Literary Master 1978

The main plot of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" revolves around the officers and soldiers of the Ninth Company stationed on the border.

Zhao Mengsheng, an officer in the Propaganda Department of a certain ministry and a son of a senior cadre, wanted to be transferred back to the city. On the eve of the war, he finally relied on his mother Wu Shuang's relationship and with the purpose of a curve transfer, he was temporarily transferred to a certain ministry for nine consecutive terms as deputy instructor. To put it bluntly, he was Gold plated.

At this time, Liang Sanxi, commander of the Ninth Company, had been allowed to go home to visit relatives, and his wife Yuxiu was about to give birth. However, Zhao Mengsheng was restless and rushed around all day for transfers.

Liang Sanxi repeatedly postponed his return because he was worried about the company's work. Platoon leader Jin Kailai was very angry about this. He bought a ticket for the company commander and urged him to set off.

However, at this moment, the Ninth Company suddenly received an order to go to the front line. As a result, Liang Sanxi lost the opportunity to visit relatives, but Zhao Mengsheng received an order to return to the city. As soon as this news came out, all the soldiers in the company were in an uproar.

Faced with this situation, in order not to shake the morale of the army, Liang Sanxi severely reprimanded Zhao Mengsheng for his shameful behavior of escaping from the battle. The pressure of public opinion forced Zhao Mengsheng to go to the front line.

During this period, Zhao Mengsheng's mother Wu Shuang urgently requested Zhao Mengsheng to be transferred from the front line despite the military situation. This move was strongly condemned by the chief.

During the intervening missions of the Ninth Company, each comrade-in-arms sacrificed his life for the country. When the battle came to an end, Liang Sanxi died heroically to cover Zhao Mengsheng, and Zhao Mengsheng withstood the test in the baptism of blood and fire.

After the war, when cleaning up the belongings of his comrades, Zhao Mengsheng was shocked when Liang Sanxi left a bill asking his family to repay 620 yuan.

Families of the martyrs came to the camp one after another. Liang Sanxi's mother and Yuxiu used pensions and money from selling pigs to repay the debts Sanxi had borrowed from his comrades due to difficulties at home.

This noble move shocked everyone. Before leaving, Zhao Mengsheng and his comrades lined up with tears in their eyes and raised their hands to pay the highest salute to the families of the martyrs, completing the transformation from a young man to a soldier.

The story of "Garland Under the Mountain" abandons the stereotyped protagonists of previous military-themed novels and depicts a series of heroic images with distinctive personalities and flesh and blood.

Company Commander Liang Sanxi is upright, tolerant, and modest, and deeply respected and loved by his comrades. He combines the simplicity of farmers, the fortitude of soldiers, and the wisdom and mind of a leader.

He dared to take responsibility and sacrifice at critical moments. His sacrifice not only highlighted the cruelty of war, but also deepened the novel's praise of the soldiers' spirit of protecting their families and country and their sacrifice.

Platoon leader Jin Kailai was frank, fearless of power, jealous of evil, and died heroically in the end. His personality is slightly extreme, but he just breaks through the traditional flawless hero model and shows a real and three-dimensional military image.

Deputy instructor Zhao Mengsheng is a son of a high-ranking cadre, enjoying the superior conditions and status brought by his father's generation. His initial image is cynical, lazy, dependent on his family, and unable to empathize with grassroots officers and soldiers. Readers cannot see in him any love for the army. Love and military responsibility.

After experiencing the baptism of war and the test of life and death, Zhao Mengsheng completed the transformation from a spiritual deserter to a real warrior.

Zhao Mengsheng's growth and transformation are the core of "Garland Under the Mountain". He plays a key role from conflict to awakening and sublimation. His transformation also represents, to a certain extent, the spirit of some young people in the current society during the great historical changes. Growth and value reshaping.

It is precisely because of this image of Zhao Mengsheng that "Garland Under the Mountain" is completely different from most previous war and military novels, and it quickly triggered huge discussions and influence among readers.

In just half a month, with the crazy sales of the eighth issue of "People's Literature", "Wreaths Under the Mountains" has gained the love of many readers and has become a must-read for these readers in their spare time at work and study. About The plot and characters in the novel have also become an important part of everyone's daily communication and discussion.

Liang Sanxi, Jin Kailai, Zhao Mengsheng...

The vivid, vivid and full-bodied military images not only win the love of readers, but also become the idols of many young people.

"Garland Under the Mountain" created a heart-shaking hurricane in the Chinese literary world in September 1979.

The readers' heartfelt love for the novel turned into unreserved praise, and countless letters from readers rushed into the editorial office of "People's Literature" like snow.

The number of letters from readers and their praise were greater than any previous work published by People's Literature.

These letters from readers were placed in packages on the floor of the office of the Novel North Group of the editorial department of People's Literature, and the editors did not even have time to open them.

After reviewing the manuscript for a day, Cui Daoyi looked at the letters from readers and felt worried when he got off work.

"Wang Fu, please ride with me after work."

"Why go?"

"Send these letters to Lin Chaoyang. There is no place in the editorial department to store these things. There are too many. One packet a day during this period, when will it end!" Cui Daoyi sighed.

Wang Fu laughed and said: "Who made "Garland Under the Mountain" so popular? It's really exaggerated. I feel that when "Song of Youth" was published, it was probably like this."

"Song of Youth was not purchased by the army! When I was reviewing the manuscript, I thought that this novel would be popular, but I didn't expect that it would be so popular!"

When Cui Daoyi spoke, his expression was complicated.

In less than a month, the eighth issue of People's Literature, which published "The Wreath under the Mountain", has been reprinted for the third time, with a staggering 1.2 million copies, setting a record for the highest number of copies ever printed in People's Literature.

