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

Chapter 7 Showing Talent: A Dream Precipitated in Tsinghua University (2)
Yang Jiang completed this homework on time. At that time, she was only 22 years old. When she was young, she was not at all young when she wrote such a sentiment.The work was appreciated by Zhu Ziqing and recommended to Shen Congwen, the editor of "Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement", and it was published on December [-], [-]. It became Yang Jiang's debut work, and the author was signed by Yang Jikang.

"Whenever the sun goes down and the evening stars are shining brightly, the western mountain is a little crimson, gradually turning into orange red, light yellow, and light lake color... The wind is getting colder, and the shadows on the ground are also fading away. In a secluded place, under the tree, the wall is shaded, and there are shadows, this is the time for the ghost to collect footprints.

"Watching the stars one after another, I opened my tired eyes one after another. Looking at a pale moon, soaked in the dusk, flowing with the light of mercury. Listening to the sound of insects in the grass, the desolate cry broke the silence of the night. People are quiet, far and near In the window of the window, there was a starlight shining—so, riding the evening wind, I wandered leisurely on the horizontal, straight, and winding roads, wandering, wandering, and identifying my own relics from the mixed footprints ."
This article starts from the legend in the south of the Yangtze River, and follows the soul in the author's pen to walk through life again.What is most memorable is her description of the night in the background.Both Yue'er and Xing'er have become companions who accompany the soul to collect footprints. Every word is full of reluctance to leave behind, and the delicate and peaceful writing shows the strength of the pen.

After the article was published, Yang Jiang was happy for a long time, shouting in her heart: I am now a writer!
At that time, "Ta Kung Pao" also gave her five yuan as a manuscript fee. Although it was not much, it was an affirmation of her writing, which was of great significance.How to allocate the five yuan became a big problem. After thinking about it, Yang Jiang decided to use four yuan to buy wool and knit a scarf for his mother, and the remaining one yuan to buy coffee from Tianjin Qishilin, which was very famous at that time. sugar.

Four yuan bought two catties of red wool. She used the time of reading to weave a scarf, and then wrapped the bought coffee candy in the scarf and sent it back.When she came home during the winter vacation, she asked about the scarf, only to find out that her two younger sisters had torn it apart, and secretly ate all the coffee candy. Later, when the third aunt came to visit at home, her mother asked her to take out the candy and eat it. , Only then did I know that I had been completely "eliminated" by the two children.

After that, Mr. Zhu Ziqing also recommended her novel "Lulu, Don't Worry!" ” to the publication of “Ta Kung Pao Literary Supplement”, which opened Yang Jiang’s literary writing path.

"Lulu, don't worry! "is a short story about a group of young girls who were about the same age as Yang Jiang at that time, facing the throbbing and hesitation of love. Later, it was selected in the "Ta Kung Pao·Literary Supplement Novels" edited by Lin Huiyin. This book The book also contains the works of many famous writers at that time, such as Lao She, Shen Congwen, Li Jianwu and others.

The library of Tsinghua University has become another treasure discovered by Yang Jiang. She once wrote an article "I Love Tsinghua Library" specifically for it, which shows how much she loves that place.

In this article describing the library, she praised without hesitation: "The floor is made of wood, without paint, because it is cork, right? I really want to feel how soft the cork is, but I am afraid of being laughed at; take it easy. When I got the chance, I squatted down and felt the floor, and gently pinched it with my fingernails. It turned out that it was wood that could not be pinched, not cork for bottle stoppers. It is said that when people come and go on the floor with cork, there is no sound of footsteps. I went upstairs with her, I forgot what the stairs looked like, I just remembered that I only dared to go upstairs because I walked on the glass."
She also compares reading to "going around", such a warm metaphor is probably only one that she can think of.When you read a book, you just go to this store. If you stand in front of the bookshelves of the library and browse casually, it seems that there are countless doors open to you, inviting you to come and rest.The fun in it can only be understood by those who are good at reading.

Friendship is the wealth of a lifetime
The best testimony of time is the friends who walked together. Companionship has always been a kind of strength, which can illuminate the night sky and shelter from the wind and rain. After many years, we have long talks together. How many things that used to be big are now gone. light.

From Dawang Temple to Tsinghua University, Yang Jiang never felt lonely, except for the company of her family, during which she made many good friends.These people all accompanied her in her beautiful youth, and it is not a pleasant memory to recall.

