lucky son

Chapter 76

At noon that day, the boy who came back from the town returned to the Nian Mansion happily with a thick letter in his hand. As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to announce loudly: "Master, madam! The magazine has replied! It's so thick." One!"

This shout immediately alarmed the entire Nianfu.

Although he promised his son to send his poems to the magazine for him, Nian's family still needs to report the matter to his parents-in-law, and they will send a servant to deliver the letter.

And when he learned that his only baby grandson also wrote a poem and wanted to contribute like Nian Xiangfei, the original grandparents were naturally very pleasantly surprised and very supportive.In this way, the news spread, and everyone in the Nian Mansion knew that their young master, like the young master, was also talented and able to write poetry.

Knowing that the magazine had received a reply, the old man and the old lady couldn't wait to open the envelope, and saw the remittance slip sent with the letter at a glance, and immediately knew that their grandson's poems had been accepted by the magazine.

"Quick! Hurry up and call the young master and young lady over!" The old lady called repeatedly, while the old man couldn't wait to unfold the letter paper and read it carefully.

Meng Hui wasn't the slightest bit excited about the magazine's reply.After all, even Nian Xiangfei's articles that moaned without illness and had only rhetoric but no thought could be accepted by the magazine. Naturally, there was no reason why this famous poem would not be selected.

However, Nian Shi, who didn't know the inside story, was not so calm.Due to her bound feet, she has limited mobility, and usually walks very steadily. When she heard the news today, she couldn't help but run in small steps.

Hurrying to the living room, everyone heard the old man reading the magazine's reply aloud from a long distance. While reading, he laughed twice and gave a good compliment.And the maids and servants also gathered in front of the two old men and said some funny and auspicious words, which set off the laughter and joy in the living room.

——Since the serious illness that the original body did not survive not long ago, the atmosphere in Nianfu has not been so relaxed and happy for a long time.

Seeing Meng Hui coming, the old lady said "Ouch", stretched out her hand to embrace him, smiled from ear to ear, and repeatedly praised him for being so smart.And the always serious old man was also elated, looking at Meng Hui with pride and admiration: "Leer is really good! Look, the magazine gave you ten silver dollars for the manuscript! Leer wrote a poem The remuneration received by the article is equivalent to three or four articles sent by your unfilial father! The editor of the magazine is still earnestly asking you to continue to ask for articles!"

Once, in order to prove his ability to his parents, Nian Xiangfei said that the remuneration he could get for publishing an article was 2-3 silver dollars for a poem, and slightly higher for prose, 4-5 silver dollars.The quality of Nian Xiangfei's articles is not high, but the quantity is not bad. He can earn at least ten or twenty silver dollars a month from the remuneration alone.

This money is placed in ordinary people's homes. If they are a little bit tight, they can almost support a family. However, Nian Xiangfei has never suffered since he was a child, and spends money lavishly. I was young, and I still have to rely on the help of the elders in my family.

Although Mr. Nian has read many books, he has never studied these new-style poems, so naturally he can't tell the good from the bad.Because of Nian Xiangfei's behavior of abandoning his wife, the old man found him extremely displeasing, and he would never read the comments on Nian Xiangfei's poems in magazines, so naturally there is no way to compare them now.However, he can judge the quality of poetry from the remuneration paid by the magazine.

Nian Xiangfei probably didn't think about it. He once told his parents about his remuneration, with the intention of showing off, but now it has become a rock-solid proof that he is not as good as his son, which makes the old master Nian feel satisfied.What's more, the editor of the magazine also said in the letter that because the contributor is a newcomer, the price given is low. If the author submits an article to the magazine next time, the remuneration will definitely be increased accordingly.

"This month's magazine is out, I must buy a few more copies and give them to relatives and friends!" The old man stroked his beard and laughed.The boy who was in charge of purchasing at the side immediately responded, happily writing down the matter.

Half a month later, "New Literature" was published, and Mr. Nian immediately sent someone to buy more than ten copies.Open the magazine, the first page after the table of contents is Meng Hui's poems.

After this poem, the editor of the magazine also specially wrote an eloquent reading with thousands of words, praising this poem as a masterpiece of new literature.It is somewhat ironic that a poem by Nian Xiangfei was also published in the same magazine, but it was put together with other people's new-style poems to appreciate and analyze the new-style poems. In one comment, the contrast between the two sides is stark.

Seeing his son whose eyes were over the top was trampled into the mud by his grandson, the old man wished he could eat a big bowl of rice every meal, and under his publicity, the relatives and friends of the Nian family also understood the situation On the surface, he praised "Nian Kangle" as a young man, but in fact he privately laughed at Nian Xiangfei, who was out of talent, and could not even compare to his abandoned son.

Of course, this kind of rumor was only spread among relatives, and Nian Xiangfei, who was studying far away, didn't know about it.After all, Meng Hui didn't use his own name when he submitted the manuscript, but used the original author's name as his pen name, so no one knows the relationship between this "Mr. Qiongzhi" and Nian Xiangfei.

As for "Mr. Qiongzhi", who became a blockbuster with a poem and was talked about by countless new youths, he is currently "writing" his second essay, and discussing it with Nian while writing it, trying to rely on his own With a brilliant tongue and citing scriptures, he successfully brainwashed Nianshi.

Nian was very happy that his son discussed the article with him, and also had an unprecedented sense of satisfaction of being valued.

Although he has been married for a long time and has given birth to an heir, due to the health of his parents-in-law, the old lady dominates the family and the old man is outside. Without the support of his husband, Nian hardly has any say in the family.

