Chapter 39: Returning Home
"What about the four colleges?" Editor-in-chief Qian asked.
"Gryffindor: Gryffindor's name derives from the French gryffin d'or, which means golden griffindor. The Gryfin is a half-lion, half-eagle creature in Greek mythology, and Christianity later used it as a symbol of Jesus because it represented control over the earth (lion) and sky (the eagle).
Slytherin: Slytherin is a variation of the English word Slithering. The word means to glide meanderingly and is often used to describe a snake.
Ravenclaw: Ravenclaw, literally means raven's claws.
Hufflepuff: Hufflepuff, derived from the English Huff and Puff. Both words are related to blowing. It's not a very flattering name, and it looks very ordinary.
Gryffindor represents fire, Ravenclaw represents wind, Hufflepuff represents earth, and Slytherin represents water, and when the four elements exist at the same time, they form a complete system. They are also independent. ”
Gogarin had been prepared for a long time.
"It's amazing! Do you know French? Editor-in-Chief Qian was a little surprised.
"Haha, of course I don't know French, it's all homework, copied from Gryffindor's introduction. These colleges are all things that I used to read and think about, and the sources are not easy to say, a little east and a little west, and they are changed back and forth, haha! ”
Gogarin snorted, hoping to fool the past. Apparently he succeeded.
"Hehe, you kid, I thought you knew French. But your English is pretty good. Editor-in-Chief Qian smiled.
"English is also average, dumb English, take an Oxford dictionary and flip it yourself, it's all blind." Gao Jialin didn't dare to let Editor-in-Chief Qian feel that his English was good, and his original English score in the college entrance examination was not very good.
"I see, but you have to learn some English, and in the future your books will probably have to be translated abroad, and if you don't speak English well, you can't do it!" Editor-in-chief Qian taught him step by step, and Gao Garin nodded again and again.
"By the way, I have fine-tuned many of the names in your novels for you to make it easier to match them in English. Each is followed by a rationale for the modification and a correspondence. After the editor-in-chief finished speaking, he handed Gao Jialin a piece of paper.
Gao Garin took a look at it, and almost thought that the editor-in-chief Qian had also crossed over. Gao Jialin changed the names of most of the people who couldn't explain the homophonic stalks, but now the editor-in-chief Qian has changed them all back, and also noted the corresponding words and meanings in English. Gogarin suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
He looked up at Editor-in-Chief Qian, the other party's face was normal, and he said with a smile: "It's also interesting, the name of the character you wrote is slightly adjusted, and you can basically find the corresponding English word, which can be regarded as a coincidence." You can write all of these things in the appendix. Your novel has so many metaphors and settings that if we didn't add an appendix, our magazine would be inundated with letters from readers asking why. There is already such a tendency. You'll have to come up with an appendix to the first part as soon as possible, and write about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, and we'll publish it with the novel as soon as possible. ”
Gogarin put away the revised outline paper and nodded repeatedly.
With the editor-in-chief of Qian working so hard, he doesn't have to change it back and forth, and he doesn't have to toss around.
Gao Jialin communicated with Editor-in-Chief Qian for a day, tossing through the front and back of this novel, inside and out. Gogarin racked his brains and deceived him, and finally coped with the editor-in-chief of Qian.
When the editor-in-chief Qian looked at his watch intently, "Oops, a whole day has passed!" But fortunately, the progress is good, and we have finally finished the outline of the novel. Next, you follow the outline and submit the manuscript on time. ”
Gao Jialin let out a sigh of relief, and his gratitude was overflowing, "Teacher Qian, thank you so much. With your addition, the virtual magic world of the whole novel is much more perfect. Or in the future novel, let's sign it together? ”
"Don't make fun of me, stinky boy!" Editor-in-Chief Qian only joked about him as Gao Jialin, and said with a smile: "As an editor, I always want to polish the article perfectly." Although it is difficult for you, you also have to understand that this is all about presenting something more perfect to the reader. Editor-in-chief Qian thought that Gao Jialin was a little long-winded, and couldn't help but explain a few sentences.
"Why! Mr. Qian, you are always so polite, I am embarrassed! You have put so much effort into my novels, and there are many things that I understand more deeply than I can understand. I really don't know how to thank you! Gao Jialin saw that the editor-in-chief Qian had some misunderstandings, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to clarify.
"Hehe, what is grateful or not, this is our responsibility as editors! As long as the novel is good, everything is fine! Editor-in-Chief Qian saw that Gao Jialin was telling the truth, and laughed.
Now that everything is done. Gogarin was going to go home.
Editor-in-chief Qian wanted to leave the couple to go shopping again, but Gao Jialin was resolute and said that he couldn't trouble everyone anymore, and there were still many things to deal with at home.
In this case, the editor-in-chief Qian launched a relationship and bought the nearest sleeper ticket for Gao Jialin and his wife, and at noon the next day, he and Xiao Wang personally sent Gao Jialin and Liu Qiaozhen on the train, and the two sides waved goodbye.
Finally leaving Shanghai, Gogarin was relaxed all of a sudden. Liu Qiaozhen saw Gao Jialin's mood changes and felt a little strange, Editor-in-Chief Qian was so thoughtful, why was Gao Jialin reluctant?
