Chapter 44 Submission...
When the topic of her boyfriend came up, Miya's stiff, tense face quickly became hot.
She habitually lowered her head, trying to suppress the image of Ren Qingsong in her mind.
"Mother, no."
When Cui Dani saw Miya like this, she didn't say anything more. Anyway, Miya was still young, and it wasn't too late for her to get married at 19 or 20. She had plenty of time to find a suitable son-in-law.
The matchmaking event didn't go through, and Ren Qingsong didn't even attend, so the topic of socializing came to an end.
The mother and daughter continued their routine lives, farming and studying.
Perhaps after revealing their secrets, Miya and Cui Baozhu's relationship became closer, and even Chen Zhenzhen couldn't help but show a sour expression, even though she had known Cui Baozhu for much longer than Miya.
That day, as usual, Miya took advantage of Cui Baozhu's rest time to visit her and ask about her homework.
"Miya, please sit wherever you like. I'll correct the students' homework first, and then I'll show it to you."
"Baozhu, I'm not in a hurry, take your time."
Miya calmly sat down, took out the dictionary she had brought, and took advantage of the spare time to learn the characters.
For a moment, the only sound in the room was the constant turning of pages.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, Cui Baozhu excitedly slammed her hand on the table, startling Miya out of her reverie.
Miya looked around in a panic, realizing it was Cui Baozhu's voice. She quickly stood up and hurried over.
"Baozhu, what's wrong?"
Peeking out, Miya saw Cui Baozhu's surprised expression and couldn't help but look confused.
Looking at Miya's appearance, Cui Baozhu became even more excited.
He gripped the notebook tightly in one hand, while his fingers trembled as he pointed to the article written on it.
"Miya, your progress is really amazing!"
"Especially your articles, which have a simple and pure quality that makes people happy to read them."
"Even compared to some articles in children's newspapers, it is in no way inferior. I believe that your submission will definitely be selected."
A barrage of praise made Miya blush deeply, her hands flailing wildly in a flustered manner, and she stammered, unsure how to respond.
"Baozhu, you are really too... too kind."
"I...I...How could I...could I be with..."
"Why not? Miya, you're just too modest. If you don't believe me, submit this article you wrote to the journal and see if what I said is true."
"It's not that I don't believe you, it's that I...I..."
Cui Baozhu knew exactly what Miya was thinking, but she couldn't stand seeing a gem being wasted, so she immediately decided to submit the article.
Miya found it hard to refuse Cui Baozhu's kindness and nodded in agreement.
Hearing that submitting an article required paying for stamps, I immediately took out the little money I had on me.
“Baozhu, you’ve come up with the idea; the rest is naturally my responsibility.”
After saying that, she deliberately kept a cold face and stuffed two cents into Cui Baozhu's hand.
The timidity in Miya's eyes was immediately apparent, and Cui Baozhu, worried that Miya might change her mind, tacitly agreed to the suggestion.
This was the first time Miya had ever heard of submitting articles. After deciding to submit an article, she curiously asked what a children's newspaper was.
"It's a big newspaper with lots of content. It's a children's newspaper mainly for kids. I happen to have a few copies here. Take them home and take a look; you might even come up with some better articles."
She said it was just a few children's newspapers, but when Miya left, she was carrying a thick stack of them in her arms, enough to make it impossible for her to see where she was going.
When Cui Dani saw Miya's dazed figure as she returned home, she immediately put down her work and went to help her.
She snatched the newspaper from Miya's hand. "Miya, weren't you going to find Teacher Cui to check your homework? Why did you bring back so many newspapers?"
The house has just been renovated, and there's not much to cover the walls with.
"If you like, you can use it to wallpaper your room?"
Miya was a little confused by the sudden words.
She put the newspaper she was holding on the first floor and looked at her mother in confusion. "Mom, what did you just say?"
"You brought a bit too many newspapers to wallpaper the walls."
Upon hearing this, Miya immediately realized that her mother had misunderstood and hurriedly tried to explain.
"No, no, no! Mother, Baozhu lent me these newspapers, hoping... hoping I can learn more words and understand the outside world."
"Oh, oh, oh," Cui Dani almost slapped her mouth on the spot, "It's good to study, it's good to be literate. You're young, you should see more of the outside world. I won't bother you, I'll go and dry the bean pods first."
After saying that, Cui Dani fled the scene as if she were escaping.
Miya was left standing there, completely bewildered and confused.
She shook her head, sat down on the first floor, found a children's newspaper, and began reading the articles.
I looked up unfamiliar characters in the dictionary. Over time, regardless of whether I improved my writing skills, I certainly learned a lot more characters.
Miya wasn't content with just reading by herself; she also wanted to share her knowledge of the outside world with her mother by learning to read aloud.
No one knows how the story got out, but many old ladies who were on good terms with Cui Dani would come up to the hilltop to sit and listen to the stories when they had nothing else to do.
At the same time, many primary school children are affected by this and are required by their families to read newspapers.
Da Wa was one of them. On his rare day off, he specifically sought out Mi Ya to vent his frustrations.
