Chapter 873: Explanation Regarding the Incorrectly Updated Chapter and Other Matters

Explanation Regarding the Incorrectly Updated Chapter and Other Matters

First point: last night, I accidentally updated Chapter 871 an extra time, causing many readers to subscribe to it twice; let me explain this incident first. At the time, the chapter contained sensitive content that led to it being screened and blocked by the moderators. When I posted Chapter 872, I noticed Chapter 871 was missing, so I reposted it, but it got blocked again; after making modifications, it finally passed review. Regarding the originally screened chapter, I figured that since it had already been blocked by the moderators, there was no need to worry about it, and I could just wait until the editors returned to work on Monday to have it deleted—since we do not have deletion privileges. Unexpectedly, past two o'clock in the morning, the moderators released that chapter back online—I only learned about this early today. Since editors do not work on weekends, I had absolutely no way to handle the situation. I had never encountered such a matter before, so I had to ask others for advice; fortunately, I managed to get an answer.

Therefore, in this chapter, I have changed the title to Chapter 873; this means that those book friends who subscribed twice should go to your reading list and refresh this chapter, and you will be able to see the content of Chapter 873. Everything has been corrected. We just need to wait until the editors return to work on Monday, and I will adjust the sequence of this chapter accordingly.

Second point: regarding the May monthly ticket lottery, I am not certain whether the little red apricots here in Ili, which are the original dried-hanging apricots, will be available by then; if they are available, we will draw for those, but if not, we will draw for honey instead. The wildflower honey here in Ili is also quite excellent.

Third point: concerning the locations mentioned in this book, to be honest, since some events actually happened and some characters are based on real people, although these matters have been dramatized, if the actual individuals or those around them were to read this, they would most likely be able to guess who is who. Since I still need to return there from time to time, I have altered and obscured the place names; even so, some book friends have already made guesses and judgments that are very close to the truth. Therefore, please do not bother searching for them; treat this as a novel, after all, as it is not documentary literature.

Most of the data from that era was obtained by asking the old man; there might be some mistakes in memory, or some inaccuracies, so please bear with us. After all, the old man is advanced in age and could easily misremember; it is entirely possible for him to confuse data from the 1960s and 1970s with that of the 1980s.

Thank you all for your support, encouragement, and tolerance; I am not a naturally gifted writer, and I have many weaknesses. I will try my best to write in an interesting manner; if there are shortcomings, please just make do with them. (End of Chapter)