1980 My Literary Era.

Chapter 836

Lao Shitou'er used to be the top leader of the unit. He had a strong style and decisive actions, but at the same time he was rigid, stubborn and unreasonable.He once had a happy family and had three children with his wife.

The eldest was a soldier and died in a self-defense counterattack. The second was admitted to college in 77 and drowned while going swimming during the summer vacation. The third fell in love with a girlfriend in 83, became jealous of others, and was raped to death by a gangster.

The continuous heavy blows made Lao Shi'er's temper become weird, and this unbearable temper became more and more rampant after the death of his wife.

He would keep looking for trouble with the neighbors every day, wandering around the family courtyard and the surrounding areas. Any trivial thing he encountered would become the trigger for him to get angry. In this area of ​​the family courtyard, he is called a dog. Tired of it, everyone secretly called him a "stone in the cesspool".

During this time, Lao Shitou'er retired. He left his job where he had worked for decades. He had no worries and decided to commit suicide.

But it happened that at this juncture, a family moved next door to him. The head of the household was Ouyang Jing, the top leader who was transferred from outside the company to replace Lao Shitou'er. Their relationship was not very good and they always quarreled every day. The two children at home He is also restless, mischievous and does whatever he wants.

This family became a stumbling block and a thorn in the side of Lao Shitou'er's suicide plan. He decided to teach them a profound lesson before he died...

The story took shape in Lin Weimin's mouth bit by bit. His tone was calm, without any lag, and a vivid, sad and happy story poured out like this.

After Lin Weimin finished telling the story, his mouth was dry and he took a sip of tea. The tea had gone cold. He looked at the time and casually told a story. Half an hour passed.

Everyone listened very carefully. I don't know since when, the sound of children playing in the room could no longer be heard. They sat or stood around Lin Weimin, paying more attention than the adults around them.

The ending of the story is tragic. Old Shitouer and Ouyang's family could not make a deal without fighting. Those days became a rare warm time in his life, but in the end, he still chose to end his life by committing suicide without any regrets. .

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo [totoo bit by bit..." Several children cried sadly after hearing the story. Xiaodou Bao was the youngest and she didn't even understand it, but she was the one who cried the hardest.

The children burst into tears and the adults felt uncomfortable. After hearing this story, their hearts felt like a big stone.

Several lesbians who were busy in the kitchen ran over when they heard the children's cries and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qu Xiaowei explained. He heard that these children cried after listening to the story. A few of them couldn't laugh or cry. Tao Huimin said to Lin Weimin angrily: "You are really, really good. What are you doing to provoke them?"

Lin Weimin had no choice but to tell another joke: "There was a match walking down the street. He felt itchy on his head, so he scratched and scratched it, and it caught him."

It was an extremely clichéd and boring joke, but it made the surrounding children burst into laughter.

The joy of little children is so simple.

A light-hearted joke made everyone around him finally break away from the story he was weaving.

"For the people, is this the content of your next novel?" Qu Xiaowei asked.

"It doesn't count, it's just something I feel." Lin Weimin replied.

After he finished speaking, Qu Xiaowei looked at him with a very strange look.

There is one part envy and nine parts vicious jealousy hidden in it.

Lin Weimin could probably read what he meant: Mader, you've finished pretending.

Tong Zhonggui sighed: "Teacher Lin's story is wonderful. I don't know how much better it is than "Alive"."

Yu Hua on the side:? ? ?
After all, I'm right next to you, and I'm just flattering you. Can you care about me?
We are all cultural people, so don’t engage in bullying, okay?

"Indeed!" Yu Hua nodded, "Teacher Lin's story did not deliberately sensationalize the death of Lao Shitou'er's wife and children, but was very calm and restrained. This actually made his character image more vivid and vivid, making the story more vivid. There was a kind of full emotion until Lao Shitou'er committed suicide in the end, and that emotion reached its peak, which makes people heartbroken just thinking about it."

