Beauty is gone.
On August 4th, 2002, Zhang Yunhe died safely at the age of 93.
18, people say goodbye to her for the last time. She is still dressed in purple, her hair is still open and her eyes are closed, as if she were asleep.
On August 24th, family and friends scattered Yunhe's ashes on Guanjian Mountain in Yanchi Town, Yongding River in the western suburbs, and planted a small maple tree where the ashes were placed. She once said: I like maple leaves that turn from green leaves to red flowers best. She is really like a maple leaf floating away, leaving people with an elegant back that will never be forgotten.
housewife
Zhang Yunhe calls herself a "standard housewife".
This "last girl" was once described as "the beauty of her youth is beyond imagination". Relatives and friends praised her as "chivalrous and fearless", but she called herself a "standard housewife". But this "housewife" standard is extraordinary. Born in Hefei, Anhui Province, Zhang Zu is a famous local family. Great-grandfather Zhang Shusheng was an important official in the late Qing Dynasty and a general of Huai Army. After the May 4th Movement, his father Zhang was influenced by new ideas. 192 1 year, he sold some property and founded the famous Le Yi girls' middle school. He has deep contacts with Cai Yuanpei and others, and has hired many radical people from all walks of life to teach in our school. Suzhou Independent Branch, the first Suzhou local organization in China, was secretly established in Le Yi Girls' Middle School.
Zhang Yunhe has ten brothers and sisters, who grew up in a comfortable and affluent environment. But in later years, they did not become annoying dude, but made their own achievements. Yuanhe was born in 1907. She loves literature, especially Kunqu opera, and now lives in the United States. Er Yun was born in 1909 and now lives in Beijing. Sister Sanzhao, born 19 10, editor of People's Literature magazine. Sihonghe was born in 19 13. She used to be a professor of calligraphy and drama at Yale University in the United States and now lives in the United States. Next is Brother Six. Bulk and his second brother Yin He have passed away; Di Dinghe is a composer of the Central Opera and Dance Theatre. Alice, a researcher at Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Botanical Garden, is the only person in the Zhang family who is engaged in natural science research. Wu Huan and his son have been engaged in education since President Le Yi. At the age of 26, Xiao Ning became the first conductor of the Chinese Symphony Orchestra and later became a member of the Royal Belgian Orchestra.
The names of ten brothers and sisters all have one feature: girls have "two legs" and are destined to go with others; All boys have "precious eyelids" and should stay at home. In fact, however, only Wu Gehuan is the only one who "stayed" in Suzhou.
Ye Shengtao, an old friend of Zhang and a famous writer, said, "If you get married, you will be happy all your life." Zhou Youguang is one of the people who are "happy all his life".
1933 On April 30th, they got married. If you listen to the old people, this day is unlucky, it is the end of the month, and it is the "end." At that time, the nanny at home also quietly used their "eight characters" to tell fortune. The fortune teller said, "None of them will live to be 35 years old." But Yunhe said, "I believe that when the old one ends, it will be a new beginning." They walked side by side for nearly 70 years. If the fortune teller knew, he would be ashamed to go underground.
Zhou Youguang is four years older than Hao Yun. His sister and Yunhe are classmates of Le Yi, and they have many contacts with each other. Later, Yunhe went to Shanghai, was admitted to Zhonghua Academy, and then transferred to Guanghua University, where Zhou Youguang studied. After that, he returned to Hangzhou and took the initiative to write to Yunhe. The two began to write to each other. 193 1, Yunhe borrowed from Hangzhou Zhijiang University, and the two have officially entered the "love season".
The oldest editor-in-chief
At the age of 86, Yun He became the "oldest editor" of "the smallest magazine in the world".
The Zhang family has 4 women and 6 men. Seventy years ago, these daughters made of water organized a "family literature group"-"Water Society", and began to plan and run their own magazine "Water" to compete with another publication of the brothers, "Jiuruxiang". After that, the power of water became stronger and stronger, and members of Jiuruxiang also published a monthly magazine with a total of 25 issues. Although the distribution scope is limited to the Zhang family and a few relatives and friends, everyone actively contributes, actively engraves, mimeographs, binds and distributes. They are busy and happy. 1937, affected by the war, the whole family was scattered all over the country, and water was forced to stop publishing.
And water, after nearly 60 years of water stoppage, has a more prosperous rehydration. The initiator is Mr. Yunhe.
Water is the source of life. Man, a weak individual, wants to disappear forever, so he must join the trickle, the surging river and the endless ocean bit by bit. 1995, Zhang Yunhe, a talented woman with white hair, suddenly realized this and felt it necessary to continue running a magazine.
