Su Tong is considered to be the most able to write about women's male writers, the literary world laughed as "women's friends", after reading his short story "Red Pink", the heart is full of mixed feelings, for a time I can't tell whether it is touching or sighing, close the book, what lingers in my mind is the sound and smile of the two sisters Qiu Yi and Xiao Calyx in the story.
Qiu Yi and Xiao Cai were two sisters who were good in the Xihong Building, and on the eve of liberation, they and the other sisters were to be sent to undergo labor and reform, and on the way to the labor camp, Qiu Yi suddenly jumped off the truck, escaped, and finally hid in the nunnery as a nunnery. However, Xiao Calyx came to the labor camp and became a new citizen after the labor reform, but the lives of the two sisters underwent dramatic changes.
After the object is not human, the two sisters reunite, but because a man is inseparable, staged a bad relationship, the darkness and brilliance behind human nature are particularly strongly contrasted at this moment, but fortunately, the flowers are gone, and the ending is gratifying.
After Qiu Yi jumped out of the truck, she fled back to the Xihong Building, where she wanted to take away the jewelry box and the fine soft, which contained her hard-earned money over the years.
The black-hearted mother bustard only cared about playing cards, falsely claiming that QiuYi's belongings had been confiscated by the soldiers, and did not want to spit out a penny, QiuYi was angry and set fire to the Xihong Building as a threat, and the mother bustard honestly handed over Qiuyi's things.
This was the first fire that Qiu Yi wanted to burn but did not burn, and the determination and fierceness in her body had been stimulated the moment she jumped off the truck, qiu Yi woke up, and she decided to take control of her own destiny.
After taking back what belonged to her, Qiu Yi ran to Lao Pu, which was her favorite man, she had long ago regarded Lao Pu as a person entrusted to her for life, she wanted Lao Pu to marry her, she really wanted to marry Lao Pu in a bright and upright love, in the depths of her heart, she never regarded Lao Pu as a guest.
But the cold reality, so that Qiu Yi is not worthy of the realization of this wish of ordinary women, soon after moving into the Old Pu mansion, she left in disgrace, Lao Pu's mother died and did not accept her son to marry a prostitute, she made a big fuss, gave the most vicious words to Qiu Yi, the young master Lao Pu did not have the courage to break with his mother, and would not give up the current rich life for Qiu Yi.
Disheartened, the wind outside is tight, the desperate Qiu Yi in order not to be arrested, can only helplessly come to the nunnery, she pleaded bitterly, hoping to be taken in, and even promised to use all her savings as incense money, but no one was willing to take her in, she was forced to no way, threatening to burn the nunnery to not reluctantly take it in.
This is the second fire that Qiu Yi wants to burn but has not yet burned, the first fire wants to burn the Red Chamber out of anger, the second fire wants to burn the nunnery out of helplessness, at this time Qiu Yi's psychological defense line is on the verge of collapse, she wants to control her own destiny, but is always teased by fate, so she can only pin her hopes on others, she can only take the nunnery as a refuge, as a material dependence, rather than really taking refuge in Buddhism, always accompanied by the green lantern ancient Buddha.
While Qiu Yi is hiding in a nunnery and is getting used to a boring and clean life, her good sister Xiao Calyx has also adapted to the boring and arduous life of labor reform.
Xiao Calyx's daily work is to sew 30 sacks, she has never done this kind of physical work before, at the beginning she could only cry at the sacks, ten fingers full of blood bubbles, sewn until dark others have long been finished, but she can't finish sewing, desperate she chose to hang, end this tiring life, and finally was forcibly stopped.
During the period, Qiu Yi also entrusted Lao Pu to send something to Xiao Calyx, which contained her favorite sugar, she knew that Qiu Yi was the best for her, and she was worried about her all the time, she really did not know how to spend this "dark day" life without Qiu Yi.
In fact, Xiao Calyx herself did not know, and it was not long before she fully adapted to life in the labor camp, the work of sewing sacks resumed a good night's sleep, and the neurasthenia that had plagued her for a long time was cured.
In the spring of 1952, when the 2-year labor reform period expired, Xiao Calyx could finally return to the city, and she chose a glass bottle processing factory as a female worker who picked up glass bottles, because this job was the easiest, and she also wanted to be as self-sufficient as the women cadres said, and become a person again.
But the women cadres said, "The thinking of these people is not well transformed, you are a good person to eat and lazy, so go and pick up the glass bottle!" However, it has already hinted that Xiao Calyx's life experience in the future must be bumpy and difficult.
Xiao Calyx received a salary of fourteen yuan after working in the glass bottle yard for a month, barely able to make ends meet, she did not know what this money could be used for, she missed the life of the past, but she was shy.
Xiao Calyx had to go to Lao Pu, and she couldn't think of anything she could rely on besides men. However, Lao Pu's family property has long been confiscated, he is now an ordinary power company employee, in order to meet Xiao Calyx's requirements, Lao Pu borrowed money everywhere, took her to eat and drink, the two soon hooked up, and soon got married.
Xiao Calyx forgot that Lao Pu was the favorite man of the good sister Qiu Yi, and Lao Pu also forgot how much Qiu Yi had paid for him over the years, no one said who loved whom, they were just hungry and thirsty, and Qiu Yi had long been thrown out of the cloud nine by them.