When I was studying in Soochow, a girl named Zhou Fen became good friends with Yang Jiang.Zhou Fen is from the Department of Medicine and has a lot in common with Yang Jiang.She is tall and tall, and she walks with the petite Yang Jiang, one tall and one short, but they always appear at the same time.Zhou Fen is an equally outstanding girl who studies hard and lives a simple life. She has also won the No. 1 speech contest in Suzhou.

Speaking of which, the two are very close, and they met before they went to university, but Zhou Fen has no impression, but remembers that Yang Jiang's father is her father's boss, and the two of them worked in the same place when they were in Beijing.Zhou Fen's mother also visited Yang Jiang's aunt because of work. When she came, she held a child by the hand, and one of them was Zhou Fen.

In order to ensure the safety of girls, and to prevent boys and girls from talking about friends, the school limits the time for everyone to go out.Boys are required to leave school after [-]pm, but girls are not.Yang Jiang and Zhou Fen argued with the person in charge of this matter for a long time, saying that it was unfair to the girls.Later, the management became a little looser. One night, Yang Jiang and Zhou Fen went out for a walk and met two boys who were pursuing them at the time. Since then, I seldom go out at night.

At first the two of them didn't live in the same dormitory, but later Yang Jiang moved to Zhou Fen's dormitory.Yang Jiang was shy in front of strangers, and blushed before speaking, but she was very mischievous with familiar people.At that time, Yang Jiang slept in bed and asked Zhou Fen to bring her a steamed bun, but she didn't get up until the end, and sometimes she didn't have time, so she didn't need to wash her face, just wiped it casually with a wet towel rushed out.

She can also eat her own tricks when eating steamed buns. After eating the steamed buns, twist the skin into a long and thin strip, which looks like a roundworm, put it on Zhou Fen's notes, and then pretend to be scared The book was thrown out, and it was terrible to shout.Zhou Fen was also afraid of bugs, and was too frightened to move forward. Yang Jiang realized that she had succeeded, and laughed loudly. She grabbed the bugs and ate half of them in one bite. Zhou Fen knew it was her trick, and chased her to beat her. This little sister is chasing after me, very happy.

Yang Jiang and Zhou Fen also have a common hobby, which is music.Yang Jiang could play the flute, Zhou Fen could play the sheng, and Shen Shu, who was in Yang Jiang’s room, could also play the flute. The three of them became a small group. They played together in their spare time. Folk band performance.

The peaceful study life continued until Yang Jiang’s senior year, when some students organized a student riot, with the purpose of getting the government to accept Soochow University and change the church university into a national university.

From the beginning, a few people participated in this matter, and later it developed to the point where it was impossible to attend classes normally, and even the library could not be entered. The inside and outside of the school were almost isolated, and the school was paralyzed.

The telephone line in the school was still cut off. Yang Jiang's parents did not know the situation of the school. Later, the principal of Zhenhua Girls' School contacted Yang Jiang's mother to inform them of the situation and persuade them to take Yang Jiang back.

Yang Jiang didn't want to leave Zhou Fen alone in school, especially in this environment.But the gate of the school is very strictly controlled, what should we do?

The ghostly Yang Jiang had an idea as soon as she rolled her eyes. She asked her mother to take the books and simple things of the two of them away with the car. Mother was the only one in the car, and the school would not restrict her from leaving.On the other hand, Yang Jiang and Zhou Fen could travel lightly, taking advantage of the period when they were allowed to leave the school gate after four o'clock in the afternoon.

The three of them followed the plan. They returned to the dormitory, packed up the things they wanted to take away, and waited quietly until four o'clock in the afternoon.When the time was up, the two slowly walked hand in hand to the Wangxing Bridge, and they had already left the school gate.The two stopped here for a while, because this is a place where off-campus snacks are concentrated. On the one hand, they can see if anyone is following them. On the other hand, if they are found, they can explain it easily. They can fool around by saying that they are here to buy food. In the past, fortunately, no one caught up, and the two continued to "hurry".

Afterwards, they were all implemented according to Yang Jiang's small plan, and they barely passed the test, and the two of them escaped from the chaotic vortex.

However, the other students were not so lucky. Some students saw that the two of them left safely, and they also wanted to leave, so they discussed the "retreat" route, but they were arrested only halfway through. Come back, so embarrassed.

It's just that Yang Jiang is about to graduate, so it's not an option to suspend classes and wait, so Yang Jiang asked someone to help her to go to Yenching University to study. Her father was not at ease with her, saying that it would be better if a few good classmates go together So, Yang Jiang asked Zhou Fen and three other boys to go together.

