Ru Zhijuan was one of the more important female writers of the seventeen-year period, and her creative perspective focused on warriors and women, and her style was clear and feminine, lyrical and elegant. During the seventeenth year, his works include "Tall Poplar Tree" and "Quiet Maternity Hospital", which are roughly based on the war life of the 40s, such as "Lily Flower", and the life in the rural areas of Shanghai lane and the suburbs in the 50s; in the new period, there is "The Story of Editing the Wrong", which is the beginning of reflective literature.
I am interested in Ru Zhijuan, on the one hand, her name is beautiful, her surname is rare, but she is an aspiring cuckoo, on the other hand, she and my favorite writer in contemporary literature, Wang Anyi, is a mother and daughter, Wang Anyi's works are the follow-up to Haipai literature, focusing on the female life in Shanghai, and Ru Zhijuan's creation is even more passed on.
Ru Zhijuan's point of view is what I have been focusing on, and she is writing small people from an internal perspective.
Lily is a classic example of this.
The story takes place between the little correspondent, "I" and a new daughter-in-law who has just passed through the door for 3 days. In 1946, the General Offensive of the Coastal Forces was attacked. The little correspondent was ordered to send "me" to the front bandage, and "I" went to borrow the lily quilt of the new daughter-in-law, and the little correspondent died after a few days, and the new daughter-in-law covered the lily quilt in the coffin of the little correspondent.
Some people say that this is a "love pastoral without love", in my opinion, it is the kind of sympathy between people.
First of all, between the little correspondent and the female comrade "I", there is a friendship with the hometown.
The intersection of the little correspondent and the "I" was initially on the road. Since there is someone escorting, it is always necessary to say something, although it is a war years, but the topic will still land in ordinary life. The little correspondent was young, too shy, always kept a certain distance from "me", and during the break, the chat learned that he and "I" were fellow countrymen, and "I" deliberately teased him and asked him if he married a daughter-in-law. In fact, this is even the first acquaintance.
Before leaving, the little correspondent and "I" went to a job of borrowing quilts from the people, and the new daughter-in-law did not borrow from him, so she found "I" to mobilize again. Due to the large range of movements, the clothes on his arm were scraped off by the door hook, and he was stunned that he did not let the sewing. And this big mouth, who has been living in "my" heart, affects "my" worries, and he will at least "bare shoulders for one night".
When the little correspondent knew that the lily quilt was the dowry of the new daughter-in-law, he was a little embarrassed and serious, saying that he would send it back to the new daughter-in-law. At that time, the mood of "I" was also interesting, "Somehow, I have fallen in love with this silly little fellow from the bottom of my heart", this place, I think it is not a matter of love or non-love, it is the kind of heartfelt appreciation that occurs between people, appreciating the youth that is active, and appreciating the beautiful heart of the fellow villagers.
In addition, it is very warm that before the little correspondent leaves, he leaves two steamed buns for "me" and says "I'm going to cook for you!" At that time, the steamed bun was still relatively precious, and the little correspondent did not eat it himself, but left it to "me", a female comrade, representing his heart and care for his fellow sister, and from this move, the little correspondent recognized "me" from the heart.
Secondly, between the little correspondent and the new wife, there is a special and subtle concern and pity.
The little correspondent and "I" went to borrow a quilt and thus met the new daughter-in-law who had just passed through the door for three days. The little correspondent borrowed the quilt from her, but she did not borrow it, which was to give him a little anger. But as the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, and with such twists and turns, it deepens the impression between each other, or rather, deepens the new daughter-in-law's impression of the little correspondent.
Later, through the understanding of the reason why the new daughter-in-law did not borrow the quilt, the little correspondent felt a little too careless. Yes, that brand new lily quilt is the only dowry purchased by the new daughter-in-law herself, and she has not yet done a good job of rare it, so she lent it out, no matter whose heart it is, it will be reluctant, but the new daughter-in-law still lent it to us, which makes people very admirable. "I used to wash her well", judging from the determined words of the little correspondent, he also solemnly treated the sacrifice of the new daughter-in-law.
And the little correspondent was angry with the new daughter-in-law, "I" let him carry the quilt, he moved too much, so that he was hung by the door hook to break the clothes, out of the natural sensitivity to the holes in the clothes, in addition to "I" in worry, the new daughter-in-law actually has a hidden worry.
This can be seen from the final climax, after listening to the sacrifice of the little correspondent, the new wife seriously and carefully wiped his body, and sewed him stitched with the clothes that still had holes. The little correspondent was very ordinary, for he was only a nineteen-year-old young man who had not yet made any meritorious deeds, but he was so great that he lay on his own side of the grenade for the life of his comrades carrying stretchers.
The lily is pure and beautiful, just like the new daughter-in-law's selfless donation of the warm heart, just like the little correspondent's feat of sacrificing herself, so the kind new daughter-in-law, the "splitter", grabbed the quilt and covered the little correspondent's body. Thus, the quilt of the lily fulfilled its mission. It shines with the friendship between "I" and the little correspondent, the admiration and pity of the new daughter-in-law for the little correspondent, and the pure beauty of so many human and human feelings between people.
The reason why "Lily" has warmed us for so many years is because it has written out the affectionate connection between people in a situation of great restraint. Let us know that no matter what the environment is, the heart of the person can still bloom pure and beautiful lilies.
The lily is a symbol of tenderness and an unforgettable memory.
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