He Yun has always wanted to write a realistic masterpiece comparable to "Ordinary World".

To this end, he has tried to write several realistic short stories, and has also written novellas such as "Lake and Mountain Love", from which he has accumulated a lot of writing experience.

Now, this "Life Journey", which has been in preparation for nearly three years, is finally about to start creating.

At this moment, in He Yun's mind, inspiration burst out, like a spring, with the tip of the pen sliding on the paper, forming a paragraph of text, jumping on the paper.

"Life is like a journey, starting from the starting point, will eventually come to the end, there is no turning back, can only keep moving forward, and in this journey, there are detours, there are chasms that are difficult to cross, and there are ice and snow, torrential rain and ........."

"Zhang Weibing grew up in the city, at the age of twelve, his father was sent to one of the most remote villages in Meishan County, Xiaolianzi Village, at the age of eighteen, his mother died of illness, but he did not wait for his father, full of resentment, he sprinkled all the anger in his heart on the ruffians in the alley, and finally sent himself to prison, three months later, a notice of death was delivered to him, along with a suicide note from his father........."

After a piece of paper was full, He Yun put it in the upper left corner, and then took another one from a pile of blank manuscript paper in the upper right corner, put it in front of him, and continued to write.

The story he created is not actually fictional, but based on a real story he had heard about in his previous life.

The starting point of the story takes place in that special time, and the protagonist of the story has been worried about his parents since he was a child because of his mischievousness, and he dropped out of school after finishing junior high school.

Later, his father's decentralization and his mother's death made him completely out of control, and he eventually went to prison for fighting.

After he was released from prison, he learned that his father had died, his house had been repossessed for special reasons, and he had to wander around without relatives.

And at this moment, a former colleague of his father suddenly told him that he also had a half-sister and a so-called "stepmother" in Xiaolianzi Village, Meishan County.

He actually knew about his father's divorce from his mother, but he was not sensible at the beginning and did not understand the reason.

In his eyes, his father loved him, but now he learned that in addition to him, his father actually had a daughter, which made him even more resentful of his father.

The strong resentment prompted him to secretly make up his mind that he must go to Xiaolianzi Village in Meishan County.

He would stand in front of his father's grave and ask him face to face why his mother did not come back before she died, why she divorced, and even married a "new love".

However, when he decided to go to Meishan County, he found that not only did he have no travel expenses, but he didn't even know where Meishan County was, let alone how to get there.

And when he finally found his father's former colleague to make up the travel expenses and start to Meishan County, he had to sleep in the open because of the stolen money on the way, relying on two legs and a pair of mouths, begging all the way, and finally arrived at the destination - Xiaolianzi Village, Meishan County.

By this time, it was already three months later.

During these three months, he experienced money theft, mad dog chase, a cold and fever that almost died, and even natural disasters such as mudslides.

Because of this, after encountering misfortunes along the way, he suddenly grew a lot.

That's the general outline of this first volume.

In general, He Yun did not make up the plot, but only modified some of the experiences slightly.

For example, the "stepmother", in the story he heard, this character actually died a long time ago due to an accident.

But in He Yun's this, she did not die.

The reason why He Yun wanted to modify her fate was of course not for any other reason, but to better develop the follow-up plot.

After all, the protagonist's "stepmother" will be a very important supporting role in this one, and she witnesses the growth of the protagonist "Zhang Weibing" and is an indispensable and important role.

As for the content of the second, third, fourth, and last volumes, they basically revolve around the protagonist and a group of people he knows in Xiaolianzi Village.

From the rejection of the "stepmother", to the discussion of the people in the village, to the unexpected learning of his father's last resort, and finally forced to stay and become a private teacher in Xiaolianzi Village.

The protagonist "Zhang Weibing" also went from not understanding, resisting, and resentful to gradually accepting the facts, and then fell in love with the grass and trees in Xiaolianzi Village, and finally became a private teacher like his father.

In order for the children of Xiaolianzi Village to get a good education, he was willing to choose to stay, and even dedicated the rest of his life for it.

