“This novel is really well written!”
"Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" is relatively long among short stories, with more than 28,000 words. It took Tao Yushu more than two hours to read it.
Lin Chaoyang didn't say anything, he didn't want to expose the vest matter early.
By then, not only will the surprise be gone, but it may also cause you to get burned.
"Wrangler" was a first-time offender, and there were extenuating circumstances, but "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" was a malicious attempt to generate income.
"You should also take a look tomorrow and we can discuss it."
The more he was afraid of something, the more he became afraid of it. Before going to bed, Tao Yushu assigned Lin Chaoyang a task, making him toss and turn.
I want to surprise my wife, but why is it so difficult?
I got up early the next day. Today was both the weekend and the New Year. Everyone in the family had a bit of joy on their faces. This joyful atmosphere also filled the apartment building and Yanyuan.
For Chinese people, Xiaonian is the beginning of the new year. Although the busy New Year song sings "Children, children, don't be greedy, it will be the New Year after Laba", but no one can have the luxury to start busy for the New Year from Laba.
Twenty-three, sticky melons; twenty-four, house cleaning day; twenty-five, making tofu...
From this day on, the atmosphere of the New Year has officially become grand.
From this day on, Chinese people who have been busy for a year will be busy with the arrival of the new year in a joyful mood that is completely different from usual.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Tao was busy making dumplings, and the whole family joined in. In more than an hour, she made more than 300 dumplings, enough for the whole family to eat two or three meals.
"I would say you should put more meat in the dumplings. Mom is usually too picky and reluctant to put meat in. Today's dumplings are full of meat and delicious!" Tao Yumo said, puffing out his cheeks.
"It's not just about the meat, the mushrooms from Chaoyang's family are also useful. The meat fillings are all delicious," said the uncle.
The brother and sister turned into food critics and did not forget to taste the dumplings.
After eating and drinking, at night, Lin Chaoyang was about to throw himself on the bed and become a salted fish, when he heard Tao Yushu ask: "Have you read the novel yesterday?"
"Which article?" Lin Chaoyang asked knowingly.
"That's it!"
Tao Yushu said, turning out the magazine on the table, and Lin Chaoyang had a headache.
"Then let me take a look first."
There was no way to hide, so Lin Chaoyang could only pretend to appreciate his masterpiece.
Tao Yushu on the other side is busy revising the review of "Wrangler" that she submitted to "Literary News" some time ago but has not been published.
Her husband turned out to be the author of "The Wrangler". After learning the news, Tao Yushu held a breath in his heart and decided to publish this review instead.
Half the night passed by in a flash. Tao Yushu finished revising the manuscript and came to ask Lin Chaoyang again.
"What do you think? What do you think?"
As Lin Chaoyang listened to his wife's questions, an image of the junior high school Chinese teacher calling on him to answer questions appeared in his mind.
"Well, the novel is indeed very well written."
"Expand and tell me."
Lin Chaoyang could only bite the bullet and continue: "The novel starts with the team leader beating someone up, and uses Qiu Ju as her husband's confession and the whereabouts of six in and six out as clues. This overlapping structure seems simple, but in fact it is very particular.
When it comes to creative skills, it may become a running list, and it is most likely to be monotonous and repetitive..."
Even if most Chinese people in later generations have never seen "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", most of them have heard of this movie. It is one of the early masterpieces of the national teacher Zhang Yimou.
The film is adapted from the short story "The Lawsuit of Ten Thousands of Family" by writer Chen Yuanbin, and has been adapted to a certain extent, maintaining the same core and ideological nature as the novel.
The story of "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" is not complicated. Qiu Ju's husband Wang Qinglai had a dispute with the village chief Wang Shantang over his family's contracted land. The village chief kicked Wang Qinglai in the vital part in anger.
Qiu Ju was six months pregnant at this time and wanted to get an explanation from her husband. She went to the village chief to reason, but the village chief refused to admit his mistake and claimed that she did not beat the man for personal reasons.
Qiu Ju went to the township government to file a complaint again. After mediation, the village chief agreed to compensate Qiu Ju's family for their financial losses, but refused to apologize and even threw the compensation money on the ground for Qiu Ju to pick up.
Feeling humiliated, Qiu Ju did not pick up the money, but once again embarked on her journey to complain. She went to the county public security bureau and the city, and finally filed a lawsuit with the People's Court, but she never got a satisfactory answer.
On New Year's Eve, Qiu Ju had a difficult delivery, and the village chief and villagers braved the wind and snow all night to send Qiu Ju to the hospital. Qiu Ju's family was grateful for the village chief's actions and decided not to hold him responsible. But at this moment, the Municipal Court
A verdict was sent and the village chief was detained for assault.
Lin Chaoyang's article "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" published in "Shanghai Literature and Art" combines the advantages of novels and movies, but unlike the movie, which is set in rural Shaanxi in the late 1980s, he changed the background to Northeast China
rural areas.
The story of the novel "Ten Thousand Family Lawsuits" was not originally about the Shaanxi countryside, but the southern countryside.
There is no sense of disobedience in Lin Chaoyang's modification. The most important thing is that it fits the environment in which he grew up as an author.
"I think the two best points handled in the novel are the handling of characters and the handling of the ending.
There are no absolute good guys or bad guys in this novel.
It is wrong for the village chief to beat people, but he is doing it for the sake of the public. Qiu Ju sued him. He was angry and arrogant, but he was still able to help Qiu Ju when she was having difficulty giving birth.
As for Qiu Ju, she actually doesn't want much. She just wants to give her husband an explanation. To put it bluntly, she wants respect and an attitude. But from the village chief and the government, her attitude is a bit like being careless.
In the end, the village chief helped her when she was having difficulty giving birth, and the anger in her heart subsided. But at this time, the legal punishment for the village chief came.
On the one hand, this reflects the lag and irony of procedures and systems, and also makes the ending of the story meaningful, profound and timeless."
The novels were all written by Lin Chaoyang. If you really want to talk about it, he has more say than anyone else.
They chatted for more than ten minutes. During this period, Tao Yushu's face was serious, and his eyes showed a bit of admiration from time to time, which made him feel a little proud.
"It's really good. You can analyze it so well after just reading it once. No wonder you can write novels." Tao Yushu first praised Lin Chaoyang, and then said with some disappointment: "I don't have this talent."
"Who said that? Your reviews are so good. As a couple, one writes novels and the other writes novel reviews. Together, we are invincible!"
Tao Yushu said: "But my review of "Wrangler" hasn't been published yet. How about you, the original author, help me with my comments?"
"Daughter-in-law, you are cheating."
"How can we say that something between a legal couple is cheating?"
"You can help me, I have a small request." Lin Chaoyang leaned forward.
Chapter completed!