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

"Did you talk about "The Roots of Culture"? I watched 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 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 they are far-sighted, but which kind of national culture are they specifically affirmed? 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 engages in this kind of operation as a "tomb-keeper" 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 comes from the fact that 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.

One sound.

The sudden noise startled everyone around. Zha Haisheng and Hu Dong turned their heads and looked over, only to see Tao Yumo standing there with eyebrows raised and a stern look on her face, staring 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.

"When 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 and said: "What do you call 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 that are not the same as the person is called a comment, and treating people that are not the right thing is an insult. You also know this truth? So what did you just say? 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, and Hu Dong was speechless when he retorted with two sentences. He forced himself to defend himself and said: "I was just angry for a moment. Isn't it harder for you to call me a 'literary hooligan' than what I said?"

"You are talking about anger, but what I am talking about is the truth. You talk about women and wine, you don't talk about your genitals, you don'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 moral 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 ignored 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 to watch.

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 halo 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 these two have become common among contemporary college students. On college campuses at this time, even friends and classmates will have heated arguments when they talk about different opinions.

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

In the end, a professor from the school couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped forward to pull the two apart and comforted each other, finally 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 annoying!"

"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 a poet or a college student like this! It's ridiculous!"

Lin Chaoyang did not answer her words, but comforted: "I really don't hurt 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 people would scold me."

"you do not say!"

Tao Yushu couldn't help but dumbfounded when she saw her husband coaxing her sister like a child with just a few words, what a silly girl!

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

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

Tao Yumo was now in a cheerful mood, but when she looked at her sister, she saw that her brother-in-law was a little confused.

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

Lin Chaoyang said with an indifferent expression: "You don't want to farm when you hear the crickets chirping? There will be different reactions when the article is published.

Whether it's mild or intense, criticism is unacceptable. If something makes sense, you can listen to it. If it doesn't, just think of it as farts. How can I go out and scold him?

?Wouldn’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 it! 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 to have such a response on university campuses after the publication of "The Roots of Literature".

"There are many people who praise you, but there are also many people 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 the 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 we do this without making a quarrel?
Chapter completed!