The main plot of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" revolves around the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company of a certain unit stationed at the border.
Zhao Mengsheng, a director of the Propaganda Department of a certain ministry and a son of a high-ranking cadre, wanted to be transferred back to the city. On the eve of the war, he finally relied on his mother Wu Shuang's relationship and with the purpose of a curve transfer, he was temporarily transferred to a certain ministry for nine consecutive terms as deputy instructor. To put it bluntly, he was
gold plated.
At this time, Liang Sanxi, commander of the Ninth Company, had been allowed to go home to visit relatives, and his wife Yuxiu was about to give birth. However, Zhao Mengsheng was restless in his position and rushed around all day for transfers.
Because Liang Sanxi was worried about the company's work, he repeatedly postponed his return. In response, platoon leader Jin Kailai was very angry. He bought a ticket for the company commander and urged him to set off.
However, at this moment, the Ninth Company suddenly received an order to go to the front line. As a result, Liang Sanxi lost the opportunity to visit his relatives, while Zhao Mengsheng received an order to return to the city. As soon as this news came out, the entire company's soldiers were in an uproar.
Faced with this situation, in order not to shake the morale of the army, Liang Sanxi severely reprimanded Zhao Mengsheng for his shameful behavior of deserting before the battle. The pressure of public opinion forced Zhao Mengsheng to go to the front line.
During this period, Zhao Mengsheng's mother Wu Shuang urgently requested Zhao Mengsheng to be transferred from the front line despite the military situation. This move was strongly condemned by the commander.
During the intervening mission of the Ninth Company, one by one his comrades sacrificed their lives for the country. When the battle was coming to an end, Liang Sanxi died heroically to cover Zhao Mengsheng, and Zhao Mengsheng withstood the test in the baptism of blood and fire.
After the war, when cleaning up the belongings of his comrades, Zhao Mengsheng was shocked when Liang Sanxi left a bill asking his family to pay back 620 yuan.
Families of the martyrs came to the camp one after another. Liang Sanxi's mother and Yuxiu used pensions and money from selling pigs to pay off the debts Sanxi had borrowed from his comrades due to difficulties at home.
This noble move shocked everyone. When they were leaving, Zhao Mengsheng and his comrades lined up with tears in their eyes and raised their hands to pay the highest salute to the families of the martyrs, completing the transformation from a young man to a soldier.
The story of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" abandons the stereotyped protagonists of previous military-themed novels and depicts a series of heroic images with distinctive personalities and flesh and blood.
Company Commander Liang Sanxi is upright, tolerant, and modest, and deeply respected and loved by his comrades. He combines the simplicity of farmers, the fortitude of soldiers, and the wisdom and mind of a leader.
He dared to take responsibility at critical moments and was worthy of sacrifice. His sacrifice not only highlighted the cruelty of war, but also deepened the novel's praise of the soldiers' spirit of protecting their families and country and their sacrifice.
Platoon leader Jin Kailai was frank and frank, fearless of power, hated evil, and died heroically in the end. His personality was slightly extreme, but he just broke through the traditional flawless hero model and showed a real and three-dimensional image of a soldier.
Deputy instructor Zhao Mengsheng is a son of a high-ranking cadre, enjoying the superior conditions and status brought by his father's generation. His initial image is cynical, lazy, dependent on his family, and unable to empathize with grassroots officers and soldiers. Readers cannot see in him any love for the army.
Love and military sense of responsibility.
After experiencing the baptism of war and the test of life and death, Zhao Mengsheng completed the transformation from a spiritual deserter to a real warrior.
Zhao Mengsheng's growth and transformation are the core of "Garland Under the Mountain". He plays a key role from conflict to awakening and sublimation. His transformation also represents, to a certain extent, the spirit of some young people in the current society during the great historical changes.
Growth and value reshaping.
It is precisely because of the image of Zhao Mengsheng that "Garland Under the Mountain" is completely different from most previous war and military novels, and it quickly triggered huge discussions and influence among the readership group.
In just half a month, with the crazy sales of the eighth issue of "People's Literature", "Wreaths Under the Mountains" has gained the love of many readers and has become a must-read for these readers in their spare time while working and studying. About
The plot and characters in the novel have also become an important part of everyone's daily communication and discussion.
Liang Sanxi, Jin Kailai, Zhao Mengsheng...
Each of these vivid, vivid and full-bodied military images has not only won the love of readers, but has also become the idol of many young people.
"Garland Under the Mountain" created a heart-shaking hurricane in the Chinese literary world in September 1979.
The readers' heartfelt love for the novel turned into unreserved praise, and countless letters from readers rushed into the editorial office of "People's Literature" like snow.
The number of letters from readers and their praise were greater than any previous work published in "People's Literature".
These letters from readers were placed in packages on the floor of the office of the Novel North Group of the editorial department of People's Literature, and the editors did not even have time to open them.
After reviewing the manuscript for a day, Cui Daoyi looked at the letters from readers and felt worried when he got off work.
"Wang Fu, please ride with me after work."
"Why go?"
"Send these letters to Lin Chaoyang. There is no place in the editorial department to store these things. There are too many. One packet a day during this period, when will it end!" Cui Daoyi sighed.
Wang Fu laughed and said: "Who made "Garland Under the Mountain" so popular? It's really exaggerated. I feel that when "Song of Youth" was published, it was probably like this."
"Song of Youth was not purchased by the army! When I was reviewing the manuscript, I thought that this novel would be popular, but I didn't expect that it would be so popular!"
When Cui Daoyi spoke, his expression was complicated.
In less than a month, the eighth issue of "People's Literature" which published "Garland Under the Mountain" has been printed for the third time, with a print run of an astonishing 1.2 million copies, setting a new record in the history of "People's Literature"
highest record.
