I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 439 Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Al!

Looking at the familiar and long-lost face of Gerrit, the already aged Leina's cloudy eyes were in a trance,
Then burst into some brilliance.

"Is it little Gretel?"

"It's me, Aunt Leina."

Leina stepped forward and took two steps closer, carefully sizing up Gerrit's face,

"Has grown tall."

After a long time, Aunt Leina smiled again and said.

"Ah."

Gerrit blushed.

Leina raised her head again and looked at Gerrit.

She opened her mouth and had a lot to ask.

Gerrit was the same, but the two looked at each other without speaking.

"To visit your father?"

After a while, Leina turned her head and looked at Hoth's tombstone next to her.

"Hmm. Leina, you also came to visit Hoth? Did you erect Hoth's tomb?"

"...After your father left, I grabbed a few handfuls of ash from the ashes of your house and buried them here."

"Sometimes, I will come over and have a word with your father Hoss."

"Little Gretel..."

While talking, Leina couldn't help but look at Little Gretel,

After little Gretel left, Leina was like a wandering ghost in the village, but she survived,
I have lived to this day just to wait for little Gerrit, to wait for Gerrit to bring back answers to some questions.

"Those questions, you have..."

Leina finally asked the question that she had expected to ask countless times,

Only halfway through her words, Leina stopped,
She looked at Gerrit, who was almost middle-aged, the military uniform on Gerrit, the scars on his body,
Following Gerrit's gaze, he looked at the forest past the cemetery,
And fields in distant villages.

In the fields, there are women and men working in the fields as well.

Little Gerrit once said to her, is the law of the church right?Is this all right?
This is also the question in Leina's heart.

When her husband was forced to abandon her to go to the battlefield, when her family's food was taken away, she survived later only to wait for the answer to this question.

And it seems,
Although little Gerrit has not come back these years,

But his efforts have already brought the answers to some questions back here.

Leina watched, had an answer, just stood there staring blankly.

Gerrit faced Aunt Leina, then turned back, looked at Hoth's grave, and Granny Milia's grave not far away,

"Grandma Milia, I don't know if you have seen the answer I brought back for you."

"You are not a sinner, the church is wrong."

"They won't let you work in the fields because they're afraid."

"Do you remember? When you helped Hoss in the fields, Hoss had time to go to work in the town. He became a person favored by God. The wealth he accumulated was enough for me to go to school."

"They are afraid that we are living too well, and that we will encroach on their interests. They just want to tie Huos in the field, and when a disaster strikes one day, they will sell themselves and the field to them."

Facing Milia's grave, Gerrit answered the answer to the question that Grandma Milia was waiting for him before the temporary visit.

Aunt Leina next to her was also in a daze as she looked into the distance.

At this time, Gerrit had put on the hat on his head again,
"Little Gerrit... Gerrit, do you want to talk to your father for a while?"

"Come and sit with me, and have a meal with me."

Aunt Leina said to Gerrit.

Gerrit, who had already put on his hat, shook his head,

"Aunt Leina, I'm leaving."

"Where else are you going?"

"There are still many things waiting for me to do."

"Do something."

"Ah."

Leina didn't stop her.

Gerrit stretched out his arms and hugged Aunt Leina tightly.

Just leave again.

Leina looked back at the tombstones of Milia and Hoss,

Turning his head, he looked at Gerrit walking away in the same direction as the tombstone.

A wind blows from the forest,
Brought away some dead leaves that fell on Melia's grave in Hoth.

……

"call……"

This is the end of the whole "Ordinary and Great" story.

It ends with Gerrit coming back and leaving.

Knowing from Gerrit's words, Gerrit and his companions have not yet completely won,
But they will continue to work on it.

For Hoss, for Milia, and for Leina, he brought the answers to many questions,

Although it's not the first time I've seen it.

But now Professor Worth, sitting on a stool in the living room,
Hold the book and see the finale of "The Ordinary and the Great",

Still couldn't help but let out a deep breath.

From little Hoth to that little Gerrit's father Hoth,

From little Grit to that middle-aged Grit.

Even from the death of Medioc to the death of Howth.

Valina, Milia, Raleigh, Doctor Monk, Leina...

Many scenes in the book and the figures of those people seem to emerge in my mind.

Made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Some people feel empty melancholy after reading an entire excellent work,
And for Leina, Hoth, Melia, and many others who finally got the answers to those questions,

And the sadness for Hoss and Milia all his life.

