If future generations took the high-speed rail, it would only take five or six hours from Yanjing to Heilongjiang, the farthest place in the northeast.
It's a pity that we are still in the era of green cars, and long-distance journeys can only take twelve hours at first. Lin Chaoyang and the others' trip took a full day and a half, including the transfer time. Even sitting on a hard sleeper was exhausting both physically and mentally.
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After finally getting off the train, Lin Chaoyang saw his father Lin Erchun hunched over beside the flower bed at the exit of the station, his face flushed red by the cold wind.
"dad!"
They hadn't seen each other for more than a year, and it was freezing cold. Lin Chaoyang felt indescribably moved when he thought that his father had been waiting for them in the cold wind.
Lin Erchun raised his head and saw Lin Chaoyang, and immediately smiled. Then he saw Tao's father and Tao's mother standing next to Lin Chaoyang, and his smile became more enthusiastic and a little embarrassed.
In Lin Erchun's eyes, Tao's father was a great intellectual in Yanjing, so it was normal for him to feel a little embarrassed when he saw Tao's father.
"My father-in-law, we finally meet him!"
Without waiting for Lin Chaoyang's introduction, Tao's father stepped forward and enthusiastically held Lin Erchun's hand.
His actions immediately relieved Lin Erchun's nervousness, "My father-in-law, you have worked hard along the way and you have suffered a lot."
After exchanging a few words, Lin Chaoyang and the others learned that Lin Erchun had been waiting at the train station since the morning, and it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon.
Thinking of Lin Erchun waiting for several people in the cold wind for several hours, even Tao's mother was a little moved.
"Hurry, get in the car and go home. It's much colder in the Northeast than in Yanjing."
The cart Lin Erchun was talking about was a donkey cart, parked in the train station square.
He led a few people to put their luggage in the car, and arranged a few people to board the car. Just as he was about to catch the car, he slapped his head again and said, "I almost forgot."
"What did you forget?" Lin Chaoyang asked.
"Just wait for me for a while."
Lin Erchun didn't answer Lin Chaoyang's question. He got off the car and ran towards the state-owned restaurant next to the train station. After a while, he saw him kicking an aggressive young man out of the restaurant.
"Let you go in and warm up for a while. Is it stained on your butt?" Lin Erchun drove Ermatai towards this side, cursing.
"You go in and take a rest for a while. I won't be able to do it for a while after I warm up?" Ermitai retorted with a wilted voice.
Ermatai's face was full of joy when she saw Lin Chaoyang, "Da... Chaoyang, I heard that you have become a great writer!"
Lin Chaoyang introduced Er Matai to Tao's father and Tao's mother, and then the two of them watched Er Matai ask Lin Chaoyang's experience of becoming a "great writer" along the way.
"Chaoyang, how did you become a great writer?"
"I heard from my aunt that the one you wrote about Herding Horses is very popular!"
"Everyone in the team said that being a writer makes money. You can earn hundreds by writing a novel."
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Today, Ermaitai took the initiative to pick up Lin Chaoyang from Lin Erchun, in order to get first-hand information so that he could brag to the team members after returning.
The donkey cart entered the team and immediately attracted the attention of the naughty children in the team who were playing outside, which in turn attracted the attention of the people in the team.
Lin Chaoyang wrote a letter to his family a few days ago, stating the date of his return.
In the past few days, due to Ms. Zhang Guiqin's vigorous publicity, everyone in the team knew that Lin Chaoyang was taking his college student wife and father-in-law's family back to his hometown.
The winter in the Northeast is long, and there is no farm work at this time. It is fun for the five backbones and six beasts who are idle at home to chat together. Such a big event as Lin Chaoyang, a great writer, returning to his hometown is enough to keep the team busy for several days.
As soon as the few people returned home and sat there for a while, the courtyard was filled with people from the countryside who came to watch the fun.
Everyone is tired of seeing Tao Yushu, a college student. This time, everyone's main focus is on Professor Yanda. Xiaoyangtun has never produced such an educated person in its history.
Tao's father and Tao's mother were surrounded by a crowd of people through the window. They were a little uncomfortable at first, but they gradually got used to it after a while.
It gets dark early in winter, and it was already dark outside. The food was almost done, so Zhang Guiqin came to the door and raised her voice.
"When you should go home to eat, go home and eat. Are you waiting to eat at my place?"
The professor's in-laws came, and Zhang Guiqin's attitude was even more arrogant than before. It is estimated that even the commune secretary would be kicked out by her today.
There is no heavy physical work in the winter in the Northeast. Everyone only has two meals. There is no need to eat at this time. Zhang Guiqin came to attack people, and there were still many people who lingered on, just wanting to watch the fun.