According to feedback from the comrades of the Xinhua Bookstore Distribution Office, the sales of this issue of the magazine have been rising since the outbreak, with no sign of stopping.

They boldly predicted that even if it was 1.2 million copies, it would still not be the end of this issue of People's Literature.

Thinking of this, Cui Daoyi shook his head in disbelief.

People's Literature has really found a treasure this time!

After work, Cui Daoyi and Wang Fu rode bicycles, with bags of readers' letters tied to the basket and the back seat, and found the Yanda Library.

At this time, Lin Chaoyang had already finished get off work, and the two inquired about the Langrun Lake Apartment.

"Hello, old man. Excuse me, does Comrade Lin Chaoyang live here?"

Cui Daoyi came here for the first time, and he was a little confused about the address, so he stopped the old man who was taking a walk downstairs.

"Yes, what do you want to see him for?" Wu Zuxiang asked.

Cui Daoyi smiled and explained: "We are editors of People's Literature, and we are here to deliver readers' letters to him."

Wu Zuxiang glanced at the bicycles they were pushing. Readers' letters? Wow, how many letters are there?

Tao Jingfa has found a good son-in-law!

Cui Daoyi and the others went upstairs and knocked on the door.

It was Tao Yumo who opened the door. At this time, her face was full of anger and her tone was cold, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

"Hello, we are editors of People's Literature, and we are looking for Comrade Lin Chaoyang."

Listening to the two people's self-introductions, the coldness on Tao Yumo's face faded and she showed a warm smile.

"Come in, come in quickly!" She let the two people in and shouted into the room: "Brother-in-law, the editor of People's Literature is here to see you."

"Old Cui, why are you here?"

Lin Chaoyang was a little surprised to see Cui and Wang.

"I'm here to give you some letters from readers. There are too many, and the editorial office has no place to put them." Cui Daoyi explained.

Only then did Lin Chaoyang notice the package at the door and asked in surprise: "Are these all letters?"

"Yes, it's just a part. Now it's one package a day, and we can't open it at all, so we sent it to you."

Lin Chaoyang looked embarrassed, "There's no place at home, you guys..."

He was interrupted by Tao Yushu just halfway through his words, "How can there be no place, there are so many empty places at home."

Tao Yumo also echoed: "That's right, there are too many empty places in Xiwen and Xiwu's room, so what's the point of putting some letters."

Lin Chaoyang glanced at his sister-in-law and reasonably suspected that she was retaliating.

Before Cui Daoyi and Wang Fu arrived, Tao Yumo, a freshman at Yan University who was happy and reluctant to leave, finally remembered that she had a home in Langrun Lake Apartment.

Originally, she should be happy to return home after not seeing each other for half a month, but Tao Yumo was shocked as soon as she entered the house.

There was no place for her at home!

The room that she, her sister-in-law and her nephew Tao Xiwu used to live in was now occupied by her two nephews.

She returned to her home and found that she didn't even have a place to live.

This was intolerable.

Tao Yumo was furious and quarreled with her mother.

Tao's mother was not angry. Facing Tao Yumo's anger, she just said lightly: "You live in the school, why do you keep a bed at home? It takes up space!"

Tao Yumo was so angry that she jumped up and down, but she could do nothing about it.

The room where Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu lived was only a little over ten square meters. There was a double bed, a desk, a wardrobe and a bookshelf, and there was almost no extra space.

The room where Tao's father, Tao's mother, and the eldest brother-in-law and his wife lived was almost the same. Only Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu, the brothers, now lived in a separate room. There were few furniture and sundries in the room. Even the bed was an iron bed with bunk beds, so there was more empty space.

But no matter how empty the room was, it was not a reason for Lin Chaoyang to occupy it.

What's more, the mother-in-law was just having a quarrel with her sister-in-law and was angry that she didn't go home for half a month.

It's impossible to really let her have no place to stay at home, but it should be right to squeeze into the same room with her two nephews in the future.

The Tao Yushu sisters sang the same tune, and Cui Daoyi and the others had delivered the letter, so Lin Chaoyang couldn't let anyone take the things back.

He could only find a place to put the letter first, and then said to the two: "Before, "Yanjing Literature and Art" also wanted to send me a letter, but I didn't let it because there was really no place at home. Your editorial department should think of a way to find a place to store it first."

Cui Daoyi didn't know that Lin Chaoyang lived with his father-in-law's family before, but now that he understood the situation, he also understood his dilemma.

"Okay, I'll go and find out later."

After talking about the letter, Cui Daoyi and the others prepared to say goodbye.

It was time for dinner, so how could Lin Chaoyang let them leave hungry, so he kindly invited the two to stay at home for dinner.

During the meal, Tao Yumo's attention was all on Cui and Wang.

These were the editors of People's Literature. If it weren't for her brother-in-law, she wouldn't have had the chance to meet them.

Tao Yumo asked a question from time to time to satisfy her curiosity as a literary girl, and remembered Cui and Wang's answers.

These were the capital for communicating with others in the class in the future!

After seeing Cui and Wang off, the negotiation between mother and daughter began again.

As expected, Tao Yumo can only share a room with her two nephews in the future, which is a small punishment from her mother for her lingering outside.

Tao Yushu focused on the readers' letters sent by Cui Daoyi.

Such a large number of readers' letters is not only an affirmation of the work, but also the highest praise for the writer himself.

She happily tore open each letter and read it carefully. While enjoying the readers' praise for Lin Chaoyang, she felt infinite pride in her heart.

The achievement brought by the sense of group identity filled her heart with joy and deepened her love for her husband.

That night, she was passionate!