Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 212: You are a novelist, what do you know about poetry?
The courtyard house in Mianhua Hutong has been under renovation for more than half a month. The work inside the house has been completed, the doors and windows have just been replaced, and now the only thing left to do is the work in the yard.

The furniture factory specially sent a truck to deliver the furniture to Lin Chaoyang. When they arrived at the gate of Mianhua Hutong, Lin Chaoyang and several others followed the movers and carefully moved the pieces of furniture into the house.

Lin Chaoyang was satisfied when he saw several pieces of antique furniture intact in the house.

The first time I found a bargain in the 1980s, the results were pretty good. I bought two Ming Dynasty rosewood chairs and a pair of Qing Dynasty mahogany dragon-carved treasure cabinets. After another 30 or 40 years, the total value of these items would be estimated at at least 60 to 70 million yuan.

It’s a pity that it’s not made by the emperor, otherwise it could be worth at least three or four times as much.

A Mao didn't understand why Lin Chaoyang valued these pieces of furniture. In his eyes, these three old pieces of furniture were not as useful as the newly bought bed and wardrobe.

"Amao, this is called an antique. We Chinese have a saying, 'Antiques are valuable in prosperous times, gold is valuable in troubled times, these things will appreciate in value in the future." Lin Chaoyang explained to him.

A Mao nodded, half understanding, but still didn't believe it.

This has nothing to do with intelligence, but a question of concept. It is true that Mao has a good impression of China, but if you tell him now that China can catch up with the development of Western countries in 100 years in just 30 years, he will not believe it no matter what.

Therefore, for him, there was no such thing as the appreciation of antiques.

He was not concerned about the furniture, but instead was concerned about the ticket scalper he met during the day.

Foreign exchange coupons were a new thing that was only issued last year, and he was very interested in the business practices of ticket scalpers.

Hearing A Mao asking about the ticket scalpers, Lin Chaoyang looked at him in surprise. Has this kid always had such dangerous thoughts?

"It is illegal to resell foreign exchange certificates. Do you understand?"

"He pours, I just sell."

"Hey, kid, you're full of twisted theories."

Having stayed in Yanjing for several years, A Mao's eloquence has become more and more fluent, but perhaps due to the influence of those Beijingers, his ideas have become increasingly crooked.

"Do you want to make some money from this?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

"it should be no problem?"

After such a long period of contact, Lin Chaoyang knew that A Mao was not well off, otherwise he would not have chosen to study in China.

He thought for a moment and said, "If you really want to make some money, you can exchange the foreign exchange certificates for me and I will give you RMB at the market price."

Ah Mao was a little embarrassed, "Is this appropriate?"

"You still feel embarrassed?" Lin Chaoyang cursed with a smile, then said seriously: "What's inappropriate? You want to make some money, and I just happen to need foreign exchange certificates. We are friends and business is business. This also saves you the risk of dealing with ticket scalpers. If the ticket scalpers commit a crime, although it is highly unlikely that you will be involved, it is better to be safe than sorry."

After listening to his words, A Mao thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense.

At this time, Lin Chaoyang warned again: "This thing can only earn some pocket money, don't think of making a lot of money with it."

"I see."

When he returned home in the evening, Tao Yushu counted the money he had spent that day. The five pieces of furniture cost a total of 1155 foreign exchange coupons and 94 yuan.

"You spend money like water!" She sighed with some distress, and then asked Lin Chaoyang: "I heard you told A Mao that you wanted to exchange foreign exchange certificates with him. Why do we need so many foreign exchange certificates?"

"I want to buy some antiques for my collection, and I can never have too many foreign exchange certificates.

And there is an advantage to buying things with foreign exchange coupons. You don’t need to use coupons to buy things, which saves time, effort and worry.”

Tao Yushu pouted and said reluctantly: "One foreign exchange certificate is worth one dollar and four cents. If you don't feel bad, I do."

Lin Chaoyang smiled and said, "Money is not something that can be saved. I spent a little more money, but it saved me trouble and time. I think it's worth it."

"So what if you save time? You are a leader, and you still have to deal with a lot of things every day?" Tao Yushu said sarcastically.

Lin Chaoyang came close to her and said in an ambiguous tone, "We can save some time to do what we love. Life is short, and a night of love is worth a thousand gold."

Tao Yushu blushed, "You're talking nonsense again..."

Before she could finish her words, her lips touched something soft and she subconsciously closed her eyes.

Another day, after get off work, Tao Yumo followed Lin Chaoyang.

"Brother-in-law, please make me some deep-fried mandarin fish."

"Brother-in-law, I want to eat braised pork."

Tao Yumo kept muttering all the way, and at night she diligently helped Lin Chaoyang with cooking. When eating, she turned into a glutton and ate voraciously.

Tao Yushu looked at his sister's state and couldn't help but teasing her: "Those who knew you went to school would think you were fleeing from famine."

"You can't blame me for this. It's mainly because my brother-in-law's cooking is so delicious." Tao Yumo's cheeks were puffed up like a hamster.

Lin Chaoyang was very satisfied with his sister-in-law's flattery. He had already eaten what he was supposed to eat, so wasn't it natural for him to provide some emotional value?

When they were almost done eating, Tao Yumo finally freed his mouth and started talking about the latest hot events at Yanda University.

The most popular event was naturally the poetry reading organized by the Chinese Department and the May Fourth Literary Society. This group of people held the poetry reading in the dining hall.

