"Yanjing Literature" is a comprehensive literary journal, and its content mainly focuses on short stories, poetry and other subjects.
Because of the previous treat, writers who had won national awards sent Tao Yushu a lot of manuscripts, mostly short stories, which was mutually beneficial to both parties.
Tao Yushu has been working for a few months, but the work results he has achieved are more dazzling than those of many colleagues who have worked for two or three years. His leaders value him and his colleagues envy him.
But she herself has stricter requirements for herself and treats every manuscript more seriously and meticulously.
Influenced by her habits in school, she also has a "bad habit" of bringing home manuscripts. Because of her recent pregnancy and drowsiness, she often fell asleep while reading manuscripts.
Whenever this happens, Lin Chaoyang will always ridicule her for "promoting the unhealthy trend of working overtime in the editorial department" and "promoting passive comparison among colleagues."
Tao Yushu had to work overtime in her spare time even though she was pregnant, but Lin Chaoyang was just the opposite of her. Since she became pregnant, he not only took time off more frequently than before, but he also became more frantic in fishing, leaving early has become a common occurrence.
He does not pursue advancement in his workplace and is not afraid of criticism from his leaders.
This afternoon, before four o'clock, he ran away and came to the gate of the Cultural Bureau compound to wait to pick up Tao Yushu from get off work.
Accompanied by Geng Chuanfeng, the two of them walked around the West Courtyard. After a month of renovations, the West Courtyard could be said to have a completely new look.
The first and third courtyards are in the traditional Chinese courtyard style and are still simple and elegant after renovation. The buildings in the second courtyard are in Western style and look more western than before.
Especially the two French plane trees in the courtyard. After spring, the fresh and small new leaves gradually grow into large dark green leaves. After every spring rain, the branches and leaves of the plane trees will grow wildly.
The lavender morning glory at the beginning of spring has disappeared, and instead there are more flying catkins in the yard.
These flying catkins are a little annoying, but compared with the joy that the gradually plumping and dense canopy brings to the owner, this annoyance seems to be nothing.
Tao Yushu looked up at the crowns of these two sycamore trees, imagining that they would criss-cross the roof in midsummer, covering up the entire courtyard, and his heart suddenly felt cool.
"This yard is a great place to escape the summer heat!"
Lin Chaoyang also laughed, "It's not just for summer vacation. The breeze is gentle and the branches and leaves are swaying, adding a bit of leisure and relaxation. This will be our home from now on."
The couple has bought three houses so far, but when it comes to the elegance of the environment and the superior location, the Overseas Chinese Apartment and Mianmian Hutong are not as good as Xiaoliubukou Hutong.
Tao Yushu couldn't help but yearn for it after listening to his words.
After admiring the scenery in the courtyard for a while, the couple discussed moving again.
The reason why Lin Chaoyang bought this house was to make it easier for Tao Yushu to commute to get off work. Now that the west courtyard has been sorted out, of course he must move here as soon as possible.
After discussing what to move, the couple left.
Returning to the Overseas Chinese Apartment, the security guard at the door said that a package had been sent. Lin Chaoyang took a look at the sender on it, and he knew it was Lu Wenfu.
When I got home, I opened the package and saw a package wrapped in brown paper.
There are two layers of kraft paper inside and outside. The outer layer is made of kraft paper with better moisture resistance, and the inner layer is made of burr paper with better moisture absorption. This wrapping method is called rolling wrapping method, which is a common method for stacking and storing green tea.
Through the thick kraft paper, you can smell a refreshing fragrance. After opening it, you can see that it is indeed roasted tea leaves.
Last year, Lu Wenfu said he would send him tea, and this year it actually came.
"This tea smells so fragrant!" Tao Yushu smelled the tea and was a little intoxicated.
What Lu Wenfu sent was the finest Biluochun, a new tea for the beginning of spring.
After receiving the tea, Lin Chaoyang naturally wrote back to express his gratitude. Tao Yushu said: "I will buy some specialties and send them out together tomorrow."