Mo Yan nodded slightly, "What Yu Hua said makes sense!"

While several people were having a heated discussion, Shi Tiesheng silently rolled his wheelchair to the window. His back looked a little lonely, and everyone's discussion fell silent, not wanting to disturb him.

Xiaodoubao sneaked over curiously and glanced at Shi Tiesheng. Then he ran back to Lin Weimin's arms and asked, "Dad, why is uncle crying?"

This little girl probably forgot how she cried just now. Lin Weimin hugged her and said softly: "Because uncle misses daddy."

The protagonist of Lin Weimin's story is called Lao Shitou'er. There is the shadow of Shi Tiesheng's father, and there are also the shadows of thousands of husbands and fathers. They are as solid as a rock, resolute in temperament, and not good at words, but they use the simplest actions to explain their love for their wives and fathers. Love for children.

Old Shitou'er was unfortunate. His three children died young one after another. His white-haired son gave birth to his black-haired son, and his wife who had always been by his side also walked ahead of him. He lived alone and helpless in the world.

But he was also lucky. He sent away his relatives one by one, and there was no one he cared about anymore in the world.

Maybe God also realized how cruel he was to this stone-like man. In the last days of his life, due to various circumstances, he became friends with a family of troublemakers who seemed to cause him all kinds of troubles.

But in the end, he still chose to commit suicide according to his own wishes.

He is not afraid of living alone in this world, but he wants to reunite with his family.

He was just the stone in the cesspit, smelly and hard, but he loved his wife and children deeply. When there was nothing left in the world worth caring about, he left decisively without any nostalgia.

After a while, Shi Tiesheng turned around in his wheelchair and said to Lin Weimin: "Weimin, write this story."

Lin Weimin nodded, "Okay."

Witnessing the birth of a novel in person, others were a little excited listening to the conversation between the two.

Qu Xiaowei couldn't help but reminisce about the past, "The ability to serve the people is really enviable. When we were at the Institute of Literature..."

With inspiration for new works, Lin Weimin's spare time every day is basically occupied by creation.

The story he told everyone at Shi Tiesheng's house originated from three film and television works. The character of Lao Shitou'er borrowed from the protagonist Chandler in a later movie "Manchester by the Sea". Three of his children died in the fire. , this kind of pain of losing a child can make people miserable.

Lao Shitou'er's experience was even more tragic than Chandler's. If Chandler's experience was like having his throat sealed with blood, then Lao Shitou'er's experience was like having his flesh stabbed with a blunt knife. He lived in the pain of losing his son for half his life. .

Coupled with the death of his wife, it is reasonable for the character to commit suicide.

In terms of character, he borrowed some references from the protagonist Shi Guangrong in a later TV series "The Passion Burning Years". He was an old Army soldier with a humble background and a tough temperament who came out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.I'm not good at acting in TV series, but the character is indeed a classic.

The overall framework of the story is based on a later classic movie "A Man Called Ove Decides to Die."The content of the movie is not complicated, it just tells the story of a man named Ove who decided to commit suicide after the death of his wife Sonia but failed.

However, Lin Weimin did not take the warm and affectionate route at the end of the film in his setting.In the movie, Ove is redeemed by his neighbor's family, but ends up dying of a heart attack, which brings a touch of sadness to the audience.

However, the ending arranged by Lin Weimin for Lao Shitou was that Lao Shitou died happily after experiencing a warm time. This not only reflects a man's determination to die, but also contains his deep and passionate love for his wife and children. Love.

The idea was mature and he started writing very quickly. In less than a month, he had already finished most of the novel. Lin Weimin has recently regained some of his youthful glory.

This weekend, Lin Weimin came to Yanjing Hospital again.

Seeing him, Mr. Wan smiled and asked, "You've been coming here quite frequently recently."

"I'm afraid you'll be bored! Besides, Doubao misses you too."

