The brother-in-law couldn't help but say that as soon as Lin Chaoyang finished thinking about him in the morning, someone else came in the evening.
"Aunt, uncle, my dad wants to treat you to dinner on the weekend."
Du Feng walked in and said to Tao's father and Tao's mother.
"Which kind of guest do you want to invite?" Tao Mu asked.
"Isn't this the eleventh day?" Du Feng obviously couldn't convince the crowd with this reason. He smiled and said: "Actually, the main reason is to invite my brother-in-law."
"Please Chaoyang?" Everyone looked surprised. My uncle Tao Yucheng asked, "What's the reason for this?"
Du Feng's face showed a bit of pride, "Because of my brother-in-law's novel, "Wreaths Under the Mountains"."
Everyone in the Tao family was suddenly stunned.
It has been a month since "Garland Under the Mountain" was published in "People's Literature". During this time, the Tao family has heard discussions about this novel from people around them more than once. It is not only those readers who like to read books, even those who originally like to read books.
People who have no interest in literature are also discussing this novel.
"Garland Beneath the Mountain" can have such an impact not only because the novel itself breaks the barriers of previous military-themed novels, but more importantly, because it closely follows current events and responds to public opinion.
The war in the south has lasted for more than half a year, affecting the hearts of countless people. Although time has gradually passed, the attention to the war is no longer as intense as it was at the beginning.
But "Garland Under the Mountain" is, after all, the first novel that reflects the war so closely to reality. Anyone who cares about the war is a potential reader of this novel.
Even if some people don't read novels, they can't get those around them to discuss them. This kind of topicality is something that ordinary novels don't have.
Groundbreaking quality, topic of national concern, massive potential readers...
Many factors came together to make "Wreaths Under the Mountain" gain the love and praise of millions of readers in a short period of time.
This trend has also formed a powerful force of public opinion in just one month, gathering together the already somewhat loose public opinion. This is what the officials want to see.
Lin Chaoyang guessed that his uncle Du Ruolin wanted to treat him. It seemed that the public opinion generated by this novel had achieved the desired effect of the army.
After sending the message, Du Feng was about to leave when Lin Chaoyang held him back.
"Have you not been in love recently?"
"No." Du Feng had an expression on his face as if he didn't want to pick up the pot.
Lin Chaoyang felt a little regretful because he could no longer earn money for retouching.
He added: "Get me two cigarettes."
"What do I mean? Okay, I'll give it to you during dinner on Sunday."
Du Feng thought that Lin Chaoyang would leave after agreeing to this, but Lin Chaoyang said: "We haven't said anything about the real thing yet."
"What else?"
"You have time to help me look for a house."
Du Feng was surprised, "Brother-in-law, do you want to rent a house?"
"It's not renting, it's buying. You have also seen the environment at home, with a large population and a small place. Xiwen and Xiwu will be old in two years. It is not appropriate for Yumo and the two of them to be squeezed together. Besides, you and I
I will definitely have children in the future.
Therefore, it is necessary to have your own house."
Du Feng nodded, "You are right to consider this, but why do you use your own money to buy a house and find an employer?"
"I am a temporary worker, and Sister You is still a student. Do you think we can live in a decent house if we rely on our work unit?"
"That's true, but it's hard to buy a house now!"
"Let's ask around first, just in case there is a suitable one!" Lin Chaoyang said.
"Okay, you're not in a hurry anyway. I'll help you look around when I have time." Du Feng accepted the job, and then joked: "Okay, brother-in-law, it's better for you to make money as writers. I've just written a few words
I’m going to write a novel and buy a house.”
There was ridicule and envy in Du Feng's words. Even though he was a second-generation soldier, nowadays, regardless of your status, the gap between the rich and the poor is actually not that big.
The most important reason why people don’t buy a house at this stage is of course that the property rights of the house are usually not in their hands. Another important reason is that it is not easy for most people to buy a house with their income.
It is true that houses are cheap now, but everyone’s income is not high either. Apart from the difference in housing prices and income, the biggest difference from later generations is that the cost of food and clothing is much higher.
