After Lin Zixuan finished writing "The Watcher in the Rye", the next thing was Pearl Buck's translation.

This is something that makes Pearl Buck quite strange. Lin Zixuan writes very quickly, and he can write about 8,000 words a day. It only took twenty days to complete the entire novel.

This is not difficult to understand. Once some writers come up with inspiration, they will write day and night, and then complete it in one go.

It is said that Lin Zixuan wrote "Gone with the Wind" very quickly, and wrote nearly one million words in three months, which proves that Lin Zixuan has a very talented writing talent.

But what Pearl Buck doesn't understand is that he will not modify it after he finishes writing it.

The two will discuss this story together. Pearl Buck put forward a lot of his own opinions, but in addition to some American customs and slang, Lin Zixuan insisted on not modifying the plot.

Or he never thought about revising it, and he thought that this would allow him to publish it directly.

In order to achieve excellence, many writers' works have to be repeatedly pondered and revised, and even changed their manuscripts severally.

The same is true for Pearl Buck, so writing is a difficult process.

Relatively speaking, Lin Zixuan's approach seems strange. Is this the confidence of a master-level writer?

It may also be that Lin Zixuan didn't take this novel seriously at all, it was just an exercise work during his vacation, otherwise he would not have been so contemptuous and hasty.

Pearl Buck believes that creation is a serious matter, so he reminds Lin Zixuan to take it seriously.

Lin Zixuan was quite speechless.

I'm just plagiarizing it. What did you ask me to change? Who will be responsible if this kind of world-class classic is destroyed by me?

Faced with the serious attitude of Pearl Buck, Lin Zixuan had to take the manuscript back, pretended to read it seriously, and then told Pearl Buck that he really didn't need to change it, this is the best version.

"I was absolutely not perfunctory, but wrote this novel very seriously." Lin Zixuan promised, "I am the kind of person who will write all the thoughts in my heart once I have inspiration. You can think this is a talent."

So Pearl Buck believed Lin Zixuan.

After all, there are always some geniuses in this world who cannot be viewed with a normal perspective.

The two of them were quite strange. Lin Zixuan, as a Chinese, wrote stories about the United States, while Pearl Buck was writing stories about the United States.

In mid-August, Pearl Buck and her husband were going to return to Jinling University to give lectures, and everyone was about to leave Lushan.

At this time, Lin Zixuan received a telegram.

This summer, Shanghai is hot, close to 40 degrees, and it has been more than ten days, and the plague has spread.

More than ten Chinese and Japanese overseas Chinese in the concession have died of cholera, and the hospitals are even more crowded. Many wealthy families have returned to the countryside to avoid the epidemic.

The telegram told them not to return to Shanghai in the near future and to talk about it after the epidemic has passed.

Lin Zixuan thought about it and said that it was nothing to do when he went back, so he might as well stay for a few more days and wait until the temperature in Shanghai dropped.

In this era without air conditioning, summer escape has become a daily activity for high-ranking officials and nobles in summer. Some people also have ice cellars at home, which can use ice cubes to relieve heat, but more wealthy people use electric fans at home.

In this era, electric fans are all foreign products. The American Qiyi brand electric fans are very popular in Shanghai. This is a product of General Electric Company in the United States, divided into ceiling fans and floor-standing fans.

Lin Zixuan bought a floor-standing fan. The outer frame is made of copper and weighs about twenty kilograms. It is not much different from the electric fan in later generations in style, but the fan's wind speed is not as large as that in later generations.

Moreover, Shanghai's electricity supply is a problem and there are often power outages, so there are ice cubes at home.

After Pearl Buck left, the villa was free.

Only then did Lin Zixuan truly feel the beauty of the two worlds. The bodyguard and servant were very eye-catching and would not disturb their lives.

He also wanted to build a small villa for vacation here, which should cost more than 100,000 silver dollars based on the land price and labor here.

On an ordinary morning, while the two were having breakfast, Feng Chengcheng suddenly ran into the kitchen and vomited.

The servant hurried over to take care of him, Lin Zixuan followed him to inquire about the situation, but Feng Chengcheng only said that he felt sad and uncomfortable.

Lin Zixuan is also an old audience who has been tested in TV dramas. His first reaction to this situation is of course that the woman is pregnant.

They have been married for more than half a year, neither separated nor emotional problems, and have worked very hard, but there has been no movement. The elderly at home are quite anxious.

Lin Zixuan once doubted whether it was a problem of time travel. Many time travelers were destined to be lonely and destined to die in isolation.

Well, this is just his random thoughts.

It seems that such things require a comfortable environment and a pleasant mood. After relaxing, it will naturally come naturally.

Of course, this is just his guess and needs to be verified by doctors. There are no products such as pregnancy test sticks in this era.

Feng Chengcheng was also very happy. As a Christian, she was grateful for having children.

She is not the kind of professional woman who sacrifices her family for her career, nor is she a progressive young man who desperately wants to make the revolution. She is just a literary and artistic young woman who has a bit of petty bourgeois sentiment.

There is a hospital run by the church in Guling. Lin Zixuan accompanied Feng Chengcheng to visit. The doctor asked a few questions and did some tests. Finally, it was confirmed that Feng Chengcheng was indeed pregnant.

Lin Zixuan was anxiously waiting and complained deeply that Chinese medicine can tell the result as long as it takes the pulse, and Western medicine is too inefficient.

No matter what, I finally waited for good news.

Lin Zixuan first sent a telegram to report good news to his family and Feng Jingyao. This was a big deal. Then he planned to return to Shanghai. After all, it was convenient to do anything in his own place.

Although the doctor said that there would be no accidents in normal exercise and just pay a little attention, Lin Zixuan still dared not be careless.

He would rather go slower than be steady.

After everything was arranged, they set out on their way back to Shanghai at the end of August.

The weather was good at this time, and it was the clear and cool autumn season. Lin Zixuan was in a good mood after having a child.

However, Japan is not very good.

On September 1, 2019, a strong earthquake of 7.9 in Rich occurred in Kanto, Japan.

The earthquake-stricken areas include Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Shizuoka, Yamanashi and other places. The earthquake caused more than 140,000 dead and whereabouts of unknown people, more than 2 million people were homeless, and property losses of 6.5 billion yen.

The hungry survivors tried to catch fish from ponds and lakes to fill their hunger, waiting side by side for two miles of rations or a rice dumpling for each person.

Earthquakes also cause cholera epidemics.

To this end, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ordered martial law to prohibit people from entering the city and prevent the spread of the plague.

At the same time, the Japanese government also took this opportunity to massacre revolutionaries and Chinese and Koreans living in Japan.
Chapter completed!