1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 119 You are such a good old man, you really hid it (please order the whole thing)
Today is Sunday, and the whole family has a day off and doesn't have to go to work or school.

Feng's mother was washing and cleaning the house, Feng's father was sitting in the yard basking in the sun with a newspaper, and his sister-in-law was continuing to review her homework in the house in preparation for next year's college entrance examination.

My eldest brother and his wife sneaked out of the house, and no one knew where they were going. My second sister-in-law would go back to her parents' home every weekend.

Cheng Xuemin stayed in his room and concentrated on his creations. Feng's mother became more and more satisfied with her diligent and motivated son-in-law. At the same time, she became more and more dissatisfied with the debt collector Feng Jiayou who was playing with his nephews and nieces in the yard.

Shaking the clothes hanging out to dry in her hands, Feng's mother said to the debt collector, "Jiayou, let them play by themselves, and you go and do your own thing!"

The main reason is that he is afraid of the debt collectors in his own family, who are far behind his son-in-law.

"Mom, you can't bear to see me idle for half a day! Fine, fine, I'll go in now and write a manuscript for you!"

It's such a nice sun, it's such a waste if you don't come out to bask in the sun more! You keep urging me all day long, can you please stop being so curly?
After all, she has a baby in her belly, why can't she just take care of the baby, have some fun and live a simple life?

"Hey, who are you looking for?"

"Teacher Chen, is that you?!"

Feng Jiayou had just stood up and was about to go back to the house to see how her man was doing when she saw four people appear at the door: two old men, a young woman, and Chen Shumin.

Feng Jiayou was confused at first and couldn't help but greet and ask. When he saw Chen Shumin following behind, he greeted again.

"Uh, aren't you the security guard of our Yanda University, Mr. Bao?"

Soon, before Chen Shumin could speak, Feng Jiayou saw the old man's appearance clearly and couldn't help but exclaimed and asked, becoming even more confused!

Why did the security guard from Yanda University come to their house?
He doesn't want to guard his piece of Feng Shui land anymore?

Speaking of this security guard, he is now considered a legend in Yanda University. Students have been submitting their manuscripts to him one after another, and the acceptance rate has been rising!
In particular, her husband Cheng Xuemin's "The Shepherd Lao Xu", Kuang Yalan's "Female College Students' Dormitory", and the "Loess Plateau" published in Yanhe Literature were all front-page headlines of newspapers and magazines at the time, and the response was very great and very good.

At the same time, the news about "The Shepherd", "Female College Students' Dormitory" and "Loess Plateau" were all written by students of Yan University, and they were first spread from this old man's mouth!
In order to show off his talent, Feng Jiayou's classmates Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying also started to send letters from his guard room, and the receiving of letters also changed to his guard room!
All of a sudden, the passing rate of manuscripts increased dramatically, and the old man's guard room became a Feng Shui treasure land. The guard was also jokingly called "Bao Ye" by the talented men and women of Yan University. The old man in a Feng Shui treasure land is simply called Bao Ye.

"Mr. Ba, why are you here? And Mr. Tang, why are you here too, please take a trip to visit my little courtyard?"

Mother Feng looked in the direction of the sound of her debt collector and was surprised to see four people coming to the door.

When he saw one of them clearly, it was none other than the Shanghai veteran Ba ​​Xun, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

When he saw clearly that the person accompanying Mr. Ba was actually Mr. Tang, a famous veteran of Yan University and Mr. Feng’s mentor, he was even more dumbfounded and exclaimed!

"Mr. Tang, Mr. Ba, how come you have time to come here!?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, come in please!"

Father Feng, who was reading a newspaper in the warm sun and about to take a nap, heard the noise and glanced towards the door.

But this glance made him jump up from the rattan chair. He quickly tore open the newspaper and rushed forward, greeting him in a quick voice!

What a surprise!

Father Feng also didn't expect that his mentor, Mr. Tang, who had been unwilling to move his golden leg for many years and had been living in retirement at Yan University, would come to his house today, and was accompanied by Mr. Ba!
How come these two old men, neither of whom seldom goes out, have the time to come to his house in person?
"Scared? Is this Jingren Xiaogu's home? Xiaochen, you didn't tell me?"

The security guard Bao Ye, who was called Old Tang by Feng's father and mother, knew that they had found the right place when he saw the young children of the Feng family!
But then the two people inside greeted him one after another, and Mr. Tang Laobao was dumbfounded!
How could he let Chen Shumin lead the way and bring him and Lao Ba to the home of Feng Jingren and Gu Xueqing?

