Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 94 The First Snow
Adapting a novel into a movie script is no different from a second creation.When writing "Father's Land, Mother's River", Liu Xiaonan had never been to the mine where her father worked, nor did she have the experience of living with Li Hongxia for a few days, so her understanding of land and rivers was still superficial, and her understanding of her father's generation was not deep enough. .

A year has passed and so many things have happened. After reading this novel again, he has a new understanding and understanding of the land, his father's generation, and the fate of love.He will incorporate new elements into the screenplay.

Liu Xiaonan locked herself in the dormitory of the textile factory and devoted herself to creation.Still using the No.1 name "I" as the narration, using film language to present vivid pictures of life, the ups and downs of life, and the injustice and cruelty of fate one by one.

Two generations of father and son have fled that land, Mr. Guan's stele still lies on the gutter, and Liuzi Street will become the main scene in the film.

Yue Xuelian would rush to his dormitory after school, and the two of them would discuss creation together.Yue Xuelian went home very late every day, Liu Xiaonan was worried that she was a girl who took the bus at night alone, walked alone at night, climbed the dark stairs alone, and insisted on taking her home personally.

On Saturday night, because the next day was off, the two were immersed in the creation of the script, and both forgot the time.When Liu Xiaonan thought about it, she looked at her watch and saw that it was already midnight, and all the buses were out of service, so she had to ride a bicycle and take Yue Xuelian home against the cold wind.

Yue Xuelian's home is located on the fifth floor of an old building in the family residential area of ​​the city hospital. The corridors are narrow and dark.In the silent night, no other pedestrians were met in the corridor, and the sound of footsteps was hollow and dull.Climbing up to the fifth floor, Yue Xuelian took out the key and opened the door, and Liu Xiaonan was about to leave.

Yue Xuelian stood by the door and invited: "Brother, it's late anyway, come in and sit for a while, warm up before leaving."

The kindness is hard to come by, and I also want to visit. Liu Xiaonan walked into Yue Xuelian's home for the first time.The house is not big, with two bedrooms and no living room, but only about fifty square meters.White and gray walls, concrete floor, simple and old furniture, incomparable to the house where Gu Yu lived alone.

Yue Xuelian directly let Liu Xiaonan into the bedroom, which was simple and tidy, with a single bed, a double-door wardrobe, a bookshelf and a desk.The bookshelves are neatly filled with books, and the desk is spotless.

The indoor heating temperature is very high, I have to take off my coat, and live alone, which makes people feel extremely deserted.

Yue Xuelian brought a cup of hot water and handed it to Liu Xiaonan: "Sit down, senior brother, my small house is simple and there is nothing to visit."

Liu Xiaonan sat on the chair, looked sideways at the bookshelf beside her, and said enviously, "You have so many books, you are much richer than me."

What an abundance, no one has described books like that yet.Yue Xuelian said: "This is what I have gradually accumulated over the years."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I suddenly had an idea, you can see if it's okay. You run to my place every day, and I have to send you back, our time is wasted on the road. Why don't I come to your place after you get off work Come on, just treat yourself as a yo-yo, clear your mind. If it’s inconvenient, just say it.”

"It's not inconvenient." Yue Xuelian immediately agreed: "That's good, it can save a lot of time."

After that day, Liu Xiaonan rushed to Yue Xuelian's house every evening, and Yue Xuelian prepared dinner and waited for him.

Liu Xiaonan didn't want to bother Yue Xuelian so much, it would be the same if she came back after eating in the canteen of the textile factory, but Yue Xuelian insisted on doing this, she must let him try her handicraft.He can only be casual and take the initiative to buy vegetables and fruits.

Yue Xuelian's culinary skills are self-contained, complete in color, fragrance, light and delicious.Liu Xiaonan admired her a lot. When she was in high school, she lived alone, independent and self-improving, and her study, work and life were all wonderful.

After dinner together, the two of them often discussed until late at night. Liu Xiaonan rode his bicycle back to the dormitory, weeping along the way.

In the early winter season, there are still swimming crabs on the market, each of which weighs about one catty, and is packed in a large basket. The male one costs three yuan per catty, and the female one costs five yuan per catty.On this day, Liu Xiaonan bought two female swimming crabs weighing a pound, and brought them to Yue Xuelian's house.

Knock on the door, but there is no answer. It is estimated that the school has something to do, so I can go home later, so I stand outside the door and wait.

A pretty girl came up the stairs, smelling faintly of Lysol.She glanced at Liu Xiaonan, walked to the opposite door, and took out the key from her satchel to open the door.The key had already been inserted into the lock, and he turned around and asked Liu Xiaonan, "Who are you looking for?"

