Literary Master 1978

No matter how unhappy Comrade Liu is, he cannot make up for the real gap between "October" and "People's Literature".

He also knew that this matter was not something Lin Chaoyang could control. In the end, his mood calmed down, leaving only a helpless smile.

"After all my calculations, I didn't expect that the army would still have this requirement. Oh, okay, now that it's like this, what can we do? It's just a pity that your novel is a pity."

Comrade Liu's resentment would not go away for a while. Lin Chaoyang took him out for a meal after get off work, had a heart-to-heart talk, and promised that the next novel would be "October", which made him feel comfortable. .

On Sunday morning, the Tao family was all dressed up and busily taking the No. 332 bus into the city.

Yan University is located in the Northwest Fourth Ring Road in later generations. It will not matter thirty years later, but in this era, it does take a lot of time to enter the city.

Although the main reason for going into the city was to eat Quanjude, it was rare for the family to go out, so of course they had to go shopping. It was almost noon before they arrived at the old Quanjude store at the front door.

When later generations mentioned Quanjude, everyone said that it had changed its taste. In fact, it was not only later that the taste changed, it changed as early as the 1950s after the public-private partnership.

Because in those early days, the price of roast duck was not affordable. In the 1950s, in order to allow more people to enjoy the delicacy of roast duck, Quanjude made compromises in the ingredients used.

The taste is not as good as before, but more people can afford it than before, which can be considered pros and cons. Of course, it is indeed impossible to get rid of the pot that will be used only by tourists in future generations.

A family of nine entered Quanjude, and before they even ordered, several of the little ones were almost drooling when they smelled the smell coming from the oven.

Today Tao's father entertained guests, but it was Tao's mother who took the order.

Mrs. Tao glanced at the menu list casually. She didn't seem to read the words on it, and she named the names of the dishes one by one.

"Braised sea cucumber, sliced ​​meat and tofu, dry-fried tenderloin, spicy diced chicken, sliced ​​mushrooms and bamboo shoots, and two roast ducks, one for soup and one for salt and pepper."

Tao Yumo on the side reminded: "Mom, is there too much meat and vegetables?"

When eating in a restaurant, one should pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, both cold and hot. Tao Yumo likes to eat meat, but seeing her mother ordering food like this, she looks like a country bumpkin who has entered the city, which is a bit embarrassing, so she couldn't help but remind her loudly.

Mother Tao said expressionlessly: "You are all like reincarnations of starving ghosts. If I don't order so many meat dishes, who will have enough food? Are you here to eat bamboo shoots?"

Tao Yumo was speechless by her mother's rebuke and muttered: "It's like you don't want to eat."

From the way Tao Mu ordered the dishes, we could indeed tell that she was a capitalist lady, and she didn't care about the price of the dishes.

For example, dry-fried pork tenderloin is 2 yuan for 1, and soft-fried pork is 9 cents. The difference in taste is not big, it is just the texture of the meat. But she prefers dry-fried pork tenderloin.

Of all the dishes Tao Mu ordered, apart from the roast duck, the most expensive was the braised sea cucumber, which cost 5 yuan per plate, which was enough for an ordinary person to eat for ten or eight days.

You can't tell when you're eating at home, but when you go out to a restaurant, your mother-in-law risks revealing her background as a capitalist eldest daughter.

But no matter what the mother-in-law ordered, Tao's father always looked calm and relaxed, and seemed to be prepared for bleeding.

When I come to Quanjude, I naturally come here to eat roast duck.

But just like Tao's mother said, when the meat and vegetables arrived, the children in the family devoured them like refugees who fled to Yanjing City in disaster years.

Especially when the roast duck is served, Quanjude’s roast duck uses a hanging oven. The roasted duck is beautiful in appearance, plump and plump, bright in color, jujube in color, with crispy skin and tender meat. It tastes better than those sold in ordinary food stores. The duck is much stronger.

After finishing the meal, Tao's father paid the bill. The meal cost a total of 34 yuan and 65 cents, which was almost as much as an ordinary worker's monthly salary.

