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Chapter 130 That Was an Age of Innocence

Wei Daqun asked: "Do you still have research on ancient books?"

Tang Shuang: "My father has this hobby. He is a university teacher who teaches Chinese."

Wei Daqun asked a few questions with interest, and felt that although he had never met the Tang Sanjian whom Tang Shuang was talking about, it was quite rare that the two had the same interests and hobbies.

After all, in this day and age, there are still a few people who will read these old antique books, and not many people can understand classical Chinese.

Wei Daqun: "No wonder you were able to write a good book like "Heroes" at such a young age. It turns out that you came from a scholarly family, which is rare."

Tang Shuang was humble against her will.

Wei Daqun said: "I'm not saying compliments, but from the bottom of my heart. The book "Heroes" gave me a new understanding of martial arts. Otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to write a preface for you."

Before reading "Heroes", Wei Daqun had read several other martial arts novels, including "Sword Qi Yangtze River" by Wen Rui'an Security Chief. Unfortunately, it was not Wei Daqun's food, and he threw it away after reading less than a third of it. up.

Tang Shuang immediately thanked him again, and told Wei Daqun the current sales performance of the book "Heroes".

Wei Daqun said with relief: "The eyes of the people are discerning. Of course, good books are more popular, but young people should not be complacent. You have potential and should have a greater future."

Tang Shuang said that after accepting this motto, she must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, maintain a modest and prudent style, and continue to devote herself to novel creation with hunger and thirst.

Wei Daqun: "You are writing another novel now."

Tang Shuang introduced "The Romance of the Dragon and Snake" to him, and Wei Daqun listened to it with little interest, but declined to comment.

He has read some of the contents of "The Romance of the Dragon and Snake", and feels that except for his uniqueness in traditional martial arts, other things are difficult for him to understand.

In his mind, the literary value of "The Romance of the Dragon and Snake" is far lower than that of "Heroes".

This is also the reason why he warned Tang Shuang not to be arrogant and complacent. The words were not said for no reason, they had deep meaning.

As I said before, Wei Daqun is very trendy in thinking, never relying on the old to sell the old, and is very good at chatting with young people.

This time, I chatted with Tang Shuang unconsciously all morning. With the in-depth chat, I couldn't help but understand and expect more about Tang Shuang.

It can be seen from the conversation that the young man in front of him is really good, and talented people are more favored.

This invisibly brought the relationship between the two closer. Later, Wei Daqun directly called Tang Shuang Xiaoshuang.

Wei Daqun thought of "Heroes" written by Tang Shuang, and "The Romance of the Dragon and Snake". He had seen many talented young people, but many of them passed away regretfully in the end, like meteors falling.

Can it be said that they have no talent?Of course not!But why haven't they fulfilled their original potential?
Wei Daqun believes that it is because they are difficult to stick to the original intention of writing. In their early works, although there are various shortcomings, there are more shining points that make people's eyes shine, and the flaws are not concealed.

In the later period, although the level of writing has been greatly improved, the works have become mediocre, and their pens are no longer sharp, but become secular.

After all, they first wrote books for their dreams, but later they were surrounded by all kinds of fame and wealth, and the books they wrote were eager for quick success.

An author who can't be stubborn, but finds ways to cater to the taste of the market, will only write worse and worse in the end.

In the eyes of Wei Daqun, Tang Shuang in front of him was exactly such a young man.

"Heroes" is impressive, with awe-inspiring character, but the "Romance of the Dragon and Snake" written now is full of formality and passion, and may be more popular, but it lacks connotation, and it just won't work.

Wei Daqun asked: "You are about to be a senior at Tongji University, do you have any plans for the future?"

Tang Shuang thought for a while, but she really didn't have a systematic plan, and said, "Nothing specific, I should continue to write books after graduation, hoping to come up with more good works."

Wei Daqun nodded, showing no expression. On the table in front of the two of them, a pot of tea was boiling. He picked up the teapot, poured a cup for Tang Shuang, and then filled it up for himself.

Tang Shuang quickly took it with both hands, took a sip, and watched Wei Daqun slowly leaning on the sofa.

Wei Daqun seemed to say with emotion: "Although I haven't met your father, I can tell that he is a real scholar. Now there are not many people who can read ancient books, even professors in universities."

Tang Shuang didn't know why he suddenly talked about Brother Sanjian, and said, "My dad is really addicted to books. There are no less than a thousand books in his study room. I remember that when I was young, I was most afraid of going into the study room."

Wei Daqun asked with interest: "Oh? Why?"

Tang Shuang said with a smile: "Because the books in his study were like heavenly books to me when I was a child, let alone understand them, I didn't know many words, and my dad always let me read them. That was the most painful thing when I was a child. One thing. Even now, it's a pain to read."

Wei Daqun laughed and said, "It's understandable, my daughter is the same as you."

With that said, Wei Daqun got up and invited Tang Shuang to sit in his study.

Tang Shuang was flattered, and being able to enter the room showed that Wei Daqun recognized him in his heart.

This kind of recognition is different from the one before entering the door.

