Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 124 That Trombone

Liu Xiaonan received a call from Senior Sister Yue Xuelian. Given that the circulation of his novel "Longitude and Latitude Thread" was not bad, the publishing house decided to strike while the iron was hot and publish a collection of his short stories.The senior sister still serves as the responsible editor, and asked him to go to the publishing house to participate in the revision and editing, and negotiate related matters.

Putting down the phone, Liu Xiaonan went to ask Gu Yu for leave, and asked her to write a preface to her novel collection.Gu Yu declined: "How can I write pure literature, isn't it just a sham? You should find someone else."

Liu Xiaonan said earnestly: "You must be the one who writes the preface. I don't want you to comment on my novel, but just write what you really want to say. Don't you have anything to say about my growth experience and writing process?"

Gu Yu remained silent as she tapped the table lightly with her fingers.One thing is very clear, deep in Liu Xiaonan's heart, he still regards himself as the little girl who gave him his dream, which is touching and heartwarming.

Under Liu Xiaonan's earnest gaze, she concealed the ups and downs in her heart, put down her leader's airs rarely, leaned forward and lowered her posture and said, "Well, I will do what I can and pretend to be a literati."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Your feeling and state are still wrong. It is not for you to pretend to be a literati, but for you to show all your sincerity."

"In front of you, I have always been sincere." Gu Yu couldn't tolerate Liu Xiaonan doubting herself, she waved her hand and said, "You go about your business, I will write according to my own ideas, if you are not satisfied, you can ask another clever."

Liu Xiaonan stood up and said, "Time is tight, I hope Minister Gu can finish it before get off work. I plan to leave early tomorrow morning, it's best not to delay my schedule."

Gu Yu stared and stretched his voice: "It must be completed on time, my Great Writer Liu."

Under Gu Yu's glaring gaze, Liu Xiaonan walked out of the office, went to the Literary Federation to find teacher Zhao Guangzhi, and asked him to write a preface to his collection of short stories.

Mr. Zhao Guangzhi is an enlightener and witness on his literary path, and he is also the responsible editor of many of his novels. Mr. Zhao's preface is well deserved, not because Mr. Zhao is the vice chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Zhao Guangzhi readily agreed, and made a comprehensive, meticulous and pertinent summary and analysis of his writing in this period.

Liu Xiaonan talked to Mr. Zhao Guangzhi about his creative troubles, but his mind was empty and he couldn't write anything.

Teacher Zhao Guangzhi comforted him that every writer will encounter creative bottlenecks, so don't force yourself to write.Words written bluntly at the end of the pen are definitely not good works. It is the correct path for a writer to accumulate thickly and thinly.Don't embarrass yourself, write if you can, and relax when you have nothing to write, and experience life with your heart.

Teacher Zhao's words were exactly the same as Teacher Yue's advice, which reassured Liu Xiaonan a lot.After leaving the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, he went directly to the city hospital, intending to tell Aunt Lin Yidan about it.

Lin Yidan had just retired and was rehired by the hospital as a consultant. He no longer worked in outpatient clinics, which was relatively easy.He failed to find Lin Yidan and was told to ask for leave and stay at home.He found Fang Juan and asked her to tell the story on his behalf.

From Fang Juan's mouth, he learned that Lin Yidan hadn't gone to work for a few days, and her old man was seriously ill and was hospitalized in a military hospital.

Liu Xiaonan went to visit.The old man's children all came back and gathered outside the ward, watching his arrival with covetous eyes, indifferent and domineering, not allowing him to step into the ward.Everyone looks bad, no wonder Yue Xuelian moved out to live independently after high school.

He glanced at the ward, only Lin Yidan stood by the old man's bed, looking very lonely and helpless.

Through a sympathetic nurse, Lin Yidan found out that Liu Xiaonan was here.Lin Yidan walked out of the ward, pulled Liu Xiaonan out of the hospital, and asked, "Xiaonan, why are you here?"

Liu Xiaonan said: "I'm going to the Provincial Publishing House, and I'm here to tell you. Aunt Lin, do you want me to stay?"

"No need." Lin Yidan looked back and said: "You will only add to the chaos if you stay. The old man has not many days left. Didn't you see that those sons and daughters are waiting to fight for family property and real estate? You go to your business."

Liu Xiaonan felt that the matter was very important. He said: "You are alone and alone, and I can't leave. I will tell Xue Lian's senior sister that it doesn't matter if it is delayed for a while. I will never allow them to bully you and infringe on your legal rights. "

"Auntie knows it well." Lin Yidan said calmly, "Your affairs are more important than Auntie's. Don't distract yourself with my trivial matters."

