During the May 4th Movement, the situation in Gu Ming was turbulent, and the old and the new were mixed, especially Peking University, the highest institution of learning in China at that time. Black powder and others appeared at the scene. On campus, on the one hand, people often advocate new culture, on the other hand, they strongly advocate maintaining old traditions, which gives people a dazzling feeling. Among them, there is such a tall, shriveled, sallow and emaciated old man with a towering nose and deep blue eyes. Like a feudal Confucian scholar for half a century, he drags a braid that has not been combed for a long time to shuttle inside and outside the Red Chamber all day. Wearing a small melon skin hat, flat top, red knot in the braid, an old jacket and a worn-out robe below, the color is bright chestnut. There are traces of snot and saliva on the sleeves, which makes people feel both annoying and ridiculous, and its image is extremely out of harmony with the atmosphere of the whole school. Who is this old man who looks like an old man? He is Gu Hongming, a famous eccentric in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Since he is really a freak, he naturally has anecdotes and quirks. Come to think of it carefully, Gu Hongming has too many quirks, which can last for about three days and three nights. Here, the author has no choice but to choose the most important one and leave it out. Ku Ming's most famous quirk is braiding. As a teacher of human beings, Gu Hongming not only did not deliberately hide his braids to avoid others, but brazenly disclosed his braids and calmly gave lectures on the stage. At the same time, he hired a driver with the same braid and often dragged him around the street. The two braids set each other off and became a beautiful landscape on the streets of Beijing. So some people say that you can visit the Forbidden City in Beijing instead of Gu Hongming. What's even more amazing is that Gu and Liu still insist on keeping their braids and not cutting them. Visiting ancients often mistake him for their master. It soon became a joke. People feel that times have changed, but Gu can still find such two kinds of people and take pains to create a relatively comfortable and pleasant small environment for himself. People will naturally talk about it when they see servants and masters showing off publicly. Gu Ming occasionally hears these comments, but he often takes them for granted and ignores them. When he can't "have no choice", he gnashes his teeth and scolds in English. Beast without pigtails, beast! Or scold a monkey grandson in Chinese! Seeing people who cut their braids and put on their hats, they will take the initiative to jump on the ground and inexplicably scold: bathe the monkeys and win the championship! Some bold students, out of love for their teachers, persuaded Gu Hongming to cut off his braid. At this time, he glared at him and scolded him severely: Do you think it is fashionable enough to cut off the braid and put on the dress? I was so angry that the students were embarrassed and helpless. Some foreigners are hard to talk, but they ask him in public why he has to drag a braid behind his head. In this case, like a diplomat, he will ask: Why must there be a beard on his chin? Embarrassed foreigner, speechless. 1920, braid handsome Zhang Xun celebrated his birthday, and Gu Hongming specially gave him a pair of birthday couplets: Lotus without rain, chrysanthemum with Ao Shuang branches. This is a poem that Su Dongpo gave to his friend Liu Jingwen in the Song Dynasty. I hope the other party will not be disappointed and cherish the rest of the good times. Gu Hongming used this couplet as a gift for Zhang Xun, which has another meaning. Once, I happened to be at a party at the same time. Talk to Hu Shi about this association and ask Hu Shi if he knows its meaning. Hu Shi said: Ao Shuang Branch is naturally your braid. What do you mean by holding a rain cover? Gu Ming replied: Nature is the big hat of the Qing Dynasty! The pride is beyond words. Another well-known hobby of Gu Ming is that he likes women's foot binding. It is said that he must smell a woman's smelly feet before he can write an article. At that time, women's foot binding was popular in China. The smaller the feet, the better. The foot cloth is only loosened once every ten and a half days, and once it is loosened, people will hide their noses and flee. However, Gu Hongming likes that smell. When he writes an article, he always asks his little wife to take off her foot cloth and sit beside her, smelling the unpleasant smell while writing an article. When writing happily, H.
Once, he went to the home of a student with a high surname and opened the door for him to pour tea. That is a girl of sixteen or seventeen. Although the girl is not beautiful, she is still very handsome. I haven't washed my feet for about five or six days, and an ancient and familiar strange smell came to my nose, which made him praise the girl for several days. Seeing that the teacher dotes on the girl so much, the student surnamed Gao thought that the teacher would be his concubine, so he offered to betroth her to Gu. Gu also accepted it gladly and said that she would return the value of the girl to the students. On the day when the youngest daughter left, the classmate surnamed Gao had to give some advice, such as visiting the teacher. In order to enjoy a better life, you should tidy up and take a bath. In fact, even if you can't say these words, how can a little girl not do them? When you get dressed and everything is ready, the student named Gao will send the girl to her family. Gu saw the girl coming, be in heaven; Without saying anything, he first pulled the girl to the bedroom, let her stretch her feet, and then respectfully put her nose forward. At first glance, his face suddenly changed. To make matters worse, the strange smell in the past disappeared, disappeared. He can't, and I can't help feeling disappointed and bored. Take the girl home! A few minutes before and after, Gu Hongming walked out of the dormitory like a completely different person. The little girl was naturally confused by the monk Zhang Er. Do you feel that your feet are still smelly under the grievance? The students surnamed Gao were puzzled, and later they realized that they had made a big mistake and were all washing their feet.