In this world, there are people who are born with a good deck of cards, but they play bad cards. Someone held a bad deck of cards, but it became a king bomb.
And she, who can be called the best lady in the Republic of China, holds a good hand and plays a skillful hand.
She is the daughter of the literary titan Xu Wensen's family, named Xu Wenqi.
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Xu Wenqi was born in Linghu Town, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, known as the "Fish rice township", Xu Wenqi's grandmother is a well-known local beauty, and her mother is a beautiful Jiangnan woman.
In the old days, families were patriarchal. But the Xu family prefers women to men. The reason is that the Xu family has been three generations in a row, and only has sons, but it is impossible to give birth to daughters.
Later, Xu Senyu's younger brother Xu Lujun gave birth to a daughter. Perhaps "rare is precious", Xu Senyu's three brothers regarded this daughter as a pearl in their palms, and took the words in the poem "Gold and silver pearls and jade are not decorated, and splendid Wenqi is not clothed" and named her "Wenqi".
Followed by Xu Wenqi
Xu Wenqi did not inherit the elegant spirit of her grandmother and mother, but inherited her father's love of literature and history.
When Xu Wenqi was two years old, Xu Wensen, who was eager for a daughter, simply asked his brother to pass on Xiao Wenqi to him. Saying that it is a succession, in fact, it is only a name, the three xu brothers have a good relationship, and have been living under one roof and eating in a pot. Even if it is passed on to Xu Senyu, it only makes Xu Wenqi have more love. Although he is nominally called "third uncle" as a biological father, he actually gets along with his daughter day and night.
During the Republic of China period, Xu Senyu served as the librarian of Peking University and the director of the Antiquities Museum of the Palace Museum. His younger brother Xu Lujun also moved through the banking, political and business circles of Beijing and Tianjin.
With these two economic pillars, the family life is not worrying about food and clothing. The eldest brother Xu Shouzhi, when he was young, was working outside, providing for his two younger brothers to study, and after being widowed in middle age, he did not remarry, and the three families lived together, which was very harmonious. This is probably a rare harmonious home, Lu Xun lived under the same roof with his brother and sister-in-law, because of the emotional discord, causing his brother to turn against him.
Of course, there will also be some small bumps, mostly because of Xu Wenqi. Xu Senyu was slightly unpleasant to his son, so he reprimanded him severely, but in the face of this daughter, he responded to every request, even to the point of coddling. Xu Lujun and his wife are not accustomed to Xu Wenqi becoming more and more pampered, they will reprimand, And Xu Senyu will come forward to protect whenever he encounters them.
During the Republic of China period, the daughters of large families still had foot bindings, but Xu Senyu was distressed about her daughter and resolutely refused to let her daughter wrap her feet. I don't let my daughter do needlework. He also taught his daughter to read more.
Xu Lujun slapped the table and yelled, "What kind of habits, the feet are not wrapped, nor do needles and threads, how can I get married in the future?" ”
Xu Senyu usually befriended some famous scholars, professors and the like, as well as some late Qing Hanlin. Usually after dinner or on weekends, Xu Senyu will take Xu Wenqi to visit the houses, and the father and daughter will talk and laugh along the way, and the picture is very harmonious.
Under the open upbringing of Xu Senyu, Xu Wenqi did not shy away from the stage everywhere, especially pleasing to the elders. Today this uncle sends a brush, tomorrow the uncle sends a small book.
She usually has a big grin, but under the influence of her father and uncles and uncles, Xu Wenqi also has a strong interest in traditional Chinese culture. And aspired to be a writer or historian.
After Xu Senyu learned of his daughter's idea, he fully supported it. Teach your daughter to write and copy. When Xu Wenqi was in the fourth grade, at an exhibition in the primary school, she wrote a copy of Ouyang Qian's inscription and was exhibited throughout the school.
Because he read a lot of books since he was a child and tried to write prose and poetry, Xu Senyu was very supportive of his daughter, and whenever her daughter wrote good prose and poetry, he helped to submit articles. After the article is published, Xu Senyu will celebrate with her daughter. This also doubled Xu Wenqi's confidence.