"Mr. Tang, I... you didn't ask!"

Chen Shumin shrugged and dodged for a moment. He is still confused now!
He was not supposed to go to work today, but Mr. Tang asked someone to pull him out of bed and asked them to help him find someone!
Who to look for?

Help Ba Lao find Lao Liu, the author of "The Traitor"!

Sixth child! ?
Who the hell is the author of "The Traitor" Lao Liu? How come he is completely confused and has no idea who it is!
After hearing Mr. Tang mutter something in a low voice, "That is, after finding Cheng Xuemin," Chen Shumin was dumbfounded on the spot. What was going on?
How did Cheng Xuemin become the author of "The Traitor"?
What about the traitor article? Why had he never heard of it, let alone read it?

However, Mr. Tang was looking for Cheng Xuemin, and Chen Shumin knew where he was.

Just like that, he was pulled out of the bed in a daze and saw Ba Lao waiting downstairs.

After briefly asking the reason, it turned out that the person he was looking for was Ba Lao.

Ba Lao!

This is a giant in the literary world. Why did this old man want to look for that kid Cheng Xuemin?
I also learned that Mr. Ba followed the submission address and found the guard post of Yanda University, and discovered that it was Mr. Tang who was in charge there. They looked very familiar!

When the purpose of the visit was explained, Mr. Tang reacted instantly. He knew the author he was looking for, so he wanted to take Mr. Ba to find him personally on the spot.

I don’t know how Mr. Tang, who has been hiding in the guard room all year round, knows so well that Chen Shumin and Cheng Xuemin are close.

In addition, today is Sunday, and Cheng Xuemin is not in the Yanda campus, so he pulled Chen Shumin out of bed and led the way to find his home!
So, Chen Shumin finally realized that Cheng Xuemin had submitted another manuscript to Ba Lao, titled "The Traitor", using the pen name Lao Liu, and it was accepted by Ba Lao?

Not only did he approve the manuscript, he also came to Yanda in person to visit Lao Liu, who is obviously a new author by his pen name, that is, Cheng Xuemin?
Damn, how many tricks did this Cheng Xuemin do behind the scenes?

Didn’t your boss invite you to have tea yesterday, or did a literary veteran come to visit you in person today?
"Are you kid messing with me?"

When Mr. Tang heard Chen Shumin's straightforward words, he smiled and pretended to hit him, but Chen Shumin dodged him!
"Jingren, Xiao Gu, you two rarely come to Yanda to see an old man like me, so only an old man like me comes here to see you two!"

"Look, I brought Ba Lao here with me!"

He secretly glared at Chen Shumin, the unreliable guy, with displeasure. If he had known that this was the home of his students, he should have asked them to call the people to Yan University instead of condescending to run to their house and ask for a cup of tea!

"No, no, I don't dare, Mr. Tang. Isn't it that I just came back from school and I don't know what's going on. I didn't dare to visit you. Are you afraid of causing trouble for you?"

Father Feng's face turned pale instantly, and he rushed forward to support the man, saying in a low and angrily voice.

Feng's father also wanted to go to Yan University to see his old classmates and pay a visit to his old teacher, but the current situation was not clear, so he did not dare to go.

"Jingren, you are still so cautious and conservative. What's the harm in this? Isn't it time to wait and see the moon?"

"Besides, it's my fault that I, as a teacher, was incompetent and failed to protect you!"

Mr. Tang shook his head again and again, speaking with some shame and sadness.

"Mr. Tang, please stop saying that!"

"Mr. Ba, please come in. My house is a little shabby. I'm sorry to bother you two!"

Mother Feng then choked up and said something in a low voice. Father Feng welcomed Mr. Tang and Mr. Ba into the main hall, and asked someone to light the stove quickly and serve them tea.

"Old Feng, hello, Teacher Gu. I begged my dad to come with me!"

The young woman next to her also spoke up and explained!
"Hello, Xiaolin. It's been almost ten years since I last saw you. You've become even more beautiful!"

Feng's father nodded to her, and Feng's mother smiled and pulled her aside, praising her.

This is Ba Lao's eldest daughter, Li Xiaolin, who is now the editor-in-chief of Shanghai Literature and Art. Feng's mother was also puzzled as to why she was the one begging her father to come to her old Feng's house? !

Just come if you want, but why did you make such a fuss that even Lao Feng’s mentor was disturbed to come along?

Moreover, from what Mr. Tang said, she didn't know in advance that the house they were visiting was her and Old Feng's.