The cause of this incident is also directly related to Teacher Zhou Youguang. When he was 83 years old, a Japanese company gave him a Chinese-English computer typewriter, which was very helpful for his writing. Later, their son bought a new one with stronger functions, and the old one was idle. 1995 February 2 1 day, Yun told her teacher that it was "a good day" because she suddenly wanted to try the typewriter and write letters with it.
The 86-year-old teacher Yunhe has a ready-made teacher-Zhou Youguang, although he is a novice computer typewriter all his life and doesn't know any input methods. Whenever there is a problem and she hears a slow cry, 90-year-old Miss Zhou will run out of her small study and help her deal with it patiently.
Before long, she was able to type coherent words slowly, especially after mastering the method of using phrase input, and the speed was obviously accelerated. She used the word "dear" for the first time. 19951On October 28th, she wrote a letter to all her brothers and sisters: "Dear! Seventy years ago, our brothers and sisters founded a small publication called Water. Today, I suggest continuing. "
Published again after 58 years.
It was published in this way after 58 years of suspension.
1946 After Japan surrendered, the Zhang family 10 brothers and sisters seldom got together in Shanghai, and they disappeared after taking ten photos. Now, apart from the two people who passed away, we can meet again in this family diary full of affection, where we can catch up and talk. The size of 16k is about 20 pages. The form is eclectic and the content is full of spirituality. There are poems, essays, diaries, letters, music scores, calligraphy, paintings and even batiks. Except for some copies of original materials, most of them are printed by computer. Subscription fees are never charged, and each issue is sent to the post office by the editor-in-chief, writer, printer, proofreader and publisher at their own expense.
This is really a very interesting publication. In the words of Yunhe, who calls himself the editor-in-chief, he is "the smallest magazine and the oldest editor-in-chief in the world". After the first issue of Shuifu was published, only 25 copies were printed, but the readers were increasing, and the distribution scope was as far away as Europe and America, crossing national boundaries. Teacher Ba Jin, a famous writer, is also one of his loyal readers. She reads every issue, and even calls the "editorial department" in time when the address changes, so as not to.
In Water on Water, Yun, as a witness, tells the details of Shen Congwen and his stubborn love spanning nearly 50 years. There is an unforgettable scene: 1969 winter, on the eve of decentralization, in a messy room, 70-year-old Shen Congwen found the first letter written by Zhang Zhaohe and treasured it. He held it in his arms for a long time, then carefully put it in his pocket, mumbling "this is the first letter of Third Sister, the first letter" and crying at the same time.
He often says that he should be affectionate and righteous to the elderly. At the age of 79, she began to write a beautiful article about the whole process of engagement with her lover, describing "blue sky, sweet water, fluttering people and soft stones." Once the article was published, it attracted more and more people who didn't know what it was. 1928, on the banks of Wusong River, Zhang _ and Zhou Youguang committed themselves to a long stone embankment, one was a pink girl, and the other was a dashing teenager. On the wedding day of the second sister, Si Honghe sang a Kunqu opera "Water" to entertain the audience, chanting for a time like water. After 65 years of ups and downs together, their feelings are still very strong.
Zhou Youguang's water article published in AddendumNo. 19, aiming at the historic event of China's entry into WTO in 20001,started from "Xanadu" and went from the first letter to the first letter. It is said that China's traditional thought of "being born" directly hindered China from going to the world, skillfully combined WTO entry with WTO entry, and expounded the importance and necessity of WTO entry. Zhou Youguang, an economics teacher, has worked in the financial field for many years and served as a professor in many universities. When he was nearly half a year old, he switched to learning languages. He used to be a member of the China Language Reform Committee, a member of the State Language Committee, and a professor at the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is one of the founders of Chinese Pinyin and one of the three editors of the Chinese version of Gentle Anti-Stone Wave Dike. His articles are famous for their wide coverage. It is said that the newspaper editor basically did not change a word of his manuscript, saying that the author's manuscript reached his level and he would only lose his job.
Problems encountered
"In order to exercise me, fate left me with the most difficult' problem'."
I told many, many interesting stories to my teacher. For example, how was she born in the hot summer? Because she didn't say a word, she was almost treated as a dead baby. Only grandma didn't believe it and was saved by the folk prescription of smoking. When everyone lost confidence, she suddenly moved her nose and mouth and came back to life! Moreover, she is the most crying "little girl" in the family. Sometimes you start crying before dawn, and you can't stop crying when you start. She also said that when she was in college, she was elected president by a female classmate because of her cheerful personality and initiative. On the first anniversary of the establishment of the Women's Student Union, Tian Han wrote a play all women for them. She plays a capitalist girl. At that time, she was already a member of Nanshe, temporarily acting as a female worker. Tian Han said that her nose is high, so she doesn't have to pretend anymore.