Liu Xiaonan knows that the city is not like the countryside, where people live door to door, and they may never see or see each other.He said, "I'll wait for someone."

The girl asked again: "Are you here to look for Yue Xuelian?"

Liu Xiaonan nodded yes.The girl showed a smile: "My name is Fang Juan, and I am sister to Yue Xuelian. Otherwise, come to my house and wait."

While Liu Xiaonan was refusing, Yue Xuelian came upstairs.Fang Juan shouted: "Xuelian, how can you lock the guests out?"

Yue Xuelian explained: "Don't be surprised, he is not a guest."

Yue Xuelian made an introduction to both parties. Fang Juan was a student of Yue Xuelian's mother, Lin Yidan, and she was a gynecological intern in the same hospital.Fang Juan held Liu Xiaonan's hand and asked curiously, "How could you be Xuelian's student?"

Liu Xiaonan replied: "I'm stupid. I didn't get into college, so I managed to be a Dai Peisheng. I can't keep up with my English class, so I asked Teacher Xiaoyue to make up for it."

Simply block it with one sentence, so as not to disturb the quietness by good people.

Yue Xuelian opened the door and let Liu Xiaonan go in first, and whispered a few words to Fang Juan outside the door.When Yue Xuelian entered the room, Liu Xiaonan had already washed two swimming crabs.

Yue Xuelian put on her apron and said with a smile: "Brother, I just realized that you are not an honest person, and you don't blink or blush when you lie. You make me unable to lie for you."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Time is tight and the task is heavy, so we have to do it as a last resort."

Two people tasted the plump swimming crab.Yue Xuelian picked up the crab roe and the crab meat with chopsticks, eating it elegantly and delicately.Liu Xiaonan started directly, tearing his hands and chewing, not caring about the appearance of eating.

Yue Xuelian looked at the corner of her mouth and chuckled, but Liu Xiaonan said, "Live seafood, you eat it with a lot of energy. If you eat it like that, I'm sorry for such a big swimming crab."

Yue Xuelian put down her chopsticks and ate like Liu Xiaonan.She said: "I didn't like to eat things with shells very much before. I thought it was too much work. You sent some river crabs to my father last fall. I tasted one and I realized that the crabs are very fragrant and delicious. But since then I haven’t tasted it before, although swimming crabs are big, they can’t taste the taste of river crabs.”

Liu Xiaonan said: "There are far fewer river crabs now. In the past, there was no oil in the stomachs of rural people, and no one caught river crabs. Once, my friends and I had a water fight, and one foot got stuck in the crab hole while running. How big should the river crab be? I kept holding my breath and diving to dig the hole, and it took almost half an afternoon to pull out the river crab, which was as big as this swimming crab."

Yue Xuelian said: "Then, you will give it to Gu Yu."

Liu Xiaonan said: "At that time, Gu Yu had already returned to the city. Guan Xiaoyun and I roasted it over fire and ate it separately."

Yue Xuelian asked: "Who is Guan Xiaoyun?"

Liu Xiaonan replied, "Mr. Guan's own granddaughter."

Yue Xuelian smiled but said, "Brother, it's not easy."

Liu Xiaonan pretended to be confused, "Why can't I tell if it's a compliment or a mockery?"

Yue Xuelian came back late because of something urgent at school, she gave Liu Xiaonan a key to the house, so she wouldn't have to wait outside the door in the future.Liu Xiaonan took the key to the door, which is indeed much easier and more convenient.

Two days later, Yue Xuelian came back late again, not because of something at school, but because her mother Lin Yidan blocked the gate of the community.

Lin Yidan was worried about her daughter's marriage. She knew her daughter's heart disease.I used to say that I was waiting for my career, but now that my career is basically stable, I should talk about a boyfriend.A while ago, I was talking about one, and she turned yellow before seeing the man, it is said that there is a problem with his character.

She was worried that her daughter would be hit because she hadn't been to her and the old man's house for many years, so she could only take the initiative to come and talk to her daughter.

Yue Xuelian was holding vegetables in her hand, her expression was calm and her gait was light, as if she was rushing home.Seeing this situation, Lin Yidan was relieved. It seemed that her daughter's self-regulation ability was still very strong.She went forward, but what she saw was her daughter's surprised face.

Yue Xuelian didn't see her mother for a long time, so she stopped and said, "Mom, why are you here?"

Lin Yidan scolded, "Isn't it okay for a mother to come and see my daughter?"

