Let’s talk about peony essential oil first.

This is not how essential oils are used.

Teacher Shen and Li Rong were not talking about the same thing.

There has been a long-standing debate over whether peonies belong to Heze or Luoyang, even as much as the sweet and salty debate over tofu nao.

Dudan is native to the Qinling Mountains and has a long history of cultivation. It was flourished in Chang'an during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

During Zhou Wu Zetian's period, she moved the capital to Luoyang. From time to time, she would organize the male pets of civil and military ministers to watch peonies in front of them, so she was very popular and had the widest influence.

When people in later generations mentioned peonies, they quickly thought of Luoyang, the thousand-year-old ancient capital.

In particular, the famous Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi wrote a famous peony poem:

"The peony demon in front of the court has no integrity, and the hibiscus on the pond is pure and has little emotion.

Only peonies are the true national beauty, and they move the capital when they bloom."

The capital here is Luoyang, the eastern capital.

The prosperity of Luoyang peonies lasted until the Northern Song Dynasty.

Later, due to wars, Luoyang was first under the rule of the Jin Kingdom and then occupied by the Mongols.

Especially in the last years of the Jin Kingdom, in 1232 AD, the Mongols attacked Kaifeng, Luoyang, and almost slaughtered all the local people. Naturally, no one thought about planting peonies anymore.

After Luoyang, Tianpeng peony emerged.

After Tianpeng Peony, Bozhou Peony was also very popular.

Bozhou is lonely, but all the great events return to Caozhou.

Peonies began to flourish in Caozhou during the Ming Dynasty, and were most prosperous in the Qing Dynasty.

Since Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, made the capital the capital, the country's political and economic center moved northward.

Beijing Roast Duck was brought from Jinling.

The dignitaries loved peonies, and because Caozhou Prefecture and Jining Prefecture had the convenience of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal passing through, it was most convenient for tribute to the capital, so peonies flourished in Caozhou.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Luoyang Peony restarted under the care of the Prime Minister.

Around 1959, when the Prime Minister inspected Luoyang, he asked: "How is the peony planting situation now?"

The local accompanying leader was a little embarrassed, "At this time, Peony is facing a desperate situation and is waiting to recover."

"The peony is the national flower of our country. It is graceful, magnificent, and a symbol of the prosperity and happiness of our Chinese nation. Luoyang's peonies are the best in the world, so we must save them as soon as possible."

Therefore, Luoyang urgently purchased and introduced many peony varieties from Caozhou.

This has also become a reason for the two places to criticize each other.

Luoyang said that we have a long history and many famous people. Caozhou said that you bought your peonies from me and forgot your roots.

CCTV has a question and answer column that asks where the hometown of peonies is. Many people got the answer wrong.

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Midsummer is coming, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and summer in Beijing is not always cool.

But no matter how hot the weather is, it can't stop Lai Hongmei's enthusiasm for setting up a stall.

Although Shen Guanglin was eager to take revenge on Mr. Gao, he could not do such a dirty thing as dragging a good member of the Liang family into trouble.

Practicing stalls is also pretty good.

With Shunzi taking care of her, she only has to sell the goods that are in short supply.

The 1980s was still an era where tickets were required for shopping. Shunzi’s items did not require tickets, so even if they were a little more expensive, they were still in demand.

This little episode is over and life is back on track.

Shen Guanglin and Li Li's life at school began to become orderly again.

This semester's classes have ended, and Li Li is reviewing her homework at school every day.

If you want to study abroad, it is impossible without good grades. The competition is very understandable. There are only a few places in each school every year.

The relationship between the two has also become very stable.

After returning home in the evening, under the "supervision" of the young lady Li Rong, the two of them could not interact with each other, so the lunch break at noon was the most intimate time for the two of them.

However, the soundproofing of the dormitory is not good, and the private conversations between the two of them laughing and joking can be heard next door.

Shen Guanglin only had to think about the high-pitched singing voice of Sister Zhao next door and the sound of the crying child.

The final exam is finally here, and after the exam, college students can go home for the holidays.

They are about to have a long but interesting summer vacation.

In this era, the summer vacation is very long and the winter vacation is very short.