According to feedback from comrades at the Xinhua Bookstore Publishing Office, the sales of this issue of the magazine have been rising since the outbreak, and there is no tendency to stop at all.
They boldly predicted that even if it reaches 1.2 million copies, it will still not be the end of this issue of "People's Literature."
Thinking of this, Cui Daoyi shook his head in disbelief.
"People's Literature" really found a treasure this time!
After work, Cui Daoyi and Wang Fu rode their bicycles, with bags of letters from readers strapped to the baskets and back seats, and found the Yanda Library.
At this time, Lin Chaoyang had already got off work, and the two of them inquired about Langrun Lake Apartment again.
"Hello, old sir. May I ask, does Comrade Lin Chaoyang live here?"
When Cui Daoyi came here for the first time, he was a little unsure of the address and stopped an old man who was walking downstairs.
"Yes, do you have anything to do with him?" Wu Zuxiang asked.
Cui Daoyi smiled and explained: "We are the editors of People's Literature, and we came here to send him letters from readers."
Wu Zuxiang's eyes glanced at the bicycle pushed by the two people. Letters from readers? Good guy, how many letters do you get?
Tao Jingfa has found a good son-in-law!
Cui Daoyi and the others went upstairs and knocked on the door.
The person who opened the door was Tao Yumo. At this time, her face was rosy and her tone was cold, "Who are you looking for?"
"Hello, we are the editor of "People's Literature", looking for Comrade Lin Chaoyang."
Listening to the self-introductions of the two people, the coldness on Tao Yumo's face faded, revealing a warm smile.
"Come in, come in quickly!" She politely let the two of them in and shouted into the room: "Brother-in-law, the editor of "People's Literature" is here to see you."
"Old Cui, why are you here?"
Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised when he saw Cui and Wang.
"I'm here to send you letters from readers. There are too many, and the editorial department has no room to put them." Cui Daoyi explained.
Only then did Lin Chaoyang notice the package placed at the door and asked in surprise: "Are these letters?"
"Yes, it's only part of it. Now it's one pack a day, and we can't unpack it at all, so I'm giving this to you."
Lin Chaoyang looked embarrassed, "There's no room at home, you guys..."
He was interrupted by Tao Yushu when he was halfway through his words, "Why is there no room? There are so many empty places in the house."
Tao Yumo also echoed: "That's right, Xiwen, Xiwu's room has a lot of empty space, so what's the point of putting some letters?"
Lin Chaoyang glanced at his sister-in-law, reasonably suspecting that she was seeking revenge.
Before the arrival of Cui Daoyi and Wang Fu, Tao Yumo, a freshman at Yanda who was reluctant to live in Sichuan, finally remembered that he still had a home in Langrun Lake Apartment.
Originally, after not seeing each other for half a month, he should be happy to return home, but as soon as Tao Yumo entered the house, he was hit by a thunderbolt from the blue.
There is no place for her in the house!
It was originally the room where she, her sister-in-law, and nephew Tao Xiwu lived, but now it has become the room where her two nephews live.
When she returned to her home, she didn't even have a place to live.
It's tolerable, but it's intolerable.
Tao Yumo got angry and quarreled with his mother.
Tao's mother was not angry. Faced with Tao Yumo's anger, she just said lightly: "We already live in the school, why do we keep such a bed at home? It takes up space!"
Tao Yumo was jumping up and down with anger, but there was nothing he could do.
The room that Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu lived in was only a little over ten square meters. It was equipped with a double bed, desk, wardrobe and bookshelf, and there was almost no extra space.
The rooms that Tao's father, Tao's mother, and his uncle and his wife live in are almost in the same state. Only brothers Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu now live in a separate room. There is very little furniture and sundries in the room. Even the beds are made of iron bunk beds.
Canopy beds have more free space.
But no matter how empty the room was, there was no reason for Lin Chaoyang to occupy it.
What's more, the mother-in-law just had a quarrel with her sister-in-law and was angry that she didn't come home for half a month.
There is no way that she really has no place at home, but it should be okay to be squeezed into the same room with her two nephews in the future.
The Tao Yushu sisters sang in harmony, and Cui Daoyi and the others had already delivered the letter, so Lin Chaoyang couldn't let anyone take the things back.
I could only find a place to put the letter first, and then said to the two of them: "Yanjing Literature and Art also wanted to send me a letter before, but I didn't let it. There is really no place at home. Your editorial department should think of a way to find it first.
Let’s store it somewhere.”
Cui Daoyi didn't know that Lin Chaoyang lived with his father-in-law's family before. Now that he knows the situation, he understands his dilemma.
"Okay, I'll take a look around later."
After talking about the letter, Cui Daoyi and the two prepared to leave.
It was time for dinner, but Lin Chaoyang could not let them leave hungry, so he kindly invited them to stay at home for dinner.
While eating, Tao Yumo's attention was entirely on Cui and Wang.
This was the editor of "People's Literature". If it weren't for her brother-in-law, she would not have had the chance to meet him.
Tao Yumo asked a question from time to time to satisfy his curiosity as a literary girl, and kept Cui and Wang's answers in mind.
This will be the cost of communicating with people in the class in the future!
After Cui and Wang were sent away, the negotiations between mother and daughter began again.
As expected, Tao Yumo had to share a room with her two nephews from now on, which was regarded as a small punishment from Tao's mother for lingering outside.
Tao Yushu focused on the letters from readers sent by Cui Daoyi.
Such a large number of letters from readers is not only an affirmation of the work, but also the highest praise for the writer himself.
She happily tore open each letter and read it carefully. While enjoying the readers' praise for Lin Chaoyang, she felt infinite pride welling up in her heart.
The achievements brought about by the sense of group identity filled her heart with joy and deepened her love for her husband.
She was so passionate that night!
Chapter completed!