And during this period, he has gradually changed from a young and frivolous young man in his prime to an old man with white hair and sideburns.

It can be said that this one created by He Yun seems to describe the story of a "rebellious teenager" who has lost his way back, but in fact, it is a story of witnessing a person's inner entanglement and struggle to choosing to let go.

Of course, in addition to this main line on the psychological changes of the protagonist "Zhang Weibing", there are many branch lines.

For example, the "stepmother", she was originally an ordinary person who longed for city life in this remote mountain, and she was full of rejection of the protagonist "Zhang Weibing" at first, and even wanted to unite her brothers to drive him out of the village.

But because of the obstruction of the only public teacher in the village, "Principal Zhao", her "conspiracy" did not succeed.

Later, because of an accident, she was rescued by "Zhang Weibing", and the psychological estrangement between the two was unraveled.

In addition to the very important branch line of the protagonist "stepmother", Principal Zhao, a public teacher dedicated to the future of the children, the daughter-in-law of the village chief with a small belly, and the cowardly village chief, they all have their own side plots.

Not only that, but there are also several important supporting characters and two protagonists.

One of the colleagues who is naturally the protagonist's father, while the rest of the supporting characters are the students taught by the protagonist.

As for the other two protagonists, one is the girl "Tang Wanqing" whom the protagonist "Zhang Weibing" met when he was a child in the city, and the other is "Zhao Xiuxiu" whom he met in Xiaolianzi Village.

And this Zhao Xiuxiu is the daughter of Principal Zhao.

There are two heroines among them, so they naturally have emotional lines, but in He Yun's this, there is no so-called "dog blood" love triangle.

In fact, a bridge like "Dog's Blood Love Triangle" is He Yun's least favorite, and he will not be like those screenwriters in later generations, who will start the plot with the protagonist's love triangle or even a four-cornered love at every turn, or even dozens of episodes.

Among him, the two heroines naturally like the protagonist "Zhang Weibing", but Zhang Weibing only likes the "childhood sweetheart" "Tang Wanqing" in his heart.

However, perhaps because of the arrangement of fate, Tang Wanqing was destined for him and had nothing to do with him, until he was thirty-three years old, when he accepted the promise of taking care of "Zhao Xiuxiu" all his life before the "Principal Zhao" who had been taking care of him fell ill.

And Tang Wanqing also chose to go to college and went to the coast, until twenty years later, she divorced and returned to her former hometown, where she met the protagonist "Zhao Weibing" who returned to the city to deal with the real estate procedures that were originally recovered.

The meeting between the two can be said to be full of emotion, but in the end, the two chose not to disturb each other anymore and returned to their respective peaceful lives in the midst of two sighs.

Another twenty years later, he received a letter from the city, the one she had written before she died.

In the letter, she told him that she regretted it!

These four short words made him sit alone at the table and be silent for a long time, but finally turned into a deep sigh.

The next day, he returned to the city, put down a pen in front of her tombstone, and turned away.

The fountain pen was given to him before he went to college on the coast, when he had been teaching in Xiaolianzi Village for three years.

And three years after her death, he sat on the hill next to Xiaolianzi Village, looked at the direction of his former hometown, and looked at it for a long time.

Three days later, he lay on his bed in the hospital, slowly closed his eyes, and never woke up again.

On the side, dozens of students he taught stood, their eyes were ruddy, and they were silent for a long time.

(The above story is adapted from one of the author's elders)

............

Late November.

The weather is getting cooler, in front of the window.

After He Yun put on his coat, he immediately sorted out the manuscript on his desk.

After more than half a month of creation, half of the plot of the first volume has been written.

"Teacher He, are you busy?" At the door, Mr. Zhang, who was next door, walked in with a lesson plan.

"Is it Mr. Zhang? Going to class? He Yun saw that it was an acquaintance, but he smiled and replied.

"Well, Mr. He, do you want to go together?" Teacher Zhang nodded and asked politely.