Generally speaking, the summer vacation starts from the end of June to the beginning of July and lasts until the end of August.

New students will start school on September 1st, and old students will start a week earlier. After all, they need to do some work to welcome the new students.

After Li Li took the exam, she went back to her home. She signed up for a summer camp jointly organized with the Wudao ventriloquist school next door. This was specially organized by the national ministries and commissions to train international students.

As early as June 1978, Emperor Taizong inspected the Wudao Koufu School and put forward a slogan: "I agree with increasing the number of foreign students... We must send them by the thousands, not just ten or eight."

From that year onwards, the number of state-sponsored students abroad became larger and larger.

The number of international students and visiting scholars studying in the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany and France is also increasing year by year.

However, due to economic status and national relations, the largest number of international students go to the United States and Japan.

Citi has always had a scholarship system for international students, and it needs to attract outstanding international students from all over the world to serve it.

There are many people studying in Fusang, firstly because they are close and economically developed; secondly, because they have a special aid plan for China, also called ODA.

It must be said that this plan has made certain contributions to our country's economic development.

Studying abroad is a topic that college students have to face and yearn for, especially those from top universities.

It is true that most people go out and never come back, but there are still many people who return from studying abroad and make outstanding contributions to the country.

For example, last year, Mr. Zhong Nanshan went to Yingguo to study medicine.

Going abroad is a good thing for everyone, but there are also unhappy aspects.

Recently, the comrades who followed Shen Guanglin to participate in an academic exchange group in Citigroup have been in some trouble.

The trouble mentioned here does not refer to the dismissal of Vice President Liu, that matter has passed.

The trouble for the teachers is that the foreign affairs department is asking them for money because they need to hand over part of their overseas funds.

This is a characteristic of the times.

Not to mention the accommodation and transportation expenses required for the entire trip abroad, which are provided by Professor Charlie and the organizing committee.

The problem arises with the one thousand dollars that the members can flexibly control.

The main reason is that the country in this era is really too poor.

When the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held, the country's total foreign exchange reserves were only US$160 million.

When Emperor Taizong visited Citiland in 1979, even the tips given to the waiters were collected by the staff with great difficulty.

Now, it is reasonable for the Foreign Affairs Bureau to find them and tell them that they need to pay some fees.

Moreover, not only them, but also ordinary international students studying abroad, as long as they receive scholarships from foreign institutions, they also have to pay part of the fees to the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

Of course, the turn-in ratio is not low, about 45%. This requirement was not abolished until 1985.

In later generations, our northern neighbors will also have to hand over part of their income to their overseas personnel.

Shen Guanglin took the initiative to help Li Li hand over 450 US dollars, and the two of them together paid 900 yuan. This money was "exchanged" from Kent, a foreigner friend in the embassy.

This Kent is a good man, with a bold personality and not stingy at all.

The two quickly became familiar with each other, and Shen Guanglin also learned about his position, which was that he was a military attache.

As the commander of the embassy's military security force, if he does not have tasks such as spying on intelligence, then his designation would be a pain in the ass.

Kent was indeed very idle and would often come over to see Shen Guanglin to hang out.

Now, it can be said that the relationship between the two governments of China and Citigroup is gradually developing for the better. Not to mention that the relationship is no longer hostile and hostile, it even smells like an alliance.

Therefore, the personal interactions between Shen Guanglin and Kent are generally not listed as key objects of observation.

The nature of Shen Guanglin's work is not confidential, he is just an ordinary physics teacher.

"Shen, I heard that you went to our country some time ago. How was it? Was it fun?"

The two of them were drinking, eating barbecue, and chatting.

Teacher Shen always has so many excellent steaks, which is what Kent likes to look for.

“It’s not fun, the schedule is relatively fixed, and I didn’t even see Skyhook.”

Skyhook means sky hook, referring to the Lakers' top star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In the 1980 NBA, Magic Johnson was still a rookie, and he had to wait until the last game of the Finals to make his mark.

Later, the NBA revised a rule because of Johnson, that is, players and cheerleaders cannot fall in love.

Otherwise, if one person is hit, everyone will suffer.

"You make me sad when you do this. You said before that you like the Rockets." Kent said pretending to be sad.
Chapter completed!