Such stars and such moons: Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang's unparalleled love

Chapter 2 Unexpected Reunion: Eyes Looking at the Same Starry Sky (1)
When the world meets a genius

Some people say that the world is so big that everyone is a passerby.We came to this world to search, for the promise of the previous life, for the reunion, and for the love of this life.

On November 21, [-], that is, on October [-]th of the lunar calendar in the second year of Xuantong in the late Qing Dynasty, with a loud cry, a generation of talented people was born. This is Qian Zhongshu.At that time, there was no such gentle woman named Yang Jiang in the world.

In his infancy, he was just an immature child.No one knew that one day, he would grow up to be a well-known celebrity scholar and write a famous "Fortress Besieged".God is in the clouds, blinking, frowning, and nodding his head, giving him a unique context.

Apricot blossoms and spring rain, Zhong Ling Yuxiu.His hometown is lost in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, floating on the shore of the vast Taihu Lake, and settled in the light and beautiful cultural city-Wuxi.Born and bred in this place, in the treasure land of Soochow Wu, which is full of talents and profound heritage, it seems to be a matter of course for him to grow into a splendid talent.

When the world meets a talented person, everything should be different.

Qian Zhongshu, the eldest grandson, was born in a traditional feudal family of poets and rites. His grandfather Qian Fujiong was over [-] years old and a scholar, and his father Qian Jibo was a master of Chinese studies.His birth undoubtedly injected infinite hope and joy into the Qian family. The grandfather, who was eager to embrace his grandson, naturally loved this long-awaited baby grandson.

With a scholarly family and a distinguished family, Qian Zhongshu's big family is quite well-known in the local area.The grandfather had four sons: the eldest son Qian Jicheng, the second son Qian Jiquan (died early), and the third son Qian Jibo and the fourth son Qian Jihou a pair of twin brothers.

The feudal family has its own etiquette traditions of the feudal family. Qian Jicheng, who is in his 30s, has only one daughter and cannot be a descendant, so his grandfather adopted Qian Zhongshu to his uncle according to the tradition.The eldest uncle, who had never had a child, was overjoyed. He braved the downpour and went to the countryside overnight to find a healthy nanny for Qian Zhongshu.

On the day of Qian Zhongshu's birth, someone in his family sent "The Posthumous Notes of the Sages of Changzhou", so his uncle named him "Yangxian", the word "Zheliang", and the nickname "Axian". "Looking up to the sages" and paying homage to the sages, this is the expectation and blessing of his uncle.

On the one-year-old Catch the Week ceremony, the stumbling toddler picked up a book and babbled to the delight of the elders, and his name was officially set as the word "Zhong Shu".From then on, under the double care and education of his uncle and father, little Zhongshu grew up day by day.

When he was three years old, his uncle began to teach him how to read and write.It's just that the uncle who regards him as a treasure is as close as a loving mother, and he can't bear to be strict with him, and he doesn't want him to suffer from studying too early. He just takes him by his side every day, strolling in the street, going to teahouses, listening to books, Play around.

If the uncle is a loving mother, then the father Qian Jibo is the real strict father. He watched his elder brother play with his son, secretly worried, afraid that Zhong Shu would be spoiled, and also afraid that he would waste his studies.It's just that in front of his respected elder brother, it's inconvenient for him to interfere, and he can only tactfully suggest to his elder brother to send Zhong Shu to school earlier.

In [-], five-year-old Qian Zhongshu entered the privately run Qin's Elementary School, where he learned how to read and write sentences.In less than half a year, he had a serious illness. After recovering from the illness, the panicked and distressed uncle suspended him from school, and he could only recuperate at home.

Later, he and his cousin Qian Zhonghan (uncle Qian Jihou's son) went back to school in a relative's private school. Zhong Shu read "Mao Shi" and Zhong Han read "Erya".The two brothers, who are only half a year apart, play together and read and write together, which is quite good.But because it was inconvenient to pick them up, the eldest uncle took them back home and took care of the education by himself. He also said to the worried two younger brothers: "Even you two brothers are enlightened by me, so I can't teach them?"
In this way, Zhong Shu began to play and study with his uncle again.In the morning, he wandered around with his uncle, went to teahouses to drink tea, chat with acquaintances or handle chores.Uncle always buys him some food such as big shortbread, pork head meat, and sometimes rents some novels such as "Shuo Tang", "Jigong Biography", and "Seven Heroes and Five Righteousness".

Undoubtedly, the eldest uncle loved him and hoped that he would have a bright future.Once, a Feng Shui master predicted that the Qian family’s feng shui would not be prosperous and the long house would flourish in the small house.He was very worried about this, and fearing that he would hurt Zhongshu by accident, he secretly took him to the ancestral grave to pay homage, and secretly buried several catties of hair next to the half tree representing the long house.

