The eldest girl pursed her lips and handed the notebook to Lin Yu, "Sister, take a look."
Lin Yu took it curiously, and upon reading it, she saw that it started with a plot introduction.
It tells the story of a girl who, in a small mountain village where boys are favored over girls, studies hard, strives, and eventually breaks free to become an outstanding female cadre.
Lin Yu continued reading, going through all the way from the first chapter to the tenth in one go, still wanting more.
It was only when Da Niu suddenly spoke that she looked up from her notebook.
Seeing Da Niu's anxious expression, Lin Yu smiled and patted her head: "Da Niu, you write so well, I'm completely engrossed in reading it."
The girl blushed and smiled.
"Really?"
Lin Yu nodded: "Yes, it's true. Have you written the ending?"
Da Niu shook her head: "I don't know how to write this part well."
So she's been staying in her room writing lately, and has written a lot of drafts that are no longer valid.
Lin Yu flipped to the spot where she had stopped writing and found out.
Because Da Niu was just a student who had recently graduated from junior high school, she lacked extensive social experience, so she couldn't imagine the part of the story where the female protagonist grew up and became a female cadre.
But Lin Yu felt that one could draw on other people's experiences when writing a novel; Da Niu simply didn't read enough, which resulted in a lack of material in her mind.
"Don't work in isolation. If you feel you don't have enough experience, then read and observe more."
I'm going to the county town tomorrow. You'll come with me; we'll go to the bookstore and look at some books.
The girl's eyes lit up, then dimmed again: "But I don't have money to buy books."
She sometimes works as a temporary worker in workshops, but she hasn't received her wages yet.
She doesn't have much pocket money. After saving for several years, she only has two yuan in savings now, which isn't enough to buy books.
Lin Yu patted her on the shoulder: "Don't worry, we're just looking, it won't cost us anything."
Go find a few more old newspapers, they're free.
She spoke with such confidence that one couldn't help but believe her.
The girl nodded: "Okay, sister, I'll go with you tomorrow."
Lin Yu made an appointment with her, watched the rest of the episode, and then went back to her room.
Although Da Niu's writing style is still a bit immature, it wins with its genuine emotions. It doesn't have many techniques, but uses very simple language, making it impossible to put down once you start reading.
Lin Yu had heard from her grandmother that Da Niu only graduated from junior high school.
The original plan was to let her finish high school. She was very good at humanities subjects, but her science subjects were terrible. In the end, she missed the high school entrance exam by a few points.
Grandma Lin wanted her to repeat a year of high school, but Wang Zhaodi disagreed.
She felt that girls didn't need to read so many books.
Moreover, Da Niu isn't very smart; she couldn't even get into high school, and repeating a year would be another waste of money.
The eldest daughter felt embarrassed to spend her family's money to repeat a year, so she gave up.
Since she can't take the college entrance exam now, her family doesn't really care whether she goes to high school or not.
After all, not many people in the brigade could finish junior high school.
The Lin family is considered to value their children's education.
Due to her limited knowledge, Da Niu's writing style and descriptions are rather immature. She will not improve unless she broadens her knowledge.
Lin Yu found her writing to be very inspired, carrying a unique gentleness that belonged only to Da Niu.
If you can persevere, you might become a writer in the future.
Just then, Lin Yu checked her spatial storage that day and found it contained a lot of things. She wanted to monetize some of it, so she needed to go to the county town. This was a good opportunity to take her daughter to read books.
Because Lin Yu frequently goes to the county town, her family is now very reassured about her.
The next day, Lin Yu took Da Niu on an oxcart to the county town.
They went to the bookstore. These days, not many people buy books, and the bookstores turn a blind eye to this, allowing people to read inside.
Lin Yu took Da Niu to the biographical section and told her to look for books about female figures.
The girl found a few books.
Lin Yu looked at it and thought it suited her well, so she let her stay in the bookstore to read.
She made an excuse that she was going to see an acquaintance, saying she would pick up Da Niu later, and then she ran away.
Lin Yu was alone and had a private space, so the safety factor was very high. He disguised himself and went directly to the black market.
It was the same bearded man; Lin Yu went directly to him for the deal.
Seeing that Lin Yu found him with such familiarity, the bearded man assumed he was someone he had dealt with before and asked, "What goods do you have this time?"
Seeing her carrying two large bags, the bearded man remembered Li Dahui, who hadn't visited in a long time.
"Is it prey? There was a hunter before, but he hasn't come in a long time. I need it."
Lin Yu shook her head and showed him a small opening in the bag.
The bearded man's eyes widened. "This is... refined flour?"
Extra white and extra fine flour.
This is good stuff.
They've never seen such good quality goods before.
He wanted to ask where the goods came from, but according to the rules of the underworld, one shouldn't pry too much, so he only asked Lin Yu, "What's the price?"
Lin Yu gestured with his hands, "2 mao per jin."
The current price of flour at the supply and marketing cooperative is 16 to 18 cents per jin (500 grams), but you need a coupon.
Lin Yu's flour doesn't require coupons, and it's refined flour, so it's already very cheap at only two cents.
The bearded man understood this principle and, fearing the loss of this major client, did not haggle.
He gave Lin Yu 20 yuan for the two bags of flour, which weighed 100 jin (50 kg).
Lin Yu took the money and left without hesitation.
With his full beard, he could only lift one bag of flour with a single effort.
I really don't know how this skinny guy managed to carry two bags and walk over so easily.
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