While she was in a stalemate with everyone, someone suddenly shouted outside.
"Auntie, let me in, let me in!"
While they were talking, I saw a stout man pushing towards the door, holding a swaddling baby in his arms.
"Da Mingzi, you little bastard, what are you doing taking the child out in the cold weather?"
Zhang Guiqin cursed, but still let Da Mingzi into the house.
Damingzi first greeted Lin Chaoyang and others when he entered the house, and then held the infant child in front of Father Tao.
"Uncle, our baby has just been born a few days ago and hasn't even been given a name yet. You are a man of culture, so you can give him one!"
After learning the purpose of Da Mingzi's visit, Lin Chaoyang and others couldn't laugh or cry.
Father Tao glanced at the child in embarrassment and said, "It's up to your family to choose a name."
"We are all from the countryside, and the names we give are crude and ugly. How can you, the educated people, give us nice names?
Just like your Jade Book, the name is nice, the person is not only beautiful, but also smart, please help me." Da Mingzi begged.
Tao's father was helpless. He didn't expect to receive such a task on his first day in Northeast China.
"What's your surname? Does the child have a seniority?"
"Our family's surname is Li, and the child's generation should be "Chang". This baby in our family is just half a month old," Da Mingzi introduced.
Tao's father stared at the child for a few seconds, pondered for a moment, and said: "For those born in the twelfth lunar month, "Customs and Customs" of the Han Dynasty said: 'The wax person is the one who receives the old and the new, so the big sacrifice is to repay the merits', which is to worship the ancestors.
When the word "chang" is used, let's add 'qi', the word 'qi' in prayer, what do you think?"
Although Da Mingzi didn't understand Tao Fu's citations, he looked very powerful when he heard them, "Li Changqi, Li Changqi..."
He muttered the name several times with a happy giggle on his face.
"It sounds good, it sounds really good! From now on, my son's name will be Li Changqi!"
After he finished enjoying himself, he bowed to Father Tao and said, "Uncle, thank you very much."
Father Tao waved his hand and said with a smile: "It takes a little effort."
"You just said, where does this name come from?" Damingzi asked.
Tao's father repeated what he had just said, and Da Mingzi memorized it several times, which would be used to brag to others in the future.
After he finished speaking, he hugged the child and went out, and the people watching the excitement outside were talking about it.
"After all, he is a cultural person. Look at this name, it's different just by reading it."
"He is a great professor, so his name has its origins. Look at it, this is called citing scriptures."
"No wonder Chaoyang became a great writer. With such an old father-in-law, how much knowledge can you learn?"
"The second spring is such a blessing!"
While everyone was talking, Da Mingzi came back again. This time the child in his hand was gone, but there was a frozen and hard pheasant.
"I'll give you a taste."
"This is inappropriate..."
Tao's father still wanted to refuse, but Da Mingzi dropped his things and left, unable to chase him away, so Tao's father had no choice but to accept.
During the day, when Lin Erchun went to the train station, Zhang Guiqin was in charge of cooking at home and worked hard for a long time. Today, the Lin family's dinner was as sumptuous as a New Year's Eve dinner, making Tao's father and Tao's mother fully feel the enthusiasm of their in-laws.
While the family was having dinner, the onlookers outside finally dispersed.
It's not that people don't want to watch the fun, but the temperature is too low at night and it's unbearable to stand outside for a long time.
After eating, Tao Yushu whispered to Lin Chaoyang.
"Did you notice my mother just now?"
Lin Chaoyang gave her an affirmative look. Before eating, the people in the team leaned against the windows and watched. Everyone knew Tao Yushu, so their focus was on Tao's father and Tao's mother.
What everyone paid attention to about Tao's father was his status as a professor and his knowledge, but you couldn't tell this by just looking at him. Many people took a few glances at Tao's father and then focused on Tao's mother.
Appearances are much more eye-catching than knowledge. Tao Mu is now older, and although her charm is no longer there, she can still get a glimpse of her youthful demeanor.
In particular, she and Tao Yushu seemed to be carved from the same mold. When everyone saw Tao Yushu, they had a more concrete idea of ​​what Tao's mother looked like when she was young.
Many people can't help but sigh that it's no wonder Tao Yushu is so good-looking. He must have a good mother.
The crowd's discussion was not loud, but it still reached Tao Mu's ears. As a result, Tao Mu's body was tense, and every move she made felt stiff, carrying a bit of the baggage of an idol.
After washing the dishes, Tao Yushu began to take out the things he had brought home.
