Xiao Hong (191-1942) and Zhang Ailing (1920- 1995) are both "four talented women of the Republic of China". The difference is that Xiao was very popular in the 1930s and was called "the literary goddess of the 1930s". Zhang Ailing caught her attention in the 1940s and was hailed as "a genius who will never leave the world". Xiao Hong, formerly known as Zhang Youying, also used the pseudonym Lingling, which is not only Zhang Ailing's, but also a part of her name. In fact, Er Qiao's father met Er Qiao's mother, Er Qiao, who got the disease.
Both of them had a declining life experience in the wandering era. Xiao Hong was born in a landlord family in Harbin, and Zhang Ailing was born in a noble mansion in Shanghai Concession. They all experienced great twists and turns in life, deeply observed the changes in human feelings, and had contact with cultural celebrities at that time. Xiao Hong was Lu Xun's guest, and Zhang Ailing admired Hu Shi. They all had an intersection with Hong Kong where Zhang Ailing studied and Xiao Hong died. Comparing two people is really a huge project, no less than comparing the whole 1930s and 40s. The times will be dazzled with the entanglement of personnel, and each angle can be written separately. This article explores from the perspective of "little reunion".
Little reunion's daughter-in-law's experience is the most difficult to read. It was "natural" for a teenage girl to go from being lively step by step to being killed by relatives and neighbors. Xiao Hong rushed out of the prison, even if she wandered for a lifetime, she basically saw the ending of little reunion's daughter-in-law, so she was so determined. In fact, Xiao Hong's resistance to feudal families was the fiercest. Zhang Ailing can go down to the dust, but Xiao Hong can't.
One detail is worth noting. They both have many photos. Zhang Ailing's is either arrogant or low-browed, while Xiao Hong's is mostly smiling. The root cause may be that Xiao Hong had a happy childhood, while Zhang Ailing didn't. Their parents didn't do their duty. Xiao Hong was brought up by her grandfather, and Zhang Ailing took nanny Ma Yu as a close relative, and they all cared for their childhood with the affection of different generations. However, Ma Yu's care for Zhang Ailing did not last long, and Xiao Hong's childhood was completely covered by her grandfather's love. Most of Zhang Ailing's childhood grew up under her father's opium smoke and the majesty of the rulers, while Xiao Hong grew up freely in her back garden. This is very different, and the scenery is very different when giving words.
Zhang Ailing's favorite person is the teacher who gave her a scholarship when she was a teenager in Hong Kong. The teacher later died in the bombing. The second is Yong, who is dozens of years older than her. The third is Yanshan, who is only a few years older than her, but looks younger than her. To put it bluntly, no one is several years older and more mature than her. This is not a coincidence, but also the result of growth. She hopes that someone can understand that uneasy heart. Xiao Hong falls from the height of happiness every time, and then relives the feeling of happiness.
Happiness also has its disadvantages, that is, people in it love fantasy. The tragedy of Xiao Hong's life is all because of this. Because she had seen the misfortune of little reunion's daughter-in-law, after being betrothed to Wang Enga, who smoked opium at the age of 14, she resolutely left and fell in love with a distant cousin. Cousin dropped out of school to show sincerity, but abandoned Xiaohong for lack of money. In order to survive, Xiao Hong followed Wang Enjia. After being known by her parents, she cut off her financial resources, so Xiaohong was abandoned again. At this time, the pregnant Xiaohong was held hostage in a hotel by Wang Enjia because she couldn't afford the rent. It seemed that she was at the end of her tether.
Don't want a bright future, then Xiao Hong has started to contribute, and her situation has attracted the attention of a group of young artists. One of them, Jun Xiao, took good care of her. What touched his heart was a poem by Xiao Hong: "Qingxi is singing over there, and the leaves here are green, girl, spring is coming!" Last year in Beiping, I was eating green apricots. My fate is worse than qingxing this year? " Next, Xiao Hong began to be loved by Xiao Jun sweetly and heavily. Xiao Jun, a martial arts expert, struck a powerful sword and cut off all Xiao Hong's thoughts of resistance. What Xiao Hong can't stand is Xiao Jun's affair, and what Xiao Jun can't stand is Xiao Hong's economic independence. I can't stand it, but I have to say goodbye.
