Past events and old feelings - I would like to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Mr. Sun Li with this article

Shuqun impression

In his later years, Shu Qun interacted with the Tianjin Daily literary and art supplement, which was introduced by Sun Li, who was an old colleague of the Luyi period in Yan'an and had an old friendship of more than thirty years. In April 1981, Sun Li read Shu Qun's novel "Young Chén Girl" published in the current issue of "People's Literature", and immediately wrote "Reading Works (V)". This commentary text, which is both nostalgic and nostalgic, has both feelings and profound interpretations, and is a feeling triggered after really reading the work. Sun Li also specifically mentioned a disagreement between him and Shu Qun in teaching and the care that Shu Qun gave him in life.

Shu Qun knew about Sun Li's situation in Tianjin Daily, and he knew that Sun Li had been presiding over and caring about the literary section of "Literature and Art Weekly". After the end of the "Cultural Revolution", in January 1979, the "Literature and Art Weekly" resumed publication, and immediately began to gather a team of new and old writers, and since the early 1980s, Shu Qun has gradually resumed writing, and he is naturally happy to see the appraisal articles of his old friends, so when we asked him for a manuscript with Sun Li's care, Shu Qun accepted this friendship very seriously, and the manuscript was always very cheerfully agreed.

The first time I went to Beijing to visit Shuqun, I went with Li Muge. Li Muge was then the editor-in-chief of "Literature and Art Weekly". Spring in Beijing is full of fragrance. When we first met, there was no strangeness between us, but rather like old friends who had known each other for a long time. Shu Qun first greeted Sun Li's recent situation, and then talked about his own creation, enthusiastic and sincere. After we got shu Qun's novel manuscript as we wished, we went to inform Sun Li as soon as possible. At home, Sun Li flipped through the manuscript paper of Shu Qun's work that we had brought with him, and said appreciatively: Look at the handwriting of this manuscript, how neatly written it is. We are all surprised that this novel manuscript is copied on checkered paper, stroke by stroke, just like the writing of primary school students, clean and tidy, very rare.

On September 15, 1983, Tianjin Daily Literary and Art Weekly published Shu Qun's novel "The Prayer of the Godless", which was praised by Sun Li for its neatly copied novel. This novel lashs out at some of the vices of society and the literary and artistic circles, and is somewhat sharp. After the novel was published, it also caused some discussion in society. One day Li Muge said to me: The Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee asked us to go and said that it was about Shu Qun's novel. That afternoon, we went to the Literature and Art Department of the Propaganda Department of the Municipal Party Committee and met with the director of the Literature and Art Department at that time, who first asked us to introduce the situation of the draft, and then listened to our views on the novel, and then explained the reason why we were invited to communicate. The conversation was short, and each of them objectively stated their opinions on the work, and the matter ended here, and no written material was formed after that. Li Muge mainly talked about the intention, main purpose and connotation of this novel, she believes that they are all good, and the sharpness of the novel just shows the depth of the work.

In the late autumn of that year, we wanted to ask for a manuscript commemorating Mao Zedong for the "Literary and Art Weekly", and once again came to Shu Qun's house. After we explained our intentions, Shu Qun thought about it and said to us: Well, I will take you to Huang Shuze, who was once a health doctor of Mao Zedong. When he finished, he got up and went to make a phone call. After a while, he came over and told us that he had been contacted, and said that Huang Shu was waiting at home. Huang Shu's family lived near Jingshan Park, and that night, we asked him to write a commemorative article. Because of Shu Qun's introduction, Huang Shu agreed without hesitation. Soon, the manuscript was written. On December 29, 1983, "Literature and Art Weekly" published "Chairman Mao's Farewell to Yangjiagou", and Huang Shuze's writing was very good, recalling the past he personally experienced in that year, which was an exclusive special article.

On September 26, 1984, Tianjin Daily And Literature and Art Weekly published another novel by Shu Qun, "In Front of Tiananmen Square", which was written for the 35th anniversary of the founding of New China. Both novels impressed me, and when I was collating the edition to beautify the layout, I also specially asked Wang Shupeng of the Editor's Office of Hundred Flowers Literary and Art Publishing House (later vice chairman of the Tianjin Artists Association) to draw two single-line illustrations, making the two editions particularly atmospheric and beautiful.

