Father didn't say anything, just looked at me with tears in his eyes. His father did not leave a last word until his death, he was reluctant to leave, so he was reluctant to order his children anything..." On the eve of the Qingming Festival, re-reading the article he wrote about his father during the Qingming Festival, Xie Lejun, vice president of the Chinese Fable Literature Research Association, president of the Hunan Fable and Fairy Tale Literature Research Association, and famous children's literature writer, unconsciously wet his eyes again.
Xie Lejun's father Xie Huchen and mother Liang Xiujiang.
"My father, an excellent teacher who has been teaching for more than 30 years, died of illness in 2004 at the age of 80, and it has been 18 years. My mother, a kind housewife, passed away in 2018 at the age of 94, and it has been nearly four years since she left us. Every year on the eve of the Qingming Festival, I have to rush back to my hometown with my family to sacrifice for my parents and ancestors, remove the weeds around the cemetery, plant a branch on the tomb and hang paper money and paper flowers, offer flowers and tributes in front of the tombstone, light three-pillar incense and red candles, silently recite thoughts and wishes, and bow three times to express our sorrows..." Xie Lejun said that this year, due to the epidemic prevention and control of the Qingming Festival, he could not return to his hometown, so he had to entrust the three cousins of Lecheng, Lejiang and Lekai to visit the tomb instead. But he has always been uneasy in his heart, turning out the article he wrote to remember his father, "Only Missing the Endless Period - Remembering His Father in the Qingming Season", which was forwarded in the self-media and the circle of friends to express his deep nostalgia for his father and mother and his ancestors.
Mr. Xie Pu, a famous contemporary writer.
Xie Mingzi, who lives in Zhengzhou, recently sent back to the public account of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literature and Literature an article she wrote, "Written to Her Father in Spring - Xie Pu", to commemorate her father on the eve of the Qingming Dynasty. Xie Mingzi's father, Xie Pu, was the vice chairman and honorary chairman of the Hunan Provincial Writers Association, the vice chairman and executive chairman of the Hunan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the first batch of experts to enjoy the special contribution allowance of the State Council, and a famous contemporary writer with both moral integrity and art. He devoted his life to writing and published a total of 29 literary works, including the short and medium story collection "Sister Love", "February Lan", "Cut Chun Luo", "Boundless Attachment"; the long novel "The Child Who Came Out of the Pendulum Plug", "Hai Ge and the Fox Essence"; the prose collection "Selected Essays of Pearl Fu Xie Pu"; the children's literature collection "Bamboo Baby", "Reminiscence Collection", "Lu Lu"; the fairy tale collection "Slow Half Step", "The Big World Under the Eaves", and the long fairy tale "The Little Dog Wants to Be the Master", etc., a total of 29 literary works.
Xie Mingzi recalled: "My father loved life and longed for spring. Works such as "February Orchid", "Pearl Endowment", and "May Night" are simple, fresh and beautiful, which have become the motivation for readers to pursue truth, goodness and beauty, and have become the first and most beautiful eternal memories of their fathers in children's hearts. ”
Mr. Xie Pu (right), a famous writer, and his wife Zeng Xiaoqing (middle), and his sister-in-law Liang Xiuzhang (left) take a group photo.
However, in the spring of 2018, Xie Mingzi's father, Xie Pu, unfortunately passed away. She wrote in the article: "Many people say that in fact, my father lived in the spring and became a god. Of course, I am willing to believe this, with his full talent and poetic meaning, with his tenacity to insist that Qingshan will not relax, his father is the same existence as spring. Turn a dull life into a sparkling article, use raw flowers to achieve the cause of sowing beautiful sunshine, and nourish the hearts of countless readers with the help of newspapers and periodicals! Leaving Fang Fei all over the world, he did. ”
The opening ceremony of the Xie Pu Literary Creation Research Center in Dongkou County.
Yao Jinjun, a member of the Hunan Writers Association, also remembered her mother with affectionate poetry. Yao Jinjun introduced that her mother is an old Communist Party member who is loyal to her faith, and not only has strict self-discipline herself, but also has strict requirements for her children and family.
"After my mother died, we cleaned up her belongings and there was nothing of value. A will on paper, writing that no gifts will be received, no memorial service will be held, and 2,000 yuan will be paid on behalf of the party. There is also a large bag of meritorious medals and honorary certificates, witnessing her life. Yao Jinjun wrote in the text that her mother made her understand Yu Qiuyu's words: Life is a tree and a flower. Quiet or warm, or lonely or brilliant, all have beautiful meanings.
It's another year of Qingming. Qingming is an important traditional festival to remember the ancestors and send thoughts to them. However, this year's Qingming Festival is a bit special, due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, insisting on not returning to the hometown unless necessary, not crossing the regional sacrifice sweep, writing an article to commemorate the sacrifice has become a way for many people to remember the ancestors and send their thoughts.
"A heart can also send a wisp of the truest mourning." Xie Lejun said that at the moment of the epidemic, it is the best consolation for the ancestors to move forward healthily with the power of remembering people and embracing the power of thoughts, and also to contribute to the prevention and control of the epidemic.
Correspondent Xie Tianyi