Growing up in a family atmosphere of encouragement and acceptance, Xu Wenqi is not only confident, but also very assertive.
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After graduating from middle school, Xu Wenqi secretly applied for the long-desired Nankai University in Tianjin. Xu Wenqi knew that her father, Xu Senyu, wanted her to go to Beijing Normal University, but she wanted to go to Tianjin Nankai University to attend the literature department.
At that time, divorce and marriage had to be reported in the newspaper, and admission to a prestigious university also had to be published in the newspaper. At that time, Tianjin's "Ta Kung Pao" published the "Dengke Record" of Nankai that year.
One day, Xu Wenqi was having dinner with her great uncle, who especially liked to read the Ta Kung Pao, and he ate with one hand and the newspaper in the other. The posture is very similar to the current person, eating with one hand and looking at the mobile phone with the other.
Xu Wenqi's uncle was fascinated, suddenly put down the newspaper, patted Xu Wenqi and said, "There is actually a person who is exactly the same as your name." ”
Xu Wenqi also curiously went up to look at it, only to see that it was Nankai University's "Dengke Record", she held up the newspaper and said excitedly: "I have been admitted!" I've been accepted! ”
Father, uncle, and third uncle all looked at Xu Wenqi, and they really didn't know whether to be happy or sad? But at this point, I could only let my daughter break in. The only daughter of the Xu family also went to college, and the three Xu brothers were inevitably a little lost.
Xu Wenqi entered the Literature Department of Nankai University as she wished, and also minored in history. The university life is rich and colorful, which makes Xu Wenqi more fulfilling. Her daily life is to read novels, act in dramas, play volleyball, she not only learns well in culture classes, but also the main force of the school volleyball team.
Xu Wenqi at Nankai University
Probably at home, Xu Wenqi is never afraid of teachers, and often jokes with teachers.
In the universities of the Republic of China period, most of the teachers were poor students, and they may all go to the free teacher training, while most of the female students are rich ladies and well-informed.
We think of everyone as a bridesmaid, with a board and eyes, eating carefully and chewing slowly. Xu Wenqi was anxious, a little bit, a big temper, many male classmates gave her a nickname called "kerosene stove".
Xu Wenqi admired a teacher named Situ Yuelan, she was an overseas Chinese, but she was very well educated, and her lectures were flowing, and Xu Wenqi listened intently. The main thing is that she is still a celibacy.
Situ Yuelan believes that once a woman has a child, she will be involved in the family and the child, and she will not be able to do a career.
Under the influence of Teacher Situ Yuelan, Xu Wenqi also secretly vowed in her heart that she would be single, concentrate on learning, be a professor, and not be burdened by a small family.
In 1935, after four years of university life, Xu Wenqi graduated from Nankai University, and the school asked her to stay in the school as a teaching assistant, but she insisted on studying abroad and returned to be a professor.
In September of the same year, she and her brother Xu Bojiao embarked on a trip to the Japanese Imperialist University to study history studies, and Xu Wenqi became the first Chinese student in the school and the first female graduate student of the school.
When she first arrived in Japan, she didn't know the language, and in order to learn Japanese well, she began to make up Japanese, and even had a good relationship with the teacher's daughter to help her practice Japanese conversation.
In Japan, Xu Wenqi targeted zheng chenggong. Because, when she went through the materials, she found that Zheng Chenggong's mother was Japanese and had a wealth of information about Zheng Chenggong in Japan.
When she was studying, many people also pursued her, but she politely refused, and she had only one goal: to become a professor at her alma mater after returning to China.
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However, before she could graduate from studying abroad, the Lugou Bridge Incident occurred, and the Japanese occupied Beiping, razed the Nankai University Library in Tianjin, and blew up the teaching building. Xu Wenqi's family was also forced to move to Shanghai.