After bidding farewell to Xiao Jun, Xiao Hong met Duanmu Hongliang. "I don't expect much from Duanmu Hongliang," she said. I just want to live a normal husband and wife life. There is no quarrel, no fight, no derailment, no ridicule, only mutual understanding, love and understanding. " Young Xiaojun is very headstrong. The shy and smiling Duanmu abandoned Xiao Hong at the critical moment. Xiao Hong chased Chongqing and found that Duanmu needed more care. Although helpless, she followed him to Hong Kong, and Duanmu abandoned her again. Looking back, Xiao Hong, who was just thirty years old, wrote unforgettable words that many writers would not write until they were old. She may have realized that life is running out and wanted to relive her childhood in words. The happiness of childhood can be used to keep warm. The description of little reunion's daughter-in-law expresses her belief that she will break through the tight encirclement and swear to death without regret. Xiao Hong said: "A woman's sky is low, her wings are thin, and the burden around her is heavy." But since I have a pair of wings, I am destined to fly to the sky.
Biography of Hulan River and little reunion may not seem to be in place in the novel structure, but they were really written by two talented women in their whole lives. The so-called epee has no front, and the overall situation is invisible. Summarizing a person's life like this can be directly controlled by surging thoughts. Of course, both of them understand what the novel structure is. They have created many works before, and they only understand what language and literature are after the guidance of experts. But at the last minute, all the stories and feelings roared, such as the river running, the skill is the river, which has already been paved, and a word can be poured into the pen and merged into a masterpiece.
Xiao Hong has experienced true love, but there are few romantic words in her works. Zhang Ailing has always been big or small, and she can only throw herself into the arms of her lover in words. Zhang Ailing can see two descriptions in little reunion:
They sat on her lap with Jiu Li in their arms, silently listening to the pop songs on the radio. When Jiu Li was a child, she listened to an English song often played by her mother and third aunt: "Go boating downstream/Jinmenghe,/Sing a/love song." Then Zhang Ailing wrote: "She felt that she had never been so safe since she was a child. Time becomes long and endless. This is a golden desert with nothing but loud music. The past and the future are reopened, and eternal life can only be like this. This time is different from anything else in life, so it has nothing to do with anything else. She just walked with him for a while. Rowing on the Jinmeng River, you can go ashore at any time. " I have never seen anyone among modern writers with such vague words. Maybe I haven't seen enough.
There is a passage at the end of the novel. Nine Li's last lover Yanshan has not come for many days, and it has rained for many days. She wrote in her notebook: "The rain is gurgling, like living by a stream. I'd rather it rains every day, thinking that you can't come because of it. " The little woman's feelings have reached this point, and Zhang Ailing has been looking forward to this in love. Xiao Hong didn't say anything like that, but people who know the taste can't say the taste, probably because they want to say it.
Little reunion's daughter-in-law lives by the Hulan River and wants to go home. Even if she was scalded to death by boiling water, she walked home in her dream. Little reunion of Zhang Ailing hopes not only to be with her family, but also to have someone who can hold hands with her and cherish each other. In the end, she only realized it once in her dream, but she woke up before she finished it. Of course, she is no longer attached to it. The reason is the same as Xiao Hong's leaving Xiao Jun, but harmony does not need violence. Harmony means that you can't control yourself, and you love wherever you go. Jiu Li said that she didn't want to be "the enemy of half mankind". The implication is that for that guy, as long as he is a woman, he is "not bad" and doesn't let go of any one. In the 1970s, Zhang Ailing tried to serialize little reunion in a Hong Kong newspaper, but she was finally persuaded by her friends, because once it was published, Hu Lancheng was not allowed to jump up and talk to her. Of course, jumping is also a "peaceful dance" as usual.
Hu Lancheng's ci is very similar to Hu Shi's, both of which are flexible, but Hu Shi's character is much higher. Hu Shi is also a man of universal love, but his wife Jiang Dongxiu is more ruthless than Xiao Jun. As the saying goes, no matter how high martial arts are, she is also afraid of kitchen knives. She just wants to have sex here, and the knife on the wall has been sharpened, but Dr. Hu vowed to be a gentleman for life.
Like Zhang Ailing, Xiao Hong found a place to live through literature, and because of this, her lover could not accept the change of family status. After all, the times are progressing, and it is good for people and themselves to accept it early, so that not only little reunion can be achieved, but also a happy ending can be achieved. Reunion is similar, parting is different, I hope people will last for a long time until after dusk.