All five members of the group passed the Yenching University exam. Except for Yang Jiang, the other four were registered at Yenching University, and only Yang Jiang went to Tsinghua University.Zhou Fen was the only girl who came with her. At the beginning, Yang Jiang was a little worried about Zhou Fen, and felt a little guilty. She felt that she had left Zhou Fen at Yenching University, but Zhou Fen was also a cheerful girl. I got used to the environment and started a new study.

Zhou Fen is a good friend of Yang Jiang's life, and the two of them have never stopped communicating. Whenever there is a chance, the two of them will meet to catch up and chat.When Zhou Fen was studying medicine in Soochow, his family fell into poverty and couldn’t afford the cost of studying medicine, so he transferred to chemistry, and then went to Shanghai Zhongxi Girls’ School as a chemistry teacher. Later, he became one of the four famous teachers of secondary education in the country, and he is also very outstanding. .

Shen Shu, who was in the same dormitory at the beginning, was also a good friend of Yang Jiang, and she affectionately called her Sister Shu.Because they lived in the same room, the two of them knew each other's living habits very well. Sister Shu knew that Yang Jiang was a light sleeper, and would wake up when there was any sound.But there was a special experience that left a deep impression on everyone. Yang Jiang wrote an article specifically for this matter.

It was an ordinary summer evening. After taking the big exam, everyone was in a good mood to prepare for the next summer vacation.The school auditorium arranged to show American movies at this time, and Yang Jiang and Sister Shu also planned to watch them, but Yang Jiang didn't like the movie that was shown that day, so she went back halfway.

In the dormitory, Yang Jiang fell asleep alone with the dim light, and then met the "immortal" mentioned in her article.

What is "immortal"?Before moving into the dormitory, a classmate told them that there is a legend that there is a "fairy" in this room!Some said it was a beautiful woman like a flower, some said it was an old man with a white beard, and some said who saw it, men saw women, women saw men, it was amazing...

Yang Jiang didn't pay much attention to this statement at the time, it was just a joke among classmates.After the movie was over, Sister Shu went back to the dormitory with other students, but the door couldn't be opened when she pushed it. Sister Shu knocked on the door lightly, but no one answered. She was afraid that Yang Jiang had fallen asleep, so she raised her voice again Asked Yang Jiang to open the door, but still no one answered.

Several people were waiting at the door, so Sister Shu had no choice but to slam the door and call Yang Jiang loudly, but still no one answered.More and more people gathered at the door, and everyone joined the ranks of calling the door. Some people kicked the door, but still no one answered.

Now Sister Shu is a little anxious, the usual Yang Jiang wakes up with a slight sound, what happened today?Everyone speculated about what happened. Some people even suspected that Yang Jiang committed suicide inside. Some people provided evidence, saying that Yang Jiang said when he was doing chemical experiments before that if anyone wants to commit suicide, just steal some of the arsenic in the test tube. No one knows.The more Miss Shu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she hurriedly asked someone to find someone to help break the door.

At this juncture, Yang Jiang woke up and heard the noise outside the door. She didn't know what happened, and thought it was a fire, so she hurriedly got out of bed to open the door, but when she pulled the door, the door didn't open. Yang Jiang recalled, I didn't lock the door myself, why couldn't I pull it open?Later, I really used the key to open it, and the door opened.

When she appeared in front of everyone with a dazed face, everyone was also dazed. Everyone didn't know what happened, and Yang Jiang didn't know what happened either. She clearly remembered not locking the door.Later, another classmate helped her recall that she did not lock the door, because that classmate passed by her dormitory and saw that the door was only ajar. Yang Jiang, who thought her memory was fuzzy, was confused again. Maybe it's really meeting "Xian".

Later, when Yang Jiang recalled this incident, she was still very puzzled. She had never slept so deeply in her life, no matter how tired she was, she never slept like that.

Yang Jiang's friends are not limited to Chinese. During his stay in Soochow, Yang Jiang also made a foreign friend Tao Leshan.She is from the United States, and she is the same age as Yang Jiang. During class, the two of them often sit together and do some tricks when the teacher can't see them. They don't even "miss" the principal's class.

On Thanksgiving, Tao Leshan invited Yang Jiang to her home as a guest. After all, it was a Western holiday, and her family attached great importance to it. Yang Jiang also ate the pumpkin pie made by her mother, and she was full of praise, as well as the homemade chocolate. Yang Jiang recalled Said, is too sweet, dare not eat more.Tao Leshan's father was a director of surgery, and it was her father who took Yang Jiang to see the operation.

In this way, she and her friends accompany each other for a period of time. Although they will eventually face parting and go to their own lives, sincere friendship and beautiful memories will warm each other's lives.

(End of this chapter)