Her in-laws like her obedience, and her husband doesn't talk to her. Although Yuanshen is very concerned about his mother, he is introverted and thoughtful. Like Nianshi, he is used to hiding his thoughts in his heart and is unwilling to reveal them.Therefore, the Nian family can be regarded as a lonely family and a lonely person in the Nianfu.

Fortunately, after Meng Hui arrived, Nian's situation improved significantly.

Meng Hui has a thick skin and can get along anywhere. Although he still cares about his weak and sensitive personality, he has gradually begun to show more cheerful and mature.

Regarding his change, everyone believed that it was because his articles were published in magazines and received high praise.After all, when a person has the approval of others, he will naturally appear more confident.Moreover, since the article was published, the attitude of the whole Nian Mansion towards Meng Hui has also changed a lot.In the past, he was just the young master of the Nianfu, a sick and pitiful child who didn't know how long he would live, but now, Meng Hui has become a well-known talent in all directions, a big man who needs to be admired and respected by others.

As the saying goes, "Mother is more expensive than her son". After Meng Hui was respected, Nian's status also rose, and she was no longer as transparent as before. For her to run back and forth.

However, what makes Nian the most happy is not other people's admiration, but that his son is closer and caring to him. Even if he knows that he doesn't have much ink in his stomach, he is willing to discuss his thoughts and exchange feelings with her. .

Under Meng Hui's guidance, Nian no longer grieves every day for autumn and spring, and gets into the horns of being rejected by her husband and cannot break free.She gradually began to think about things other than her husband and son, and gradually turned her eyes to the outside world that Meng Hui described.

——To be honest, this is the first time that Meng Hui has done his best to fulfill the original wish. After all, taking care of his body is really boring, so Meng Hui can only pull Nian Shi by his side to pass the time.

With Nian's participation, Meng Hui's second article was finally completed.Helping Aizi sort out the manuscript, Nian felt a stronger sense of accomplishment than Meng Hui. She smiled as she watched Meng Hui finish transcribing the final manuscript in elegant handwriting, and finally wrote " He named two names—Mr. Qiongzhi and Zhang Jianru.

Zhang Jianru is Nian's boudoir name. Seeing this name, Nian was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed suddenly: "Le'er, what are you doing, quickly, quickly remove your mother's name!"

"Why, mother?" Meng Hui turned to look at Nian, his clear eyes were full of pure doubts, "This article was written by mother and son together, so it is natural to sign our names."

On this point, Meng Hui did not lie.Although the original author is committed to the liberation of women, he is a man after all, and cannot fully understand the true feelings of these women who are in urgent need of liberation.Of course, he should have also found a lot of women and asked them their thoughts on some things, but when facing a man, most women may have reservations, but in front of Meng Hui, Nian did not hide anything .

According to Nian's ideas, Meng Hui slightly changed the original text to make it closer to Nian's understanding of this society, and wrote Nian's name on the writer, in order to praise Nian. Merit, to enhance her self-confidence, and secondly, to break the feudal shackles on her.

"No, no, how can the name of the woman's family be printed on the book for everyone to see?" Nian was at a loss and was very anxious.After all, the education she has received since she was a child is that the daughter's family should obediently support their husband and children at home, and not show their faces in public, and the girl's boudoir name is only known to her family and husband, and must not be passed on.

"Mother, it's just a name. What you said is an old concept, and now everyone doesn't care about it!" Meng Hui chuckled, holding a pen in one hand, and holding Nian Shi with the other, shaking it coquettishly .

"But...but..." Nian, she couldn't resist her son's acting like a baby, but she couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart.

"Anyway, the son is determined not to take the credit of the mother." Seeing Nian's slackening, Meng Hui added another dose of medicine, and threw the pen in his hand aside angrily, "If the mother doesn't want to sign, then This article, my son will not publish it!"

"This, how can this be done!" Hearing this, Nian became anxious immediately.She has deep feelings for this article, and she desperately hopes that it can be published in a magazine, so that everyone can know how good and talented her son is.If because of his own reasons, this pearl of civilization is dusted, and his son's hard work these days is wasted, Nian Shi will absolutely not agree.

In this way, under Meng Hui's soft and hard offensive, Nian finally wavered, she looked at her name hesitantly, and fell into a battle between heaven and man.

"How about this, mother, you don't want to sign, because you are worried that your grandparents will be unhappy? Then I will tell my grandparents in person, and they will definitely agree." Seeing that the fire was coming, Meng Hui smiled, and pointedly pointed out Nian's name. most worrying issue.

Immediately, Nian breathed a sigh of relief, and nodded quickly: "That's fine, as long as my father-in-law and mother-in-law agree, I don't have any worries."

With Nian's approval, Meng Hui immediately took this article to find the old lady and the old man, and successfully persuaded the other party.

After all, in this era, there are indeed no strict restrictions on women's boudoir names. Many famous ladies will write some articles and publish their names on newspapers and magazines openly, and most people in the world are used to these women's names. There is no need to be too harsh in the practice.

With the gems of the previous poem and essay in front, when the magazine saw the contribution signed by "Mr. Qiongzhi", it immediately cheered up 12 points, and was quickly absorbed by this article, with beautiful rhetoric The gorgeous and gentle article with humanistic feelings is admirable.

Therefore, that month's "New Literature" magazine once again published Mr. Qiong Zhi's article on the most prominent position on the front page, also accompanied by a long interpretation, and he was not stingy with compliments.

Nian Shi was holding the magazine with his name printed on it, smelling the refreshing fragrance of the ink, he was in a trance.And at that moment, it seemed that something that had been bound to her body shattered in an instant, making her shoulders that had been tense for more than 30 years suddenly lighten.

The author has something to say: Thank you Chihiro little peach demon little angel for throwing the mine, and Ashle dear for throwing the grenade=333=