Back to 80: My Literary Life

Entering July, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Fang Minghua completed the "Fragments of Civilization" series of essays, a total of 21 articles.

Baiyin writes from the Tianhan area to Gan Province, and several of them are travel notes to Guanzhong, such as the more familiar Famen Temple, and the less popular Guanzhong Academy inside the Yongning Gate of the Xijing City Wall. It is the inheritance place of Guan Xue thought founded by Zhang Zai and the highest institution of higher education in Qin Province during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations." It came from Zhang Zai's mouth.

After the prose was completed, it was handed over to "Yanhe" magazine for publication in special issues. In addition, Shengshi Books also published it in the form of a collection of essays.

During the holidays, Fang Minghua had free time, mainly taking care of his children. The kindergarten was on holiday, and the task of taking care of the two children fell on him.

Of course, I still practice calligraphy, appreciate calligraphy and painting, and sometimes I have to go to the building I built in Chaoyangmen to have a look. The decoration is basically completed, and I will leave it there for a summer and then move there in the fall.

My sister Fang Mingli also gave birth to a daughter. Fang Minghua and his wife went to visit and gave her a huge red envelope of 5,000 yuan.

The economic performance of the 631 school where my sister's husband works is still not good - in fact, the performance of most state-owned enterprises in this era is relatively poor, and in some places, companies have closed down and employees have been laid off.

Although the above phenomenon does not occur in military research institutes like 631, the economic benefits are very poor, and the units are just half-dead.

I usually give my sister money, but she doesn't want it, so I can only use this opportunity to help.

This afternoon, the sun was hot outside, the two children were playing with toys in the living room, and Fang Minghua was practicing calligraphy in the study.

What he was copying was Ouyang Xun's "Zhong Ni Meng Dian Tie". After practicing Ouyang Xun's regular script for several years, he can now practice running script.

Ouyang Xun is famous for his regular script, and his calligraphy is also very good, flowing smoothly and straightforwardly.

At this moment, the phone in the living room rang. My daughter Ruirui hurriedly ran over to pick up the phone, and after saying a few words, she shouted to Fang Minghua in the study. "Dad, phone, there is a sister looking for you."

"elder sister?"

Fang Minghua was a little surprised when he heard this. He put down his brush and went to the living room to pick up the phone on the TV cabinet.

"Which one?"

"Uncle Fang, it's me, Wang Zi." A girl's cheerful voice sounded from the microphone.

"Hello Wang Zi." Fang Minghua said with a smile on his face: "How about going to Jingtai to support teaching?"

"It's okay. I was a little uncomfortable at first, but now I'm getting used to it."

"It's summer vacation already, right? Where are you now?"

"I'm at Xijing Railway Station. I'm going back to my hometown of Shencheng. I have to transfer in Xijing. I want to come and play with you. Uncle Fang, are you welcome?

"Welcome, please wait at the exit. I will drive to pick you up. Pay attention to safety and don't run around." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Wang Zi left Yanjing after the Chinese New Year this year and signed up to teach in Gansu Province. Fang Minghua found Yu Hailong, one of the leaders of Project Hope, and asked him to contact Gan Province to take care of Wang Zi. She was originally placed on the bench. There was a newly built primary school in the village, but she chose to go to the neighboring village - Liushudian Village.

Despite the pleasant name, it is actually closer to the Tengger Desert and the conditions are more difficult than Bench Village.

The girl wrote a letter to Fang Minghua after arriving in Liushudian Village, so he probably knew the situation there.

Fang Minghua hung up the phone and said to the children in the living room: "Ruirui, Lele, let's go to the train station to pick up a young lady."

When the two children heard that they were going out, they immediately jumped for joy. They were so bored at home.

Fang Minghua first changed the clothes of the two children, and put his daughter into a beautiful pink skirt before going out.

It was very hot outside, but fortunately there was air conditioning in the car, so I felt cool after a while.

"Dad, can little sister play with us?" Ruirui, who was sitting in the back row, asked childishly, holding a Barbie doll in her arms that she couldn't bear to leave even when sleeping.

Wang Zi is playing with you two little brats?

Fang Minghua almost laughed, but he held back his laughter and said that it depends on whether you are willing to play with others.

Arriving at the train station, Fang Minghua parked the car in the parking lot, and with his two children, he saw a girl carrying a travel bag at the exit of the station with two long braids. It was Wang Zi.

My skin color is darker than when I was in Yanjing, but I am in good spirits.

Fang Minghua greeted with a smile, and then said to the two children: "Ruirui, Lele, call me sister Wang Zi."

elder sister?

Ruirui tilted her head and looked at Wang Zi in front of her. She looked almost like her mother. She should be called aunt, right? Why call me sister?

Wang Zi is a familiar person. When he saw the Barbie doll held by the little girl, he immediately said: "Ruirui, your doll is so beautiful."

"Yes, my father bought it for me from the United States." The little girl was very proud.

"I like it so much, can you let me give you a hug?"

"Yeah." The little girl generously handed her Barbie doll to Wang Zi.

It was familiar at once. Fang Minghua helped carry the travel bag and the four of them got into the off-road vehicle.

Wang Zi sat in the back row and chatted with two children.

Not bad, very friendly.

The car drove directly to Fang Minghua's house. Fang Minghua took the girl into the house and said to her:

"You should rest first. After your sister-in-law gets off work, we can go out for a meal together."

"Thanks."

"Sister Wang, let me take you to see my doll." Ruirui interrupted.

"Okay, my sister likes toys the most."

"Sister, I also have Transformers!" The son was not to be outdone and quickly took out his own precious toy.

"This is cool, what's it called?"

"This is called the Hermit Warrior, it's awesome."

Seeing Wang Zi having fun with her two children, Fang Minghua was also very happy.

Children are sometimes very cute, but they can also be annoying. They always ask you to play with them, and sometimes they will mess up when they practice writing.

It would be great if Wang Zi was with them every day.

Food and accommodation.

Of course, that's impossible, the girl has to go back to her hometown.

At around six o'clock in the afternoon, Song Tangtang drove back from get off work and saw Wang Zi.

Song Tangtang had seen this girl in Yanjing and had heard about her from Fang Minghua. Now when she heard that the girl was passing by Xijing during the summer vacation, she immediately showed her hostess style and said she would go to Xijing Restaurant, which is a time-honored restaurant in Xijing and has a good environment with air conditioning.

"Thank you, sister." Wang Zi's mouth was very sweet.

Call my husband uncle and call me sister?

Song Tangtang smiled at Wang Zi's address, but didn't say anything.

Fang Minghua drove to Xijing Hotel with everyone and asked for a private room. They ordered Xijing specialties, such as gourd chicken and fish in milk soup pot, and drank Xijing specialty - Bingfeng.

Everyone ate and talked.