Chapter 11: The Gift
The two chatted for a few words, and in Tang Yuewen's shining eyes, Jiang Yulou left the school, and the novel was finished, and he still had a lot to do.
For example, buying envelopes, buying stamps, and mailing addresses.
The next day, Jiang Yulou took back the manuscript.
Now that you've read everything you need to see, it's time to submit.
So, he stuffed the manuscript into an envelope, affixed a stamp, and wrote on the envelope the words "Contemporary" magazine, and finally accompanied by Tang Yuewen to the post office, solemnly handed over the envelope to the post office staff.
After handing over the envelope, he felt as if he had unloaded a thousand pounds of heavy burden, and suddenly relaxed.
Because he knew that his work had been completed, and whether the novel could be published smoothly in the future was not something he could control.
"It is estimated that it will take more than a week to send it from us to the capital, and then the editors of the "Contemporary" magazine will have to be busy for a while, as well as the time to arrange typesetting and publication, and it is estimated that it will take a month or two at the earliest to get news, so don't be too anxious." The letter was stuffed in, and Tang Yuewen said with relief.
"It's okay, I'm the first one, it's best to be favored by the editor of "Contemporary", it doesn't matter if you call back, aren't there so many magazines?"
Even his novel, the original short story of Chen Zhongshi, which he refers to, does not dare to say that it must meet the appetite of the current editor.
The possibility of rejection is not impossible.
In fact, the original novel is a collection of short stories, and "Li Thirteen Tuimo" is just one of them, and its fame is the greatest.
Since it is a short story, the original novel must not have many words, he remembers that it is almost only more than 7,000 words, and it is an excerpt from Li Fanggui's countless stories and written it.
Short stories have the advantage of short stories, and with Chen Zhongshi's pen power, even short stories can be written engagingly.
But Jiang Yulou didn't have that strength, so when he came to him, he expanded the original work to a certain extent, and wrote three stories of Li Fanggui's youth, middle age and old age, and wrote more than 20,000 words.
Although it is still in the range of the word count of a short story, you can also feel the tail of the novella.
Jiang Yulou's mentality is very peaceful, he is now on the right path, and he will not eagerly hope for success.
Tang Yuewen said: "It doesn't matter if "Contemporary" really comes back, I asked my father, we also have our own literary magazine in Shaanxi, and its influence is much greater than that of the newly established magazine." ”
Jiang Yulou invited again: "Let's go, let's take a stroll on the street." ”
Tang Yuewen was a little nervous, is this a date?
She nodded indifferently and followed Jiang Yulou's side.
As she walked, Jiang Yulou naturally grabbed her hand.
"Your hands are so soft."
Tang Yuewen trembled for a while, not only was her hands soft, her body was soft.
Girls have thin faces, especially girls in this era. Jiang Yulou no longer teased her, but walked around the street with her.
In this era, even the county town has nothing to visit, but not for two people who have thoughts about each other. Even if you don't do anything, just walk together, you are full of happiness.
Walking and walking, the two arrived in front of the supply and marketing cooperative, "Yuewen, let's go in and have a look." ”
Jiang Yulou took the girl's hand and entered the supply and marketing cooperative, the supply and marketing cooperatives of this era are equal to the large-scale supermarkets of later generations, and there is everything.
After wandering around for a while, he saw a good thing.
"Yuewen, look at this."
Jiang Yulou picked up a headband, which was very beautiful.
"Wow, that's beautiful!"
Tang Yuewen's eyes lit up, and the red shiny headband was too tempting for girls.
"If you like it, buy it."
As he spoke, he grabbed a red headband and approached the salesman.
"No, it's too expensive." Tang Yuewen grabbed Jiang Yulou's arm and shook her head.
She looked at the price, and the headband cost a dollar, which was enough to catch up with the price of a pound of pork.
Last time, she didn't refuse Jiang Yulou to give her food, she was already nervous, and this time she said that she couldn't accept such an expensive gift.
Jiang Yulou looked at the girl's eyes and said gently: "However, I think this headband must look very good on your forehead." ”
Tang Yuewen was drunk, intoxicated by Jiang Yulou's gentleness, and did not refuse his gift again.
Yes, I must look good in a red headband, and I will be more beautiful, no worse than those "foreign girls", so that I can be worthy of him.
took out the money, took the headband, and then put it on for Tang Yuewen in person, and the whole set of actions was done in one go.
Then, the two left the supply and marketing cooperatives under the envious eyes of a group of old aunts and big sisters.
"Alas, the world is going on, they are still children," the speaker said in a sour tone, and he was quite old, an old antique.
"That little comrade is so gentle, when will my family treat me like this." An eldest sister has a strange expression.
"I envy that girl for receiving such an expensive gift." A girl about the same age as Tang Yuewen looked enviously in the direction in which the two left.
Most of the old and young masters are envious of Jiang Yulou's financial resources, what kind of family, a one-dollar headband is said to be bought and given away.
Don't steal the family's money to please the girl, if there is such a loser in my family, his leg will be discounted.
Coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative, Jiang Yulou took the girl to the market again.
It just so happened that the two of them were also hungry, Jiang Yulou bought a lot of snacks, oilfruits, sugar gourds, and burritos, in short, both of them were full.
After eating with a mouth full of oil, Tang Yuewen pulled his arm, "I can't eat it." ”
Jiang Yulou turned his head and looked, okay, his stomach was round, and he really couldn't eat anymore.
"Okay, it's not too early, I'll send you home."
"Send me...... Go home? ”
Tang Yuewen opened her mouth wide, she grew so big, it was the first time that a boy wanted to send her home.
"What, can't you?"
"Yes...... OK. ”
After speaking, Tang Yuewen wanted to give herself a look, how could she say this so naturally?
Tang Yuewen, you are really not ashamed!
After Jiang Yulou got her consent, he took her hand and walked in the direction of the girl's house in his memory.
Until the two separated at the door of Tang Yuewen's house, she was still confused.
"So, does he like me?"
During class the next day, Tang Yuewen boldly put on the headband that Jiang Yulou gave her.
When the hair on her forehead was restrained by a headband, revealing her smooth forehead, the boys in the class were stunned to find that the most beautiful girl in the class turned out to be Tang Yuewen?!
The boys were secretly ashamed of their own eyes, and at the same time admired Jiang Yulou.
is worthy of being the most likely person in the class to become a writer, and he has no observation to say that he can find that Tang Yuewen, who is inconspicuous in the class, has the potential to become a beauty.
It can be said that throughout the morning, Tang Yuewen was the focus of attention of the boys and girls in the class.
Boys pay attention to her looks, while girls pay attention to her headbands.
Everyone has a love for beauty, so how can a beautiful headband girl not pay attention.
During the recess, someone asked, "Student Tang, where did you buy your headband?" ”
"The supply and marketing cooperatives bought it."
"Supply and marketing cooperatives? Headbands aren't cheap. ”
"Hmm...... It's okay. ”
"How much can I ask?"
"Yes, a dollar."
“……”
The female classmate was defeated, and she couldn't afford it anyway at this price.
Soon, all the girls in the class knew that Tang Yuewen was wearing a very expensive headband.
At the same time, I was surprised how she could afford it.
After becoming the object of envy of the girls in the class, Tang Yuewen was extremely proud, and at the same time, her eyes looked at Jiang Yulou more gently.
She won't say it, though, and she doesn't want to cause trouble for the guy she likes.