Take pork as an example. The current price of pork in general markets and non-staple food stores in Yanjing is 7.5 cents per pound, with a fluctuation of no more than 10%.
Based on a monthly income of 50 yuan, you can buy about 67 kilograms of pork. You must know that 50 yuan is already a moderately high income today. Compared with 40 years later, it should be at least the level of a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan. If this money is
If you use it to buy pork, how much can you sell for it? When pork is cheap, I'm afraid you have to multiply it by 10 times.
The advantage today is that the gap between rich and poor is small, but there are also disadvantages. The low material living standards greatly limit the national happiness index.
Many families spend most of their annual income on clothing, food, and large purchases such as buying a house, which can cost thousands of dollars, which naturally puts great pressure on ordinary families.
It’s true that Du Feng’s family background is superior, but he really doesn’t have much money and he belongs to the moonlight clan in the 1970s.
Lin Chaoyang can earn hundreds of dollars just by writing a novel, which he can't help but envy now.
"You can buy it if you want." Lin Chaoyang smiled.
"I won't buy it!"
These days, unless forced to do so, who would use their own money to buy a house? It’s not like they don’t have a unit.
This concept may be difficult for future generations to understand, but it is a perfectly normal idea today.
The next day was Saturday. While at work, Lin Chaoyang took advantage of lunch to go to the post office outside the south gate of the school to mail the copy of the "Harvest" manuscript he had promised.
From the beginning to the completion of the manuscript, this manuscript dragged on for nearly five months.
During this period, "Little Shoes" was published, "The Inevitable Rise and Decline of Scar Literature" was published, and "Wreaths Under the Mountains" were published.
According to Lin Chaoyang's efficiency, it is quite slow.
But compared to today's writers, his efficiency is pretty good.
In the past few months, Li Xiaolin only sent a few letters to remind her of updates, but she only reminded her of updates and didn't know how to send monthly tickets. Where did Lin Chaoyang get the motivation?
But after all, it was already agreed upon, and Lin Chaoyang finally sent the manuscript before November.
After reading this manuscript, he was completely free.
For four or five months, he wrote every day, writing at work and after get off work. He felt even more tired than being a 996 social worker.
After finishing this job, it’s time to take a good rest.
On Sunday, the entire Tao family came to the Shijingshan Military Region compound.
After entering and saying hello, Du Ruolin laughed and said to Tao's mother: "Ruohui, you have really found a good son-in-law!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the Tao family immediately turned towards Tao's mother, as if they were watching a good show.
Mother Tao's face was stiff, and she forced out a smile, "Brother, I just wrote a novel, it's nothing."
"Hey! How can you say that? You don't know how much encouragement it gave to our commanders and fighters on the front line and in the rear after the publication of "Wreaths Under the Mountains"!
Chaoyang's novel is well written. It has greatly boosted the morale of our army and allowed the common people to see the sacrifices of those young soldiers. It has won the hearts and minds of the people for us. This is the most important thing!"
My uncle Du Ruolin has a bold personality and his voice is a bit louder than ordinary people.
Tao's mother's politeness was refuted by him, and she couldn't argue much, so she could only smile dryly and deal with the matter.
The two sisters, Tao Yushu, paid close attention to their mother's expression throughout the whole process, feeling secretly happy in their hearts.
Tao Yushu was gloating because of her mother's attitude towards her husband, while Tao Yumo was gloating because of the room-changing incident led by Tao's mother some time ago.
"It seems that I have prepared a lot of things today!"
Father Tao loved his wife and attracted the attention of his uncle Du Ruolin. He smiled and said: "Today you have benefited from Chaoyang. He has made great contributions to our army. I have to reward him well today. I specially opened the canteen
The master master has been invited."
Although Du Ruolin's words were rough, they were not harsh at all. Everyone could hear his joke, but they could also understand that today's meal was really specially prepared for Lin Chaoyang.
Tao's father joked: "The chef shows off his real skills by opening a small stove. I have to give it a try today."