Under Lin Yidan's persuasion, Liu Xiaonan went to the provincial capital with a little worry, and met Yue Xuelian's senior sister.

The senior sister has no objection to the pre-order and post-order, and especially appreciates the follow-up written by Gu Yu, which allows people to see the little-known interesting things about Liu Xiaonan's youth.As for an unpublished novel that Liu Xiaonan wanted to add, different opinions were raised.

That novel was "Love on the Lonely Island", which was only published in the school newspaper.The senior sister believes that this novel with a strong mythological color is incompatible with the style of his other works, giving people a sense of abruptness, which may affect the overall style and context of the novel collection.

Liu Xiaonan had to talk to her senior about the ins and outs of this novel.The senior sister was moved by the story of him and Yue Xuelian, and agreed to keep it, but a lot of revisions had to be made.

Ten days later, the collection of novels finally passed the review and will be published soon.Liu Xiaonan had Lin Yidan's affairs in his heart, and wanted to return to Bincheng immediately, but it happened that his cousin Xiuzhengguo was going to get married, so he could only stay at the second aunt's house for a few more days, and then left the provincial capital after her cousin's wedding.

Liu Xiaonan returned to Bincheng, because Lin Yidan had made a promise to prevent him from interfering in her affairs, so he went to Yue Xuelian's house first.It's been more than half a month since I left, so I should clean up.

Opening the door, Lin Yidan was at home, and there were many of her personal belongings.

The old man passed away, Lin Yidan moved back to his home, it was as simple as that.Lin Yidan said flatly: "Xiaonan, before Xuelian returns to China, in this city, our mother and I will depend on each other for life."

Liu Xiaonan immediately understood what was going on, and said angrily, "I'll go to them to negotiate. If it doesn't make sense, we can solve it through legal channels, or I can go to the media to expose them collectively."

Lin Yidan stopped Liu Xiaonan: "Before I married, I had a verbal agreement with them. After a hundred years, the property will be owned by their children. I have got everything I deserve. There is nothing to complain about. Don't make trouble anymore." .”

Liu Xiaonan remembered that Yue Xuelian once had the idea of ​​getting her parents back together, and she asked her father about it.The current situation may just be a rare opportunity.

Taking good care of Aunt Lin for Xuelian by myself, and letting my father make peace with Teacher Yue when she returns to China with Xuelian, is not hopeless.

Every following Sunday, Liu Xiaonan spent with his Aunt Lin.Cook together, go for a walk together, and chat about housework together.Lin Yidan often told him about the old man who passed away, and his words and expressions were full of nostalgia and admiration.

Liu Xiaonan was able to truly understand Lin Yidan's inner world.It turned out that when Lin Yidan married the old man, he did not have any plans, but was attracted by the legendary heroic experience of the old man.

After implementing the policy and resuming work that year, Lin Yidan took Yue Xuelian away from the mine and returned to Bincheng, where he was introduced to the old man.At first Lin Yidan was not too satisfied, the age difference is too big, it will make people talk about greed for fame and fortune.

With the deepening of the relationship, she gradually got to know the soldier in front of her, was deeply moved by his masculinity, and married him without hesitation.

The legendary experience of the old man told by Lin Yidan also deeply shocked Liu Xiaonan.According to Lin Yidan, the old man joined the army during the Anti-Japanese War, when he was only 17 years old.During an anti-sweeping campaign, the company commander ordered his squad to be the sniper, and agreed to use the sound of the trumpet as an order. Hearing a trombone, it means that the company has withdrawn to a safe area, and their squad can evacuate.

After the blocking battle started, the squad leader ordered him to stand on the highest hill and listen to the sound of the trombone from the direction of the company's retreat.However, the battle had become intense, and the comrades on the battlefield were sacrificed one after another, but he never heard the trombone.

He no longer waited for the sound of the trombone, and turned back to join the blocking battle.

When he was the only one left in the field, he looked up at the sun above his head. According to the time estimate, the company should have retreated to a safe area long ago.But the trombone never sounded, or he didn't hear it when it sounded.

He withdrew from the position without authorization and followed the direction of the company's retreat to find the troops.However, this large area has become an enemy-occupied area, so he can only take off his military uniform, bury his weapons, and disguise himself as a commoner.Fortunately, he was young and did not arouse suspicion.

He was taken in by a kind family, and he went out several times to find the troops but failed.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he rejoined the army and searched for the old army while fighting, but he never found it.