When Xu Wenqi learned of this, she was indignant, and she resolutely ended her studies and returned to China. After she returned to China, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Nankai all moved inland. Xu Wenqi can only find a job in Shanghai for the time being to support herself.
After a smooth life, she encountered the first great tribulation in her life, and she understood that the fate of her personal and the fate of her home country were linked.
Because she was proficient in Chinese, English and Japanese, Xu Wenqi was admitted to the customs office that everyone envied in Shanghai and served a golden rice bowl. At that time, there was such a saying among the people: the bank was a silver rice bowl, the post office was a copper rice bowl, and the customs was a golden rice bowl.
Xu Wenqi's father, Xu Senyu, was transferring cultural relics from the Forbidden City at this time and led a convoy carrying cultural relics to the southwest.
The 25-year-old Xu Wenqi has become the pain in the heart of the "third uncle", the third uncle everywhere entrusts people to give her a matchmaker, but Xu Wenqi is very picky, too honest not to, too cunning not to, too obedient not, too stupid not... In short, none of her can be eye-catching.
One day, the "third uncle" remembered that his friend Wang Yitao had a nephew who had also stayed in school, and it was said that his character and appearance were good. So I mentioned it to Xu Wenqi.
When Xu Wenqi learned that the other party's name was Wang Xindi, she was surprised that Shangtian was really an anonymous matchmaker.
When Xu Wenqi went to school in Nankai, although she was not familiar with Wang Xindi herself, she studied under the same Chinese language teacher, and whenever the Chinese language teacher attended classes, she used Wang Xindi's articles as a model. At that time, Xu Wenqi was very curious about Wang Xindi.
Unexpectedly, I went around and was found by the third uncle. When the fate could not be stopped, Xu Wenqi was still hesitating whether to see him, but Wang Xindi returned to China to attend the funeral of his family. Under the guidance of the two parents, the two sat solemnly together for the first time.
After Wang Xindi returned to China for mourning, because of the outbreak of World War II, he could not return to Europe, so he married Xu Wenqi in Shanghai.
The national disaster is imminent, their wedding is very simple, the two only took a wedding photo, in the cottage to drink, even if all the ceremonies of the wedding were completed.
Xu Wenqi and Wang Xindi
In the Republic of China, the requirements of work for women were more stringent, and as long as there were unmarried women in the customs, Xu Wenqi had no choice but to leave after marriage. Unexpectedly, she used to talk about ideals and be a professional woman, but she also returned to her family and buried herself in the trivialities of life.
Maybe it's war, which repeatedly lowers people's desires and expectations.
In the face of sudden changes in the country, Xu Wenqi felt that it was happiness for a family to be healthy and healthy together.
After the fall of Shanghai, she went deep into the occupied areas, joined the "Comrades association for the protection of documents", and went deep into the occupied areas with her father to rescue ancient books to prevent some precious ancient books from falling into the hands of the Japanese Kou.
Xu Wenqi and his father carried out rescue work under the eyes of Ri Kou, and there was no place to put the boxes of ancient books collected, Xu Wenqi vacated the house where the children lived on the third floor of his family, and specially stored dozens of boxes of books.
It was not until after the victory of the War of Resistance that the ancient books were handed over to the Beiping Library.
It was a snap of the fingers, and in the blink of an eye it was half a hundred. The sudden war shattered her dream of being a professor, but made her the guardian of ancient books.
What is even more gratifying is that her daughter indirectly helped her fulfill her wish and become a university professor. At that time, in order to support her daughter's entrance to college, she personally made a hand-copied revision material for her daughter, which finally paid off.
Xu Wenqi was born in such a loving family, she is lucky. Later in life, at every turn, she was able to make a choice that suited herself, which was wisdom.
Catching a good hand is luck, and playing a clever hand is wisdom.
The changes in life are unexpected, and I hope that everyone will be lucky to walk through.
Resources:
"Xu Wenqi, daughter of Wenbo Taidou Xu Senyu", by Song Luxia
"The Love of the Famous Poet Wang Xindi and His Wife Xu Wenqi"