After marriage, Xiao Calyx quit his job in the glass bottle yard, lived a life of pampering, became more out of control after pregnancy and childbirth, spent all day idle, big and small things fell on Lao Pu, the meager salary of the power company could not meet Xiao Calyx's luxurious life, Xiao Calyx was dissatisfied with Lao Pu, and even hooked up with the upstairs neighbors.
In order to satisfy Xiao Calyx, Lao Pu was so obsessed that he embezzled and embezzled a huge amount of public funds from the power company, and after the matter was revealed, he was arrested, and because the amount was too large, he was shot not long after.
After hearing this news, Qiu Yi, who was already vulgar, did not say a word, she braved the rain to come to Xiao Calyx's house, she could not bear Xiao Calyx alone to face such a painful night, a sentence of "After all, a sister" eliminated all of Xiao Calyx's concerns, the two slept in each other's arms, it seemed that everything was back to the beginning.
Qiu Yi did not resent Xiao Calyx, she had forgotten the harm that Xiao Calyx and Lao Pu had brought to herself, and her heart had long since ceased to have hatred, not because she saw through the red dust, but from the moment she was expelled from the nunnery, when she said that the hearts of the people outside let the dogs eat this sentence, her heart was already strong enough not to be affected by anyone, and she had transformed from a prostitute into a truly independent person.
Qiu Yi was thrown out of the nunnery after attending her father's funeral, her blind father sat in the doorway basking in the sun, was hit by a passing car and never woke up, Qiu Yi cried at the funeral and dried all her tears, and when she returned to the nunnery in filial piety, no one wanted to open the door for her.
Because everyone knew Qiu Yi's previous identity, they hated Qiu Yi so much that Qiu Yi had deceived them and defiled the Pure Land of Buddhism, they washed the nunnery carefully with water, Qiu Yi pleaded and screamed, willing to use her own money to feed the people of the nunnery, but in exchange for a sentence: "You keep the dirty money for yourself!" ”
At this moment, Qiu Yi finally realized what it was like to cry without tears, she looked for branches and trees all over the place, piled them in front of the nunnery, and wanted to burn the nunnery with a fire, but there was no point in the summary.
This was the third fire that Qiu Yi wanted to burn but did not burn, she meditated on the pyre for a long time, and then quietly left, there was no sadness on her face, she no longer needed the nunnery as a refuge, after suffering all the grievances and pains in the world, after seeing the darkest place of human nature, she finally decided to return to society, struggle out of the cocoon of a prostitute, and transform into a butterfly.
This time, Qiu Yi really grasped her own destiny, and if she caught it, she would not let go.
After returning to the city, Qiu Yi soon married Feng Laowu of East Street, and people did not believe that the young and beautiful Qiu Yi would willingly marry Feng Laowu, who had a hunched back, and believed that it was because Xiao Calyx stole Lao Pu and made her heart broken, so the can was broken.
Until one morning, someone saw Qiu Yi pouring a toilet in East Street, followed by Feng Laowu, that people believed that Qiu Yi was serious about living a life, and the rumors were self-defeating.
At the end of the novel, Xiao Calyx followed a northern man, she left her son to Qiu Yi, because she knew that Qiu Yi had lost her fertility, Qiu Yi named her son Feng Xinhua, Feng Xinhua grew up in Feng's parents, he did not know his complicated life One day he turned over a small iron box, he asked Qiu Yi: "Mom, what is that?" ”
Qiu Yi looked back and said miserably, "This is a rouge box, and the little boy can't play with it." ”
In fact, this rouge box is Xiao Calyx's, Qiu Yi has been kept, Xiao Calyx will never come back after that, this Rouge Box is regarded as the thought of a good sister, see things and think of people, can it not be miserable?
The ending isn't necessarily warm, but it's comforting enough. Qiu Yi was born the same as Xiao Calyx, but took a different path,
The most regrettable thing is that Xiao Calyx, after receiving labor reform, Xiao Calyx still can't change her bad habits, labor has changed her body, but it can't save her soul, on the one hand, she is a victim of the old era, on the other hand, she still lives in the phantom of the old era, can only become a vassal of men, living on men's money, and cannot become a truly independent modern person, so she still acts debauchery, will not have true love, and is doomed to have a stable and happy life.
The most admirable thing is Qiu Yi, who has never received any labor reform from beginning to end, but in the end she suddenly woke up, truly had love, waved goodbye to the old society, broke clean, and the human brilliance that flashed on her body saved herself, which was even more moving.
Jumping from the truck, risking death to escape to the three fires that want to burn but did not burn, Qiu Yi has an almost barbaric spirit of resistance, her status as a prostitute has not become a shackle for her pursuit of freedom, she takes the initiative to enter the fate, from relying on foreign objects to relying on herself, showing a stronger desire to control the fate than ordinary people.
From enduring betrayal to ignoring previous suspicions, braving the rain to comfort the widow's little calyx, to the rouge box that treasured the small calyx, raising Xiao Calyx and Lao Pu's son, Qiu Yi silently endured the ridicule of fate, but never gave up on the small calyx she regarded as a relative, even if she scolded more people and said ugly words, it could not pollute her pure and kind heart.
The abyss of the bitter sea is bottomless, half of his life is in the mud, the bodhisattva does not cross the self-crossing, ride the wind and waves, and finally get the rest of his life in peace!
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