Because there is no proof, and no files can be found, his experience of the War of Resistance has never been recognized, and the comrades who died in his class have never been rectified.

He has participated in many battles, fought many great battles, and has sacrificed countless comrades in arms, but he still firmly remembers every detail of that small-scale blocking battle, and remembers the names of every comrade in that squad.In his old age, the sound of the trombone kept echoing in his ears, and until his death, the old man still had a heart for it.

Lin Yidan said that the old man had watched the movie "Jingjun Ji" and learned that the author was Yue Xuelian's boyfriend, so he had the idea of ​​asking Liu Xiaonan to write his story down.Later, I felt that writing it down was useless, so I might as well keep it in my heart and keep a thought, so I gave up.

Ever since the article "Joining the Army", Liu Xiaonan has never had anything to do with military subjects.The story of the old man told by Lin Yidan gave him a good opportunity, touched his heartstrings again, aroused a strong desire and impulse to create again, and the outline of a novel was quickly formed in his brain.

When I told Lin Yidan about my idea, Lin Yidan also agreed and supported it. This can be regarded as an explanation to the old man.

Lin Yidan found a notebook that the old man used to record things during his lifetime. The names of seven people were clearly written on it, which was recorded by the old man because he was afraid that he would suffer from Alzheimer's and forget the names of his comrades in arms.

Liu Xiaonan decided to use the real names of these seven people to start the story, but what kind of geographical environment should the background of the story be?

Liu Xiaonan thought of Meng Xiangxiang, didn't her family live in a mountainous area?On another thought, asking a student from the Chinese Department of a university to describe her hometown will inevitably be subjective and use a lot of modified words, which will affect his original creation.

Best to do a field trip.He suppressed the impulse in his heart, now is not the most appropriate time.

He had a strong premonition that this novel would be a breakthrough in his writing.He is not in a hurry to start writing, let the story continue to ferment and settle in his heart, and when the idea is fully mature, he will finish it in one go.

After a while, Liu Xiaonan was attracted by two pieces of news that many people ignored——Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange were established successively.

Stocks and the stock market have become new concepts and terms, and stock trading has become a new method, but it is not favored and accepted by most people.

During college, he took an economics course by himself, and originally wanted to return to the factory to take up management work.Now he is keenly aware that this will be a major opportunity.

Just like Yu Zhiyong first thought of setting up a decoration engineering team, any new thing hides huge opportunities.If it hadn't been obstructed by Wang Ping and her family, Liu Xiaonan believed that Yu Zhiyong would have blazed his own path.

Soon, a stock exchange hall was established in Bincheng, and Liu Xiaonan became a frequent visitor here.He doesn't have money in his hand, but it doesn't prevent him from observing the situation and practicing secretly.A person who doesn't like reading newspapers the most, when he enters the office every day, he immerses himself in all kinds of newspapers, and often disappears in the afternoon.

For this reason, Gu Yu talked to Liu Xiaonan: "I've been very busy recently, and I won't be able to find you in the afternoon."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I went out to find writing materials."

It was originally a lie, but it gave him a sudden inspiration.The stock exchange hall is a big stage for all kinds of people. They will perform their emotions and release them to their heart's content. Maybe they can find material for writing.

Gu Yu asked, "Did you find it?"

Liu Xiaonan said, "I found it."

Gu Yu said: "You have excuses. I hope you can pay attention to your words and deeds, pay attention to your image and influence, and hope that you can sit still in the office." She patted the armrest of her office chair and said with emphasis: " I hope that one day, you can sit in my seat."

Liu Xiaonan grinned: "You are my sister, how can I take your position, wouldn't I become a villain who crosses rivers and demolishes bridges?"

Gu Yu stared at Liu Xiaonan: "I doubt your IQ very much."

"My IQ was quite high, but you always called me stupid, but you really called me stupid."

"You don't have a hippie smile. You are not that wild boy in the countryside anymore, why don't you listen to me? It's time to think seriously about your future."

Under both soft and hard tactics, Liu Xiaonan had no choice but to surrender: "Okay, I'll just listen to you. How can I make the minister worry about me every day?"

Before New Year's Day in [-], Liu Xiaonan's collection of short and novelettes was officially published.He received an advance payment for the manuscript, and transferred it all to the stock market.

He doesn't want to speculate in stocks, but as a long-term investment.The reason why he put all his efforts into it was because he believed that if Yue Xuelian was by his side, he would definitely not approve of his "opportunistic" behavior.

(End of this chapter)