The most virtuous wife, the most talented woman: the biography of Yang Jiang

Chapter 26 Making Love with Pen·Looking for the Past and the Future on Paper (1)
I'm now "the three of us"
Just in May 110, a piece of news shocked people who cared about Yang Jiang and Qian Zhongshu. Zhongmao Shengjia Co., Ltd. announced that it would hold an event in Beijing in June 110 involving Qian Zhongshu, Yang Jiang, and Qian Zhongshu. A total of 66 pieces of works including Qian Yuan's letters and manuscripts will be auctioned.These 80 works include [-] letters from Qian Zhongshu and the manuscript of "Ye Ji", [-] letters from his wife Yang Jiang and the manuscript of "Six Records of Cadre School", and [-] letters from his daughter Qian Yuan.The letters in these works are the correspondence between Qian Zhongshu and Li Guoqiang, then editor-in-chief of the Hong Kong "Wide Angle Mirror" magazine in the [-]s. The contents of the letters can be inferred that the two met in [-] and had known each other until Qian Zhongshu Shu passed away, and the two families kept in touch.Most of the contents of the letters are related to the publication of "Ye Ji". At first, Qian Zhongshu called the other party "Mr. Guoqiang", and later the letters evolved into "My Brother Guoqiang". It can be considered that the relationship between the two is getting closer day by day. In addition to publishing related matters, the two also talked about trivial matters at home, and Qian Zhongshu also asked him to help take care of Qian Yuan.It contains Qian Zhongshu's judgments on history and scholars. For example, in a letter in [-], he talked about the English translation of "Dream of Red Mansions": "Yin Si and Hawkes have recently published their new translation The third volume was presented as a gift, and it was read carefully. The writing style is far better than that of the Yang couple (Yang Xianyi and Gladys), but this honest truth cannot be said publicly, which is ridiculous." Both the rhyme and the strokes show skill. As a collector of literary works, this is a very precious work.It is these things that "cannot be said publicly" are now being exhibited or even auctioned, which makes everyone who cares about Qian Zhongshu very angry, and Mr. Yang Jiang, who is over [-] years old, is also very surprised.When she learned about the auction on the [-]th, she immediately called Li Guoqiang in Hong Kong and asked him: "I gave you the manuscript as a souvenir; correspondence is a private matter, why did you send them?" Public?" "This matter is very inappropriate, why did you do this? Please give me an answer." Li Guoqiang said: "I did not do this matter, but my friend did it."
At the end of the phone call, Li Guoqiang promised to give Yang Jiang a written answer.Then when the reporter went to check the news with Li Guoqiang, he said: "I don't know, this matter has nothing to do with me." Then he hung up the phone.

Mr. Yang Jiang, who was [-] years old at the time, issued a firm statement against the auction company's private letters with Qian Zhongshu and her daughter. If the auction is held, she will resort to the law to defend herself and legal rights of the family.And then filed a pre-litigation application with the Beijing No. [-] Intermediate People's Court, requesting to order the other party to stop the auction.She asked: "Can personal privacy, trust between people, and years of relationship be traded as commodities?"
This incident attracted the attention of the literary world. Authoritative legal experts in the fields of civil law, intellectual property law, and constitutional law from Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Renmin University conducted a special discussion on whether the auction of private letters involved legal issues.Finally, the experts believe that auctioning private letters without the author's consent seriously violates the privacy rights and copyrights of the author and others, violates public order and good customs, and should be prohibited according to law.

After review by the court, on June [-], [-], a ruling was made to prohibit Zhongmao Shengjia Company from infringing copyrights.The company was forced to stop auctions for the manuscripts of the letters in question.Yang Jiang believes that although the company involved in the case stopped the auction, Li Guoqiang, as the recipient of the letter, handed over the manuscript of the letter involved in the case to a third party, and the preparatory activities held by Zhongmao Shengjia Company for the auction before the judicial ruling have constituted his copyright and privacy rights. Infringement, she finally decided to take the auction company and Li Guoqiang to court.