It is said that on the day of the poetry reading, the large dining hall that could accommodate more than 2,000 people was packed with students, and the aisles and entrances were crowded with people.

The student poets of the May Fourth Literary Society came on stage one by one to recite their own poems. After each poem, there was applause from the audience, and the students responded to them with great enthusiasm.

After nearly three years of development, the May Fourth Literary Society has become the largest student society in Yanzhou University. Not only does it have the largest number of members, but it also has the greatest influence.

For this poetry reading, the May Fourth Literary Society specially invited several famous young poets to Yanjing University.

Zhao Zhenkai, Yang Lian, Mang Ke...

The arrival of these poets made the students even more enthusiastic, and the applause was like a tide and lasted for a long time.

The applause and love from students made these poets feel identified, and at the same time, these poets also inspired students to love poetry. In 81, the poetry craze on university campuses became more and more intense. Everyone was proud to read and write poetry, and many people even started student magazines.

Take Yenching University as an example. Students have come to regard joining the May Fourth Literary Society as a kind of recognition. Whoever joins the May Fourth Literary Society is recognized for his or her literary talent. If one is rejected by the society, it is almost a humiliation for these arrogant college students.

Tao Yumo had joined the May Fourth Literary Society as early as the first semester of the year she entered school, but unfortunately her presence in the society was never strong.

"Brother-in-law, Xiao Cha also recited at the poetry reading the day before yesterday. He said that he wanted to publish this poem. Later I asked him, and he said that you recommended him to Yenching Literature."

Lin Chaoyang looked at his sister-in-law and asked, "What do you mean?"

Tao Yumo took out a few pieces of paper with a playful smile, "This is a poem I wrote myself. Can you help me see if I can recommend it to the magazine?"

"If you want to publish, just submit it yourself!"

"Please show me a look. Wouldn't it be easier for me to get my manuscript approved if you check it?"

Unable to resist his sister-in-law's pleading, Lin Chaoyang flipped through her masterpiece.

Tao Yumo's poetry writing style is very consistent with her age and personality. Several of her poems are short poems with a fresh and slightly artificial style.

For example, this song "Spring":
Willow branches sway gently, petals dance in the wind
The hazy drizzle weaves a net, catching the broken time

The sky where swallows fly is filled with poetic dark clouds

I look out from the bridge
Endless tenderness quietly spreads in the anticipation of fine sand.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, how is it?" Tao Yumo asked Lin Chaoyang impatiently.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Chaoyang said, "Not bad."

"How is it good? Tell me in detail." Tao Yumo's expression was full of anticipation, and the words "praise me well" were almost written on his face.

“The text has a certain beauty, a fresh style and delicate emotions.”

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's praise, Tao Yumo's face smiled like a fat chrysanthemum, and she suppressed her smile and said, "Oh, it's not that good, there are quite a few shortcomings."

"Hmm. It's full of flowery words and pretentiousness. There are indeed many flaws."

The smile on Tao Yumo's face froze, "Brother-in-law, why are you like this?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"You were praising me just now!" Tao Yumo said aggrievedly.

"Just now I praised the advantages, and now I am talking about the disadvantages. There is no contradiction!"

Tao Yumo looked at him angrily for a while, then took back the manuscript and said, "Forget it, I won't tell you anymore. You're a novelist, what do you know about poetry?"

Lin Chaoyang smiled and didn't care. He also wanted to tease his sister-in-law and asked, "Don't you want to publish it?"

Hearing this, Tao Yumo, who was about to get up, stopped and couldn't help revealing an expectant expression on his face.

“Can it be published?”

“I don’t think there will be any problem if I submit it to a municipal publication,” said Lin Chaoyang.

Tao Yumo's face suddenly turned cold, "Humph! Who are you looking down on?"

After saying that, he turned and went to his room.

Tao Yushu complained, "Why did you tease her?"

"It's just a joke! Actually, it's not bad. If it's more sincere and less pretentious, it can be published."

As the couple was talking, Tao Yumo came out of the room again. He must have calmed down now and asked, "Will submitting to a city-level publication really work?"

Tao Yushu couldn't help but laugh, "You are so spineless!"

Tao Yumo argued, "How can this be considered spineless? I'm a beginner, isn't it normal for me to submit to a city-level publication?"

Tao Yushu shook his head and stopped talking. Lin Chaoyang said, "Of course it will work."

Hearing his answer, Tao Yumo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll submit my manuscript. If it's not accepted, hmm..."

Her threats in a childish voice had no deterrent effect and even made people want to laugh.

"You just submitted the manuscript, but it's still my fault?"

"How is it not your fault? You can recommend the poems written by Xiao Cha to others, but when it comes to mine, not only do you not help me revise them, but you also undermine my confidence."

"You asked me to check for you, didn't you? I'm just being realistic!"

"Then you...then you..." Tao Yumo looked aggrieved, "Can't you change it for me?"

"If I revise it for you, how can it be improved? Have you ever heard of a writer or poet who had his work revised by others?"

When it comes to revising the manuscript, Lin Chaoyang's expression becomes serious.

Tao Yumo was somewhat awed, and muttered, "If you don't want to change it, then don't change it. Why are you so fierce?"

"That's enough!" Tao Yushu listened for a long time and finally spoke up, saying to his sister, "If you really want to publish, then you should correct your attitude and write your own stuff well, and don't always rely on your brother-in-law."

"Write it yourself, just wait!" Tao Yumo said and went back into the room.

The couple looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Tao Yushu said, "I don't know when this girl will grow up!"

(End of this chapter)