On Sunday, Xiaoqi woke up on time.
I get up at six o'clock, wash up, practice calligraphy, and then go for a run.
After running, Mier returned to the dormitory and woke up. She lay on the bed rubbing her eyes, not wanting to get up.
Gu Yunshu got up because she had asked someone to send flowers to her early this morning. She wanted to trim and arrange the flowers herself and prepare to bring them to Grace in the afternoon.
Wei Cheng also got up and was memorizing English words. She was still very nervous about visiting a foreign teacher's home in the afternoon, so she downloaded an app for daily English expressions and learned and recited them sentence by sentence, hoping that she would not become mute and not be able to speak a word by then.
Xiaoqi was quite tired after running, so he went back to the dormitory to rest and help Yunshu.
Yunshu had only been to the flower arrangement club a few times, but she looked very professional. She took a green sponge and some big leaves, and wrapped the sponge with the big leaves, making it look like a very high-end base.
"You can add water to this sponge mud to keep the flowers fresh." Yunshu explained to Xiaoqi because she saw that Xiaoqi was very curious.
Then she began to trim the flowers. Xiao Qi saw that she was very bold and did not feel any pity when trimming. A large bunch of flowers, cut and inserted into the sponge mud, was actually quite charming.
In Xiaoqi's eyes, all flowers are big. When she was in her aunt's dormitory, her aunt brought her a big bunch of flowers. She also cut the roots and put them in the bouquet. She liked the feeling of big, full flowers blooming together.
But Yunshu seems to like something more sophisticated. Anyway, to put it bluntly, it would probably sell for a higher price if put in a flower shop.
Even dead branches can be matched. Xiaoqi thought about Gumula Village, where you could just pick up a bundle of them, but here you still have to buy them with money. She asked Yunshu how much such branches cost. Yunshu said that branches are more expensive than flowers because they last longer.
Xiao Qi: ...
I always feel that nothing is valuable in the mountains and can only be used as firewood, but when put here, it becomes precious. Maybe there is no such thing as worthless things, only things that are placed in the wrong place.
After Yunshu finished arranging the flowers, Xiaoqi cleaned up and went to have breakfast. Wei Cheng went to the library with her. Mi'er planned to stay in bed all morning, but Yunshu continued to read novels.
When they arrived at the library, Xiaoqi had a clear goal for the day. Because her roommate Yunshu was obsessed with reading novels, Xiaoqi was quite curious about what novels she was reading. Yunshu said that she had been reading fan fiction of "Pride and Prejudice" recently.
Xiaoqi didn’t know there was such a novel. It was only after Yunshu introduced it that he knew what fan fiction was. It is still about a person in the book, not necessarily the protagonist, but a supporting role or a villain, or someone who does not appear in the book, but the story structure is almost the same, and the author brings the character back in to write about the experience.
Xiaoqi is quite familiar with the famous novel "Pride and Prejudice", but she has not read it. She has read "Jane Eyre", "The Thorn Birds" and so on. Anyway, Xiaoqi feels that her reading volume is far from enough. While she is still young, she should read more books. It is definitely not wrong. Reading is actually a shortcut to life. It is much easier to gain your own experience by watching other people's lives than to experience it by yourself. However, you have to think seriously after reading the book so that it can be turned into something useful for yourself.
If you study without thinking, you will be confused; if you think without studying, you will be in danger.
Xiaoqi chose the Chinese version and the original English version.
I took the book and found a seat by the window to read.
Wei Cheng didn't disturb Xiao Qi. He chose a book and sat down opposite her.
The library is very quiet and there is no need to wear headphones. It is very peaceful with the sound of waves outside the window.
Xiaoqi opened the original English version first. It was not too difficult for her to read the original version now. However, "Pride and Prejudice" was first written in 1797. Although it was later reprinted and revised, the grammar at that time should be very different from that of now. In 1797, my country was still the Qing Dynasty, and the characters at that time were also completely different from those of now.
