Knowing Plants —— Reading Plants on Earth by Wang Zengqi

Once, there was an article "Hutong Culture" by Mr. Wang Zengqi in the old textbook. The style and feeling are very much in line with my preferences, but unfortunately I didn't understand it at that time. Later, this article was deleted from the new textbook, and every time I think of it, I feel deeply sorry, especially in today's era when urbanization is getting closer and closer, the farmland is greatly reduced, and the hometown has no whistling of the wind and the smell of earth; There are many tall buildings and wide roads in the city, and there are "centers", "business districts" and "metropolises" everywhere. The number of streets and lanes decreased, the blue brick houses disappeared, and the familiar cries of selling became memories ... only then did I realize the reason why Mr. Wang was deeply lost and worried about the hutong culture.

Today, I read Vegetation on the Earth, and many familiar articles met again. My husband's strong love for life was scattered between the lines. Eating and drinking, vegetation, The National SouthWest Associated University and old friends are all faint sincerity, simple and heavy. Mr. You Xi's writing style is as follows:

1.

Mr. Wang's writing is as light as water and crystal clear. His language is extremely frugal, and at first glance, his feelings are as light as the first tea. But under the careful touch, every sentence tells the best in the world.

There is a saying: "Summer mornings are really comfortable. The air is cool, and dew is still hanging on the grass (dew is also hanging on the spider web). Write a big word and read an ancient prose. Summer mornings are really comfortable. " This really kills the fun of life, but at first glance it doesn't feel like it, because the language is too dull and there is no grandeur of a great writer. Until a summer weekend morning, I sat under the morning glory frame drinking tea and reading, and there was no wind at all. Birds are standing on the clothesline not far away, pecking at sunflower seeds, and the sound of "popping and peeling" is full of rhythm. Finally, I felt the stolen leisure time, and I couldn't help sighing that "the summer morning is really comfortable". This kind of comfort is the peace of mind, the simplicity of desire simplification, and the calm satisfaction of mind.

I really like what he wrote after eating walnut candy: "Then wash your hands in the lake and drink tea in the teahouse." Walnut candy is sweet and greasy, and it is sticky on your hands after eating. Washing hands in the lake and drinking tea in the teahouse are fresh and clear just by reading the words, and they are happy physically and mentally. Inexplicably, I also thought of "the water in the surging waves is clear, I am screaming;" The water in the rough waves is turbid, which is enough for me. " Water can purify the world.

When writing about the fruit shop, Mr. Wang did not describe it with meticulous brushwork, but wrote the fruit fragrance of the fruit shop with freehand brushwork. He said: "The smell of this fruit shop often reminds me and will never forget it. I fell in love that year, first love. " The taste of first love, the taste of fruit, fresh, unique and meaningful! When writing this article, Mr. Wang was 73 years old. The white-haired old man misses the fruit of his first love, and his language is light and affectionate.

Yu Xiansheng once said that the highest state of language is that rhetoric is not needed. However, he likes to use long modifiers and long paragraphs. I am deeply influenced by Mr. Yu's works and like to use attributives a lot. But after reading Plants on Earth, I tasted the charm of simple language: concise and accurate, expressing my feelings with the most appropriate words.

2. elegance.

The perfect combination of simplicity and elegance endows Mr. Wang Zengqi with unique charm.

Writing about chestnut forest, he said: "The tree is completely broken, with dense branches and leaves, no ants on it, and five weeds under it. It is very clean. I have ridden the chestnut forest several times, like a painting. " Mr. Wang is good at painting, so in the description of scenery, he drew a landscape painting with a few strokes, which is in good shape and spirit.

Write lentils, "It's cool in summer and the moonlight is like water. It is very affectionate to listen to the weaver girl vibrating her feathers on the lentil rack. " There is a faint sadness peculiar to autumn. The picture is clean, which makes people feel peaceful. Man is in nature, and nature blends with man. I also like the sentence "When the rainy season comes, all the bacteria come out", which is concise, double the realm, but lively and vivid.

"Probably next door to the drought, all the plants that can be green have dried up and are desperately green. This clump of green is a cry of victory. " Most people who love life can't help falling in love with plants with tenacious vitality. Mr. Wang's praise of life is unreserved and enthusiastic.

Write grassland, "Chu Qing Xin Yu, setting sun, rich grass and soft luster." Language masters always use the most concise and vivid words, which impress people the most and touch the soul the most, such as Wang Wei's "Lonely smoke in the desert, the long river sets the yen". There is also "a wisp of white clouds flying out of the black spruce", which is a good word for "flying". The temperament of the cloud is free, light and free.

Elegance is not deliberately empty and gorgeous, nor is it pretending to be profound and obscure. It is a well-written word, a word that comes from thousands of miles, and a beautiful and just inadvertently.

Step 3 sink.

Deep, and deep feelings between the lines. Many times, Mr. Wang Zengqi's works have profound philosophical thoughts. At first glance, they are ordinary and exquisite.

In the article "leek flower", he said: "At that time, the gift between relatives and friends was nothing more than leek flower. Today, I'm afraid I can't. " I have an article of my own-"Mu Qing of Ancient Scholars in China", which also expresses my deep admiration for the ancient people who cherish plants and express deep affection with them. In fact, as our material wealth becomes richer and the gifts between people become more precious, our friendship with each other is actually fading. Ancient lovers gave gifts to Tongguan red beans, friends gave gifts to willow branches and leeks, and relatives gave gifts to plum blossoms ... Today, these gifts will definitely be regarded by the other party as not cherishing friendship. As we all know, when friendship is measured by the value of goods, it has greatly depreciated.