"Nope! Teacher Zhang, I don't have classes in the morning, but I only have classes in the afternoon, so you better go by yourself! He Yun shook his head, put the manuscript back in the drawer, and then stood up.

He was going to leave school to run an errand.

"Okay, then I'll go first!" As soon as Teacher Zhang heard He Yun say this, he didn't force it, turned around and left.

And He Yun also left the dormitory in a hurry with a letter not long after the other party left.

This letter is addressed to the family.

The other day, he received a letter from his hometown.

Dad He Donglei said in the letter that the tile factory in the village was officially put into operation, and he also said that the sales of ceramic tiles were not bad, and in just half a month, there were more than 300 yuan in sales.

Three hundred dollars may not seem like much, but the profit is quite a lot, a full one-third of the profit.

The people in the village are also full of confidence in the tile factory, and many people plan to no longer go out to work, but choose to stay in the tile factory and make money at their own doorstep.

In this regard, He Yun saw many problems from his father He Donglei's introduction, especially some problems about the sales channels of the tile factory, which made him very worried.

Hence this reply.

........

After sending the letter, He Yun returned to school.

In the afternoon, he went to the classroom with the lesson plan and finished teaching the students, and as soon as he came out of the classroom, he saw Professor Ma walking towards him.

"Xiaohe, come with me, I have something I want to tell you!" Professor Ma said a word to He Yun and led He Yun forward.

A moment later, the two came to a secluded place.

Professor Ma turned to He Yun and said, "I have an opportunity here, an opportunity to learn and communicate, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Learning to communicate? Professor Ma, what do you mean ......? ”

"Here's the thing, our school's ancient Chinese literature major and Tancheng University have an exchange meeting, after two days, we will form an exchange team to go together, led by me personally, if you are willing to go, I will arrange it."

"What about class?" He Yundao.

"You don't have to worry about this, just two days, and I will arrange another time to make up for the missed course."

"Make-up classes? All right! Professor Ma, I'm willing to go! As soon as He Yun heard Professor Ma's arrangement, he naturally did not refuse again.

He has heard of Tancheng University's major in ancient Chinese literature, compared with Hunan Normal University, its professional level is not weak at all, and even in terms of the time when the master's degree was established, it is the same batch as Hunan Normal University, and it is also a key discipline in Hunan Province.

It was a great learning opportunity to be able to communicate with their school.

"Well, since you are willing to go, then I will give your name." Professor Ma nodded and replied directly.

........

A few days later, He Yun boarded the train to Tancheng with Professor Ma and others.

Four hours later, the train arrived at Tancheng Railway Station.

Tancheng University, which is a key university inscribed by the great man.

In the 80s, Tancheng University was a national key university, and the score line was not lower than that of Hunan University.

As for the Chinese Department of Tancheng University, it is also an old department, and the major of ancient Chinese literature, like Xiangshi University, is the first batch of master's degree majors set up since the national degree system was restored.

When He Yun and his party arrived at the school, the leaders of the Chinese Department of Tancheng University met with everyone in the conference room.

"Hello, Professor Ma! Hello! Admire your name for a long time! It's an honor to see you today! ”

"Hahaha...... Director He is polite, what is the honor or not, those of us who do academic research are not so particular. ”

"Professor Jiang, we shouldn't have seen each other for three years, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes...... I haven't seen you in three years! ”

"Hello, Professor Sheep!"

"This is Professor Xiao! Professor Xiao is engaged in the research of oracle bone inscriptions, Chinese literary history, and clan history. ”

"Hahaha...... Hello, Professor Jiang! ”

After some introductions, everyone sat down.

At this time, Professor Jiang from Tancheng University saw that He Yun was so young, but he opened his mouth and asked Professor Ma, "Professor Ma, this is your student, right?" ”

"That's right! He used to be my student, don't underestimate him, he has published two professional papers in the field of ancient Chinese literature, one of which was published in the "Academic Monthly" and the other in the "Literary Heritage". ”

"Really?"