After Li Muge left, he went to the bimonthly magazine of "Literature and Art" to edit the journal for a period of time, still maintaining contact with Shu Qun, while I continued to maintain the frontier in the "Literature and Art Weekly", but when I went to the manuscript again, I was alone. Once, I rushed to Shu Qun's house before noon, and after saying the manuscript, I was ready to say goodbye, and Shu Qun had to leave me for dinner, so enthusiastic that I could not refuse, so I had to go with the lord. He asked the nanny to make a bowl of egg noodle soup and a roast cake on the plate, although it was only a very simple lunch, but it made people feel warm. Other editors of the Ministry of Literature and Art all had a good impression of Shu Qun, saying that the good manuscript was faithful to every word, never prevaricating, and was treated like a family member by being too warm, no matter which editor rushed to the meal, he had to stay and finish eating before leaving.

In his later years, Shu Qun still maintained a passion for creation, and his interaction with Tianjin Daily Literature and Art Weekly was happy and joyful, which can be felt from his attitude of receiving us. Looking for Shu Qun to draft, going to his home, never feeling constrained, he gave me a masterpiece of novels, "Children Without the Motherland", which has been stored in my bookcase. At that time, he was also editing a large literary journal "China", which was very laborious. In writing, he always has many topics to say. It was a precious time that left many unforgettable memories until his death in 1989. Every time I met, I could feel that his health was not very good, I could see that his physique was weak, and I deeply regretted his early death.

Every time the manuscript came out of Shu Qun's house, he always had to personally send it to the side of the road, and when it was cold, he put on a coat, and because he could not stand for a long time, he crouched on the side of the road and watched us leave. I often looked back and waved my hand, and I saw an old farmer crouching at the edge of the field, looking at the crops to be harvested in front of me.

Miss Wei Wei

Wei Wei is an old writer I greatly admire, of course, since I read his famous article "Who is the Cutest Man" when I was a student. Then I became an editor, and when I read the literary works of Jin-Cha-Ji, I learned that the "red poplar tree" was the famous Wei Wei, which made me admire it more; later, in the early 1980s, in Mr. Sun Li's home, we often talked about some old writers, and it was very kind to hear Wei Wei's name. I read Sun Li's "Poems of Poplar Trees and Manqing" and knew that during the war years, Sun Li once copied and published a mimeographed poem by Wei Wei, which was really a comradeship forged under difficult circumstances. Therefore, when Wei Wei's novel "Orient" was published, the outside world had been rumored to have invited Sun Li to read it, and the selected chapters published in the "People's Literature" in the early days were polished by Sun Li. These were all rumors heard at the time and had not been verified. But one thing is for sure, Sun Li and Wei Wei are indeed a pair of old comrades-in-arms, and the friendship forged during the war years made them trust and respect each other.

Since then, I have often silently recited "Comrade Wei Wei" in my heart. I finally contacted Wei Wei because of one of my poet friends, Li Jun. Li Jun, who originally belonged to the Tianjin garrison at that time, was diligent in poetry creation and was transferred to the creative room of the Political Department of the Beijing Military Region, where Wei Wei was his direct superior and veteran leader, and the relationship between them was harmonious and they became friends for many years. Li Jun promised to bring my greetings and the draft of the agreement to Comrade Wei Wei, which made me very grateful and also had a long-cherished wish.

This kind of matchmaking is really a kind of fate, Sun Li , Tianjin Daily - Wei Wei. Li Jun quickly brought me news that Comrade Wei Wei was very happy and had agreed to write a manuscript for Tianjin Daily And Art Weekly. I am very excited to be able to establish contact with Comrade Wei Wei, who is one of the most important writers in our supplement from any point of view. In the summer of 1992, I went to Beijing to make an appointment to write a manuscript, and I made a special trip to the Beijing Military Region to visit Comrade Wei Wei. At home, Wei Wei and his old partner warmly received me, and I first visited the courtyard with lush flowers and plants, and then sat down together to drink tea, chat, and take a group photo. Wei Wei wore a half-sleeved white shirt and green military pants that day, looking elegant and military demeanor, and the background was the warm and floral courtyard of his home.

