew the news, it was impossible for him to deliberately hide it from himself.

Combined with what Lao Tang said, "some people hold opposing opinions".

It is clear.

Lao Tang was most likely isolated from the decision-making level.

This is actually quite normal.

Because the membership mode of the Apostles Club is a voting system, counting the previous members who may be present each time, the number of people in an interview meeting may exceed 30 people. Let's take 30 people as an example.

During the voting process, the minority obeys the majority, that is, even if there is an extreme vote ratio of 16 to 14, the voter can still become a Cambridge apostle smoothly.

In this way.

This gave the 'factions' a chance to breed.

After all, it is not difficult to see from the voting system of the Apostles Club that the old members who have graduated can also affect the activities of the Apostles Club.

Now Lao Tang may be regarded as a character in the school, but after leaving Cambridge University, or raising the level from the university to the society, Lao Tang may not be enough.

Of course.

Lao Tang is not necessarily exaggerated to be isolated and helpless in the club - he is also a candidate for the president of the Student Union, but he has obviously encountered some rejection.

What can be roughly determined at present is.

Old Tang and Aveline are probably in the same line.

Another mysterious person who recommended himself may also be a friendly army.

The attitude of the person behind Bruch may not be friendly, but most of them are not enemies, and the probability of neutrality is relatively high.

no way.

Where there are people, there is struggle, everywhere.

Xu Yun met a friend in a third-rate university in later generations. The school's Philharmonic Club was going to buy musical instruments. As a result, several vice presidents found seven or eight musical instrument dealers, and the dog brains of fighting for their respective rebates almost came out.

This is the case for the Philharmonic Club of an ordinary university, let alone the top club of a top university like Cambridge.

And just as Xu Yun's thinking diverged.

Bruch on the side seemed to think of something again, and his expression began to change.

After a few seconds.

A flash of determination flashed in his eyes, he looked around for a moment, lowered his voice and said to Xu Yun:

"Student Luo Feng, I heard that part of this interview will involve praise poems, and the targets are those in London. As for the details, I don't know. You can prepare from this aspect."

Xu Yun was taken aback for a moment.

Good guy.

Praise poetry?

The co-authors also like to play this set?

but think about it

Hey, it really is.

Such as the famous "God Save the Queen".

The British national anthem and carol used in royal ceremonies was sung by Carey at a banquet in 1740 to congratulate Admiral Edward Vernon, who had captured the port of Pitbello from the Spanish.

There is also the title of lakeside poet, which was basically exclusive to the royal henchmen around 1790.

In addition, at this time, Britain's national power was at its peak, and it could almost be called hegemony. It is normal for some literary works to be written around the ruling class.

Just like the later authors licking the readers, it is not shabby.

And the other side.

Looking at the thoughtful Xu Yun, Bruch opened and closed his mouth repeatedly with a hesitant expression.

But in the end he gritted his teeth and said slowly:

"That. Mr. Luo Feng, the spicy chicken you mentioned earlier."

Xu Yun blinked, and immediately slapped his chest after recovering:

"Ham, it's all trivial matters, and it's on me."

"Sunday, go to my dormitory on Sunday, and I will cook you a delicious meal then."

"My dormitory is quite big. You are welcome to come and play in my dormitory. Go to bed when you are full. No problem."

Bruch was overjoyed when he heard the words, and wiped the corner of his mouth:

"Then it's settled, student Luo Feng, it's getting late, I'm going to class first."

Seeing Bruhe trotting away, Xu Yun's expression was a little subtle.

A meal is exchanged for a secret that Lao Tang doesn't even know, it's a bloody profit, okay?

The food power of my Great China is really terrifying

Then Xu Yun pulled his mind back to reality, and rushed to the classroom with his textbooks in his hands again.

The layout of Cambridge University in 1850 is still somewhat different from that of later generations. Some buildings and roads have disappeared or been renovated in later generations.

Therefore, it took Xu Yun more than ten minutes to find the classroom where he was studying.

Compared with the lecture hall where the opening ceremony was held, this classroom is much smaller, it can accommodate about a hundred people.

When Xu Yun came to the door, there were already more than forty students sitting in the classroom.

Most of the more than forty people are boys, and there are very few girls—considering that there are no transgender people and gender fluids these days, this statement should not be a big problem.

It is not difficult to see from the badges on the chests of these students that they also come from the same four seminaries as they did at the opening ceremony.

At this time, the course has not yet started, so the sitting posture of the students is relatively casual:

Some are chatting with friends around them.

Some simply sat down on the table, shaking their thighs irregularly.

A few others simply started fighting in the classroom.

Generally speaking, about 1/3 of the students can directly see the back door of the classroom.

So when Xu Yun's figure appeared.

Without the need for communication, the voice in the classroom immediately became much quieter.

Some students who were reading thought that the teacher was coming, and looked up at the podium for a few times, and then shifted their eyes to the back door after finding no one.

Swish——

It was another twenty or thirty simultaneous attention salutes.

But compared to the opening ceremony, this round of staring ceremony is much gentler now.

Although there are still suspicious and even hostile eyes in it.

But more are neutral, curious and even friendly.