When she and Lin Chaoyang left last time, Lin Erchun and his wife gave them five hundred yuan. Tao Yushu wanted to send the money back, but Lin Erchun and his wife refused to take it, so Tao Yushu exchanged the money for
became a thing.
But she also knew that for Lin Erchun and his wife, who were used to being thrifty, they would definitely not be able to buy food with this money, so they all used it instead.
She bought two sets of clothes for each of them, one set of spring and autumn clothes, one set of winter clothes, and a quilt. The rest were some daily necessities, thermos bottles, enamel basins, soap...
These days, you need to use tickets to buy everything. Money alone is not enough. The ticket quota in rural areas is much less than that for urban residents. Tickets are usually not universal in various places, so you can only bring back physical objects. These things Tao Yushu brought back are from Lin.
It can be used by Erchun and his wife.
"Oh, tell me, how much does it cost to bring so many things back every time?"
"They are all for home use, you two can use them."
Given Lin Erchun and his wife's frugality, the things Tao Yushu bought for them were enough to last them ten or eight years.
After putting away all the things I took out, it was already past seven o'clock.
There are three rooms in the Lin family, one of which is the kitchen, and the other two rooms are for people to live in. Each room has a heated bed. The heated bed is about two meters long from north to south and nearly four meters wide from east to west. A lot of people can sleep there, but in order to avoid suspicion, it is important to sleep at night.
one time.
Finally, three gay men slept in the outer room, and three lesbians slept in the inner room, so that it would be more convenient even if they got up at night.
When it was time to go to bed at night, as soon as Tao Yushu got into bed, Zhang Guiqin approached her holding a single volume of "Little Shoes".
"Jade Book, what do you pronounce this character?"
"Mom, this word is pronounced 'xun', which means tame, tame, and the original meaning is that the horse is tamed."
"Oh." Zhang Guiqin nodded, "You college students know better."
Tao Yushu smiled and asked curiously: "Mom, have you been reading Chaoyang's novels?"
"Isn't that right?" Zhang Guiqin's expression was full of pride, "If someone asks me about the book written by my son, and I don't know anything about it, wouldn't that make people laugh?"
Tao Yushu pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that the old lady just wanted to show off in front of the team members.
Zhang Guiqin never went to school, but she did attend literacy classes when she was young. Unfortunately, she has long forgotten the few words she learned while doing farm work for so many years, let alone reading novels.
"Then I have to give you a lot of extra lessons these days, and try to make you understand Chaoyang's novels," Tao Yushu said.
Zhang Guiqin said happily: "Okay."
Tao's mother watched Tao Yushu and Zhang Guiqin enjoying themselves from the side, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.
Tao Yushu noticed his mother's expression and said to her: "Mom, you should also read Chaoyang's novels when you have time."
With Zhang Guiqin present, Mrs. Tao couldn't say anything. She just said angrily: "I don't like reading novels very much."
Tao Yushu laughed at her mother's pretense but did not expose her.
Privately, her father had already told her that her mother had been secretly reading Chaoyang's novels.
Out of some bad taste, Tao Yushu took out "Harvest" which was just released this month.
"Hey, I recently read a good novel. Please read it when you have time."
"As I said, I don't like reading novels." Tao's mother said impatiently.
She glared at Tao Yushu vaguely, feeling that this girl was giving her eye drops.
She clearly said in front of her in-laws that she didn't like reading novels, and she didn't even read her son-in-law's novels. Now her daughter actually lets her read other novels. If she reads them, what will her in-laws think of her?
Tao Yushu didn't bother and went to answer Zhang Guiqin's questions.
A night of silence.
After breakfast the next day, Tao Yushu told Lin Chaoyang about Zhang Guiqin reading novels.
"It's also hard for her old man."
It was not difficult for Lin Chaoyang to guess what Ms. Zhang Guiqin was thinking.
Tao Yushu asked again: "Is An Jie in your movie "Parents' Love" based on my mother?"
When Tao Yushu learned about "Parental Love", the manuscript of the novel had already been sent to "Harvest". She had never read the novel. It was not until recently that the novel was published in "Harvest" that she was able to understand the specific content of the novel.
She was busy writing review articles a few days ago. The couple wanted to buy a house, and Lin Chaoyang was working hard on writing a novel. She also wanted to make some money to lighten the burden on her husband, so she had never taken the time to watch this movie with Lin Chaoyang wearing it.
A novel written by Ma Jia.
On the train back to Northeast China in the past two days, she finally started reading the novel. She could see at a glance that Anjie's character in "Parental Love" was very similar to her mother.
"Aren't you afraid that my mother will be angry if you write this?"
Chapter completed!