1980 My literary era

Zhijiang Art School, girls dormitory.

When Tao Huimin returned to the dormitory, several girls were comforting He Saifei.

"Concubine Sai, don't be so stubborn. When you are scolded, just get scolded! Who in our group has never been scolded? Doesn't the group leader usually praise you less often?"

"Yes. It doesn't matter if we haven't met in person. He likes you so much and will definitely contact you in the future."

…

At noon, He Saifei fainted backstage at the theater. Everyone always thought that it was because she was caught in the act by the group leader and could not go to her sweetheart's appointment as promised. She was even worried about being in a hurry.

But in fact, only Concubine He Sai knew that the reason why she fainted was entirely because of shame and anger.

At this time, she was leaning on the bedside with a sad expression, surrounded by several girls.

Tao Huimin attracted everyone's attention as soon as she came in.

"Huimin, what did you do this afternoon? Why are you back now? The leader is still looking for you?" a girl asked.

Tao Huimin's eyes flickered, "I had a stomachache when I was in the hospital, so I rested in the corridor for a while and fell asleep."

Everyone didn't take her words seriously. Tao Huimin was silent and unconcerned on weekdays. After saying a word of concern, everyone focused their attention on Concubine He Sai.

Only Concubine He Sai's eyes were still following Tao Huimin.

Feeling guilty, she took off her clothes and went to wash up, and when she came back, she lay down on the bed.

They all lived in iron-framed beds, and Jiang Yao's bed was opposite Tao Huimin's.

When no one was paying attention, Jiang Yao lowered her voice and said, "Huimin, are you going to see that person?"

A few days ago, Tao Huimin and she went to the West Lake to play. Tao Huimin also played Yang Wufeng. When Jiang Yao heard everyone reading the contents of the note, she had already guessed it. In addition, did Tao Huimin follow everyone to the hospital in the afternoon? It took so long for it to disappear, and she felt even more certain.

Tao Huimin was startled, quickly covered her mouth and glanced around.

"Don't tell anyone." Tao Huimin begged.

Jiang Yao gave her a look, and Tao Huimin let go.

"Don't worry, I'm very strict with my words." Jiang Yao's eyes were a little proud, "Why do you think everyone still thinks that that person is pursuing Sister Sai Fei? I have never said anything about us going to West Lake before, otherwise Everyone already knew it.”

Tao Huimin showed a grateful smile to Jiang Yao, "Jiang Yao, thank you."

The two were talking and it was time to turn off the lights.

"Go to bed early, we have to get up early tomorrow."

Before going to bed, Tao Huimin glanced in the direction of He Saifei, and happened to see He Saifei staring at her.

Others didn't know that she and Jiang Yao had been to West Lake, but Concubine He Sai knew that Tao Huimin had made an appointment with Concubine He first that day, and Concubine He had only made an appointment with Concubine He after she didn't go.

Tao Huimin avoided He Saifei's eyes and felt a little sorry for He Saifei.

The lights were turned off, the dormitory was dark, and some girls who couldn't sleep were still whispering.

He Saifei was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling.

Every time she recalled the experiences of the past few days, she felt infinite shame and anger in her heart.

She mistakenly took the fruit basket and note given to others as her own, and was ridiculed by everyone for several days. Even she took it seriously.

But when she read the last part of the note today, her mind was almost blank. It wasn't until she was lying on the hospital bed in the afternoon that she finally figured out what was going on.

It turned out that Tao Huimin was the one she was pursuing, but she had mistakenly expressed her love for him for several days.

She felt so ashamed and angry that even Tao Huimin hated her.

But now I think about it carefully, what is wrong with Tao Huimin?

In the past few days, she had neither teased or made trouble for herself, nor had she made any trouble for herself. Everything was just a misunderstanding.

and……

He Saifei felt a little better when she thought that everyone mistakenly thought that she did not go to West Lake to keep the appointment because Tao Huimin had not told others about it.

As she thought about it, her attention couldn't help but return to the man who wrote poems for her, no, Tao Huimin.

Huimin must have gone to see him in the afternoon. What would he look like?

