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

After the movie was over, the students on the playground were reluctant to leave.

"I climbed to the top of the mountain and looked at my hometown. The yellow sand stretched for thousands of miles. I heard the sound of camel bells from somewhere. Every sound struck my heart..."

The ending theme "Dream Camel Bell" also sounded quietly amid the students' reluctance to leave and their discussions, but it did not attract much attention at the beginning.

But when the song reached its climax, the students of Yan University suddenly came to their senses and began to hum along.

In an instant, this ending song, which was bound to become a classic, caused a commotion in the entire Yanda playground.

What would happen if the students knew that this ending song was also composed by Cheng Xuemin himself?

Good things come in pairs!

After the movie "The Shepherd" was screened on the playground of Yanda University for a night, the surrounding citizens, especially the educated youth who returned to their hometowns, heard that Xu Lingjun really played Xu Lingjun. They were curious and expectant, and they all crowded towards Yanda University, waiting for the movie to continue on the playground of Yanda University tonight.

There were also many excited people who rushed to the cinema in groups to ask when the movie "The Horse Wrangler" would be released.
They are all protesting strongly. Even Yan University has already started screening the film, so why are these cinemas still not taking any action?

The major cinemas in Yanjing are also anxious and can't wait to schedule the film for release. Some have already issued notices to release the film tonight.

The movie "The Horse Shepherd" was just as successful and well received by readers and audiences as the original novel, which is a great thing.

At the same time, another happy event also happened quietly today.

"Xuemin, the wreath under the mountain!"

My mother-in-law, Mother Feng, went out to buy groceries early in the morning and came back with a magazine in her hand. It could not be anything else but "The Wreath of Flowers under the Mountain".

"Ah?! Mom, my brother-in-law's wreath under the mountain was finally published?"

"Give it to me, give it to me, let me see it!"

Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo didn't wait for her mother to react and quickly snatched the magazine from her mother's hand.

"Why are you in such a hurry, you silly girl? Why don't you show it to your brother-in-law and sister first?!" Feng's mother shouted angrily.

"They've read it eight hundred times, what's so good about it?" Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo didn't listen at all. After snatching the magazine, she didn't even finish her breakfast, rushed out of the living room to push her bicycle to school, and kept shouting, "And it's all my brother-in-law's fault. How can a pen pal be more important than his sister?"

"What are you talking about again?" Mother-in-law Feng rolled her eyes, not quite understanding what nonsense her second daughter was saying.

Why is she not even as good as a pen pal in her brother-in-law's eyes?
Why are pen pals so important?

Feng Jiayou secretly nudged her man with her elbow, with helplessness in her eyes. This girl kept bringing up the same story again, it never ended.

Wasn't it just that the book "The Garland under the Mountain" was not shown to her at that time, and when she asked about it, her husband had already mailed it to his pen pal!

When my sister-in-law found out about this later, she was so angry that she kept talking about it and saying bad things about her brother-in-law.

"It's all my brother-in-law's fault. He knew I promised my classmates that I would show them The Wreath Under the Mountain, which he wrote, as soon as it was published!" Feng Jiamo muttered.

"Eh? Wasn't it just published today? You wanted to take it to school, and your brother-in-law didn't stop you?" Mother Feng continued to be confused after hearing this. Her son-in-law's new work, The Wreath under the Mountain, was just published today, and she didn't even have the chance to take a look at it, but it was snatched away by you, Feng Jiamu, to be taken to school. No one said anything to you!

"I, I, I..." Feng Jiamo was choked. She mumbled for a few times but couldn't find a good excuse. It was her sister Feng Jiayou who said unhappily, "Mom, you don't know her character yet!"

"She couldn't even wait for Xuemin's novel to be published. She had already boasted to her classmates that her brother-in-law was the original author and that they didn't need to wait until the novel was officially published. Her brother-in-law had already received a sample copy of the novel and said he would bring it to school when he got back!"

"Her classmates were so happy when they heard this."

When Feng's mother heard her eldest daughter defending her man, she found that what she said made a lot of sense. Her husband had indeed received sample publications from the PLA Literature and Art a long time ago, so her sister was not wrong!

Since you have the sample issue, you can come back and get it, and then take it to school to show your classmates, right?
Could it be that her brother-in-law treasured the sample magazine and didn't give it to her?
Mother-in-law Feng's mother looked at her eldest daughter Feng Jiayou with a puzzled look and asked her to continue to explain the reason.