In Biography, he compared the taste of the ugliest-looking dried mushroom like trampled hornet's nest and semi-dry cow dung with that of the full-shaped, bright-colored and mediocre chicken oil mushroom, and came to the conclusion that "one is ugly and the other is ugly!" What a profound human truth this is! Look around us, how many sweet words, how many swords and shadows, how many sweet words and how many clever colors! If you haven't experienced thousands of storms in the world, how can you see so thoroughly?

I like the article broad beans very much. Because plain language has a deep meaning. Mr. Wang once bought broad beans at an old man's stall, and later the old man died. "I don't know why, every time I eat rotten broad beans, I always think of this old man." What am I thinking? People's lives ... "Artists can only create enduring works if they put their eyes and spirit on the people and put them in the ups and downs of life. Mr. Wang has always had such a sense of closeness to the people at the bottom, which is not a pity for the upper class, nor is it divorced from the pride of the people. Mr. Shen Congwen, Mr. Wang Zengqi's teacher, likes to eat broad beans. However, when Mr. Shen was persecuted and nervous, Mr. Wang always worried that this kind of high-pitched hawking would bring pressure to the teacher when he heard the hawking of iron broad beans.

For another example, the phrase "Beijing is going to sell green beans soon, and Grain Rain has passed" outlines the scene of spring rain in late spring, with a strong sense of picture. However, under the boutique, there is the sadness of the passage of spring time. This kind of sorrow for life is a common feeling of human beings since ancient times. Chinese and foreign scholars have lamented the philosophical thought for thousands of years, but it is not too sad in Mr. Wang's works. However, when I read that "the lion's head is getting old, new walnuts are coming down, and summer is almost over", I suddenly feel sad and lost.

4. fun.

Interest is a rare and valuable skill in writing. Life is rough, and people often can't escape disasters, diseases and where you will go. Only by looking for fun in the rough and giving the soul a moment of joy can people gain the courage and motivation to face the rough again.

"Grape Moon Order" is an article I have listened to for a long time, and I feel poetic and picturesque when I look at the title. Reading the article, I also have a deep love for vegetation. Later, after reading "Let it be", I realized that "The Grape Moon Order" was written in the period of decentralization, but there was no injustice and anger between the lines, instead, it created a unique life pleasure in extremely difficult times. The greatest energy in life is not the courage to face suffering directly, but the freedom to bloom in suffering. Therefore, many hilarious words in Plants on Earth are not the interesting soul of Mr. Wang Zengqi's laughter to life.

"I had the privilege of being a rightist. Otherwise, my life will be more dull. 1957 I didn't become a rightist, 1958 I made up for it because there were not enough indicators in this system. " Inadvertently, there is self-mockery and sharp irony. Anyone born again after that dark history will have a similar sense of humor.

Write down the national The National SouthWest Associated University's eating method, "Rice is eight-treasure rice, red brown rice, which contains sand, sawdust and mouse excrement"; It was written thoroughly. "Someone had a hole in his trousers, which he couldn't mend, and he didn't have a needle and thread, so he found a hemp tendon to tie the hole." There is more than one such celebrity "; Write a line, "A student surnamed Ying in the Physics Department bought a donkey and rode from Xikang to Kunming"; Write Run Alert "Air raid alert and emergency alert are sometimes separated for a long time, so people here are not busy going down the ditch-there is no sun in the ditch, and it is boring to sit in the cave like Yungang Stone Buddha prematurely" ... The period of National Southwest Associated University is the most difficult period in China, and it is also a period when many celebrities multiply. The environment is hard, but there is joy in suffering. In difficult times, people are very free. Therefore, culture can flourish.

5. Taste. "Wei" is a noun, not an adjective, and can't be used as a feature, but I really can't find a second word to describe Mr. Wang's descriptions of various foods. Tasting delicious food is one of the important meanings of people in the world. I have never understood why many people have no appetite when they see food, but their appetite is satisfying and enjoyable, which makes people happy, deeply loves life and maximizes the value of life. Mr. Wang loves food, tastes it and cooks it. He really knows the true meaning of life. He said: "I advise you not to taste too narrow, try everything." This sentence really hit my heart. If you have a wide range of tastes and are not picky about food, you will enjoy more delicious food on the earth and more fun in life.

"(Ganba bacteria) washed, fried with fat pork and green peppers, chewed at the entrance, and could not speak for a long time. Ganba is fungus, but it has the fragrance of old Xuanwei ham, Ningbo fish, Suzhou chicken and Nanjing duck gizzard liver, and it is also mixed with fluffy fragrance. " This is the essence after watching all the delicious food on earth.

Write to eat watermelon, "Watermelon is hung in the well with a rope, cut open in the afternoon, cut down with a knife, and clicked, even the eyes are cold." This way of eating is to eat memories. Now that the material conditions are rich, the watermelon frozen in the refrigerator has no such taste.

Every grass and tree has a heart, and the world is worth it. The greatest value of life is to get rid of everything that goes wrong and enjoy life happily. Scenery, food, close friends, past events, there are too many things worth living in the world.

When Mr. Wang was seventy years old, he wrote that the fortune teller said I could live to be ninety years old, and I thought ten years was enough. Four years later, Mr. Wang died, and his life was impermanent. In the small courtyard of my hometown, it is the season when grapes are full of persimmons. When I think of my relatives who died suddenly, my clothes are wet with tears.