Over there, Old Feng was chatting with his mentors, Old Tang and Old Ba, while Feng's mother pulled Li Xiaolin to the yard to chat.

"Is this Jiayou? I didn't expect she's grown up so much!" Feng Jiayou came over confused. She didn't quite understand how the doorman Baoye suddenly turned into Mr. Tang in her parents' mouths.

And the person next to him just now was the literary giant, Baba Lao? Why did they come to his house?
When this young female comrade greeted him, Feng Jiayou seemed to have some impression of her!

"Why, don't you recognize me?! When I was in college at Yanda University, I often went to your house for free meals!"

"I remember you secretly called me sister-in-law!"

Seeing that Feng Jiayou didn't seem to have any impression of her, Li Xiaolin rolled her eyes at the girl and laughed.

"Uh...are you my eldest brother's female classmate, Sister Xiaolin?"

Feng Jiayou then woke up and realized why this female comrade looked so unfamiliar. He must have seen her somewhere before!
But when she recognized that it was her elder brother's classmate at Yan University, she exclaimed on the spot, "Sister Xiaolin, you have changed so much, haven't you? I didn't even recognize you!"

Isn't that a huge change?
"You are either too shy to admit it, or you have completely forgotten about me!"

Li Xiaolin rolled her eyes at Feng Jiayou in annoyance, but the girl in front of her had indeed changed a lot. If she saw her somewhere else, she would definitely not recognize her.

"I didn't forget, it's because Sister Xiaolin has become so beautiful!" Feng Jiayou quickly sat over and asked with a smile, "Hehe, Sister Xiaolin, why did you come to Yanjing?!"

Feng's mother also looked at Li Xiaolin, wondering why she not only came to Yanjing, but also found their house?

Come here specially to visit?

Even if Feng's mother was beaten to death, she would not believe it. Something must have happened, but she didn't know what it was that could have alarmed her father, Mr. Ba, and Old Feng's mentor, Mr. Tang.

"Teacher Gu, Jiayou, I'm here to pick up my dad and find a few authors to collect manuscripts!"

Li Xiaolin stroked her hair beside her earlobe and said to Feng Jiayou and her daughter, "My dad went to Beijing to attend the plenary session some time ago. He just finished and is about to go back. I was afraid that he might not be used to the road at his age, so I came here to pick him up!"

"That's right, Xiaolin, you are thoughtful! Mr. Ba looks pretty strong and energetic!"

Mother Feng looked back and saw Father Feng and the others chatting and laughing in the room, and nodded and said with a smile.

"He's old and has a bad temper! I asked him to accompany me to Yanda University to find a new author and visit old friends, but he just won't move, and there's nothing I can do about it!"

Li Xiaolin also looked at her father in the room, shaking her head and smiling bitterly.

"All old people are like this. Isn't my old man the same?" Feng's mother smiled bitterly and mentioned her father, who was Feng's young grandfather.

"Yes! So whenever he goes out for a meeting, I have to accompany him and dare not leave!"

Li Xiaolin also smiled bitterly and chatted with Feng's mother about family matters.

"Sister Xiaolin, the person you just mentioned going to Yanda to look for new authors to write manuscripts for is Kuang Yalan from Yanda's "Female College Student Dormitory"?"

However, Feng Jiayou was more concerned about what Li Xiaolin said next. She came to Yenching to collect manuscripts, and she also said that she was going to Yenching University to find a new author today!
Someone from Shanghai came to find a new author from Yan University, that is Kuang Yalan, the author of "Female College Students' Dormitory" in "Shanghai Literature and Art"!
"Jiayou, this time it's not Kuang Yalan from 'Female College Student Dormitory'. I was transferred to my father's 'Harvest' as the chief editor at the beginning of the month!"

"This time, I came here because a new author from Yan University submitted a manuscript titled "The Traitor" to our Harvest. It was very well written and we accepted it. I came here to give him a sample copy of the manuscript fee and to arrange another manuscript for him!"

"By the way, Jiayou, the author of 'Female College Students' Dormitory' that you mentioned seems to be from Yanda University, right? He was also the author when I was studying literature in Shanghai. We are planning to meet up this time too!"

Li Xiaolin smiled and nodded to Feng Jiayou, and then thought of something interesting again, and said, "Speaking of the author of "Female College Student Dormitory", Kuang Yalan is also an interesting person!"

"Kuang Yalan is also your author, Sister Xiaolin!? Tell us quickly, tell us, what is so interesting about her!?"

