Chapter 99 Blueberry
There was still a thick stack of letters. Hang Jingshu opened the envelopes expectantly as he walked down the street...
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Well, it turns out that not everything in this world goes smoothly.
The words "Rejected" were written in large letters on the envelope, making them hard to ignore.
Hang Jingshu was mentally prepared. After all, there was no reply for such a long time and there was a high chance that his manuscript would be rejected.
The manuscript fee is 15-20 yuan, which is a lot of money nowadays. I can earn at least 30 yuan for two manuscripts. The manuscript acceptance level must be high, so it is normal if I don’t get accepted once.
After getting his mind right, Hang Jingshu returned to Yan's house and continued to do his work.
The next morning, while the sun was shining brightly, Hang Jingshu moved the seedlings he had planted out into the sun. The Chinese cabbage had already sprouted, and the garlic seedlings were growing strong and green.
Although the leeks are still as thin as hair, they already have a unique fragrance. The courtyard is filled with spring and the sunlight is gradually getting warmer.
"Xiao Hang! Look what good stuff I brought back?"
Gu Zhengguo opened the door carelessly, holding a foam box in his arms.
Hang Jingshu patted the dirt off his hands and looked at the foam box curiously. It was a small box and didn't look like it contained any fresh food. Instead, it looked like it contained some kind of fruit.
Gu Zhengguo went to Yan's house as soon as he got it. Seeing that Hang Jingshu was curious, he gave it directly to her.
"Still cool?"
Only when Hang Jingshu touched the foam box did he feel a cool breeze, and he guessed that there was crushed ice inside.
Gu Zhengguo opened the lid and found a layer of light blue fruits inside, about the size of glass balls, with a light white frost on the surface.
It's blueberries!
Hang Jingshu's eyes were filled with surprise. There were already blueberries at this time.
"These are blueberries, airlifted from abroad," Gu Zhengguo explained with a smile as he saw Hang Jingshu looking at the fruit in the box in surprise.
Of course Hang Jingshu knew him, but she couldn't say that she knew him now!
She was surprised that she could now eat blueberries!
She thought it was amazing that the Yan family could eat macadamia nuts and pecans, but the result was even more surprising.
Nowadays, blueberries are basically imported. They are large and plump and are not circulated in the market at all. Hang Jingshu picked one up curiously and took a look. It seemed to be no different from the ones she had eaten before.
"Come on, let's go inside and eat."
Gu Zhengguo was very happy. These were fresh fruits sent by his parents. It seemed that his parents still cared about him.
There seem to be a lot of blueberries in the whole box, but after washing, there are not many, only about thirty or so, but they are really big.
Hang Jingshu estimated in his mind that even after decades, this blueberry would still be worth seventy or eighty yuan.
If it is imported from abroad, it will be more expensive.
Hang Jingshu saw that everyone was sitting in the living room and wanted to put down the blueberries and leave, but Grandma Yan was in a good mood and called her over: "Xiao Hang, don't just stand there like an idiot, come over and try some too."
Gu Zhengguo also joined in the fun: "Come on, Xiaohang, try these blueberries."
Yu Lihong had already brought a small stool and pulled Hang Jingshu over: "Come on, let's eat together."
It was crispy and sweet in the mouth, with a special berry flavor lingering in the mouth, and everyone squinted their eyes in satisfaction.
It's a taste I've never tasted before.
Yu Lihong pinched the blueberries in her hand and sighed: "This little thing tastes quite good, but it's too small."
Grandma Yan tasted a few and put them down: "They are shipped from abroad, and they taste okay."
Hang Jingshu was thinking about something else in his mind. He wondered whether blueberries had been introduced into the country.
From what I recall, the blueberries that could be purchased later were already domestically produced. Now that he had determined his goal, Hang Jingshu wanted to study how to grow something.
Finally, there were a few squeezed blueberries left, so Hang Jingshu carefully collected them and planned to try growing seedlings.
It’s not that I expect to eat blueberries as soon as they are grown, but these blueberries are shipped from abroad, and it would be a pity to throw them away.
After the Lantern Festival on March 7, Hang Jingshu followed his parents to send Hang Chenggang to the train. The city’s No. 1 Middle School was to start school tomorrow, and the idle days at home came to an end.
The current college entrance examination is held on July 7, 8 and 9, when the summer heat is unbearable.
As soon as the school started, Teacher Cai began to motivate everyone: "There are still four months until the college entrance examination. No matter what happens, you have to put it aside! You must go to the evening self-study class! You must seize every opportunity to study!"
After saying this, his eyes paused slightly on Hang Jingshu before moving elsewhere.
Hang Jingshu also understood what Teacher Cai meant. Time was tight and the workload was heavy. Everyone in the class had to finish evening self-study before leaving, but he was the only special one.
Fortunately, her grades are still good. Teacher Cai knows Hang Jingshu's situation and doesn't force her to attend evening self-study. However, she still has to hand in the evening self-study papers the next day!
Just like that, the hellish second half of senior year in high school began. Except for the time he spent cooking at home every day, Hang Jingshu spent all his time with books.
As I was reading books, time flew by and it was early summer in May.
The blueberry seedlings that Hang Jingshu successfully raised in the yard are growing vigorously, and small green fruits have grown among the branches and leaves.
Previously, Hang Jingshu would use a brush to pollinate the flowers when they bloomed, and water them before going out every day. As he watched them grow bigger and bigger, his mood also became better.
But recently, Hang Jingshu noticed that Grandpa Yan had been in a bad mood for several days.
"What's wrong with this crappy newspaper! There are either missing words or too few words. It's really annoying to print it out!"
Grandpa Yan reads the newspaper every morning, but for some reason, the recent newspapers frequently contain missing words, unclear printing, etc.
This made the old man, who usually loved reading newspapers, very uncomfortable.
Grandma Yan put down the newspaper and whispered to comfort her, "They said it's a new technology they're researching, and it's still in the trial stage."
Hang Jingshu, who was tidying up the kitchen and reciting a text, was a little confused. He poked his head out of the kitchen and asked, "Is there something wrong with the lead plate?"
Movable type printing technology is now widely used in the country. The text is arranged and printed on lead plates. This has been done for thousands of years, so there will be no mistakes.
Grandma Yan replied: "Cheng'an is currently researching a new generation of printing technology, so it's normal to have some problems."
Something flashed through Hang Jingshu's mind quickly.
The next generation of printing technology!
It is the fourth generation of laser typesetting technology that became popular in the 1990s!
The reason why Hang Jingshu was so impressed was that his elder sister and brother-in-law both worked in printing factories. Laser typesetting technology was popularized first, and the trend of leaving the job came later.
By the 1990s, Sister Hang had lost her job as a regular employee in a printing factory.
It turns out that this technology has already started being experimented with. How do Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan know it so clearly?
Unless, Yan Chengan is currently involved in this work.
It was magical to feel the tide of history flowing by. Hang Jingshu had never thought that he would be able to come into contact with such a big shot!