1980 My literary era

After announcing the good news to his father, the joy in Yu Hua's heart slowly calmed down. He smacked his lips and looked at the returned manuscript.

According to the opinion of editor Lin Weimin, his manuscript has many problems, which can be seen just by looking at the dense comments on it.

Lin Weimin promised to let him finish the corrections and try again. Yu Hua was not stupid. He knew in his heart that even if he completed 80% of the corrections, it would still be difficult to meet other people's standards.

But it was a pity for him to give up on this manuscript just like that, especially since Lin Weimin had already commented a lot of things for him.

As soon as he rolled his eyes, he had an idea in his mind.

I should finish revising the manuscript according to Lin Weimin's comments, and then follow the same routine as before and submit it to a magazine that is a bit lower than "Contemporary".

Yu Hua thought for a while and decided to vote for "Yenjing Literature", which was also in Yanjing.

As for Lin Weimin, he was a great writer and editor. He was so optimistic about himself that Yu Hua felt that he could not let go of this opportunity.

Summarizing the lessons learned from this submission, he wrote another short story.

This time, he silently raised the level of "Contemporary" to a higher level, making it as famous as "Harvest" and "People's Literature". He made up his mind that "Contemporary" would be his first choice in the future.

The moment he stuffed the submission letter into the mailbox, Yu Hua felt empty and didn't know what the result would be this time.

He thought of Lin Weimin's positive opinion of him and encouraged himself in his heart.

Yu Hua, you have to believe in yourself, you are a genius! You are the best!

Yanjing, Baimi Xiejie.

Taking advantage of the time on the weekend, Lin Weimin came to the courtyard to see the progress of the decoration.

In January in Yanjing, the weather is freezing and it is impossible to do outdoor work, but there is no delay in indoor work.

Li Guangfu was a very reliable logistics provider, and he actually got the building materials he said he could get.

The bathroom and washroom that Lin Weimin wanted have been finished. They are not as bright as later decorations, but the functions are not bad at all.

The water tank in the bathroom was placed close to 1.8 meters on the wall. Lin Weimin tried to pull the rope.

With a "crash" sound, a whole box of water rushed into the squat toilet.

Li Guangfu followed Lin Weimin, "Teacher Lin, do you think this is going to work?"

"Very good, very good. Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Li." Lin Weimin said with a smile.

"Don't be polite to me."

He went on to say: "The house is almost done now, and there are still a few newly added pieces of furniture that have not been dried and painted. Then there is the connection between the main room and the west wing. It will have to wait until spring to build it and open a door. Let’s live together.”

"That's right. Look at this set of stoves I got you."

Li Guangfu took Lin Weimin to the east wing, where a set of earthen boilers lay quietly. It was two times larger than the ones currently used by ordinary people in Yanjing City.

"This was a stove that used to be used for heating in the street. Now the government has provided them with joint heaters, and this thing has been eliminated.

There are only a dozen rooms on that street. In previous winters, they were heated with this set of stoves, and they also brought so many radiators, which will make your home rich and abundant. "

Nowadays, fire pits and earth heaters are still the main methods of heating in Yanjing City in winter. People generally burn briquettes, that is, briquettes.

There is almost no central heating in places such as courtyards and large courtyards, and many units use small steam boilers.

The earth-heated heater that Li Guangfu got for Lin Weimin was just right for the size of his small courtyard house. Although it was troublesome to heat it, it was like this these days. There was no such thing as peace of mind and comfort.

Lin Weimin pointed to the pile of radiators and said: "There are too many radiators. I only have a few houses and I can't use them at all."

"Hey, they're all just stuff, and they didn't cost much together. Hehe, I just treated someone to a meal, and they're all things that need to be scrapped."

Lin Weimin said nothing more. He looked at these radiators and suddenly thought of a friend in his heart.

After looking at the progress of the small courtyard, I will definitely not be able to move in before the Chinese New Year, and it should be about the same in the spring after the New Year.

He invited Li Guangfu to a restaurant and talked about the rehearsal of "The Intouchables".

The crew has been rehearsing for almost a month now. According to the usual tradition of people and art, a drama needs to be rehearsed for at least two months.

Calculating this, it will be almost March to prepare for the performance.

Li Guangfu became a little excited when he talked about the performance. He had been playing the leading role in the entertainment industry for so many years, and he had such a good script and such a good team.

His words were indispensable with another thank you to Lin Weimin, and he felt like he regarded Lin Weimin as a noble person.

"Teacher Li, we are friends now, so please don't be so polite to me." Lin Weimin said helplessly.

Li Guangfu was a little embarrassed, "Hey, look at me, I won't talk about this anymore."

After finishing the meal, Li Guangfu left, but Lin Weimin returned to Baimi Xiejie. He planned to find a place for the extra radiator.

"Tiesheng! Tiesheng!"

Lin Weimin's voice came to mind again in the courtyard at No. 26 Yonghegong Street. He removed the radiator from the back seat of his bicycle, and then Shi's father pushed Shi Tiesheng out.

The Shi family father and son looked at the radiator that Lin Weimin had removed, and Shi Tiesheng asked: "Weimin, this..."

"My small yard is being renovated. I got a bunch of radiators that were discarded from other people's streets. I can't use them. I just sent them to your family."

Due to muscle atrophy, Shi Tiesheng's lower body blood circulation is blocked all year round. He sits under pressure for long periods of time every day, and bedsores will break out in summer.

In winter, their house only has a briquette stove for heating, and the temperature is 14 to 15 degrees Celsius. His numb legs could not withstand the cold. If they were frozen, there was a possibility of necrosis.

Shi Tiesheng took a big risk when he accompanied Lin Weimin to look at the house.

So when Lin Weimin saw these radiators, he immediately thought of Shi Tiesheng.

His family uses a briquette stove. Due to the production process, honeycomb briquettes can burn and dissipate less heat, and there is no radiator. In winter, even if the burning is vigorous, the temperature in the house will not be high. With a radiator, it is different. .

Shi Tiesheng looked at Lin Weimin's sincere face and was deeply moved.

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome. This is how it's always been."

Lin Weimin said with a smile: "Isn't this just a coincidence? I didn't buy it specially for you."

Lin Weimin said this out of fear that Shi Tiesheng would be psychologically burdened.

Lin Weimin sent a radiator to Shi Tiesheng. This alone was not enough. Their stove did not have a pipe connection at all.

"I'll get you a new stove later." Lin Weimin said.

Father Shi hurriedly said: "No, no, I'll just buy one."

"It's okay, uncle, it's all a matter of coincidence."

But Shi's father always insisted, saying that he would buy a stove when Lin Weimin left the house, and Lin Weimin gave up.