Literary Master 1978

Tao Yushu noticed his abnormality and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Chaoyang came back to his senses and said, "Nothing. It's just as I thought, a college student studying Chinese."

The address and name of the sender were written on the envelope - Liaoning University, No. 66, Chongshan Middle Road, Huanggu District, SY City, LN Province, Ma Yuan, Chinese Department, Class of 1978.

Tao Yushu said casually, "You can tell from the style of the letter, it's full of vigor and vigor. But I didn't expect that he is still a top student of Liaoning University."

Lin Chaoyang put the envelope on the table and continued to read the letter.

The couple opened the letters for an hour and a half. Most of the letters were polite compliments, and only a small part needed to be read carefully.

The speed of reading the letters was not slow, but they still felt a little dizzy after reading for so long.

At last check, they only read more than 400 letters.

"Let's do this for tonight." Lin Chaoyang said.

Tao Yushu nodded and put away the letters. Lin Chaoyang wanted to get up, but she held him down.

"What are you doing?" Lin Chaoyang asked her.

"I haven't replied yet."

Lin Chaoyang said with a headache: "I've been reading all night, I'll reply tomorrow."

"There are still so many letters. Today's work should be done today."

"No, I'm dizzy from reading letters." Lin Chaoyang started to play tricks.

Tao Yushu looked at him with amusement, "Then you say, I'll help you write."

"That's so embarrassing." Lin Chaoyang hesitated.

"Don't dawdle, I've replied all the letters in this time. Don't reply too many words to a letter, just control it within 200 words, and try to reply to all the selected letters."

Good guy, the KPI is directly maxed out.

The couple picked out more than 30 letters in one night. According to this calculation, wouldn't they have to write 6,000 to 7,000 words?

"Yushu, we are not studying for an exam, do we need to be so nervous?"

"You haven't written novels recently, it's good to reply to readers."

Lin Chaoyang felt that Tao Yushu almost pointed at his nose and said that he was not motivated.

God knows, how long did it take him to finish "The Death of Van Gogh"? It's a long novel. Can't we take a break?

"Wife, you can't ask me the same thing as you ask of yourself." Lin Chaoyang protested.

Tao Yushu looked at him with tenderness, "I didn't ask you the same thing as I asked of myself. I just asked you half of the same thing as I asked of myself."

"You..."

Lin Chaoyang was speechless for a moment. Tao Yushu held his hand, "Okay. Hurry up and reply. Let's reply together and try to finish it as soon as possible."

Tao Yushu took the initiative to help him reply to the readers, and he couldn't refuse, so he had to sit down and reply.

The originally happy Hongxiu Tianxiang became a little painful because of the addition of KPI.

After writing for almost two hours, he finally replied to all the letters. Lin Chaoyang lamented, "This kind of thing should still be done by a professional."

Tao Yushu was rubbing her wrist at this moment. When she heard Lin Chaoyang's complaint, she was thoughtful.

A few seconds later, she said faintly, "Yumo is on winter vacation!"

Lin Chaoyang's eyes narrowed immediately, and he almost forgot about his sister-in-law.

He showed a kind smile on his face, "It's almost the New Year's Eve. Make two more dishes tomorrow, and call Yumo over. I haven't seen her for a few days. This girl must be craving my food."

Tao Yushu looked at him, and the couple smiled at each other, and they understood each other.

"A-choo!"

Tao Yumo, who was reading on the bed, suddenly sneezed. She pulled the quilt that fell on her waist and muttered, "Someone scolded me!"

While speaking, she turned another page of the book in her hand, looked at it for a while, and felt dizzy again.

But she didn't put the book down, but insisted on reading it. This was already the tenth foreign classic she had read this summer vacation.

It was less than twenty days since the vacation, and she had read ten books. It was definitely a high-intensity reading, and it was normal to feel a little dizzy.

That day in the library, Lin Chaoyang said, "You should read some books," which made her feel humiliated. After returning home, she decided to work hard and make her brother-in-law look at her with new eyes after the winter vacation.

"Humph! I don't read much?"

Tao Yumo muttered again in dissatisfaction, her eyes full of fighting spirit, but after a while, her eyelids drooped. She forced herself to read for two minutes, but she couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.

The next morning, she was awakened by the noise of her two nephews.

"You two get out!"

The two little guys rushed into her room from outside and were driven out by Tao Yumo.

After breakfast, she sat in the room and read again.

Her abnormal behavior these days has made her family a little confused. In the past, she would disappear in a puff of smoke during the holidays. Why did she stay at home reading every day during the holidays this year?

"What's wrong with this girl?" Tao's mother asked Tao Yucheng.

"I don't know."

Tao Yumo's abnormal behavior made her mother, who knew her temperament, a little worried, but her father didn't care. Instead, he was very pleased with his daughter's studious nature.

Being able to calm down and study proved that his daughter had grown up.

Why was Tao Yushu favored by her father? Wasn't it because she was diligent and studious and loved reading?

At around 8 o'clock in the morning, Tao Yushu returned to Langrun Lake Apartment. Her mother asked, "Why did you come back?"

"I have something to do with Yumo."

"Then have lunch at home at noon." Tao's mother said.

Since Tao Yushu moved out, her mother's attitude towards her and Lin Chaoyang has become visibly better.

Although there are reasons why Lin Chaoyang has become successful now, there is another important reason that distance creates beauty.

When the child is around, he is very annoyed, but when he leaves, he immediately starts to think about it. This is the love of Chinese parents.

"No, I have to hurry up, I still have to queue up."

Tao Yushu came to his sister's room and saw her come in. Tao Yumo called her and still concentrated on reading.

"Why don't you go to our house to take a bath recently?" Tao Yushu asked.