Before, it was only for his "Hero" book, but now, it was for him.

Wei Daqun's study room is very large, comparable to Brother Sanjian's, but the style is completely different.

Tang Sanjian's study room is full of antiquity, with the style of Wei and Jin Dynasties; while Wei Daqun's study room, although there are many ancient books, but the overall style is full of modern atmosphere, and a modern and simple style rushes towards us.

This shows the different habits of the two. Tang Sanjian is obsessed with traditional culture and has the style of the ancients, while Wei Daqun is more open-minded and likes to encounter new things.

Wei Daqun introduced to Tang Shuang with great interest, which book is a rare book, which book is very special, or which book or which author has interesting allusions... He took the trouble to tell them all Come.

Tang Shuang thought to herself, next time I really want to introduce him to brother Sanjian, the two must have a lot in common.

Wei Daqun put the ancient book presented by Tang Shuang on a bookshelf close to the desk, and put "Heroes" on the other side of the bookshelf.

It can be seen that he likes this ancient book very much and plans to read it when he has time, but he has already read "Heroes", so he put it aside for a while.

Tang Shuang saw a framed photo on the bookshelf. The photo inside was black and white. The two stood together, with a farmhouse behind them, and farmland and cattle could be seen in the distance.

Of the two people in the photo, one should be Wei Daqun, but when he was a teenager, although his appearance has changed a lot, the eyebrows are still clearly visible.

The other person is a middle-aged man, wearing a Chinese tunic suit. Although the clothes are old, they are clean and straight. This person is tall and thin, with a long face and neatly combed hair.

Following Tang Shuang's gaze, Wei Daqun took down the photo frame, wiped the dust off it, and said, "This is a photo of me when I was 14 years old, and the person next to me is my first teacher."

Tang Shuang: "Is it a village teacher?"

Wei Daqun said, "It's not a rural teacher. He's an educated youth from Guangdong. He came to the countryside at that time, and stayed and never left. When I was young, he was the only literate person in our village."

"Our place is poor. In the deep valley, young people have gone out to work. At that time, there was no phone, so they could only write letters, but they couldn't read, so they often asked my teacher for help. Over time, he became responsible All the letters in the village."

Tang Shuang echoed softly: "I heard my dad also said that this is the case."

Wei Daqun nodded and continued: "In those days, education was not universal, especially in rural areas, where a large number of people could not read and write. At that time, everyone was eager to study. They did not study to find a good job and earn more money. Money, they just want to be educated, want to understand the outside world, and enrich their spiritual world while striving for material life."

Tang Shuang said: "Everyone said it was an innocent era."

Wei Daqun was stunned for a moment, and said: "Yes, it was an era of innocence, not as impetuous as it is now. Yesterday I went to the downstairs community to cut my hair, and the barber was a young man like you, and told me he was going to quit. "

Tang Shuang asked knowingly: "Why?"

Wei Daqun: "He said that cutting someone's hair doesn't make much money, and it loses face. He wants to do business, drive a car, be a salesman... These jobs can make money faster than haircuts."

Tang Shuang pondered for a moment, and said, "There are many situations like this around. The quality of a job is measured by how much money it has. This has become the only criterion."

Wei Daqun said: "I went to an island country a few years ago. In a village in Nagoya, the village relies on mountains to eat mountains and makes a living by logging. From our point of view, logging is a laborious job, but from their point of view, it is It is a craft, and even elevated to an art."

"Every tree to be felled is extremely sacred. The ceremony is simple and solemn. The people there pass it down from generation to generation, but the trees on the mountain are still lush and beautiful. Their lives are simple, but their spirit is extremely rich."

Tang Shuang: "This is a kind of spirit, the spirit of craftsmanship."

Wei Daqun nodded and said, "You're right. This is the spirit of craftsmen. We who do writing work are also craftsmen. We must also have this spirit, not to be disturbed by external objects, and to stick to our hearts."

Tang Shuang felt that Wei Daqun had some deep meaning in what he said, but he didn't think about it for a while.

Seeing that Tang Shuang was thinking, Wei Daqun pointed to the sofa in the study with a smile, and said, "Sit down, you shouldn't be interested in what I said, let's stop talking, let's talk about something else."

Tang Shuang: "Where will it be? I am very interested in your story. The enlightenment teacher you mentioned just now hasn't said it yet."

Wei Daqun said with a smile: "If you want to hear it, then tell me."

Tang Shuang said: "He also has a craftsman spirit."

Wei Daqun didn't answer, but said, "I didn't go to school when I was seven or eight years old. There were many children like me, so my teacher acted as a volunteer teacher and taught us how to read in the village every day."

"Then one day, the teacher suddenly said that I would help him read and write letters for everyone."

"So I became the teacher's successor and the little gentleman in the village. At that time, in order not to let everyone look down on me, I pretended to be a little adult every day. Now that I think about it, it's so funny."

　Today's Xiaonian, I wish you all a happy Xiaonian, smiling like candy every day from ear to ear

　　
　
(End of this chapter)