Training the Heavens

Chapter 34 Royalty
The threshing ground outside the Gao family cave was filled with tables and chairs brought in from various households. Sticked on the back of the tables and chairs were small red slips with the owner's name written on them.

This is a common practice in rural weddings and funerals. After the banquet is over, each household can take their own tables and chairs back according to the note to avoid mistakes.

Several leaders and Zhang Lifeng were invited to sit at the chief seat, accompanied by several worldly-wise relatives and friends from the village.

Everyone finished eating and drinking happily, helped to clean up and then went their separate ways. The Gao family returned to peace and quiet.

Lying on the kang, Gao Jialin slept very peacefully tonight. Now that he had received the admission letter, he could finally relax.

The next morning, Gao Jialin rode his bicycle to the county. It was almost time for school to start, so he had to quickly complete other procedures, including a physical examination and the transfer of household registration and grain and oil relations. Gao Jialin joined the Communist Youth League in high school, so he also had to transfer his membership to Pujiang College.

It is quite troublesome for ordinary students to handle these matters, as they have to run to each unit one by one. But it is much easier for him, because Gao Minglou and Ma Zhansheng have already visited all these units together before, and now these units have not yet cleared their responsibilities, so how dare they cause trouble for Gao Jialin?
Except for the physical examination which required going to the county hospital, the county simply called together the staff from relevant units and provided Gao Jialin with a one-stop service for the other procedures, and all of them were completed in one day.

This saved Gao Jialin a lot of time, and more importantly, he didn't have to go to school anymore, which reduced a lot of embarrassment.

After completing the formalities, the county's top official also arrived. His eyes were bloodshot and it looked like he hadn't slept well in recent days. Come to think of it, such a big thing happened under his jurisdiction. Even if he was not involved in the case, he would inevitably be held responsible for lax supervision.

It is estimated that after a while, he will be transferred to another place and retreat to the second line. His biggest task now is to try his best to maintain the situation in Kuanzhou County until the new leader comes to take over.

The reason why they didn't leave immediately was because Qin Baosheng had already been imprisoned. If the top two leaders were replaced at the same time in a short period of time, it would cause too much noise and would be detrimental to the unity and stability of Kuanzhou County.

He forced a smile and walked over to shake hands with Gao Jialin. "Jialin, you have indeed been wronged during this period! This is all because we didn't do our job well, but please believe that these are the actions of a few bad apples. Now that you are in Shanghai, don't bear grudges against your hometown."

"I understand." Gao Jialin seriously played the role he should play and said what he should say.

After chatting for a while and going through the formalities, the leader handed Gao Jialin an envelope. "In our Kuanzhou County, no student has been admitted to university in the past five years. The county established an award program for college students a few years ago, but it was not issued until this year! And..."

It almost got sent to the wrong person. What the hell is going on? Thinking of this, the top leader gritted his teeth in hatred. If it weren't for Qin Baosheng, why would he have to retreat to the second line so early?
Gao Jialin took the envelope but did not open it directly, but judging from its thickness, the amount should be similar to that given by the Education Bureau and the Post Office.

His fortune didn't stop there. As soon as his boss left, Zhang Lifeng cheerfully approached him again, holding out another envelope. "I called the newspaper yesterday and told them about your article, and they immediately agreed to accept it! Since you're about to go to university in Shanghai and need the money, I asked the newspaper to send you the royalties in advance!"

"The Ministry of Culture just raised the standard for manuscript fees this year. The current remuneration for manuscripts is 6 to 20 yuan per thousand words. The newspaper charged you 15 yuan per thousand words. Your article has a total of 3,472 words, so I should be paid 56.13 yuan. Please count and write me a receipt!"

Cross-provincial remittances were inconvenient these days, so Zhang Lifeng had borrowed the money from Ma Yue. He planned to return it to him after collecting his royalties in Beijing. Gao Jialin counted the money and wrote a receipt for Zhang Lifeng, who tucked it into his notebook. He then said, "Jialin, you have a natural talent for writing. Don't let your talent go to waste. Strive to produce even better articles in the future."

"I will definitely work hard!" Gao Jialin promised.

Nowadays, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker is basically between 30 and 80 yuan. Fifty-six yuan and cents is equivalent to the salary of a senior worker. It only took him a few hours to write this article. He must not miss such an opportunity to make money easily.

Zhang Lifeng handed over another piece of paper. "This is my mailing address. If you write a good article in the future and don't know where to submit it, you can write to me and I'll help you find some advice."

Gao Jialin heard something else from this sentence, "Teacher Zhang, are you leaving?"

"Well, if we followed the normal process, this case wouldn't have been decided so quickly. However, our superiors considered the impact of this incident to be so severe, so they made special arrangements. The trial will be held in Yinxia tomorrow! We will go to the scene, and after the trial is over, we will return directly to Beijing from Yinxia! We will publish the verdict as soon as possible."

Isn't this a bit too fast? In later times, a case like this would have taken months to go to trial, wouldn't it? However, considering the historical context and the unique nature of this case, it's normal for the trial to begin as soon as possible.

However, the procuratorate and the court must be very busy during this period, and it is not easy to make preparations in such a short time.

"By the way, do you want to go to Yinxia and see them on trial with your own eyes?" Zhang Lifeng asked.

"Go!" Gao Jialin answered without hesitation. It was such a happy thing to be able to witness with his own eyes the distraught look of the person who had harmed him. Of course he would not miss it.

"Okay, then I'll tell them that you don't have to go back at night. There are still empty rooms in the guesthouse. You and I will go to Yinxia together tomorrow!" Zhang Lifeng was not surprised. If he encountered such a thing, he would definitely want to attend the court hearing.

After asking an acquaintance to help him deliver a message home and resting for a night in the guesthouse, Gao Jialin and Zhang Lifeng went to Yinxia again.

Gao Jialin had never left Kuanzhou County before, but this month, he had gone to the regional capital for the third time. His mood was very different each time. The first time, he was excited but also a little nervous, but the second time, he was much more relaxed and just cooperated with everyone in acting.

This time, he was just pure happiness. When he thought about Gao Minglou and the others going to jail, Gao Jialin couldn't help laughing.

The court opened on time at nine o'clock in the morning. The judge, clerk, and prosecutor were in their seats. The defendants were also brought in and their trial was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)