"It's the same to take a bath in the bathhouse. It's too cold in winter, and I'm too lazy to run." Tao Yumo said gloomily.

Her answer did not satisfy Tao Yushu. When she didn't have a holiday a while ago, she was running back and forth happily and heartlessly. Now she complains that the weather is too cold?

Based on Tao Yushu's understanding of her sister, she would never give up taking a hot bath because of the weather.

"Don't read for now, come with me to buy vegetables."

"You can go by yourself."

"Your brother-in-law got some temporary purchase certificates, you help me line up."

These days, buying meat requires not only meat tickets, but also resident purchase certificates.

When you arrive at the meat counter, you first pay the meat ticket, the salesperson cuts the meat and weighs it, then you pay, and the salesperson fills in the amount of meat purchased on the resident purchase certificate, which is called fixed supply.

The monthly supply of each household is fixed. If you want to buy more, it is impossible. The purchase certificate will write how much you bought, and the meat ticket is useless.

However, there are always special circumstances. For example, during festivals, the government will increase the supply of scarce foods such as meat and aquatic products. Many units will also issue temporary purchase tickets and Spring Festival tickets. Many tickets can be used to purchase at designated purchase points without showing the purchase certificate.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, all the major grocery stores and vegetable markets are full of residents queuing up. It is normal for the whole family to mobilize to buy supplies, and it is normal to spend half a day or a whole day buying vegetables.

Seeing Tao Yumo's resistance, Tao Yushu urged: "It is said that the vegetable market has a sufficient supply of meat today, and there are live fish and live chickens. You should hurry up."

Tao Yumo complained: "Your family buys vegetables, and I go out to queue up and freeze."

"You ungrateful wolf! Is there less food for you on weekdays? Be quick, I will make more dishes for you in the evening after buying vegetables."

Listening to her sister's words, Tao Yumo finally got the motivation. She got up, put on her clothes and went out with her sister.

In the evening, it was already dark, and the two returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment with several large bags of things.

"Oh, if I had known that I had to go to so many places, I would not have come out with you no matter what."

Tao Yumo complained to her sister while carrying things upstairs.

"If you feel tired, go back and don't eat!"

Hearing this, Tao Yumo quickened his pace.

After a day of fatigue and cold, if she doesn't have a good meal, she will lose a lot.

At around five o'clock, Lin Chaoyang returned home from get off work. When he saw Tao Yumo, he smiled and said, "Yumo is here!"

Tao Yumo snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at him, and ignored him.

Lin Chaoyang came to the kitchen, and Tao Yushu asked, "How did you offend her?"

"I don't know!" Lin Chaoyang was confused.

He washed his hands and helped Tao Yushu cook, and asked, "Have you bought everything?"

"I bought three catties of tofu, two carps, and two yellow croakers.

Yumo and I queued up and bought ten catties of pork. The counter is out of meat. You can buy five catties with the temporary purchase certificate you brought back. You have to queue up again tomorrow. I can go by myself.

Chicken and eggs have been bought, as well as vermicelli, sesame paste, peanuts..."

Tao Yushu counted the items one by one. These supplies were rationed. Except for the meat coupons with temporary purchase certificates, which allowed you to buy more, the other quantities were not much. They were all supplied according to the number of people or households.

Two catties of chicken, three catties of eggs, four fish, four ounces of vermicelli, two ounces of sesame paste, one catty and two ounces of peanuts...

After counting the things he bought today, Tao Yushu said, "Today I met a Hui Muslim who wanted to exchange beef for money. Three catties of beef cost three yuan and nine."

Because of their customs, Hui Muslims do not eat pork, so the government focuses on them in the supply of beef and mutton.

This price is much more expensive than usual, and she looked painful. Lin Chaoyang said, "Okay, be content. You don't need a ticket, and it doesn't take up a quota. After all, it's the New Year, and it's good to be able to buy meat."

It's true that ordinary people don't live well these days, but during festivals, few people actually sell what they buy, especially scarce goods such as meat, tobacco and alcohol.

After all, there is only so much oil and water to nourish life throughout the year. Even if adults don't eat, children have to have some meat.

"Let mom go with you tomorrow and buy more things. Ask around, maybe you can meet that Hui Muslim, and we can buy them all."

Tao Yushu smiled and said, "That depends on luck."

The couple talked and laughed, and cooperated in cooking. After more than an hour of busy work, four dishes were served on the table.

The four dishes, two meat and two vegetables, made Tao Yumo drool.

During the meal, Tao Yushu asked casually, "Yumo, I see you've been idle at home lately?"

"Why? I'm reading!"

When he said "reading", Tao Yumo looked at Lin Chaoyang and gritted his teeth.

Lin Chaoyang suddenly seemed to understand why his sister-in-law had a problem with him.

"Aren't you reading a novel? You can read it anytime. I just need your help with something recently." Tao Yushu said.

Tao Yumo looked at her sister, "What's the matter?"

"Your brother-in-law has received a lot of letters from readers recently and needs to deal with them. You are free, so you can help."

Tao Yumo said dissatisfiedly: "Let me be a little Libaer? I won't...!"

She didn't say the last word, and was glared back by her sister, "Aren't you free at home?"

"I don't go out to buy vegetables and prepare New Year's goods? I don't cook and wash dishes? I eat so much in a year. Look at your round face. I'm wronged to ask you to help a little?"

Tao Yushu's mouth was like a machine gun, which made Tao Yumo a little embarrassed. She was chewing rice in her mouth, and she was angry, so her mouth became angry and her face was puffed up.

But due to her sister's power, she could only be angry but not speak, chewing rice silently, her face full of grief and indignation.

Isn't it just eating some rice from your family?

Isn't it just eating some meat from your family?

What's the big deal?

Humph!