These few days, He Yuzhu would read a book when she was free from work to leave an impression on everyone that she was studying seriously. She also deliberately held the newspaper that published her manuscript and pretended to let others see it inadvertently.
He bought more than ten copies of the newspaper, not to act cool, but mainly to change everyone's opinion of him. He had to start from the beginning. This way, he wouldn't feel awkward when he wrote a novel or published a book. In the future, it would be logical to spend money to improve their lives. After all, writers in this era had high salaries.
When Director Lin heard the news, she looked for He Yuzhu and said,"Zhu Zi, I heard that you wrote an article in the newspaper? Show it to me."
He Yuzhu took out a newspaper from his bag and said,""I just wanted to see my writing ability and show it to the teachers in the school. After the teachers saw it, they felt that it was good, so they helped me submit it to the newspaper.”
After reading He Yuzhu's article, Director Lin said,"Not bad, Zhu Zi. It's written about the people and things in our factory. I'll take this newspaper and report it to the leader. This is also the result of our department. It will be beneficial for your promotion and salary in the future.”
On the same day, the newspaper with He Yuzhu's article was posted on the bulletin board in the factory, and the radio station in the factory also broadcasted He Yuzhu's article.
This caused a sensation in the entire factory. He Yuzhu could be considered a celebrity in the factory. There were also some young female workers who found excuses to come and see this self-taught author.
The factory's publicity department also wanted to transfer He Yuzhu to the publicity department. They hadn't had a single article in the newspaper for a year, and the canteen beat them to it.
Lin Dazhong was naturally unwilling. He Yuzhu was now the leader of the canteen. It was not easy to find a chef who could satisfy the leader.
In the original movie, He Yuzhu was only a chef of a mid-range restaurant. He thought that no one could replace him. He was not afraid of beating up the leader and had to ask him to go back to being the chef.
In fact, He Yuzhu's level eight chef in the original drama was not considered high. The canteen chefs of factories and mines could usually reach level six at most, while the chefs of big hotels could be rated five, four, and three. There were only a handful of level two chefs in an ordinary city.
However, generally, high-level chefs, even those who were motivated, would not go to the canteen of factories and mines. After all, there was a lack of training and learning opportunities in the canteen of factories and mines. The chef's rating was based on the standard of cooking in a small kitchen, not the standard of cooking in a big pot. It was already good enough to have one or two tables of service in the canteen every day. How could they train?
For example, the Tan Family Cuisine that He Daqing had passed down to his son was " skilled in cooking sea delicacies in soup." How many chances did he have to cook sea delicacies in the factories and mines in the mainland? He Yuzhu was so unreasonable in the original drama. It could be said that he was the overlord when there was no tiger in the mountain.
Now, He Yuzhu's culinary skills had already reached Level Two, or even close to Level One. How could Lin Dazhong let him go? The leaders were not willing either. Usually, she had to coax him, afraid that he would jump ship. She did not have a good expression when the Public Relations Department came to poach him.
Hearing the broadcast in the factory and seeing the newspaper posted on the bulletin board, the people in the courtyard house started to discuss. They said that He Yuzhu was now a cultured person. His articles were even published in the newspaper and he was even a newspaper reporter.
At this time, the general education level of the people was very low. Many of them were illiterate and semi-illiterate. They felt that it was amazing to be able to print their own words into print and publish them in the newspaper. They couldn't help but speak with some respect. No one called Silly Zhu anymore. They all called Little Master He.
He Yuzhu also took advantage of the time when he was in the headlines of the factory to quickly submit an application for D. He mainly thought that he would still have to change his profession in the future. Considering that some positions could only be done by D workers, he would be prepared if he did the work in front of him.
On Sunday, He Yuzhu woke up early in the morning to make breakfast. He made more steamed buns and told He Yushui to wake up for breakfast. He then took out more than ten steamed buns and used the leftover braised pork from yesterday as roujiamo. He filled a military kettle with boiling water and found an old cotton coat to tie to the back of the bicycle as a cushion.
Everything was ready. He Yuzhu brought a camera and pushed the Deaf Old Lady on her bicycle. He Yushui wore her new clothes. Yi Zhonghai and his wife also wore their best clothes and went to Tianamen to take photos.
When they arrived at Tian 'an Gate, they took photos of the Deaf Old Lady, Yi Zhonghai, a middle-aged woman, and Xiao Yushui. They also found a tourist with a camera to help them take photos.
In this era, there was no flag-raising ceremony, and the flag was not raised every day. Only on important festivals such as New Year's Day, Spring Festival, Labor Day, National Day, and when important meetings and major foreign affairs activities were held with the country would the workers responsible for supplying power to the Tiananmen Gate Tower be responsible for raising the flag.
The construction of the Monument to the People's Heroes had only started half a year ago and would not be completed until a few years later. Many citizens would come here during their rest days to do voluntary labor. He Yuzhu not only took pictures of the Deaf Old Lady and the others, but he also kept pressing the shutter for scenes that he would never see in the future. Today, he came prepared and brought a total of five rolls of film.
After leaving the square, they spent another 50 cents to visit the Forbidden City. At this time, the tickets to the Forbidden City were 10 cents each. The Deaf Old Lady and a middle-aged woman were very excited. They did not expect to be able to stroll into the Imperial Palace.
At this time, there were still many places in the Forbidden City that had not been repaired. Basically, they could only visit along the central axis. On both sides, they could only see the main halls of the Palace of Tranquility and the Palace of Tranquility. However, they had gone to see the "throne room" where the emperor used to go to court and the dragon chair where he sat.
He also took many photos at Jinshui Bridge, Taihe Gate, Taihe Hall, and Qianqing Palace. At noon, he ate homemade roujiamo with boiling water in the Forbidden City.
