Literary Master 1978

"By the way. Hai Sheng, have you read the article in "Literary News" recently?"

"Did you talk about "The Roots of Culture"? I read it."

"Yes, that's the article. It's the most ridiculous thing in the world." Hu Dong's tone was exaggerated, as if it was not enough to express his opinions and thoughts.

Zha Haisheng looked at the other party, surprised by the intensity of his indignation.

Seeing Zha Haisheng's confused expression, Hu Dong said, "Don't you see the problem with this article?"

"What's the problem?"

“It advocates that literature should be rooted in national culture. In fact, it is nothing more than seeing that the domestic literary world has gradually moved towards Western modern literature in recent years, and it wants to reverse this trend.

But the problem is that the Westernization of our modern and contemporary literature did not just start in the past few years, but has been the case since the May Fourth Movement. Isn't this also a rebellion against tradition?

Besides, if you look at the remarks in it, they seem to be concerned about the country and the people, and are far-sighted, but what kind of national culture do they specifically affirm? They are all ambiguous and self-contradictory words and sentences.

If our national culture really had so many advantages, it would not have been suppressed by the West for so many years.

Until now, we are still unable to face up to the cultural gap between us and Western countries. This cannot but be said to be the tragedy of our Chinese literature.

I'm not surprised that a person like Lin Chaoyang would act like a 'guardian' for a declining culture. From "The Master of Chess", I can see that he is just serving populism, and he is a thief... "

While Hu Dong was eating, he spoke arrogantly and recklessly, which fit the image of some angry young college students of this era. Originally, he criticized the article "The Roots of Literature", but Zha Haisheng's expression was just embarrassing.

On the one hand, this embarrassment comes from the fact that he feels that "The Roots of Literature" is not as bad as Hu Dong said, and on the other hand, it is because he respects Lin Chaoyang very much in his heart.

When he heard that Hu Dong's criticism was raised from an article to a person, Zha Haisheng felt that he could not let Hu Dong talk anymore. He was about to refute Hu Dong's remarks, but he heard a "bang" suddenly coming from next to him. A sound.

The sudden noise startled the people around them. Zha Haisheng and Hu Dong turned their heads and looked over, only to see Tao Yumo standing there with eyebrows raised and a stern expression on his face, glaring at them.

Zha Haisheng screamed inwardly. His attention was attracted by Hu Dong just now, and he didn't notice that Tao Yumo was not far away from the two of them.

Hu Dong looked at Tao Yumo's expression and didn't care, and planned to drag Zha Haisheng to continue talking, when Tao Yumo spoke.

"Who are you calling a literary thief?"

Her voice was cold and smart, with a hint of passion under her anger.

Hu Dong turned to look at Tao Yumo again. This question was obviously directed at him. Hu Dong knew Tao Yumo and knew that she was Zha Haisheng's colleague.

"If I say my opinion, it won't disturb you, a lesbian, right?"

Tao Yumo's eyes were sharp, "It's not my business! What qualifications do you have to slander others behind their backs like this?"

Hu Dong sneered: "Do I call this slander? I'm just commenting. If you like Lin Chaoyang, that's your business, but you can't force us to like it. What's wrong with me expressing my own opinion?"

Zha Haisheng stood up and said to Hu Dong: "Hu Dong, stop talking."

He then said to Tao Yumo: "Yumo, Hu Dong is just emotional and loves to express his opinions."

Tao Yumo sneered, "Hai Sheng, you have really changed now. I advise you to have less contact with these literary hooligans!"

Hu Dong prides himself on being quite generous when it comes to lesbians, but something Tao Yumo said to Zha Haisheng broke his guard.

"Who are you calling a literary hooligan? Don't think that just because you are a lesbian, you can talk nonsense!" Hu Dong stood up and said angrily.

Seeing that the other party was angered, Tao Yumo felt a sense of joy in his heart.

"What? I just commented on people like you, why did you become so angry?"

"You call this a comment? You're insulting!"

"Taking things but not the person is called a comment, and treating people but not the thing is an insult. Do you also know this truth? Then what did you say just now? Do you use this kind of double standard to be a human being? Do you deserve to be called a college student?"

Tao Yumo spoke eloquently, but Hu Dong was speechless after two sentences. He forced himself to defend himself: "I was just angry for a moment. Isn't it worse than what I said when you called me a 'literary hooligan'?"

"You're talking about anger, but what I'm talking about is the truth. You talk about women and wine, you don't talk about your genitals, you can't talk, you distort the facts at will to frame people who disagree with you, what are you not a gangster?"

Hu Dong laughed angrily, "What nonsense! What I say about my freedom is better than those hypocritical defenders who talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but only commit male thieves and female prostitutes!"

Tao Yumo's face was full of sarcasm, "A defender who talks about benevolence, justice and morality is not as good as you, a sweetheart who talks about women and genitals, right? It's really ridiculous!"

Freedom, freedom, how many crimes are committed in your name!

A person who talks about men being thieves and women being prostitutes, but using moral standards to treat others harshly is a moral defender.

You are really lenient with self-discipline and strict with others! "

The quarrel between Tao Yumo and Hu Dong became more and more intense, and Zha Haisheng was left alone by the two of them. His persuasion had no effect at all, and he didn't know what to do.