Tao Yumo took a peek at the water list and stuck out his tongue in fear.

By the time the family returned to Yanda, it was already past three in the afternoon. From a distance, they saw a little old man sitting in the shade downstairs.

"Brother Zhu, why are you sitting here?" Tao's father stepped forward and asked.

"I wanted to come and play chess with you. I knocked on the door and found out you were not at home. I wanted to leave but it was too hot. Please sit down for a while."

Lin Chaoyang now doesn't believe even a hair of what Mr. Zhu said. He probably doesn't want to leave, but just sits here and waits.

With Lao Zhu's chess skills, Tao's father may be the only one in this huge Yanyuan who is willing to play chess with him.

"Chaoyang, come and play chess with me!"

Boss Zhu said he was here to play chess with Tao's father, but it was Lin Chaoyang who called after entering the door.

"You always stay with my dad!"

"His chess is too bad." Old Zhu said.

"Please be gentle with your words."

"This is called seeking truth from facts."

The two placed the chessboard, and Lin Chaoyang waved his hand, "You move first."

Seeing that he was pretending to be generous, Zhu Guangqian sneered, and a sunspot landed steadily in the center of the chessboard.

Lin Chaoyang followed up by playing a white piece, and Zhu Guangqian landed another piece without thinking.

Looking at the old man's operation, Lin Chaoyang frowned slightly.

This opening...

He raised his head and looked at Zhu Guangqian, "Have you memorized the chess records?"

The old man's face drooped, "It's just backgammon, what chess record should I memorize?"

Lin Chaoyang probably beat the old man to death, but he still wouldn't admit that he memorized chess records.

There are chess records for Go, and there are actually chess records for backgammon, but most of them can be found in the miscellaneous notes of some ancient literati and have not been published on the table.

That is to say, in the era of advanced information in later generations, people would pay attention to the backgammon records.

After not seeing each other for a while, Lin Chaoyang could clearly feel that Old Zhu's actions were different.

How about saying that this old man’s chess skills are average?

Those who play backgammon and memorize the chess records have been ruined by people like you.

I really don’t know where this old man learned it from. The Yanda Library shouldn’t have such a thing, right?

Lin Chaoyang was distracted while playing chess and accidentally lost a game. Boss Zhu was so happy that he almost started a tango with a cane.

"Chaoyang, my chess skills have declined recently!" Old Zhu Tou'er said seriously.

"I'm just giving you a handful!"

When playing chess with others, momentum is a very important thing. Seeing Mr. Zhu getting carried away with his pride, how could Lin Chaoyang let him be so happy?

"Your chess skills have improved a bit, and you were lucky enough to win a game against me."

"A fluke?" Mr. Zhu looked sideways at Lin Chaoyang and sneered, "Have you really thought you were good at it twice?"

This old man has just won one game and is already like this. If he wins too many games, will he be able to go to heaven?

Lin Chaoyang decided that he must be suppressed.

When he played chess again, he put in a lot of energy and won one game after another. In the end, he was satisfied when he saw that Mr. Zhu finally stopped talking.

He took a leisurely sip of water and said, "You think about it first, I'll go get some water."

When Lin Chaoyang came back after filling the water, Mr. Zhu was still frowning and grinning.

"Admit defeat, I told you, you can't defeat me!"

Leader Lao Zhu raised his eyes and glared at him fiercely, but the reality was before his eyes, and he was unwilling to surrender.

After winning the chess game, Lin Chaoyang did not forget to undermine the old man's self-confidence.

"You can't rely too much on this chess record. The key is to look at your own level."

"Hmph!" Lao Zhutou snorted unconvincedly.

However, he was too lazy to talk to Lin Chaoyang, and he thought that he would have to study harder when he went back. This kid's level was a little higher than he thought, so he underestimated the enemy this time.

After losing the chess game, Lao Zhu didn't leave. It was time for dinner now, so he planned to have dinner before leaving.

I never thought that Tao's family had such a good meal at lunch that they didn't even think about cooking at night.