The deaf old lady was weak. Even if He Yuzhu carried her around, she still felt very tired. Although there were still many places in the Forbidden City that they had not seen, they still went back at three in the afternoon.
When they got home, He Yuzhu said to Yu Shui,""You went out to play for the whole day today. Write an essay about playing. Also, if there's anything you don't understand, list it out.”
In the evening, He Yuzhu explained to her sister some of the questions that she did not understand. Then, he brought her to prepare for the rest of the texts. He wanted to finish all the remaining texts of the third grade before May, and then go through the contents of the first, second and third grades again in the remaining time to build a solid foundation.
After Yu Shui went back to sleep, He Yuzhu found a light bulb painted with red paint and installed it. She drew the curtains and developed the film first. Then, she developed the photos according to the number of people. The old man and his family only counted as one photo.
Then, he picked out a single photo of the Deaf Old Lady, a photo of Yi Zhonghai and his wife, a single photo of Little Rainwater, and the negatives of everyone's group photo. He cut out one of each and prepared to find a photo studio to enlarge it tomorrow. He did not have an enlarging machine, so he could only go to the photo studio to enlarge the photos.
The next day, the Deaf Old Lady and First Uncle were very happy when they got the photos. They said that they would make a big photo frame and hang it on the wall.
He Yuzhu said to them," Let's take more photos during the holidays in the future and buy a big photo album to store them. When I have children with Rainwater's children, I can show them the young elegance of an old lady and an auntie."”
A middle-aged woman patted He Yuzhu and said,""You can't be young anymore. You can't spend money recklessly. A photo is worth one or two pieces of pork. It's already heartbreaking enough to take so many photos.”
At this moment, one tael of pork was only eight cents, and one photo taken at the photo stall outside was twelve cents. In this day and age, film had to be imported, and the cost was relatively high.
He Yuzhu smiled and said," It doesn't cost much. I can ask the newspaper for my film. I just need to give them a few photos every now and then."”
First Uncle's attention was not on the photo. He stared at He Yuzhu and said,"Let's not talk about this anymore, Yu Shui. When are you going to find a wife? Do you want me to find a matchmaker to help you touch it?”
He Yuzhu smiled awkwardly and said," I'm still young. I'm not of legal age to get married yet. Besides, I still want to continue studying. How can I be in the mood to find a wife now?"”
The deaf old lady was not deaf anymore. She said,"What's early? When I was your age, children could already speak. You have to start a family first. Besides, you can help take care of Rainy if you get married soon.”
He Yuzhu had no choice but to say,"Wait for two years. I'll find a wife when I reach the legal age for marriage."”
In this era, there was no such thing as dating for a few years. According to the later generations, it was basically a flash marriage. Many couples even met for the second time at the wedding. Basically, they got married about a week after the blind date, and the rest did not exceed a month. Therefore, the Deaf Old Lady and First Uncle did not ask He Yuzhu to wait for two years to get married.
The first uncle was a master fitter and had a pair of skillful hands. He turned around and made a few large photo frames with cloud patterns on the frame. Then, he went to cut a few pieces of glass and inlaid them. He helped the deaf old lady put the photos in the big photo frames one by one and then fastened the bottom plate to hang them on the wall.
The Deaf Old Lady happily watched as First Uncle and He Yuzhu helped her hang up the photo frame. At this time, many people came over to take a look. Yan Bugui, who was in the front yard, also came in to take a look.
Yan Bugui was a primary school teacher and had always prided himself on being a scholar. He felt that he was superior to everyone else. The entire courtyard was filled with boorish people who had nothing in common with him. However, although he was stingy and calculative, he was the only one among the three masters of the Siheyuan who could maintain his moral bottom line. He could be considered to be a scholar.
Of course, everyone's understanding of this scholar's character and moral bottom line was also different. Just like Kong Yiji's famous phrase," Stealing books can't be considered stealing." Others only laughed at him for stealing books, but no one said that he stole chickens and dogs. Although he went to the tavern on credit, he never defied his debts. This was also the bottom line that he had to keep.
Like in the original movie, Yan Bugui was thick-skinned enough to take advantage of Ran Qiuye. The only thing he felt was that he had lost his face because he did not give Ran Qiuye He Yuzhu's native produce. If it was someone else in the courtyard house, they would definitely find all kinds of excuses, saying that they did not find a good opportunity to tell Ran Qiuye, but he would feel that he was in the wrong.
When Yan Bugui saw He Yuzhu, he said," Zhu Zi is really successful now. His article has even been published in the newspapers. I told the teachers in our school that they were all very impressed."”
He Yuzhu had a good impression of Yan Bugui. After all, it was not easy for a large family to rely on a primary school teacher's salary of 30 yuan. According to what Ran Qiuye said when she visited the club's home in 1965, the poverty line in the capital was five yuan per person. Yan Bugui's family was considered poor. If they did not calculate, they would not be able to survive.
He smiled humbly and said to Yan Bugui,""Third Uncle, don't laugh at me. I'm just occasionally performing exceptionally. It's nothing.”
"You're too modest." Yan Bugui shook his head and said,"If your writing skills weren't good enough, how could they hire you as a newspaper reporter?"”
"Zhu Zi, can you take a few pictures for our family?" Yan Bugui asked.”
"No problem, Third Uncle." He Yuzhu said readily,"Buy the film and I'll take pictures for you anytime."”
Yan Bugui's eyes widened." Don't you have film here? I'm only taking two shots. Do you still need to buy film?"”
He Yuzhu also widened her eyes and said," The film used to take these photos was bought by an old man, and it's all used up. My film is public, so I have a count of it. If the negatives don't match, I'll be in trouble."”
Yan Bugui didn't say anything after hearing this. He shook his head and left in embarrassment.
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