On February 20, 20, the Beijing No. [-] Intermediate People's Court announced that the Beijing No. [-] Intermediate People's Court ruled in the first instance that the two defendants should stop the infringement involved in the case, compensate Yang Jikang for a total of [-] yuan in various losses, and make a public apology .For Mr. Yang Jiang, who donated all the royalties, [-] is not the purpose of her suing them at all.She was defending her relatives, protecting everything Qian Zhongshu and A Yuan had before they were alive, and the auction of letters was a disrespect to their privacy.As writers and writers, they present excellent works to readers, but letters are really personal belongings, and public auction is disrespectful to the deceased. She wants to seek justice for her relatives.

After Qian Zhongshu left, when someone asked about him, the most frequent word in Yang Jiang's answer was "we". Perhaps, in her heart, Qian Zhongshu never really left, but just existed in another way.She often said that she and Qian Zhongshu are like-minded couples, both love to learn, love to read, and share similar interests.Qian Zhongshu and Ah Yuan are the pride of her life.

The two of them never left Yang Jiang's life.Once Yang Jiang looked through an old book, it was "Ming and Qing History Theory Collection" written by Meng Sen, and there were some marks made by Qian Zhongshu when he was studying. Yang Jiang would read the marks very carefully, trying to figure out what it was Attracting Qian Zhongshu, she suddenly thought that this Mr. Meng Sen was her old acquaintance, who bowed when she was a child, and Yang Jiang called him "Mr. Tai". She really wanted to tell Qian Zhongshu about this unexpected discovery, but There is no way to tell, he has passed away, and those who stay behind are inevitably sad.

After Qian Zhongshu's death, Yang Jiang made a major decision, which shocked the entire education circle.She donated all their royalties to Tsinghua University and set up the "Good Reading" reward fund, aiming to encourage young people to read more and read good books, and to continue the spirit of the two of them in reading, inheriting, Carry forward, I hope that children who work harder can also see the beautiful world they see through reading.

Mr. Yang Jiang, who seldom goes out, attended the donation ceremony of the "Good Reading" scholarship, and donated 72 yuan for the manuscript remuneration, as well as the remuneration for the publication of works in the future. This is very likely to become a scholarship project with the largest personal donation in Tsinghua University.

When it was Yang Jiang's turn to speak, the host indicated that she could sit down and speak, but she said, "I'm small, so I have to stand up and speak." So she insisted on standing up and delivering a speech: "This time I speak on behalf of three people alone. , on behalf of myself, the late Qian Zhongshu, and my daughter Qian Yuan... When Qian Zhongshu was seriously ill in [-], our family of three agreed to use all the manuscript fees and royalties to set up a scholarship at Tsinghua University. "Good study" instead of personal names; the purpose of the scholarship is to help poor students, so that those poor children who are good at studying and able to study well can successfully complete their studies...Thanks to Tsinghua University for helping me realize the wish of our family of three ."
She said: "I have to go to the bank after receiving several 10 yuan in manuscript fees, and I have to go to the tax bureau to pay taxes. It is troublesome, and it is even more troublesome to hold the copyright in my hand. Sometimes it is rare to get serious and have to go to court. It is better to leave it to the school. Management." She entrusted the manuscript fee and copyright to Tsinghua University, and became a shopkeeper, in a free and easy way.Yang Jiang's great support for literature education is admirable.

Tsinghua University is the alma mater of a family of three, and it is also the place where she and Qian Zhongshu fell in love. Qian Zhongshu was hired twice out of the ordinary. The family is a famous scholar of Tsinghua University. What kind of fate is this?

Tsinghua University awarded this [-]-year-old man the certificate of "Successful Education, Prosperity and Prosperity", which is an affirmation of the highest contribution to the education field.

Mr. Yang Jiang donated a large amount of scholarship, but she has kept her life in the simplest way, and even kept some things when Mr. Qian Zhongshu was there, including the "afternoon tea" for him.The rooms are furnished with the simplest furniture, without frills, and like their people, intangible knowledge is their greatest wealth.