"Tall, big, and very energetic." He Saifei thought of the conductor's evaluation of the man, and then thought of the talented love poem, and He Saifei felt uncomfortable again.

Who is he?

What does it look like?

The next morning, Lin Weimin slept until three o'clock in the morning and didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning. While eating breakfast, he couldn't help but recall what happened yesterday. It felt a little unreal. It wasn't until he touched the handkerchief in his pocket that it felt a bit real.

That surprising glimpse by the West Lake was not even a formal acquaintance. It was just yesterday. They held hands when they met for the first time. According to the way of getting along in this era, the development of him and Tao Huimin should be considered rapid.

Thinking about how Qu Xiaowei had corresponded with Liu Haiyan for more than a year and sent a bunch of things before they met in person, his efficiency was already considered impressive.

By now Tao Huimin should have set off to Xiangjiang with their troupe, right?

Thinking of this, Lin Weimin felt a little disappointed, and his trip in Hangzhou was coming to an end.

This time he asked for twenty days of leave, and half a month had passed. He still had a mission to visit several authors in Zhijiang Province.

Thinking of this, Lin Weimin got up and went to Zhijiang Repertory Theater to say goodbye.

Rehearsals for "The Intouchables" continued. Cheng Weijia heard that Lin Weimin was leaving, so he organized the crew to perform an informal performance to let Lin Weimin pass.

After seeing everyone's rehearsal results, Lin Weimin expressed his affirmation.

It will take some time for the final script to be released. At that time, the drama group will mail a copy to Lin Weimin, the original screenwriter.

The drama troupe's car took Lin Weimin to the train station again, and it was Zhang Qiang who sent him off. "Teacher Lin, I have really learned a lot from you these days."

"Don't say that, I have to thank you for taking care of me these days."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with his appearance and saying goodbye, Lin Weimin boarded the train.

He visited the authors at an average rate of one per day. Fortunately, he was in the province, otherwise Lin Weimin's waist would have been broken.

On the last day, Lin Weimin came out of the train station and inquired about the location of the Haiyan County Cultural Center.

The county-level cultural center looks very simple, just a three-story building, but it is a majestic building that is rare in a county like Haiyan County.

Lin Weimin inquired about Yu Hua's office, but after knocking on the door, he found no one.

He grabbed a young man who had just made hot water and said, "Comrade, could I ask you, did Yu Hua not come to work today?"

The young man's expression was a little surprised, "Here he comes."

"Where is he?"

The young man pursed his lips in the direction of the street, "Then you went to look for it outside?"

Lin Weimin immediately understood what he meant and laughed dumbly.

In the past few days, he had been visiting the author and encountered this situation more than once.

After asking Yu Hua about where he might go, Lin Weimin came out of the cultural center.

Haiyan County is a small county, and the street in front of the county cultural center is not prosperous. Lin Weimin walked around the street for less than two minutes when he spotted Yu Hua sitting at a breakfast stall eating breakfast.

The cool outfit of a sea-soul shirt, big pants, and slippers is not only practical, but also gives off a mix-and-match flavor.

Yu Hua was holding a bowl of Beijing noodles and enjoying it. Suddenly, he was sitting alone at the table. He glanced to the side and was so frightened that the soup in the bowl spilled out.

"Teacher Lin?" He exclaimed.

"You scared me!" Lin Weimin scolded Yu Hua, "Is this food delicious?"

After Yu Hua was frightened, he calmed down for a few seconds and said, "This is Beijing noodles, our local specialty. Would you like a bowl?"

What Lin Weimin likes most about Yu Hua is his cleverness, "Then let's have a bowl."

Yu Hua stood up immediately and said, "Comrade, bring me another bowl of Beijing noodles for this table."

The method of making Beijing noodles is to boil thick short-thread noodles and simmer them on the stove over low heat. Before serving, fill half a bowl with a slotted spoon, add broth, and then add other ingredients such as minced mustard, minced pork lungs, and pig heart. Mix mince, beef and other ingredients.

The hot Beijing noodles were served on the table, and Lin Weimin took a bite. His stomach that had been empty all night finally warmed up, and he became energetic.

