A widower's entertainment

Chapter 267 [The Story of Mount Emei] (Subscription Request)
1989 1 Month 1 Day.

Although it is not the Chinese New Year, New Year's Day is also a very happy day. In the blink of an eye, we have entered the end of the 1980s, but New Year's Day also means a new beginning.

In the capital, there is no doubt that days like New Year's Day add a bit of festive atmosphere.

Over in Xinghua Hutong, the courtyard of Lin Youcheng's home was also filled with celebration because Lin Youcheng had installed a telephone at home.

In fact, to be honest, as early as 1981, the country had begun to open up the policy of telephone installation to ordinary people. It was also from this year that telephones, which were previously only seen in government departments, gradually entered the homes of ordinary people.

However, it is obvious that the cost of installing a telephone at that time was still quite expensive. It was impossible for an average family to spend that money to install a telephone. More common means of communication were still letters, telegrams, and public telephones.

In fact, in the past two years, many citizens in Beijing have already started to install telephones. Lin Youcheng can naturally afford the installation costs, but with the development of the economy, the number plate for installing a telephone has risen to over 2. If we had known this, the threshold for installing a telephone would be very high. A telephone installation fee needs to be paid. The total cost of installing a private telephone is about 3358 yuan. This fee actually also charges a certain fee to the first group to consume telephones, which will help to improve my country's telecommunications network as soon as possible and allow more ordinary people to enjoy telecommunications services, which is in line with the distribution principle of neither eating from the same pot nor achieving common prosperity.

But even so, the demand for telephone installations was far from enough, and countless people used their connections and wrote notes to find connections in order to have a phone installed.

Although Lin Youcheng wanted to install it, he did not think of finding any connections to do so and was not in a hurry. It was for this reason that it was not until 1989 that Lin Youcheng installed a private telephone at home.

Although it is an old-fashioned black rotary dial telephone, it is still the most fashionable item at that time.

It can be said that at this moment, if anyone can report his or her five-digit phone number, it can definitely be regarded as a low-key, luxurious and meaningful show-off, making others envious.

Lin Youcheng knew very well that after the success of the wireless telephone experiment, the development of telephones was accelerated, including hand-cranked, rotary, key-operated, cordless mobile phones, digital phones, smart phones...

A phone like this is nothing nowadays.

However, Lin Youcheng did not care much about it, but the children in the family were very excited. They all wanted to make a phone call, but they didn't know who to call, so they all waited for the phone to ring and were the first to answer it.

Seeing that Lin Youcheng had installed a telephone at home, Song Ma naturally sighed that the writer Lin Youcheng had a very good income, otherwise who would spend so much money to install a telephone at home.

The key point is that Song Ma knows that in addition to buying a telephone for the family, Lin Youcheng had also bought a lot of other things before. Not to mention the TV he bought earlier, the washing machine and refrigerator were also complete. Life was really getting better and better.

"Youcheng, why don't you seem happy that a telephone was installed at home?"

Hearing what Song Ma said, Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "No, I just wanted to install a telephone for my eldest brother's house in Decheng if possible."

Obviously, Decheng is not as prosperous as Beijing. Even if some ordinary families in Decheng have telephones installed, they are definitely fewer than in Beijing.

When Song Ma heard what Lin Youcheng said, she couldn't help but sigh: "As a younger brother, you are really thoughtful. You always think about your brother in everything."

When Lin Youcheng heard this, he didn't say anything. This was because his elder brother Lin Youcai had always been taking care of their family.

Not to mention, the money he gave his eldest brother to install the phone was nothing at all, he had the conditions.

Just like the manuscript he just finished writing, "The Lurker", has already been sent to the People's Literature Magazine. When the manuscript is approved, he will receive another payment.

Of course, Lin Youcheng did not think that "People's Literature" would reject the manuscript of "The Lurker".

……

Beijing, "People's Literature" magazine.

When 1989 arrived, People's Literature magazine was obviously very surprised to receive Lin Youcheng's latest manuscript.

It can be said that all the editors in the entire editorial department were very surprised. After all, no one expected to receive Lin Youcheng's manuscript so soon and so suddenly.

Lin Youcheng is truly worthy of being recognized in the literary circle as a writer with a strong creative passion!
Last year’s “Unforgettable Lovers” received so much discussion, but I wonder what kind of novel Lin Youcheng will bring at the beginning of this year.

All the editors are looking forward to it.

"What is Lin Youcheng writing about in this manuscript? What is the name of the novel?"

