1979 The Life of Idle Fish

Chapter 85 "The Pointer"

Yesterday, Ma Weidu sent over the manuscript fee, and also urged the manuscript to be published.

What a promise!Don't just open your mouth and say it, it will be too difficult to take it back. Luo Tao knows it, he can't agree to other people's things, he can't just talk and don't count!
I had no choice but to write a new story. Fortunately, the novel I was going to write was in the same style as "The Mountain Is Far Away and the Road Is Far Away", so it wasn't too difficult to write.

"In [-], I have been working in the production team for seven years. I can cut dams, burn wasteland, dig holes, pick seedlings, hoe belts, plow the ground, plant grains, feed pigs, remove green grass, and cut grass. I can do it all. , It’s just that my body is weak and I can’t do everything first.”

Yes, this is the beginning of this novel. Luo Tao has done the above farm work before, even if he has not done it, he has seen it before.

This is not Luo Tao’s experience as an educated youth. This is the epitome of tens of millions of educated youths. The protagonist is both lucky and unfortunate.

Luo Tao thought about his three years as an educated youth, recalling the place that had burned his passion and at the same time crushed his ideals.

Luo Tao wrote like a master, and outlined a thin but strong old man bit by bit.

He was lucky enough to be chosen to be a teacher in a high school. When he got there, he discovered that the students he taught were actually a group of semi-literate junior high school students who couldn't even read the words in the textbook.

The school is so poor that there is not enough paper for students to use, but there is so much that you can see ** sentences written everywhere.

Luo Tao wants to amplify the strong bones of the old man and his love for those children. Everything should be amplified. Only when it is amplified will anyone pay attention.

When he saw the eyes that were eager for knowledge, he had to take up the courage to fight against those obsolescences.

In the end he failed and left, leaving only a dictionary.

Lao Gan and the dictionary he left behind changed the fate of two other people. Wang Fu and Laidi graduated from junior high school and became educated youths, but they still did not give up their studies.

The college entrance examination was resumed in the winter of [-], and both of them were admitted to a university in southwest China. Their hard work proved that the old man was right.

This is "Kid King" from Mr. Acheng's "Three Kings", with the same beginning but different development and ending.

Luo Tao spent more than a week writing to transform this novel, which originally only had more than [-] words, into a brand new novel.

Luo Tao also gave it another name - "Pointer".

Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, Luo Tao stood up and stretched his waist and moved his whole body. He hoped that the publication of this book could change some social status quo, rather than just changing the lives of Lao Gan, Wang Yong, and Laidi in the novel.

You can't be poor for anything but education. The way to change people's destiny these days is to study, or to be a second-rate dealer who is looked down upon.

"Have you finished writing?" Zhu Lin kept teasing Little October on the kang. When Luo Tao got up, he knew that he had almost finished writing.

"Okay, let's just wait for Lao Ma to urge the manuscript." Luo Tao turned around and teased Little October, while replying to Zhu Lin's question.

"oh oh."

"Hey, this kid wants to talk!" Luo Tao said to Zhu Lin.

"There's no Zhengxing again. He's only two months old, so he can talk so fast." Zhu Lin rolled his eyes at him, and then reached out to tease little October.

The purpose of giving birth is to play. Once you lose the tuba, you can practice the trumpet.

The couple just teased little October happily.

In the afternoon, Ma Weidu brought a middle-aged man over.

Ma Weidu came after work yesterday. The two of them made an appointment to come this afternoon so that the manuscript could be completed and delivered to him.

They brought some gifts and sample books, which are usually serialized in newspapers first. Only when the response is good will they be published as paper books. This is not as bold as "Harvest". They serialize it in newspapers and the book will be printed without delay. .

This middle-aged man is the deputy editor-in-chief of Youth Daily, surnamed Fang.

"Mr. Luo, your little courtyard is so elegant. It's a good place to live!"

"Haha!" Luo Tao smiled slightly.

After a few polite words, Luo Tao invited them into the main hall and served tea to entertain the guests.

"Editor Fang, would you like to have a taste of this tea?"

Editor Fang also made a gesture, and the three of them took a sip and put it down.

He also said a few words of praise and went straight to the topic. "I wonder if Mr. Luo's new work is finished?"

"I just revised it this morning. I'll take it back and ask Editor Fang for some guidance."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Luo Tao took the manuscript of "The Pointer" for himself and returned it in a short time.

"Editor Fang, please take a look." Luo Tao handed over the manuscript.

"Okay." He took it and started his work. He finished reading it in a short time. Their ability is to read ten lines at a glance.

He then forwarded it to Ma Weidu, who was sitting below him, "Mr. Luo, this story is very exciting. I wonder if you have experienced it before?"

He praised the novel and took the opportunity to ask Luo Tao if he was involved.

"No, it's a story I heard, but that situation is something that all educated youth should have seen. I wonder what Editor Fang thinks about it?"

Luo Tao knew what he was worried about, so he wrote it outright. If it was just a fabrication, the "Youth Daily" would not have the ability to take back this bomb.

"Haha, I like it very much, but I don't know what others think of it. Can you let me take it back and take a good look at it?"

He himself understands and understands that everything written in the novel may be true, because these problems are too common. If you ask around a little, you will know, but no one will write about it!

"Editor Fang likes to read it, so I didn't write it in vain. At least there is a reader. You can take the manuscript back."

Luo Tao understood what he meant when he said take a good look at it, which meant that he couldn't make the decision and took it back to show it to someone who could make the decision.

"Haha, well, we won't bother you anymore. I will ask Xiao Ma to let you know if there is any confirmation tomorrow afternoon."

He was also very happy when he heard Luo Tao's agreement. Seeing that things were almost done, he stood up and left.

There is no point in staying here longer, the most important thing is to go back and find the person in charge.

Luo Tao said a few more words to persuade them to stay, shook hands and sent them out of the small courtyard.

Lao Ma, who was walking behind, whispered to Luo Tao: "The writing is very good. I'm sure you will pass."

After saying that, he followed his leader and left without explaining anything to Luo Tao?
I thought to myself, does this person have a great background today?Or just write it yourself.

This official career is too complicated. If you really pass the draft, it will all be attributed to your own good writing. There is no other way. Standing on everyone's shoulders, you can't get the green light all the way!

Luo Tao returned to the north room with a happy expression and prepared to pack the tea sets.

"Who is that person who came with Xiao Ma?" Su Guilan appeared out of nowhere.

"Oh, my dear mother! I can't make a sound when we walk, I'm scared to death." Luo Tao was still in shock, which really echoed the old saying that people are scared to death.

He gently touched his chest with his right hand to bring himself back to consciousness quickly.

"You don't have ears, so why are you blaming me? You haven't said who that person is yet?" Su Guilan even slapped her on the back. You said that this was the reason why you were so angry and you had to endure it.

Luo Tao replied: "Leader Ma Weidu is here to pick up the manuscript."

"What, you wrote a book again, why didn't I know about it?" Su Guilan was surprised that she was not the first to know that her son had written a book again.

"I've been lying on that table for the past few days, and you haven't seen me."

"Um, is there one? Why don't I remember it?" Su Guilan was a little embarrassed.

"Humph, you have a grandson but no son." Luo Tao pretended to be angry, drank all the tea in the cup, and left the north room to go back to his den.

"I'm happy." Su Guilan was stunned for a moment, then regained her composure and said.

This old lady, Su Guilan, is also unreasonable. She loves her grandson that's the only way to go. She doesn't care much about what Luo Tao is doing now.

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