Exciting 1979!

Chapter 134: The Shepherd Class of Unity of Knowledge and Action (Monthly Ticket 4000 plus more)

Before returning home, Wei Ming borrowed five books from the Peking University Library just for this new novel.

He has high hopes for his new work. Apart from a few money-making scripts, he will devote most of his energy to the creation of this long novel. In addition to looking up information, he is also planning to visit the Whampoa Military Academy if he has the chance.

As for "Black Cat Sheriff", it takes two months to write one article, and each article is only a few thousand words, which does not require any effort at all.

With the crackling sound of firecrackers, the worship ceremony ends and the Spring Festival is officially coming.

It was obvious that the firecrackers on the Wei family's grave lasted longer and were more powerful, while other families with difficult lives also made some noise. Even if the family had one less bite to eat, it would let the ancestors hear it.

After returning home, they saw Xizi looking for ice holes and tree holes to set off firecrackers, while sisters-in-law Xu Shufen and Lu Xiaoyan were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. Lele was staring at a little gray rabbit, which they had caught during their "hunting" that day and it was only slightly injured.

What a harmonious and beautiful scene!

After Wei Ping'an and his family came back, they ate at Wei Jiefang's house. Last night, they left Xile to Wei Ming and Wei Hong and lived in their own shameless world of two.

Today's New Year's Eve dinner was particularly sumptuous. The aroma of the braised pork filled the whole yard. There were also a lot of smoked bacon hanging outside the house, several of which had been allocated to her.

Lu Xiaoyan admires Sister Shufen's cooking skills very much. If she were to cook, there would probably be only one pot of dumplings ruined tonight.

There was no electricity, no television, and no Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve in the countryside this year. During dinner, Lao Wei lit all the candles and kerosene lamps to brightly illuminate the entire house.

Then I turned on the radio, and the radio station also had song programs dedicated to the people across the country to welcome the New Year.

This year, China Central Radio Station grandly launched a new song "In the Fields of Hope" performed by four young singers.

Wei Ming also found out today who the other two singers besides Lele and Wang Fei were. Unexpectedly, they were also future famous singers. One was Cai Guoqing, and the other was Cheng Lin, who later became famous with "Little Conch Trumpet".

This time they also clearly introduced the composer Wei Ming, who hopes that every future singer will remember his name.

"Our hometown/is in the fields of hope/smoke floats over the newly built houses/a small river flows beside the beautiful village..."

~
Magic City, a stone warehouse on Chongqing North Road.

Listening to this song, Gong Xing's sister started singing along and glanced at her sister from time to time.

When I introduced him just now, I said the composer’s name is Wei Ming, which is the same name as the writer’s younger brother!
However, Gong Xing did not think that they had the same name, and wondered if it could be him.

Because she also noticed that when the singers were introduced, one of them was called Wei Le, and Wei Ming’s cousin was called Le Le!
They had dinner together, and Lele did have a good voice.

Gong Xing thought he knew Wei Ming very well. He knew that in addition to the main account Wei Ming, Wei Ming had two other aliases, one for writing fairy tales and the other for writing popular literature.

"Wei Shemi", who wrote fairy tales, is unforgettable to my little nephew, while "Wei Kuangren", who wrote popular stories, is the author of "Story Club" who is very much loved by my eldest sister and brother-in-law.

He is always so honest and unreserved with himself, but now it seems that he still has something to hide. This is the biggest surprise of this Spring Festival.

Because Gong Xing came back this year, my eldest sister and brother-in-law specially brought their niece home for dinner.

This is the most reunited family since I went to the countryside. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law always joke about when I will bring a partner back.

They were all worried about this 27-year-old girl.

Only her younger sister Gong Ying stood by her side: "Sister is about to become a movie star. Of course, her career is more important now. Personal relationships should be put aside!"

Thinking that Gong Xing would soon work with director Xie Jin and would have a good chance of being transferred to the Shanghai Film Studio, the whole family was excited again.

After dinner, the nephew looked around and finally locked onto his second aunt, pestering her to tell him a story.

Gong Xing took a look and saw that it was not "Children's Literature", so he immediately lost interest, but he still picked up the brand new "Youth Literature".

Then she saw the words "Jumanji: The Next Generation - Wei Shen" on the first line of the catalog page, and they were in bold font!
Oh, he has a new work! What a fast guy!

This name, the Brave One, is consistent with her understanding of Wei Ming.

Gong Xing immediately began to tell the story vividly, and soon even his younger niece and the adult Gong Ying came over and listened with great interest.

At the end of last month, the content of the February issue of Shanghai's "Youth Literature and Art" had been basically finalized, but suddenly we received a submission letter from Yanjing, the author of which was "Wei Shenme".

This made all the colleagues in the editorial department very excited. Since the first chapter of "The Magic Book of Heaven" was published three months ago, they began to contact Wei Shemi, the children's literature writer who suddenly appeared.

Children's Literature kept his contact information confidential, so they communicated privately through readers' letters, but received no response.

