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

Chapter 49 Wifey, our article “The Horse Shepherd” is going to be a hit!

"Wife, you are awesome!"

Cheng Xuemin directly gave the woman a thumbs up. His tone indicated that he would never tell anyone even if he was beaten to death. Was he trying to portray a rebellious and filial person?
"What are you giving her? You're giving her the novella you have in hand? What are you thinking? Can she afford the price that Yanjing Literature charges?"

Feng Jiayou pulled Cheng Xuemin to his side and said, "The food is still being cooked in the kitchen, where are you running to?!"

After saying that, he dragged her into the kitchen.

Then he said to himself, "A novella! You said the whole thing is 200,000 words or more! A difference of one dollar in the price means a difference of more than one hundred dollars in the manuscript fee!"

"Besides, I think October can only afford five dollars per thousand words at most!"

How could Feng Jiayou not have some ulterior motives in his mind?

Even brothers settle accounts clearly. She had suffered losses from her mother's "October". The number of words in her previous manuscript was almost the same as the one Cha Jianying published in Yenching Literature, but the royalties were less than the price of a Quanjude roast duck.

This is because it is a short story with fewer words, so the loss is less! If they really give this novella in their hands to her mother to atone for her sins?

It would be better for them to grit their teeth and hold on to the end. As long as Yanjing Literature doesn't give in, they won't have any major problems.

"Okay then, I'll get a tape recorder later!"

Following him into the kitchen, Cheng Xuemin nodded in agreement behind him, saying that it was really a loss and not worth it to give the novella in his hand to his mother-in-law.

"What do you want a tape recorder for?"

Feng Jiayou was puzzled. Why did Cheng Xuemin suddenly jump to the recorder when talking about her mother? This sudden jump was a bit unexpected.

"…I just noticed that you were having a hard time learning foreign languages. I heard there's a foreign gadget that lets you learn foreign languages ​​by playing audio tapes, so I thought of buying one for you!"

Cheng Xuemin said seriously that he was considering your foreign language learning, and in fact, he was thinking this in his heart. I have to record her attitude and words just in case.

Don't just keep saying that you won't give anything and pretend to be a rebellious filial son, but when the truth comes and can't be concealed anymore, kick Cheng Xuemin out to take the blame.

To be honest, when I think about the day when Feng Jiayou lied to her mother and submitted the manuscript to Yanjing Literature, her mother was furious...

Cheng Xuemin is frightened now. He can't withstand this thunder no matter what!
We have to have evidence to back up our words. We need to get a tape recorder and record all of this on tape. Then no one can escape.

It just so happened that the woman also needed a tape recorder for learning foreign languages.

"Why spend that money? Xuemin, your spoken English is also very good. I just need to learn more from you!"

Feng Jiayou has been working hard on English recently. This is her weak point, and also the weak point of most students in her class. Almost all of them are working hard to make up for the shortcoming in English.

She had also heard of tape recorders and recording tapes, which were indeed good things for learning English, but they were imported products and very expensive.

Moreover, they couldn't buy them even if they had money, because they needed foreign exchange coupons to buy those foreign things.

Say it again!

There is a man around me who speaks English very well. His spoken English is very authentic and sounds very smooth. I can just learn English from him. Why should I spend money and energy on a tape recorder?

"You want to learn a foreign language with me? My dear wife, when you say that, I suddenly remembered a joke I saw in a foreign language magazine in the library a few days ago!"

Why is Cheng Xuemin so excited to hear this? Feng Jiayou wants to take the initiative to learn a foreign language with him, so he has to teach her well!
"Foreign jokes? Xuemin, tell me quickly, I want to hear them!" Feng Jiayou's eyes lit up and he urged him repeatedly.

"Sister, Big Boss Cheng, what foreign joke is that? Tell me too!" Sister-in-law Feng Jiamo smelled the fragrance and sneaked into the kitchen. Seeing her sister and Big Boss Cheng talking and laughing in the kitchen, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Ahem! Let's talk about this joke later tonight!"

Cheng Xuemin, who originally wanted to tease Feng Jiayou in the kitchen, was embarrassed and fled away when his sister-in-law suddenly broke in.

