The "intersection" of Shen Congwen and Mo Yan: the same suffering from that hunger, but Shen Congwen did not say a word

Regarding the beautiful women of the Republic of China, we all know the famous "Four Sisters of Hefei" and "The Last Lady of the Republic of China", the Four Sisters of the Zhang Family, but we do not know Shen Congwen's youngest sister, the Ninth Sister. Nine sisters are as beautiful as her sister-in-law, and from the photos, you will think that their sisters-in-law are sisters-

For such a beautiful woman, Shen Congwen's youngest sister, Shen Congwen of course loves it, not only wrote about it many times, but even wanted to train his beautiful sister to become Lin Huiyin, so let her learn French to learn to write, and later it was indeed a small success.

As a north drifter, Shen Congwen came to Beijing to gain a firm foothold, so he took his mother and ninth sister from the countryside to Beijing, and later invited to Shanghai, and then brought the ninth sister to Shanghai, and Zhang Zhaohe treated his sister-in-law like a sister-in-law.

Perhaps due to coddling, these nine sisters were arrogant and could not bear the blow.

Pursuing her, she was high up in the air, ignoring what she liked, but left her to Yan'an. When she wants to fall in love with the one she once refused, the family will have a belonging. Coupled with a devastating theft in her home, she went mad.

She ended up returning to the countryside and later marrying a bricklayer, whose surname was Mo.

In the great hunger caused by the great mistake of the economic construction policy, she desperately searched for food for her son, but she starved to death.

For this unforgettable tragedy, Shen Congwen did not record it like Mo Yan.

Many years later, Shen Congwen also bid farewell to the human world, and he did not leave a single word about this painful matter.

Why?

First of all, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shen Congwen stopped writing to engage in clothing research because Guo Moruo designated him as a "reactionary literati", that is, he had no right to speak.

Secondly, Mo Yan's memories of hunger occurred in his childhood, and it is often said that childhood determines life, and it is impossible for him not to write an unforgettable childhood. The end of Shen Congwen's sister occurred at an age when he could withstand heavy blows.

Third, reform and opening up, Shen Congwen has the right to speak, but his character makes him not speak, he is kind and generous. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he ran the alarm with other professors, but he was scolded by Liu Wendian, a madman who had kicked Chiang Kai-shek, for pointing at his nose and scolding him for nothing. He accepted such a great shame.

Liu Wendian's evaluation of Shen Congwen is really due to his ignorance of literature. From a certain point of view, Shen Congwen is a person who can stand side by side with Lu Xun, and I once said, "Lu Xun saw all the evil Chinese, and Shen Congwen saw Chinese all the good." In Shen Congwen's eyes, he always Chinese simplicity and kindness, that simplicity and kindness, like the branches with dew.

Because of the exploration of the beauty of human nature, Shen Congwen deserves the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Fourth, more importantly, he had a deeper understanding of that hunger, whether to make a sound, whether it worked, and how it would be treated.

(Left one Shen Congwen, left two Zhang Zhaohe.) Image from the Internet, thanks)