Du Ruolin accompanied Tao's father and talked and laughed with Lin Chaoyang, while Tao Yushu on the side ran to the kitchen and grabbed his aunt Qi Hongying.
"Auntie, please take a look and try on the coat I bought for you."
"That's great. What kind of coat should I buy?"
Qi Hongying actually knew the reason why Tao Yushu bought her a coat.
During this time, Du Feng was at home, bragging to people outside that "Wreaths Under the Mountains" was written by his brother-in-law, and the protagonist of the novel also made reference to part of his experience.
Because of this incident, Du Feng almost got hit by his father's belt.
"Wreaths Under the Mountain" does refer to real people, but after reading the information Du Feng found, Du Ruolin knew better than anyone that he had nothing to do with it.
Besides, if Du Feng were the prototype of the protagonist in the novel, it could only be Zhao Mengsheng.
Doesn't that mean that his wife Qi Hongying is Zhao Mengsheng's mother Wu Shuang in the novel who used his power to interfere in military affairs indiscriminately? Doesn't it mean that Du Ruolin has no way to educate his children and is not strict in running the family?
This kid just keeps talking happily, and the whole family will suffer. If not him, who will be slapped?
But from Qi Hongying's point of view, a black pot fell from the sky and hit her on the head, which made her feel miserable.
My husband also said that the novel’s prototype has nothing to do with Du Feng, but he still felt uncomfortable.
Tao Yushu knew that Du Feng had always talked about the prototype of the novel. This kid only cared about being in the limelight and didn't care about the life and death of his family. Invisibly, he also put Lin Chaoyang on the fire.
So she made a special trip to the department store the afternoon before yesterday and bought a coat for Qi Hongying.
Given the conditions of the Du family, this coat is not inferior, but this is a minimum attitude. At least, Qi Hongying's awkwardness will not be allowed to affect her husband.
Tao Yushu asked Qi Hongying to go into the room to try on clothes, but she smiled and said: "No need. You girl, you have been thoughtful about everything since you were a child. It's Du Feng who talks nonsense all day long, and it has nothing to do with Chaoyang, your family."
"I know, but it will always give people a bad association..."
Qi Hongying interrupted Tao Yushu, "In your mind, your aunt is such an unreasonable person? Speaking of which, he still helped your uncle. How can I ask for your things? Just give the clothes to your mother."
Having been her aunt all her life, Qi Hongying knew Du Ruohui's character very well. Regardless of the reason, she would definitely be angry if Tao Yushu bought clothes for her and didn't buy them for her.
Tao Yushu said with a smile: "Auntie, you really know my mother very well. However, if you give her something she doesn't want, she will be just as angry."
"If you don't give it to her, she will be even more angry." Qi Hongying chuckled, with a bit of envy on her face, "I envy your mother. She grew up with fine clothes and fine food, and your father took care of her when she grew up. Although she suffered a lot in the past few years,
It's a small crime, but at least you kids are all good."
"You're not bad either..."
Tao Yushu and Qi Hongying chatted in the room for a long time before coming out. Today, the family invited a chef, so there was no need for everyone to be busy. The two families were scattered in the two-story building of the Du family, and everything was full of laughter and laughter.
The chef is from Shandong and he cooks Shandong cuisine.
Braised fish fillets, Sixi meatballs, stir-fried kidneys, braised prawns...
When it was almost noon, the dishes were served one after another, and the little ones in the family were eagerly waiting at the table, waiting for the meal to begin.
Du Ruolin asked Du Feng to open two bottles of liquor, saying it was to reward Lin Chaoyang, a great hero, but it was more like getting him drunk.
In the middle of the banquet, Du Ruolin asked under the influence of wine: "Chaoyang, "Wreaths Under the Mountains" is a good book. Many leaders of the army are praising you and saying that you are a master in writing military-themed novels.
, our army is in need of talents like you. I have not forgotten what I promised you before, how about it? Do you want to come? "
As soon as these words came out, everyone around them focused their attention on Du Ruolin and Lin Chaoyang.
Chapter completed!