"But at that time, out of enthusiasm, Xuemin had already sent the sample magazine to one of his loyal pen pals! Feng Jiamo didn't tell her in advance, and instead blamed her brother-in-law for not having her in his heart, saying that he was worse than a pen pal!"

"This, this, this... We thought she didn't like to read it. We left the sample magazine at home for a few days, and she didn't come to ask a question. Now she's talking about these things after I sent it away!"

"Mom, do you think Feng Jiamo is being too unreasonable?"

"I'm being unreasonable? Sister, you just don't have me in your heart. Why didn't I ask? When my brother-in-law finished the manuscript, you said that I was clumsy and asked him not to throw away his manuscript. You just couldn't bear to let you see it." After hearing what her sister said, Feng Jiamo also argued and said indignantly.

"Okay, okay! Anyway, I know that my brother-in-law's pen pal is so important that he is willing to send him even the sample of the treasured out-of-print magazine. What else can I say?"

"Mom, grandpa and grandma, I'm leaving, I'm leaving. I'll eat lunch at school and won't be back for lunch!"

Having said that, without waiting for her sister to argue, she quickly picked up her bicycle, walked out of the gate and left.

"This damn girl is getting more and more unruly. How is she going to get married after graduation?" Looking at her impetuous second daughter, Feng's mother really didn't know what to say.

"Mom, are you still worried that she won't be able to get married? You don't know, she is a very popular person in school now, and the boys chasing after her may be able to line up all the way from school to our doorstep!"

Feng Jiayou did not agree with her mother's worries. After all, they were sisters from the same mother, and when it came to appearance, Feng Jiamo would not let her, the elder sister, win at all.

In terms of personality, she is so impetuous that a large group of boys surround her.

Even so, you're still worried that she won't be able to get married?
Feng Jiayou was also worried that her mother might be overwhelmed when choosing a second son-in-law.

"Ah? Really? With a girl like her...Jiayou, have you asked her? Don't let her do whatever she wants."

When she heard that the boys pursuing her second daughter were lining up all the way to her doorstep, Feng's mother started to worry again.

"Why didn't you ask?"

"I don't know what she's thinking. She's not attracted to any of those guys, but she's still talking big to me, saying that her studies are her priority and she won't be distracted by dating. She doesn't have that idea in her mind at all!"

"Mom, do you believe it?"

I really believe it!

Mother Feng didn't know what was going on in her mind. Looking at the innocent eyes of her eldest daughter, she suddenly had such an idea.

I thought to myself that you are so heartless and heartless. Can't you see that your younger sister is competing with you as her elder sister?
As an elder sister, you have found such an amazing man. Your younger sister must be feeling very upset and must want to find an equally outstanding man.

But how can there be so many outstanding boys in this world, waiting for you two sisters to find them? And can you two sisters find all of them?
So because of her beauty, your sister will secretly compare any boy with her brother-in-law.

After this comparison, can the arrogant Feng Jiamo accept it?

So even though the boys pursuing Feng Jiamo lined up at her doorstep, it was obvious that none of them was worthy of her attention, so she deliberately told her sister that her studies were more important and she didn't want to date.

But let Feng Jiamo meet a boy who is as good as her brother-in-law? !

"Then you have to keep a close eye on your sister. A crazy girl like her makes people worry." Feng's mother sighed secretly in her heart, but there was no big change on her face as she replied to her eldest daughter.

"I know!" Feng Jiayou nodded. He must be very concerned about his sister and pays close attention to her boyfriend's relationship.

If there is any movement from Feng Jiamo's side, she will definitely get the first-hand information.

"Okay, now the little guy is full. I have to go to class. Let daddy hold him!" Then Feng Jiayou fed the little squirrel in his arms, and after loving it dearly, he threw it to his father Cheng Xuemin with disgust.

"Xuemin, aren't you going to Yanying Studio today?" Feng's mother asked when she saw that her son-in-law seemed to be very free today.

"Mom, the studio has to wait for the actors to join the crew in the next two days. I don't have anything to do these two days so I'm too lazy to go there. I'll just stay at home and watch the little squirrel and concentrate on finishing a script."

Cheng Xuemin took the little squirrel, freed his mother, and replied to his mother-in-law.

Now the list of roles has been submitted, and we are just waiting for the actors from Shandong to join the crew. Director Huang Jianzhong is in charge of planning in the studio, and Cheng Xuemin’s top priority now is to get the fishing bait out as soon as possible.

So I thought that if I wrote it at Yanying Studio, it would be affected to some extent, so I just stayed at home and finished it in one go before going to Yanying Studio.