After that, Comrade Wei Wei sent me a group of poems recalling the war years, which were soon published in a supplement. Soon after, he wrote an essay, "My Old Regiment Commander", remembering an old regimental commander he had met during the war years, and sending a profound question about how we should inherit the cause they created in today's society with the death of the old regimental commander. The article was published in the "Literature and Art Weekly" on March 17, 1994, and later included in the book "Half a Century of Wonderful - Selected Essays of the Literary and Art Weekly" published in August 2002.

Also in the spring of 1994, Mr. and Mrs. Wei Wei came to attend the seminar on the 60th anniversary and 80th anniversary of the old writer Liang Bin's literary activities. Comrade Wei Wei came to Tianjin, especially wanted to visit Sun Li, as an old comrade-in-arms during the war years, they had not seen each other for many years. At this time, Sun Li had moved from the dormitory of Tianjin Daily newspaper office in Duolun Road to a unit in Anshan West Road. Just last year, Sun Li also had an operation and his body was still recovering. When he heard that Wei Wei and his wife were visiting, he did not hesitate at all and immediately agreed to come down.

In 1994, Wei Wei and his wife visited Sun Li (center) for a group photo taken by Song Shuguang

I contacted the two old people for a good time, led Wei Wei and his wife to the community of Sun Li's family, and when they came to the door, Sun Li was already waiting in front of the door. The two old comrades greeted each other, clasped their hands and went indoors, and they could see the joy of their meeting. Due to the initial recovery after the illness, Sun Li's body was somewhat weak, but for the visit of Wei Wei and his wife, the old man was really happy, he made us tea and asked about their health and living conditions. The years have made them old, and the expression has become concise, subtle and meaningful. Sun Li was also familiar with Wei Wei's old partner, Liu Qiuhua, and they also talked about some past events in their hometown. The visit was not long, because Wei Wei and his wife had to rush back to the hotel and return to Beijing that day. Before parting, I set up three bamboo chairs in the living room, let the three old people sit together, and took a group photo of Sun Li and Wei Wei with their own cameras. Later, I learned that the pair of shoulian on the background of the photo was written by the writer Wang Changding on the 75th birthday of Sun Li in 1988, and Xin Yifu wrote in chapter cursive writing: The article is lonely, the stars are scattered, the blue sea is blue, the white hair is cultivated, the silk spring rain runs the green mountains.

This photograph is not only my personal preservation, the last perfect image of Sun Li in his later years, but also for Sun Li researchers, it is also a testimony to the friendship between two old writers in the Jin-Cha-Ji period, which is a unique picture material.

In 1996, I was finally going to publish my first collection of poems, "Late Frangipani Flowers", and when designing the cover, I wanted to ask Comrade Wei Wei to write the title of the book, and I did not know if Comrade Wei Wei could agree. Not long after, Li Jun sent me Wei Wei's inscription, and looking at the dashing title with a literati temperament, I was excited and deeply grateful. My first collection of poems was brightened by the ink of Comrade Wei Wei.

In the years of exchanges, Comrade Wei Wei has successively given me a number of new works, in addition to "Fire Phoenix", "Red Streamers on Earth", etc., there are also 10 volumes of "Wei Wei's Collected Works". In the autumn of 1997, he specially asked Li Jun to give me a framed calligraphy banner: "The book bag should be full of three thousand volumes, and the character should be the first class", and the inscription "Comrade Shuguang Commemorates". I silently read these two gifts, and I felt that this was no longer a simple calligraphy work, but a life gift inscribed by Comrade Wei Wei for me, which was intended to encourage me to read more, create diligently, and unify the literary and character. This friendship makes me remember the ardent expectations of previous generations of writers.

For many years after that, we did not pass through the letter, nor did we have the opportunity to see Comrade Wei Wei again. Sometimes I read the news in the press, sometimes I saw one or two pictures, and suddenly found that his hair was all white, and people looked emaciated and old, which made me quite sad, only to send the blessings in my heart. On August 24, 2008, Comrade Wei Wei passed away, and our exchanges were interrupted, but the good memories that we had had have not passed away, which I cherish immensely. I remember that Sun Li once said that in the works of red poplar trees, there is a wealth of emotions. His poetry is powerful, even on the battlefield. This is the message of comrades-in-arms and the voice of history.