"Hey……"

Unable to suppress the thought in his mind, Professor Worth was silent for a long time,

Finally, he sighed again.

strictly speaking,

The ending of "The Ordinary and the Great" is already a good ending,

Some questions were answered and some things changed.

Just like the titles of the two chapters in the book, from the ordinary, greatness is born.

But there are still too many meanings in the story.

For example, the death of Milia, such as the departure of Hoss.

in the book,
The night Hoth dies is like the last night in the entire book.

Dawn is coming.

But just like the scene in the book when Hoss died,
It was the fire from the house and Howth that first illuminated the entire dark night sky.

Flame, conceived from Hoth.

But in the end, Hoth died,

I don't know if Hoss who left is somewhere, but after hearing the answer that Gerrit brought back for him after a long time.

Holding the book that has been turned to the last page in his hand, Professor Worth felt a long-lasting sadness in his heart.

At last,
I can only give a short evaluation to this work that I have watched again - "This is a good work".

After another pause, Professor Worth closed the book.

Looking up, I saw my wife also raised her head at this time.

"Finished? But our pizza seems to be cold."

The wife was also a little silent at first, and then looked at the pizza box in Voss' hand,
Smiling again, he spoke out loud.

"Not only is the pizza cold, but it's almost dawn."

Voss turned his head and looked out the window. It had been a long night outside the window, and the sky was already bright.

It's just that Professor Worth, who is still immersed in the finished "The Ordinary and the Great", doesn't feel sleepy.

"Okay. Then my Professor Worth, did you catch the little features of I and discover his other works?"

"Obviously not. In my mind now, only the scene of the day Hoss left and the flames soaring into the sky keep reappearing."

"Where is my dear wife?"

"Of course, although I was also immersed in the story and re-read the whole book, I do feel that this book is somewhat familiar."

"Ok?"

"Perhaps as I think about it, I can think of other books I might have written."

"Okay, why don't you think about it slowly?"

"how about you?"

"I would like to write another review for The Ordinary and the Great."

……

"...The protagonist of the great chapter is little Grit. Is little Grit great? Of course, he found the answers to some questions. He is a great person bred by the ordinary Howth family.

But in the great chapter, it's not just little Gerrit who is great.Just like in the ordinary chapter, it is not just Hoss who is 'ordinary'.

In the great chapter, the great people are Leina and Hoss.

The original Leina, perhaps within a few days after her husband left, died so ordinary in front of the house, just like the people in that village and other villages.

But in order to get some answers, she broke through all the shackles... until the return of Gerrit at the end.

And Hoss, as the protagonist of the first chapter, his actions beyond the ordinary, ended the ordinary chapter and started the story of the great chapter.

In other words, he is also the protagonist of a great chapter.Little Gerrit's greatness was conceived by Hoth.Great little Gerrit is the product of a great decision by an ordinary man like Hawes.

If you really have to say that the only protagonist in the whole story, there is no doubt that it is Hoth.

In other words, the ordinary is Hoth, and the great is Hoth.

Before the final ending came, the ignited fire lit up the dark night sky..."

Another day.

After Ji Zhuo updated "Kite" as usual,

Slumped on the sofa, holding the mobile phone and looking at some comments about "The Ordinary and the Great" on the Internet at home and abroad.

The sales of "The Ordinary and the Great" are hopeless, and now Ji Zhuo can read these comments purely as the author of "The Ordinary and the Great".

This is a long review,
Scroll down to see many other comments.

For the love of these readers, Ji Zhuo, as the author, is naturally very happy.

of course,

It would be even better if there were no speculation about I's identity in these comments.

"...I like Hoth. After reading the whole book, when Hoth turned into flames, I really cried. I can't stand it!"

"I read "The Ordinary and the Great" again today, in order to respond to everyone's speculation about I's identity, but I didn't guess my identity, and I couldn't find any other works of I, but after I read "The Ordinary and the Great", I feel like I won’t be able to sleep again tonight.”

"Damn, it's unbelievable to say, I dreamed of I last night, and I was wearing a mask, taunting me like crazy, 'Ha, don't know who I am'. No! I must find out about I's other works !"

For those simple praises of "The Ordinary and the Great",

Ji Zhuo can already treat it with a normal heart, after all, the sales volume of "The Ordinary and the Great" has skyrocketed,
Seeing that the Chinese version will also be released, the sales will naturally increase sharply at that time.

But for these loyal readers who are crazy and want to reveal his identity,

The whole person is really numb.