Erni was furious at her brother's foolish behavior.
"Hmph! Zhou Jianjun, I'll tell my parents what you said when I get back."
The eldest son now shudders at the mere mention of his own name, let alone with his second sister complaining about him.
She immediately rushed towards her eldest sister, Ni, with tears streaming down her face, "Big sister, big sister, please tell Second Sister that she finally got a day off."
Erni glared at her younger brother, then shut her mouth and said nothing more.
Erni came today mainly for the various newspapers and storybooks that Miya had. She also wanted to read more and learn to read and understand the new world outside.
“These books were lent to me by Teacher Cui, so I can’t damage them; I need to return them to her. Erni, if you want to read them, you can read them here.”
"No problem, thank you, Sister Miya."
Erni immediately patted her chest to assure them, and when she saw Miya take out a thick stack of newspapers and books, she was overjoyed.
Dani went along with them. She met someone at the social gathering; he was a company commander, and he barely qualified to accompany the soldiers in this border camp.
She could sense her boyfriend's emphasis on knowledge during their relationship, so she decided to cater to his interests. Recently, she has been studying and learning to read and write more diligently, and she asks her younger sister to teach her after she comes back from school.
Rarely having the opportunity to get to know the outside world, she also read books and newspapers along with them.
For a time, only the eldest child was left with nothing to do.
As more and more people came to the house to hear the stories, the eldest child's eyes lit up when he heard Miya tell one wonderful story after another.
The person who looked reluctant before turned out to be the last one who didn't want to leave.
Just then, Cui Baozhu excitedly ran towards the group, holding up a letter.
"Precious Pearl".
"Teacher Cui!" Da Ni and her two siblings called out almost instinctively.
Cui Baozhu recognized the three of them, smiled and nodded in response, then quickly ran to Miya, panting and excitedly waving the envelope in her hand.
"What?" Miya took the letter, not understanding what Cui Baozhu meant.
She didn't know many people here, and she really couldn't think of anyone who would write to her.
Moreover, it seems inappropriate to display letters to outsiders...
Before Miya's thoughts could drift away, Cui Baozhu had already revealed the source of the letter.
"Miya, look! The letter is from the newspaper!"
"The newspaper office..."
In an instant, an unbelievable guess popped into Miya's mind.
His eyes widened instantly, and his hand instinctively clenched the letter, causing it to crease.
When Mia realized what she had done, she quickly let go of his hand, then grabbed it again.
The three people beside them were completely bewildered, their gazes shifting back and forth between Cui Baozhu and Miya.
After pondering for a while, Erni seemed to have guessed what the letter was about, and her gaze towards Miya unconsciously became one of admiration.
Miya took a deep breath to calm her excited heart, and with trembling hands, tore open the envelope.
Hearing the sound of paper tearing, my heart started pounding involuntarily.
He squeezed the envelope tightly on both sides with one hand, and the envelope bulged up instantly, revealing the object hidden inside.
Without looking at anything else, the familiar design of that industrial ticket alone is enough to tell you what the envelope means.
"Miya, you did it!"
Cui Baozhu's shouts echoed through the sky, and the elderly women in the family compound halfway up the mountain heard them clearly, wondering what had happened on the mountain.
"I...I...my article has really been accepted."
Miya suddenly felt that her tongue was not obeying her commands, and at this moment, she didn't know what to say.
Erni's guess was confirmed by Miya's words, and she couldn't help but feel envious.
Erni had just seen the submission address on the back of the newspaper and immediately responded to her older sister and younger brother.
"It must be that Sister Miya submitted her article to the newspaper, and now that the newspaper has accepted it, we will soon be able to see Sister Miya's article in the newspaper."
"The envelope should have been sent by the newspaper, and it should contain the payment for the article."
"What?"
"You can make money by writing articles!"
The siblings arrived one after the other, each with a different reason for their shock.
If it weren't so late, the three siblings would definitely have stayed to learn more.
Unfortunately, it was almost dinnertime, and the family couldn't bear to use the kerosene lamp, so I had to leave reluctantly.
Even Cui Baozhu, who was a contributor to the article, was the same. However, she was worried that the mountain road would be difficult to walk on at night, so she did not tell her parents that she was going out and could not stay for long.
As the four descended the mountain, news of Miya's article being published in the newspaper and the payment she received spread throughout the entire residential compound.
Did you know that you can actually make money by writing?
"I heard that someone in our residential compound has become a genius, and he even published an article in the newspaper."
"I heard that when the Cui family's daughter opens an envelope, money cascades down her back, along with all sorts of ration coupons. She earns almost as much as a factory worker!"
...
When Miya realized how crazy the rumors were, she was at Cui Baozhu's house, excitedly reading the issue of the newspaper she had submitted.
"Baozhu, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would never have known that my article would be selected one day."
"It's because you're so capable. Miya, you're very smart. Don't underestimate yourself."
Cui Baozhu really likes Miya. In her eyes, Miya is a girl with many good qualities, and her only flaw is her low self-esteem.
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