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

Chapter 28 A Hundred Years of Dream · Looking for the way home (1)
Alma mater miss
Zhenhua Girls' School has a very important position in Yang Jiang's heart, and it has become a memory she can't erase.Suzhou Tenth Middle School, a century-old school, was formerly known as "Zhenhua Girls' Middle School" famous in the southeast. There is a "Wen Dao Corridor" in the school, also known as the "Sacred Corridor". It is like a book that records history. book.There are many profile pictures and introductions of famous alumni here, including Li Zhengdao, Peng Zigang, He Zehui, Fei Xiaotong, and of course Yang Jiang.

Principal Ji Yu liked Yang Jiang very much. At that time, when eating, Yang Jiang also ate at the same table with Principal Ji Yu. Mr. Ji Yu always brought food from home, and let the teachers on the table each have a spoonful, and the students each had a spoonful. Another spoonful, Yang Jiang will leave the rest.

On the occasion of the centennial anniversary, many alumni wanted to visit Mr. Yang Jiang, but everyone was worried that they would not see her. After all, the old man had closed his door to thank guests for many years, and many celebrities and officials encountered "nails" when they went.After contacting, Yang Jiang learned that she was a "friend" from her alma mater, and made an exception, which made everyone very excited.

On the morning of the meeting, Yang Jiang suddenly had a small problem at home—a nosebleed.The nanny at home suggested that she cancel the meeting in the afternoon, but she insisted on refusing. She sat at the table and wrote the lyrics of the "Zhenhua School Song" at that time since she woke up early in the morning:

San Wu Girls' School Duo Fu Duo

academic observation

My school continues
Moral, intellectual and physical education is the duty

Ancient and modern Chinese and foreign

academic progress
Willing to work hard in time

Don't waste your ambition

After seeing the alumni, Mr. Yang Jiang was very happy. He sang the school song in his hometown dialect with everyone, and asked everyone if they sang correctly.Everyone brought old photos of Zhenhua Girls' School in the past, as well as Soviet-style sweets and cakes and silk scarves.Everyone put scarves on Yang Jiang and wanted to take pictures of her. She smiled happily and took pictures one after another.

She chatted with everyone about Zhenhua, saying that Zhenhua has a special "smell" for her, which is a "smell" that she will carry with her wherever she goes in the future, which represents a kind of Zhenhua people. Spirit.

Yang Jiang was one of the last batch of students who graduated from the old Zhenhua Girls' School in [-], and the school was still located at the old school site on Shiquan Street, Suzhou.Everything in the world is predestined by fate, whether it is between people or what happens to oneself, it is a coincidence. The first time I went to Zhenhua to study was the suggestion of my third aunt Yang Yinyu.At that time, Yang Jiang's father asked Yang Yinyu to recommend a school for her daughters to study in. At first, she recommended her alma mater, Jinghai Girls' High School.

Things changed from a speech a few days later. Yang Yinyu received an invitation from Mr. Ji Yu, the principal of Zhenhua Girls’ High School at that time. This visit made her change her mind. She felt that Zhenhua was better than her alma mater. It is more suitable for sister Yang Jiang to study.

Zhenhua was very dilapidated at that time, and it was difficult for Sister Yang Jiang, who had seen the "world", to accept it. Christian schools like Shanghai Qiming Girls' High School had excellent equipment, facilities and school conditions. In the process, she also gradually discovered the advantages that belong to Zhenhua, which benefited her all her life.She once said: "Mr. Ji Yu is very good at running the school, and he has tried every means to hire famous teachers to teach in the school. The textbooks use the latest editions of foreign textbooks. His academic achievements are first-class, and his style of study is simple and pragmatic."
Yang Jiang was different when she was studying. She had the character of "clear water and lotus", and her writing skills were just beginning to show.In [-], Zhenhua Girls' School published "Zhenhua Girls' School Journal". In the first issue, there was Yang Jiang's five-character ancient poem "Zhaiju Shuhuai", which wrote: "The wind is whistling, and the silence Suffering alone. Reading ancient books with boredom, He Zhuoluo has a big heart. Sometimes suffering and restraint, wandering in the clear stream...Everyone is for profit, and disturbance is like chasing deer...I am pregnant today, and the book is full of sorrow."
Zhenhua is of great significance to Yang Jiang. She has not only been a teacher here, but also the principal.It is also her efforts that kept Zhenhua's spirit and history uninterrupted in the flames of war, and she has always accompanied Zhenhua to move forward in the most difficult time.

Today's Suzhou Zhenhua School is no longer what it used to be, but there is Yang Jiang's breath everywhere.There is Meiling in the northwest of the campus, and above Meiling is the Jisi Pavilion, where Yang Jiang pulled grass and picked bricks.She said that this was a gift and a commemoration left by the students of their class to the school. A heart of gratitude to my alma mater.