Fortunately, the reason why "Pride and Prejudice" has become a world classic is also related to the author's writing style. It is not obscure and difficult to understand, and the language is very light and vivid.
The opening chapter shows the life in rural England in the late 18th century. The small country squire Mr. Bennet has five unmarried daughters and no sons. According to the complicated inheritance law at the time, if Mr. Bennet died, their family property would be inherited by a distant relative, and his daughters could only get a dowry of 5,000 pounds. If they did not marry, they might be sent to a monastery.
The protagonist of the story is Elizabeth, the second daughter of the Bennet family. It tells her love story. She met the nobleman Darcy at a ball. Darcy was very arrogant, and Elizabeth had always been prejudiced against Darcy. Elizabeth's sister Jane and Darcy's friend Bingley loved each other. The story mainly revolves around Elizabeth and Darcy. After some twists and turns, the two put aside their prejudices and arrogance, and the lovers finally got married.
The ending can be said to be a perfect ending.
However, I felt that there were still many contradictions and conflicts when watching it. Mr. Bennet, as the head of the family, had no heirs, so he had to give away his huge family business to others. He was indifferent to his family and career, and hid in his own world, which always made people feel angry.
As the daughter of a country squire, Elizabeth was considered wealthy, but there was still a gap between her and Darcy's family.
Although Mrs. Bennet was very concerned about the marriages of her five daughters, she was short-sighted, shallow and vulgar, and was a typical drag.
When watching the novel, Xiaoqi would wonder what she would do if she were Mr. Bennet or Mrs. Bennet. Would she do better? At least she would teach her daughters well. Perhaps this is the reason why fan fiction came into being.
Or you could be Elizabeth, but think about it, your parents are just ordinary farmers, maybe even worse than Bennet and his wife, at least they are gentry class and have bourgeoisie.
The fun part about fan fiction is that you know the plot, know what's inappropriate, and then try to avoid or change it. It feels really good that way.
But the real world is not fan fiction, there are no templates.
The novel is very attractive, and the characters' personalities are revealed bit by bit: Elizabeth's wit and liveliness, her sister Jane's beauty and elegance, her sister Lydia's selfishness and stupidity, Mr. Darcy's coldness, arrogance and devotion, and his good friend Mr. Bingley's friendliness and handsomeness. At first glance, it seems like a romantic love story between young men and women, but in fact, there are many conflicts caused by contradictions in the environment and family background.
It is a book that makes people unable to stop reading. Xiao Qi was so absorbed in reading that she didn't even notice the time flying by, and she was unconsciously drawn into the story. The heroine Elizabeth is very beautiful, beautiful, elegant, witty and intelligent. She has broken away from the vulgarity and boredom of her social class. However, such an excellent woman also has a very bumpy love relationship with Darcy because of her incompatible family background. The novel is written realistically, depicting the real environment of the British gentry at that time, and it is also written very beautifully. Jane and Bingley regard each other as their lifelong destination. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth twice and finally won the beauty...
"Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi?"
The gentle voice brought Xiaoqi back to reality.
I saw Wei Cheng opposite me, stretching his head and calling me softly.
Xiaoqi looked at his watch and it was twelve o'clock.
No wonder Yunshu was obsessed with reading novels every day. She was also obsessed with this one. When she read it, she almost thought she was the heroine, that she was smart and beautiful...
When Wei Cheng woke me up, I found myself in the library.
The sunlight on the table has been removed.
Xiaoqi stood up and turned her body, and found that her back was a little stiff. Fortunately, she was young. If she was older, it would definitely be uncomfortable to sit like this for so long. She often saw her father sitting and knitting things for most of the day, and his back would be sore when he got up.
"Have you read it? Let's go. If you haven't finished reading it, you can borrow it. I have a loan credit for you." Wei Cheng whispered.
