Writer 1978: I Need to Give the Literary World a Lesson

Chapter 42: The Acceptance Letter Arrives (Please continue reading)
After entering September, universities across the country began to issue admission notices one after another, and some people in Ru County have already received admission notices from the Coal Mining College.

The entire Revolutionary Committee was eagerly awaiting Liu Yimin's notification, and Yang Yushan wished he could call the post office every day to inquire about it.

On September 13th, Yang Yushan, who had been eagerly awaiting news, finally received a call from the post office: Liu Yimin's admission notice had arrived, and the post office would deliver it to the Revolutionary Committee immediately. Excitedly, Yang Yushan asked someone to bring a reporter over so he could deliver the admission notice to Liu Yimin.

Journalists must record this historic moment!

Inside the cultural center, the director of the Mineral Bureau sat watching Liu Yimin explain a problem to his second daughter, whose face was filled with undisguised admiration. Back home, the second daughter told him that Liu Yimin explained things better than any of her school teachers.

It's simple and easy to understand; I benefited immensely from spending a few days at the cultural center.

After finishing the lecture, Yang Chenglin pulled Liu Yimin outside to chat. He took out an envelope to thank Liu Yimin, but Liu Yimin refused.

Yang Chenglin said with satisfaction, "Comrade Yimin, your family is remarkable. I met your elder brother Liu Yiguo at the Third Mine yesterday. He's a good young man, maintaining the highest drilling footage in the entire mine!"

“Director Yang, my brother often says that as a coal miner, one should mine more coal for the country to live up to the identity of a coal miner. Moreover, since one has entered the mine as a miner, one should do the most dangerous work of tunneling and be at the forefront.”

The tunneling team's work is very dangerous; they dig the tunnels in the early stages, while the coal mining team mines the coal behind the tunneling team. The two teams work one after the other.

"What coal miner? He's an inspector in the mine bureau's safety department! He's been doing it since today—no, since yesterday. Accidents are common in the mine bureau's coal mines; small ones are fine, but big ones can be fatal. Your older brother is familiar with underground operations and knows how to operate the equipment—he's exactly the kind of talent the safety department needs!"

Yesterday, Liu Yiguo had just crawled out of the mine when someone from the mine's personnel department came over to tell him about the latest appointment from the mining bureau.

Dear Comrade, from today onwards you are officially a cadre!
Liu Yimin grinned and said, "Thank you, Director Yang!"

"No need to thank me, your brother deserves it. The safety department told me a long time ago that they needed to transfer a front-line worker to the department, and it just so happens that your brother is the most suitable."

With his elder brother's matter resolved, Liu Yimin was completely relieved. Working underground in the mine was too dangerous; every few years, news of accidents would circulate from the mine, and Liu Fuqing and Yang Xiuyun were always terrified when they heard it.

Once, when water seeped into the mine, the news reached the Maiji Brigade. Liu Fuqing called the mine, but the line was busy and he couldn't get through. He ran to the mine in despair. Li Lanyong's father, Li Dashan, chased after him on his bicycle. When the two arrived at the mine, they found Liu Yiguo safe and sound. Liu Fuqing collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

Liu Fuqing insisted that Liu Yiguo give up his worker status and return home to farm, and Liu Yiguo had to plead with him to finally agree. When they arrived home, Yang Xiuyun was already in tears.

Now that we're working on the ground, we basically don't have to worry about safety issues.

Just then, the sound of gongs and drums rang out. Yang Yushan saw Liu Yimin running towards them and shouted, "Yimin, your acceptance letter has arrived!"

Yang Yushan had specially tied a red string to the admission notice, and the big red flower used on the day of the report was tied to Liu Yimin again. At everyone's strong request, the admission notice was opened in front of everyone.

The people around held their breath, not daring to blink, staring intently at the movements of Liu Yimin's hands.

The admission notice wasn't fancy at all; it was just a small rectangular piece of paper with the four large characters "Yanjing University" written on it, followed by a few lines of smaller text.

[Forwarded by the Revolutionary Committee of Ruxian County, Luocheng City, Henan Province to Comrade Liu Yimin:]
Having been admitted by the school, and with the approval of the Henan Provincial Higher Education Admissions Committee, you are hereby admitted to the Chinese Literature Department of our university. Please report to our university on October 5th and 6th, 1978, with this admission notice. The notice is signed by the Yenching University Revolutionary Committee, its bright red seal particularly eye-catching.

Liu Yimin held the admission notice high, and the surrounding crowd immediately erupted in cheers. The eyes of those around him held both excitement and envy. Several young people who had been studying with Liu Yimin consulted him before carefully taking the admission notice and gently stroking it.

When it was passed to the next person, the previous person glanced at it a few times, as if trying to imprint the image of the admission notice in their mind.

Yang Yushan told Liu Yimin that they should deliver the notice to Maiji Brigade with gongs and drums, but Liu Yimin stopped him as soon as he said it.

"What a pity!" Yang Yushan smacked his lips, seemingly feeling that this was far from enough.

After leaving the cultural center, Yang Yushan and Yang Chenglin discussed it and decided it wouldn't work. Behind Liu Yimin's back, they went to Maiji Brigade and held a celebration for Liu Fuqing, thanking him for nurturing an outstanding young man for the country.

That evening, the mine paid for the county opera troupe to set up a stage in Maiji Brigade and put on a grand opera performance. The villagers from all around were captivated, marveling that the Liu family had produced a college student, and that the entire commune had benefited from it.

To attend university, Liu Yimin needs to transfer his household registration first; he can do this with his admission notice. Only after his household registration is transferred to the university can Liu Yimin have urban resident food rations and receive meal tickets at the university.

However, Liu Yimin didn't need to worry about these things; the Revolutionary Committee had arranged everything efficiently.

After seeing Liu Yimin's submission to *People's Literature*, Cui Daoyi grinned and quickly opened the magazine to read it. On his desk was the latest issue of *Poetry Journal*, the name "Liu Yimin" heavily circled in pen below the poem's title.

The caption reads, "This poem is undoubtedly the best in this issue of Poetry Journal!" and "It is both moving and brilliantly written."

After reading "The College Entrance Examination 1977", Cui Daoyi was overjoyed and went straight to the editor-in-chief's office amidst the astonished gazes of many editors.

"Old Zhang, Liu Yimin has submitted another article! It's a great piece, you should take a look! It's about the college entrance exam, and he wrote it really fast!"

Zhang Guangnian was about to complain about Cui Daoyi's shouting when he heard that it was Liu Yimin who submitted the article. He immediately straightened up and put on a smiling face.

If "Donkey Water" was a serendipitous masterpiece, then the publication of the poems "A Generation" and "Motherland, My Beloved Motherland" proves that this person truly has something to offer.

An author who doesn't publish one article by chance, but who consistently provides excellent content, is highly sought after by any editorial department.

"Let me see it quickly!" Zhang Guangnian said with a smile.

After a while, Zhang Guangnian said quietly, "Comrade Liu Yimin really knows how to pick topics. He wrote about the college entrance examination as soon as it was reinstated. Isn't this just catering to our magazine's tastes? There's no way we'll reject it!"

The key point is that it's very well written, and the main characters are very representative. His writing reflects the times, and his poetry is inspired by events; he was also a social observer!

Thank you all for your support. Dear readers, if you have any monthly tickets, please vote for me. I've been ranked 21st on the new book chart for several days now, and I've been passing by my door three times without actually making it into the top 20. I hope you can give me a boost. Thank you all for reading, I'm extremely grateful!
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