"good."
After searching for a weekend, Lin Chaoyang got two trucks to move the house. The coolies found Li Tuo, Chen Jiangong, Zhang Chengzhi and others.
These guys usually come to the house to make a living, so they cannot be left out when moving. They come to the house to make a living.
"Be gentle, be gentle! This box contains porcelain from the Ming Dynasty."
"Don't move it like that, oh, my painting!"
Li Tuo and the others worked carelessly and carelessly. When they were moving things, Lin Chaoyang was like a wealthy landlord watching the long-term workers at work. He cried out in distress while watching them move things.
"Mr. Lin, why don't you find some real long-term workers? It's not worth it for us just to have a meal." Li Tuo complained.
"Raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while, do you think that the food you usually eat is in vain?"
"A black-hearted landowner!"
Several people moved the things sarcastically to each other, and all the things were moved away in one car trip.
Overseas Chinese Apartment is almost ten kilometers away from Xiaoliubukou Hutong. After a long trip, a whole morning has passed. Lunch was prepared by Zhang Guiqin. After a whole morning of physical work, Li Tuo and the others devoured the food.
I squatted on the threshold holding the bowl and ate.
After eating, they went around the houses again.
Chen Jiangong said: "Your yard is really big enough. From now on, it will be no problem for four generations to live under the same roof."
"It's better to make it bigger so that he won't have room to put all his antiques."
Tao Yushu had no objection to Lin Chaoyang's collection, but he had a strong objection to the antiques taking up a lot of space in his house.
In the past, overseas Chinese apartments only had an area of ​​more than 100 square meters, and it would become crowded if you put some antiques there. Now it's better.
The courtyard house in Xiaoliubukou Hutong covers an area of ​​2,000 square meters. If it is fully repaired, it will have 40 to 50 houses. Lin Chaoyang can put it in whatever he wants.
After walking around, a few people sat under the verandah and enjoyed the spring breeze.
Lin Chaoyang made a pot of tea for everyone, "Let's try the Biluochun newly sent by Lu Wenfu."
Chen Jiangong took a sip of tea and said, "Well, it tastes better than scented tea."
"You're not talking nonsense!"
People in Yanjing have the habit of drinking scented tea, especially jasmine tea. In the early years, the well water in Yanjing city had a strong alkaline smell. Scented tea has a strong smell, which can cover up the alkaline smell of the well water.
"Why did he only bring you tea?" Li Tuo asked Lin Chaoyang.
Lin Chaoyang glanced at him, "Why don't you send it to me? Have you invited him to dinner?"
"What's so great about having a meal?"
Li Tuo's style is typical of scolding the cook when he's full.
Just when Lin Chaoyang wanted to stimulate him, Zhang Chengzhi changed the topic and said with envy: "Such a large courtyard house was only enjoyed by dignitaries in the past. Chaoyang's move is really extraordinary."
"After all the messy calculations, it only costs 20,000 yuan. After everything has been repaired, 20,000 yuan is not enough to stop it."
“Really willing to spend money!”
"No, you can really make money. If you could write a novel in a few months like him, you would also be able to live in such a big courtyard."
Chen Jiangong's words made Li Tuo look gloomy. In the past two years, his main focus has been on movies, and the output of novels has declined sharply.
It's not that he doesn't want to write, it's actually that he found that he had stopped and rested for a year or two, and the latecomers had left him far behind, which made people feel a little frustrated. Recently, he has devoted his energy to literature again.
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"It's better to make money by writing novels!" Li Tuo sighed.
Zhang Chengzhi objected, "That's not right. You have to be able to publish novels and have high output. Taxi drivers make a lot of money. They drive to the airport and park outside foreign-related hotels and can easily earn 400 to 500 yuan a month.
piece."
"This is all hard-earned money, and it must be speculation... You can't say that, it's called business now, and that's called making money. If you do well, one month can be as good as two or three years for the likes of us."
The three of them were jealous, and Lin Chaoyang suggested: "It's so good, you guys should do it too!"