Just two months ago, our mutual friend, Li Jun, a poet friend and military poet who had been friends for decades, also died suddenly of illness. In addition to my sadness, I found out his poetry collection "The Sound of Military Trumpets" published by the Tianjin People's Publishing House in the early 1970s, re-read the above lines of poetry, and then I saw the figure of him in a military uniform when he was young, and in the Family Hospital of the Beijing Military Region, he took me to visit Comrade Wei Wei so enthusiastically and took a group photo, how good it would be if he was still smiling like he was in the photos of that year...

Thinking of Liu Shaotang

When Liu Shaotang sent the novel to tianjin daily and literature and art weekly, his identity was still a student, and the editorial department paid special attention to this young author, and did not bury his works because he was still a student, but precisely valued his identity as a school student, and specially supported Liu Shaotang, publishing his novels of several thousand words in its entirety, and publishing them one after another, which was a magical experience for a student teenager who was still studying. Such a source made Liu Shaotang remember Tianjin Daily, remember its literary supplement, and remember Mr. Sun Li, who presided over the work of the supplement.

In January 1979, Tianjin Daily And Literature and Art Weekly resumed publication, and after the "Cultural Revolution", the supplementary work urgently needed to get on the right track, and Liu Shaotang's name was listed in the list of old authors who had resumed contact. I first met Liu Shaotang in the early 1980s, but unfortunately, I didn't see him that time. I still remember it as No. 45 Guangming Hutong in Beijing, a courtyard where Liu Shaotang lived earlier, and the reason I remember it to this day is that I wrote back and forth later, and I took the address to heart. That day, Liu Shaotang happened to have something to go out, it was his wife Zeng Caimei who received us, she took the initiative to take us around the courtyard, next to the room to see the pattern, I feel that the hostess is virtuous to run the family, liu Shaotang took good care of.

In the autumn of 1980, Sun Li's "Lotus Dian Sect" seminar was held in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, and I went with Zou Ming, an early veteran editor of the "Literature and Art Weekly". At that seminar, I met Liu Shaotang. He is strong, full of energy, and wears a pair of glasses. He and Zou Ming are also very familiar, every day after dinner, I and Zou Ming's double room, it is like a high-end gathering, Liu Shaotang, Congwei Xi, Han Yingshan, and Bao Chang and other people, all have to chat in the room until very late, they look back on the past, a lot of feelings.

In 1993, on the eve of Mr. Sun Li's 80th birthday, I wrote a letter of appointment to Liu Shaotang and asked him to write an article for Sun Li's birthday. Liu Shaotang happily agreed and quickly sent a manuscript. He also specially attached a letter to me: send me an article written for the 80th birthday of Comrade Sun Li, hoping to publish it on time on his birthday. This article will be included in my new collection of essays, Essays from Red Riding Hood. Because there is no manuscript, after publication, I will give it to the newspaper more, so that it can be cut and pasted to the publishing house, and handed over to my library for archiving. When I saw Comrade Sun Li, I greeted him on my behalf.

The article, entitled "Happy Life", was published in the "Literature and Art Weekly" on May 27, 1993. Liu Shaotang used enthusiastic pen and ink to write about his experience and influence of reading Sun Li's works. Since reading Sun Li's novels, he has been visiting Sun Li for 44 years, but he has only met 4 times, talked directly for only 40 minutes, and only left a text exchange, and no images can be stored for historical evidence. But this is not important, on the occasion of Sun Li's 80th birthday, Liu Shaotang, in addition to writing an article to celebrate his birthday, also presented his mentor with a collection of calligraphy of "Ancient Shou Thousand Paintings" to send his most affectionate blessings.

In the same letter, Liu Shaotang also sent me a number of business cards, which in addition to marking the identities of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, the Beijing Writers Association, the China Federation of Literary and Literary Circles, and the China Writers Association, as well as the president of the Beijing Municipal Writing Society, the honorary chairman of the Tongxian Literary Association, and the adviser to the Daxing County PARTY Committee and government.