It was lunch time, and the quarrel between the two attracted a large number of students.

After listening for a while, these students also understood the reason for the quarrel between the two.

Tao Yumo's momentum was aggressive, but every word she spoke made sense, and many students agreed with her ideas.

However, poets have a strong aura and filter on university campuses these days. Hu Dong's theory of "freedom" and his rebellious nature have also won the recognition of many students.

Fierce quarrels like this between the two have become commonplace among contemporary college students. On college campuses at this time, heated arguments will occur even among friends and classmates when discussing different views.

The two quarreled for more than ten minutes. Tao Yumo had the absolute upper hand because of his quick thinking and outstanding eloquence. But in such a quarrel, as long as someone speaks harshly, there is no winner.

In the end, a professor from the school couldn't bear it anymore, so he stepped forward to pull the two apart, and comforted each other before calming down the storm.

After get off work, Tao Yumo was still very angry. After getting off the school bus, he went home, said hello to his mother, and rode his bicycle to Xiaoliubukou Alley.

It was so irritating that she wanted to file a complaint!

"Brother-in-law~"

As soon as he entered the door, Tao Yumo shouted when he saw Lin Chaoyang. He was so angry that the rice bowl in Lin Chaoyang's hand trembled and almost fell to the ground.

"What are you yelling about?" Tao Yushu scolded.

Tao Yumo ignored her sister's words, walked to the dining table angrily, sat down, and said angrily: "Sister, brother-in-law, you don't know what happened to me at noon today, it's so irritating!"

"What happened?"

Lin Chaoyang asked cooperatively. At the same time, his hands were not idle as he filled a bowl of rice and handed it to his sister-in-law.

Tao Yumo took it subconsciously and instinctively wanted to take a sip. Then he realized it, put down the bowl and said angrily: "I'm telling you something serious!"

"As you said, don't delay eating."

Lin Chaoyang's heartless attitude made Tao Yumo feel like she had been punched on cotton. But for some reason, being disturbed by Lin Chaoyang, the anger in her heart subsided a lot.

After regaining some sense, her attitude became calmer, and she recounted what happened at noon today from beginning to end.

At the end of the story, she couldn't help but feel a little angry again, "Brother-in-law, tell me, tell me, who are these people! To return poets and college students like this! It's ridiculous!"

Lin Chaoyang did not answer her words, but comforted: "I really don't love you in vain. When something happens, you still know how to stand up for me, brother-in-law!"

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Tao Yumo felt sweet in his heart, "That's right! You are my brother-in-law. If he scolds you like that, of course I have to support you!"

"Yes, yes, you did a good job! Otherwise, I wouldn't even know if I was scolded."

"you do not say!"

Tao Yushu couldn't help but feel dumbfounded when she saw her husband coddling his sister like a child with just a few words.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and eat," she said.

"Eat, eat, eat." Lin Chaoyang also said.

Tao Yumo was now in a cheerful mood, but she looked at the state of her sister and brother-in-law with some confusion.

"Sister, brother-in-law, aren't you angry when Hu Dong scolds you like that?"

Lin Chaoyang said with an indifferent expression: "If you hear the crickets chirping, why don't you start farming? There will be different reactions when the article is published.

Whether it is mild or fierce, criticism is not acceptable. You can listen to what he says if it makes sense, and just think of it as farts if it doesn't make sense. Can I still go out and scold him? Doesn’t that exhaust me to death? "

Tao Yumo muttered: "What is his identity? Is it worth it for you to scold him?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said: "So, there is no need to be angry with such people. The trend of Westernization in the literary world has been around for a long time, especially among poets. It is normal for them to be dissatisfied with me. Then go and argue, the truth is better The clearer the argument, the wider the audience.”

Tao Yumo couldn't help but praise: "Brother-in-law, your mind and courage are much stronger than those people!"

"That's right! What is my identity!"

Lin Chaoyang made a joke, which made Tao Yumo smile.

After chatting for a while, the anger in Tao Yumo's heart disappeared, but she was still talking about this topic. While eating, she asked Lin Chaoyang:

"Brother-in-law, there is so much discussion about your article outside now. There are even discussion articles posted on our school bulletin board."

There was a strong literary atmosphere in the 1980s, and almost every student was a literary young man. It is normal for "The Roots of Literature" to have such a response on university campuses after it was published.

"There are many people who praise you, but there are also many who criticize you! You keep arguing!"

Compared with the response to Lin Chaoyang's previous published works, the criticism from the outside world was much greater after the publication of "The Roots of Literature".

In Tao Yumo's view, this kind of critical voice is louder than the discussion after the publication of "The Master of Chess", and may be similar to the criticism caused by Lin Chaoyang's article "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature".

It's just that "The Roots of Literature" has just been published a few days ago. If public opinion continues to ferment like this, the waves it will cause may be even greater than that time.

"Then let's make a noise!"

Lin Chaoyang's attitude was calm and relaxed.

After all, the views put forward in "The Roots of Literature" are likely to influence the development of contemporary Chinese literature in the next few years or even decades.

How can this be done without a quarrel?