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Chapter 136 "No matter how poor you are, you must not be poor in education; no matter how hard it is, you must not make your children suffer" (guaranteed 2 more chapters!)

Wei Hong hadn't finished watching "The Shepherd Class" yet, but they were about to get on the bus. The family of four got on the bus in a hurry and came to their expensive sleeper berth.

There are a total of six adjacent berths. The lower berth is okay, but the middle and upper berths have very little space, so you can only lie down and cannot even sit.

They were lucky as they occupied two lower bunks out of six, so the family of four could sit together before going to bed.

There were two other middle-aged passengers, one returning to Taiyuan and the other returning to Xi'an. Both were public officials who came to Yanjing on business trips.

This train does not go in a straight line to Chengdu. It goes to Xi'an first and then transfers to the Baoji-Chengdu Line to Chengdu.

Wei Hong had just sat in a hard seat and now she was sitting in a sleeper berth. Everything she saw was new to her and she was excited about spending more than 30 hours on the train.

In fact, it was the first time for the family of four to take a sleeper berth, but she was the only one who didn't make a fuss and said, "I was worried about the lack of quilts in the sleeper berths, but it turns out they do have them!"

After the novelty wore off and the train started moving, Xiaohong leaned back on the quilt and continued watching "The Shepherd Class", humming "Little Grass" as she watched. Her singing was so sad.

Old Wei unfolded the newspaper and reread the article in Hebei Daily about his son's donation to education.

He pointed to one of the sentences and said to his wife, "This is what our son said. It's so good!"

This sentence was also seen by China Youth Daily.

Wei Ming had previously been interviewed by China Youth Daily and had become a role model of outstanding Chinese youth established by China Youth Daily.

His various actions have also attracted much attention from China Youth Daily. These days, the most discussed topics are the songs that are suspected to have been written by him, and today everyone is talking about his new work "The Sheep Class".

Suddenly, a copy of yesterday's Hebei Daily was delivered to me that day, which reported in detail an incident in which Wei Ming donated 1000 yuan to the village primary school.

One thousand yuan was not a small amount of money at that time, and donations were relatively rare, especially for a writer to donate to a primary school.

Moreover, a quote from Wei Ming in the article was very good. The editor who got the newspaper suggested to the editor-in-chief that the article should be reprinted, but the title could be changed to use Wei Ming's quote.

After reading it, the editor-in-chief couldn't help but exclaimed: "'No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education; no matter how hard it is, you can't make your children suffer'. That's a good idea. Let's use this title and put it on the front page! And write an editor's note to mention that Comrade Wei Ming's new work, The Shepherd Class, is also an excellent novel about educators."

"Editor-in-Chief, have you read it?"

"Of course. I went to buy it early in the morning to read it, and I almost didn't buy it. Now, as long as bookstores and post offices mention that there is a new work by Wei Ming, many readers will buy it with their eyes closed." The editor-in-chief sighed.

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Amateur painter Zhong Acheng did not buy "People's Literature", but unexpectedly when he returned home he found that his father had bought it.

Acheng's father, Mr. Zhong Dianwei, is a famous film critic and theorist in my country. After returning to the city, Acheng not only paints with the people of the Stars Painting Society, but also helps his father with some work.

"Dad, can I see this magazine?"

"No, I haven't finished reading it yet. Let's talk about it tomorrow." The old man picked up the magazine and started reading it with relish.

"Are you also reading Wei Ming's new work?"

"correct."

Ah Cheng quickly took out his painting "Ideal" and said, "I'm giving you my painting "Ideal". Please let me take a look at it first."

The old man sneered: "How much can your painting be worth? I even have Zhang Daqian's paintings, why would I want that one?"

"Didn't your Zhang Daqian paintings get burned a few years ago? They've all turned to ashes, and you're still talking about that."

When his son told this story, Zhong Dianwei felt grief-stricken: "Get lost, come back in half an hour to get it, I'm just one step away."

"Okay!" Acheng looked at his watch.

Half an hour later, he came to get the magazine and saw the old man wiping his tears.

"Ah, is it so touching? Wei Ming is also going for the tear-jerking route?"

Zhong Dianwei: "I also thought of some of my old friends."

Who among those who work in literature doesn’t have a few like-minded people? Unfortunately, many of them did not survive.

He added: "And the picture created at the end of the novel is indeed very moving."

Ah Cheng took the magazine and asked, "You always say that Wei Ming's novels are very graphic and suitable for being adapted into movies. Is this the same?"

Zhong Dianwei: "Yes, and if this novel is adapted into a movie, it will definitely be very good, and it may even go down in film history."

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Director Xie Jin, who just finished reading this novel, thought so too.

I originally thought that "The Horse Shepherd" was already very good, but I didn't expect that there is an even more amazing "The Shepherd Class". What's even more amazing is that this guy actually wrote so many excellent songs for a novel!
Now Xie Jin is a little regretful. He shouldn't have been so anxious to start filming "The Horse Shepherd". He now really wants to shoot "The Shepherd Class" again.