When it was time to eat, only a few fast-digesting children were clamoring for hunger, so Tao's mother gave them some noodles in a perfunctory manner.

Forget about losing the chess game, we just mixed some noodles with the dinner. Before leaving, Mr. Zhu didn’t forget to complain: “There’s not even any sauce.”

"Don't eat so salty food as you get older, as it can easily lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases."

Lin Chaoyang sent him off today. The old man glanced at him and said, "Do you know what the secret of longevity is?"

"Pay attention to your diet, exercise more, and keep your mood happy." Lin Chaoyang gave the standard answer.

"Wrong! Just mind your own business!"

After saying that, he swung his walking stick and walked away with small square steps.

Hey, this old man!

In mid-July, Tao Yumo finished his college entrance examination, put his swords and guns in storage, and let his horses go to Nanshan. He spent the whole day calling friends and visiting major scenic spots in Yanjing. In addition, Tao Xiwen, a primary school student who was on summer vacation, and Tao Xiwu, a kindergarten student, made the house noisy all day long. Noisy.

Tao Yushu also took summer vacation, but unlike her sister, she still spent most of her time reading and studying at home, and occasionally went out to date Lin Chaoyang.

On this day, Tao Yumo came home with two classmates. It was Gong Yun and the girl with braid who had gone to the library to see Lin Chaoyang with her before.

After entering the house, Gong Yun asked Tao Yumo: "Is your brother-in-law at home?"

"Not at home, went to work!"

Ever since Lin Chaoyang's identity was exposed in the Tao family, Tao Yumo had shown off the fact that his brother-in-law was Xu Lingjun in school countless times.

When they heard that Lin Chaoyang was not at home, the two of them felt a little regretful.

Tao Yumo borrowed Tao Yushu's record player, and several girls hid in the room listening to Teresa Teng.

Of course, the focus of these people today is not to listen to the songs, but to copy them.

Since it is a playback and recording machine, it can naturally play and record.

Several people specially borrowed several tapes of Teresa Teng and bought several empty tapes. This was probably the earliest piracy activity in China.

When Bi*ge comes, you have to call out your ancestors!

Several girls worked hard for a long time and finally copied a tape. Tao Yumo shouted excitedly: "Hurry up and listen to it! Listen to it!"

Gong Yun put the ripped tape in and pressed the play button.

“Good flowers don’t bloom often.

Good times don't last forever

…”

A beautiful and melodious voice came out, and several girls cheered.

"Yu Mo, this recorder is really easy to use!" Gong Yun said with excitement.

"That's what I bought for two hundred yuan!" Tao Yumo said smugly.

The girl with braids said enviously: "I have never seen such a small video recorder when I went to Xidan shopping mall."

"Where can you find such good things in department stores? You have to go to Friendship Store to find them." Gong Yun said.

Tao Yumo tried his best to hide the vanity on his face, "Oh, it's just a little smaller."

"Yu Mo, your brother-in-law is so kind to your sister!"

"Of course, they have been together since my sister went to the countryside to join the queue. They are a couple in need."

When it comes to the love between sister and brother-in-law, Tao Yumo's face is filled with pride.

The girls were chattering while continuing to copy. After working all afternoon, they finally got four tapes. They were happily preparing to leave Tao's house when they saw Lin Chaoyang entering the house.

"Brother-in-law!"

"Yu Mo, are your classmates here?"

"Um."

Seeing that Tao Yumo seemed to be sending the two of them away, Lin Chaoyang said, "It's dinner time. Let's leave after dinner."

The girls didn't even think about eating. After Lin Chaoyang said that, Tao Yumo also persuaded them to stay, saying, "Yes, let's eat first."

Gong Yun and the others were embarrassed to refuse, so they stayed.

During the meal, Gong Yun kept staring at Lin Chaoyang. He didn't change his bad habits after Tao Yumo scolded him several times.

Lin Chaoyang didn't take it seriously, just thinking that the girl might be a literary youth.

After finishing the meal, Gong Yun asked, "Brother-in-law, do you really think that scar literature will disappear in the future?"