"And Sister Xiaolin, do you know her name? We at Yanda still don't know who this Kuang Yalan is!"

Originally, Feng Jiayou wanted to ask who the new author of "The Traitor" was, and how he was so awesome that he could pass the manuscript of "Harvest".

But I was soon attracted by Li Xiaolin's next words!
Kuang Yalan in "Female College Student Dormitory" can be an interesting person. How interesting is she?

Feng's mother was also curious. How funny was this that Li Xiaolin would remember it and bring it up in such a teasing way?
"Teacher Gu's family, do you know how this new author named Kuang Yalan played a pity game with us in her first submission letter?"

Li Xiaolin can still remember the first time she found the content of that submission letter from among a large number of submissions.

The manuscript was indeed well written, but the author actually said in the submission letter that "I just returned to the city from Pingfan, my family is poor and destitute, I have to support my 80-year-old parents and five or six hungry children. I hope the minimum price for my manuscript is more than five yuan. If the manuscript is accepted and the price is high, they, Shanghai Literature and Art, will be my bread and butter in the future, and I will definitely continue to submit manuscripts to them."

At that time, Li Xiaolin, who had just returned to the city, also felt a strong resonance and almost shed tears!
They begged their editor-in-chief to increase the royalties for this author who had been living in poverty for half his life to the maximum of seven yuan per thousand words. Moreover, the manuscript was indeed well-written, and if the author was not a newcomer, he would definitely have received the maximum price.

At that time, the editor-in-chief also thought that the manuscript was very well written. Not only did he decide to make it the front-page headline, but he also gave the maximum manuscript fee of seven yuan per thousand words, which was considered a favor to the author!
But not long after Li Xiaolin sent the reply, she quickly realized what was going on!

What does it mean that he has parents in their eighties and five or six hungry children? How old does he have to be to have parents in their eighties? He is a student at Yanda University.

Even if you are very old when you have a child, you will have to be over 40, right?

If you were still ambitious enough to take the college entrance examination and get into Yanjing University at the age of over 40, you wouldn't have acted so pitifully in your cover letter.

So Li Xiaolin, who realized it belatedly, knew that the author named Kuang Yalan must be playing the victim in order to get a few more dollars in royalties.

So this time when she came to Yenching University, she definitely wanted to meet this new author who was playing the pity game with her.

"Playing the victim!?"

"Why is Kuang Yalan playing the victim? Why is she, a female college student, playing the victim?"

After hearing what Li Xiaolin said, Feng Jiayou's curiosity was instantly aroused. When he went back to school, he would have something to talk about with Huang Beijia and Cha Jianying and the others!
And this time it has never surfaced! It belongs to Kuang Yalan, the author of "Female College Students' Dormitory"!
"He actually said this in his submission letter..."

Then Li Xiaolin exposed Kuang Yalan's pitiful attitude in her submission letter!
"I only realized it later. How could he, a student at Yanda University, have to take care of his parents who are over 80 years old? And he has to take care of five or six hungry children?"

"Isn't this playing the victim? I begged our editor-in-chief so much that I gave him a bill for the maximum of seven yuan per thousand words!"

"Now that I think about it, I have to meet Kuang Yalan when I come to Yanjing this time!"

Li Xiaolin pouted and said with a smile.

"Ah!? So she is this kind of Kuang Yalan?!"

Feng Jiayou almost burst out laughing when he heard this. For the sake of getting a little more royalties, where is his backbone? !

But why does this style look a bit like someone?
Fortunately, Kuang Yalan is a girl, otherwise Feng Jiayou would have really started to suspect that someone was secretly hiding private money under a pseudonym!

"This Kuang Yalan is really interesting?! Yanda is really a place where talented people come from. Not to mention the author of "The Horse Herder" Lao Xu, but also the literary and artistic Kuang Yalan in Shanghai!"

"Today we also have one for Harvest, a manuscript titled The Traitor. It's very well written, even my dad praised it!"

"The author is also a student at Yanda University, and his pen name is 'Lao Liu'. Are all Yanda students who submit articles now so 'old'?"

Li Xiaolin then smiled and joked.

"Old Six!" Feng Jiayou was stunned when he heard this. He had never heard of this pen name before, so he asked, "Sister Xiaolin, do you know what this Old Six is ​​called? Which department of Yanda University is he from?"

"I don't know either! I went to Yanda University to ask for the mailing address, but I didn't expect to run into Mr. Tang. He said he knew everything, so he brought us to your house!"

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(End of this chapter)