The departure of her daughter Qian Yuan also caused great grief to colleagues and students of Tsinghua University. To commemorate her who was also outstanding, Sanlian Publishing House published the book "Our Qian Yuan" in [-]. The authors include Yang Jiang , as well as Qian Yuan's teachers and students, step-daughters and stepson, colleagues and friends, everyone described a real Qian Yuan from various aspects.

The book records many details of Qian Yuan's life, some interesting stories from childhood to adulthood.Including Qian Yuan's composition that Qian Zhongshu corrected, and some photos of Qian Yuan, each photo is accompanied by his mother's careful explanation, so that people can fully understand Qian Yuan's kindness, sincerity, filial piety and humility.

Regarding Qian Yuan's married life, there have always been many opinions from the outside world. In "Our Qian Yuan", relatives and friends gave a detailed description of her first marriage, presenting the sadness and helplessness of that marriage for everyone.However, Qian Yuan did not conceive any children of his own, and the second marriage of Qian Yuan was described by his stepson and stepdaughter.

For Qian Yuan's departure, her students also have a lot of regrets. Yang Jiang said: "Qian Yuan is enthusiastic about teaching and caring for students, and has won the love of students. She is upright and upright, and she is also respected by students and colleagues."
Two Hong Kong students of Qian Yuan returned to Beijing Normal University, and one of them donated 100 million Hong Kong dollars to establish the "Qian Yuan Education Fund" to commemorate this dedicated teacher.Another student published "An Album in Commemoration of Qian Yuan" in "Hong Kong Literature". After hearing the news, everyone started writing to commemorate it, and many articles were included in the book "Our Qian Yuan".

Qian Yuan has always done a good job in his work, which has a lot to do with his parents' hard work.

She dared to express her thoughts, even in a large meeting, she was not afraid at all.At that time, she participated in the compilation of the "Little English-Chinese Dictionary", and a meeting with a "special" background was held, and a "ultra-left" rule was put forward: all characters next to the word "female" cannot be used.All the other people present agreed with this idea, but Ah Yuan, who was the youngest, did not agree. She thought for a while and said, "Then, what should I say about Chairman Mao's poem "Lonely Chang'e Shu Guangshou"?" I admire it very much.

Qian Yuan once served as a member of the editorial committee of English teaching materials for foreign language teaching. Once, another member recommended a textbook of literary history, and also introduced that this book was affirmed and recommended by Mr. Qian Zhongshu.As soon as these words came out, Qian Yuan stood up and said loudly, "My father didn't recommend it!"
One sentence made the committee member very embarrassed, and quickly picked out a few letters, which meant that there was evidence of Qian Zhongshu's affirmation and recommendation.The other committee members hurriedly opened the letter and read it from the beginning to the end, and found that most of what Qian Zhong said in the letter was just polite formulas, and at the end there was "Ronghou again". What Qian Yuan said was right, her My father did not recommend this book.

Qian Yuan, who is engaged in the education industry, has been devoting herself to researching her major. Yang Jiang said of her in "Pioneer Qian Yuan": "Since she only wants to be a pioneer, it can be said that she has aspirations and achieved success, and she has not wasted her life." It's a pity that she was so young Passed away, those who heard it were sad, and those who heard it wept.

write a daughter to myself
At the age of 92, Mr. Yang Jiang created "The Three of Us", which recorded the special fate of the three people as relatives for 60 years in plain words.It is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the old man that her daughter and her husband left one after the other. Heartache is conceivable. She wants to record the time when the three of them were together, while those memories are still clear.She said that she wanted to write a daughter to accompany her.

In fact, at the very beginning, it was a friend who suggested that Mr. Yang Jiang record the family's affairs before and after. But at that time, Yang Jiang was taking care of Qian Zhongshu and Qian Yuan who were hospitalized at the same time.After Ah Yuan, who was lying on the bed, knew about this, she volunteered and asked her to write it. The name was chosen, and it was "The Three of Us".

At that time, Qian Yuan was already in very poor health, and the hospital told her that her spinal cancer was at an advanced stage, and she was enduring great pain.In order to record the things about herself and her parents on paper, she asked her aunt to hold it up and wrote on her back on the hospital bed. This was the only posture she could write at that time.