However, he definitely cannot give up halfway this time, as his assistant director Huang Shuqin has already gone to the northwest to select locations. He can only focus on filming "The Shepherd" first. During the filming process, he invites Xiao Wei to the crew for guidance and to build a good relationship. He will also film his novel for the next movie.

Oh, but I promised the director that I would shoot Legend of Tianyun Mountain after The Shepherd. Should I postpone it?
However, after seeing clever and tactful scar novels like "The Horse Herder" and "The Shepherd Class", it always feels not the same when filming traditional straightforward scar novels. There is a kind of stiffness of forced slogans. This feeling is almost never seen in Wei Ming's novels. His criticism appears to be very advanced, and there is great love contained in his criticism.

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It’s really advanced!

After watching "The Sheep Class", Acheng had a strong urge to share it with his friends.

After reading this novel, he also thought of his own experience as an educated youth in the countryside. There were educated youth in their educated youth site who were appointed as rural primary school teachers. They all called them "kings of children". Their experiences seemed very interesting and worth writing about.

Acheng, who had only written some memoirs and theoretical articles before, suddenly had the urge to write a novel at this moment.

However, holding the pen and facing the manuscript, he had no idea where to start. He scratched his head and finally took out the drawing board. The scene in the novel "The Sheep Class" where students threw paper airplanes out of the window left the deepest impression on him, and he planned to draw this scene.

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Not long after the train left Beijing, Wei Ming and his family of four fell asleep. Wei Ming, Lao Wei and Xu Shufen slept on the upper, middle and lower bunks respectively, and Wei Hong slept on the other lower bunk. They had not yet arrived in Baoding.

We arrived at Taiyuan before daybreak. One passenger got off, leaving only five people in this small space. It was time for breakfast.

The dining car was not far from here, but Xu Shufen wanted to use up the food they brought with them first. Mainly, she wanted to spend less money. In order to accompany her home, her son didn't even blink an eye when he bought a ticket worth dozens of yuan.

In fact, the things they brought were quite rich, including canned meat, bacon, sliced pork head and pork intestines. The staple food was Xu Shufen's baked pancakes and steamed white flour buns, and even a bottle of drink - Hengzhou Laobai Gan.

Another passenger from Xi'an was drooling. He had wanted to hold it back, but now he couldn't help it and went straight to the dining car.

Although it comes with a lot of delicious flavors, the problem is that it is all cold. It can be eaten, but it is not as good as hot.

Lao Wei: “There is a way!”

They also brought aluminum lunch boxes with two layers. He fetched some boiling water, filled the bottom layer with water, covered it with the second layer, then spread the food on top and finally closed the lid.

"Wait, it will get hot in a while." said Lao Wei.

Xu Shufen looked at him with stars in her eyes: "It's great to liberate you!"

Wei Ming and Wei Hong looked at each other helplessly.

After a few minutes, the lid was opened and the food was indeed warmed up, but the quantity was a little small. Wei Ming asked his parents to eat first, and he and Wei Hong would do it again later.

When Lao Wei and his mother were enjoying their meal, the man from Xi'an came back and said to them, "The people in the dining room can help heat up the food."

Lao Wei: “Ah!”

So then Wei Ming took Xiaohong and the food to the dining car to heat it up and ate there.

In the hard sleeper compartment, Lao Wei also warmly invited his Shaanxi brothers: "Comrade, come and have some food, it's homemade."

"No, thank you." The other party was very polite and tactful, and he was obviously an official.

But Old Wei has a sharp eye and feels that this person is not as powerful as Ping An and is probably at most a section-level cadre.

After a detailed chat, it turned out that he was a section chief, also surnamed Jia, but he was a real section chief.

"Brother, are you and your family of four also going to Xi'an?"

"No, no, no, I'm from Chengdu. Listen carefully to my wife's accent. It has a Sichuan and Chongqing accent."

"Oh, that's far. You must be going to visit relatives. It must not be easy to make this trip." Chief Jia calculated the price of four sleeper tickets. Wow, it would cost him two or three months' salary. Although Old Wei is well dressed, he has the temperament of an old farmer.

Are all farmers nowadays so willing to take risks?

"It's really not easy. It wastes time and work." The only thing Lao Wei didn't mention was the cost.

When Chief Jia heard this, he asked, "May I ask what job you do, brother?"

Wei Jiefang: "As for me, I am responsible for feeding the livestock of our village brigade. Oh, now I have another job, and I am also the principal of our village primary school, but it is just a figurehead."

Chief Jia was even more surprised. This village seemed a bit irregular. They asked the people who raised livestock to take care of the students?
"But your job doesn't seem to be very important, brother. The elementary school hasn't started yet. You don't have to do any work, do you?"

Wei Jiefang waved his hand: "My work is not important. The key is my kid. He can do great things."

"Oh?" Section Chief Jia really didn't realize it. The young man looked very young. Even if he participated in the workload, he would be at most a clerk.

"What does this kid of ours do?"

"This is a long story," Lao Wei rolled up his sleeves and said excitedly, "You know Peking University, right?"

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(End of this chapter)