Mr. Zhu Ziqing is famous for his prose, and there are not many inkblots and codexes in the world, and his style of writing is delicate and elegant, ancient and elegant, and he has a sharp spirit in the plain.
Wang Shuai, a collector, the initiator of Yunting Art Space, and a long-term Internet practitioner, has successively recorded the mood and trivial matters of collecting modern and modern literati codex ink, combined with reading Zhu Ziqing's diary and collected letters, let us read his "Behind the Back: A Brief Discussion on Mr. Zhu Ziqing".
—Editor's note
Zhu Ziqing in his youth
Over the years, there have been many things in my heart, and it is difficult to let go; Finally wanted to go out for a walk.
Feel free to live in a homestay in Tongxiang, with a vast lotus pond outside the window. Just after the rainy season, the heat followed, but after all, this is the Jiangnan that Zhu Ziqing misses.
Looking out the window on the lotus pond, I began to re-read Mr. Zhu Ziqing's books. I read the first edition of "The Complete Works of Zhu Ziqing" by Jiangsu Education Publishing House in 1998, a ten-volume edition. Light green cover, plain and elegant.
In addition to essays and academic articles, I focus on diaries. Watch and remember. Comb through in the morning and find some high-frequency and even contradictory phrases.
For example: revising papers, writing essays, giving exams, lecturing, changing homework, making slow progress, continuing to write, tired to death.
For example: receiving salary, sending money, paying money, spending money, borrowing money, repaying money, and writing clearly.
For example: good food, good food, bulimia, bulimia, stomach pain, stomach attack, vomiting, pay attention to diet, overeating, drinking, drinking a lot, vomiting at night, bedridden, dieting, restraint, the body is very important.
For example: playing cards, worrying, a lot of mistakes; Play cards and win for the first time; Playing cards, lost 62 yuan, today's New Year's Day, continue to play cards.
For example: buying cigarettes, smoking, homemade cigarettes, homemade cigarettes, good taste, vomiting, covering vicious cigars.
Another example: feeling cold, impatient, refusal, opposition, displeasure, tiredness, bad mood, haste, tiredness, there is no other way but to do your best.
When writing about women, the words are mostly fat, and the scenery is probably very good. There is no pretense, plain and straightforward, no matter how big or small, Bibi is in the book.
This does not seem to match the public's impression of the author Zhu Ziqing and the patriotic solar terms of refusing to receive United States relief food. But it resonated with me. I have been tired for a long time, and I have always been told by various people that my body comes first, Zhu Ziqing's diary on February 15, 1945 recorded:
"Yes, they were kind enough to comfort me, but I always felt that it was unwise to tell others about my illness and suffering. It is worth it to comfort yourself by sincere inquiries. If others are indifferent and coldly comfort a few words, they can only hurt their own feelings. Therefore, it is better not to talk about your illness and try to appear stronger. ”
Zhu Ziqing's long letter to Chen Mengjia on the resumption of Tsinghua University and Wen Yiduo
But there are some things that can't be covered up just because you appear strong, and maybe there's no need to cover them up. Such as:
"I spent a winter in Taizhou, a family of four. Taizhou is a mountain city, which can be said to be in a large valley. There is only one two-mile-long street. On other roads, there are not many people during the day, and it is dark at night. Occasionally, there was a little light coming out of the window, and there were torches walking with them, but that was very rare. We live at the foot of the mountain. There is the sound of the wind in the pine forest on the mountain, and the shadow of two birds in the sky. When I go there at the end of summer, I leave at the beginning of spring, but I seem to be living in winter; But even in winter, it's not cold. We lived upstairs, in the study facing the main road, and there were people talking on the road, and we could hear them clearly. But because there are so few people walking, there is sometimes a little talking, and it sounds like it is only sent by the distant wind, and I can't imagine that it is just outside the window.
We are outsiders, and we often sit at home except when we go to school. My wife is also used to that loneliness, and only guards with our grandfathers. It's always winter outside, but it's always spring at home. One time I went out into the street, and when I came back, the large square window of the kitchen downstairs was open, and they were next to them, mother and son, and all three faces were facing me with innocent smiles. It seems that Taizhou is empty, and there are only four of us; The heavens and the earth are empty, and there are only four of us. At that time, it was the tenth year of the Republic of China, and his wife had just come out of the house, full of ease. Now she's been dead for almost four years, and I still remember her smiling shadow.
No matter how cold, windy or snowy, my heart is always warm when I think about it. - Zhu Ziqing, "Winter".