Also, take advantage of these two days to spend more time with my wife and son, otherwise once all the actors are in place, I may not be able to go home for a long time.

Moreover, most of the scenes in "Tai Chi" are outdoor scenes, and the sets were taken at other locations and filmed locally.

So next month, Cheng Xuemin will have to take the crew to shoot outside the city, and they may not be back until the end of the year.

"Then you take care of the house. I have to go to work!"

Mother Feng nodded, and without further concern, she went out with her eldest daughter Feng Jiayou.

The second sister-in-law, Sun Juan, did the same. She pushed her bicycle and went out with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

"Jiayou, what's going on with Xuemin's pen pal?"

When going out with her eldest daughter, Feng's mother's mind was actually always here. She took to heart what her youngest daughter Feng Jiamo said just now!
Not only did Feng's mother take it to heart, but her second sister-in-law Sun Juan, who had been silent and just watching the show, also took it to heart.

I have always wondered in my heart what kind of pen pal would make my brother-in-law be willing to send the collector's edition sample to him?
You should know that the sample issues of each magazine are out of print and are very worth collecting. Most people cannot buy them.

Only the author himself would be given one or two sets of sample issues by the magazine for the author to treasure.

So they just heard their sister-in-law yelling that her brother-in-law Cheng Xuemin actually sent the collector's edition sample to a pen pal?
How could this not make the onlookers curious? What kind of pen pal is this who can be closer than a sister-in-law?
Male or female pen pal?

Actually, my second sister-in-law, Sun Juan, would like to add one more question: is it a male pen pal or a female pen pal?
It’s probably a female pen pal, right?
If it is really a female pen pal, then besides normal pen pal correspondence, is there anything else...

Only my sister-in-law is so open-minded and trusts everything about her man.

"There is only one pen pal that Xuemin gets along very well with. I don't really understand why Xuemin is so concerned about this pen pal!"

"He's not like this with other pen pals!"

Speaking of her husband's pen pal, to be honest, Feng Jiayou couldn't understand it. With so many letters from readers, her husband simply couldn't spare much time to open and read them, let alone reply.

She was asked to open a few letters occasionally when she had nothing to do, and then pick out a few to reply to in the name of Xuemin.

But for some reason, Xuemin was very concerned about this pen pal, and when he received the first letter from him, he was so happy and surprised for a long time.

So she didn't know how, among so many letters from readers, her husband happened to find that letter.

luck?

Feng Jiayou had asked about this before, saying that when he passed by Yanhe Literature, Lu Yao there mentioned it to Xuemin, saying that one of his good friends who was an educated youth had sent a letter to Xuemin, and asked if he had received it.

So when Xuemin came back, the first thing he did was to find the letter from his educated youth friend among the piles of letters from readers.

After that, we became good pen pals.

Oh, why don’t you give snacks to the kid?

The second sister-in-law who was listening silently nearby was getting anxious. Your husband doesn't care about letters from other readers at all, but he cares about letters from this reader and they have become pen pals who can talk about anything. Sister-in-law, you are so careless and don't take it to heart. How careless do you think you are?
I almost got anxious for my sister-in-law and asked immediately whether it was a male or female pen pal. However, my mother-in-law, Mrs. Feng, must have been even more anxious because they must have been thinking the same thing.

really!

Then her mother-in-law, Feng's mother, asked with a look of surprise and worry on her face: "Is it a boy or a girl?"

Mother-in-law Feng finally asked the question that she had been eager to ask.

But what Sun Juan didn't expect was that her sister-in-law was still confused and asked back: "Ah? What do you mean by man and woman?"

"That pen pal? A male pen pal or a female pen pal?"

Feng's mother was very anxious. Oh my God, she had asked so directly, but her careless daughter was still so heartless and asked about whether it was a boy or a girl.

How stupid does one have to be to be so slow to realize it?

The old saying is indeed true, a pregnancy will make a baby stupid for three years. How could I have given birth to such a troublesome debt collector!
"Oh! Mom, you're asking this!" Feng Jiayou suddenly realized, and then said without thinking too much, "Didn't I just say it! An educated youth friend of an editor of Yanhe Literature is the Lu Yao who came to our house before. He was an educated youth friend who lived in a cave when he was sent to work in the countryside!"

"Huh? You didn't say that just now!" Mother Feng rolled her eyes. Did her little Feng say that just now?

"Huh? Didn't I say that? I thought I did!"

A false alarm!
Feng's mother and sister-in-law both breathed a sigh of relief, it was really a false alarm!
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