Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 796 History is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone

Fang Minghua ignored the young woman and said to the little boy in a gentle voice, "Can I tell you the story of how this railway was built?"

The language spoken is of course English.

"Okay." The little boy answered happily.

"This railway is what your mother said, called the Pacific Railway. It was built more than 100 years ago, but the main force of its construction was not Americans, but workers from China. At that time, China was relatively poor, and they traveled thousands of miles to the United States to make a living. People called them Chinese workers."

"The Chinese workers were hardworking and soon became the main force in building the railway. As you can see, the mountains here are very high and the roads are very dangerous, so it was very difficult to build the railway. In winter, blizzards caused avalanches and many Chinese workers died. So there was a saying that "there is a Chinese worker's body under every railroad tie."

Fang Minghua was interrupted by the young woman before he could finish his words.

"I'm sorry, sir, I have to interrupt you. What you said is not recorded in the history books at school, so I won't allow you to tell my children these untrue things!"

The young woman looked at Fang Minghua with a firm gaze.

Not written in American history books?

No way?
Of course, Fang Minghua knew that this young woman would not lie to him, so there was no need.

Fang Minghua was too lazy to explain, and just said lightly: Madam, have you heard a saying? History is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone. This only shows that your country has dressed up this period of history very well, but the truth will surface one day. "

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to the mother and son and looked out the window.

The box fell into silence.

There is no need to argue with a strange woman. Some perceptions cannot be changed by just a few words.

After another hour, the train seemed to have entered a desert area. The vast Gobi Desert gave people a feeling of a setting sun on a long river.

The little boy, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the scenery outside and started talking again. His mother continued to explain to him in a low voice, occasionally glancing at Fang Minghua who was leisurely looking at the scenery outside.

When it was dinner time, Fang Minghua came to the dining car. Due to limited seats, when dining in the dining car, he usually had to share a table with strangers.

Fang Minghua ordered a grilled rib and a Coke, and ate slowly while enjoying the scenery outside.

Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged man with a beard who didn't like to talk much. Half an hour later, the train stopped at a small town in Nevada. Suddenly, two policemen got on the train and handcuffed the middle-aged man sitting opposite him. It was said that the charge was illegal possession of a gun.

This peat
Not a big scare.

At night, the Kaze crossed Nevada and entered Utah, and Fang Minghua's watch was set forward one hour.

At 3 a.m., the train arrived in Salt Lake City and it was time for Fang Minghua to get off.

He got up from the lower bunk to pack his luggage, which startled the young woman who was sleeping there.

The young woman wrapped in a blanket stretched her head out to look at Fang Minghua and suddenly asked, "Are you Chinese?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Sir, I don't know where you heard the story you told my child during the day? Is it written like this in your Chinese history book? But you also said that history is a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone. Is the history in your Chinese textbooks true?!" said the young woman.

Ah?
Debate this?

Really unnecessary.

"In the future, this period of history will be included in your history textbooks." After saying that, Fang Minghua left the private room with his travel bag.

Fang Minghua left the station and found a hotel nearby to stay in. Suddenly, he felt a little sleepless.

In China, this tragic experience of the Chinese building railroads in the United States is recorded in Chinese middle school history textbooks, but not in the United States!
Fang Minghua vaguely remembers that a Chinese female writer named Zhang Chunru was famous for writing the English historical work "The Nanjing Massacre".

Regrettably, this brave Chinese female writer eventually committed suicide due to depression. Two years before her death, she wrote another historical work: "The Chinese in America: A Narrative History". The book exposed the discrimination suffered by early Chinese workers, including the tragic history of the Chinese building the Pacific Railroad, which caused a strong response in the United States.

But it will be after the millennium. It seems that someone will reveal the truth.

Fang Minghua stayed in Salt Lake City for one night. At ten o'clock the next day, he took a Delta Airlines flight to Baltimore. After four hours, he arrived at his destination at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Demi drove to the airport to pick her up personally.

On the way to the hotel, Demi told Fang Minghua that the meeting with readers was scheduled for noon the next day after the awards ceremony, and everything was ready.

At that time, the three leading actors of the movie will fly in from New York to join in the fun.

"Demi, are you so sure that you can win the prize? If you don't, you'll have miscalculated." Fang Minghua joked.

"If it's the Nebula Award, I wouldn't dare to say that, but the Hugo Award is definitely no problem. With such a huge readership of Harry Potter, how could it not win the award?" Demi looked confident.

The biggest difference between the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award is the different jury.

The Nebula Award jury is mainly composed of experts and scholars in the field of science fiction in the United States, while the Hugo Award is composed of science fiction editors, writers, critics and media professionals from all over the world and has a broad mass base.

So, Demi is so sure.

After settling in the hotel, Demi and the publishing team continued to make preparations. Fang Minghua declined Demi's offer to help find a tour guide and wandered around the city leisurely with a backpack on her back.

Baltimore is located on the west side of the top of the Chesapeake Bay. It is the largest city in Maryland, USA. Baltimore is also one of the oldest cities in the United States. It was once the capital of the United States and the birthplace of the American national anthem.

Fang Minghua spent half a day enthusiastically touring Fort McHenry, a national monument and historical site in the United States.

It was used as an outpost to fight against the British during the Second Anglo-American War. It was built on a small peninsula, and the five-pointed star-shaped fortress controlled the main entrance to the port. In 1814, after capturing Washington and burning the White House, in order to capture Baltimore, the port city that controlled the economic lifeline of the United States at that time, the British fleet went straight to Fort McHenry and bombarded the fort day and night. In addition, this is also the birthplace of the American national anthem.

He also visited the Locomotive History Museum in the southwest of downtown Moss. It is the only place in the United States that preserves various locomotives. Covering an area of ​​1200 square meters, the museum has a compact layout and exhibits a variety of locomotives, including the world's first locomotive.

There is actually a steam locomotive from mainland China, with the word "People" written by a great man on the front, which looks very familiar.

There is also the National Aquarium and the Washington Monument towering over Mount Vernon Square. However, as the Hugo Awards ceremony approaches, this place has become a mecca for science fiction fans.

From time to time, people would recognize Fang Minghua, take out paper and pen to sign, or take photos with her. When it comes to her fans, Fang Minghua usually responds to their requests.

Many fans were curious about how many sequels to the Harry Potter novels would be written, and Fang Minghua did not deliberately hide it.

At least seven.

This caused cheers from the fans - it was a feast for the eyes!

Of course, there are also some very unique fans who clearly came to the World Science Fiction Convention, but chose to ask about other novels written by Fang Minghua.

For example, this beautiful girl from Washington State University has a very eye-catching fiery red hair.

"Mr. Minghua, in addition to the Harry Potter series, I also like your Love Trilogy. Will you write romance novels in the future?"

The so-called love trilogy is "The Bridges of Madison County", "Ghost" and "Twilight" written by Fang Minghua in the United States.

Especially since "Twilight" only wrote the first part, "Twilight", the characters in the story had no ending, which made many fans quite resentful.

Now hearing the girl ask this question, Fang Minghua had no choice but to answer truthfully. He had no plans to start writing for the time being. He was now concentrating on finishing Harry Potter.

I was thinking in my heart.

Romance novels
How old are you and still writing this?

Just when Fang Minghua was in high spirits in Baltimore alone, a mother and daughter hurried over from New York. They were Liu Xiaoli and her daughter Liu Yifei.

(End of this chapter)