"Okay! Then let's get a copy of People's Literature!"
When Liu Rumeng heard that Lin Huowang's "Scars" was indeed published in the latest issue of "People's Literature", she was really happy for him.
I bought one without hesitation and started reading it while walking.
"'Scars' is the first article? It's the featured article. It seems that the editorial department of 'People's Literature' has given a very high evaluation of Awang's 'Scars'."
Liu Rumeng was both happy and disappointed.
He was happy that his Awang had once again become famous. Everything was as he had expected. As expected, "People's Literature" did not ban novels that described special periods.
What makes me sad is that, even though it is such a happy thing, I cannot be with Lin Huowang and celebrate with him.
This complex emotion, along with the lines of text that she had already read, caused waves of ups and downs in Liu Rumeng's heart.
Scars, ah Scars!
Everyone who sees it will see a different version of "Scars".
Everyone may see different "Scars" at different times.
When she raised her head again, Liu Rumeng found that she was already in tears.
Looking at the busy streets of Shanghai, this can be said to be the most prosperous road in China.
But the more lively it was here, the more lonely and cold Liu Rumeng felt in her heart.
At this moment, she really would rather go back to that small mountain village in the northeast, guard a yard, and wait for her husband to come home.
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As People's Literature was put on the shelves across the country, almost all young literary people in China have seen the above featured article, the novel "Scars".
The sensation and resonance it caused spread from the Beijing-Tianjin area to the two lakes, two Guangdongs, and even to the border areas.
Propaganda departments in many places have also noticed this, and have reminded localities to guide the current wave of "scar" sentiment in an orderly manner.
Yes!
After the investigation, the above immediately named the emotional excitement aroused by the novel "Scars" among many educated youth who went to the countryside, transferred personnel, and other intellectuals as "Scar" emotions.
After all, with the popularity of "Scars", some educated youth could no longer stay in the countryside. They didn't care about any punishment or whether they had money or not, they just jumped on the train and went home.
Some of the people who were sent down to the countryside were originally waiting in line for rehabilitation, but because of the novel "Scars", they could no longer suppress their longing for their relatives and even secretly ran back home.
Many excited young people also gathered in various units under the pretext of studying and discussing "Scars", as if they were going to do something big.
This news reached the editorial department of People's Literature.
Editor-in-chief Zhang Guangnian was on pins and needles. He immediately took the information and ran to the Writers Association to find Ba Lao and Qian Lao.
"Mr. Ba! Mr. Qian! Help!"
Zhang Guangnian was very anxious when he ran over, but as soon as he entered the Writers Association compound and saw Mr. Ba and Mr. Qian basking in the sun in the yard calmly, he immediately calmed down.
"What's wrong? Lightyear, I guess you must be here because of the influence of "Scar"!"
Ba Lao is also a quick-witted person and never keeps people in suspense.
Mr. Qian also smiled and said: "Our Writers Association's phone was bombarded with calls from people from various units this morning. I'm sure the same is true for the People's Literature editorial department.
I mean, light years! You should just unplug the phone line like we did in the Writers Association, and no one will bother you anymore."
"Mr. Ba, Mr. Qian! You make it sound so easy!
Anyone who can call me is of a higher level than me.
As soon as I answered the phone, I was bombarded with questions of accountability.
They asked us, how could such an article be published? If something goes wrong, who will be held responsible? "
Zhang Guangnian also blushed and said helplessly.
Ba Lao said with a smile: "It's just a novel, what kind of trouble can it cause?
If something big really happens, it will definitely not be the novel's problem.
Back in the days of the New Culture Movement, some people were afraid that the novels and articles they published would cause trouble, but in the end... these people died first.”
Qian Lao also nodded, but said more bluntly: "Guangnian, don't worry! No one can do anything about this matter, we two will keep it under control for you. Anyway, if anyone asks about it, just say that Ba Lao and I have consulted the higher-ups.
The old man said that articles and novels like "Scars" can be published, and you should publish them boldly and publish them more often.
"After hearing this, what are you afraid of? You should be afraid of those people themselves!"
"Ah! This... Such big news, and you two elders didn't even bother to inform me first.
I was in the editorial office all morning, and when I heard the phone ring, my heart was trembling!"
Zhang Guangnian finally felt relieved, and then he smiled and took a recliner and lay down next to Ba Lao and Qian Lao.
"Hey! What are you doing? You're not going back to the editorial office of People's Literature!"
Ba Lao said happily.
"Oh! Mr. Ba, please let me enjoy the sunshine in the compound of the Writers Association! I'm annoyed by the phone calls when I go back! Let them worry about it themselves..."
Zhang Guangnian also chuckled and said.
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At the same time, in Jilin Province.
After review by the editor-in-chief and the editor-in-chief, the front page headline of the Jilin Daily today published the character interview report written by reporter Qian Shuzhen, "Scars of the Times, the Educated Youth Returning Home."
Yes!
Before Qian Shuzhen read "Scars" written by Lin Huowang, she happened to use the word "scars" in the title when she wrote this report.
In the report, she recounted with indignation how the great poet Haizi was abandoned by his female educated youth wife.
In particular, the heartless words Liu Rumeng said in the household registration office of Red Star Commune that day were almost all written down word for word in the report by Qian Shuzhen.
However, in the report, Qian Shuzhen did not mention the real names of Lin Huowang and Liu Rumeng.
Then in the last few paragraphs of the report, she used the case of Haizi and his wife to reveal the current era of large-scale return of educated youth to the city.
What should the local farmers who married the educated youth do?
The educated youth could just leave, return to the city where they grew up, and start a new life.
But what about the other half they abandoned?
Haizi's abandonment was not an isolated case. There were large numbers of educated youth in various places who married local people and cruelly abandoned their wives and children in the countryside in order to return to the city.
Such scars are the scars of the times, and they are also scars that many people find difficult to erase in their entire lives.
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