Especially this last comment,
What do you mean?
It's none of my business that you're dreaming... Gan!

Although he looked at him wearing a mask, he was still a little guilty,
After all, when accepting the award as ABC, he wore a mask a lot.

In addition,

There are also some 'professional reviews' mixed in with the reviews.

Some people say that I found a small habit of writing.

There are also people who specialize in summarizing the findings of these people and posting them everywhere.

Really let these people find some little habits that he didn't find himself.

Although he deliberately avoided some habits of writing and using words when creating with the vest of I,
But he has to know it himself.

Ok……

Little habits these readers discovered,
Ji Zhuo also wrote it down, so that he can pay attention to it when he writes a new book next time.

This is called accumulating experience.

but,

Watching these people post these comments here and there just to give clues to other readers doing the same thing,

Ji Zhuo still felt very embarrassed...

……

"al: Mr. I, yesterday and today's sales are good. Yesterday's single-day sales increased significantly again, reaching 20 copies.

al: I believe that with the sufficient inventory at the publishing house, the daily sales will increase to a greater extent.

al: Now, on the Internet, the popularity of your works, Mr. I, can already compete with "Kite" and "Shadow Empire".

al: Of course, I believe that your work, Mr. I, is still the best among these works.Your work will not stop competing with those two writers.But fight and win.

al: With sufficient inventory, the sales of your works will completely catch up with those of those authors.

al: Perhaps, within this week, the total sales of "The Ordinary and the Great" will break through one million copies.

Clumsy and uncommon: ...um. "

At this time, Al sent a message.

Before Ji Zhuo could reply to the message, there was a series of notification sounds.

Al's excitement and excitement can be seen across the screen.

Seeing these messages from Ai Er, Ji Zhuo paused, and then replied this message.

This week's sales exceeded one million copies. Doesn't that mean that the current mission cycle is about to end like this...

Then do I have to think about what to write next?
Thinking of this, Ji Zhuo slumped on the sofa, not wanting to move.

"al: In addition, there is one more thing, I don't know if Mr. I has paid attention to it.

al: The speculation about your identity, Mr. I, and your possible other works on the Internet has also aroused a lot of enthusiasm.

al: Ha... Those readers' guesses are really interesting, and many of them are convincing, which makes me a little curious.

Clumsy and uncommon: ...

Clumsy and uncommon: ... Editor-in-Chief Ayer has something to say.

al: Well, I'm also a little curious. Mr. I, do you have other works?

al: Of course, this is simply as your loyal readers are curious about your other works.

al: It's okay if you don't want to tell me.

al: Of course, if you are willing to tell me, I, Al Press, will not announce it to the public.

al: After all, the current discussion can also bring a lot of heat to your work.

Clumsy and Uncommon: ... Editor-in-Chief Al is so sure that I have other works?

al: Does Mr. I have no other works?
al: Sure enough, I felt that the guesses of other readers were not very reliable.

al: For a talented writer like Mr. I, even if the writing style of this work is sophisticated, so what? It can prove that you have created other works before, Mr. I.

Clumsy and uncommon:..."

How strange this sounds.

Just now you said that those readers guessed very interestingly,
Change your mind now?

Ji Zhuo didn't reply to Al's news about this matter,

Really, too much to say.

Seeing that Ji Zhuo didn't want to say more, Editor-in-Chief Ai Er didn't ask again.

"al: Also, Mr. I. The Chinese version of "The Ordinary and the Great" is going to be released online tomorrow.

al: Some big cities have already stocked up, but it will be later in small cities.

al: I believe that after the Chinese version is released, the sales of your works, Mr. I, will increase even faster.

al: According to the current trend, after the end of this month, Mr. I, the total sales volume of your work "The Ordinary and the Great" will also catch up with the sales volume of those two writers.

al: This is because Al Publishing has dragged you down, Mr. I, otherwise, the brilliance of "The Ordinary and the Great" should have bloomed long ago.

Clumsy and Uncommon: It is also the efforts of Ayer Publishing House that can make "The Ordinary and the Great" achieve its current results.

al: Thank you, Mr. I, for your trust in Al Press. "

Although I am a little hesitant about the out-of-control sales of "The Ordinary and the Great",

But Ji Zhuo will not deny the efforts made by Ayer Publishing House because of his own affairs.

Ayer Press has indeed made a lot of efforts for the achievements of "The Ordinary and the Great".

(End of this chapter)