The three of them shook their heads together, and their attitudes were surprisingly unanimous, "Forget it. We don't have the fortune to make a fortune, so it would be nice to engage in literary and artistic work."
"I haven't seen you produce many works!" Lin Chaoyang's sarcasm was heart-wrenching.
Li Tuo's eyes were angry, Chen Jiangong also looked sullen, but Zhang Chengzhi's expression was calm.
Anyone who is anxious will know that they have been hit in a sore spot. Li Tuo and Chen Jiangong only write short stories, and there are no new works published recently.
Zhang Chengzhi just published the novella "The Black Horse" in "Yanjing Literature" in March, which has received a lot of praise from the literary circle and readers.
It is a pity that this novel was published at the same time as Lin Chaoyang's "Shutter Island", and the limelight was completely stolen, and it did not have much influence.
Whether it was sarcasm or ridicule between friends, it was mostly a joke, and no one would take it seriously. After laughing for a while, a few people were ready to say goodbye and leave.
Before leaving, I didn't forget to order some tea leaves sent by Lu Wenfu, saying euphemistically: Don't favor one over the other.
Lin Chaoyang returned to the main room in the west courtyard. Zhang Guiqin and Tao Yushu had already cleaned the house almost completely.
Lin Chaoyang made tea for them both, "Let's have a rest."
Zhang Guiqin sat down to drink tea and said to Lin Chaoyang: "I used to hope that you could take root in Yanjing and have your own home. When we bought the overseas Chinese apartment, your father and I were quite happy. Now the house is good.
There are more and more, and they are getting bigger and bigger, and it is almost impossible to clean them just by cleaning them.”
"It's okay, I'll invite someone later."
Hearing this, Zhang Guiqin suddenly became anxious, "Inviting people? Why are you inviting people?"
"Wash, wash, cook, and we're called nanny." Lin Chaoyang said a witty remark.
Zhang Guiqin's face was extremely serious, "I have two dollars to burn you. How can someone hire a nanny at home? You have no hands and feet, or I have no hands and feet."
"Didn't you say that cleaning is too tiring!"
"What's wrong with being tired? Isn't it right for farmers to be tired?"
Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu looked at each other and chose to shut up very well.
The next day, Lin Chaoyang brought a can of Biluochun to work and placed it at the front desk of the library.
"My friend just sent me a new tea. Let's try it."
Du Rong joked: "Are you using these small favors to bribe us again?"
It was common for Lin Chaoyang to ask for leave, be late and leave early. Often he would ask a few colleagues in the library for help, so he would bring something to everyone from time to time.
"This is called a selfless gift between friends. You are vulgar!"
Du Rong said with disgust, brewing tea faster than anyone else.
The water vapor in the tea cup rose, exuding waves of fragrance, "Well, it smells much better than Gao Xiao."
Gao Chao is the tea powder that was sifted out when tea was sifted in Yanjing Tea Shop in the old days, so it is also called Gao Mo. This kind of powder is discarded and useless in other places.
But for the poor people in Yanjing at that time, it was a rare raw material for tea drinks. Over time, the common people in Yanjing developed the habit of drinking high-end tea.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, all units also distributed high-quality powder to their employees, and this tea had a new name, called Labor Protection Tea.
"What you said is wrong. High-end tea is essentially good tea, so why else would it be called high-grade tea?
It's just a poor description, it belongs to the life of a young lady and a maid."
Lin Chaoyang's tone was humorous, and Du Rong was amused by him, "Okay, then we'll accept it!"
Du Rong and Zheng Tongjiang were on duty at the front desk today. When Du Rong was talking to Lin Chaoyang, Zheng Tongjiang was already drinking. While drinking, he said, "Good tea! Good tea!"
"Old Zheng, you are not afraid of getting burned."
"You have to drink tea hot, and you have to have a fat wife to marry. You young people don't understand."
The few people chatted and laughed for a while. Lin Chaoyang was about to go to the library upstairs when there was a sudden movement outside.
Chapter completed!