Yang Jiang is always happy about the visits of alumni. They chat in the language of their hometown and about their alma mater, which makes her feel very cordial, as if they have gone back again.She has "three rules" with the outside world: no photography, no reporters, no writing articles, she is very tolerant of alumni, and takes photos with alumni.The group photo of her with the alumni has been well preserved by everyone. In everyone's mind, this old man is more like an elder who has witnessed the growth of the school and himself. He is kind and kind, and his smile is no different from that of the old man in Suzhou Lane. , full of inspiration like the sun.

There is a pavilion at the east entrance of Wendao Corridor on campus, named Junshan Pavilion, which was built in memory of Shen Junshan, the eldest son of Shen Zonghan and Shen Liying.He is a famous agronomist in modern my country and the chairman of the Board of Directors of Zhenhua Girls' School.Opposite to Junshan Pavilion is a large cultural and sports hall built by the school in recent years, named after "Jikang" and called "Jikang Pavilion".

Mr. Yang Jiang is very concerned about the current situation of the school, and the school is also concerned about the current situation of the old man.In the school window, there are still photos of the old man on her birthday. Every student proudly calls her "our Yang Jiang" and is proud to be at the same school as her.

When the alumni left, they hoped that Yang Jiang would write something for their alma mater, and she readily accepted.Walk into the study room and write four words on a piece of red paper—seeking truth from facts. This is the beginning of President Ji Yu's speeches and the spirit that Zhenhua people have always pursued.The book states "Mr. Ji Yu's lectures", and the inscription "Yang Jiang Jinglu".Finally, Yang Jiang asked the alumni to bring back her thoughts about her alma mater. In the south of today's "Ji Kang Pavilion", there is a monument with "seeking truth from facts" inscribed by Yang Jiang for her alma mater.

A person's "three people" life
When Qian Zhongshu published books during his lifetime, he had to read them himself before he could publish them.After he left, Mr. Yang Jiang had to read all his books, and she would point out the mistakes. She said: "There are many people writing Qian Zhongshu now, and this is a popular subject. Mr. Tang used to only write letters. Ask questions, and I will answer them one by one. There are a lot of stamps posted, and now I have to read them all before reprinting them."
People are envious of her and Qian Zhongshu's fairy couple, and want to ask her for some secrets of marriage and love. Yang Jiang said: "I am an old man, and I only talk old things. Regarding the times, I am a backward person, and there is nothing wrong with me." Good words contribute to modern marriage. Just under the trend of the era of material supremacy, I want to remind young friends that the most important thing in the union of men and women is feelings. The degree of mutual understanding between the two parties can only be appreciated, supported and encouraged by mutual understanding, and the two love each other. Yue. I think that the most important thing between a husband and wife is the relationship of friendship. Even if they cannot be close friends, they should be friends who can be partners or partners who respect each other. The right family and other things are not important."
It is these simplest "old sayings" that allow us to understand the true meaning of marriage and love, to understand, tolerate and appreciate, and to be partners should be more friends. If we do this, marriage and love will naturally go smoothly.

Xue Hongshi is a researcher at the Institute of Foreign Literature of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His main academic expertise is British novels. He is currently engaged in the research of English literature.At first, he worked as an editor in a foreign language office, first doing Chinese-related work. Later, his seniors found that his English skills were good, so they asked him to write a manuscript.

Once Li Wenjun, editor-in-chief of "World Literature", asked him to translate a prose by American writer Mencken.He pondered over and over again, but he was still not sure, so he went to ask Mr. Yang Jiang for advice with a nervous heart, hoping that she could help him check it out.When he came to Mr. Yang Jiang with the translated manuscript, she readily agreed and took the time to read his translation and write down some of her opinions below.

In the first sentence of the original text, he used to start with "in short", and felt that it matched the original text "inbrief", but Mr. Yang suggested that "in brief" can only be used to summarize the above, while the original text is a written answer to other people's questions. It means "what you asked me, briefly..." Xue Hongshi revised the beginning of the article according to her suggestion.After it was published, Xue Hongshi accidentally received a letter from Wang Chenggang, editor-in-chief of the "Writer" magazine, in which he praised the translation for giving him "great artistic enjoyment". In the selection of foreign prose, Mr. Yang Jiang's opinion became his finishing touch.

For young people, Mr. Yang Jiang will always give help within his ability, and also give some kind warnings.A young man wrote a long letter to Mr. Yang Jiang when he graduated from high school, mainly expressing his admiration for her, and also pouring out his own troubles.Mr. Yang Jiang wrote back to him. Apart from greetings and words of encouragement, there was actually only one sentence in the letter: "Your problem is mainly because you don't read much and think too much."
Mr. Yang Jiang's works are like a magnifying glass, which can see through an era through a story, and a life through a sentence.A microscopic story tells a macroscopic era. She uses her pen to record the characteristics of that era.

In her works that record the changes of the times, although the society is full of war and blood, you can’t read a single cry or complaint in the works. She just briefly describes her life and tells the absurdity of the characters in the story. And helpless.

Yang Jiang does not admit that she is a "big" family, and feels that the titles of writers and translators do not belong to her. She just feels that she has done some professional work. Yang Jiang said with a smile that she "does nothing".

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