"Is Lin Youcheng really writing a new manuscript?"

"I didn't expect Lin Youcheng to write a new novel again?"

"What's the name of the novel?"

"Lin Youcheng is really amazing. His passion for creation is unmatched by many writers."

"Yeah, but I don't know what kind of novel Lin Youcheng will write this time. I don't know if it will be a romance novel again."

……

Obviously, Lin Youcheng's manuscript instantly attracted the attention of the entire editorial department, and every editor very much wanted to be the first to read Lin Youcheng's novel.

As Zhang Wei, who has always been in charge of Lin Youcheng's manuscripts, was naturally the first to read Lin Youcheng's novel. You should know that he himself was very surprised by Lin Youcheng's novel, because he did not urge Lin Youcheng to submit his manuscript, but Lin Youcheng had already written a new novel. How could Zhang Wei not be happy?

Zhang Wei looked at the name of the manuscript at the top, and it clearly read - "Undercover".

Lurking?

This name doesn't seem to have anything to do with love!

Whether it is the previous "The Unforgettable" or the one before that "The Time Traveler's Wife", as long as you look at the title of the novel, you can tell that it is a novel about love.

Now the name of Lin Youcheng's novel is "Lush"?
Why does it seem like a spy war theme?

It was a subconscious thought. Zhang Wei thought of the movie "The Sound of Wind". It was this feeling. When this thought popped up in Zhang Wei's mind, he naturally looked forward to Lin Youcheng's "The Disguiser" even more.

Lin Youcheng, who was able to write a work like The Sound of Wind, what new story and what kind of surprise will the Hidden Lurk that he brought to People's Literature this time? Zhang Wei opened the story of Hidden Lurk, and then Zhang Wei knew that Lin Youcheng's novel Hidden Lurk was really about spy warfare.

But at this time, Zhang Wei no longer cared about the subject matter, because he was completely immersed in the story of "Lush" -

On the eve of the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang, the Communist Party and Japan were in opposition and the relationship was complicated. At this time, Li Haifeng, who was once known as the "Code Book" among the military spies, defected from the Chongqing government to the Japanese puppet regime in Nanjing. The top leaders of the military were extremely angry and vowed to get rid of him. While carrying out the arrest mission, Yu Zecheng, a field officer of the military, discovered that his beloved fiancée Zuo Lan had a close relationship with radicals such as Lin Huaifu.

As the assassination attempt on Li Haifeng was exposed, Yu Zecheng fell into the embarrassing situation of fighting alone, and his identity and direction were shrouded in fog. He was conflicted between staying and leaving, but he was truly anti-Japanese and finally single-handedly killed the traitor Li Haifeng. Yu Zecheng, who thought he could retire with honor, was transferred to the Nanjing Station of the Military Control Commission and awarded a commendation. At this time, Zuo Lan was also trying to instigate him to join the Communist Party of China. Just when Yu Zecheng was hesitant because he and Zuo Lan were in opposing camps, the assassination of Li Haifeng was exposed and he was killed. Fortunately, he was rescued by the Communist Party of China. Later, Yu Zecheng joined the organization, but the organization did not send Yu Zecheng to Yan'an, but sent him back to Chongqing as an undercover agent, codenamed -

"Emei Peak"!
Zhang Wei was completely immersed in this story. He was completely attracted by it. He began to know Cui Ping, the guerrilla leader who pretended to be a couple with Yu Zecheng, and he also knew Wu Jingzhong, Li Ya, Ma Kui...

One after another, the thrilling plots made Zhang Wei excited both physically and mentally. It was really well written.

He is not unfamiliar with spy war stories, and fake couples are also a common plot in spy war stories. However, this novel "The Hidden" written by Lin Youcheng is just like the name, making him feel like he heard thunder in silence!

Zhang Wei did not expect that a spy story could be written in this way. He did not expect that Yu Zecheng, code-named "Emei Peak", did not have communist beliefs at first because he had worked there for many years.

Even though his fiancée Zuo Lan had urged him to serve our party, Yu Zecheng's answer was -

I don’t have much faith. If I have any, I now believe in my conscience. After driving away the riben people, I believe in life and in you, that’s it.

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Completely different from Gu Xiaomeng, codenamed "Old Ghost" in "The Sound of Wind", even though Yu Zecheng is not a handsome and versatile spy comrade, his dream is as simple as having a wife, children and a warm bed. But the most valuable thing is that Yu Zecheng has a conscience as the background of his life.

