Rebirth 1979: Marrying a poor girl at the beginning

In Lin Zhengjun's opinion, Zhu Yongcheng would definitely ask Zhang Ningde to borrow money.

This is the usual thinking of men who live off their wife, the so-called path dependence!

Well, I have to find Zhang Ningde to expose this guy’s true face.

Tang Xiaofu found the letter, handed it to Lin Zhengjun, and said with a smile: "Are you planning to expose Zhu Yongcheng?"

"That's right. If we don't expose him now, why wait until the New Year? Isn't Zhang Ningde the editor of Yanjing Literature and Art? One of her colleagues should be attending the Writers' Congress. I'll go find her today and give her the love letter directly, so that Zhu Yongcheng will be in trouble!"

"Good! A clown like Zhu Yongcheng should be punished!"

After arranging all this, Lin Zhengjun, surrounded by the Zhou family, left the family compound, boarded a bus, and headed for the Jingxi Hotel.

When we arrived at the hotel gate, we saw Liu Xinwu walking and chatting with a group of young writers downstairs.

Lin Zhengjun showed the guard his letter of introduction, walked in, and greeted with a smile: "Xinwu!"

Liu Xinwu laughed and said, "Speak of the devil, this is Comrade Lin Zhengjun, the author of The Horse Herder!"

"Comrade Zhengjun, why are you here just now?"

“I particularly like your “The Horse Wrangler”, it’s so well written!”

"Please write an article for our Yanhe magazine when you have time! Please!"

"You should take a break now. October and Yanjing Literature and Art haven't gotten Zhengjun's manuscript yet. When will it be your turn for Yanhe?"

A group of young writers came over and shook hands with Lin Zhengjun with looks of admiration on their faces. Some tried to get close to him, some asked him to write for them, and some even argued with him for writing.

Liu Xinwu introduced the people on the side while Lin Zhengjun shook hands with everyone one by one.

Wang Meng has a long face and his eyes narrow into slits when he smiles.

This person was from the Yenching delegation. Later he served as the editor-in-chief of People's Literature and the helmsman of the Ministry of Culture.

He had previously been in labor reform in western Xinjiang for twenty years and has just had his reputation restored. He is a professional writer of the Yanjing Writers Association and concurrently serves as deputy editor-in-chief of Yanjing Literature and Art.

Lin Zhengjun smiled and said, "Teacher Wang, do you know Comrade Zhang Ningde?"

"Of course, we work in the same office. I am the deputy editor-in-chief and she is my editor!" Wang Meng said with a smile.

Lin Zhengjun asked: "Did she attend the Writers' Congress?"

Wang Meng laughed and said, "She has only been working for a few months. How can she be qualified to attend such a high-level meeting? Why, do you want to meet her?"

Lin Zhengjun nodded and said, "Well, I have something private to discuss with her!"

"That's easy. I'll take you there in the evening! I've been to her house several times!" Wang Meng said with a smile.

"it is good!"

Liu Xinwu continued his introduction.

Lu Yao, Jia Pingwa and Mo Shen are all writers from the Shaanxi delegation.

From the late 70s to the early 80s, the group of writers in Shaanxi Province formed a powerful creative team and quickly made the Shaanxi literary world an important place in the national literary landscape.

Lu Yao still mainly writes short stories and serves as the editor of "Yanhe". His later work "Ordinary World" inspired a generation.

For example, Jia Pingwa published "Crescent Moon" in "Shanghai Literature and Art" last year and won the first Outstanding Short Story Award this year.

For example, Mo Shen’s work "Window" also won the first National Excellent Short Story Award.

Unfortunately, Lin Zhengjun did not meet Chen Zhongshi.

The past two years were a low period for his creation, and he really became famous nationwide because of the publication of "White Deer Plain".

After a while of greeting, Liu Xinwu said with a smile, "Don't you want to interview Teacher Sun Yumin? She has been waiting for you in the room!"

"Let's go, put down your luggage and go!"

"What do you mean? Zhengjun is leaving? We haven't talked enough!" Everyone was reluctant to let Lin Zhengjun go.