Qian Zhongshu stood beside his uncle and watched, very puzzled.The uncle said: "Let the upper half of the trees flourish and grow, so that you will be the president in the future."
Strange to say, the trees on the side of the long house are indeed thin and sparse, while the trees on the side of the small house are tall and lush.Regardless of whether you are superstitious or not, after many years, when your uncle Quan Xia Youzhi Qian Zhongshu becomes a famous scholar all over the world, you will be very pleased.

Qian Zhongshu loves to read, and before he was seven years old, he devoured classics such as "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" collected at home.After reading it, he felt that he was not satisfied, so he rented some other novels from the bookstall to read. Every time he read them with relish, he was immersed in the world of novels and forgot to go home until his uncle came out to look for him.

He has a good memory and good eloquence. After returning home, he would talk to his two younger brothers about what he had seen. He even described the scenes of martial arts and the dialogues of characters vividly. .

In addition, he is as meticulous as silk, and always has some strange associations and comparisons.After watching "Shuo Tang", he only felt that Guan Gong's [-]-pound Qinglong Yanyue knife in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was no match for Li Yuanba's pair of [-]-pound hammers, and how could Li Yuanba's hammer be against "Journey to the West" Monkey King's [-]-jin golden cudgel?

Qian Zhongshu, who can clearly remember the weight of the weapons of the heroes in the novel, can't know the Arabic numerals "1, 2, 3" alone, which makes his always serious father grit his teeth with anger and hate iron. It means not being steel.

Seeing his son who only knows how to hang out with his uncle all day long, eats, plays, reads novels and fails to complete serious homework, Qian Jibo is very angry, so he has to catch Zhong Shu to learn mathematics while his brother is not paying attention. Even if he didn't understand, he was so angry that he pinched his son hard, and scolded him not to cry, and not to tell his uncle.

Qian Zhongshu really didn't cry or talk.It's just that at night, my uncle saw his body was bruised and purple, so he knew it.Annoyed and distressed, Qian Jicheng reprimanded Qian Jibo.

Children can't help but love to play, coupled with the status of the eldest grandson, and the pampering and pampering of the eldest uncle, he often regards himself as the boss among more than ten cousins ​​in his family. Some people say that he is arrogant and conceited.In fact, this boss, he really deserves it, because he is eloquent, and no one can quarrel with him.

And he, at such a young age, is indeed a bit crazy.No matter who it is or what it is, he doesn't care, and dares to criticize and mock in person.Except, of course, his majestic father.

In the autumn of [-], Qian Zhongshu and Qian Zhonghan, who had reached the age of ten, were admitted to the first grade of Donglin Primary School together.Just a few days after entering school, the sad news of the death of the eldest uncle came.Although he was still a little ignorant about parting, he felt genuinely sad. He cried "Uncle" while running towards the house. He threw himself on his uncle and cried, but the uncle who loved him, Never hear that call again.

His uncle passed away, and since then, his education has become the responsibility of his father alone.His uncle was kind and kind, which made him miss him all the time, but his father was serious and rigid, which added to his heart a little fear and unfamiliarity, and he would never think of asking his father for money, even for buying books, pens and notebooks.

He is a naughty boy, he often makes the classroom upside down, sometimes shoots people with a slingshot, and once brought the little frog he caught into the classroom.For this reason, he was often reprimanded and punished to stand, but he was joking and chaotic, and had fun while standing, without the slightest hint of timidity, let alone guilt.

It can be said that Qian Zhongshu has never attended a class in a proper manner, whether it is Chinese, mathematics or English.He doesn't read textbooks, but only browses the novels he brought with him, and this little naughty boy can only calm down when he is immersed in the world of novels.

His mathematics is still a mess, but his Chinese is surprisingly excellent, especially composition.Although Xiaokai is scribbled and crooked, his literary talent is obvious to all, and he often gets praises such as "eyes are bigger than skips" and "cool as sad pears".Perhaps, it really takes some talent to play with words.

He is arrogant, indifferent, and unwilling to ask for anything.He's also slightly conceited, with a supercilious, free-spirited disposition.His father was very worried about this, fearing that he would utter misfortune out of his mouth and offend some people, so he specially changed his character to "Mo Cun" and warned him that he could "survive through silence".It's just that this unruly steed can truly "survive through silence", probably already in the "Cultural Revolution" period.

