Exciting 1979!

Chapter 64: Walking in the night in fine clothes? Then turn on the lights!

After returning from Shanghai and receiving Lao Wei's letter, Wei Ming did not reply. He thought that he would be going home in a few days and there was no need to reply.

But this makes Lao Wei suffer.

Normally he could avoid the crowds and focus on taking care of the brigade's livestock, but this was the autumn harvest season, and he and the livestock had to work hard in the fields.

So more and more people asked him: "Jiefang, where is your Wei Ming's masterpiece? Let us take a look."

"Yes, I'll show it to my grandson. Wei Ming will be his role model in the future!"

"You're not reluctant to let us see it, are you? Don't be stingy."

After he had shown the photocopied manuscript fee receipt countless times, it was now basically unrecognizable from its original form and was no longer as persuasive as before.

Whenever this happened, Wei Jiefang could only reply with a smile: "Why rush? We are on the way."

However, what you often get in return are skeptical looks and sarcastic remarks. How long have you been saying this?

Just when Lao Wei was worried and anxious, the village accountant Jia Saner gave him hope.

That day, Accountant Jia pulled him into the brigade headquarters, took out a newspaper and asked, "Jiefang, is this Wei Ming your Wei Ming?"

The newspaper was the issue of Wenhui Daily that serialized the novella "The Ducks Know First When the River Water Warms in Spring", and the author was listed as "Wei Ming".

Although Wei Jiefang didn't know whether his son had written such a novel, and this novel had no beginning or end, it was a bit difficult to understand what it was about.

But he said confidently at the time: "Yes, it's him! Haha, a new work has been published. This kid's writing is just one word, fast!"

Although there may be many people named Wei Ming in the country, the possibility of someone named Wei Ming being a writer is very small, so this Wei Ming must be his own son!

Good boy, it turns out that you can not only write foxes and tigers, but also ducks!
However, after reading this novel of several thousand words, he did not see a single word "duck". He couldn't understand why it was named this way. Could it be that he was craving for Quanjude's roast duck?
The newspaper was brought back by Accountant Jia from a meeting in the commune, and then it was taken away by Wei Jiefang, who showed it to everyone he met.

Compared to "The Toothless Tiger", which he felt he could write, Lao Wei felt that this incomprehensible novel better reflected his son's level.

"Yes, this is what my Xiao Ming wrote! If you can't understand it, it means you are not at a high enough level."

When the newspaper was handed to Qi Kexiu, he questioned, "Brother Jiefang, are you sure that this Wei Ming in the newspaper is my nephew? It's all about the Magic City. Isn't he in Yanjing?"

Wei Jiefang's heart skipped a beat at that moment. Could there be another writer named Wei Ming?
But he still said stubbornly: "What do you know? You are just a substitute teacher in an elementary school, and you only have a junior high school education like me."

Qi Kexiu was furious. He seriously suspected that Wei Jiefang was fooling everyone. This Wei Ming was not that Wei Ming. Do you want to show off so much that you just casually acknowledged a son?
Shameful, so shameful!

Soon Qi Kexiu's speculation spread throughout the village, and two different opinions suddenly appeared in the village, and everyone could not tell the truth from the false.

At this time, Wei Jiefang's daughter Wei Hong came back from vacation. After her identification, she confirmed that the novel was written by his brother.

As for the reason: knowing everything in the world without leaving home is the basic quality of a writer. Did Wu Cheng'en really travel the journey to obtain Buddhist scriptures? It was all based on imagination. What's more, my eldest brother is incredibly talented. Our class teacher, Mr. Zang, said that he was not surprised at all that my eldest brother became a writer.

Wei Jiefang thought this made sense, so he became even more arrogant.

It was not until Accountant Jia took out a few more newspapers that he was scared and wanted to change his words on the spot.

Those newspapers were criticizing "The Duck Knows First When the River Water Warms in Spring" and the words used were very harsh, which scared him a lot.

He had lived through that era. Back then, his mother and Ping'an's mother jointly opened a tofu workshop in order to make the family live a better life, but later they were not allowed to do so.

