The prototype is called Zhang. What's his nickname because of lack of water? Water? In Lu Xun's novels, water was replaced by five elements? Earth? Yes The Zhou family where Lu Xun lived was a dilapidated feudal scholar-bureaucrat family, and his family had been going downhill. Because of this, Lu Xun had the opportunity to get in touch with the son of a farmer like Zhang.
Zhang's father has been working as a day laborer in Lu Xun's home. Zhang Fuqing lives in Dupu Village, not far from Zhou Jia, which is near the sea. Zhang Fuqing also owns 6 acres of sand. He began to grow some cotton, watermelon and soybeans on weekdays, so naturally he could not support his family. Therefore, in the slack season, Zhang Fuqing had to go to other people's homes to help make a living.
The year when Lu Xun and Zhang met, Lu Xun's great-grandmother had just died, so Zhang was taken to Lu Xun's home by his father. Zhang is about the same age as Lu Xun. His skills of catching birds in the snow and fishing in the river are extremely novel to Lu Xun, a rich boy. They have a deep affection, and this friendship lasted until his youth. Lu Xun went to Nanjing to study, went back to his hometown in Shaoxing in winter vacation, and went to Daishan in Nanmen with Zhang.
But after Lu Xun went to Japan, the two gradually lost contact. After his father died, Zhang provoked a heavy burden on the family. At this time, as Zhang said in the novel, his face was indeed covered with hard marks. He is of medium height. He picks soil, rocks boats and does farm work all day, and his hands and feet never stop. He is a hardworking and honest plowman.
At first, Runtu will still help Lu Xun's family. However, the Zhou family's family is getting worse and worse, and soon they can't afford to hire workers. Middle-aged people can only be dismissed by the Zhou family.
The Zhangjiajia family only has six acres of thin sand, and there is not much left after paying the rent. Although Zhang works in the dark from morning till night, it is difficult to support a family. It never rains but it pours. 1934 Zhejiang suffered a severe drought, and the grain in the field was completely harvested, and a supply chain that was difficult to maintain balance was also broken.
Those who want debts and those who make forced donations come to the Zhang family together. Under pressure, moistening the soil can only sell the land cheaply, and he has become a poor farmer, who can only make a living by renting land and going out to work.
Long-term overwork caused Runtu to have a serious sore on his back in his fifties, which is a health-preserving disease. However, how can Zhang Can Shuirun stop to have a rest? In his later years, he had no savings and no money to see a doctor. In this way, his illness has been dragged on, leading to the delayed healing of the wound purulent, from minor illness to incurable disease. Finally, 57-year-old Xun Tu died tragically. It can be said that he is as poor as death, and it is a sigh to live.