In 13, he was admitted to Suzhou Taowu Middle School together with Zhong Han.At that time, he was 7 years old, still didn't know how to study hard, his math was as bad as before, and his English was not very outstanding.However, due to his interest and talent in literature, he was able to run freely and express himself freely. Not long after he entered school, he won the No.[-] in the school in the Chinese competition participated by his junior and senior high school students, and was favored by the principal and teachers.

Taowu Middle School is a church school, the principal is a foreign missionary, the foreign language class is also taught by foreign teachers, and other courses such as geography are also taught in English.Influenced by such an environment, he gradually fell in love with English and became obsessed with original novels in foreign languages. In class, he never listened to lectures or read textbooks, and only read one Western original book after another with his head down.

Some people say that interest is the best teacher.In middle school, he finished reading many famous western works such as "The Bible" and "Evolution of Ethics", and his English scores also made a qualitative leap. Chinglish accent.

In [-], Qian Jibo went to Tsinghua University to teach.Without the discipline of his strict father, he became a wild horse, flying freely among a large number of fiction magazines, including "Fiction World", "Red Rose", "Violet", and two small boxes of "Lin Yi Fiction Series".

It's just that Qian Zhongshu is used to being free and unrestrained, and he can't stand his father's sudden return to check on the post.That night, when his father came back, the first thing he did was to order him and Zhong Han to write an article. Because of his useless and vulgar words, he was beaten by his father, and he was very embarrassed.

The beating seemed to wake him up.He began to work hard and stopped being lazy, and his academic attitude changed from miscellaneous reading to specialization, but he still focused on interest in everything, often being ingenious and writing with spirit.

In [-], Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai were occupied by the Northern Expedition.The Nationalist government forbade the Christian "Bible" as a compulsory course in church schools, causing Taowu Middle School to suspend protests. Qian Zhongshu and Qian Zhonghan had to re-enter Wuxi Furen Middle School to study.

Back then, Fu Jen Catholic High School held a school-wide competition in three subjects: Chinese, English, and mathematics. Zhong Shu, who had just entered school, ranked first in Chinese and English in the school, while Zhong Han ranked second in Chinese, English, and first in mathematics. The advantage overwhelmed a group of senior students, causing a great sensation.Soon after, the two brothers were admitted to Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiaotong University respectively.

He is not a well-behaved person, nor is he a hardworking and obedient boy, but he has grown from a naughty boy who is often beaten by his father to a hardworking young man who has achieved success in his studies.He is smart, and with his enthusiasm and talent, he will create his own legend in life.

When the world meets a talented man, it will not only give him talent, but also experience.

You were born and I was not born

Before meeting each other, he wandered in the misty Jiangnan water town, and grew up slowly through the years.

If everything is predestined somewhere, if they were born, grew up, and traveled alone for more than [-] years, just for the love that can be matched when they reunite, then the once lonely years will also be filled with others. Such style.

It's just that regrets are everywhere, and they are in their own corners in their lives, and no one knows the details of the future.Plain hands adjust the ink, the feather pen is lightly twitched, the bottom of the lovesick wrist, waiting for the fleeting time, when will I see that pure white feather-like dress?

In November [-], when Qian Zhongshu was born, Yang Jiang was only a baby.In July [-], Yang Jiang was born, and Qian Zhongshu was just a baby who was just babbling.They are in different skies, following the veins of life, and slowly moving towards the same starry sky.

Who knows the cry of "Huanjun's pearls shed tears, wishing to meet when she was not married", and who understands the regret of "Your birth and I have not been born, and I am old when I was born".Fortunately, as viewers, we know that the love between Qian Zhongshu and Yang Jiang has gone through 66 years of still water and deep warmth.

You were born before I was born, and I was not old when you were born.This kind of unhurriedness is just right.

Then, please look far to the ancient capital in the early years of the Republic of China, and see how the beautiful baby girl just born grows into the appearance Qian Zhongshu likes.

She is the fourth daughter of the Yang family, well-behaved and pleasant, and her nickname is Ji Kang.The Yang family also belonged to a well-known family. His father, Yang Yinhang, was an upright Jiangnan talent, proficient in Eastern and Western politics and law, and was also an enthusiastic revolutionary.

In the serene courtyard, she grew up happily under the smart sunshine with the fragrance of books.Although the parents are an old-fashioned couple, they love each other like a pair of old friends. Later, Yang Jiang wrote: "My parents are like old friends. Our children have never heard them quarrel since they were young. The old-style couples don't quarrel. Often, but the woman feels grievances and boredom in her heart, and there is not much common language between the couple. My parents talk about everything."
Parents love each other deeply, and the family is harmonious and happy, which will undoubtedly give more warmth to the children who came into the world rubbing their sleepy eyes.Under his father's open-minded and humorous conversation and his mother's meticulous caress, Xiao Jikang spent a nourishing and happy childhood.