Fortunately, his father was not without roots, so he was able to pass the test smoothly. At this time, the team leader Zhao Chunlai also appeared to scare Wei Jiefang: "Your son's thoughts are very dangerous. You should persuade him not to write novels in the future. Isn't it better to go home and farm? Farmers are so glorious."

Zhao Chunlai and Wei Ping'an are classmates. Zhao Chunlai is jealous of Wei Ping'an's achievements, but cannot reach him, so he can only secretly make trouble for Wei Jiefang.

Wei Jiefang seriously suspected that these newspapers were specially collected by Zhao Chunlai. He had never seen so many newspapers in the brigade headquarters. When did you, Zhao Chunlai, love studying so much? What? Are you going to get admitted to Peking University too?

Moreover, when these newspapers appeared in the brigade headquarters, rumors immediately spread in the village, saying that Wei Ming's novel had caused trouble and that the whole country was criticizing him. There were even rumors that Wei Ming had been arrested, and the rumors were very detailed.

Fortunately, Qi Kexiu still insisted at this time that this novel was not written by Wei Ming. He also found the suspicious point of "how could Wei Ming know how to shoot commercials". Nowadays, the villagers don't even know what commercials are.

Wei Jiefang hoped so much that what Qi Kexiu said was true. He would just lose some face, which was better than damaging his son's future.

Wei Jiefang’s strategy now is to turn a deaf ear to whatever others say. It’s okay for me to pretend to be deaf and dumb, but Wei Hong can’t stand it.

This 13-year-old girl has not inherited the gentleness of her mother Xu Shufen at all. She is more like a girl from Sichuan and Chongqing than Xu Shufen, and is nicknamed "Red Pepper".

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Some kids ran to his house and shouted, "When will Wei Ming be released? He won't be shot!"

After hearing this, Wei Hong walked out with a basin of boiling water: "I am Shu Daoshan, are you going to get out of here or not? One! Two!..."

As soon as the word "three" came out, the boiling water splashed out from the low fence wall. Although it didn't splash anyone, it scared the kids enough.

Her mother quickly pulled her back into the house and sighed, "It seems like they all have the surname Zhao."

Zhao Chunlai has five brothers and more than a dozen uncles and cousins. Those kids are all his nephews and nephews. In the countryside, if there are more men than men, one can have his way, so he is as steady as an old dog as the team leader.

Wei Jiefang said to his daughter, "Hong, you must get into Peking University in the future, just like your uncle Ping'an. Look how Zhao Chunlai kept his tail between his legs when your uncle returned to the village!"

Wei Hong nodded heavily with a stern face, and then Wei Jiefang asked expectantly: "Do you think it is possible that the novel was not written by your brother?"

Wei Hong scratched her head: "I have read my brother's essays that Teacher Zang saved, and it seems that the usage of punctuation marks is indeed different."

"Really?" Wei Jiefang was overjoyed.

Wei Hong nodded reluctantly. She thought the novel was very well written, but she still hoped in her heart that it was written by her brother.

Seeing Wei Hong nod, and thinking about what Qi Kexiu said, Wei Jiefang felt a lot more relaxed, as if the dark clouds above his head had dissipated.

Later, Geng Dazhu called him and said that a cow was sick and asked him to go over and take a look. Wei Jiefang hurried over.

He is not a veterinarian, but he has learned some basic livestock knowledge from Lao Dai at the commune veterinary station. If he can't handle it, he will go to the commune to ask for help.

Wei Jiefang was busy until dark and only came back without having eaten.

Before he even entered the house, he saw a motorcycle with its lights on approaching from a distance, and the lights were particularly dazzling.

Wei Jiefang was delighted. It seemed that the post office was equipped with a motorcycle now. Could it be that there was a letter for Xiao Ming?

But when the motorcycle got closer, it turned out that it was not a letter from Wei Ming at all, it was Wei Ming!

No, where did he get the motorcycle! ?

(End of this chapter)