In 1925, Zhu Ziqing and his friends took a photo in Tsinghua Garden, the second from the left was Zhu Ziqing, and the fourth from the left was Yu Pingbo. When he first arrived at Tsinghua University for three years, Zhu Ziqing mainly taught courses such as "Chinese Language" and "Selected Ancient and Modern Literature".
Or "To the Dead Woman":
"In the past 12 years, you have suffered a lot for me, but you have not had a few good days. We've lived together for less than five years. No matter how bad the days are, whether they are divorced or combined, you have never lost your temper with me, and you have not even complained. - Don't complain about me, even if you don't complain about your life. To be honest, I don't have a good temper, and there are some things that make me angry. There are times when you are sobbing and crying, never replying or crying. But I can only trust you alone, and there are some things I will only say to you, because you are the only one in the world who really cares about me and sympathizes with me. Not only have you suffered for me, but you have shared it for me; I have my current spirit, and most of it is cultivated by you. I rarely got sick over the years. But I was most impatient to get sick, and when I was sick, I groaned and made trouble with those who were sick. You've learned it once, and it's only one or two o'clock, but it's troublesome enough. ”
Yes, there are some things that are my own, and what you see is something that I myself don't want to hide. There are always real people who walk and meet, and there are many dear people who walk and walk and disperse.
Why don't you go back, there will be no rain or shine.
Appendix: An Important Long Letter from Zhu Ziqing to Chen Mengjia on the Resumption of Tsinghua University and Wen Yiduo (February 8, 1947)
Literacy: Mr. Dreamer: Letters arrived on November 5 and December 12 last year. The school started classes on November 5 last year, and the new students started classes on November 25. Now everything is gradually on track, and the park is gradually returning to the old look. In terms of books, there are more than 100 kinds of books, which are the most difficult to replenish because they are too expensive. The remaining losses are yet to be examined. The school is planning to supplement the funds for library equipment. To show that the departments have a thousand dollars to buy books, admittedly. The Chinese book is to ask Mr. Feng to discuss the purchase. But please leave $100 for your use. The school now buys Mr. Liu Bannong's suicide note, and the Chinese Department may have to draw up the fee. There are currently four full-time appointments in the department, Pu, Xu, Yu (Guan Ying) and Qing Shi (Mr. Yin Ke's Department and the Department of History). In addition, Mr. Zhang Zhenghong is in charge of philology, and Mr. Zhang Qingchang is in charge of linguistics. Mr. Wang Yi was appointed as the Dean of Literature of Guangdong CUHK and took a leave of absence for one year. The director of the department of Quben Pronoun is still vacant. There are not too many courses in the department, there are no new names, and there are as many as 15 teaching assistants, because there are more than 1,000 students in the freshman and pre-requisite classes. Among the faculty members is Wang Yaojun, who graduated from the graduate school last year, and is still in the second section of literary history in addition to the freshman Chinese language, and the number of students who have come to the university is less than thirty. The department is looking forward to Mr. returning to school as soon as possible after the summer, and looks forward to taking up the position of subject as soon as possible. The book "Bronze Style" has arrived, and I admire it very much. It will be handed over to the library, and the catalogue of "Copper Drawings" has not yet arrived. Gao Benhan heard that he had come to the East, and begged to contact the school, and the school had sent another letter to Zhi Lao. Mr. Wang Mingzhi, the chairman of the dormitory allocation committee, has been approved to join the lottery on behalf of Mr. Shengyin (40 new houses). However, the requester has heard of hundreds of schools, and there is a possibility that it may not be drawn. The school has stated that it will provide housing as much as possible, but if the housing is full, there is no way to do it, so I have to ask for another rent, and the school can subsidize the rent. Wen family came to Ping, lived in the eleventh of Gyeonggi-do, the former of Seseong. Lihe recupes, and the remaining four siblings seem to have enrolled in school. The complete works of Mr. Wen have been drafted by the Qing Dynasty. It is being copied, and it is not difficult to contact for publication, but Tsinghua will compile the complete work separately. Best wishes! Zhu Ziqing paused. II, VIII. Mrs. Feng did not hand over the passbook. Last year, he advanced 20,000 yuan to Brother Gu Xiaogang. Recently, Mr. Gu approached Mrs. Fung. Mrs. is all this greeting, not another. Its body is better than before, congratulations! I will return to school in September this year, and I will pray and pray for a strong lineup!
(Text: Wang Shuai, collector, founder of Yunting Art Space, long-term Internet practitioner)
(Source: The Paper)