Liu Xinwu laughed and scolded: "Get out of here! Lin Zhengjun is writing a new novel and plans to publish it in our October magazine. He is going to interview Peking Opera master Sun Yumin to collect materials!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone received 10,000 critical hits and screamed in pain.

"No way! Wasn't Zhengjun's "Under the Hawthorn Tree" going to be published in the November issue of "People's Literature"? Why are they making up another one?"

"One a month? Even an old sow can't give birth as fast as you do!"

"The donkeys in the production team are not as capable as you!"

Everyone was so envious, jealous and hateful.

There are many young literary people these days, but there are only a few literary magazines that have been revived or re-launched, so it is quite difficult to publish works. It is considered good if most people can publish one article a year, but Lin Zhengjun can publish one article a month!

Lin Zhengjun returned to the room first, put down his luggage, and couldn't help but sigh that the environment here was really good.

There are telephones installed in every room, and everyone can make calls for free. Can you imagine that?

In those days, the telecommunications industry was underdeveloped and telephones were a luxury that only a few people could install and use. Most people would go to the post office to make calls. The application procedures were complicated and the fees, especially long-distance calls, were very expensive compared to the income of ordinary people.

In addition, there are installation fees, service fees, monthly rental fees and maintenance fees, which are not affordable for ordinary families. The installation fee alone costs several thousand yuan.

Lin Zhengjun first called the guard room of the Industrial College and asked Zhou Yangguang to answer the phone.

After a while, he called back and Zhou Yangguang answered the call. Lin Zhengjun told him the room phone number and the phone number of the organizing committee of the Writers' Congress for easy contact.

Afterwards, Lin Zhengjun called He Sheng again to discuss how to deal with Zhu Yongcheng.

He Sheng smiled and said, "In 77, a female teacher named Gu Si Nian did go missing from Yenching Institute of Technology. No one could find her alive or dead. The case involving the Zhu family father and son you are talking about could not be this one!"

"Yes, that's her."

"Well, I was handling this case at the time, but since I was in charge of the old gangster case, I handed it over to my colleague."

He Sheng said: "I remember that when I was investigating, I found that Gu Si Nian and Zhu Yongcheng had been together for a period of time. I thought he was a major suspect, but he was quickly ruled out because he had an alibi. It turned out that he was the one who ordered the crime!"

"Bullshit boyfriend and girlfriend, this female teacher was completely coerced, and she is only dating to cover up her tracks. She is five or six years older than Zhu Yongcheng, is it possible?" Lin Zhengjun said.

"That makes sense. Why don't we just catch him now? I'll keep him company for a while. I don't believe he won't give up."

"No, that would alert his accomplice, who might flee or even kill before escaping."

Lin Zhengjun said: "Now our plan of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements has been almost implemented. From now on, you must closely follow Zhu Dawei and Zhu Yongcheng, father and son, and do not let go of anyone who has contact with them. I estimate that in less than half a month, the accomplice will jump out if he cannot get the hush money!"

"it is good!"

He Sheng followed his words and hung up the phone.

Lin Zhengjun put down the phone, found a notebook and a pen, and followed Liu Xinwu to teacher Sun Yumin's room for an interview.

"Comrade Zhengjun, I've seen your The Horse Herder and I really liked it."

Teacher Sun was very happy to see Lin Zhengjun. He asked the two to sit down, poured them tea, and said with a smile: "I heard from Teacher Chang Xiangyu that you wanted me to collect materials to write the story of the opera writer. I am very happy and have been looking forward to your coming!"

Her legs haven't fully recovered yet, and she walks with a limp, looking quite pitiful.

"The novel I'm conceiving spans a long period of time..."

Lin Zhengjun said: "I want to learn about the opera industry during the Republic of China, such as the Tianqiao Theater, and how children learned the art..."

"Then you have found the right person!"

Sun Yumin smiled heartily: "I have deep roots with the Minghua Peking Opera Troupe and the Liyuan Trade Union established before liberation..."