Unexpectedly, when they were about to give up, Wei She actually sent them a very interesting and creative novel, and thoughtfully came with illustrations!
Therefore, the content of the February issue was rearranged and the novel was added. It was expected to be completed in three issues and three months. The first print run of the February issue was also increased by 2 percentage points compared to the previous issue.

At this time, the colleague who was on duty at the South Gate of Peking University had already received the sample issue and manuscript fee invoice from "Youth Literature and Art".

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On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Wei Ming and Xizi were awakened by the sound of firecrackers. Old Wei woke up early and had already started setting off firecrackers. Xizi stretched his arms out from Wei Ming's bed comfortably. He was so happy last night that he listened to two more episodes of "Black Cat Sheriff" that Wei Ming had not yet written.

Now he was eager to take a black cat Sheriff home to raise.

Wei Ming advised him to give up the idea, as their living conditions were not suitable for keeping a pet cat, unless they lived in a villa or a courtyard house with a separate entrance like Professor Feng.

"If you want a cat, try your luck at Yannan Garden. There are many cats there."

Cousin Qi Delong's efforts only lasted for one day. When Wei Ming brought Xile Xiaohong and asked him to catch pheasants, he ran out happily.

His father Qi Kexiu's novel just wrote "A long, long time ago, there was a mountain."

In the next two days, Wei Ming took his younger brothers and sisters to travel around and experience the rural life in the early 80s. Wei Ming also consumed two rolls of black-and-white film, leaving behind a lot of first-hand video footage.

He brought a camera with him, and he would definitely take photos when he went to Sichuan and Chongqing.

They set off on the fifth day of the New Year and returned the motorcycle to Old Yang when they arrived in the county town. In addition to the pork leg that Liu Rulong brought back at the beginning, Wei Ming also brought some bacon and sausages smoked by his mother.

The family was going to be away for so many days, so the home was entrusted to Aunt Chunhua as usual. Many parts of the pig were given to her, which made her understand one thing thoroughly: if she followed Brother Jiefang, she would have meat to eat!

Wei Hong was very excited along the way. It was her first time to take a bus, then her first time to take a train, and her first time to come to the capital.

All eight members of the Wei family were going back to the capital, and then Wei Jiefang and the other three took a train from the capital to Chengdu.

Before boarding the train, Uncle Pingan bought a copy of the Hebei Daily. He smiled and said to Wei Ming, "Your deeds have been reported. That little Sun's writing is quite good. It is simple and touching."

Wei Jiefang quickly read it. He was extremely happy seeing those compliments. It was his son who was being praised, but he was also the one who was proud!

If you do good things, you have to let people know, otherwise how will others know that you are kind?

Wei Ming was also very grateful for Uncle Ping'an's good intentions. He was young and had a strong ability to make money, so it was inevitable that he would be envied and even hated.

The jealousy of ordinary people doesn’t matter, but I’m afraid of people in the circle.

With such positive reports, at least when negative public opinion arises, people will think twice. This also makes Wei Ming more enthusiastic about children's education charity. When he has money in the future, he will also build a school!

It was already afternoon when they arrived at Yanjing City. Wei Hong was excited looking at the tall buildings.

Wei Ming went to ask the ticket window, and then decided to buy four sleeper tickets to Chengdu at night. Of course, they were hard sleeper berths. His status as a formal employee of Peking University played a certain role in this.

He also has a certificate issued in advance by his unit, which is useful.

Although it was a bit expensive, four people spent more than 200 yuan, but it was a rare opportunity to spend money lavishly, so he spent it without hesitation and still prepared a sleeper berth when he came back.

This time it took even longer than the trip to Shanghai, more than 30 hours, and we arrived after one day and two nights. It was definitely more comfortable to lie down than to sit.

Seeing that Wei Ming had bought the tickets, Wei Ping'an finally said goodbye to them with peace of mind.

Lu Xiaoyan also hopes that her sister-in-law can find her relatives as soon as possible.

Wei Hong hugged Xile and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to take photos of giant pandas!"

Wei Hong wanted to take a look around Yanjing City, but time waits for no one, so Wei Ming took them to have dinner at the station and prepared to enter the station.

"Wait a minute." Wei Ming saw that there were magazines for sale at the newsstand at the station, so he asked, "Has this month's People's Literature been published?"

"Out!"

"Get one, and then..." Wei Ming let his father Xiaohong and the others choose and buy whatever they wanted to read. There were more than thirty hours left, and how could he get through it without something to read.

"Brother, you have published a new work again!" While waiting for the bus, Wei Hong saw "Spring of the Sheep Class" - Wei Ming on the second line of the table of contents of this issue of "People's Literature".

The first row is Jiang Zilong's "The Sequel to Director Qiao", which is the sequel to "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office".

It's normal for a sequel to a popular IP to rank first.

Following "The Sheep Class" comes "Chen Huansheng Goes to the City" by Gao Xiaosheng, another major figure in reform literature.

The works in this issue of "People's Literature" are indeed very strong, so the first print run reached an astonishing 80 copies!

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(After finishing the work, I will ask for a monthly ticket!)
(End of this chapter)