"Brother-in-law, don't leave. Didn't my sister just say she wanted to learn a foreign language from you? I want to, too. Let's learn a foreign language together!" Seeing Cheng Xuemin running away, his sister-in-law Feng Jiamo chased after him. Let's learn together! Cheng Xuemin had the joke about learning a foreign language in his mind, and he didn't dare to mention it to Feng Jiayou again.

Around dinner time, Feng's mother and father came back together. It was Feng's father who spoke first when he entered the door:

"Jiayou, your classmate's book 'The Horse Herder' is very good and has profound reflective significance. I plan to recommend it for reprinting in 'Chinese Literature'. Please make an appointment with your classmate to come to our unit to discuss it!"

"Ah?! Dad, you are also optimistic about the manuscript of "The Shepherd"?! Yanjing Literature hasn't even officially published it yet, and you've already decided on "Chinese Literature"!?"

Now it was Feng Jiayou and Cheng Xuemin's turn to be dumbfounded!

How come her mom took a sample issue of Yenching Literature out for a spin, and her dad went straight to Chinese Literature?

You should know that "Chinese Literature" is not a simple journal. It is the most important publication of the Foreign Languages ​​​​Publication Administration for external publicity. It will be translated into the languages ​​of several countries and exported and distributed abroad.

And the money earned is foreign exchange.

Just now they were discussing the main reason why they didn't want to buy a tape recorder. It was not that they couldn't afford it, but that they couldn't buy it because they didn't have foreign exchange coupons.

But now, her father wants to publish Cheng Xuemin's "The Shepherd" directly in "Chinese Literature" to earn foreign currency royalties from foreigners. It's like her father sent her a pillow just when she fell asleep.

"The manuscript is indeed well-written, better than Scars! I'll submit it first, and I can wait until Yanjing Literature publishes it to see the readers' feedback!"

"But I think it might be a hit!" Father Feng nodded and added, "Your classmate is amazing. It looks like he's writing a love story, but it's essentially a piece of scar literature. But it's deeper and better than Scars!"

"What is even more precious is that she was able to establish the character of Xu Lingjun in scar literature. Whether it is family affection, love, or patriotism, she portrayed it very fully!"

"Especially the patriotism, which is written very beautifully and well, and the words are filled with 'I deeply love my motherland, I deeply love this land', which is the most basic requirement of our "Chinese Literature" for external manuscripts. You have done a great job!"

Mr. Feng gave generous comments, and Feng Jiayou nodded repeatedly with a smile on her face. If you didn't know her, you would really think that "The Shepherd" was written by her.

"Xuemin, you should have read this article, right? Later, you and Jiayou should write a review for me and share your thoughts after reading it!"

After saying this, Mr. Feng changed the subject and specifically asked his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin to write a review of "The Shepherd"!
"what!?"

Cheng Xuemin was stunned for a moment! He wrote the manuscript himself, and he was asked to write his own review?

What is the father-in-law going to do?
"You two have suffered together and shared hardships. I hope you two can support each other and make progress together, just like Xu Lingjun and Li Xiuzhi in the novel!"

What else could Feng's father have said? He just had good intentions and hoped to use this article "The Shepherd" to inspire the couple!

"Okay, Dad. I'll write it right away!" After hearing this, Cheng Xuemin nodded repeatedly and expressed his opinion.

"Dad, I have already started writing, and many people in our class have already started writing. We are going to submit it to the 'Wenyi Bao' to comment and recommend this author!" Feng Jiayou raised his eyebrows and felt so happy.

If her father knew that the classmate he praised so much was his son-in-law, what would his expression be?
You know, it's really not easy to hear so many words of praise from her father!
"Look! Yenching Literature hasn't even been published yet, but just a sample issue has already attracted the attention of the Chinese Department of Yenching University. It's a big hit!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Feng smiled and said to his wife, Mother Feng.

"It's popular, so what! Why are you jumping so happily? You're either recommending it to Chinese literature or asking your daughter and son-in-law to write a review. Anyone who doesn't know would think that the manuscript was written by your daughter!"

Mother Feng was very angry, and the angrier the shepherd got, the angrier she became!
On the way back, her husband praised "The Horse Shepherd" a lot, and was even more cheerful when he got home, which made Feng's mother so angry that she went crazy.

It was an unintentional remark, and it was just a little bit away from being right!

This article about the horse herder was not written by their daughter, but by their son-in-law, a son-in-law who is a peasant. Is it amazing and surprising? !

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(End of this chapter)