Ancient Chinese poetry can move people's hearts the most, and it is the crystallization of wisdom left by great people in history. The times created heroes, the heyday of the Tang Dynasty created Li Bai, and the decadent period of the Tang Dynasty Bai Juyi appeared. In ancient poems, you can see not only the history, but also the state of mind of the people at that time.
Ancient poems are not only heroic and unrestrained, but also full of childish innocence. For example, the poem "Song of the Goose" by King Luo Bing can show the innocent character of King Luo Bing at that time. Children stroll leisurely in the courtyard, pointing to the exit of the big white goose.
"Song of the Goose" has a small number of words, and the simple rhyme has become an ancient poem for children's enlightenment, not only that, but an old farmer borrowed from "Song of the Goose" to write his masterpiece "Song of the Chicken". Although the whole poem is only eighteen words, it unexpectedly won the national literary award.
1. The poet who grew up on the edge of the field
Wei Yong was born in Xiangyin, Hunan Province, and is an authentic farmer. His family had been farming for generations, and he dropped out of school and returned home after a few years of school. When I returned home, I followed my parents to weed the ground and reduce the burden on the family.
When he is not busy, he likes to pick up 300 Tang poems to read, and if there are words he doesn't know, he asks the neighbor's children. At that time, the children laughed at him, and he was quite big and didn't even know how to even know the words. Wei Yong doesn't care about the children's ridicule, he will still ask if there are words he doesn't know.
After reading 300 Tang poems, he went to the bazaar to buy more ancient poems, as the saying goes: read 300 poems, and you can chant them if you can't do them. Wei Yong read a lot of poetry, and some rhymes have long been remembered in his heart. The scenery that appears in the poem is even more familiar, like the poem about the willow tree, which comes when the danger is opened. There are also poems about flowers, which are even more familiar.
The neighbors knew that he had this ability, and they would come to his house at night when they were bored, and the neighbors had never read a book, so they asked him to memorize some poems about farming or about farmers. At this time, Wei Yong would recite Bai Juyi's poems, and strangely enough, the neighbors could understand them.
Neighbors also asked him why Bai Juyi's poems could be understood by anyone who had not read a book. Wei Yong explained that this is the characteristic of Bai Juyi's poems, and after he finishes a poem, he will read it to those uneducated old women. Only if they can understand it, Bai Juyi will send out this poem.
The neighbor smiled and said, "You must want to be a poet like Bai Juyi, and you must also want to write some poems about the countryside and fields." ”
When Wei Yong was working in the fields, he wrote a sewer inscription: "The roots of the little wild grass cannot be removed every year, and the vegetable fields are fertilized, taking up seven or eight points." Although the verse is simple, it makes sense.
2. Later life
As time passed, Wei Yong grew older. When he was in his seventies, he stopped doing farm work and contracted an acre of fish pond next to his home. If he has nothing to do, he will fish at home, and his neighbors who get along well will come here to fish with him.
After fishing, Wei Yong chatted with a few buddies, and the days of drinking were also very pleasant. In his later years, Wei Yong lived a life of picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and leisurely seeing Nanshan. I don't have to worry about trivial things every day, so I see him every day.
Wei Yong smiled and said, "Of course I want to make ancient poems, don't look at eating, drinking, and having fun with you every day, I still read poetry at night." Ancient poetry is a hobby that I can't give up for the rest of my life, you know. ”
The neighbors are quite envious of Wei Yong, who has a hobby of his own when he is old, and the children in the family have grown up and become talents, so he doesn't have to worry about it. The rest of the time was to develop his hobbies, and later Wei Yong raised a group of chicks.
The grandson in the city loves to eat eggs, and Wei Yong thinks that selling eggs is quite expensive, and there is a large open space in his yard. It was good to raise chickens in the pen, and he began to raise chickens.
Unexpectedly, this group of chickens is still a group of Xiaofu chickens, which has brought a lot of honor to Wei Yong.
3. Created "Song of the Chicken" and won the grand prize
Looking at this group of chickens every day, Wei Yong also developed feelings. Every day, I watched them look for small insects to eat underground, and I also made a poem: chicken, chicken, chicken, with a sharp mouth crying to the sky. The three watches call the bright moon, and the five drums call the morning light. Although there are many faults in this poem, it is very close to life.
Wei Yong showed the poem to his friends, and the friends thought it was good. It is said that Wei Yong is an artist in life, and since he has been accompanied by ancient poems, he can always find joy in life. As long as he has feelings, he can write a poem.
Of course, the poems written must not be compared with the masterpieces of famous artists, which is a pleasure in cultivating sentiment. Later, China held the second "Peasant Literature Competition", and they also had a participation point in the county.
Wei Yong didn't have an idea of his own, and his relatives and friends told him that he could take the poem and give it a try. Anyway, it doesn't cost money, so it's time to join in the fun.
If it's successful, and it's famous, and Wei Yong thinks about it, then go and give it a try. He took this poem to the competition, and on the way he named the poem "Yongji".
After layers of screening, the judges liked Wei Yong's "Song of the Chicken" very much, and his poems were awarded the "Peasant Literature Award", and they also won a lot of bonuses. Just when he was happy, a lot of doubts followed.
Some people say that this poem is plagiarism, and there is nothing new at all. Some people also say that every word in this poem does not stand up to scrutiny, whose big rooster crows, and the rooster crows. If there are doubts, there will be opposition, and supporters will say that this is not a Nobel Prize writer, why pay so much attention.
The "Peasant Literature Award" was originally set up for farmers, and there was no need for great writers to participate. If you want to compete, try it out in a professional literary contest and see what the works of these opponents can become.
IV. Summary
The original intention of the "Peasant Literature Award" should be to find those peasants who have added color to their lives, who have not been knocked down by the trivialities of life, and who still have a positive love for literature. Although there are many problems with Wei Yong's work, we can read an optimistic and cheerful state of mind from it.
It is said that masters come from the people, and the experience of every great writer is because their lives are colorful enough and they have enough social experience. Through systematic learning, I will write a satisfactory masterpiece.
Wei Yong's poem is close enough to life, and if there is a systematic cultural study before, this poem will be made more perfect.
It is a pity that he did not learn systematic writing, but it is precisely because of this that he can write ancient poems of life that are close to life and can be understood by people.