What moved Yang Jiang the most was a cold winter when she was six years old.It was a night full of wind and snow, the wind was howling, and the dust was swaying. The busy mother suddenly said anxiously: "Oh, Ah Ji's new quilt has not been brought out yet." Then she sent someone to take the foreign lamp , hurried across the snow-covered backyard to get a new quilt for my youngest daughter from the box room.

Yang Jiang, who is still ignorant, is as careful as silk. She is in a warm room, looking at the dangling foreign lamp in her mother's hand and the back of her mother who is also dangling, she can't help but want to burst into tears.She didn't know why she wanted to cry, but it was just vague, a different kind of emotion came to her heart.

The years are flowing lightly, and the train of the times is rumbling forward.In [-], when Yang Jiang was five years old, her parents sent her to the primary school affiliated to the Women's Higher Normal School (hereinafter referred to as "Women's Higher Normal School"). At that time, her third aunt, Yang Yinyu, happened to be the supervisor of the Women's Higher Normal School. The attached primary school is around.At that time, the third aunt was still a kind and amiable young woman, which was not surprising at all, and she was very popular with the students of the female high school.Once, Yang Jiang was eating in the dining hall with her friends, and the third aunt brought some foreign guests in for a visit.

At that time, little Yang Jiang was sitting with her back to the door, and some rice grains fell in front of her rice bowl.When the third aunt walked past her, she bowed her head and whispered in her ear, "Every grain is hard work." The well-behaved and precocious little girl hurriedly ate the rice grains in front of the bowl, and the other students saw the rice grains, and they also picked up the scattered rice grains. The rice grains stuffed into the mouth.

Because she is deeply loved by the third aunt, the female college students of the female high school also like the obedient little Yang Jiang, and often take her to the university department to play on the swing. When the swing flies to the sky like a bird with open wings, her heart is pounding. Pounding, holding the thick rope tightly with both hands, she was afraid, but she was as obedient as she was, so she wouldn't say anything.

Once, female college students had a kiss meeting, and they had to perform a play for three days, so they borrowed Yang Jiang to play "Flower God".Then, a flower fairy with plaited braids, filled with flowers, and dancing in a costume covered with gold flowers appeared vividly, amazed by others.

In another sports meeting, a female college student who skipped rope asked her to play the role of a small satellite, circling herself in circles, and specially prepared lines for her.Little Yang Jiang skipped rope shyly and shyly in circles on the vast playground, but when she spoke her lines, she spoke too softly, which caused a teacher to say, "What did you say? Who Didn't hear anything."
This is her childhood, and the details are wrapped in unassuming happiness, and this happiness is inseparable from her third aunt.Later, Yang Jiang recalled: "Acting borrowed me to be the "Flower God", and the sports meeting asked me to perform with college students. It must be to see the face of the third aunt. At that time, she had prestige in the school, and the students liked her. I absolutely I don't believe that among the elementary school students, I am the only one who deserves to be the "Flower God", and I am the only one who is flexible, and will jump rope around her around the college students."
It's just that childhood memories are not only joyful, but also sometimes mixed with a little bit of sadness.In May [-], in order to safeguard the justice of democracy and the rule of law, the father of the director of the Beijing Higher Prosecutor's Office detained Xu Shiying, the traffic chief who had embezzled huge sums of money, and was not allowed to release him on bail.

This is her father, upright and upright, even when his superiors and prominent figures in the government of the Republic of China called for this matter, he did not compromise.It's just that such a "stern and selfless" appearance offended many people. On the second day, he was suspended for review, and the Yang family was in trouble for a while.

Misfortunes never come singly. In June, Zhang Xun was restored, which disrupted the city of Beijing and the hearts of the people.For the safety of his family, his father had no choice but to take his family to a foreign friend's house for refuge.At that time, Yang Jiang's two older sisters were studying in Shanghai, and they were on summer vacation. Because of the chaos in Beijing, they were not allowed to come back. They only went to their hometown in Wuxi.It's just that the second sister, who was homesick, caught a cold within a few days after returning to school and was admitted to the hospital.

Mother got the news and was very disturbed.Mother and daughter are connected, maybe she has felt something, she immediately went to Shanghai by boat.But it was still too late. When she rushed to the hospital in Shanghai, Yang Jiang's second sister had lost her eyesight and was crying while holding her mother's hand.

Soon, the mother returned to Beijing, only bringing back the eldest sister, and Yang Jiang never saw the second sister again.And the mother, also broke her eyes from crying because of sadness.Looking at the sad looking family, only seven-year-old Yang Jiang has been sensible since then, crying for her second sister and mother.

(End of this chapter)