Gao Jialin sighed and said, "Qiaozhen, you don't know, this is too much hospitality, and it is very uncomfortable. As the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring. People are so good to us, but we have nothing to repay them. Do you say that you always feel that your diaphragm is very bad, and you are getting more and more uneasy? ”
Liu Qiaozhen suddenly realized, "Yes, when I was in Shanghai, I always felt panicked in my heart, and I was not at all steady. It's like a dream! This time out of Shanghai, my heart is steady! That's why! ”
"Affection debts are the most difficult to repay!" Gogarin sighed, "You think people are so good to us, do I have to write a novel to repay it?" Therefore, if you can receive less affection from others, don't receive more, otherwise I will really have to die! ”
Liu Qiaozhen nodded again and again, and then understood.
Gao Jialin is a rhetoric to fool Liu Qiaozhen. In fact, Editor-in-Chief Qian didn't think so at all, and now the first part has only been published in two issues, and there are ten more issues to follow. People didn't urge Gao Garin at all, but if Gao Garin wrote too quickly, the magazine "Juvenile Literature and Art" would not have had time to publish it.
In addition, the serialization of the first novel of "Harry Potter" will greatly increase the sales of "Juvenile Literature", although the specific increase number Gao Garin does not know, but it should be at least a million a year. One book is calculated as one piece, that is, more than 1 million. These were all brought by Gogarin, and he only earned 3,300 yuan in manuscript fees.
Therefore, the magazine should treat him better. Every year, there are so many authors of articles in magazines, how can others not enjoy such thoughtful hospitality? This is still because it is now a planned economy, and if the market is completely opened, the magazine will even treat money-making writers like Gogarin as their ancestors! That's what hospitality is called thoughtful!
After all, it is much more comfortable to sit on a sleeper than to sit on a hard seat. The two of them had an upper bunk and a lower bunk, and they went all the way to Xi'an comfortably.
Gogarin didn't want to go around Xi'an anymore, he wanted to hurry home now. So I didn't go out of the train station and went directly to buy a ticket to Yan'an. Fortunately, there was a car back that afternoon. For a few hours in between, Gao Jialin took Liu Qiaozhen to go shopping on Jiefang Road. This is a bustling road directly to the train station, and there are also shopping malls one after another.
The two walked around here and bought small gifts such as cotton hats and cotton gloves for their families. The old people in the family are used to saving, so Gao Jialin and Liu Qiaozhen mainly buy things that are strong and durable, and they don't care about the old and new styles. Only the sister-in-law Liu Qiaoling loves to be exquisite, and Liu Qiaozhen bought her a red sweater.
The two of them now have money and spend lavishly, and these gifts cost nearly 50 yuan. As soon as she settled the account, Liu Qiaozhen regretted it a little, and suddenly lost the family's monthly expenses. I'm really not a good daughter-in-law who is diligent and thrifty!
Gao Garin didn't care at all, and comforted: "I am responsible for earning money, you are responsible for spending money, we have a clear division of labor, and each has its own responsibilities." So you don't care if you have money or not, you just need to spend the money you have to spend! ”
Liu Qiaozhen was still a little depressed, and decided to start keeping accounts in the future, and planned in advance what she wanted to buy and how much it would cost, so as to be a good daughter-in-law who is a good housekeeper!
Gao Jialin and Liu Qiaozhen got on the train back to Yan'an, and it took another six hours to arrive. When I arrived in Yan'an, I was exhausted, it was getting late, the bus station was closed, and there was no bus back to the county.
The two had to find a guest house to stay for the night. This time, Gogarin didn't bother with acquaintances, so the guest house he stayed in was really not very good. It was dirty and messy, rats were scurrying, and neither of them slept well.
Early in the morning of the second day, the two rushed to the bus station, took the first bus, and went directly to the county seat.
Yan'an went to the county seat for three hours, and finally arrived at the place before lunch. As soon as the two got out of the car, they immediately felt comfortable, and the fatigue on the road suddenly came up, and they wanted to go home and sleep quickly.
As soon as he entered the house, Gogarin threw his luggage on the ground and collapsed directly on the bed, not wanting to move. Liu Qiaozhen boiled water, wiped his face, and washed his face. Then they washed their feet with the rest of the water. I didn't even eat, so I just fell asleep.
Gogarin was woken up by hunger, he looked up and saw that it was already dark, and when he looked at his watch, it was already past six o'clock. It's almost November now, and the county is dark very early.
Gao Jialin saw that Liu Qiaozhen was sleeping soundly, and he couldn't bear to disturb him. I touched a pack of dried noodles, two eggs and a green onion, and prepared to give myself a bowl of noodles. He worked clumsily, and the frame was clumsy, and Liu Qiaozhen woke up all of a sudden.
Liu Qiaozhen rubbed her eyes, got up and saw Gao Jialin in the kitchen, and immediately blamed herself: "Brother Jialin, it's all my fault, I slept like a pig, and I didn't cook for you!" Don't worry, I'll make a note soon! ”