"I've finished reading and can go now. I'll go put the book away first." Xiaoqi didn't want to borrow this book. Her loan quota had been used up. She borrowed a reference book for learning Japanese. Reference books need to be consulted at any time, so a novel like this one should be read after it is finished. After borrowing it, she didn't read it carefully.
Anyway, come to the library when you have time.
Xiaoqi put the Chinese and English versions of "Pride and Prejudice" back on the bookshelf respectively. He was actually still a little dazed. He rubbed his hair unconsciously while reading, and his hair was a little messy.
After leaving the library with Wei Cheng, there was a lake bay outside. The wind was very strong and carried the fishy smell of river fish. Xiao Qi felt completely awake after being blown by the wind.
It was sunny outside, the streets were wide, and there were many teaching buildings. This was an advanced modern society, not the 19th century when people could see feces everywhere when riding in a horse-drawn carriage.
"Xiao Qi, look, you were reading a book just now, and I took a picture of you." Wei Cheng handed the phone to Xiao Qi.
Wei Cheng's phone is just an ordinary smartphone with a small storage and no beauty function.
However, this photo is very well taken, with contrast between light and shadow. Xiaoqi's face is half bright and half dark, his hair is a little messy, his expression is very focused and serious, and in front of him is a book written entirely in English.
"You have a talent for photography. The pictures are great. They don't look like they were taken with a mobile phone. They look like they were taken by a professional with a camera." Xiao Qi praised.
"That's great! I thought it looked great after I took the photo. I was reading a book and when I looked up and saw you, I thought you were beautiful, so I took the photo." Wei Cheng smiled happily.
"Wait, just like that, I'll take a picture of you too." Xiao Qi remembered that she still had an entry-level level in photography, that is, she seldom took pictures and was not very proficient in it.
When Wei Cheng heard that they wanted to take a photo, his hands and feet became stiff, and he refused helplessly, "I don't look good in photos. I don't look good. Don't take the photo."
"It's okay. If it doesn't look good, just delete it. No one else will see it. Just go on as normal. Don't be nervous."
It was probably with his two roommates. In front of Xiao Qi, they both came from the same family background, so Wei Cheng was the most relaxed and relaxed quickly, but he was still a little shy and stiff when he smiled.
"You don't have to force yourself to smile, just act like you normally do." Xiao Qi encouraged, while holding his phone and selecting the studio lighting option in the phone's portrait mode. This option can blur the background and highlight the person being photographed, making the look more fresh and clean.
Xiaoqi took a few photos and they were better than expected. Wei Cheng was tall and her face was not the traditional oval face, but a little big, with ear-length hair. However, the wind by the lake made her hair a little messy, which modified her face shape very well. Her face shape was actually very high-end in the photo, giving a sense of sophistication.
In the bright sunlight, freckles also look cute.
Xiaoqi took a few photos and sent the one she was most satisfied with to Wei Cheng.
Wei Cheng received the photo and looked surprised.
"Am I really that good-looking? Is this really me? What a great shot! So great!"
Indeed, the girl walking by the lake with a schoolbag on her back had messy short hair, her eyes were a little confused, but also revealed a hint of joy, she was holding a book in her hands, with a little smile on the corner of her mouth, but also very serious. She was a very beautiful girl, and even with freckles on her face, she made people feel happy.
Wei Cheng was very excited. He looked at it again and again and finally decided to post it on his Moments.
Go to the library with my roommate (smiley face).
Two photos were sent, one was a photo of Xiaoqi reading a book, and the other was a photo Xiaoqi sent to himself.
At this time, Xiao Qi heard a series of ding-dong sounds, and then the familiar mechanical voice sounded again: "The host took a beautiful photo of the roommate, encouraged the roommate, and improved the roommate's self-confidence. The roommate is sincerely grateful and rewards the host with a 30-day sprint explosiveness buff."
Xiao Qi thought it was over, but the mechanical voice continued: "The host has finished immersively reading a book in 3 hours and 21 minutes. I am rewarded with a random skill learning card. This card is applicable to this book. Do you want to use it now?"
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