Yang Jiang came to see her daughter and found that her daughter was writing very hard. At that time, due to chemotherapy, she could no longer eat, and writing was going on intermittently. She discussed with her daughter not to write, but to recuperate well, and then write when she recovered.Qian Yuan had no choice but to stop writing, and on the fifth day after she stopped writing, she left this world... The outline of the book was also listed, but because of the progress of her illness, Qian Yuan's wish was not realized in the end.The mother wanted to fulfill her daughter's last wish, so she wrote a pen to record the stories that belonged to the three of them.

The process of writing is remembering and experiencing again.Every memory is also every miss. The father and daughter Yang Jiang misses will smile in heaven.During the whole writing process, Mr. Yang Jiang used his own way to get together with the two of them again and again.

Memories started with a dream, and started a not-so-easy journey in an understatement way, recording the last days.The three people supported each other and walked through the corridor of dreams, arrived at a shore, docked, and took a rest.Thousands of miles long dream, [-] days.

In the dream, Qian Zhongshu was playing with his daughter, and suddenly a phone call came and asked Qian Zhongshu to go to a meeting the next day.The next morning Qian Zhongshu was picked up by an unfamiliar car, and he didn't say where he was going or when he would be sent back.Fortunately, her daughter was careful and remembered the information about where her father was going. Yang Jiang took her daughter to search for his news, and finally found the ancient post road, where the family was reunited again.

The ancient post road is a road that everyone will eventually walk on.On this road, you have to send your loved ones away, and you are destined to walk this road once.It should have been a bleak and dark place, but Yang Jiang described it as quiet and mysterious.

This place, has its own special rules and caveats:

"Warning is a red card and black letters, very large.

([-]) Walk along the post road, where there is no road, don't go.

([-]) Don't go where you can't see it.

([-]) Don't ask about things you don't know.

The rules are written in black and white, but also in large print.

([-]) When the sun falls to the front cabin, return to the inn immediately.The post road is deserted, and after the gate is locked at night, the door will not be opened even after knocking.

([-]) In each inn, you can rest, have convenience, and eat, don't miss it.

([-]) Return to the original inn after disembarking. "
Everyone who comes here must observe that no matter who you are, how prominent or rich you were before, when you come here, you are "all beings are equal".

In fact, this "ancient post road" is the hospital where Qian Zhongshu lived at the end. In the dream, Yang Jiang traveled to and from the ancient post road. A hospital, care, comfort, companionship, and finally sent the two of them away.

In the text, true and false, false and true, both fantasy and reality, it is hard to tell which ones are dreams and which ones are real, but the feelings are real.Mr. Qian's No. 311 ship was Room 311 in the North Building of Beijing Hospital during his illness. On this "ship", accompanied by Yang Jiang, Qian Zhongshu lived for [-] days and nights. night.The one station after another inn arranged on the ancient post road is her every time to stay and not to give up. Although she doesn't want to leave, the footsteps of parting have been moving forward slowly, and it will not stop for anyone.

In the dream, Qian Zhongshu was very weak, but when he saw Yang Jiang and Qian Yuan, he still tried his best to speak, with tears still on his face.He felt very tired, as if he had been tossed to many places, and finally stopped on this ancient post road, for fear that Yang Jiang and his daughter would not find him.Seeing them, he rested in peace.

Yang Jiang, who returned to the "inn" every day, was worried that Qian Zhongshu's boat would drift to a place where she couldn't find it. There was no boatman or boatman on board, and she couldn't sleep well at night. She only hoped that she would come back soon the next day. She was allowed to visit him.There are strict requirements on the time of hospital visits, and she can only follow the "warnings and regulations" of the hospital.

She once tried to "take Qian Zhongshu off the boat and sneak home" with Ah Yuan, but she knew that this was just wishful thinking, so she could only hope that the next day would come earlier every night, and was afraid that the next day would come, so she would bid farewell. Make it a day early.

(End of this chapter)