He has been traveling on the road these days and is very tired.

Taking a sip of the soup in the bowl, Lin Weimin casually chatted: "Your life is quite chic now. You come here for breakfast during work hours."

Yu Hua chuckled and said, "This is what I call work!"

This boy's confident look left Lin Weimin speechless for a moment.

Looking at Yu Hua's little life, and then looking at himself getting up early and working late every day, Lin Weimin was a little envious of his job at the cultural center.

No wonder even Zheng Guo, a second-generation official, went to work in the cultural center. How cool!

"Have you started writing recently?"

"I'm definitely not idle. You know me. Although I work hard, I write very diligently. Why don't I be so arrogant in the cultural center?"

Lin Weimin laughed and scolded: "You still know you are arrogant!"

After breakfast, Yu Hua took Lin Weimin back to the cultural center. Walking through the office, the office was mostly empty. Yu Hua introduced: "He hasn't come to work yet."

Lin Weimin joked: "What a great unit! You've come to the right place."

"I think so."

When he came to the office, Yu Hua's desk was scrawled, just like his appearance.

He sorted out a stack of manuscript paper from the drawer, "This was written some time ago. Please help guide me."

Lin Weimin took the manuscript, pulled up a chair and sat down.

"Going out for a long journey at the age of eighteen", you can get a glimpse of the content of the novel from its title.

As he read on, Lin Weimin was not surprised.

"I" had just turned eighteen, and with a whole body of rebellion and curiosity about the outside world, I started a journey and exiled myself to a huge social environment.

The general content of the novel is that as a young adult, I couldn't wait to see the outside world. I wanted to take a ride when I went out for a trip, but I encountered a driver who was bullying and timid. He was aggressive in the face of my attempts to please and be kind, but was submissive in the face of the robbing mountain people. .

As a hot-blooded young man, I stepped forward to stop me but was beaten black and blue by the mountain people. The driver who was obedient in the face of the robbery not only stood by and watched, but when I couldn't move, the mountain people who joined forces to rob me took away my bag.

To sum up, at the age of eighteen, I rushed into the world full of enthusiasm and hope, but I was hit hard by reality!

Lin Weimin finished reading the manuscript, held it in his hands and said, "Is this based on the news about 'grabbing apples' some time ago?"

Yu Hua nodded, "You have really good eyesight, you can see it right away."

Lin Weimin laughed and scolded: "Don't compliment me, do you really think I don't read the newspaper?"

The apple-robbing incident in the novel happened not long ago. Except that there is no "I" character, everything else is basically true.

The planned economy is still the mainstream these days. The cars transporting apples belong to the state, and the apples collected also belong to the state. The first reaction of the driver when encountering a robbery is to run away. After all, the things belong to the state, but his life is his own.

After this incident happened, it appeared in the local newspaper, and then was forwarded by newspapers all over the country. It also caused a discussion in the society. The theme was naturally the debate between protecting national property and personal safety.

"You really keep up with current events, and your novels are pretty good!" Lin Weimin praised.

Yu Hua was delighted, "Can it be published?"

Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, "Let's change it again, it's a bit rough. The structure can be optimized to form a perfect closed loop."

Yu Hua is a smart person, and he understands it as soon as Lin Weimin talks about it.

"No problem, I'll send it to you after revising it."

"OK."

After reading this novel, Lin Weimin asked again: "Did you just write this one? Are there any others?"

"There is a novella still being written."

Lin Weimin paused for a moment, "Then send it to me after you finish writing it."

"good."

After talking about the business, Yu Hua took Lin Weimin to visit the surrounding attractions.

These days, if you don’t visit the scenic spots on a business trip, you’ll be at a loss.

Lin Weimin waved his hand and refused, "No. It took too long to come out. If you don't go back, you will have to peel off my skin."

Today happened to be the twentieth day since he left Beijing, so he took twenty days' leave. It would take more than a day to return to Yanjing, so he couldn't delay any longer.

After having lunch with Yu Hua, Lin Weimin got on the train back to Beijing.