The winter sun shines sparsely on the streets of the county town. Although it is daytime, there is still a hint of chill.
"That must be true!
My cousin Li Ying is an editor at Poetry Magazine.
It was she who discovered the song "Facing the Sea, Spring Flowers Blooming", and she can be regarded as Zhong Yuejin's mentor.
According to what she told me during the Chinese New Year, this Zhong Yuejin was an educated youth who went to work in a commune under Baishan County.
He is even younger than us, having just turned eighteen this year!
I never thought that an 18-year-old educated youth who went to the countryside would be so talented and write such an inspiring, beautiful and romantic poem. "
Xu Xiaodong, wrapped in a thick cotton coat, exhaled a puff of white air and spoke very solemnly.
Huang Xiaoli, who was standing by, stamped his numb feet and asked with some yearning:
"Brother Xiaodong, when will your cousin Li Ying come?
I can't wait to meet this great poet.
Otherwise, you can call and ask her to tell us which commune and production brigade Zhong Yuejin is in.
Let’s go visit first!”
After hearing what Huang Xiaoli said, the eyes of the other people lit up.
There was a burst of noise coming from the shops on the street, and occasionally a few pedestrians walked by hurriedly, wrapped tightly in their clothes.
Even Chen Jing, who seemed the most quiet on the surface, spoke up:
“I’m not interested in you guys going hunting or anything like that.
I just want to meet my idol, the poet Zhong Yuejin. It would be best if I could take a photo with him and get an autographed photo.
Then this trip all the way to the Northeast was a perfect success.
Brother Xiaodong, why don’t you give Sister Yingzi a call!
Let her reveal Zhong Yuejin's address to us first!"
Zhao Mengsheng also became excited and shouted:
"When I meet Zhong Yuejin, I want him to write a poem for me too."
"puff!"
Xu Xiaoyun couldn't help laughing when she heard this. Her cheeks were red from the cold. She teased him,
"Old Zhao!
It would be fine if Zhong Yuejin was suddenly inspired to write a poem for us when he saw such beautiful women like Xiaojing and me. But when he saw a rough old man like you, how could he be poetic?
You even let such a great poet write a poem for you, aren't you embarrassed?"
"Xiao Yun, why do you always ruin my show?
Maybe, Zhong Yuejin and I will hit it off right away and appreciate each other!
Just like that...the poem "Presented to Wang Lun", didn't Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, also write a poem and present it to Wang Lun, an unknown person?
It was also thanks to Li Bai that Wang Lun became famous through the ages because of this poem!
Maybe Zhong Yuejin will give me a poem "Presented to Zhao Mengsheng", and it will be passed down like "Presented to Wang Lun"! "
Zhao Mengsheng said as he walked along with a cocky look on his face.
As a result, Chen Jing couldn't help but ask him:
"Brother Zhao, do you know how Wang Lun invited a great poet like Li Bai to come?"
"I'm not Wang Lun, how would I know?"
Zhao Mengsheng curled his lips and said speechlessly.
"I know!"
Xu Xiaoyun answered quickly:
"Wang Lun was a great admirer of Li Bai. When he heard that Li Bai was traveling near Jingxian County, Anhui Province, he planned to invite him.
He wrote in the letter: "Sir, do you like to travel? There are ten miles of peach blossoms here; Sir, do you like to drink? There are thousands of hotels here."
Li Bai was attracted by the "Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms" and the "Wanjia Hotel", and he gladly accepted the appointment. "
After hearing what Xu Xiaoyun said, Zhao Mengsheng immediately became a little scared.
He scratched his head, some heat coming out of it, and said with a smile:
"I don't have the luxury of Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms or Wanjia Hotel, it seems!
Wanting the great poet Zhong Yuejin to write a poem for me is a little unrealistic, isn’t it? "
"Ha ha!
Old Zhao!
I told you to read more books. You were fooled by these two little girls."
Huang Xiaoli also laughed when he heard this and said,
"Where did Wang Lun get the Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms and the Wanjia Hotel?
There is a pond called Shili Peach Blossom Pond, and there is a hotel owned by his surname Wan, so the hotel is called Wanjia Hotel.
So that’s it!
Wang Lun was a complete liar who tricked Li Bai into coming here.
However, after Li Bai arrived, he found out that he had been deceived and was grateful for Wang Lun's creativity and hospitality.
When I left, I probably couldn’t save face, or I wanted to record the experience of Wang Lun defrauding me, so I wrote this poem “To Wang Lun”.
“Oh my gosh!
So that's how it is!
That’s what I told you!
So what do you think? Should I also try to trick Zhong Yuejin so that he will write a poem for me?"
Zhao Mengsheng said with a hearty laugh.
"What are you lying to him about?
Lie to him and say, are you a virgin and a beautiful girl?
Then when he saw you, a big, strong man, he was immediately scared away, haha..."
Huang Xiaoli said this with a wink, and then everyone laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.
At this time, Zhong Xiaojun caught up with him. He was running out of breath, and the hot air he exhaled lingered around his mouth. He said to Zhao Mengsheng with an apologetic look:
"Brother Zhao, I'm so sorry.
Lin Huowang is a straightforward person, so please don’t take it to heart if I offended you just now.”
Zhao Mengsheng was in a good mood, so he waved his hand casually and said:
"Am I such a stingy person?
But I didn't expect that Lin Huowang had such a bad temper and was very good at arguing with people.
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