Chapter 34: Manuscript Fees
The grain drying field outside the Gao family cave was filled with tables and chairs brought from various households. On the back of the tables and chairs were small red slips with the names of the owners written on them.
This is a common practice in rural weddings and funerals. After the banquet is over, each household can take their own tables and chairs back according to the note to avoid mistakes.
Several leaders and Zhang Lifeng were invited to sit at the chief seat, accompanied by several worldly-wise relatives and friends from the village.
Everyone finished their meal happily, helped clean up and then went their separate ways. The Gao family once again returned to peace.
Lying on the kang, Gao Jialin slept very peacefully tonight. Now that he had received the admission letter, he could finally relax.
The next morning, Gao Jialin rode his bicycle to the county. It was almost time for school to start, so he had to quickly complete other procedures, including a physical examination and the transfer of his household registration and grain and oil relations. Gao Jialin joined the Communist Youth League in high school, so he also had to transfer his membership to Pujiang College.
It was quite troublesome for ordinary students to handle these things, as they had to run around to various units one by one. But it was much easier for him, because Gao Minglou and Ma Zhansheng had already visited all these units together, and now these units had not yet cleared their responsibilities, so how could they dare to cause trouble for Gao Jialin? Except for the physical examination, which required going to the county hospital, the county simply called together the staff of the relevant units for the other procedures, and provided Gao Jialin with a one-stop service, and all these were completed in one day.
This helped Gao Jialin save a lot of time, and more importantly, he didn't have to go to school again, which reduced a lot of embarrassment.
After completing the formalities, the county's top leader also arrived. His eyes were bloodshot and it seemed that he had not slept well in recent days. Come to think of it, such a big thing happened under his rule. Even if he was not involved in the case, he would inevitably be held responsible for lax supervision.
It is estimated that after a period of time, he will be transferred to another place and retreat to the second line. His biggest task now is to try his best to maintain the situation in Kuanzhou County until the new leader comes to take over.
The reason why they didn't leave immediately was because Qin Baosheng had already gone in. If the top two leaders were replaced at the same time in a short period of time, it would cause too much noise and would be detrimental to the unity and stability of Kuanzhou County.
He forced a smile, walked over and shook hands with Gao Jialin, "Jialin, you have indeed been wronged during this period! This is all because we didn't do our job well, but please believe that these are the actions of a few bad apples. Now that you have gone to Shanghai, don't bear grudges against your hometown."
"I understand." Gao Jialin seriously played the role he should play and said what he should say.
After chatting for a while, the leader handed Gao Jialin an envelope and said, "We haven't had a single student admitted to university in Kuanzhou County for five years. The county formulated a reward plan for college students a few years ago, but it was not issued until this year! Also..."
It almost got sent to the wrong person. What the hell is going on! Thinking of this, the top leader gritted his teeth in hatred. If it weren't for Qin Baosheng, why would he have to retreat to the second line so early? Gao Jialin took the envelope and didn't open it directly, but judging from the thickness, the amount should be about the same as that given by the Education Bureau and the Post Office.
His fortunes didn't stop there. As soon as the boss left, Zhang Lifeng happily found him again and handed him an envelope. "I called the newspaper yesterday and told them about your article. They immediately agreed to accept it! Considering that you are going to Shanghai to study at a university soon and you need money, I asked the newspaper to send you the royalties in advance!"
"This year, the cultural department has just raised the standard for manuscript fees. Now the remuneration for manuscripts is 6 to 20 yuan per thousand words. The newspaper charges you 15 yuan per thousand words. Your article has a total of 3,472 words, so you should be paid 56.13 yuan. Please mark it and write me a receipt!"
It is not convenient to remit money across provinces now, so Zhang Lifeng borrowed the money from Ma Yue and planned to return it to him after collecting his royalties in Beijing.
Gao Jialin counted the papers and wrote a receipt for Zhang Lifeng. Zhang Lifeng put the receipt in his notebook and said, "Jialin, you are very talented in writing. You must live up to your talent and strive to write better articles in the future."
"I will definitely try my best!" Gao Jialin agreed readily.
Nowadays, the monthly salary of an ordinary worker is basically between 30 and 80 yuan. Fifty-six yuan and 13 cents is equivalent to the salary of a senior worker. It only took him a few hours to write this article. He definitely cannot miss such an easy opportunity to make money.
Zhang Lifeng handed over another piece of paper. "This is my mailing address. If you write a good article in the future and don't know where to submit it, you can write to me and I will help you find some advice."
Gao Jialin heard something else from this sentence, "Teacher Zhang, are you leaving?"
"Well, if we follow the normal process, this case won't be judged so quickly. However, the superiors consider that the impact of this incident is too bad, so they will make special arrangements. The trial will be held in Yinxia tomorrow! We will go to the scene, and after the trial is over, we will return to Beijing directly from Yinxia! Publish the verdict as soon as possible."
Isn't this a bit too fast? If it were in the future, such a case would take several months to go to trial, right? However, considering the background of the times and the special nature of this case, it is normal to go to trial as soon as possible.
It’s just that the procuratorate and the court are probably very busy during this period, and it’s not easy to make preparations in such a short time.
"By the way, do you want to go to Yinxia and see them stand trial with your own eyes?" Zhang Lifeng asked.
"Go!" Gao Jialin answered without hesitation. It was such a happy thing to be able to witness with his own eyes the distraught look of the person who had harmed him. Of course he would not miss it.
"Okay, then I'll tell them that you don't have to go back at night. There are still empty rooms in the guesthouse. You and I will go to Yinxia together tomorrow!" Zhang Lifeng was not surprised. If he encountered such a thing, he would definitely want to attend the court hearing.
After asking an acquaintance to help him pass a message home, Gao Jialin rested for a night in the guesthouse and then went to Yinxia again with Zhang Lifeng.
Gao Jialin had never been out of Kuanzhou County before, but this month, he had gone to the regional capital for the third time. His mood was very different each time. The first time he was excited but also a little nervous, but the second time he was much more relaxed and just cooperated with everyone in acting.
This time, he was just pure happiness. When he thought about Gao Minglou and the others going to jail, Gao Jialin couldn't help but laugh.
The court opened on time at nine o'clock in the morning. The judge, clerk, and prosecutor took their seats. The defendants were also brought in and their trial was about to begin.
(End of this chapter)
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