Yue Xuelian said: "I didn't say no, I'm very busy these days and I don't have time to chat with you, you should go back."

Lin Yidan said: "From your point of view, it seems that I am not welcome in the house."

"It's not that you're welcome. As I said, I have something very important tonight."

"Well, I don't have to come in, but you have to explain the matter to me clearly. I heard that these days, you give a student extra lessons every night. What's going on? "

"Fang Juan's mouth is fast. I am happy to help others, and helping students with learning difficulties is not worth your worry."

The more Yue Xuelian tried to cover up, the more Lin Yidan became suspicious. Will the silly daughter be deceived again?She said: "Xuelian, you can't hide anything from mom. Even if it's make-up lessons, you don't have to make up every day, right? You can also make up lessons at school, but you have to take them home at night to take care of food and drink? Mom will have to check it out for you once."

Telling a lie is full of loopholes, I really don't know how to write a novel.Yue Xuelian smiled unnaturally, and said with a blushing face, "He is not my boyfriend, and you don't have to check for me. He is my dad's student, and my dad has already checked for me."

After hearing this, Lin Yidan raised his legs and walked into the community: "If you say that, I really want to meet him, to test your father's vision."

Yue Xuelian grabbed her mother: "Mom, you really can't disturb him."

"Interference?" Lin Yidan was a little angry: "Is your mother an uneducated, unreasonable, messy housewife?"

Yue Xuelian accompanied her smiling face, so she had to tell the truth: "Mom, I didn't mean that. A few days ago, I don't know if you watched the cultural information on TV. A student in our school, his novel will be put on the screen soon." , I assisted him in writing the script. He only has one month, and he must devote himself wholeheartedly without any interference."

"So that's the case." Lin Yidan was relieved: "He is really your father's student? Can your father teach such an excellent student?"

For the time being, Liu Xiaonan's identity cannot be revealed, otherwise, I am afraid that my mother will definitely want to meet him, and she will run here every few days.Yue Xuelian said: "He is also my student. If you doubt my father's vision and teaching ability, it is tantamount to doubting my ability."

Lin Yidan told her daughter: "You have to control your own happiness. When you meet a good and reliable boy, you must hold it tightly. Why not take the initiative? Don't be reserved when you shouldn't. You, don't always Be cold as ice and keep people away thousands of miles away, that will scare away those who want to get close to you."

Yue Xuelian couldn't stand her mother's nagging, so she coaxed and persuaded her to send her away.Liu Xiaonan was still hungry, so she had to hurry home and make dinner.

The writing of the script went well, but at the end, the two had a serious disagreement.At the end of the novel, the two juniors are in love with each other, but the state of mind at this time is very different from that at that time. Therefore, Liu Xiaonan designed the ending of the script to be melancholic. .

Yue Xuelian frowned after seeing it, her two thick black eyebrows almost met.Why not respect the happy ending of the original book and design it as a warm color that nourishes the soul?Liu Xiaonan emphasized that life itself is not what one wishes, leaving regrets is more artistic and can inspire people to reflect.

No one can convince anyone.Yue Xuelian believes that subjective consciousness should not be overly strengthened, and let the trauma in the heart influence the development of the plot; Liu Xiaonan refuted that this is the inevitable result of life taught to him, and he cannot detach himself from it.

Yue Xuelian got up and walked to the window to stand, without a doubt, his inner world was still firmly occupied by Gu Yu.

I don't know when it started, there are numerous snowflakes floating outside the window.Since the beginning of winter, the weather has been dry and cold, and the first snow falls silently at night. Under the dim light, there are dancing elf-like figures.A thick layer of snow had already fallen on the outer window sill and the ground.

Liu Xiaonan packed up the pens and papers and prepared to go back. The two disagreed, which only showed that the conception and design of the ending was not ideal and perfect.Instead of being deadlocked, it is better to find another way.

Yue Xuelian asked tentatively: "Brother, it's snowing heavily outside, why don't you leave, it's not like I don't have a place to live here."

Liu Xiaonan turned up the collar of her coat and said, "I don't ride a bicycle, and I can still catch the last tram by walking now. Maybe I can find new inspiration if I go for a walk in the snow."

Impeccable excuse.Yue Xuelian didn't want to keep her anymore, she just took out an umbrella and handed it to Liu Xiaonan, standing in front of the window and watching him walk in the heavy snow.

A tram was slowly driving over from a distance, and a single-eyed headlight in front of the car cast a beam of bright light, reflecting the lonely and upright figure.

(End of this chapter)