Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 14. Comments on Grassroots Common People

Title: Grassroots Shibuyi: An excellent realistic online novel that has been recommended three times in half a year
Recently, readers often leave me messages asking me to recommend some completed works with more than 200 million words, and with some content and depth!
I thought about it for a while and decided to recommend this book to everyone.

This book has been featured on Qidian.com's homepage three times this year. It's amazing!
"Grassroots Commoner", author: Zhongqiu Yueming, level five author.

Category: Urban-Urban Life.

【Introduction】

Zhuge Liang said in his "Memorial to the Emperor on Departing for the Capital": "I am a commoner, tilling the land in Nanyang."

All the counselors in the world modestly call themselves common people. This is the common people's spirit of taking care of oneself when retreating and benefiting the world when advancing, which has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

By 2000:
"Profession"

"... military advisor, staff member, counselor?"

"What a joke! What era is this? Education and special skills!"

"I... was taught by my master. I don't have any academic qualifications, but my specialties... are face reading and judging people..."

"What's the appearance?"

"Physiognomy is the process of judging a person by his face..."

"Get lost! The fortune teller scammers have come here!"

"I'm really not a fortune teller! I'm a scientist!"

The real life of grassroots common people.

[Chapter 10: Poison Testing]

Chapter 1, Introduction. The protagonist, Ah Ren (whose name remains unknown), has lost his master to old age, forcing him to take the letter and seek refuge in Jiangzhou. However, "there's no calendar in the mountains, and the cold winds down, leaving no idea of ​​the year." The address on the envelope has long since been turned into a museum. The protagonist, dressed in rags, is unexpectedly looked down upon by security guards, but his calm demeanor leads him to sigh: Being in the world is quite interesting.

Chapter 2: What's your major? The protagonist arrives at the job market across the street and is taunted by a chubby man for being uneducated and unskilled, despite the protagonist's knowledge of physiognomy. The chubby man then demands a reading for him. After some discussion, the chubby man flies into a rage and attacks, but fails to gain the upper hand. The protagonist is somewhat disappointed: "This world is so boring!"

Chapter 3: The words of those who slander the good are frivolous. The protagonist is mistaken for a bangbang, but he still earns five dollars. Before eating, he also reminds his temporary employer that there may be something fishy about the people in her restaurant. When the protagonist takes the money and prepares to eat, he is rejected by the restaurant staff, even though he declares that he is a bangbang!

Chapter 4: I'm really not a fortune teller. The protagonist was kicked out of the restaurant, but he used the five yuan to buy hemp rope and started doing serious stick-making work, and he was very happy. However, the text still briefly interspersed some of the protagonist's life philosophy and face-reading skills. The new person who asked the protagonist to read his face was a gambler who loved to relax and hate work. Chapter 5: Enthusiasm in the world. The gambler middle-aged man got on the bus with the protagonist, chattering all the way, but also gave a brief introduction to the Jiangzhou stick-bang army. But in the end, the protagonist still did not calculate his fortune, but instead advised him to work hard to get rich. The middle-aged man cursed maliciously and got off the bus. The protagonist looked at the dazzling Jiangzhou and compared it with the small county in the mountains where he grew up, and his heart was inevitably hot.

Chapter 6, Ah Ren, We're Together. The protagonist's name is Shi Jianren, finally a name. He follows Yang Deguang, a bangbang (stickman) he met on the bus, and asks to join him in the work. Yang takes him to the dock, explains the classification of items there, and the bangbang (stickman) work, and even treats him to dinner and drinks.

Chapter 7: Extortion, Switching, and Skinning. The protagonist and Yang enjoy a hearty meal, only to discover the unconventional ways of this small restaurant on the dock. Not only are the meals exorbitantly priced, but the change is also a one-stop shop for switching and skinning, truly eye-opening for both the protagonist and the reader!

Chapter 8: Two Hours of Familiarizing the Terrain. After lunch, the protagonist worked with Yang all afternoon, only to wake up the next day realizing how exhausting the work was. After a satisfying breakfast at the restaurant owner's daughter's stall, the protagonist quickly became familiar with and adapted to the local chores.

Chapter 9: Even the smartest people make mistakes. The protagonist, with his clever brain, explains to Yang the little tricks of the job: pay attention to who really needs to be moved, and that it's easier in the city than at the docks. But when the two of them are actually moving a large load, the clever protagonist knocks a woman over.

Chapter 30: Who's the fool? This woman is incredibly arrogant, a scoundrel, and she's turning the tables, attracting the attention of a group of thugs and a certain Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang, with good sense, not only rescues the protagonist but also offers him a cigarette, all for 20 yuan. Thirty yuan for a bamboo pole? How could Mr. Wang rip off a thousand-year-old ebony tree, worth more than gold?
【Brief Comment】

On January 23, 2018, a promotional event for outstanding original online literary works in 2017, themed "Staying True to Our Original Aspiration and Pursuing Our Dreams," was held in Beijing. Nine works from China Literature Group were selected for the award, with "Grassroots Stone Commoner" being a prominent example.

This book mainly tells the story of a young man who is somewhat out of touch with the real society. He comes from the mountains to a modern big city and falls into confusion and ignorance, but he remains firm in his beliefs and remains true to his original intention. He continues to grow and progress and changes the lives of those around him.

However, after trying the book, I was indeed attracted by its delicate writing, rich characters, and language full of life.

Being from the same southwest region, I can relate to many parts of this book and cannot help but admire the author's strong language skills.

However, this book is very different from "I Am Really a Rich Second Generation" and "The Great Beauty Era". It describes more about the living conditions of the lower class people, especially focusing on the unique profession of "Bang Bang Army".

To be honest, it's a bit depressing!

It doesn’t quite fit the “exciting” tone of online literature!

This kind of realistic literature, which is between traditional literature and online literature, is a bit heavy to read and not very enjoyable, and it is easy to lose young readers.

【At last】

People often ask questions on Wukong, comparing and analyzing the differences between traditional literature and online literature, and believe that reading online literature is a pure waste of time and you can learn nothing!
This book, however, organically combines traditional literature with online literature. Do you want to learn knowledge? Do you want to learn writing style? Do you want to learn ideological connotations?

This book has it all, take it and you're welcome~
Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to endorse “The Devil of Collapse”!
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