In a letter to Liu Shaotang on September 19 of the same year, Sun Li expressed his gratitude: "During my birthday, you gave me a volume of "Ancient Shou Thousand Paintings", four kinds of works, all of which were received, and I am very grateful. The words you publish are also read. The article is well written. "When I wrote this reply, why was it nearly 4 months later? Because during that time, Sun Li suddenly fell ill and was hospitalized, and when he was able to write a little after the operation, he wrote back to Liu Shaotang and told him to combine work and rest and pay attention to rest.

Liu Shaotang's body was really out of condition. There was a foreign author who included a recent photo of Liu Shaotang in the manuscript, and I looked at it with a feeling of discomfort, how the original strong body, now how to lose so much weight, it seems really not optimistic. Later, it was learned that he had suffered from hepatic ascites, which tormented him for many years. In the past, the fatigue of writing almost all day to cope with the local newspapers and periodicals was damaged by the body, and it will no longer be possible in the future. Occasionally, I would turn to his letters and manuscripts, all handwritten pen letters, and they were all manuscripts, and the deep strokes were strong and powerful, alone, and felt the ruthlessness of the years.

On March 12, 1997, Liu Shaotang died of illness. Writers of the same generation, at the request of Wei Xi, wrote a long eulogy of 10,000 words after the first anniversary of Liu Shaotang's death, "Pu Liu Rain Miserable - The First Anniversary of Shao Tang's Westward Journey", which occupied a whole page of the "Literature and Art Weekly". Because of the friendship of the former brother of the same disciple, from Wei Xi's article to the emotional person, read the tears. After the article was published, I followed Wei Xi's instructions and sent 3 sample reports to Zeng Caimei. At this time, Liu Shaotang's family had already moved to Qianmen West Avenue. Also in early 1997, the "Literature and Art Weekly" held a national small novel essay, and specially invited Liu Shaotang to write an inscription, and he wrote at the invitation: "Small novels, there are great deeds." "I've been to this new site for this.

Liu Shaotang sent me a copy of "My Creative Career", which contained several articles mentioning Sun Li's influence on his writing. In an article in "Me and the Press", he wrote: "In September 1951, when I was 15 years old, I published the novel 'Finishing Autumn' in the 'Literary Weekly' ... It is Comrade Sun Li's works that awaken my strong sense of beauty and ability to feel life, open my aesthetic horizons, improve my aesthetic views, enable me to absorb rich nutrition, and find a creative path and creative method suitable for me. From September 1951 to the spring of 1957, I published more than 100,000 words in the Literary Weekly. A significant portion of the 4 short story collections and two novellas I published in the 1950s was published in Literature Weekly. ”

What kind of deep emotion is this? After his two novels, "Ferry Crossing" and "The Great Green Mule", were published in the "Literature and Art Weekly", they attracted the attention of readers and were reprinted by the "People's Literature" magazine. These emotional past events contain much affection and love, and time is merciless but affectionate. In the preface to "Selected Novels of Liu Shaotang", Sun Li also said such blunt words out of concern: "First, don't be proud anymore; second, don't catch the waves; third, keep your own style." In the face of the teacher's blunt words after the storm, Liu Shaotang should have listened.

In 1980, in the preface to "Selected Novels from Weixi", Sun Li recalled that in 1957, when he was hospitalized in Beijing, Liu Shaotang, Congwei Xi, and Fang Shumin had come to visit with flowers, but somehow they failed to do so. If he had been able to see that bouquet of flowers at that time, he would have been very happy, and he would have been lonely all his life, and he had never received a bouquet of flowers from anyone else.

After 42 years, in the spring of 1999, from Wei Xi and Fang Shumin, they came to Tianjin General Hospital to visit with flowers and newly published works, and this time they finally entered the ward and came to the side of their mentor Sun Li and sent their blessings. When I led them to lie down in front of Sun Li's hospital bed and loudly say the names of the two of them, Sun Li's eyes overflowed with teardrops, whether this scene reminded him of the past 42 years ago, but liu Shaotang, who had died of illness, was already missing... Although this meeting is short, the selfless and priceless friendship between teachers and students has long been frozen in the text, handed over to the years to relive and describe, the river of the past through which time flows may wash away some debris, and what remains will eventually be the true feelings and feelings that cannot be erased.