As soon as Jiang Yulou entered the front door of Jian Xing's house, a Chinese pastoral dog jumped out and barked "woof, woof, woof" at him.
Maybe it was the barking of a dog, or maybe Jiang Yulou's inquiry just now alerted the people in the room. After a while, a young man wearing glasses and khaki clothes came out.
This man is the owner of the house, Jian Xing, a teacher in the village.
After Jian Xing came out of the house, he glanced at Jiang Yulou doubtfully, "Who are you?" Although he was from the same village, Jian Xing's social life was simple and he didn't know many people. Even if he had met Jiang Yulou, he would have already known him. I forgot what he looked like.
After the pastoral dog saw its owner coming out, it obediently returned to its own territory and lay down on the ground. However, its small eyes were still spinning, warily staring at the stranger in front of it.
"Did Teacher Jian forget me? I am Jiang Yulou, the second son of Jiang Jianguo. You have been to my house today. I heard from my mother that Teacher Jian wanted to read "Contemporary" magazine. No, I will bring it to you ”
Jiang Yulou smiled and explained his purpose.
Jian Xing slapped his forehead apologetically: "Look at me, I was presumptuous when I said that."
"Teacher Jiang, let me call you Teacher Jiang." With that, he took Jiang Yulou's hand and led him into the room enthusiastically: "Come, Teacher Jiang, let's talk in the room."
"I don't dare to call him teacher." Jiang Yulou refused intentionally, but Jian Xing pretended not to hear.
After entering the house, the two met a young woman.
The woman was wearing coarse clothes. She was not tall and not ugly, but she was not pretty either.
"Yufen, this is the second son of Uncle Jiang Jianguo in the village. He is a great writer in our Shanghe Village." Jian Xing took Jiang Yulou's hand and introduced him in front of the woman.
He was sincerely praising Jiang Yulou, not mocking him.
"Teacher Jiang, this is my wife Zhang Yufen."
Jiang Yulou said hello quickly: "Hello, sister-in-law."
He was a little surprised. Jian Xing was an educated youth from the city. He didn't expect that he would actually find a rural woman as his wife.
It’s not that I look down on rural women, it’s just that there is a huge gap between the two. In addition, more and more educated youth will return to their hometowns in the future, and many of them actually got married in the countryside.
However, it is many times more difficult to obtain urban household registration in this era than in later generations. Educated youths can return to their hometowns, but they can only go back alone.
This also caused many human tragedies of abandoning wives and children, which made future generations sigh.
Even though the two are married now, will they develop in the direction of breakup in the future?
The matter between the two couples has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't need to bother himself. Maybe Teacher Jian is a man who loves his wife.
"Hello, Teacher Jiang." Zhang Yufen saw that Jiang Yulou was young, but she didn't dare to tell him he was older.
She must respect someone who even calls her husband a teacher.
Although she was uneducated, she was a sensible woman. She knew her husband was busy, so she didn't bother him and went to cook for herself.
Zhang Yufen went to work, Jian Xing didn't care, but still took Jiang Yulou's hand to his study:
"Teacher Jiang, sit down, the place is small, don't mind it."
"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it. I didn't expect that Teacher Jian has another cave in his home."
Jiang Yulou noticed that there were many books on the bookshelf in the study room, including quotations, literary works, and novels. He pulled out a book at random, and you could see obvious signs of reading, but the book was still well preserved.
It seems that while reading, Teacher Jian also pays great attention to the preservation of books.
The books on this bookshelf are not cheap at all. Even if they are second-hand books, it will cost a lot of money to buy them.
Combined with the furnishings of Teacher Jian's house and the clothes of the couple, it seems that all the money was spent on books.
He is a book lover!
This is definitely a compliment, not a trace of ridicule.
In this era when entertainment methods are scarce, books are the spiritual food for educated youths like Jian Xing.
At the same time, it is also the spiritual pillar that allows them to persevere in such a difficult environment.
Although the study room is simple and small, it is not crowded for two people.
Jian Xing poured tea for Jiang Yulou and said with a smile: "I have been friends with Yulou for a long time."
"I have heard about Teacher Jiang's deeds. It is very good. It can be said that everyone in our Yangping County knows about it."
"Me?" Jiang Yulou pointed at himself and said in astonishment: "Teacher Jian, what are my achievements?"
"Teacher Jiang is so humble. The first time he wrote, his work was published, and it was also a literary magazine in the capital. We educated youths in Yangping County are very envious." Jian Xing said enviously.
Jiang Yulou said modestly: "I'm ashamed. Thanks to the favor of the teacher in the editorial department. Now that I think about it, I'm very lucky."
"Teacher Jiang's talent is also superior to others." Jian Xing said seriously: "The first time I wrote, I was published in a literary magazine. I can count the entire Shaanxi Province on one hand."
Jiang Yulou was silent. He did not deny that he had talent, but in the final analysis, he was standing on the shoulders of giants, so he could get twice the result with half the effort.
"Actually, we educated youths all admire you."
"Eh?"
"Because you dare to pursue your dreams!" Jian Xing said excitedly: "I admire the person who dares to pursue his dreams the most, Mr. Jiang. In such a difficult environment, you still don't forget to devote yourself to creation. You will definitely be one of the famous writers in Guanzhong in the future. !”
The life of an educated youth is originally very difficult, and what is even more difficult is that there is no one to communicate with.
Just when he was despairing about the future, Jiang Yulou suddenly appeared in the village.
For educated youths and literary youths like him, it is very lethal.
He felt that he had found spiritual resonance, so after getting the news, he eagerly went to Jiang's house to find Jiang Yulou.
Borrowing magazines is fake, but wanting to make friends with Jiang Yulou is real.
At that time, he was still a little disappointed when he failed. He didn't expect to see the real owner so soon.
"Teacher Jian is so complimentary."
Jiang Yulou felt ashamed. His original intention of writing novels was just because the writer's income was high.
Immediately, he handed the magazine sample to Jian Xing.
Jian Xing caressed the sample issue like a treasure. After reading the novels written by Jiang Yulou, everyone praised it even more.
"Teacher Jiang, do you have any other creative plans recently?"
Jian Xing was really curious.
As mentioned before, the conditions in the village are simple and not as rich in entertainment options as in the city.
His only hobby is reading.
And he had read Jiang Yulou's novel, and it was very well written, and it was unexpectedly good.
At this time, he is naturally looking forward to the other party's next work.
Now that Jiang Yulou appeared in front of him, he naturally had the idea of urging the update.
Jiang Yulou was self-conscious, so he replied: "It is currently being written. It is a novel of the loess literature type."