Xiao Dou Bao ran into Mr. Wan's arms and picked up the little guy. The smile on Mr. Wan's face never stopped, and he played with Xiao Dou Bao with great interest.

After a while, Mr. Wan couldn't keep up with Xiaodoubao's energetic pace, so she was carried over by Tao Huimin to talk to Li Yuru.

Mr. Wan and Lin Weimin sat on the sofa and chatted. They asked Lin Weimin a few questions about his work. Mr. Wan then asked about Lin Weimin's creation. Mr. Wan was very pleased to hear that he was creating new works recently.

"After all, you are still a writer, and you must never forget about creation."

"I understand." Lin Weimin responded.

The teacher and student were chatting, and Mr. Wan suddenly said: "The food in the hospital recently is too mediocre."

Lin Weimin understood and said, "How about I order you a meal?"

In recent years, many restaurants in Yanjing have provided takeaway services.

"After the restaurant prepares it and delivers it, the taste has changed and it doesn't taste good." The old man said critically.

Lin Weimin smacked his lips, a little embarrassed, "Your demands are a bit high!"

Mr. Wan's expression was serious and he said, "Let's forget about the embarrassment."

As soon as Lin Weimin saw his expression, he knew that if he didn't agree, he would probably not look good when he came back next time. He was called an old kid.

"Then I'll discuss it with my wife and the doctor first."

"Is there anything to discuss? Let's have a meal..."

Mr. Wan muttered dissatisfiedly, but he also knew that he would definitely pass this level, so he gave Lin Weimin an encouraging look, "Go ahead."

Lin Weimin smiled, ran to Li Yuru and muttered something.

After he finished speaking, Li Yuru glanced at Mr. Wan. Mr. Wan turned his face to one side unnaturally, pretending to be indifferent.

"He is getting more and more greedy now." Li Yuru said bad things about Mr. Wan.

Mr. Wan has been recuperating in the hospital all year round. It is not that he cannot go out at all. He occasionally goes out to participate in some officially organized activities.

It's just that he is in poor health now and has too many things to pay attention to, so he rarely goes out.

"I'm tired of eating hospital food all day long, no matter how delicious it is. Don't you think so, Mrs. Lin?" Lin Weimin asked for help.

Li Yuru said helplessly: "It's not that I won't let him go out, I'd better ask the doctor."

Lin Weimin had no choice but to find the doctor in charge of Mr. Wan. After some communication, Mr. Wan successfully got an opportunity to have a meal outside the hospital.

After coming out of the hospital, Mr. Wan was in a good mood, like a prisoner seeing the light of day again.

"What would you like to eat?" Lin Weimin asked.

"Roast duck." Mr. Wan said eagerly.

"Roast duck is cold and cannot be eaten," Li Yuru said.

"Then let's eat." Mr. Wan was unyielding.

"The doctor won't let you eat so much meat."

……

Mr. Wan proposed three places, but Li Yuru rejected three. The old man got angry for the last time and sat on the pillar in front of the hospital.

"I'm not going! You're not allowed to eat this, you're not allowed to eat that. Why go out to eat?"

Lin Weimin hurriedly comforted him: "Look at you, I'm not denying you food. Isn't this a taboo? Fengze Garden, how about Fengze Garden? Their food tastes good. Let's order a few dishes to try."

Mr. Wan sat there and glanced sideways at Li Yuru. When he saw that she didn't speak, he felt relieved.

"Okay, let's go to Fengze Garden and order the mullet egg soup."

"Then you have to eat less, that stuff is a great supplement." Lin Weimin warned.

Mr. Wan was slightly unhappy and said, "Well, I'll give it a try."

Lin Weimin brought the old couple to Fengze Garden. Although they said they were not allowed to eat, when they arrived at the restaurant, Li Yuru did not stop Mr. Wan, and the old man had a delicious meal.

Back at the hospital, he patted Lin Weimin on the shoulder.

"Come often in the future!"

(End of this chapter)