1937, the Japanese invaders launched a war of aggression against China. She fled to Sichuan with her young son, daughter and Zhou Youguang, and her daughter Xiaohei died unfortunately due to ineffective treatment of appendicitis. After she and her son moved back to Chengdu, Xiaoping was hit in the abdomen by a stray bullet and his intestines were pierced with six holes. Fortunately, the operation was timely and saved her life. After she kept the bullet for half a century, she gave it to Xiaoping's daughter as a souvenir. But Xiaohei's handkerchief has always been with him, and it is the only relic of her youngest daughter's death before she was 6 years old.
In the "Three Anti-five evils" Movement, Mr. Yunhe, who was born in a big landlord, turned out to be a "tiger". Writing "hukou" was criticized, and even the years of husband and wife's interaction were copied away. Later, she crustily skin of head to ask for it, and actually returned it. For her, the result of this campaign is "being laid off". Since then, she has become a "standard housewife".
Then again. Sometimes "misfortune" can also become "blessing". As Teacher Yun said, "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise." The longer time goes by, the more I realize that this is a kind of luck. If I hadn't been laid off earlier, if I was still working during the Cultural Revolution, I would have died, either committing suicide or being killed. "
Behind her weak appearance, there is fortitude and strength that ordinary people can't reach. When I was a child, some people said that she was as thin and beautiful as Lin Daiyu, and she was unhappy. She doesn't like Lin Daiyu. She said she was a consumption ghost and narrow-minded. Facts have proved that she can withstand great events and hardships. Not only that, her petite and sickly body still hides "chivalrous and fearless", which is stronger than men-these four words are used by relatives and friends to describe her. On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, the "Seven Gentlemen Incident" happened. Shen Junru and other seven famous Democrats were arrested for propagating the Anti-Japanese War, and six of them were detained in Suzhou prison. Regardless of the danger, Mr. Yunhe visited the prison, sent bedding and other daily necessities, and regarded his home as a "contact point" and a "reception station". When six gentlemen's family members come to Suzhou to visit prison, they often stay at her home first. She said that it was not until the gentlemen were released that "I felt that I had fulfilled the vocation of' the rise and fall of the world, and every man is responsible'". During the Anti-Japanese War, she was often away from Zhou Youguang. She led herself to move with a dozen relatives, old and young. Later, she survived the disaster of losing her daughter and hurting her children.
Teacher Yun is still a "bold" person. After liberation, because Yuan He and other brothers and sisters lived abroad, they were suspected of "having ties with foreign countries". Teacher Yun told her family: She is the oldest in China, and she is responsible for the contact with foreign countries, and she has to bear any responsibilities. From "anti-rightist" to "Cultural Revolution", many old friends were labeled as "Rightists" and "counter-revolutionaries". No one dares to approach them, and Mr. Yun and his teacher dare to invite people to their home for dinner!
During the Cultural Revolution, Zhou Youguang was sent to Gansu, and his son and daughter-in-law were sent to Hubei. Only Yunhe's teacher and her granddaughter stayed in Beijing. She once said: "Fate left me the most difficult' problem' in order to exercise me." But she persisted.
Later, all this finally passed.
As early as 1959, Miss Yunhe was "sentenced to death" by two authoritative doctors because of a serious heart disease, thinking that she would die at any time. Decades later, she was still alive and did many things, but both doctors died.
Learning Kunqu opera and composing music are two major events that she is most interested in in in her later years. It is allowed to do cataract surgery twice, and the vision will be weaker after implantation of intraocular lens. In order to keep the world flowing and leave something useful for future generations, she began to learn to play computer at the age of 86, because it can improve her efficiency. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, she gets up and taps on the keyboard. In order not to disturb his wife's sleep, she covered the light with clothes. In addition to the Peach Blossom Garden, Yunhe continued to write a concise Encyclopedia Britannica, studying the aria, phonology, articulation and aria of Kunqu Opera, with hundreds of thousands of words, which lasted for decades. Later, she opened a new world: she began to write books. She said writing books was more interesting. Because her book has aroused great repercussions and attracted many media interviews, her "fame" is no less than that of Zhou Youguang, a teacher with excellent works. She smiled and said, "I am brighter than light, and I am an old star!" " " !
There is a three-no principle-others don't blame themselves for their mistakes, they don't offend others when they make mistakes, and they don't punish themselves when they make mistakes. Zhou Youguang, 94, laughed and said that he was only 14 years old. He believes that real life should start at the age of 80. He often says to his bald head, my hair hasn't grown yet! Zhou Youguang has a "three-self" policy, that is, "self-reliance, self-enjoyment and self-enjoyment". This echo echoes the three noes of another wife. He felt that the first interesting thing in life was that when the Cultural Revolution was criticized, the geese in the sky collectively shit and pickled the whole venue. Only Zhou Youguang, wearing a big hat, escaped bird droppings.
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