After witnessing the shady dealings between the Kuomintang high-ranking officials and the Japanese, Yu Zecheng felt that he had been cheated for eight years and was filled with resentment.

Inspired by love, Yu Zecheng finally agreed to our request for undercover work, but Yu Zecheng was not revolutionary out of his own conscience, and his beliefs were not pure and firm.

His transformation was due to the fact that Lu Zongfang, who was also lurking, did not hesitate to fire a shot to attract the enemy's attention in exchange for Yu Zecheng's escape from danger, while he chose to sacrifice himself; it was because he witnessed that even though the shopkeeper Qiu was tortured, he said righteously, "No one can defeat my faith. I can die, but I will never betray my comrades", and he immediately bit his tongue; it was also because in order to protect his comrades, Zuo Lan went deep into danger and wrote a bloody romance with his youth.

These events shocked Yu Zecheng and also baptized him.

It also baptized and shocked Zhang Wei's heart.

"Director Zhang, let's go eat first!"

Colleagues in the editorial department saw that Zhang Wei had been reading Lin Youcheng's novel "The Lurker" and didn't even go to eat, so they couldn't help but say something.

Zhang Wei waved his hand without raising his head and continued reading the novel.

"I'm really fascinated by this! I wonder how wonderful Lin Youcheng's novel "Lush" is!"

The editors in the editorial department already knew that Lin Youcheng's novel was called "The Hidden Lurker," and it was a spy-war story.

"Yeah, I didn't expect Lin Youcheng to write about spy wars again. I just don't know how "The Hidden Man" will turn out this time. That "The Sound of the Wind" was really amazing."

"The Whisper of the Wind is quite a classic. If it weren't for the fact that Lin Youcheng's novel Wonders of the World had already won the Mao Dun Literature Prize, I would have thought that The Whisper of the Wind was also worthy of the literature award. I still remember Gu Xiaomeng's last words in the novel vividly."

"Yes, that novel is such a classic. I wonder how Lin Youcheng's "The Hidden" will perform this time."

……

Zhang Wei was unaware of the discussion among his editorial colleagues. He was completely absorbed in "The Hidden" written by Lin Youcheng. It was so wonderful.

In fact, before The Sound of Wind, there was a paragraph about spy novels, especially spy dramas: "Most spies are beautiful women, and they are scary when they become scary. The enemy and us are busy with romance, and action and gun battles are all on the stage."

Obviously "The Message" is not it, and now "Insidious" is not it either.

Zhang Wei didn't expect that the supporting characters written by Lin Youcheng who competed with Yu Zecheng were all extraordinary people.

Stationmaster Wu is a shrewd and calculating person. He was a passionate communist when he was young, but after years of working in the officialdom, he no longer cared about power but only wanted to make money.

In fact, he lives very clearly, knows what he wants, and knows how to leave a way out for himself. The relationship between Yu Zecheng and him is one of mutual benefit.

There is also the ruthless Li Ya, a pure spy. He has been in the station for two years and has never had a rest. He eats, drinks and sleeps in the office. He does not seek merit or reward, but is devoted to serving the country. It can even be said that Li Ya is the only one who truly sticks to his beliefs.

There is also the profit-seeking Xie Ruolin, who has the observation, judgment and execution ability of a qualified spy, and once caused a lot of trouble to Yu Zecheng because of Cuiping's identity. But he is a very stupid speculator, who thinks he has seen the situation clearly and takes the opportunity to mock those martyrs. In fact, he is the victim of the great era.

As for Lu Qiaoshan and Ma Kui, they are two extremes, one is insidious and petty, the other is brave. Lu Qiaoshan mediates with officials and can sacrifice the interests of everyone for power, while Ma Kui is just a reckless man and lacks the IQ to think.

Zhang Wei couldn't stop watching the fight between these spy masters.

It’s so exciting!
However, when Zhang Wei read the rest of the story, he felt endless sadness both physically and mentally, with tears in his eyes and an indescribable discomfort in his heart.

It's really uncomfortable.

Here, Chen Taohua was standing alone on the mountain holding her and Yu Zecheng's child, looking at the mountain pass, waiting for Yu Zecheng to suddenly return one day.

On the other side of the strait, Yu Zecheng didn't know whether he would return.

Zhang Wei couldn't help crying when he saw the end. He cursed in a low voice, "Fuck, this is written too damn well, Emei Peak!"

As he spoke, Zhang Wei's heart was filled with sadness and discomfort, and before he knew it, he was already -

Tears flowed down my face.

(End of this chapter)