Xu Yun turned a blind eye to these gazes, and was about to find a seat at the back of the classroom to sit down, when he saw a boy with freckles waving at him:

"Hey, student Luo Feng, sit here!"

Xu Yun quickly scanned the emblem of Trinity College on this person's chest, hesitated for a moment, and walked towards him.

The freckle-faced boy was obviously satisfied with Xu Yun's choice. Before Xu Yun approached, he pulled the stool away first, and stretched out his hand:

"Student Luo Feng, I'm Hubert Airy, nice to meet you."

Xu Yun thanked him politely, shook hands and said:

"Hi, I'm Luo Feng."

After being seated.

Xu Yun glanced at the lonely Hubert Airy, and tentatively asked him:

"Student Airy, I don't know who Mr. George Bedell Airy is"

When Hubert Alley heard this, he smiled with a complicated expression, and the smile was mixed with pride and helplessness:

"That's my father, I'm the second son in the family."

Xu Yun nodded with a little understanding.

George Biddle Alley.

This is also a well-known British scientist in the 19th century. He made an important contribution to establishing Greenwich on the prime meridian. He can be regarded as a scholar who can remember his name and general contributions.

He is also a well-known alumnus of Trinity College, and even served as Professor Lucas for a year.

But George Biddle Alley's 1850s were less favorable:

In 1846 Le Verrier calculated the position of Neptune, but the data he used were all observations made by George Biddle Airy.

Therefore, the British have been criticizing George Biddle Alley for several years, believing that it was because of his slowness that Britain lost the opportunity to discover Neptune.

When this kind of situation converged on Hubert Airy, such a complicated smile appeared.

Proud of his father's ability, but helpless in his father's situation.

Then Xu Yun paused, and asked Hubert Airy:

"Student Airy, which major did you choose as a graduate student?"

Hubert Airy leaned back when he heard the words, revealing the math book in the drawer:

"Mathematics major, student Luo Feng, I remember you also chose mathematics, right?"

Xu Yun nodded and said with a smile:

"That's right, we'll be classmates next."

Hubert Airy scratched his hair, and shook hands with Xu Yun again:

"Please take care of me."

Xu Yun and Hubert Airy chatted quietly, so although the other people around had their own thoughts, they didn't show too obvious abnormalities.

A few more minutes passed.

A little old man with white hair came in.

The little old man wore a black robe, a pair of glasses with small lenses on the bridge of his nose, and a judicial wig on his head.

Looks like a Genie from Gringotts.

The little old man walked slowly to the podium, slowly opened the book, coughed lightly and said:

"Students, I am Professor Gregory Barker of the Humanities and Chief Public Lecturer of Cambridge History."

"I will hold public lectures in the deity classroom every Wednesday and Friday. Students who are not majors in humanities can sign up at their own expense. The tuition fee is 4.3 pounds for one academic year"

Xu Yun raised his eyebrows lightly.

mentioned before.

In this changing timeline, one pound in 1850 was approximately equal to 800 Huaxia coins in later generations.

4.3 pounds, almost 3500 yuan.

3,500 a year, almost catching up with the tuition fees of some universities in later generations.

Even in 1850, £4.30 was not a figure that many families could easily afford.

But although this price is not cheap in Cambridge University, it is not the ceiling either.

The ceiling of the 1850 elective course is Halle Fadell's Classical Literature and Art, £6.80 an academic year.

Think about it this way.

The policy of compulsory education and financial appropriation of public universities in China in later generations is really a great act of kindness that will last for thousands of years.

After advertising himself, Gregory Barker slowly started to take lessons:

"Students, according to the list I got, 64% of all the people present are freshmen admitted to Cambridge University from other schools."

"So the first lesson you should take in your postgraduate study is to understand the long history of Cambridge University."

"Cambridge University was founded in AD 1209 by a group of teachers who fled Oxford University to avoid fighting"

"During the history of more than 600 years, Cambridge University has emerged a large number of outstanding alumni, such as John Harvard, who is the founder of Harvard University today."

"In a few decades, Huaxia's Xu Zhimo will write "Farewell to Cambridge" at Cambridge University, and it will be included in the Chinese textbooks of later generations of Huaxia."

Gregory Barker spoke a lot of content eloquently, which made people drowsy.

Two hours later.

Xu Yun and Hubert Airy yawned and walked out of the classroom slowly.

"Hetui!"

I saw Hubert Airy spitting at the figure of Gregorin Barker going away, and said with disdain:

"At this level, you need to pay 4.3 pounds for an academic year. Are you crazy about money?"

Although he has a father who is an astronomer, there are three brothers in his family, so the education expenses shared equally are not much.

£4.3.

That's enough for him to take two natural science courses—the ones with excellent lecturers.

Afterwards, Xu Yun changed classrooms with Hubert Airy and finished listening to the first professional course taught by Stokes.

At this time, Stokes hadn't yet evolved into a full body, and he was relatively immature in terms of lecturing.

It is roughly the kind of situation where after writing a solution, it jumps to the above-mentioned situation.

I understood, but the students were stunned.

Therefore, the professional courses of the Department of Mathematics are relatively boring. Even Xu Yun, a traveler, struggles to follow Stokes' circuit.

that's all.

in various courses.

Two days passed in a flash.

The day of the interview with the Apostles Club has officially arrived